Yuanniang and the first wife became sad, and the atmosphere in the room immediately changed.

Zhun Ge poked his head out from his mother's arms, and looked at the eldest lady curiously with his clear and flawless big eyes, as if he didn't understand why his grandmother started crying for no reason.

Wu Niang turned her eyes and took out a handkerchief, handed it to the eldest wife to wipe her tears: "Today is a happy occasion for mother and daughter to reunite, why is mother so sad!"

The eldest wife burst into laughter after hearing this, took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes: "Look at me, I am getting more and more naive as I get older."

That smile was still a little forced.

Yuanniang's eyes sparkled: "Mother is here with her daughter! Why is there so much to be said?"

The eldest wife nodded.

The maids came in with water to help the eldest lady and Yuanniang wash their faces.

Yuanniang had her own servants around her, while Eleventh Niang held the basin for the eldest lady, and Fifth Niang helped to roll up her sleeves and take off the bracelets.

After cleaning her face, Yuanniang told the maid, "Take out the palace powder that the Empress gave you last time."

The maid replied "yes" and quickly brought a small enamel box with flowers.

"Mother, try it. These are things from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yuanniang said with a smile, "I have never used these things, so I don't know if they are good or not. If you find them useful, I will have someone send a few boxes over."

The little maid hurried over with the target mirror.

The eldest wife took out a powder box, which had a light yellow base and intricate sky blue patterns, and was elegant and simple.

"It's worthy of being made inside." She played with it in her hand for a few times before gently unscrewing the box.

Immediately, an elegant scent of jasmine burst out, floating lightly throughout the room, making people feel refreshed.

Eleventh Lady was moved and couldn't help but take a look at the box.

The powder inside is light yellow...

She didn't even raise an eyebrow.

With modern makeup techniques, adding a little bit of yellow foundation to the skin-colored foundation and applying it on the face can make yellow skin become bright and smooth... The women in the Luo family all use pure white powder, and not only that, they also believe that the whiter the better... These are two completely different concepts.

The things made in-house are indeed much better than those on the market!

While sighing, the eldest wife had already put powder on her face.

Just as Eleventh Lady expected, the natural and soft makeup made the eldest lady look five years younger.

Wu Niang was amazed and envy flashed in her eyes. Even Xu's mother was surprised.

Yuan Niang smiled and told the maid, "Go and tell Comprador Song tomorrow that the palace powder that the Empress gave you last time was pretty good, and ask him to send in a few more boxes."

The maid knelt down and responded, but the eldest wife waved her hand: "No, no. Why should we owe favors to others for a few boxes of palace powder?"

Yuanniang smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. The one in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs now is Prince Shun, who grew up with the Marquis and is very familiar with him."

The eldest wife was still trying to refuse, so the maidservant reported, "Madam, Madam Wen is here!"

Yuan Niang was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "She has good hearing skills... Let her in!" There was no resentment or anger in her face, but a calm and natural expression, as if she had heard a good neighbor coming to visit...

The eldest wife looked at her daughter in confusion and whispered, "It's from the Wen family in Yangzhou..."

Yuanniang nodded and said with a smile, "Meet him too. We are all from Jiangnan. Although the Wen family is a salt-making family, they have also done well in the silk business in recent years. Knowing one more person means one more way. If there is a chance, let Wu Xiaoquan go to Yangzhou. For my sake, the people of the Wen family will definitely treat him with courtesy!"

The Luo family's property, apart from the land, is the silk shop. But after all, the Luo family is a family legacy of poetry and literature. If the harvest from the fields did not depend on the weather, and the profits from silk were not so tempting, they would not have opened a shop to do business. Therefore, although the Luo family's Yuande Silk is a time-honored brand in Jiangnan, it has always been doing business near Hangzhou Prefecture and has not set up branches in other places. Although it has been in business for several generations, it is only better than the rest.

From Yuanniang's tone, Eleventh Lady seemed to be asking the eldest wife to borrow the power of the Wen family to expand her business!

She couldn't help being slightly surprised.

The eldest wife was equally surprised as Eleventh Lady: "You are..."

Yuanniang smiled at her mother and said, "We'll talk about this later." She turned and told the maid, "Go and bring my cloisonné enamel watch inlaid with cat's eye to the madam." She then explained to the first wife, "Give it as a gift to her!"

Eleventh Lady seemed to be thinking about something.

The eldest wife was about to say something when a sweet voice came from behind the screen: "Sister, the wife of the in-laws is here!"

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the screen, and a petite woman as beautiful as a fragrance pendant walked in.

She wore a plain yellow jacket, a scarlet jacket with flowered branches, and a white moon-colored skirt. Her black hair was tied into a bun, and she wore a Western pearl and jade flower on her left side, and three red gold pomegranate flower hairpins on her right side. The red gold and jade drop pendants on her ears trembled and dangled on her cheeks, making her skin look like snow and charming.

Eleventh Lady’s eyes lit up.

What a beauty!

"Madam, I, your servant Wen, salute you!" Wen smiled before she spoke, and her words were clear and crisp. She took a few steps forward, squatted down steadily, and saluted to the madam.

The eldest wife's face was already filled with a smile: "Get up, get up. We are a family, why do we need to be so polite!" Mother Xu had handed a red lacquered and gold-painted box to the eldest wife. The eldest wife saw that the lacquer work on the box was exquisite and the gold-painted flowers were elegant and generous. She knew that this was the mirror that her daughter had just mentioned. Although she felt uncomfortable, she still smiled and took it and handed it to Wen: "You can take it and play with it!"

Wen took it with a smile, but her eyes flickered to the box before she handed it to the maid behind her. Then she smiled and walked forward to greet Yuanniang: "Are you feeling better, sister?"

Yuanniang's smile reached her eyes: "Now that you are here, everything will be fine!"

Madam Wen was horrified when she heard this: "Sister, you can't let the Marquis hear this, otherwise, my life will be in danger. The Marquis will definitely send me to Doctor Wang to be made into soup..."

Zhun Ge, who was in Yuan Niang's arms, suddenly said, "Aunt, you are wrong. Madam Huang is the one who is in charge of the kitchen..."

Yuanniang burst into laughter.

Everyone started laughing too.

Only Zhun Ge looked around. At first he didn't know why everyone was laughing. Then, seeing that everyone was laughing, he shyly hid in his mother's arms.

Madam Wen came forward and half-knelt in front of the bed, smiling at Zhun Ge: "Good Zhun Ge, if the Marquis asks, you must say as you did just now that Doctor Wang is not in charge of the kitchen, it is Madam Huang who is in charge of the kitchen."

Zhun Ge looked up and nodded to Madam Wen, then buried his head in his mother's arms.

Everyone laughed again.

Maybe it was because she laughed too often, Yuanniang actually started coughing.

Madam Wen hurried forward to help Yuanniang calm down, then took the tea handed to her by the maid, poured a small sip into the cup lid and tasted it, then sat down beside the bed and helped Yuanniang to serve her tea.

She performed the movements very skillfully, not awkwardly at all, and it was obvious that she did this often.

Eleventh Lady's eyes flickered slightly, while Fifth Lady's face showed surprise.

After drinking the tea, Yuanniang recovered. Madam Wen looked at Wuniang and Shiyi Niang, who were standing in front of the bed with a concerned look on their faces: "I guess these two are Miss Wu and Miss Eleven?"

Yuanniang smiled and nodded.

Madam Wen quickly looked at the two of them, smiled and stepped forward to hold Wu Niang's hand: "When I first saw my sister, I felt like I had seen a fairy, but my sister always said that the younger sisters in the family are the truly beautiful. After seeing them today, it is true that they are as beautiful as they say."

Wu Niang hurriedly laughed and said, "Sister has always taken care of us younger sisters. She is so close to us that she is inevitably partial to us, which makes Aunt laugh at her."

Madam Wen's eyes flickered: "Oh my, what a straightforward person." Then she turned back to look at Yuan Niang, "It suits my temper."

Yuanniang laughed.

Madam Wen made a gesture to her maid, and the maid held up two boxes.

"I just found out that the eldest wife brought two young ladies to our house to play. I came in a hurry. Please don't be disgusted by them, young ladies."

Wu Niang and Shiyi Niang thanked them and took the gifts in their hands.

This way, I can get a gift when I meet someone, and I can make a fortune...

Eleventh Lady smiled in her heart with a hint of self-mockery.

Another maidservant reported through the screen: "Sister Yao Huang from the Madam's room is here."

One after another, it’s like a gathering of heroes!

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but open her eyes wide.

"Please come in!" Yuanniang smiled, and a tall maid came in from behind the screen.

She looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slender figure but a round, fat face. She looked like a big-headed doll. Although a little disproportionate, she was very cute.

Seeing the room full of people, she smiled and went forward to greet everyone, then said to the eldest wife, "The old lady asked me to pass on a message. She said that she knew that my wife was coming, and she should have come to greet her in person. But it happened that the wife of Duke Cheng came with her niece, so I have to trouble you to sit for a while. I hope you don't mind."

Eleventh Lady, who had been observing Yuanniang carefully, saw a flash of coldness in her sister's eyes.

The eldest wife said politely, "The Madam is older than me, so I should be the one to see her. How can I ask her to move?" Then she said hesitantly, "I wonder how long Madam Cheng will stay? Since I'm here, how can I not pay my respects to the Madam..."

Without waiting for Yao Huang to answer, Yuanniang said with a smile: "Mother, mother-in-law is the host, it is not right for her to abandon the guest and come. But you are the guest. Naturally, the guest should follow the host's wishes, there is nothing wrong with going." As she said that, she ordered the maid beside her: "Help me change my clothes." She actually looked like she was going to accompany the eldest wife to see the old lady.

The eldest wife couldn't help but hesitate.

Given my daughter's physical condition, I would feel uneasy if I asked her to go with me; but it would be impolite not to let her go.

For a moment, she was in a dilemma.

Madam Wen looked at her with a twinkle in her eyes and said with a smile, "Sister, how about I go with the eldest wife? Otherwise, the old lady will be sad again when she sees that sister is neglecting her health like this."

Yuanniang was in deep thought.

Madam Wen added, "I carried Zhun-ge and accompanied the eldest wife."

"Okay!" Yuanniang said with a smile, "Then let Zhunge pay his respects to mother on my behalf."

Aunt Wen smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. We'll be back soon."

Yuanniang looked at her mother with an apologetic look on her face. Before she could say anything, the eldest wife smiled and said, "Aunt, this is a good idea. Let Zhun Ge accompany me to see the old lady." She added, "Don't worry, with me by your side, I will definitely not let Zhun Ge catch a cold."

Yuanniang looked at her mother with a serious look in her eyes: "Then I will leave Zhun Ge to you."

The eldest wife nodded solemnly.

(Sorry! I have guests at home, so there will only be one update tonight. ⊙﹏⊙b sweat...)