Afternoon.
Anxiang Palace.
Jiang He stood in front of a huge bronze mirror.
His long black hair was fixed with a white jade hairpin with plum blossom pattern. He wore a lilac-colored long skirt with plum blossoms embroidered on the hem. His slender waist, which was so thin that it could be grasped with a belt inlaid with blue diamonds, was bound with a belt inlaid with blue diamonds.
At this moment, a breeze was blowing in slowly from the window, and the lilac-colored skirt fluttered like a fairy.
Maple Leaf sat in front of the dark and golden guqin.
The music started.
Jiang He suddenly threw away his sleeves, revealing his face hidden beneath them. He took small steps backward, spinning rapidly with his right foot as the axis. His blue sleeves fluttered in the air and then froze, like a fairy.
The opening tune of the dance music "Falling Plum Blossoms" is very long, as if you are strolling leisurely in your own courtyard. The middle tune is gentle and soft, and every dance movement spares no effort to show the beauty of the human body lines.
People who watch the dance music will find it gentle and quiet, but for the dancers, it is extremely physically demanding to perform every movement to standard and perfection.
When the song ended, Jiang He held onto the huge floor-length mirror in front of him, his forehead covered in beads of sweat.
Fengye stood up from the guqin and praised sincerely, "Master, you have performed the dance 'Falling Plum Blossoms' to perfection. When you perform it for Her Highness the Princess tonight, I'm sure she will love it."
Jiang He used a silk handkerchief to wipe away the sweat on his forehead. A bright smile appeared on his face. "As long as Your Highness likes it, all my hard work of practicing day and night will be worth it."
Jiang He looked up at herself in the mirror, and the more she looked at herself, the more satisfied she was with her makeup today.
Suddenly, he gently stroked his eyebrows with his index finger, and said with a look of dissatisfaction, "My eyebrows are usually very beautiful, but they look a bit stiff with the 'Falling Plum Blossom' makeup. Fengye, go get the razor blade. I think trimming my eyebrows into a misty shape will better match the overall softness of the makeup."
Fengye knew early on that silky mist eyebrows would suit the makeup look of "Falling Plum Blossoms". Not only did it suit "Falling Plum Blossoms", but Jiang He's facial features were rather hard-lined, and silky mist-like soft eyebrows could neutralize the harshness of his facial features, making him look as gentle as a boy next door.
But even though the silk mist eyebrows have many advantages, Pei Jiusheng was born with feather eyebrows, so Jiang He could only draw feather eyebrows.
After a long time without receiving a response, Jiang He turned back to look at Feng Ye with a bit of displeasure, "In less than an hour, I will go to Guangming Palace to perform a dance for Her Royal Highness. After trimming my eyebrows and then reapplying my makeup, it will take at least a cup of tea. If the makeup still doesn't match, I will have to remove it and start over. Time is running out now, Officer Feng Ye, please stop being distracted here."
Feng Ye was not afraid of Jiang He's anger. He stood still and said, "I think your master's makeup is already perfect and does not need any further adjustments."
Jiang He turned around completely, her brows furrowed unconsciously. "Officer Maple Leaf, I'm not discussing this with you. I'm ordering you to get the eyebrow razor and trim my eyebrows into a silky mist. If you don't know how, I won't make it difficult for you. You can call a servant who knows how to put on makeup and come in to serve me."
Feng Ye remained unmoved. He took a few steps forward and walked in front of Jiang He. "I understand Her Highness's preferences better than the Master. If you keep your current makeup, Her Highness will surely be satisfied. There's really no need to bother with it any further."
Jiang He stared straight at the maple leaf.
Some inexplicable emotions surged in his heart.
Thinking back carefully, the ways of walking, sitting and lying that Fengye taught him always won the favor of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Maple Leaf did this for his own good.
But sometimes, like at this moment, he felt very uncomfortable.
He felt like a puppet, having to obey Fengye's arrangements in everything and not being able to have any ideas of his own.
Fengye wore the most appropriate smile on his face. "'Falling Plum Blossoms' is a dance that consumes a lot of energy. Master, don't dwell on those trivial things. Sit down and rest for a while. When we go to Guangming Palace and perform for Her Highness the Princess, you must not make mistakes due to fatigue."
In the past, Jiang He would have listened to Feng Ye and sat down. But today, for some reason, a strong rebellious mentality suddenly emerged in his heart. "I just like the silky mist eyebrows, and the makeup for "Falling Plum Blossoms" should also be silky mist eyebrows. If you insist on not helping me change the eyebrow shape, there are many servants in the Anxiang Palace who can help me with makeup."
Jiang He stared into Feng Ye's eyes without blinking. "Officer Feng Ye, I respectfully address you as Officer because you were sent by Her Highness the Princess to be by my side. But if you think I'm easy to control and that you can make all the decisions for me, then you're overestimating yourself."
Jiang He was speaking.
A second-class attendant from the Anxiang Palace came over with a dressing box.
Fengye wanted to stop him, but Jiang He was determined to have his own way today, and finally trimmed his eyebrows into a misty shape.
Jiang He looked at his new makeup in the dressing mirror. He turned his head to look at Feng Ye, a satisfied smile on his face. "Officer Feng Ye, look, do I look better than before?"
Maple Leaf nodded.
The silky eyebrows are indeed more suitable for Jiang He, and he would not say "ugly" against his will.
However, Her Royal Highness would definitely prefer Jiang He's original eyebrows.
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