Then she took a light-colored blush, gently swept it across her cheeks with a soft brush, and used the remaining powder on the brush to touch the outer corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose.
"Applying a little rouge can make your complexion look better, but the amount should be moderate. It's best to create a subtle, barely-there look so that others can't tell whether you're wearing rouge or not."
As Meng Zhao painted, he explained his philosophy, and Song Lingyun took everything Meng Zhao said to heart.
After applying a light layer of lip rouge, Meng Zhao gently lifted Song Lingyun's chin, examined her from left to right, her eyes filled with satisfaction, and then began to pack up her makeup tools.
Song Lingyun eagerly raised the bronze mirror to look at herself, and was immediately stunned, her eyes filled with surprise. "Sister Meng, did you really put on makeup for me? I can't tell at all that I've put on makeup! But I feel so much prettier than usual."
Meng Zhao straightened her back and said, "The makeup I did for you is called 'natural makeup.' Its characteristic is that you wear makeup but people can't tell that you're wearing makeup. They'll just think to themselves that you're naturally beautiful and stunning."
"Ahhhhhhh!" Song Lingyun screamed excitedly, clinging to Meng Zhao and refusing to let go.
Startled by her high-decibel scream, Meng Zhao quickly covered her ears, but the excited girl wouldn't budge no matter how hard she tried. Helpless, she could only look up at the sky and wait for her to vent.
"Sister Meng, you're amazing! I love this makeup so much! I'm going back right now, I want to show it off to everyone!"
Meng Zhao was amused by her undisguised frankness, and then ordered someone to bring Song Lingyun's carriage from the backyard, and helped the excited Song Lingyun into the carriage.
Along the way, Song Lingyun urged the coachman several times to hurry up, and the carriage sped through the streets, making its way back to the Song residence.
As soon as the carriage stopped, she lifted her skirt and ran into the Song residence. Instead of going directly back to her own courtyard, she deliberately took a longer route.
Walking into the back garden, she spotted her fourth younger sister, Song Lingqin, in the distance. Normally, the two sisters disliked each other and would always avoid each other when they met. But today, Song Lingyun seemed like a different person, deliberately walking past Song Lingqin with her head held high.
At that moment, Song Lingqin was practicing the martial arts she had learned the day before in the courtyard when she inadvertently caught sight of Song Lingyun passing by. She immediately called out, "Stop!"
Song Lingyun stopped and slowly turned her head, feigning nonchalance as she asked, "What is it? Is something wrong, Fourth Sister?"
Song Lingqin strode up to Song Lingyun, looked her up and down with a look of confusion in her eyes. Then, she reached out to touch Song Lingyun's face, but Song Lingyun reacted quickly, raising her hand to block her.
What are you doing!
Feeling a little embarrassed by her blocking her way, Song Lingqin awkwardly withdrew her hand. "What's wrong with you today? Why is your face so red? Are you sick?"
Song Lingyun covered her mouth with a handkerchief, coughed lightly, and said, "Who's sick? I just walked all the way from the gate and I'm a little tired, so my face is a bit rosy."
Seeing that Song Lingqin's gaze remained fixed on her face, Song Lingyun felt secretly pleased and looked up, saying, "Why are you staring at me like that? Do you think I'm pretty?"
Song Lingqin paused for a moment, then nodded involuntarily.
Her third older sister rarely went out. When she did, she would always apply several layers of makeup to her face, making her look pale and sickly.
But today, for some reason, although her face was still white, it looked much more natural. Her cheeks were rosy, not like the color of rouge, but rather like it was coming from within her skin. She looked radiant and beautiful.
Seeing her silly look, Song Lingyun felt even more smug, and said with a hint of smugness, "Don't be so naive. Haven't I always been this pretty? Never mind, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have something to do and need to go see my cousin."
Song Lingqin watched her retreating figure, her mind filled with doubt, feeling that something was amiss. Driven by curiosity, she couldn't help but follow her.
Song Lingyun showed off her good complexion to everyone, and everyone was attracted by her good complexion. They asked her curiously what magic she had used, since she was the first to use the gift box from the Treasure Pavilion.
Seeing everyone's questions, Song Lingyun hesitated. If she told everyone, more people would know, and wouldn't everyone else be as beautiful as her?
Although the sisters sometimes joked and bickered, their relationship was generally good. Was it really appropriate to keep it a secret? Besides, Sister Meng was so good to her; what if her shop lost business?
After much hesitation, she finally spoke up. Not only that, she also enthusiastically suggested that she take all her sisters to the Treasure Pavilion the next day so that everyone could experience it for themselves.
The next day, Song Lingyun arrived at the Treasure Pavilion with her sisters as promised. As soon as she saw Meng Zhao, she couldn't wait to say, "Sister Meng, my sisters all liked the gift box from yesterday and want to buy a set too. Please take it out for them to see."
Meng Zhao was overjoyed to see these elegantly dressed women enter the store, but after hesitating for a moment upon hearing Song Lingyun's words, he still said, "I'm really sorry, that 'National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance' gift set is specially made, there's only one set available, and you've already bought it."
"Really!" Upon hearing Meng Zhao's words, Song Lingyun was initially surprised, but after hearing the complaints from her other sisters, she echoed them, saying, "That's such a pity, but it's alright. If you want to use it, you can come to my place next time, and I'll let you try it."
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