Chapter 268 Wedding--clean face and add makeup!
With the anticipation of the Qin and Gu families, the wedding of Qin Qingyuan and Gu Yunfei finally arrived.
It was not yet fully light, but the Princess's Mansion was already brightly lit.
The eldest princess marrying off her daughter is such a grand event, especially when the eldest princess is so favored.
According to custom, Gu Yunfei should first go to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor and the empress, perform the three kneeling and nine kowtows ceremony, and listen to the empress's instructions.
But Gu Yunfei is not an ordinary princess. She is the emperor's most beloved princess and his most beloved niece.
The third place winner proposed to me in the palace, and the marriage was granted by the emperor himself.
The Emperor and the Empress decided to personally go to the Princess's residence to see their niece off to get married, thus skipping the process of going to the palace to pay their respects.
At this moment, Gu Yunfei's boudoir was crowded with people. In addition to Qin Zhizhi, Gu Jingyao, Ning Ning and Wang Xinru, there were also some young ladies from aristocratic families who had a good relationship with Gu Yunfei.
Maids came in one after another, holding gilded bronze basins in their hands.
"Princess, please clean your face first!"
Gu Yunfei's maid brought her a silk handkerchief soaked in perfumed dew. Gu Yunfei took it and began to wash her face.
After Gu Yunfei finished cleansing her face, Madam Quanfu Qi (Mr. Lin's mother) stepped over the threshold, followed by maids holding red lacquer trays.
Silk threads, jade combs, golden scissors and other items were placed on the red lacquer tray, each of which was set with red silk, which was particularly appropriate and showed the joy of the wedding.
"Congratulations to the princess."
After entering the room, Mrs. Lin saluted Gu Yunfei first, and everyone else also quickly saluted Mrs. Lin.
Old Madam Lin is the mother of Grand Tutor Lin, the old lady of the Lin family. She originally had an imperial decree. If it weren't for the invitation of the eldest princess, she would not have been Madam Quanfu anymore.
"Thank you, Madam!"
Gu Yunfei naturally knew Madam Lin's status and quickly stood up to return the greeting.
"Princess, please sit down. I will help you to open your face."
Old Madam Lin took out a gilded box from her sleeve.
Smiling kindly, he said, "This is the finest pearl powder given by the Empress. I am here to apply it on the princess' face."
When the other young ladies heard that they were going to use high-quality pearl powder for facial mask, they all stared at the box in Madam Lin's hand with curiosity, wanting to take a look at the pearl powder.
Old Madam Lin knew what the young ladies were thinking and showed it to them generously.
After the facial mask is finished, it is time to open the face.
The five-colored cotton thread that the maid just brought in was used to open the face.
Old Madam Lin twisted two strands of the five-colored cotton thread into a rope, bit one end between her teeth, and spread the other end into a triangle with her right thumb and index finger.
When the silk thread touched Gu Yunfei's cheek, her eyelashes trembled slightly.
"Sister Yunfei, are you okay?"
Qin Zhizhi was closest to Gu Yunfei. Seeing her reaction, she thought that Mrs. Lin had hurt her, and blurted out words of concern.
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine!"
"Princess, please bear with it for now. I will be well soon."
"Go on, old lady!"
Old Madam Lin nodded with satisfaction. Princess Yunfei was well-known for her virtue, and after meeting her today, she was indeed neither arrogant nor impetuous, worthy of being the daughter taught by the eldest princess.
After getting Gu Yunfei's consent, the thread in Mrs. Lin's hand began to move across Gu Yunfei's face like a spirit snake.
The slight stinging sensation was within Gu Yunfei's tolerable range, and Qin Zhizhi felt extremely distressed watching from the side.
For a moment, the room was very quiet, with only a rustling sound.
In a short while, all the hair on Gu Yunfei's forehead, temples and jaw was removed.
"One line opens the face, and you will have both good fortune and longevity; two lines draw eyebrows, and the case will be level with the eyebrows..." Every time Mrs. Lin twisted a part, she would recite an auspicious word.
The ladies in the room were delighted to hear this.
After the facial was opened, everyone looked closely at Gu Yunfei's face and found it was as smooth as a peeled egg.
Gu Yunfei's maidservant felt sorry for her princess and quickly handed her a handkerchief soaked in perfume to gently press on her flushed skin.
After Gu Yunfei's face recovered slightly, the next step was the hair-combing ceremony.
Old Madam Lin took the jade comb from the tray and began to comb Gu Yunfei's hair lovingly.
Comb once to the end, comb twice to the eyebrows!
Three combs will bring you many children and grandchildren, four combs will bring you eternal harmony!
With every word that Mrs. Lin said, Gu Yunfei's face turned redder.
Old Madam Lin skillfully helped Gu Yunfei to style her hair into a peony bun, leaving a groove in the middle for the phoenix crown.
Old Madam Lin handed the phoenix crown to Gu Yunfei and put it on her hair bun. People in the room exclaimed in amazement, saying it was so beautiful.
When Mrs. Lin inserted the last lotus hairpin into Gu Yunfei's bun, joyful sounds were heard outside the window.
Finally, Madam Lin pulled a handful of gold dust from her sleeve and sprinkled it on the mirror table: "Sprinkle gold and jade, and the whole house will be filled with applause!"
"Congratulations, sister!"
"Congratulations, Princess!"
The ladies in the room kept congratulating her, and Gu Yunfei suddenly didn't want to get married anymore. She was very reluctant at this moment.
"Please give me a wedding dress——"
As Old Lady Lin sang in unison, a maid slowly walked in holding a vermilion lacquer tray.
The bright red brocade bestowed by the emperor shone with a metallic luster in the morning light.
A phoenix embroidered with gold thread appears and disappears among the undulating fabric.
After the maid helped Gu Yunfei put on her wedding dress, Old Lady Lin said kindly, "Princess, turn around and take a look."
Gu Yunfei obediently turned around, causing the people in the room to exclaim in amazement. A golden phoenix spread its wings between her sleeves, as if ready to fly. At this moment, Gu Yunfei was incredibly beautiful.
Qin Zhizhi always knew that Gu Yunfei was pretty, but she didn't expect her to be so pretty. At this moment, she even thought of the names of her future nephews and nieces.
At the same time, I also felt that my elder brother was so blessed.
After putting on the wedding dress, the young sisters who came to congratulate her today did not forget their most important task, which was to add makeup to Gu Yunfei.
They gave Gu Yunfei the jewelry, headwear and small items they had prepared in advance as a token of blessing. For a while, the house was filled with the sound of blessings.
As Gu Yunfei's sister-in-law and good friend, Qin Zhizhi exchanged several sets of exquisite headwear with Wanwan, which aroused everyone's envy.
Qin Zhizhi also secretly gave Gu Yunfei a set of pajamas and told Gu Yunfei to wear them tonight.
Gu Yunfei didn’t know what kind of clothes it was, but since her sister-in-law had told her about it, she felt it must be very important.
But she felt that her sister-in-law's eyes were a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.
Thinking that her sister-in-law would not harm her, Gu Yunfei started chatting with her younger sisters again.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Qin will be here to marry my cousin soon. We can't let him marry my cousin so easily."
Although Gu Jingyao likes Qin Qingyuan very much, she also loves her cousin very much.
"Okay, then Yaoer, how are you going to embarrass your future brother-in-law?" Qin Zhizhi asked Gu Jingyao with a smile.
"We have already discussed it with Big Brother and the Crown Prince. Big Sister-in-law must stand on our side today."
Gu Jingyao pulled Qin Zhizhi and acted coquettishly. That was her sister-in-law's elder brother, and she was worried that her sister-in-law would not support them.
"Today, sister-in-law will not take sides with anyone. You all should rely on your own abilities, okay?"
"Okay, as long as the sister-in-law doesn't take sides, we have confidence!"
Gu Jingyao and Qin Zhizhi had just reached an agreement when they heard shouting outside.
"The Lord Horseman is here to pick up the Princess!"
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