"My sister and I were orphans. During the war, the master took pity on us and took us in, asking us to take care of the young lady. My sister is smarter and more talkative than me, and she was the one who accompanied the young lady when she got married. On the day the young lady escaped, the group kidnapped her, intending to kill her and take her place. Unfortunately, my sister was shot while trying to protect the young lady..."
The young lady was also seriously injured. It was said that the Third Young Master secretly helped her fake her own death and escape. When the Second Young Lady learned of this, she said, "There are so many people in the capital, and since we're all so far away in Dingzhou, we can only take our time to avenge the young lady."
Although the young lady looked soft-hearted, she was actually very strong. She was always reluctant to tell others about the injustices she had suffered. Even these things were only revealed after the second young lady had asked her for a long time.
It's only been a year, and the young lady has already sustained so many injuries. I can't imagine what life she's going through there."
When Ayi talked about this, it was as if she opened up her chatterbox. She felt distressed when she mentioned Qiao Nai.
"My cousin has suffered so much. But fortunately, she is back now and will be fine in the future."
Zhang You comforted Ayi.
"Yes, Ayi, don't worry. Given our Fourth Miss's personality, she will sooner or later seek redress from the Gu family for the injustices that Cousin suffered. You know Fourth Miss's temper, she will never let this matter go easily.
Besides, isn't the prince and princess still here? Once Miss Cousin returns home, she won't be wronged anymore."
Dongmei was also there to comfort Ayi.
"Yes! I also want to protect the young lady and will never let her be bullied again!"
Ai's tone was firm. Although she was also a timid person, she solemnly promised to protect the important people.
"By the way, Ayi, why did you think of buying rouge from me? When you first asked me, I was really shocked. I used to sell lipstick privately, but after I followed the second young lady, I stopped doing this, and I still don't do it now."
Zhang You was genuinely curious. Why had she suddenly come to her? She'd spent the last few months diligently preparing rouge and powder for Qiao Si and designing her makeup. If she did that backroom deal again, she'd be punished by the head nanny.
Ai was a little stunned. It took her a while to realize that this was not something that could be discussed openly. However, she still asked the question foolishly in front of so many people.
"Ah! So then... I was wondering why you all looked so weird the moment I said that. Turns out I meant well but ended up doing something bad."
She blushed apologetically.
"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at talking and I can't read people's expressions, so I always do things like this."
"It's okay, but you better remember this next time. After all, you should be more cautious when following your cousin in the future."
Looking at Ayi's dazed and sincere look, Zhang You seemed to understand why Qiao Nai didn't take her with him when he got married.
This is too naive. If I follow him, I will just be cannon fodder.
“Yeah, I understand.
By the way, didn't you ask me why I came to you to buy rouge? Actually, it was Lanxiang from the Second Miss's yard who told me.
Last night I was watching over the second young lady in her yard. She was exhausted from the journey and talked with the second young lady for a long time before washing up. It was already late at night when she finished washing up.
I couldn't sleep, so I happened to run into Lanxiang, who was on night watch, and we struck up a conversation. She mentioned that you once worked in the Second Young Lady's courtyard, creating unique and gorgeous cosmetics specifically for her. I noticed she'd lost a lot of weight and wasn't as fond of dressing up as she used to be in the boudoir, so I thought I'd find some unique cosmetics for her to cheer her up.
As they were talking, they had already walked into Zhang You's room. Zhang You took out a bunch of rouge from a box specially used to store it.
"If you want something unique, it has to be made according to your cousin's appearance. I'll have it ready for you in a few days. Take a look at these boxes I have here. They were developed for the fourth young lady recently."
Look at this, I have made it into powder, which can be directly applied on the face as powder. The pinkish red color is very vibrant.
And this one, this is lip balm. I specially added a secret recipe to it to keep your lips from drying out. It’s perfect for autumn.
And this…”
As Zhang You spoke, he stuffed these things into Ayi's arms. Ayi looked at the boxes piling up more and more and kept saying, "Enough, enough."
Until there was no more space, Zhang You found another tray to put these things on.
There are three full layers.
From lipsticks of different shades and textures to blush powders of different colors, there are enough for Qiao Nai to use for a long time.
"This is too much. I'm afraid we won't be able to use it all."
Ayi looked at the tray of rouge in her hand and couldn't help but sigh.
"What's the big deal? These colors are for everyday use. Just apply some every day and it won't last long. And this white one, besides moisturizing your lips, can also be used on your fingers and other things. Didn't you say your hands are rough, Miss? Just apply this thickly every night and it will improve a lot."
Zhang You continued to chatter on about other uses of these things, and was afraid that Ayi would not be able to remember them, so he wrote them down on paper for Ayi.
However, her handwriting is not very good, but it is barely recognizable.
Ayi took the things and brought them back to Qiao Nai's new yard, which was near Qiao Si's yard.
By the time they had packed up and returned to the princess's yard, they had almost finished chatting.
The princess felt a little tired, and at noon, she returned to her room for a nap.
After saying goodbye to the princess, Qiao Er and the others went to the garden in the mansion to appreciate the flowers.
The three of them still had their own sisterly conversations to make.
Their garden is located in the northwest of the mansion. It is a very large garden with rockery beside the stream, clear water flowing under the bridge, and hibiscus, chrysanthemum and osmanthus, and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere.
The three of them walked side by side on the cobblestone path, strolling leisurely.
Zhang You and the others followed behind them not too far away.
"Sister Nana, why didn't you tell Qiao Duzhou when you were wronged in the beginning? You two are the only ones in the capital who can take care of each other. Didn't he help you?"
Qiao Si's tone was a bit hateful for not fighting back, and he also blamed Qiao San for not realizing earlier that Qiao Nai was being wronged.
"My third brother is in the palace, where the rules are very strict. He has no control over many things, and I don't want to cause him any trouble."
Qiao Si sighed impatiently.
"You're always like this, no matter if it's troublesome or not! Aren't you important?"
"Xiting, don't be angry. I know. This won't happen again. Don't be angry."
Qiao Nai is like a gentle sister, coaxing the angry Qiao Si.
Qiao Er just looked at them with a faint smile.
Qiao Si was arrogant and angry, but Qiao Nai repeatedly assured her that he would take good care of himself.
After turning around a rockery, I heard someone talking on the other side of the mountain.
Those voices were quite loud, and they were talking about Qiao Nai.
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