Makeover
Fu Zhi Qiao returned to the Fu residence with twenty skewers of grilled meat. Yin Xing happily greeted her and gave her the skewers wrapped in oil paper.
Ginkgo had already smelled the aroma, and she happily accepted the meat skewers, saying, "Thank you, young lady!"
Fu Zhiqiao taught Gao Xiangfeng how to grill meat at Taibai Tower, so she inevitably smelled of smoke and fire. She only felt better after taking a shower.
The two new dishes have already been taught. The most important thing now is to finalize the makeup for the makeover event. Fu Zhi Qiao looked at the table full of rouge and powder on her dressing table and fell into deep thought.
On the day of the makeover ceremony, Fu Zhiqiao got up at dawn and rushed to Fuyun Pavilion after breakfast.
The manager, Chunlan, reported to her that there are currently 34 members in Fuyun Pavilion, and 27 of them came to the makeover meeting today. She also brought her a roster to look at, which recorded the names and identities of the members in detail.
After reading it, Fu Zhi Qiao understood. This time, the participants in the makeover event were not only young noble ladies, but also some wealthy women. Judging from the young people registered in the booklet, they should be mothers-in-law.
The second floor of Fuyun Pavilion has been transformed into a members' room specifically for receiving members. Twenty-seven seats have been set up according to the number of attendees, and each seat is equipped with tea, pastries, and a delicate little flower basket as decoration.
Fu Zhi Qiao intends to promote Qiu Qin, so Qiu Qin will appear as her assistant at this makeover event.
Seeing Qiuqin's nervousness, Fu Zhiqiao walked up to her and said, "Don't be nervous. Just do as I say."
Qiu Qin took a deep breath and followed Fu Zhi Qiao out.
"Welcome all members to the makeup session at Fuyun Pavilion. Today, I would like to teach you a makeup style called 'Noble Lady Makeup.' As the name suggests, applying Noble Lady Makeup will give you an air of nobility. Of course, everyone here is of noble birth, and your wealth is beyond measure. Noble Lady Makeup combined with Noble Lady Makeup is the icing on the cake, isn't it perfect?"
“Since it’s a makeover event, it must involve modifying existing makeup looks.” Fu Zhi Qiao looked around and asked, “Is there any member willing to come forward and demonstrate their makeup?”
"Me!" Dong Yunting immediately raised her hand to indicate that she could.
She had wanted to get to know this Boss Fu for a long time. She first saw this kind of makeup at a banquet. She was amazed at the time. How could there be such a light and youthful makeup? Clean, clear and lovely. After talking with the woman who wore the makeup, she learned that this kind of makeup was called "natural makeup" and that she had learned it at Fuyun Pavilion.
Dong Yunting was intrigued; this seemingly no-makeup yet actually-makeup makeup technique piqued her curiosity!
Having learned that Fuyun Pavilion's makeup tutorials were only for members, she immediately paid to become a member of Fuyun Pavilion.
Dong Yunting urgently needs to seek change because of her husband, Sun Chongguang, who is the second master of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, and his elder brother, Sun Chongyun, is the current Duke.
After the death of the old Duke of Rongguo, Sun Chongyun, as the eldest son, naturally inherited the position of the Duke of Rongguo.
Sun Chongyun has a son named Sun Lixuan. Although he has not yet petitioned the court to appoint his son Sun Lixuan as the heir apparent, everyone in the capital knows that regardless of whether Sun Chongyun petitions or not, Sun Lixuan, as his legitimate son, will inherit the title of Duke of Rongguo after his death.
Therefore, the position of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion will not fall into Sun Chongguang's hands under any circumstances.
He has an elder brother to support the family, and a nephew to inherit the title.
As the second son in the family, Sun Zhongguang was caught in a dilemma, neither gaining much nor suffering much harm. The only consolation was that while he didn't reap many benefits, he also avoided many drawbacks.
So Sun Chongguang resigned himself to his fate. He had no ambition and simply became a spendthrift who knew how to appreciate romance and pleasure.
Isn't life good enough with a beautiful woman in his arms and fine wine in hand? Why bother going out and struggling to earn fame and fortune? Besides, with his talent, no matter how hard he tries, he can't surpass his elder brother in status. After Sun Chongguang figured this out, his life became much brighter. He didn't hold a position in the court and became a completely leisurely recluse. He spent his days collecting calligraphy and paintings, and having a beautiful woman in his home to keep him company. His days couldn't be happier.
The Rongguo Duke's Mansion has a rich history and can easily support Sun Chongguang, a "leisurely person".
Recently, Sun Chongguang brought two more beauties into his mansion, which greatly displeased Dong Yunting. There were already three concubines and two maids in the mansion, yet he still brought in more women.
Dong Yunting had made a scene before. Sun Chongguang made an excuse, saying that the two newly arrived beauties were gifts from a friend, and he couldn't refuse them, so he accepted them. Dong Yunting naturally knew this was just an excuse from her husband. After her outburst, their relationship deteriorated rapidly, and Sun Chongguang hadn't visited her room for over half a month.
Dong Yunting felt helpless. She knew her husband's temperament. In her youth, she was a renowned beauty, and the two had enjoyed a long period of loving marriage. She blamed Sun Zhongguang, but she was more concerned with her own shortcomings. Was it because she had aged and lost her beauty that her husband had gone back to other women? If she became young and beautiful again, would her husband treat her as well as before?
From then on, Dong Yunting paid more attention to her skincare routine, consuming more and more bird's nest and snow frog, and her makeup became increasingly heavy...
It wasn't until she saw other people's natural makeup at the banquet that Dong Yunting's mind started to race. She had been trying so hard for so long without any results. Had she been going in the wrong direction from the beginning?
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Fu Zhi Qiao was naturally unaware of Dong Yun Ting's inner thoughts, but she was slightly surprised that Dong Yun Ting would take the initiative to offer to show off her makeup.
She thought these noble ladies and wives wouldn't be willing to lower themselves to model for the makeup, but she had secretly made two preparations: if no one was willing to come out, she would find a maid to be the model.
Now that Dong Yunting is so agreeable, it saves her a lot of trouble.
Fu Zhi Qiao had done her homework beforehand and knew that Dong Yun Ting was the second wife of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion. "Second Madam Sun, don't worry, I will use a plain gauze to cover up when I put on makeup, so that no one else will see your bare face."
Dong Yunting nodded, very satisfied with Fu Zhiqiao's attentive service. Her original intention was to see how to create a natural makeup look. When she heard Fu Zhiqiao say that today's lesson was on the "rich girl" makeup, she was not disappointed. It didn't matter; she was also very interested in how to create the "rich girl" makeup.
Fu Zhiqiao invited Dong Yunting to sit down, and then carefully observed her appearance.
Dong Yunting is actually not that old, she looks to be only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and her features are very beautiful. It's just that her figure has changed a bit. After having two children, her figure has never recovered.
Dong Yunting is currently wearing a peach blossom makeup look, but her slightly plump figure doesn't suit a pinkish-red peach blossom makeup look.
Before the popularity of natural makeup, women in the Great Wei Dynasty often wore peach blossom makeup and rosy cloud makeup, both of which were very heavy makeup styles.
Applying large areas of vibrant colors to the face doesn't make one look delicate; instead, it appears overly exaggerated.
Most of those influenced by Fu Zhiqiao's no-makeup makeup trend are young women. Women like Dong Yunting, who are already mothers, mainly wear peach blossom makeup.
The method for applying peach blossom makeup is to first apply a layer of face powder, then apply a layer of rouge, and blend it with your fingers to complete the look.
To be fair, there's nothing wrong with Dong Yunting's makeup; the beautiful blush on her cheeks makes her skin look even whiter. The problem lies here: the bright red makeup clashes terribly with her mature clothing, creating an overall incongruous look.
Fu Zhi Qiao didn't say anything, but instead asked Dong Yun Ting to wash her face and prepare to redo her makeup.
To protect Dong Yunting's privacy, Fu Zhiqiao had a maid lower a layer of plain gauze to cover her up.
Others who witnessed this were somewhat displeased, saying, "Wouldn't it be easier for everyone to see if we covered it with a plain gauze?"
"Yeah, how are we supposed to learn and observe the process if everything is blocked?"
Fu Zhi Qiao smiled and said, "Madam Sun is a member of Fu Yun Pavilion, not a maid. I am very grateful that she is willing to use her face to demonstrate makeup for everyone. In order to protect her privacy, I have to cover her with a plain veil. But don't worry, I will explain the makeup steps to everyone in detail later, and I guarantee that everyone can learn it."
After Fu Zhi Qiao finished speaking, the scene did not immediately quiet down. Just as she was about to speak again, a voice came.
"Boss Fu said he'd show everyone the makeup effect first, and then explain it in detail. Since you're already here, why not wait a bit?"
The speaker was a noblewoman named Wang Huizhen, the wife of the Minister of Rites.
Fu Zhi Qiao smiled at her, thanking her for getting her out of the predicament.
She didn't come to the makeover event today to learn makeup techniques; she came for Fu Zhi Qiao herself. She wanted to see what was so special about the legendary Boss Fu that could win the heart of the young master.
That's right, Wang Huizhen wasn't really interested in makeup to become beautiful; what she was really interested in was Fu Zhiqiao as a person.
Wang Huizhen's participation in the makeover event was also a spur-of-the-moment decision. She happened to hear her niece mention that her classmate had met Yu Yadan at the birthday banquet of the daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites.
"Fortunately, my aunt didn't arrange for Sister Yufang to marry into the Prince Duan's mansion. I heard that the young master is an extremely philanderer and has taken a fancy to a merchant's daughter. He's currently having a falling out with the Yu family's daughter."
Xie Zhuo keeps a low profile and didn't live in the capital in his early years, so there's rarely any gossip about him in the city. Who would have thought that such explosive news would come out right away?
Wang Huizhen became interested upon hearing this and asked, "Where did you hear that from? You can't just say things like that!"
The niece, who was very close to Wang Huizhen, replied, "Aunt, I heard it from somewhere else. I heard that Yu Yadan appeared at the same banquet as that merchant's daughter, and she was very jealous of that woman and even beat her up!"
The news about Wang Huizhen's niece wasn't firsthand either. With so many people talking, it's easy to confuse right and wrong. As it was passed around, it became the story that Yu Yadan had attacked Fu Zhiqiao at the banquet.
Wang Huizhen's voice betrayed her excitement: "Is this really true?"
The niece hesitated for two seconds and said, "It should be true, but I'm not entirely sure. Auntie can send someone to inquire."
Wang Huizhen was determined to find out; she had long disliked Guo Sulan, and now that the Yu family was having such a commotion, she naturally wanted to see for herself.
Quite a few noble ladies attended Qin Xiyu's birthday banquet, each accompanied by their own maids. Although Qin Xiyu had asked them not to tell anyone about the matter, it was to no avail, as romantic escapades were always the subject of much discussion.
Although what happened at the banquet that day did not spread widely, it was no secret among the noble ladies who attended the banquet that day.
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever; if you're determined to investigate, you can always find some clues.
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