Chun Jiao and Mei Xue looked intently at Pei Yanzhi, feeling that their suffering was finally over and they were about to enjoy a good life.
Jiang Shuwan looked at Pei Yanzhi expectantly, and then heard him say, "They don't smell bad today."
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
Chun Jiao: "..."
Meixue: "..."
Qingxing: "..."
The entire room, filled with servants and masters, stared blankly at Pei Yanzhi, especially Jiang Shuwan, who could hardly believe her ears.
What are you doing?!
Damn it, what's so smelly again?
When did Chun Jiao and Mei Xue become smelly? They always smell nice and are very pleasing to the eye. Pei Lingyu liked them very much in her past life. You're telling me they smell bad?
Where does it smell?
If you don't give me a clear explanation, I'm about to flip the table.
“Hmm, the word ‘stinky’ isn’t very good. I asked Shushu before, and she said it’s called perfume powder, which women like,” Pei Yanzhi continued.
What! You don't like face powder?
Jiang Shuwan blinked, looking at the two women who were still bewildered.
Chun Jiao and Mei Xue used to like wearing face powder, but they couldn't afford high-end face powder, and the low-end ones always had a cheap smell. Ever since Jiang Shuwan decided to promote them, she gave them some face powder that women in the market liked, and they have been using it ever since.
They were going for a seductive and alluring look, so of course they had to smell nice. But since Pei Yanzhi had never liked them, Jiang Shuwan had them switch to a gentle and graceful style, and the perfume was temporarily discontinued.
A seductive vixen won't do, but a gentle and charming young girl will do.
Unexpectedly...
Jiang Shuwan =_=: "..."
Jiang Shuwan: "...So you don't like face powder? Why didn't you say so before?"
Pei Yanzhi didn't think it was something that had to be said, and said matter-of-factly, "This is my personal preference, why should I tell others?"
Very well, she's been seducing you for so long, yet you still see her as just another person.
The reason you noticed them today is because they didn't put on face powder.
The person was dressed so beautifully and looking at you with such affection, yet you didn't feel the slightest bit moved!
Jiang Shuwan rubbed her temples, and judging from Pei Yanzhi's expressionless face, which was as emotionless as ever, she knew that he didn't take the two women seriously at all.
Her head was throbbing. Pei Yanzhi had no idea what she was thinking, so he just told her that the chalk had been successfully developed and was being promoted, and that she would be credited for it.
After saying that, he walked past Chun Jiao and Mei Xue without even glancing at them.
They are like air.
"Waaaaah, the prince has gone too far..."
Chun Jiao and Mei Xue burst into tears and ran out crying.
They went through so much trouble to seduce Pei Yanzhi. At first, they tried to get close to him secretly and with all sorts of flattery, but Jiang Shuwan found out and made them openly approach and serve him.
When they discovered that Pei Yanzhi didn't like them, they went on to learn the rules and change their demeanor. They had never worked so hard in the past ten years or so.
Every day I was so tired I felt like I was going to vomit blood. My legs were trembling from learning the rules. In my dreams, I would see my mother's stern face as she scolded us for doing the wrong things.
The only time the prince noticed them was because they hadn't applied face powder...
That's incredibly insulting!
"Waaaaah, I don't want to live anymore..."
"The young master is too difficult to serve. Whoever wants to be a concubine can go ahead, I'm not serving him anymore..."
"I'd rather die than be a concubine! I'd rather marry a servant than marry a prince! Waaaaah..."
Chun Jiao and Mei Xue threw themselves on the bed and cried loudly, tears streaming down their faces, which made Qing Xing, who had always disliked them, start to feel sorry for them.
Some people try every means to become a concubine.
They were ordered to become concubines, and their mistress even created opportunities for them. The young master, on the other hand, treated them like dirt, which severely damaged their self-esteem and left them devastated.
That's so tragic!
Qingxing shook her head and sighed, and Jiang Shuwan also sighed repeatedly. She gave the two women some gifts and told them to rest for a few days until they calmed down before returning to work.
"Miss Xie."
The two women came in to express their gratitude, their tearful eyes making them look so pitiful. This softened Qingxing's heart, but also aroused her suspicion.
I don't like those who are alluring and seductive, nor do I care about those who are gentle and graceful. Prince... Prince... Prince, could there be something wrong with you?
Qingxing felt like the sky had fallen.
She had previously disagreed with Jiang Shuwan placing the two women near Pei Yanzhi, but deep down she still hoped that Jiang Shuwan and Pei Yanzhi could be a normal couple, or at least that they could treat each other with respect after having a young prince.
Who could have imagined that things would turn out this way?
If there's really a problem, that would be terrible!
Thinking of Qingxing made her extremely uneasy. Seeing the two girls crying so sadly, she quickly went to comfort them.
"Sister Chun Jiao, Sister Mei Xue, we can't back down! We've got riches and glory right in front of us. If the young master isn't tempted the first time, we'll be tempted the second time, the third time. We won't give up until we're at our wits' end. Miss supports you, and I support you too. Let's stand up! If there are no difficulties, we'll create them and get on with it."
Chun Jiao =_=: "...You make it sound so nice, why don't you go?"
Meixue: "Yeah, yeah, why didn't you go? So it wasn't you who got humiliated."
Qingxing =_=: "It wasn't you all so eager to become concubines before..."
Chun Jiao turned her back to her and said, "I'm giving up now. Whoever wants to serve the young master can go. I was the prettiest maid in the Jiang family, and I was one of the most outstanding maids in the Marquis's mansion. Now I can read and do accounting, so it's not like I have no other way out. Why do I have to become a concubine?"
“Yes, yes, look at how well we’ve learned the rules! Look at my hands!” Meixue said, raising her hands, which were covered in crisscrossing welts from being beaten with rattan by Aunt Chang. For a while, they couldn’t even hold chopsticks properly.
"Aunt Chang is strict. She beats us if we make mistakes in our movements. We suffer so much, and all she gets in return is a sentence like 'You don't smell anymore.' Waaaaah, we're so pitiful..."
When the conversation turned to something painful, the two women embraced and wept bitterly, and no amount of persuasion from Ren Qingxing could console them.
Qingxing sneered: "Look at you all, so spineless. You back down at the first sign of trouble. No wonder you can't climb the social ladder."
After saying that, she glanced at the maids around her, "Any of you want to be concubines? You all know Miss's temperament; she would never make things difficult for you. Even if you have sons or daughters, she won't mistreat them..."
"Sister Qingxing, I remembered that I still need to learn to read, so I'll be going now."
"Me too, I also want to learn accounting from Zhao Niangzi."
"My sister-in-law is giving birth, and I have to go back to help."
"Wait! You all come back here! What business is it of yours that your sister-in-law is giving birth?!"
Before Qingxing could finish speaking, all the girls watching scattered like birds and beasts.
Chun Jiao and Mei Xue are the most beautiful among them, but neither of them catches the prince's eye. How could they possibly humiliate themselves like this?
"Very good! A whole roomful of good-for-nothing brats!"
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