Chapter 177 Execution of the plan, the seductive her
Ji Qingwu sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking relaxed. He let Lanzhi do whatever she wanted and generously gave her the lead.
Lanzhi’s head suddenly no longer felt dizzy.
She had studied for a while at the music academy under the guidance of a makeup teacher, but she had always suffered from the lack of opportunity to display her talents.
At this time, Ji Qingwu rested his chin on his hand and called softly, "Lanzhi."
Lanzhi suddenly became nervous and said, holding the wooden comb in her hand: "Fifth Miss, you said you would let me play freely."
Ji Qingwu smiled at her: "I just want to remind you to put on more vivid makeup."
Lanzhi felt relieved, but she was puzzled. Normally, the Fifth Miss didn't like to wear makeup, and she was acting abnormally today.
But it was not easy to get such an opportunity to dress up with her, and Lanzhi responded happily: "These jewelry sent by the eldest lady really need to be matched with gorgeous makeup to look good."
"It's best to dress up as a seductive and charming woman." Ji Qingwu tilted his head and asked, "Can you do it?"
"Of course." Lanzhi said without hesitation. She didn't feel challenged at all, and there was excitement in her eyes.
"Fifth Miss, I've had this idea for a long time. With your looks, any outfit will suit you well."
Ji Qingwu sat in front of the makeup box bored, like a puppet being manipulated, complying with all the requests of the maid.
It took a full two hours to complete the makeup.
Lanzhi took the headwear that Qiao had given her and selected a gilded, filigree, kingfisher-inlaid, and pearl-embellished phoenix hairpin to put on herself.
She also added a jade-green eyebrow pendant inlaid with gold beads, and paired it with earrings with red coral beads and red gold tassels.
Ji Qingwu shook his head gently, and a crisp sound of ding-dang-dang was made.
This hair full of pearls and jade was even more exaggerated than the one Qiao had given her before.
She doesn't even know whether she is charming or not.
But what she knew was that the load-bearing capacity of her neck had reached its limit.
Lanzhi was busy serving her and helping her change into the crabapple red long dress with a corset and gold thread.
After she put it on, the long skirt slid down her side like flowing water.
Lanzhi was so excited that she didn't care about etiquette. She pulled Ji Qingwu directly to stand in front of the long bronze mirror near the screen.
The whole body came into view. Ji Qingwu looked at the strange woman in front of her. She blinked, and her beautiful eyes followed her gaze with a charming look.
She wanted to raise her hand to touch her cheek, but was immediately stopped by Lanzhi.
"Don't move, your makeup will get ruined!"
Ji Qingwu could only put down her hands and look at the dress she was wearing.
She had never worn such bright colors before. The wide sleeves and chest-hugging look made her look bright and charming.
However, she took a breath and said hesitantly, "Lanzhi, is this corset too tight?"
"Fifth Miss, turn around."
Hearing this, Ji Qingwu turned half a circle lightly.
The jade belt around her waist was hung with silver tassels. When she moved her body slightly, the tassels swayed, drawing people's attention to her graceful waist.
Lanzhi smiled like a fool and was very proud of her skills.
"Not tight, not tight, just right, great."
Ji Qingwu was amused by the maid's reaction. It seemed that her plan would be successfully accomplished. *
The midday sun is warm and dazzling.
The streets are bustling with people.
A luxuriously decorated carriage slowly stopped in front of everyone, attracting a lot of people's attention.
From a few steps away, people passing by on the street could still smell the tempting aroma wafting from the carriage.
"I don't know which family this girl is going out from, why is there such a big fuss?" A curious voice came.
"This carriage looks familiar. It seems to belong to the Ji family in the south of the city?" another person echoed.
"I don't know if it's the fourth young lady of the Ji family, or the fifth young lady? I heard that the fourth young lady is very beautiful and was once as famous as Concubine Wei in the palace. They were called the two beauties of Lin'an. They are sisters, so the fifth young lady won't be any worse."
While they were talking, a woman came down from the carriage. She was wearing an autumn-scented green brocade dress and had a decent temperament, like a beautiful girl from a small family, but she was far from being a beauty.
The man said disappointedly, "Is this the Fifth Miss? She is nothing special. I think she is not as good as the Yu Niang who sells Hu Bing on the street corner."
Another joked, "Your wife was so angry at you that she took her child back to her parents' home. You've been eating cakes at Yu Niang's place these days. Aren't you afraid that she will stop living with you?"
The man said, "Mrs. Yu is so beautiful that even the young lady of the Ji family cannot compare to her."
Lanzhi got off the carriage first and put the stool in place.
She stood respectfully beside the carriage and said respectfully, "Fifth Miss."
I saw a slender hand lifting the curtain, and half of the white bowl was revealed. The voices of the onlookers disappeared instantly.
The veil quickly covered her fair wrists, and the woman in the carriage stepped down slowly, each step like a charming lotus trailing on the ground.
The exclamations were particularly obvious in the bustling street.
Ji Qingwu held Lanzhi's arm and accepted the gazes of everyone. His every frown and smile made people feel excited.
The person who had just said that she was not as good as Yu Niang had already looked dazed. After she left, she was laughed at for a long time by the people around her.
Ji Qingwu walked back and forth on the street in a high-profile manner.
All the stores on the street that sold women's products had been patronized by her and Lanzhi.
She didn't buy anything, but the shop owners welcomed her warmly.
Because, whenever she entered that store, there would always be many people with other intentions who would come in and try to chat with her, including some wealthy young men.
After Ji Qingwu walked out of a cosmetics shop on the street, the owner forced a box of lip balm made from rose juice into her mouth.
Lanzhi asked, "Fifth Miss, the boss doesn't even know you, so why would he take the initiative to give you something?"
Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered as he said, "He gave me this box as a gift. When customers come in later, he can say that I used it, and this lip balm will sell better."
"Fifth Miss, why do you want to accept it? Our Ji family doesn't lack the money for a box of lip balm."
Ji Qingwu said, "Lanzhi, do you think that if I take advantage of this little advantage, I will get a reputation of being dishonest?"
Lanzhi felt that her behavior was inappropriate, but she didn't dare to say it so bluntly.
She stammered, "Fifth Miss, you know all this, why are you still doing this?"
As Lanzhi was talking, she realized something: "Miss, you dressed up like this today, just for..."
Ji Qingwu stretched out his index finger and made a hushing sound.
He nodded and smiled, "That's exactly why I'm not solemn."
"We have to go somewhere else tomorrow."
*
The north city guard house.
Madam Wei was sitting in the hall, with a thin face and silver hair, but her hair was neatly tied up and decorated with several delicate golden hairpins, revealing a noble temperament.
In the morning, the daughters-in-law and grandchildren came to pay their respects one after another. As soon as the people in the room dispersed, the room became quiet for a while.
The air was filled with the gentle scent of spices, and Madam Wei was resting with her eyes closed.
The maid at the door stepped forward and whispered in her ear: "Madam, the general is back."
Madam Wei opened her eyes, mixed with anger.
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