"Ouch!" Wang Fengru slapped her thigh in anger, cursing her old friend, "Are you an idiot?!"
"You've been eating salt for nothing all these years! This is made from motherwort, and it can be taken internally or used externally."
"This topical facial treatment can remove blemishes, improve skin tone, whiten skin, and reduce wrinkles. Even the imperial physicians in Nanyang could prescribe this formula!"
"Girl, what kind of 'pure beauty powder' is this? It's just a regular skincare routine!"
"What?! Damn it, I was actually fooled!" Nangong Rui was so angry that he stood with his hands on his hips.
"Next time I go to the Buddhist temple, if I see this fraudulent Taoist priest, I'll slap his mouth until it's crooked! Let him talk nonsense."
After sighing, Nangong Rui quickly composed himself. "Don't worry, it's not a big problem. I have other things to take care of."
Nangong Rui walked to the window and took out several bottles and jars from a small cabinet behind the curtain.
"This is pearl powder, made from the finest pearls from the South China Sea. It's incredibly effective for beauty and skincare." She placed a glass box in front of Wang Fengru.
"Hmm, this is a good thing." Wang Fengru took out some pearl powder and applied it to the back of her hand. The powder was fine and seemed to have something else added to it. It was quickly absorbed by her skin, leaving her skin smooth and radiant after use.
"This is rouge, made by crushing peonies and roses, and this lip rouge is made from balsam flowers."
Nangong Rui placed several small boxes in front of Wang Fengru one by one.
"It smells so good. Is this a perfume powder? It should contain rice flour, motherwort, pearl powder, and osmanthus."
"I don't know what's inside, but anyway, it's all good stuff! You've been staying in the palace these days, so you can take it and use it."
"Oh, right, and this is for massaging the face."
Nangong Rui took out a T-shaped jade artifact made of white jade, agate, and gold. The horizontal end of the artifact was a roller, and there was a long handle in the middle. The roller could be rolled back and forth on the acupoints on the face, which could promote facial blood circulation, enhance metabolism, and eliminate wrinkles.
"Huh? What's this? This is a good thing." Wang Fengru was immediately intrigued by the roller-like object.
“This is called a Taiping cart. Here, let me let you use it.” Nangong Rui walked behind Wang Fengru, placed the roller on her face, and gently rolled it.
"Mmm, it's cool and refreshing, so comfortable!" Wang Fengru pursed her lips, trying not to laugh, because if she did, her wrinkles would show again.
“Right, you can take this one too, and I’ll find someone to make another one.” Nangong Rui said while gently massaging her face.
"And also, big sister, let me tell you, white fungus is really a wonderful thing."
“I eat a bowl of this every morning. Look at my face, the wrinkles aren’t much more than the last time you saw me, are they?” Nangong Rui pointed to the corners of his mouth and eyes.
"Oh my, it really is." Wang Fengru looked at her face carefully and indeed there were no signs of her aging rapidly.
"These past few days, every morning I've had the imperial kitchen prepare some white fungus and send it to you. Try it out, and I'll let you see the results before you leave!"
"Great!" Wang Fengru smiled broadly.
"Hey, Mochou's back!"
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor, this old servant has brought the little princess over." Zhang Mama, carrying Yun Duoduo in her arms, walked to the two of them.
Zhang Mama stood at the door for a moment. Seeing that the two empress dowagers were chatting so happily, she couldn't bear to go over and interrupt them.
Yun Duoduo blinked her big eyes, looking at the unfamiliar old lady in front of her. [This must be the Empress Dowager's best friend!]
"Put Duoduo on the ground," Nangong Rui instructed.
Granny Zhang bent down and put Yun Duoduo on the ground. Yun Duoduo stood steadily on the ground, wearing small yellow embroidered shoes, and walked steadily step by step.
"Look, look! Your granddaughter is so young, yet she can walk so steadily!" Wang Fengru exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Yun Duoduo.
"Duoduo, this is your royal grandmother of Shu, Wang Fengru! Quickly, call her Grandmother Wang!" Nangong Rui smiled smugly.
"Hello, Grandmother Wang," Yun Duoduo called out in her childish voice.
Immediately, a voice flashed through her mind: Wang Fengru…
[Uh, Feng Ru, this name... it reminds me of the phrase "large breasts and wide hips," cough cough, she's thinking of Mo Yan's novel "Large Breasts and Wide Hips."]
【Ahem, excuse me, sorry to bother you.】
Yun Duoduo tried to stop herself from breathing and thinking nonsense. How could someone so young have such a big mind?
I'm a girl, and I'm already this unreserved. If I were to transmigrate into a boy's body, I'd be incredibly audacious!
"Granddaughter, pay your respects to Grandmother and Grandmother." After saying this, Yun Duoduo took a step back with her right leg, as if to curtsy. However, since the shoes were new and not yet fully comfortable, she almost fell to the ground after taking that step back.
"Ouch!" Seeing that Yun Duoduo's head was about to hit the chair, Wang Fengru quickly picked her up and carried her to her lap.
"I was so scared! Luckily, my older sister caught Duoduo in time."
"Where did Duoduo's shoes come from?!" Nangong Rui shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, it was sent by the Imperial Wardrobe."
"Let the people from the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau..."
Seeing the Empress Dowager's angry expression, Yun Duoduo knew things were in trouble and the people from the Imperial Wardrobe were likely to be punished. She quickly interrupted, "Grandmother, don't blame them. They'll be fine after wearing more clothes."
"Look at you, don't get so angry." Wang Fengru touched Yun Duoduo's little face.
"Your granddaughter is such a clever little devil! She can talk at such a young age and even knows what you're going to say. She's truly exceptionally intelligent!"
"This baby is so beautiful! How come you are so blessed even in your old age?!" Empress Dowager Wang Fengru of Shu Kingdom smiled and hugged her, swaying her gently.
"Of course! My granddaughter is absolutely gorgeous!"
"Okay, let's get down to business."
Empress Dowager Nangong Rui gave Zhang Mama a signal, and Zhang Mama left the main hall, closed the doors and windows, and dismissed the surrounding palace servants.
"Let me take a look." Wang Fengru untied the ties on Yun Duoduo's clothes and gently stroked and pressed her body.
Yun Duoduo felt a steady, warm current flowing through her body.
She looked at Wang Fengru in surprise; this seemingly short and thin old lady actually possessed such profound...
[Uh, how should I put it? She couldn't quite describe it—such profound internal strength? Internal energy?]
Yun Duoduo kept her lips tightly closed, carefully sensing it. It was just like when she was in modern times, when she used a beauty device for skincare, the steam didn't just stay on the surface, but flowed into her body through her veins and into her internal organs.
It's like drinking hot water; you can feel the heat flowing through your meridians.
Yun Duoduo immediately felt refreshed and full of energy.
"Pfft~~"
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