Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Yun Qing's eyes lit up, and then she nodded, her ears turning red.
"Okay, I will do my best."
Seeing that she had finished her work here, Jiang Yuwei began to study cosmetics. Right now, she was preparing to give the Empress a makeup palette containing various eyeshadows, lipsticks, blushes, and different colored face powders.
Jiang Yuwei had previously visited several rouge shops and found that they didn't have many sets of rouge, and the colors available were also very limited. That's when Jiang Yuwei came up with the idea of giving this to the Empress.
If the Empress truly finds it satisfactory, then it would be good to mass-produce it ourselves and supply it exclusively to princes and nobles.
After researching all day, Jiang Yuwei finally got a clue. She prepared all the ingredients, tried out a few colors and flavors, and then put down her things to check on how Ning Huaizhi was doing.
Ning Huaizhi has now completed the basic shape of the box, and Jiang Yuwei tested the smoothness of the mechanism.
"Hmm, as expected of you, this box is well made. In the next few days, you just need to inlay these gems and mother-of-pearl."
Ning Huaizhi was naturally delighted to receive praise from his wife, so he scratched his head and smiled in agreement.
Jiang Yuwei then looked at Yun Qing, who was practicing in the courtyard. At this time, Yun Qing had also practiced the movements she had drawn on the blueprints very well. As expected of someone with a foundation in martial arts.
Once the iron kettle is finished, Yun Qing will surely be able to master it easily. Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei clapped her hands and laughed:
"Yunqing, you did a good job. You must be tired after a long day. Come inside and have dinner. Xia Yue has prepared everything for you."
Yun Qing was delighted to be praised.
"Madam, you don't need to worry about me. I'm not hungry right now. I'll practice a little longer."
Jiang Yuwei shook her head and said:
"Things aren't accomplished in a day. Come inside and have a meal."
Upon hearing this, Yun Qing had no choice but to put down the wooden stick in her hand and go into the kitchen in the backyard.
Seeing that no one was in the courtyard, Jiang Yuwei turned around and went into the house.
She didn't notice at all that a dark figure flashed past outside the courtyard.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei arrived at the Princess's courtyard early.
"Your Highness, why did you come out? It's chilly this morning, you should wear more clothes."
The princess was playing with the birds when she saw Jiang Yuwei leading Ning Wan over. She quickly smiled and waved to the two of them, saying:
"I'm cooped up in my room all day, and it makes me feel irritable. Going out for a walk in the morning helps me feel better."
Jiang Yuwei helped the princess into the house and poured her a cup of hot tea.
"Your Highness, please have some hot tea to warm yourself up. You can go out for a stroll in the afternoon from now on, but you shouldn't stay outside for too long."
The princess smiled, accepted the tea, and took a small sip.
"Okay, okay, I got it. It seems you're even more talkative than I am now."
Ning Wan, mimicking Jiang Yuwei, massaged the princess's legs.
"When Grandma goes out in the future, remember to ask Wan'er to accompany you."
Seeing Ning Wan's obedient appearance, the princess smiled and patted her head.
"Okay, Grandmother will definitely invite Wan'er next time."
After saying that, the princess looked up at Jiang Yuwei.
"Is there any movement in those two courtyards?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and shook her head.
"What could possibly happen? Your Highness has given the order, so the servants are naturally keeping a close eye on things. They can't possibly pull any tricks. But the Thousand Autumns Banquet is coming up soon, and by all accounts, Ning Chunlin's family should also be attending. So what about Madam Sun..."
The princess pondered for a moment and then said:
"There's no need to let her go. Just say she's still sick and shouldn't see anyone. Let Xu Qianqian go with her. Have someone keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble."
Jiang Yuwei nodded, took the teacup from the princess, and placed it on the table.
"Alright, I'll send a maid to Xu Qianqian's courtyard later to let her know, so she can be given a little warning."
"Yes, I've prepared several sets of clothes for you and Huaizhi. I'll have them delivered to your courtyard today. You can choose one you like to wear at the Thousand Autumn Banquet. I've also had some clothes prepared for the two children. You can choose one yourself then."
Jiang Yuwei thanked the princess and then performed moxibustion on her. She also took the princess's pulse. The princess's current condition was good enough to attend the Thousand Autumns Banquet in a few days. She would bring her silver needles and stay by the princess's side at all times so that nothing serious would happen.
After finishing her business here, Jiang Yuwei took Xia Yue out of the mansion. Now that Ning Wan was being looked after by the Princess, she could finally have some free time to go and see the house that the Emperor had granted to her family.
Jiang Yuwei was hoping to renovate the house as soon as possible so that Aunt Zhou and the others could move in. It wasn't right for them to always be living in Lin Feng's ancestral home.
Furthermore, having your own house gives you a safety net; you can move back whenever you want.
As Jiang Yuwei thought this all the way, she and Xia Yue arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion. This mansion was only two streets away from the Prince's Mansion. The plaque hanging at the gate was almost falling off, and it looked very desolate from the outside.
Jiang Yuwei handed the key to Xia Yue, asking her to open the gate. Just then, an old woman passing by looked at Jiang Yuwei nervously and whispered closer:
"Who are you? You're not distant relatives of the Sun family, are you? This house has been abandoned for a long time. How did you manage to find your way here? Let me tell you, this house is not habitable!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned and said:
Why can't people live here?
"Oh dear, you don't know yet, this house is haunted. These days, we avoid it like the plague. It was really bad a few years ago. Every night, we could hear a female ghost crying in the courtyard. I advise you to leave quickly."
Jiang Yuwei frowned as she looked at the old woman in front of her. She didn't seem to be lying, so she asked:
"You just said that this house used to be inhabited by the Sun family. Where are they now?"
The old woman glanced around, then leaned close to Jiang Yuwei's ear and whispered:
"Didn't you see the plaque above that house that says 'Sun Mansion'? This house used to belong to an official. I heard he committed some crime and his house was ransacked overnight. Hundreds of people in the entire mansion died overnight. Do you think this house wouldn't be haunted?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned, pondered for a moment, and then smiled at the old woman, saying:
"Thank you, but I still want to go in and take a look today."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was not one to listen to reason, the old woman shook her head helplessly, unwilling to say anything more, and quickly left.
At this moment, Xia Yue had already opened the courtyard gate. Looking up, she saw that the entire courtyard was overgrown with weeds and looked very desolate, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
Seeing this, Xia Yue frowned and said:
"Madam, you said this house has been abandoned for so long, could there really be a female ghost inside?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled faintly.
"Whether it's there or not, we'll only know after we go inside and see."
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