Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 70 The person who most wants to see the beauty

Shen Yuyan held back tears, "Thank you princess."

Seeing her friend's crying expression, Wu Wan's heart ached, she gritted her teeth and sneered in her heart: Lu Xinyan, don't say I am bullying others, I will lose the game later, I will definitely taunt you in public, and vent my anger on Yuyan!

The servants of the Marquis of Wuyang's Mansion are well-trained, and after half an hour, everything is ready.

Lu Xinyan, Wen Ruxiang, and Du Yueqing stood up together and walked towards the high platform paved with red carpet.

Looking at each other from a distance, a woman in Qianyi nodded to Lu Xinyan gently and generously.

Her eyebrows are like thin smoke, her eyes are like black stones, her face is like a hibiscus, she is graceful and majestic, with a pearl and jasper in her bun on her mane, she is beautiful and elegant.

The Qian-color short skirt is paired with a pleated skirt with scattered flowers, and a light ribbon is tied around the waist, which makes the figure even more light, and the waist is not full.

It was her!

Lu Xinyan suddenly remembered, no wonder she felt so familiar when she heard the name of Wen Ruxiang, the fifth miss of Anle Hou's family!

Since that incident, we haven't seen each other for several years.

Hehe, she still remembered that seven years ago, when some of their best friends went out to play together, they accidentally ran into bandits. Wen Ruxiang tricked them into using them as bait to lure the bandits away, but she secretly hid herself.

Not to mention, after she was rescued later, Wen Ruxiang bit back, saying that she, Lu Xinyan, pushed a certain little sister out, so that the little sister was kidnapped by bandits, and her life and death are still unknown!
The little sister's family was very powerful, Lu Congyuan beat her to death face to face, if the little sister's mother hadn't fainted suddenly, she might have died.

Back then, Lu Xinyan didn't care about winning or losing this makeup contest, but now, she has to win!
Wen Ruxiang, who was not far away, seemed to be stunned for a moment, probably because she felt that the woman in front of her, who was so stunning that all women were jealous, was so different from the eldest daughter of the Lu family in her impression, that she couldn't believe it.

But she quickly came back to her senses, turned her face away with a gentle smile, and greeted Du Yueqing with her eyes.

The three of them stepped onto the high platform, and the soft carpet only creaked slightly when they stepped on it. The wind passing through the high platform made the three people's clothes flutter and their steps sway.

"The third person has the most graceful figure, and I want to see her face the most, what a pity." Someone sighed.

The third person is Lu Xinyan, with a woman's hairstyle.

Behind the screen are two stools, one high and one short. On a carved dressing table, all kinds of rouge and gouache jewelry are neatly placed. A nun in Tsing Yi stands there waiting to help.

The things behind the three screens are exactly the same.

Farther away, there are several large shelves filled with the colorful clothes of ladies from various families. They are crowded together without much tidying, and they look a bit messy, but because the clothes are new and shiny, they are still pleasing to the eye.

Lu Xinyan said politely: "Nurse, can you fetch some warm water for me?"

"Mrs. Gong Shao, do you want to clean your hands?"

"That's right." There is not much difference between clean face and clean hands, and Lu Xinyan doesn't want to explain too much.

"Mrs. Gong Shao, please wait a moment." After finishing speaking, the nanny turned around and told the maid not far away.

At this time, Mrs. Miao came with three dark and thin maidservants.

When the three of them stood up on the stage, the ladies below couldn't help taking a breath, then covered their mouths and chuckled, discussing in low voices.

Some young masters who have nothing to talk about even go so far as to criticize others without any scruples.

It's no wonder they, because the appearance of the three little maids is indeed hard to describe.

She has flat facial features, single eyelids, thick lips, sunken cheeks, unhealthy withered hair, and a thin body like a bamboo pole. It feels like she can't tell whether she is a servant or a maid.

The three of them stood on the stage anxiously, at a loss, their faces were flushed purple, and their skirts were shaking constantly because of their shaking, which made the girls chuckle.

This appearance and figure really refreshed the bottom line of the ladies, and at the same time greatly increased their interest.

If the three ugly maids can be dressed up in a refreshing way, it means that the three contestants are really good at it, and they must come and ask for advice more often in the future;
If not, then in the next few days, there will be chatting topics after dinner. It turns out that so-and-so's makeup skills are nothing more than that.

The three of Lu Xinyan behind the screen did not see the appearance of the maidservants, but the whispers and slightly surprised laughter from below made them understand that the difficulty should be quite large.

Du Yueqing closed his eyes and prayed, hoping that inspiration would spring up later, and he would not lose too badly. After all, one of them was Wen Ruxiang, the boss behind Yixiang Pavilion.

Yixiang Pavilion has been the hottest tailor shop in the capital for the past few years. Wen Ruxiang, the fifth daughter of Anle Hou's family, has been very interested in clothing design since she was a child.

Because of her unique vision and excellent taste, when she was 12 years old, she was already quite famous among the ladies.

At the age of 13, Wen Ruxiang opened a Yixiang Pavilion on a whim, trying to sell the clothes she designed.

The first empress of the Tianwu Kingdom was a palace maid from the Bureau of Sizhi in the former dynasty. She was in charge of designing and making clothes for the imperial concubines at that time. After she became a queen, she was still very interested in designing clothes by herself. Under her influence, The Tianwu Kingdom pays special attention to women who are unique in designing and making clothes.

The Huayi Sacrifice on the Double Ninth Festival is to commemorate this queen.

Therefore, Wen Ruxiang opened the Yixiang Pavilion as a young lady of the Hou Fu, not only was not ridiculed by others, but was also sought after by a lot.

Many ladies not only help out from time to time, but also ask her to order individually.

Today, Tianyi Pavilion has five branches in the capital, and the business is booming from time to time.

There was a confident and generous smile on Wen Ruxiang's mouth.

Although this competition is not about her best clothing design, she still has a plan in mind.

Makeup is an integral part of the overall look. After all, if you make good clothes for a nobleman, but put on a makeup that doesn't match, not to mention that you can't achieve the desired effect, it might be self-defeating.

It's like wearing a fine plaid cotton dress, but carrying an extremely gorgeous diamond-encrusted bag, and wearing exaggerated smoky makeup.

In order not to ruin her own brand, Wen Wenxiang also put in a lot of hard work in terms of makeup.

"Sisters, are you interested in taking a gamble, who will win this makeup contest?" A young lady raised her imagination.

Ladies in the boudoir usually don't have many opportunities to go out, and fun things are even rarer. As soon as this lady made a sound, the people around her immediately echoed, and everyone was very excited.

A lady asked, "With Ms. Wen here, would you bet on others to win?"

If they all bet on Wen Ruxiang to win, how can this bet continue?

Someone said: "How about this, let's make a number one and number two lottery for the lottery. The person who gets the number one can choose one of the three to place a bet. The person who gets the number two can only bet on the lottery other than Sister Wen." Choose one of the two to bet!"

"This method is fun!"

"I want to play too!"

"Who will record the bets?"

"I!"…

Wu Wan saw that the ladies behind were discussing something excitedly, and after sending someone to ask about the reason, she showed a satisfied smile and said, "I will also participate in the bet, Ruxiang wins, bet 1000 taels."

Mrs. Cai laughed and said, "I'm old, so it's not fun."

"It's all ladies, and I won't participate." Cai's affectionate eyes smiled brightly.

When the ladies heard that Wu Wan bet 1000 taels, they were secretly dumbfounded, and they planned to take a few taels out for a little fun.

The ladies began to draw lots, and those who got one laughed very happily, while those who got two were so angry that they shook their sleeves. They didn't care about how much silver they lost, but the loss itself.

There were also some lively women who followed to make fun of it, and for a while, the women's family members were very lively.

The situation on the other side is completely different from this side.

The three adult princes appeared in Wuyanghou's mansion at the same time, making those aristocratic princes flock to them.

They gathered around him one after another, trying their best to please him.

Some of them couldn't get in, so they had to stand outside the crowd, looking bored.

Occasionally, I saw that the ladies were moving abnormally here, so I sent someone to inquire about it, only to find out that this place had thought of a way before placing a bet.

Men have always only liked beauties. As for the process of becoming a beauty, no one cares about it. They have no interest in any make-up conventions.

All because of the three princes.

Now changing the way of betting has aroused the interest of many people, and they have followed the example of the ladies and drawn lots to place bets.

Gradually, the crowd outside the circle surrounded by the three princes also began to become lively.

So soon the news spread to the ears of several princes.

The second prince Wu Zhe smiled proudly: "This prince bets Miss Wen to win, bet 2000 taels! But the third prince seems to approve of Mrs. Gong Shao quite a bit. I wonder if he will support her this time?"

(End of this chapter)