Ning Yan was secretly surprised by what he saw.
He focused his attention on An Xin. Her focused and peaceful look was completely different from her usual mischievous self, and she looked especially beautiful under the candlelight.
The woman's painting is serene and elegant, while the man stands tall and handsome on the side. In the candlelight, their shadows overlap, creating a very harmonious look.
After a while, An Xin finished the painting.
Ning Yan picked up the sketch impatiently.
Looking at his mother in the painting, his hands were shaking slightly, which showed that he was not at peace inside.
After a long while, Ning Yan finally said, "Thank you, Miss An. This painting is already 80% similar..."
An Xin waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. I've helped you. It's time for the prince to leave..."
Ning Yan was still somewhat happy when he got the painting, so he was relieved to hear him say, "In view of your outstanding painting skills, I will reward you to accompany me to appreciate the moon today."
An Xin was surprised and wanted to refuse.
But Ning Yan said without question: "Hurry up and get dressed, don't force me to carry you out!"
Thinking of the difference in their physiques, An Xin felt that he could not beat him, so he gave in.
After An Xin changed her clothes, Ning Yan opened the door, holding the scroll and sketch in one hand, picked up An Xin in the other, and used his light skills to come to the roof of a relatively secluded house.
Looking at the bright moon from afar, hanging above the night sky with twinkling stars, the breeze blowing through the leaves makes a rustling sound.
The two sat side by side. An Xin was a little bored and propped her chin with both hands, while Ning Yan looked at the sketch carefully, and then said lightly: "My mother died when I was five years old..."
Having said that, he did not continue.
Although An Xin had spent little time with Ning Yan, she still knew his character to some extent. Even if An Xin asked, he would not tell her unless he wanted to.
However, over the years, Ning Yan has long been accustomed to digesting joy and sorrow alone. He has no one to confide in, and he will not confide his emotions to anyone.
Besides, too much talk will lead to mistakes, and knowing too much is not a good thing.
The two of them remained silent, just letting the night breeze blow.
Gradually, An Xin felt a little sleepy and fell asleep on Ning Yan's shoulder without realizing it.
When An Xin just leaned on Ning Yan, Ning Yan froze and his heart beat rapidly and uncontrollably.
Finally, he let An Xin lean on his shoulder and looked at An Xin's sleeping face with a complicated and unpredictable expression.
The next day.
It was not until noon that An Xin woke up, and she was a little dazed.
Huh? Wasn't I watching the stars with that pervert? How did I end up sleeping on the bed
Ning Yan sent her back
For a moment, I thought that this man was quite good, but then I thought again, considering his cruel nature, I knew that this man still had not given up the idea of killing people to silence them.
But when I thought of his expression as he was carrying the sketches of his mother yesterday, I felt a little sorry for him, as he lost his mother at such a young age.
But considering her own situation, how could she sympathize with someone who wanted to kill her
A pervert who likes to kill people and dump their bodies doesn't deserve any sympathy at all!
So An Xin quickly put the matter behind her, called Jianying, asked her to put her little darlings on the stone table in the backyard, and happily began to study cosmetics.
Taking the bottles and jars, he started to tinker with them carefully.
This day was the day that An Xin and Su Ya agreed to come to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
An Xin got up early. She asked Yingzi to prepare some food and pastries that Su Ya liked, and placed the cosmetics she had developed on the stone table in the back garden.
A gentle breeze blew, and the peonies in the garden swayed in the wind.
An Xin was holding a pen, writing something on the table with great concentration.
A woman in a light blue outer garment and a pure white dress came up behind the woman in red and her voice rang out: "Girl, what are you doing so seriously?"
The person who came was Su Ya.
An Xin put down her pen, looked up at Su Ya and said with a smile: "I am writing a plan."
"Plan?" Su Ya was puzzled, and then she saw An Xin handing her a thick booklet. Su Ya picked up the paper and looked at it carefully, saying: "Since I was a child, this is the first time I've seen you work so seriously on something."
An Xin said with a proud look on her face: "We must take this seriously. This is the first step for us two sisters to realize our ideal pursuits!"
"What a chatterbox!" Su Ya was amused by her words. She chuckled and cursed.
However, after a while, when Su Ya had roughly read the plan, her eyes were full of surprise: "Xinxin, your idea is really amazing, especially the concept of chain stores..."
Su Ya put down the plan, picked up a pastry beside her, and said slowly: "When I heard you talk about opening a rouge shop that day, I was only 40% to 50% sure. Now that I have read the plan, I think I am 70% to 80% sure."
"My dear sister, you have too little confidence in me, don't you?" An Xin said pretending to be sad.
Then An Xin said: "Since my sister only has 70% or 80% confidence in me, today, Xin'er will raise her confidence to 100%. "As she said that, she picked up a lipstick on the table and handed it to Su Ya.
At this time, An Xin handed her an exquisite jade tube.
"What is it?" Su Ya was curious. As soon as she came in, she saw the bottles and jars on the table, and she became very curious.
Seeing that Su Ya couldn't open it, An Xin explained: "This is a lipstick. Just pull out the cap and twist the bottom."
Su Ya did as An Xin said, opened the lid and gently rotated the bottom.
At this time, a red paste was rotated out. The paste was about two and a half inches long, and there were some flower carvings on the side.
As soon as Su Ya saw this lipstick, she liked it very much. When she got closer and smelled the lipstick, a faint floral scent came to her nose.
"Oh my god! It's so pretty! Lipstick? Does it mean lip balm?"
"Sister, you are really smart. I used the finest rouge powder, wax, lanolin, and pollen to make this lipstick, and then hired a craftsman to make this jade tube to hold the lipstick. In the future, it can be made into a silver tube or a gold tube, and then carved with patterns and inlaid with small gemstones. I guess the noble ladies in the capital will want it when they see it!"
Anxin explained how the lipstick was made.
After hearing An Xin's words, Su Ya exclaimed: "This lipstick is exquisitely made, small and easy to carry, it can be said to be a fine product. If this gets out, the noble ladies in the capital will definitely squeeze through the door of your Anguo Mansion."
An Xin listened to Su Ya's words, unable to deny it, and said, "Why don't you try it first."
Having said that, he quickly ordered Yingying to take out the bronze mirror.
Su Ya took the lipstick and wiped it in front of the mirror.
After applying the lipstick, Su Ya was filled with joy and said, "Tomorrow, I will invite the young ladies of the noble families in the capital to visit my house and show them my lipstick."