"Master, why don't you sleep a little longer. Xiaoyou can take care of it here." Le Xiaoyou watched Du Suxi walking towards him and hurried over, complaining with a worried look on his face.
Du Suxi gave her an indifferent smile. The slightly childish face also looked extremely elegant because of this bright smile. Watching this, Le Xiaoyou's heart felt like a frightened deer, and he hurriedly lowered his head to cover up his gaffe.
"No, Xiaoyou, you haven't had much rest in the past two days, right? I'm here, you go and rest first." After saying that, Du Suxi patted Le Xiaoyou's hand encouragingly, and jumped over very naturally. Le Xiaoyou looked at Zhong Lingxi and Qingzhuang.
By this time both of them had changed their clothes. A light white suit, a warm yellow high-waisted skirt, the skirt is made into a tutu. The characteristics of each of the two people are perfectly displayed, and the beauty is intoxicating.
"You two are so beautiful, it almost makes me drool." Du Suxi was not stingy with her compliments at all. Looked at the two of them generously.
Qingzhuang and Lingxi both looked at each other, feeling embarrassed in each other's eyes. Du Suxi just looked at it and smiled. After taking a few sips of the qi-tonifying and blood-replenishing medicinal porridge sent by the servants, he walked to Qingzhuang. Smiling slightly. I took Qingzhuang and Lingxi and went to put on makeup.
Lingxi looked at Du Suxi holding her hand, a little surprised, her face turned red, but she did not take away her hand, and Du Suxi still held her hand.
At this time, foundation can be regarded as a purely natural and pollution-free daily necessities. Not many chemicals added. In addition to the short shelf life, although it is not as bright as those used in beauty salons in previous lives, it is still eye-catching.
People love beauty. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, white powder made from dried rice and ground into powder has been used as foundation, and a thick ink thrush found in stones has been used. Later, I gradually discovered that millet is more effective than rice, and some wealthy people gradually began to use millet.
As dynasties continued to change, people's makeup techniques gradually became more sophisticated. The procedures have become even more complicated, and the experience of many constant experiments has been summed up.
For example, the foundation used by Du Suxi at this time is made of fine pure white rice. It is ground finely with a stone mill and the residue is removed. Then glutinous rice, wheat, millet, etc. are added to slightly adjust the color, and the water is added. No less than dozens of times, depending on the season, cover it with cold water and seal it in a cool place. During this period, you should be careful to pay attention to the deterioration of the powder. After taking it out of the seal, replace it with new water, add sake and stir slowly to get rid of the slightly vinegary smell.
Strain carefully with gauze several times. Strain out the white juice and seal it. After it settles, take the clear and moist stuff on it and put it on chestnut bran cloth using a secret method. The bran is covered with a layer of dust. Repeat this several times so that the dust is no longer wet. Put it in the sun to dry for several days, then cut off the surrounding legs, and then a rough foundation is ready. In beautifully sealed packaging.
The process during this period is not uncomplicated. For this backward ancient times, it is not a great project.
As for the eyeshadow coloring Du Suxi needed, it was made from countless delicate flowers. Its rarity is even higher than that of La Mer in the 21st century. Therefore, although it is still a bit crude, the coloring is excellent.
Because Qingzhuang performs a more masculine sword dance, and Qingzhuang has been a servant since she was a child, her skin is a bit rougher compared to those rich ladies, so Du Suxi had thought hard before and designed a Chinese style. Sexual grooming. Wearing all white, white clothes and white pants, even the shoes are white high heels. In this era, without modern craftsmanship, Du Suxi had to find another way. They made shoes from wild animal skins and asked old craftsmen in the palace to lay a layer of white forged silk on them. Compared with modern times, they were not much different.
Zhong Lingxi, on the other hand, was wearing a warm yellow bubble skirt, with the skirt held up like a small umbrella. There are also two puff sleeves on the upper arm shoulders, slightly exposing the chest. He wears a yellow gem of the same color around his neck. The long earrings hang down, complementing the ring in her hand, as if they are a set. The golden belt is wrapped around the lower abdomen, making the whole person look noble, like a fairy descending from the Nine Heavens to the mortal world.
Du Suxi finished dressing them up and combing their hair with her skillful hands. Both of them looked at themselves in the mirror, their expressions full of joy.
"Is this really me?" Zhong Lingxi looked at the enchanting and dignified woman in the mirror in surprise, blinked in disbelief, and exclaimed.
Du Suxi raised her eyebrows in a funny way and said jokingly. "No, this is not you, this is the monster who wants to eat people tonight."
Zhong Lingxi couldn't help but blush at the joke, glanced at Du Suxi awkwardly, and complained with a pouted mouth. "Sir, you are making fun of me."
Zhong Lingxi's shy look added a bit of charm to herself.
"Wow, the two sisters are so beautiful. I want them too. I want them too. I want them to be so beautiful."
Taohua came over with a big apple in her mouth. Seeing the stunning appearance of the two women, her eyes suddenly widened. She hurriedly pulled the hem of the toxin-type clothes and shouted loudly.
"Look, I have been working very hard these days. I also want to wear beautiful clothes, wear beautiful jewelry, and be as beautiful as them, no! Even more beautiful than them!"
Those big eyes flickered with expectation and yearning, and everyone was amused by Qingzhuang's innocence for a moment.
Rubbing Taohua's head amusingly and stroking Taohua's long, silky hair, Du Suxi smiled slightly and raised the corners of her lips. He said helplessly.
"Of course I dare not forget you." He took the wreaths and clothes that had been prepared from Le Xiaoyou. Du Suxi got it in front of Taohua. He was in a good mood teasing Peach Blossom.
"Go put on this dress, put on the wreath, and come out to see if you are a little fairy. If not, I won't let you go on stage."
Sure enough, after listening to Du Suxi's words, Taohua made a disdainful face towards Du Suxi and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, she must be a little fairy if she is so beautiful."
Seeing Taohua ducking aside to change clothes, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Du Suxi custom-made clothes for Taohua, but she was in a hurry because she didn't have enough time. Unlike Qingzhuang and Zhong Lingxi, they had already drawn a sketch and sent it to Jinxiufang, so it was extremely simple.
However, simplicity does not mean lack of novelty.
Taohua put on her clothes and walked out with a confused look on her face. She blinked and looked at Du Suxi in confusion. She pouted and touched the two strange-looking things behind her and muttered in confusion.
"What is this? Why does it look weird? Do I look like a monster?"
The aggrieved look looked at Du Suxi with a particularly resentful look, and his eyes were full of grievances.
The corners of Du Suxi's mouth twitched and she almost cursed.
These are obviously angel wings, but the peach blossoms are actually
To call it a monster is so insulting! Du Suxi snorted coldly and looked at the peach blossoms. She felt very depressed and didn't want to see the peach blossoms.
Le Xiaoyou watched Du Suxi's every move, smiled slightly, walked up to Taohua, and coaxed softly.
"How come? Look, Peach Blossom, these are two wings, which means you can fly in the sky."
This... Du Suxi's mouth twitched again. Isn't this saying that Taohua is a bird person? She clearly wanted to say it was the little angel, but after listening to the two people's words, she couldn't say it anymore.
Just when she was thinking that the two of them didn't appreciate it, Taohua suddenly let out a light sigh and blinked at the big mirror brought by the servant. Eyes showing joy.
"Hey. It turns out that such an ugly thing looks so good on me? Haha, then I will reluctantly take it off. Let you take a good look at my beauty!"
Taohua said proudly, even more so with her hands on her hips, shaking her shoulders in amusement, and laughing as she watched the pair of angel wings tremble behind her back like lice.
Seeing what I made after staying up late being ruined by Peach Blossom. In my heart, I want to beat the peach blossom to death. Taking a deep breath, he managed to calm down. Grinding his teeth, he looked at Peach Blossom and asked.
"Have you remembered what I taught you these days? Did you wrap the snake skin around your waist? You may feel some pain when you hang the wire.
"Don't worry, I am a brave little girl, not a coward!"
Taohua was so excited that she waved her hands and talked to Du Suxi very perfunctorily.
Du Suxi gritted her teeth and said bitterly in her heart. Are you too kind to this little thing? What makes this little thing so arrogant? Thinking of this, Du Suxi rubbed her brow with a headache.
In the blink of an eye it was getting dark. Many people rushed to Moshang Xiangfang early to watch the excitement. Before it was completely dark, Moshang Xiangfang was surrounded by water. Du Suxi did not limit the number of people this time, but doubled the tea standard for admission. Many people helplessly cursed Mo Shang Xiangfang for its huge profits. At the same time, they also cast envious looks at those young men who could spend huge sums of money, which made those young men even more benefited from it. They walked with their heads held high and their chests held high. The air of being superior to others, and the distress about the high admission fee instantly faded a lot.
The front hall was already bustling with activity.
Du Suxi carefully helped Qingzhuang and Lingxi check the details with a very serious look. He Liankuang hid in the dark place, looking at the serious look of the thin woman, and for some reason, he just felt happy in his heart, and he laughed out loud without even realizing it.
After a while, Du Suxi made sure that every detail was correct, and then took a few deep breaths. Relax and look at the beautiful three people in front of you, just like a fairy tale. Seriously.
"Whether Moshang Xiangfang can once again become a hit and create the fairy tale of the past depends on the three of you."
Zhong Lingxi held the ancient wooden Yaoqin in her arms and nodded towards Du Suxi, her bright eyes full of seriousness. On the contrary, Qingzhuang was standing next to Zhong Lingxi, with his head lowered and a look of embarrassment, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Qingzhuang? What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Du Suxi noticed something strange about Qingzhuang, raised her eyebrows, looked at Qingzhuang nervously, and asked. Things have come to this, but nothing can go wrong.
"Master, I, I, I'm a little scared. What if, what if, what if I, I make a mistake? I..."
When Qingzhuang said this, she couldn't say any more and almost cried, looking extremely aggrieved. Du Suxi looked at Qingzhuang's appearance, sighed softly, and comforted her softly.
"It's okay, just do as usual. Don't look down the stage. You can do that."
"But, but, but, I'm afraid..." Qingzhuang raised her head hesitantly, looked at Du Suxi, bit her lip, looked extremely aggrieved, and choked out. "This time, I, I don't dare to go up, okay, let Lingxi, Lingxi go up by myself, next time, next time I, I will definitely go up."
"Don't be afraid. It will be fine. It will be fine. We have taken the first hurdle. It will be fine in the future. Don't be afraid. I am here. Don't be afraid." After Du Suxi said this, she reached out her hand and gently hugged Qingzhuang. , comforting gently. Qingzhuang took a deep breath, feeling a lump in her throat. Her eyes were filled with tears and she looked pitiful. It's heartbreaking.
"Yes, Qingzhuang, according to what we rehearsed, don't be afraid, I'm here." Zhong Lingxi also stepped forward, holding Qingzhuang's hand, with bright eyes with a bit of encouragement.
"But, but, I, I don't dare..." Qingzhuang looked at everyone's expectant eyes and felt that she was too useless. She couldn't help it anymore. Two lines of tears flowed out of her eyes, and she slowly squatted down. He lowered his body and buried his head in his knees, not daring to look at anyone.
"She, does she dare not perform?" Taohua blinked, looked at Le Xiaoyou in confusion, and asked with a frown.
Le Xiaoyou smiled awkwardly and said in a more tactful way.
"No, sister Qingzhuang is just a little nervous. It's not that she doesn't dare to perform on stage."
Taohua scratched her head, frowned in confusion, pouted her mouth and asked in confusion.
"Qingzhuang? Why doesn't she dare to go up? Doesn't she know that there are many people outside who come to watch our performances? I'm still waiting for them to call me Peach Blossom Fairy? If she doesn't go up, we won't be able to perform Already?"
"I'm sorry..." Qingzhuang's voice sounded muffled, with a hint of crying, which made people feel distressed.
She slowly raised her head, her delicate makeup was stained by tears, like a little cat that had no one to take care of it. Looking at everyone, he bit his lip and spoke hesitantly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do this. It's just that I'm still a little scared. I, I don't dare..."
The tears were like broken beads, pattering, falling to the ground one by one, moistening the clean and smooth ground with a small patch of moisture.
"..." Du Suxi gently patted Qingzhuang's back to soothe her emotions. Looking at her appearance, she made a decision in her heart.
"Qingzhuang, if you really don't dare to go up, then don't go up. Go back and rest. I'll find a way."
"But Young Master..." Le Xiaoyou didn't expect that Du Suxi could pamper Qingzhuang like this. He immediately exclaimed and looked at Du Suxi in surprise with his glasses widened. He was about to explain the consequences, but was stopped by Du Suxi. She stopped him with a gesture of sound.
Du Suxi looked at Le Xiaoyou quietly and smiled indifferently. Touching Qingzhuang's back lovingly, her voice was as soft as Yun Duan.
"If you don't want to go, don't go. It's nothing, it's just a show."
Compared with the hardships Qingzhuang has endured by being by her side these years, what does this mean? Du Suxi's heart
I thought that although she was not Du Suxi, since she used her body, she would naturally take on Du Suxi's responsibility.
“…”
Everyone around was surprised and silent. They didn't expect Du Suxi to make such a decision. These days, they have made countless efforts behind the scenes to promote Qingzhuang and Zhong Lingxi, and they are all as tired as dead dogs. But now they see that there will be a consummation, but they never thought that such a thing would happen. result.
Zhong Lingxi bit her crimson lips, hesitated for a moment, and then walked up. said softly. "Qingzhuang, I still hope you can bravely stand on stage."
Someone took the lead, and people immediately gathered around, talking to each other. They are all trying to persuade Qingzhuang to stay.
"I'm sorry... I, really, I'm sorry." Looking at those familiar faces, Qingzhuang burst into tears. I just feel that I am so useless that I have such stage fright.
"If she doesn't dare to go up, why not let someone else take her place? Look at Qingzhuang, she's crying. She looks so pitiful. Please don't embarrass her."
A young and crisp voice suddenly sounded. Taohua stared at so many people with her big round eyes, confused and thought it was a small thing.
Le Xiaoyou, who was standing next to Taohua, smiled awkwardly, pulled Taohua to his side, and scolded softly. "Taohua, this matter is very complicated, please don't talk nonsense."
"Why am I talking nonsense? You are so stupid. The person in front of you is obviously very powerful, okay? Why don't you just let her go up?" After Taohua said this, she rolled her eyes rudely in the direction of Du Suxi. .
Du Suxi's face turned pale. Unexpectedly, Taohua pushed her out. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
"I think she is very powerful. Why don't you look for her? Anyway, this fairy shines brightly, and there is no way for an old woman like her to cover it up."
Taohua continued to blink. Continuing her arrogant remarks.
Du Suxi's face turned dark, and no matter how good her temper was, she couldn't help it anymore. Looking at the peach blossoms, her veins throbbed and finally burst out.
"Peach Blossom! Shut your nonsense mouth!"
However, the surroundings were eerily quiet. Except for Qingzhuang Peach Blossom, everyone looked at Du Suxi in surprise. There were confusion, confusion, shock, surprise, and suddenness in their eyes. All kinds of emotions were mixed together, and they looked at Du Suxi in a complicated way. .
"Master, you..." Le Xiaoyou looked at Du Suxi and was stunned. He exclaimed, took a few steps back in disbelief, and almost fell to the ground.
All kinds of Du Suxi's usual weird behaviors are recalled in everyone's mind.
Why does the young master never appear in front of others? Why does the young master always use the appearance of another person every time he appears? Why does the young master wear a mask when he appears with his original face? Why is the young master so good at how women behave and dress, and why the young master never allows anyone to enter her room...
Everything was suddenly explained. Everyone looked at Du Suxi.
Du Suxi smiled bitterly, not expecting that her identity as a woman would be exposed at this time. He could only sigh and admit boldly.
"I'm a woman, so what's the problem?"
"..." There was a dead silence. Du Suxi's calm eyes swept across everyone's faces, not feeling ashamed at all because she was exposed, but standing straighter with her back.
"It doesn't matter if I'm a woman?"
There was an extremely dead silence, and everyone's thoughts were heavy.
Zhong Lingxi stared at Du Suxi, who was standing calmly with his hands behind his back, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind to stand up. He saluted Du Suxi. The soft voice finally broke the oppressive silence.
"I didn't expect Master Murong to be from a girl's family. I admire the young lady's courage and intelligence and am willing to follow her!"
"I'm also willing to follow."
"I would like that too."
"I am willing too.…"
More and more people are coming forward. The eyes looking at Du Suxi were full of trust. Du Suxi bowed deeply to everyone. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but reveal a smile. His eyes swept across a person's face, and he felt moved in his heart.
Master used to be very keen on ancient TV dramas. When watching Step by Step, he was fascinated by it. He even bought many original copies of ancient books to read. Du Suxi had a rough understanding of some things in ancient times.
Xie Daoyun, a famous talented woman in history. Cai Wenji, Li Qingzhao, Shangguan Wan'er, Zhuo Wenjun... etc., there are so many amazing and talented women who make men feel ashamed. But none of them had a good ending in the end. This is extremely related to the ancient system of male superiority and female inferiority. Men cannot tolerate women who are just pets in their eyes. Their abilities are beyond the scope of what they can accept.
Therefore, there is another ancient scroll saying. It is virtue for a woman to have no talent.
Chess, calligraphy and painting. A beautiful girl knows everything, but she just learns how to please a man. How difficult is it to gain recognition and admiration from a man
But these people in front of her knew that she was a girl and still acted like this, which really moved her.
His eyes moved slightly. Du Suxi's eyes fell on Le Xiaoyou.
Le Xiaoyou was holding on to the corner of his clothes, his face was pale, he was biting his lower lip, looking straight at Du Suxi without saying a word, as if he was lost in thought.
"Xiaoyou, what do you think? Are you still willing to continue to follow me?"
"..." Le Xiaoyou was speechless. Tears unexpectedly fell from the corners of his eyes. His lips trembled, his hands were clenched, and long sharp nails dug into the flesh of his palms. It should have hurt, but she seemed not to have felt it. His hands clenched tighter and tighter, finally squeezing out some strength. A sad smile appeared. Looking at Le Xiaoyou, Qi Qiran smiled.
"Young Master, do you still hope that Xiaoyou will continue to follow you?" She still called him Young Master, but Du Suxi didn't care. He nodded seriously. commented.
"Perhaps I could never find a better steward than you."
Le Xiaoyou wiped the tears from his cheeks, his face calmed down a little, but his voice was still sobbing. He saluted Du Suxi.
"If the young master doesn't dislike Xiao You, Xiao You will naturally be willing to do whatever he can. If the young master gets tired of Xiao You one day, Xiao You will naturally leave."
Looking at Le Xiaoyou's red eyes, Du Suxi was startled, and felt a little sad in her heart. She nodded at Le Xiaoyou and said solemnly. "Thanks."
Le Xiaoyou looked at Du Suxi and shook his head.
"Xiaoyou's life was given by Young Master, there is no need to say thank you. Xiaoyou is a little tired, so go down and rest first."
After saying that, Le Xiaoyou turned around, ignoring everyone's gaze. Dragging his tired body away.
(End of chapter)