Chapter 384 Embarrassment
A sleepless night.
When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning slanted into the boudoir, the You sisters were already busy at the dressing table.
First, apply the thick but not gaudy rouge on the lips, and use the tip of the pen to outline a pleasing curve; then take out some apricot-colored powder, break it into fine powder, mix it with a little warm water, and apply it evenly on the face.
Those eyebrows, those eyes, those temples ...
They are all carefully polished to ensure that every detail is exquisite, yet simple but not coquettish.
It is not easy to grasp the balance between the two. Fortunately, Third Sister You has always been good at this. With her personally in charge, dressing up can be done with half the effort.
But when they were choosing clothes, the two sisters had some arguments.
With the help of her younger sister, You Erjie held up a long dress that was all snow-white, with only some light blue tint at the hem. She stepped back a few steps and posed a few times in front of the bronze mirror. Her pretty face suddenly turned red, and she shook her head decisively, saying, "This dress doesn't work. Let's change it!"
"Why not?"
Third Sister You said dissatisfiedly, "It was because my sister told me to dress more plainly that I lent you this skirt - isn't this skirt plain enough?"
"At first glance, it's pretty plain."
You Erjie blushed and said, "But your skirt is too tight for me. If you don't believe me, take a look—"
As she spoke, she turned sideways and bowed slightly, and only her slender waist could be seen falling, and the back of her skirt revealed two plump outlines. Although they were not clearly visible, they looked even more seductive in the dim light.
You Erjie straightened up again and unbuttoned her collar, saying, "I'd better wear my own dress. It will fit me better."
Unexpectedly, Third Sister You refused to accept it. She stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, curling her lips and saying, "They can't stand your festive clothes, can they even control your figure? I just want to show off my good-looking buttocks, so that they won't take advantage of my children to bully me!"
How could You Erjie listen to her nonsense?
She insisted on changing the skirt, but Third Sister You kept trying to stop her. The two sisters were making a fuss when Old Lady You came in with a bowl of chicken soup. Seeing this, she quickly scolded them, "Quiet down! You are about to get married, why are you still making such a fuss?"
As he said this, he dismissed Third Sister You, put the chicken soup on the dressing table, pinched her earlobe and urged her, "I asked Aunt Wu to stew an old hen before dawn. Drink some while it's hot, or you won't have time to eat when the time comes."
But You Erjie looked at the chicken soup with an awkward expression on her face, and said hesitantly: "It was so hard for my sister to put on rouge. If she drinks this chicken soup, won't she have to do it all over again..."
"Don't be afraid, my dear daughter. I have prepared everything!"
As Old Lady You spoke, she took out a reed from her sleeve and stuck it into the chicken soup, saying proudly, "As long as you suck it carefully, you won't have to worry about ruining your makeup."
You Erjie finally felt relieved. She picked up the reed and stirred the chicken soup. When the heat subsided a little, she pursed her tender red lips and sucked without revealing anything.
After drinking about half a bowl of chicken soup, she felt that the skirt was getting tighter and tighter. She was about to change her clothes and continue drinking the remaining chicken soup.
Who knew that just after unbuttoning two buttons, I heard a woman outside raise her voice and say, "Excuse me, is the second young lady at home? Our second master invited the second young lady to go to Wangjiang Tower to listen to opera."
"At home, at home!"
Then came the cheerful voice of Old Lady You: "Second sister, second sister, come out quickly!"
You Erjie was suddenly at a panic inside, and hurriedly asked her sister to help her put on more rouge, but she didn't know how to change her clothes. She just put the gold hairpin given by Sun Shaozong on her head, and hurried out to greet the emperor.
The old woman was chatting with Old Lady You in the courtyard. When she saw Second Sister You coming out of the house, she looked her up and down and praised, "Second Miss is really a pretty girl. No wonder she caught the eye of our Second Master."
You Erjie blushed and bowed gracefully, saying, "Mother, you are too kind."
The old woman hurriedly returned the greeting and asked Old Lady You for her opinion on whether they could set off immediately to avoid delay and any unexpected incidents at Wangjiang Tower.
Old Lady You naturally agreed readily, and she took Second Sister You aside to give her careful instructions, telling her to be cautious and not to offend the two aunts who already had children.
After her daughter responded obediently, she and the old woman stood on either side, supporting You Erjie out of the courtyard.
When I got outside, I saw a sedan chair carried by two people parked on the stone steps in front of the door.
The sedan bearer in green clothes and
The old woman apologized to Old Lady You again and ordered loudly, "Move up the sedan chair!"
The sedan chair was then tremblingly placed on his shoulders and rushed towards the Wangjiang Tower.
No conversation along the way.
But when they arrived at Wangjiang Tower, the seats upstairs and downstairs were already full. Although You Erjie followed the old woman in through the corner door, she still had to pass through the lobby to go up to the second floor.
As she went up the stairs, she took one step at a time and felt her buttocks being held tightly, and her "true face" was obviously exposed - although not everyone could see it clearly, she was so embarrassed that she almost fell down the stairs, and she didn't know how many times she blamed You Sanjie in her heart.
When they finally got upstairs, You Erjie's face was already as red as charcoal. She followed the old woman into a private room in a daze. Seeing several beautiful women sitting on the balcony, she didn't think much and hurriedly bowed and said, "You Erjie greets the two concubines."
Just as he finished speaking, a tall and strong maid sneered, "You are so unreasonable. Our eldest wife is here, why do you want to meet the two concubines first?"
The eldest wife of the Sun family is here too?!
You Erjie became increasingly flustered, and for a moment could not tell which one was Jia Yingchun. She could only bow deeply in panic and say, "You Erjie has met the eldest lady..."
Hiss~
Who knew that when she moved so much, the tight skirt couldn't bear the weight and it tore into a two-finger-wide hole!
Although she was wearing an inner lining so that her private parts were not exposed, You Erjie was still embarrassed and felt at a loss. She covered her buttocks and didn't know what to do.
Several personal maids in the room couldn't help but giggle and pointed at her buttocks, which made You Erjie even more embarrassed and tears flowed down her face.
Only Xiangling saw it nearby, and a look of pity appeared on her face. However, she did not dare to take the initiative to rescue You Erjie in front of Jia Yingchun and Ruan Rong.
"alright!"
It was at this moment that Ruan Rong opened her mouth and scolded, and all the maids stopped laughing. Only Siqi refused to stop and laughed out loud as if in protest.
"Siqi!"
Jia Yingchun quickly scolded her and wanted to explain something to Ruan Rong, but after all, they were of different status, so she could only give her an awkward and apologetic smile.
Although Ruan Rong was dissatisfied with Siqi's behavior, she could not really control her, so she had to pretend that nothing had happened. She stepped forward to support You Erjie and said softly, "There is no one else in our room anyway, so you don't have to be so embarrassed. I will ask someone to bring two sets of clothes for you to change into later."
As he spoke, he pulled You Erjie to the balcony, told the maid to bring a chair, and asked You Erjie to sit next to him.
Ruan Rong was not feeling sorry for You Erjie, but was thinking about Sun Shaozong's face. After all, You Erjie would be brought into the mansion to be a concubine in two days. If she was allowed to be laughed at by the servants at this time, Sun Shaozong might not look good.
And You Erjie used a chair to cover her "private parts", and finally she recovered a little, and hurriedly thanked Ruan Rong.
Seeing that she was so submissive and her words of thanks were sincere, Ruan Rong felt relieved that she did not seem like a jealous woman.
Just as I was about to remind You Erjie of some of the rules of being a concubine as someone with experience, I suddenly heard a crisp "crash" sound from the next room. It turned out that someone was breaking cups and plates!
Ruan Rong immediately stopped caring about You Erjie and jumped up, exchanging glances with Jia Yingchun who also stood up straight.
Seeing that the "first wife" bit her lip tightly and had no intention of giving orders, Ruan Rong had no choice but to take over and ordered: "Shi Liu, go to the next door and ask what happened between the first master, the second master and Master Jia!"
It turned out that in addition to Sun Shaozong, her stepbrother also came to join in the fun - otherwise it would have been inconvenient for Jia Yingchun to come alone.
When he heard that the Sun brothers had arrived, Jia She also hurried over to prove that the Sun and Jia families had not become estranged because of the conflict two days ago.
That is why Jia Yingchun and Ruan Rong were so nervous when they heard the noise of something being thrown next door.
Pomegranate received the order and hurried to the next door to inquire about the news. Not long after, she came back to report, "It seems that Master Jia was cheated by some unscrupulous businessman. Now he is very angry and smashed his wine glass. He is urging our Second Master to arrest the person quickly."
It turned out that after Jia She arrived, he mentioned the business of "Tao Zhu Jin Bei" in a few words, urging Sun Shaozu to quickly take out the silver and make a fortune while the market was going strong.
Sun Shaozong listened from the side and asked about the quality of those "golden shells", whether they were top grade or medium grade.
Unexpectedly, this question stunned Jia She. It turned out that he only knew that some people made a lot of money by selling "Tao Zhu Jin Bei" and wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but he knew nothing about the ins and outs of it.
After listening to Sun Shaozong's brief explanation of the differences between the three kinds of gold shells, Jia She realized that he had encountered a dishonest merchant who was "selling inferior goods as good ones". He was immediately furious and smashed the wine glass and urged Sun Shaozong to arrest the man.
If it were any other time, Sun Shaozong might not have done as he wished, but at the moment Sun Shaozong was also investigating the matter of "Tao Zhu Jin Bei", so he and Jia She hit it off immediately. After asking the name and whereabouts of the merchant, he called a few undocumented servants nearby to go and arrest the man.
