webnovelfull Chapter 428 Whose young girl doesn't yearn for love?
Chapter 428 Whose young girl doesn't yearn for love?
No way, no way? Her young lady really has someone she likes?
Yunfei screamed and shouted in her heart, like a groundhog, "Ahhhhh!"
Ouyang Yan finally came to her senses. Huh? What's wrong with Yun Fei? Her face is as red as a ripe fruit.
"Yunfei, Yunfei!"
"Oh? Oh, miss, you called me? What's up? Have you made your choice?"
"Are you daydreaming? Haha, are you thinking about your cousin? Hehe~"
"No, no, that's not it at all! What are you saying, Miss? That's not what I was thinking!"
Ouyang Yan understood. Oh? So you're thinking about something else.
"I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just wondering why Miss hasn't been able to choose a suitable headdress or jewelry for so long. Many guests have already arrived, and it won't do for Miss not to show herself..."
Yunfei's words reminded Ouyang Yan that it was true, hiding in the house all the time was not a good idea; how could she possibly see that person if she kept hiding?
Oh no, my makeup isn't done well today, and this outfit doesn't look as good as it did yesterday. And these headpieces and jewelry look so dazzling and gaudy! They have no class whatsoever!
In short, everything that seemed fine yesterday has become strange today, even the two stray hairs at my temples have become unruly.
Normally they stand obediently by the temples, but today they're practically jumping off to the heavens!
I tried pressing it with a damp cloth for a long time, but it wouldn't budge; it remained erect and looked rather ridiculous.
Oh no, no, how can I go out like this? It would be so embarrassing!
"Yunfei, go and get some more hot water, the really, really hot kind, scalding hot."
"Claim it off the stove without adding cold water, bring it over immediately, and be quick!"
Yunfei knew that her young mistress was going to have another hair-related struggle. Sigh…
It's true that women dress up for those they want to please, but young ladies can only move around among the female guests. Don't you know that?
Even if her so-called sweetheart came to the Ouyang family, a young lady from the inner quarters of the household still couldn't show her face in public to see outside men...
I really don't know what Miss has been busy with all this time...
Yunfei had only been gone a short while when she heard a commotion outside. Ouyang Yan was startled and quickly called another maid to inquire.
"The Crown Prince has arrived? Has my household invited the Crown Prince?"
"This...this servant is not sure either. Master has already gone out to greet them. Regardless of whether there is an invitation or not, our manor cannot turn away members of the royal family."
Ouyang Yan was certainly aware of this, but the fact that the eldest prince was about to get married, and yet he had the leisure to attend a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet at their Ouyang family home at this crucial juncture, seemed rather odd.
"Never mind, it has nothing to do with me. I don't need to go to the front to entertain the Crown Prince. My brothers will handle the greetings and hospitality."
As she was talking, Yunfei brought in a steaming pot of hot water, the steam making the girl's bangs stick up in clumps.
It's clear that the water in the basin had just boiled, and even after being carried back, it was still over 80 degrees Celsius, hot enough to scald someone.
Yunfei put down the wooden basin, then skillfully found several brocade handkerchiefs, pinching one corner of each handkerchief with two fingers and dipping it in the hot water from the basin.
I didn't dare to wring the water out directly, so I could only slowly and tentatively squeeze out some water.
The handkerchief, steaming with white smoke, was handed to Ouyang Yan, but Ouyang Yan didn't mind the heat and pressed the handkerchief to her ignorant temple.
"Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~" It's really hot, but I can bear it!
Just as the handkerchief had cooled down a bit, Yunfei handed over a second handkerchief, still steaming with white smoke.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ouyang Yan slapped the other side of her temple with a "smack".
"hu~hu~hu~"
Sigh... Miss is truly... truly a warrior!
This ordeal wasn't for nothing; the two strands of hair that were sticking up like crazy just now are finally behaving themselves.
"Peony, redo your makeup. Don't make it too heavy or too light. Make it look more natural and give you a healthy glow."
Don't give the impression that you've deliberately dressed up, but of course, don't look pale or lifeless either.
Yes, Ouyang Yan, as a client, was indeed as demanding as people of later generations when making her requests: a dazzling array of blacks, a kaleidoscope of whites, magnifying them while simultaneously shrinking them...
Peony, the supplier, seemed to understand the client's specific needs and immediately picked up the tools and got to work.
Peony's hands moved very quickly; in less than half an incense stick's time, Ouyang Yan looked like a completely different person.
If this peony's skills were applied to later generations, she would definitely be a celebrity stylist, the kind who could open her own studio!
However, under Ouyang Yan's care, the "annual salaries" of the head maids, such as Shaoyao and Yunfei, were not low.
In other words, their status was relatively low, but their monthly salary even exceeded that of many sixth or seventh-rank officials in the capital.
Moreover, the jobs held by the Peony Group are lifetime contracts, which are very stable and there will never be any "layoffs, dismissals, or optimizations".
After Peony's makeover, Yunfei stepped forward and neatly changed her mistress's hairstyle to match her makeup.
The other two head maids brought over two more sets of clothes and matching embroidered shoes for their young mistress to choose from again.
After all, she had changed her makeup, hairstyle, and jewelry, so wearing the same clothes as before didn't really suit her anymore.
"Miss, how about the water-red one?" asked the head maid, Bihe.
"It looks pretty, but it's a bit too flashy." Ouyang Yan usually wears quite a few clothes in shades of light red, peach, vermilion, bright red, and orange.
Back when the results of the imperial examination were announced, the newly appointed scholars rode through the streets on horseback. Ouyang Yan went to watch the spectacle, and that day she wore a maple-red dress, making her stand out in the crowd.
But now she doesn't seem to like the flamboyant and unrestrained red color scheme, especially after she accidentally found out that person's preferences, Ouyang Yan has become more and more fond of elegant colors.
"Then, what about this pale yellow one?" asked the head maid, Mingcui.
"It does make you look healthier, but it's a bit too bright. Let's try something else."
The two head maids looked at each other helplessly, and had no choice but to each take out a set of light-colored dresses.
"Miss, isn't this light blue color elegant enough?"
"And this one, it's moon white, Miss's favorite color."
"Moon white? Sigh~ that won't work either, it's too obvious."
What's obvious? The maids exchanged bewildered glances. Oh no, they're finding it increasingly difficult to understand their young mistress...
This makes it seem like these four personal maids are very incompetent!
Peony, Yunfei, Bihe, and Mingcui were somewhat exasperated; their young lady was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
"Sigh... never mind, I'll stick with the light blue one. It matches my hair and makeup better today."
The four maids breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally made a choice. If they delayed any longer, their mistress wouldn't need to go out. They could just wait until the banquet ended and see the guests off.