Chapter 57: Beauty Matters

She had already guessed what her daughter was going to do. Her daughter was born from her, and a mother knows her daughter best. How could she not know what she wanted to do?

But, should she stop her?

Thinking of Yunzhi, a flash of hatred crossed Xu’s eyes, so fast that even Yunzhu, who was watching her, didn’t notice it.

“Mother, just give it to me. I promise you, I won’t misuse it.”

Xu pretended to be hesitant and reluctant, finally nodding and saying, “Alright, I’ll lend you some to have a look, but you must not misuse it, understand?”

“I understand, Mother.” Yunzhu happily agreed. She had done things that were outwardly respectful but inwardly rebellious before, so what was she afraid of?

When things happened, her mother would not only not blame her, but would even find ways to cover it up.

Xu watched her daughter walk away, a cold glint in her eyes.

There was a peony garden in the Princess ‘s Mansion, filled with peonies of various colors and shapes, all of them precious varieties.

Every year during the blooming season, the garden was filled with pink, yellow, red, purple, white, and orchid flowers, truly a sight to behold.

On the day of the flower gathering, the young ladies who received invitations early in the morning began to dress up, making themselves as beautiful as possible, hoping to make a good impression on the young gentlemen.

Yunzhi didn’t really care and planned to dress as usual. But Rulan disagreed. She felt that her mistress was the Regent Princess after all, and she was already beautiful. If she dressed up properly, she would definitely be the most beautiful among the crowd.

Therefore, she used all her skills to make her mistress more beautiful than everyone else.

Seeing Rulan’s enthusiasm, Yunzhi could only let her be. After all, as a woman, she naturally loved beauty, and who wouldn’t want to look beautiful? It was just a matter of time.

And now, she had no elders to serve, no husband to cater to, and no children to take care of, so she had plenty of time.

It took Rulan more than half an hour to dress Yunzhi up. Looking at the beautiful woman in the mirror, a smile unconsciously spread across Yunzhi’s face.

They say that women adorn themselves for the sake of those they love, and it’s true.

“Miss, are you satisfied with this makeup?” Rulan asked proudly.

“Not bad, your skills have improved.” Yunzhi praised her with a smile, making Rulan even happier. She turned to look at Rumei, as if to say: Look, the mistress praised me again.

Seeing Rulan, who was so happy that she almost wanted to wag her tail, because of the mistress’s praise, Rumei couldn’t help but shake her head, thinking that she was too frivolous.

However, the mistress also indulged Rulan, making her swallow several times the words she wanted to say about Rulan.

Forget it, as long as the mistress is happy, it doesn’t matter if Rulan’s temperament is unstable, isn’t there still her?

The mistress and her maids finished getting ready, got on the carriage, and headed to the Princess’s Mansion.

Yunzhi’s villa was still some distance from the Princess’s Mansion, but the Regent’s mansion was closer, just across the street.

Because of the distance, when Yunzhi and her maids arrived, many people were already there.

The one responsible for welcoming the young ladies was Fang, the old mammy of the Princess’s Mansion, and also the confidante of Princess Dongli Yuehua. She knew that Yunzhi was coming, so when she received her, there was a close smile on her face, but her eyes were filled with scrutiny and evaluation.

Besides being beautiful, she didn’t see anything else.

It seems that the Regent is also a man who cares about looks.