Chapter 111: A Wicked Woman Eats Malatang. (6)
There's a saying that a woman's tears are beautiful. That's bullshit.
In fact, there's no such saying.
When crying, the brow furrows downward while the cheekbones rise up, causing all the wrinkles around the eyes to appear in surprise as they fight each other.
Meanwhile, the mouth takes on a terrible shape, carving deep lines like the character for "eight".
The face turns bright red, tears flow in four streams from both sides of the eyes, and in severe cases, the catastrophe of snot bubbling up can occur.
This was previously demonstrated by Jin Jangmyeong's wailing.
So clearly, there was almost no such thing like the crying from dramas that didn’t yet exist in the Central Plains - the kind of crying where tears gracefully roll down a beautiful face, making one think "How lovely she looks, even when crying."
But the reason there was "almost" none was because it did exist in some cases.
It was when one had to swallow their sorrow and smile, showing restrained sadness, or when pretending to cry forcefully.