Chapter 589 - 299: Eldest Princess Mansion_1
Huang Lingling was not the Eldest Princess’s blood granddaughter; she was Huang Jinyu’s cousin. Moreover, this cousin relationship was somewhat distant, as she was the great-granddaughter of the younger brother of Old Prince Consort Huang. Because the Eldest Princess Mansion was lacking in heirs – Old Prince Consort Huang had only one son, Marquis Huang; Marquis Huang had only one son, Sir Huang; and Sir Huang had only one son, Huang Jinyu – it was truly a case of a solitary male heir for three generations.
The Eldest Princess felt the mansion was too quiet, so she took Huang Lingling from a young age and raised her as if she were her own great-granddaughter.
On the day of the plum blossom appreciation banquet, Huang Lingling had also composed a poem; as it wasn’t particularly stunning, Qian Yixiu didn’t pay much attention to it, only remembering that she was a pretty young girl with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes.
The Sister who delivered the invitation also mentioned that this time only three young ladies of similar age were invited, apart from Qian Yixiu, there were Liang Mansion’s Liang Jinyu and the Fu Mansion’s Fu Minglan. The Eldest Princess had expressly instructed that Qian Yixiu bring Monkey Sister along.
The Eldest Princess really had put thought into this, as both these young ladies were close to Qian Yixiu.
After receiving the invitation, Qian Yixiu began her preparations earnestly. She, too, hoped to make a few good friends with whom she could frequently visit, correspond, and avoid the desolation of loneliness. Naturally, this excluded the Liang Family.
Nowadays, the thought of making male friends like she had in her childhood was impossible, there wasn’t even a chance to meet.
And those friends from her childhood, Uncle Liang, Zhang Yang, and Song Huaijin, had become rare to encounter. With Uncle Liang, their relationship had developed such that it was better not to meet, as meeting would be awkward. Zhang Yang lived far away, making it difficult to meet on a whim. Song Huaijin, now with a wife and children, had met her only once after coming to the Capital City and seemed to have less to say than before, not as relaxed as he was in his youth.
After some thought, she decided to give the young lady a set of Gold Lotus Fen cosmetic products, which were a new release yet to hit the market. The main feature was the inclusion of a lip rouge, a pioneering product in ancient cosmetics. Previous cosmetics consisted only of rouge and not lip rouge; the same rouge was used for applying cheek color and lip color. This lip rouge, unlike modern stick lipsticks, also came in a box and was applied with a fingertip.
In the afternoon, Qian Yixiu went to Prince Ning Mansion, where the House of Animals was located. While picking up Monkey Brother, it was a good opportunity to see the Princess and Zhu Sujin.