Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

If there is one thing that makes Yin Wenjiao more beautiful than Wen Jiao, it is definitely her lush long hair. For convenience, modern women consider their hair long if it reaches their waists, but Wen Jiao's hair only reaches her shoulders, not to mention the hair loss caused by staying up late.

Yin Wenjiao, on the other hand, had hair that reached her calves, which shone like ebony in the morning light. Wenjiao checked in front of the mirror again and again, and her heart, which was aching from the time travel, finally gained a little comfort.

She sat down to put on her makeup. Seeing Su Xin pick up a celadon powder box, she said hurriedly, "No need to put on powder, just some facial cream, no rouge either, I don't need to see anyone anyway."

If I remember correctly, lead powder was used in that era. This makeup powder containing excessive amounts of heavy metals can make people's skin white, but using it too much will cause endless harm. She did not have the courage to test the poison on herself.

Ming Xin, who was standing behind her, had tied her hair into a simple bun and was about to put it on her hair when she took out a gold hairpin with pearls and precious flowers. Wen Jiao saw it in the mirror and quickly stopped him, saying, "It's too heavy. I won't wear it."

The hairpin was indeed intricate and gorgeous, so gorgeous that it made the so-called high-end jewelry that is boasted by modern times pale in comparison, and it also made the former bald alien Miss Wen Jiao stay away from it.

Ming Xin paused, and picked up a light and jewel-inlaid gold flower hairpin to wear with her. Wen Jiao stopped her again: "It's too bright, I won't wear it. Forget it, my complexion won't look good in anything, so I'll just not wear anything."

No matter how beautiful the jewelry is, if it weighs you down, it is not a good idea to wear it.

Mingxin had no idea that this was her true thought. She only thought that she was too heartbroken by Chen Guangrui to put on makeup. After a pause, a hint of pity appeared in her eyes. However, after dressing up like this as she had ordered, without the cover of rouge and powder, her dark complexion was exposed. In addition, she had cried for a long time last night, so her eyes were red and swollen, which really did not look good.

When breakfast was served, Mingxin pretended that her hair was loose and pointed to another maid to take her place and continue to serve. She went out to gather the maids and servants in the room and told them, "The lady has been unhappy recently, so everyone should be alert and serve her well. If you hear her say anything abnormal, don't argue with her, she can just say whatever she says."

As she was talking, she saw a figure flash in the distance. It was a girl dressed in red and green. She smiled and said from a distance: "Sister Mingxin, I heard that the eldest lady is sick again. Our young lady asked me to come and bring ginseng soup. By the way, I have something to tell the eldest lady."

Perhaps "something" is the real business, and sending ginseng soup is just "by the way", right? Mingxin complained in her heart, but it was not easy to stop her. This girl's name is Xiaoyu, and she is currently serving Chen Guangrui's favorite concubine Li Xiaoman. Li Xiaoman's sister Li Aman is currently two months pregnant. The two sisters are Chen Guangrui's favorites. Although Yin Wenjiao is the main wife, she has been neglected for many days. Everyone in the mansion knows that she is not favored by Chen Guangrui. She herself is in tears all day long and has no intention of disciplining those servants who neglect her. As Yin Wenjiao's maid, Mingxin really lacks confidence when facing Xiaoyu.

Wen Jiao was eating breakfast when she heard a smiling voice not far away: "Hello, Madam. We heard that you are not feeling well, so we specially picked out the best Goguryeo snow mountain ginseng that you gave us, and cooked some ginseng soup with our own hands, and asked me to bring it to you for your nourishment."

"Oh, put it down." Wen Jiao responded casually.

Seeing her so cold, Xiaoyu curled her lips and put on a smile again: "Madam, my young lady said that this morning, before the husband went to court, he ordered that he would have a banquet in the garden after returning home, and watch the moon with the sisters. He also asked my young lady to play music for him. Unfortunately, my young lady's old pipa was broken, and the new pipa sounded too dry, so I thought of borrowing your red sandalwood pipa."

Su Xin, who was serving dishes, suddenly felt cold: "That pipa is my lady's favorite. Miss Li wants to borrow it just by saying something?"

Xiaoyu also immediately pulled her face and said, "Sister Mingxin, your words are too harsh. We are here to please our husband. Anyway, the pipa will not be played by anyone if it stays with the lady. What's wrong with lending it to us?"

What does "no one will listen to it even if I stay here with the Madam" mean? Even if everyone in the mansion knew that Yin Wenjiao had fallen out of favor, it was not something a maid from a concubine's room could say in front of the wife of the main wife. Su Xin hehe, used her eyes to stop Ming Xin from retorting, and secretly pushed the little maid Liu Cui beside her.

Liu Cui understood what he meant. She knew that the Madam's status was there, so it was inconvenient for her to argue with this scoundrel. Even the two maids would think it was beneath their status to argue with her. Now it was her turn to stand up and sneered, "The pipa was given to the Madam by the Empress Dowager before she got married. Madam Li is of no status. She is not afraid of shortening her life if she wants it!"

Xiao Yuzi blushed: "What status? What status do you mean? We are all here to serve the master, so who is higher than who?"

Liu Cui snorted, "At least it's better than that arrogant guy who doesn't even know his own name."

Wen Jiao's head ached from the noise, and the mutton pancakes didn't taste good anymore. "What are you arguing about? Bring me the pipa she was talking about."

Xiaoyu's face was full of smiles, and she glanced at Liucui provocatively. Liucui pouted her lips and thought to herself: When will my wife change her soft temper? Who is that Li Xiaoniang? How can I accept being bullied by her?

The pipa was brought over, and Wen Jiao examined it carefully. She saw that the pipa was made of red sandalwood and had an ivory bridge. The painting on the smooth body of the pipa was a beautiful girl in golden clothes and green sleeves, with a pair of charming eyes looking at her. Subconsciously, Wen Jiao held the red sandalwood pipa in her arms and plucked it a few times with skillful hands.

The sound of the strings is like pearls and jade, beautiful like dew.

She was stunned. Wen Jiao herself didn't know how to play musical instruments, so these few beats were only from Yin Wen Jiao's instinct. In her dream last night, while she received the memory of this body, it seemed that she also integrated many things other than memory. For example, calligraphy, knowledge, musical skills, and... emotions.

Just now, when she heard Xiaoyu showing off Li Xiaoman's favor, although Wen Jiao was concentrating on eating, she still caught the sadness that flashed through her heart. Warming up the wine in a golden cup, singing along with the strings, snuggling together and enjoying the moon at night, this should be the life that Yin Wenjiao expected when she was a girl, but unfortunately her fate was unbearable, and in the end, she was only left with a broken heart and a broken heart.

Wen Jiao frowned, pushed the pipa into Su Xin's arms, and said to Xiao Yu, "Go back and tell Li Xiao Man that if you want to borrow it, come and borrow it in person."

As soon as Xiaoyu left, Mingxin couldn't control his anger and trembled with anger: "All the vixens in this mansion are bullying my wife!"

Su Xin stammered, "Madam, do you really want to lend the pipa to Miss Li? I'm not saying anything too much. Miss Li is better, but Miss Li is full of bad intentions. She will never return the things she borrows. Madam, you can't ask for it back because of your face. Even if you ask someone to ask for it, who knows what bad things they will do. Last time when I made jewelry for you, Miss Li saw a phoenix hairpin. She pretended to take it to look at it, and deliberately dropped it on the rockery, breaking two beads on it. This pipa is a treasure given by the late queen. If something goes wrong and it gets out, you will be in trouble."

"I would have been crazy to lend it to her." Wen Jiao said softly, and suddenly felt her cheeks getting wet.

She raised her hand and felt a few warm spots.

Yin Wenjiao cried.