As Madam Chen’s words fell, all eyes turned to Su Muqing. Most of the woman’s face was hidden by a mask, revealing a small patch of delicate, fair skin.
Her eyes were bright and piercing, and when one met her gaze, there was a deceptive pull that threatened to draw you in. And her small mouth, a lovely pink shade and shaped so beautifully, was currently curved upwards as she looked at everyone.
Just this little glimpse was enough to be so captivating! It was hard to imagine how stunning her full face must be?
She was surely a beauty in the making! Perhaps even more beautiful than Chen Suisui. This was the shared thought in everyone’s mind at that moment.
Madam Wu hurried forward and actually bowed to Su Muqing, offering her the courtesy due to an equal! Her reasoning was simple and direct: since she could sit at the head seat and receive the bows of the newlyweds, she must be of their generation!
Su Muqing quickly returned the bow. Well, she understood now; she had successfully infiltrated the circle of middle-aged women.
Seeing her return the courtesy, Madam Wu felt her guess was correct. She then stepped forward and lightly patted Su Muqing’s hand, her attitude as intimate as if they had known each other for a long time.
Seeing Madam Wu rush forward again, the other interested ladies and young women couldn’t help but step forward. And so, Su Muqing once again, magnificently, found herself surrounded by a large group of people!
What followed was a Q&A session. Madam Wu had many questions, and she found that Su Muqing knew so much – about skincare, about conditioning treatments, everything she explained was so convincing that it was impossible not to be engrossed.
Others also wanted to seize this opportunity and took the chance to ask many questions. Su Muqing patiently answered them all and even took out some of the skincare samples she had previously portioned out to give to them.
She had originally planned to go into the cosmetics business, but there were simply too many things to do, plus the small world frequently experienced minor disasters, leaving many common people in dire straits, unable to even maintain basic sustenance.
Therefore, Su Muqing’s main focus for development in the Hua Xia Dynasty remained on the essentials of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. As for entertainment and leisure, she wanted to wait until the situation was more stable.
Fortunately, she had carried a large bag when she came to do Chen Wenyi’s makeup, so the ladies were not surprised at all when she took things out.
On the contrary, they all watched intently as she took out those delicate little items. What did she call them just now? Samples and small portions, was it?
In the time that followed, a makeup discussion session evolved into an ancient cosmetics product launch! Even the bride and Madam Chen were drawn in by the display.
Not to mention the other ladies, who held the samples Su Muqing had given them, carefully tucking them away into their sleeves. They listened with utmost seriousness to the precautions she mentioned.
Originally, the visits to the bridal chamber to see the bride were staggered, so there was still a large group of people waiting in the courtyard at this moment. It was simply that their connections with the Chen family were only ordinary!
However, they didn’t feel too bothered, as they knew there was another group behind them. Those people had even less connection with the Chen family, so they could only wait in the outer courtyard.
As the saying goes, where there are many women, there will be much gossip. Especially among the wealthy families, while such matters might not be discussed openly, three or five like-minded women could still gather privately for a good chat.
In the second group waiting at that moment, many were whispering about the Chen family’s affairs.
“Before, seeing the Chen family’s grand gesture of a ten-mile dowry, I thought the Chen family’s new son-in-law had gotten a great deal. But later, after hearing from my husband, I realized that this son-in-law, whom the Chen family has acquired through this ‘heavenly marriage,’ is practically a treasure found!”
“Oh? What do you mean? Could it be that the man is from some aristocratic family in the capital?”
“I’m not quite sure about that. He doesn’t seem to be from the capital; he’s from the south!”
The south? Only Luoning Prefecture and Qingmu Prefecture remained in the south. It was said that other areas had been captured by the Hua Xia Dynasty and no longer belonged to the Great Yu Dynasty.
It was likely that this Chen family son-in-law was not some formidable figure, at most, he was a scion of a prominent family from one of those two large prefectural cities!
After all, the capital was the center of the Great Yu Dynasty. No matter how powerful a family was in other regions, they could not compare to making a name for themselves in the center.
It was reasonable to assume that the Chen family’s son-in-law did not come from a particularly powerful family. Even if he did, he was likely from a collateral branch or a concubine.
Otherwise, such a significant event as a marriage, conducted so hastily without consulting his family, and marrying the only daughter of a prominent family – what was the difference to an outsider other than marrying into the family?
Any family with some standing and reputation would not agree to such a marriage.
Of course, these were thoughts that those people could only keep to themselves; they dared not speak them aloud. Among these ladies from prominent families, not everyone was as harmonious as they appeared on the surface.
The more one spoke, the more likely one was to err. If they accidentally said something that was reported back to the Chen family, it might bring trouble to their own households!
A slightly younger woman, seeing the slightly older woman who had posed the question mysteriously begin, but then refused to finish speaking, was desperately trying to hear the gossip and the truth.
The younger woman gently linked arms with the older woman, putting on a sweet and fawning act, and pleaded, “Oh, my dear sister, please tell me in detail, what exactly is going on here? He’s from the south, not a renowned noble family from the capital, yet you say the Chen family has found a treasure?”
Seeing the younger woman speak up first, the others, their curiosity piqued, also crowded around, eager to hear the inside story. However, their family businesses were slightly less prominent than the younger woman’s family, so they couldn’t approach with such a coquettish manner.
The older woman, flattered by the attention, felt pleased. She simply wanted these people to know that her husband’s relationship with Mr. Chen was special.
It was all because she had a mouth! No matter what happened, it always ended up being known by others once it passed her lips. Therefore, even though her husband had a good relationship with the Chen family, she wasn’t among the first guests to enter the bridal chamber.
“As you all know, my husband and Mr. Chen are sworn brothers, and they often drink together.”
“Last night, after he got drunk and returned, he told me that while the Chen family had prepared a generous dowry for their daughter, the betrothal gifts prepared by the new son-in-law were even more astonishing!”