On February 15th,
Xia Lu sent an invitation to the Princess of Beijing.
At the same time, he sent an invitation to the Marquis of Shi's wife.
"What's wrong?" Beijing came to the Third Princess's courtyard.
He saw that she had been looking at a post.
He felt that it was a little strange.
He asked.
"Today, the wife of Count Jia of Ningguo Province sent me an invitation." The Third Princess handed the invitation to Beijing King.
Beijing King took the invitation and looked at it carefully.
It was written very clearly that he had gotten something interesting and invited his wife to appreciate it.
It was a very ordinary post, but the person and the place were a little strange.
She could bring her daughter, but not her son. Moreover, the place was not in Ningguo Province.
It was on a street in the east.
That street.
Although it was on the street in the east.
However,
It was not very lively.
"This is strange." Beijing King returned the invitation to the Third Princess.
"Right?" The Third Princess put away the invitation, a little curious.
What was it?
It was so mysterious.
"Rongguo Province is now in mourning.
There is no news.
However, in Ningguo Province, the Emperor sent the Prince to their mansion. Everyone in the capital has their eyes on them. It's a hot time. Why would they think of us? "Beijing King shook his head. After all, he usually fought with those old foxes. He had to think of seven or eight possibilities for one thing.
"Maybe they just feel bored and want to find a few people to chat with and drink tea. The Countess of Ningguo Province joined Rongguo Province. In less than a year, the Crown Prince forced the Countess to abdicate. Because of this, the Countess passed away first. She followed Count Jia back to Jinling to mourn. When she returned to the capital, she was pregnant and didn't communicate much outside. In the capital, there were not even two people to talk to. After all, our family has a good relationship with the Jia family, so it's not wrong to send an invitation to ask me to talk to them. "The Third Princess was not happy. Why did this man always talk about politics?
Seeing that the Third Princess was not convinced, Beijing King felt a little helpless. "Well, it's my fault."
"Hum, that's more like it." The Third Princess carefully put away the invitation. She recalled the appearance of Xia Lu in her mind. To be honest, Ningguo Province and Beijing King's mansion were usually very close, and the New Year gifts were exchanged. However, she didn't spend much time with Xia Lu..... Usually, when a group was together, they didn't talk much.
"How many people did Countess Jia invite this time?" King Beijing asked.
"Just me and Marchioness Shi," the Third Princess said.
"Now I believe what you said. Countess Jia was just a little bored and wanted to chat with you," Beijing King said. After all, if there was really something, how could she only invite the madams of the two families? Well, the madams of the Countess of Ningguo Province were all relatives of the Jia family. However, because of the death of Duke Rongguo, most of the people in Rongguo Province were in mourning and couldn't come out. Therefore, they could only find the madams of the families who were on good terms with them. Not only could they pass the time, but they could also make friends.
"I don't want to talk with you. I have to find someone to reply to the invitation." The Third Princess was proud. She walked to the desk and wrote a reply in person, saying that she would definitely attend the appointment on that day.
Beijing King shrugged helplessly. He could only let the Third Princess go.
Xia Lu received the invitation at home. The appointment was set on February 18. After breakfast, Xia Lu got in the carriage and went to the shop, while the Jia Zhen stayed at home and looked after the children.
When they arrived at the shop, Xia Lu personally watched over the servants and asked them to change the flowers into fresh ones. Then, she prepared snacks and tea for them to be served at any time.
When everything was ready, the carriage for the appointment came. The Third Princess arrived first, and the carriage went directly to the backyard. The Third Princess got out of the carriage. The male servants were stopped and asked to rest in the outer yard, while the maids could go inside with the Third Princess. Seeing this arrangement, the Third Princess didn't feel offended. She directly asked the servants to do as they were told.
When the Third Princess walked into the inner room, she smelled a faint fragrance. It was not strong, but it smelled good.
"Princess Beijing," Xia Lu greeted the Third Princess.
"Get up." The Third Princess looked around and said, "Your place is fresh and elegant. There is a faint fragrance in the room. It's not ordinary incense. It smells good."
"I'm glad you like it. Do you want to look around?" Xia Lu asked.
"Okay." The Third Princess nodded and followed Xia Lu to look around the room. She found that the whole room, whether on the first or second floor, was filled with long chairs for resting. The Third Princess was curious and sat on one. She found that it was completely different from the chairs she usually sat on. It was very soft. It must be very comfortable to lie on it.
There were also fresh flowers and greenery everywhere, making the place seem full of vitality. There was also a place for playing chess, and a place for writing and painting. There were also some good brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. There were also some small rooms in between. Curious, the third princess asked, "What are these rooms for?"
Xia Lu smiled and did not say anything. He only pushed open a small room for the Third Princess to look around.
The third princess walked in and found that there were two beautiful maidservants in each small room. The small room was divided into two parts. There were two strange beds outside and a large bathtub inside. "What is this?" The Third Princess was surprised.
"This is a shop opened by this concubine. It's specifically for female customers to relax their bodies. These girls are all good at massaging. After they're done, they'll also help you reapply your makeup. Take a look, isn't their makeup different from ours?" Xia Lu indicated for the Third Princess to carefully observe these girls.
The Third Princess looked at the two girls. The two girls smiled sweetly and let the Third Princess look at them.
"This makeup is really good. It's very fresh. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell that they have put on makeup." The Third Princess was surprised.
"Princess, do you want to try the skills of these two girls?" Xia Lu asked.
"Okay, I want to see how good their massage skills are." The Third Princess had her own medical maid who would give her massage on a daily basis. Her waist had always been not very good. It was also a disease that she got when she was in the water during her confinement.
"Okay." Xia Lu gestured to the two girls.
The girls understood. They stepped forward and led the Third Princess to the dressing table. They slowly removed the hairpin from the Third Princess's head.
Xia Lu watched from the side. She was still a little dissatisfied with the dressing table because it could only use bronze mirrors. Unfortunately, she did not study chemistry and did not know how to make glass. The mirrors nowadays were all imported from the West and were worth a lot of gold. In modern times, five yuan could buy a very large mirror, but the workmanship was not very exquisite. But thinking about it, in modern times, ten yuan could buy a lot of lychees. However, in ancient times, the concubines laughed and no one knew that it was lychees. Yang Guifei was so miserable. If Yang Guifei had been born in modern times, she would have gone to the lychees garden to eat until she was tired of it for a hundred yuan.
Xia Lu did not stay with the Third Princess. After all, this was a private matter. Secondly, she still had to receive the Marquess of Shi. She told the Third Princess, and the Third Princess said that she was busy. Only then did Xia Lu leave.
One of the two maidservants quickly undid Third Princess's hair and helped her lie down on the bed to wash her hair. The other hurriedly prepared a basin of warm water and carefully cleaned Third Princess's face. When applying the cleansing cream for the second time, one of the maidservants carefully massaged Third Princess's face, while the other prepared a facial mask for Third Princess to apply later.
After applying the mask, the two girls washed the Third Princess's hair. After washing the hair, the mask on the Third Princess's face could also be removed. When the Third Princess got down from the washing chair, she felt that her head was much lighter.
One of the girls carefully dried the Third Princess's hair, while the other began to add hot water in the bathtub. The Third Princess was a little curious. Seeing the way the hot water was directly brought from the first floor to the room, she walked over curiously.
"This is quite novel. The water is directly brought up from below," the Third Princess said.
"It's not a novel way. It's no different from fetching water from the well," the little girl said.
The Third Princess smiled. At this time, the girl who was drying the Third Princess's hair wrapped her hair with a towel and wrapped it on her head so that the water wouldn't drip down.
At this time, the hot water was also ready. One of the girls dripped essential oil in the water and scattered some petals. She said respectfully, "Please change your clothes."
Jun Wuxia opened her arms and let the two maidservants help her change her clothes. After that, she entered the bathtub and let the two maidservants serve her. After bathing, the two maidservants dried her body, put a coat on her, and let her go to the bed outside. After she was on the bed, the two maidservants took off her coat, put a piece of cloth on her lower body, and smeared essential oil on her back. After that, the two maidservants began to massage her body.
At this time, the Third Princess found that this bed was different from other beds. There was a small hole on her head, and her face could be facing the small hole. In this way, her face wouldn't be pressed down. Just like the shampoo bed, it was also ingenious. She didn't want this bed, but she could ask the Countess for a shampoo bed. It would be convenient for her to wash her hair in the future.
After being massaged by the two girls, the Third Princess fell asleep inside. When she woke up, the two girls had already cleaned her body and covered her with a quilt. They were waiting for her to wake up.
"You're awake. Madam is waiting for you outside. Let me help you change your clothes first and then put on your makeup," the two girls said.
"Okay." After a nap, Princess Jun Wuxia felt refreshed. She hadn't slept well for a long time. The two maidservants were very nimble. After changing clothes, they began to put on makeup for Princess Jun Wuxia. Princess Jun Wuxia also found that the rouge they put on her makeup was different from usual. It was better to use it. After all, the rouge she usually used was specially provided for the royal family. It was the best.
"These are new products. If Madam likes them, you can buy them back," the girl introduced.
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