Chapter 109: Chapter 59 The Belle Herself_2
“Have you ever heard of ‘geese delivering messages’?” Yuan Bao squinted with satisfaction, the lotus root soup sweet and mild, with the fresh aroma of lotus and a hint of herbs. It was truly indescribable.
Dong Lei shook his head.
“You’ve heard of ‘urgent delivery over a hundred miles,’ right? It’s even sung about in plays.” Yuan Bao was very patient with Dong Lei, who shared similar interests.
“I’ve heard of that,” Dong Lei nodded.
“So, there are ways to get messages concerning Lady Changsheng to County Prince’s hands, you don’t need to worry.” Yuan Bao gave Dong Lei a look that suggested he didn’t understand and continued to eat.
Dong Lei was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he hesitantly said, “Prince Mu really cares about Lady Changsheng. This must be what Lady Changsheng calls love…”
“What’s love?” Now it was Yuan Bao’s turn to be puzzled.
“It’s probably akin to being happy, I guess. Lady Changsheng mentioned it, but I didn’t quite understand,” scratched his head Dong Lei, also confused, “Lady Changsheng said that ‘holding the household together with equal respect’ is only possible without love, but with true love, even if you can’t be together from morning until night, you can still linger in each other’s dreams…”
Yuan Bao listened to Dong Lei recount Lady Changsheng’s perspective on love with a frown, becoming more and more perplexed as he listened.
Two people who were inexperienced in love, one of whom was a eunuch, debated love for a while, but in the end, they couldn’t figure it out and had to give up.
Meanwhile, as Gu Changsheng was undressing, she watched Xiao Cui pour the herbal bath made from Herba Eupatorii and mint into the bathtub, and she kindly reminded, “Xiao Cui, you really should try it too. This fragrant bath is really good for the body.”
Xiao Cui smiled and shook her head while arranging her clothes.
“Herba Eupatorii and mint, with their fragrant and rich aroma, have the effects of relieving summer heat, dispelling dampness, refreshing the mind, and invigorating the brain. It’s most appropriate to use in summer. Besides, as the ancients said, ‘Bathing in an orchid bath to cleanse one’s splendor.’ Just by adding a little to the bathwater, you can nourish and beautify yourself. Why not do it?” Gu Changsheng, undeterred, continued to persuade, “Women should treat themselves better to live with style and confidence. You just pay too little attention to details.”
“You’re right. Lady Changsheng’s skin truly has improved a lot compared to before, and her face seems much more delicate. The entire person has changed a lot, beaming with radiance, looking very pretty,” Xiao Cui said as she added hot water to the bathtub.
Gu Changsheng blinked, “Really?”
She seldom paid much attention to her reflection while washing up every day—anyway, she had given up any hope regarding her own appearance.
“Of course, it’s true. Why would I deceive Lady Changsheng? Your face has slimmed down a lot, and your complexion looks much better now, your eyes are also more spirited. It’s as if you’ve become a different person,” Xiao Cui stated earnestly.
Seeing Xiao Cui’s serious expression, Gu Changsheng quickly waved her hand, “Quick, bring the mirror over here.”
Loving beauty is a woman’s nature. In her previous life, she was born with a stunning appearance, and coupled with her striking status and personality, she was like a queen who commanded the scene. After arriving here, she barely glanced at herself once and couldn’t bear to look directly ever again!
Too ordinary. Completely not the type she admired.
Xiao Cui handed her a mirror, and Gu Changsheng leaned over the edge of the bathtub to look carefully. The large Red Phoenix Eyes, slim willow-leaf eyebrows, months of hardship had melted away much of the roundness in her face. These days of reclamation made her look like a changed person.
Gu Changsheng was shocked!
She actually saw the shadow of her previous life’s self!
The slightly raised tails of her brows, carrying a trace of defiance, her lips of the right thickness, not adorned yet naturally red, those familiar curves!
“Lady Changsheng used to be unhappy before, which affected your overall demeanor, making you look lackluster. Now that’s changed, Lady Changsheng’s current appearance is really very attractive,” Xiao Cui said while trying to take the mirror back.
“Don’t move!” Gu Changsheng snapped back to her senses and stopped her, looking at the stunned Xiao Cui, she quickly explained, “I haven’t seen enough.”
“Hehe…” Xiao Cui immediately understood. Lady Changsheng usually didn’t look at mirrors, didn’t wear makeup, naturally never noticed before, “Then Lady Changsheng, take your time, no rush.”
It’s alike! The more she looked, the more alike it seemed!
Gu Changsheng slowly traced her familiar eyebrows and the curve of her mouth with her hand. This woman named Gu Changsheng not only shared her name but also had a fifty percent resemblance to her!
When she first arrived, she had been overwhelmed and only glanced at her new appearance briefly before becoming extremely disappointed. Could she have been mistaken?
“Xiao Cui, did I also look before?” Gu Changsheng murmured to Xiao Cui.
Xiao Cui thought for a moment and shook her head, “No, Lady Changsheng’s eyebrows weren’t as nice before, and your eyes didn’t have the spirit they do now. Your entire face was a bit rounder, not as sharply defined as now…”
“So, you’re saying I wasn’t mistaken, I really didn’t look before…”
“Not exactly, you didn’t look as good before, but you still had a semblance of your current self. I’ve witnessed Lady Changsheng’s transformation, probably because you’re living a comfortable life now, and the herbal baths are effective too. The old saying goes, ‘The face is a reflection of the heart,'” Xiao Cui reassured with a chuckle.
“The face is a reflection of the heart, huh?” Gu Changsheng, looking at herself in the mirror, felt a moment’s confusion; she couldn’t distinguish the person in the mirror from her previous life’s self.
She’d traveled through a thousand years of time and space to this unknown place and for the first time found a sense of familiarity. This appearance, it was her! Truly her!
The body, skin, and hair are inherited from one’s parents. She thought she’d lost everything from that time and place, but it turned out there was still a little bit left to hold onto.
Unintentional tears slid down as Gu Changsheng looked at herself in the mirror, her lips parting slightly, “Gu Changsheng, long time no see…”
Long time no see, the self of her former life! Long time no see, the familiar self!
“Lady Changsheng, isn’t being attractive something to be happy about? Why are you crying…” Xiao Cuicui was flustered, not knowing how to comfort her.
“Happy, I’m happy my ass! I thought Zhou Mu the evildoer was blind to fall for me, but it turns out it’s because of this skin!” Gu Changsheng, snapping back to reality, immediately exploded.