After going upstairs, Tu Feibaai entered the room of his fourth concubine Yu Taoge. This time, it was Yu Taoge’s turn to give Ding Jingman a smug glance, humming softly before the door was closed.
Ding Jingman’s face turned iron-blue as she forcefully pushed open her door, noticing the teapot wasn’t on the tea tray, and asked, “Did you move things in the room?”
Yu Yi softly replied, “Wu Ma asked me to clean the room before you returned.”
Ding Jingman scolded, “You should put things back in their original place when you’re done cleaning! The commander’s coat was left on the sofa. Didn’t you see it needed to be tidied up?”
Yu Yi knew she was just venting her frustration, so she lowered her head silently and endured the scolding.
After running out of words to scold, Ding Jingman looked around the empty room. Suddenly hearing Yu Taoge’s laughter from next door, she cursed, “Shameless actress! Always pretending to be charming!” Then she burst into tears.
Yu Yi quietly walked over and closed the door, muffling Yu Taoge’s laughter.
Ding Jingman sat on the bed crying for a while, gradually calming down. Yu Yi brought a basin of warm water from the bathroom and wrung out a hot towel to wipe her face. Ding Jingman harshly wiped off her remaining makeup.
Yu Yi softly reminded, “Madam, be gentle. Wiping too hard can roughen the skin.”
Ding Jingman looked at Yu Yi suspiciously.
Yu Yi continued, “When there’s powder on the face, hard wiping will grind it into the skin.”
Ding Jingman looked half-believing at the towel in her hand.
“Madam, please lie down. Let me help you clean your face.” Yu Yi took the towel, washed it in the water, wrung it nearly dry, then gently placed it on Ding Jingman’s face.
After a while, she used the towel to remove the remaining makeup. After cleaning the towel, she wiped her face again, then changed to a basin of cool water and applied a cold towel.
After completing this process, Yu Yi took the mirror from the table and handed it to Ding Jingman. Looking in the mirror, Ding Jingman noticed her skin looked more taut and had a slight translucent quality. She looked at Yu Yi in surprise: “A Ju, how do you know these things?”
