Empress’ Game: Make-up Master Chapter 16 - Lying Through Her Teeth

Concubine Meng and Wu Jinghua both felt joy in their hearts. It seemed that Wu Sheyue injuring the Eighth Prince had angered these key people in the household.

The two approached and bowed. Only then did they see that another person was kneeling on the floor of the room.

“Who is this…” Concubine Meng secretly looked her over. Seeing the girl’s pitiful little face, tears like pear blossoms in the rain, so captivating it could hook a person’s soul, she seemed just like that Yin Qiuming, like some kind of fox spirit and…… she looked somewhat familiar.

The Old Madam opened her eyes. They did not contain much anger. Her tone was merely mild. “It seems each of you is well informed. You all found out so quickly.”

Concubine Meng and Lady Liu laughed awkwardly. Lady Zhao kept a stern face and did not react.

It was Wu Hantian who glanced at Wu Sheyue and sighed. “Fine. Sit down. Since everyone is here, Yue’er, speak. What happened to your face?”

Concubine Meng had not even sat down properly when those words made her spring back up. She pointed at Wu Sheyue in disbelief. “Wh-what? Which Yue-”

Lady Liu laughed mockingly. “Sister Meng, sit properly. We had the same expression at first. Don’t refuse to believe it. Our Chancellor’s Estate’s Third Miss is preparing to soar now.” The Old Madam lowered her head and urged, “Third Girl, speak.”

Wu Sheyue did not react at first. As soon as she had entered, she had been forced to kneel, and then everyone had stopped talking. By now, she had almost fallen asleep.
Only after a long while did she remember that “Third Girl” meant her, and she looked up at the Old Madam in sudden realization.

Seeing her reaction, the Old Madam sighed inwardly. That face was almost surpassing (Eldest girl)Liuyun’s, but her reactions were still slow. What a pity…

Concubine Meng fell back into the chair. Her eyes burned as she stared at Wu Sheyue, her heart filled not only with shock but also anger and hatred.

No wonder, no wonder that foxlike face looked so much like Yin Qiuming’s. Looking at it now, wasn’t this exactly what Wu Sheyue would look like after the birthmark was removed?

Ever since hearing this thunderbolt from a clear sky, Wu Jinghua had been trembling all over. She was now weakly slumped in the chair and could not recover for a long time.

This change had happened too quickly. Before, she had always felt that aside from Wu Liuyun, she was the prettiest and most clever girl in the household, the one the Old Madam liked most after Liuyun.

Even if she could not surpass Wu Liuyun, among the concubine-born daughters she still stood at the head. How had this ugly freak’s face suddenly become better?

Wu Liuyun had been watching coldly the whole time. Seeing Lady Liu’s sarcasm and Concubine Meng’s loss of composure, she finally spoke with disgust. “Heh. Is it such a big matter that you all need to be so anxious and afraid?”

She had always looked down on these concubine-born daughters and concubines of low status, and in daily life she did not bother with them or associate with them.

Grandmother had long promised that everything in the Chancellor’s Estate belonged to the legitimate son and daughter of the first branch.
These people still fought over favor and were set on stealing things that did not belong to them. Ridiculous.

Even now, when this third sister had become beautiful, Wu Liuyun only felt that she still had a lowly status. If not for her mother pulling her along, she would not have wanted to come here and waste time.

Seeing that her daughter was not too pleased, First Madam patted the back of her hand. “All right, all right. Your grandmother is still here.”

Wu Jinghua and Wu Lixiang both pressed their lips together and did not dare respond.

In their hearts, they thought, Easy for you to say when you aren’t the one affected. Only Wu Yin’er shrank behind Lady Zhao and did not move.

Under the sweeping gazes of several people, Wu Sheyue finally came up with her explanation.

Ancient old people were definitely superstitious, so if she opened her mouth and leaned toward gods and Buddhas, she should not be wrong.

Wu Sheyue pitifully rubbed her eyes and spoke in a soft tone. “Yue’er… last night, I was kneeling in the mourning hall, and my head felt dizzy. Somehow, I dreamed of Mo- Concubine Yin.”

A dream message? A flash of light appeared in the Old Madam’s eyes. “What did she say to you?”

“Yue’er dreamed that Concubine Yin was covered in golden light, very dazzling. She said many strange things. Yue’er can’t remember what she said, but I remember that she touched my face with her hand… After waking, I felt my whole mind was much clearer, and everything made sense.”

Hearing this, Wu Hantian looked closely again at this daughter, this daughter he had never carefully looked at in more than ten years.

First Madam noticed Wu Hantian’s gaze, and her heart gave a sudden drop.

The Old Madam continued to question her. “And then?”

“Yue’er didn’t think too much. In the morning, Ning’er said my face was sweaty and told me to wash my face. After I washed, the water was actually red. Yue’er thought I was going to die, boo-hoo…”

After Wu Sheyue finished speaking, she began to cry.

Wu Jinghua did not know whether others believed it, but the moment she heard it, she knew it was false.

She was instantly so angry she wanted to stand up and curse. Yesterday afternoon, Wu Sheyue had been lively and fierce, hitting people and throwing tantrums.

Now she was pretending to be weak and saying Lady Yin had sent a dream? She was fooling ghosts.

Concubine Meng knew Wu Jinghua could not keep calm, so she held her hand and silently warned her.
The Old Madam sighed. “Oh, don’t cry. And then?”

“Then… when Yue’er looked at the surface of the water, the birthmark was gone.” Wu Sheyue ended this lie in an innocent tone.

The concubines exchanged looks. Although the reason was bizarre, it seemed only this explanation could make sense.

Originally, they had thought Third Girl was useless. But now, she had truly changed… This was not a good thing for the side branches.