A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Jinniang was even more impressed. She had always thought her makeup skills were unparalleled, but she never expected that Nie Qianqian's skills were even more exquisite. She took care of even such a small area as the inner corner of the eye perfectly, without the slightest oversight.

The final step was applying lip rouge and blush. Jinniang had long since lost the will to compete and only wanted to preserve her last bit of dignity. She took out the pomegranate-scented lip rouge from the Eight Treasures Exquisite Box and gently applied it to Qiu Niang's lips, instantly adding a bright and beautiful color to her lips. She then took the same blush and swept it across the center of Qiu Niang's face, instantly giving her a rosy glow, but it lacked a bit of ingenuity.

Nie Qianqian chose a color scheme completely different from Jinniang's, avoiding the bright red—a color that, while invigorating, is not suitable for everyday wear and not everyone can pull it off.

She chose a warm, dusty rose color and gently said to Qiu Niang with a lip liner, "Your lips are a little thin and a bit asymmetrical. Let me outline them for you to make them look fuller and more symmetrical."

After speaking, she carefully outlined Qiu Niang's lips, making the cupid's bow small and delicate, and the corners neatly finished. Then she applied a mauve lip rouge, and finally lightly dotted the cupid's bow and the center of the lips with a light lip gloss. She smiled and said, "This makes them much more moist and full, and they look brighter."

She also chose a smoky bean paste shade for her blush. As she applied it, Nie Qianqian explained to everyone, "Makeup is about highlighting your strengths and minimizing your weaknesses. Qiu Niang's cheekbones are a bit wide, so I used a darker shade to narrow them and then used a lighter shade to plump up the center of her cheeks. Her face shape will immediately look more balanced."

She first lightly swept a slightly darker mauve color across Qiu Niang's cheekbones, then lightly swept a brighter, more expansive color across her apple cheeks, making Qiu Niang's eyebrows and eyes appear softer and adding a touch of vitality.

That wasn't all. Nie Qianqian then brought out a matte highlighter and a light-colored contouring product, and said to Qiu Niang, "With a little more touch-up, your features will be more defined."

Qiu Niang already has a straight and prominent nose. She only lightly applied matte highlighter to the bridge of her nose and brow bone, and only lightly applied contouring to one side of her cheek. It didn't look abrupt, but only added to her delicate features.

After completing the full makeup, Nie Qianqian took out a small spray bottle and lightly sprayed Qiu Niang's face a few times, leaving a light, fragrant mist on her skin.

She explained loudly, "This is setting spray. The longevity of makeup is the most important thing. Yuejige's makeup products are already long-lasting. The base makeup alone is more than enough to last a whole day. With this setting spray, the effect is doubled. This spray is called 'The Twelve Hours of Chang'an.' Unless you sweat a lot, it can easily last for twelve hours."

"My God! It can last for twelve hours?" someone exclaimed in surprise. "Just now, Miss Muxin said that it was rare for Huanyan Pavilion's makeup to last for three or four hours, but Yueji Pavilion's makeup can last for twelve hours. It's unheard of!"

With her full makeup done, everyone looked at Qiu Niang in the mirror and felt that she was completely different from before—her eyebrows and eyes were gentle and delicate, her complexion was radiant and bright. It was still her, but the beauty in her bones was brought out, stunning but not ostentatious.

Nie Qianqian smiled and said, "Good makeup is never about changing your face, but about restoring your natural beauty. By highlighting your strengths and minimizing your flaws, you can make that beauty even more striking."

The ladies and young women all nodded in agreement: "Indeed! Qiu Niang's eyes were already beautiful, and this makeup makes them even more expressive!"

"I've truly been amazed today; the cosmetics from Yuejige are simply miraculous!"

"Yuejige's cosmetics are indeed far superior to Huanyange's, and they will surely become famous throughout the entire Da Yu in the future!"

"Those of us who buy today are among the first customers to use these amazing cosmetics!"

Qiu Niang paid no attention to the surrounding discussions, but quietly looked at herself in the mirror. Her fingertips hesitated, afraid of ruining her makeup, and her eyes were full of excitement: "Thank you, Miss Qianqian. I didn't know I could be so beautiful."

“You are beautiful to begin with, and you can be dressed up in the same way I did today.” Nie Qianqian smiled. “I’m grateful for your makeup trial today, so I’ll give you this set of Yuejige cosmetics.”

Qiu Niang was startled: "This is too precious..."

"It's alright, keep it without worry."

Jiang Muxin, standing to the side, was stunned and lost in thought!

How could the exquisite eight-treasure box from Huanyan Pavilion, a rare item that noble ladies in the capital would fight tooth and nail for, be defeated by the cosmetics from this country shop?

Jiang Muxin: Even in the capital, such cosmetics would be coveted by countless noblewomen. So this is the kind of business Mother and Qianqian were talking about! They never explained it to her in detail, otherwise, how could she have come to provoke her today and lost face so completely!

Nie Qianqian looked over with a smile, her tone gentle but every word piercing: "Thank you for your support, Muxin, for bringing the Eight Treasures Exquisite Box and letting everyone see the effects of different cosmetics."

These words struck Jiang Muxin like needles.

Her exquisite eight-treasure box, which she had come to flaunt her wealth and power, ended up becoming a stepping stone for Yueji Pavilion! Her face flushed red and then turned green, and she clutched her handkerchief tightly, regretting it to the core.

The surrounding whispers resumed: "It's true that Miss Muxin has shot herself in the foot today."

"That's right, to be honest, these two are not even in the same league!"

Hearing the whispers, Jiang Muxin felt hot all over and couldn't sit still. She forced herself to find a way out: "Yuejige's products are indeed unique, each with its own merits as Huanyange. I'm here today to show my support. I'll buy all these cosmetics to bring good luck to my sister."

Everyone was shrewd enough to see through her provocation, and they secretly found it amusing to see her awkwardly trying to smooth things over.

Nie Qianqian said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness. However, there are many customers today, so we need to take a number to make a purchase. I wonder if Sister Muxin has taken a number yet?"

Jiang Muxin was stunned, her face full of astonishment: "Get a number? What number?" In her opinion, she was just here to show her support, why would she need to queue?

Nie Qianqian's expression turned serious: "The number for purchasing cosmetics. Today, all customers lined up to get a number to come in; how can we show favoritism? Did you get one?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned cold.

The ladies who had been fawning over her earlier also bluntly stated, "You can't cut in line without a number; everyone is queuing up!"

"Look at you, a young lady from a prestigious family, how come you don't even know the rules?"

Jiang Muxin's fingertips trembled with anger, her chest heaving, and she cursed Nie Qianqian a thousand times in her heart—she was clearly doing it on purpose! But under the watchful eyes of everyone, she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal, feeling that today was the most humiliating day of her life!