CHAPTER 230: 0157 "THE ’LOWLY’ MISS YUN (TWO-IN-ONE)_2

Li Zhibai took two steps back and circled around Yun Qian.

Still the same words, beautiful people look good no matter what, Yun Qian doesn’t need to care about these things.

"Long hair is nice, but it’s still not very tidy." Li Zhibai picked up an Inlaid Jade Butterfly Hairpin from beside her, measured it against Yun Qian’s head, then began to tie her hair into a young maiden’s bun, inserting the hairpin as she did so.

That hairpin seemed like a seal; as it descended, it removed the last trace of aloofness and coldness from Yun Qian’s demeanor, leaving only a young girl filled with charm and innocence.

Fairy descending to the mortal world; it’s a special sensation.

Yun Qian looked at her "vulgar" self in the mirror without any expression. She could let Li Zhibai do whatever she wanted, as long as Xu Chang’an would like this makeup.

"The clothes don’t need to be changed." Li Zhibai thought Yun Qian’s black and white skirt was fitting; of course, mainly because there weren’t clothes here other than Daoist robes, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for Yun Qian to change into a Daoist robe.

Li Zhibai walked over and pulled away Yun Qian’s long hair by her ear, looking at her delicate earlobe, and said: "Sister, you haven’t usually worn jewelry?"

"No." Yun Qian nodded.

Li Zhibai responded, thinking, indeed she seemed like a girl who could be picked up and raised casually. It seemed she might also be a rich young lady in the mortal world; even her ears weren’t pierced.

"A girl at this perfect age not wearing jewelry, it’s such a pity." Li Zhibai brushed the hair to one side and exposed a small hole on her thin earlobe.

Who would’ve thought that such a simple Daoist nun would have pierced ears?

But those were matters of youth; although she no longer wore jewelry, just like she’d never forgot how to use makeup, what belonged to her needed no concealment — natural is best.

"Is this for wearing jewelry?" Yun Qian instinctively touched her ear.

Piercing here... Husband would surely be pained.

It’s known that Xu Chang’an sent her all kinds of gifts except earrings. Clearly, he understood well why.

"Sister wouldn’t be unaware of this, right?" Li Zhibai sighed.

"I’m aware." Yun Qian nodded, not mentioning the women on the street; merely speaking of the books Xu Chang’an wrote, descriptions of women invariably included ear ornaments.

Thus, Yun Qian believed Xu Chang’an liked such dress.

Xu Chang’an cared but never mentioned it, so Yun Qian asked: "Is there something to explain about this?"

"Explain about this?" Li Zhibai waved her hand: "There’s not much to say; it’s just that in the earliest days, holes in girls’ ears were not considered good. Only low-status girls would have them, roughly with strings... If a girl was disobedient, they’d serve as punishment tools."

A mother disciplining a daughter, a husband teaching a wife.

"Low-status?" Yun Qian tilted her head, looked at Li Zhibai.

Li Zhibai had pierced ears, but Yun Qian did not regard this girl before her as low-status in society. She had a few degrees of cultivation.

"That belonged to the past; now there’s no such belief — it’s merely for decoration." Li Zhibai picked up a Red Glazed Ear Pendant she had prepared long before and said: "All the girls on Muyu Peak have them."

She glanced at Yun Qian, noticing Yun Qian’s gaze fixated on the Glazed Ear Pendant in her hand.

Indeed.

Girls, especially "new wives" like Yun Qian, all fancy jewelry.

"Sister likes jewelry. Why not get a hole done? It doesn’t hurt." Li Zhibai asked directly, seemingly testing Yun Qian’s attitude.

"This matter must be asked of him." Yun Qian said.

"Chang’an also thinks... it’s low-status for this?" Li Zhibai was taken aback.

Yun Qian did not respond.

Xu Chang’an forbidding her to pierce her ears was unrelated to low-status, but because he could not bear for her to be hurt.

If Xu Chang’an pierced them... he surely would not be able.

However, aside from Xu Chang’an, anyone trying to pierce Miss Yun’s ears—

This difficulty.

Impossible.

So, although aware Xu Chang’an shows interest in girls who wear earrings, Yun Qian couldn’t fulfill this — after all, all her jewelry was given by Xu Chang’an, no earrings, no piercings, nothing to decorate with.

"I thought sister didn’t have piercings because you didn’t like them; since you do like them, then I’m relieved." Li Zhibai, holding the Red Glazed Ear Pendant, shook the ruby in her hand, captivating Yun Qian’s gaze.

As long as Yun Qian didn’t think wearing earrings was lowly, then it was easy to say.

"What do you mean?" Yun Qian didn’t quite understand.

"Would you like to try wearing it?" Li Zhibai looked at Yun Qian’s subtle charm, coughed, then turned aside, saying: "Sister will surely look beautiful wearing jewelry."

Li Zhibai observed Yun Qian’s calm gaze, explaining: "By the way, sister, be assured, what I brought is a light clip, doesn’t need a piercing; but wearing at first might be uncomfortable, but you’ll get used to it."

"Clip... Can it be done like this?" Yun Qian was startled.

Indeed.

Her husband didn’t understand this jewelry stuff for girls; reluctant for her to pierce ears, he put earrings into total deadlock, never sent her earrings and didn’t know, not comparable to Li Zhibai.

Li Zhibai pinched the small clamp on the earring, reiterated: "Might be uncomfortable; do you want to try it?"

"Let’s try." Yun Qian looked at the ruby gently swinging on the earring, shifting her gaze to the right, recalling something.

She looked at Li Zhibai with a gaze gentler.

The jewelry Xu Chang’an liked, she naturally was willing to wear; once impossible, now Li Zhibai solved it effortlessly.

Li Zhibai carefully attached the earring to Yun Qian, but after just a glance, she immediately shook her head and took it off.

"Why took it off?" Yun Qian frowned, she hadn’t seen herself yet.

"It’s not very suitable, I thought it’d be, but the crimson is too bright, not very apt for sister." Li Zhibai then took out another pair of golden transparent earrings polished from some stone, and after putting them on Yun Qian again, she was quite satisfied.

Very beautiful.

Golden; noble without lacking charm, just fitting for Yun Qian.

From the detail adjustments, it was clear how deliberately Li Zhibai crafted a look that Xu Chang’an would "like" for Yun Qian; she almost displayed everything she knew on Yun Qian.

The "meeting gift" requested by sister naturally had to be serious.

——

Yun Qian looked at herself in the mirror; the golden jewels swayed, accompanied by faint rouge on her face, extremely enticing.

Based on husband’s descriptions of girls in books, he would certainly like her like this.

The anxiety and unease in Yun Qian’s heart were eased considerably by a pair of earrings.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Li Zhibai asked.

"Somewhat heavy."

"You’ll get used to it."

"Mm."

The cold gems swayed to her face with Yun Qian’s movement, bringing a chill.

This was a very fresh experience.

Without becoming "low-status," she could wear jewelry; Yun Qian looked at Li Zhibai in esteem.

Husband’s favor for his teacher was well-reasoned.

——

Actually...

As long as Xu Chang’an’s willing and likes it, Miss Yun wouldn’t mind becoming low-status, not just earrings, anything she would do for him.

Perhaps really wearing an earring would better suit Xu Chang’an "teaching" her.

"Right, sister, I also have a pair of bracelets here; try them on."

"..."

——

Long later.

Xu Chang’an finally got free from the entanglement of his senior sisters and arrived at the Sword Hall gate.

Wondering how Yun Qian was getting along with his teacher, if the teacher was already helping solve Yun Qian’s elixir field matter?

Should be.

In Xu Chang’an’s view, the Daoist nun had an aloof stern nature, always disliking wasting time, speaking little, so perhaps Yun Qian already was treated and waiting there.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Chang’an rushed across the threshold and headed towards the main building.