Feng Jin stopped and looked at Lin Yuwei beside her. They had walked so far, and Chu Chenyi had not caught up. She figured he wouldn't be following anymore.
"Ah... Sister Feng Jin, are you tired of me and want to send me away now?"
This thought immediately flashed through Lin Yuwei's mind, and her mood instantly soured. She felt so disliked.
It's over... it's over... Sister Feng Jin doesn't like her anymore, and she'll be driven away next, won't she? Could it be that she had been staying here for too long?
If she thought about it carefully, it had been more than half a month, which was indeed quite long. But she wasn't ready to go back yet. She had gotten used to living here and would be reluctant to leave suddenly.
"It's not what you're thinking. I meant, didn't you come with me to get away from Chu Chenyi? Since he's not following now, if you have other things to do, you can go ahead."
Hearing this, Lin Yuwei slowly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had overthought things. Fortunately, Sister Feng Jin wasn't asking her to leave.
"Sister Feng Jin, I've been living here for a while, and Chu Chenyi insists on shamelessly following us. Don't worry, I'll leave soon and won't bother you anymore."
If she stayed here any longer, she would feel ashamed. Anyway, her mood had improved a lot. Chu Chenyi's behavior during this time had been quite good. Perhaps she could find a suitable opportunity to move back.
"It's fine, you can continue to stay if you wish. There's no such thing as bothering me."
After all, she had counted all the expenses for their stay during this time and charged them to Chu Chenyi's account.
They could continue to stay as they pleased, and when they left, she would have Chu Chenyi settle the bill. Considering their friendship, she would definitely give them a discount.
"No... we'll leave in another two days. Besides, my belly seems to have grown a bit more, and it's not appropriate to stay any longer. The princess's manor has midwives and imperial physicians. It's much more convenient to go back and take care of the pregnancy. I won't trouble you any further."
If it weren't for the child, she would have stayed for a very long time and wouldn't have returned to the manor.
It was just that her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was further along. Everything at the manor was ready. It was indeed inappropriate to shamelessly overstay, so it would be better to leave soon and not continue to disturb them.
"As you wish. When you leave, I'll prepare some anti-wrinkle cream for you to take back. Massage it into your abdomen, and I guarantee you won't get stretch marks."
This was something she had researched for a long time and tested on herself. After using it, stretch marks would definitely not appear.
"Really... I also heard from the experienced mothers in the manor who had given birth that after women have children, the flesh on their abdomen becomes loose, and there are very ugly marks on it..."
After learning about this, she had asked many people, even imperial physicians, but they were all helpless and had no good way to make these marks disappear.
Although her enlarged abdomen was still smooth, many people had said that ugly marks would only appear towards the end of the pregnancy.
Just thinking about those ugly marks appearing on her smooth, fair abdomen sent shivers down her spine, and she even started to dislike herself.
Sister Feng Jin giving her this now was truly a godsend, saving her.
"Don't worry. Listen to me and apply it once in the morning and once in the evening. I guarantee you'll return to how you were before."
Feng Jin was very confident about these matters and was absolutely sure there would be no problems.
After returning to her room, Feng Jin had Cai Qing send the remaining anti-wrinkle cream to Lin Yuwei. Although there wasn't much left, it would suffice for now.
It would take some time to make a new batch, so she could only ask Lin Yuwei to use the current one while she made the new one.
"Sent it?"
Feng Jin, who was busy grinding herbs, glanced at Cai Qing when she returned and asked calmly.
"It's all sent. The Princess of Jing received it and started using it immediately. Since the Young Madam used it when she was pregnant with the two young masters, can it still be effective after so long?"
This was something the Young Madam had used when she was pregnant with the two young masters. How much time had passed? It was probably no longer effective. Could it still be used?
"The effect might have weakened a bit, but it can still be used for a few more days. Once the new batch is made, the old one won't be needed anymore."
It was her fault for forgetting about this earlier. She had only just remembered.
The new batch wouldn't be ready anytime soon, so she could only ask Lin Yuwei to make do with the old one. It was better than nothing.
"Let's not talk about that. Go grind these pearls into powder. You must sieve it several times."
The most important ingredient in this anti-wrinkle cream was pearl powder, and it had to be a very fine powder that would dissolve without a trace upon contact with water.
"Yes, Young Madam."
Cai Qing took the basket of pearls and began grinding them skillfully. It wasn't the first time she had done this, and she was very proficient.
She just felt it was a bit extravagant for the Young Madam to grind pearls into powder for medicine. If the box of anti-wrinkle cream she made were sold, it would be worth a fortune. Yet, the Young Madam had generously given it away without the slightest hesitation.
"Young Madam, do I need to grind all of them? I noticed these few pearls are of good quality. Why not keep them to make into hairpins?"
It seemed like a waste to grind such good pearls into powder. Making hairpins would be nice too.
"Grind them all. There's no need to keep them. If you want pearls, go to the storeroom later and find some good, large ones. These inferior ones are all to be ground into powder."
These pearls were ones she had selected for their poor quality. They wouldn't look good if made into crowns or hairpins, so it was better to grind them into powder for medicine, making the best use of them.
Although Cai Qing felt very reluctant, she still followed Feng Jin's instructions and ground them all into powder.
"Young Madam, they are all ground."
Feng Jin glanced at the snow-white powder in the bowl, reached out to touch it, and her beautiful eyebrows immediately furrowed.
"No, there are still some whole pieces. Grind them finer."
"Yes, Young Madam."
After grinding them several more times, Feng Jin was finally satisfied. She scooped a spoonful into the box and mixed it with the herbs.
"Cai Qing, put it in the pot and steam it for four hours, then take it out and let it dry in a cool place for two days."
"Yes, Young Madam. I'll do it right away."