Chapter 65 Sikong Yu (Part 1)
On the official road outside Yuancheng City, a convoy of eight carriages was walking slowly. Except for the one in the lead, one in one carriage and four horses, the rest were all two horses. The horses pulling the carriage were all snow-white and did not carry a single miscellaneous hair. The leading carriage was made of golden nanmu from the carriage to the wheels. Before dawn, the air was filled with moisture and could not block the quiet fragrance emitted by the carriage.
The walls of the car are carved with patterns of birds and flowers. Although there are many patterns, they are not chaotic. Even at night, you can see the flowing golden threads and golden lights on the car body.
A lotus-shaped glass lamp was hung in the car, and a golden candle was placed at the flower core. The candlelight shone through the glass petals on the veil hanging in the car. As the wheels swing, it turned out to be a rainbow-colored light.
Although the carriage is not very wide, it is arranged particularly finely. The bottom layer is covered with a thick layer of soft cushion, and a layer of peach satin is covered with soft fur. There are soft cushions with colorful butterflies patterns on it. Although there is the fragrance of the carriage itself, a small silk-wrapped white jade incense burner is still burned in the carriage. The white smoke with lily fragrance rises from the top of the stove and spreads before reaching the bottom of the glass lamp.
On the cushion, a woman wearing a popular dress in the current style of the capital was leaned against the soft pad. The dress was made of gold and silver threads, and complex patterns were embroidered. Then, on the basis of it, the peony patterns were added with colorful threads, and the wide cuffs were covered with gold thread lace.
Her long black hair was scattered on the mat behind her head. Unlike the appearance of an ordinary woman, she still showed a bit of chic neutrality in her appearance without dressing up.
The woman leaned lazily on the cushion, holding a book in one hand, but she had never read it. She seemed to be thinking about something, her eyes slightly closed, her mouth was singing something in a low voice to the rhythm of the carriage, and her other patted her legs.
The maid outside the door of the wing sounded, "Miss, Yuancheng is ahead. Do you need to dress up?"
The woman opened her red lips and said, "Come in"
The door of the carriage was opened outwards. A maid wearing a palace skirt style and a lotus bun came in with a copper basin, knelt beside the woman, placed the copper basin on a shelf next to her, took the copper pot handed over from outside the carriage, poured the water from the pot into the basin, and handed the pot out. A lower servant riding a horse took the copper pot and slowed down the horse and returned to the back carriage.
The maid dipped the silk scarf in her hand with hot water from the copper basin to wipe the woman's face and arms. After that, she handed out the copper basin and took out the copper mirror makeup box and other items from the cabinet on the backside of the carriage.
"Miss, it's good to go home today, your makeup is simple and quiet."
"But" the woman still closed her eyes and handed over the makeup to her personal maid.
The maid took out the rouge and powder box from the makeup box, took out a comb from the cabinet and several hairpins. After combing it several times, she picked up several strands of hair on the side and braided it into a bun, put a few hairpins in it, and then carefully placed a round pad on the back of the woman's head. The woman leaned her head gently back against the round pad.
Opening a square jade box, the maid took a brush and dipped it in the makeup powder in the box, and began to swipe it lightly on the woman's face.
A thin layer of makeup powder was painted with flowers on the eyebrows. After applying rouge, I took some more rouge and dipped it in my palm and dipped it in my palm. I carefully applied it to my cheeks. After packing up the dressing utensils, I knelt on the opposite side of the woman holding a bronze mirror in both hands. The woman opened her eyes and looked at her makeup in the mirror. Although the bronze mirror was not bright, it could still reflect the woman's blue pupils.
Chapter completed!