Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but feel a little funny. Are you worried about getting old before you turn twenty? You're kidding, in my eyes, twenty is just one or two years older. It's completely youthful and in full bloom, right?
As for some people in later generations who say "the ancients aged quickly", that is actually a misunderstanding. Ordinary people who work hard may of course age quickly. Why should ladies and even princesses age quickly? To put it bluntly,
, even the cosmetics are all natural and handmade, so why would they age faster than modern people?
It is reasonable to say that ancient people sometimes died unexpectedly from diseases for which there was no solution at the time, but it would be too much to say that they aged quickly. Among the ancients, those who aged quickly must have been common people and women who lived a hard life, and they could not be
The material conditions enjoyed by the upper class in ancient times were no worse than those of later generations, apart from the lack of high-tech products of later generations.
To use an inappropriate analogy, when Huang Zhiting got married, there were nearly 300 maidservants alone. These 300 girls even had the right to life belonging to their masters. This is something that future generations would not dare to imagine, right?
It is also conceivable that the further back in ancient times, the greater the difference in social resources enjoyed by people of different levels. In later generations, the difference in this aspect is relatively smaller - even if you are a rich man who flies on a private jet,
You wouldn't prepare thousands of servants for your family, would you?
As for Princess Yongning who was in front of Gao Jingshi, Gao Jingshi looked at her as if she had just lost her childishness, and this was probably because she deliberately dressed in a mature way.
Thinking of maturity, Gao Jingjing noticed that Princess Yongning's hair style today was in a bun.
For ancient people, long black hair was not only a part of the body, but also "a tenacious psychological carrier with great folk inertia" (Note: This sentence comes from "Ancient Chinese Makeup Recipes"). Mountain vegetation
Human hair, the importance the ancients attached to hair is difficult for future generations to imagine.
As the last feudal regime established by the Han people, the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the restoration of China by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, paid great attention to the rectification of etiquette that did not conform to the customs of the Han people at the beginning of its founding, and mostly adopted and restored the systems and customs of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
, hairstyles and clothing all adhere to the principle of "the best is from the Zhou and Han Dynasties, and the next is from the Tang and Song Dynasties." Judging from the existing data of later generations, although the hairstyles of women in the Ming Dynasty are not as rich and diverse as those in the Tang and Song Dynasties, they still have distinctive dynasty characteristics.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the hair style of the previous dynasty continued. During the Jiajing period, women's hair style showed innovation: "heart bun" was a popular hair style at this time. Women first combed their bun into an oblate shape, and then decorated the top of the bun with
Flowers. Later, it evolved into gold and silver filigree knots, and the bun was combed high, and the top of the bun was also decorated with jewels and jade. There are many variations of the "peach blossom bun", such as "peach peak bun", "goose gall heart bun"
” and imitate the “falling horse bun” of the Han Dynasty, etc.
In addition, women in the Ming Dynasty also often used false buns for decoration. The false buns were half higher than the original buns. When worn, they were placed over the real buns, tied with hairpins, and then decorated on the head and face. Such hair accessories in the late Ming Dynasty
The styles are more abundant, including "lazy comb hair", "shuangfeiyan", "to pillow pine" and other different styles, and are even made into finished products for direct sale. In addition, there are also headbands, namely forehead handkerchiefs (first created in the Ming Dynasty)
, peony head, double snail bun, etc. are also very popular.
Princess Yongning probably has little chance to leave the palace, so her hairdo today is not trendy at all, it is just a more common heart-shaped bun with eight gold threads and dotted with some pearls, which is elegant and luxurious.
According to the high pragmatic aesthetics, this hairstyle looks good, but it is actually a bit too formal, and Princess Yongning herself has a tender face. This hairstyle and makeup make some little girls deliberately pretend to be mature. (Note: I am very sincere.
The bun is not a particularly mature hairstyle. Lin Daiyu’s common hairstyle in the old TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" is the heart bun.)
Perhaps noticing that Gao Pragmatic's expression was a bit teasing, Princess Yongning was a little nervous and asked: "Why are you laughing?"
"I was thinking, you look the same as when we first met, you just changed your hair style. Why do you think this way?"
Princess Yongning was relieved, but asked: "Do you still remember the style of my hair when we first met?"
"I remember, it was a double-snail bun at that time, and very little gold thread was used." Gao Pragmatic's memory seems to be good indeed.
Princess Yongning was happy to hear this and thought to herself: So he noticed me at that time.
He asked: "Then which one do you like?" Before Gao could answer pragmatically, he added: "Many people in the palace are learning the peony head now, do you know? It's the kind spread from Suzhou. I heard that
Many literati and elegant people like it."
Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "You look good even if you comb it."
Princess Yongning felt sweet in her heart, but said: "Nonsense, they said that peony hair requires too much hair, and even if you keep it until you are thirty, it may not be enough, so you have to buy a fake bun. I also asked people to pay attention to it,
But I haven’t bought it yet.”
Of course Gao pragmatically had seen the peony head, but the wig seemed to him a bit too exaggerated and he didn't like it very much. The peony head was a type of high bun. Indeed, this style became popular in Suzhou and later spread to
In the north, You Dong's poem said: "I heard that the height south of the Yangtze River is one foot high, and the six palaces are competing to learn about the peony head."
People say that the person is so heavy that he can hardly lift his head. They describe his hair style as tall, which is actually about seven inches, with fluffy temples and a smooth bun, with double locks of hair behind the bun. This kind of hair style is usually padded with a wig.
Otherwise, the hair volume of normal people is probably not enough.
"It doesn't matter if you don't buy it. That hairstyle is a bit exaggerated, which is a symptom of Jiangnan's gradually becoming delusional." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "I still prefer something more natural."
Princess Yongning originally didn't take it seriously when she heard his comment about Peony Head being a bit "exaggerated", but when she heard the second half of the sentence mentioning that this was "a false symptom of Jiangnan psychology", she immediately became alert and said immediately: "
It turns out it was influenced by Xinxue, so I won’t buy it.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Huh? The little girl is quite sensible.
Gao Pingshi saw that the opportunity was good, and the topic had been successfully changed. He said very skillfully and naturally: "Let's sit down and talk... I came back from Ningxia in a hurry, and I am a little tired."
Originally, Princess Yongning was not willing to let go of her hand holding him, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, she was still more worried about his health. After all, in her opinion, Gao Pragmatic was just a scholar. A scholar led troops on an expedition thousands of miles away and fought so hard.
Come on, it’s not easy even if you think about it. Now that I’m rushing back with so much travel, it’s only right that I’m tired.
She quickly let go of her hand apologetically, and skillfully helped him walk to the chair, saying, "I just returned to Beijing because I forgot about you. I'm sorry."
"Anyway, the fourth princess doesn't have to be like this." Gao Pingshi said, and said to himself: It's strange, the supporting action of Her Royal Highness is very natural... Oh, yes, she probably got this skill from Queen Mother Li.
Wonderful, I actually enjoyed a Queen Mother-level treatment!
But as soon as he finished it, he immediately discovered a problem. Princess Yongning seemed unwilling to leave - Gao Pragmatic's chair was the main seat. If Princess Yongning wanted to sit in the guest seat, she would be at least five or six feet away from him. But the main seat
As usual, there is one on the left and one on the left. Gao Pragmatic sits on the left hand, and there is another one on the right across the coffee table.
Originally, Gao Pingshi saw the princess's intention of not staying away, so he planned to let her sit on the right side. Anyway, it was just the two of them, so if you don't want to be particular, don't be particular, and it wouldn't be a big deal.
But he looked at Princess Yongning again, and found that her eyes were always looking at his legs, and she even bit her lips lightly, as if to cheer herself up. Gao pragmatic understood it all at once, and simply patted his thigh, taking the lead.
Said: "Come, sit here."
Princess Yongning was overjoyed and quickly sat on it with a blushing face. She looked like she wanted to sit but was afraid of the height and was pragmatic and too heavy. She was very pretty and lovely.
In fact, she is not overweight. Although this girl was born with a golden branch, her psychological situation is really bad. In addition to growing some flowers, vegetables and fruits, she spent the rest of her time in the palace suffering from lovesickness.
, I don’t even know if worshiping the Buddha is considered sincerity.
In such a state of mind, there is no possibility of gaining weight. According to Gao Pragmatic's visual inspection, she seems to be a little slimmer than the last time in Baiyulou. It seems that what she said about not being able to sleep well these days is probably true.
Although Gao Pangshi didn't have any romantic impulses towards her earlier, he couldn't help but soften his mind at this moment, feeling that if this girl didn't say anything else, at least this friendship was truly pure gold and had no other intentions.
With Gao Jingjing's status and even wealth, even among the maids and maids in the house, there are many people who are willing to recommend themselves as pillows. However, Gao Jingjing knows that this kind of thought does not belong to love.
Princess Yongning is different. No matter how pragmatic she is, no matter how high her status or wealth is, it actually has nothing to do with her. She neither needs nor can count on it. The only reason why she can do what she does today is probably
That's what she said herself.
Of course, as a eldest princess who is nominally "widowed", the fact that she can say such a thing also shows that her mentality is really close to collapse and she is beginning to show signs of being desperate.
Gao Pragmatic suddenly remembered that in the original history, Princess Yongning died of depression when she was only twenty-seven or eighty years old. When Princess Yongning passed away, the maid who prepared her funeral was saddened to find that she was still a virgin. Pity her.
I'm afraid I haven't even seen clearly what my "husband" looks like.
As the eldest princess who has been abdicated and is the emperor's half-sister, this fate is a bit too confusing.
Gao Pingshi felt something, and took the initiative to hug Princess Yongning's slender waist, and sighed, as if he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and hesitated, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Princess Yongning seemed to sense his thoughts, and leaned gently on his shoulder, whispering: "You should say something, there are thousands of miles of clouds, thousands of mountains and dusk snow, only the shadow is going to who."
Gao Jingshi let out a long sigh, crossed his other hand across his chest, patted her shoulder gently, and said sadly: "The world can only see me as the leader of Wen Deng, Wuding North and South, there are many praises for me, but they don't know about me.
She is not as courageous as a woman from a deep palace."
"No, Gao Lang." Princess Yongning immediately raised her head and looked at him steadily: "You are the best person in the world. No one can compare with you. I don't allow you to say that."
Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said: "If I were really that good, I should have tried every means to destroy you before you surrendered..."
"How can I blame you?" Princess Yongning shook her head and said: "You were commanding operations in Monan at that time. Even I know how important this matter is. You were too busy to do anything, and it was already too late when you returned to the capital... This matter
It’s all Chen Hong’s fault, why do you blame yourself?”
Gao Jingshi was about to speak, but Princess Yongning reached out and pressed his lips gently, and said: "Moreover, after you returned to Beijing, you also took action immediately. Not only did you use a trick to deal with Chen Hong against the reputation of your mother, but you also brought Liang...
…The whole family who deceived the king and ignored his superiors also did it. It’s not too late for me to thank you, so how can I blame you?”
The princess said, gently leaning on Gao Qingjing's shoulder again and leaning in his arms.
Gao pragmatic sighed and said nothing more. In fact, he felt quite unhappy.
For what happened back then, it is true that he planned to avenge Princess Yongning in a moment of anger, but if we really want to be honest, this reason can at most account for half. The other half is actually that he used this opportunity to let
Zhu Yijun successfully regained power from the two empress dowagers, and from then on he truly ruled personally and ruled the world.
There is certainly nothing wrong with saying that this is killing two birds with one stone, but in Gao Pragmatic's own view, he is inevitably taking advantage of Princess Yongning by doing this. What makes him even more unable to help but feel guilty is that he is taking advantage of Princess Yongning.
Such a great tragedy is even more unspeakable for Princess Yongning.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, why didn’t Zhu Yijun’s guilt towards Princess Yongning arise from this? Originally, although Princess Yongning’s surrender was such a big deal, it was not because of him as an elder brother.
What's the responsibility? The Empress Dowager Cisheng chose the wrong person to handle it. Zhu Yijun, his imperial brother, doesn't need to feel guilty at all.
However, because they agreed to Gao's pragmatic plan, the monarch and his ministers took advantage of this "opportunity" to not only punish Chen Hong, but also forced the Empress Dowager Cisheng to lose face and continue to remain the regent, and together with the Empress Dowager Chen, they took full power over the government.
Completely handed it over to the emperor. Although this matter was a highly pragmatic idea, how could it be done without his consent and cooperation as the emperor? And wouldn't this approach take advantage of the tragedy of Princess Yongning?
It was precisely because of this guilt that he would hint that Gao Pragmatic could "get close" to his biological sister who was nominally a "widow", and even the Tian family's face was not scrupulous here - although it was only between him and
There is no scruple between high pragmatism, but it is extremely rare, and it is unique in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Gao Pingshi looked at the fourth princess who was curled up in his arms like a kitten, and suddenly looked away.
Be careful! The emperor only asked me to "take care of" his sister, and I'm still thinking about it!
Having accomplished so many great achievements, she would have been worthy of a princess in any previous dynasty!
What are you afraid of? People have already been brought into my arms. I call this disrespectful!
Gao Jingshi took a deep breath and said softly: "Fourth Princess, although I originally had something important to ask you today, I am not in a hurry now. I remembered something else to tell you."
Princess Yongning was quietly counting his heartbeats. At this time, she refused to raise her head and just lazily whispered: "Yes."
Gao pragmatically held her waist with a little more force and whispered in her ear: "Jian Xinzhai has my bedroom."
----------
Thanks to book friends "Cao Mianzi" and "Apodes" for their reward support, thank you!
Thanks to book friends "Wow 23333", "Old West of Altay", and "Apodes" for their monthly support, thank you!
PS: According to my personal opinion, in fact, some of the following scenes should be described, not for the sake of H, but from the perspective of novel creation, it is really necessary. But, you also know, I definitely dare not write it, write it
I don’t dare to post it, so...well, everyone can use their own imagination, I can’t do anything.
