The night was as cool as water, and the night wind rustled the green bamboo clumps on the east window. The lanterns hanging under the eaves of the back porch swayed in the wind, and the flickering candlelight gave off circles of soft light.
In the room, Xiao Ying's flawless and flawless face reflected a soft, gentle and peerless beauty. She has a graceful and beautiful appearance. At this moment, she is wearing a light beige skirt. With her temples rolled up, she is indescribably beautiful. This kind of beauty is not inferior to that of the peerless Empress Xiao, but she still lacks a bit of plumpness. , mature and beautiful charm.
"Madam, is my embroidery ugly?" Pei Shuying asked with a blushing face when she saw that the eldest lady was carefully looking at the embroidery she had embroidered stitch by stitch.
Compared with the lifelike and vivid embroidery of Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei, her embroidery is really indescribable and unsightly. The dragons, phoenixes and pythons embroidered by others seem to be alive.
Looking at the Golden Crow that she embroidered, it was really terrible. If it weren't for the fact that she had embroidered the so-called Golden Crow, even Pei Shuying herself wouldn't be able to recognize it.
It's so embarrassing.
Xiao Ying looked at the chubby thing on her hand and almost laughed out loud, but she had seen her mother-in-law's embroidery after all, so the things Pei Shuying embroidered were considered good.
When Xiao Ying looked at Liu Rumei and Pei Shuying's embroidery, it wasn't because they were checking their "homework" or on a whim, but because the four of them could no longer wear the formal clothes they used to wear. The reason is that Yang Guang felt that the existing costumes could not reflect the magnanimity of the Han Dynasty, the beauty of the Han Dynasty's costumes, and the depth of civilization, so he issued a new costume order, ordering both the palace and the government to abandon the previous costumes. According to the rules, the world "contracted the ancient system and created clothes and crowns. Since the emperor caught Xu Zao, all the clothes and badges have been graded." A strict clothing hierarchy was established.
The emperor wore the Tongtian Crown, Yuanyuan Crown, Wuguan, Pi Bian, etc. according to different occasions. The Tongtian Crown worn by the emperor was decorated with Jinbo Mountain and other ornaments. Pi Bian was also decorated with twelve beads (qi), and the number of beads represented the number. The quality is high and low.
All civil and military officials wear a single robe of crimson gauze, a middle singlet of white gauze, a crimson gauze covering the knees, and white socks and black boots. The imperial crown they wear is divided into official grades: three beams above the third rank, two beams above the fifth rank, and one beam below the fifth rank. The official wears a high mountain crown, and the imperial censor, secretary and other official positions wear a zhi crown. The sacrificial attire is Xuanyi. Men's official uniform, with a semicircular hard-lined "Yong collar" on the inner collar of a single coat. Military uniforms of the fifth rank and above are purple, those below the sixth rank are scarlet and green, officials are cyan, soldiers are yellow, and merchants are soap.
The official style of official uniform is mainly the popular pleated trousers. This kind of dress standard is folded collar, narrow clothes, big sleeves, wide-mouthed trousers, and belts mostly below the knees.
Officials can do whatever they want after "off duty". As long as the color of their clothes and accessories match their social class, they can wear official uniforms, or wear round-neck robes with narrow sleeves and waistbands. Leather belt, headband, and soft boots. At the same time, there are also wide-sleeved clothes, long skirts and high-sleeved clothes from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, as well as narrow-sleeved shirts and jackets for easy mobility, etc. to choose from.
The same is true for common people. As long as their clothes are of the right color and not the style of official uniforms, everything else is free.
As for women's clothing, the queen is made of coats, court clothes, green clothes, and red clothes; other imperial wives are also distinguished according to grade, color, accessories, and patterns, and there are not many restrictions on style; while palace maids and imperial wives The personal maidservants wear half-arms (that is, short-sleeved clothes are put on the outside of long-sleeved clothes), and twelve torn skirts, also known as "fairy skirts". Folk women wear green skirts...
At the same time, Yang Guang ordered the ministers and people to no longer use bright yellow, and bright yellow became the exclusive color of the emperor.
Under the emperor, princes and officials of the third rank and above wear purple clothes with gold and jade belts; the fourth rank is deep crimson and the fifth rank is light crimson, with gold belts; the sixth rank is dark green and the seventh rank is light green, with silver belts; the eighth rank is dark green and the seventh rank is light green. The first grade is dark green, the ninth grade is light blue, with copper belts; the common people's clothes are khaki, white, with iron belts; slaves, including domestic slaves, can only wear black clothes and black belts.
This regulation differentiated the clothing of each class, and formally formed a clothing color system consisting of bright yellow, purple, crimson (vermilion), green, cyan, khaki, white, and black. According to the regulations, people of all classes can only use the clothing colors of their own level and lower levels, and cannot use clothing colors above their own level.
This is not because Yang Guang is maverick and messing around, but since ancient times, there have been strict distinctions in clothes and colors. However, during the period from the Wuhu Rebellion to the Sui Dynasty, the Han civilization suffered unprecedented impact and destruction. Hu Feng prevailed in the world and became popular, and the chaos of Hu Feng suppressing Han culture appeared in all aspects.
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian has been committed to restoring Han culture. In order to show that the people of the Sui Dynasty are the best race in the world, and to make the people of the Sui Dynasty proud of being the people of the Sui Dynasty, he is not allowed to enter the country and barbarians who do not have national citizenship wear the clothes. The clothes of the Han family allowed them to be criticized by the Han people in the busy city, making them feel ashamed that they were not Sui people in the ridicule.
Therefore, Yang Guang's reform in clothing is actually a further standardization, reversing the cultural situation of Hu and Han in clothing. At the same time, this is also the general trend of the feudal dynasty. It is not an emperor who deliberately pursues beauty and form according to his own preferences. unity on.
As for the princes of the Sui Dynasty, their official and fictitious positions are all above the third rank, so they can wear any color below purple. However, in addition to their official positions, they are also princes of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Guang wanted to reflect the differences between the royal family and officials with foreign surnames. The difference is that princes and princes are allowed to embroider coiled dragons, volting dragons, crouching dragons, and descending dragons on their official robes, but they can no longer use rising dragons, flying dragons, and positive dragons. After the county king, official uniforms are uniformly embroidered with pythons.
Generally speaking, those affected are the bureaucracy and famous families. The common people's family background is not good, and their requirements for clothes are more practical and warm. They do not deliberately pursue gorgeous colors and novel styles. The commonly used clothing colors are red, green, earthy yellow, and white that can continue to be used after modification. , Black; In addition, during Yang Jian's lifetime, reforms had been made from the bottom up, so Yang Guang's decree did not cause any losses to the common people.
Before Yang Ji issued this decree, in addition to the very solemn and formal uniforms that imitated the grand crowns of the Han Dynasty, all other official uniforms and formal attires were full of flying dragons. Not only were there auspicious signs such as two dragons playing with beads, flying dragons in the sky, etc. There are clothes with patterns, including dragons and phoenixes, dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, and phoenixes dancing in the sky. Anyway, you can make them as gorgeous and beautiful as you want; now these will definitely be destroyed.
In the same way, the formal attires of the three Xiao Ying sisters also had to be destroyed and redone.
Although the imperial court has given them one year to rectify, and will also send the four of them new official uniforms and formal clothes, there are only two sets of summer clothes and winter clothes at most. They can't wear those four sets all the time, right? So after receiving the order and drawings, Xiao Ying started organizing.
They women who stay at home are not in a hurry and can get by just by putting on their regular clothes. However, Yang Ji, his bodyguards and servants have been walking outside, and they must change into new clothes as soon as possible to avoid falling into trouble.
Servants such as personal guards and slaves are not very complicated, as long as the clothes and colors are right; as a prince, Yang Ji attracts attention all the time, and there are many people who hope that he will make mistakes; Xiao Ying decided to The sisters personally made several sets of official uniforms and formal attire for Yang Ji. After they had a perfect model, they asked trustworthy people to follow the pattern.
Xiao Ying saw that Pei Shuying was proficient in playing chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, and was not bad at cooking. She thought that the female red embroidery was also exquisite, so she asked her to bring her own embroidery. If it was good, then she would Embroider a dragon together. Unexpectedly, what she saw in Pei Shuying's room were all other people's embroidery, and Pei Shuying herself was not a female worker at all. Xiao Ying wouldn't have known what the ugly Golden Crow was if she hadn't told it herself. .
"Although it's a bit unsightly, I can barely do it." Pei Shuying faced the strange eyes of the sisters and said coquettishly: "Is it okay?"
Opposite, Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei looked at her meticulously with serious expressions.
Pei Shuying felt a strong desire to survive. She took a deep breath, puffed her cheeks slightly, turned her head, and said confidently: "Maybe it is different from everyone else's aesthetics, but..."
She lowered her head silently, Xiafei pursed her lips, and said in a voice like an ant: "No one has seen the Golden Crow. I think the Golden Crow looks like this."
"Pfft!" Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei couldn't help but laughed in unison.
Xiao Ying smiled and said: "I also think the Golden Crow is like this. Small things like Coiling Dragon, Fulong, Crouching Dragon and Subduing Dragon can be embroidered by Rumei and me."
Pei Shuying waved her hand grandly: "Then I'll let you go."
"...!" Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei looked at each other and couldn't help laughing wildly.
Pei Shuying couldn't help but laugh.
"Actually, I've seen even more 'distinctive' embroidery." Xiao Ying said with a smile.
"Whose?" Pei Shuying felt that she had found the organization.
"This, this... it's hard to say." Xiao Ying said sarcastically.
Pei Shuying was a problem child with great curiosity. When she heard this, she coquettishly begged: "Auntie, we sisters serve the same husband, share the same room, and sleep on the same bed. We will be inseparable together for decades to come. We We are closer than real sisters, what is there to say? I helped you last night..."
"Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Ying almost died of embarrassment.
"My heart hurts so much that I can't breathe. I can't find the traces you left. I look at you helplessly, but I can't do anything to let you disappear at the end of the world." At this moment, Yang Ji's voice came from outside, and the song sang in the quiet night. Very clear.
The lyrics were obviously very sad, but they gave him a cheerful feeling when he sang them.
The three women put down the objects in their hands and walked towards the door in unison.
"Auntie, Lang Jun sings beautifully, but the tune is a bit weird." Pei Shuying walked to the door, saw Yang Ji walking from a distance, and said to Xiao Ying.
"Lang Jun likes to be funny. It's not like you don't know." Xiao Ying smiled and sighed: "I feel that Lang Jun sang out my heart. Now I just call it 'heartbroken and can't breathe'."
"how do I say this?"
"Sage Yi Fu ordered that our formal uniforms will be destroyed!" Xiao Ying looked at Pei Shuying and Liu Rumei, and said sadly: "You two have been appointed not long ago, and there are not many formal uniforms, but the formal uniforms of Lang Jun and me are There are several rooms in the service, and each piece is made of Sichuan brocade or white silk. The pattern is either gold or silver thread, so each piece is worth thousands of gold. If grandma's clothes are also included, our family will suffer heavy losses this time. . Alas! I, I am so heartbroken that I can’t breathe.”
"Hehe!" Pei Shuying pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Auntie, your husband doesn't like to wear fancy clothes. He must not have any formal clothes. The losses should be yours and Aniang's clothes."
"Then you are wrong." Liu Rumei next to him said with a smile: "Mr. Lang has the most formal clothes in our family. I'm afraid we don't have as many as him."
"Ah? How is that possible?" Pei Shuying didn't believe it.
"Grandma and aunt hardly make any formal clothes for themselves, they only make them for husband." Liu Rumei said: "But husband, he can wear whatever is comfortable for him. If it is not necessary, he will not wear formal clothes at all, so 99% of the time The formal wear is all new.”
"That's it..." Pei Shuying rolled her eyes and said to Xiao Ying: "Auntie, it would be a pity if they were burned. We can take those dragons away and fold the clothes into crossbow protection clothes and winter clothes. As long as these have If you put the eye-catching clothes inside, they won't look indecent."
Xiao Ying's eyes lit up, but then she thought about it and said, "Let's destroy it."
"Why?" Pei Shuying wondered.
"If you take away the silk threads, the remaining eyes will still be one dragon after another." Xiao Ying said: "We don't need to leave ourselves endless troubles just to save this little money."
"Oh!" Pei Shuying nodded. It's true that you can't lose the big because of the small, so it's better to be cautious.
…
Yang Ji approached with a lantern and saw the three of them standing happily in front of the door. He had just heard them chattering from a distance, so he handed the lantern to Qiu Shui who came up and asked with a smile. : "What makes you so happy? Telling it makes me happy too."
"During the day today, Aniang sent a letter from the eagle, saying that the imperial court regulates clothing and colors. From saints to slaves, the uniforms and insignia are all different... I believe it won't be long before the imperial edict will arrive in Zhangye..." Xiao Ying After explaining the cause and effect of the matter, he regretfully said to Yang Ji: "Our formal clothes will be destroyed from now on, and we can't keep any of them."
"I see." Listening to Xiao Ying's explanation, Yang Jishen nodded in agreement: "It should be destroyed completely, and it cannot be confirmed. Anyway, we are not short of this little money, so it doesn't matter if it is destroyed."
"But it's a lot!" Xiao Ying said sadly, under her slender willow-leaf eyebrows, the autumn water glistening like water, "I can't bear to part with you."
What she couldn't bear to part with was not the fabric of the clothes, but the fact that many of Yang Ji's clothes were made and embroidered by her stitch by stitch. Each piece was infused with deep emotion, but Yang Ji had never worn it.
"Hi!" Yang Ji took her hand, kissed the back of it, and said, "What's the big deal? I'll open the door and accept bribes."
"Pfft!" The three women couldn't help laughing, and the slightly sad atmosphere disappeared.
Stepping into the door, the three women followed closely. Xiao Ying said softly: "Mr. Sir, have you had dinner? Qiuyue, heat up the food in the kitchen." As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but look at the lamp in Qiu Shui's hands. The lantern paused for a moment, with the four characters "Liangzhou University" written on it.
He asked in surprise: "Lang Jun just came back from Liangzhou University?"
"Well!" Yang Ji said: "It was a lie that Wang Xiaotong and other great scholars came to Liangzhou to debate. Their real purpose was to trample us under their feet and use us to enhance their reputation. When they came back late, they took a few A lantern for lighting.”
After hearing this, Xiao Ying thought of the very cheerful singing and smiled sweetly: "I guess the husband is showing off his power again?"
"Of course!" Yang Ji said, "I have trained those great Confucian scholars to be grandsons, and here are two articles. Now, Wang Xiaotong and Wang Tong must be so heartbroken that they can't breathe."
What happened at Liangzhou University would spread throughout the city tomorrow even if it wasn't told. Yang Ji had nothing to hide, so he told the story.
"There is no good person in the Wang family in Taiyuan, they deserve it!" Pei Shuying came over with a pretty face, she hugged Yang Ji's arm and shook it, and said charmingly: "Lang Jun, you don't know! I am My brother once went to Taiyuan as a guest, but he was bullied by Wang Tong and other Wang family members until he couldn't hold his head high."
Yang Ji laughed and patted her face lovingly. The southern part of Bingzhou is the traditional sphere of influence of the Wenxi Pei family, and the northern part is the traditional sphere of influence of the Taiyuan Wang family. The former wants to go north, and the latter wants to go south. The two countries have been fighting openly and secretly for hundreds of years. It is normal for the Wang family's children to target Pei Xuanji.
After sitting down, Pei Shuying took out her embroidery and said happily: "Mr. Lang, look, take a look!"
Yang Ji looked at it and didn't know what the ugly things were, so he said with a smile: "I thought my mother-in-law's embroidery was ugly enough, but I didn't expect that there is someone in the world who embroiders uglier than her. It's really as big as a mountain." Higher than a mountain.”
"..." Pei Shuying was stunned. She understood that Xiao Ying was talking about A Niang, but she was embarrassed to say it.
Xiao Ying: "..."
Liu Rumei: "..."
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