Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but feel a little funny. He was worried about getting old before he was twenty years old? Just kidding, in my eyes, a twenty-year-old is no more than a freshman or two years older. He is completely young and in his prime, 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 do ladies and even princesses age quickly? To put it bluntly, even their cosmetics are purely natural and handmade, so why would they age faster than modern people?
It makes sense 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 could not be "meat eaters" who lived in fine clothes and fine food. Except for the lack of high-tech products of later generations, the material conditions enjoyed by the upper class in ancient times were actually no worse than those 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 unimaginable in future generations, 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 flying 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 maturely.
Thinking of maturity, Gao Qingshi noticed that Princess Yongning's hair style was in a bun today.
For ancient people, long black hair was not only a part of the body, "but also a strong psychological carrier with great folk inertia." The vegetation of the mountains and the hair of the people, the ancients attached great importance to hair, which is difficult for future generations to imagine.
The Ming Dynasty was the last feudal regime established by the Han people, and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty restored China. Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it paid great attention to rectifying etiquette that did not conform to the customs of the Han people, 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 Zhou and Han Dynasties, the next is from Tang and Song Dynasties". Judging from the information available in later generations, although the hairstyles of women in the Ming Dynasty were not as diverse as those in the Tang and Song Dynasties, they still had distinctive dynasty characteristics.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the hairstyle of the previous dynasty continued. During the Jiajing period, women's hairstyles showed innovation: "Love Heart Bun" was a popular hairstyle at this time. Women first combed their buns 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. The top of the bun was also decorated with jewels and jade. There are many variations of "peach blossom bun", such as "peach top bun", "goose gall heart bun" and "fallen horse bun" imitating the Han Dynasty.
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. In the late Ming Dynasty, the styles of such hair accessories became more abundant, including "lazy comb hair", "shuangfeiyan", "to pillow pine" and other different styles, and they were even made into finished products and sold directly. In addition, headbands such as forehead kerchiefs, peony heads, and double-snail buns are also popular.
Princess Yongning probably has little chance to leave the palace. Her hairstyle today is not trendy, it is just a more common love heart bun. There are eight gold threads on the hair style, dotted with some pearls, which is elegant and luxurious.
According to the highly pragmatic aesthetics, this hair style looks good, but it is actually a bit too formal, and Princess Yongning herself has a tender face, so this hair style and makeup look like a little girl deliberately pretending to be mature.
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 that 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: "Now many people in the palace are learning the peony head. Do you know? It's the kind spread from Suzhou. I heard that Many literati 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 it may not be enough even if you keep it until you are thirty years old, so you have to buy a fake bun. I have also made people pay attention to it, But I haven’t bought it yet.”
Of course, Gao Pragmatic had seen peony hair, but the wig seemed a bit too exaggerated to him and he didn't like it very much. This peony head is a type of high bun. Indeed, this style became popular in Suzhou and gradually spread to the north. You Dong's poem said: "I heard that the height of the south of the Yangtze River is one foot high, and the six palaces are competing to learn from 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 at the end. This kind of hairstyle 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.”
Huh? The little girl is quite sensible.
Seeing that the opportunity was good, Gao Pingshi said that the topic had been successfully changed, and 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 unwilling to let go of her hand holding him, but after hearing the second part of the sentence, she was still more worried about his health. After all, in her opinion, Gao Pragmatic was just a scholar. It was not easy for a scholar to lead troops on an expedition thousands of miles away and fight so fast. Now I have to rush back again after a long journey. It is only right that I am tired.
She quickly let go apologetically and helped him to the chair quite skillfully, 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, Her Royal Highness's supporting action 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 was done, 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. However, as a rule, the main seats are one on the left and one on the left. Gao Pragmatic sat on the left hand, and there was 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, patted his thigh and said first, "Come on, 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 charming and charming.
In fact, she is heavier. Although this girl was born in a golden age, her psychological situation is really bad. In the palace, apart from growing some flowers, vegetables and fruits, and talking to the empress dowagers or empresses of the two palaces, she spent the rest of the time suffering from lovesickness. She didn't even know whether paying homage to the Buddha was considered sincere.
With such a state of mind, there is no possibility of gaining weight. According to Gao Pragmatic's visual inspection, she seemed to be a little slimmer than the last time she was 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 their high and pragmatic status and even wealth, even the maids and maids in the house, there are many people who are willing to recommend themselves as pillows. But Gao pragmatically knows that this kind of thinking does not belong to love.
But Princess Yongning is different. No matter how high his status or wealth is, he is pragmatic and has nothing to do with her. She neither needs nor can count on him. The only reason why she could do what she did today was probably what she said herself just now.
Of course, as a eldest princess who is nominally "widow", 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 in 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 discover that she was still a virgin. It's a pity that she hasn't even seen clearly what her "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 with 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." 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 the battle 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 the queen mother, but also Liang... …The whole family that deceived the emperor 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.
What happened back then, if we say that he did plan to avenge Princess Yongning in a moment of anger, but if we really want to be more serious, this reason can at most account for half of it. The other half is actually that he took advantage of this opportunity to allow Zhu Yijun to successfully regain 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 opinion, he will inevitably take advantage of Princess Yongning in doing so. What made him feel even more guilty was that he was taking advantage of such a tragedy. For Princess Yongning, it was even more unspeakable.
In fact, why didn’t Zhu Yijun’s guilt towards Princess Yongning arise from this? Although the surrender of Princess Yongning was such a big deal, it was not his brother who was responsible. It was the Empress Dowager Cisheng who chose the wrong person to handle it. Zhu Yijun, his imperial brother, did not 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 bring Chen Hong to justice, 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 returned 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 isn't this approach taking advantage of Princess Yongning's tragedy?
It was precisely because of this guilt that he hinted that Gao Pragmatic could "get close" to his biological sister, who was nominally a "widow", and did not even care about the Tian family's face - 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 when going to TM! The emperor only asked me to "take care of" his sister, but 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 been brought into my arms by themselves. 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."
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PS: According to my personal opinion, some of the following scenes should actually be described, not for the sake of H, but from a creative point of view, it is really necessary. But, you know, I definitely don’t dare to write it, and even if I write it, I don’t dare to post it, so...well, you can use your own imagination, I can’t do anything about it.
