Guo Kang looked around and saw that several of Shi Huizhen's men had dispersed to the streets around the intersection, but others had not noticed it yet.
On the other side of the street, Grandma Rong and Grandma Gui walked out first, stopping the actors and asking for donations from them. The pace of everyone slowed down. Some people asked them curiously, while others walked around unhappily. The crowd that had gathered together dispersed as a result.
Shi Huizhen rode a tall horse and walked quickly from behind. Several people in the middle of the road gave way in advance, and Eudocia also looked back at her. However, the moment she turned back and moved toward the street, Shi Huizhen suddenly kicked her horse and galloped away.
Eudocia was taking steps to the side. She somehow noticed something strange and jumped to one side. However, Shi Huizhen moved faster. She also jumped up from the horse, relying only on one foot for support, and stretched her whole body outward. He stretched out his left arm and directly grabbed Eudocia's clothes from the back, using the speed of the horse to pull her feet off the ground. Eudocia was still twisting in mid-air and seemed to want to struggle, but Shi Huizhen was very strong and held her directly under his arm like a bale mat, and ran away on horseback.
"This man is quite alert." Guo Kang thought to himself.
But he can't control what happens next. Shi Huizhen would run out of several streets at once, but he couldn't follow her directly. So Guo Kang also slipped away from the other side of the alley.
On the other side, the troupe members exploded on the spot. Some people didn't even react, but those who witnessed it immediately shouted.
"I'm kidnapping someone! I'm kidnapping someone!"
They yelled and ran over, trying to attract other people's attention and stop the uninvited guest. However, Shi Huizhen's horse was too fast and had already run far away.
She ran half way across the street and looked back happily, only to find Li Xuanying coming from the right corner with something in her hand. Seeing Shi Huizhen running over suddenly, he seemed to feel something was wrong.
"Huizhen? Hey? Huizhen!" He greeted her from afar.
Shi Huizhen was not afraid of him, she turned back and smiled at him, and ran away quickly.
She turned two corners and saw a carriage with the church's logo on it. Several people in black robes rushed up to catch her, and then skillfully stuffed her into the carriage.
After that, they turned a few familiar roads and left with the others.
After completing the task easily, Shi Huizhen was very proud. She arrived at the appointed place, and not long after, several followers also arrived. When she saw everyone gathered, she took out a handful of silver coins and asked everyone to find a place to eat something good. I took Grandma Rong and Grandma Gui and left first.
The three of them returned to the yard rented by Shi Huizhen. Aunt Rong went outside to greet the coachman, while Shi Huizhen and Aunt Gui entered the main room. After a while, she really changed her clothes and came out.
This gorgeous goose-yellow dress was chosen for her by Theodora. According to her situation, the palace tailor made a set of belts and lace specifically to highlight her figure. However, these elaborate designs made her feel uncomfortable.
"I feel like I can't even walk." Shi Huizhen walked cautiously: "Why do you all wear such uncomfortable things?"
"Things that are easy to walk cannot be distinguished from civilians." Grandma Rong, who had just returned, stepped forward and looked at her: "No, miss, you still haven't fastened your back."
"I did it on purpose." Grandma Gui explained: "If it gets tighter, she won't be able to bear it."
"No. This outfit was personally ordered by the princess. You must be serious when wearing it for the first time." Grandma Rong retorted in a serious manner: "This is also a kind of etiquette and a way to express respect."
"Hey, miss, just bear with it." Grandma Gui had no choice but to say: "After all, this is related to the issue of food for so many of us. This is the only way to take other people's money."
"It's better to let me kill the Poles." Shi Huizhen had no choice but to let Aunt Rong tighten the waistband, fix the hip pads, and then fix the lace belt that seemed too fancy to her: "I think, It’s much simpler than this.”
Aunt Rong and Aunt Gui looked at each other with a wry smile and agreed - after all, they are quite good at dealing with Poles.
"And these sleeves." Shi Huizhen continued to complain: "Why do they have to be so big? Official uniforms in the Ming Dynasty would not be so exaggeratedly stuffed. Where should I put my hands?"
"Everyone is dressed like this, so it makes sense." Grandma Rong said.
"If they didn't force me, I wouldn't want to wear it like this." Shi Huizhen reached out and smoothed the belt around her waist: "Damn it, this belt doesn't even have a place to hang a sword..."
"You don't need a sword to wear this outfit." Aunt Gui pointed out: "Besides, this kind of clothing is really not forced. When I was in school in Dadu, I heard other nuns say it. The situation at that time , or the other way around.”
"On the contrary? Force everyone not to wear it?" Shi Huizhen turned around and asked.
"Miss—" Nanny Rong pushed her back and began to take care of her hat.
"That's right. At that time, 'Old Peter' was rectifying the order of the metropolis and formulated a series of laws, saying that he wanted to restore the city to an orderly appearance." Grandma Gui smiled, just to relieve her boredom as she was still not used to it: " There are many items included there, from the appearance of the city to the dress of ordinary people, there are regulations.”
"That's another thing... do you care about clothes?"
"Old Peter, like the current Guodaus, actually admired Stoic philosophy ideologically. In addition, one of his important assistants was the chairman of the philosophy department of Constantine University, Mr. Spandlis. This man not only compiled our current teaching materials, but has also been lobbying the higher-ups." Grandma Gui told her: "He has a great influence because he may be the first philosopher to use the new printing press to publish his works."
"Just that kind of movable type thing?" Shi Huizhen asked.
"Yes, when I was studying in Dadu, I used that kind of material." Grandma Gui said: "Chinese character books are usually engraved with full pages because they have too many characters. It is easier to use movable type for Greek. "
"But these are all minor problems. The main reason is that these people feel that the extravagant and lustful life was the root cause of Rome's previous decline. People deviated from ancient traditions and changed everything beyond recognition. Therefore, order should be restored and those who act wantonly should be attacked .”
"In addition to cracking down on gangsters in the city and re-planning the city, Old Peter also asked people to return to normal dress and stop wearing fancy clothes every day."
"At this time, people's clothes were very different from those in ancient times. Since Italian tailors brought the draping technology, even the Serris style clothing has changed. Old Peter believes that these are a mixture of Italian and Serris styles. The clothes you are wearing - such as the one you are wearing - are too unorthodox. So he consulted the Tang Dynasty materials and compiled a set of regulations, requiring that from now on they should be cut according to the ancient methods, and these personal designs and deliberately added systems should be eliminated. Belt, stuffing.”
"It seems he didn't succeed. What a pity." Shi Huizhen said angrily: "If I get ahead in the future, I must enforce the ancient law and drag anyone who wears such things to build the city wall."
"Okay, as long as we can fill our stomachs now, let's talk about it when we have the opportunity." Aunt Rong didn't take it seriously at all, and tugged on the belt: "Okay, done!"
(End of chapter)
