Women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty

Ever since Fang Wanru and Liu Qingqing were taken into the palace, Zhu Chunyin was able to meet them often. Of course, no matter how violent Fang Wanru was, she would not dare to challenge the current princess.But the palace has always watched people order dishes, and seeing that Fang Wanru and the queen mother liked each other, gossip gradually spread, saying that Fang Wanru was the number one beauty in the palace, even Chunying Chunyin couldn't compare to it, and Liu Qingqing was also said to be kind Comprehensible, she is easier to get along with than Princess Yongchun, who has a bad temper, and almost makes Chunying's nose crooked when she hears it.

Li Chengfeng heard it funny, and comforted him: "Why don't you care what others say, their identities need fame. As a princess, you have a rich body, and those two who came in to serve the Queen Mother are servants after all. Is there anyone who cares about you?"

"Of course I can't look down on them, but I don't want someone to step on my face." Zhu Chunyin is still unconvinced, there is one thing she has never told Li Chengfeng, these two are not only for comparison with her , and also vaguely meant to be compared with Li Chengfeng.Talking about Liu Qingqing alone, many people think that her temperament is elegant and desolate, even better than real Jinghua.

Zhu Chunyin is not young anymore, women in ancient times were precocious and knew almost everything they should know, not to mention that her brother was so obvious that he almost wrote "I love Jinghua Zhenren" directly on his face.As her brother's caring little padded jacket, Chun Yin naturally takes fulfilling Zhu Houcong's personal wish as her own responsibility, not to mention that she herself likes Li Chengfeng very much. In her heart, this female crown is the number one candidate for her sister-in-law, Fang Wanru and Liu Qingqing What an onion!

The most important thing is that these two are still Queen Mother Zhang's people, and the fool also knows that Queen Mother Zhang's family has been eyeing the government.Hongzhi was confused in this regard, and gave Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling a lot of power. It's a pity that a group of civil and military ministers in the court at that time were very shrewd and did not let this foreign relatives infiltrate at all.And Zhengde is more confused about small things and sober about big things. He has always been very impatient with these two uncles.

Although the first emperor passed away, the cabinet briefly let Queen Mother Zhang take power in order to fight against the eunuchs, but that was just mutual use.The current Jiajing, judging from his performance since he took office, is a proper hawkish emperor, and he has always been honest with the queen mother and others.

"It's just a little bit better, it's just a waste of effort." Zhu Chunyin laughed, his brother and the real Jinghua are a man, a man, a woman, and a match made in heaven, how could such monsters be able to break them apart!She, a CP fan, absolutely disagrees!

Looking at the inexplicable little princess who seemed to have been slapped with chicken blood, Li Chengfeng was at a loss. Is it really a girl's eighteenth change? It was easy to understand when I was a child... I tried to say a few more words to her, and then I left Sneaked back to Tiangong Bureau.Recently, he has been busy arranging the clan, and the second-in-command, Mrs. Xia, has already criticized him quite a bit. Even the emperor has been reprimanded. Could it be that Li Chengfeng is the only one in the court!He is obviously the director of the Tiangong Bureau but was dragged to carry out reforms. Is the cabinet dead!When Master Xia gets angry, no matter who he is, he can't escape the baptism of saliva!

Jiajing was a little awkward, isn't it because Li Chengfeng's status is special and not very conspicuous? If he brings a minister over, it will easily make the clan feel that the emperor and Qingliu are standing together, and let the Taoist chief take care of himself in the future.

As a result, he was slapped in the face not long after he said what he said, because the Empress Dowager Zhang said that she would invite the emperor to celebrate her birthday, and asked the emperor to bring Li Chengfeng with her to thank him for being the royal family's supporter for so many years.

During the reform of the clan before, many people begged to see Queen Mother Zhang in order to fight against the emperor.But the Zhang family has always been the one who doesn't see the rabbits and doesn't scatter the eagles. How can they do such things that are not good for them, so the whole family shuts their doors.No matter what, Jiajing is still very grateful to the other party for not causing trouble. This birthday celebration was originally planned to be a big event, but Queen Mother Zhang refused on the grounds that it was not a whole birthday. Can.

Zhu Houcong agreed, and after discussing with the female Taoist priest, they went together.

Empress Dowager Zhang’s Compassionate Palace has always been very luxurious. There are not only treasures bestowed by Emperor Hongzhi when he was alive, but also playthings collected by Zhengde for his mother. It's not a reward. This woman has never been wronged in her entire life.

Li Chengfeng followed the emperor into the palace, and greeted the queen mother honestly. After a while, he heard a hoarse female voice: "Get up."

The two looked up and saw the Empress Dowager sitting upright, her face pale and her cheeks flushed unnaturally.Zhu Houcong was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with you, Queen Mother? But what's wrong?"

"There is nothing wrong with Ai's family, but a few days ago I got a bit of wind and caught a cold, thank you for your concern, I will be fine after a rest." Empress Dowager Zhang forced a smile, then turned to look at Li Chengfeng: "This is Jing Immortal Hua, I have heard about the deeds of a real person a long time ago, and seeing him today, he is indeed a fairy."

Li Chengfeng didn't dare to take it seriously, this was the first time he had observed Queen Mother Zhang up close, and he couldn't help but secretly startled.Recalling that Empress Dowager Zhang is over half a hundred years old, but there is no trace of time left on her body, her head is full of black hair, her skin is smooth, and her appearance is very beautiful.

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled, got up with difficulty with the help of the maid, and ordered her servants to prepare the banquet.Since it was a royal family banquet and the Empress Dowager was celebrating her birthday, it was natural for her to take the lead.Jiajing, the two princesses and Li Chengfeng sat and put.Jiang knew that it would be difficult to arrange for her to go at such a time, so she excused her illness and did not attend, but only gave a gift.

While drinking and drinking, the Empress Dowager Zhang saw that it was almost time, so she said, "Your Majesty will be seventeen this year. These days, many people have come to inquire about Ai's family. When will you decide to hold the draft?"

Zhu Houcong came secretly, and brought out the speech he had prepared a long time ago, to the effect that he had not been on the throne for a long time, and state affairs were the most important thing, so he really didn't have the energy to deal with these things.Besides, since I am young, I am not in a hurry for my heirs.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. The Ai family still remembers the words that the real Jinghua said to Yang Tinghe at that time, the king is selfless, where is the private matter of the Tian family, and your choice of concubine is the country's top priority. What's more, at that time , Zhao'er said the same thing at the time, but in the end... Ai's family is naturally not cursing the emperor, but if this matter is not resolved, I really feel uneasy." The Zhao'er she was talking about was naturally Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao.Although Zhengde had a lot of women at that time, he had never had any heirs. He felt that he was young and in good health, so he didn't ask a doctor for treatment.

But Jiajing resisted even all the civil and military officials, so how could she talk to her?Empress Dowager Zhang also came prepared, she changed the topic automatically when she said nothing, and motioned to the nurse next to her. After a while, two young girls came from behind, bowed to everyone, and stood aside obediently It was Fang Wanru and Liu Qingqing.

It can be seen that both of them have dressed up carefully, Yan Shouhuanfei has his own strengths, the Queen Mother smiled and said: "These two are children of acquaintances, and they went to the palace to accompany Ai's family to amuse themselves. Ai's family has a birthday party, and specially prepared songs and dances, so it's hard to be filial to the two of them, so the emperor will watch it together."

Jiajing forced a smile: "That was really hard work."

So Fang Wanru and Liu Qingqing played the piano and danced together, playing a piece together.It has to be said that it is indeed of a high level to allow Queen Mother Zhang to move out. Even Li Chengfeng, a traveler who has seen big scenes, can't help but marvel at the level of the two.

But one thing Empress Dowager Zhang didn't expect was that Zhu Houcong was not a native of the capital, but a vassal from the fiefdom.In the current Ming Dynasty, except for the capital or the coastal areas, the atmosphere in other places tends to be conservative. The little emperor cannot accept the behavior of such a daughter who has not left the cabinet dancing in front of men.Coupled with the fact that Li Chengfeng was sitting next to him, he always felt guilty about having cheated on him face to face, and he couldn't sit still.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhang said that she admired the singing and dancing on the surface, she had been secretly observing the emperor's side secretly. Looking at Jiajing who looked shy and resentful, she was involuntarily confused for a moment. What does this mean?Why does this kid react differently from normal people?

After the dance, the two daughters were both a little out of breath, but they still went forward to congratulate Queen Mother Zhang with a smile, and then went forward to salute the emperor.

"Hehe, it really is well-prepared. The Queen Mother didn't dote on you in vain. Come and reward me!" Zhu Houcong turned his face away from them.

Empress Dowager Zhang was disappointed, but she also knew that she couldn't become fat in one sitting, so she had to take her time, and her body couldn't hold on anymore, so the banquet ended hastily.

On the way back, Li Chengfeng couldn't help sighing: "It's really not easy for Queen Mother Zhang. For the sake of my two younger brothers and my family, I have to persevere even though I am so sick."

The little emperor sneered: "It also depends on whether those two idiots can stand up. Recently, many people have complained to me. Those two brothers bullying men and women have already angered the public. Now get two vulgar fans , just want me to expose them hastily? Just wait, I will deal with them sooner or later!"

"Aren't those two little girls pretty? I didn't mean you. Although Queen Mother Zhang is not a good person, but you are seventeen or eighteen, and you can almost get married. There is nothing embarrassing about eating and drinking. look……"

Before Li Chengfeng finished speaking, he saw Zhu Houcong's face was livid, as if he had suffered some huge betrayal.Heart is about to suffer, forgetting the child's strong personality, now I guess I feel that I have betrayed him, so I hurriedly comforted him.

But it was too late, Zhu Houcong slammed his hand away, and said in a cold voice: "If I want to get married, I will get married, and I don't need you to meddle in other people's business! Since you say so, then don't come away from me!"

Li Chengfeng stepped forward and said a few more good words, but the other party was still unmoved, and gradually felt a little impatient, and left Zhu Houcong trembling with anger after saying "whatever you want".

There were so many people in the palace, there were no secrets, and soon, news of the emperor's quarrel with Jinghua Jinghua on the road spread everywhere.Some people say that the emperor is completely tired of real people, but more CP fans firmly believe that the two are true love, and this is just a small fight between husband and wife to increase love and interest.

Zhu Houcong regretted it when he went back that day. He felt that he was too sensitive. Jinghua was always cynical and outspoken, and it was for his own good. He hesitated to apologize, but he really couldn't save face.

As a result, after this, he found that he began to "encounter" with Fang Wanru and Liu Qingqing frequently.Perhaps it was because of the rift in their relationship with Li Chengfeng that they both felt that they had an opportunity. In short, whenever Zhu Houcong went to pay his respects to the queen mother or appeared in the harem, he could always see the two women.

Zhu Houcong: ...Do these people think they are fools?

Finally one day, when he failed another female Taoist priest, he couldn't help but vent his anger.

"You two, do you have nothing to do all day long? A good daughter's family, who doesn't want to take care of her parents and manage the house, but just likes to hang out in broad daylight, so lack of men?" The little emperor was so vicious that he wanted to stab people's hearts.

Liu Qingqing's eye circles turned red all of a sudden, and she was about to cry and said: "The emperor calms down, the girl is just hanging out with her sister, she has absolutely no wrong thoughts about you, the girl looks like a willow, she has nowhere to go Yi, I beg the emperor to have mercy and spare the two of us."

Fang Wanru is not the case. She has long been bored with what she has done these days. Thinking of her beauty since she was a child, she is also the one who is admired by the stars. She is rejected and humiliated again and again. I really can't swallow my breath.What's more, she looked the little emperor up and down, sneered in her heart, although she was good-looking, she couldn't be called extremely handsome, but because she was the emperor, she contradicted her: "The emperor's words are wrong, We are following the order of the Queen Mother to collect the dew in the imperial garden for her to make tea for the old man. Heaven and earth are kings and teachers, the Queen Mother is the mother of all peoples. If you are not used to it, why not go directly to the Queen Mother and ban the feet of the two of us , and never see you again.”

Zhu Houcong was about to laugh angrily: "Okay, take the queen mother to suppress me, you also know that the king of heaven and earth is the master, and I am the son of heaven. This is your attitude towards the father of the king? Besides, you idiot, you still have the face to fight here. I yell."

Glancing at Liu Qingqing in disgust, Zhu Houcong just realized why he always felt that the other party looked familiar.This woman's behavior from words and deeds to dressing is all in Mo Fang Li Chengfeng, and even the clothes on her body are made into Taoist robes.Coupled with her previous words, Zhu Houcong only felt that there was a gap in his heart.

So he continued: "The little girl behind you has been emphasizing that she was dragged here by you from the very beginning, but in the end every time we meet, she always stands at the front and tries to find a way to intervene. I advise you to keep your head open."

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving the two daughters standing there stunned.

The author has something to say: During the Ming Dynasty, the women in Beijing were really unrestrained.For example, Zhao Jishi in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties once said that the women of the capital are the best in the world.

Wang Shixing, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, said in "Guang Zhi Yi": "People in the capital (Beijingers) like to travel, especially women. Every year, they worship the festival on New Year's Day. Sixteen people cross the bridge to walk all kinds of diseases, and the lights are on all night. The Lantern Festival Lantern Festival , high-rise buildings, pearls and emerald greens, hubs and shoulders. Qingming outing, Gaoliang Bridge Panhe looks like a picture. In March, Dongyue’s birthday, there is a pine forest. Every three or five groups, the pine trees are surrounded by untied skirts. Don't care if the horse is messed up."

This passage is very clear. Women in Beijing like to go outing. They go to the suburbs to travel during the New Year and holidays. They go out in March, and they often form groups of three or five. They take off their skirts and sit around pine trees. Passers-by on the road do not hesitate to see it.He even drank alcohol, and when he was drunk, he rode his donkey home. When he reached the door of his house, he sometimes fell off the donkey's back without knowing that he had arrived home. "Returning is to wear high crowns and big sleeves, dance on the donkey's back drunk, and occasionally fall to the donkey lying on the ground and don't know if it's not home."

How bold are women in Beijing? When arguing, women are at the forefront, and men often hide behind women's skirts, not daring to speak out.For example, "Guangzhi Yi" wrote: "Women are good at dealing with the government, but men are not. There is a lot of noise in the five cities, and there are original evidences. If there are all women but no men, there will be. Women hide their husbands and men. Take care of yourself.” Translated into modern Chinese, this passage means that women in Beijing often quarrel with the government, and there are very few men, and even if there are, men hide behind women’s skirts.

In addition, Beijing women are good at drinking, not only good at drinking but also good at fighting with wine, as recorded in "Guang Zhi Yi": "Their energy is wild, they are addicted to fighting, and they are often defeated by wine, which is natural."

Moreover, in Beijing at that time, the number of women was far greater than that of men. There was a famous painting called "The Picture of Accumulated Victory in the Imperial Capital", which was about Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, and there were really many women in it.

However, the atmosphere in the Central Plains is still becoming more and more conservative.

Evening still, rush duck!