back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 173 A Woman's Heart

To be an emperor seems majestic to others, a blessing that cannot be cultivated in hundreds of lifetimes.But after he really became the emperor, he realized the pain.The first pain is that you can't sleep late. For people with weak willpower, getting up is a terrible thing.Especially in the winter, it is really not easy to get up from the warm bed.The second pain is the heavy workload.If Lu Chengqi hadn't dismissed the position of Zaifu, it would have been better, at least he didn't have to work; but now that Zaifu has been abolished and the workload has been returned to Lu Chengqi, even if a cabinet is established, the workload is still astonishingly heavy.Lu Chengqi really couldn't understand, how did Yang Daoqi accomplish so many things back then, wasn't he tired?The third pain is that there is no freedom.Wherever he went, a group of imperial guards followed behind him, like brown candy, which could not be shaken off.

While sighing, Lu Chengqi was changed into clothes by the maid of honor.And Zhou Zhiruo had already woken up, being put on makeup by a group of court ladies.The makeup at this time will not be very light, nor will it be very thick.Otherwise, how could Su Shi in the official history have left the famous saying "Light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable", which refers to such makeup skills.

If the queen attends a formal occasion, first of all, she should paint her entire face, covering her eyebrows, then put on blush, and paint her eight-character eyebrows (it is said that this can make people feel graceful, anyway, Lu Chengqi I don’t like it, I think it’s weird), and after I put on eyeliner, I have to put flowers and pearls on my face.After a set of procedures, there is no one who can't complete the time.Therefore, it is very time-consuming for a woman to put on makeup.

Rouge at this time can be roughly divided into two types.One is made of silk cotton dipped in red and blue flower juice, called "Mianyanzhi"; the other is processed into small and thin flower pieces, called "Jinhuayanzhi".In ancient times, rouge was equivalent to "Yanzhi". According to legend, during the Shang Dynasty, women in Yandi condensed red and blue flower and leaf juice into fat. It was named because the site was in Yandi.After the Dashun Li Dynasty, there was "Jade Girl Peach Blossom Powder" made of gypsum, talc, mussel powder, wax fat, musk musk deer and motherwort, which were dried in the shade, so it was also called rouge.

But at this time, it was impossible for Zhou Zhiruo to wear such heavy makeup, it was not a formal occasion after all.Lu Chengqi also knew that Zhou Zhiruo wanted to leave the palace.Being used to this kind of Lu Chengqi, he wasn't surprised at all, but softly told Zhou Zhiruo to be more careful and eat on time.Zhou Zhiruo said angrily, "Your Majesty, my concubine is not a child!"

Lu Chengqi smiled, but didn't speak.After watching Zhou Zhiruo leave the Hall of Renming, Lu Chengqi drove to the Chuigong Hall, and began to deal with political affairs for a day.

Naturally, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't leave through Xuande Gate, after all, she was the mother of a country, so she couldn't be so blatant.Enter Houyuan from Yingyang Gate, and then exit Linhua Gate.After walking a long avenue, we exit the Gongchen Gate.

After leaving the Gongchen Gate, it is considered to have entered the Yanfu Palace.After leaving the Lize Gate, it is considered to be out of the palace.Along the way, Zhou Zhiruo used the token to pass without hindrance.No imperial guard dared to stop him.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Zhiruo saw Han Feng'er who had been waiting in front.Zhou Zhiruo hurried up to meet her, and said with a smile, "Why did Sister Han come so early? Didn't I tell you that I will definitely go to the orphanage, just go find me there."

Han Feng'er said respectfully: "The daughter of the people has met the empress."

By doing so, she lost that sassy and heroic demeanor. Zhou Zhiruo was very uncomfortable and said, "Why are you so polite?"

Han Feng'er said solemnly: "The Empress is worried about Minnv's affairs, even if it doesn't work out, Minnv will remember it in her heart." After that, Han Feng'er suddenly burst into tears, and Zhou Zhiruo said in surprise: "Sister Han, why are you crying so well?" Woolen cloth?"

In fact, Han Feng'er didn't have much hope, just because he had intended to assassinate the emperor Lu Chengqi, the hope of rescuing his brother was very slim.With Lu Chengqi in charge of the Supervision Department, it is impossible not to find out her details.The look in Lu Chengqi's eyes that day already said everything.We are all smart people, it's just that some things can't be put on the table.

He only hated his silly and cute younger brother, who was incited by a newspaper and said that he wanted to defend Mr. Huang, and ran to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites foolishly, and was caught by the Supervision Department.Fortunately, he was not stupid enough to confront the government, otherwise, if things got serious, Han Feng'er really had no other choice but to take risks and rob prisons to save people.

After learning that her younger brother was arrested, Han Feng'er immediately thought of Zhou Zhiruo.As for Lu Chengqi, she couldn't get close.Moreover, Lu Chengqi's whereabouts were too erratic, but the queen Zhou Zhiruo showed up at the orphanage almost regularly.This is also the habit left over from Han Feng'er's previous investigation of Lu Chengqi's whereabouts, unconsciously probing for news about people in the royal family.Now it just comes in handy, and it can be regarded as the king pays off.

When Han Feng'er told the truth, Zhou Zhiruo smiled and comforted her: "Sister Han, don't worry. Your Majesty never thought of doing the thing of burning books and burying scholars. After a few days, Cheng Yi will definitely be punished." It was released. He is also, how old is he, why is he still so immature. His Majesty is also quick, otherwise I don’t know how big things are going to happen. If there is a civil uprising, it will not be so simple gone."

When Han Feng'er first heard the good news, she was both surprised and delighted: "Empress Empress, this... is this true?"

Zhou Zhiruo nodded, and said affirmatively: "Your Majesty told me that. Your Majesty is a man of words, and his words must mean what he says, otherwise I won't be able to forgive him!" After finishing speaking, she waved her small fist.

Han Feng'er didn't know why, although happiness accounted for the majority, but seeing Zhou Zhiruo's happy appearance, she felt a little bit disappointed in her heart.She didn't know what happened to herself, since Lu Chengqi was assassinated, she would pay special attention to any news about the little emperor.She didn't know much, and she didn't read much, but judging from the information she collected, this little emperor could be regarded as a wise emperor.

Maybe hate turned into love?Han Feng'er didn't dare to think about it, she was a poor girl, how could she have the right to marry a generation of emperors?This is not the Han Dynasty, which can have such a happy precedent as Queen Dou.

Seeing Han Fenger's complex expression, Zhou Zhiruo suddenly asked out of a woman's intuition: "Sister Han, do you like Your Majesty?"

Han Feng'er seemed to have been punctured by someone, and quickly denied it: "No...how can a girl...how dare you have extravagant expectations for His Majesty? This is impossible..." After she finished speaking, she asked herself in her heart, Could it be that he really fell in love with Lu Chengqi?
Zhou Zhiruo noticed the change in Han Fenger's context, she said no before, but finally said it was impossible, which proved that Han Fenger still had a good impression of Lu Chengqi deep down in her heart.The defense between men and women at this time is not as rigid and rigid as imagined by later generations in ancient times.It was even quite open. The allusion between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun was praised by the world, and it was even compiled into a book and widely circulated in restaurants and teahouses.It can be seen that the folk customs are open at this time, and the etiquette defense of "men and women are not intimate" is still after the rise of Neo Confucianism.

(End of this chapter)