Ji Ling trembled and immediately woke up. She quickly grabbed Qixi's arm and climbed up.
Qixi knelt down and took the embroidered slippers to help her put them on. While putting them on, she comforted her and said, "Master, don't worry, there's still time." She said this, but she didn't dare to slow down her movements at all.
Ji Ling took the copper basin Bixue brought in and washed her face with warm water. She took the towel roll Bixue handed over and hastily dried the water on her face before sitting in front of the dressing table.
Let Qixi help her comb her hair.
Ji Ling used to be here, and every time she combed her hair, she could only wear the simplest one-word hairstyle. This was the simplest hairstyle among the women in the harem.
The advantage of a one-letter haircut is that it is easy to take care of and it can be combed quickly.
But it also has shortcomings: the two ends hang too low, almost touching the base of the ears, and the bun is loose and falls apart when touched. For this reason, women basically cannot wear any valuable jewelry when combing their hair. Because the jewelry is slightly
It's so heavy that I can't bear just one word.
Therefore, in the Qing palace, those with prefixes with the word "promise" or "changzai" in their hair were all like "promise" and "changzai". Because these women had low status and poor family backgrounds, they did not have any expensive jewelry. Even if they did, they would not dare to wear it to show off.
However, now that Ji Ling has been promoted to a nobleman, the style of her bun can naturally change.
Qixi bit the comb in her mouth and opened the jewelry box that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had sent in the morning when the Jin Dynasty was ennobled.
The lid of the box was made of thick wood. Qixi supported it with one hand and reached in with the other hand to fumble around for a while. Ji Ling watched as she took out two strange-shaped objects from inside.
One of the items seemed to be made of twisted wire, rather like a horizontal eyeglass frame; the other looked like a large rectangular black box.
"What is all this?" she asked Ji Ling.
Qixi adjusted the position of her shoulders and smiled in the mirror: "Master, sit up straight, but don't turn your head or tilt your head. This is the hair frame and flat square. Master is now a nobleman, so he has to comb his hair."
Use these tools."
After saying that, she poured some more hair oil into her hands, then put her palms together, rubbed it a few times, applied it to Ji Ling's long hair, put it on the hair stand, divided her hair into two bunches on the left and right, and tied them crosswise
On the hair rack.
Qixi looked at the height of the hair stand in the mirror, adjusted it slightly, then inserted a flat square in the middle, fixed the hair bits and broken hair firmly, and then combed the hanging hair behind the ears into a flat shape.
, and tie the ends with a hair tie.
Ji Ling only watched her hands fly up and down in her hair dexterously, and made slight adjustments in front of the mirror from time to time. In this way, about half an hour later, Qixi breathed out and said: "Master, comb your hair."
Okay, take a look!".
When Ji Ling looked up, he saw in the mirror a dignified noble man in plain clothes, but his bun was completely different from the original one.
Qixi found a small bronze mirror from somewhere and held it up to show Ji Ling the bun at the back. Ji Ling saw that the tail of her hair was slightly upward, and the gathered lines were very smooth and beautiful, like a little swallow about to fly.
Ji Ling was very surprised. She looked up at Qixi and praised her repeatedly: "Qixi! I didn't know you had this skill. It's really good!".
Qixi put away the tools for combing her hair, was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "I also learned how to comb my hair from an aunt in the past. I haven't used it for a long time, and I have become rusty. Otherwise, I should be able to comb it with a stick of incense."
Master, there is no need to sit here for so long in vain."
After combing your hair, you have to choose jewelry.
All the jewelry boxes that were brought in when receiving the seal in the morning have been sorted by Qixi into dressing boxes according to different colors and textures.
Ji Ling chose a flag suit with a light goose yellow background and piping with moon white gold threads from the new clothes delivered in the morning. The upper part of the flag suit was very light yellow, and the lower part, starting from the waist, was in full bloom.
Small laurel flowers. The further down you go, the more dense the flowers are, the more spreading the branches and leaves. The patterns are small and light green, dotted on the background, elegant yet playful.
Based on the color of her clothes, Ji Ling picked out a set of light yellow magnolia-shaped jewelry hair accessories embellished with jade green leaves from the jewelry box. There was a little gold-rimmed tassel underneath the magnolia flower, making it swaying.
After she finished matching them, she looked in the mirror and felt that everything else was in good condition, except that her ears were empty. So she discussed with Qixi and selected several sets of earrings, but none of them were suitable.
Both of them were a little anxious. At this time, Qixi had an idea and reminded her: "Master, let's try the Mingyue gifted by the Queen!". The box containing the moon had been locked in the cabinet. At this time, Qixi took it out and carefully
Give it to Ji Ling.
Ji Ling opened the box with his own hands and saw the precious light flowing inside, just like the bright moon.
"Silk shoes underfoot, tortoiseshell light on the head. The waist is as smooth as silk, and the bright moon is in the ear." This pair of bright moons is indeed as the queen said, a rare treasure in the Forbidden City.
Ji Ling took a look in the mirror, and sure enough, the pair of earrings echoed the moon-white piping on the flag, and they were perfect. Qixi smiled and said, "That's it!", and stretched out her hand to help Ji Ling put it on.
Just as Ji Ling lowered his head, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning. He raised his hand to block Qixi's arm and said, "Wait a minute."
She thought for a while and whispered: "The Queen gave me this gift, but I don't know what the meaning is. It's always better to be cautious. You put it on the stage first, don't wear it in a hurry."
Taking advantage of this moment, Bixue opened the curtain and came in, knelt down and asked Ji Ling: "Master, what dishes should I bring tonight?".
Ji Ling thought for a while and said: "Heat the pot! It's best to use a spicy pot. It has to be flavorful. The spicier the better! If it only has clear soup, don't take it. The clear soup is too bland. What's the difference between boiling it and boiling it?"
.
Bixue responded crisply.
Ji Ling said again: "Also, check to see if there is roast duck. I want to eat roast duck. I don't need more, just half. Pair more dough with cucumber shreds. I like the dough from Changchun Palace the best. It's soft and delicious. Even if
You can eat it alone."
She swallowed a sip of saliva and continued: "If there are red bean cakes, bring some back. If not, just see which pastry is softer. I don't want sesame cakes." She paused and warned carefully: "
Also, bring back some uncooked noodles, I will be hungry at night."
As soon as the meal was brought back, Yin arrived.
Ji Ling had been waiting in the front hall of the main house for a long time. When she heard the newspaper singing outside, she immediately jumped up from her chair, held Qixi's hand and came out. She saw that Yin seemed to be in a good mood today, with a bright look on his face.
And easy.
He strode up the steps, and Ji Linggang knelt down and said: "I would like to invite you to the emperor...". After saying hello, Yin had already waved his hand neatly and said: "Excuse me."