The Bewitching Master of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 156: Shunzhi's Deposed Empress Mengguqing 8

The young palace maid looked at her carefully and then left.

Xue Li arranged for someone to make some beautiful jewelry.

Nowadays, the headdresses are much more complicated than before, and there are more varieties of jewelry.

Because Shunzhi preferred Han women, the Manchu and Mongolian concubines in the harem began to dress gently and elegantly.

This is the origin of the flower pot bottom. The original purpose was to cater to the culture of "foot binding" of Han women.

Because compared with the small leather boots of Manchu and Mongolian women, the small feet of Han women appear more delicate and graceful.

Therefore, in order to cater to the preferences of the superiors, the Manchu and Mongolian noble ladies wore more and more styles of headdresses, including increasingly high and complicated hairpins.

Later, the matching flower pot soles, ingot soles, and horseshoe soles became higher and higher, with a variety of patterns, exquisiteness and beauty. Even the emperor could remember a concubine by the shape and decoration of the flower pot sole tip, phoenix head, lotus, or other shapes.

When Manchu women put on clogs, they can hold their heads high and their chests out, and their dresses will not touch the ground, making them look more graceful when walking, thus highlighting the charm of Manchu women.

Moreover, only nobles and court ladies at that time could wear flower pot bottoms.

Xue Li didn't want to suffer that pain, so she wore relatively delicate embroidered shoes, which also had "platform soles" similar to those in later generations.

Well, comfortable~

But at this moment, she still asked people to make some jewelry, clothes, shoes and socks according to her own wishes.

Not to mention, everything the queen enjoyed was exquisite.

The materials are comfortable and delicate, and the jewelry is exquisite and varied.

There are sets or individual gold, silver, pearls, oriental pearls, agate, jasper, and kingfisher feathers.

Xueli took Chaolu and Naren to happily study how to match clothes and what hairstyles to wear.

Xue Li went to bed early after meal.

On the other side, Shunzhi stayed in the imperial study, expressing that he was very busy and had no time to go to the harem.

Shunzhi looked at the tonic his mother ordered with a complicated expression, but finally drank it.

He had to drink it, as he felt that the Queen had evil intentions and was making it so hard for him to have the energy to visit the concubines in the harem.

As expected, he is as hateful as Dorgon, barbaric, violent and jealous!

Humph, after he takes power, he will definitely depose her and take in more beauties.

Xue Li ignored his little thoughts. How could Dorgon be willing to become a prey while he was still alive?

The next day, Shunzhi took the strategy discussed by his think tank and asked the regent to give up some of his power.

As a result, Dorgon did not accept the challenge and used the same trick again.

Shunzhi looked at the two or three young cats he had promoted who were silenced by a few words. He was so angry that he closed his eyes and began to seek out great scholars to study hard.

Dorgon did not stop him.

He would not joke about his ancestors' legacy, but he would not hand the knife to others either.

If not for the beginning...

Dorgon looked in the direction of the Cining Palace from afar and left with a calm expression.

At the same time, Kunning Palace welcomed many beautiful girls.

The hairstyle that Xueli wore today had kingfisher feathers and pearls inlaid with precious stones on the bottom, and on one side was a silver-gilt kingfisher feather hairpin inlaid with gemstones and a bat longevity pattern, a silver-gilt kingfisher feather hairpin inlaid with gemstones and a melon and gourd pattern, and an exquisite hairpin with auspicious and auspicious patterns.

She was wearing a gardenia-colored Manchu dress, which looked gorgeous yet not too ostentatious. The exquisite embroidery on her clothes and the delicate kingfisher feathers on her head could not overshadow her charming eyes and eyebrows.

The princesses and concubines below knelt down and paid homage to Xueli.

The kneeling ceremony is a very formal etiquette (the lucky cat style). The newlyweds and concubines need to kneel on the ground with their legs, swing their handkerchiefs backwards three times, and kowtow. This action should be repeated three times.

In this way, Xue Li pretended to be dignified and generous, but in fact she was looking at the little beauties one by one.

After watching it, I felt that it was a waste of this beauty with a very unique style!

Shunzhi should really learn from his father. If he doesn't like someone, he can just marry her off. There are so many nameless people who are spending their lives in the deep palace.

Xue Li recalled the manuscript that Chao Lu had polished for her yesterday, and spoke in a gentle voice, then gave them some instructions and asked them to sit down.

She quietly picked up the milk tea and Chao Lu led the people to distribute rewards to everyone one by one.

The young wives and princesses had looked taciturn at first, but now they were smiling more sincerely.

After all, Xueli didn't like those bulky gold and silver jewelry, so she shared them with them.

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your reward!"

Several young wives took the lead, stood up and saluted again, each holding heavy gold and silver with a look of disbelief on their faces.

"Get up!" Xue Li felt that they were tired enough.

The atmosphere was much more relaxed now, and the young ladies began to flatter each other.

"Our queen is truly the mother of the country, so graceful and elegant!"

"That's right. Only Your Majesty would not be outshined by the exquisite kingfisher hairpin."

"I don't ask for anything else. It would be a great benefit if I could learn even a little bit from the Queen!"

"The embroidery on the Queen's dress is so vivid that it seems to come alive."

"That's right. When I saw the Queen just now, I thought she was a fairy from heaven who had come down to earth!"

"That's right. Our queen is of noble birth, has a distinguished temperament, and has a deep love for the emperor!"

"Well, the Queen is so beautiful, like a swan!"

"Well, the Queen is so generous, like a wealthy person!"

Everyone: "..."

Sydney:⊙▽⊙

A system: ⊙▽⊙

The air suddenly stagnated, and Xue Li suddenly understood why Shunzhi disliked his Mongolian concubines.

Indeed, they are quite different when compared.

But she personally can accept it. Flowers should bloom in full bloom.

However, Xueli became a little embarrassed from being very interested at the beginning.

It's so rare, she never thought that one day she would feel embarrassed when hearing people praising her.

Xue Li: Hey, was it because no one praised me like this before or was it because I didn’t pay attention?

A certain system: You don’t understand. People with low family backgrounds dare not speak. People with high family backgrounds have read some books. You are stupid and don’t understand.

Xue Li: Impossible, absolutely impossible. I understood the idiom clearly. It was all praising me.

A certain system: Oh, do you believe it?

Xueli: I believe it, I am just that good. Since they have such good vision, well, I don’t mind giving them some benefits.

Xueli listened happily for a while, and then Chao Lu reminded her to bring the concubines to pay respects to the Queen Mother.

Xueli felt a little unsatisfied after listening to it, and the ladies were also talking until their mouths were dry.

Xue Li was sitting in a phoenix sedan chair, followed by a large group of people.

There are concubines, palace maids and eunuchs.

Xueli: It is said that it is lonely at the top, but it is better to be at the top! I would rather sit than stand~

Xue Li brought the concubines to pay respects to the Queen Mother, who looked okay at the moment.

Xue Lixing squatted to pay her respects, and the Empress Dowager signaled to Su Mala, who went forward to help her up.

Xue Li smiled brightly, and the Queen Mother looked at her with admiration in her eyes.

I thought she had her hair covered with gold ornaments like all the Mongolian concubines.

But Xueli's dress was luxurious and charming, and several young ladies secretly looked at her.

"Bumubak is used to it?"

"Thank you for your concern, my daughter-in-law is doing fine!"