The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 365 Peach Blossom Hairpin

Looking at the slightly blurry self in the mirror, although blurry, I can still see that I am beautiful.

An originally green and ordinary flower bud has successfully bloomed and has its own charm, watered with wealth and love.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Qin Rou tilted her head and leaned softly against the emperor's body. This feeling is called peace of mind.

Kangxi also let Qinrou lean on his arms. The servants serving on the side were all perceptive and knew that it was not a heinous crime, so they naturally did not dare to remind the emperor and the concubine.

Everyone looked at him and lowered their heads. Li Dequan lowered his head. After a while, Li Dequan was alert to the time, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and did not dare to raise his head at all. He reminded softly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. In another hour, you should go to court."

An hour sounds like a long time, but Kangxi had to have breakfast first and then rush to the Qianqing Gate.

We have to leave some time in case there is something urgent that needs to be dealt with. Therefore, one hour is very tight.

As soon as Li Dequan spoke, Emperor Kangxi looked up at him with his sharp eyes, although lightly, as usual, as an emperor! It was common for him to be moody.

Li Dequan quickly hunched over even more. He didn't want to do it either! But who said the time for the court meeting was almost up? There was no other way, so he, the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, had to remind him.

Li Dequan also knew that the emperor would not punish him for such a small matter! Besides, if the emperor punished him, it was to show his affection to him. No one else could have such treatment.

Li Dequan's reminder also reminded Qin Rou, and she also remembered the time. She burst into laughter, and said, "Your Majesty, please let me go quickly! I have to wash up quickly, so as not to delay the time for Your Majesty to go to court; I also have to go to Kunning Palace to pay my respects to the Empress."

Qin Rou never forgets this. The smartest and most clear-headed thing about her is that she never forgets her identity.

She may enjoy the temporary sense of security, but she will never indulge in it.

Because it can't be kept.

Qin Rou never complained. She chose the path herself, and she had to keep going even if she had to kneel and bleed. She might have some regrets in her heart, but she could never change anything.

Looking at her coquettish and happy look, Kangxi was a young man, full of vigor and vitality. Young people have their own vigor and vitality. Even emperors are like this, and they are not immune to it.

No matter what it was, few things could shake the emperor's determination to rule the country. The emperor was resolute and would not be easily shaken.

He stroked Qinrou's face, her blood was rosy, her eyes were clear and bright, which was what medical practitioners often called a healthy state. Kangxi also smiled, and pecked Qinrou's delicate face hard, with a strong temper! "Good!"

Qinrou smiled, and Kangxi finally stepped back. Qinrou turned around, looked at Aunt Chen beside her, and ordered, "Dress up for me!"

"Yes." Aunt Chen replied. She and Xiaoman were used to dressing up the master, and they hurried forward when they were told to do so. Xiaoman was even better, and she didn't need to be told to do so. When she saw Qinrou giving the order, she came forward with Aunt Chen to help her dress up.

Aunt Chen and Xiaoman combed Qinrou's hair into a small bun commonly used by concubines in the palace, and fixed it with a gilded hairpin. They then inserted silk flowers in the front and back. The flowers were tiny pink silk flowers, and a peach blossom hairpin was inserted on the side. The two complemented each other, making her look like a delicate flower.

People are more beautiful than flowers.

Aunt Chen and Xiaoman were both very satisfied with their craftsmanship. Kangxi helped Qinrou up and said, "Everyone says that peach blossoms are too gorgeous, not as elegant as peonies and peonies, and not worthy of being displayed in a refined hall. But they forget that flowers also need people to complement them. This flower looks very elegant on my beloved concubine. I see that not only my beloved concubine looks noble, but also the peach blossom on her head looks seven times more noble."

It's not gaudy at all; it's clearly extremely beautiful.

"Your Majesty has good taste. The common has its own beauty!" Qin Rou turned her eyes slightly and saw herself in the mirror, standing tall and graceful with a flower crown on a branch. She was very satisfied with it, and she was a little bit arrogant.

She is beautiful, and she is happy. Beauty does not mean anything, but who doesn't like beautiful people and things? Everyone has a love for beauty, even she likes to be beautiful. As for the saying that peach blossoms are vulgar and gaudy, Qinrou wants to laugh! It is just the so-called meaning given to peach blossoms by literati.

What's wrong with Taohua? Is it because she caught their eyes and polluted their hearts? It's really funny. If they don't like her, does Taohua need them to like her? Just like Qinrou, she doesn't need them to like her either.

If you don't like it, just close your eyes and don't look at it.

"I think it doesn't matter whether the flowers are expensive or large." Qin Rou tilted her head slightly, and said with conceit and satisfaction. As long as she likes it, it's fine! What belongs to her is the best. No matter how good others' are, it has nothing to do with her.

"I am a vulgar person, living in the vulgar world, and I don't ask to be tolerated by the vulgar world. As long as it makes me beautiful and looks good on me, that's enough. Whether vulgar or elegant, they are all decorations."

No matter how many meanings there are, they are all given by humans. I just like it, and as for whether others like it or not, to put it bluntly, it has nothing to do with me.

I don't live for them.

To put it bluntly, what does other people's business have to do with me! What does my business have to do with others? It is never wrong for people to live a little more self-centered and selfish, and no one requires you to be broad-minded.

Such saints are rare in the world.

If you don't want to, why bother to participate.

Kangxi raised his hand and stroked the peach blossom hairpin on Qinrou's head. The craftsmen in the craftsmanship department were skilled in craftsmanship. The peach blossoms at the end of the hairpin were so gorgeous that they were in full bloom, bright and enchanting, and the charm of the flowers at that moment of blooming was captured perfectly.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been presented to Qinrou. It was also because peach blossoms were gaudy and vulgar, and were petty flowers. The flowers on the heads of the empress and Concubine Niuhulu never appeared like this.

Therefore, it would not be offered to the Empress or Consort Nianhulu. If it was selected further down, it could only be offered to the concubines, and such good craftsmanship skills would only go to the favored concubines.

Emperor Kangxi was rebellious in nature. Otherwise, he would be led by the nose by the court officials. Flowers are like this, and so are people!
As long as you are determined about what you want, no matter how complicated it is, it is just a deception. Emperor Kangxi said: "If a person is noble, everything else is secondary. Beautiful!"

Emperor Kangxi praised her again and gave some advice, "You must pick a nice piece of clothing to match it."

Earrings are also indispensable.

Aunt Chen and Xiaoman both have good eyesight. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the two of them quickly pushed out the palace clothes that had been prepared on the side. "The concubine's clothes can match this peach blossom hairpin. The servants have found these first. Your Majesty, Concubine, take a look and see which one is more suitable."

Aunt Chen said with a smile.