"My lady, today is Girls' Day, why don't you wear women's clothes?"
"Never mind, it's not very convenient."
“What’s inconvenient about it? The Girls’ Day only comes once a year. You’ve already grown your hair out, it would be a real shame if you didn’t wear women’s clothes. Besides, I’ve prepared a lot of clothes for you these past few days. If you don’t wear them, they’ll all go to waste when the season changes again.”
The clothes were all made to Youqing's size; if she didn't wear them, it would be difficult to find someone else to fit them.
The fabric of those clothes is too expensive for ordinary people to wear.
After being persuaded by Sangzhu, Youqing looked at the clothes and found them to be quite beautiful. They were not loose-fitting cheongsams, but traditional ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), which were much more exquisite than the Hanfu of later generations and were made entirely to her measurements.
Such a set of clothes would cost at least six figures or even more in later generations. This is no exaggeration. Not only is the fabric rare and hard to find, but the embroidery on it was also done stitch by stitch by the best embroiderers.
Such embroiderers would be priceless treasures in later generations. Now these clothes are lined up there, waiting for her to favor them one by one. It would seem a shame not to choose one of these clothes.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. It's going to be lively today, so wear that red one!"
As for the hair, it was Sangzhu who took care of it.
The current Sangzhu is different from the Sangzhu of the past. Since Youqing left, Sangzhu has not been idle. She has learned a lot of skills from a nanny in the palace, including the matching of hair accessories.
Makeup was also entrusted to Sangzhu. Sangzhu was skillful and, after learning how to use powder, she tried it on her own face many times, so she made Youqing look very beautiful.
"This red is beautiful, it makes the mistress look very radiant."
Youqing's skin was already quite fair and delicate, and now that her features had fully developed, she was at the perfect age for a young woman. With this outfit, combined with her exquisite features, Sangzhu felt as if some hook was luring her away.
So tempting! This red dress is perfect for my master.
Is it as beautiful as you say?
"Of course there is. No one is more beautiful than Master. No one else can compare."
"That's another lie. There's no such thing as the most beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
"That servant is like a lover who sees beauty in the eye of the beholder; no matter how she looks at it, she thinks no one can compare to her mistress."
Youqing couldn't help but chuckle: "You little rascal, do you even know what 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' means? You can't just say that casually!"
"I know, but I just feel that there is no one more beautiful than you, my mistress."
"Alright, with all that praise from you, I'm practically losing my bearings. I think I should hurry up and marry you off so you can experience what it truly means to see beauty in the eye of the beholder."
“Master, I will not get married. I want to serve you for the rest of my life.”
Although Sangzhu and Youqing were mistress and servant, they were more like sisters. They went through thick and thin together and witnessed the wickedness of human nature. Later, when life got better, Sangzhu saw even more. The palace was a place where human nature was fully revealed, and she saw through it all.
Two people who have known each other for many years may become enemies in the next second, but she cannot entrust herself to a stranger if two strangers get married.
"Why would you think that, you silly girl?"
“I think that if I marry a stranger, I don’t know his character or whether he can stay faithful to me. Rather than facing the unknown in a daze, I would rather not marry and serve you, my master, for the rest of my life. I would be very happy.”
Sangzhu's idea surprised Youqing, as many people hundreds of years later didn't think as clearly as she did.
However, he said, "Don't generalize. If you meet someone you like in the future, just tell me. If you're willing to get married, I'll be your partner for life."
Sangzhu's eyes welled up with tears upon hearing this. Her father and mother didn't love her, and she had no close elders. She had endured most of her life alone since childhood.
She is lucky to have such a good master.
"This servant thanks you, Master." Her voice was slightly choked.
"Alright, it's a holiday today, so you can't cry."
Sangzhu then smiled through her tears: "Yes, Master. I'm just too happy."
"Alright, Chengying should be back soon. You and Chengying should get dressed up and go out together today."
"yes"
Just as Sangzhu left, Kangxi came in. Actually, Kangxi had been there for a while, but he hadn't come in while the two were talking, and had only listened to their conversation from outside.
Honestly, Kangxi was a bit sour.
"Aren't you being a little too nice to Sangzhu and Chengying?"
Chengying and Youqing now live a life even better than that of ordinary young ladies from wealthy families, which is already bad enough, but why does Youqing have to worry about their marriage?
Also, what is this "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing? How can someone just say something like that so casually?
"They treat me well, so what's wrong with me treating them well in return?"
What's wrong with this person now?
Why can't she understand what I'm saying for no reason?
"I treat you well, why don't you treat me better?"
He's not even as good as two maids!
Youqing looked at Kangxi with a playful expression: "Your Majesty, how do you want me to treat you well?"
Kangxi immediately took advantage of the situation: "How about you allow me to get into your bed?"
Youqing glared at him: "Dream on."
He knew it.
The road ahead is long, let's take it slow! As the saying goes, "Where there's a will, there's a way," he refused to believe that he couldn't open her heart even if he spent a lifetime doing so.
Once everything is packed, let's set off.
The shipment was sent out in the afternoon and arrived in the evening. The group went straight to the restaurant to have dinner first.
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