After seeing Feng Bao off, Zhu Ping'an returned to the main hall and curiously lifted the red silk covering the Fragrant Leaf Crown, and witnessed the true appearance of the famous Fragrant Leaf Crown in history.
The scented leaf crown is worthy of its name, exuding a strong scent of scented leaves. This hat is a Taoist hat, about 30 to 40 centimeters high, with bamboo pieces as the crown frame and green gauze as the crown surface. There is also a black and white Tai Chi Bagua pattern embroidered on the front, and a wreath made of scented leaves around it.
The bay leaves are the same kind of bay leaves commonly used in stewing meat and cooking at home, but I don’t know what secret method Emperor Jiajing had people use to process them. Although the bay leaves on the crown of this bay leaf are dry, the color of the leaves remains as green as fresh ones.
"The fragrant leaves and light gauze are wrapped in an apricot-yellow robe, and the green poem and golden paper are sent high into the sky.
The ministers and the emperor practice Taoism together, and do not care about the people and do not attend the morning court."
Zhu Ping'an held up the scented leaf crown with both hands, shook his head and smiled, then walked slowly towards Tingyuxuan.
When Xia Yan abandoned his contempt for the scented leaf crown, he was already the prime minister. I was just a small sixth-rank official, but I didn't have Xia Yan's courage. When I report to the cabinet tomorrow, I will have to wear this scented leaf crown.
Zhu Ping'an returned to Tingyuxuan holding the scented leaf crown. Li Shu and the others were waiting in the yard. When they saw Zhu Ping'an coming in, Li Shu led Baozi and the other maids over.
“Chuckle, chuckle…”
Before Zhu Ping'an could speak, the little maid Baozi saw the scented leaf crown in Zhu Ping'an's hand, and her big eyes opened wide in surprise. The next second, the chubby little hand covered her mouth and she couldn't help giggling.
This girl's shoulders are shaking from laughing...
What's wrong
Zhu Ping'an was speechless. He looked himself up and down, but didn't see any dirt on himself.
"What are you laughing at, silly girl?" Li Shu stretched out her slender hand and gently tapped the little maid on the forehead.
"Hehehe... Aunt... Uncle, how come you brought back a green hat..."
The chubby little maid pointed at the green hat in Zhu Ping'an's hand and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back and tears were about to come out.
Green hat
Zhu Ping'an lowered his head to glance at the scented leaf crown in his hand. Damn, it would have been fine if the little maid Baozi hadn't said anything. But after the little maid Baozi said that, Zhu Ping'an also felt that the scented leaf crown in his hand was too fucking green!
Green yarn crown
Green fragrant leaf wreath
In addition to the black and white Tai Chi Bagua pattern, the overall color of the hat is green.
If it’s not a green hat, then what is it!
"Ahem..."
Zhu Ping'an suddenly felt that the scented leaf crown in his hand was extremely hot. He felt traumatized and thought of cuckoldry when he saw the scented leaf crown.
If a man's woman has an affair with another man, people will say that the man is wearing a green hat. Green hat is not a modern product. If we trace back history, it can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty.
The Yuan Dynasty was established by the Mongols who moved southward and took control of the Central Plains. Before they took control of the Central Plains, there was no profession of prostitution on the prairie. On the prairie, as long as a man and a woman were attracted to each other, regardless of whether they were married or not, they could use the green prairie as a bed and the white clouds in the sky as a quilt to have a hearty exchange. After they took control of the Central Plains, they were very disgusted to see that the Central Plains, a country of etiquette, had set up brothels. In order to express their contempt and insult, they stipulated that prostitutes must wear purple shirts and men working in brothels must wear green hats to show the difference between them and normal people.
Thus, the green hat that men fear the most was born.
"You stupid girl, you are going to die! What are you talking about..."
Li Shu spat shyly, pretending to be angry, like a mad little tiger, she stretched out her delicate jade hand and flicked the little maid's forehead again.
This stupid girl said that Zhu Ping'an was holding a green hat, which meant that I was having an affair...
"Ah? Miss, I, I'm not... Bah bah bah..."
The chubby little maid covered her forehead for a long time before she suddenly realized what had happened. She couldn't help but shut her mouth repeatedly. Her little round face turned pale with embarrassment. She stretched out her fat paws and slapped her own mouth repeatedly, quite hard, as if she wanted to slap the words she had said back into her mouth.
hehe
Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
Thinking of the spectacular sight of all the cabinet ministers wearing green hats tomorrow, he couldn't help laughing again.
But when I thought that I would have to walk around with this green hat on tomorrow, I couldn't help but feel speechless again.
There are two most intolerable feuds for men in the world: one is the hatred of having one's father killed, and the other is the hatred of having one's wife stolen from one's wife. The hatred of having one's wife stolen from one's wife manifests itself in the form of being cuckolded.
From the emperor and his ministers in the palace to the common people, countless people were killed on the spot because of this green hat.
Why did Emperor Jiajing make the scented leaf crown green? Green gauze, green scented leaves... ... Xia Yan didn't wear the scented leaf crown at that time, did he also notice this... ...
It may be a psychological effect.
But now that I have noticed the green property of the scented crown, I cannot ignore it. After all, I will never wear a cuckold.
However, this scented leaf crown was given by Emperor Jiajing, and he had to wear it tomorrow. He did not have the power that Xia Yan had at that time, and could not learn Xia Yan's temper. Moreover, with Xia Yan's position as the Prime Minister at that time, if he did not wear this scented leaf crown, he would lose the emperor's favor and eventually end up being thrown into the market and killed.
Can I be better than Xia Yan
If I don't wear this scented leaf crown tomorrow, I know the consequences without thinking too much. Besides, the memorial has not yet fermented, and I am now attracting attention. If I don't wear the scented leaf crown, I will definitely be criticized by someone with ulterior motives... ...
This was embarrassing. Zhu Ping'an put the scented leaf crown on the table and found himself in a dilemma.
"Aunt... Master, Miss, I was wrong. I talked nonsense." The chubby little maidservant apologized pitifully after slapping herself on the face.
"How many heads do you have?" Li Shu rolled her eyes at her in annoyance.
"One." Baozi, the little maid, replied blankly.
"You still know that you have a head. You even dare to make up things that were rewarded by the emperor. Your head is not enough to be chopped off." Li Shuxian tapped the forehead of the little maid with her finger, and scolded her.
"Ah..." The chubby little maid was so frightened upon hearing this that she almost fell to the ground.
"You stupid girl..." Li Shu was both angry and amused when she saw this.
At this moment, Zhu Pingan suddenly slapped the table and shouted with joy, "Got it."
The shout frightened the chubby little maid who had just stood up so much that she almost fell to the ground again. She raised her head like a frightened quail.
Zhu Ping'an got the inspiration from Yan Song. In order to show his respect for the scented leaf crown, Yan Song specially covered the scented leaf crown with a layer of gauze to prevent it from being covered with dust.
Then I can also "respect" Xiangyeguan.
Zhu Ping'an looked up at Li Shu, only to see that Li Shu was also looking at him with bright eyes.
We are in sync.
"Go call the embroiderer, and get some blue and black gauze from the storehouse." Before Zhu Ping'an could open his mouth, he heard Li Shu instructing the maid.