Cixi as the actual ruler of the late Qing Dynasty, personal life style is extremely extravagant, in order to hold a birthday feast for herself, do not hesitate to embezzle the military salary of the Beiyang Water Army, she has to eat hundreds of dishes at every meal, for her, it does not matter if she can't finish eating, Cixi Lafayette's identity can not be lowered, a lifetime of eating and wearing, extremely luxurious.
In the late Qing Dynasty, above the court, everything was cixi's final say, under her authorization, the late Qing government and the Western powers signed a lot of unequal treaties, and the Tangtang Dynasty actually did such a thing of losing power and humiliating the country, which was really infuriating, in short, the decline of the Qing Dynasty had a lot to do with Cixi.
Cixi's daily routine, like that of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, was to get up very early every day, usually at three o'clock in the morning, and most people were sleeping during this time. Then some people will say, can't you get up later? In fact, this rule has been continued for many years, as the saying goes, the time of the day lies in the morning, and it is indeed better to get up early.
Cixi gets up at three o'clock every day and goes to court at eight o'clock, five of which are hours, what is she doing? First of all, Cixi's age is older, sleep is relatively shallow, and during the Qing Dynasty, there was no entertainment at night, and she could only go to bed early at night, so getting up early was not a difficult task for Cixi.
At three o'clock in the morning, the palace ladies and eunuchs walked to Cixi's bedchamber and whispered in her ear, "Empress Dowager Lafayette, get up." Normally, Cixi would open her eyes and get ready to get up, but in her later years she did not sleep deeply. After getting up, Cixi Lafayette also carried out the next item, washing.
In fact, before Cixi got up, there were already many palace ladies and eunuchs waiting outside. They prepared the water that Cixi needed for washing, the water that carried the water, the towel that took the towel, and each of them had his own work. When the eunuchs helped Lafayette get up, the palace ladies waited for her.
The towels cixi used to wash her face and bathe were all made of silk, and each towel was worth a lot. Another point is that the towels that Cixi used will no longer be used, and it is no exaggeration to say that the towels made of silk are disposable in front of Cixi. The word luxury is no longer describable.
The palace ladies soaked her old hands in warm water, and slowly, Cixi also felt her whole hand stretch out, and then the palace maid patiently scrubbed Cixi's hands. After washing her hands, it was time to wash her face, and the palace ladies did not rush to help Cixi wipe her cheeks, and the silk towels were used one after another.
After washing their faces, the eunuchs and palace ladies brought skin care products and carefully helped Cixi apply them. After applying the makeup, the palace maids and eunuchs helped Cixi comb her hair. Combing her hair is the most feared part of the next person, because Cixi does not like to lose her hair, and if she sees her hair falling out when she combs her hair, she will be very angry.
Cixi was angry and could not punish people. The palace ladies and eunuchs were well aware of this point of Cixi, so when combing their hair, once they found that Cixi's hair was falling, they immediately hid the fallen hair, and after a long time, the technique was also skilled, and Cixi did not find that she had lost her hair.
After combing their hair, the palace maids and eunuchs waited for Lafayette to put on makeup. As the saying goes, everyone has a heart for beauty, cixi is the same, makeup is indispensable, plain face to go to the dynasty, it is really unsightly. Cixi, who had put on makeup, began to wear clothes, and her clothes were very expensive to make, no less than dragon robes.
Of course, as the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi was also served by people wearing clothes, and even the belt of his pants did not have to be tied by himself. Ordinary people, dress and wash in the morning, at most more than half an hour, but Cixi spent a long time on each item, one is that her status is noble, and the other is that people do not dare to be fast, can be slow as possible, in case something goes wrong, it will be punished.
It had been several hours since I woke up at three o'clock and when I was done washing and dressing. Then there was a hearty breakfast. Cixi's breakfast is enough for a large table of people to eat, her breakfast has 100 kinds of food, all kinds of pastries, porridge, everything, of course, Cixi does not eat much, each only eat a little, some do not even touch.
After eating, Cixi would gargle her mouth with clear tea and smoke a bag of shisha, which was really a fairy day. After a moment, if he was interested, he asked the eunuch to help himself to walk the bend, just to consume the food. Wait until eight o'clock, and then sit on the palanquin.