It turns out that Cixi's skin care method can be done this way

As we all know, after the death of Emperor Xianfeng of Rehe in 1861, the power-hungry Empress Dowager Cixi joined forces with Xianfeng's younger brother, Prince Gong, to launch a coup and executed many princes. Cixi thus seized power and became the controller of the Qing Dynasty. She handled state affairs every day and also went to court with the young Emperor Guangxu to rule the country from behind the curtain.

As we all know, the emperor usually went to court around eight in the morning. For normal people like us, getting up at six thirty to seven o'clock would be enough to cope with this. But it was different for Empress Dowager Cixi. She got up at three in the morning every day, but went to court at eight o'clock. Where did she go for the remaining five hours? What did she do?

You may not believe it, but the Empress Dowager Cixi spent five hours dressing up. Isn't it surprising to many people? What happened? Let me tell you. The schedule was arranged like this. It turned out that at three o'clock in the morning every day, palace maids and eunuchs would enter Cixi's room to open the windows and curtains. Some people outside the door began to prepare hot water for the Empress Dowager Cixi to wash and wash, and some people prepared morning tea for the Empress Dowager. There were also two people who kept shouting at the Empress Dowager's door, "The Old Buddha greets you."

The two men could not stop until Empress Dowager Cixi agreed. When the people at the outer gate heard that Empress Dowager Cixi was ready, they went in with basins and towels to serve her. There were many steps for the Empress Dowager to wash her hands, and she had to use three or four basins of hot water alone. It can be seen how particular the Empress Dowager was. Oh, I forgot to mention that the basins for washing face and hands were very exquisite silver to prevent poisoning. As for washing face, there are rumors that Empress Dowager Cixi used human milk, saliva, and bird droppings to wash her face. In fact, these are all nonsense. Empress Dowager Cixi had a specially customized facial cleanser.

The first is hot compress. What is this hot compress? After getting up, the Queen Mother will apply a hot towel to her face in order to open the pores completely. The towel used for hot compress is specially made and is said to be delicate and soft. After being soaked in hot water with spices, it is applied to the face. According to Princess Der Ling, Cixi would apply hot compress for a long time every morning, almost half an hour. Then wash your face with a special facial cleanser and wash it repeatedly several times.

After washing her face, Empress Dowager Cixi liked to smoke. After that, she would drink some morning tea made with milk, and then start to eat breakfast. This breakfast was even more exquisite, with about thirty or forty dishes. When eating, all the dishes added together could not even fit on three tables. What was left were only the ones that the Empress Dowager liked to eat. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi's favorite foods were bird's nest and duck.

After finishing breakfast, Empress Dowager Cixi would smoke for a while, then start to put on makeup and change clothes. The whole process would take five hours at least. These steps are really unbearable for most people.

Some people say that the demise of the Qing Dynasty was closely related to Cixi. She was arrogant and extravagant, lived an extravagant life, and did not understand the hardships of ordinary people. Some people also say that the corrupt feudal dynasty was bound to perish, and how could a woman like Cixi change the fate of a dynasty? Under the great trend of history, Cixi only catalyzed or accelerated the demise of the Qing Dynasty! what you think?