Chapter 15: Etiquette
"Passing on the Empress Dowager's decree, the Northern Wang Lifei is virtuous and virtuous, guards the woman's way, and has a thorough etiquette, which can be an example. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info hereby entrust Concubine Li with the important task of teaching Concubine Xuan's etiquette, Concubine Xuan must follow Concubine Li's teachings, be familiar with the royal etiquette, and must not be lazy, admire!" A room of people kneeling in the front hall listened to a man shouting at the throat of a male duck.
When I was pulled into the front hall to receive the order, I could only say that I was confused. When I saw Concubine Li's mouth closed happily and said, "The concubine accepts the order!" I clearly knew that I must have been calculated, and the originally bad life would be even worse.
"Concubine Xuan, you have to follow Concubine Li's teachings and learn the etiquette well, otherwise the Queen Mother will condemn you. My father-in-law said to me in a weird way, and his domineering feeling was completely showing off his might to me. It's no wonder that with such a big backstage support from the Queen Mother, ordinary people don't look at it, even the royal nobles have to give him face.
"The concubine will definitely obey the order, learn etiquette with her sister, and never disgrace the queen mother's hard work. I deliberately glanced at Concubine Li as I spoke, and I don't know if she was angry or contemptuous, and turned her head to the side.
"Well, you know the general idea!" my father-in-law nodded at me, and then said to Concubine Li with a smile: "Concubine Li, the Empress Dowager has also specially transferred two senior grandmothers from the Department of Rites for you to send. ”
"Slave and maid, see Concubine Li!" The two long-awaited grandmothers stepped forward and saluted together after receiving the hint from their father-in-law. When I saw that posture was angular and angular, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "It's worthy of being from Reiji!"
"Get up!" Concubine Li said, and the two grandmothers stood up in unison and stood aside. She couldn't hide her joy and said to her father-in-law with a smile
"Concubine Xie Empress Dowager Love!"
When she came, the Empress Dowager also specially told the old slave that if the mother had any needs, just tell the old slave. After the father-in-law said this to Concubine Li, he deliberately raised his voice and continued: "The Empress Dowager also said that Niangniang has the sign of Ci'an Palace, and she can enter and leave the imperial city at will, so let Niangniang accompany her more!"
This time, I really understood, this is the Empress Dowager supporting Concubine Li. Concubine Li has earned enough face today, and from her smug expression, I can read a kind of joy that tramples me under my feet, and it is no exaggeration. I think she is very pathetic, she can't keep her husband's heart, and she can only get a sense of superiority by torturing her rival in love, it's really pitiful! I suddenly thought of myself from her, didn't I also fail to keep my boyfriend's heart? Although I looked at her smiling proudly, I felt a bitter sadness.
"My sister can be so loved by the Queen Mother, which really makes my sister envious!" Dongfang Xun and I are just acting in a play, although I want to tell her, but I can't. is also a woman, why should a woman be embarrassed by a woman, so I decided to follow her, compliment her, and make her feel more comfortable.
"The Empress Dowager really loves Concubine Li, which is a blessing that others can't cultivate for several lifetimes. My father-in-law opened his mouth again, intending to elevate Concubine Li and belittle my existence at the same time, and his voiceover seemed to say: "Don't be delusional, you can get the love of the Queen Mother." "I don't think what he knows is that I'm not rare at all.
"Yes, how can others have such a blessing as my sister, even if they have extravagant hopes, they don't dare. I smiled and replied, humble.
My father-in-law didn't say anything to me after hearing my words, turned around and said loudly to the grandmother who was standing next to him, "You two want to help Concubine Li, do you know?"
"The slave will do her best, please rest assured!" The two grandmothers not only spoke in the same tone and speed, but even spoke as if they had been agreed in advance. I'm afraid that there are often such situations, how to say and do everything is bleeding into the blood, stereotyped like a machine, it makes people feel terrible to think about.
After listening to the words of the two grandmothers, the father-in-law: "Hmm!" nodded, then changed his serious expression towards the two grandmothers, and said to Concubine Li with a smile. "Concubine Li, the will of the Empress Dowager has been announced, and the old slave should go back to his life. ”
"The concubine has ordered someone to prepare an afternoon meal, and asked her father-in-law to stay for dinner. Concubine Li smiled and invited her father-in-law to stay.
"Concubine Li has a heart, the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, not to mention the many affairs in the imperial city, the Queen Mother has to find an old slave for everything, and the old slave is really not empty!" The father-in-law said to Concubine Li as if he was complaining, and no one could hear that he was raising his own value.
"The Empress Dowager trusts her father-in-law, and everything in the imperial city depends on her father-in-law. The birthday of the Empress Dowager is approaching, when the official busy, it is inconvenient for the concubines to stay today, if he is free in the future, he must go to the palace as a guest, so that the concubines can do their best to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. "Concubine Li's words look better than her smile!
"Please rest assured, if you are free, the old slave will definitely come to the palace as a guest. Listening to Concubine Li's words, my father-in-law was so proud! The smile flew to the top of his eyebrows.
"Mei Shu!" Concubine Li just called softly, and saw Mei Shu walking out with a wooden plate covered with a red cloth in both hands, and a little eunuch accompanying her father-in-law took it, and her father-in-law just glanced at it lightly, and said loudly to Concubine Li: "Concubine Xie Li's reward!"
My father-in-law deliberately raised his voice to say it, and at this moment I felt as if he was saying it to me. I realized that I was ignoring the so-called unspoken rules, and he was reminding me. But I'm powerless! Even if I want to, he doesn't have any money!
"Mother, the old slave will take his leave!" the father-in-law took the money and was finally able to leave satisfied.
"Let the concubine send her father-in-law!" Concubine Li said politely to her father-in-law.
"Then there is Lao Niangniang!" said the father-in-law and walked out with his entourage, Concubine Li and a group of servants followed, seeing this situation, I could only follow with a smile.
The process of sending my father-in-law away was really tiring, and just listening to those polite words made my ears grind out of cocoons, and of course I also said something along with the crowd. After watching his carriage go away, my nerves finally relaxed, and I felt really tired from dealing with them.
**The next time I was forced to learn etiquette from Concubine Li and the two grandmothers, although I was mentally prepared, but when I saw the two grandmothers each holding a teaching rod, my heart still chuckled. Concubine Li sat there, deliberately putting on a majestic expression. "My sister has seen my sister, my sister is blessed!" I smiled and saluted her.
"Mama Wang and Mama Zhang are pressed for time, so let's start quickly!" she said to the two mammas without even looking at me.
"Madam, we will be strict professors when we are acting under the orders of the Empress Dowager, and I also ask Madame to study carefully. Mama Zhang said to me with a very serious expression, I bowed my head slightly, and told myself in my heart that I must be patient and get through it.
"Then let's start walking! I'll walk in front, and you'll follow me. From Mama Zhang's tone, I fully felt that if she either wanted to teach me selflessly, or she wanted to rectify me if she was a fake public. Either way, I'm going to have to learn to walk after her at this point.
"When walking, put your hands together and hide them in your sleeves, look ahead, don't look left and right, walk with small steps, step by step. Mama Zhang said as she moved small steps, and I followed behind, only feeling unnatural.
"Straight!" Mama Wang on the side hit me on the back without warning.
After I said "Ah!", I rubbed my waist and looked back at her, but it turned out to be Mama Wang's vicious eyes: "Don't look left and right." I could only helplessly: "Oh!"
With a sigh, straighten your back and continue to study.
"Hmph~" I seemed to hear Concubine Li's chuckle, and she must have been very happy in her heart at this time.
"The steps are too big, I want to move lightly!" Mama Wang hit a rod on my calf this time, and I screamed and jumped up in pain. I suppressed the anger in my heart, and I just wanted to deal with it carefully and get through it smoothly. After a few more hits like this, after I finally walked decently, Mama Zhang stopped.
"Put it on your head and keep walking. "Mama Wang had already prepared a bowl full of water.
"Yes!" I promised, putting the bowl on my head, holding it in both hands, and moving cautiously.
"You can't use your hands to help!" Mama Wang slapped my hand again.
"Ahh
"Women should always pay attention to their manners, and when they encounter trouble, they must not be alarmed, and they must not scream!
"Yes!" I had no choice but to continue to hold back. Concubine Li and her maid Mei Shu watched me being abused and whispered from time to time, hiding their faces and laughing, I knew they were laughing at me.
When I was engrossed and cautiously practicing, I heard Concubine Li say to Mama: "Two Mama, this concubine still has to deal with the affairs of the palace, and I ask Mama to worry a lot about the rituals." ”
"The slave must be conscientious, please rest assured. The two grandmothers replied neatly.
Concubine Li smiled and nodded, and walked out with Mei Shu one after the other. When Mei Shu walked up to me, she deliberately stretched out her foot and tripped me. I didn't notice her small movements, and I tripped and the bowl shattered again.
"Huh...... Scold... Heh...... "I heard Concubine Li's master and servant walking away with a smile.
"Alas, how could the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion be so clumsy!" I heard Mama Wang muttering quietly.
When Mama Zhang helped me up, I smiled at her embarrassedly and said, "Thank you!"
"Alas, Madame, let's hurry up and practice etiquette!" Mama Zhang said with a sigh.
After Concubine Li left, I learned some more etiquette in sitting and etiquette, and I don't know if the two grandmothers were tired of my clumsy student, or if for some other reason, their attitude towards me was much softer. It was getting dark outside, Concubine Li didn't come back, but Mei Shu came back, whispered to Mama Wang for a while and hurried away, and when she walked to my side, she deliberately raised her head and showed a very disdainful look, I only thought she was ridiculous in my heart. After she left, the two grandmothers told me that I could go back today and come back tomorrow to continue my studies.
Cui Ping had been waiting for me outside, and when I came out, I saw that there were tears in her eyes, and I knew that she was worried about me, so I smiled and said to her, "Don't you see I'm fine!" and pulled her back. After returning to the Splendid Garden, I only felt a sore back, stinky sweat, and I didn't eat, so I took off my clothes and soaked in a wooden barrel.