Chapter 33: The Journey
On the second day, the hour of the hour. As the sun rose, Mama Qin and Mama Zhang took the guards to Zhiweiguan.
On this day, Zhiweiguan also hung out a notice of closure and rest.
"Say hello to Miss Qi!" Zhao Yulan brought Mama Qin and Mama Zhang into the inner courtyard, and the two of them gave Ying Qi a salute at the same time.
"No need to be polite!" Originally, Zhao Yulan asked Ying Qi to sit, but Ying Qi thought that she was still so young, and when she was not sure of her identity, she should still be humble, so she still stood up to greet the two.
"Miss Qi, presumably the lady of the Zhou family has already reported everything to you. The old lady is anxious to see you, and you see if you can leave on the same day. We've got all of that already arranged. Mama Qin went straight to the point.
"I know it all. I would also like to meet my grandmother. My mother and mother have packed it up for me. Ying Qi nodded. looked at Zhao Yulan, Zhou Chungui, and Fu Yi, and was quite reluctant.
"Miss Qi, you can't call the Zhou family lady your mother in the future. They have raised you, but this is your duty as a slave, so please remember it. Mama Qin frowned, this young lady grew up in the countryside, and it seems that she will have to be trained after she goes back.
"Got it. Haven't you left my current home yet? I'll pay attention later. Yingqi was a little helpless, but there was no way.
"Aunt Peony, Uncle Chungui, brother, I'm leaving. I didn't dare to call my father and mother, Ying Qi shrugged her shoulders rather speechlessly. "Remember my words. I'm going to miss you. And specifically hinted.
"Well, little miss, you have to take care of yourself. Zhao Yulan burst into tears.
"Okay, okay, it's okay, you just let me go on a trip. Ying Qi comforted Zhao Yulan.
"Then we'll take our leave!" Mama Qin greeted Zhou Chungui and Zhao Yulan.
Ying Qi and Xue Yun, accompanied by Mama Qin, boarded the carriage outside the door.
The guards followed the carriage and the group set off.
Zhou Chungui, Zhao Yulan and Fu Yi stood at the door, watching.
"Dad, let's hurry up and start doing what we arranged last night, hurry up and see my sister as soon as possible. Fu Yi was the first to come back to his senses.
"Yi Wazi is right. Zhou Chungui nodded. So the three of them put away their sadness and hurried back to do their own things.
Ying Qi embarks on her first long journey in ancient times.
Back then, when Little Swallow was popular in the north and south of the river, his favorite thing was to visit the south of the Yangtze River privately with the emperor and their micro-service. However, when you really sit in a long-distance carriage, you know how painful long-distance travel is in this era.
The carriage has no shock-absorbing equipment at all, and it just shakes and shakes and shakes. Although the official road is different from the mountain road, a road has been repaired to come out, but it is still sloppy and rugged, and stone potholes are everywhere. Therefore, there is no difference between riding a horse-drawn carriage and riding an ox cart or a sheep cart in the countryside.
Where can there be any tea in the carriage like the TV show, and not all of it will fall to the ground. It's all a kettle that you bring with you. The food was also all dry food.
Originally, according to Mama Qin's words, Yingqi, as a young lady, would not be able to show her face. However, it was true that the carriage trembled too much, so when Ying Qi strongly requested it, the window of the carriage was always open. It was blocked with splens, but when the carriage ran and floated, it couldn't stop anything at all.
With the windows open and fresh air coming in, Yingqi still feels much more comfortable. As for Xueyun, people who have been running around for a long time don't feel anything like a carriage at all. Ying Qi can only admire her strong nerves.
I still stop in the town from time to time to wash up and eat something hot. After all, Ying Qi herself is still young, and Mama Qin and Mama Zhang are also of a certain age, so the bodies of the three of them still have to be taken into account. So the time is not very urgent.
So although the carriage is a little harder, it is not very serious.
It's just that I'm on the road every day, and it's very dull.
After about three days, Yingqi got acquainted with the two grandmothers. She thought about it again and again, it was boring to be stuffy like this, so she took the initiative to ask Mama Qin to explain some etiquette routines to her. With this explanation, Mama Qin found that Ying Qi was really not as smart as a five-year-old child.
"Miss Qi, because you don't know anything, I'll give you a preliminary overview of the nobility. ”
"The formation of the aristocracy of our Celestial Empire began with the Eight Banners system. The aristocracy is the Eight Banners, and although the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty also exist, they are actually completely one heaven and one underground than the Eight Banners. The yellow flag, the yellow flag, and the white flag are the three flags, which are led by the emperor himself, and the royal guards are all from these three flags. The next five flags are inlaid with white flags, positive red flags, inlaid red flags, positive blue flags, and inlaid blue flags. Miss Qi, you just belong to the Zhenghuang Flag. Belongs to the nobility of the nobility. The aristocratic families were highly hierarchical, and the etiquette requirements were quite strict. In the House of Eight Flags, when the younger generation sees the elders, and among the peers, the lower ones see the highest, they must perform the etiquette of greeting them. ”
"When you return to the Earl's Court, you should see the old lady first. Let me first tell you how to do the ceremony: you must first straighten your posture, then step forward with your left leg, put your hands on your left knee, kneel with your right leg half-knee, pause slightly, and look at eye level, and do not bow your head, raise your head, or tilt your head; Balance your shoulders, don't bend over, don't keep too far between your left and right legs, keep your left leg moving forward, and don't push your leg back. And if you return to the Duke's Palace, or later enter the palace, you have to kneel and salute. Kneel and please, first straighten the posture and step forward with the left leg. But when kneeling, the right leg must be kneeling, and then the left leg is also kneeling, and then the right leg is up, and the left leg is also up, and the standing position is resumed. This series of movements should be well-paced, not rushed, and not procrastinated. ”
"How hard is this!" Ying Qi frowned. Do you really want to learn to walk with a book on your head?
"Just practice more. When Miss Qi returns, the old lady will ask the nurturing grandmother to guide you. Mama Qin gave Ying Qi a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Oh my God, thinking of those abused posture corrections, Ying Qi started to have a headache.
"When eating, you can't sit together and eat and drink casually like ordinary people. The first is that men and women are not allowed to sit together, and the second is that the elderly must be seated first. After entering the table, you can't make a sound, and you can't get up and walk around if you need a maid behind you. Holding chopsticks in the right hand and holding the bowl in the left hand, the rice bowl can be held up, with the thumb on the top and the other four fingers on the bottom of the bowl. Eat elegantly, chew slowly, and don't look around. When eating, try to pick up the dishes around you and don't make a sound. When the elders of the dishes are a little farther away, there will be a maid who takes the initiative to pick up the dishes for you. Take the first sip of the soup and take a small spoon to see the temperature. If the soup is overheated, you can leave it to cool down a little, don't blow it yourself, and eat it in small bites when using the soup spoon. After the meal, the maid will bring mouthwash. The tea is not served until a quarter of an hour late, and it is also eaten in small sips to show that it is meant to be tasted. ”
"Every morning and dusk. You are at the earl's house, and you must go to the old lady's room every morning and evening to settle the province. It doesn't need to be too early, just the beginning of the Mao and the beginning of the year. "When it is time, it's okay, it's not time for Yin, Ying Qi secretly patted her chest. "As for returning to the Duke's Palace, there is no need to settle the province in the morning and dusk. Because the old lady in the Duke's palace has passed away, now there is only you, the Duke of Amma, but as a woman, you don't need to settle down on Amma, and Madame has a lower status than you for you, so you don't need to settle down on the morning and dusk. When Ying Qi heard this, she liked this, and basically she didn't need to save in the morning and dusk.
At the same time, Ying Qi also took time to read the notes left by Zhao Yulan. The things in it are very practical for her, especially the writing of a lot of personal relations and secret secrets in the Earl's Duke's Palace. No wonder Zhao Yulan cleaned this up tightly after returning home, and it is estimated that it is also for Yingqi in the future.
Saying fast or not, slow or not, nearly a month later, the group finally arrived in the capital.