"Mama Qin. The two came to Mama Qin's courtyard.

"I've seen two young ladies. "Mama Qin is sorting out the flowers and plants in the courtyard. When he saw them coming, he quickly got up and cleaned his hands to salute. "Is there anything wrong with the two young ladies coming here?"

"The ancestor said that we were going to enter the palace on Niangniang's birthday, and we came to learn the palace rules from Mama Qin. Ying Qi and the others returned the salute.

"Okay. In fact, the ladies have already learned the palace rules before. Then let's start all over again, and I'll give you some more pointers to pay attention to. Mama Qin thought for a moment and replied.

"Hmm. So the two of them began to practice again.

On the second day, the old lady arranged for someone from Jinxiulou to come and measure the height of the two of them again and re-customize their clothes. The people of Ruyi Lou sent several sets of heads to choose gold and silver jewelry for the two.

Ying Qi chose a set of pink satin, after all, she is still young, and the powder naturally makes others look more like porcelain dolls. I chose a set of lotus-shaped heads, and the whole body was dressed in the same color.

And Bao Bai chose an emerald green set, which makes people look more refreshing and pleasant in this summer that is about to turn cooler. In addition, she herself is relatively slender, to the point where she stands upright like a jade bamboo.

In addition, two sets of dresses and a head face are prepared separately in case of temporary problems.

Several ladies and Geffohe were already busy with Concubine De's birthday. Some gift-givers have also begun to send gifts to Uyafu. After all, Concubine De is in the palace, and the gifts of the people in the palace can naturally be given directly to Concubine De. But if people outside the palace want to give gifts to Concubine De, they can only send them to Wuya Mansion.

The old lady also discussed with the eldest lady, and even handed a sign into the palace halfway to report their arrangements to Concubine De. This time, in order to compare with the magnificence of Concubine Liang's birthday, the old lady suggested to Concubine De that the whole banquet would choose the fresh dishes they had sent from their own grange. They are all raised and planted by themselves, including chickens and ducks, pigs, cattle and sheep, fish, vegetables, melons and fruits, and no longer use the dishes in the palace. Of course, let the chefs make beautiful dishes. But when you think about it, it also seems different. The troupe uses the family's own, just selects some recent new works, and no longer invites famous troupes outside alone. The guests can also invite some close and distinguished people, and go to the guests without much fanfare.

Concubine De happily agreed, feeling that this arrangement was very appropriate. For this reason, she went to the Qianqing Palace on the same day and chatted with the emperor about the pre-arrangement at home, and the emperor also agreed with it and expressed great appreciation for Concubine De's approach.

So when the news reached Wuya, the preparations in the house were carried out more actively.

On the evening of this day, Wu Yajieyu came to Yingqi's peach blossom cabinet.

"Second sister. Ying Qi greeted him with a smile.

"Fourth sister, you will enter the palace in two days, I have accompanied my mother before, I thought about it, and I will tell you what I have seen. ”

"Oh, thank you Second Sister, you're so nice. I'm feeling a little nervous. It's cool and breezy today, can we sit under the peach blossom tree in the yard?"

"Okay. Seeing that Wu Yajieyu agreed, the two sat under the peach blossom tree in the courtyard.

"Second sister, you see, this is the rose tea I only learned to make recently, with lemon and honey added to it, you can taste it. Ying Qi ordered someone to bring tea and pastries.

There is a layer of red rose petals floating on the door of the white jade tea cup, the bottom of the cup is cut into shreds, and half a slice of lemon is obliquely inserted next to the teacup, which looks delicate and refreshing.

"It's beautiful. Wu Yajieyu looked at the tea cup in her hand with a smile in her eyes.

"My sister will have to write this recipe to my sister, and I'll try to do it then. ”

"Of course. The second sister likes it. ”

"I followed my ancestor and Eniang into the palace the year before. I was still young at the time. Before I went in, the grandmothers also carefully taught me some palace rules. But the most important thing is not to talk too much, not to look around, not to run around, and not to eat what others give you. You have to keep it in mind. You can't take the maidservants in there, because there are servant maids around the mother. It's best not to leave the old ancestor, but because the old ancestor has to discuss things with the mother after all, it is also possible that you and the big sister will be alone outside the courtyard. I was playing in Concubine De's yard at the time. The palace ladies there are all noble, although we are noble ladies, but we can't despise them too much, after all, they are the mother's side. Wu Yajie Yu taught earnestly.

Ying Qi listened carefully. "Well, I listen to the second sister, and I definitely don't run around. ”

"The palace is very large, and there are nobles everywhere, and it is possible to provoke a noble master by accident, so you should also be especially careful. Whoever you meet, remember to salute. When saluting, it is necessary to distinguish clearly, if the etiquette is wrong, you will be punished, and if you are small, you will be easily ridiculed. The masters generally wear clothes or accessories carved with dragons and phoenixes, while others do not have such accessories, so as long as you distinguish them, it is naturally not easy to make the wrong salute. ”

"It's not easy to eat at the table, after all, you can't eat too much, that would seem unruly. Because you entered the palace on the first day, it is impossible for you to starve all the time, so the ancestors should arrange food separately in private. Don't eat any pastries by yourself, you might get poisoned, diarrhea or something like that. You know what?"

"I see, I'm not that hungry easily. "Thanks to modern weight loss, it doesn't matter if you don't eat for a day. Ying Qi thought about it and felt that it was not a big deal.

"Will you still be poisoned?" This frightened her, and the people in the palace sometimes frame people and are still very bold.

"Well, who knows what's going to happen. Anyway, you just need to stay away from all those dangers. Wu Yajieyu said.

"Although I haven't encountered it, my mother said that the palace is very scary. If you are not careful, you don't know why you offended a nobleman. Although we may not be punished, we will always lose the face of the mother, and if we don't pay attention, it is easy to cause trouble for the mother......"

"I see, second sister. I'll be careful. Ying Qi listened to Wu Yajieyu's earnest words to her, and her heart was quite moved. That's when I really identified with this cousin. After all, even if Wu Yajieyu has a heart for her future, at least she has always been good to herself now, and she has never been discriminated against because she is from the countryside. Although the eldest sister Wuya Baobai and the third sister Wuya Chase do not discriminate against themselves, after all, there is very little contact. Only this one, who often came uninvited, made himself seem less lonely in this huge mansion.

"I heard from my mother, after you go to the palace this time, you won't go back to the mansion, you will go directly to the Niu Colu Mansion. It is said that Aunt Zhang, who has always been in charge of the copper-smelling house, you must be careful in the past. She has a daughter, named Niu Co Lu Qingshu, who should be a little younger than you, but she is very arrogant and arrogant, I heard that she often beats and scolds the maid at home, you must pay attention to safety. You are the eldest lady of the Niu Colu family, you must have the fan of the eldest lady, don't be afraid. And our family, including Concubine De, will support you. ”

"yes, I see. I'll be fine, don't worry. Ying Qi nodded.

"Alright then, it's getting dark, I'll go back. You've been practicing good etiquette for the past two days. After Wu Yajieyu finished speaking, she got up and said goodbye.

"Okay. Thank you, second sister. Ying Qi hurriedly got up to see her off.

"Thank you, it's all your own sisters. Wu Yajieyu rubbed her hair and left with the maid.

"Xueyun, do you mean it when you say that my sister is my sister?" Ying Qi stood in the courtyard for a long time, and Lixia arranged for the little maids to pack up their things and retreat, only Xueyun stood behind her.

"Miss, it's hard to say that you're sincere. When interests are linked, they are naturally sincere, and when interests conflict, they are naturally enemies. Xueyun said lightly.

"You girl, what do you say about this world, is there no sincerity in this world?"

"Miss, of course the master is 100% sincere to you! I'm talking about outsiders, outsiders, and those outside. Xueyun immediately replied with a grin.

"You!" Ying Qi pouted, turning back to the house.