Chapter Twenty-Nine: Eating Sweetly
The next day, when Yuan Ziyan and the others were still asleep, there was a piercing sound of gongs, indicating that it was time for everyone to get up. Looking up at the window, the night light recedes, the summer color comes, black and white alternate, time merges, and the sky looks like four or five o'clock in the morning, why do you get up so early?
This time is often the quietest and coldest time of the day, commonly known as the fifth watch. Like Yuan Ziyan, most of the other girls were reluctant to leave the warm bed, always fantasizing that the gong was struck at the wrong time.
Then the second gong sounded again, and it was louder and more urgent than the first movement, and the girls did not dare to slack off, so they had to mumble, and get up with sleepy eyes, and they just wiped their faces, and they didn't have the heart to put on makeup, and they all came to the courtyard to gather with their faces facing the sky.
Yuan Ziyan also staggered to the middle of the courtyard, yawning constantly, but cursing these old palace maids in his heart, you can't sleep when you're old, get up early, and don't let these people be happy.
First of all, a palace maid counted the number of people, and the beauties who couldn't wake up like dead pigs were embarrassed, so they even threw people with quilts outside the yard.
At this time, if you don't wake up, you can't say it, and when the girls find themselves thrown out in their sleep, they keep crying and begging for mercy, saying that they are rushing to run for election for days, occasionally relaxing, and oversleeping, just wanting a chance.
The palace maid said coldly, if you are a concubine, you will naturally get up earlier than the saint, wait for the saint to change clothes, wash, and then change clothes and go to court.
Therefore, the first basic etiquette for entering the palace to serve the emperor is to get up early. When the girls heard this, they were so ashamed that they left the palace where they had only stayed for one night, and their dreams were shattered.
Fainted, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but smash his head, his grandfather, went to bed early and got up early every day, and his living habits were very good, but most of them got up at six o'clock in the morning, and it was because of the regular life and rest that the old man lived to be 100 years old.
There are many ways to express diligence, there is no need to go to court in the middle of the night, we can change it, get off work late at night, right, the ancients got up early and went to bed early, it doesn't seem to be very scientific.
Yuan Ziyan muttered in his heart, of course he couldn't nag it out, this is not the era of 9 to 5, the emperors are like this, no one can change it, otherwise it will be a waste of government.
The next etiquette is to be taught by senior palace maids, how to serve the emperor to change clothes, wide clothes, washing and other etiquette. In groups of ten, they serve each other in pairs.
Those who are clumsy or have hairy hands and feet are screened out, and those with cold fingers and lack of softness are not spared. People are sent out of the palace one by one, and there are fewer and fewer people left. Coupled with the few sleeping beauties who couldn't wake up last night and just now, the number of people left is not even ninety.
When the rest of the people saw this, they all looked cold and silent, and did their work meticulously, for fear that they would make any more mistakes and be kicked out of the palace. Of course, one of them was still secretly happy, needless to say, it was Miss Yuan Ziyan.
As long as they are serious, these etiquettes are not too difficult for the ladies with strict family education. But if something goes wrong, won't you be able to get out of the palace soon?
Yuan Ziyan thought beautifully in her heart, hummed a little song, and casually dressed the girl opposite with a crown, her belt was crooked, her hat was slanted, and even her shoes were deliberately worn backwards.
The girl opposite was originally handsome, but she was so scolded by Yuan Ziyan, just like Bi Ma Wen. Hehe, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help laughing when he looked at his masterpiece, waiting for someone to announce that he was not qualified to stay in the palace.
At this time, the girl opposite looked at Yuan Ziyan in surprise, thinking that she was playing a prank, tears fell from her eyes, and she said in a low voice: "Sister, my family is in the middle of the road, it is easy to get some silver taels to enter the palace, if my sister is not careful, we will be punished together, my sister has no face to see her father and brother, and she can't afford to pay back the borrowed silver taels, so she can only commit suicide after leaving the palace." ”
Yuan Ziyan was stunned and couldn't help sighing, it was another sad story. "But is it so good to enter the palace? We definitely won't all have the opportunity to see the emperor, so why don't we go out? ”
"My sister comes from a big family, and naturally she can live in wealth inside and outside the palace. Only by staying in the palace can I get some money every month, which I will send to my home to supplement my family. The girl had tears in her eyes.
Grunt, Yuan Ziyan ran last night, got up early today, and his stomach was rumbling with hunger, so it was not too late to leave after breakfast after passing this level.
Yuan Ziyan retracted her senses, and dressed up the girl opposite seriously, coupled with the high aesthetic standards of her contemporaries, she felt good about herself.
As soon as it was done, a palace maid came to inspect it, and praised it a few words, saying that the height of the hat was moderate, which would not block the sight of the saint, but also maintain its dignity. In addition, the opening position of the collar is just right, and the waistband is neither high nor low, not loose or tight, just right. It seems that Yuan Ziyan was born with a pair of skillful hands and is very perceptive!
This has nothing to do with perception, Yuan Ziyan comes from a modern city, and is in contact with the most advanced fashion elements. Although she was raised as a boy by her parents since she was a child, like a tomboy, this does not mean that she has not grown a pair of eyes that know how to appreciate beauty.
Fashion weekly, major fashion shows, Yuan Ziyan loves to watch, how to dress tall and thin, what color is more popular, how to make elephant legs look slender, these well-known contemporary common sense, in this era may not be popular.
was praised, and Yuan Ziyan was in a good mood. After a short rest, everyone rushed to a large room next to them to eat, and the tables were connected in a row, and everyone sat down on both sides in turn.
Breakfast was quickly placed in front of everyone, and the food was not bad. Two delicious side dishes, lotus leaf and lotus seed porridge, and the main dish is delicate pine nut cake, which makes people's mouths water when they smell it.
The housekeeper sat on one side and explained some of the essentials when eating, such as not making a sound, not smacking when eating, even if it is a favorite dish, it should not be sandwiched more than three times, and so on.
Yuan Ziyan waited impatiently, she was already hungry, and another selfish intention was that if she didn't understand the rules at this time, she would definitely attract people's attention, and she would not be far from leaving the palace at that time, oh also.
Thinking of this, Yuan Ziyan didn't wait for the palace maid to finish speaking, grabbed the pastry and ate it, holding the porridge in one hand, and taking a big sip from time to time, well, refreshing and appetizing, and a little sweet, the taste is really good!
Everyone opened their mouths in surprise, not to mention that they were in the palace, even in their own homes, and they were never allowed to eat so impolitely, even the unmarried girls of the peasant family knew how to be a little reserved, how could they be so wolf-swallowing? It's over, this sister is definitely going to be kicked out.
Zhou Shanshan was even more gloating, feeling that this thorn in her eye was finally about to be pulled out. No, no, this is a palace, how can such a vulgar person be accommodated?
Yuan Ziyan didn't care about those strange eyes, he ate quickly, as long as the palace maid gave an order, someone would immediately come and take him out. While she hasn't spoken yet, eat a little more.
This porridge is really delicious, Yuan Ziyan drank a bowl and couldn't get enough, he couldn't help but let people serve another bowl, drink it hot and take a big gulp, and the food in front of him was also eaten clean. Then he burped loudly, touched his bulging little belly contentedly, and smiled and waited to be kicked out of the palace.
The room was quiet, the housekeeper looked at Yuan Ziyan with a serious face, and the rest of the people were waiting to see the excitement. Just when everyone thought that she would reprimand a few words, the palace maid couldn't help laughing, clapped her hands and sighed: "I have seen countless family members, and it is the first time I have seen such a sweet meal." Recently, the saint has been worried about state affairs, and his appetite is not good, and the dining room has lost a lot of brains because of this, and there is nothing to be done about the daily changes. Now that I think about it, it is precisely because the saint has tasted all the delicacies in the world that he has long been tasteless of all food. Seeing that this family member has a sweet diet, I feel hungry, and accompanying the emperor in the future will definitely make the saint have a great appetite! ”
Boom!
Yuan Ziyan's eyes almost didn't pop out, this is okay! God, you're not playing tricks on me, are you? How did you come to me and be able to say anything?
At the same time, some people protested, "Yuan Ziyan gobbled up, smacked, and ate very indecently, if he was in the public and lost the royal etiquette, wouldn't he be laughing and generous?" ”
The housekeeper nodded and said, "It's really indecent, however, given that this family member has a good appetite, let's teach food etiquette in detail." Start now and eat! ”
"But ......"
"Don't talk too much during the banquet!"
Everyone was bored eating, and there was one who wanted to learn from Yuan Ziyan, but he choked on it, coughed with a red face and a thick neck, and got rid of it. There are a few young ladies with small appetites who are picky, and they have suffered a lot for this. Because it wasn't their usual favorite breakfast in front of them, they had to pretend to eat it very sweetly, and one of them vomited halfway through it.
I'm sorry, I can't stay in the palace, let's go home.
Yuan Ziyan was worried alone with her stomach, she was full and drunk, not only was she not kicked out of the palace, but she became a model, this plot is really bloody.
After breakfast, it's free time, and everyone can go back to sleep. Some people may ask, why don't you strike while the iron is hot in the morning, review it again, and let the big guys sleep back to the cage, wouldn't it add to their inertia?
Definitely!
Because sleeping back to sleep is also a science, just imagine, get up early in the morning, serve the emperor to change clothes, in case the emperor comes to you again in the afternoon or evening, your eyes are red, listless, yawning for a long time Wouldn't it ruin the emperor's interest? It is necessary to maintain a state of vitality and happiness at all times.
As for pooping and peeing, it is also particular, preferably at noon or in the afternoon. Why? Don't they all say that the best time to defecate in the morning, don't the people in the palace even understand this truth?