When the news of Mrs. Tao and her daughter coming to visit came to visit, Zhao Xiu was listening to the lecture in front of Mama Gong and Mama Zuo.

Today is Mama Gong talking about the wedding regulations of the children of the level of auxiliary generals in the clan, all kinds of dresses, ornaments, wedding cars, what specifications are the servants, etc., which are very cumbersome. Recently, Mama Gong has been talking about the wedding specifications of men and women from different titles and origins, and the horizontal comparison makes it easier for people to figure out the differences. After the wedding is finished, there will be funerals, crown ceremonies, canonization ceremonies, etc., and some rules to memorize. Mama Gong couldn't show all the real objects to Zhao Xiu, so she used a beautiful atlas to show that Zhao Xiu must remember all the details, it is best if she walks on the street, eight zhang away from another member of the clan opposite, and can also rely on the dress on the other party's body to accurately estimate the identity of the other party in the shortest possible time.

Mama Zuo is doing supplementary teaching today. She told Zhao Xiu about the names, family backgrounds, marriage matches, and children of all the auxiliary generals of the clan in this dynasty, and by the way, she also mentioned the names of all the children of the clan who may be canonized as this title, as well as the gossip and anecdotes that happened when the weddings in each family and so on. The story here is long, and it may not be able to be finished in three days. Therefore, Mama Gong has to talk about it first, and after finishing the topic, she will talk about idle things.

So when Zhao Xiu's girl came to report the news of the guest's visit, they had just talked about the dress. When Zhao Xiu heard that Tao Zhuohua was coming, he couldn't wait to see someone immediately, but after a few months of lady teaching, he could still hold it for the time being, and still maintained the dignified demeanor of the eight winds, and turned to Gong Mama and Zuo Mama gracefully and slowly, revealing a decent smile: "This Mrs. Tao is the wife of our hometown Fengxian County parent official, and when she was in her hometown in the past, she was friendly with my grandmother, and the two families often come and go, and she is a close elder." Today, she brought her daughter to visit, and it is reasonable that I should come forward to meet her, I wonder if the grandmothers can allow me to take an hour's leave? I'll come when I go. ”

Mama Gong and Mama Zuo glanced at each other. The latter smiled and did not speak, while the former replied with a faint smile: "Since they are relatives and friends in the house, this is also the proper meaning." When I'm done with this, the girl will just go and see her. After an hour, we will continue the lesson. ”

Zhao Xiu asked for an hour off, but in fact, it was just a false finger, but I didn't expect that Mama Gong really only gave an hour of time, and she still had to finish the content of the dress first. Zhao Xiu was helpless. But I couldn't say anything more, so I could only continue to listen to the lecture honestly.

The wedding dress of the husband and wife of the auxiliary general is not cumbersome, but it is still quite troublesome to figure out the difference between the wedding dress, the weekday dress and the auspicious dress, not to mention the category of the dress and the crown and shoes are also counted. And since we talk about dresses, we can't help but talk about the ornaments as well. By the time Mama Gong finished speaking, it was almost half an hour. But the time she gave was counted in the half hour.

Zhao Xiu was angry, suddenly smiled, and said lightly: "Mama Gong remembered wrongly. You just said that it was an hour, but now there is only half an hour left? is so hospitable, but it is too lazy. Although the Jiannan Hou Mansion is not as polite as the palace, it does not have this rule. ”

Mama Gong also said lightly: "The girl remembered wrongly, I just said that I would give an hour, and it was calculated from the time I said it, but now half of the time has passed." As for hospitality, it's just the wife of the county order, and half an hour is enough. ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at her with an elegant and somewhat arrogant look: "Why didn't Mama make it clear?" The time of teaching is the time of teaching, since I asked for an hour's leave. That, of course, is uncompromised. Mama promised first, but I'm afraid that it won't be good to break the promise, right? I'll be back in an hour. With that, he slowly stood up and bowed gracefully. Then he slowly walked away.

She knew that this listening hall was surrounded by windows, and it was the height of summer, in order to ventilate and cool, the doors and windows on all sides were fully opened, and the surrounding flowers and trees were not high, and from the hall she could look around the scenery in the garden on all sides. So Zhao Xiu can't go too fast. She still has to maintain her demeanor, otherwise she will be discovered by Mama Gong from behind, and when she comes back in an hour, plus a few words just now, she will definitely preach for a long time.

The two grandmothers would not openly punish her, but sometimes, some forms of punishment were not carried out through obvious means of punishment. Even if Zhao Xiu has the patience to listen to people's preaching, she has to worry about Mama Gong talking in front of her grandmother Zhang, and Zhang's verbosity is the real headache for her.

Mama Gong watched Zhao Xiu leave with an irreproachable demeanor, but her brows were furrowed. The time is getting closer and closer day by day since Zhao Xiu married into the Guangping Palace, and there are still so many things to learn, why is this big girl who built the Nanhou Mansion not in a hurry at all? A county magistrate's wife can make her drop her homework to meet. With her status as the princess of Guangping in the future, let alone the wife of the prefect, even if she is the prefect's wife, she is not qualified to let her be a corporal of Lixian.

Mama Zuo knew what Mama Gong was thinking, so she persuaded her with a smile: "That is her family's old friend, and she is not an ordinary county wife, so naturally she can't be treated with ordinary etiquette." Why should my sister be so serious? I see that this Zhao girl is very smart, she learns everything quickly, and she remembers the things she teaches, and I am also very polite to you on weekdays. It's just half an hour's work, so why should my sister upset her? ”

Mama Gong said: "You and I came on the orders of the Queen Mother, and we should fulfill our duties." Even if you are displeased, I will only do what I have to do. ”

Mama Zuo chuckled: "Sister is too stubborn, in the final analysis, that Miss Zhao is just the daughter of the Hou Mansion at the moment, but in the future, she will be the granddaughter-in-law of the Queen Mother, and she is a royal nobleman." We are just errand people around the Queen Mother, and if we serve as much as we can, where can we really make people unhappy? If today's events are reported to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will not say that Miss Zhao is not. Sister, don't really think that she is the girl's teacher just because she sees that the Zhao family is polite and easy to speak, and she is picky when she opens her mouth, without a good word. ”

Mama Gong was solemn: "Where am I such a person who doesn't know how to measure?" I'm just worried. This Zhao girl looked at the etiquette for several weeks, but she was very proud in her heart. You are also an old man who has been in the palace for many years, is it possible that you can't see that Miss Zhao's every move on the surface makes people make mistakes, but in fact, she has never been very dismissive in her heart? It's true that she is smart and talented, but what is the use of being smart and talented? The Queen Mother is not from a famous family, and she has been in the palace for decades, how can she be a little arrogant? If you don't beat down the arrogance of Miss Zhao. Let her really understand the rules of the heavenly family, and she will definitely get into trouble in the future. Her etiquette is taught by you and me, but if something goes wrong, the noble person may be fine. but you and I will be punished. Be strict at this time, so that you can save trouble later. I'm also doing it for your own good, why are you talking about me? ”

Mama Zuo disagreed: "She is a smart person, how can she easily get into trouble?" It's really a disaster, and it has its own Guangping Palace. You and I are both people who are about to leave the palace. What the hell is this mind doing? Besides, I don't think there's anything bad about Miss Zhao's temper. Her nature is like this, the Queen Mother is discerning, can't she see it? Without this intelligence and talent, the Queen Mother may not be able to look down on her. I advised my sister not to do much, we are just here to teach the palace rules and etiquette, we shouldn't worry about it, why do you have to offend people? ”

Mama Gong sighed: "Do you say I really want to offend people?" Even you and I can see it, let alone the nobles above? At this time, teach her to be obedient, so that she can suffer less in the future. Don't be decent in the Guangping Palace, she, the princess, will not be bullied in the future. The elders of the clan. That is the queen mother and the emperor have to give three points. How many people are staring at the position of the princess of Guangping Wang? She alone can go, and there is no one else who can compete with her. You say those people won't be eyeing her in the future? If she learns well, she is dignified and generous, so that people can't make mistakes, and then she can really be quiet. ”

Zhao Xiu didn't know that the two grandmothers were saying such things behind her, and when she left the garden and was sure that the grandmothers couldn't see it, she immediately unloaded the original dignified shelf and ran happily towards her grandmother's yard. Mrs. Tao and Tao Zhuohua came over today and had tea in the front hall of Zhang's courtyard.

When she arrived, Zhang's chatting with Mrs. Tao and Tao Zhuohua's mother and daughter were chatting. The room was filled with laughter. Seeing her come in, Zhang also complained: "Why is it so long? Thank you, Aunt Tao, for a long time. Zhao Xiu hurriedly made amends, and said that the grandmothers refused to let go. Zhang smiled: "Nonsense, the grandmothers have always been very reasonable. It must have been because you didn't pay attention to the class that you were punished by the grandmothers. ”

Zhao Xiu said "hehe" twice and quickly changed the topic. After sitting down, she asked the Tao family's mother and daughter how smoothly they went to Beijing, and how the Shanghai Mansion was doing. Mrs. Tao had already answered Zhang once, and now she answered again. Zhang also helped to add a few words from the side.

Knowing that Tao County ordered Gao to be promoted to the Shanghai government, Zhao Xiu was also happy for him. With his character, promotion is a matter of time. Besides, he was originally from the Hanlin Academy, and he has been an official in the local area for three terms at most, so he should be transferred back to the capital and join the sixth department, right? An official like him originally took the cabinet minister as his goal in life.

Mrs. Tao was very humble about this: "Don't you dare to say that, our lord is studying and making a career for the people." Our lord also often said that the years in Beijing are not as good as the years in the local area. If you really want to do something practical, you still have to stay in the local area for a few more years. ”

This really seems to be what Tao Cheng would say. Zhao Xiu sighed in his heart. From her selfish intentions, she also looks forward to Tao Cheng becoming a minister.

Mrs. Tao said again that the purpose of this trip was to take care of her sister Mrs. Mi. Zhang attaches great importance to this: "It's good that you are here, the master of the in-laws can't move lightly in office, and the in-laws are left to take their daughters to live in Beijing, and they are pregnant with another one in their stomachs." Although there is an uncle and wife around, there are fewer things to do. I don't think my uncle's wife is assertive. When Mrs. Tao came, I was relieved. In the future, we will all be relatives, so don't be polite to me. If there's anything missing, just tell me. Ling Mei is my grandson's mother-in-law, and she is pregnant with my grandson's brother-in-law, we are not good at taking care of it, and what face do we have to marry such a good granddaughter-in-law? ”

Zhang's sincerity, Mrs. Tao was also generous, solemnly thanked, and agreed. She figured it out that now was not the time to be polite and polite. She is also a person with a difficult heir, and she knows how important her sister's birth is. As long as my sister can give birth smoothly and marry her daughter smoothly, what is the point of a temporary face and a few gossips from outsiders?

However, Mrs. Tao has another purpose for going to Beijing this time, and she is also concerned about it at this time, that is, Tao Zhuohua's marriage. She wanted to see the Yi family, but the Zhang family was a little difficult. The Yi brothers' father died early, and their mother was sick and weak, so it was difficult to socialize. If you want to see each other, you can only entrust the daughters of the Yi family. Speaking of which, Master Yi used to work with Tao Cheng in the Hanlin Academy, and the two families were not strangers. But if it really comes to that point, it seems that the labor is a little more moving. If it can't be done, it will be embarrassing for Tao and Yi to see each other in the future.

The Zhang family is more familiar with the mother and daughter of the Tao family, and slightly biases towards them, wanting Mrs. Tao to see Yi Erlang first. If Mrs. Tao falls in love with her son-in-law, it is not too late to propose marriage to the Yi family.

But Mrs. Tao hesitated, she didn't know Yi Erlang, and the Zhang family had no reason and it was not easy to call people to the door, how could she see this? Besides, in her selfish heart, she also hopes that her daughter can see each other, and she must let the child be happy in her own heart, so that she will not be wronged.

Tao Zhuohua blushed with shame, his head lowered and he was silent. Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "Grandmother, if Mrs. Tao just wants to find an excuse to meet Yi Erlang, I have a way, it is very easy, Zhuohua can also meet people, but she will not let the other party know." ”

Mrs. Tao was overjoyed when she heard this: "What can the girl do?" Tell me about it. (To be continued.) )