Chapter 65: Getting Along with Aunts and Daughters-in-law (2)
"Aunt, nephew and daughter-in-law greet you." Early in the morning, it shouldn't have been just dawn, Yan Rong lingered for a long time at the door in front of Nangong Xi's house, and finally shouted inside.
"General? Why do you get up so early, Madame hasn't freshened up yet, and when Madame finishes cleaning up, will the general come again? A maid came up and said.
"My aunt said yesterday that she would give her an invitation to tea this morning, but this morning dynasty cannot be delayed, if my aunt will be freshened up at this point in the future, I will not be able to come here, and I can only wait until the next dynasty to ask my aunt for peace." Yan Rong said.
"This, the slave and maid conveyed it to the lady on behalf of the general." Before the maid could react, Yan Rong ran to the stable with an arrow step, and ran away on the pear blossom.
"Zhezhu, who's talking outside!" Zhezhu heard Nangong Xi speak and hurriedly walked in.
"Mrs. Hui, it was the general who came to greet you, but before Mrs. woke up, the slave asked the general to come back later, who knew that the general was busy going to the morning court, and the general left." Zhezhu replied.
"That face has already left? It's only been a while. Nangong Xi has just come to his senses.
"Madam, the early dynasty should be like this, the general seems to have been waiting outside the door for a long time, which means that the general has already gotten up."
"No, my nephew and daughter-in-law are coming to ask for peace, but I haven't freshened up as an aunt, you call me an hour earlier in the future, and I will drink peace tea when Yan Rong comes back for breakfast today!" Nangong Xi thought about it and said.
"Yes, ma'am."
"What about Li'er, too?"
"No, the prince hasn't moved, he should still be asleep!"
"Then wash me up first!" Nangong Xi said.
"Li'er, Yan Rong gets up so early every day?" Nangong Xi asked when he saw Nangong Li, who had already gotten up.
"Auntie cleaned up so quickly, she worked hard yesterday, why don't you rest more?" Nangong Li asked.
"It's much better to get up early than to stay in bed."
"Yan Rong should have gone to the court a long time ago, she still has to practice every day, and she really got up earlier." Nangong Li said.
"Your wife can get married, no one gets up to change clothes, no one serves tea and water, and even if you want to say something, it depends on whether your wife has time." Nangong said with a frown.
"I don't have so many words, aunt, when Yan Rong is busy, wouldn't it be good if you teach her more, aunt is the most transparent in the rules, I think Yan Rong will naturally change after listening to your teaching." Nangong Li said.
"You, how do I feel that there is something missing in your house!" Nangong Xi looked around, and there was a feeling that he couldn't speak.
"Li'er doesn't lack anything."
"Women, there is a lack of women in this courtyard, you can't do it with your face, you won't find another woman to do it, it's not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines, your house is too monotonous, and you don't even have an aunt." Nangong Xi suddenly realized.
"Auntie, Li'er doesn't need any concubines, let's talk about it later!" Nangong Li refused.
"Li'er, is Yan Rong in charge of you, you don't have to be afraid of her, your aunt will support you." Nangong Xi said.
"No, auntie." Nangong Li wanted to say something more, and Yan Rong entered the mansion.
"Auntie, you're up." Yan Rong handed the horse to the little servant, walked to Nangong Xi and saluted.
"Well, the women's prayer is not like you, it's just that I'll tell you about it later, let's go eat first!" Nangong Xi wanted to correct the method of worshipping his face, but when he thought that he hadn't eaten yet, he went to eat first.
Yan Rong went straight to the palace after getting off the court, but fortunately, there was nothing to do in the court today, Yan Rong was busy all morning, and there was indeed some clamor in his belly.
"Why is today's meal arranged like this, and how did you serve this pig's trotter early in the morning?" Nangong Xi looked at the pig's trotters placed in front of him, and felt nauseous in his stomach.
"Auntie, that's my nephew's." Yan Rong hurriedly brought the pig's trotters to his face, the maid who served the dish should really talk about it, how could she still be in the wrong position.
"You've eaten such a greasy thing this morning!" Nangong Xi still asked puzzled.
"Auntie, I don't eat often, I ordered the kitchen to make it every few days, but I didn't expect to catch up this morning." Yan Rong explained.
"Auntie, Yan Rong is a person who practices martial arts, if you don't eat these, how can your body eat it!" Nangong Li also said on the side. ”
"Women should chew vegetables carefully and swallow slowly, do not leak teeth when eating, cover them with handkerchief sleeves, your pig's trotters have to be gnawed, your sleeves are tied, how do you eat?" Nangong Xi put down the dishes and chopsticks and said.
"Auntie, take this pig's trotter down, or I'll go back to my room and eat it."
"You're talking nonsense again, let you eat alone, it's not that you're indulging, from this morning onwards you have to follow me to learn the common sense of etiquette that women should have, and I'll watch you eat." Nangong Xida has a state of not doing anything and not giving up.
"Okay." Yan Rong couldn't do it, so he had to eat hard.
"Hold the spoon lightly, scoop half a spoon and put it in your mouth."
"No, no, you've swallowed it in one bite."
"You can't rub your arms against the plate."
"After the food is chewed, go to the new dish."
In this way, every time Yan Rong eats a mouthful of food, he has to wait for Nangong Xi to correct him, this Nangong Li is still waiting with the appearance of watching a good show, and his angry face is itchy, but when he sees Nangong Xi teaching so seriously, he can only learn slowly.
"Auntie, I feel like I've cooked well." Finally, when Yan Rong felt full, he put down the dishes and chopsticks and said.
"Well, the amount of food is okay, fortunately it's not what I thought in my heart, Yanrong, you are a smart child, and you can understand what your aunt taught you, and there will be many things in the future, take your time." Nangong Xi was quite satisfied with the result of breakfast.
"Auntie, I see that you haven't eaten anything, so you can eat some while the food is still hot." Nangong Li said.
"My aunt is not hungry, just drink a cup of porridge." Nangong Xi instructed Zhezhu to bring the porridge and chewed it slowly and drank it. Yan Rong couldn't help but sigh, no wonder this woman is slender, extremely weak, and has such a small amount of food, where does she get a strong body.
"Don't keep staring at your aunt to eat, what should you do." Nangong Li patted his daze face and said.
"Then I'm going to school?" Yan Rong asked tentatively.
"Go, you stay at home, I'm not at ease yet!" Nangong Li said.
Yan Rong smiled and turned to say goodbye to Nangong Xi.
"Wait, you've just come back and you're going out?" Here, Nangong Xi has run out of porridge, and there is still half a cup left in a small cup, and his face feels hungry, but at the moment it is not the problem of porridge, but the difficulty he can feel even when he goes out.
"Auntie, the school yard is now being renovated, and my nephew and daughter-in-law are afraid that there will be problems, so I will go and have a look."
"As far as I know, no matter how busy the general is, he must have a time to rest, if it is peaceful today, why do you have to keep an eye on even a small repair problem with you, the general?" Nangong Xi asked.
"Yes, then my nephew and daughter-in-law will accompany my aunt today." Yan Rong had no choice but to break off the idea of running.
den
"Yan Rong, do you understand the meaning of "The Female Commandment"?" Nangong Xi asked with a copy of "The Female Commandment".
"I don't understand."
"I knew you didn't understand, so I'll teach you today. "The Female Commandment" is a book that teaches women the principles of life, including seven chapters of weakness, husband and wife, respect and prudence, women's behavior, concentration, Qu Cong and uncle and sister, and the women's behavior is dignified. The three biggest parts are to be obedient to her husband, obedient to her aunt, and obedient to her uncle and sister. ”
Nangong Xi talked to himself, but he didn't know that the person sitting and listening to it was the little overlord who had to be angry with Mr. Teaching every month on average. This thing, how can Yan Rong listen to it.
"Yan Rong, do you understand?" Nangong Xi asked.
"Auntie, this book is really good." Yan Rong had already wandered and remembered that he had practiced martial arts moves this morning.
"Okay, can you explain what a woman's walk is?" Nangong Xi saw the perfunctory face.
"Women's line, women.... Women should walk ....."
"." Nangong Xi interrupted before Yan Rong could finish speaking.
"I think you just don't want to make progress, and I praised you this morning, why did you change again in the morning." Nangong Xi slammed the book on the table and said.
"Aunt, nephew and daughter-in-law have a problem, there is a natural resistance to the knowledge in this book, it is really incomprehensible."
"And what do you read?"
"The Book of War." Yan Rong said without thinking.
"You ......"
backyard
"Li'er, your princess doesn't get in, I told her the "Female Commandment", she pulled the "Book of War" for me, you say, what is this." Nangong Xi sat at the stone table and said to Nangong Li.
"Auntie, she doesn't understand these things in the first place, you think, if a general only knows three obedience and four virtues all day long, this battle will not be fought." Nangong Li poured a cup of tea for Nangong Xi and said.
"I don't think your palace is suitable for such a female general here, what kind of appearance does it look like, there is no style of being a housewife, when these ladies drink tea and get together in the future, what kind of body can she become in men's clothes?"
"It's enough to have an aunt."
"Go, don't give me poverty, anyway, I still reject Yan Rong's identity as a female general."
"Auntie, I was also very repulsive at the beginning, but people live in this world, why bother to influence themselves because of other people's opinions, if your face can be changed in the future, it is naturally the best, if you can't change it, then you can only make do with it."
"Then you didn't want to reconcile with her?"
"Naturally, I thought about it, and the book was written."
"Smack!" A pot of tea crumbled on the ground.
"What are you doing, how are you doing it?" Mama Li also heard the movement and hurriedly walked over and said.
"The slave maid came to deliver tea, and she didn't hold it steady for a while, so she fell." Liu Er knelt on the ground and said.
"It's just a hairy maid, you can't do fine work, just go do rough work!" Nangong Xi said.
"Wait, your name is Liu'er?" Nangong Li said.
"Yes, the slave is Liu'er." Liu Er hurriedly replied that she didn't want to go back to her original place.
"Auntie, don't worry about this girl, she is serving her nephew, and she is usually very diligent, but it is the first time I have seen you, and I am nervous." Nangong Li said.
"This is your maid, of course you have the final say." Nangong Xi seemed to smile at the corner of her mouth, and glanced at Na Liu'er again, this maid looks quite standard, if it weren't for her low status, wearing good clothes, she should be no worse than other girls.
"Liu'er, then Liu'er will come to me to serve for a while!"