Chapter 75: Learn etiquette and get acquainted with royal luxury

Back in their own mirror palace, the sisters feel extremely happy, full of splendor, warm and romantic. The palace maid sent health tea, all kinds of fruits and snacks and cakes.

Qingqing thanked him and invited the summer flowers to enjoy with the autumn leaves, Qingqing felt that he suddenly fell from the sky, he had no experience in the palace, and he was afraid of making jokes, so it was better to immediately learn etiquette like the palace maids, and asked: "Two sisters, can you please teach me the etiquette in the palace?" When I first arrived, I didn't pay respect, and I was tired. After that, he instructed Ling'er to give Xia Huaqiu a tael of gold each.

Xia Hua took out a book from the palace, and looked at it patiently, and the sisters memorized the following: there is a saying of "five rites", the sacrifice is an auspicious ceremony, the crown wedding is a family ceremony, the guest is a guest ceremony, the military is a military ceremony, and the funeral is a murderous ceremony. Etiquette includes four kinds of life etiquette: birth, crown, marriage, and funeral. In fact, etiquette can be divided into two categories: politics and life. The political category includes the sacrifice to the sky, the earth, and the temple, the sacrifice of the ancestors and the saints, the drinking ceremony of respecting the teacher, the meeting ceremony, the military ceremony, etc. The origin of life etiquette, according to Xunzi, has "three books", that is, "the foundation of heaven and earth", "the foundation of the ancestors", and "the foundation of the rule of the monarch". In the liturgy, funerals were the first to arise. The funeral ceremony for the deceased is to appease their ghosts, and for the living, it becomes a ritual for the elders and the young, and to be filial and upright. In the process of establishing and implementing the rituals, the Chinese patriarchal system (see Chinese patriarchal law) was born, and the essence of the rituals was the way to govern people, and it was a derivative of the belief in ghosts and gods. It is believed that everything is manipulated by invisible spirits, and that performing rituals is to curry favor with spirits. Therefore, the ritual originated from the belief in ghosts and gods, and it is also a special manifestation of the belief in ghosts and gods. The emergence of the "Three Rites" ("Rites", "Rites", and "Weekly Rites") marked a mature stage in the development of etiquette. In the Song Dynasty, etiquette and feudal ethics and morality were integrated, that is, etiquette and etiquette were mixed, and it became one of the powerful tools for the implementation of etiquette. Salute to serve the persuasion of virtue, and red tape does its best.

Then, Xia Hua patiently taught some etiquette that she knew.

When the emperor returned from retreat, Qingqing immediately greeted him and asked, "Brother Xu, is everything going well?" ”

"It's going well, with Sister Qing here, how can it not go well? With these white flowers that have beaten Xia Yun, and the fragrant flowers that have won over the fairy flowers, even I feel that the last dynasty is very happy, such refreshing plants are all the creation of Qingmei! Zhao Xu was originally serious, but in front of Qingqing, he suddenly became lively and laughing.

"The emperor has a good reputation, and everyone has a love for beauty. Indeed, a comfortable environment can relax and delight the mind, and I wish I could be a kind of fragrant flower, or a green grass, or a dense tree. Qingqing recounted his eternal reverie, and even Zhao Xu listened stupidly.

"Concubine Ai's little brain, what do you think about all day long, it's really different, even I was 'demonized' by you!" With that, the two of them burst out laughing.

"Brother Xu, you should quickly change out of your court clothes, and relax immediately after retiring from the court." Qingqing urged vigorously.

"Alright, I'll do it! My muscles and bones are very uncomfortable, you can help me massage it, it's okay. ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away." As soon as Qingqing touched Zhao Xu's shoulders and back, he suddenly felt like a charcoal fire roasting, and his shy face was red and pink, and the emperor was fascinated.

After all, it was the first time to touch a young man's body, Zhao Xu stared at her, and hurriedly asked, "Aifei, are you still shy?" ”

"Of course, the folk girl is a woman from a good family, and it is the first time she has a skin-to-skin kiss with a certain son." Qingqing's face is even more bright red, like an early-blooming crimson moon.

After Qingqing's combination of rigidity and softness and affectionate massage, coupled with Qingqing's deep force, Zhao Xu was waiting for him, and he didn't know what day it was.

The emperor thanked gratefully: "I am so comfortable, such a beautiful concubine, I must let you be a supreme minister in this life and ascend to the throne of the queen." ”

"The folk girl doesn't dare to be a 'concubine', how good it is to call the 'concubine', when the folk girl falls out of favor, she can 'fly' away!" Qingqing actually lied in front of the emperor.

"Folks say that coquettish women are the cutest, love concubines, and sure enough." Zhao Xu smiled again.

"I'll give you a kiss."

"No, shameful." Qingqing touched her hot face and said.

It's time for dinner.

"Passing on the meal-please the emperor to eat-" Zhao Xu's eating habits are very good, and he basically eats on time.

Before passing the meal, Qingqing learned that the eunuch first showed the emperor the menu, which dishes were placed where, what utensils were used, and what table was used to let the emperor know at a glance. That's not all, when the emperor was eating, there were more than 100 "eunuchs" next to him.

When eating, it was all silver plates, and the "eunuch of the diet" used ivory chopsticks to test whether it was poisonous, so Zhao Xu dared to eat it, and Qingqing began to eat it.

Listen to the eunuch report the name of the dish: "Bird's Nest Red and White Duck Eight Immortals Hot Pot Ten Dishes, Green Onion and Pepper Duck Hot Pot One Product, Stir-fried Chicken Shredded Kelp Shredded Hot Pot, Shredded Mutton, Wo Duck Scented Piece Moon Palace, Cabbage Chicken Wings Belly Mushroom, Fat Chicken Cabbage One Product, Hanging Chicken Cabbage One Product, Hanging Chicken Cabbage One Product, Rotten Duck in Soup, Stir-fried Deer Breast Silk with Sprouts and Leeks, Roast Meat Pot, Chicken Shredded Sheep Plate, Sacrificial Pig and Sheep One Product, Small Dish One Product, South Small Dish One Product, Hanging Flower Radish One Product, Mutton Lying Egg Powder Soup One Product, Radish Soup One Product, A product of bait and powder, and a product of small steamed bread with an eye chess cake", a total of dozens of kinds.

Eating these dishes with exquisite materials, exquisite ingredients, and carefully cooked, Qingqing felt that the sin was too great, and persuaded vigorously: "Even if I am rich in the Song Dynasty, the royal family should not be so luxurious!" ”

"Concubine Ai's words are also wrong, the first time she has lunch with me, she should be extravagant to show my deep love!"

Qingqing thanked guiltily: "Your Majesty, that's not an example." ”

"Next time, I don't know if I remember Concubine Ai's words." Zhao Xu said with a smile.