Chapter 63: Not a man
The last one to arrive was Xie Qionghua, who was a little impatient on weekdays, but after coming in, she also subconsciously stood silent.
Mama Ying saw that everyone had arrived, so she spoke.
"The old body is not talented, since I have been invited by the old lady in your house to teach etiquette to a few girls, then I have to set my rules."
She took a step forward, and the distance between the steps was the same as when she walked, as if she had measured it with a ruler, "Yesterday in Shou'an Hall, after discussing with the house, I didn't come here every other afternoon to attend classes, I believe all the girls have already received the news." ”
I don't know why, in the face of this Mama Ying, everyone invariably held their breath, and was a little more serious and cautious than in Shou'an Hall on weekdays, and at this time, they were even more surprisingly uniform, "Yes." ”
When Mama Ying heard this, she pointed to the incense burner with an incense stick next to her, "In this case, why didn't anyone arrive on time today?" ”
This rhetorical question caught everyone off guard, and they couldn't answer it for a while.
Xie Qionghua's voice was obviously two points weaker than usual, "I really live a little far away from here, today is the first day of class, I didn't know how long I had to walk, I didn't estimate the time on the road, so I ......"
Speaking of the back, her voice became weaker and weaker, and she couldn't even say it later.
"Today is the first day of class, and there are some girls who are not used to it, so this time it is not considered late."
Hearing her words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces.
"But ......"
Mama Ying's voice sounded again, and suddenly lifted the "hearts" that had just been put back, "Fifth girl, you come." ”
Xie Li's face suddenly swollen red, and the person who usually likes to show off his might next to Xie Shuhua actually looked timid at this time.
But Mama Ying had already called, and she had to step forward.
Before she walked up, Mama Ying's hand fell on her back, "Can the girls see clearly how the fifth girl walks?" ”
"The shoulders can't be opened, the back is not straight, the jewelry is shaking, and the eyes are rolling, if you go out, I'm afraid that no one will believe that this is the girl in Xie Ge's old mansion, just that some little girl with unclean hands and feet stole the master's clothes and jewelry and came out to show off."
Xie Li, who had just been frightened and blushed, suddenly died of shame, and tears were about to come out.
Mama Ying immediately called Xie Qionghua over, and then pointed at Xie Qionghua and said, "The eldest girl just spoke, who are you talking to?" Now that the old body is your upbringing grandmother, you should also be a gentleman, that is, you don't call me sir, call me 'grandma', the girl should always know, right? All the girls are literate and literate, and there are clouds in the "Book of Rites": the beauty of words, Emperor Mumu. Why doesn't the girl remember? ”
Xie Qionghua only bit her lower lip, not daring to argue.
Next, Xie Yun and Xie Di were criticized, not to mention Xie Songhua, who was not raised in a wealthy mansion inside and out.
"Girls, don't think that what I just said is a trivial matter, you must know that in the eyes of real nobles, your words and deeds can reveal your knowledge, cultivation, character, and insight."
Mama Ying asked people to put down the five futons, "Today, the old body will start teaching you from sitting." ”
Xie Songhua originally thought that as soon as Mama Ying came, she would give them a useless approval, and this first class would definitely give them a bad luck and a huge disaster.
But I didn't expect the first action to be sitting, are you afraid that they won't be able to adapt?
But the next moment, Xie Songhua began to thank in his heart.
What is this special sitting? This is obviously kneeling!
The instep of both feet is close to the ground, the buttocks are on the heels, the upper body is straightened, the hands are folded on the lower abdomen, and the worst thing is that they still have a book on their heads!
Looking at the incense sticks in the incense burner in front of him, Xie Songhua felt that time was simply static, and the only thing moving was Mama Ying's footsteps and voice.
"Fifth girl, keep the expression on your face calm."
"Fourth girl, don't move your hips."
"Sixth girl, don't shake your head."
“……”
This incense stick is a quarter-hour timer, and Xie Songhua didn't feel that the time was so long when he was called to the blackboard to write words silently!
This etiquette class is only one hour at a time, that is, two hours.
Originally, she thought that the time was too short, and she was afraid that she would not be able to learn well.
At this time, I only hated that I couldn't be locked up with Xie Shuhua.
When I went back, several girls, even the two girls from Shou'antang, who had always been steady and introverted, were so tired that they didn't want to move.
Except for Huanchun Pavilion, almost all of them leaned on their maids and walked back.
And Mama Ying coughed behind her, and immediately coughed the backs of several people.
Back at Yanchuntai, Xie Songhua didn't want to say anything, she just wanted to lie on the bed and rest, she felt that the middle of the spine on her back was welded to death with a welding torch.
The moment I lay down, it was the sound of unscrewing the weld joint.
"Oh my god! What is this special human life? Who said that the ancient daughter was easy to do? ”
"What?"
Yu Ruzhuo's voice suddenly appeared, startling Xie Songhua, "You...... Aren't you going to be stuck now? ”
She didn't know if Yu Ruzhuo had come out, if he did, it didn't seem good for her to lie in front of others like this.
But she is so tired that she can only make up for herself, Yu Ruzhuo is not a man, he is just a wisp of consciousness.
Probably this kind of self-hypnosis worked, Xie Songhua only felt that the more he lay down, the more comfortable he became, "Are you people here so tired of living?" ”
"You're going to have an easy day."
Xie Songhua sat up in shock in a dying illness, "What?!" ”
Yu Ruzhuo seemed to be amused by her appearance, and chuckled lightly before saying seriously: "The etiquette in the palace is even stricter than this. ”
These words really stunned Xie Songhua, it was even harsher than this, it was designed for people? Isn't it a program for the machine?
But he soon sensed that something was wrong, "How do you know the etiquette in the palace?" ”
"My family's conditions are not bad, I have been in the palace." Yu Ruzhuo's tone was very natural, "Those princesses in the imperial city, they have received such training since they were young, and they have to memorize all the etiquette essentials from the age of three. ”
Xie Songhua sighed that it was not easy to be a princess in this era, and immediately thought that Yu Ruzhuo's family background was not good, but it was probably quite good.
He was a young man who had actually entered the palace, and his tone was so natural, then his family was either from a prominent family background, or someone from his family was in the palace.
Then it can only be the maiden family of the palace concubine.
Xie Songhua began to collect some sporadic information about the royal family at this time in her mind, but she knew too little and couldn't think of anything.
"You're going to retreat?"
Xie Songhua lifted her heavy eyelids, looked at the empty and uninhabited room, and let out a long sigh, she really had the idea of retreating, when her instep was numb and she was about to cramp.
But only for a short time.
"Of course not!" Xie Songhua's tone became firm, "I said I wanted to gain a firm foothold in the Xie family!" ”
"Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Xie Songhua replied without hesitation.
"Then get up," Xie Songhua felt his hand being grabbed by him, "I'll teach you." ”
What?