"An Yuan'er, what do you mean? We don't understand something?" An Mo'er asked, puzzled.
An Yuan'er looked at Guo Guo and said, "Guo Guo, you tell them."
"Yes, Miss." Guoguo walked up to the ladies.
"It is true that you are all young ladies of the An family, but my young lady is a county princess personally bestowed by the Emperor, and her status is equivalent to that of a county princess. I presume that you young ladies have all learned etiquette, and you should kneel and bow when you see a county princess."
Upon hearing An Yuan'er order them to kneel and bow, the young ladies' expressions immediately changed: "You...you're going too far."
"Guoguo, since the younger sisters don't know how to perform the kneeling ceremony, why don't you demonstrate it for them?"
As soon as An Yuan'er finished speaking, Guo Guo demonstrated a standard kneeling bow.
People must kneel down, kowtow to the floor, raise their hands high, and shout, "Greetings to the County Princess!"
After Guoguo finished performing the action, she emphasized, "If you don't follow the palace rules, you are disrespecting the royal family and should be punished with fifty strokes of the cane according to the Tiansheng Law."
Despite their fear, the two girls were still somewhat unwilling, and they looked to An Piao'er for help.
An Yuan'er sat in the chair and said seemingly casually, "When I was in the palace, I often heard that among the women of our An family, An Piao'er was the most proper. Her manners and etiquette were exemplary. I'm sure Sister Piao'er won't disappoint the other sisters today, will she?"
An Piao'er was singled out by An Yuan'er, and there was no way she could avoid it.
She realized that when she was younger, she had clashed with An Yuan'er several times, and An Yuan'er hadn't been so aggressive. But now, she acted decisively, with a more ruthless demeanor, making her difficult to deal with.
An Piao'er had cursed An Yuan'er a million times in her heart, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.
A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan; she is no longer the impulsive person she once was.
She stood up from her chair and took the lead in kneeling before An Yuan'er, her movements precise: "Greetings, County Princess."
Even An Piao'er knelt down, so the other sisters, unable to keep up, followed suit and bowed.
"Get up, everyone."
After everyone got up, they returned to their seats.
After kneeling, An Piao'er said, "It's no problem for you, sister, to kneel and pay homage to the county princess out of courtesy. However, many of the people here are Yuan'er's sisters. Apart from being subjects of the emperor, they are her sisters, and Yuan'er should give way to them."
An Piao'er's words won over many people and highlighted her status as the eldest sister.
An Yuan'er chuckled; she was indeed not easy to deal with.
However, it wouldn't be interesting if the opponents were too easy, so this is fine too.
The two were locked in a fierce battle when Grandmother arrived just then.
"An Yuan'er, you said that you have to kneel and bow when you see the county magistrate, does that mean that your grandmother has to kneel and bow to you too?"
Judging from the old lady's words, she must have arrived early and been watching the play behind the screen, only showing herself now.
An Yuan'er stood up from the stool: "Greetings to Grandmother."
"According to the rules, even a grandmother should pay her respects to the county princess. However, Yuan'er is considerate of his grandmother's advanced age and is not an unfilial person, so let's skip the formalities."
The old lady almost fainted from anger. This girl's arrogance was so overwhelming that even so many women couldn't intimidate her; she was practically rebelling.
She thought that once she got home, with so many of her sisters isolating her, the little girl would finally show weakness. But to her surprise, it only made her more arrogant.
Seeing that An Yuan'er was even more displeased, An Piao'er got up and helped the old lady, saying, "Grandmother, be careful on the steps, don't fall."
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