Chapter 174: Educating the Nanny
"Madame Liu, it's you! I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Looking at Qin Zhaoyue, who was leaning against the wall with one leg crossed in the hall, veins on Liu Suxin's forehead were throbbing.
Here it comes again, the memory of the dead comes flooding back.
She was the assistant minister of the Shangyi Bureau, a female official of the sixth rank in the palace.
He was usually responsible for presiding over palace ceremonies such as enthronement and sacrifices, and guiding the etiquette and behavior of palace people.
Over the years, I have only suffered a major loss in one thing.
"Thanks to the Sixth Prince, I am still in good health."
"That's good, that's good..."
Qin Zhaoyue's words were obviously lacking in confidence.
Back then, the original body was not favored by His Majesty, and he always did some weird things to try to attract the attention of his mother.
When she reached the age of 15 and left the palace to set up her own household, His Majesty gave her a nanny to teach her the rules and regulations. This was Liu Suxin.
After being tormented for half a month, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and resigned and returned to the palace.
Because of this, the original body was scolded by His Majesty.
Actually, we are old acquaintances, but the process was not very beautiful.
"His Majesty has ordered that this old maid be sent to guide His Highness in the etiquette for the reception of the North Wind envoys."
God knows how desperate Liu Suxin was when she received this task.
The three words "Qin Zhaoyue" almost became her nightmare, the only stain in her career as a female official.
But this was His Majesty's order, and she was powerless to resist, so she had to rush here as fast as she could.
"Uh, that's it..."
Qin Zhaoyue suddenly felt something was wrong.
The original person was unwilling to follow the rules, so why would she be willing to do so?
He silently lowered his crossed legs and yelled outside, "Hurry up and help Mammy in! Do you have any manners?"
"No need, I can still walk by myself."
Qin Zhaoyue watched her walk into the hall, her eyes twitching wildly.
His upper body remained motionless, and every step he took seemed to have been measured.
She remembered that the small ivory ruler on Madam Liu's waist was not only used for measurement, but it could also hurt people when she hit them.
Being stared at by such a person, Qin Zhaoyue suddenly felt that nothing he ate tasted good anymore. He swallowed a few more mouthfuls and asked them to leave.
"Well, Madam Liu, please tell me what the rules are."
Liu Suxin nodded and first talked about the proper etiquette.
Generally speaking, it is to demonstrate the magnanimity of serving the country, which is the first priority.
But you must not appear arrogant and you must not make others feel hostile before the negotiation.
The sense of proportion in this is the purpose of her trip.
"Sixth Prince, without further ado, how about we simulate the etiquette of our first meeting?"
Although he spoke slowly, his meaning was very urgent.
Since it was just a temporary errand, Nanny Liu had only one idea: to finish the errand quickly and return to the palace, not wanting to delay for even a moment.
"Okay, I'll cooperate. I'll do my best."
After half a cup of tea, Qin Zhaoyue had a headache.
A simple greeting, but something was wrong here and there.
The old man's eyes were like rulers, measuring the amplitude of movements, the curvature of the body, the distance of the arms from the body, and the details of the gestures.
So many things... one action can be used to describe seven or eight things.
"Stop, let's take a break."
"Your Highness, the diplomatic corps will arrive in Beijing in a few days, so please hurry up."
"I understand, I just ate and my stomach feels a little uncomfortable, please take your time.
Come, serve tea to Aunt Liu. I'm going to change my clothes first."
He walked out without trying to stop him while talking.
Liu Suxin sighed imperceptibly.
Fortunately, perhaps because he is getting older, the Sixth Prince is not as outrageous as before, he is just a little lazy.
If you work hard, you can get this job done.
Soon, Mo Twelve brought a cup of tea.
The old man sat upright with his back straight. Rules were ingrained in his bones, and the same applied to his tea drinking.
The Mengding stone flower is shaped like a sparrow's tongue and silver hair. The only thing known in the zither is Lu Shui, and the old friend in tea is Mengshan. What a good tea!
Haha, Liu Suxin almost laughed out loud.
It's not that she is short-sighted, but she has been in the palace for a long time and has seen all kinds of things.
But what she didn't expect was that she could drink such good tea in the Sixth Princess's Mansion.
Hmm? Why am I still feeling sleepy?
My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, and sleepiness is coming like a tide.
His straight back bent, his shoulders relaxed, and he no longer cared about any rules.
In a few breaths, he fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair, with some light snoring sounds.
At this moment, a head popped out from the side of the door. "How is it?"
Mo Twelve shrugged his shoulders and said, "He's soundly asleep."
Just now, the Sixth Prince gave her the first order after entering the mansion.
When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Even though she knew it was not right, she had no choice but to do it.
Qin Zhaoyue immediately showed a big smile, "Okay, Madam Liu is old and sleeps a lot, so move her to the front yard and be careful."
Sui Mo sighed deeply, and his eyes went dark.
She naturally did not agree to such a ridiculous act, but His Highness said:
Either she could ask Mo Twelve to give her some harmless medicine, or she could do it herself and beat the old lady.
Choose the lesser of two evils, there is nothing you can do about the broken ink.
"Your Highness, it's just a two-day lesson in etiquette. Why do you have to drug me?"
"What do you know? Is this Madam Liu easy to get along with? I've been severely beaten by her before, and I'm already being very polite."
Sui Mo rolled his eyes. "Are you still beating her?" Was Aunt Liu crazy enough to hit the princess?
There was no point in saying more, so she and Mo Twelve worked together to carefully lift Madam Liu up.
Xianyun County, one of the counties closest to Fengjing, has a rice shop called Tongji.
"Sister Yu, have we run out of food at home?"
"Uncle Zheng, we were originally calculating the date, but today a notice was posted saying that the provincial examination will be postponed, so our food reserves are insufficient."
Uncle Qi sighed. This girl had calculated the date and estimated that she would have to find a job as soon as the imperial examination was over, but it was postponed for half a month.
Given her father's temper, he would definitely not let his daughter go out to work in the next half month, so she had to buy more food.
At the beginning of autumn, the early millet in the capital has not been harvested and the grain from Jianghuai has not arrived, so the price of old rice in the grain shops is naturally more expensive.
Those who have stored more grain at home are better off, as they can carry some until the new millet comes on the market.
If something goes wrong according to the date, you will have to bear the pain and buy the old rice.
Uncle Qi immediately gave her some rice and said, "It's better to have more days to consolidate our efforts and try to pass the imperial examination."
"Thank you, Uncle Zheng, for your kind words."
"One hu, is that enough, Sister Yu?"
"That's enough."
Uncle Zheng weighed the rice in front of her and said, "Sister Yu, please wait a moment."
As he spoke, he walked into the account counter and took out a small paper package with a red seal on it.
"I'll ask the boy in the store to bring you the rice later. You're about to take an exam, and it wouldn't be a good idea to injure your wrist or waist.
Besides, I have prepared this a long time ago, so you must not refuse it."
"this……"
It was stuffed into my hand without any explanation. I looked down at the bright red seal, and the words of refusal were stuck in my throat and I couldn't say them out loud.
This is called Zhuangyuan Rice, and everyone who has taken the imperial examination knows it.
According to convention, you can't buy it yourself, so you have to ask others to send it to you. But how can you ask Mi Si to send it to you?
Chen Yu exhaled heavily and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Uncle Zheng."
"Just hang in there, girl. Everything will be fine if you pass the imperial examination."
Chen Yu pursed his lips tightly and kept this favor in his heart.
She has already shouldered too much, and she doesn't know if she can ever pay it off in this lifetime.
After counting out one hundred and fifty coins, fifty coins were returned to him.
At this time, there was a shortage of food, and although the rice was supposed to be 15 cents, it was still sold at the old price before the flood.
Chen Yu said nothing more. As she stood outside the shop and looked up at the sky, she had only one question in her mind:
Can she pass the imperial examination?
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