In the lobby of the inner house, two female officials from the palace were teaching Pei Minqiu etiquette. This was not just for meeting the queen, but also for Pei Minqiu's transformation from a newlywed young woman to an official lady.
The nv officer has to teach her a complete set of official etiquette, including appearance, make-up, clothing, headwear, walking, language, and even meals, etc. Each link has very tedious details, which must be learned in three days.
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Pei Minqiu is very smart and coupled with her hard work, she has mastered 90% of the etiquette. Although it is not perfect, she has already made the two etiquette ladies praise her.
"Yes! Take one and a half steps forward. You can't take one step at the end. You need to take two and a half steps. Just salute like this. The arms should be slightly downward to prevent the sleeves of the robe from slipping and exposing the arms."
The two nuns taught Pei Minqiu meticulously, and Pei Minqiu also learned to be extremely serious. Yang Yuanqing stood outside the window. He didn't want to disturb his wife. He knew that this kind of etiquette learning was very important.
Women pay more attention to details than men. For example, when he meets the emperor, he sometimes performs a military salute and sometimes bows. As for the pace, he walks casually. As long as it is roughly the same, Yang Guang does not care whether the details are in place, but the woman does not.
, they don’t talk about military and national affairs, they only focus on the details of etiquette. If they make a slight mistake, they will be ridiculed.
"She took half an extra step when meeting the Queen", the whole circle of ladies will talk about this matter, it is very embarrassing.
When Yang Yuanqing saw that his wife was walking away with all his attention, he quietly turned around, walked down the steps, and found a big stone in the yard to sit down. At this time, when he returned home and saw his wife, Yang Yuanqing felt the fatigue after the war and the excitement in the face of the saint deep in his heart.
The tension completely disappeared, and I felt very comfortable inside, as if the ship on a long voyage had returned to the tranquil harbor of my hometown. This feeling of home was so beautiful.
"You're back!"
Suddenly, a surprised woman's voice came from behind. Yang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment. The voice did not sound like Min Qiu's. When he turned around, he saw a young woman wearing a woman's skirt behind him. It turned out to be Pei You. She had put on light makeup.
, but Yang Yuanqing always felt that something was wrong on her face, but he couldn't tell.
He quickly stood up and saluted, "It turns out to be the eldest sister!"
In fact, Pei You was one year younger than him. The cry of 'big sister!' made Pei You's face a little hot and her heart was pounding, but she didn't know what to say to him. After a long time, she squeaked:
"I live with Minqiu. I didn't know you were coming back today. I'm really sorry!"
Yang Yuanqing laughed and said, "What does it matter? I wish you could come and accompany Minqiu."
Yang Yuanqing's eyes fell on her eyebrows. He suddenly realized that something was wrong with Pei You. Her eyebrows that were a little thick had been shaved off and she had her eyebrows filled again with a fine pen. Although they were prettier than before, they were not as beautiful as before.
The feeling of carelessness was gone, which made Yang Yuanqing feel a little regretful.
Seeing that Yang Yuanqing noticed his eyebrows, Pei You blushed suddenly and hurriedly explained: "I learned makeup with Min Qiu yesterday and wanted to shave off my eyebrows. I didn't know you were coming back... No! No!
It has nothing to do with you, I mean"
Pei You was in a panic and spoke incoherently. At the end of her explanation, she couldn't hold on any longer, so she turned around and ran towards the inner courtyard in a panic. She wished she could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Yang Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, "Sister, I don't mean anything!"
Pei You became even more panicked. He stepped on his skirt and almost fell down. The orderly etiquette he had learned in the past two days had long been forgotten.
"Husband!"
Pei Minqiu's shout of surprise came from the steps. She heard her husband's voice coming from outside the hospital. She ignored the etiquette and turned around and ran out. When she saw her husband who had not been together for half a year, she was pleasantly surprised.
Yang Yuanqing smiled and opened his arms to her. Pei Minqiu could no longer restrain her inner excitement. She ran down the steps with her long skirt in hand, threw herself into her husband's arms, and cried uncontrollably. The joy and anger she had learned
If you don't show it, you can forget it completely.
Yang Yuanqing hugged her soft and charming body, stroked her smooth hair, and smelled the faint fragrance from her body. A farewell was better than a wedding, and the joy in his heart made it difficult for him to control himself.
The two female officials walked out of the inner hall and saw their husband and wife reunited after a long absence. They looked at each other and smiled knowingly. The etiquette they were taught was only for external parties, and there was no need to be so particular about their husbands.
Pei You hid behind the courtyard gate and saw them hugging each other happily, but she was alone and no one cared about her. She couldn't help but feel sad and turned away with sadness in her heart.
When Yang Yuanqing saw two female officials standing at the door, he helped Min Qiu up and smiled softly: "You go and learn the etiquette first. After you learn the etiquette, we will talk."
Pei Minqiu nodded, took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, and said with a smile: "You too, if you don't tell me when you come back, I won't be prepared at all, hmm! Have your men arranged the room? Don't let people stand outside."
This is a problem. His men are still waiting in the living room outside. Yang Yuanqing quickly smiled and said: "You continue to learn! I will make arrangements."
"You don't need to think about this kind of thing. I guess you will be back in the next two days, so you have already made arrangements."
"Aunt Wang!" Min Qiu called out to the outside of the hospital, and saw a woman in her forties walking in quickly. She looked quite capable. She stepped forward and saluted, "Master, Madam, please give me your instructions!"
Yang Yuanqing saw that she looked a little familiar. She seemed to be a housekeeper in Yang Lihua's house. Min Qiu smiled and ordered her: "Those who came back with the master, take them to the east courtyard. The room we cleaned up two days ago
It’s all for them. Look at the number of people. If there are not enough beddings, get a few new ones, and ask the kitchen to prepare meals quickly.”
The housekeeper agreed, turned around and hurried away. Min Qiu then smiled apologetically at Yang Yuanqing and said: "There are more than sixty servants in the mansion now. Some of them were brought by me from the Pei Mansion, and the others were arranged by Princess Leping.
I really can’t refuse.”
Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "You can just decide the inner affairs. You don't need to ask me. Go and practice etiquette!"
Min Qiu smiled, turned around and entered the inner hall. The rules in the palace were very strict and the teaching must be completed within three days. Although the two female officials knew that it was not appropriate to teach anymore at this time, there was nothing they could do. Pei Minqiu made a mistake in etiquette when meeting the queen, and they
They have to take responsibility, and neither of them dares to be careless at all.
The ceremony started again in the inner hall. It was still afternoon and it was still early. Yang Yuanqing was worried about his men and hurried to the east courtyard.
In the evening, more than twenty soldiers escorted a carriage that slowly drove out of Chongyefang and headed towards the Pei Mansion. The carriage was also one of Yang Lihua's troika. She gave it to Pei Minqiu. The interior of the carriage was very spacious.
It is like a mobile room, and it is more than enough to seat six people at the same time.
The interior layout of the car is in line with Yang Lihua's style, advocating natural elegance. The walls of the car are covered with fine camphor wood. The wood is thick and the workmanship is fine. The two small tables by the window are also made of red sandalwood logs and are not painted. They are completely preserved.
It has a wooden color, and there are no luxurious decorations in the entire car. The only thing that shows its identity is the soft and thick BOSS carpet on the floor. Minqiu also prepared soft cushions, which are very comfortable to sit on.
Yang Yuanqing sat alone on one side, and Min Qiu and Pei You sat opposite each other on the other side. Pei You felt uncomfortable. She felt an indescribable embarrassment between them. If they were going elsewhere, she would not go with them, but they were
Going to Pei Mansion, Pei You sighed in his heart and just hoped that time would pass quickly.
Min Qiu understood Pei You's embarrassment, so she tried not to be silent and deliberately found something to say to her. The two whispered about etiquette.
Yang Yuanqing was sitting on the other side, looking out the window in ecstasy, still thinking about the children's song in his mind, 'Jingxiang Sheep, born on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, travels to the Western Regions, and wants to be king!'
To put it more seriously, this is a prophecy. It is very easy and simple to make a prophecy. Find some children and give some small favors, and then it can be quickly promoted. Precisely because prophecies are easy to concoct, generally those in power will not believe them easily. Generally,
A warlock like Zhang Qiu Taiyi is also needed to confirm the divination. Once the warlock confirms that it is true, the superiors will attach great importance to this prophecy.
In history, Li Yuan was almost killed because of the prophecy, and Li Hun and Li Min were killed because of the prophecy. The famous prophecy in history was confirmed to be true by Zhangqiu Taiyi's divination.
Judging from Yang Guang's attitude towards him today, he already knew the prophecy, and since Yang Guang was suspicious by nature, he must have confirmed it with Zhang Qiu Taiyi, and the result should have been that he failed, otherwise he would not have been able to leave the Imperial Study Room so easily.
Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing felt a little relieved. He didn't have to worry too much about the prophecy, but who made up this prophecy? It was most likely Yuan Shou. Yang Yuanqing knew that sooner or later he would take action against him.
At this moment, Yang Yuanqing suddenly saw a carriage parked not far from the window. It seemed that the wheel was a little broken. Two people were gathered around the wheel to check the situation. The back of one of them was very familiar.
"Shijun Li!"
Yang Yuanqing shouted, and the two people in front of the carriage turned around. It was Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng. There was something wrong with the wheels of their carriage, and the coachman was nervously repairing it.
Yang Yuanqing's carriage also stopped. After Yang Yuanqing gave an order, he got off the carriage and walked quickly towards Li Yuan. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Li Shijun, long time no see."
Li Yuan didn't expect to meet Yang Yuanqing here, and he felt an absurd feeling in his heart. He had just come out of Yuanshou Mansion and was participating in discussions to deal with Yang Yuanqing, but he didn't expect to meet Yang Yuanqing halfway.
An imperceptible uneasiness flashed in his eyes. He thought of Yang Yuanqing's ruthlessness. If he knew that he was plotting against him behind his back, how would he deal with his family?
But the uneasiness in Li Yuan's heart was not shown on his face. He said with a smile on his face: "General Yang, when did you come back?"
"I just came back today. What's wrong with the wheels?" Yang Yuanqing glanced at the busy driver and nodded to Li Jiancheng as a greeting.
"There's no problem, it's just that the wheel is a little loose, just tighten it and it'll be fine. Where are you going, General Yang?"
"I went to my father-in-law and mother-in-law's house. Now that I'm back, I always have to pay a visit."
Yang Yuanqing smiled again and said: "I heard that Li Shijun was promoted to the young prisoner in the palace. Congratulations!"
"Hey! Thanks to General Yang for laying the foundation in Fenyang Palace, I was able to successfully complete the construction of the palace. However, the Holy One gave me the credit alone. I feel ashamed!"
At this point, Li Yuan looked around and whispered: "Does General Yang know that there is a prophecy that is not good for you recently?"
"I heard it, but I don't know who spread it?"
Yang Yuanqing said coldly: "If I find out, I will never spare this person."
A trace of nervousness quickly flashed across Li Jiancheng's eyes. He turned away and pretended to be looking at repairing the car, but Li Yuan snorted coldly, "I also heard this prophecy, and I am really angry. The court should strictly investigate the rumor makers!"
Li Yuan lowered his voice and said: "There is a rumor in the court. I don't know whether it is true or not. It is said that this prophecy was made by Yuan Shou."