[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

"My little girl, please leave it to the two nuns, please be strict with the two nuns." Jia She said with a serious expression.

"The general is serious." The two nuns said without changing their eyes.

Yingchun smiled slightly, this is really a safe and protective color!

"Welcome to the spring, the decree came down suddenly, as soon as the local girls come to Beijing, the audition will start immediately, roughly speaking, you have at most three months to study, put away the poems and books first, and don't go there again Play with your sisters and concentrate on learning the rules." Children like to play, Jia She was afraid that Yingchun would not be interested, and promised, "When the draft is over, I will take your sisters to the suburbs of Beijing to have fun for half a month."

"Okay, thank you father, I will learn the rules well." If you don't learn well, how can you be well-behaved?

After Yingchun took them back to Baoxia, she asked Nanny Xu to arrange a place for the two nuns, and because Jia She specifically told Yingchun not to play, she did not go to Ningguo Mansion to find the sisters.

After drinking a cup of tea, talking for a while, and getting acquainted with each other, one of the two nuns was surnamed Li, and the other was surnamed Ning, so Yingchun got to the point.

"I'm sorry, Mother Li and Mother Ning. Since you want to learn, let's start. When I was learning the rules, if I did something wrong, the two mothers just said it." Yingchun said.

"Yes, both of us are strict people. If you offend the girl when learning the rules, please forgive me." Nanny Li said directly without being modest.

"It should." Yingchun nodded.

The two nanny looked at each other, and Nanny Li said, "The rules in the palace can be summarized as walking, sitting, talking, eating etiquette, and the most important thing is what to do when you see a dignitary in the palace, how do you call them? Just don’t break the taboo in the palace.”

"Among them, the last two are the most important. If something goes wrong, the light one will be punished with the cane, the serious one will be killed with the cane, and even the whole family will be implicated and be questioned." Ning Mama added.

"When I was in the palace, I heard two examples. There was a concubine in the palace who wore jewelry that only the fourth concubine could wear as a talented person. Therefore, the master of the concubine blamed the four concubines on the grounds of spying on the concubine's position. Ten, later died of serious injuries. There was also a senior official in the former court who did not follow the rules when he had an audience with the emperor, and was censored to participate in the performance. Later, he was confiscated for contempt for the imperial power, and was deported." Li Nanny added road.

Yingchun has always been smart, and she can draw inferences from one instance to another. From what the two nuns said, she not only saw the importance of the banner of rules, but also saw the fierce battles in the palace and in the court!

She guessed that the talented person who was blamed for spying on the concubine's position might have been favored before, so he dared to wear the concubine's jewelry.With the emperor's favor, even if he breaks the rules, no one dares to be easily held accountable in order not to spoil the emperor's interest. That kind of person will inevitably behave a bit domineeringly, and also arouse the jealousy of the concubine and master. There is a pet who hides and does not say anything, but when this talented person falls out of favor, he immediately finds an opportunity to dispose of him to avenge his past.

This is a typical situation in the palace and the back house where they temporarily avoid the edge when they are favored, and are liquidated together after falling out of favor.

As for the other one, either he acted presumptuously in front of the emperor because of his meritorious deeds, but the emperor refused to buy it and disposed of him, or he got in the eyes of the emperor in the previous court and was arbitrarily charged with a crime.

"And..., let's learn how to walk today, girl! I'll show you how to do it first." After Madam Li finished speaking, she began to walk around the room. Between walking and stopping, it seemed that even the strands of her hair seemed to be walking. The word "rules".

Afterwards, Nanny Li put the porcelain bowl full of water on her head and started to walk around the room, only to see that there was not a drop of water in the bowl.

Nanny Ning picked up a porcelain bowl, placed it on Yingchun's head, and said, "Step by step, please practice with the empty porcelain bowl first."

In the past, Yingchun learned the rules from Nanny Xu, but the rules outside the palace are to walk steadily, not jumping, and not being rude. Therefore, walking with a porcelain bowl on her back is also very difficult for Yingchun .

Because there was a porcelain bowl on her head, she was afraid that the bowl would fall, so Yingchun walked a little stiffly, and she didn't even dare to show too much expression on her face.

"Very good, but the girl needs more practice, please walk the girl again."

Yingchun obeyed obediently, and strived to become a successful dull beauty in three months.

When there is something to do, time often passes quickly. Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Yingchun looks back and sees sister Lin, Tanchun, Xichun, Yichun, and Baochai coming to the door, all with expressions on their faces. looked at her in shock.

Yingchun smiled slightly, with a porcelain bowl on her head, isn't it shocking?

"Is my sister practicing juggling?" the youngest Yichun asked.

"Girl is doing very well, you can take a rest." Based on Yingchun's serious practice for a long time, Nanny Li said.

"Okay." Yingchun nodded, but the porcelain bowl on her head didn't move at all, which surprised Yichun Xichun.

"Why are you standing by the door? Come in!" Yingchun took down the porcelain bowl on her head and invited with a smile.

"Sister, sister, we have been waiting for my sister in the East Mansion for a long time, but in the end my sister is practicing juggling here." Yichun pouted and complained.

Baochai, on the other hand, knew something about it, "Is my sister learning the rules from the mother?"

"It's still Baochai who is smart, my father specially found two nuns who came out of the palace, and asked me to learn the rules. Don't stand still, sit down and say, Tassel will serve tea for the girls." Yingchun led everyone to Take it in the inner room, and let the maids around you serve tea.

Although the first-class maids Jia She gave to Yingchun, Taoni and Yini, are still serving Yingchun, they are all married new wives.

After that, Yingchun raised Lucai and Lotus as first-class maids, and officially changed their names to Liuyun and Liusu. In addition, Yingchun also had two second-class maids Xiuju and Xiutong beside Yingchun.

Liuyun is smart and capable, Tassel is good at cooking and obedient, embroidered oranges are sharp and sharp, and embroidered paulownia needlework is particularly good.Moreover, these four girls are all literate and can read account books, and they are the first-class helpers around Yingchun.

"Learn the rules? My sister's rules are so good, why do I still need to learn?" Baochai asked in confusion. Among all the sisters she has met, the rules of welcoming the Spring Festival are the best. Do you still need to learn?

"Sister, is something wrong?" Daiyu asked, she has always been smart, and she has already noticed the abnormality.Sister Yingchun's rules have been learned long ago, and even Madam Xu praised the rules that Sister Yingchun mastered, which is enough to be a Mrs. Hou, but now she is suddenly learning more stringent rules in a hurry, something must have happened!

As soon as Sister Lin said, Baochai Tanchun and others also noticed something strange, and they all stared at Yingchun with wide eyes, waiting for Yingchun's answer.

"There is a decree in the holy order that all those who are above the fifth grade of Beijing officials, above the fourth grade of local officials, and whose daughters are between 13 and 15 years old must stand for election." Yingchun said.

"Didn't you say it was cancelled?" Baochai asked in a low voice.

"Probably there are other considerations!" Yingchun said.

"Then sister?" Yichun said worriedly.

There was no news of Yuan Chun entering the palace for many years, even life and death, so the sisters in the mansion felt that the palace was not a good place to go.

Tanchun and the others knew that Yingchun did not intend to enter the palace, so they all looked at Yingchun worriedly.

"Quickly put away your worries! The draft is just a formality. I went to live in the palace for a few days and then I came back. I will still be me when I come back, and I will live my life as usual. There is nothing to worry about." Yingchun scolded with a smile.No matter what she thinks in her heart, Yingchun looks unstressed on the surface.

No matter how Yingchun comforted her, Tanchun and the others still couldn't hide their worries, but Yingchun didn't have time to explain anymore, because at this time, Nanny Li came to remind her that the rest time was over and it was time to learn the rules!

Yingchun nodded and got up, and said to Tanchun, "If you are interested, you can stay and have a look. Even if you don't learn, it is good to learn more."

Tanchun said hello with worries on their faces, and watched Yingchun learn the rules.

First, he got familiar with walking with a porcelain bowl on his back, and when he was tired, Yingchun sat down, and Nanny Li and Nanny Ning took turns explaining to Yingchun the parts that needed attention in the palace.

Until dinner time, because the old lady was tired from playing in the East Mansion for a day, she sent a message that everyone didn't have to go to her yard for dinner, so the sisters put the dinner in the Yingchun room.

Starting from sitting and eating, Nanny Li and Nanny Ning strengthened Yingchun's eating etiquette. You don't need to learn that you are not allowed to make noise when eating and drinking soup, but you can't eat meat with bones, such as ribs and chicken nuggets, because It's too indecent to spit out the bones; moreover, when picking up vegetables with chopsticks, neither too much nor too little.

In addition, strong-smelling foods, onions, ginger, garlic, etc. should not be imported. These things are not good for the skin and are easy to cause bad breath and body odor.

After the two nuns said that the study was over, Yingchun sent all the sisters away and sat on the bed, unable to get up, too tired!

Xiuju and Xiutong hurriedly pinched Yingchun's legs according to Madam Xu's instructions, not to mention that they might be too painful to walk tomorrow!

After Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan, she no longer concealed the expression on her face, just in time for Aunt Xue to see her rightly.

"My son, what happened?" Aunt Xue has always been a loving mother in front of her children.

"I went to Sister Yingchun at noon, and Sister Yingchun said that there was a decree from the palace that a general election would be held." Baochai was very worried.

Just because Baochai wrote the poem "Use the strength of the good wind to send me to Qingyun!", we can know that she is also ambitious, and it is no wonder that she was upset after hearing the news of the general election.

"My son, is the palace a good place to go? Your cousin Yuanchun entered the palace as the eldest granddaughter of the Rongguo Mansion, and now she doesn't know whether she will live or die. Besides, our family is just a merchant, so we can't participate in the general election. If you enter the palace with a small election, you are afraid that life and death will be the only choice." In an instant." Aunt Xue persuaded bitterly.

"However, the elder doesn't pay attention to our Xue family, the old lady doesn't like us, and my uncle and aunt can't be the master of Rongguo Mansion. How can we guard the property of the Xue family with respect to my uncle and aunt?" This is exactly Baochai. Worried, in order to protect the Xue family's property, Baochai also tried his best.

For Xue Pan to have such a younger sister who is willing to work hard for the Xue family, it is also a high incense in her previous life.

"My son is thinking about it. If we can live in Rongguo Mansion, the Rongguo Mansion will protect us in the eyes of outsiders. They don't know that Rongguo Mansion is divided into two rooms." Aunt Xue said.

Xue Baochai still looked worried, what is fake is fake, what is true is true, how long can they take advantage of outsiders?

"If I enter the palace and fight for a future, then I will be the backer of the Xue family, and my mother and brother will no longer have to flatter others in a low-key manner!"

"My son, you are trying to kill me. I'm just you two children. If you have something good or bad, how can I live..." Aunt Xue cried while holding Baochai.

Baochai opened her mouth, but could no longer say the words of entering the palace, "Mother, don't cry, I just don't run for election."

Only then did Aunt Xue stop crying, "Okay, my son is right to think so. Listen to me. When you marry Baoyu in the future, your aunt will be your mother-in-law. It will not only avoid the abuse of your mother-in-law, but also make the Xue family dependable. , is also a good marriage, besides, Baoyu is also a caring person when I look at him."

Baochai sighed, temporarily stopping the idea of ​​entering the palace for a fight.

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