Before the words could be heard, the Danyang people had already lifted the curtain and quickly stepped into the inner room.
He glanced at everyone in the room and walked straight to the bed, beside Princess Qinghe.
"Mom, do you feel better?"
Qing and the eldest princess were suddenly interrupted in their thoughts, and for a moment they saw their daughter invisible again. He actually substituted the joke before entering the house for the etiquette he should have when meeting his elders, which only made his headache worse.
"Danyang, where are the etiquette you learn in daily life?" She raised her hand to her forehead and sighed, waving her hand as if she was disgusted and said: "Go, say hello to my eldest aunt."
Danyang would never contradict his mother. After he secretly stuck out his tongue at her mother playfully, she turned around and asked Du Fushen very perfunctorily, and asked her again.
Not to mention the attitude and tone, the gestures and movements of the salute were impeccable.
Princess Danyang has been known to act unscrupulously since she was a child, and because of her parents' connivance and the protection of her uncle who holds the most power in the world, who dares to be serious with her?
Because of this, Du Shi has long been accustomed to ignoring Danyang's every move, word and deed.
However, I was a little surprised to see Danyang saluting quite gracefully today.
"Well, I haven't seen the princess for a few days, but she has made some progress. But she comes from the Zhenguo Palace and has royal blood, so the princess can only act so carelessly. In the future, the princess will spend more time with her sisters, and they will be in harmony. If you have eyes dyed, you will naturally grow faster.”
After Ming Bao secretly scolded her, Du Shi immediately turned to stare at Princess Qinghe.
At the same time, he opened his mouth to redirect the topic. It was a critical moment before.
"Brother and sister, have you made up your mind? If you want to leave, call someone to come and dress you. There are still some general affairs in the Duke's Mansion that are waiting for me to go back and decide, but I can't wait for you for too long."
While talking, he actually picked up the hot tea offered by Grandma Feng and started to sip it.
But before Qing and the eldest princess could speak, Danyang took the lead and chuckled:
"Auntie, what are you talking about to my mother? Do you want to ask my mother to go and offer incense? That's not possible. Now my mother has to raise her baby with peace of mind. She is resting in bed for fear of being disturbed and tired, right? I’m staying with my aunt.”
Danyang's gag was successfully interrupted once again, and Du Shi deliberately put pressure on Qing and the eldest princess.
And that's not all, before she finished her words, she lowered her eyes and glanced at Du Shi who deliberately held the cup with three fingers and raised the last two fingers to make an orchid-like gesture, and smiled again:
"Auntie's tea-drinking gesture is really special. By the way, I remembered what my husband taught me a few days ago, and there is also a set of rhetoric. When Danyang heard it, he thought it was very impressive, so I will tell my mother. Relieve boredom."
Mrs. Du was overjoyed when she heard this. She had adopted this posture just to get Qiao in front of the eldest princess Qinghe, and to express her joy at watching a good show.
But this posture is really strenuous, and it's not satisfying to be so secretly happy.
Unexpectedly, she felt regretful in her heart that Qinghe's stupid daughter was so reckless that she wanted to expose her in public?
Hehe, hehe.
This is really a rare show!
Although Mrs. Du disdained being praised by a wild girl with little education, she couldn't bear the strong desire in her heart to ridicule the eldest princess Qinghe.
Therefore, there is no rush to urge Princess Qinghe to make a decision at this time. He even smiled at Princess Danyang's rare kindness and said with a smile:
"The princess is really becoming more and more promising. Come and tell me, and it will also relieve my eldest aunt's boredom."
Danyang looked at her mother with a frown, winked playfully secretly, and then said:
"The gesture of the eldest aunt holding a cup is commonly known as the three dragons protecting the tripod. After it evolved into a women's-only gesture, with the ring finger and little finger slightly tilted outwards in the shape of an orchid, it was also nicknamed Zelan Fangfei. It refers to the fragrance of tea and also implies praise. Women are graceful and beautiful.”
Qing and the eldest princess listened and nodded silently. Because I was pleased that my daughter was knowledgeable and no longer just messed around, my mood gradually became more comfortable, and even the wrinkles between her eyebrows unknowingly smoothed out.
At first, Mrs. Du was looking forward to a good show, so she agreed casually and nodded as if encouraging. But when she heard the second half, she couldn't help but feel secretly frightened and confused.
Does a small gesture of drinking tea mean so much?
She had seen this gesture of drinking tea occasionally since she was a child. However, because it takes a lot of effort to set up, if you don’t hold it properly, you may easily lose the teacup and splash it all over yourself. Therefore, no matter whether it is a prominent family or a small and wealthy family in Beijing, they do not pursue this flashy method.
Therefore, although this gesture is beautiful and unique, it has never become popular. Not to mention, someone will carefully study its sources and various claims.
And she was able to master this gesture completely on a whim - when she was attending a banquet, she heard someone say that this gesture was a sign of nobles in the palace in the past to respect their status or to suppress their opponents, showing their momentum and calmness. She had nothing to do and asked for help twice.
But I didn’t expect that there are so many articles in it!
Tsk, what kind of gentleman did the princess's house hire for this incompetent wild girl?
Not to mention other things, such a well-educated and knowledgeable person actually had to teach an ignorant girl like Danyang? It has simply buried the pillars of the country!
It would be better to take Qing, mother and daughter back to Zhen Guogong's mansion this time, and invite this gentleman back to the mansion along the way.
The best thing would be that she could convince the Duke to take action in person and let this man teach her son instead.
It doesn’t matter how good this person’s Four Books and Five Classics are, as long as it can give her son more knowledge and talk, that’s also great.
Or it should be said that in Du's mind, these miscellaneous but deceptive tricks are, in her opinion, more useful things in the capital than traditional poetry and books.
At this moment, Du Shi not only had all kinds of thoughts running through her mind, but she also thought about the words to persuade Princess Qinghe.
Unexpectedly, when she suddenly felt someone hit her with an elbow, she looked up and saw Danyang staring at her, asking with a friendly smile:
"By the way, the eldest aunt just said that she was in a hurry, right? Although in my opinion, using this gesture is equivalent to telling the host to prepare for three rounds of tea before giving up. But I thought that the eldest aunt has the government of the country. The whole family needs to worry about it, so my mother and I won’t waste your time, and Grandma Zhou can see off the guests."
At this moment, Du Shi was completely stunned. Although she could hear Danyang's undisguised sarcasm, she didn't realize what was happening in front of her at all.
But this did not affect her rage and rage.
"You, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
After angrily scolding Danyang, Mrs. Du immediately turned to Princess Qinghe.
"Qinghe! You just let your daughter behave like this? You are so blatantly expelling guests! You and the Princess Palace can be shameless, but the Duke of Zhenguo Palace cannot afford to shame this person!"
His face, which instantly turned red due to Danyang's taunt, became even redder due to Du Shi's thunderous rage.
Grandma Feng on the side saw this and couldn't help but secretly take two steps back. As if he was afraid that the blood-red bulge would burst and be splashed all over his body.
Princess Qing and the eldest princess, however, looked at the person in front of them calmly and calmly as usual, and when the other person's volume lowered, they caught the opportunity to speak and said calmly:
"Sister-in-law, please be patient. Danyang has made it very clear just now. Please come back today."
