Shi Huizhen rode a carriage and came to a yard. After the car stopped, a Greek servant with a big beard came up to him.
"It turns out to be Miss Shi." He saw Nanny Rong in the front seat and greeted her enthusiastically: "Do you need our help?"
"No, the carriage will leave soon. This is the public carriage provided by the palace, and we have to pull other people." Aunt Rong jumped out of the car, took out a name card, and handed it to him: "We are Princess Shou. Invited."
"It's okay, we all recognize you." He glanced at her symbolically, then returned the name card to Aunt Rong, and then whispered: "Next time, you can order some nameplates to indicate your identity and fix them on On the carriage. This way, it will be more conspicuous and in line with the status of a young lady."
"But this is someone else's car." Grandma Rong told him.
"Don't worry, just tell the coachman brother." The servant said with a smile: "You only need to give him half a Nomisma. From now on, every time you ladies use the car, they will help you arrange it."
"Everyone will help you make hangers, and there are fixed stakes left on the carriage. Oh, and those silk and gilt decorations are specially rented. Hang them up when you use them, and take them down after you use them. Just give it back to others.”
"Huh? But this is the princess's car after all..." Aunt Rong was obviously too honest and couldn't turn around for a while.
"How could the princess not know these things? She is acquiescing to these things by giving them to you." The servant pointed out: "These days, the old nobles are getting less and less money, but they still have to support the scene, so they have formed this kind of habit. In fact, everyone knows these things to some extent, but they just tacitly agree not to say anything."
"Oh, that makes it easier to understand." Grandma Rong probably understood.
She turned around and urged: "What are you doing, Alexandra? Ask the lady to come down?"
"Miss's skirt is stuck." Grandma's voice came from the carriage: "I'm helping her get it out."
"Holy Mother - how did you do it?!" Grandma Rong quickly strode over to help. The two of them cooperated internally and externally, and finally pulled out the skirt that was stuck in the cushion.
Shi Huizhen no longer dared to move, saying that if she moved casually, her sleeves would sweep through a bunch of things, and the too-long skirt made it difficult for her to get out of the car. Aunt Rong simply hugged her feet and asked Aunt Gui to hold her arms. The two of them lifted Shi Huizhen and the huge dress directly down like a log.
"You can carry me to this place. I really don't think these clothes are suitable for walking." Shi Huizhen suggested.
"No!" Aunt Rong and Aunt Gui refused in unison this time: "You have to walk there by yourself!"
"Hey, I really hate these..." Shi Huizhen muttered.
"By the way, miss, we need to prepare some etiquette items next time." Aunt Rong told her the situation just now: "Although it is troublesome, there are always various unspoken rules in the aristocratic circle, and we can only adapt to it."
"Okay. But if you don't tell me, I really don't know. Then where can I go to school?" Shi Huizhen sighed.
"Oh, just ask them." Grandma Rong pointed to the receptionist.
"You don't need to pay too much attention, Miss. This kind of circle is actually just about this." The servant comforted her: "The sense of nobility and mystery they maintain is nothing more than these small rules deliberately formed. What else do you need? We can tell you where to pay attention.”
"I'm not a young lady, I just took advantage of the princess' favor. My family still doesn't recognize me." Shi Huizhen said bluntly: "I know this, but it's useless."
"It doesn't matter. As for the nobles, if you can put on a show, you can scare a lot of people. Besides, everyone was very happy when you teased Mrs. Colonis last time. It helped us get out of our bad breath." The servant told her : "As long as you need help, our male and female housekeepers and waiters will try their best to help."
"Oh, that lazy guy..." Shi Huizhen thought for a while and got some impressions. Even among the many people she mocked, Mrs. Colonis was impressive.
She wasn't too surprised at how willing the servants were to help. Although she often had conflicts with people, she had always had a good relationship with these unknown ordinary people.
"Do you understand those rules?" Grandma Rong asked curiously.
"Of course. I can contact you about the decoration of the carriage. You can ask Ms. Adamos for some tips on the dress."
"I thought I should ask which noble."
"What do nobles know about noble etiquette?" the servant smiled: "Nobles can only learn how to brag. Those etiquette rules are all trained hard by a large group of us and reminded at all times."
"People always say that aristocratic families with profound heritage will have a group of the most professional servant teams. But in fact, it is the professional servant team that trains the nobles who are the best at performing and make people feel that they have profound heritage." He joked: "A good servant is like a master rider. He must first learn how to comfort and train his master - otherwise, they won't even know how to wear clothes."
"That's right. At least they won't really ride on the master." Grandma Rong nodded.
"If it's a French servant, it's really hard to tell..." the well-informed grandmother complained.
Shi Huizhen, who was not very ladylike, understood the joke immediately and started laughing.
"In this way, they are not as good as the nobles in my hometown. Those people at least dare to fight hard." Grandma Rong shook her head.
"Of course. Otherwise, how could they have been beaten to the point where only one city was left." The servant shrugged.
Sure enough, he went to talk to the coachman, and the coachman patted his chest and promised to ask about the price first. Then, he called two maids and asked them to take Shi Huizhen and his party to the venue.
"Miss, you can put down the sword first..." One of the maids looked at Shi Huizhen, who was still holding the sword, and suggested.
"I always feel unsure when I go without a sword." Shi Huizhen really explained.
The maid was a little embarrassed, but the other person next to her thought for a while, took out a handful of rope straps from her satchel, picked through them, and selected an orange one.
"Here, try this." She said, took the sword, tied the ring on the scabbard with the rope buckle on the belt, and then put it on Shi Huizhen's shoulder. Although the plain scabbard does not quite match the overall attire, the colors of the belt, clothes and sword are at least coordinated.
"Why do you carry so many belts?" Shi Huizhen asked curiously.
"I am specifically responsible for providing emergency clothing to the ladies." The maid said, "If they need temporary adjustments for various reasons, I will use these spare parts to make up for it."
"Why do we need so many emergency ropes?" Shi Huizhen asked curiously.
"There is no way, who knows that people often burst the frenulum." The maid laughed.
"..."
Shi Huizhen was rarely speechless and could only follow them and walk inside cautiously.
As soon as we entered the gate, there were more and more guests. The maid whispered to Shi Huizhen to pay attention to her steps. But judging from the results, she probably worried too much.
Most people here recognized Shi Huizhen, greeted her politely, and hurriedly avoided her. Some people simply saw her coming in and ran behind the pillar in advance, or pretended to be talking to others and ignored her.
It was too late for anyone to hide from her, and no one cared about her appearance or clothing.
At the entrance of the hall, the host, Sir Vlahos, stood behind the porch to greet the guests.
He was a tall, thin man, wearing an exquisite robe, and what remained of his hair was carefully styled around his bald head. At this moment, he was holding a wine glass and talking nonstop to a group of people next to him.
Seeing him, Shi Huizhen's eyes lit up.
"Hey, old bald man!" She said with a smile: "How is the sales of your script going?"
(End of chapter)
