sbdcsierra Chapter 113: Palace Rules
Chapter 113: Palace Rules
After the palace maid took the measurements, Lin Yaoyao did not leave in a hurry, but simply stayed to have lunch with Qu Manrong.
"Yaoyao, mother wants to discuss something with you."
"whats the matter?"
Seeing that she was looking conflicted, Lin Yaoyao simply put down her chopsticks and waited for her to speak.
"Isn't it the birthday party soon? As the daughter of a first-class marquis, you naturally have to attend the palace banquet.
You have always been outside and have never learned any palace rules. I am worried that you will offend the nobles.
Mother is not afraid of being implicated by you. After all, the palace is not like the marquis's mansion. Mother is just afraid that you will be punished.
Mother wants to hire a nanny to teach you the rules and regulations so that you can catch up on the various etiquettes in the palace.
I don’t want to say how well it should be done, but at least it shouldn’t make any big mistakes, and people won’t be able to find fault with it.”
Lin Yaoyao naturally knew that she was doing this for her own good, not because she felt that she had no rules.
If it was the latter, she wouldn't have to discuss it with me and would have sent the nanny over directly.
She thought that since there was nothing to do these days, it would be a good thing to learn some rules.
She doesn't think she is a lucky girl, nor does she have the so-called incredible luck that she can always meet noble people to help her.
Outside the palace, she was the daughter of a first-class marquis and could solve all problems by absolute force.
In the palace, even a talented person in the palace was not someone she could offend at will.
In terms of status, Cairen was a concubine and naturally could not compare with the daughter of a first-class marquis.
But how could she know whether the other party would be able to move forward in the future as if she had been blessed with a magic bullet, or even become the most honorable woman in the palace in the future because of her son?
In short, you must not underestimate any woman in the palace, and you must not offend any of them.
As for the people in the concubines of other officials, it is better to make friends with them than to offend them.
Lin Yaoyao never thought that as a time-travelling girl, she could see the world from a God's perspective.
"You can handle these things as you wish. I know you are doing this for my own good, and I will not disappoint you."
"That's fine. Mother will ask the nanny to come to the mansion some other day. I'll just have to make you tired for a few days."
"What are you talking about, mother? Why is this so tiring?"
Isn't it just learning the rules? Can it be more tiring than reading the account book?
As it turned out, she said these words too early. Learning the rules is really tiring!
When the bowl above her head fell to the ground and shattered again, Lin Yaoyao wondered if she was not learning the rules at all, but was learning acrobatics?
After she finishes her studies, she can start a circus or an acrobatic troupe...
"Ms. Lin, you have to be careful when you walk, keep your head up and chest out, and look forward.
We are women, we must learn to walk with lotus steps. The square step is the way men should walk!
When walking, just pay attention to your toes with your peripheral vision, and do not swing your head too much with your body, otherwise the bowl on your head will still break!
"Bu-shaku, Bu-shaku, literally means swaying with every step. The way you walked before, the Bu-shaku would have hit your face."
If this had happened in the past when teaching a lady from an upper class, the nanny would have probably hit her with a bamboo stick.
This is a nanny who came from the palace and taught etiquette to countless nobles in the palace.
Logically speaking, such a nanny is very popular, and Qu Manrong may not be able to hire one at short notice.
Who asked her to give too much?
It was far higher than the highest price that other noble families could afford.
Moreover, Qu Manrong promised that she would take care of him until the end of his life, and the nanny really couldn't refuse!
Before coming to the Marquis' Mansion, the nanny also inquired about the Lin family. She knew who she was teaching and why Qu Manrong came to them at a high price.
The nanny was even prepared to faint from anger.
After all, Lin Yaoyao's deeds are there...
She was switched at birth, grew up in the countryside, and was recognized at the age of fourteen. This was already a devastating start.
Compared with the average ladies from aristocratic families, she is already far behind.
Coupled with the rumors deliberately spread by Lin Zhengfeng and Shen Yanran, she was criticized for being disobedient, domineering, and arrogant.
After arriving, the nanny discovered that Lin Yaoyao had a dignified and beautiful appearance, and this alone was something she was very proud of.
He was also very kind and treated her as a guest of honor, without any sign of looking down on her.
Of course, harmony is also reflected in the fact that whenever one feels that he has done something wrong or has suddenly slacked off, he will directly choose to solve the problem with money.
Looking at her increasingly fat wallet, which was even more than the retirement money she had saved in the palace, the nanny could no longer harden her heart.
Forget it, the child has suffered a lot, I might as well be more patient and teach him.
She believed that with the child's cleverness, he would be able to learn well sooner or later.
Lin Yaoyao looked at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, then looked at Nanny's face...
Well, it seems a bit dark.
So, she put her hands behind her back, and as soon as she thought about it, a silver note with a face value of fifty taels appeared in her hand.
"Mammy, I am sorry to bother you again. I am inviting you to have tea later. This is my apology for not studying hard today."
The nanny declined it, then accepted it with a smile on her face.
This kid... is so polite!
She had taught so many nobles and wealthy ladies in the past, but had there ever been one who was so generous?
There are indeed a lot of tips, but not every day. It would be nice to get some gold melon seeds and silver leaves every once in a while.
Only after one has achieved success in his studies will he be given a little more, at most a few hundred taels of thank-you money.
No one has ever been as generous as the mother and daughter of the Lin family!
At the beginning, he offered one thousand taels as a thank-you gift to his teacher. Normally, he would give the reward for any random reason, and the starting price would be at least fifty taels.
She really came to the right place to live in such a family.
She wished she could adopt Lin Yaoyao as her own daughter right there and then, and she was really looking forward to spending her old age in the Lin family.
"Ms. Lin is very smart. This mistake is only due to the short time.
I believe that with Miss Lin's cleverness, she will be able to learn something in less than three days!"
"Mammy, why do you still call me Miss Lin? Haven't I told you many times? Just call me Xiaoyao.
I felt close to you when I first met you, you looked like my own elder.
From now on, Nanny will call me "Yaoyao" just like my mother, so that I feel close to her."
"Hey! Ok, ok, ok, yaoyao!"
"Madam, you are so kind. Since you are my elder, it is only natural for a younger generation to respect their elders.
Come on, Yaoyao will take Madam to Fu Man Lou for a drink and let Madam have a taste. What is the difference between the food at Fu Man Lou and that in the palace?"
"Oh my! What can you tell me to say, little one? You are a good kid in every way, except that you are too polite!
Well then, we have learned almost everything today, so let’s go have a meal together!
But you are still young, so we can just eat today and skip the drinking."