This sentence is definitely not an exaggeration. Even with a memory as evil as Zhu Ping'an's, he was almost fainted on the way to greet the old lady. The winding path to the secluded door and the shadow wall of the corner gate repeated this cycle several times.
It was safe to arrive at the courtyard where the old lady of the Hou Mansion was.
"Uncle, the old lady's yard is just ahead." The two girls leading the way reminded Zhu Ping'an in a low voice.
Zhu Ping'an nodded, indicating that he understood. After checking that there was nothing inappropriate in his clothes, he motioned to the two girls to continue leading the way.
This corridor is relatively wide. After passing the corridor, there is a huge emerald screen wall. Zhu Ping'an was a little bit tongue-tied. He didn't know how much gold and silver he spent to buy such a large emerald screen wall. Bypassing this emerald screen wall,
It was a large and spacious courtyard. This was the courtyard locked by the old lady of the Hou Mansion. When Zhu Pingan walked in, he saw a row of five main rooms, wing rooms, concierges, kitchen rooms, etc.
"My uncle, Wan'an."
When the six girls who were working in an orderly manner in the yard saw Zhu Pingan, they knelt down and bowed in unison, and greeted Zhu Pingan in unison.
Zhu Ping'an nodded, and then asked, "Is grandma free?"
After receiving a positive answer, Zhu Pingan walked towards the main room in the middle. The maid at the door had already rolled up the curtain when Zhu Pingan arrived at the door, and Zhu Pingan walked in.
"I heard that my uncle is coming to say hello. The old lady has been happy for a long time. My uncle, please come in quickly. The old lady will be very happy when she sees my uncle."
From the back room of the main house, the eldest girl Zijuan, wearing a dark green bijia, came out, saluted Zhu Pingan with a smile and said.
"Grandma was thinking of Ping An, so Ping An naturally came to say hello." Zhu Ping'an smiled lightly.
Zijuan smiled and opened the door curtain, welcomed Zhu Ping'an into the inner room, and then announced to the room with a smile, "Old madam, the son-in-law you have always talked about is here to greet you."
The inner room is decorated very elegantly. There is a large kang covered with a scarlet blanket near the window. On the front is a backrest for Mei Gu to express her birthday, a cushion with golden blessing characters, and quilts that have been smoked with spices. There is a pair of yellow kangs placed on the kang.
There are exquisite rosewood tables with dried fruits, fragrant tea, spittoons and other items.
The ground was covered with a red carpet, and there were four chairs with soft armrests, cushions, and footrests. There were vases with seasonal flowers, incense burners, and various kinds of things in the room.
An unnamed ornament.
Zhu Pingan entered the inner room and took a look, then saluted and said hello to the old lady Yin who was sitting on the chair in the middle. When Zhu Pingan lived in the Hou Mansion before, he had seen the old lady many times and could recognize her at a glance.
The person is the old lady.
"My son-in-law is safe and I wish my grandmother well."
Zhu Pingan stood at attention one meter in front of the old lady's chair, then stepped forward with his left leg, put his left hand on his knee, half-kneeled with his right leg, and bent one knee to say hello to the old lady.
Many people may think that greetings is a Manchu etiquette, but this is not the case. greetings originated from the Ming Dynasty. It was one of the earliest military rituals of the Ming Dynasty. There is a standard description of the etiquette of greetings in the "Da Ming Huidian", which is called "
"Bend one knee". Theoretically speaking, a soldier should kneel down and salute when he sees his superior, but because he cannot kneel down while wearing armor, he only bends one knee or half a knee to salute. Over time, he gets used to it, even if he is not wearing armor, he will
When meeting a superior, one also bends one knee and salutes, which is the same as kowtow and salute, and it means greetings and greetings.
The unique etiquette of the Manchu people should be to kneel down, which is kneeling down on both knees. At this time, the monarch's **** reaches its peak, and all the people in the world, including officials, are the emperor's slaves, so they kneel down on both knees.
"Brother An, get up quickly. This journey has been tough for you. What happened at sea scared grandma. Come here and let grandma take a good look." The old lady stretched out her hand to signal Zhu Pingan to get up quickly.
Zhu Ping'an responded and stood up. Then he saw that the old lady of the Hou Mansion was not looking at him, so he also looked at the old lady calmly with a smile.
"Why have you lost so much weight?" The old lady looked up and down for a moment and asked distressedly. Then, without waiting for Zhu Ping'an's answer, she looked at Zicuckoo and ordered, "Zicuckoo, go to the warehouse to collect the rewards from the palace last time.
Give An Geer and the others half of the supplements such as bird's nest, Ganoderma lucidum, velvet antlers, ginseng, and snow lotus."
"My ancestors are really partial. After people begged for a long time, my ancestors gave me just a little. Now my brother-in-law has just arrived and before he has even spoken, my grandmother wants to share half of it."
As soon as the old lady's voice fell, she heard a coquettish female voice coming in. On the surface, she was feeling aggrieved, but in fact, she was coquettishly inviting favor.
As soon as Zhu Pingan turned his head, he saw Miss Six in a light pink gauze skirt walking in with a scent of fragrance. Her round baby face was smiling playfully, and her little tiger teeth were exposed. She came to the old lady and picked up the old lady.
His arms started to act coquettishly.
"You monkey has sharp ears. Get up quickly. You don't even look at who is there, so you act shamelessly like that." The old lady patted Miss Liu's shoulder lovingly and joked with a smile.
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Miss Six then raised her head from the old lady's arms, looked at Zhu Pingan, and said with a coquettish smile, not shy at all, "Grandma will change the subject. My brother-in-law is not an outsider, and my grandson is not shy."
The sixth lady's dark eyes looked boldly at Zhu Pingan, her eyes were charming, her round oval face was flushed, like a lively bird, and there was a sweet and lively atmosphere around her.
Zhu Pingan looked at his mouth with his eyes, his nose with his mouth, and his heart with his nose. There was no wave in his eyes.
"You monkey, you are looking for your grandmother again. Okay, okay, I will ask Zijuan to send the box of Dongzhu that you have been coveting for a long time to your courtyard." The old lady gave her a loving squeeze.
The young lady had a fat baby face and promised to give her a box of Dongzhu.
"Hee hee, then my grandson would like to thank my ancestor." Miss Six happily thanked the old lady.
"Okay, I'm a young lady who is about to leave the palace, and I don't have a formal appearance yet. Go and sit down." The old lady patted the sixth lady on the arm and scolded her fondly.
"As you command, ancestor." Miss Six stood up, smiled coquettishly, performed a standard female courtesy, and then sat on a chair next to the old lady.
"You monkey..." The old lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Ping'an thanks my grandmother for her love. However, this tonic was given to my grandmother by the palace. No matter how unfilial Ping An is, I would not dare to share my grandmother's tonic." Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, declining the old lady's love.
"Your child, since the palace rewarded my grandmother, then it belongs to my grandmother. If your grandmother gives it to you, you can keep it. You and Xiao Wu can make up for each other more, which is the greatest filial piety to your grandmother." The old lady of the Hou Mansion insisted again.
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Zhu Pingan declined again, and then the old lady pretended to be angry and said that she dared not refuse the gift given by the elder. They discussed the numbers and reached an agreement. In the end, Zhu Pingan accepted one-third of the supplement.
"Shu'er, why didn't you come back together?" the old lady asked with concern.
Zhu Pingan explained to the old lady the reason why Li Shu came back a few days late. After hearing this, the old lady nodded and said that it would be better to come back a few days later to save time on the road.
After talking for a while, the old lady asked about Zhu Ping'an's memorial and advised Zhu Ping'an to surrender to Yan's house. Although our nobles are not inferior to them in terms of merit, but times have changed and the arm cannot twist the thigh. For Zhu Ping'an,
For the sake of Ping An's official career, I advised Zhu Ping An to leave the relationship with Yan Mansion. It would be best to reconcile. If the quarrel escalates, it will be detrimental to Zhu Ping An's career.
"Grandma, don't worry, Ping An knows how to measure." Zhu Ping'an rolled his eyes and replied vaguely without saying much.
The old lady thought that Zhu Pingan had listened, and nodded with satisfaction, talked about the conversation again, asked some things about Zhu Pingan at sea, and then asked Zicuckoo to send Zhu Pingan back to rest. (To be continued.) 8