Sure enough, Qian Qian couldn't help but be surprised when she saw her sister, who was two years older than her, bending down to salute her with a very respectful look on her face. She asked in a low voice: "Concubine, this is my sister. She should be above me in status."
Come on, why do you still need to give me a gift?"
Everyone looked at Qian Qian in surprise and didn't understand why she said such words. The princess also looked a little confused. She smiled awkwardly and deliberately said loudly: "Because you are the direct descendant of the palace, and they are just some ordinary people."
Of course, the child born to a humble concubine must be saluted by you."
Everyone lowered their heads in shame, as if the surprise just now was an extremely rude behavior.
Soon, other sisters on both sides came to greet Qian Qian one by one. Qian Qian responded with a restrained smile, looking very polite. Although considering her age in the modern era, Qian Qian could definitely be a gift to them.
However, here, what I am thinking about is the strict hierarchy here. Is this just the tip of the iceberg?
The princess nodded with great satisfaction and asked for a seat.
Immediately, the maids and maids filed out carrying exquisite small wooden stools, quietly placed them behind these ladies, and then exited.
After thanking each other collectively, the ladies sat down cautiously.
During the following chat, Qianqian quietly calculated that there were five young girls standing here alone, all of whom were her sisters. The oldest was only twenty-two years old, and that was the one just now.
The girls, the youngest is only thirteen years old, have just made an appointment and are planning to hold a wedding next year.
The remaining three people are all married, and they are all married to second- and third-rate officials in the court. Only one is married to the son of a first-class official, but he is just a side concubine, subordinate to the main concubine, and his life is not as good as before.
Get by.
Qian Qian asked again: "Why don't you see the sisters' mother coming out? Do you want to wait for me to go see her?"
The princess smiled and stretched out her finger to lightly touch her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "My silly daughter, there is only one concubine in our palace. She is not feeling well today, so I did not ask her to come out. The other concubines usually do not see guests.
, they are just waiting in their own little courtyard for the prince’s luck!”
The implication is that their status is so low that they are not even qualified to come out to greet guests when they arrive at home.
Qian Qian couldn't help but look at these sisters sympathetically. They didn't have any unconvinced expressions on their faces, but there was a little more envy in their eyes when they looked at Qian Qian.
Qian Qian asked again: "Do I only have sisters and no brothers?"
The princess smiled and said: "You have a brother who was born to me. He is currently serving in the army and is far away in the southwest. He will not be seen for a while. There are also several concubine brothers who have all moved out of the palace to live separately.
My daughter, it’s inconvenient to go to the inner hall from time to time, so she didn’t come.”
She stood up, walked forward with a smile, pointed to a mahogany table with round corners, and said, "However, their wives and concubines have prepared gifts for you, and they are all here."
Qian Qian looked at the dazzling array of gold, silver, jewelry, jade and jade on the table, all of which were shining brightly...