In the main room of the Sydney Courtyard, Madam Zhan watched as a stick of incense was burnt out, and nodded with a smile: "The girl is worthy of being the daughter of Prime Minister Qin, she is really smart, she knows everything, and this girl learns very well. You should be tired by now, why don't you take a break?"
"Thank you, Mama Zhan." Although Qin Yining responded, her dignified posture was not disturbed by an inch, but her expression was a little more relaxed.
When Madam Zhan saw her like this, she liked it even more.
"Girls are very spiritual when they apply what they have learned. Although everyone understands the rules and etiquette, they are not beautiful for everyone. What you need to do in the future is to let new habits penetrate into your bones and let your body become beautiful. Every bone and every piece of meat in the body has a new memory, so that we can have a calm demeanor."
"Mommy Zhan said yes." Qin Yining deeply agreed and nodded seriously.
"In the future, the girl's every move, whether it is sitting, lying down, walking, every move, every smile, every move, every smile, will be explained to the girl carefully, so that the girl will understand what your every move and look will bring to others. feel."
Qin Yining blinked after hearing this, thoughtful.
Seeing her demeanor, Madam Zhan couldn't help but teach: "You are a big girl, you can understand some things even if the servants don't say it, the future of a lady like a girl is all about marriage. And like you, a noble girl from a rich family, your future husband's family foundation will not be weak.
"As a woman, to be loved by the husband's family, it is important to contribute to women's popularity, character and talent, and in the big house life, it is indispensable to communicate with people, filial piety to elders and aunts and sisters are naturally the most important, and to be accurate when interacting with people. You can grasp your own every move, can accurately express various meanings, and can analyze people's mood and psychology from the subtle actions of others. Although this kind of skill can't be learned by everyone, a girl can try to do it. learn."
Hearing this, Qin Yining looked at Madam Zhan with admiration.
This is the first time after Qin Yining returned to the mansion that someone had laid out her predetermined future in front of her. However, the person who was so honest with her was not her mother, grandmother, or any female elder, but a nanny who raised her. .
She knew that Madam Zhan was only here to teach the rules, and she could not say many things.
She was grateful for such extra care.
Mammy Zhan met Qin Yining's pair of big eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and she liked it in her heart, and said with a smile, "Just like the girl's eyes now, this maid can see your joy and gratitude, what the maid just said, In fact, this is what it means. You can use body language yourself, and you can read the body language of others. If you can do it, it will be much more convenient for these girls to be at her husband's house in the future. You may not have summarized these, but now you are inadvertently using them. And the slaves also felt your kindness."
Qin Yining's face flushed slightly and nodded, "I understand."
Mammy Zhan said again: "Rules and etiquette are actually two separate meanings. Rules are a kind of rule. If you do it wrong, it may lead to jokes and even death. But etiquette is a kind of rule. When interacting with people, it can make people feel like a spring breeze.”
"Not only the body, but also the language, tone, wear, color matching, etc. of the upper body. During this time, the slaves will also tell the girl some clothes and accessories. For example, what color matching will make people feel, what What kind of jewelry should I wear with my clothes. This way, when a girl sees strangers in the future, she will first have a sense of people from the way she likes to wear them."
"So, the people I saw may also deliberately wear a watch to find out, perhaps to confuse others, or perhaps to enhance a certain feeling of others, deliberately show a look for me to see?"
Madam Zhan's smile deepened: "Girl is smart."
"No, it's the care of my mother. I grew up in the countryside and mountains and forests since I was a child, and I have never been in contact with these things. I don't think anyone would analyze them in detail for me. Your few suggestions have benefited me a lot, yes. My future will be of great help." Qin Yining saluted gratefully: "I will have to trouble Mommy more in the future."
Turning sideways to avoid her gift, Madam Zhan also returned the gift.
Although she was compelled to come by the Queen's decree, but now that she has been in contact with her in an afternoon, she truly loves and respects the girl in front of her, and feels that she is frank and lovely, without any pretence.
After serving in the palace for many years, Mammy Zhan has seen all kinds of women, many of them are beautiful, and many are smart, but Qin Yining is the first to have an eye for her.
Getting along with Qin Yining, you will neither feel that she is too polite and flattering, and that she has lost her status as the daughter of the prime minister, nor will she feel that she is so arrogant and arrogant that she is annoying and too lazy to speak. She was able to keep their relationship at a comfortable distance, making Madam Zhan, who was used to seeing cold and warm, couldn't help but want to tell her more about what she knew.
"It's almost time today, the girl must have other things to do, so the servant will leave first." Madam Zhan stood up with a smile.
Qin Yining hurriedly said, "Mummy has been working hard all afternoon, and I have ordered dinner to be prepared. Please stay. Can we have dinner together?"
"The maid is grateful for the meal, but you are Master Xiang's palm, and your status is honorable. The maid does not dare to offend you. Your kindness is accepted by the maid." Madam Zhan declined with a smile.
Qin Yining shook his head and smiled and said, "You are my nanny now, and you are also my master. The disciple and the master eat at the same table, and it is considered an arrogance of the disciple. Please don't be polite."
These remarks were too blunt, so that Mama Zhan could not refuse at all. She also wanted to be closer to Qin Yining, so she politely thanked her and stayed.
The meal wasn't such a sumptuous feast, but it was Qin Yining who specially ordered Mama Zhu to go to the kitchen to make money and add vegetables, four meat and four vegetarian dishes. Since Zhu's mother's daughter-in-law was working in the kitchen, she cooked as usual. The food should be careful, the taste need not be said.
After a meal, although they followed the rule of not speaking, the two also felt that their relationship was closer.
After eating tea, Mammy Zhan said goodbye again, Qin Yining instructed Rui Lan and Qiu Lu to send Mammy Zhan back to the guest house to rest, and also left Qiu Lu to serve personally in the guest house, so don't be neglected.
In fact, the government didn't care when they heard that there was a nurturing nanny in the palace. It was originally arranged for Mrs. Zhan to live in the west wing of the Sydney Courtyard.
It was Qin Yining who ordered Ruilan to go to Xingning Garden in the afternoon to see Mammy Jin, saying that Mrs. Zhan, who came here this time, was here under the decree of the empress, and Mrs. Sun immediately paid attention to it and went to discuss it with the old lady. The guest house was then set up.
After Rui Lan sent Mammy Zhan back to the Sydney courtyard, Qin Yining had been served by Mother Zhu, spread out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and continued to copy the "Book of Filial Piety".
"Girl." Rui Lan took the place of Mother Zhu after salute and said with a smile, "Everything is arranged properly. What Mama Jin prepared for Mama Zhan is the Cuizhu Xuan next to the bamboo forest in the east, which is very elegant. residence."
Qin Yining didn't look up, her writing was flying, "Got it."
The people in the house are too negligent. It would be good for Madam Zhan to live in the same yard as her, but if you neglect this person, it will inevitably lead to trouble.
Rui Lan thought of the courtyard just now that was much more refined than the Sydney Courtyard, and then looked at her girl's beautiful profile, and sighed inexplicably.
Qin Yining looked at the dog crawling written by herself on the paper and wanted to sigh.
She was sure that the old lady would definitely dislike the "Book of Filial Piety" she copied after reading her copy, and she might even be furious and say that she had fooled her.
She had tried to write well, but had no choice but to be ugly, and now she has given up.
Practicing calligraphy is not an overnight effort, but the days of crossovers cannot be delayed.
She has to figure out a way to get through...
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The Warm Pavilion of Cixiao Garden.
"You said that the mammy who came to teach Qin Yining the rules was sent by the empress herself by edict?"
Qin Huining stopped putting her face in the mirror and said, "How could someone as noble as the Empress think of giving Qin Yining that wild hoof mammy? It must be my father!"
Mama Cai sighed: "It must be the case when you think about it."
"Father never cared so much about me before..." Qin Huining was disappointed for a moment, then her eyes became cold and cruel: "What kind of person is that nanny?"
"I heard that I used to follow Concubine Xuanyi and Concubine Lu Ming, and later went to Zhongcui Palace to select and train beautiful girls during the palace beauty pageant."
"Such a big deal!" Qin Huining pursed her lips and looked at herself in the mirror, gradually becoming fascinated.
She knows that her origins are unknown now, and although she can compete with Qin Yining in terms of status, she also relies on the background of living in the prime minister's residence for fourteen years.
What if Qin Yining surpassed him one day
Now the hearts of the parents and the old lady are already partial to their own.
Although she can win Qin Yining in her poetry and books, she has to admit that she is not as gorgeous and charming as Qin Yining's.
Although she is disdainful in her mouth and can say "marry a wife, marry virtue, take concubines and serenity", the future in-laws who are so charming may not like them.
But which man doesn't like good looks
She has been replaced as the daughter-in-law, and it will be difficult to talk about marriage in the future. If Qin Yining has such an excellent upbringing, it can prove that she will not make mistakes in the rules and etiquette. A heavy chip
No, no! She can't let things go like this!
Qin Huining once stood up, and the hands holding the corner of the skirt gradually tightened until the fingertips turned white.
After a while, it gradually loosened, and Qin Huining's eyes gradually contained a confident smile.
"Nurse, go and see if grandma has used tea now. I should also serve grandma and wash her feet."
Cai's mother heard that it should be.
Not long after, Qin Huining appeared in the old lady's house, with a swollen face and a well-behaved face, she personally served the old lady to wash her feet, and lit a pot of shredded tobacco for the old lady herself.
During the chat, he casually said: "... Madam Zhan has such a great background, if the sisters in the house can study together, it will also be beneficial to the girls in our family... The second uncle and the third uncle's family, if you know about our family All the girls can benefit together, and I will definitely be grateful to my father.”
When the old lady heard the words, she pondered.