The number of invitations from Princess Changying's mansion stopped two days before the first day of July. Old Madam Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but she did not dare to relax like that. In the end, she decided to take Wei An with her into the palace.
But this time, Wei Yupo bit her lip hesitantly and mustered up the courage to tell Old Madam Wei that she also wanted to go into the palace.
She mustered up her courage to say this. She had recently learned from Nanny Cui how to greet, talk and respond when meeting an important lady. She already had a plan in mind, so she dared to mention it to Old Madam Wei. She really hoped to enter the palace and see the world.
Old Madam Wei was quite surprised. She brought Wei An into the palace because she wanted to ask for an imperial decree on Wei An's behalf. As Ming Yuyou's death anniversary was approaching, she wanted the Empress to allow Wei An to fast and pray for Ming Yuyou for a month.
Since it is fasting, it is naturally not suitable to go out. It can also resist the constant invitations from the Peng family and Princess Changying's Mansion.
However, Wei Yupo had no reason to enter the palace. She was the daughter of an external official and had no imperial edict. How could she enter the palace without being summoned? She could not help but frown.
After thinking for a while, he suppressed his anger and shook his head softly, "The queen is not feeling well. We may not be able to see her kind face if we go to the palace. You should not go with her. Stay at home. Aren't you still having classes today?"
Nanny Cui's classes have always been on break every six days, but it is not time for a break yet.
Wei Yupo mustered up the courage to come and ask for help, but she didn't expect to be rejected by Old Lady Wei with just one sentence. She blushed and didn't know what to do. She bit her lips hard to prevent herself from crying out loud, and after a long time she answered with a trembling "yes".
But I felt very depressed.
She never expected that Mrs. Wei would not even show her face.
Why could he help Wei An but not her at the same time? She couldn't understand it and just felt sad.
Mrs. Wei sighed, "You are too careless."
After thinking for a while, he asked someone to invite Aunt Cui over. After a pause, he waited for Aunt Cui to finish her greetings, then gently asked her to sit down and asked her, "Mammy, you have been teaching for so many days. I wonder if these girls in our family are still pleasing to the eye?"
Aunt Cui was such a smart person that when Madam Wei asked this, she knew that she had noticed something. She sat upright and smiled softly, "They are all good. Miss Nine is lively and natural, Miss Ten is gentle and lovely, Miss Eleven is hardworking and ambitious, and Miss Twelve is innocent."
Aim high...
Mrs. Wei seemed to be thinking: "I wonder what Madam has taught you recently?"
"It's all about etiquette, including walking, sitting, and lying down." Aunt Cui still had a smile on her face. "Over the years, the noble ladies in the capital have become more and more spoiled. Even inviting close friends to their homes has a set of rules - how to write invitations, how to distribute invitations according to the degree of intimacy, and what to do if you don't meet someone who can't come... There are all established rules. I know that your family hasn't had banquets for a long time, so I'm teaching you these first."
These are indeed the most important things. After taking Wei An out to banquets a few times, Old Lady Wei realized that the girls in the capital today are no longer the same as they were before.
She nodded.
Madam Cui then continued, "The girls are all quick learners, especially Miss Eleven, who can draw inferences from one example... She even asked about the rules of the nobles in the palace..."
Mrs. Wei pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "I understand. Thank you for your help, Madam. You don't need to teach them these things anymore. The most important thing is to teach them how to keep themselves clean and not be too ambitious..."
Then he paused for a moment before saying, "Teach them both the Female Commandments and Female Rules."
Aunt Cui responded with a smile.
As soon as she left, Mrs. Wei thought for a while, and seeing that it was still early, she asked someone to call Nanny Liang who was by Wei Yupo's side.
Nanny Liang had never been to Old Madam Wei's He'an Courtyard. She was an old lady who followed Aunt Yao. When Aunt Yao became Wei Yangqing's concubine, Nanny Liang was the only one following her.
Madam Liang could only count on Aunt Yao and Wei Yubo for the rest of her life, so when Old Madam Wei gave her a lukewarm look, she took the initiative to tell her what Wei Yubo was thinking, bit her lip and said, "The young lady is young, and her thoughts were distracted..."
This is a person who knows what's going on. Old Madam Wei nodded slightly, handed the cup in her hand to Feicui, and said lightly: "You are an elder beside her, so I will pretend that I have never heard these words. It is not a good thing for her to have only you, an older person, by her side now. Later I will ask the Third Madam to give you two older ones to help you share the burden. You should persuade your daughter more in the future, so that she will not go astray and cannot turn back."
Nanny Liang knelt down quickly and agreed. On the way back, she happened to meet Wei An. She didn't dare to look up at all. She stood aside waiting for Wei An and his group to pass by before she sighed.
How could they compare? Wei An had already been conferred the title of princess, so it was only natural for her to enter the palace - on the first and fifteenth day of every month, she should have gone to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress.
But how could Wei Yupo go in for no reason
Wei An also recognized her. Seeing her coming out of He'an Courtyard, Old Lady Wei seemed unhappy, so she asked, "Grandma, what happened?"
Mrs. Wei finally smiled when she saw her and shook her head gently: "Abbe's matter."
She told him that Wei Yupo had begged her to bring her into the palace, frowned and sighed, "I'm afraid that seeing you being named a princess, he felt unwilling in his heart."
When she pestered Wei An to learn something before, Old Madam Wei had already sensed something was wrong, and she immediately hired a nanny for the girls in the family, for fear that they would have any inappropriate thoughts.
Who knew that Wei Yupo still had some thoughts in mind.
She was a little upset and made up her mind to have a good talk with Wei Yangqing when he came back, and let him, as a father, persuade Wei Yupo to give up the wrong idea.
Wei Jing was silent for a moment before saying, "Madame Cui is a very clear-sighted person. Perhaps Apo will listen to what she says."
Wei An was used to being inferior in his previous life, and he knew very well that if a person was inferior for a long time, he would be sensitive and overthinking. It was inevitable that he would feel jealous when he saw his former companions who were just as miserable as him being able to stand out.
She didn't take it seriously, so Mrs. Wei said no more. She shook her hand, made sure that the carriage was ready, and then led Wei An out.
He first handed the sign to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then waited outside for the order.
Old Madam Wei whispered to Wei An: "The situation in the palace is a little different from before... It's not certain whether I can see the Queen this time..."
Empress Fang has claimed to have been ill for a long time. Last month, she even exempted the ladies from paying their respects twice a day. It is not known what will happen this time.