my grandmother

Words from the Wangfu Bieye: The crown prince attaches great importance to this banquet, and has repeatedly asked that everything should not be sloppy.

Since everything must not be sloppy, this etiquette must be the most sloppy.

Uncle Hong personally went to the mansion of Gao Shilang, the former Ministry of Rites who retired at home two or three times, asking Gao Shilang for advice, and also invited several old gentlemen from the Lu family in Huating who were well-known for their understanding of etiquette as counselors, and sent people to go back and forth five times. Six times, I asked Mr. Liu Fu Yin of Pingjiang Mansion.

A group of people worked hard, adding to Hong Bo's already full schedule, adding to one and a half sheets of paper, and propping up the time when the morning started from Chenzheng to Maozheng.

It is said that the prince was very satisfied.

Ah Wu went to Bieye early the next morning, and didn't see Guanshi Sun until evening.

It wasn't that Manager Sun was negligent, he was too busy, he went out to buy in the middle of the night, and didn't return to Bieye until evening.

Steward Sun asked Ah Wu to wait, and immediately went to look for Wan Qing, came out soon, and passed on Wan Qing's words: Tell Ah Wu to come and find Uncle Hong tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Ah Wu arrived and passed a message in, but this time it was very fast, and someone took her in almost immediately.

After Hong Bo asked a few words, he arranged an errand for her very simply,
Following the whole day of walking, kneeling, bowing and retreating and other royal etiquettes, A Wulei's back hurts, but his mood is very happy.

At dinner, A Wu beamed and told everyone what he had seen and heard that day:

"...I asked, is this Maozheng the time when they came out of the house? The old official said:"

Ah Wu squeezed his throat, imitating the high-pitched voice of the old servant.

"That's the hour they come to us, and we don't care when they come out of the house!
"Maozheng, it's time to arrive at Bieye, it's time to arrive, Maozheng! If it's far away from home, why don't you come out in the middle of the night? You still have to dress up, and you can't sleep all night? Tsk!"

Ah Wu stared and waved his hands, clicking tut repeatedly.

"I heard that the early court was in Yinshi." Li Xuedong answered.

"What work has been arranged for you?" Li Xiaonan asked.

"Just stand and be alert." Ah Wu felt a little uncomfortable.

Her intuition was that they found a place for her to stand and watch the excitement.

"Just standing? Nothing else?" Sister Mei was a little surprised.

"This is also an errand, that's the palace. It is said that they came here according to the rules of the palace, so people have to stand everywhere in the palace!" Ah Wu said with a serious face.

"That's right, before the empress of the emperor came out on the stage, two rows of maids came out first, doing nothing, just standing on both sides of the stage. Let me tell you,"

Sister Mei turned her head to look at Wang Yuting and smiled, "I can tell, whether the troupe is big or small, just look at the two rows of maids, there are only two small troupes, one on each side, and the big troupe is amazing. In the scene I watched a while ago, there were six standing on each side, a total of twelve, and the twelve people held different things, tsk, what a style!"

"There are only twenty people in our class. I heard that there are three classes in total." Ah Wu immediately answered.

"You are not Gong'e, don't count!" Sister Mei waved her hand, and directly dismissed Ah Wu.

"Is there really a maid beside the prince?" Li Yuzhu listened with relish, approached Li Xiaonan, and asked in a low voice.

"I haven't seen it before." Li Xiaonan replied with a smile.

"Have you met the prince?" Ah Wu's ears are particularly good.

Li Xiaonan glanced sideways at A Wu, but ignored her.

"Will you go on the day of the banquet?" Li Jinzhu asked.

"No." Li Xiaonan smiled and shook her head.

Wan Qing asked her if she wanted to watch the excitement, but she firmly refused. To watch the excitement, she could either be a guest, or, like Ah Wu, pretend to be a servant to receive an errand, no matter what she did. Yes, it's better not to watch this excitement.

Although Ah Wu was not on duty until Sizheng, but she followed the first group of people on duty that day, packed up before Yinzheng, and entered the three low huts inside the second gate where the servants rested.

After staying for a while, Ah Wu followed the little steward's instructions, entered the inner room of the second gate room, and watched the excitement from the window.

There are many gates in Bieye. This is the first time Ah Wu came here. The outside of the second gate is extremely spacious, and it can stand 200 people. Ah Wu's eyes are straightened.

"Is this the main entrance?" A Wu approached an old steward sitting on a small bamboo chair, and asked in a low voice.

"We don't have a main entrance. This gate is called the Hajj Gate in private. In the first few times, the emperor and prince lived here, and they gave banquets and pilgrimage here." The old steward smiled very kindly.

"The emperor has also been here?" Ah Wu's eyes widened.

"Come here!" The old steward was calm and proud, "After Emperor Taizong became the Supreme Emperor, he toured the south and lived in our Bieye for half a year."

"Hey!" Ah Wu's eyes widened, "Emperor Taizong? He is said to be the crape myrtle star descending from the sky! He said that when the country was founded, there were so many stars!"

"It's not a gathering of stars, can you open a country?" The old steward pouted out the window, "Which one is this? It's so early."

A Wu hurriedly looked out.

The person who came was a nine-rank official in his fifties, dressed in brand-new official uniform, and entered the second gate with ease. He was relieved to see no one.

A young servant hurried out, walked up to the Jiupinguan, said a few words, then leaned over and raised his hand to let him sit on the stool next to the wall.

The ninth-rank official kept bowing his hands, the servant took two steps back, turned around and went back.

The Ninth Rank Officer looked around carefully, found the top one, and from the top one, lit the stools one by one, and pointed to the last few, carefully lifted up the official uniforms, and sat down upright.

"Ninth grade false title, at this age, he is probably the president of some chamber of commerce." The old manager smiled.

"It's only Yinzheng moment, and there is still about an hour until Maozheng, so he just sits and waits?" Ah Wu looked at the ninth-rank official who was sitting upright.

"There is still half an hour, and the ceremony will be performed again at the first moment." The old steward smiled.

"Again? Played it before?"

"Of course, I have performed it four or five times. Not to mention them, even the officials from the six ministries in the capital who go to court all day long have to rehearse several times when something like this happens.

"Almost all of them have never been in the palace, and they all have to start teaching how to kowtow. From the day the prince spoke, we started to be busy, and they were even busier.

"In the first few days, I followed the old priests of our other industry to learn kowtow and learn to advance and retreat. In the next few days, I gathered here to perform ceremonies. We are busy from morning to night, and they are even more busy from morning to night!"

The old steward laughed.

Ah Wu let out a low cry, and was stunned for a while, somewhat understanding why Ah Nan didn't want to come.

Ah Nan is so lazy, let her learn to kowtow from morning to night, she is definitely not willing!

This royal feast is really not easy to eat!