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Chapter 45 "Competition of Palace Rules"

The days kept moving forward. On this day, Yun Sujin received an invitation. The old lady of the Gu family was celebrating her eightieth birthday. The Gu family specially invited all the aristocratic families in Kyoto to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Yun Sujin was also invited, so Mrs. Liu sent someone to deliver it to her.

The next day, Yun Sujin and other sisters followed the Liu family and the Li family to the Gu Mansion with birthday gifts. The Gu family is a century-old family in Kyoto. Over the past few hundred years, talents have emerged in large numbers. There have been three prime ministers and five The queen, 3 concubines, 5 generals, all the concubines in each dynasty were from the Gu family, so the Gu family has been prominent for generations.

Now the head of the Gu family, Gu Zongtang, is the left prime minister. It can be said that one person is less than ten thousand people, so many people came to congratulate him on his birthday. In order to show the emperor's reliance on the Gu family, I heard that the emperor also sent people to send congratulatory gifts. come over.

After presenting the congratulatory gift, Yun Sujin followed Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li to the hall. After passing through the hall, she came to a garden. When she looked up, she saw the word "Meiyuan" inlaid on the brick-red door.

The plum blossoms in the garden are blooming brightly, and other flowers and plants serve as foils.The crowd almost filled the entire garden, gathering together in twos and threes to talk. It seemed that all the family members of Kyoto's aristocratic families were here.

She glanced around and found that Liu Yunxia, ​​Xu Yulan and the others were also there. Liu Yunxia greeted her enthusiastically as soon as she saw her, and she responded with a smile and a nod.She followed Mrs. Liu and the others to find a seat in the pavilion and sat down. The daughters all sat peacefully.

Mrs. Qin claimed that she was not ill and had only brought congratulatory gifts. Without Ms. Qin by her side, Yun Xiyao could only sit with them, but in her heart she was thinking about how to make Yun Sujin look embarrassed.

At this time, a woman wearing a pale pink palace dress with a wide skirt flowing behind her, holding a fairy bun, a few full and round pearls in her hair, a hairpin ring, and gold hairpins all over her head, looked very luxurious. A group of noble ladies walked over.

She has a pointed oval face, long and curved eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and full lips. The visitor is the second princess of the imperial concubine, Nangong Lin, who is also the most favored princess in the palace, titled Princess Shangyang.

She came to Yun Sujin's side arrogantly, as if she could see the sky in her eyes, "You must be Yun Sujin. I heard that Grandma Li praised you for learning palace rules and etiquette very well. I also learned from Grandma Li." Mom, do you dare to compete with me?" She pointed at Yun Sujin.

When all the noble ladies heard that the princess said that she also studied under Grandma Li, they began to whisper among themselves, and they were filled with jealousy.My own family has also invited Nanny Li to teach in the mansion, but she was always declined. Moreover, Nanny Li rarely praises people. Except for the current queen and the second princess, she rarely praises others.

Yun Sujin, a daughter of a minister, was extremely virtuous and capable. Being able to receive teachings and praises from Grandma Li made all the noble ladies feel very angry.With the princess taking the lead, they followed suit. Some of them wanted to please the princess and wanted to make Yun Sujin look embarrassed, while others were unconvinced and wanted to see if she really had that ability.

So everyone followed suit and said: "Miss Yun, the princess has been kindly invited. Please stand up and compete with the princess. We also want to broaden our horizons. Don't hide it. After all, there are very few Nanny Li." Those who teach people etiquette.”

"I don't think she has the confidence to compete with the princess. The princess's palace rules and etiquette are obvious to all, but she, the daughter of a minister, can't compare," someone said with disdain.

"I said Miss Yun, since you are also learning from Grandma Li? Why don't you dare to stand up and compete with the princess? Do you feel that your skills are inferior to others and are you afraid of being embarrassed if you lose? You don't have to worry about this. If you lose to the princess There’s nothing to be ashamed of, the princess is so generous that she won’t argue with you.”

Yun Sujin didn't even raise her eyelids. She didn't want to pay attention to these boring people. She always wanted to compare with others wherever she went. She insisted on comparing herself to others.It feels better to satisfy your inner vanity.She didn't want to compete, but they wouldn't let her go.

Seeing that Yun Sujin didn't move, he continued: ""Is it true that as they said, you have a false reputation, that's why you don't dare to compete. "The person who keeps chattering is Nangong Lin's follower. She is the daughter of the wailang family of the Ministry of Etiquette. Because she wants to climb to a high position, she has always followed Nangong Lin's lead. "I originally thought that she was really talented and learned. It seems that she is famous. There is a false rumor." After hearing what she said, everyone felt a little more balanced.

Seeing someone trying to deal with Yun Sujin, Yun Xiyao felt very happy and decided to add fuel to the fire. She stood up and said: "My eldest sister is indeed the best among our sisters, and she has also been recognized and recognized by Aunt Li. Praise, it’s just that my eldest sister has always been low-key and doesn’t bother to compete with others, so please stop being aggressive.”

Her words of protecting her sister's image pushed Yun Sujin to the forefront, because these words showed that Yun Sujin did not take the princess seriously.Therefore, Nangong Lin immediately shouted: "This princess just wants to compete with you. If you don't dare to compete, you are a coward."

"Who says I don't dare to compete? Let's compete. It's just that if the princess loses, what can I say?"

"How can this princess lose?"

"But what if the princess loses?" Yun Sujin continued to ask.

"If this princess loses, I will kowtow to you to apologize. If you lose, you can no longer say that you studied under Grandma Li and let me do whatever I want. How about that?"

"Okay, princess, please remember what you just said, so you don't fail to do it when the time comes."

Come, please invite the nuns from the palace to come. I want them to make a judgment and everyone to be a witness.

Not long after, the three correctional nuns arrived at the Gu Mansion.Sitting on the judges' stage respectively, the eldest princess Nangong Xie was also invited. The two people in the audience competed on court etiquette, meal etiquette and reception etiquette.

The first competition was about palace etiquette. The two stood on a line not far from the eldest princess, walked forward step by step, and knelt down to the eldest princess. Both of them scored. Not bad at all.

The second time was about meal etiquette. The two tables in the garden were filled with delicacies. The two competed on the placement of tableware, dining postures, and dining etiquette. This round, the two were equally matched, and it was difficult to tell the winner.

The third competition was about reception etiquette, which was a bit difficult, but Nangong Lin was very confident because she was there when she received foreign envoys and had seen the relevant reception etiquette.

The eldest princess acted as the guest of honor this time. The two competed on seating arrangements, conversation etiquette, and farewell etiquette. Each link was scored, and then the results of the three competitions were summarized to determine the winner.

(End of this chapter)