Chapter 210 Learning Etiquette
After sitting for about a cup of tea, the two chatted indifferently.

Although Gongsun Qing was able to taste that what Zuo Xiang said was a playful official dialect, Zuo Xiang spoke very sincerely, as if he hadn't been in the capital for such a long time, and he really missed Gongsun Qing.

The two were talking, and Prime Minister Zuo talked about the situation between North Korea and China.

When Gongsun Qing came back this time, he did not express his position, and he had been fighting abroad for many years, and Prime Minister Zuo knew that he was not the kind of person who was willing to fight with them in the court.

The main purpose of coming here today is to test Gongsun Qing's reality.

How could Gongsun Qing not know what Prime Minister Zuo was planning, but he couldn't say it clearly, at least he couldn't make enemies with Prime Minister Zuo face to face.

The current situation is that the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. If it is easily exposed and directly opposed to the left, the situation in the court and China will be even more difficult in the future.

Facing the temptation from Prime Minister Zuo, Gongsun Qing only skillfully avoided his words.

Prime Minister Zuo saw that he didn't have much intention of getting close to him, so he temporarily dismissed this idea, and talked about the emperor's birthday banquet in a few days, and officials above rank three would bring their wives into the palace to celebrate his birthday.

Then I asked about Li Shishi.

"I heard that Mrs. Ling is pregnant recently. I wonder if we can go to the birthday banquet five days later." He took a sip of tea and looked at Gongsun Qing.

Gongsun Qing said calmly: "That's natural. Although my wife is pregnant, the Holy One must go to the birthday banquet."

"Then you will be able to see Mrs. Zun at the birthday banquet. I heard Mrs. Zun is a very intelligent woman earlier. The prince is really lucky. But Princess Wen Zhi is probably unlucky. She can't compare with Mrs. Zun." .”

He is Princess Wen Zhi's uncle, of course he knew that Wen Zhi had asked the emperor for a marriage but he had rejected him, now that he brought up Li Shishi again, there was a little bit of dissatisfaction in his words.

But even if he is dissatisfied, it is useless, Wen Zhi has already gone to other countries with the big army to make love.

Gongsun Qing took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Master Zuoxiang, what are you talking about? As a princess, Wen Zhigui should enjoy the treatment that others don't have. Regardless of status and status, he is naturally above the insiders, so why is it that Mr. Zuoxiang didn't?" That's what luck says."

Then he smiled and said: "If the princess hears it, she will definitely complain."

Zuo Xiang laughed twice and said: "It's also strange that I always like to meddle in my own business when I'm old. Everyone has their own destiny and can't be forced. Now that you have bothered Lord Gongsun for so long, it's time to say goodbye."

Then he got up and left: "Then don't bother me much and leave."

"Send off to Mr. Zuo Xiang." Gongsun Qing cupped his hands.

Looking at his back swaying three times, a playful smile flashed in Gongsun Qing's eyes.

He knew Prime Minister Zuo would come, but he didn't expect him to come so soon.

But since he intends to come here to test, it means that the left prime minister doesn't know what he is doing in secret now, which reassures him.

But what matters now is that he hasn't told Li Shishi about going to the palace yet.

Seeing that the birthday banquet is coming soon, if this matter is not mentioned again, she may be the one to blame again.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered the kitchen to prepare Li Shishi's favorite snacks, and then hurried to the bedroom by himself.

"What? You said that the emperor's birthday banquet will be held in five days?" Li Shishi stared at him with wide-eyed eyes for a long while, "Why did you say it now!"

Gongsun Qing was a little nervous, he poked and rubbed his hands secretly and said: "Isn't it busy before? Sometimes I forget about things when there are too many things. If I don't think about it today, I will hurry back and tell you, it's better to come back sooner." Prepare."

Li Shishi was a little dazed: "So what should I prepare?"

Gongsun Qing straightened his expression and said: "For officials above the third rank, after marriage, their wives will be directly promoted to the fifth rank imperial wife. Therefore, if you want to enter the palace, you need to wear official uniforms and learn palace etiquette."

Li Shishi asked with a question mark in her head: "So why don't I know about this?"

Gongsun Qing looked hesitant, and after a while he said: "Didn't you never think about going back to the capital before? I don't think those vain names would care, so I didn't say anything."

Li Shishi cut in a low voice, and then said: "I don't care about those false names anymore, but being an official has a salary every year, I really care about that."

The corners of Gongsun Qing's mouth twitched: "What is that little money enough for? Besides, isn't our family's money all yours?"

"Can it be the same? Money is too much." She stretched out her hand and looked at Gongsun Qing: "I will give you my salary!"

Gongsun Qing was stunned.

"After the birthday banquet is over, I'll give you the ledger and match cards with the palace. If you don't bother me, I'd like you to be the housekeeper."

"That's about the same." Li Shishi gave him a blank look, and asked: "So to solve the problem of me entering the palace for the emperor's birthday banquet, should you find a nanny or something to teach me?"

Gongsun Qing raised his eyebrows: "You know quite a lot."

"Isn't this normal? Or do you really expect me to be self-taught here?"

"Isn't that right? Since this is the case, I will find someone to teach you etiquette starting tomorrow, but can you learn it in five days?"

Li Shishi threw a plum into her mouth and said vaguely: "I can't."

"No? What should I do then?" Gongsun Qing asked with staring eyes.

Li Shishi was almost laughed angrily by him: "My lord, if you ask me, I don't know, you just give me five days, it's enough time to go to the house and remove the roof tiles."

Because the emperor is celebrating his birthday and Li Shishi is going to enter the palace with Gongsun Qing, she is very busy these days.

Not only have to cooperate with the tailor to tailor the clothes, but also learn etiquette from the nanny who came from the palace.

It's just that Li Shishi can do anything, but she really doesn't know anything about etiquette.

Especially when she had to walk and kneel and kowtow while stepping on those shoes with thick soles, she almost hit the wall in embarrassment.

Outside the dormitory, the clinking of steps, the shattering of porcelain bowls, and the forbearance of the nanny who was full of anger but didn't dare to scold loudly, became the new scenery of the palace.

And Gongsun Qing would go to see how Li Shishi was practicing etiquette every day after he was busy.

The nanny didn't dare to criticize, and since Li Shishi was pregnant, she didn't dare to risk her fetal gas to be trained in etiquette.

You can't practice when it's hot, you can't practice when it's windy, and you can't practice when it's raining.

After two days, the exhausted nanny knelt in front of the prince and said she wanted to go back to the palace.

On the third day, the enthusiastic Li Shishi went to the training place and found that only Gongsun Qing was there.

The previous nun didn't even see a single figure.

Li Shishi was also puzzled and asked, "Where did Mammy go?"

Gongsun spread his hands, looked innocently at Li Shishi and said: "She left, she said that she was too tired and uncomfortable in her chest these two days, so I let her go back to the palace."

"Then what should I do?" Li Shishi pointed to herself.

Gongsun Qing stood up and dusted off his clothes, then said: "I will train you in these two days, your husband."

(End of this chapter)

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