The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Chapter 100 Shen Jiarou Becomes a Disciple

On the second day, everyone in the mansion was busy in an orderly manner because of the issue of becoming a disciple.

Shen Jiarou took a bath and burned incense today to show respect.

Ruan Qingling helped her to the inner room. Shen Jiarou stood up straight, opened her arms, and let them change her clothes.

At the dressing table, Shen Jiarou looked at herself in the mirror without makeup and was generally satisfied with her appearance.

"Sister Luosang, please help me tie my hair up. Just tie a white ribbon."

Nanny Wang was setting up the main hall for apprenticeship outside, while Nanny Su was in charge of the main courtyard.

"Princess, isn't this too plain and elegant?"

Although the princess is simple and beautiful, she is a little too plain.

"Madam Su, today we are here to become your disciple. It would be more solemn if we were to be simple and elegant."

Nanny Su didn't say much in the end. "I'll do as you say."

Who can blame her master for always being right?

In the main hall, Mr. Xie, wearing a newly decorated blue robe, sat in the main seat.

Normally, as a teacher, he cannot sit in the main seat. But now that he is an apprentice, and with the permission of Princess Shen Jiarou, he can sit in the main seat.

"The princess is here!"

When everyone heard this, they stood up and bowed, and then Mr. Xie and Su Yuwan sat down again.

Since only one's own people knew about the apprenticeship ceremony, the person who announced it was Bao Zhiqing, because he was the first person to come to Shen Jiarou's side to protect her.

"Prostration."

Shen Jiarou put her hands together, knelt forward, and bowed to the ground with her head.

Kowtow is a way to show respect and gratitude to the master in the ancient etiquette of apprenticeship.

Mr. Xie performed the hand-shaking salute, crossing his hands in front of his chest, then pushing them out and showing them horizontally.

"Adjust your clothes." Mr. Xie stepped forward to help Shen Jiarou straighten her clothes.

"Six gifts and a salary are presented as a present." Ruan Qingling, Zhen Luosang and others came forward with the six gifts. The maids and servants who served Mr. Xie and Su Yuwan came forward to take them.

"I bow my head." Shen Jiarou bowed again, and immediately raised her head after touching the ground.

"Nine bows."

The Nine Bows is a unique kneeling ceremony in ancient my country to express high respect. The etiquette is described in detail in "Zhou Li", including nine different bows: Jishou, Dunshou, Kongshou, Zhendong, Jibai, Xiongbai, Qibai, Baobai and Subai.

After the ceremony, the master and the disciple will give each other tokens of love.

Shen Jiarou first raised her hand to respectfully accept the token of trust presented by Mr. Xie, which included several books and a fine jade pendant engraved with a pattern of auspicious birds.

Shen Jiarou didn't know what to give, so she just gave 600 taels of silver and 600 taels of gold.

Mr. Xie was stunned when he saw this, wondering if his disciple was too generous.

Shen Jiarou raised her head and chest and said, "Teacher, this is my wish for you to be blessed with good luck. I hope you will accept it."

In the end, Mr. Xie accepted it, and Shen Jiarou felt relieved. She also gave him a perfect embroidery, which was full of auspicious patterns that she had worked hard to embroider.

After the remaining four rituals of bowing again, shaking, worshipping and paying homage to the ancestors, it is time to serve tea.

Shen Jiarou asked someone to bring out the best fresh Longjing tea in the mansion. At this moment, she was holding a teacup and serving tea to her teacher and his wife in turn.

By the time the ceremony of opening the pen, using cinnabar to open the mind, disciples taking the oath, washing hands and purifying the heart, witnessing the representative's speech, wearing sacrificial clothes, leading the way and offering sacrifices were completed, it was already five quarters past noon.

Mr. Xie said to Shen Jiarou solemnly, "This is your senior sister. You two should greet each other and call each other senior sister from now on."

Shen Jiarou respectfully performed the student's salute and said, "Yes, teacher. I understand."

Xie Lianxiang and Shen Jiarou greeted each other when a servant came to report.

"Princess, Mr. Xie, lunch is ready. May I ask if we can move to the dining hall now?"

Mr. Xie glanced at his students, wife and daughter and said, "Let's go and have dinner."

Shen Jiarou turned sideways and raised her hand, "Teacher, Master's wife, please go first."

The two knew that this was the princess's respect for them, so they had no objection.

At the table, four people slowly sat down.

Xie Lianxiang saw the rich dishes and understood that this was a rule of etiquette. She looked up at her junior sister, Shen Jiarou politely said, "Teacher, Master's wife, please start eating first."

The two looked at each other, then picked up their chopsticks. Since Shen Jiarou and Xie Lianxiang were one senior sister and one princess, they started eating together.

Mr. Xie tasted the grilled squid tentacles and thought they were delicious. He first picked up a piece for his wife, then for Shen Jiarou, and finally for Xie Lianxiang.

Shen Jiarou was a little flattered, and Su Yuwan explained kindly.

"You are a junior sister, so your teacher should take care of you first."

Shen Jiarou understood, and also used the serving chopsticks to pick up the pickled pepper chicken offal and put it into Mr. Xie's bowl.

"Teacher and his wife, please try it. Senior sister, please try it too."

Xie Lianxiang was not jealous and ate the chicken offal happily.

"Junior sister, it tastes good. Has this dish ever been served in a restaurant?"

Shen Jiarou shook her head and said, "No, it's time to put it on the agenda."

We chatted a few words at the beginning of the meal, but then we just ate in silence.

After lunch, Shen Jiarou went to see the Shi Ya Xuan Restaurant, and then went to the clothing shop to take a look at the decoration inside and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, we will be back after attending the palace banquet."

Shen Jiarou returned to the mansion and had dinner with her teacher, his wife, and her senior sisters. The four of them took a quarter of an hour walk to digest the food, and then Shen Jiarou took her leave and returned to the main courtyard.

"I have to go to bed early today, otherwise I will not have enough energy to deal with it tomorrow."

Nanny Wang and others nodded in agreement.

After Ruan Qingling lowered the bed curtains and Zhen Luosang blew out the oil lamp, Shen Jiarou closed her eyes and began to fall asleep.

The whole family is happy and celebrates with me.

The Queen has been very busy these days, and today she finally has a palace banquet.

The queen, dressed in a phoenix palace gown, sat quietly on the dressing table.

Each palace took great pains to dress up beautifully.

Even though Shen Jiarou had some experience, she was still amazed by the graceful and elegant concubines and daughters of the royal family.

Nanny Wang sensed her slight nervousness and lowered her voice to comfort her.

"Princess, relax and don't be too nervous."

Shen Jiarou was about to cry: If you didn’t say it, she would be more relaxed.

Nanny Wang never expected that her words of comfort would have the opposite effect.

Throughout the banquet, Shen Jiarou kept eating to relieve her tension.

But I have to say that the food in the palace is really good. In fact, the meals we had during those days were also good, but I just couldn't get enough of them.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty was enjoying the singing and dancing with gusto, but suddenly he saw the little girl who had been eating delicious food, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Yi Yi, do you like the dishes?"

Hearing this, everyone went to a corner.

Shen Jiarou was shocked. How come she was discovered even though she had such a low sense of presence? She was about to cry to death.

The most embarrassing thing was that there was still food in her mouth at the moment.

Shen Jiarou felt like she was choking and her face started to turn red. Nanny Wang was horrified, and Ruan Qingling and Zheng Shutong were also horrified.

The two men were in tears: It's over, the master was choked.

Shen Jiarou quickly used her inner strength to swallow the food, then swallowed her saliva and stood up.

"Your Majesty, the dishes that Her Majesty arranged for the Imperial Kitchen to prepare are very delicious. I like them very much."

Seeing how she easily resolved an awkward situation, the queen looked at her twice more.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty smiled happily. "Well, I'm glad you like it. Li Jiang, take the pumpkin pie in front of me to Princess Yongkang."

Li Jiang was surprised. "Yes, Your Majesty."

Shen Jiarou didn't expect the emperor to suddenly give her snacks, so she quickly bowed to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the emperor valued Princess Yongkang so much, everyone looked at her, including the Crown Prince, Princess Rong, and Princess Ji Muxue.

The Queen Mother said lovingly, "Yiyi looks rounder, and even more charming and lovely."

When everyone heard the Queen Mother's praise, they had different thoughts.

"It's all thanks to the Queen Mother and the Empress."

After the little episode, Shen Jiarou felt like many eyes were staring at her, which made her very uncomfortable.

But she didn't know that what made her even more speechless was what happened next.

As a foodie, Shen Jiarou is a die-hard fan of gourmet food.

She ate the reward of pumpkin pie in silence, but she still felt a little sick of it in the end.

It's so sweet that it's sickening. I wonder how much weight she will gain after tonight.

Shen Jiarou looked down at her belly, then raised her head and exhaled, pursing her lips.

Her every move was watched by the prince.

The prince drank tea to cover himself up: The little girl is becoming more and more interesting, I’m afraid she thinks I’m too fat.