All Hail Cousin Brother

Chapter 432: “Liking” Someone

Translator: Atlas Studios       Editor: Atlas Studios

In the tent, Eunuch Zhu watched helplessly as Yin Huaixi, who was only fifteen years old and still had a crippled leg and was sick, subdued these few old generals who were the most experienced in the army!

He felt unreal.

Yin Huaixi polished his red silk inkstone without looking up. “Get out!

Eunuch Zhu agreed and immediately left the tent.

There was an ice basin in the huge tent, and wisps of coldness spread. The medicinal fragrance was burning in the incense cauldron on the table. Wisps of smoke rose in spirals. As soon as it entered his nose, it seeped into his heart, and even the frustration in his heart eased a lot.

Yin Huaixi carefully examined the red silk inkstone in his hand.

Due to its rare and precious value, the Red Silk Inkstone was known as the number one inkstone in the world. For thousands of years, the Red Silk Inkstone had only been produced in Qingzhou, East Mountain. So far, only two pits had been discovered.

Only a few pieces of good quality ones could be produced in a year.

The best ones would take years, decades, or even decades to produce.

Therefore, everyone knew that Duan inkstone was the best in the world, but they did not know that red silk inkstones were the rarest in the deep mountains.

The red silk stone in Yin Huaixi’s hand was not easy to obtain.

When cutting, he needed to make sure that the knife was precise.

On the other hand, the red silk inkstone was bright and beautiful to begin with, so Yin Huaixi did not carve too many patterns. The square inkstone was carved with the patterns of auspicious clouds and beasts, making it look extremely auspicious. It also revealed the dense red lines of the red silk inkstone. It was all extremely beautiful.

At first glance, the inkstone was heavy and beautiful.

Upon closer inspection, the patterns matched the red silk. It looked natural.

The inkstone in his hand was as good as jade. Not only was it firm and smooth, but there was something sentimental about it.

“Yin San!” Yin Huaixi wrapped the red silk inkstone in a silk cloth and placed it into the red sandalwood box. In order to prevent the road from being bumpy and damaged, he stuffed some cotton wool into the box.

A black shadow walked out of the dark and into the open. Yin San offered,

“Young Master, please instruct me! I ‘

Yin Huaixi took out a letter and placed it on the red sandalwood box. He handed it over. “Send everything you’ve prepared previously to the capital along with this.”

Yin San carefully took the letter and box. “Yes!”

The tent fell silent.

Yin Huaixi smelled the medicinal fragrance that the little girl had personally made and drank the medicinal tea. He was looking forward to it being delivered. He wondered how Yu Youyao would look when she received the red silk inkstone.

She would probably be as happy as when she received the seal from him on her birthday.

He suddenly regretted handing the red silk inkstone to Yin San to be delivered.

He should have kept the red silk inkstone and personally handed it to her after the army returned to the court and he could see her happy face with his own eyes.

Suddenly, Yin Huaixi smiled again. “As long as you’re happy.”

At this moment, Yu Youyao did not know that there was a huge surprise on the way.

The next day, Yu Youyao bitterly learned etiquette from Nanny Xu for an hour. Her nine layers of clothes were drenched in sweat.

Yu Youyao finally understood!

Nanny Xu was a big liar!

Yu Youyao naively believed that she would have to learn etiquette for until May. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to learn as much as possible.

In exchange, Nanny Xu said, “Very good. You don’t have to learn etiquette in the future!”

Yu Youyao almost cheered, thinking that she was free from this.

Who knew!

Nanny Xu changed the topic and said with a smile, “Next, there will be all the rules and etiquette in the academy.”

Yu Youyao was stunned!

As if she could tell that Yu Youyao had suffered a huge blow, Nanny Xu explained, “There are many rules and etiquette in the palace, which are very different from what you usually learn. Since you’re a noble daughter of an official, you have to be familiar with the palace rules, palace matters, and palace etiquette. You have to learn them.

Children of wealthy families had to specially learn the palace rules, palace affairs, and palace etiquette at the age of 11 or 12.

Only then did Yu Youyao realize that the etiquette she had been learning for half a year were only like appetizers. The palace rules, palace matters, and palace etiquette were the main dish.

Yu Youyao lowered her head and asked bitterly, “How long will it take to learn?”

Nanny Xu smiled. “It’ll take at least a year and a half, or at least three to five months. As for how long it will take, it depends on how much effort you’re willing to put in.”

Although etiquette and bearing were the most basic things, they were often the most difficult. After all, without good etiquette and bearing, no matter how good the rules were, she would probably be unsightly.

A person’s posture and bearing were the true manifestations of a person’s upbringing.

Rules and etiquette were for outsiders to see. They emphasized a person’s upbringing, so she was very strict with Yu Youyao’s posture.

She had originally thought that Yu Youyao would need at least a year and a half to integrate these things into her bones.

Yu Youyao’s moldability simply amazed her.

It only took three months to meet her requirements.

Yu Youyao almost broke down on the spot. “After learning this and that, when will it end? Nanny, tell me honestly. When I’m done learning the palace rules, do I have to learn anything else?”

Nanny Xu smiled. “There’s no end to learning. After learning the palace rules, palace etiquette is almost over. Next, you should learn some banquet etiquette and guest etiquette.”

Yu Youyao’s face fell. “I knew it!”

Seeing her listless expression, Nanny Xu’ s heart ached a little. “You’ve learned your posture well, so the palace rules won’t be too difficult. In the future, learn for an hour every morning. We’ll take it slow.” At this point, she paused for a moment and continued, “You’ve worked hard for so long. Take a break for half a month before starting again!

Yu Youyao thought to herself that Nanny Xu was right. She had learned etiquette from Nanny Xu for a few months and already had a foundation. No matter how difficult the palace rules were, they wouldn’t be harder than before.

An hour a day was not too long. Nanny Xu was not in a hurry to let her learn, so it should not be too difficult.

She could still rest for half a month.

Of course, Yu Youyao thought it would be easy.

Later on, every morning, she would wear nine layers of clothes and learn complicated palace etiquette. Only when she was in deep trouble did she vaguely understand!

She had been fooled by Nanny Xu again!

Learning the rules would only get harder.

How could it not be difficult?

If she had her past temper, she would have long shouted that she didn’t want to learn anymore. However, when she thought about how outstanding her cousin was, as her cousin, how could she embarrass him?

She felt that if she “liked” someone, she had to turn herself into a better person like him.

She “liked” her cousin, so of course she had to become as outstanding as him.

Hence, Yu Youyao’s persistence lasted from June to August.

Until Chun Xiao peeled off Yu Youyao’s complicated clothes layer by layer like bamboo shoots and helped her soak in the medicinal bath.

When Yu Youyao felt a little better, she had the strength to say, “Nanny, I won’t learn it tomorrow. I won’t learn it even if I die..”