Li Fuyin returned to Shoukang Palace thoroughly satisfied, carrying half a jar of wine bestowed upon her by the Emperor. She was just preparing to continue learning court etiquette under Mammy Zhou when Mammy Zhou was summoned away by the Empress Dowager, leaving two unfamiliar old mammies in her place.
These two mammies were evidently not as polite to her as Mammy Zhou had been. Right off the bat, they demanded she practice the grand kowtow ceremony, and to check whether her prostrations met the standard, they insisted she kneel and pay her respects right there in the courtyard before the palace maids.
Li Fuyin knew the Empress Dowager merely wanted to teach her a lesson, but she hadn't even knelt when seeing the Emperor just moments ago; how could she possibly kneel to two mammies from goodness knows where?
Chapter 56