Chapter 47 Learning Etiquette, Then Teaching Her a Lesson

Chapter 47: Learning Etiquette, Teaching Her a Lesson

Nanny Sun sneered and raised the ruler, swinging it without hesitation at Ji Yuntang’s legs.

“When I tell you to kneel, you kneel. Why so many words? Kneeling is instinct—do you really need someone to teach you that?”

Just as the ruler was an inch away from Ji Yuntang’s knee, she suddenly straightened her leg and kicked Nanny Sun square in the stomach.

With a loud bang, Nanny Sun flew three meters back, crashing into a pillar in the hall.

In agony, she felt like her old waist was broken from the kick.

Burning with rage, Nanny Sun was about to cuss her out when Ji Yuntang quickly ran over, blinking her big eyes, looking all wronged and innocent.

“Oh, sorry, Nanny, you okay? When I saw you raising the ruler to hit me, my body just had an uncontrollable knee-jerk reaction. I didn’t mean to kick you like that.”

Nanny Sun: “…”

If she wasn’t mistaken, her ruler hadn’t even touched Ji Yuntang’s knee, had it?

Wasn’t this reaction a bit too much?

Nanny Sun choked on her anger, but Ji Yuntang helped her up with one hand anyway.

“Come, Nanny, let’s continue learning etiquette.”

This time, gritting through the sharp pain, Nanny Sun knelt first.

“Princess Ye, watch closely. You have to kneel and kowtow like this for it to be proper.”

To torment Ji Yuntang and make her copy the move, Nanny Sun knelt down hard, and even she couldn’t help but gasp in pain.

Ji Yuntang sneered inwardly. This old hag was really going all out to mess with her.

But making her kneel? That was a pipe dream!

Nanny Sun, clutching her stomach with one hand and holding her knee with the other, staggered to her feet.

She shot Ji Yuntang a cold look. “Princess Ye, I just showed you. Now it’s your turn.”

Ji Yuntang raised an eyebrow. “Nanny, you knelt too fast; I didn’t catch it. Can you show me again?”

Nanny Sun nearly spat blood. If she showed her again, her legs would probably be wrecked.

“No, learning etiquette is like this: the master shows the way, but the student has to figure it out. You’ll get it by kneeling a few times yourself.”

With that, she raised the ruler again to hit Ji Yuntang’s other leg.

Nanny Sun thought, that leg had a knee-jerk reaction, but surely this one wouldn’t, right?

If she refused to kneel, she’d keep hitting until she gave in!

Before the ruler could reach her leg, Ji Yuntang caught on to Nanny Sun’s plan and kicked her flying again.

Now both left and right legs had been hit!

Nanny Sun, already in agony, was sent flying once more, crashing hard to the ground.

Wiping the blood off her face, she gasped and gritted her teeth. “Princess Ye, are you messing with me on purpose?”

Ji Yuntang looked hurt. “Nanny Sun, how can you blame me? I’m just following your instructions to learn etiquette. Who knew you’d whack me with the ruler? My legs just had a natural knee-jerk reaction, like when you’re hungry and need to eat or thirsty and need to drink. It’s not something I can control. Next time, just warn me first, okay?”

Nanny Sun panted heavily but couldn’t argue back.

She had indeed planned to ambush Ji Yuntang and give her a good beating, as Consort Li had told her before coming.

If Ji Yuntang had been smart and willing to work for Consort Li, she wouldn’t have been harsh.

But Ji Yuntang was being difficult. Before coming to Weiyang Palace, she had even gone to see the Empress, whom Consort Li hated most. Wasn’t that a direct slap in Consort Li’s face?

How could she not teach her a lesson?

Nanny Sun, clutching her stomach, got up from the ground, her face dark. “Since Princess Ye can’t get the kneeling right, let’s switch it up. You’ll learn the bowing pose from me.”

“Bowing is mostly about hand movements. Place your hands like this, one above the other at your waist, making a lotus blossom shape, then bend your knees and squat.”

As Nanny Sun demonstrated, her legs were shaking. After being kicked twice by Ji Yuntang, she could barely manage the squat.

She did it half-heartedly, then stood up and pointed at Ji Yuntang to do the same.

Before Ji Yuntang could even get her hands in place, a ruler came slashing at her hand. Ji Yuntang shot back with a punch to Nanny Sun’s eye.

With a thud, the sound of fist hitting flesh rang out. Nanny Sun saw black and fell backward, landing hard on her bottom.

Covering her eye, she howled, “Princess Ye, you’re too much! If you don’t want to learn, just say so. Why keep hitting me?”

Ji Yuntang pouted. “Nanny Sun, I don’t like hearing that. Out of respect for Consort Li, I’ve been earnestly learning etiquette, but you keep hitting me with the ruler.”

“Why do I only hit you and no one else? If you didn’t strike me, would I have a knee-jerk reaction? If you don’t want to teach me properly, just say it, instead of being unreasonable and blaming me!”

Ji Yuntang returned Nanny Sun’s own words to her, infuriating the old woman.

After learning just two postures, Ji Yuntang had hit her three times. If they continued, she’d be unrecognizable!

Just as Nanny Sun was pondering her next move, a beautiful woman in a pink butterfly dress appeared—it was the Tenth Princess, Luo Qianxue.

Luo Qianxue, having heard that Ji Yuntang was learning etiquette at Weiyang Palace, had dressed up exquisitely to come and mock her, aiming to outshine her.

But upon arrival, she found Nanny Sun lying on the ground, bruised and swollen, her hair a mess like a chicken’s nest, motionless and lost in thought.

In contrast, Ji Yuntang stood tall in a purple dress, a confident smile on her face, enough to overlook the fading dark spots on her cheeks.

Seeing the situation was off, Luo Qianxue tried to turn and call for help, but Ji Yuntang blocked her way.

“Oh, isn’t this my little sister-in-law? Are you here to learn etiquette from Nanny Sun too?”

“Nanny Sun isn’t feeling well and can’t teach you today. I’ve just learned a few moves from her. How about I, as your sister-in-law, teach you?”

With that, Ji Yuntang struck Luo Qianxue’s knee with the ruler, showing no mercy.

“Slap!”

Unprepared, Luo Qianxue felt a sharp pain in her knee, her legs gave way, and she fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.

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