Chapter 1051: The Way of Treating Guests

"Which one is Chengqie?" Zhigui asked this group of "disorderly" people respectfully, with a face full of smiles.

Chengqie stepped forward: "I am Chengqie!"

Zhigui hurriedly bowed to Chengqie: "I am Zhigui, Minister of Rites of Huaxia. Welcome, Young Master Chengqie, to Huaxia."

Chengqie was a bit reserved: "Uh, okay, good."

Zhigui guided Chengqie to sit down, but only Zhigui and Chengqie were seated; the other officials of the Ministry of Rites did not sit, yet those Leaders sat directly beside Chengqie.

Chengqie had no reaction to this, and Zhigui asked with a bit of Yin-Yang Differentiation: "What do these people do?"

Chengqie did not notice anything amiss and said very honestly: "They are some of the Leaders of our Suiren Clan, currently arranged by my father to serve as my guards."

"Is that so." Zhigui first gave a faint smile, then looked at those Leaders extremely fiercely and said: "He is your master; did you sit down without your master telling you to?

Sitting here, one is me, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and one is your master, the son of the Huaxia Suiren Emperor. Are you qualified to sit together?"

The scolded Leaders also hurriedly stood up; only then did they realize that they really did not seem to have the qualifications to sit with Chengqie.

Chengqie did not understand whether this was a show of power meant for him or if it was truly out of respect for him, so his face also wrinkled up for a moment.

Zhigui observed his expression and, seeing that something was wrong, hurriedly explained: "Young Master Chengqie, in Huaxia, it is like this. Although everyone is the same and possesses basic dignity, the hierarchy of superior and inferior, the relationship of rank, is also very strict. Look, only you and I can sit down here; my subordinates are also all standing.

Generally speaking, in Huaxia City, we do not allow guards to walk the streets carrying Weapons at will, let alone enter such occasions and places. But given that they do not quite understand yet, we will not blame them.

As for you, Young Master Chengqie, I don't know if they have told you, but your father, Baoxi, has a noble status here in our Huaxia and possesses the highest Nobility, so he is respected. As his son, you naturally must also be respected.

As for the specifics, once you have settled down in Huaxia, our Ministry of Rites will take over and then provide you with guidance on etiquette—what can be done and what cannot be done.

As for other knowledge, it depends on how your father arranges it. Under normal circumstances, you should be arranged to enter a school to study so that you can manage things and obtain an official position in the future."

Chengqie was unable to react to the long string of words and just said somewhat mechanically: "My father told me to go to some school to study."

"Oh, that's it then. Young Master Chengqie, we will arrange for you and your brothers and sisters to enter school as soon as possible. As for your residence, you can only temporarily stay in our guest courtyard. The courtyard that belongs to you has only just had its location selected and construction started, but it will be too late for this year.

However, that guest courtyard is also very good. Including your father and Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, they have all stayed there, and the reviews were all very good, though it might be a little small for you all.

I don't know how many brothers and sisters you have, so I can go prepare."

Chengqie scratched his head: "I don't know, I haven't counted. It seems there are even some I don't recognize."

Zhigui choked for a moment, but quickly recovered: "Very well, Young Master Chengqie. We will conduct a count ourselves. Then you need to wait here for a little while. Our cooks have already started preparing the meal. After you eat later, you can go see the King; otherwise, if the conversation takes too long, you might be too hungry to bear it."

"Okay, okay, no problem. That, your name is Zhigui, right?"

Zhigui nodded with a smile: "Yes, Young Master Chengqie. My name is Zhigui, and I am the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Huaxia. The Ministry of Rites is the department responsible for receiving guests and handling all matters related to etiquette and sacrifices in Huaxia. Minister is the highest person in charge; Minister, just like Leader, is the name of a position."

Chengqie raised his hand to stop him: "I understand this, I understand. That Heifu explained it to me for many days on the road; I already understand. I just want to ask, is the house I am staying in as good as this one?"

"As for that, I think it is better than this place. This is a public canteen, a place for all officials to eat, so it is not suitable for living. Your courtyard is actually quite nice."

Chengqie pointed at the roof: "Is it as high and as big as this?"

"That, it is not. A single house is still quite small because if it were too big, it would be very cold in Winter, and it would also look very empty, which is not good for living. But the courtyard is still very large, and there are many houses inside.

However, if you have many brothers and sisters, you might need several people to live in one room."

Chengqie had a little bit of anticipation in his heart: "Oh, okay, that's fine. Then, does my house have that kind of ice?"

If Chengqie hadn't been pointing his finger at the Glass, Zhigui wouldn't have known what the ice he mentioned was.

"That is called Glass, not ice. Anyway, it is a kind of—you can just think of it as a type of relatively transparent stone. And that is called a Window; it can let light through so that the house will be very bright and not so dark. All houses in Huaxia are like this, and your courtyard is naturally the same."

Chengqie breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, that's good, that's good."

During the conversation, Heifu, covered in sweat, finally brought back everyone who was left. Seeing that there were already people from the Ministry of Rites inside, he finally set his mind at ease, but because he had caused trouble, he was still a little afraid.

Bringing all the children off the vehicle, Heifu prepared to take them into the canteen. Those quick-eyed officials from the Ministry of Rites immediately went to the door to welcome them. Such an enthusiastic situation also startled the children, who did not dare to enter. Fortunately, seeing Chengqie sitting there leisurely, they entered the canteen, looking back every few steps.

The small children were even more curious and active than those Leaders. In an unfamiliar environment, they also wanted to explore a bit. The canteen hadn't even served food yet, and it had already become a chaotic mess. Zhigui didn't quite know how to manage it; what troubled him was, in such a messy situation, what should he do when they see the King later? Should it be this chaotic too?