Now, let's take a look at the tea ceremony.
Today we began with a word from Lord Bianca.
Location for tea parties, selection of guests, and invitations.
After that, prepare multiple tea leaves and sweets according to the season, taking into consideration the allergies of customers who can participate.
Tea utensils should be prepared with the best of those that suit the time, and entertained so that customers can think that they are "special (...) customers who have been invited".
This is what servants need.
There are many other details, but the main muscles are like this.
It is our job to prepare before things are chosen by the masters who invite us!
That said, this time we are inviting Alyssa-sama to tea ceremony... so Bianca-sama is teaching again...
Um, Bianca-sama.
"What is it, Yulia?"
"How and why do you send invitations?"How to write an invitation according to your identity... I think it is something that the inviting side must know, and I know that it is not a loss for our servants to know.I'm here..... "
Yeah, is that it?
"Why! Me! Are you learning to sit side by side with Primera-sama...!!"
“Because it will be useful in the future.”
No, it's not.
Bianca, why do our princesses and their maidservants learn side by side?
He's laughing happily, but his identity is different! Think about it there!!
If I find a scene like this, I will be summoned by the maid to submit a reflection statement and I will definitely reduce my salary!?
"Well, that's true. To be honest, I don't think it would hurt if Yulia learned about it."
"What do you mean, Doctor?"
Primera-sama, who raises his hand and asks questions, is cute.
You said you were happy to study with me before, but I thought you were already an angel, but you're already cute.
"Well, I certainly didn't have enough explanation."Yulia is a maid, and at the same time her basic daughter education is finished.We need both of those perspectives. "
"... from both perspectives, how are you?"
Here's what Mr. Bianca explained to me.
Primera-sama and Bianca-sama are the ladies at the top of the hierarchy in this country, so they can only be in a position to invite the people below.
Since it is common for a woman in this country to change her position by dowry, it is necessary to learn the wording that invites the person above to take the lower position.
However, since you can only learn about them in textbooks, it was good to have people from other trusted families tell you about them...
You could've let someone else talk to me, but you're not the best person to talk to in that way.
"Hah... but I don't know much about tea parties, do I?"I never hosted a tea ceremony at my parents' home, and I've never heard of it... "
"Oh, is that so?" Isn't everyone open? "
Primera-sama raised a strange voice in my words.
Oh, I just thought that Bianca-sama had seen Hora and nicked a smile.
I see, that's what it is.
“No, Primera-sama, it's not like that.”
Certainly, aristocrats with a territory can generally be said to be wealthy people located from the middle to the top of the country, but that depends on the state of management of the territory.
Holding a tea ceremony means creating a small social space.
If an influential person invites you, you may be able to connect with him or her or get to know him or her.
Conversely, by opening an invitation, you get a chance to get closer.
These horizontal connections can sometimes affect each house, so don't be ridiculous.
Also, the fact that you have more acquaintances in a social setting means that you have the confidence to have acquaintances or friends wherever you go.
It's a good place to be away from my party!!
In that sense, royalty and high nobility are always pulled together.
But that's the exception.
Basically, I think that people who are called "high nobility" above the Marquis often call or invite people from their name value to do both.
I think there are many countesses... but to a certain extent, I think it's a place where people talk about things...
So what about the junior nobility?
Well, if you think about it a little bit... how many people would gather in a tea ceremony in a mediocre place where there is no money, the territory has few characteristics, and the lord does not have any special abilities?
Yes, it's not a big deal, is it?
If you're not good enough, you'll be done with your relatives!
I would be very shocked if you didn't come as a result of inviting a great person to come.
You can't send an invitation too late, of course, but you can't send it too early.
This means that at the time of issuing the invitation, we had already started to prepare in advance...... If you don't come to the person who thought you were the biggest guest, you are pregnant with the risk that you could crumble into disgrace.
That said, if you don't come, you could be ashamed of yourself by enclosing your height.
"... so unless it's a definitely successful tea ceremony, the junior nobility will not take the initiative to hold it."For example, if it is a celebration of the inauguration of the new principal, the higher nobility can come to the relationship between the foster child and the foster parent, so I will stand up for myself..... "
"I see... it's going to be a study."
"These things are hard to find in a position like ours."Because there are many people who can be distracted by talking about their home.In that regard, Yulia is also a maid, so it's a strength to be able to tell things from the perspective of many people. "
Bianca laughed contentedly at my words.
Eh, Bianca-sama was definitely aware of the tacit understanding between him and the junior nobility, right?
... well, I'm from a lower-ranking aristocrat, and I guess you thought that would give me more sense of truth.
In fact, it seems that Primera-sama has been listening to me and thinking a lot.
"That's right, if I invite anyone, it will cause confusion... On the contrary, if I invite someone with too much difference in identity, they will say that it is not appropriate."For example... suppose you asked Baroness Winner to join you. "
"Goodbye, it's a difficult story."If you invite Primera-sama because she wants to be close to you, no one will complain face to face.However, I'm sure you won't accept the unnecessary shame, and I'm afraid I won't be able to refuse the invitation of Her Royal Highness. "
That's why many of your Ladyships are equally vulnerable.
Sometimes there are nasty people out there who call themselves "supremacists", but everyone is hurt, hated, and envied because of that... I don't want to get involved in that kind of thing.
I was not particularly surprised whether Primera-sama knew and wanted to check it.
"... even if it's my request (...), it will be forced and the opponent will bear the burden, right?"
“Yes, those of us who are at the top must act with them in mind.”
With a harsh expression, Bianca said to Primera-sama, and then turned her gaze to me.
It's like saying, "Remember me properly, too"... eh, I know!?
(When Primera-sama holds a tea ceremony from now on, we will send invitations to someone (...) and manage those lists to make comments if necessary!!)
Bianca laughed amusedly at my gaze.
I was a little puzzled because I didn't know what that smile meant, but I don't think I'd be able to tell you anymore.
"Now, let's take a good look at how to write an invitation."Yulia, please give us more and more opinions from the servant's side! "
“I'm counting on you, Julia!”
"... I understand."
More and more.
I wonder if there's something like that coming out... I thought so, but for now, let's keep our heads down.