Before leaving, Tan family's parents reminded that in the Capital City, where many dignitaries reside, and under the feet of the emperor, one must not be mischievous, willful, or spoiled, etc., but they did not teach you how to greet a princess...
Tan Huanhuan recalled the poses taught in picture books and the posture criminals would take when greeting the Prefect of Yangzhou during court sessions.
And so.
She lifted her brocade robe in front and knelt directly on the ground, starting to kowtow, reciting, "This commoner girl from Yangzhou City, Tan Huanhuan, pays her respects to the Princess. Long live the Princess, long live!"
After kowtowing three times, she lowered her head and glanced at the ground, kneeling and not getting up because the princess hadn't said "at ease."
