"General Xing (Jun Hua) greets His Majesty, Emperor Yang Zhou." The two of them curtsied or cupped their first to greet Emperor Yang Zhou.
Their etiquette was impeccable, the result of the many years of teaching in the nobility world. If their teacher were to stand in front of them, they would be proud of their disciple who could master the etiquette well even if they didn't actually use it much on daily basis.
It was just that people in this era was used to live in restrained manner. There were many people's eyes watching them and etiquette had become a way for them to distinguish a person's background.
"Please stand up." Emperor Yang Zhou looked at the two of them calmly. "Zhen* had heard of your deeds on the battlefield and Zhen felt that you've done really well. For that, Zhen expressed my thanks."
