The time we spent apart and then together... it took a total of 242 years for us to be together. Back Again where we belong ForewordRanks within the story. This story took place in the imeperial times, more of the fashion won are of similarity to the Qing Dynasty (not korea,, ive been super into chinese imperial dramas). So some of the etiquette are of the same from the imperial times. The rankings I wrote are only the rankings that are in the story, of course there are more ranks than theseRanks: (Males)Heshuo Qinwang - Prince of First RankDuolo Junwang -Prince of Second RankDuolo beile - Prince of Third RankGushan beizi -Prince of Fourth RankAll males are refered to as A-ge in the story, translates to Lord in Manchu language.For older males, "Laoye" means Master or Old LordAhma is father(Females)Junzhu - Princess of third rank, granted a princess born to a Qinwang, usually refered to as Qinwang Gege. or called heshuo gegeXianzhu - Princess of fourth rank, granted a princess born to a Junwang, refered to as Junwang gege. or called duolun gegeJunjun - Lady of First rank, granted to a daughter born to the secondary consort of a Qinwang or the daughter of a beile, also called beile gege or duolun gegeXianjun - Lady of Second rank, granted to a daughter born to the secondary consort of a Junwang or the daughter of a beizi, also called gushan gege. or beizi gegeGe-ge refers to princess or lady of rankSome servants refer to them as "Zhuer/Zhuzi" also known as Mistress/Master in the story.Furen refers to Madame in the story.Erniang is Mother in manchuA head servant usually walks by their master side(females), they walk by supporting their masters hand. E.g. if a master holds out their right hand, the servant will support the right hand with the servants right hand and the servants body will be slightly behind their masters, sometimes their upper body will turn parallel to their master. to support their master in the difficult shoes.Females wear(right is what they normally wear and left is for ceremonial events/special occasions, ignore the hair pls), if you look closer there is a button near the right chest area, that is where prayer beads are usually hung for the young women their hair are let down, some simple pins in them. Older women have their hair in high buns and some simple  The servants wear clothing of similar design for the females but it is simpler.Ways to salute:1) Zuo yi- hands placed in front of chest and bow2)  Da qian - Males(regardless of servants/nobles) Bending of the right knee and reaching out the right fist touching the ground, I call this side squat in the story.. For the females(usually nobles) they do not lower their hands. The females will touch their right knees on the floor, their hands will land on the left leg that isnt touching the floor. They will lower their heads slightly and gaze, this is also known as a deep squat in the story3) Gui- kneeling down.4) Kowtow- kneeling + full bow.Because this is in the Qing Dynasty.. the props used are similar to that of those used in Qing.Teacup - Hand hold the saucer and bring it up to the lips, the lid is used to cover the mouth while drinking. Something the lid is tilted to stir the drink contend.Handkerchief - Women sometimes hold them in their hands and swing them while walking.