Trinket deliberately allowed him to kneel and make his kowtow before pronouncing, on behalf of the invisible Princess, the formula that absolved a person of his age and rank from making an obeisance.

• 韦小宝心道：“普天下人人都提到这老乌龟的名头，却原来是这等模样。”韦小宝见他走到公主车前，跪倒磕头，站在一旁，心中先道：“老乌龟吴三桂免礼。”待他叩拜已毕，才道：“平西亲王免礼。”