When Nanny Su met Xie Fengran's steady gaze, her heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously replied, "The eldest young lady is right."
Xie Fengran was satisfied and resumed her smiling look. "Grandmother, look. The person Nanny Su chose can't be bad!"
Since Xie Fengran had spoken, Grandmother Xie couldn't insist on replacing the nanny. Moreover, she was wearing the bracelet sent by the Crown Prince and the atmosphere had just eased. It was better not to cause any more trouble.
There would be plenty of opportunities to replace the nanny in the future anyway!
The old lady suppressed the thought of replacing the nanny for the time being and ordered someone to serve the meal.
Xie Yunxi watched as Xie Fengran, with just a few words, made Grandmother Xie give up the idea of replacing the nanny. She had a lame nanny in the courtyard as a mere decoration. For a moment, she even forgot to cause trouble.
When it was time for the meal, the nanny in charge of educating Xie Yunxi, whom Grandmother Xie had given to her, stood behind Xie Yunxi and constantly corrected her posture, making it difficult for her to eat properly.
Then Xie Yunxi watched helplessly as Xie Fengran picked up the only milk - scented pigeon on the table right in front of her. She asked Lan Fang to cut it open and ate it with relish!
Smelling the aroma of the pigeon mixed with the smell of milk, Xie Yunxi's eyes turned red with anger. Carelessly, she held her chopsticks in the wrong way and was hit by the nanny again.
Xie Yunxi quickly focused her attention and didn't dare to be distracted.
While the nanny was doing all this, the old lady was having her meal as usual and didn't seem to notice at all.
Since the old lady didn't say anything, no one else dared to speak up. If Xie Yi were here, he might plead for her, but unfortunately, the old lady had only summoned the two sisters today. Naturally, Xie Fengran wouldn't plead for her.
So Xie Yunxi had to be extremely careful and pay attention to every movement, afraid that any deviation from the standard would result in a hit.
After finally having a couple of nervous bites, she quickly put down her chopsticks.
"Grandmother, sister, I'm done. Please take your time!"
Shortly after, Grandmother Xie also put down her chopsticks. Seeing this, Xie Fengran followed suit.
In the Xie family, it was a rule not to talk during meals or in bed. Now that the meal was over, the old lady gave them a few more instructions about the interview the next day before allowing them to go back.
Although Xie Yunxi had gotten in by bribing, she wouldn't be in the same class as Xie Fengran and didn't need to take the interview. However, there would be a simple Q&A session. The examiner would be Scholar Sun, and the purpose was to find out if there were any talented young ladies among those who got in by bribing.
Therefore, when the two sisters were at the entrance of the Green Pine Courtyard, Xie Yunxi snorted and looked at Xie Fengran. "I heard that the written exam results haven't come out yet. Sister, you should do well in the exam tomorrow. Don't stumble, or people will laugh at you!"
"Thank you for the warning, sister. But you'd better take care of your own business." After saying that, she gave a meaningful look at the educating nanny behind Xie Yunxi.
Sure enough, the nanny raised her ruler again and said expressionlessly, "Second young lady, when speaking to your elder sister, you should be humble and gentle. You must not be sarcastic or gloat."
"...... Yes!"
Xie Yunxi hated the old woman to the core in her heart: Why couldn't this old hag break her leg like the one in Xie Fengran's courtyard...
Break her leg!
Xie Yunxi's mind suddenly became active!
The educating nanny had no idea what Xie Yunxi was thinking and still watched her attentively.
On the other hand, when Xie Fengran returned to her courtyard, she quickly revised her notebook again. After checking it and making sure there were no mistakes, she handed it to Zhu Qing. "Tomorrow, go back to the estate and take this to the Lingfeng Teahouse."
Zhu Qing carefully put it away and asked, "Does the young lady have any instructions for senior brother?"
Xie Fengran shook her head, then thought for a while and nodded. "Tell your senior brother to keep an eye out for a martial arts master suitable for teaching children."
The ancestors of the Xie family were military generals who had fought alongside Emperor Taizu. However, they were afraid of the emperor's suspicion and the high - profile nature of being a military family, so they encouraged their descendants to pursue a literary career instead.
But now, the Great Yue Dynasty was constantly being invaded by foreign tribes, and there was a shortage of military generals in the court. If Xie Chenghui could enter officialdom through martial arts in the future, the Xie family might still have a chance to revive.
Of course, if Xie Chenghui could become a great literary master like his grandfather and lead the literary world left by his grandfather, she wouldn't force him to learn martial arts.
However, with a father like Xie Yi, Xie Fengran didn't have high hopes.
As they were talking, Xie Chenghui ran in. Seeing Zhu Qing there, he ignored Xie Fengran and rushed to Zhu Qing. "Zhu Qing, you lied to me. Didn't you say you were going out of the mansion?"
Zhu Qing was stunned. How could she have known that the young lady didn't want her to go out tonight but tomorrow!
However, "Young master, I didn't lie to you. The young lady really has something for me to do."
"But you didn't go out. You could have played with me!"
Zhu Qing had a headache. The young master had started his enlightenment these days and a tutor had come to the house. She didn't dare to play with him like before, but unfortunately, the young master still liked to stick to her when he was free.
Zhu Qing had no choice but to avoid him.
Xie Fengran watched with interest for a while. Seeing Zhu Qing being questioned speechless by a three - year - old child, she let out a muffled laugh and stepped in to help. "Xie Chenghui, have you recited the homework left by the tutor?"
At the mention of the tutor, the young master immediately straightened his back, stood up instinctively, and answered with a tense little face, "I've recited it!"
"Then recite it for me."
"......" Why couldn't he escape the fear of being dominated by homework wherever he went!
Seeing this, Zhu Qing bowed to Xie Fengran and slipped out like the wind.
Xie Chenghui recited the Three - Character Classic to his sister with a bitter face. After reciting two sentences, he felt something was wrong. Looking back, he saw that Zhu Qing was already gone. His little face fell, his mouth puckered, and he was about to cry.
"A man doesn't cry!"
"...... Wuwuwuwu"
If Xie Fengran hadn't said anything, it might have been okay. But as soon as she said that, Xie Chenghui cried loudly. The fear of being dominated by the tutor these days and the grievance of Zhu Qing not playing with him all came out.
"Chenghui, what's wrong? Stop crying!"
Xie Fengran felt so heart - broken. She quickly hugged him. "Tell sister, why are you crying?"
"The tutor, hit, hit my palm! Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing won't play with me!"
"Zhu Qing has something to do. Chenghui, don't cry. Let Zhu Qing take you to play when you have a holiday, okay?"
Xie Chenghui still sobbed non - stop. Xie Fengran coaxed him for a long time. Her arms were sore, but finally he stopped crying.
Xie Fengran asked him why the tutor had hit his palm.
"I can't write. I can't recite!"
Xie Fengran frowned. It was normal for a three - year - old child not to be able to do these things. She had also told the tutor not to be too strict.
"Sister knows. Does Chenghui like reading?"
Xie Chenghui shook his head. "I like playing!"
"Which child likes reading? The young master is still young. He'll like it when he grows up!"
Lan Fang came in with a bowl of milk. She took Xie Chenghui from Xie Fengran's arms and fed him the milk.
But Xie Fengran didn't think so. When she was a child, she had been forced by her grandmother to read and had almost gone crazy. The feeling of hatred still lingered in her mind.
It wasn't until she started reading storybooks and found them interesting that she wasn't so resistant to reading.
No, she had to talk to the tutor!