"Fifth Sister, what's wrong? Are you sick? If you're not feeling well, why don't you rest for a couple of days before coming to learn the rules?"

Jiang Segu meant well.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhihui reacted as if a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and immediately bristled.

"Who said I'm sick? I just got up a little early and caught a chill. Jiang Segu, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just don't want me to learn manners from the old women, afraid I'll steal your thunder!"

What is all this nonsense?!

Jiang Segu felt that Jiang Zhihui was still being unreasonable as always, but he didn't want to argue with her again, so he turned to talk to Jiang Chuhui.

"Big sister, do you like the jewelry I sent you?"

"That jewelry is far too precious for me to accept. I was planning to return it to you today when I saw you!"

Jiang Chuhui smiled and spoke softly, but her watery eyes remained empty and lifeless.

Jiang Segu felt a slight bitterness in his mouth, and the words stuck in his throat almost slipped out.

But remembering that there were other people around, he suppressed the bitterness in his mouth and forced a smile, saying, "What I gave away, how could I take back!"

"What do you mean, 'no'? The things you gave to Cousin Liang back then were taken back!" Jiang Zhihui said sarcastically. "Elder sister, I advise you to return the things to Jiang Segu as soon as possible, otherwise if she regrets it one day and chases you to the palace to ask for the jewelry back, you'll lose all face!"

Even if Jiang Segu didn't want to argue with Jiang Zhihui, he couldn't stop her from picking a fight!

"I certainly won't ask for the things I gave to my eldest sister back, but today I want to settle accounts with the things I gave to my fifth sister!"

"Jiang Segu, don't try to be unreasonable. I have never accepted anything from you!"

"Fifth Sister, you're truly a busy person. Don't you receive any gifts from me on your birthday every year?"

Jiang Zhihui felt a little guilty, but still stubbornly argued, "Those were all gifts from my third aunt, what does it have to do with you?"

“I would never ask for what my mother gave me. But every year my mother prepares two portions and sends them to my fifth sister’s courtyard. One portion is for my mother, and with my fifth sister’s intelligence, surely she understands that the other portion was prepared by my mother for me?”

Jiang Zhihui was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute Jiang Segu.

Seeing that she was speechless, Jiang Segu sighed inwardly.

She truly didn't understand why her fifth sister always seemed to be picking on her. She never got anything good out of her, yet her sister would always find a way to provoke her again!

What exactly is wrong with this?

Just then, two nannies arrived, led by Mama Jing!

The group quickly took their places and greeted the two matrons.

"Greetings, ladies!" one of the nannies said. "This servant is Granny Qi, and this is Granny Zhang."

"Greetings, Granny Qi! Greetings, Granny Zhang!"

"Ladies, please have a seat!"

At this moment, Madam Jing said, "The young ladies are entrusted to the two nannies. The Madam said that as long as the nannies feel that the young ladies are wrong, they should discipline them as they see fit. The Marquis's Mansion will definitely not interfere with the nannies' discipline!"

Granny Qi said, "It's so kind of the young master's wife to be so understanding. We servants will definitely teach her everything we know without holding back!"

And so, Jing's mother left, and Jiang Segu and the others faced a terrible day...

***

evening.

"The eldest young lady has learned very well, and all the other young ladies should take her as an example! Especially the fifth young lady, you must practice diligently when you return to your courtyard tonight! If you are still like today tomorrow, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"

That's all for today. Tomorrow at dawn, please have the six young ladies arrive at Xianghui Hall on time.

After the two nannies left, Jiang Zhihui, who had been called out, lost her morning bravado and collapsed onto the table as if she had no bones left, groaning, "My goodness, this is going to kill me! If I had known it would be like this, I would have been better off pretending to be sick like my third sister!"

Not to mention Jiang Zhihui, the other girls would also find it hard to handle, but none of them voiced their thoughts like she did!

Jiang Segu rubbed her sore neck, her legs spread wide and stretched out in a completely unladylike manner.

The next moment, a series of gurgling sounds filled the hall.

The girls were initially too shy to look up, but when they realized that everyone else was also hungry, they looked up and smiled in unison!

Only Jiang Chuhui maintained a restrained and wooden smile.

"My sisters must be tired after a day of studying, so please go back to your own courtyards for your meals!"

So everyone returned to their own courtyards.

Qiaolian and the others were astonished to see Jiang Segu and Jiang Youhui wolfing down their food.

They knew that noble ladies had many rules and that palace etiquette was complicated, but they never expected that the nannies wouldn't even let the girls eat their fill!

"Girl, slow down, there's still rice in the pot!"

As Jiang Segu shoveled rice into her bowl, she mumbled a complaint: "You wouldn't believe it, during lunch, Granny Qi and Granny Zhang were standing there watching! They counted the rice by the grain, and no matter how much you loved a dish, you weren't allowed more than three bites! What's worse, they even had rules about how many times you should chew your food!"

"No wonder you're not full, young lady!" Qiaolian said sympathetically to Jiang Segu while placing a tender and chewy pork knuckle on her plate. "Young lady, please eat more!"

Jiang Segu stuffed the pork knuckle into his mouth, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it hastily.

Qiaolian, watching from the side, repeatedly advised, "Miss, slow down, don't choke!"

"I'll wolf it down!"

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of pork knuckle with his chopsticks and ate it with relish!

Jiang Youhui was so hungry that she couldn't speak, and just kept stuffing food into her mouth, nodding in agreement from time to time.

While Jiang Segu and Jiang Youhui were enjoying their meal, Jiang Zhihui was being punished by Madam Jiang, who made her kneel on the ground on an empty stomach.

"How can you be so incompetent! It's one thing that you're not as clever, sweet-talking, and charming as Azi, but now you can't even learn proper etiquette as well as Azi!"

You're not even as good as Azi, let alone nine-year-old Qiniang! You've wasted all those years of your life, your brain's completely blocked!

"Don't eat tonight. Practice the manners your nanny taught you again!"

After Madam Jiang finished speaking, she left with Jiang Zhihui's dinner.

Before leaving, he also warned the maids and servants in the courtyard, "If I find out who went to get food for the Fifth Miss, they can pack their things and get out of the Marquis's mansion tomorrow!"

After Madam Jiang walked out of the courtyard, Chu Xue, who was beside Jiang Zhihui, dared to step forward and help her up.

"Miss, let me help you to the couch to rest for a while!"

"No need! Mother thinks I've embarrassed her, how can I possibly rest!"

As she spoke, she straightened her posture and practiced the walking posture that the nannies had taught her during the day in the courtyard...