Chapter 201 Daiyu Wants to Go to the Academy

"This academy seems quite interesting; I'd love to go and see it for myself," Daiyu said excitedly.

“Grandma, after listening to Songhua’s introduction, I feel a strange sense of familiarity with the Girls’ Academy, as if I had studied there before.”

Yuan Hongqu also felt a strange sense of familiarity with the academy. The educational methods and philosophies that Songhua mentioned were very similar to those of some modern schools.

"Sister Lin, shall we go together when school starts?"

Liu Qianrou warmly invited Daiyu to go to the academy together.

"Granny, can I go to the academy this year?" Daiyu still wanted to ask Yuan Hongqu again.

In the past, due to her health condition, her studies and other studies were repeatedly delayed.

Last year, when they arrived at Rongguo Mansion and went to school with Sanchun, she was also inconsistent in her studies.

Although her academic performance was the best, she really didn't put her heart into her studies at that school.

“Studying at the academy outside is different from studying at home. You have to go to and from school on time, follow the rules in class, and there will be exams and interactions with classmates. All of these are essential,” Yuan Hongqu explained in detail. These were all things that had to be done at school, and she was afraid that Daiyu wouldn’t be able to handle them.

Although Daiyu was no longer the arrogant and aloof person she once was, she was not exactly a social butterfly either.

When children start school, every parent has various worries, but it's also great for children to gain knowledge, broaden their horizons, and make new friends at school... It's always a dilemma.

“Now that your physical condition is the same as everyone else’s, if you want to make more friends and learn things that you can’t learn at home, going to the academy is a good choice.”

Although Daiyu is not very old, under the guidance of Yuan Hongqu in the past two years, her personality has become more and more independent. Although she still speaks and acts like a child, she is beginning to show some leadership qualities.

Although she was a guest at the Rongguo Mansion, she was the undisputed leader of the group when she was with the other women there. Even the usually formidable Tan Chun was willing to submit to Daiyu.

If she goes to the academy, where there are many students, all of whom are top women from various families, she will no longer be in contact with those few girls on a daily basis. She may not be able to maintain the same status as before. Will Daiyu feel a sense of loss or discomfort?

Yuan Hongqu had to consider more factors.

She now regrets turning down the girls' academy's invitation so quickly.

She should go back to being the vice dean, so she can continue to protect Daiyu.

Yuan Hongqu's mind raced, wondering if there was still a chance.

If Daiyu goes to the girls' academy, how can I go there to protect her?

"Granny, I'm not afraid," Daiyu said with a smile. "I want to make more friends and learn some different kinds of knowledge."

Daiyu had never properly left home to study at the academy before, and the thought of it made her quite excited.

"Sister Liu, how can I study at the girls' academy? Is there an exam? Do you know what the exam will cover?"

Daiyu asked curiously, somewhat eager to try.

The old nanny praised her intelligence every day, and the sisters of Rongguo Mansion also said that they were far inferior to her. However, she always kept in mind that "there is always someone better than you" and never dared to be complacent.

But he's still just a little kid, so how could he not feel pleased when he hears praise?

She still wanted to know her own capabilities.

The nanny dotes on me, and even if I do something terribly wrong, she will praise me in all sorts of ways; and my sisters may also be reluctant to point out my mistakes and be tolerant of me because they are relatives.

However, the teachers and classmates at the academy, who were not related to him, were certainly honest.

Is I truly intelligent, or just pretending to be clever?

Once you get to the academy, you'll find out by taking an exam.

With such thoughts in mind, Daiyu now longed to go to the girls' academy.

Liu Qianrou was dumbfounded when she heard Daiyu's question. She didn't know the answer. She only knew that her mother told her to go directly to the academy when school started.

"Little sister, I don't know either. If it were an exam, I definitely wouldn't have gotten in. My mother said I got in through connections, so I didn't have to take the exam, unlike the other students." Liu Qianrou ignored the astonishment of those around her, her words sure to shock.

"If Lin Daiyu doesn't want to take the exam, I'll go home and tell Mother that you don't need to take the exam either."

Songhua was dumbfounded. She had become immune to her daughter's amazing words, but she never expected that her daughter could once again refresh her understanding.

"Is it possible to get in without taking an exam? Then this academy seems quite ordinary. The rules are impressive, but they're just for show. I won't go to an academy like this."

Upon hearing Liu Qianrou's words, Daiyu's heart sank. She felt that academies that could be entered through back channels were probably not respectable places, and it was better not to go to such academies.

"Miss, please don't put Miss Lin in such a difficult position. Miss Lin, if she can get in, that would be the best outcome," Songhua said anxiously.

“In my daughter’s case, she was admitted without examination. First of all, the tuition fee is ten times that of students who enter through the normal examination, which is not a big deal. However, our daughter can only audit classes and cannot participate in any evaluation activities of the academy. When she graduates, our daughter will not receive a graduation certificate, but only a certificate of study.”

Songhua explained,

"Although it's said that admission is without examination, it's not easy at all. The most important point is that students like us, young ladies, must have a noble person in the palace as a guarantor to be admitted. Only the Empress and the four consorts in the palace can act as guarantors. The Empress can act as a guarantor by herself, but if it is one of the four consorts, she must have three guarantors at the same time."

Daiyu's eyes widened. "It's so difficult. Why does Sister Liu insist on going to this academy?"

"My mother told me to go." Liu Qianrou was furious when she mentioned her brother. Her expression was no better than when she first met Daiyu and asked Daiyu for one monarch in exchange for two county princesses.

“My mother said I have a wild nature and asked my husband to restrain me.”

"I'm not a wild child, so how could I be wild? I think it must be my mother deliberately getting revenge on me!"

“Last time I accidentally broke one of my mother’s favorite ornaments, and she was angry with me and insisted on getting it back.”

"She knew I didn't like studying or going to school, but she still sent me to school anyway."

“My brother said in his studies that only women and petty men are difficult to deal with. My mother is both a woman and a petty man!”

Daiyu was dumbfounded. It seemed inappropriate for Sister Liu to speak ill of her mother like that in public.