Rong Ning leaned lazily against the exquisite sandalwood chair, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she said with a half-smile, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Granny. It will also broaden my horizons and let me see how the Xie family teaches their children!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through Rong Ning's mind, like a shooting star appearing in the night sky.

She raised an eyebrow slightly, parted her lips, and continued, "Hey... how about this, why don't we just call all the young masters in the manor over and have them learn together? Wouldn't that be more interesting?"

When the old woman heard her say this, she did not show any urgency on her face. Instead, she replied slowly and softly, "Your Highness, the young masters and young ladies in this mansion have always been raised separately."

Placing them together is against etiquette and is truly inappropriate!

"Oh? So they're raising them separately?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Ning fell into deep thought, seemingly quite surprised by the answer.

She furrowed her brows slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the old woman, not letting her get up, and then asked again, "So, according to this, the rules of the household that the young masters and young ladies learn are all different?"

"That's right, Your Highness!"

The old woman nodded respectfully in response.

Ha... Rong Ning felt as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. The laughter echoed in her throat, but she couldn't really laugh out loud.

She just felt choked up!

In the vast Southern Dynasties, the separation of men and women and the prohibition of physical contact between them were rules that had been followed since ancient times. Therefore, it was not unusual for the sons and daughters of a family to be raised separately after reaching a certain age.

What shocked Rong Ning was that, despite being members of the same family, the young master and young lady learned different family rules!

This is simply unheard of, absolutely astonishing!

Rong Ning first looked at Xie Chong to the left, then at Xie Xizhu to the right, her eyes full of doubt, and asked, "Do you two know about this?"

Xie Chong and Xie Xizhu exchanged a glance and then nodded in unison.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Rong Ning nodded in response, indicating that she understood.

Then she turned slightly and looked directly at Xie Chong on her right, asking curiously, "So what are the family rules that you young masters learn on a daily basis?"

Is it as thick as the girls' book?

After saying that, she waved the thick book of family rules.

Xie Chong quickly clasped his hands in a salute and respectfully replied, "Your Highness, although the family rules we have learned are not as profound as these, they still contain a considerable amount of content."

"Does Your Highness wish me to recite them to you one by one?"

"That's not necessary..."

Rong Ning waved her hand with a smile, but found the scene before her quite comical.

She slightly suppressed her smile and continued, "Just tell me what the core values ​​of each generation of our clan have upheld are! There's no need to make it so complicated."

Xie Chong frowned slightly, lost in thought.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "The core principle that our Xie family has always upheld is 'cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world'!"

Upon hearing this, Rong Ning couldn't help but nod, "Hmm...that's quite a grand vision indeed."

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Xie Xizhu, who was standing to the side, and asked with great interest, "Then what is the core principle of the family rules that the young ladies learn?"

When Rong Ning asked her this question, Xie Xizhu couldn't help but furrow her brows and begin to think seriously.

However, Xie Xizhu racked her brains for a long time but still couldn't come up with a suitable way to answer the question.

"how?"

Rong Ning raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of doubt in her eyes. She looked at Xie Xizhu, who seemed somewhat bewildered, and asked softly, "This thick book of family rules, doesn't it have a specific core principle?"

Upon hearing Rong Ning's question, Xie Xitou hurriedly lowered her head. "Your Highness, actually... there is... but the content is far too complex and complicated. With my dull and foolish nature, I am simply unable to summarize it as concisely and clearly as my brother. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

After saying that, she lowered her head again, feeling extremely apprehensive.

Seeing this, Rong Ning simply smiled faintly, a smile as warm as a spring breeze, yet it was impossible to fathom her true thoughts.

She slowly turned her gaze to the old nanny who was kneeling on the ground and dared not raise her head, and asked, "Since the Prime Minister's wife sent you to teach, you must already know this family rule by heart, right?"

"Then, you shall tell me what exactly these family rules say."

Rong Ning's voice was tinged with laughter, but it sent chills down one's spine.

The old woman trembled involuntarily, but she still managed to suppress it and respectfully replied, "Your Highness, this family rule teaches the young ladies of the manor how to be a virtuous and kind daughter, a gentle and considerate wife, and a loving and capable mother."

They were also taught how to manage and organize household affairs, ensuring peace and harmony in the home, thus relieving the master of the house of any worries while he was away!

ha……

"This is truly... laughable! The family rules you girls learn don't resemble family rules at all; they're more like copied precepts for women. How could your Xie family ancestors be so careless!"

Hearing these outrageous words, the old woman opened her mouth slightly, but dared not say anything, and could only listen with her head down.

Rong Ning didn't care whether what she said was appropriate or not. She sat up slightly and asked, "Don't you think there's anything wrong with this?"

“Your Highness…” the nanny continued, “This is how Madam Xie has always raised the children of the household. It has always been this way; it’s the rule, and there’s no right or wrong in it!”

"If it's always been this way, then there's no need to discuss right or wrong, or whether it should or shouldn't be done?"

Rong Ning found it unbelievable and looked at Xie Chong and Xie Xizhu, asking, "You two think so too?"

They pursed their lips...and remained silent!

This has always been the case; as the younger generation, they have no right to object.

Looking at their expressions, Rong Ning suddenly felt a little sorry for the girls in the Prime Minister's mansion.

Men have always been taught to cultivate themselves, govern the country, manage their families, and bring peace to the world.

In this way, one can gain both fame and fortune, and enjoy wealth, honor, and a prestigious status.

But what about women?

Women, they toil and work hard all their lives, yet it seems they never truly live for themselves.

From the moment they are born, they are bound by various etiquette rules and regulations, and are required to be gentle, virtuous, and obedient to the three obediences and four virtues.

Even within a prestigious family like the Prime Minister's residence, so-called upbringing is nothing more than a disguised form of domestication.

These young ladies from prominent families were like canaries locked in a glamorous cage, their every move strictly restricted and regulated, all to cater to the tastes of worldly men.

As a woman herself, Rong Ning could not tolerate this blatant act of clipping women's wings and imprisoning their thoughts.