What the Huainan Marquis Mansion did not expect was that the governess, who was originally thought to arrive after the New Year, arrived at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
The leader was an elderly nanny of high rank, who looked very kind. She brought two nannies and two female officials to greet Song and Wang.
Wang quickly stood up and lifted her hand, repeatedly saying she dared not. After some shoving and pushing, everyone took their seats. The older maid smiled and said, "The Fourth Young Lady is the daughter of a marquisate. Her moral character and upbringing are naturally impeccable. The Empress originally thought that since the wedding date was so urgent, she wanted to give the Fourth Young Lady and her family some time off. So, she wanted to invite them on the sixth day of the first lunar month. But a few days ago, Concubine Lian went to look for the Empress, so she asked me to bring them here."
There was a moment of awkwardness on Wang's smiling face. What was so hard to understand? Her mother-in-law must have heard about Meng Qiluobing.
Although Zhou Yu begged his brother-in-law and Prince Rui to explain that this was a misunderstanding, it was not so easy to silence the gossips of the people.
Thinking of this, Wang looked up at Liu, who was smiling. Because of Meng Hai, Liu was becoming more respectable in the mansion.
Although I disdain to have any dealings with her and no longer care about the household affairs of the mansion, I will never give up if she continues to use Sister Qi like this. Just wait and see, I will make you regret it.
After the older nanny finished explaining the whole story, she gave some instructions to the four people who had come, and left with satisfaction, taking the thick purse given by Wang.
The four who stayed behind were two teaching nannies and one, Nanny Sang from the Queen's Palace, who was also responsible for teaching the princess etiquette. Although not as kind as the old nanny just now, she was not distant either, and answered all the questions she asked.
The other was the Aunt Guan from the Shangyi Bureau, responsible for the daily training and instruction of the harem's female officials and maids. She was tall and somewhat dark, with an expressionless face that hardly seemed appropriate, as if she held a deep grudge against someone. Upon entering, she simply exchanged a polite greeting and then stood there without uttering a word.
The two female historians were from Prince Rui's mansion. Their main responsibility was to introduce and explain the situation of Prince Rui's mansion to Meng Qi, especially Prince Rui's preferences and rules. They didn't have to live in the mansion, and could just come every few days.
After Wang settled everyone down, she lay on the kang and let Mother Guo gently massage her calves.
"No need for you, just call me little girl, you can sit down for a while."
Mother Guo smiled and said, "It's not tiring. All I have to do is move my mouth and watch them clean up."
"How is it?" Wang asked, leaning forward.
Mother Guo shook her head and said, "I don't want any."
Wang sighed. This was not going to be easy. If they accepted the gift, Sister Qi would suffer less in the next month. When they returned to report, they could even say good things to the Empress and Concubine Lian.
"Tell me, what does Concubine Lian mean? I can understand why she sent a governess to teach us the rules ahead of time. But why did she let Zhengyue stay in the palace for another three to five days?"
"I told you to do this every year. Get to know the princesses and consorts so you don't run into them in the palace and not know who they are."
"Do you believe it?" Wang said softly, "Then the maids accompanying her are all mute? Who could possibly recognize the wrong person in the palace? Besides, even if it's the royal custom, Sister Qi hasn't married yet, so why not stay with them for a few days first? I wonder if the princesses before her were like this too."
Mother Guo put down the jade hammer. "The princes were divided from Prince Rui. The older ones are all married, and the younger ones are still young. If Prince Rui hadn't remarried, the royal family wouldn't be holding a wedding at this time. Otherwise, could Master Zhou Er help inquire about it?"
Wang shook her head. Indeed, the Emperor's children were divided by the age difference between Prince Rui and the eighth prince. There was a gap of almost ten years between Prince Rui, the sixth in line, and the eighth prince. That was because the gap between them was the period when the Emperor seized the throne.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time and deal with the next month first. I don't know if Sister Qi will be obedient. It would be best if Sister Wan could go with us. First, I can keep an eye on her, and second, we can learn some etiquette."
Madam Guo pulled the blanket over Wang and said, "Madam, please don't mention this. The Empress sent someone specifically to teach the Fourth Young Miss. If the Second Young Miss really goes, people will talk about her. Besides, the Second Young Miss's manners are for me to see. She doesn't need to learn them at all. She can even be a daughter-in-law in the Imperial Palace, let alone the Prince's Mansion."
Wang smiled with satisfaction. She was truly delighted when she spoke of her long-lost daughter. She hadn't expected that Meng Wan, who had been kept by Su Wanniang for over a decade, would not behave like a commoner at all. Her every move and gesture was that of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Although some aspects were not perfect at the beginning, as long as I told her, she would definitely change them beautifully without me having to worry about anything.
"To put it another way, I've noticed that the Fourth Young Lady has become increasingly chaste lately, so I think she must have figured it out."
Upon hearing this, Wang sat up. "Really? You've noticed something's different about Sister Qi, haven't you? Ever since she fell on the ice, I've been scared to death of her. I was worried she'd hurt her brain. She wasn't very smart to begin with, so what could I do? And yet, it seems like that fall has brightened her brain. Look at her room. Didn't you say yesterday that Sister Qi had arranged the division of labor among them perfectly?"
Madam Guo stepped forward and pushed Wang back into the quilt. "Oh, it's been terribly cold these past few days. You mustn't catch a cold. Yes, yesterday, when I sent Xiaoman and Guyu over, I wanted to remind Madam Liu. But I didn't realize that the Fourth Young Lady had already made arrangements."
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