She was aware of the importance of connections, but what good was it if she didn't have any ambition? If she met a friend she liked, she wouldn't mind spending time with them, but she hadn't yet met anyone she could talk to who was determined to be a freeloader.
Even with Huiyu, Tong Cheng'er only found her conversation interesting.
Remembering what Rulan said, Tong Cheng'er said, "If you don't tell anyone, Mother will definitely not know that I've been slacking off."
Rulan: "Princess, even if I don't tell you, you can't hide it from the Fujin."
Tong Cheng'er sighed: Why are you speaking such blunt truths?
However, she didn't expect to be able to hide it, since that's just her personality, and her mother knows it too.
At this moment, Tong Cheng'er suddenly thought of something else and asked Ru Lan, "When I passed by Shulan Courtyard today, I saw people going in and out. What was going on?"
Rulan looked surprised: "Princess, didn't you know?"
Tong Cheng'er looked puzzled. What was she supposed to know?
Rulan could tell from her mistress's expression that she definitely didn't know how her mistress could remain completely uninvolved in such a big matter.
"Half a month ago, the master received a letter from a friend in Jiangnan before his death. That Lord Liu had once saved the master's life. Seeing that he was about to die, he entrusted his only son to the master on his deathbed. That's why the Fujin ordered people to clean up Shulan Courtyard, just waiting for that young master to come!"
Tong Cheng'er really didn't know; she probably couldn't help but drift off into thought when someone told her!
"I see. Do you know how old that Lord Liu's son is?"
Rulan shook her head: "I don't know the specifics, but I imagine he's not too young. I heard he's already a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations)."
When Tong Cheng'er heard her say this, the image of a weak scholar who needed to entrust his children to someone on his deathbed suddenly appeared in her mind. He probably hadn't married yet, but he had already passed the imperial examination and couldn't be too young. She thought he should be between fifteen and twenty years old!
"I see!"
Rulan added, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry. Shulan Courtyard is in the front courtyard, and scholars value etiquette more. Your Highness probably won't see that young master much."
Tong Cheng'er didn't pay much attention, but she was just curious. After all, she had been in the Qing Dynasty for several years and the men she had met most often were her father and brother. She still had some expectations for the scholars of this era.
Actually, it didn't really matter whether I saw him or not; I just asked out of curiosity.
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