Yining gave the neatly copied characters to Ms. Gu early in the morning.
Ms. Gu looked at it and called her over, pointing to one of the places and saying, "You copied it wrong here, and several of the articles are wrong."
Yi Ning had stayed up too late last night, copying so hard she was dizzy and didn't even notice this. Thinking of Ms. Gu's usual rigorous style, she frowned as if in a headache. "So, Ms. Gu wants me to... recopy it?"
"Your handwriting is neater than before," Ms. Gu said calmly, "so I won't punish you."
Yining finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her. Ms. Gu still had a stern face: "If you make the same mistake again next time, you will be punished."
"I'll definitely make it right next time!" Yi Ning interrupted Ms. Gu with a smile, asked Xue Zhi to pack up her writing brush and hurried back. Seeing her figure quickly disappear, Ms. Gu shook his head.
Luo Yixiu was waiting for her outside the door, fanning himself with his hands as if he had been waiting for a long time. Yi Ning said quickly, "I came out quickly enough."
It was already summer, and the sun was scorching outside. Even with the little girl holding an umbrella, Luo Yixiu still felt the heat. She came over, took Yining's hand, and said, "Alright, let's go. It's too late to see it."
Luo Yiyu was now learning more and more about etiquette. When bored, Luo Yixiu would come to play with Yining, taking her fishing and visiting the turtles in the pond behind the mountain. Luo Yixiu was a vibrant young girl, but Yining was afraid of the heat and trouble, so she had to be dragged out by Luo Yixiu. Luo Yixiu even told Old Lady Luo, "Seventh Sister isn't feeling well; she needs to move more."
The old lady readily agreed, and Yining had no choice but to follow this sister, who was three years older than her, around to play all day long.
"Grandmother is going to invite Madam Liu to come over to watch a play tomorrow, and I heard Young Master Liu is coming, too," Luo Yixiu said as she flipped a turtle in the pond. "I heard from my mother that the young master is very fond of Fourth Sister. As you know, Fourth Sister is quite famous in Baoding. Mother took Fourth Sister and me out to visit other people's homes. Everyone liked to praise Fourth Sister, saying how beautiful and talented she was. Young Master Liu has been interested in her for a long time, and when he heard that our grandmother also had the same intention, everyone in the family was very happy."
The prefectural governor was a fifth-rank official, but fortunately, he was the governor of Baoding and a wealthy family there. His son was a well-known modest young man, diligent and studious, and because he was an only child, he had many marriage proposals.
Inviting in-laws to watch a play together is a good way to communicate before getting engaged. It is said that when Chen was looking for a girl for Luo Huaiyuan, she accompanied the ladies of various noble families to watch more than a dozen plays and carefully selected a future daughter-in-law, who would marry Luo Huaiyuan after the autumn examination.
Old Mrs. Luo invited Mrs. Liu to watch a play, which was also to discuss the marriage between the two families with Mrs. Liu.
In fact, Luo Yiyu and Master Liu were a good match. Although the Liu family was not as prominent as the Luo family, Luo Yiyu was pampered by her in-laws after marrying into the family. Unfortunately, Luo Yiyu was obviously not interested in easy tasks, and she was not very interested in Master Liu either.
Luo Yixiu is still young and loves new and exciting things, so she is very interested in these things.
"My mother even gave my fourth sister a tourmaline bracelet as part of her dowry. I heard it was priceless. But she only allowed me to look at it, not even let me play with it," Luo Yixiu complained. "The beads actually glowed a faint green in the sunlight. They were absolutely beautiful."
Yining held her face in her hands as she watched her poke the turtle with a bamboo stick and said, "Fifth sister, you'd better stop playing with that turtle. It's been trying so hard to turn it over but can't. It's so pitiful."
Xuezhi saw Yining staring at the turtles and thought she was very fond of them, so she asked the little girl to wrap two small ones in a handkerchief and take them home to raise. Yining had never raised these small animals in her previous life, but her younger sister had raised a cat, which made the house stink and was eventually thrown away by her stepmother by the scruff of the neck.
She has lived a cautious life since she was a child, so it is even more impossible for her to raise such a thing.
When Mrs. Luo saw this, she was very supportive of her raising a turtle and immediately asked Mrs. Xu to find a celadon jar for Yining to raise the turtle in. Yining saw that the celadon produced by the official kiln was beautiful and delicate, and knew that it must be worth a lot of money.
But what if it’s valuable? I’ll use it to raise turtles.
"Thank you, Grandma, for the jar." Yining stroked the backs of the two turtles and said seriously, "If they knew we lived in such luxury, they would definitely be happy too."
Everyone in the room laughed. Old Mrs. Luo waved her hands and laughed so hard that she couldn't speak.
At night, when she went to bed, Mrs. Luo asked the maid to replace her mattress with a cool mat. She fanned her and watched her sleep, saying, "You have to get up early to watch the opera tomorrow."
Yining responded with a "yes". Seeing the white hair on Mrs. Luo's temples, she felt a little sad that her grandmother was also getting old.
She shook Mrs. Luo's bony hand and said, "Grandma, I'm not hot. You don't have to fan me. I heard from Yixiu that the wife of the Liu Mansion's deputy governor will be coming tomorrow."
Mrs. Luo said, "You've come to meet your fourth sister. We'll be in-laws from now on." She tapped her forehead and said, "You've been sick twice, but your temper has improved a lot. That's good. But don't act naughty tomorrow or Madam Liu will laugh at you."
Yi Ning took a fan and fanned Old Lady Luo: "Don't worry, Grandma, I will be very good tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Luo covered Yining with the quilt and stared at her sleeping face, lost in thought. The tiny child leaned against a bright red pillow, her face white and the small mole on the tip of her eyebrow a deep crimson. Mother Xu came over to help her rest, and when Old Mrs. Luo stood up, she staggered and almost fell.
Mother Xu was startled and whispered, "Old Madam—"
"No problem." Mrs. Luo waved her hand and said, "I'm old and my spirits are not so good."
Mother Xu felt a little relieved and said softly, "You still have to see Mei Jie'er get married and have great-grandchildren. You have to take care of yourself."
Mrs. Luo was slightly distracted and sighed, "I don't know if I can wait until then... I'm worried about what kind of man Meimei will marry and whether he will treat her well."
After saying that, she waved her hand and helped the old lady to rest.
As expected, Xuezhi woke Yining up early the next morning, combed her hair into a bun, dressed her neatly, and put on a newly made jacket.
Chen and Lin Hairu came early with the girls from each room, and Luo Yilian was holding the little Xuan Ge'er.
Today's protagonist, Luo Yiyu, wore a lilac-colored floral jacket, a white crepe skirt, a dark green belt, and a string of shimmering emerald tourmaline stones on her wrist. She was truly stunning. She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and looked reluctant to speak. Her delicate, pale face was cold yet charming.
After breakfast, as the sun rose slightly higher, Madam Xu arrived, accompanied by Madam Liu. Old Lady Luo and Chen stood to greet them, while Yi Ning, Yi Yu, and the others remained behind the screen, watching. A tall, handsome man followed the woman in. He smiled modestly and bowed respectfully to Old Lady Luo.
Yining finally woke up from his nap when he saw someone coming.
This person should be Mr. Liu. He looks a little embarrassed. It is obvious that the girl is looking at him behind the screen and is a little nervous.
Yi Ning secretly thought that Mr. Liu was a good talent, but with Cheng Lang as a beautiful woman, Yi Yu probably would not be impressed by the past.
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