When Xia Tian followed Mu Jin to Ruixuan Hall, the room was already full of people.
It was shortly after breakfast, and Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Zheng, the second wife, and Mrs. Ye, the third wife, were all there.
Chen Lan, Shen Yi, Shen Ning and other older girls were also there.
Judging from the situation, it seems that he is here to call for punishment today.
After Xia Tian paid his respects to the elders, he stood aside obediently.
The old lady then looked at her straight in the eye and asked, "Where is the book you asked me to copy?"
"Here." Xia Tian presented it respectfully with both hands.
The old lady gestured to Mu Jin to take it and put it on the table.
The old lady flipped through a few pages casually before saying to Mu Jin, "Count them. Have you seen enough?"
"Yes, madam." Mu Jin took it and counted it quickly. "Madam, the number is correct. It's this word..." Mu Jin hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong with the characters?" The old lady frowned. "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
"It's just that the characters at the end don't seem like something the Crown Prince's wife could write." Mu Jin replied hesitantly.
"What?" The old lady slammed her hand on the table. "You asked someone to write it for you?"
"I don't know, but I see that the handwriting is very different before and after." Mu Jin replied respectfully.
"Let me see it." The old lady took the paper from Mu Jin's hand and flipped through it carefully. "This really looks like it was written by two people."
After saying that, he yelled at Xia Tian, "Tell me, did you hire someone to write it for you?"
"No, I wrote them all myself." Xia Tian quickly replied.
"Don't you know how to read? How come you can write so well?" The old lady didn't believe what she said.
"Madam, I really didn't know how to read before. Since you asked me to copy a book, I asked the prince to teach me how to read and write." Xia Tian answered clearly.
"You can write so well in such a short time?" The old lady still didn't believe it.
"Yes, ever since the old lady asked me to copy the book, I have been practicing every day, and my writing has become better and better. If you don't believe me, please take a look. The one at the top is what I wrote at the beginning. I became more and more proficient as I wrote more."
The old lady flipped through it again suspiciously. Judging from the handwriting, it was indeed written by the same person, and the handwriting was also improving little by little from the initial poor quality.
But still half-believing and half-doubting, Shen Lan saw that the old lady seemed to be letting Xia Tian go, so she hurried over to join in the fun, "Grandma, let me take a look."
As she spoke, she came up to the old lady. The old lady handed it to her. Shen Lan flipped through it and said in surprise, "Is this really written by someone who can't write? I've been learning since I was a child, and I can't write so well. I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so smart!"
It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything, but once she did, the old lady became even less convinced.
"Mujin, bring some paper and pen and ask her to write it in front of you."
"Yes, ma'am."
Mu Jin quickly went to the back and got a pen and paper.
"Sister-in-law, you have to write carefully. If your handwriting doesn't match this, grandma will be angry." Shen Lan said with concern.
Xia Tian ignored her, walked over, picked up the pen and started writing.
He filled up the page and handed it directly to Mu Jin.
Mu Jin was secretly shocked. She didn't expect that the prince's wife could really write?
I originally wanted to put some eye drops in her eyes, but now I had no choice but to bite the bullet and hand the paper to the old lady.
The old lady picked it up and compared the handwriting with that of the copied book, and found that it was indeed written by her as Xia Tian said.
Then he said with a grim expression, "Alright, you've passed. You can come and pay your respects from tomorrow onwards."
The old lady looked like she was giving alms, which made Xia Tian feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
But he had to agree, "Yes, thank you, ma'am."
"Mother, let Xia girl learn housekeeping from me starting tomorrow? I have just recovered from a serious illness and have limited energy. Let her learn from me and she can be my helper in the future." Liu, who had been in the background for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"Sister-in-law, are you confused? Why let a wild girl like her learn how to be a housekeeper? If you need help, you can let my Yier learn from you. Isn't she better than this wild girl?" Third Madam Ye interrupted.
"Yier is still young, there is no need to rush to learn. This girl Xia is the wife of the prince, and she will be in charge of the marquis's mansion in the future, so she needs to learn more." Liu seemed to be explaining to Ye, but in fact she was adding fuel to the fire.
"Hmph, how can a wild girl like her be qualified to be the Crown Prince's wife? And she wants to be in charge of the Marquis's Mansion? That's wishful thinking." Ye sneered unhappily.
"Ms. Liu, you can handle this matter yourself." The old lady finally spoke.
"I think Third Aunt is right. Let Sister Yier learn it. I only know a few words and I probably can't learn it." Xia Tian refused. She didn't want to look at Liu's hypocritical face every day.
Moreover, she felt that Liu was definitely not so kind as to want to teach her how to manage the household. She must be planning something bad!
If someone uses this to trouble her, she won't have any recourse.
But Liu didn't think so. After hearing the old lady tell her to figure it out, she smiled and told Xia Tian, "Then it's settled. Starting tomorrow, after you pay your respects in the morning, you'll start studying with me. It's just right that we're planning Ning'er's wedding, so there's a lot to learn."
Xia Tian was not happy about it, but it was hard to refuse, so he could only agree, "Okay, thank you, Mom."
"Okay, then you go back first. Remember to come on time tomorrow." Liu reminded her.
"Okay, I understand." Xia Tian agreed respectfully and walked out.
After leaving Ruixuan Hall, Ningxiang looked worried and asked softly, "Madam, are you really going to follow me and learn to be a housekeeper tomorrow?"
"Yeah. It looks like that."
"Then why don't we talk to the prince first? He will definitely find a way to turn it down."
"Let's wait until tonight. The prince hasn't left his post yet. He said he would definitely tell us. Forget about putting it off. Let's go and see the situation tomorrow."
Ningxiang nodded, knowing that this was definitely not something Liu really wanted to teach the lady and the housekeeper, so she asked her to learn it.
I couldn't help but feel worried.
When the two returned to Jinglan Garden, Ningxue looked at them with worried expressions and wondered if the old lady was not satisfied with the book that Madam had copied?
"What's wrong?" Ningxue asked Ningxiang, "Why do you look so dejected?"
"Madam asked our lady to follow her to learn how to be a housekeeper tomorrow." Ningxiang frowned and replied in a low voice.
"Isn't this a good thing?" Ningxue was surprised. Why was Xue Guanjia still worried?
"You fool! Don't you know what the relationship between the Madam and the Prince is?" Ningxiang slapped Ningxue's arm in frustration.
"Oh, that's right. But I believe our Madam will be able to handle it." Ningxue said optimistically, "Madam is so smart, don't worry. Besides, if Madam can't handle it, don't we still have the Prince?"
Ningxiang thought about it and agreed, after all, there is still the prince.
I believe that the Marquis’ wife can’t do anything to her own wife!
Xia Tian listened to the two girls’ discussion and said nothing. He would go and check the situation tomorrow. If he couldn’t handle it, he would ask Shen Nian for help directly.
Moreover, she believed that Liu would definitely not make things difficult for her on the surface, so she just had to be alert and not be fooled.
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