"Yes, Miss. I'll definitely convey your message." Ru Yi and Ji Xiang bowed to Qin Yining with a smile. "If Miss has no other orders, we'll leave now."
"Sisters, please." Qin Yining nodded with a smile.
Mammy Qin also bowed to Qin Yining. "Miss, I'll also leave now."
"I'll see Mammy out." Qin Yining gestured for her to leave and politely helped Mammy Qin down the steps.
"Miss, please stay." Mammy Qin declined politely, but she was very happy and had a better impression of Qin Yining.
Even though Mammy Qin declined again and again, Qin Yining still politely saw her out of the yard. Mammy Qin bowed to Qin Yining again before leaving.
Back in the yard, Qin Yining looked at the things that were about to pile up into a small hill. He said, "Record the things that old madam gave us. Put Mammy Zhan in the wing room for the time being."
"Yes." Mama Zhu ordered the servants to tidy things up.
Ruilan stood by Qin Yining's side and whispered, "Miss, it's strange. Yesterday, Nanny Zhan came to teach you alone. Why did she change her mind after one night? Did First Madam approve of it?"
"Of course she did. Mammy Zhan came because of the eldest branch. If First Madam didn't approve, Mammy Zhan wouldn't agree no matter what others said."
Ruilan was so angry that her face turned red. "It doesn't make sense. They're bullying you. They're jealous of what you have and want to take away your things!"
Qin Yining comforted her with a smile. "Don't be angry. Everything depends on human effort."
Everything depends on human effort?
Ruilan didn't understand what Qin Yining meant.
Seeing that Qin Yining was going to return to the main room, Ruilan followed him and served him.
However, when Ruilan passed by the wing room, she saw Zhu Mama carefully instructing the maid to clean the wing room and arrange Mammy Zhan's things. She immediately understood.
Nanny Zhan was willing to accept the invitation to teach all the girls in the mansion and immediately moved back to Snow Pear Courtyard to live with Qin Yining. Didn't that explain the problem?
On second thought, with how angry she was just now, could it be that the girl involved wouldn't be angry? But she was about to jump three feet high, but the girl was still calm. Her mind was clear, and she quickly analyzed the situation. She was really unfazed.
Ruilan calmed down immediately. She suddenly had a thought: If I follow this girl in the future, I'll definitely be able to climb higher and higher!
**
Time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth of October, the day to hand in the copied Filial Piety.
In the past two days, she had been very busy with Qin Yining. In the morning, she would learn the rules from Nanny Zhan with her sisters. In the afternoon, she would study poetry with the teacher in the outer study. In the evening, Nanny Zhan would cook for her alone. In her free time, she would copy the Book of Filial Piety.
Qin Yining liked this kind of life very much. She was like a dry sponge suddenly thrown into water, tirelessly and quickly absorbing new knowledge.
She worked seriously and had great perseverance. Because she had experienced more hardships, she didn't feel tired no matter how hard things like learning were. When other girls complained, she always maintained a cherishing attitude.
She had a smart mind and almost a photographic memory. Coupled with her hard work and demeanor, in just two days, she won a better impression of Nanny Zhan. Nanny Zhan almost taught her everything she knew.
In the past two days, when she was reading Laozi, she happened to see the sentence "Misfortune is a blessing in disguise; a blessing in disguise". After analyzing her current situation, Qin Yining couldn't help but smile.
Qin Yining took Ruilan and Qiu Lu to Cixiao Garden to pass out.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw the head maid Ru Yi in the corridor giving instructions to the little maids.
When Ru Yi saw Qin Yining, she immediately greeted her with a smile. She curtsied and said, "Greetings to Fourth Miss."
"Greetings to Older Sister Ru Yi. Is the dowager madam well today? Did the breakfast taste good? "
"The dowager madam is very well. Huining, Third Miss, Sixth Miss, Seventh Miss, and Eighth Miss are all here. Fourth Miss, please come in. "
As they spoke, they arrived at the corridor. Ru Yi personally lifted the warm curtain for Qin Yining.
After entering the house, Qin Yining gave Raylan a newly-made red cloak with white rabbit fur. She turned around and entered the house through the "Joy on Your Eyebrows" screen.
The girls were either standing or sitting. Their postures were very relaxed.
Qin Huining was currently serving old madam tea with an exquisite cup with a lid painted with gold.
When she heard footsteps, she raised her head and saw Qin Yining in a white robe. Her pupils couldn't help but contract. She had a smile on her face as she said, "Younger Sister Xiao Xi, you're here."
When Qin Yining heard this, she felt very sick of it.
It seemed that she didn't need to overestimate Qin Yining's character. Such a petty person would probably only use these methods. It was just a title. Didn't the children in the countryside who were called Gousheng or Dondan still grow up? What was the point of always mentioning it?
Qin Yining didn't feel like paying attention to Qin Yining. It was as if she didn't exist in the room. She properly paid her respects to the dowager madam.
However, Eighth Miss didn't like Qin Yining. She said mockingly, "It seems that Miss Huining's memory is incurable. You can't even remember Fourth Sister's name. "
Qin Yining cursed Eighth Miss for being an idiot in her heart. She dared to be impudent in front of the dowager madam.
She was so angry that her face turned red. Her voice trembled as she said, "Eighth Sister, what do you mean!"
"You don't understand what I mean. It seems that Miss Huining not only has a bad memory, but also a bad brain! Eldest Uncle clearly said that Fourth Sister's maiden name is Yi Ning, but you insist on not letting go of this title. You really are a petty person. "
"You!" Qin Yining was so angry that her eyes were filled with tears. She looked at the dowager madam for help.
The dowager madam didn't like the sisters arguing in front of her. She said in a deep voice, "Bao 'er, what are you saying?"
Eighth Miss still wanted to continue arguing with the dowager madam, but she was stopped by Third Miss and Seventh Miss.
Sixth Miss winked at Qin Yining. She cast a sidelong glance at Qin Yining, who was kneeling on the ground to pay his respects.
While they were arguing, Qin Yining had already paid her respects. However, because the dowager madam didn't say anything, Qin Yining also didn't get up. She knelt for a while longer for no reason.
Qin Yining lowered her head so that others couldn't see her expression. She secretly curled her lips proudly. Sixth Miss's face directly showed a smile.
However, Eighth Miss was a bit annoyed.
The dowager madam also forgot for a moment. She didn't want to make things difficult for her. She glared at Eighth Miss and said, "Sister Yi, get up."
"Many thanks to the dowager madam." Qin Yining stood up and immediately received Eighth Miss's apologetic smile. She knew that Eighth Miss didn't mean it, so she also smiled back.
Just at this time, a maidservant outside announced, "First Madam, Second Madam, and Third Madam have arrived."
When the girls heard this, they all stood up and stood in order according to their seniority.
Mammy Qin led the members of the Sun Clan, Second Madam, and Third Madam in one after another.
The dowager madam sat up straighter. After her daughter-in-law bowed to her, she smiled and ordered them to sit down.
When Qin Yining saw that everyone had arrived, she immediately took a stack of paper from Bitong's hand. She held it in front of the dowager madam with both hands, bent her knees, and bowed her head. She said, "Dowager madam, granddaughter is outspoken. A few days ago, I unintentionally made a mistake and caused discord in the family. This is the 'Book of Filial Piety' that granddaughter copied ten times. Please have a look."
When the dowager madam saw that Qin Yining was so respectful and polite, she took it and casually flipped through it. The handwriting on it was beautiful and neat. It was obvious that she had written it seriously.
"Yes. You wrote it well. "The dowager madam looked at Qin Yining and said," Sister Yi, what about you? "
"Granddaughter will order someone to bring it here." Qin Yining said and called out, "Ruilan."
Ruilan, who was outside, immediately responded and came in with a thick stack of paper. After she bowed to the master in the room, she put the stack of paper on the short table in front of the dowager madam.
She bent down and casually picked up a few pieces of paper. When she saw the words on it, the dowager madam's face instantly darkened.
"This is what you copied?"
Qin Yining hurriedly said, "Yes."
Everyone was observing the dowager madam's expression. When they saw that she was so angry, they couldn't help but be curious. They all craned their necks to look at the words on the short table.
When they saw it, everyone had different expressions.
The Sun Clan's faces instantly darkened.
Second Madam and Third Madam were calmly fiddling with the patterns on their sleeves and clothes, as if they didn't see it.
The sisters lowered their heads so their expressions couldn't be seen.
Only the sixth young mistress actually burst out laughing and muttered in a low voice, "Is this your handwriting? Why is it worse than a dog's crawl?"
When Second Madam heard this, she looked over in an extremely dignified manner. The sixth young mistress, who had been arrogant just a moment ago, was frightened and immediately shut up.
The dowager madam held the stack of paper on her knees and put the words written by Qin Yining and Qin Huining next to each other. The contrast was even more obvious.
She still hated the Sun Clan for daring to quarrel with Qin Huaiyuan and then returning to her maternal family. She couldn't help but scold them.
"Sun Clan, you should also supervise Sister Yi's homework. Look at what she wrote! Even if you put a cockroach in ink, it would still be more neat than her crawling! What a waste of so much paper and ink! "
The Sun Clan's face alternated between red and white. She fiercely glared at Qin Yining, who had lowered his eyes and was silent. However, she wasn't convinced by the dowager madam and directly said,
"Dowager madam's words are unreasonable. She has only been back for a few days. Even if her handwriting isn't good, it can't be blamed on me for not teaching her well. I had the intention to teach her, but unfortunately, the heavens didn't give us a chance to reunite!" She hinted that it was because Qin Huaiyuan had offended her that they were separated.
The dowager madam was so angry that she fell backwards!
Thinking about it, this scene seemed to be deja vu.
When that servant named Yu Xiang came to complain, she had also reprimanded Qin Yining in a fit of anger. At that time, Qin Yining had politely agreed and protected the dignity of the dowager madam and the Sun Clan.
Now, as a mother, she dared to talk back to her face. She was actually not as open-minded as a little girl.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room had cooled down, Mammy Qin, who was serving on the side, looked at the paper that Qin Yining and Qin Huining had handed in and timely broke the silence in the room.
"The dowager madam punished the two young ladies to copy 'The Classic of Filial Piety' ten times. Now that the two young ladies have handed it in, why don't we count the number?" She added jokingly, "Let's see which one of them got lucky and wrote one or two fewer times."
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