Guang Wen Hall was the school of the Ding capital.
The high ranking officials and noble people of Ming Qi would often send their brothers and young ladies to Guang Wen Guan. The teachers in Guang Wen Guan were all famous scholars or scholars of the four households. The young noble children all felt proud to be able to enter Guang Wen Library.
Shen Miao also studied in Guang Wen Guan.
It was a pity that Shen Xin and Shen Furen were from a military family and the Eldest Brother Shen Qiu was someone who would have a headache whenever he met with studying. Shen Miao was raised by Old Shen Furen's side since young and Old Shen Furen was a songstress and did not know a single word. Shen Miao's enlightenment was taught by Third Shen Furen, Chen Rou Qiu. Chen Rou Qiu came from a scholarly family but at the beginning she taught Shen Miao obscure textbooks. Children had a playful heart and after teaching, Shen Miao completely hated reading and writing.
Chen Rou Qiu saw that Shen Miao did not like to study and did not force her. She taught her to pay attention to food and clothing and lived the life of a pampered young lady. Afterwards when she reached the age and went to Guang Wen Guan, Shen Miao could not keep up with the teacher's knowledge and was even worse than the Grade One students. Later on, she was at the bottom. In the end, Shen Miao did not like to study and became famous in the Ding capital for being ignorant and stupid.
Among the three Di young ladies of the Shen family, Shen Yue was the most famous. She was proficient in the four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. Even though Shen Qing was not as outstanding as Shen Yue, she still did a good job. Especially her embroidery skills were good and she was also one of the best in mathematics. As a person who would marry into a family in the future and become the mistress of the family, the better her calculations were, the more she would be able to win the favor of her husband's family. Therefore, Shen Qing was able to obtain a reputation as a capable person.
The more outstanding Shen Yue and Shen Qing were, the more Shen Miao appeared to be useless. She was even inferior to Shen Dongling, the daughter of the first branch.
In the carriage, Jing Zhe asked, "Young Lady, why not travel with Eldest Young Lady and Second Young Lady?"
On normal days, Shen Miao would always ride in the same carriage with Shen Qing and Shen Yue as Shen Miao felt that it gave her courage to have her sisters accompanying her. As for Shen Yue and Shen Qing, it was most likely because they had a stupid younger sister to set them off, so they would naturally be more outstanding.
But now, Shen Miao did not even want to feign civility.
"We don't live under the same roof to begin with, and the paths we take are completely different. How can we be in the same boat?"
Jing Zhe stuck out her tongue and did not know why. She couldn't understand what her young lady was saying, but she felt that this was good. Shen Miao's temperament had always been too cowardly and everything was controlled by the Second and Third household. Now that she had fallen into the water once, it seemed that she had her own ideas. This was how it should be. As the legitimate Di daughter of the First household, in terms of status, she would be lower than anyone else. How could she be like a maid?
In another carriage, Shen Yue lifted the curtain and peeked behind before softly saying, "Eldest Sister, Fifth Younger Sister is following behind."
"She's deliberately throwing a tantrum." Shen Qing coldly snorted. In front of Shen Yue, she had never concealed her contempt for Shen Miao, "Let her be, anyway the one who will lose face in the end will not be me."
Shen Yue said worriedly, "But she had already caught a cold and moreover the matter with His Highness Prince Ding …"
"Shen Yue?" Shen Qing said, "How can I not know what you are thinking in your heart? Stop pretending to be a good person. If you really care about her, you can go sit in her carriage. There's no need to talk to me. "
Shen Yue bit her lips and lowered her head and did not speak anymore.
After the carriage traveled for half an hour, they finally arrived at Guang Wen Tang.
The time was still early and the teachers had not started their lessons. Most of the second level students had arrived and were sitting in the study hall talking. Shen Yue and Shen Qing had just arrived when there were female students warmly greeting them.
In Guang Wen Tang, Shen Yue was ranked first among the females. She was born beautiful and had a humble and gentle temperament, so naturally she was sought after by everyone. Even though Shen Qing was not as outstanding as Shen Yue, she was capable and smooth in handling matters, thus the circle of noble females liked her very much.
A pink clad young female said, "Yue Niang, why do I not see Shen Miao today?" Normally Shen Miao would follow beside Shen Yue and Shen Qing like a maid, so it was somewhat strange to not see her today.
"Afraid that she does not have the face to come." The young female who said this had a charming appearance but her voice was a little loud and her face had a mocking expression, "Heard that she fell into the water after peeping at His Highness Prince Ding. Is it that she has not recovered from her cold or that she does not have the face to see others?"
"Pei Lan, it is not like that …" Shen Yue shook her head.
"You are just too protective of your Younger Sister." Yi Pei Lan said, "That kind of stupid person is not like a young lady from your Shen family, yet you still protect her all the time. But she really opened one's eyes. Usually she looks timid and soft but when she meets His Highness Prince Ding, she is so brave. If one did not know, one would think that she is a young lady from a small family with no upbringing. "
These words were somewhat heavy. When Shen Qing heard it, she smiled, "Fifth Younger Sister is only temporarily mischievous."
"I think it is because General Shen and Shen Furen are not by her side to teach her." Another young female with a fallen horse bun said, "Due to lack of discipline, naturally she does not even know the etiquette and shame that a young lady should know."
"Cai Xuan's words are not right." Shen Yue softly said, "Even though Eldest BoFu and Eldest BoFu are not in the Ding capital, but Fifth Younger Sister was raised by ZuMu's side. My Mother and Second Shen also taught her from time to time and did not neglect discipline."
The unspoken meaning was that it was Shen Miao who was born without shame.
Sure enough when Shen Yue's words came out, Yi Pei Lan said, "It is really strange. You are all brought up by the same family. Yue Niang, Qing Niang, you and Shen Miao are worlds apart. This is probably what Teacher said: Mud cannot hold up a wall. " As she spoke, she started giggling. There was already a circle of noble females around and they all started laughing. Even some of the youths could not help but cast sidelong glances.
In the next moment, one heard someone shouting, "Look, Shen Miao is here!"
Everyone looked towards the door with the mood of watching a good show.
One saw a young female slowly walking in from the door, wearing a deep red silk embroidered robe with a dark blue embroidered cloak draped over her head. This kind of colour was too mature for a female, especially for Shen Miao who was round and soft. If one was not careful, one would look like a child who stole an elder's clothes.
Her footsteps were very slow and the hem of her skirt did not move at all. Even though each step was light, it was very heavy. One did not know why but one felt a sense of grace and grandeur. Her chin was slightly raised and there were no waves between her brows. That puppy-like eyes had become a bottomless pool and all the power was contained within, as if she was a ferocious beast that had kept its claws and fangs.
Her facial features were still pleasing and because of her round and soft appearance, one could not find a trace of stupidity. Because she had not grown up yet, with a dignified bearing, it was unexpectedly not out of place.
She was not like a young female but more like … Those noble Furens in high positions, or perhaps the decisive appearance of a father who was the head of the household.
The hall gradually quietened down.
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