My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Madam An sat down next to Mei Xueer, while Minister An and An Ran sat down below.

It is obvious that women are in charge of this mansion.

Mei Xueer couldn't help but look at Minister An with some sympathy.

Minister An, however, had a smile on his face, and seemed to be enjoying it very much.

What does it matter if a man or a woman is the head of the household? Just get used to it.

Everyone has their own way of getting along with each other. As long as they are happy and cheerful, that's enough.

Mei Xueer looked at the earnest gazes and sincere smiles of Minister An and his wife, feeling a little uncomfortable, and decided to say something.

Before she could open her mouth, Mrs. An spoke first.

"Master, my little girl is naughty. I hope she didn't cause any trouble for you during the New Year's Day?"

“Don’t scream…”

"I think she caused some trouble. With her temper, not tearing down the roof of the Prime Minister's Mansion is the least of her trouble."

"Ah? Actually..."

"Master, Ranran is fine except for being naughty. Don't worry, she has absolutely no bad intentions. If she has offended me in any way, I, as her mother, will apologize on her behalf."

"install……"

"Master, my daughter is just like me, and has loved martial arts since she was young. In fact, she is also talented in learning, but compared with her martial arts, she is just a little bit behind. Her father and I also hope that she can be both civil and martial. Thinking of you, the master, who is full of knowledge, we will be very pleased if she can learn even a little bit of you."

"Actually, Miss An..."

"Master, since Ranran has become your disciple, she will be half a member of the Mei family. If she does anything wrong, you must not be soft-hearted and must not have any concerns. You should scold her and beat her when necessary. Even if she is beaten to death, she deserves it. She must have done something that is against the will of heaven and earth and humiliates the master. We will never say a word of disapproval and will never have the slightest complaint."

"what……"

"Master..."

An Ran finally interrupted, "Mom, you keep talking and talking, and even the master can't speak anymore!"

"That's right!" Mrs. An smiled sheepishly, "Master, please don't laugh at me. I'm just a rough person!"

"Actually..." Mei Xue'er wiped the sweat from her forehead, regretting her decision to come to the Shangshu Mansion to pay New Year's greetings. "Actually, An Ran has a good personality and we get along very well. I like her very much."

Two meals in one night!

In just two meals' time, An Ran easily dealt with her father, her mother, her elder brother, her sister, as well as her five servants and one maid.

By the way, the vicious mother and daughter were left speechless.

What a powerful social complacency and combat index!

When Minister An and Madam An heard Master Mei Xueer say that she liked this disciple, they laughed so hard that their eyes could hardly be seen, "Master..."

Hearing the three magical words "Master", Mei Xueer couldn't help but tremble and quickly interrupted her, "Mrs. An..."

But she kept saying "ah" for a long time, but didn't know what to say, so she picked up the teacup and drank tea to cover up her embarrassment.

"Is this tea still drinkable?" Minister An was finally able to say something.

This is the fine tea from Dingxing Tea House that he treasures and he has never been willing to drink it.

"Good, good, very good!" Mei Xueer didn't taste anything good in it, she just felt a musty smell as if it had been stored for a long time.

"Since Master likes it, take it back and drink it slowly." Minister An proudly nodded at Madam An, meaning "See, what I prepared is just what Master likes!"

Mei Xueer: "Ah, no..."

"Master, please don't be polite. Dingxing's tea needs to be reserved in advance. Since you like it, just take it back. You don't have to make a reservation or anything like that."

……

Mei Xueer regretted more and more why she came to the Shangshu Mansion.

It’s all because of that New Year’s Eve palace banquet!

Yes, she shouldn't have attended the Spring Festival party hosted by the emperor.

If she hadn't gone, she wouldn't have written those three poems.

If she hadn't written those three poems, she wouldn't have succeeded in attracting Anran's attention.

If she hadn't caught An Ran's attention, she wouldn't have chased after her to become her apprentice.

If An Ran was not her apprentice, she would not have come to Minister An's residence to pay New Year's greetings today.

If she hadn't come to pay New Year's greetings, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

——However, if I had not ended up in this situation, I would not have earned any gratitude and guilt points from Minister An and Madam An.

Wait, they’re grateful and I can understand, so why should I feel guilty?

She had a worse feeling.

……

After finally finishing lunch, Mei Xueer quickly dragged Nanxing and ran away.

Minister An and Madam An directed the servants to load the return gifts onto the carriage one by one.

Finally, An Ran was also moved onto the carriage.

Ah! An Ran is still going to the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"Master, this girl will follow you from now on. I haven't read much, but I know that to learn something, you have to learn by seeing and hearing. Just like when I learned the Thunderbolt Palm from my master, it's the same principle..."

Mrs. An said, dancing a few times, "Master, she needs to stay with you all the time to learn the real skills. As the saying goes, if you want to learn, sleep with the master."

Mei Xueer: Lord An, Madam An, are you sure this girl is your biological child? I just had no choice but to accept a disciple, but I didn't expect that I would be sticking a dog-skin plaster on myself.

However, after some contact, she probably guessed what Minister An and Madam An were thinking.

Minister An was a henpecked man. Even though his wife was unable to bear children after giving birth to An Er, he was unwilling (or perhaps afraid) to take a concubine as he had no son.

But this daughter completely inherited her mother's toughness, but not a single bit of her father's knowledge, nor the slightest bit of her gentleness and elegance.

Lord An, the Minister of Rites, felt that it was a disgrace for him as he was a top scholar but his child was a poor student. So, at the instruction of his wife, he forcibly packaged An Ran as "the most talented woman in Dazhen."

The couple knew that their daughter was a poor student at heart and were worried that the truth would be revealed one day. They thought that perhaps their educational method was wrong and that it would be better to find someone else to teach her.

Mei Xueer's fame at the palace banquet made the two see the turning point of their lives and the turning point of their family.

Who knows, maybe by following Mei Xueer, my daughter will really open up her Ren and Du meridians and make rapid progress in the pursuit of knowledge?

Anyway, we might as well give it a try. If it still doesn't work, we'll just give up.

In the carriage, Mei Xueer, An Ran and Nan Xing were pressed tightly together, squeezed into a portrait by the huge pile of various return gifts that they had received in exchange for a few packets of snacks and two pieces of jewelry.

Too many return gifts!

There are calligraphy and paintings, snacks, tea and tea sets, rouge and powder, and various snacks...

Oh, and there were a bunch of little turtles. Mrs. An heard that Mei Xueer had a little turtle, and thinking that she would like it, she quickly asked someone to go to the street to buy a bunch of them.

Although Mei Xueer didn't think that giving a turtle as a New Year gift was a good choice, thinking that the "Dog Prince" could have many children and grandchildren and enjoy the happiness of family, it was also okay.

What really made her speechless was that the return gift also included a sandbag, a human-shaped wooden stake, and several iron blocks.

Mrs. An said that in their spare time, they could practice...Thunderbolt Palm to learn martial arts, strengthen communication, and enhance their relationship.

In addition, there are a dozen cushions.

Very soft kind.

Even if you have hemorrhoids, you will not feel any pain when you sit down on it.

"Hehe..." Looking at An Ran's happy smile, Mei Xueer felt like crying but had no tears.

She secretly made up her mind that no matter what, she would never go to Minister An's mansion again.

Absolutely not!

Not even going for home visits!

I won’t go even if I can earn points!

However, seeing the enthusiasm of Minister An and An Fu, Mei Xueer felt that she would be letting down the students' parents if she did not fulfill her duties as a people's teacher conscientiously.

Since she had nothing to do at the moment, she decided to take An Ran to see what real literary works are.