I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

In early June, the girl from the Zhao family went to the Duke's Mansion to attend classes.

Cicadas were chirping, and more than ten girls were sitting in the Liubo Waterside Pavilion.

In the middle was a huanghuali armchair covered with a thick silk cushion. The teaching nanny had not arrived yet, but the hot teapot had already been neatly placed, with a ruler and a vase of fresh flowers placed on it.

The girls from the Zhao and Meng families sat together, divided into three sides: left, middle and right.

The concubines sat on both sides, and the two seats in the middle were occupied by Meng Yanzhen and Zhao Fangjin.

Zhao Fangyu sat second from the left, and in front of her sat Zhao Fangyun.

When away from home, the eldest lady will not let Zhao Fangyun bring shame to the Zhao family.

The girls wore similar pearl jewelry and similar clothes. The only slight difference was the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone they carried with them.

Zhao Fangyu liked to practice calligraphy. Zhao Minshan had previously given her two good inkstones and several good brushes. She might not have anything else, but among her sisters, she was considered to be as good as others in terms of pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

A copper bell rang, but I didn't hear any footsteps. When I looked up, I saw a woman in a moon-white dress with an indigo skirt sitting on the armchair.

She had an oval face and dark hair tied into a tight concentric bun, and wore a jade hairpin with a carved pattern that was transparent and made of the same material and pattern as the earrings. It looked very valuable and she was also elegant and graceful.

On the first day of class, the styles of clothes I wore were all decided by my family, so there would be no mistakes.

The teaching nanny glanced at the audience, and all the little girls who were sitting down lowered their heads and kept silent, like quails.

The two legitimate daughters sitting in the middle had both seen the world and were not as timid as the concubine's daughters sitting next to them. They were respectful enough but not to the point of being looked down upon.

"At the request of the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion, Xuehuan has come to teach these girls."

Xuehuan spent the entire morning teaching everyone the rules.

"The palace has strict rules. Everything has its own rules. If there is any mistake, there will be accountability. Even if you are not in the palace, in an ordinary mansion, you should clearly distinguish right from wrong and clearly define rewards and punishments."

"Without rules there is no order; without punishment there is no fear; without fear one can do whatever one wants and follow one's heart. If the rules are too strict, it is harsh treatment; if they are too loose, it is laxity."

"Girls are the ones who are in charge. Rules are set by people, just like a whip in their hands. Whether it is strict or slack depends on how the girls control others."

Meng Yanzhen listened with great interest. Although Zhao Fangyu was distracted occasionally, he also listened carefully.

Growing up under the red flag, she has always known that the truth is only within the range of cannons. She has no cannons, so she can only float within the range set by the world for women.

Only by mastering the rules can you find loopholes in the rules to gain the greatest benefits for yourself and avoid most risks.

Ethics and morals kill people, and the imperial palace is even more ruthless.

Meng Yanzhen and Zhao Fangjin sat together. They looked a bit alike, but it was a pity that the Meng family seemed determined to send such a beautiful girl into a wolf's den...

I don’t know if I will ever see her smile so happily again.

Zhao Fangyu listened to a whole day's class. Others would have to think about the wit in Master Xuehuan's words, but Zhao Fangyu, a disguised child, could understand most of the hidden meaning.

What’s amazing is that, according to her observation, her second sister also understood it.

Even Zhao Fanglan, who loved to pretend the most, would show a look of sudden enlightenment from time to time.

After school, Zhao Fangyu, Zhao Fangjin and Meng Yanzhen gathered together. Before the three of them could leave together, a girl in pink apricot blossom clothes appeared beside Zhao Fangyu.

"My name is Yun Qiao. What's your name? I saw you listening attentively just now. I don't know how much you understood. Unlike me, I was completely confused by what the teacher said."

Meng Yanzhen and Zhao Fangjin slowed down their pace. Zhao Fangyu raised the corner of his mouth and asked with a sweet smile, "My name is Fangyu, and I'm the fourth child in my family. I don't really understand what Master Xuehuan said, but I saw that my sisters all understood it. I didn't want to appear too stupid, so I pretended. I didn't expect that my sisters would really scare me."

Meng Yunqiao was surprised and said, "So that's how it is. I thought I was the only one in the whole Waterside who didn't understand."

After saying that, he immediately hugged Zhao Fangyu's arm affectionately and squeezed forward.

"That's perfect. We don't understand, so we should just be good friends."

Meng Yanzhen and Zhao Fangjin gradually walked away. Zhao Fangyu was pulled by Meng Yunqiao to follow behind, and was forced to listen to her chattering about her experiences during Master Xuehuan's class.

In general, it is a completely irrelevant way of understanding.

After talking along the way, Zhao Fangyu finally understood why this Miss Yun Qiao came to him.

Meng Yunqiao is the sixth child in the Meng family. She has an older sister, but the older sister ignores her and thinks she is nagging. The other sisters in the family also don't like her lively and outgoing personality.

"I've heard from my second brother before that you have a good temper and like to play, so you will definitely get along well with me. I didn't expect it to be true. My sister and I can be said to have hit it off right away!"

Zhao Fangyu's mind was filled with alarm bells. What second brother? That flashy Meng Yanjiang?

When Zhao Fangyu thought about how Meng Yangjiang's previous actions almost brought him trouble, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.

"I just wanted to ask my sister, but she ignored me. I think she understood everything."

Meng Yunqiao's mood suddenly became low, and her voice was muffled: "How come we are all born of the same mother, but I am so stupid that I am not even half as stupid as my second sister..."

"My sister is good at studying, needlework, and perfume making... But I can't do anything, not even being likable..."

"Originally there was a second elder brother in this mansion who was willing to play with me. Now that the second elder brother is gone, I can't even play with him..."

The poor little girl, who was probably one or two years older than Zhao Fangyu, was chubby with round hands and feet, and looked at Zhao Fangyu pitifully.

It looks especially like an emoticon package that Zhao Fangyu often used on WeChat before, which is a wronged puppy wearing a pink mask on its head.

Zhao Fangyu comforted the puppy dryly: "Not everyone is born with these abilities. As long as we work hard, even if we can't be as good as your second sister, we won't be too bad."

The puppy was touched in a sore spot by Zhao Fangyu, and tears immediately fell down: "Really? Why don't I believe it? My second brother told me that stupidity is natural and can't be changed... and told me not to resist..."

Speaking of Meng Yanjiang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, the little dog cried so miserably that if you didn't know, you would think that Zhao Fangyu was cornered and beaten by someone.

Maybe he was not popular, because the only people who came over to watch were the girls from the Zhao family, while the people from the Meng family had all left long ago.

"Not really. We have a younger sister who is a late bloomer just like you."

Zhao Fanglan and Zhao Fangwei who were standing on the side both burst out laughing. Only Zhao Fangyun looked at Zhao Fangyu with eyes burning hot, as if he wished he could burn two holes in Zhao Fangyu!

Who is her late bloomer sister!

Suddenly a childish voice was heard, shattering the peaceful scene that Zhao Fangyu had tried so hard to whitewash.

"How can someone deceive even a fool?"

"So vicious!"