Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 301 The Nine Thousand Year Old's Brainless Adopted Daughter 3

Choosing a reading companion,

This was Xia Youmi's first serious request to her adoptive parents, and they took it very seriously.

Not only did he order the eunuchs to bring back the list of companions selected for Lü Shuo last year, but he also sent someone to draft a new list. The list required individuals to be from clean families, between five and ten years old, and of excellent character; one list for boys and one for girls were required.

The Empress Dowager was very efficient; afternoon snacks had just been laid out in her palace for the three of them to enjoy.

The list of the emperor's attendants, which had been rigorously selected last year, was then sent over.

Li Wanran nodded as she flipped through the pages. In fact, many scions of aristocratic families were of better character and knowledge. However, the final stage was personally controlled by Lü Shuo, and Sheng Ze and the others did not forcibly intervene. They could only watch as Lü Shuo intentionally or unintentionally avoided forces related to the Ninth Prince.

Whether it's training staff or simply finding someone pleasing to the eye, these are trivial matters that Shengze shouldn't bother with.

Starting around the time they began visiting the Imperial Study, Sheng Ze and Li Wanran gradually came into contact with more and more forces from the previous dynasty. It was then that Sheng Ze and Li Wanran began to feel a sense of helplessness, wanting to be good stepparents but being subtly rejected. They had all good intentions, and it was the best and smoothest path, but the unfortunate child insisted on being clever and going against them.

Later, Sheng Ze and his group became disappointed with many things and decided not to get involved anymore.

Only then was Lü Shuo given the maximum authority, which made him suffer a great loss in silence.

Then, thanks to good fortune, someone always comes to the rescue in times of trouble. Finally, he reveals his transformation after the trials, proudly singing, "Never underestimate a young man's potential!"

Because the original text is divided into two parts, there are many logical inconsistencies.

For example, the first part says that the two younger generations married according to their own wishes, and the second part, in an attempt to make it coherent, says that the adopted daughter voluntarily asked to marry Lü Shuo. But in the end, the second part shows that he had fallen out of love with his adopted son, so he should have been worried about his adopted daughter's life in the harem.

Sending more people back to inquire would be better, but they can be easily dismissed with letters.

They could only offer the excuse that they were disappointed in their adopted daughter and didn't want to get involved in such trivial matters.

Can,

Xia Youmi is now nestled in her adoptive parents' arms, the three of them very close together. She listens to them patiently explaining the people in the painting in a tone quite appropriate for her age, occasionally letting out self-doubt.

No matter what, you can't generate a false illusion.

“This young man from the Li family, although he is from my clan, was spoiled in his early years and has been suppressed in the past two years. Now he is used to pretending to be profound and his temperament is not healthy enough. He is not suitable for Mi’er.” Li Wanran added a red cross next to a name without any politeness.

A line has already been drawn on it, which was drawn by Lü Shuo himself when selecting people.

Sheng Ze nodded, and Xia Youmi also repeatedly expressed her agreement.

They were afraid that the other people would think they had unusual tastes and wanted to do the opposite of what everyone else did.

“Young Master Fu, his elder brother is already with Shuo’er, so it’s not appropriate to give him to Mi’er.”

"Uh-huh!"

General Fu only has these two young masters left, and they are very precious to him. If it weren't for Fu Yu's outstanding abilities, he would have his own ideas.

It wasn't up to Lü Shuo to choose him as a study companion.

Both brothers were trained on the battlefield from a young age, and their skills and character are rare.

Now that the country is at peace, Sheng Ze also intends to ensure that the Fu family has descendants.

They were specially invited because they were also thinking about Lü Shuo's archery skills.

Lu Shuo only saw that the Fu family was loyal to the emperor and had a deep influence among military generals, so he happily accepted Fu Yu, completely unaware of the painstaking arrangements made by the Ninth Prince.

Xia Youmi nodded in agreement.

Fu Yu's abilities remain to be seen. If he proves to be truly capable, it won't be too late to poach him from elsewhere.

Li Wanran crossed out several more names.

They were all old-fashioned scholars from rigid families, and she was more concerned about Xia Youmi's physical and mental health. Those rigid rules of etiquette could easily kill a person, and she couldn't let these people be around to secretly belittle, attack, or control Mi'er.

"The Huo family, the Fei family, or Shuo'er will choose the best," Li Wanran said with a smile.

"What?" Sheng Ze's eyes darkened, realizing that Lü Shuo was no longer hiding his feelings from Li Wanran, and a surge of irritation welled up inside him. He really didn't want anyone to disrupt this peace. Ran'er had feelings for Consort Jing, but he, Sheng Ze, had little affection for her.

When Consort Jing was in favor, she often indulged her servants and gave the eunuchs who worked for her a hard time.

In her haste and distraction, she failed to keep a close eye on her obedient little apprentice, who died under the blows. All because the little apprentice was quick-witted and had praised Consort Tong, Consort Jing's mortal enemy, while on duty.

He was easily found guilty and executed, unable to rest in peace.

Since then,

I couldn't get over it for a long time.

Sheng Ze never saw his life improve again, so he kindly took on a junior eunuch as his apprentice.

In this cannibalistic land, having another person by your side might mean that you won't share any blessings, but will instead go to the underworld together.

However, these events occurred before they met, and Li Wanran was unaware of them.

Moreover, if it weren't for Consort Jing pushing Sheng Ze and making him realize early on that his nascent eunuch career was nothing but a precarious and uncertain one.

He will not remain silent again to plan and climb to a higher position.

Then, they helped Li Wanran ascend to the throne of Empress Dowager.

Even now, Sheng Ze has not let his guard down, only revealing too much when he is with his wife and daughters.

"Tsk! You didn't notice!" Li Wanran's words were tinged with a teasing tone.

For a moment, Sheng was stunned, only able to grasp his wife's hand and study its texture, trying to sort out his emotions.

"I, I figured it out!" Xia Youmi raised a chubby hand and said happily, "It's their appearance! The two young masters Mother just pointed out are the chosen companions, and they are good-looking!"

"Puch-"

"Mi'er has such good taste!"

“Mi’er, what’s so pretty about her? She only has a nose and two eyes.” Sheng Ze was unconvinced. Besides thinking about Consort Jing’s past, he was also thinking about the commonalities between the Huo, Fei and Fu families.

They didn't even glance at his appearance.

Seeing the mother and daughter laughing together, he realized that his daughter was right; Li Wanran was indeed as beautiful as she had described.

Hmph! They're all just little chicks, all shiny on the outside.

Sheng Ze had an oil can hanging from the corner of his mouth. The mother and daughter kept saying that Dad was the most handsome, and that the husband was the most beautiful. They said that Dad and Mom were the most handsome man and beautiful woman, and that they were the perfect match.

They were completely disoriented.

Only then did he seriously consider who would accompany Xia Youmi in her studies.

They had no intention of making their daughter any less than the emperor; Lü Shuo would choose three people, even if it meant having enough rice to spare.

even,

It's not about only choosing girls in the conventional sense.

If Xia Youmi wanted, no one would object if they had only boys.

After flipping through the entire list of companion students from last year, Xia Youmi estimated that it would really be better to choose girls for all of them.

First,

There really wasn't a boy who would suit her taste to be her study companion!

She had originally intended to treat them all equally, but upon analysis, each of them had significant flaws and wasn't outstanding enough. They would be perfectly adequate as either companions or playmates to the princes. Unfortunately, she aspired to great things and couldn't afford any oversights.

In contrast, the girls who weren't presented have more room for development.

Secondly,

In the eyes of the former dynasty's officials, prematurely exceeding the rules and going against the grain would not be conducive to future power.

Things that are out in the open are easily noticed and guarded against by outsiders. It's better to use their strength against them.