Before the morning mist had completely dissipated, the blue brick floor of Fuqu Courtyard was already covered with messy footprints.

As Madam He leaned against the doorframe and yawned, her gold-inlaid jade nail guard accidentally snagged a strand of hair from her sideburns. The pearl strings hanging from the filigree gold phoenix hairpin in her hair swayed wildly, reflecting the sweat-drenched faces of the servants carrying gilded chests in the courtyard.

"Look, it's been several days already... Our general really cares about his daughter Wan'er." Although she complained, she was secretly overjoyed to see boxes of gifts being brought into the courtyard.

Siji handed over the teacup, almost blinded by the upturned corners of her mistress's mouth.

"It's not good, it's not good!"

Startled by the frantic cry, Mrs. He lost her balance and dropped the teacup.

"You damned little hussy!" She stomped on the body of the little maid who had been crawling on the ground as she ran towards her, and only after venting her anger did she glance at the little girl whose face was flushed from running. In the end, she was still not as good as her former personal maid, Yinxing, but... she suddenly remembered Yinxing, whom she had thrown into the labor camp, and a strange feeling rose in her heart.

She coughed, smoothed her hair, and her angry panting subsided somewhat.

"Tell me, what happened?"

The little maid shakily raised her head, then knelt down again: "Madam... Granny Yang is here. She says she's going to teach our young lady and will be staying in our courtyard..."

"What!" Mrs. He paused, her hand still smoothing her hair. "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly ran outside. As he turned around, he suddenly saw the morning light shining through the glass window, making the set of gold and kingfisher feather jewelry in the chest shimmer and radiant. He quickly added to Siji, "Go and wake the young lady up. We can't delay the noble guests from the palace!"

The corridor was thrown into chaos. Only when Yang Mama's black brocade horse-face skirt swept across the dew-covered grass leaves, the sound of her waist-mounted clappers striking the ground made a clear, jade-like ringing sound, startling the green parrot kept in the Lotus Courtyard, which fluttered and squawked wildly.

"Oh, my dear old sister!" Madam He forced a sickeningly sweet smile, the three pairs of intertwined gold bracelets on her wrist jingling merrily. "Why didn't you inform me beforehand? I was so sorry..."

"I am acting on the orders of the General, not the Madam." Granny Yang's gaze swept over her crooked collar, and she slammed the ruler in her hand heavily on the trunk, startling Madam He.

"In broad daylight, with clothes barely covering your body, what kind of behavior is this!" These words filled He Shi with shame and embarrassment, leaving her feeling utterly ashamed.

Suddenly, the sound of a window being pushed open came from the west wing. He Wan, her long, dark blue hair loose, leaned against the window, her inner garment's collar hanging loosely, revealing half a red rope—a silver longevity lock dangling from it. She lazily fiddled with the newly acquired jade bracelet on her wrist, and said in a coquettish voice:

"Please don't blame my mother, Granny. It's still Wan'er's fault. Granny came here to teach Wan'er, but Wan'er has not fulfilled her duties as a mistress." When she finished speaking about the word "mistress," she deliberately glanced at her mother, Madam He, who was standing under the eaves.

Suddenly, Granny Yang's ruler struck the crack in the gilded trunk: "Since the Second Miss knows to fulfill her duties as mistress, I will begin by instructing her on morning and evening greetings."

If you don't finish copying "Rules for Women" by 3:45 AM, then you can skip lunch.

Just as Madam He was about to speak, she saw her daughter gracefully brush away the lingering incense from the gilded Boshan incense burner: "Granny is right, Wan'er will burn incense and wash her hands now." With that, she closed the open window.

"What an air of arrogance!" Granny Yang snorted coldly and walked into the main hall, making a sarcastic remark as she approached Madam He.

"Now I understand why the eldest young lady asked me to teach the second young lady."

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