The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

The old lady could see through Shen's thoughts, and she made the final decision: "Seventh Miss is the Marquis's legitimate daughter. I'll decide that Granny Li will go with Seventh Miss, and she can take Granny Li with her when Seventh Miss gets married."

Now, Mrs. Zhan and Mrs. Jin were truly envious.

With this Granny Li following He Zhizhu, if Zhuzhu marries into an ordinary family, she won't have to worry about making a living at all.

"However, Seventh Girl, from now on, you will be in charge of taking care of Granny Li in her old age." These words were spoken to He Zhizhu, who thanked her grandmother affectionately, her face showing deep gratitude and affection.

Although Lady Shen was still dissatisfied, what could she do when that vile woman, Lady Shui, managed to climb up to Consort Bing?

However, fortunes change every thirty years, and she waits to see when their efforts, both inside and outside the palace, will come to naught.

Seeing that there were only two nannies left, Madam Zhan and Madam Jin looked at the old lady with hopeful eyes, hoping that they could each have one nanny from their respective households.

It will be easier to say about the girls' marriages in the future.

Although the teachers in the women's schools were all excellent, why would the girls refuse the opportunity to further enhance their education?

"As for Granny Yan and Granny Wu, they will first go to the girls' school to teach all the young ladies in the mansion."

Although Mrs. Zhan and Mrs. Jin were disappointed, at least they had a daughter, so it wasn't like they had gotten nothing at all.

At this moment, Madam Shen suddenly mentioned to the old lady, "Mother, my Rong'er received her father's will a few days ago, instructing her not to observe three years of mourning, but only to observe one hundred days of mourning to fulfill her filial duty."

I thought, since Rong-jie can be set up for marriage now, and we have a ready-made school for young ladies in our household, and now we have a nanny from the palace to guide her.

The daughter-in-law pleaded with her mother to allow Rong'er to attend the family's school for a few days, saying it would make things easier for them when choosing a husband later.

The old lady first spoke at length about Hua Sirong's situation.

Then he readily nodded and agreed to Shen's request.

Hua Sirong is destined to be labeled as belonging to the Marquis's family, so one more of her in the girls' school won't make a difference. This manor's girls' school isn't just home to one cousin!

After leaving the old lady's Fushou Hall, Madam Shen personally assigned Zhang Mama and led several other maids from the palace to settle in.

Granny Zhang and Granny Meng specified that the item was for the Sixth Miss, and Granny Zhang handed it directly to Concubine Shui.

These two nannies were to serve the Sixth Miss personally, sharing both her glory and her misfortune. Madam Shen did not want to waste her energy on them.

She was most concerned about Granny Li, who was assigned to Seventh Sister. Seventh Sister hadn't been to school for the past few days, so Granny Li took her back to the courtyard and personally entertained her.

Of course, when Madam Shen rewarded the five nannies with gifts and money, she would always secretly give Li nanny a little extra to show that they were different.

As for Granny Yan and Granny Wu, who run the girls' school, they live directly in the courtyard next to the school, which makes it convenient for them to give lectures every day.

Hua Sirong received the message from Yimei Garden. She never expected that the Marquis's residence would open its doors to her under such circumstances.

Madam Wang was overjoyed and danced with delight. "Miss, you don't know, but I secretly went to the front today to join in the fun and saw the new nannies."

"My goodness, each one of them is so impressive! With their guidance, the girls won't have to worry about being taken advantage of when they marry into their husbands' families."

Hua Sirong's eyes filled with warmth as she watched how quickly Wang's mother had packed her pens, ink, paper, and other necessities for school the next day.

“Mom knows perfectly well that I was never ambitious when I was studying in my hometown of Xishan. Now that I’m going to the Marquis’s academy, I’m afraid the teacher will call Mom to come and take me away.”

Unlike Hua Sirong, Wang's mother was not mischievous. "Our daughter has been intelligent since she was little. Which teacher doesn't like her? If I go, I'm afraid every teacher will want to pull me aside and praise our daughter."

After thinking for a moment, she changed her mind again, "The young lady is intelligent, and it's fine for us family to know. But since the young lady is going to another family's school, it's better to hide some of her shortcomings."

Hua Sirong smiled and asked, "Why?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at her and said, "I'm afraid the other young ladies will be jealous of you."

Hua Sirong laughed so hard she bent over. In Wang Mama's and Chunyan's eyes, she was truly outstanding in every way.

"Don't worry, I know my limits and won't let myself suffer. I'll also get along well with my classmates." On one hand, she wanted to reassure her mother, and on the other hand, she cherished her newly formed classmates.

The following day, Wang's mother and Chunyan accompanied Hua Sirong to the girls' school.

Seeing Chunyan carrying a food box, Hua Sirong asked, "Didn't we have breakfast today? Why are you still carrying a food box? Do we have to bring our own lunch?"

Mrs. Wang patted her increasingly lively daughter and said, "Today is the first day of school for our daughter. Shouldn't we do something to celebrate?"

Hua Sirong nodded, "Oh, it was originally meant to honor the teachers. I had completely forgotten." In the past, her own father had taken care of the teachers in Xishan.

Wang's mother was speechless. "The food box contains local specialties from Xishan. Chunyan and I made them fresh in the kitchen early this morning. Take them to school and share them with your new classmates."

So it wasn't meant for the teachers after all? But it seems we still need to prepare gifts for them.

Although Madam Wang wasn't exactly a master of domestic power struggles, she had managed the inner courtyard of the Hua family's main branch for many years, so how could she not know these etiquette rules?

"After the people from Yimei Garden came to deliver the message yesterday, Mother took the initiative to select a few gifts to send over to the teachers."

Hua Sirong hugged Wang's mother's arm, "Thanks to our mother, otherwise what would I have done?"

Chunyan, that big, silly girl, was also nodding vigorously on the side.

Wang's mother felt both helpless and proud.

Upon entering the school, he greeted his classmates who had arrived earlier.

Those who hadn't seen each other often had met the old lady once, so everyone got along fairly well.

The third daughter, He Zhiyao, wanted to jump out and say a few words, but was stopped by the fourth daughter, He Zhizhen.

He Zhizhen: "On your first day, you should at least try to behave yourself."

He Zhiyao: "I'm just worried that her bad luck will affect the feng shui of our school."

He Zhizhen glanced at her and said, "If you're so capable, say those words to your aunt's face."

He Zhiyao gave up, but she was absolutely unwilling to sit too close to Hua Sirong.

Hua Sirong originally wanted to choose the most secluded corner to sit in.

The second daughter, He Zhihuan, pulled her to sit with her.

Hua Sirong: "Weren't you busy embroidering your dowry? Why are you here at the girls' school again?"

He Zhihuan whispered, "To be personally instructed by retired palace maids for a few days is such a great fortune. I certainly can't miss it."

Even if she didn't want to come, her aunt wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Hua Sirong nodded in agreement; that was precisely why she was able to audit the class.

After everyone spoke in hushed tones for a while, the teacher arrived.

The women who were just moments ago so relaxed are now sitting upright, perfectly proper and polite, without a single fault to be found.

Hua Sirong is good at putting on an act, so it's not surprising that she's making such a fuss.