Huo Xing’Er looked at Old Lady Ji’s expression, afraid that Old Lady Ji might voice out what was on her mind, so she hurriedly said, "Pan’Er just came back. She must be tired, so she should go back to rest, wash up, and eat something. Nanny Zhang might be looking for you soon."
Before every meal, Nanny Zhang would make the most of every second to teach Xiaosuisui about manners and etiquette! Now that Xie Pan’Er had returned, she would definitely be caught by Nanny Zhang for lessons as well.
Hearing Huo Xing’Er’s words, Xiaosuisui vigorously clapped her little paws. "Study, Pretty Sister, hurry up and study!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Pan’Er’s eyes narrowed. "Pretty Sister saw schadenfreude in your eyes!"
Xiaosuisui grinned, tugging at Xie Pan’Er’s skirt hem and motioning for her to lower her head; she had secrets to whisper.
Xie Pan’Er squatted down, letting Xiaosuisui’s mouth come close to her ear. She then heard her whisper, "I don’t understand many of the things Nanny Zhang says. Listening to her is like she’s reciting sutras."
Upon hearing this, Xie Pan’Er was inwardly alarmed and quickly asked, "You don’t understand what Nanny Zhang says? You haven’t said anything inappropriate to her, have you?"
Xiaosuisui shook her head. "No, Pretty Sister told me not to speak carelessly, so I held back and didn’t say I couldn’t understand."
Xie Pan’Er let out a huge sigh of relief, clutching her chest. "That’s good, that’s good!"
"What are you two whispering about over there, muttering to yourselves?"
Old Lady Ji saw Xie Pan’Er clutching her chest and felt puzzled. Did my precious granddaughter say something to scare Xie Pan’Er? So she hurriedly asked.
Xie Pan’Er quickly swept Xiaosuisui into her arms and explained, "The Princess said that learning etiquette from Nanny Zhang alone is too tedious, and she wants me to hurry and accompany her."
Xiaosuisui nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes! I want Pretty Sister to accompany me in learning etiquette!"
"Since that’s the case, you may both go back. I’m tired too; I’ll return to my room to rest." Old Lady Ji waved her hand, dismissing them.
In Xiaosuisui’s courtyard, Nanny Zhang arrived precisely on time to give her a crash course in palace etiquette. Seeing Xie Pan’Er accompanying her, Nanny Zhang’s brow furrowed slightly.
Last night, I had Xie Pan’Er watch the Princess learn etiquette. It was to intentionally show her the Princess’s royal dignity and warn her not to be insolent in the future! But today, I am to teach the Princess’s standard etiquette. This little girl isn’t qualified to learn alongside her.
Seeing Nanny Zhang’s furrowed brow, Xie Pan’Er knew what she was thinking. "Nanny, please forgive me. The Princess is still young, and learning etiquette alone is quite tedious for her. Old Lady Ji was afraid the Princess wouldn’t be able to settle down and learn, so she asked Pan’Er to come and keep her company."
Hearing that this was Old Lady Ji’s wish, Nanny Zhang said no more and began to teach the palace etiquette and rules.
「Meanwhile」
Zhu Xiuxiu rummaged through her box. After searching for a long time, she finally found a property deed. Then she went to find Ji Youzhi.
Ji Youzhi was practicing martial arts in his courtyard. Seeing Zhu Xiuxiu, he quickly stopped. "Third Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Zhu Xiuxiu waved the property deed in her hand and said, "Brought you something."
Ji Youzhi looked at the deed in her hand and chuckled. "Third Sister-in-law, this looks like a property deed. Surely you’re not thinking of giving it to me?"
Zhu Xiuxiu rolled her eyes at him. "You wish! When Pan’Er returned just now, she mentioned that her brother is going to buy a house tomorrow to settle their family. Houses in the Capital City aren’t that easy to come by, are they? As it happens, I have a dowry courtyard right here in the Capital City. I don’t use it anyway, and it’s just sitting empty, so I might as well sell it. Consider it doing someone a good turn."
After saying this, she placed the deed into Ji Youzhi’s hand.
A look of understanding dawned on Ji Youzhi’s face. "Oh! I see. Sister-in-law, you want to sell the house, but it’s not convenient for you to do it personally, so you want me to help you find that Xie Si?"
Hearing this, Zhu Xiuxiu was momentarily stunned. How did this Seventh Brother figure out it was about Xie Si? Shouldn’t he be trying to curry favor with Xie Pan’Er at a time like this? To show his intentions?