News from the Prince's Residence

"Nanny Fan going to teach you personally?"

Lin Huabin was very surprised!

He never expected his mother to send Nanny Fan to interfere in his Inner Residence affairs. When the family was divided, it was agreed that everyone would leave each other alone.

Lin Yunwan said, "Perhaps the Old Madam felt that the younger generation grew up in the countryside and didn't want the Lin family to lose face."

Lin Huabin nodded, showing little resistance.

After all, she is his mother. Even though they have separated from the family, it is only right that she disciplines his daughter.

He said gently, "Nanny Fan is a remarkable person. You'll have a lot to learn from her. Yes, you're fortunate. Study hard!"

"Your Bixi Hall is quite spacious; just have the maids set up a side Side Room to use as a classroom."

Lin Yunwan continued, "... The Old Madam also asked Nanny Fan to teach the Second Miss."

"What? Nanny Fan is teaching Yun Jiao?"

Lin Huabin was stunned.

His youngest daughter is quite spoiled, and the Old Madam knows it too. But a girl's slight spoiled nature, as long as it doesn't go too far, can be quite charming. If her daughter marries into a family like his in the future, it will be a perfect match.

A husband will only love so much that he can't love it all, he won't despise it.

But Nanny Fan definitely wouldn't approve of this...

Lin Huabin lowered his head in deep thought.

"Yun Jiao, she..."

Thinking of how she had ordered the maids to undress the maids, which he felt was somewhat inappropriate, he agreed, "Alright. You can all learn from Nanny Fan together!"

Lin Huabin dotes on his second daughter and thinks of everything for her.

"It's not in the Bixi Hall, it's in the Misty Smoke Pavilion."

It's not far from Lin Yunjiao's Courtyard.

"From now on, Madam will allocate separate allowances for you during the spring and summer seasons, and we'll also select a few clever maids from the Misty Smoke Pavilion to serve you."

They really put their heart into it!

Lin Yunwan said, "Thank you, sir."

Lin Huabin said, "Let's go back."

He dismissed Lin Yunwan and went to tell his wife about the matter.

Lin Huabin was very pleased. "Nanny Fan's skills are extraordinary. She is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, tea, and flowers. She originally only helped the Old Madam raise my Elder Brother's eldest daughter and refused to teach anyone else."

"Now that Nanny Fan is willing to take care of Yun Wan and Yun Jiao, she'll train Yun Jiao to be as outstanding as the eldest daughter of my Elder Brother's family. No matter which family she marries into in the future, she'll be looked up to."

Zheng Shi, however, was dissatisfied. "What kind of teaching can Nanny Fan possibly provide!"

"Years ago, I heard about how she disciplined the eldest Eldest Sister of the Eldest Branch. The Eldest Sister cried and wailed in secret for a whole year, and her personality completely changed!"

Lin Huabin said, "Isn't my Elder Brother Eldest Sister becoming more mature? That's a good thing."

Zheng Shi felt sorry for her child and said angrily, "... You've become more mature, but don't you think about whether our Jiao'er can handle it? Besides, our Eldest Sister didn't marry very well either!"

"In my opinion, nothing is better than focusing on arranging a good marriage for our daughter. If you care about Jiao'er darling, you should quickly go and find out how things are going at the Prince Huan's Residence."

"They held such a grand Plum Blossom Banquet, and that was it?"

"Aren't you very familiar with Zhao Jingyi? Why don't you go and ask him! Zhao Jingyi doesn't have a daughter of marriageable age, and you two are old acquaintances, yet he doesn't even put in a good word for our Yun Jiao."

"Our Jiao'er should talk to Nanny Wang more. I heard that Nanny Wang came to Jiangqian this time to find a suitable wife for the Princess Consort Prince."

Zheng Shi began to mutter to himself.

Lin Huabin felt dizzy and disoriented.

How can you talk so much!

He said, "How do you know I didn't ask around?"

Zheng Shi's eyes lit up. "What did you find out?"

Lin Huabin put his arm around her shoulder and said, "His Prince has recently been planning to visit the historical sites and scenic spots in Jiangqian. I heard he's going to visit Ci'en Temple."

"Then, let's hurry up and take Yun Jiao with us!"

Zheng Shi said excitedly, "If we happen to run into the Prince, we can see Prince handsome appearance. I've heard Prince's extremely good-looking! And let Prince meet Yun Jiao... You and the Prince's maternal uncle are good friends, so what's not to like?"

With favorable timing, location, and people, isn't everything in place?

Lin Huabin inwardly agreed, but he still scolded Zheng Shi: "How can an unmarried girl go to see men outside the marriage?"

Zheng Shi scoffed, "Didn't I say it was a 'chance encounter'? Ci'en Temple is so big, are other people allowed to go there, but our Jiao'er isn't?"

She twisted her handkerchief, pondering, "I've heard that although the Prince is gentle to others, he has a very unruly personality. The Emperor and Empress dote on him greatly, indulging his every whim. Presumably, his marriage will also be arranged according to his wishes... which means that the Prince's own ideas are more important than anything else."

"Master, this—aren't you going to let Jiao'er 'accidentally' meet the Prince?"

Lin Huabin waved his hand and said, "No! That's against the rules."

Zheng Shi knew her husband best.

After a brief moment of intimacy, Lin Huabin said, "... This is a one-time exception! And Yun Jiao is not allowed to do anything out of line, otherwise the Old Madam will be the first to punish us."

"I know."

They managed to extract from Lin Huabin the information about when Prince Huan would visit Ci'en Temple.

The next day.

Nanny Fan arrived, Lin Yunwan had gotten up early, went to the Misty Smoke Pavilion on time.

Lin Yunjiao was still throwing a tantrum in the Courtyard.

"No more copying books? Mom, you're so kind! It must be you and Dad who said those nice things, right?"

Zheng Shi sighed, "It's because Nanny Fan is coming to discipline you and that wretched girl. The Old Madam personally ordered that you go with her."

"What? Nanny Fan!"

Lin Yunjiao, smashed a teacup and angrily declared, "I'm not going!"

She was used to making a scene in front of Zheng Shi, and as long as she made a scene, her mother would agree to anything she wanted.

"I'm not going!"

He then casually smashed another teacup.

Zheng Shi was not in a hurry, and said unhurriedly, "Do you want to see Prince Huan?"

"Mother, do you have a way to let your daughter see the Prince?"

Lin Yunjiao immediately changed.

Qi Lingheng had been in Jiangqian for a while, and rumors about him had already spread throughout the major families of Jiangqian. Almost all of them were praises. Not to mention the local officials of Jiangqian, even unmarried girls were completely infatuated with him.

Even those who weren't fascinated were still very curious and wanted to see what kind of person the Prince was.

"If you obediently go and learn from Nanny Fan, I'll let you see the Prince."

Lin Yunjiao relented, pouting, and said, "Alright then. You absolutely must let me see the Prince!"

She changed her clothes and went to the Misty Smoke Pavilion.

To see the Prince, she was very obedient. Although she didn't study as diligently as Lin Yunwan, Nanny Fan told her to do.

At the end of the day, Nanny Fan went back and told Old Madam Lin, "Both girls seem quite good."

Old Madam Lin asked, "Yun Jiao is not bad either?" She was very surprised.

Nanny Fan said, "... It's truly remarkable that Miss Yun Jiao is so obedient while following the Second Madam."

After thinking for a moment, Old Madam Lin said, "One day without problems is nothing. You should continue to keep an eye on her."

Nanny Fan said, "That's what I mean too. We can't judge a book by its cover of just one day's performance."

Nanny Fan, Lin Huabin personally went to ask her for leave, saying that Yun Jiao needed to go to offer incense.

Nanny Fan said, "The two girls' lessons don't match, so I'll give both of them a day off!"

Lin Huabin agreed and went back to tell Zheng Shi, "Take Yun Wan with you to offer incense as well."

"Why bring her again? Who is she going to offer Eternal Light Lamp to this time?"

Zheng Shi was impatient with having a burden on her.

Lin Huabin frowned and said, "Nanny Fan gave both of them a holiday, but you only took one out. What will Nanny Fan she finds out?"

Zheng Shi was speechless, thinking to herself that he was just a burden and she could just find any Matron to look after him.