"But, but I..."
She lowered her head meekly and respectfully, carefully watching Kang Shi's reaction out of the corner of her eye. Her heart pounded with unprecedented speed, like a lotus leaf battered by a raging storm, beating so fast she could hardly breathe.
It had nearly leaped into her throat.
This Mr. Kang...
Would he agree?
Thinking of how she had offended Kang Shi earlier, Yu Zi felt regretful. She felt like a prisoner awaiting sentencing, anxious about what her future held. She held her breath nervously, not daring to make a sound. At last, the final answer came from above her head.
Kang Shi said, "Very well. Since it's our lord's wish..."
One child was his responsibility; two wouldn't make much difference.
He thought with some helplessness.
But—
"Miss Yu is, after all, not quite like Lingde..."
Kang Shi didn't spell it out, but anyone who understood would know. Lin Feng was a few years younger than Yu Zi, but she had Chu Yao teaching her personally. She was also from a minor noble family, and her foundation in the lessons taught to young ladies was hardly inferior to that of ordinary noble scions. Yu Zi, by contrast, had learned only what her birth mother had taught her when she was young. How much she had been taught, and how much she had learned, remained to be seen.
His suggestion was that Yu Zi attend Lin Feng's lessons.
After all, Chu Wuhui could teach one student or two. The more capable should shoulder more responsibility. He would also help fill in any gaps. Shen Tang nodded. It was a good suggestion. Lin Feng was still very young, and Tu Rong was her only peer.
But Tu Rong was her senior brother, not her senior sister.
That left a