Chapter 6 I was born to be the second lady
Under Han's management, the female teacher was quickly selected for Shen Qingyun.
She is the fourth miss of the Xu Mansion from a scholarly family. She is now nearly thirty years old. At the beginning, Miss Xu was also a talented woman. Unfortunately, she met a bandit on the road while traveling. Although she did not lose her innocence, the family who originally engaged her was still engaged because of her reputation. After thinking about it, she broke off the engagement. So far, she has not tried to get married again, but has become a female teacher.
Because of her talent as a girl, many palaces were willing to hire her.
Shen Qingyun took a deep breath. Miss Xu Si was talented and understanding but also aloof. In her previous life, she was secretly reminded that deep thoughts were not superficially kind.
It's a pity that Shen Sisi's design in her previous life made her disappointed and left soon after. She will definitely not slack off in this life.
Early the next morning, Shen Qingyun washed up and dressed up. When Miss Xu came, her eyes lit up.
Miss Xu is wearing a bamboo-green gradient undershirt, paired with a white ink-marked placket and large sleeves of the same color. A green jade pendant of excellent quality hangs from her waist. When she walks, the tassels sway lightly, making her very elegant.
"Mr. Xu is well. My student Shen Qingyun pays homage to Mr. Shen." Shen Qingyun performed a very solemn apprenticeship ceremony. Seeing that she was neither humble nor overbearing, with a serious and respectful expression, Miss Xu Si accepted the ceremony with satisfaction.
Originally, I heard that she was picked up from the countryside, and there must be many aspects that need to be corrected. But now it seems that she has a good foundation, and she is not willing to teach anyone.
"Have you ever learned how to read?" Mr. Xu's expression softened.
"Never." Shen Qingyun's face showed just the right amount of shyness: "I'm not afraid of Mr.'s jokes. Qingyun grew up in the countryside. I only occasionally went to attend elementary schools in the countryside during my free time. I wanted to start from the most basic level. .”
Mr. Xu nodded, but he did not look down on Min Qingyun because of this, but was satisfied with her magnanimity: "Then I will teach you some common words starting from the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic. After a while, I will recite some poems and teach you when you go out to parties. It can also achieve twice the result with half the effort.”
Shen Qingyun was very satisfied after hearing this. She was not in a hurry to be more talented. She could learn new things by reviewing the past. She could learn slowly in her new life.
Mr. Xu did not expect Shen Qingyun to learn to be a great person. After all, she started too late. He only thought that she could meet the basic needs of life, which would be very good.
But after several days of teaching, Mr. Xu became more and more surprised.
Shen Qingyun can be said to be very talented. Although he is taught basic knowledge, he has almost no memory of it. If you don't slack off, you won't feel proud because you learn quickly.
Mr. Xu really wanted to teach Shen Qingyun well, so he did not hesitate to praise her in front of Han and Shen Zhifeng.
"What Mr. Xu said is true, it's great." Mrs. Han was overjoyed after hearing this. Miss Xu Si has always been aloof and aloof. If it weren't for her relationship with the General's Mansion, she might not be able to invite her. But she didn't expect that Shen Qingyun would I was able to gain her approval so quickly.
"Of course it's true. You are worthy of being a descendant of the Duke's family. Miss is really talented." Aunt Jiang also said with a smile.
Shen Zhifeng's expression was dull. He thought about how long he had been studying and how good he could be. He was still not as good as Shen Sisi.
Shen Qingyun is still neither arrogant nor impetuous. Only she knows that in her previous life, she was almost blind and worked hard to become the talented woman Jiang Lin liked, and she became what she is now.
After Mr. Xu re-evaluated Shen Qingyun, he accelerated the progress of reading and writing, and advanced the teaching of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
I don’t know if I don’t teach you, so Mr. Xu suddenly felt a sense of pity.
She couldn't help but think that if Shen Qingyun had grown up in the capital, with such talent, he would be able to compete with Ji Qianxue, the most talented woman in Kyoto today.
Naturally, Shen Shensi felt very threatened by this. He tried to disturb Shen Qingyun for several days, but was rejected. He hated her so much, but she was just a country girl. She could only recognize a few words, so she pretended to be diligent here. Who is watching!
So she found Shen Zhifeng: "Father, I have heard that Mr. Xu is very talented before. Anyway, he is coming to Fuzhong to teach. Can you let your daughter also study?"
Shen Sisi thought that it was because Mr. Xu didn't teach her. If she went there, Shen Qingyun would look as stupid as a pig in comparison.
Naturally, Shen Zhifeng would not object. He had long thought that inviting a female teacher to teach Shen Qingyun was nothing more than playing the piano to a cow, so the next day he walked straight over with Shen Si Si, thinking that Shen Si Si was already talented and could teach. She, Miss Xu Si, should be very proud.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu refused outright.
"Thank you, Mr. Guo, for recognizing me, but the progress of the two young ladies in the mansion is too different, so it is really not suitable for teaching at the same time. I was originally invited to teach the second young lady, and I also asked the Duke of Guo to find someone else."
"There's no need to teach at the same time. Qingyun's foundation is too poor. Half an hour of teaching every day is enough. It's enough to be able to recognize some common words. But my family, Sisi, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and needs more guidance from my husband."
He took it for granted that Shen Qingyun was holding him back.
Shen Qingyun's face was already condensed, but without her speaking, Mr. Xu refused again: "Now that I am proficient, I feel ashamed that I cannot give guidance to the eldest lady. Besides, the second lady is very talented, and I will definitely teach everything I have learned in my life."
Shen Zhifeng was dumbfounded now, how could this happen?
Shen Shensi on the side had tears in her eyes when she heard this, but she didn't dare to get angry at Mr. Xu. She only said to Shen Qingyun: "Sister, but you don't want Mr. Xu to teach me?"
Shen Qingyun smiled instead of being angry, and was about to retaliate, but Shen Zhifeng was already angry: "It is virtue for a woman to have no talent. Qingyun, you grew up in the countryside, what can you learn? We are all sisters in the family, so we must know how to be humble. .”
The meaning behind the words was to ask Shen Qingyun to take the initiative to give way to Mr. Desu.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" Mr. Xu suddenly raised his voice: "Don't say that women are not heroic creatures. The sound of dragon springs is heard on the wall every night. Since ancient times, every time a history book is collected, there are many women with amazing talent and beauty, with extraordinary knowledge. Writing poems and writing books is no worse than contemporary men. Since the second young lady has talent, it should not be buried. I have decided to teach the second young lady well and asked the Duke to choose another famous teacher for the eldest lady."
"Is Miss Xu Si too self-righteous? I want to see what you can teach Qingyun!" Shen Zhifeng was so embarrassed that he was ashamed of his face. He was afraid that Mr. Xu would argue with him again, so he just threw up his sleeves and left: "Sisi, let's go, don't teach you a bad lesson."
Shen Shensi was unwilling and could only follow him away in despair.
Chapter completed!