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  From this day on, Yu's life became increasingly busy. Wang followed her closely, instructing her in the etiquette of every move she made and insisting that she correct some of her habitual bad habits.

  Although she has only been taught how to walk, eat and drink with elegance for a month, Yuanyu has already shown extraordinary spirituality and dignity. Most importantly, Wang's wrist is flexible and hasn't suppressed her natural personality, allowing the still young Yuanyu to retain her innocent, mischievous and lively nature. Seeing this, Li felt much more at ease.

  At first, Mrs. Li was worried that Wang would teach the child to be a pedantic old scholar, and she had seen such pedantic girls before, which was actually not good. She knew several people of her age who valued rules more than life, and now their married lives were not happy, leaving only the title of legitimate wife. Which man would like a piece of wood? No matter how talented you are, it's useless. Mrs. Li was afraid that Wang would teach her own daughter to be like this, and then she would really cry.

  Fortunately, Wang's nanny was very good at observing words and colors, and after a few more conversations with the old lady and Li Shi, she understood the intentions of the Murong family and had a plan for how to instruct Yuwen.

  Ms. Wang's class would take time out every day to teach individually, but not for too long, so as not to make the children restless and bored. Most of the time was spent letting Yuwen play, with occasional reminders in daily life. Every afternoon, she would summarize what went wrong, what needed improvement, and what was done well, giving her appropriate encouragement and sharing something new and interesting to capture Yuwen's attention, keeping her interested in continuing to learn.

  It must be said that Wang Ayi is a very good and gentle nanny, Yuwen learned a lot from her and found out that Wang Ayi is actually a talented woman, she excels in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework, almost all of which she has mastered, it's enough for Yuwen to learn from her.

  Wan Yu, because of her exceptional intelligence and memory, could learn things quickly and effortlessly. This was only a small matter, as she had only suffered physical injuries, not brain damage, so learning was still easy for her. The queen was delighted by this and would occasionally give her some interesting books, paintings, music, or chess games to play, which served both as education and entertainment.

  Wanyu really likes this method of learning while playing, not only is it fun but also allows her to learn many ways of being a person and handling situations from Wang's example.

  The old lady looked at Yuwen and saw that she was becoming more beautiful, elegant and refined every day, like a fairy. She was very satisfied with her and rewarded Wang's nanny generously.

  On this day, Li finally chose a few young maidservants who were not too old and also had Yapo bring in some more maidservants to choose from for Yuwan and Qige. The main reason was that Yuwan's personal maid could no longer be delayed.

  Li called Wan-yu to the hall, and Ya-po was already leading a group of girls waiting in the hall.

  "Wanyu, come, today mother plans to choose a few little maidservants to serve you." Li smiled and beckoned Wanyu over.

  Wan Yu walked over calmly and leaned into Mrs. Li's arms, "Mother, are they staying to keep me company?"

  "Yes." Mr. Li smiled and nodded.

  Wang's aunt coughed softly beside her, and Li turned her head to look at her with a puzzled expression. Wang's aunt smiled and said: "Since it's for the young lady to choose a maid, why not let her choose first? How about the madam giving her advice from the side?"

  Li understood immediately, having studied for these days, that this was to test her daughter. She looked at Yuwen and Yuwen exchanged a glance with Li, pursed her lips and smiled, "Alright, I'll come if I must. Mother, you have to help your daughter out."

  Li nodded with a smile.

  Wan Yu walked forward to observe for a while, then said, "Those of you who can write will sit on the left side. Those who are good at cooking, embroidery, or think they excel in some other aspect, can stand on the right side."

  The queen's eyes lit up, and she nodded slightly with a faint smile. Li also nodded in satisfaction.

  The little girls lined up in three rows according to Yuwen's instructions, some of them lowering their heads and waiting for Yuwen's directions.

  Wan Yu thought for a moment and said: "You guys stretch out your hands and let me take a look."

  The little girls did as they were told, and Yuwen looked around and roughly figured it out. Then she said: "Report your name one by one, where is your hometown, who are your parents, and why you sold yourself."

  The girls looked at me, I looked at them. Some were too timid to speak out, while others were bold. One of the girls was pretty and had a big personality, she stood up first and said: "I am from Hubei Province, my family suffered a flood disaster so I sold myself into slavery. My name is Gu Hongxiu." Her small face slightly raised, with an air of confidence that others didn't have, she introduced herself in a straightforward manner.

  Another young girl stood up, first giving a few masters a non-standard courtesy, and then slowly said her name and hometown, looking very steady.

  Li was quite impressed with this stable and calm maid.

  Wan Yu and everyone else finished speaking, then stepped forward, casually pointing at a few people, "You, you, you, come out." After selecting them, she happily returned to Li's side, "Mother, look at my choices, aren't they good?" Her eyes were filled with anticipation for praise.

  "Li asked, stroking his head: 'Why didn't you choose Gu Hongxiu? She's also very clean and articulate. Can you tell your mother why you didn't choose her?'"

  Wan Yu glanced at Gu Hongxiu, who had not been chosen, "She was a prisoner after being an official, and she used to be everyone's young lady, I am a selected slave, not a selected ancestor to be offered." One sentence revealed the fact that Gu Hongxiu was lying.

  Gu Hongxiu immediately lowered her head and began to sob quietly.

  Her behavior just proved that Yuwen's guess was correct. Her subtle arrogance and the way she subtly rejected other village girls, with a look of disdain for their dirtiness, all showed that she had received good family education and was not from a lowly background.

  Madam Wang nodded in satisfaction. The several maidservants chosen by Wanyu each had their own strengths, but they were all steady types. One of them looked very clever, her eyes darting back and forth with a curious expression as she examined the furnishings in the room, but without any greedy thoughts, purely out of curiosity at not having seen such rare things before. This made Madam Wang feel that the child's choices were still quite good, and with proper guidance, they would have great potential.

  "Good, my daughter has grown up, I'm so happy." Li was delighted that Yuanyu was becoming more sensible and clever, she kissed her on the cheek, and Yuanyu blushed and buried her face in her mother's bosom, acting coquettishly.

  Li Shi also felt more at ease after making her choice, but as for who would eventually become Yu's right-hand woman, that still depended on Wang's skills. After all, she had seen many people in the palace and was quite skilled at judging character.

  "Your grandmother said she found a screen and some decorations for you to take a look at," said Li, patting Yu gently.

  Wan Yu understood that Li had something to say to Wang's nanny and, after making a polite gesture, withdrew.

  After the girl left, Li Shi smiled and said to Wang Niangniang: "Niangniang must have understood that Yuwan will likely enter the palace in the future, so I'll trouble you with everything from now on. I was thinking of arranging a few reliable people around her this morning, alas!" She sighed again at the end, she also had her own helplessness.

  Wang's aunt was also somewhat familiar with the situation of the Murong family. Li Shi's eldest son had become the reading companion of the fourth prince, and it was likely that Yuanyu was being prepared for him as well. This wasn't hard to understand, but since the children were still young and there were some variables at play, it wasn't convenient to say more. As for her, she also thought that entering the palace might not be a bad thing after all. Yuanyu had already grown up to be very pretty, and it was likely that when she grew up, she would be stunningly beautiful, capable of captivating the hearts of many men. As long as her personality wasn't too eccentric, she basically had a good chance with anyone.

  Besides, such a appearance and behavior, ordinary families can't afford to raise, and may even bring trouble, it's better to enter the palace directly, at least it can give the family a future.

  After settling the matter of the little maid, Li didn't feel at ease with them approaching Yuwen, so she picked some children of similar age from the attendants in the side house to serve Yuwen. It was a preparation, whoever learned better and was more clever and worthy of cultivation, whoever had a better temperament and was more steady would become the head maid to accompany Yuwen, for now it was just a playmate.

  Wan Yu now feels that life is as good as it gets, following Wang's nanny can learn a lot of things, time quietly passes in the quiet and leisurely years.

  Her residence was also well-received, adjacent to the old lady's courtyard, with a very elegant and delicate collection, every piece of furniture was a masterpiece, the old lady liked her very much, took out her private room for her to play and use.

  In the first month, a good day was chosen, and Wanyu officially moved in, becoming the most favored eldest lady of the Hou Mansion.

  And elder brother Qi Ge moved to Waiyuan at the age of six, actually started practicing fist techniques from secret books at the age of five, and will start practicing internal skills when he gets a bit older, now big brother has already started practicing internal skills, heard that the effect is very good.

  Murong Jin felt that it was quite good after a long period of exploration and observation, and he was very surprised to find that his son had made great progress in just one year without any danger. After observing several other children practicing this skill, he indeed found no problems, so he allowed his sons to practice.

  In the second year of the new year, a small-scale war broke out again in the northwest, and Murong Jin was ordered to go to the northwest to garrison, leaving the Houfu.

  After studying, the brothers became busy, and Yuanyu herself began to systematically learn various knowledge. Wang's nanny found out that the wet nurse was very familiar with medicinal materials and medicine, so she handed over the food part to the wet nurse.