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Upon hearing this, Wei Qingwan’s steps faltered. She turned her head with a puzzled look towards Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo had a faint smile on her face: “Actually, it doesn’t matter to me which carriage I ride in. As the eldest sister, I shouldn’t quibble over such small matters with my siblings. But what mother said makes a lot of sense, and I don’t want to go against her wishes.”

Wei Qingwan looked at Madam Yun again.

Madam Yun didn’t know what to say at this point.

She indeed had said those words! However, they all thought that Wanwan was the one going to study at the Xie Family, and they didn’t know that Wanwan would be wronged in this matter.

If she had known that Wanwan would be wronged, she would not have suggested changing the carriages to ease Wanwan’s feelings and to make up for the hurt she experienced!

“Mother, is… is this your idea?” Wei Qingwan asked Madam Yun.

“Yes, it’s my idea.” Madam Yun said. Despite some misgivings, she couldn’t deny what she had said.

She then comforted Wei Qingwan: “Wanwan, the Xie Family is prestigious. We should not let them think less of us. Let your elder sister ride the bigger carriage. Although the other one is slightly smaller, it is brand new. I deliberately had it prepared for you.”

Wei Qingwan’s eyes were red and she slightly nodded her head: “I understand, mother, you needn’t worry… I understand everything…”

Her voice was shaking and it was clear that she was trying her best to hold back her feelings of hurt and sadness.

Seeing her trying to stay strong in the face of this sorrow made Madam Yun’s heart ache.

Wei Ruo stepped forward: “Mother, don’t worry. Qingwan is understanding.

She wouldn’t cry or be upset over a change in carriages. When I came back home, she even said she would give me everything she had.”

“Although I never thought about taking Qingwan’s things, if Qingwan said so, it means that she had this intention. Now, the matter of giving me her carriage should not make her sad.”

We Qingwan’s tears were close to falling. After hearing Wei Ruo’s words, she managed to hold them back.

Wei Ruo continued: “Actually, if mother hadn’t analyzed the reasons objectively, I wouldn’t mind sitting in the smaller carriage. After all, when I was in the countryside before, I didn’t even have an ox cart, let alone a carriage. Whether it’s big or small, it doesn’t matter to me.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Yun felt a twinge in her heart. Looking into Wei Ruo’s clear and tranquil eyes, she suddenly felt an uncomfortable sense of guilt.

Madam Yun quickly realized that her thoughts over the past few days were somewhat faulty. While Wanwan might have been wronged a bit, it wasn’t that bad.

After all these years, Wanwan had lived according to the standards of the Wei Family’s young miss. Even if she was now riding in a smaller carriage, it was still better than Ruo Ruo’s life in the past.

Thinking like this, if she kept putting Wanwan’s grievances in the open, that would be unnecessarily unfair.

Having sorted out these thoughts, Madam Yun said to both Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan: “Alright, it’s getting late. You need to get on your respective carriages and leave. Especially you, Ruo Ruo, since this is your first time going to the Xie Family, be careful about everything.”

“I got it.” Wei Ruo answered before turning around gracefully and getting on the larger carriage.

Wei Qingwan hesitated for a bit. After confirming that Madam Yun wouldn’t change her mind, she got onto the noticeably smaller and less luxurious carriage with the help of Maid Cuihe.

Once she was inside the carriage, Wei Qingwan began to sob.

“Miss, stop crying. Be careful not to hurt your eyes.” Cuihe quickly tried to comfort her.

“I don’t want to cry either but the tears won’t stop flowing. My heart feels terrible…”

Wei Qingwan said sadly, then looked around at the dilapidated carriage, “Now it seems I am not even qualified to ride the family’s carriage. I guess it won’t be long before I’m driven out of the house…”

Cuihe hastily comforted her: “Miss, don’t think too much. Apart from not getting the chance to study, the Master, Madam, and the young masters still love you just like before.”

As the daughter of Li, the Matron, Cuihe shared the same opinions as her mother.

They firmly believed that the second miss, being the favorite of the family, would certainly live a better life than the eldest miss in the future.

“Who knows, my elder brother treats my sister just as well now… My sister is more capable than I am. She has caught the attention of Mr. Wang and the Xie Family while I am nothing…”

“But Madam is already annoyed with the eldest miss. The eldest miss has repeatedly defied her, now Madam’s compensatory guilt towards her is almost exhausted.” Cuihe continued.

“You don’t have to comfort me anymore, I know the situation I’m in now…”

Unlike before, after experiencing this farcical incident, Wei Qingwan was much more pessimistic. She was no longer easily comforted by the words of Matron Li and Cuihe.

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At this moment, Wei Ruo was in the large carriage.

When she left home, she took many packages with her, claiming to be stationary.

Then she had snuck a few account books into those packages.

She could read the account books during the commute, a good way to kill time.

Upon arriving at the Xie Family, Wei Ruo was led to the schoolroom set up in their house.

The Xie Family’s mansion was much more spacious and magnificent than the Military Prefecture’s. After being led around by the house matrons, Wei Ruo was almost dizzy.

When they arrived, there were two tables set up, very spacious.

Wang Caiwei and Xie Ying were both already present.

The empty table on the left was reserved for Wei Ruo. On it, a brand new set of calligraphy tools had been arranged, likely prepared by the Xie Family in case she had forgotten or overlooked something.

Wei Ruo took a glance at the items on the table. They were all from the Four Treasure House and were the same as the ones in front of Xie Ying.

After Wei Ruo was seated, Wang Caiwei introduced herself to both of them.

As a well-known talented woman, Wang Caiwei wasn’t particularly good-looking, but her appearance was quite pleasant. She had a scholarly aura yet a feeling of tranquillity.

Following this, Wang Caiwei asked Xie Ying and Wei Ruo to introduce themselves.

After the introductions, she didn’t immediately start the lessons but brought several books for the two to choose from.

Among them were books like “Women’s Precepts,” “Women’s Instructions,” “Confucian Analects for Women,” as well as “Book of Poetry,” “Book of Changes,” “Spring and Autumn Annals,” and “The Art of War by Sun Tzu.”

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying scrutinized them for a moment and picked one each.

Wei Ruo chose the “Book of Changes.” It was rumored that if you understood it well, you could predict the future. Even though she was skeptical, it seemed more interesting compared to the other books.

Xie Ying, on the other hand, chose “The Art of War by Sun Tzu.”

Well, Miss Xie was even tougher than her!

Seeing their choices, Wang Caiwei smiled and nodded: “I now have an idea of how to teach you. Please have a seat..”