Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Lin Qinshuang: "When school starts, you must perform well in the teacher's class, not only for the teacher, but also for the young master, so that they know that our Sheng family has such an outstanding daughter like you."

Molan looked confident: "Mom, I have learned so many poems and books, I will definitely beat those two stupid girls in Zhuang Xuejiu's class, don't worry!"

Lin Qinshuang smiled and said, "Silly child, what I told you is for the young master and Zhuang Xuejiu to see. You are so virtuous and talented that you have surpassed those two younger ones. Although you must not let them have the chance to surpass you in the future, the key is to catch the young master and make him fall in love with your talent and knowledge."

Molan frowned: "Why do you want to capture the young master? Is he outstanding?"

Lin Qinshuang: "He is the only son of the Duke's Mansion. His family's title is hereditary. Not to mention that he will inherit the Duke's Mansion's future property, his status alone is already extremely noble. Do you know who his mother is?"

Molan tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Who is it?"

Lin Qinshuang's eyes sparkled as she said, "Her mother is Princess Pingning! Her father is Marquis of Xiangyang, who once saved Emperor Gaozu's life. Princess Pingning has been raised in the palace since she was a child, and is treated as her own daughter by Empress Chai. If it weren't for Master Zhuang opening a private school, we might never have met such a prominent family and power. Do you think you should capture the young master?"

Molan: "But... I have never seen the young master! What if he has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, or is a playboy, then what's the point of catching him?"

Lin Qinshuang: "Don't talk nonsense. I heard from your father that this young master is very handsome and has a lot of his father's style. As for whether he is a playboy or not, it is not important for us girls. As long as we have the opportunity to marry into their family, we can control the husband and the family business. It doesn't matter if he is a playboy."

Molan: "How can that be possible? I want to marry a good husband like Daddy."

Lin Qinshuang: "Your father is naturally good, but he has a wife, doesn't he also have us and the Wei family's house of slaves?"

Molan: "How can they be the same? Daddy really loves Mommy. The eldest lady and daddy are determined by their parents. The Wei family was just found by the eldest lady and forced on daddy. Daddy doesn't treat them as kindly as he treats us."

Lin Qinshuang: "This is because I, your mother, have the means! I can make your father lie obediently in my hands. No matter what kind of man your husband is, as long as we are women with superb skills and other bitches can't compare, there is nothing to worry about. So, you listen to your mother, and you must perform well after the class starts, and recite the poems that your mother taught you to the scholar and the young master. Your mother will find someone to make a few more clothes for you in the next few days, and buy you some jewelry, and you must make the young master unable to take his eyes away."

Molan was very impressed and happily agreed.

……

School started in a blink of an eye, and Zhuang Xuejiu asked everyone to talk about the books they had read and the texts they had memorized recently in class.

Changbai recited a passage of law in a very serious manner, Qi Heng recited the "Yang Huo Chapter" from "The Analects of Confucius", Changfeng recited the "Changdi" from "The Book of Songs", and Molan recited Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Moon Night" with great emotion.

Rulan scratched her head and stammered as she recited a Thousand Character Classic.

Minglan looked at Rulan and just recited a few passages of the Three Character Classic in a low voice.

After listening to them finish reciting, Zhuang Xuejiao stroked his beard and said, "I have asked Master Sheng about this in detail. You all started learning separately before, but because of your age differences, you are not reading the same thing. Now that you are all studying together, if you still separate them, it may seem biased. It is better for you all to start from the Analects. You should make progress on what you have learned, and those who have not learned should go back and study harder."

Everyone answered yes.

After class, Minglan happily repeated to her grandmother what the scholar had taught her today, and raised many questions to ask. The old lady was very happy and explained everything to her in detail. She also listened to her recite what she had learned today. After dinner, she accompanied her to review what she was going to learn tomorrow, and then let her go to bed.

Mother Fang felt distressed and said, "Madam, the sixth girl is still so young, why do you make her study so hard?"

The old lady smiled and said, "Don't you realize that she is very talented? She can understand everything the pedant has explained once, and her questions are all on point. How can I waste her talent by not letting her learn more? If she can learn more now, she will avoid many detours in the future. Even if I am gone one day, she can still move forward smoothly. This is the purpose of letting her study - to establish a teacher in her heart that will accompany her for the rest of her life."

Mother Fang: "How can the old lady say that? You must live a long life and accompany the Sixth Miss for a long time."

……

On this side, Rulan returned to her room and kept complaining that she was hungry.

The lady scolded her for not studying hard and only thinking about eating. She asked someone to prepare food for her and asked her about her performance today.

Rulan curled her lips and talked about how Molan recited a very long poem in a rhythmic way and how he overshadowed everyone else.

The lady was so angry that she scolded her for being useless: "Didn't I teach you poetry too? Why can't you recite it?"

Rulan: "Alas, I'm not taking the imperial examination, what's the point of memorizing all that? She has to endure hardships and work hard to have a chance to succeed, but I don't need that. I'm my mother's daughter, the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family!"

The lady thought for a moment and said, "Yes, we don't need to be like concubines and illegitimate daughters like them, but that doesn't mean you can stop working hard! Isn't it embarrassing for me that you lost to Molan? Will the scholars think that you, a legitimate daughter, are worse than a illegitimate daughter?"

Rulan: "Mother! Even if Molan memorized the entire book of Tang poetry, so what? Didn't the scholar praise her?"

The lady said: "Who did the pedant praise?"

Rulan: "No one is praised for being a scholar, as long as we encourage each other to make progress."

The lady asked, “Who did he scold?”

Rulan chuckled: "He scolded Brother Changfeng, saying that his writing skills were superficial and his handwriting was just empty talk, and asked him to practice calligraphy seriously."

The lady said happily: "Mr. Zhuang is indeed a famous scholar!"

At this moment, she completely forgot that Rulan was overshadowed by Molan, and had three bowls of mutton soup with steamed buns served to Rulan. The Fifth Lady accepted them all, which scared the eldest lady and asked her whether she was going to study or practice martial arts.

Everyone in the room laughed and made noises for a while, and Rulan fell asleep snuggling in the arms of the eldest lady. The eldest lady complained about the fifth girl being greedy and sleepy, but she felt very sweet in her heart. She asked someone to carefully change the fifth girl's clothes and put her to bed, then she quietly closed the door and went out.

……

Molan was crying when she returned to her room, which scared Lin Qinshuang. She asked, "What's wrong, Moer? Did Zhuang Xuejiu scold you? Or did Rulan bully you?"