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When Xiao Linshuang encountered the unexpected, only Du Ruo, Lian Qiao, and Lin Yi among the household knew; Lin Jiaxin and Lady Liu were unaware, not even Lin Wei, who lived in the courtyard next to Xiao Linshuang, knew.

After the morning’s tribulations, they were all famished; everyone ate an extra large bowl of rice at lunch.

Observing Lin Yuan, Xia Zheng, and Xiao Linshuang devour their meal like starving ghosts, Lady Liu raised her eyebrows in surprise, but soon, a thought struck her, and she chuckled, "You all eat up, the Sister Etiquette invited by the princess will be arriving soon, With a governess to teach you manners, I’d like to see if you dare to eat so crudely! "

Pfft!

Cough cough!

Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang nearly choked on their rice, what?! She’s coming this afternoon?!

Xiao Linshuang pouted, protesting, "Mother, are you serious?"

Lady Liu glanced at her younger daughter and fed Xiao Yongyan a spoonful of egg soup, snorting, "Serious or not, when have I ever told you otherwise?"

"No! I still have to study medicine!" Xiao Linshuang did not want to be cooped up at home all day learning etiquette; wouldn’t that be too painful?

She turned her pleading eyes to Lao Fan, who was busy devouring roasted goose, "Master, say something, hey, stop eating for a moment, no one is fighting you for it!"

With that, she pushed aside the goose leg he was eating.

"Hey, my goose!" Lao Fan’s eyes followed the leg to Xiao Linshuang’s face, he smacked his lips and slowly said, "Etiquette is for high-born young ladies to learn; you, little girl, just know to run around all day; I think even if you study it, it would be in vain..."

"So, I don’t need to learn, right?" Xiao Linshuang interrupted Lao Fan with a smile, thrilled, just as she was about to argue her case with Lady Liu, she heard Lao Fan add a "however," veering off the topic.

"However, since she is a Sister invited by the princess, she must be no ordinary person. A wild girl like you should definitely take the chance to learn properly! Once you learn the rules, you’ll understand, master’s goose legs are not to be taken lightly!"

Xiao Linshuang stared, speechless.

Lao Fan was delighted to snatch back the goose leg his apprentice had taken, he ate with joy, his heart blooming with happiness—seeing this little wolf cub frustrated brought him great joy!

No matter how much Xiao Linshuang pled, Lady Liu was determined to have her learn proper manners.

Actually, Lin Yuan understood Lady Liu’s feelings very well; they would be living in the capital city from now on, mixing with the topmost circles of society, naturally, they could no longer afford to be as casual and crude as when they were at Lin family’s village.

Xia Zheng leaned to Lin Yuan’s ear and whispered something that made her, who was still able to eat, suddenly change her expression, exclaiming in astonishment, "What did you say?!"

This exclamation was neither too loud nor too soft, but significant enough that everyone at the table put down their chopsticks and looked at her suspiciously.

"It’s okay, it’s okay," Xia Zheng chuckled awkwardly as he explained. His hand gently pinched Lin Yuan’s thigh, nearly reaching up to push her dropping jaw back into place.

After a momentary lapse, Lin Yuan also offered an awkward smile and continued to eat.

This time, however, she had no appetite whatsoever.

Just the thought of being instructed by Sister had been unpleasant enough, and now this news—didn’t they just let her live her life?

Wasn’t it agreed that her only responsibility was to earn money?

Why did she still have to face such matters?

The Capital city was no fun at all.

Thanks to Lady Liu’s advance notice, the sisters gathered in Lin Yuan’s courtyard after dinner and chattered away.

Xiao Linshuang was the first to complain, "I still have to study medicine, so why do I have to learn all these rules? I don’t want to marry into a powerful household, it’s fine if I don’t learn the etiquettes.

Right, it should be the eldest sister who learns them!

After all, she is the one marrying into the General Mansion, just let her learn, and why do we have to study too?

Ouch! Big sister, why are you hitting me? "

Lin Yuan gave her a stern look and huffed, "Only let me learn? You really thought that up, didn’t you? No loyalty at all!"

Xiao Linshuang giggled, "You’re the most loyal, big sister. So just learn it for all of us, hehe."

This time, not only Xiao Linshuang but also Lin Wei and Xiao He nodded vigorously, looking at her with hopeful eyes.

Feeling everyone’s intense gaze, Lin Yuan gave a bitter laugh, and it turned into a laugh of exasperation: "Wishful thinking! There’s a saying, ’Share the blessing and face the hardships together.

’ Now that learning the manners is such a good matter, naturally, we all should join in—no one gets to escape! "

After speaking, she specifically extended her finger and poked Xiao Linshuang’s forehead, arched an eyebrow, narrowed her eyes, and threatened word by word, "Especially you!"

Supporting her sister-poked forehead, Xiao Linshuang deflated and lay her head on the table motionlessly.

Knowing there was no escaping, Xiao He and Lin Wei began to mutter anxiously.

"Do you think that Sister Etiquette will be very strict? I heard from Sister Yuk that when she was learning manners as a child, if she didn’t learn well and got punished with smacks on her palm and was deprived of meals, it was quite common!"

Lin Wei looked at Lin Yuan worriedly, making Lin Yuan also frown and become anxious.

Sister Yuk’s mother had only one daughter, naturally, she had been strict in instructing her, no wonder she grew up to be reserved and detached towards everyone and everything, probably it also related to her childhood experiences.

Hearing Lin Wei say this, Xiao He became even more scared, her voice trembling, "Really? But I have never learned manners since I was young, you at least had a stepmother to teach you some, but I, I..."

At this point, Xiao He became choked up and couldn’t continue. She thought of her own mother and her deceased father, compared to Lin Yuan and Lin Wei, her own experiences had been even more tragic, not to mention manners, even basic necessities were a problem.

Seeing everyone so demoralized, Lin Yuan rolled her eyes, knowing that if this continued, they would scare themselves even before the arrival of Sister Etiquette.

Standing up, Lin Yuan extended her hand and then took each of Lin Wei’s and the others’ hands and placed them on the back of her own, using her own way to boost everyone’s morale.

"Alright, we haven’t even started learning manners yet, why are we already disheartening ourselves?

Don’t worry, with our smartness, medicine, culinary skills, sewing, we’ve learned all these things well—how could little mannerisms possibly be a challenge for us?

Trust me, trust ourselves, we can definitely learn manners smoothly and graduate early! "

With Lin Yuan’s encouragement, everyone’s passion was indeed stirred. Just as Lin Yuan had said, medicine, culinary skills, sewing—none of these were easy tasks, yet they had all mastered them deeply, even reaching an excellent level. How could simple manners ever hinder them?