Song Yixiao didn't know about the pit dug by the second young madam, she returned to Huanxia Xiao Zhu and told Zhao Mama about her trip outside before resting.
After four or five days, her foot injury healed, and the new dress and silk flowers were also delivered.
Wei Mengying personally took her daughter to the Huanxia Pavilion, dressing her from head to toe. Only then did she take her to enroll in the girls' school - the girls' school of the Hengshan Wangfu was located in a corner of the garden, a three-entry and three-exit courtyard. Upon entering, one could see a half-zhang high artificial hill, shaped like a screen; behind the artificial hill lay an open courtyard, with a hanging flower gate on the northwest wall, which led to the school.
"It's better to laugh and trouble you all with advice later!" Wei Mengying sincerely entrusted her daughter to several female teachers, "This child used to learn some things, but she was young and learned while playing. She was also deliberately delayed by her stepmother for a year, now I'm afraid she has forgotten most of it, please ask the teachers to point out more!"
These ladies have been teaching at the palace for some years, either invited by the Empress Dowager or the former Crown Princess Cui, and are not considered to be under Wei Mengying's command, but they also do not dare to neglect the current mistress of the palace, so upon hearing this, they all promised to take good care of Song Yiliao.
Wei Mengying again hinted in her words that if they were loyal, she would take care of their families in the future, and thus paved a good path for her daughter before leaving.
After she left, the ladies exchanged a few pleasantries with Song Yishang and then asked Mr. An, who was about to go to class, to take her to school.
"Miss Choi is hot-tempered, Miss Song should be more patient." Mr. An reminded them as soon as they walked out the door, apparently he also thought that Cui Jianliu wouldn't get along peacefully with Song Yixiao.
Song Yi smiled and nodded obediently, thinking about what method this noble lady of the Cui family would use to deal with her later.
But unexpectedly, she was brought into the school and introduced to everyone. Cui Jianliang not only didn't immediately find trouble with her, but also smiled and said a few polite words when Mr. An's eyes passed by: "This Song sister is indeed Wei Wangfei's biological daughter, those eyebrows and eyes are really similar!"
At the age of ten, Cui Jianlian's eyebrows and eyes still had a hint of childishness, but her appearance already showed signs of being stunningly beautiful in the future - she sat there in her elegant clothes, slightly raising her chin with a clever smile, like a flower bud with dew, full of vitality: "What a lovely girl! I don't have a younger sister, seeing Song's little sister so cute, I really want to have a younger sister now."
This situation made Mr. An, who was familiar with her temperament, feel very uneasy, but he also secretly let out a sigh of relief, thinking: "Miss Cui is willing not to tear her face, which is the best, otherwise these two have their own backers, and it's really hard to end if they make trouble!"
Song Yixiao felt that Cui Jianliang's face was smiling, but his eyes were subtly ridiculing him.
"When Mr. An left, I wonder if this person will still be smiling at me like that?" She muttered to herself, hoping to stay away from Cui Jianliang - but unfortunately, he specifically asked her to sit next to him. As soon as the words came out, the female student who was sitting there had already packed up her things and made way without a word. Mr. An saw the situation and could only go along with it: "Then Miss Song will sit there?"
Song Yi laughed and reluctantly sat down with a guarded heart.
After sitting down, Mr. An didn't find any traps either. He observed for a while and saw that everything was calm, so he began to teach the lesson. After finishing the lesson, he assigned some homework and left.
As soon as she left, the atmosphere in the school changed suddenly!
Song Yi Xiao took a deep breath to prepare for the storm, but Cui Jian Lian calmly pulled out a piece of xinghua paper and started doing her homework, without even giving her a glance.
"Is he going to ignore me?" Song Yi Xiao couldn't quite believe his luck.
She secretly observed the meeting, couldn't find any flaws, and was concentrating on her work when someone suddenly bumped into her from behind - followed by a chill on her arm!
Song Yi Xiao lowered her head and saw that a large patch of ink had been splashed onto the moon-white lotus pattern on her sleeve!
"I know I'm wrong!" A maid of about her age knelt down pitifully.
Song Yixiao glanced around, finding that most people were smiling ambiguously, as if watching a good show. She estimated that this was probably 80 or 90% arranged by someone. She curled up the corner of her mouth and didn't bother to find the culprit. She said a word "no matter" to the maid, then got up and called Zhiqin to change clothes in the side room.
In the room, Zhiqin neatly stacked the dirty clothes she had changed out of and quickly tied them into a bundle. This way, they could be picked up after school and taken away. After putting the bundle in order, she turned around to help Song Yixiao tidy her skirt, anxiously reminding: "We only brought one set of spare clothes, which was just in case Miss got dirty during lunch. If something like this happens again, there won't be anything left to change into!"
Song Yixiao also felt annoyed: "Let's take a look later, if not, you go back and get it. It's just the first day of school, can't make a big fuss about it. Later on, they won't let up..." She pursed her lips without speaking, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.
However, the troubles that Song Yixiao had anticipated did not arise. She changed into her uniform and returned to school, where although her classmates were still indifferent, nothing unexpected happened again.
The rest of the day passed very quietly.
All the way until after school was dismissed, she walked alone with Zhiqin on the desolate path back to Huanxia Villa.