In Shuxiu Garden, Jiang Youyao was sitting on the couch, fiddling with the newly acquired tasseled loincloth, when she heard that Jiang Li had gone to the study to find Jiang Yuanbai, she immediately leaped up and said, "She's gone to see Father? What does she want with Father?"
The servant who had come to report replied, "It seems she went to see the great master about hiring a tutor."
Lady Ji commanded considerable respect in the main house, and if anything at all transpired involving Jiang Yuanbai, she would know immediately. The messenger had been swift; not long after Jiang Li had gone to Jiang Yuanbai's study, Lady Ji had already been informed.
"What does she have in mind? Surely she's not thinking of choosing the tutor herself?" Jiang Youyao pressed on.
Seeing the hesitation on the face of the servant who brought the message, Lady Ji ordered a maid to hand him an embroidered purse filled with silver and said, "Just speak."