Chapter 1196: Chapter 1194: Who Is This Mysterious Woman?
On June 25th, within the circles of nobles and powerful people in Changan City, a matter was being discussed quietly: it was said that Master ng Songguan of the ng Family, known for his eccentric temperant, was going to accept a Close Door Disciple, and she was to be a female disciple.
This news sparked great curiosity among people. Old Mr. ng is a professor at the ng Family Clan School and also the ng Family Clan Leader. Not only does he possess great scholarly knowledge, but he also has excellent jade carving skills. Many have tried to obtain a jade carving from him for their collections but in vain, let alone being accepted as his disciple.
Nurous young talents wished to apprentice under this elder but were all refused with the reason that he was too old to teach. But now, the elder intends to accept a Close Door Disciple, and it’s a female?
Could it be that Old Mr. ng intends to cultivate a female top scholar?
Many wanted to witness the spectacle, but Mr. ng’s banquet for accepting disciples only invited a few close friends and a couple of juniors from the family. Others who wished to attend couldn’t, for they have neither an invitation nor the eligibility.
This mysteriousness piqued further curiosity about the true identity of this female disciple, leading to speculations about who she truly was.
If one wishes to inquire about sothing, there’s always a way to catch so clues. Hence, a certain lad claid that his mother’s cousin’s cousin’s son worked at the Wen Family, and he heard that the female disciple was a craftsman known from the Hundred Treasures Silver Building. Seeing her intelligence and her congenial nature, Old Mr. ng developed the desire to accept her as a disciple.
"Heard that the young lady is from a small place, with the surna Wu. Tsk tsk, she certainly ca into great luck to have caught Old Mr. ng’s favor."
"Perhaps the young lady is a rare beauty?"
"Not really, it’s said that she has plain looks, yet possesses exceptional talent in carving at such a young age!"
"So it seems that Mr. ng’s male disciples are all scholars, but none have inherited his talent for jade carving. Could this female disciple be ant to carry on his legacy?"
"That, I do not know!"
The more people spread rumors, the more they found the girl mysterious and intriguing, eager to uncover the truth. Soon it was learned that the acceptance banquet would be held at Old Mr. ng’s other residence, driving the crowd to head out of the city, hoping to catch a glimpse of this mysterious person outside the gates.
Mr. ng accepting disciples caused a stir in scholarly circles, but in the won’s chambers, it barely made a ripple. After all, they didn’t need to strive to be top scholars, busy daily with embroidery, supporting husbands, educating children, and managing the household. Who accepted which disciple seed irrelevant to them, especially to unmarried noblewon. The madams in the won’s quarters might listen to so gossip for their sons’ sake, but the noblewon would not.
Better to worry about what clothes and jewelry the Commandery Princess Changping would wear for her marriageable age gift ceremony at Jingkang Prince’s Mansion!
Thus, hearing that Mr. ng intended to accept a female Close Door Disciple was just a passing piece of information.
So madams in the won’s chambers were a bit curious, wondered about what kind of young lady could earn the favor of such an old scholar, and what abilities she might possess?
Madam Wang of the Wu Family heard that the young lady hailed from a small area and shared their surna Wu, she furrowed her brows but soon dismissed it.
No matter how she lets her mind wander, she couldn’t have imagined that the female disciple garnering attention from scholars was an eyesore and mortal enemy to her.
For Old Mr. ng to accept her familial adversary, a bastard with unclear background as a disciple? Ha, she’d sooner believe in ghosts.
However, she forgot that so people are inclined to do things unconventionally, such as the eccentric Old Mr. ng.
Unclear background? No matter, he favors her and that is enough!
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