The Ottoman princess Irene, and the sixteen maids who came with her, underwent five consecutive days of inspection in the West Factory, and it was finally determined that there was no problem.
Then they were brought to Zhu Jingyuan again by the housekeeper and the nanny, so that the two sides could have relatively close contact.
Zhu Jingyuan looked around for a while, and then asked sisters An Xiaona and Luo Feiya to be called over to introduce these new companions to them:
“This is the new Erin, she will study with you three from now on, and you can teach her the rules here.
"The other sixteen people are divided into four groups, Xiaona, Xiaofu, Feiya, and Irene. The four of you will be the group leaders, and each of you will be in charge of a group.
"Everyone forms a team together, and Xiaona is the captain. If anything happens, you can report it directly to me."
Whether it was sisters An Xiaona and Luo Feiya, or the new Irene and the sixteen maids, they were all a little confused when faced with Zhu Jingyuan's order.
Everyone is obviously Zhu Jingyuan's maid, but this order feels like forming an army.
However, due to Zhu Jingyuan's status and absolute authority, everyone subconsciously agreed with confusion.
After the most lively An Xiaona agreed, she couldn't help but ask Zhu Jingyuan:
"Your Highness...what will I, the captain, and us team leaders, with these new sisters, do specifically?"
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and ordered:
"This is also your mission. You, the captain, think about it first. What should you do with them?"
An Xiaona thought for less than three seconds:
"Our task is to study first, and then to take care of His Highness's daily life and clean His Highness's room. From now on, will all these tasks be left to us? Can we not use the nuns?"
The servants in Zhu Jingyuan's room and around him are still the same ones from the palace, and they are basically middle-aged women.
Sisters An Xiaona and Luo Feiya can only be regarded as helpers now, and they are still learning to work from the aunts.
Zhu Jingyuan now has sixteen new young maids, and An Xiaona feels that she can completely take over related matters.
Zhu Jingyuan shook his head slightly and said:
"You kids are too young, and replacing servants with you would cause trouble.
“And your task is not just to serve me, you also have to learn knowledge.
“So, you four groups, take turns coming out to help.
“The team leader followed me, helped me pick up things, and also learned from me.
“The four members of the corresponding group work with other elderly people.
"When the members of the other three groups are not following me, they are resting or attending class."
An Xiaona immediately agreed seriously:
"Understood."
Zhu Jingyuan was watching on the spot and asked An Xiaona to divide the sixteen maids into groups on the spot.
Each group has an older person, about fifteen years old, who serves as the deputy leader of the group.
After the division, An Xiaofu was asked to lead the team and stay with him, while An Xiaona took the others to rest and get to know each other.
Eileen and the sixteen Thai and Western maids were placed in a separate courtyard when they were inspected by the West Factory.
After passing the preliminary review, Chai had just moved into the compound where sisters An Xiaona and Luo Feiya lived.
In order to distinguish their identities, Zhu Jingyuan asked the four team leaders to live in one room, and the four ordinary maids to live in one room.
There are currently limited rooms. After the new palace is built, the team leader will be able to live in a single room.
Sister An Xiaona was separated in the future to take care of the new Irene.
An Xiaofu and Luo Feiya live in the same house, and An Xiaona brings the new Irene.
In these days, Irene was first sent from Instanbul to Liusha City, and then underwent continuous questioning for several days.
Many inexplicable questions were asked over and over again, and they were asked again after being interrupted.
Although Eileen told everything truthfully and did not need to think carefully about every answer on the spot, she was still extremely exhausted from the torment.
At the same time, I was afraid of being judged as having a problem, and I was also afraid of being driven away by His Highness Prince Dashi, so I kept my spirits up all the time.
Now, having finally received Zhu Jingyuan's recognition and finally having a formal identity here, Irene's spirit finally relaxed.
After sitting on the bed that would belong to her from now on, Irene was not in the mood to appreciate the surrounding environment, and subconsciously wanted to sleep first.
As a result, An Xiaona took out some pieces of paper and greeted Irene very enthusiastically and energetically:
"Oh, don't sleep yet, come and tell me the knowledge you have now, and then I will arrange what you need to learn.
"If you don't want to be an ordinary maid, if you want to become His Highness's woman, you must seize the time to study."
Eileen was obviously taken aback:
"The posture of mastering? Your Highness's woman?"
Listening to these phrases, Erin immediately thought of many strange, but at the same time, things that were considered natural:
"In order to become His Highness's woman, do I need to master some special postures? Is this specifically requested by His Highness the Prince?"
An Xiaona thought about it and said:
“It’s not all specially arranged by His Highness, but the difficulty of the knowledge specially arranged by His Highness is too high.
"We need to master a lot of basic and prerequisite knowledge before we can master the advanced knowledge required by His Highness.
"The three of us came here a few months before you, and we are still learning the prerequisite knowledge."
An Xiaona just said a few words casually, but Eileen felt that she was greatly shocked.
Then after some rather complicated thinking and imagination, Erin said a little embarrassed and frustrated:
"On the way to the Great Food Country when I was selected, the nun from the palace gave me some urgent lessons.
"But I haven't had time to master it at all, and I don't know how to practice..."
After listening to Irene's words, An Xiaona thought she basically understood the situation:
"In other words, you haven't studied systematically before? Then your current knowledge level may only be at the level of a primary school student."
An Xiaona took out one of several pieces of paper:
"Then use this form. Look at the knowledge points on it and fill it in according to your knowledge. Whether you are proficient, understand it, or you don't understand it."
Now, not only in the world, but also within the Ming Dynasty, only the local area is barely unified in terms of primary and secondary education.
There are great differences in teaching content between the mainland and the vassal state, between the vassal state and the vassal state, and between the vassal state and the imperial village.
Therefore, in places where there are often transfer students, some questionnaires on knowledge points will be prepared.
Let new students click and assign grades based on their mastery.
Sister An Xiaona did a similar test when they were at the Western Cape Palace.
When I left Huangzhuang School, I also specially applied to bring some test questionnaires of different levels.
Listening to An Xiaona's description, Irene was completely confused and said in disbelief:
"Is there a specialized school for this kind of thing? Are there primary schools, middle schools and universities? Are there still exams required..."
An Xiaona said naturally:
"Of course there must be schools of different levels, otherwise how can we master enough knowledge?"
After An Xiaona finished speaking, she pushed Irene to a desk and placed the questionnaire and pencil in front of her.
"Is this the secret skill of the Ming Dynasty's palace..."
With an extremely shocked mood, Erin lowered her head and glanced at the questionnaire in front of her, and then her whole body froze completely:
"This...it turns out you are talking about the knowledge of these schools!"
An Xiaona said naturally:
"How else could it be knowledge? What other school of knowledge could it be? A craftsman's school?
"His Highness does not need us to be craftsmen. His Highness said that what we need to master is mainly in the direction of business management.
"As long as you have a basic understanding of the professional skills related to craftsmen..."
After Irene's shock passed, she immediately began to feel annoyed by the fantasy she had just had in her mind.
Then I was so ashamed that my whole face turned completely red.
And asked An Xiaona in confusion:
"Why...why does a woman who becomes Your Highness need to master this kind of scientific knowledge?"
An Xiaona said equally puzzled:
"Of course it's because His Highness requested it. Is there any other reason?"
Erin was completely speechless.
It is completely unimaginable why Prince Dashi would have such strange requirements for his maids, or the female slaves used in the room.
Compared with this requirement for scientific knowledge, Erin felt that the postures she had thought of before were more reasonable.
An Xiaona is a very smart girl.
When they chatted across servers, An Xiaona didn't notice anything, but Irene's final reaction made An Xiaona aware of something unusual.
"So...the knowledge you were thinking about before...what kind of knowledge is it specifically..."
Eileen lowered her head and said nothing.
An Xiaona recalled the conversation just now:
"What did the nuns teach you on the way here? What knowledge do you have that you are not very proficient in and have no chance to practice?"
Erin covered her face with her hands.
An Xiaona thought about Irene's identity and felt that she had completely understood it. Then she said with envy:
"She is indeed a princess. She also has a special nanny to guide her."
Eileen lay directly on the table:
"Stop talking!"
An Xiaona pulled up another chair, sat down next to Irene, grabbed Irene's arm, and said enthusiastically:
"Teach me too! Your Highness Princess!"
Eileen begged for mercy directly:
"Please, don't bully me. Ottoman princesses have no status in the first place. When I come here, I am no longer a princess. I am just the maid of His Highness the Prince like you..."
An Xiaona continued seriously:
"I'm not bullying you, I'm serious now, I really want to learn what you said.
"That should be the professional skills and knowledge of the Ottoman court. It is definitely very useful...
"If we want to become His Highness's women in the future, of course we must learn this knowledge!
"But before... no one taught us at all, and His Highness himself didn't make arrangements."
Eileen asked a little surprised:
"Didn't the nuns in the palace arrange for someone to teach you?"
An Xiaona nodded resentfully and said:
"Not only did the nuns in the palace not teach us, but they also repeatedly reminded and warned us that we are not allowed to touch these things until His Highness is sixteen years old.
"But the New Year is coming soon, and His Highness will be sixteen years old after the New Year, and we need it soon!
"But there is still no one to teach us, so Erin, you came just in time!"
Under the influence of An Xiaona's sincerity, Irene finally believed that An Xiaona was serious and really wanted to learn that knowledge.
In line with the mentality of building a good relationship with her seniors, Irene slowly calmed down the shame in her heart and said cautiously:
"Then...then let me tell you...the knowledge I know?"
An Xiaona was very serious and enthusiastic. She nodded solemnly and said:
"Well, thank you very much."
Erin blushed slightly, trying hard to search for the content in her memory, and explained it to An Xiaona in a rather unfamiliar manner.
An Xiaona was very serious and studied for an hour, and then interrupted Irene with a very sense of time:
“Come here today and continue studying tomorrow.
"Let's start with school knowledge. I'll check your knowledge level first.
"Tell me now, what grade are you in at Osman's school?"
Eileen thought for a while:
"I feel like I should be able to go to middle school..."
An Xiaona changed a piece of paper and handed it to Irene to fill out the form:
"This is the knowledge point from the fifth grade of Daming Elementary School to the first grade of middle school. See how much you have mastered."
