Xia Wenjin joked, "Nanny Zhou, I don't need to learn all that. I'll just do what everyone else does. Besides, although this flower-viewing party is hosted by the Seventeenth Princess, I probably won't get much chance to meet her. Most of the time, I guess I'll just quietly watch from the side and act as the situation demands!"
Nanny Zhou knew that when the young lady said this, she didn't want to learn.
Thinking about it, it's true. The young lady, having grown up in Jianghu, was surely used to being free and unfettered, so how could she have the patience to learn such things?
But the young lady is so clever, and with her help at hand, she wouldn't suffer any losses!
She still reminded Xia Wenjin, "The young lady needs a maid by her side!"
That was a gathering of esteemed noble ladies, and one should have a personal maid, not merely for convenience, but as a symbol of status.
