"Go on. Master will come pick you up again tomorrow." Dean Chen waved.
Ye Qianning smiled and nodded, lowering the carriage curtain.
Dean Chen stared after the departing carriage for a long time, unmoving. 'A genius. A true genius. Her scholarship is nothing short of divinely inspired, and she's only six years old.'
'Such talent promises a limitless future. It's just a pity she's an official's daughter.'
'The daughters of court officials are all registered with the court. Even their parents have no say in their marriages—let alone the daughter of a General.'
'Beili never had such a rule before. This decree was only enacted after the current Emperor ascended the throne.'
'Girls can marry at fifteen or sixteen, but once they reach a marriageable age, any betrothal as a principal wife must be reviewed by the Emperor. This is the one part of their lives where the children of court officials have absolutely no control.'
