OMG! Tyrant's Pampered Baby Is a Valued Princess-Chapter 549: Choose a Study Companion!

Bai Zhi’er shook her little head, touching her round belly.

"I’m full! The meat I’ve missed the past two days has been made up!"

This amused Bai Xilie into laughter.

Qingmei added, "Emperor, the Princess has just recovered, and the Imperial Physician said it’s best to avoid meat."

Bai Xilie waved his hand, "She hasn’t eaten much, it’s fine. Besides, Zhi’er rarely has an appetite; nothing is more important than a full stomach."

Bai Zhi’er nodded softly in agreement, "Yes!"

Bai Xilie smiled and said, "Zhi’er, I’ve selected a few people to be your study companions. Once you’re fully recovered, they’ll enter the palace for you to choose from, how does that sound?"

"Study companions?" Bai Zhi’er was curious, "What are study companions?"

"Naturally those who accompany you in your studies, and they are around your age, so you’ll have someone to chat with," Bai Xilie explained. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Throughout history, study companions for Princes and Princesses were quite common.

Study companions are mostly selected from powerful families.

Those ladies and gentlemen from noble birth see the opportunity to accompany the Princess and Princes in their studies as an honor.

And to Princes and Princesses, a study companion is more like having a friend.

Upon reaching adulthood, the noble family forces behind the study companions can also become the Princess and Prince’s forces.

The idea of finding study companions was suggested to Bai Xilie by Mo Yanchi.

The aim was to have someone accompany Her Highness in her studies while also allowing Bai Zhi’er to have some close friends.

Bai Xilie considered it carefully.

This way, when he’s not around, the study companions will be by Bai Zhi’er’s side, and people like Su Yinling won’t have much chance to cause trouble.

Bai Xilie laughed and said, "Honestly, it’s about finding some people to accompany Zhi’er in her studies and play."

The little one seemed somewhat uninterested after hearing this.

Yet she obediently nodded, "Dad arranges it, Zhi’er will choose ~"

That day, Bai Xilie gave orders, and the Ministry of Rites in the palace immediately began preparations.

The Princess’s curriculum includes horseback riding and archery.

So, she needs both martial and literary study companions.

As for martial study companions, Bai Zhi’er had already considered Fang Youzhen.

Literary study companions were the ones to choose from.

The Ministry of Rites selected five individuals, all from noble family backgrounds.

To ensure no mistakes, the Ministry of Rites spent a lot of effort secretly investigating the reputation and character of these ladies.

In the eyes of outsiders, some are gentle, knowledgeable, and understanding, while others are optimistic, open-minded, cheerful, and talkative.

Today, under the bright summer sun and steaming heat waves, early in the morning, the five noble ladies were led by palace attendants to the pavilion in the palace to meet the Princess.

Bai Zhi’er specifically chose this place because it was cool.

The pavilion is built on the lake, and one needs to traverse a corridor along the water to reach it.

With the artisans’ craftsmanship, the lake water is pumped by waterwheels to the roof and then trickles down, forming three water curtains.

This natural cooling method keeps the heat outside.

Today, Bai Zhi’er wore a charming and lovely goose-yellow palace dress, with a beaded flower crafted by her Fifth Brother Bai Fengqing in the form of a small yellow rabbit nestled in her hair.

She appeared even more endearing, like a jade rabbit that escaped from the Yue Palace.

Bai Zhi’er hugged the Tang yuan, sitting behind the table, watching as the palace attendants led over five noble ladies of a similar age to her.

"Your Highness, the people have arrived," the Palace Attendant said after bowing, then introduced them one by one.

Although similar in age, as they need to care for the Princess most of the time, these five little girls are all between six and eight years old.

The little girls all greeted in unison, and Bai Zhi’er waved her little hand, smiling lively and adorably.

"No need for formalities, please have a seat, big sisters!"

A little girl in a blue dress seemed about to sit beside Bai Zhi’er, but another girl in a purple dress quietly edged her out.

The girl in the purple dress directly sat down, smiling brightly at Bai Zhi’er.

"Greetings, Your Highness, my father is Grand Scholar Guan, and my name is Yue, you can call me Yueyue if you like, Your Highness."