When Elder Qin came back with two palace maidens with the writing materials for Xiu Yuan. All what Si Ning expected was just to help Xiu Yuan with some spelling but the first lesson was calligraphy. Si Ning was a bit shocked because there was no way a small child-like Xiu Yuan hand would be stable when holding the brush but Xiu Yuan proved him wrong after picking up his brush carefully and after his third try still making mistakes all Si Ning had to do was to hold his hand as a guide when Xiu Yuan got to the difficult stroke and it was the fourth try they became successful.
From the analysis Si Ning did it seemed Xiu Yuan had already practiced calligraphy to the extent of controlling his hand to become steady.
"Imperial Aunty... says it makes... my hand... steady which... is good... for... when I start ... training." Xiu Yuan told Si Ning as he placed his brush down while a maidservant moved forward to pick the calligraphy card gently.
