"But if I send you to study with people younger than you, I worry that it will hurt your feelings," Mrs. Yun explained.
"Can I find a tutor of my own?" Wei Ruo asked.
"This..." Mrs. Yun revealed a troubled look, "Ruo, inviting a female tutor is a complicated matter. Firstly, it's hard to invite one. An accomplished female tutor wouldn't easily agree to teach in an ordinary household. Secondly, paying a tutor is a considerable expense…"
The Military Prefecture's expenditure was already tight, and they now had to arrange for their eldest son to have a tutor. There was no extra money to hire a special female tutor for Wei Ruo.
"What if I can find a female tutor who won't require pay?" Asked Wei Ruo.
"Ruo, don't be absurd," Mrs. Yun frowned.
"I'm not fooling around. I'm serious. If I really can find a tutor who is willing to teach me without pay, will mother allow me to study alone and not with others?"
