Since Roman was so smart, education needed to be put on the agenda.

Clever children should go to school and experience the hardships of learning!

Luo Wei made up her mind to find a good teacher for Roman. No, one wasn't enough; she needed to find seven or eight.

Literature, mathematics, archery, painting, music - everything a knight should learn, she would arrange for him. And for subjects knights didn't learn, she would give him extra lessons. The child she raised would develop comprehensively in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor!

Looking at Roman's fluffy head, Luo Wei felt a surge of passion, as if she had suddenly transformed into a ruthless tiger mom.

Roman felt a chill on the back of his neck, his small face filled with confusion. What was going on? Why did it feel like there was a cold wind blowing here?

Not long after, Tom returned from dropping someone off.

Seeing that although he was young, his carriage-driving skills were quite proficient, Luo Wei called him to the courtyard: "Your name is Tom, right?"

Tom was as thin as a beanpole, his sunken eye sockets lacking the support of fat, looking like two holes. He was wearing Roman's clothes, with sleeves and trouser legs that were much too short. He stood there timidly, his body trembling with fear.

"Don't be afraid, just answer my questions," Luo Wei couldn't bear to see a child like this. Tom reminded her of Roman on the first day.

"Y-yes, my name is Tom."

Tom lowered his head in fear, his spine curved like a cooked shrimp.

Luo Wei softened her voice: "How old are you?"

"Sixteen, sixteen years old." Tom lied. He was actually only eleven, but he was afraid Luo Wei wouldn't want him because of his young age, just like how the carriage shop owner had driven him away.

At eleven, a boy should be growing rapidly. He ate a lot, but his weak body couldn't handle heavy work, so employers didn't want him.

Seeing Tom's lowered head and trembling legs, Luo Wei didn't ask any further.

This child's psychological resilience wasn't as strong as Roman's. Despite being a few years older than Roman, he had suffered more of the world's injustices and needed gradual change.

"Tom, you were recruited by Roman. If he chose you, you must have some exceptional qualities."

"From now on, you'll live in the room by the side gate of the courtyard. The kitchen will provide you with two meals a day, and you'll get a daily wage of twenty copper coins. Are you willing?"

Tom's head shot up, then quickly lowered again, his voice revealing excitement and wild joy: "I'm willing, I'm willing, Miss!"

He kept bowing, expressing his gratitude to Luo Wei.

Twenty copper coins a day!

And room and board included!

The coachmen at the carriage shop only got fifty copper coins a day, without food and lodging. Coachman apprentices under eighteen didn't even get paid; sometimes they even had to pay money.

Tom felt as if he had been hit on the head by a huge pie falling from the sky. He felt dizzy, as if drunk.

Roman was right, this truly was the kindest and most beautiful noble lady!

Tom didn't dare look at Luo Wei, so he gratefully looked at Roman. Roman caught his gaze and lifted his chin high, proud of himself.

With a coachman, they now had someone to run errands.

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Luo Wei had been using Troy for errands before, and she felt a bit guilty about it now.

Troy's background was a mystery. Not only was he skilled with a sword, but he also had a flashy griffin mount. Even Princess Lilith looked at him with respect. Using such an important person for errands was indeed inappropriate.

Thinking of Lilith, Luo Wei asked Tom: "Did Miss Rossetti say when she would return?"

Tom shook his head: "No, Miss, she didn't."

Luo Wei thought for a moment and instructed: "Then wait at the academy gate later. If Miss Rossetti comes out, please ask her to get in the carriage."

Those two knights were still staying at her place, so Lilith would definitely return.

Having received her instructions, Tom ran happily to the side gate where the carriage was parked. He loved dealing with horses.

Roman also ran back to the flower bed, sticking his bottom out as he huffed and puffed, pulling weeds. He was pulling weeds from the flower bed; Luo Wei had initially thought he was maintaining the garden, but now she realized he wanted to pull weeds to feed the horse.

"Roman, come here."

"Miss!" Roman immediately dropped the weeds and ran over, wiping his mud-covered little hands on his pants, and then wiping away the snot that was about to drip out of his nose.

Seeing this scene, Luo Wei deeply felt that her educational task was arduous and long.

If she let Roman grow up like this, she couldn't even imagine what it would be like in the future - a stunningly handsome man of 1.89 meters, giving passionate looks with his eyes while wiping the snot that had dripped to his mouth with the back of his hand. What a beautiful scene that would be

"Miss, what is it?" Roman looked up at her obediently, not knowing that there was a diagonal streak of snot on his face and a ring of mud around his mouth.

Luo Wei hesitated, wanting to say something but afraid of hurting his self-esteem.

Finally, she took out her handkerchief and wiped his face: "Roman, I'll give you money for the horse's feed. From now on, Tom will be your little brother. Can you help me manage him?"

No man can resist being called a big brother, and boys are no exception. He immediately smiled, his eyes turning into crescents: "Okay!"

Luo Wei gave him the handkerchief: "As a big brother, you need to set an example. From now on, you should lead by example and help Tom become a clean and well-mannered coachman."

Roman held the handkerchief with both hands: "I will definitely do that!"

Luo Wei successfully passed on the snot-covered handkerchief and felt relieved.

She went upstairs to the bedroom she had kept for herself.

Currently, only three people were staying on the second floor: herself, Lilith, and Troy.

With Lilith and Troy out, it was nice and quiet. She wanted to try divination again, to see if yesterday's divination was a fluke or if she really possessed this ability.

Luo Wei took out the turtle shell, placed her left hand below and right hand above, put the shell in her palm, and closed her eyes.

In the deep night sky, the Milky Way flowed, and the star chart reappeared.

Luo Wei looked at the rotating golden star tracks and asked her first question.

"Am I the daughter of King Ater?"

This time, the turtle shell didn't crack, but the stars in the sky still gave some hints.

If yesterday's divination was a prediction, today's was a decision. Logically, making a decision should be simpler than predicting.

Luo Wei observed the stars in the sky, her brows furrowing: "So I'm not. Could I have guessed wrong?"

The original owner wasn't the daughter of Queen Isis and the king, but the child of her and the man she eloped with?

Luo Wei looked at the star chart again: "Am I the daughter of Queen Beiji Isis?"

The stars flickered, a comet swept by, and the stars once again gave an answer.

"Not either?"

Luo Wei looked at the stars, truly surprised this time.

So she wasn't of King Ater's or Queen Isis's bloodline; she was just an orphaned fisherman's child who had lost both parents?

Well, she blamed herself for watching too many soap operas. As soon as she heard this kind of plot, she had the illusion that she was the protagonist.

Since it wasn't her, it meant that Axina had mistaken her identity. Some of her behaviors and appearance had led to this misunderstanding.

Should she explain it clearly to her?

Luo Wei felt there was no need. Why wouldn't she wear an identity that was handed to her on a silver platter?

When Axina asked her last night if her surname was Isis, she had deliberately answered in a way to let the other party misunderstand.

Moreover, she couldn't explain to Axina. She couldn't just reveal the truth that she was a commoner!

She had already offended them; exposing herself would only lead to a quicker death.

Luo Wei closed her eyes and withdrew from the spiritual world.

After looking at the star chart today, her symptoms of dizziness had actually lessened a bit. It seemed that decision-making divination was indeed much easier than prediction.

TBC