Chapter 85 Met a Quarter
In the living room.

The four calligraphy works of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are lifelike.

Among them, the plum blossom is the most vivid.

Miaoyu was drinking tea and appreciating the paintings.

Suddenly, the tea in the hands of this Taiyi descendant spilled.

Miaoyu looked towards the study with a frown on her face.

She suddenly felt a sense of foreboding in her heart, but in this family of great righteousness, she could not use magic to investigate, and could only sense that this ominous feeling had little to do with herself.

Mrs. Mei had been watching Miaoyu the whole time. When she saw Miaoyu spill the tea in her hand, she was also a person who had seen the world, so she immediately said, "Master..."

Miaoyu shook her head slightly, and the first scene that emerged in her mind was Zhou Tieyi raising a knife and killing people in Tianbao Tower.

The blade was so sharp that no blood was stained.

She smiled and said, "With my junior brother here, there won't be any trouble, Madam, don't worry."

In the study, after the Four Books and Five Classics were burned, a sweet fragrance emanated from the brazier. The Mei family's books were made with the best paper. Mei Qingchen had taken notes on the books that Mei Juncang read. They would be a treasure if they were sold. After burning, there was a natural sweet fragrance, like burning pepper and orchid.

Mei Juncang looked at the ashes in the brazier and took out the last article from the lining, but he did not burn it. Instead, he handed it to Zhou Tieyi.

Zhou Tieyi took the deeply creased article, opened it, and read it carefully.

Then, like several Confucian masters, I read it again.

Mei Juncang asked, "Sir, how is my article?"

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "If the gorgeousness of words is the limit of writing, then the true meaning of words can be obtained."

To be honest, Zhou Tieyi admires anyone who can write parallel prose, as this is basically the limit of playing with words.

"If the intention of this article is anything to go by, it's only slightly inferior to the one your father wrote."

"If you want to stir up the world with this article...how big a stir it will be depends entirely on your intention."

Mei Juncang straightened his plain silk pajamas and bowed respectfully, "In the past few days, you have been the only one who gave the most pertinent comments on my articles."

Zhou Tieyi read the article to the end and saw the words "Seek benevolence and you will get benevolence".

He laughed and said, "I thought the three officials were very wise, but they are also old and confused!"

Zhou Tieyi didn't believe from the beginning that the Three Officials could compete with the Queen.

Seeing the four-character comment "Seek benevolence and you will get benevolence" further confirmed this point.

The Emperor of Daxia has been attending court intermittently for three years, and has not attended court for three months.

Too much power was ceded to Confucianists and officials.

The leader of Confucianism is so used to being a high-ranking official that he has no intention of preparing for danger in times of peace.

He sneered, "These four words are enough to kill a layer of Confucian skin!"

Zhou Tieyi did not put the article away directly, but looked at Mei Juncang, "After all, he is your master, and he gave you a third-grade Xiao Zhoutian Pill..."

Mei Juncang said coldly, "That was the money my father paid for his life. My Mei family doesn't owe him anything!"

Zhou Tieyi looked at the candlelight, pondered for a moment, folded the article again, and carefully put it into his sleeve.

If I send this article to His Majesty tomorrow, He will only scold me. If I send it to Him at a critical moment...

Dong Xingshu, don't mess with me, I'll give in to you!

"It's good that you think so."

"Do you still want to save your father?"

Mei Juncang turned to look at Zhou Tieyi and said seriously, "I want to!"

"Even if we can only save his body but not his heart?"

Mei Juncang looked around the house and said, "His heart is with Confucianism, but he wants to stay in the Mei family! He wants to be a saint, so he can't owe us mother and son!"

Zhou Tieyi pondered for a moment.

Today's meeting with Mei Juncang was the conversation he had thought about the most in recent days.

It’s not easy to teach an apprentice.

So I don’t like teaching apprentices!

"That's fine if you think so."

Mrs. Mei, who was sitting in the main room and waiting anxiously, saw Zhou Tieyi leading Mei Juncang out. Mei Juncang had the same elegant appearance as Mei Qingchen.

She has become thinner in the past two days, and looks as cold and stern as a winter plum.

She didn't wear a crown on her head of white hair, but tied it back with a headband.

The wolf-like look in his eyes also disappeared.

Instead, there is a feeling that people's minds are as sophisticated as a mirror.

Just being illuminated by these eyes, it was as if the legalist's method of "Dongyou" was being cast upon me. The bad things I had done in my heart unconsciously surfaced, and I dared not look them in the eye.

The moment Miaoyu saw Mei Juncang, she knew where her uneasiness came from.

When there is murderous intent from heaven, there will be response.

The visions of life are the punishment of God.

"My son has frightened his mother these past few days."

With the help of Zhou Tieyi, Mei Juncang knelt down in front of Mrs. Mei.

Mrs. Mei hurried over and pulled her son up, "The ground is cold, don't talk about these vulgar etiquette."

Then she sighed from the bottom of her heart, "Your father has read too much doctrine."

She was just the daughter of a merchant and had not received much education, but she was lucky and had been spoiled by Mei Qingchen over the years.

My family has been experiencing some misfortunes these days, and I can't help but sigh from the bottom of my heart.

It was already late, and Zhou Tieyi didn't want to disturb the mother and son, so he said, "Jun Cang, accompany your mother to have a meal first. Take care of your health in the next few days, and I will teach you later."

Mei Juncang bowed to Zhou Tieyi, "Thank you, sir."

On the carriage back.

Zhou Tieyi and Miaoyu sat opposite each other.

Zhou Tieyi was wearing a black and white Taoist robe, with three pear blossoms on his hair. The faint light of a crescent moon shone through the window, making him look even more quiet and lonely.

But there seemed to be thousands of things in Zhou Tieyi's eyes, so much so that even Miaoyu felt heavy.

Miaoyu compared the scene before her with the murder scene in Tianbao Tower that day.

shook his head.

Everyone said that the second son of the Zhou family was very secretive, but his true face was only revealed recently.

But she had met Zhou Tieyi several times in recent days, and everything was different.

There is a young man in the pavilion who can write poems to himself.

There is a flying brocade robe that can kill people.

There is a Taoist priest living under a tree who is prettier than peach and plum trees.

And there is this strategist today who has seen through the world and has a strong sense of tranquility.

Even I can't understand it, so those people in the world who think they understand it don't know what they are looking at.

"I may have to trouble you during this period of time."

Zhou Tieyi said with a smile.

"It's not much trouble."

Miaoyu understood what Zhou Tieyi said. During this period of time, she needed to follow Zhou Tieyi whenever she went out.

The storm has already begun, and even in Tianjing, assassinations are inevitable.

Zhou Tieyi cannot manage the people above the top three ranks, and there will be people who will help him manage them.

Below the top three ranks, my brother and Senior Sister Miaoyu are enough. However, according to my own ideas, my brother has to hide in the house for a while, and I have to find a chance to break Xiuer's Buddhist heart.

I can't just let Xiu'er do the work for me, I have to thank her too.

Miaoyu saw Zhou Tieyi was silent again and said, "I came down the mountain to see all kinds of things in the world."

Zhou Tieyi also answered casually, "Did Senior Sister see it?"

Miaoyu looked at Zhou Tieyi and smiled, "I've seen a quarter of them."

(End of this chapter)