Chapter 369 - Roping In Pei Lang (4)
Chapter 369: Roping In Pei Lang (4)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When she looked over with a smile, she looked like a young man. However, in her clear eyes, there was a deep meaning hidden, making people unable to see through her.
When interacting with her, one felt like they were walking on a tightrope on a cliff. They couldn’t tell if she was a friend or foe.
“Shen Miao!” Pei Lang suddenly shouted. It was unknown what Shen Miao said had hit his sore spot, but he immediately became excited. Even Jingzhe and Gu Yu were startled and looked at him. Pei Lang said angrily, “Don’t even think about it!”
“Mr. Pei, don’t get worked up just yet. Why don’t you let me finish?” Shen Miao smiled and said, “Perhaps you are frightened by the story I told you just now and felt that in the bureaucracy, if one is not careful, one will die without knowing why. After becoming an official, you probably won’t be as carefree as you are now.”
Pei Lang gradually regained his composure and became that gentle scholar again.
“But Sir, you are alone now. You don’t have a family, so there’s no need to worry about putting your family at risk. Moreover… in this world, the higher one stands, the more they can do. If you want to protect someone, being a teacher is not enough. Although you can have a lot of students in the world, but…” Shen Miao raised her cup calmly. She was clearly smiling, but in an instant, there was a coldness in her eyes. She said,” When something really happens, even your beloved students will cut ties with you.”
“You can only rely on yourself.” Shen Miao’s voice seemed to be bewitching, even more bewitching than the erotic songs in the Treasure Fragrance Chamber.
“Who taught you to say these words? What’s the purpose? What good will it do him if I become an official?”
Shen Miao smiled. Pei Lang was someone who cared about nothing else other than teaching. However, every time he engaged in a discussion, he could always grasp the point immediately. In her previous life, Fu Xiuyi tried his best to rope in Pei Lang as his aide and even promoted him to become the state preceptor. It wasn’t just a coincidence.
“Mr. Pei, why do you ask what good it will do to others but not yourself?” Shen Miao did not answer him. Instead, she took a roundabout way and replied indifferently, “When you become an official, you’ll get rich and marry a wife. The one who benefits in the end will only be you.”