"I heard you sent Xiaoping away."
"Yes, he has been gone for several days. I am afraid that Master Feng will not be able to catch up with him if he wants to."
"You may not believe this, but I don't want to kill him completely."
"It seems common for Master Feng to have inconsistent words and actions."
Feng Miao sighed, "Mrs. Xu really doesn't believe it."
Xu Jiang didn't respond.
Feng Miao continued, "I truly consider Xiao Ping a friend, and I sincerely want to publish a collection for him."
Xu Jiang raised her head and looked at him as if she were looking at a seriously ill person.
Feng Miao didn't care and said slowly, "Although I intended to get close to him at the beginning, I also truly admired his talent and sympathized with his situation. If the Jiang family hadn't fallen, with his talent and knowledge, he wouldn't have needed to go through the recommendation process and could easily pass the imperial examination and enter the officialdom."
"I come from a poor family, and my family practically spent all their money to support my education." He surveyed the books on the shelf. "A single book is so expensive, yet the books in my study were no less than those in Madam Xu's shop. But even after reading so many books, I still couldn't pass the exams. Repeated failures made me realize my own dullness and mediocrity, and that I wasn't cut out for studying."
Xu Jiang remembered that Zeng Zhui once said that he had read Feng Miao's articles, which were very ordinary.
No, why is he telling me this? Xu Jiang was secretly alert, reminding herself not to be led astray by his words.
"Only after meeting Xiao Ping did I understand what talent is. He can write with ease, and he can create the kind of words that I can't find even after much thought. When he recites drunkenly, he can create the kind of beautiful sentences that I can't find even after much reflection. Madam Xu, do you understand that feeling?"
Jealousy.
Xu Jiang occasionally felt the same way when she saw Hu Xu and Lu Zhen, but she admired them more. This was because, despite possessing talents beyond the reach of ordinary people, they were not arrogant, but instead worked harder, studying day and night.
But Jiang Gu was different from Feng Miao. He indulged in sensual pleasures and debauched in pleasure, yet he was still able to write masterpieces that were praised by everyone. How could he not hate him? If Jiang Gu had not experienced such hardships, allowing Feng Miao to control and play with him at will, he would probably want to tear him apart alive.
"Sometimes I'm even jealous of him, but at the same time I feel sorry for him, which is why I want to publish a collection of his works." Feng Miao saw Xu Jiang frowning and sighed, "Although I have other intentions towards him, I also really don't want to see his talent buried like this. This could have been the best of both worlds, but I didn't expect..."
Collection, collection, Xu Jiang's head was agitated, so she interrupted him, "You said you read a lot of books?"
Feng Miao was stunned by Xu Jiang's sudden question. "Yes."
Xu Jiang shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like it."
Feng Miao's expression changed slightly. "What do you mean, Madam Xu?"
"If you've truly read so many books, why don't you know that a person's writing reflects his character?" Xu Jiang finished cutting the paper, put away the cutter, and glanced up at Feng Miao. "You only see Jiang Gu's talent, but not the pain he endured from not being able to display it. Qu Yuan wrote 'Li Sao' out of self-pity, and Jiang Gu's poems and essays were also to express his anger. You haven't experienced his pain, and even if you've read a lot, you can't write like him, so don't make sarcastic remarks."
Feng Miao was choked by her and couldn't speak.
"Master Feng, I imagine everyone in your clan obeys you and responds to your every request, right?" Xu Jiang saw him staring at her expressionlessly and smiled at him. "So, have you really been studying diligently these years? And haven't you been using studying as a pretext to suck blood?"
Feng Miao was speechless for a while before he sneered, "Mrs. Xu is really good at inciting people's hearts."
"It seems Master Feng cannot bear to hear the truth." Xu Jiang then asked, "Then let's change the question. Master Feng has known Jiang Gu for many years, so do you know him well?"
Feng Miao did not answer.
Whether he answered or not didn't matter. Xu Jiang continued, "He seems to be indifferent to the people around him, but in fact he values friendship and loyalty. As long as anyone helps him, even if his influence is insignificant, he will do his best to protect them. Just like when you poisoned him, he never thought of reporting you to the authorities because he remembered your help over the years. Isn't it because you see this clearly that you are so fearless? Even if you poison him to death, it's fine. Even if you can't, he won't report you. That's what you think, right?"
"So what?"
"It's nothing. I just want to tell Mr. Feng that he doesn't have to go to great lengths to find out the news. He left without saying anything." Just because he didn't say anything doesn't mean that Lou Yunchun can't find out anything. This is none of Jiang Gu's business.
Feng Miao's expression became complicated.
Xu Jiang didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she started to send him away. "I've made myself clear. I've told you everything you want to know. I'm just an ordinary merchant. I just want to do business in peace and don't want to get involved in your affairs. Please, Mr. Feng, please don't come here again."
"Since Madam Xu does not welcome me here, then I will take my leave." Feng Miao stood up and bowed to Xu Jiang.
"Goodbye."
Feng Miao walked to the door and said, "Madam Xu said she didn't want to get involved, but you've already gotten involved in this matter. I'm afraid it won't end well."
"Mr. Feng came here specifically to threaten me?"
"No, I'm just reminding you." Feng Miao turned around and smiled, "I'm sincere when I say I want to make friends with you. Do you believe me?"
He was about to leave when Xu Jiang suddenly stopped him and said, "Master Feng, do you know what Duke Zhuang said when Master Lü urged him to get rid of Gong Shuduan?"
Feng Miao couldn't help but try to find the source of this sentence in his mind, and he didn't pay attention to the threshold under his feet, and accidentally fell out.
After he got up from the ground in a mess, he couldn't remember what Duke Zhuang had said.
Xu Jiang appeared at the door and said slowly, "The Lord said: Those who commit many evil deeds will surely perish. Just wait and see. Master Feng, have you remembered this?"
Feng Miao's face turned pale and he walked away in a huff.
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