Chapter 7 Qinglan Bookstore
Qinglan Academy is some distance away from the Earl of Gongning's Mansion.
When Pu Qiongzhi arrived, the library was almost locked.
The servant at the door saw someone coming and said dejectedly, "The Master is in the backyard."
Pu Qiongzhi didn't have time to care about him and just walked quickly ahead.
Chunjing, who was following behind her, stayed and took out a silver ingot and handed it to him.
"Brother, please don't blame me. It's really because something happened to the young master at home, so I have to trouble you to stay a little longer..."
Pu Qiongzhi walked all the way to the backyard and found that there were still many children staying there, eating and living with the teacher.
They had just started eating, and the meal looked rather shabby and casual.
However, she was in a hurry to see the teacher and didn't pay much attention to the children's meals.
"I'm honored to meet Wen Shu'an." The teacher knew her identity and was surprisingly nice to her.
"Master, please don't be so polite." Pu Qiongzhi didn't try to hide anything, but with a faint smile on her face, "News spreads fast in the capital. His Majesty just named me An Ren at the flower viewing banquet today. I didn't expect Master to know about it too."
"Anren sacrificed her life to save the people from danger. This is known to everyone in the capital. I, an old man, also feel deeply moved by the heroic act of Anren, a woman, and feel ashamed of myself for not being able to compare with her." The teacher bowed repeatedly.
"Then I won't beat around the bush. I just married into the Earl's Mansion, so I don't know much about Yu Ge'er's temperament. Now I don't know where the child is. I am also worried, and I want to know some information from you."
Pu Qiongzhi asked directly, but the teacher seemed a little hesitant.
His gaze lingered on Pu Qiongzhi's face for a while, and seeing that she was still sipping tea calmly, he had roughly made up his mind.
After all, she is just Nangong Jiayu's aunt, not her biological mother, so there is a layer of distance between them.
In the future, if this lady becomes pregnant, Nangong Jiayu standing in front of her will be an obstacle to the legitimate son inheriting the title!
No matter who it was, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to tolerate such a nephew! How could they really be worried about his whereabouts?
Even if she came here in a hurry, it was probably just a show!
"Young Master Jiayu of your family...is not very good at his studies. He has long had bad relationships with his classmates, often arguing with them. He often fails to complete the assigned homework on time, and the teachers are helpless..."
Seeing the skinny old man in front of her rolling his eyes for a long time, saying these words but hesitant to speak, Pu Qiongzhi casually took out a thousand-liang silver note and handed it to him, using money to open his mouth.
Seeing that she seemed very satisfied with what he said, the teacher was convinced that his guess was correct. He took the banknote and spoke more confidently, setting the stage for her performance.
"Now, the young master has even resorted to such an unworthy act as skipping school. I don't think he's cut out for study! An Ren might as well take the young master back and find him another opportunity!"
Hearing what he said, it seemed like he wanted her to raise the price and play the role of a nagging aunt who spent a lot of money to help the eldest uncle's orphan in the mansion go to school. Pu Qiongzhi really couldn't bear it anymore.
While these businessmen were haggling over prices, this teacher who taught and educated people was easily caught! With such a sinister teacher, even among his most admired students, how many of them could be upright gentlemen?!
No wonder her nephew refused to study here. She also looked down on this place. He just wanted to skip school!
"Since the Master can't teach me, then so be it. I will find a good teacher for Brother Yu!"
As she spoke, she quickly snatched back the banknote that the other party had not yet had time to collect, stood up and walked out the door.
Before leaving, she took a special look at the children's food and got a general impression.
"Hey! Hey?" The teacher sat there dumbfounded and chased after him, shouting, "Anren, what do you mean by this——"
Pu Qiongzhi didn't care about him. She just called Chunjing who was waiting beside her, got in the carriage and left in a hurry without looking back.
Don't say her banditry isn't generally accepted. Her father taught her that when dealing with gentlemen, one should behave like a gentleman, and when dealing with villains, one should act like a villain.
Only after getting on the carriage did Chunjing tell him everything he had just said.
"Madam, the gatekeeper said that most of the students here are powerful or have connections."
"Although our young master is the son of an earl, he can't be ranked here." Chun Jing was a little disgusted with these scholars' roundabout ways.
Why are they all trying to make money? They are the literati, while the Pu family is the money-grubbers?
"It seems to me that some of those children have very ordinary family backgrounds?" Pu Qiongzhi thought of the children she had just seen and felt that some of them were dressed very ordinary.
She had a sharp eye and saw that the material should be from last year or even the year before, and it didn't look like something that a prominent and sophisticated family would use.
"Yes. There are such cases, but they all require extra money to be given to the teacher. What's more, some people simply let their children live and eat in the academy so that they can be close to the teacher." Chun Jing found out everything clearly.
"Bah! No wonder that old man took the money so readily. He belittled our young master in his words. He must be trying to cheat us out of our money!" Yan'er even spat directly, "That old man is really not a good person!"
Pu Qiongzhi thought of the children's meals and frowned in disdain. She then pondered, "I think the uncle is too negligent of the young master. He sent him to the academy and left him alone. Naturally, he doesn't know that there are some tricks to studying in Qinglan Academy!"
"Madam, are you going to take care of this matter?" Chun Jing saw that she asked so many questions, and it seemed that she wanted to interfere in the affairs of her uncle and nephew.
Pu Qiongzhi nodded in agreement, and also reminded her two maids, "Although this marriage is for business, I am now the mistress of the Gongning Earl's Mansion. I must take care of these affairs both inside and outside the house, so as not to hinder the business!"
"I will go back and ask someone which is the best library in the capital and make a list for you." Chun Jing heard this and did not say anything more.
"Actually, the academy isn't the most important thing. I'm worried that this child has actually reached the point of skipping school and running away from home. I'm afraid something has happened to him."
A seven-year-old child suffered injustice in the academy, and when he returned home, he had no parents to support him...
When he hurried back to the Earl's Mansion, it was already completely dark.
Fortunately, the child has been found. He said that he went to the home of a juggler to study under him.
The master asked for a long time and only found out that he had no parents. He almost accepted him, but then he turned around and saw a reward posted on the street...
This one thousand taels that fell from the sky was enough for him to live a worry-free life for the rest of his life!
Seeing that the master who had been so kind just a moment ago had taken the money and happily abandoned him in the blink of an eye, Young Master Nangong Jiayu cried heart-wrenchingly.
He cried and looked at Pu Qiongzhi and said, "You bad woman! Wuuuu! I will never forgive you!"
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