Chapter 412: Brother Xie (5)
"Two years." Shen Miao said, "Within two years, I will return to the capital. By then, Mr. Pei must become an aide to His Royal Highness Prince Ding, and the one he relies on the most."
Pei Lang smiled, but his smile was tinged with anger: "Chen Miao, are you overestimating me? I'm just a poor scholar with nothing. Even if I was lucky enough to get close to His Royal Highness Prince Ding, how could I have earned the reputation of being the most trusted one?"
"Sir, why should you be so self-deprecating? Sir, you are a thousand-mile horse, so naturally there will be a Bole who will appreciate you." Shen Miao smiled faintly: "If you are not a thousand-mile horse, in order to be appreciated by Bole, you must also think of yourself as a thousand-mile horse." She lowered her voice and looked at Pei Lang provocatively: "Sir, if you can't do it, guess what, I tell Miss Liuying the story of Prefect Pei, and say... that you are the one who made me do all this? Sir, do you think Miss Liuying will be moved to tears?"
"You!" Pei Lang was furious. Shen Miao's words were clearly a threat, a threat that if he couldn't be Fu Xiuyi's right-hand man, she would tell Liuying about all this. Liuying already held a grudge against him for what had happened back then, and if he told her that he was behind it, she might be furious and return to Baoxianglou to list again.
Pei Lang said, "I've never seen a woman as vicious and cunning as you." The girl before him showed no respect for age or respect for his teacher. Pei Lang even had the illusion that Shen Miao always had him in the driver's seat. Her provocations and threats, tinged with a seemingly inexplicable resentment, left Pei Lang feeling somewhat bewildered. Who could have imagined that this seemingly gentle and pretty girl could harbor a heart even more formidable and hardened than that of a woman in a secluded house?
"Sir, you're joking. The world is tough, it's just a struggle to survive." Shen Miao smiled modestly, as if she was a disciple receiving a lecture from her teacher, but her hands calmly took out something from her sleeve, put it into Pei Lang's sleeve, and handed it to him.
Pei Lang was startled. Soft fingertips rested on his wrist, but after a brief touch, they moved away, like a butterfly spreading its wings to fly. For some unknown reason, Pei Lang felt the urge to keep her, but it only lasted a moment before he regained consciousness. He clutched the letter-like object in his sleeve and looked at Shen Miao with confusion.
"If you have time, you can take a peek at the embroidery shop where Miss Liuying is. Besides, there are some other things going on, so I hope you will follow them for the next two years." Shen Miao said.
Pei Lang's body stiffened, and instead of getting angry he laughed: "Chen Miao, you want me to be your puppet?"
"Scholars have their own pride. Sir, you are a man of profound learning and unwavering pride. I admire you immensely. If it were any other scholar, I would never resort to such tactics." Shen Miao raised her head, seeing Pei Lang's somewhat angry expression, but raised the corner of her mouth: "But, Sir, do you still have any choice?"
"It's okay if you don't want to do it, sir. Even if there are thousands of mountains and rivers between us, I will naturally find a way to tell stories to Miss Liuying." She smiled gently, but her tone was sharp.
Pei Lang felt a surge of inexplicable anger, feeling inexplicably aggrieved. In front of Shen Miao, he had no dignity as a teacher. Every time he felt like getting angry, seeing Shen Miao so proud, he couldn't get angry. Pei Lang even wondered if he owed Shen Miao something in his past life, and Shen Miao came to collect the debt in this life?
He suppressed the humiliation in his heart and said, "If I do what the boss says, can I meet your requirements?"
"I believe in your ability, sir." Shen Miao lowered her eyes. The letter on the paper described exactly what Fu Xiuyi would do in the coming years. While Fu Xiuyi appeared to be unambitious, he was secretly recruiting talented individuals. As for how he recruited and discovered intelligent individuals, no one knew better than Shen Miao. Pei Lang was no ordinary person; if he even hinted at a hint of his "talent," Fu Xiuyi would naturally notice him.
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