Mei Xiaoren pushed the door in, and was really surprised to see the person sitting in the room, and then bowed his head and saluted: "I have seen Lord Bishop." ”

Bishop Zhou sat still and didn't move, but slowly blinked his eyes, "How is the errand given to you by the scholar?"

Mei Xiaoren knew that Bishop Zhou asked casually, because he only knew that the scholar asked her to go down the mountain, and he didn't know what the scholar asked her to do, so he replied: "Go back to your lordship, it's all done." ”

Mei Xiaoren still maintained a saluting posture, raised his eyes slightly, and saw that there was not even a cup of tea on the table.

There was no servant here to bring tea and water, and the kettle on the table was dry when she came in the morning. She didn't know how long Bishop Zhou had been waiting here, and why he had waited.

"You are still complaining about the teacher of that day"

Mei Xiaoren was silent for a moment, and slowly shook his head, "Students also have something wrong with them. ”

"If he doesn't accept it, you won't be able to give it, but in the end, the teacher only punished you one, and you will have no complaints in your heart," Bishop Zhou asked.

"Students are not saints, they can't be normal, but students know that things are prioritized." Mei Xiaoren calmed his eyes and continued, "In the eyes of the Bishop, the reputation of the college is the most important thing. ”

As soon as she said this, a slight smile appeared on Bishop Zhou's serious and old-fashioned face, and he got up and walked towards her, saying, "Sure enough, you are a sensible and reasonable student, and you are not mistaken as a teacher." ”

Mei Xiaoren couldn't help frowning slightly, how did this sound like praising her, she looked up and asked confusedly, "Isn't it your lord's fault that the students have disgraced the academy?"

"You gave a lot of money to teach Sun in order to study, but you didn't conform to the rules, but Yu Li made other students ashamed. I have been the Bishop of the College for several years, and I have never met a student who attaches such importance to his studies as you do. ”

"Because students are running out of time." Mei Xiaoren spoke quietly.

Bishop Zhou looked around the room and said, "Although this place is simple but quiet, you will study here quietly for these three months, and then go out when the turmoil subsides." ”

"But once three months have passed, there are less than three months left."

Bishop Zhou stroked his beard and said indifferently: "You didn't make it difficult for the teacher, and the teacher won't embarrass you." ”

Mei Xiaoren looked at Bishop Zhou, his eyes full of doubt.

"Take back the old words for the teacher, cancel the one-year time limit, and you can stay in the academy until you graduate."

Bishop Zhou would change his mind for her

This greatly surprised Mei Xiaoren.

But she really didn't want extra time.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your kindness, but the students only want a year." ”

"Why" Bishop Zhou frowned, puzzled.

She couldn't confide in the real reason, so she could only explain it indiscriminately: "There are many reasons for this, such as the student does not have the same background as Wen Gongzi, there is no one to guide the way, and he can't afford to delay for eight years."

Bishop Zhou thought for a while, and then said: "I still hope that you can think about it carefully, but if you have made up your mind, it is inconvenient to persuade you as a teacher, and there are only a few months left. ”

Mei Xiaoren was taken aback again, what Bishop Zhou meant was that as long as she spoke, he would teach her personally.

Is this still the unsmiling and serious Bishop who keeps them away?

She took on everything at the beginning, but she only expected that Bishop Zhou would let her go and would not drive her out of the academy, but she didn't expect Bishop Zhou to punish her on the surface, but in fact, he was thinking about her and letting her come to this secluded place to avoid the limelight.

In fact, Bishop Zhou is indeed a selfish person, but a selfish person is not necessarily a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong.

Mei Xiaoren was relieved and smiled: "Thank you, Lord Bishop." ”

"Also, when the teacher asked you to send books to the university scholars, it was not with ulterior motives, but just because you were skillful in etiquette and handled things safely, so that the teacher could rest assured." Bishop Zhou also said, "As a teacher, I don't know how the scholar remembers you, and today I personally ordered you to run an errand for him, but you must not get too close to the scholar." ”

Whether Bishop Zhou is good or bad, she can't tell anyone about her acquaintance with the scholars, but she only says: "How can the student He De get close to the scholars?"

"You come from a mediocre background, but you have many outstanding points in you, you can be appreciated as a teacher, and you can naturally be remembered by other adults, even if you are a university scholar."

Mei Xiaoren hurriedly said: "Students know that scholars are important ministers of the imperial court, and they are not accessible to small people like students. ”

"This has nothing to do with the official rank of the Wei scholar, the high-ranking and powerful also have virtuous ministers, but the Wei scholar is the prime minister's right-hand man" Bishop Zhou didn't continue, his eyes swept to both sides, and sighed, "That's it, if you can enter the official career, one day you will understand what you say as a teacher, but you have to remember that the word "upright" cannot be abandoned. ”

"Students know." Mei Xiaoren nodded.

Bishop Zhou said vaguely, but there was no need to wait for the day to come, she could understand his words now, to put it bluntly, "those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black."

Bishop Zhou is implying that there are people who are not "upright" people.

Bishop Zhou did not intend to punish Mei Xiaoren, but Mei Xiaoren still remembered the restriction that she could not enter and leave the vestibule for no reason, and now that she thinks about it, Bishop Zhou is actually asking her to avoid meeting Wen Bin.

But she hadn't told Scholar Wei about Yan Linglong, so she still went to Jingqiu Courtyard early the next morning.

Mei Xiaoren walked around from a secluded place to Jingqiu Courtyard, and planned to enter through the back door, but as soon as he walked outside the door, he heard a voice inside:

"In this way, the day of returning to Beijing is going to be postponed" The scholar sighed, and said with some self-reproach, "In normal times, you stay here to teach Brother Mei, and it doesn't matter if you go back for a while, but I forgot that we have something to do."

After a while, the scholar said, "Why don't you remind me?"

Mei Xiaoren stood for a while, and only heard the voice of the scholar, but he could guess that he was talking to Chu Yu, and Chu Yu remained silent.

It was only a few sentences, and her joy of just finding a teacher lasted less than a day.

She only cared about her schoolwork, only cared about finding someone to teach, and only cared about being happy that she had found a teacher, but she forgot that the scholars were about to return to Beijing.

She could tell from the words of the scholar that the scholar and Chu Yu originally had important things to do, but now they would be delayed because of her

"That's it, you teach as soon as possible, go back early after teaching, if it really doesn't work, I'll go back and arrange it for you first, in short, Brother Mei wants to teach, and things have to be done"

The more the scholar attached so much importance to his promise, the more uneasy Mei Xiaoren felt in his heart.

She stood outside the door for a long time before stepping inside, so they wouldn't guess she had heard.

Mei Xiaoren's expression was a little gloomy, and when he saw the two people sitting in the garden chatting, a smile appeared on his lips, and he approached him, "Lord Wei, Lord Chu." ”

"Brother Mei, I said that I don't need to see you like this, we are talking about you." Wei Shuying smiled, "I'm asking you, the master, to start preaching and receiving karma for you from today." ”

"Then there's Lord Laochu." Mei Xiaoren said politely, standing in front of them and looking a little restrained.