Chapter 146: Surprisingly, it belongs to the second young master (2)

A Blessed Daughter

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Upon opening it, she saw it was the note of the Tibetan monk. This letter was sent by the Tibetan monk to Sibaozhai, and was then conveyed by her nanny tied to the carrier pigeon they used to communicate.

It started with an unpleasant scolding, and Wei Ruo was already used to it.

In the letter, the Tibetan monk bitterly reprimanded Wei Ruo for her shameless behavior of plucking wool from the sheep*.

*plucking wool from the sheep: taking advantage of someone to benefit oneself.

Opening a business to attract customers using his works, and also using his works for "mystery box" activities to promote sales. In the end, she didn't forget to give him a "disciple". Despicable! Shameless!

Wei Ruo thought to herself, she had no choice but to use her way with this Tibetan monk. If she knows a few more people, she can strategize differently.

Although the first half was full of scolding, the tone changed in the second half. He said that if she chose someone with good character and skills, he could still reluctantly accept it. He also reminded Wei Ruo to take good care of herself and if she had time, go back to Huzhou Prefecture to see him.

“A sharp mouth but a soft heart.” Wei Ruo couldn’t help but smile while looking at the words that cared about her.

The original name of the Tibetan monk was Ruan Zheng. He had a remarkable literary talent and was highly skilled in calligraphy and painting. When he was an official in the capital, he was highly appreciated by the emperor.

Although he had been an official for decades, for the first twenty years he was unknown, before finally achieving a position in the Hanlin Academy. However, due to his upright and unyielding nature, he offended many people.

So he resigned early and returned to his hometown, retired to the mountains with his wife, and called himself a Tibetan Forest monk.

Wei Ruo met him because Mrs. Ruan suddenly had a severe stroke. Ruan Zheng went down the mountain to seek medical treatment and found Mojiazha Village. On the advice of the villagers in Mojiazha, he found Wei Ruo who lived in a courtyard.

Wei Ruo treated Mrs. Ruan's illness and saved her life. Ruan Zheng said he didn't have the money to pay for the medical expenses. Before Wei Ruo could say anything, he carried a basket of calligraphy and paintings to Wei Ruo as a reward.

Wei Ruo didn't know whether his calligraphy and painting were valuable at the time, so she accepted them.

So now there were more than a dozen pairs of paintings and calligraphy by a Tibetan monk stored at Wei Ruo's small storehouse.

Whenever she had the opportunity, she could take a pair of them out to raise awareness and increase sales for her store.

Mrs. Ruan's stroke was caused by high blood pressure and required long-term medication, so Wei Ruo went to the forest every once in a while to check on Mrs. Ruan.

After coming over and over, she became familiar with the couple. Sometimes Wei Ruo would also bring some delicious food or pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for the old couple.

Ruan Zheng strongly despised the ugly characters in Wei Ruo's prescription and even shouted that if Wei Ruo were a man, he would definitely take her as his disciple.

However, it was absolutely impossible for someone like Ruan Zheng, who was particularly stereotypical, to accept female disciples.

When Wei Ruo wanted to find a master for Wei Jinyi at the academy this time, she thought of him. He has knowledge and character. When he was working in the Hanlin Academy, he had many student disciples. So being his disciple would be very helpful for his second brother in the future.

The reason why the process was so complicated, using the name of Sibozhai to let her second brother become a disciple, was also to avoid exposing herself too much and causing unnecessary trouble.

As for arranging for Wei Jinyi to become a disciple, hoping that Wei Jinyi succeeded was not only because of her good relationship with Wei Jinyi, but also because Wei Ruo had some selfish intentions.

She thought that if she made his second brother's future promising, wouldn't she, in a sense, make a dramatic change to the entire plot?

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Chronos58845/29/2025

She wants to make a strong wind and large ripples instead of leaving it to the butterfly.