Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

But the change was obvious. She was more confident and had more pride.

Wei Yuan was confused. It had only been ten days or more, and yet she had changed so much.

But when he thought back about what Feng Jin had said the day before, he stopped being so suspicious.

When someone had faced death, no matter how dimwitted they were, they would smarten up. Liu Lanting had undergone significant changes, and with her father teaching her, the changes would be obvious.

Of course, no matter how Wei Yuan wracked his brains, he would not realize that his student’s soul was a different one.

“When Zhongqing was still young, he would always talk about teaching others. He had said that each person was different and a mentor should observe their students. A teacher should help their students grow. What they were weak at, we should help them, and what they were strong in, we should encourage them. From what I’m seeing now, I am not as observant as your father.” Wei Yuan had said that sincerely. His expression was embarrassed and real. He was being truthful.

Jiang Pengji quickly restrained herself and had a different impression of Wei Yuan.

She knew that if she did not have Liu Xi’s memories as her basis, she would have not passed Wei Yuan’s test. Liu Xi’s grades were not bad, and Wei Yuan did have a hand in it, but not all the credit belonged to him.

Qiguan Rang sat quietly to the side and watched the other two interact. To be exact, he was observing Jiang Pengji.

He felt that the boy was very interesting, as Jiang Pengji was obviously not a nice person, and yet she was trying her best to show that she was harmless.

Interesting. Definitely interesting.

When Jiang Pengji left, Wei Yuan still looked troubled while Qiguan Rang calmly drank tea.

Once he was done watching his future father-in-law, he spoke up.

“You’re sad for Liu Lanting?”

“Of course. If I were to continue teaching him, I might lead him astray. But if I wash my hands off of him…” Wei Yuan admitted.

The last few words were mumbled.

“What’s so hard about this? You resigned and Liu Lanting will just have to look for another teacher.” Qiguan Rang smiled.

“No. The Lius have treated me well. What I just did seems ungrateful.” Wei Yuan shook his head.

Qiguan Rang thought of something and smirked inwardly. His idea may be exactly what someone was hoping for.

“In that case…” He thought for a bit before suggesting, “You have many friends. Surely you know of someone who could be Liu Lanting’s teacher? If you state your reason and that you couldn’t bear to hinder Liu Lanting’s studies, then you could recommend a teacher that suits his temperament. By then, the Lius would not misunderstand you, and they might even praise you for being broad-minded.”

Wei Yuan considered Qiguan Rang’s suggestion and a name flashed through his mind.

“That’s a good idea. I do have someone in mind,” Wei Yuan said, but hesitated. “No, no. That person may be suitable, but he’s eccentric. With Lanting’s personality, if he went to him, he would suffer.”

Qiguan Rang was curious. Who would cause Wei Yuan to react this way? “Who is it?”

“Langye’s Yuan Jing,” Wei Yuan replied.

In the educational world, Wei Yuan was one of the best teachers. If he were to recommend a teacher, he could not choose someone with a reputation lower than his, or it may seem like he was passing the responsibility off to someone else.

He could only think of Yuan Jing when he thought of a teacher who was better than him, best suited for Liu Lanting’s personality and had ethics.

“Langye’s master Yuan Jing?” Qiguan Rang mumbled bewilderedly.

Qiguan Rang admired two people in Dongqing: one was Hejian’s Liu She, and the other was Langyes’ Yuan Jing.

Qiguan Rang was from a poor and humble family, and he was of mixed origins. There was no way he could just visit Liu She. As for Yuan Jing, he was a teacher well respected by all.

There were some students who would pray to his longevity tablet before their exam, hoping for some sort of blessing.

Wei Yuan nodded his head and said, “Wei Yuan and I were schoolmates, and in recent years, we have been communicating. If I were to tell him everything that had happened, he might take Lanting under his wing for me. Even if Lanting could not study under Wei Yuan, at least he could study in one of Langye’s academies. There are countless scholars taught by Yuan Jing in Langye. Any one of them teaching Lanting is better than him studying alone.”

When he thought of that, Wei Yuan felt relieved.

“If it’s Langye’s master Yuan Jing, I’m sure the Lius will be happy.” Qiguan Rang gave a grim smile.

“There’s no one better than Yuan Jing in the whole of Dongqing and the five countries,” Wei Yuan said.

Yuan Jing had spent some years in northern Xinjiang debating; he contended for the three cities for Dongqing and won. Wei Yuan was nowhere near his level.

Elsewhere, Jiang Pengji seemed to have known about that and was elated.

Her viewers noticed and felt that she had a smile like that of a cat that caught the canary.

Canghai Yishengxiao: “Every time I see the host’s bright smile, I always feel like something bad is about to happen.”

Hongjun Laozude Juhua: “Something bad? To be more exact, it’s bad for others, but good for the host.”

Since the stream had started, no one had yet to see Jiang Pengji suffer any losses.

At most, she stumbled a few times, but they were all because she allowed it.

Jiang Pengji hopped off the carriage and saw a magpie. “A magpie. It seems like something good is about to happen.”

Lancui Yu Buzhe: “Every time I see the host act mysterious, I find her to be a pain in the ass.”

The viewers had no idea what was she happy about and started grumbling.

“Don’t rush. You’ll find out in two days,” Jiang Pengji replied calmly.

She did not have much intention to head over to Langye for her studies. But since she had decided that she would become emperor, naturally she would need to make preparations.

Go big or go home.