Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Mei Ran felt pity for the child, so she asked the child who wanted to learn to read to come to the yard and study for an hour every morning.

"Sister Mei is always the best."

Meng Xiyue sighed and said that if Mei Ran was born in modern times, he would definitely achieve great things.

She is open-minded, has ideals and vision, and is not troubled by worldly affairs. Such a woman should live under the sunshine.

Mei Ran smiled bitterly, "It's not good or bad, I'm just killing time because I'm bored."

"My sister is training the next generation, and that's great."

Cultivate? This word struck Mei Ran's heart. She just wanted to share her knowledge with all the teachers.

I also want all the children who cannot afford to read, or girls who cannot read, to experience the world of books.

Meng Xiyue continued, "Many teachers teach to make money and to become famous. Few are like my sister, who sincerely hopes that they can learn to read and write."

“Maybe I know the beauty of reading and I want everyone to feel it.”

Mei Ran ruffled Meng Xiyue's hair and said, "But you have never liked reading since you were a child."

Thinking back to when she was teaching Meng Xiyue and others, Meng Xiyue always found various excuses to be lazy, she couldn't help but laugh. Not everyone loves reading.

"Everyone has different pursuits and wants to do different things, but I know that literacy has only advantages and no disadvantages."

"You have been smart since you were young."

Although Meng Xiyue likes to be lazy, she can understand anything after learning it once.

Mei Ran knew that she was deliberately hiding herself and just wanted to be a woman who knew nothing, marry an ordinary man, and live an ordinary life.

But even the most ordinary wish is difficult to achieve, as God always seems to like playing jokes on people.

"Yue'er, don't be so stubborn."

She was very worried that with Meng Xiyue's personality, she would suffer a great loss in the future.

"I understand. I'll go back to my room and rest so as not to disturb Sister Mei's lecture."

Mei Ran nodded, knowing that she was a person with her own ideas, so she didn't say anything more.

In the afternoon, Mei Ran went to listen to the teacher's lecture, but did not come back until the evening.

Meng Xiyue was very worried, so she went with Qianxiang to look for her, but the school where she was attending classes was closed and the teacher was not there.

After asking around, she found the gentleman. He was an elegant old man who used to be an official in the court. He retired from the court when he was old and opened a school here.

He has no children and is very well-educated. Every time Sister Mei mentions him, she is full of admiration.

He even ignored the secular view and allowed Sister Mei to go to school.

Therefore, there were a lot of unpleasant rumors lingering between the two of them, but despite this, they didn't care.

"Hello, Mr. Li Zhi. I would like to ask if Mei Ran went to school today?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I'm here, but school has already ended."

"Sister Mei is missing. She hasn't returned yet."

"what?"

Li Zhi looked at the sky which was gradually getting dark and showed his worry. He knew that Mei Ran didn't have many relatives or friends in the capital, so why wouldn't she come home so late?

"Go back and wait, I'll go and ask around."

"Excuse me sir."

Meng Xiyue did not refuse. She was unfamiliar with the capital and had no idea where to find Mei Ran.

She went back to the yard and waited, but there was no news from Li Zhi.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. She thought it was Li Zhi and hurried to open it.

But when she arrived at the door, she smelled a strong smell of alcohol, and she pulled Qianxiang who was about to open the door.

He asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"

"Beauty, open the door."

A teasing male voice was heard outside, scaring Meng Xiyue and Qianxiang so much that they quickly stepped back.

Meng Xiyue remembered that Mei Ran had told her that everyone knew she was a woman living here, so some hooligans would come to harass her at night, but as long as she didn't open the door, they wouldn't dare to do anything.

But Meng Xiyue, who was facing this situation for the first time, was still quite frightened, and Mei Ran was not at home yet.

She was filled with fear and worry, and didn't know what to do.

Asaka reacted quickly and blocked the door with wood, shouting loudly to the outside.

"If you don't leave, we'll report you to the police."

The people outside seemed to be frightened and fell silent.

But despite this, the two did not dare to open the door to check, and they stayed awake all night until dawn, when Li Zhi came over.

"Sir, how is it? Have you found Sister Mei?"

Li Zhi nodded, but before Meng Xiyue could be happy, she heard him speak again.

"She was taken to jail."

"Why?"

Li Zhi lowered his eyes and sighed, "She is a girl who opened a private school without reporting it to the government, so she was reported."

"She didn't open a school. She just taught those children to read and write, and she didn't charge any fees. How can it be considered a private school?"

Meng Xiyue hurriedly explained that she knew that Yuanqing State had regulations that prohibited opening schools privately.

"He is just being detained for investigation and no one has been convicted yet."

"Then how can we rescue Sister Mei?"

Li Zhi shook his head. "In theory, even if they opened a private school, as long as they paid the fine and promised not to teach privately again, they would be released."

"But when I went to the government office just now, they wouldn't let me see anyone. They also said that the prefect is busy and has no time to deal with the case. I need to wait two days."

"Wait two days?" Meng Xiyue frowned. It didn't make sense to lock someone up and not release him without trial.

"I'm going to the government office."

"It's useless to go. Maybe someone is pressuring him. I have some friendship with the prefect, but now he is avoiding me. It's obvious that he has something to hide."

Li Zhi had also been an official, so he was well aware of the tricks involved. What happened to Mei Ran was obviously done intentionally.

"who is it?"

Mei Ran has an easy-going personality and shouldn't hold grudges against others. After thinking about it, it seems that only the Jingzhao Yinfu would treat Mei Ran like this.

But that doesn't make sense. Mei Ran has left the Yin Mansion for two years, and everything has been peaceful for these two years. Why would they suddenly target Mei Ran?

"Wait a little longer. I'll try to figure out something."

"Thank you, sir. I'll go to the government office to have a look as well."

Meng Xiyue was really worried, so she followed Li Zhi to the yamen. Unexpectedly, the yamen runner allowed her to see Mei Ran.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mei Ran was fine and was not tortured.

"I'm fine, they just locked me up here and didn't do anything."

Mei Ran comforted her, "I should be released in two days."

Meng Xiyue couldn't help but tears up in her eyes, "I'm sorry."

"What nonsense are you talking about? It has nothing to do with you. It's just that I didn't think carefully before doing it."

Meng Xiyue shook her head. How could it be possible that nothing happened for such a long time? It happened just when she went to Konglong Lane.