Within two days, Meng Yihuan received the ten thousand taels of silver banknotes from Old Madame Si, along with the antique paintings and calligraphy she had once gifted her.
Meng Yihuan also kept her word and sought out her senior fellow apprentice, Qu Zhao.
Qu Zhao was known for his rigid personality, excessive seriousness, and upright nature. He was so exacting with his students that many noble families, who pampered their children, were deterred from hiring him. Even though his scholarship was peerless, few dared to invite him as a tutor. His core educational philosophy was that a strict teacher produces brilliant students; Meng Yihuan had never met a mentor more demanding than he.
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