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Yao Sanjiu ignores the glances, his descendants pass
Key takeaway
No reply is the cleanest reply. A letter in his shoe, and he chose to walk away in different shoes.
No reply is the cleanest reply. A letter in his shoe, and he chose to walk away in different shoes.
Yao Sanjiu tutored in the Huai household, where the daughter kept watching him. He never responded. When she hid a love letter in his shoe, he found an excuse and resigned. The host praised his depth of virtue, and his sons and grandsons all passed the imperial examinations.