Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 189 Mr. He Visits the Shaoqing Mansion

  Sun Yan was stunned for a moment, and quickly agreed: "Many people said before that Miss Kou looks like Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

  Like a royal girl?

  Emperor Xing Yuan had the face of Princess Zhaoyang in his mind, and indeed found the similarities between the two.

   But he still has a lingering sense of weirdness in his heart.

   "Many people say that Miss Kou looks like a princess?"

   "Yes, on Chongyang Day, Miss Kou and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess were together in Bailu Mountain, and many people found out. Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess even talked to Miss Kou because of this."

   "That's it." Emperor Xingyuan Xindao, Miss Kou and the imperial sister are actually only somewhat similar, but she is eight or nine points like him.

  But it's not appropriate to say this.

  He silently suppressed the idea of ​​continuing to talk about Miss Kou, and walked to the desk to deal with government affairs.

  It was already the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month. In previous years, all officials would have been on vacation long ago. But this year, due to the sudden earthquake in Dingbei, disaster relief has become a top priority. Many officials are still busy, especially Emperor Xingyuan.

  The desk case is full of reports, just pick up one and open it, it makes people feel heavy.

   After reading a few excerpts, Emperor Xingyuan pressed his hand and suddenly remembered: "Sun Yan, I remember that you handed Mr. Songling's new book a few days ago."

   "Ah, yes." There was surprise in Sun Yan's eyes, he didn't expect the emperor to remember this after so long.

   "Where are the books?"

  Sun Yan immediately stepped forward and flipped through, took out a book from the pile of papers, and offered it with both hands: "Your Majesty, here it is."

  Emperor Xingyuan took the book and looked at it casually.

  Compared to most story books, this book is a bit thin, which is why it is priced at two hundred articles per volume. The word "Journey to the West" came into view, and Emperor Xingyuan had a vague sense of familiarity.

  He didn't think much, rubbed the space between his brows to relieve his fatigue, and casually opened the book.

  Before the earthquake, he was indeed interested in Mr. Songling's new book, but he put it aside temporarily because he was busy. Now worrying about Dingbei day and night, I have long since lost the mood to read idle books.

  Emperor Xingyuan was very clear about his state of mind. He wanted to read this book now because Ms. Kou was the owner of Qingsong Bookstore. You can't keep chatting about Miss Kou with the servant, just read the books in her bookstore.

   "It is said that there is a Huaguo Mountain in the south of the Luojiang River, and there is a fairy stone on the mountain... One day the fairy stone cracked, and a stone egg rolled out, and the stone egg turned into a stone monkey..."

  The sound of chair feet rubbing against the ground sounded, Emperor Xing Yuan suddenly stood up, and books and newspapers fell to the ground.

  Sun Yan who was waiting at the side was taken aback: "Your Majesty—"

   "Mr. Songling wrote this book?" Emperor Xingyuan asked while clutching "Journey to the West".

Emperor Xingyuan's expression made Sun Yan even more shocked, but he didn't dare to show it at all: "Reporting to Your Majesty, "Journey to the West" is Mr. Songling's new book. It was released at Qingsong Bookstore on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. book listing..."

  Even though Emperor Xingyuan didn't read "Journey to the West" at the first time, Sun Yan didn't ignore the news about Mr. Songling's new book, so that the emperor wouldn't ask three questions when he suddenly asked about it.

  Emperor Xing Yuan couldn't listen to what Sun Yan said later, his mind was full of what he had just seen.

  Huaguoshan, Xianshi...

  Xinxin came to them as a refugee. Later he asked Xinxin where she was from and how her parents were. Xinxin laughed and said that her family lived in Huaguoshan, and she jumped out of a rock...

  Xin Xin never said this in front of the imperial sister. He always treated it as a little joke between husband and wife.

  Mr. Songling must be very familiar with Xinxin!

   "Sun Yan—"

   "The servant is here."

   "Immediately pass Changle Hou into the palace."

   "Yes." Sun Yan had countless guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to reveal the slightest, and quickly arranged it.

  He Qingxiao immediately entered the palace after receiving the oral order.

   "I have seen His Majesty."

  Emperor Xingyuan didn't care to show his uncle and nephew's deep affection, and raised his hand: "Qingxiao, you go and bring Mr. Songling to me."

   "Yes." He Qingxiao's eyes moved, and he left the palace and went straight to Qingsong Bookstore.

  It was still snowing in the sky, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and the door of Qingsong Bookstore was also closed.

  He Qingxiao stepped forward and knocked on the door.

  The door opened quickly. Seeing He Qingxiao, Liu Zhou froze for a moment, then quickly turned sideways: "Master He, please come in."

  In the study hall, shopkeeper Hu was arranging the bookshelves with a stone, when he saw He Qingxiao coming in, he hurriedly said hello: "Master He is here."

   "The bookstore is—"

   "The owner said that it will be closed from today, and it will reopen on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Shopkeeper Hu said with a smile.

   "Is Miss Kou behind?"

  The old shopkeeper's smile faded by two points: "I'm not here, my master has returned to Shaoqing's mansion."

  Master He has changed. In the past, he came to Qingsong Bookstore to read books, but later on, he mostly came to find an owner.

  The original intention is gone.

   Shopkeeper Hu sighed deeply in his heart.

   "That's annoying." He Qingxiao said politely and left in a hurry.

   Shopkeeper Hu rushed to the door and looked out.

   "Shopkeeper, what are you looking at?" Liu Zhou squeezed over, wondering.

   Shopkeeper Hu stroked his beard: "Look at the direction Mr. He is going, is it Shaoqing's Mansion?"

  It is indeed the Shaoqing Mansion that He Qingxiao rode his horse to.

  Duan Shaoqing received a report from his subordinates and thought he was hallucinating.

  I didn’t drink much at noon, maybe I’m drunk?

   Until he saw He Qingxiao in brocade clothes, he was still at a loss.

  What is He Qingxiao doing in Shaoqing Mansion?

   "Master Duan, is Miss Kou in your residence?" He Qingxiao asked straight to the point.

  Duan Shaoqing's pupils trembled.

   Looking for a girl to find a home?

  This, this, this... shameless! How decent!

   "Is Miss Kou not here?"

  Duan Shaoqing's face darkened: "I don't know why Mr. He is looking for Qingqing?"

  He Qingxiao cupped his hands upwards: "I want to know about the Qingsong Bookstore. If Miss Kou is in your residence, please come out as soon as possible, so as not to make Jinshang wait for a long time."

   "Are you going to tell Qingqing to enter the palace today?" Duan Shaoqing was startled.

   "For the time being, I will be ordered to come down to understand."

  Duan Shaoqing looked at the expression of the man across from him, and gave up his doubts.

  No matter how bold He Qingxiao is, it is impossible for him to falsely pass on the oracle.

  He didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately ordered his servants to go to Wanqingju to invite someone.

   On the way to the flower hall, Xin You always asked her servants to confirm: "Is it Mr. He, the Fushi of Jinlinwei Town?"

"yes."

  Xin You hurriedly walked through the bluestone road of Shaoqing Mansion, and had a guess in her heart: Master He went directly to the door of Shaoqing Mansion to find her, probably related to that person in the palace.

   It is only on the side of the lotus garden, there should not be this follow-up. It would be absurd for the king of a country to send Jin Linwei to visit because a girl looks like him.

  Speaking of which—Xin You paused, her expression changed slightly.

  The reaction in her heart was even bigger: "Journey to the West" must have been seen by that person!

  Xin You previously told He Qingxiao that there was a way to get Emperor Xingyuan to investigate the Wanyang matter on his own initiative years ago, and that was based on the book "Journey to the West".

  She also thought that Emperor Xing Yuan might not be able to read it immediately, but she believed that as "Journey to the West" was published one after another, it would set off a wave of people in the capital chasing after books, and that person would see it sooner or later.

  The only thing that is not beautiful is that she is talking big in front of Mr. He.

   Now it seems that the time is still expected.

  Xin You suppressed her thoughts and walked into the flower hall.

  (end of this chapter)