Ci Jinzhi

He Qingxiao came to the bookstore today, of course, not just to read, but because of the missing paper ball.

 He waited and waited, but did not see He Yushi leaving.

He Yushi usually doesn't stay too long, but unfortunately today, Miss Zhu is not in the lobby. Naturally, he didn't want to leave if he didn't see the person he wanted to see.

 The two of them turned over the book silently, equally absent-minded.

Shopkeeper Hu has come back. Seeing that He Yushi still refuses to leave, he frowns secretly.

Does this anxious-looking boy think that he can win Miss Zhu's heart by just reading books?

 “Hello, Sir.”

Hearing Shopkeeper Hu shout, He Qingxiao came over: "Shopkeeper, is there anything wrong?"

 He Yushi also looked over.

"Don't you like travel notes? Not long ago, the bookstore received a manuscript. The author is anonymous. The recorded local people are very rare. I would like you to appreciate it." Shopkeeper Hu said with a smile.

 “Thank you, shopkeeper.”

Watching longingly as shopkeeper Hu led He Qingxiao back, Yushi He silently put down the travel notes in his hand.

We also like to read travel notes, why do the shopkeepers treat them differently?

Thinking again about Miss Zhu who treated him as an elder and respected her every time they met, He Yushi rubbed his old face and walked out of the bookstore in frustration.

On the roadside outside the bookstore, a little black donkey tied to a tree lit up his face happily when he saw his owner coming out.

 He Qingxiao met Xin You in the flower hall at the back.

"Master, let's talk." Shopkeeper Hu brought the person over and then stepped back.

Xin You said directly: "I went to the Hanlin Academy today and found that there were fewer scrap manuscripts thrown on the ground."

 She discussed the plan with Mr. He. She was responsible for placing the bait and Mr. He was responsible for closing the net. So she didn't pay attention to who was wrong or who had problems, so that the other party could take action boldly.

“The person who took away the paper ball was a man named Li from the East Hall who was waiting for the imperial edict.”

Xin You didn’t ask He Qingxiao about the details of the surveillance arrangement, and was not impressed by Li Daizhao who was biting the bait: “This man doesn’t talk much, he doesn’t like to join in the fun, but he doesn’t look good at his appearance. Who did he give the scrap manuscript to?”

The proofreading of Zhangshu's literary history by the East Hall editor seems to be the same as that of the Gaoxi Hall, but in fact it is only from the ninth grade. Li Daizhao could not have picked up scrap manuscripts to satisfy his own curiosity.

 The reason is simple. There are very few people who are so curious that they steal scrap manuscripts and don’t like to join in the fun. And people with low official positions would not take such risks purely out of curiosity.

 He Qingxiao said a name: "Zhang Yuchen."

“Zhang Yuchen—” Xin You read the name with a solemn expression, “Is this person the nephew of Zhang Shoufu?”

She wants to realize her mother's ambition, so she naturally understands ministers like Zhang Shoufu.

He Qingxiao knew more deeply: "Zhang Yuchen is not well-known, but in fact he is deeply relied on by Zhang Shoufu. He was a Jinshi in the eleventh year of Xingyuan, but he came out to work when the Great Xia was founded."

 “Then wasn’t he very young at the time?”

He Qingxiao nodded: "I was less than twenty years old at that time."

“The Zhang family is a prominent family in the south, and when you are in your teens, you should study hard behind closed doors at home.” Xin You felt a little strange.

“Zhang Yuchen comes from a side branch. Although their surname is Zhang, their life is not easy.”

"That is to say, he plans his career first and then takes the scientific examination." Xin You had only heard of Zhang Yuchen, but had never seen him. "It is amazing that he is studying for the imperial examination again when he is in his thirties." He Qingxiao laughed. "That's not true. Zhang Yuchen only passed the exam for the third time. Although he was distracted, his academic qualifications were not outstanding when he was young."

“Took the test three times—” Xin You paused suddenly, her expression a little subtle.

 “What did Miss Xin think of?”

“I just thought of it inexplicably.” Xin You explained first, “Master He should have known that Kou Qingqing’s father was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Xingyuan.”

 Zhang Yuchen took the exam three times and was nominated for the Xingban in the 11th year of Xingyuan. The time when he first took the Chunwei exam was the 5th year of Xingyuan.

"Zhang Yuchen and Kou Qingqing's father participated in the examination in the same year, and they probably knew each other. Of course, this doesn't mean anything, and it probably has nothing to do with what we want to investigate. Maybe I borrowed Miss Kou's identity for so long, so I couldn't help but think .”

He Qingxiao thought for a moment and said, "I'll check back to see if there is any intersection between the two of them."

Xin You returned his attention to Zhang Yuchen: "Since it was Zhang Yuchen who instigated Li Daizhao, then the person behind it should be Zhang Shoufu."

 In the eyes of the world, Zhang Shoufu is undoubtedly the leader of the Zhang family.

"Zhang Yuchen got the scrap manuscript yesterday evening, but he never went out." He Qingxiao did not hide his doubts in front of Xin You, "Normally speaking, Zhang Yuchen should go to see Zhang Shoufu as soon as possible."

Xin You is very optimistic about this: "It is the hardest thing to grasp the human mind. No matter why he didn't go to Zhang Shoufu for discussion at the first time, just keep an eye on them and watch their next move."

 First, the manuscript is stolen, and what comes next?

Xin You has some guesses.

The only way to prevent my mother's innovations from becoming widely known is to get rid of her.

Those people dared to attack my mother, but they would not be cowardly in dealing with her.

Xin You always remembered what Queen Xin said to her: Huge benefits will drive people crazy.

He Qingxiao was silent for a long time and said seriously: "Then you have to be more careful. From today on, it is best not to eat food from outside or drink tea from outside, so as not to let others have the opportunity to tamper with the things in your mouth."

Xin You nodded.

 Poisoning may go through several hands, so if you are not careful, the other party may get away. She did not give the other party a chance to make a move in this regard, so that she could easily catch the fish.

"After this period of time has passed, I invited Miss Xin to eat crab roe buns from Fengweilou." He Qingxiao said this with some hesitation.

Ayou must not have misunderstood that he did not want Mr. Shen to invite her to dinner, right?

Xin You didn't think about that at all, but because of his hesitation, he thought of Master He's lack of wealth.

“In the past few days, I invited several colleagues to go to Fengweilou every day. I was a little tired of eating, but I still like to eat the crispy duck made by Aunt Gui. I also discovered a noodle shop whose Yangchun noodles are very delicious..."

He Qingxiao silently remembered: Crispy duck, Yangchun noodles.

 The next day at the office, Xin You came to Qingsong Bookstore again. Not long after, Zhang Xu strode in.

Zhang Xu came alone. When he saw Xin You, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not easy to meet Kou-oh, I should call you Miss Xin now."

 Although he knew that the girl in front of him was a royal daughter, he didn't care much.

The emperor really valued this daughter, why didn't he recognize her and make her a princess?

　　They say that he is ignorant and incompetent, but he also knows that the love he talks about is all fake, and the benefits that really fall into his hands are real.

"Mr. Zhang wants to meet me so much. Is there something wrong?" Xin You asked lightly.

 I heard from Liu Zhou earlier that Zhang Xu wanted to see her. She came to the bookstore at about the same time two days in a row, and she was indeed there.