Fortunate Young Gentleman

Early in the morning, just after daybreak, Songzhuzhai had not yet opened its doors, but a long queue had formed at the door.

Among them, there were even servants from wealthy families who came here to queue up at the hour of Yin, just to buy the latest "Romance of the West Chamber" for their masters.

Songzhuzhai published "Romance of the West Chamber", and only one volume was published every five years. Today was the day when the sixth volume was sold.

The shops on the bookstore street opened one after another. The shop assistants and shopkeepers of many shops were envious when they saw the grand scene in front of Songzhuzhai.

There were also a few people who were regretful and stamped their feet, wishing that time could go back and give them another chance to choose.

Because before "Romance of the West Chamber" was sold, they and Songzhuzhai also received the submission of "Li Qing", but unfortunately they did not have the sharp eyes of shopkeeper Peng, and missed such a good opportunity in vain. Now seeing the scene in front of Songzhuzhai, they felt heartbroken and could not bear to watch it again.

"Mrs. Cui is so mean. She actually let a couple become sworn brothers and sisters!"

"I don't know what happened later. I really want to see the sixth volume as soon as possible."

"It's almost time. In less than a quarter of an hour, Songzhuzhai will open."

...

Creaky!

While the people queuing at the door were discussing, the door of Songzhuzhai slowly opened, and the crowd immediately rushed in.

"I want to buy two copies!"

"I want to buy ten copies!"

"Don't push, don't push, ah, whose money has fallen!"

In order to buy the new volume of "The West Chamber" from Songzhuzhai, everyone used various means. After all, the number of copies printed was limited, and countless people in Beijing were waiting for the new chapter. If they got up early and still couldn't buy it, they would be punished and scolded by their masters when they returned.

Fortunately, Songzhuzhai understood them and stipulated that each person could only buy two copies at most. Otherwise, most of the people queuing here would return empty-handed.

In Songzhuzhai, several shop assistants were still working hard to pick movable type with big dark circles under their eyes. Shopkeeper Peng looked at them and said reluctantly: "Go back and have a rest. Your replacements will be here soon."

"Shopkeeper, we are not tired."

"Yes, we can still hold on."

"Shopkeeper, if you feel bad, why don't you double my wages?"

Shopkeeper Peng patted one person on the shoulder and said: "Since everyone is working so hard, I, as the shopkeeper, can't treat you unfairly, but talking about money is sad. How about this, I will treat everyone to dumplings tonight, with big fillings!"

A shop assistant ran in from outside and said: "Shopkeeper, there are too many people queuing outside. Our stock will be sold out by noon at the latest!"

Shopkeeper Peng patted the table and said loudly: "Hurry up, let someone hurry up and print more!"

At the door of Songzhuzhai, people who had bought new scrolls walked out of the shop with satisfaction. When they habitually looked at the wooden board standing in front of the shop, they were stunned.

"What?"

"Did I really see it right?"

"No way, the new volume will be out the day after tomorrow. Don't we have to wait five days? Not only that, there is also a new work by the great talent Li Qing, "The Peony Pavilion"..."

"I don't know where it came from, but it is so deep. The living can die, and the dead can live. Those who are alive but cannot die, and those who are dead and cannot be resurrected, are all not the ultimate..., this preface looks very exciting!"

"That's right, Li Qing's work must be a masterpiece, and there is a new book to read this time!"

The appearance of "The Romance of the West Chamber" broke the conventional path, like a ray of light piercing the darkness, attracting countless people to pursue it.

The talented Li Qing, who had never shown his face, became the object of admiration in the hearts of countless people in Beijing for a while.

Although the specific content of "The Peony Pavilion" is still unknown, the name Li Qing is enough to give them confidence in this new book.

Ping'an County Yamen

Tang Ning, who had just finished his morning exercise, handed the sixth and seventh volumes of "Romance of the West Chamber" to Zhong Yi. Zhong Yi looked at him in surprise and said, "Doesn't Songzhuzhai only print one volume each time?"

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I know the owner of Songzhuzhai. Although the seventh volume has not been printed yet, it is not difficult to get a handwritten copy."

"Thank you, my husband." Zhong Yi smiled and looked at him and said, "My husband, go take a bath quickly. I have asked someone to prepare the bath water. If you need it, I will let Qing'er go in and serve you..."

"No, no..." Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "I can do it by myself."

For things like taking a bath and getting up, if you can avoid bothering Qing'er, don't bother Qing'er. The little girl is still growing and needs more rest. It's not good to always let her run around.

After the morning exercise, I sweated a little, so it's better to go and soak for a while.

Seeing him walk into the room, Zhong Yi took the two volumes of "Romance of the West Chamber" and walked towards the study.

Ping'an County Office is not like Zhong Mansion, and there are not many rooms. For the time being, she can only share a bedroom with Su Ru, and the study is also shared with Tang Ning.

She walked into the study, sat at the table, and read it seriously.

The story of "The West Chamber" is linked together, one wave after another, and the ups and downs of Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying's feelings always touch her heartstrings.

Cui Yingying's experience is somewhat similar to hers. She is forced to marry someone she doesn't like. She knows very well what it feels like.

Of course, she is much luckier than Cui Yingying. When she reads "The West Chamber", she doesn't think of the bad things in the past. She just feels that God treats her well. I hope that Miss Cui can also gain her happiness in the story.

She was so absorbed in reading that when she turned a page, she accidentally knocked a booklet beside her.

This was the collection of essays he used for practice. Several pages of the paper fell out. Zhong Yi bent down to pick them up. When he was about to pick up the papers, his movements suddenly stopped.

There was a line of words written on the paper.

"Tang Zhao fabricated a lie, saying that Zhang Sheng had been recruited by Wei Shangshu as a son-in-law of the East Jia, and Mrs. Cui once again promised her daughter to Zheng Tang Zhao to get married. Zhang Sheng returned as the governor of Hezhong Prefecture, and the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition Du Que also came to congratulate him. The truth was revealed, Tang Zhao was ashamed and committed suicide, and Zhang Sheng and Yingying finally got married..."

Tang Zhao was the most annoying villain in "The West Chamber", but "The West Chamber" was only published in the seventh volume. How did he end up committing suicide out of shame?

This seems to be the ending of the West Chamber?

She knew that Tang Ning also read The West Chamber, and thought that this was an ending he made up. However, when she looked at the other pages, her lips slightly opened in surprise, and the whole person seemed to be struck by thunder.

Tang Ning came out of the bath and walked towards the study.

While taking a bath just now, he thought carefully and decided not to write books like The West Chamber and Peony Pavilion in the future. After all, he and Xiaoyi were not in a free love relationship, but got married first and then fell in love. If she found out that these two books were written by him, it would be bad for her to misunderstand.

He had locked up the manuscripts of The West Chamber and Peony Pavilion, and there were some waste manuscripts sandwiched in the books that he had not dealt with in time. He planned to tell her when the time was right.

He walked to the study and saw Zhongyi standing by the table, seemingly in a daze.

"You finished it so quickly?" Tang Ning said in surprise, and then said: "I'll go to Songzhuzhai tomorrow to see if they have any more content."

Zhong Yi looked at him and asked with a complicated expression: "Is my husband called Tang Ning or Li Qing?"

Tang Ning was stunned, his mind was a little blank.

Tang Yaojing actually betrayed him.

It was said that only heaven and earth know, and you and I know?

Liar, you really can't believe a word a woman says!

"Listen to my explanation." Tang Ning looked at Zhong Yi and said: "That time was an accident, and I didn't want to pretend to be Yaoyao's cousin, just because..."

"What?" Zhong Yi looked at him, unable to believe: "You pretended to be Yaoyao's cousin?"

"..."Tang Ning paused for a few seconds and asked: "What do you mean by Li Qing...?"

"It doesn't matter." Zhong Yi walked up to him, looked at him blankly, and asked: "Yaoyao's cousin, Miss Li Qing..., is your husband?"