He had been cramming his knowledge for the prefectural academy exams, and had put the storybook on hold. Now that he finally had some time, he had to hurry and finish it before the deadline.

Because he had an idea in his mind, Shen Ci wrote as if he was inspired by God.

As the magic pen cup got closer, all the famous storytelling authors in Tangzhou Prefecture received great attention, especially the bookstore owners. In order to help their own authors understand their competitors, they specifically investigated the information of other bookstore storytelling authors, just like Boss Huang did before.

At this time, there was a story writer who attracted the attention of other bookstore owners except Taohua Bookstore.

That is: a crabapple.

Yizhihaitang's storybooks were suddenly sold at Taohua Bookstore more than a month ago. Although his "The Imperial Merchant's Substitute Husband" is still being serialized, it immediately attracted the attention of most people once it was released, especially its extremely high readership rate.

Almost everyone who has read this storybook has been attracted by the heart-wrenching plot and domineering quotes, and wants to read it again and again.

Now, more and more people go into Taohua Bookstore to buy a copy of Haitang's storybook.

Before Zhang Xiuyuan came to Tangzhou Prefecture, the Fengya Bookstore in Renhe County had just serialized the story "The Imperial Merchant's Substitute Husband" to the point where Meng Xin left Bai Mianyang to take care of the "sick" Lu Ning on her wedding night. The two of them were very affectionate, but Bai Mianyang was punished to kneel.

At this time, Taohua Bookstore in Tangzhou Prefecture not only serialized this part of the content, but also serialized the following content.

Meng Xin didn't return to the Meng family until the night of the second day of the wedding. As soon as she entered the house, she heard that Bai Mianyang was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a day.

Meng Xin hurriedly pushed open the ancestral hall's door. Inside the dim, cold hall, a small, frail figure collapsed on a cushion. "Yangyang," Meng Xin exclaimed, rushing over to see Bai Mianyang, his face pale and his eyes closed. He had clearly passed out. Meng Xin's heart ached for the entire day as she hurriedly lifted Bai Mianyang up. The moment he touched her, she felt a chill in her arms. Meng Xin's breath hitched, and she ran out, carrying him, shouting, "Someone, call a doctor!"

Bai Mianyang was already weak. He knelt in the ancestral hall for a whole day without eating or drinking and fainted. Until he heard Meng Xin's anxious voice, he wanted to wake up, but he couldn't wake up no matter what and finally fell into a coma again.

On the other side, Meng Xin, who was carrying Bai Mianyang back to the room, felt an inexplicable pain in her heart when she saw that Bai Mianyang did not forget to hold her sleeve even when he was unconscious.

The doctor came soon.

The diagnosis was not very serious. Bai Mianyang was weak and he certainly could not bear kneeling in the ancestral hall for a whole day without eating or drinking.

When Meng Xin heard that no one had ever brought food to Bai Mianyang in the ancestral hall, he immediately dragged down the maids and servants who took care of Bai Mianyang and beat them with a stick. Even though they begged for mercy and quibbled, he did not spare them.

The frail Bai Mianyang developed a fever that night and felt drowsy. Meng Xin personally took care of him all night.

For a moment, Meng Xin thought: If she hadn't left yesterday, Bai Mianyang wouldn't have gotten sick, and he wouldn't have to kneel in the ancestral hall.

But this thought only appeared for a moment and quickly disappeared.

Lu Ning was also ill, and he needed her even more. Besides, Bai Mianyang was just a substitute for Lu Ning.

Bai Mianyang was in a coma for a night before waking up.

When he saw Meng Xin, he suddenly felt aggrieved.

Meng Xin comforted him with heartache.