Lately, Mr. Zhang of Wenyuan Pavilion seems to be mired in a tangled, tangled fog of thoughts, his mind swirling with anxiety. He sits alone in his study, filled with the faint scent of ink. Surrounding him are bookshelves, stacked volumes that silently speak of the vastness of knowledge. On his desk, Su Jinli's newly completed novel, "Gambler's End," rests quietly, its pages gleaming with a faint sheen, as if awaiting a reader's turn. The ever-increasing sales figures in the ledger beside him, like a series of mysterious symbols, stir a chorus of emotions within him.
"Boss Zhang, when will the new issue of 'The Concubine's Daughter' be available? We're all so eagerly awaiting it!" Readers' eager voices surged at the shop entrance. Their voices were filled with an eager longing for Su Jinli's storybook, like a flock of hungry chicks, stretching their necks, eagerly awaiting the nourishment of knowledge and stories. Each urging was like a hammer hammering at Boss Zhang's heart.
"I'm coming right now! Dear guests, please be patient! I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting!" Boss Zhang responded loudly while hurriedly putting away "The Gambler's End", his movements revealing a bit of panic and eagerness. Then, he quickly turned around and took out "The Concubine's Daughter's Shock" from the shelf full of books behind him. Since Su Jinli's storybook began its serialization journey in Wenyuan Pavilion, this place seems to have become the focus of the entire capital, and the door is almost trampled by readers like a surging tide. Every day, Wenyuan Pavilion is bustling with people, bustling and lively. Everyone has a yearning for the wonderful world described by Su Jinli, just to be able to taste those gripping stories at the first time.
Meanwhile, in the Suiyu Pavilion of the Xiangfu, Su Jinli sat leisurely and peacefully by the window. Sunlight, like golden threads, filtered through the delicate cracks in the carved window lattices, casting a shimmering, shimmering light and shadow. It gently fell on her, casting a dreamlike halo around her, like a profoundly poetic painting. Her gaze stumbled upon the banknotes personally presented by Boss Zhang. Instantly, a glint of surprise flashed in her eyes, a light as bright and dazzling as the twinkling stars in the night sky, instantly lighting up her eyes.
Lu'e stood by, her hands fluttering like butterflies as she excitedly counted the banknotes, her voice filled with uncontrollable joy. "Look, girl! That's three hundred taels of silver! With that much money, I can buy so many exquisite rouges!" As Lu'e spoke, her mind conjured up images of vibrant colors and rich fragrances. In her imagination, those rouges seemed like the most beautiful things in the world, each box carrying endless beauty and longing.
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyao came over instantly like a nimble and light bird. Her eyes lit up, and she snatched the banknote, her eyes gleaming with excitement, like sparkling gems: "What rouge are you buying? This money must be used to buy me the latest Luozidai! I've heard that the new Luozidai has a rich and mellow color, and the eyebrows drawn with it are just like the eyebrows of fairies in paintings, beautiful as a fairy. I've been thinking about it for a long time!" As Su Qingyao spoke, she unconsciously raised her hand and gently stroked her eyebrows, as if she could already see her own stunning beauty after using the Luozidai to draw her eyebrows. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, outlining a sweet arc.
At that moment, a rush of hurried footsteps approached. Immediately afterwards, Young Marquis Su rushed in like a whirlwind, carrying a wooden sword. His face was filled with uncontrollable excitement and anticipation, his cheeks as red as ripe apples. "Sister! Sister! Hurry up and use this money to buy me a real sword! I'm almost tired of carrying this wooden sword every day. If I had a real sword, I could protect you better!" Young Marquis Su spoke as he vigorously swung the wooden sword in his hand. The sword gleamed faintly in the sunlight, as if in his mind, it had become a peerless divine weapon, capable of clearing all obstacles and protecting Sister.
"Why buy a knife? You should focus more on studying! Only by studying well can you achieve great things in the future. Just thinking about wielding a sword won't do." Su Jinli gently raised her hand and gently tapped his head, her eyes full of doting and expectation. That gaze was like the warm spring sunshine, gently shining on the young Marquis Su, and like a patient elder, guiding a naive child towards the right path of light.
However, this warm and cheerful atmosphere did not last long. Nanny Zhou came running in in a panic. Her face was full of anxiety and worry, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, as if she had just experienced a thrilling chase. "Miss, it's bad! Something terrible has happened!" Nanny Zhou said as she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief in a panic. She looked as if the sky was about to fall. "I don't know what insidious means Liu has used. She actually sent people to spread rumors everywhere in the streets and alleys, saying that the books you wrote are inciting obscenity and theft, and that you bear an unshirkable responsibility for the current moral decline of the world!"
Su Jinli raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, a trace of calmness and composure flashing across her eyes, like a tranquil lake, unperturbed. "Oh? What exactly did she say?" Su Jinli's voice was steady and soothing, neither hurried nor slow, as if this sudden storm was but a tiny ripple in the long river of her life, unable to disturb her inner peace.
"She said... that the gambler you wrote about was clearly a reference to Wang Erlang, that you had ulterior motives and were deliberately trying to disgrace the Wang family!" Madam Zhou said tremblingly, her voice trembling slightly, a deep fear in her eyes. She knew the sinister nature of Liu's actions, and she feared even more that she would offend Su Jinli by truthfully relaying these words.
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