Chapter 850: Angered Nose
Manbao bought a bunch of books, most of which were books he had wanted to buy before, so he collected them, but he was reluctant to spend the points or did not have the time to read the books he did not buy.
Now that the books were bought, they were piled up in a mess in the system. Keke looked unhappy and said, "Host, you need to buy some shelves to store the books, or you can use boxes to store them."
Manbao asked, "Does your encyclopedia sell bookshelves or boxes?"
After a moment of silence, Keke said, "We haven't developed this business yet."
"Forget it, let's just leave it like this for now," Manbao was now reluctant to spend his points. He said, "Let's wait until you launch this business. Really, you're an encyclopedia, you sell books, why not bookshelves?"
Koko: "Your bookstore doesn't even sell bookshelves."
Manbao couldn't argue with it, so she decided to skip the topic and took out a storybook that she had once been very interested in and started reading.
Koko said that this is not a storybook but a history book, but she felt that if a history book was written like this, it would be no different from a storybook.
Manbao took a book and went to the yard to sit on a chair and read in the sun, without going into the study to disturb Bai Shanhe and his husband.
The storybook produced by the system, oh no, the history book is really interesting. Manbao leaned back in the recliner and read it with great interest.
When Mr. Zhuang and Bai Shan came out, they saw her in this lazy state. Mr. Zhuang smiled and shook his head. He walked over and gently patted her head, scolding her lightly: "Read your book carefully and sit still."
Manbao immediately got up and sat up straight.
Bai Shan came forward to take a look at her book, and found it unfamiliar, so he asked, "What book is this?"
"A storybook, bought on the street."
Bai Shan pulled it over and flipped through two pages before saying, "Another vernacular novel, but the conception is quite novel. It's about constructing a dynasty, right?"
Manbao nodded.
Mr. Zhuang extended his hand to the two men, and they handed the book to him respectfully.
Mr. Zhuang flipped through it and said with a hint of surprise, "Although it's written in vernacular Chinese, it's quite well written."
He looked up the author's name, only to find "Anonymous" printed there. He frowned slightly, "Could it be that he's using history to satirize the present? Otherwise, why would he keep his name secret?"
Manbao didn't say anything.
Mr. Zhuang then remembered that Manbao always seemed to be able to buy some anonymous books. He glanced at Manbao and returned the book to her, saying, "After you finish reading it, let me have a look. Don't tell anyone else except your family."
Manbao agreed.
Originally, she didn't allow anyone else to read her books except Mr. Zhuang, Bai Shan, Bai Erlang, and her family members.
Seeing that Mr. Zhuang had no objection to her reading miscellaneous books, Manbao happily took it. She had only flipped through two pages when Bai Erlang, Wei Ting, Ji Hao and others pushed open the gate and came in hurriedly.
Bai Shan and Man Bao were just absorbed in their studies when they were startled by a loud bang and looked up in a daze.
The crowd that rushed in fell silent when they saw them sitting together, reading a book. Only Bai Erlang, used to it, rushed over without hesitation, shouting, "Manbao, the Princess of Yizhou is so angry that her nose is crooked."
Wei Ting came back to his senses and glared at him, "Why are you yelling?"
Bai Erlang was unhappy and said, "Didn't you say that?"
Wei Ting choked and said, "We did say that, but we didn't shout so loudly. Could you please tone it down a bit?"
Bai Erlang paused, then lowered his voice and repeated, "Manbao, Shanbao, the Princess of Yizhou is so angry that her nose is crooked."
"Huh? What's your name, Bai Shan?"
Jiao Yong's focus was different, so he grabbed Bai Erlang and asked.
Bai Erlang said, "It's Shanbao, his nickname."
Bai Shan glanced at him and asked, "How do you know her nose was crooked because of anger?"
Wei Ting said: "We saw it with our own eyes."
He looked at Bai Shan and Man Bao suspiciously and said, "My mother and Madam Huang bought some peonies from you yesterday. This afternoon, they sent invitations everywhere, inviting people to come and see the flowers. Coincidentally, word came from the Yizhou Palace that the princess had also obtained a pot of extremely rare peonies and was inviting everyone to see them."
"Because so many families wanted to hold a flower viewing banquet, and it was so tight, everyone simply discussed with the Ji family and borrowed their Youchun Garden for the flower viewing." Wei Ting said, "It was called a flower viewing, but it was actually a flower competition. The Princess of Yizhou and Madam Huang simply took over the event and sent invitations to many families in the city."
This kind of thing is not difficult at all. To enjoy the flowers, you just need to prepare some fruits and snacks. On the day, you can bring the best peony you think is at home.
Not only the wealthy families in Yizhou City often do this, but the powerful people in the capital also often do this.
So, this morning, the ladies from each family met in Ji's Spring Garden with flowers.
It would be fine if they didn't meet, but it was a big deal once they met, because six out of ten families had a pot of pure white peonies among their peonies, which was really... too beautiful and too coincidental.
Wei Ting and Jiao Yong gave them a vivid description of the grand occasion in the morning, which left Bai Shanmanbao and Bai Erlang stunned.
Bai Shan asked, "The ladies are admiring the flowers, what are you doing there?"
Wei Ting glanced at them unhappily and said, "You thought we wanted to go? Of course, we can't just go to enjoy the flowers. Ahem, my mother insisted that we go."
Manbao and Baishan Baijilang understood and said "Oh" and asked, "Is it time to arrange a marriage for you?"
Ji Hao, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but ask, "Can we not go too far?"
He looked at Manbao and said, "Among the peonies brought by various families at that time, there were many pots of white peonies. This is nothing special. The white peonies are indeed growing well and are of excellent quality. Although there are a few of them, they are still rare treasures. Especially when people talk about them, they find that they were all bought for 16 taels, which is not expensive."
"But the Princess of Yizhou also brought a pot of white peonies, and she only brought one pot of white peonies," Ji Hao said. "She arrived last and didn't see everyone else's peonies at first, so she told my mother and the others that she spent a thousand taels to buy her peonies, and the color is extremely pure and beautiful."
Ji Hao didn't say anything more, but looked at Manbao and Baishan and said, "You sold the white peony to my mother and the others."
Bai Shan stood up, stood in front of Man Bao, looked at him and asked, "What next?"
Ji Hao pursed his lips and didn't say anything for a long time.
Wei Ting felt that the atmosphere between them was not right, so he quickly stood between them and said, "What's the big deal? The flower in the hands of the Princess of Yizhou was not sold by Bai Shan and the others..."
"Yes," Bai Shan interrupted him and said, looking at Wei Ting with wide eyes, "We sold it."
Wei Ting opened his mouth wide.
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