Anguo, Jingzhou City.
Although Jingzhou in the twelfth lunar month is not as dry and cold as Liangzhou and Jinxi, the cold wind mixed with mist in the air still makes people shiver.
Compared to when Jing Zhe left a month ago, the number of pedestrians on the streets of Jingzhou City has not decreased due to the increasingly cold weather. On the contrary, the streets are now bustling with people, and many are even jogging along, muttering something under their breath.
"Hurry up, or you'll miss out!"
"So what if we can't get one? They'll just go over it again at Wenxiangju later, right?"
"Later?"
The man sneered, "I just want to know what's going on between President Jing and that Long Aodi from the Kunlun Sect! Can you wait until tonight?"
"Heh, why not? We've waited for days already, what's a little longer?"
"Really? Since you're not in a hurry, why did you start running?"
"Well, I'm not particularly interested in the results; I just want to support President Jing's newspaper work!"
"..."
As they were talking, a group of people ran over, kicking up a layer of dust on the ground, creating a great commotion.
Moments later, the area outside Wenxiangju was packed with people.
Since the Da'an Newspaper Office got on track, the morning newspaper sales time has been fixed, and it has cultivated many loyal newspaper fans in Jingzhou. Whenever a new issue of the newspaper is released, there will be a huge crowd outside Wenxiangju.
The people of Jingzhou were already used to this.
It was still early, and Wenxiangju had not yet opened, but this did not dampen the spirits of the people, who began to whisper among themselves.
"Do you think President Jing can win?"
"Ha, the newspaper is all owned by Director Jing, do you think we can win?"
"Pah! It's true that the newspaper belongs to President Jing, but what's reported in the newspaper is all factual. If President Jing can't win, would the newspaper write that he won?"
"That makes sense. Besides, I've heard that the Kunlun Sect, like the Kunlun Mirror, is located in Kunlun County. It's a well-established sect with considerable strength. As the eldest disciple of the Kunlun Sect, Long Aodi's martial arts must be very powerful!"
"When President Jing was in Jingzhou, I never heard that he knew martial arts. Otherwise, how could he have become the president?"
"Hehe, what do you know! President Jing isn't stupid. If he didn't know martial arts, would he dare to volunteer to go on stage and compete? If you ask me, President Jing is definitely hiding his strength, preparing to make a name for himself and win the title of Martial Arts Alliance Leader this time!"
"..."
It turns out that although Jing Zhe was in Jinxi, he would write down what happened there and send it back to the Da'an newspaper office by carrier pigeon as material.
When he was unavailable, Feng Lianru, the Crown Prince's advisor, would act as a reporter and write things down for him.
However, due to his busy schedule in Tianjin, what he wrote was not in real time. In addition, it needed to be sent by carrier pigeon. After it was sent back, it had to be reviewed by the palace before it could be sent to the newspaper office for re-editing, printing and distribution.
Therefore, when Jing Zhe had already won the title of leader of the martial arts alliance and moved his battle to Liangzhou, the Da'an newspaper's report on the martial arts tournament only went up to the duel between Jing Zhe and Long Aodi.
Moreover, although Chen Jiannan is currently the editor-in-chief of Da'an Newspaper and oversees the overall situation, in reality, the main direction of the newspaper is controlled by Zhu Xinning. This is because Jing Zhe instructed her before leaving, and people in the newspaper have a great deal of trust in Zhu Xinning, both because of her official position and her relationship with Jing Zhe.
As Jing Zhe's woman, Zhu Xinning has completely mastered the essence of "fragmentation". When the last issue of the newspaper was published, she had already received a letter from Jing Zhe about defeating Long Aodi. However, she deliberately kept it a secret at the end, which is why everyone went crazy.
...
At this moment, in the Fragrance Pavilion, on the second floor.
Before Jing Zhe left, the corner room on the second floor facing the street had already become Zhang Xiaoyu's private room, where she could usually check accounts or rest.
There are even more people downstairs than last time.
"Yes, judging by this trend, even the thousand copies of the newspaper printed this time might not be enough to sell!"
"It seems they've all come for the young master's martial arts competition."
"Really? I think they might also be here for the Dream of the Red Chamber, don't you think, Xiangrong?"
"oh…"
Yu Xiangrong was always quiet. Although she was much better than before, she was still staring blankly at the crowd of people downstairs and listening to their discussions about "President Jing".
When suddenly asked a question, she snapped out of her daze, opened her mouth slightly and let out a soft "Oh," before saying after a while, "Maybe... they all want to see... well, they all want to see it well, because it's all about the young master!"
Whether it's the martial arts tournament between Jing Zhe and Long Aodi, or the Dream of the Red Chamber written by Yu Xiangrong, it all originated from Jing Zhe. So no matter what they like to read, it all comes down to Jing Zhe. Thinking of this, Yu Xiangrong's lips curled into a beautiful smile, but with her calm eyes, she still looked a bit simple-minded.
The other two women who had just spoken suddenly fell silent after hearing her words.
Yes, no matter what I look at, it's always him.
That's good.
Thinking this, one of the three women sat by the window, while the other two stood on either side of her, looking out the window, all lost in thought.
The room instantly became extremely quiet.
...
The three women in the room, besides Yu Xiangrong, were Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu.
If Jing Zhe were there to see this scene, he would be absolutely stunned: how did these three women, who he thought had nothing in common, end up together?
It turns out that Jing Zhe had been away from Jingzhou for more than a month, and a lot had happened in that time.
After Jing Zhe left, Zhu Xinning still held the position of Zhongshu Sheren, but her heart was completely devoted to the Da'an Newspaper. After all, Jing Zhe had instructed her before leaving that she must do a good job and return it to him when he came back.
For this reason, she sometimes even skipped the morning court session, because the newspaper's publication time conflicted with the morning court session. She wanted to keep an eye on it, but fortunately, Emperor An also instructed her to keep an eye on the newspaper office and wouldn't blame her.
After Jing Zhe left, Zhang Xiaoyu devoted herself to managing Zhang Family Winery and Wenxiangju. Zhang Family Winery was on the right track and there was less to do, so she focused more on Wenxiangju.
After all, besides its restaurant business, Wenxiangju's main business now is selling newspapers and having a storyteller read the newspapers in the lobby downstairs every day. This is something Jing Zhe entrusted to her, and she must do it well.
Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu came into contact again because of the newspaper incident, and gradually became acquainted with each other due to their relationship with Jing Zhe.
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