Unwittingly, he had made a big impression, which pleased Jing Zhe greatly. In particular, seeing the adoring looks in Murong Xi and Chu Xia's eyes, Jing Zhe felt a little smug, even more so than when he first started writing.
Yu Xiangrong was even happier than him, and said with a smile, "Empress, isn't my young master amazing?"
Murong Xi nodded. Even though she didn't want to praise Jing Zhe to his face, she had to say objectively, "He is indeed amazing!"
Yu Xiangrong smiled radiantly.
But Murong Xi said, "However, thinking of a story and writing a story are two different things. Some people can come up with good ideas, but they may not have the writing skills to put them down. After all, the story of Dream of the Red Chamber written by Xiang Rong has excellent coherence and writing style. This is not his achievement. So Xiang Rong is really amazing!"
This time, Yu Xiangrong didn't refute it again, because Jing Zhe had praised her in the same way before.
"Xiangrong, the day before yesterday at the palace, I saw that day's newspaper and was captivated by the scene of Daiyu burying the flowers. I was thinking of finding all the newspapers to read when I returned to Yueyao Kingdom! But these newspapers are so hard to find. Does Xiangrong have any extras? Or even a draft like this would be fine?"
This was what Murong Xi had just thought of. Since the story of Dream of the Red Chamber was written by Xiang Rong, she should be able to get the whole story from her, saving her the trouble of looking for newspapers.
"Since Your Majesty wants to see it, then Xiangrong will prepare a copy. My father has it in every issue of the newspaper; I'll just bring his newspaper to Your Majesty when we get back!"
"Is this okay? Will there be... a problem?"
Murong Xi felt a little guilty. She thought of the man who had argued with Bai Qingyuan in the court. He must be Yu Xiangrong's father, the Duke of Huguo. Was it reliable to ask him for the newspaper?
After all, everyone cherishes newspapers. In this era of such a lack of entertainment, it's good to take out a newspaper to pass the time when you have nothing to do.
To everyone's surprise, Yu Xiangrong smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Of course there's no problem! My dad doesn't care anyway!"
Murong Xi was taken aback. Thinking of the scene in the court where Duke Yu had argued with Bai Qingyuan over a newspaper, she couldn't understand why he wouldn't read it.
Then he added, "I saw Duke Yu arguing with Grand Tutor Bai in court over a newspaper, so how could I not read it?"
"whee."
Yu Xiangrong smiled faintly: "Because he can't read! Most of the newspapers he brings home are for me to read, which saves me the trouble of buying them! As for why he argues with Grand Tutor Bai—he would argue even without newspapers! Because my father doesn't have any other hobbies, his only hobby is arguing with Grand Tutor Bai!"
"..."
Murong Xi was speechless after hearing this.
After a moment, she said again, "Then thank you very much, Xiangrong!"
"You're too kind, Your Majesty!"
Yu Xiangrong smiled sweetly, and the scene of the two chatting and laughing together was so harmonious that one didn't want to disturb them.
But I can't just not bother them!
Last night, Murong Xi and Chu Xia had a long talk by candlelight. Murong Xi also made up her mind to open up to Jing Zhe today and tell him everything she had discussed with Chu Xia the day before.
So when Chu Xia went out, she had already planned to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone when they arrived at the newspaper office. She was a little nervous when she saw Yu Xiangrong, but she relaxed when she heard that she was there to write a story about Dream of the Red Chamber. She felt that Yu Xiangrong was much less hostile than Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu, so there was no need to worry.
But now the two of them are chatting endlessly, so how can we create some space for Murong Xi and Jing Zhe to be alone?
Then Chu Xia said, "Your Majesty, didn't we come here today to visit and learn? I heard that the newspaper office won't be open for more than a few days, so let's hurry up!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe was equally delighted.
His cold treatment of Murong Xi was intentional, aimed at making her feel a sense of urgency so that she would take the initiative.
Up to now, with the pressure from Zhu Xinning, Su Mochen, Zhang Xiaoyu and Yu Xiangrong, Murong Xi must be feeling immense pressure. He must have a lot to say to her now.
So he planned to find an opportunity to get Chu Xia out of the way when he went to the other rooms later, so they could enjoy some time alone together!
To his surprise, Murong Xi and Yu Xiangrong seemed to hit it off immediately, chatting on and on, which disrupted his plans!
Chu Xia's words undoubtedly stood up for him.
So he chimed in, "Yes, Your Majesty! There are only two or three days left until the newspaper's last issue before the New Year. Once the last issue is published, the newspaper will close down. That's why Xiangrong is working overtime at the newspaper to write the Dream of the Red Chamber story so that the entertainment section of the last issue can be done well! Why don't we hurry up and go visit her, so as not to delay Xiangrong's writing here!"
Jing Zhe brought Yu Xiangrong into the conversation, and he believed that Murong Xi would be too embarrassed to stay and bother him any longer.
"Young Master, Xiangrong has finished writing! And she just proofread it once, so there are no problems. We can just take it to the printing department to print it later. The Empress won't be in the way here!"
"..."
Yu Xiangrong boasted, and Jing Zhe was almost dumbfounded.
At this moment, Chu Xia winked at Murong Xi, wanting to tell her to quickly find a chance to leave.
Murong Xi rolled her eyes and then said, "Since you all say the newspaper is about to close, then we need to hurry!"
"..."
Jing Zhe and Chu Xia exchanged a glance, their expressions calm, but their hearts were filled with joy. However, their happiness didn't last long before Murong Xi continued, "However, I still have many things I'd like to ask Xiangrong-meimei for advice! So why don't President Jing take Chu Xia downstairs for a good look and learning? Once Chu Xia learns, it'll be just as good as what I learned!"
"..."
Not only was Jing Zhe dumbfounded, but Chu Xia was dumbfounded as well.
Sister, is this a visit and learning opportunity?
Seeing the two of them standing still, Murong Xi urged them, "Don't just stand there! There's not much time left, you need to make the most of it! Why are you acting like nothing's wrong, so unhurried?"
"..."
Chu Xia pursed her lips, glanced at Murong Xi, and saw Murong Xi wink at her, as if to say that everything was under her control, and then said nothing more.
"Alright, then let's head down for early summer!"
After saying that, she looked at Jing Zhe and said, "President Jing, I'll have to trouble you to take me downstairs for a tour and some learning!"
"All right…"
Jing Zhe looked at Murong Xi, then at Yu Xiangrong, and still found it a bit unbelievable. Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu were fine, so how did they end up with the seemingly harmless Yu Xiangrong?
He shook his head, but still took Chu Xia downstairs, leaving all the space upstairs to Murong Xi and Yu Xiangrong.
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