"I see." Concubine De nodded with a smile in her eyes. "If this book gets circulated, it will definitely become a trend."
"I think it's unlikely. If this book were to circulate, wouldn't it be criticized by poor scholars all over the world?"
Tu Qingyu fanned herself and said nothing. She wrote these things just to kill time.
But now that I think about it, opening a teahouse wouldn't be a bad idea.
I'm just sitting around anyway.
Ten days later, she invited Tu Qinglu into the palace.
"Sister, are you asking me to open a teahouse?"
"Well, go and exercise. It's just for fun." She pushed a wooden box in front of her. "This is a shop on West Street in Beijing. It has two floors. Here are the blueprints and plans I drew. Take a good look at them."
"What is... a plan?"
"The plan outlines how the teahouse should be renovated, how it should be run, and the approximate cost."
"I understand, but I...can I do it?" She lowered her head, a little unsure, "Sister, I can't do anything except drawing."
"Who said that? I think it's fine." She reached out and tapped Tu Qinglu's forehead. "It will be more convenient for you to dress as a man then."
She originally wanted her to open an ancient version of a library, find a larger place, divide it into three floors, upper, middle and lower, put the books into different categories, and put some previous imperial examination papers and so on.
At that time, those who have money can buy books, those who have no money only need to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone in the building to copy books, and those who read books only need to buy a pot of tea. Once this strategy is implemented, business should be good.
After all, ancient books are really rare, and many of them are not passed on to outsiders.
From time to time, we hold poetry readings, debate competitions, flower viewing parties, etc.
Later I thought about it, the stall was really big and so many books were a problem.
Tu Qinglu might not be able to control it, so it’s better not to do it for now.
It won’t be too late to come back when her position is more stable and Tu Qinglu is older, and they both have free time.
The two discussed for the entire afternoon, and after everything was settled, Tu Qinglu took Tu Qingyu's hand and whispered, "Sister, my eldest sister is sick again..."
Tu Qingyu ate the fruit without even pausing. "You've been sick for quite a while, right? Why are you sick again?"
"She was almost recovered, actually. She had been ill for about ten days. The doctor's medicine was effective, but she suddenly became seriously ill again yesterday."
Tu Qingyu looked at her and said, "From what you said, you know what's going on with her?"
"Yeah." Tu Qinglu nodded. "What a coincidence. That day, the daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Fan Linghui's sister asked me to go out and play. I came back late, so I thought about going to greet my mother, and then..."
When she arrived, she found out that Tu Wangshi had also gone out. When she was about to go back, all the maids around Tu Qingxue were sent out one by one.
It seems that he was sent away.
She was a little confused, but she still hid subconsciously, fearing that Tu Qingxue would come out and bump into her the next moment.
After everyone had left, Tu Qingxue indeed sneaked out of her bedroom.
She walked towards the firewood yard, which was located at the side door of Tu Mansion.
Tu Qinglu was afraid that she would go out like this. Firstly, it was unsafe, and secondly, she was afraid that she might do something.
So he followed secretly.
Unexpectedly, she just went outside the firewood yard, where there were several large vats of cold water.
Tu Qingxue scooped up the water and poured it on herself. She hid in the dark and didn't dare to make a sound.
Only after Tu Qingxue left did she quietly return to the yard.
I don’t know how Tu Qingxue hid her wet body from the servants.
His body was not in good health to begin with, and he became even more seriously ill the next day.
From yesterday until now, a whole day and night has passed, and the high fever has not subsided.
Tu Wangshi thought her condition had relapsed, and she felt distressed when she saw her delirious with fever.
This emotion reached its peak when he heard Tu Qingxue's murmur.
"Mother, mother...I know I was wrong...Please don't ignore me...Mother..."
"Never again... Mom... I was wrong..."
This sort of thing went on for quite a while.
Tu Qinglu looked at Tu Wangshi's softening attitude and was now very conflicted about whether to tell Tu Wangshi that she was the one who had made herself like this.
Tu Qingyu patted her hands and said, "Don't pay attention to her. Let others talk about this matter."
"Someone else?"
"Well, Chaihuoyuan, you can come out alone, or you can have more servants guarding there come out."
Tu Qinglu immediately understood what she meant, pursed her lips and said, "Sister, I don't really understand. If she sincerely admitted her mistakes, calmed down, and copied the scriptures properly, mother might forgive her. Why is she torturing herself like this?"
"What's so unclear about this? You also said to calm down. Can she calm down? Can she suppress the jealousy in her heart?"
She looked up and glanced at Tu Qinglu, "You can't learn from her. No matter what happens, your body is always the most important."
"Yeah, I know." Sister is the most important.
Tu Qinglu stayed in the palace overnight and left the palace with her things the next morning.
The carriage was moving slowly, and the maid who was looking out suddenly said, "County Lady, do you think that is the eldest brother-in-law?"
who?
Tu Qinglu moved closer and saw Zhang Jianren, wearing a round-necked long gown and holding a jade pendant in his hand, politely calling a girl.
She seemed to have seen that girl before.
"parking."
She got off the car, walked quickly to a teahouse, and went up to the private room on the second floor.
The view from here is just right to see Zhang Jianren and the girl. If you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of their conversation.
It turned out that the girl had dropped her jade pendant, and Zhang Jianren picked it up and returned it to her.
The two seemed to have just met and behaved politely.
But Tu Qinglu always felt that something was wrong. Zhang Jianren's eyes didn't look innocent no matter how she looked at them.
After returning, she felt more and more that something was wrong, so she ordered the guards around her to keep an eye on Zhang Jianren.
Sure enough, in the next few days, he went out early and came back late every day.
In just a few days, the two had met two or three times.
She lied to the girl, saying that she was still unmarried because her family was poor and that she wanted to build a career before getting married.
The third time they met, he gave the girl a hairpin as a gift!
The key point was that the girl seemed to really believe his lies. With his words and his decent looks, the girl no longer refused the things he gave her.
That girl's last name seems to be Qian?
"County Lady, do you want to tell the young lady about this?"
"My eldest sister is still not well and has a high fever intermittently. How can I tell her?"
"That……"
"Send a message to Miss Qian, and have tea and watch a play."
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