In this way, the emperor had not attended court for three consecutive days, and even the ministers who wanted to see him in person were turned away.
This abnormality cast a heavy shadow over the entire court. The ministers were terrified and speculated about the emperor's physical condition.
Inside and outside the court, there was a lot of discussion. Officials were worried, and even the common people had heard about it and were talking about it.
At this time, Chu Ye had already gone out of the palace to play with Xie Qi.
The two sat on the second-floor viewing platform of the restaurant, watching the storyteller's passionate speech downstairs, and there were some guests below who were attracted by the story.
The storyteller was telling a story that had recently swept the entire capital.
The reason why this story has attracted so much attention is that it is the first story that dares to use the emperor as a prototype.
However, after reading the book, the people not only did not feel fear towards the emperor, but instead felt pity for the little emperor in the book.
The story begins with a description of a highly anticipated prince who has been loved by everyone since the day he was born and has a father, the emperor, and a mother, the queen, who dote on him.
This little prince was extremely intelligent, lively and cute, and was originally expected to inherit the throne and become a wise monarch.
However, fate was unpredictable. The late emperor passed away suddenly, and his mother died of illness due to excessive longing. In the end, the young emperor was targeted by the regent and suffered cruel persecution.
The regent was so cruel that he poisoned the little emperor, causing him to suffer endless pain and pain, making him a sympathetic character.
What's even more tragic is that the regent spread rumors, making the people of the world misunderstand that the young emperor was a tyrant, which made him bear everything alone in loneliness.
The story stopped here. The storyteller took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, looked at the audience, and said with a smile, "Thank you all for your support. That's all for today."
After saying that, he picked up the folding fan beside him and fanned it gently.
The guests below expressed their dissatisfaction and shouted, "That's it?"
"Yeah, that's only half of it, what's next?"
"Sir, please keep talking, or I won't be able to sleep today."
"How pitiful! This emperor is even worse than me... How miserable."
"Sir, this is not like you. The story is not over yet."
"Go on, we're all waiting!"
The guests in the audience started shouting, urging the storyteller to finish the rest of the story.
They were very excited, as if being pulled by an invisible force, and couldn't wait to know how the story would develop next.
If the story really ended when the little emperor was isolated and helpless, it would undoubtedly be a great torture for these listeners.
However, the storyteller seemed somewhat helpless and embarrassed. He smiled wryly and explained to his guests, "Dear guests, please be patient. It's not that I don't want to continue, but this story has already ended."
"But please rest assured, Mr. Ying Qi has already said that he will release the second volume. I hope you can come again to support us then." After saying this, he clasped his hands together and bowed to the guests.
After hearing the storyteller's words, the guests in the audience were unwilling but could do nothing about it.
They hated it so much, wondering why the story was suddenly interrupted. But they were also filled with anticipation, hoping that the next volume would be published soon to satisfy their curiosity about the ending.
After all, it would be difficult to calm their anger if they could not witness the Regent being imprisoned with their own eyes.
At this time, Xie Qi, who was sitting on the observation deck on the second floor, watched all this quietly and sighed in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yanyue really has an excellent business acumen. He cleverly used the audience's enthusiasm for the story and successfully attracted more people's attention.
You have to know that the ancient world wasn't as information-rich as it is today, and there were only a few ways to spread information. However, what's amazing is that Shen Yanyue can respond so accurately to different types of people!
For those wealthy ladies and wives who never leave their homes and live a life of luxury, their greatest pastime is reading. Therefore, for this group, Shen Yanyue chose books as a communication channel.
For those young men who like to travel and make friends, as well as some wealthy people, listening to stories has become one of their favorite entertainment activities.
Therefore, storytellers became the most suitable medium.
As more and more people began to show great interest in the little emperor's subsequent fate, weren't they worried that no one would buy the second volume?
It can be said that Chen Yanyue cleverly used the first volume to attract readers and successfully aroused everyone's curiosity, making them bet that the second volume would make him a fortune.
He had to admit that his business acumen was indeed commendable, and this was exactly what Xie Qi had hoped for. Working with Shen Yanyue had indeed not disappointed him.
"Aze, did you hear me? I said they just misunderstood you and were blinded by that damn old man."
Chu Ye was so shocked by this scene that he was speechless. He had never thought that he would have such an image in their eyes.
This was completely different from what he knew. He knew that the world was afraid of him, the people were afraid of him, and he was a tyrant.
Chu Ye looked at Xie Qi's sincere eyes, still afraid that it was his own illusion. He hesitated and said, "But...but the emperor in their hearts is a man with a violent temper who kills innocent people..."
Hearing this, Xie Qi wanted to comfort her, but unexpectedly, he heard an angry voice coming from the viewing platform next to them.
"Hey! Do you understand? This is because the little emperor was cursed! The little emperor's temperament changed drastically because of the curse. If it were you, you would be crazy! And the one who was killed was a spy! I don't allow you to say anything about my little emperor."
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