Chapter 882 Returning Empty-Handed
Xiao Xixi said slowly.
"Yao Jieyu will also help write a few short articles, and the theme will revolve around the topic of treasures at sea.
For example, you can make up a rumor that there is an isolated island in the sea and there is a huge gold mine on the island that no one knows about. Whoever can find the gold mine can own it.
Try to make this rumor sound as real as possible, as if there is a gold mine on the sea that no one knows about. The more real it is, the better."
Yao Jieyu didn't understand why the imperial concubine made such arrangements, but she tactfully did not ask any further questions and just nodded in response.
"I understand."
Xiao Xixi waved her hand: "Go and do your thing."
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao stood up and said goodbye.
After the two returned to Jinxiu Palace, they immediately threw themselves into their work.
Some concubines in the palace discovered that Concubine Li and Concubine Yao had been frequently going to Yunxiu Palace recently, and seemed to be having close contacts with the Imperial Concubine. So some of them wanted to find out what they were up to.
First it was Concubine Yan, then Chen Wanyi and Concubine Min.
They came to visit Jinxiu Palace one by one, but were all turned away by Concubine Li on the grounds that she was busy.
Yao Jieyushi was not as tough as Concubine Li. She announced to the public that she was sick and could not meet guests.
Everyone got nothing and returned empty-handed.
Three days later, a piece of gossip was published in the Shengjing Daily, saying that a huge gold mine was hidden on a small island in the South China Sea.
The author describes the process of discovering the gold mine in great detail, as if it were true.
The person who discovered the gold mine unfortunately contracted a serious illness and died early, without the chance to mine the gold mine.
So the gold mine still remains ownerless to this day.
Whoever can find it can own it.
After this news spread, it quickly fell into obscurity. Except for a few curious people who were interested, most people thought it was just a rumor and had very low credibility.
Immediately afterwards, Shengjing Daily had another new serial story.
The heroine of the story is named Shu Xiangmei.
At the very beginning of the story, it is written that Shu Xiangmei's father was murdered. Her brother came to ask for an explanation, but instead his legs were broken and he unfortunately became disabled.
All her property was taken away by the bully, and Shu Xiangmei was faced with the desperate situation of her family being broken up.
The beginning was a big tragedy!
Most readers thought that Shu Xiangmei would be like the heroines in other vernacular stories, in that her true love would suddenly appear and save her from danger, and then the two would get married and create a beautiful story.
Some readers with more serious tastes think that Shu Xiangmei might be snatched away by the bully and become the bully's eighteenth concubine, and start a bloody plot of forced love with the bully, and roll in bed in various ways, unlocking countless new positions.
However, the next development of the story was beyond everyone's expectations.
Shu Xiangmei in the story could not bear to see her mother and brother fall into despair, so she decided to rise up against the injustice of fate.
Since no one can be her savior, she will be her own savior!
Shu Xiangmei put aside her reserve as a lady, changed into men's clothes, transformed herself into a thin young man, mixed into the caravan and headed south, preparing to go to the south to find hope of rebuilding her family.
The story ends here.
The readers were stunned.
They never expected the story to turn out like this.
There are also many women dressed as men in the vernacular stories on the market, but most of those women dressed as men do so for fun. No woman can act like a man like Shu Xiangmei.
Many readers are very curious about this story and want to know how the plot will develop next.
But some conservatives strongly disagree with Shu Xiangmei's approach.
There were even radical people who went to the message boards at the entrances of major bookstores to express their dissatisfaction, thinking that the author was just writing nonsense. How could a woman act like a man? She even dared to go south alone, not taking her reputation seriously at all. Who would dare to marry such a woman who had no rules and ignored the moral principles? She was simply bringing disgrace to the family!
Every evening, Shengjing Daily would organize the message boards in front of major bookstores in the city.
They will collect and organize the messages and then send them to different places.
All opinions about Shu Xiangmei were sent to the palace and handed over to Concubine Li.
When Princess Li saw the opinions of those radical elements, she was almost angry to death.
She wasn't the type to sulk alone.
She immediately ran to the imperial concubine with the notes to complain.
Xiao Xixi read through the messages one by one and said slowly.
"Isn't this good?"
Concubine Li angrily said, "What's good about it? These people are all scolding Shu Xiangmei!"
Shu Xiangmei is the heroine she created, which is equivalent to her own daughter. Seeing so many people scolding her daughter, how could she not be furious? !
Xiao Xixi: "So many people are scolding Shu Xiangmei, which means that more people are reading your story. They have been deeply attracted by your story and even forgot that it is just a story. Look at the words they scolded, they scolded so sincerely that people who don't know would think that there is such a person as Shu Xiangmei in the world. As an author, you should be happy."
Princess Li was stunned: "Can you still think like this?"
Xiao Xixi: "Why not? Don't you write stories for others to read? The more people read it, the more successful you are."
Even so, Concubine Li still felt uncomfortable: "I hope that everyone will like the story I wrote. I don't want my protagonist to be scolded."
Xiao Xixi: "You got one thing wrong. What was your original intention in writing the story?"
Princess Li: "To make money."
Faced with such a straightforward answer, Xiao Xixi was choked for a rare moment.
She coughed lightly and reminded him, "Aren't you writing stories just to please yourself?"
Princess Li: "Being happy is important, but making money is more important."
Xiao Xixi: "Okay, since you think writing is for making money, then as long as you can make money, it doesn't matter what other people think of you. Even if they scold you fiercely, they won't let you take a penny less, so why do you care what they say?"
Princess Li was gradually persuaded.
Xiao Xixi took out a silver note and handed it over: "If you feel unhappy, just smell the fragrance of money."
Concubine Li was flattered: "Is this money for me?"
She has always had to pay money to the imperial concubine, and has never received any money from her!
Today is the first time!
Xiao Xixi: "This one hundred taels is for your hard work. After the story is finished, I will give you another two hundred taels."
Princess Li took the banknote with both hands, her heart filled with emotion, and she had completely forgotten the upset brought about by the negative comments.
She left Yunxiu Palace with the silver bills in her pocket, feeling satisfied.
Sure enough, money is the only thing in this world that can heal all pains!
(End of this chapter)
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