Chapter 354: The Storyteller
Wen Wan asked him to sit down and handed him a pair of chopsticks.
Ah Gui took the chopsticks and said with a sigh, "It is said that something big happened in the princess's mansion last night."
"Princess's Mansion?" Wen Wan thought for a moment, "Princess Jiarou?"
Agui responded, "Yes."
In order to win over the He family, the emperor arranged for Princess Jiarou to marry He Qing. Now He Qing's legs are disabled. How could a girl as gifted as Princess Jiarou tolerate her husband becoming a disabled man?
Counting the days, He Qing should return to the capital before them. After this period of friction, the conflict between Princess Jiarou and He Qing should also break out.
Sure enough, Agui started talking about the news he heard.
During the first few days after He Qing returned to the capital, Princess Jiarou pretended to be attentive and caring for him, but as time went on, she could no longer pretend.
In addition, after the two got married, He Qing showed respect to Princess Jiarou on the surface, but in fact he took in women in the backyard one after another.
It is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Even for Princess Jiarou, when her husband has women in the backyard, she cannot be jealous and must pretend to be tolerant and generous.
Especially during the time when Princess Jiarou was pregnant, He Qing was even more blatant and did not even spare Princess Jiarou's personal maid.
Now the situation has changed and He Qing has become a disabled person. Given Princess Jiarou's personality, she won't be able to endure this for too long.
A few days ago, Princess Jiarou sold all the women in He Qing's backyard, even those who had given birth to He Qing's children.
Princess Jiarou gave birth to a son for He Qing, and He Qing's concubines left behind a son and a daughter. Now Princess Jiarou has become the mother of three children.
But after all, it wasn't the child that came out of her belly, so how could Princess Jiarou care about it?
Just last night, He Qing’s illegitimate son died.
As a result, the biggest conflict in history broke out between He Qing and Princess Jiarou.
Although He Qing's legs were disabled, he was a general after all. Although his feet could not move, his hands were not affected.
During the quarrel, He Qing shot Princess Jiarou with the crossbow on his wrist. Although Princess Jiarou avoided the fatal attack under the protection of her close guards, she also injured her arm.
The princess could not stand such humiliation, so she immediately drove He Qing and his followers out of the princess's mansion, wrote a divorce letter, and handed it directly into the palace.
"I heard that now, they are just waiting for the decision of the nobles in the palace. Princess Jiarou and He Qing, the couple with bad blood, should be breaking up this time."
After Agui finished speaking, he shook his head and lamented the impermanence of life.
Wen Wan couldn't help but be touched.
The only person in the room who was not affected by this incident was Yan Sui.
The fat boy's eyes were filled with food, slurping the noodles mouthful by mouthful, his expression filled with satisfaction.
Wen Wan shook her head and laughed.
*
After eating the noodles, the three of them walked around the city for a while. At Yan Sui's strong request, they each ate seven or eight kinds of snacks.
Two hours later, they arrived at a bookstore.
This bookstore belongs to the Wen family business. The first floor sells books, calligraphy and paintings, and the second floor is where Shen Yu handles the business affairs.
Agui took Wenwan and her son in through the back door of the bookstore, passed through the long railing, and went upstairs through a hidden small staircase on the side.
"The downstairs is full of students buying books. It's crowded and chaotic. Go up this staircase and you can go directly to the study."
Agui explained to Wen Wan as he walked.
Wen Wan followed him and casually asked, "When I passed the main entrance of the bookstore earlier, I saw quite a few women buying books inside?"
"Oh, this one." A Gui smiled and said, "Our bookstore also sells some fashionable novels. The area where we sell novels is separated by a screen. Ladies can choose from the bookshelves behind the screen."
Wen Wan sighed, "I didn't expect that after not coming here for two years, there are actually storybooks specifically for women in the Imperial Capital. It seems that these storybooks are selling quite well."
"More than good." Ah Gui was also a little surprised. "You don't know that the profits of this storybook account for 30% of our bookstore."
"Oh?" Wen Wan became interested, and she keenly noticed something unusual.
The rise and popularity of a new thing is definitely inseparable from the guidance of the general direction.
Women's storytelling is popular, but who is behind this trend?
Wen Wan asked casually, "Who wrote these storybooks? I remember that the storybooks written by men were either about achieving fame or about enjoying the company of beautiful women. There were very few that suited women's tastes."
Agui: "You're right. There weren't any before, but now, there are quite a few writers in the city who specialize in writing women's stories. It's a strange thing to say, but at first, a few books circulated among the ladies of noble families. The books were written by a man named 'Qinghe Gongzi'."
Wen Wan had never heard of this Young Master Qinghe, but the book he wrote could cause a sensation among so many girls in the boudoir, so she was a little curious about what he wrote.
"Agui, please find me two books of Master Qinghe's words so I can read them too."
Agui naturally agreed.
He added, "Since Young Master Qinghe, many writers specializing in writing women's stories have emerged in the city. By now, there are already seven or eight who are quite famous."
He seemed to remember something, "Oh, right, one of them is called Master Yunyu, and he often cooperates with us."
Ah Gui smiled mysteriously again, "I'll tell you a secret, this Mr. Yunyu, although his name contains the word 'Mr.', is actually a delicate young lady."
Originally, Wen Wan just listened to this kind of gossip for fun and didn't take it to heart at all.
There is a saying that goes, "Speak of Cao Cao, and the playground will arrive."
She didn't expect to meet this so-called Mr. Yunyu so soon.
*
The three of them walked up the stairs and arrived at the study door after a few steps.
Agui walked in front with a smile on his face. Seeing that the study door was not closed tightly, he pushed it open.
"Master, who do you think I'll bring with me..."
The word "了" seemed to be stuck in Agui's throat, and he held it back in panic.
Agui quickly closed the door with a guilty look on his face, turned around and blocked the entrance.
"Madam Wen, the master is not here. We will come back another day!"
"Heh," Wen Wan laughed coldly, "Do you think I'm so easy to fool?"
This Agui almost had the words "there is a problem inside" carved on his forehead. Even the little Yan Sui could see through the trick.
"Uncle Gui, why are you shaking? Is there something scary in the house? Don't be afraid. Daddy said my mother is a tigress. Let her help you get revenge!"
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth and raised her hand to pinch Yan Sui's cheek, "If you don't know how to speak, then don't say anything!"
Oh, Shen Yu also said that she was a tigress?
She wanted to see what shameful things he had hidden in the house!
“Get out of the way!”
Wen Wan growled angrily, pushed Agui away, and kicked the door open.
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