Miao Nanyan dared not leave his embrace, nor dared she look down at herself.
Candles were still lit in the room, and she was completely naked, so everything was clearly visible.
Her body was wet, soaking Baili Yingfeng's clothes.
Baili Yingfeng felt hot all over, and the humidity in the room made it difficult for him to breathe.
He looked at the beautiful woman in his arms, so delicate she seemed to drip with moisture. He took Miao Nanyan's hand and intertwined their fingers. Looking at her flushed cheeks, he smiled mischievously, "It's not like it's the first time. Still shy?"
Miao Nanyan's body trembled slightly uncontrollably, and she dared not look up at Baili Yingfeng.
Baili Yingfeng lowered his head, and his kisses landed on Miao Nanyan's nose, cheeks, and body.
Miao Nanyan's eyes seemed to hold a stubbornness and determination; she did not want to be manipulated by Baili Yingfeng.
"Your Majesty..."
Just as Miao Nanyan was about to refuse, Baili Yingfeng captured his lips in hers.
Her once firm will vanished the moment he touched her, and her body was no longer under her brain's control.
Baili Yingfeng looked dazed and whispered in her ear, "Nanyan, it's my fault."
Upon hearing this, Miao Nanyan's mental defenses crumbled instantly. She knew that Baili Yingfeng was such a proud person who would never bow down and admit his mistakes. But now, he was telling her that it was his fault.
The familiar scent emanating from Baili Yingfeng stimulated her senses.
Their breaths mingled tightly, and his rapid breathing made all her senses extremely sensitive.
A smile appeared on Baili Yingfeng's lips. He held Miao Nanyan's head, wrapped his arms around her waist, returned her kisses on her lips and her delicate neck, and waved to lower the red gauze curtains on the bed.
...
In Nanyang, inside the Fushuang Palace, Yun Duoduo was catching up on sleep when a palace maid came in to report that the young lady from the Guan family had urgent business to discuss.
[The young lady of the Guan family?]
"Guan Guan?"
"Quickly let Guan Guan in."
The palace maid looked at Yun Duoduo, seemingly wanting to say something but ultimately swallowing her words. She actually wanted to remind Yun Duoduo that as a princess, she should pay attention to her image when meeting with court ladies.
Yun Duoduo yawned widely and sat up in bed. She was still sleepy, her hair was messy and spread behind her head, and there seemed to be drool hanging from the corner of her mouth.
"Greetings, Princess!"
Guan Guan strode in, her expression anxious and her speech rapid. Yun Duoduo rarely saw her so flustered.
"What's wrong? Is something urgent?"
"Princess, something terrible has happened! Our book has been plagiarized!"
"Plagiarism?" Yun Duoduo looked at Guan Guan in surprise.
"yes."
"Those are the new books that the princess got from the bookstore last time. They were very well received after they were put on the shelves, and they sold out in less than a few days!"
Guan Guan continued eagerly, "Earlier today, I heard the shopkeeper say that a customer who came into the shop said that the Sunset Bookstore in the south of the city also sells 'The Story of the Minister's Mansion.' I was shocked and sent Yan Cao to take a look."
"Because, Princess, you said that these stories were specially written by someone, and our bookstore has the only ones of them."
"Therefore, other bookstores should not have this 'Story of the Imperial Secretariat'."
Yun Duoduo nodded.
Last time, she didn't tell Guan Guan that the book was written by her eldest brother, Yun Yibo, because Yun Yibo had instructed her not to let anyone know that he was the one who wrote the book yet.
"When Yancao came back, she told me that she discovered that the 'Story of the Minister's Mansion' in the Sunset Bookstore had the exact same content as our book, and it was even ten coins cheaper than ours!"
After saying this, Guan Guan looked troubled and anxiously asked Yun Duoduo, "What should we do?"
"Is that so?"
Do you know when other bookstores started selling it?
Yun Duoduo frowned. It seems that copyright infringement will happen in any era. As long as there is money to be made, who cares who the original author is or whether the original author agrees?
Readers certainly don't care whether bookstores have obtained the original author's permission to sell books; they just want to be able to see the content of the storybooks.
"That means it's going on sale starting today."
"Today? Hey, that's fast."
She had anticipated plagiarism and piracy, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly, just a few days after her new book was released.
As for copyright, Nanyang's laws also address this issue, although they do mention it, namely that without the creator's consent, no one may disseminate their creative content and profit from it.
However, managing such matters is very troublesome and wastes a lot of time. Even if the plagiarist is punished, their own business will be affected.
Therefore, the best approach is to prevent such things from happening in the first place.
There are only two reasons why pirated storybooks can have a market. One is that they are cheaper. Ladies and young ladies, especially those with low monthly allowances, don't have much money to spend, so they will buy from whichever store sells the storybooks for the lowest price.
The second reason is that the original version is unavailable, either because the bookstore is too far from home or because the bookstore has too little stock.
Therefore, solving these two problems can largely prevent plagiarism from occurring.
"Did you bring these two books?" Yun Duoduo asked Guan Guan.
"Yes, I brought it. This is the original manuscript that our bookstore copied. We kept one copy and didn't sell it. This one is from Sunset Bookstore."
Guan Guan took out two storybooks from his sleeve and handed them to Yun Duoduo.
Yun Duoduo observed and flipped through the two books. The storybook from her own bookstore had vivid illustrations, clear handwriting, and smooth paper. In contrast, the book from Xiyang Bookstore was rough and unsightly, with messy and illegible handwriting and hardly any illustrations.
"What kind of junk is this from Sunset Bookstore?"
"How about we lower the price?"
Guan Guan suggested that she really couldn't think of any other way, but she couldn't just stand by and watch other bookstores plagiarize their bookstore's stories.
“No, if we lower our prices, they’ll follow suit and we won’t make any money in the end,” Yun Duoduo said.
In her experience, price wars never end well; they always result in mutual destruction.
"Since it took two days to discover that other bookstores were plagiarizing, it means that it would take these bookstores at least two days to copy our storybooks."
"Then that's settled. Our bookstore will adopt a tiered pricing system for new and updated books."
"Ten taels of silver on the first day, five taels of silver on the third day, and from the tenth day onwards, it will be sold at cost price."
Yun Duoduo counted on her fingers as she spoke.
"The books for this first day must be of the highest quality: white paper, clear, beautiful, and neat handwriting, and vivid, colorful illustrations."
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