Tang Ji walked out of the room with dark circles under his eyes, looking listless.
After coming back last night, he and the two women lost their appetites and stopped eating. He originally wanted to go to bed early, but as soon as he lay down, he couldn't help but think of the scene of so many people dying in front of him, which also kept him awake all night.
After brushing his teeth, Tang Ji walked to the creek and held up some cool water, intending to sober up. However, he saw a child who had taken off his pants standing on a stone pier not far away, with a thin line of hair coming out of the small thing under his crotch.
The long yellow water column soon merged into the stream, causing him to quickly let go of his hand, cursed twice, turned around and walked to the front yard, shouting loudly: "Jiu'er, let's go upstream to get water later!"
Jiu'er, who was making breakfast in the kitchen, didn't know what was going on with him, but he still replied: "Okay, then you come with me. Carrying water is very tiring."
Not long after, Tang Ji sat at the small square table in the courtyard, rubbed his growling stomach, and realized that the nausea seemed to have passed, so he picked up his chopsticks and started to eat.
But before he had eaten a few mouthfuls, Li Yu rushed in from outside the hospital and said anxiously: "It's not good, Tang Ji, the assassin is dead!"
"Dead?" Tang Ji stood up suddenly. This was the only way to find out who was behind the scenes. He didn't want to be assassinated by an unknown enemy every three days. He continued to ask: "What happened? Did you commit suicide?"
Li Yu gasped and shook his head. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water to drink. He just explained: "Yesterday Yan Jiong interrogated him for more than two hours. As a result, the guy refused to tell the truth. In the end, he had to be temporarily detained.
"Unexpectedly, someone broke into the county government office in the middle of the night and wanted to rob the prison. After being discovered by the officers and soldiers, the person immediately silenced him."
Hearing this, Tang Ji clenched his hands into fists. It must have been done by the escaped assassin. He shook his head and let out a long sigh.
"However... we still found some clues from the details. We found a jade pendant from the man's body, with the brand of Qingtianzhai on it." Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and added.
Tang Ji turned to look at him and asked curiously: "Qingtianzhai?"
"Well, Qingtianzhai is a jade shop in Kyoto. Speaking of which, how could you offend people in Kyoto?" Li Yu's eyes were a little confused, but after seeing Jiu'er who was eating noodles on the table, he
Licking his lips, he turned to smile and said: "Girl Jiu'er, I came in a hurry and didn't have breakfast. Can you give me a bowl too?"
Jiu'er snorted coldly, saying she didn't want to talk to the heartless man, but thinking of him coming to deliver the news so early in the morning, she still got up and walked to the kitchen.
Li Yu touched the back of his head somewhat mysteriously. It seemed that he had not offended this little girl. He pointed at her back and asked Tang Ji: "Is your little girl here?"
Tang Ji didn't answer, and his thoughts wandered to nowhere.
The mystery of my life experience seems to be getting more and more complicated, and now it involves Kyoto. I hope that one day in the future, I will not find out that my true identity is a certain prince or prince... However, it is not realistic to think about it.
, after all, the royal family’s surname is Li, which has nothing to do with his Old Tang family.
Sure enough, being the male protagonist of a novel is really tiring!
Soon after, he shook his head and sat down again.
After Li Yu took a bite of noodles, he picked up some side dishes with chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth, and asked, "Where's Sister Jiang? She hasn't gotten up yet?"
"She was frightened yesterday, let her have a good rest." Tang Ji responded, picked up his unfinished bowl of noodles, raised his chopsticks, looked at Li Yu and asked, "What is going on with you and Song Yao?"
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Hearing this question, Li Yu, who was drinking soup, choked: "Ahem...this is a long story. I will explain it to you when I have the opportunity."
Tang Ji looked at him suspiciously and said softly: "Heartless man."
"Who is this heartless person?" Li Yu was like a ignited explosive. He jumped up from his chair in an instant. He snorted and said dissatisfied: "You should have seen it yesterday. Song Yao is good at martial arts, and her strength can match
The Captain of the Forbidden Army has an arm wrestling match and marries her home, which is not the same as raising a tigress by your bedside!"
Jiu'er quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and replied: "She is as obedient as a kitten in front of you!"
"That's the scariest part. When I first met her, she was as docile as yesterday. I thought she was a gentle woman. But later, I saw her beat a six-foot-long man with three punches, and I
Only then did I find out that she is the devil Song Yao who made many dandies in the capital fearful!" Li Yu couldn't help but recall the past events in Kyoto, his whole body shuddered, and he quickly shook his head to throw away those memories.
Tang Ji curled his lips, about to say something, but felt that it was not appropriate to interfere with other people's feelings. In the end, he just left one sentence: "She is only gentle and elegant in front of you. If you don't cherish such a woman, you will regret it sooner or later."
Li Yu snorted lightly and continued to work hard.
Seeing this, Tang Ji asked tentatively: "How about making a bet?"
"No bet, the result of your bet with me yesterday has not come out yet!" Li Yu replied decisively, and then ate all the noodles in the bowl in one go, but Tang Ji's words kept echoing in his mind, making him
Very upset.
After breakfast, Tang Ji planned to go to Ji Ran's Bookstore. After all, it had just opened, and he, the shopkeeper, should be present. Considering the safety of Jiang Ran and Jiu'er, some guards from Prince You's Palace were specially left to watch over them.
...
Half an hour later, Ji Ran Bookshop.
Li Yu jumped off the carriage and stretched leisurely, but when he saw Yao Jin walking towards him, he smiled and said, "How is it? Shopkeeper Yao, how much was the revenue yesterday?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Prince You, yesterday's revenue was more than two hundred and twenty taels." Yao Jin smiled so hard that he could never close his mouth. He never thought that the potential of the book market was so great. Sure enough, following Mr. Tang, he would have something to eat, so he turned to
He bowed his hand to Tang Ji.
Hearing this, Li Yu opened his mouth in surprise: "How...how much?"
More than two hundred taels of silver, in other words, dozens of books have been sold? Are these people crazy? Are they really willing to spend five taels of silver to buy books?
Looking at his expression, the corner of Tang Ji's mouth raised slightly. The current entertainment methods are still too simple. The songs in the bandhouse are limited, and the stories in the teahouse are repeated every once in a while. People who like it will get tired of it. This kind of cost five
The way to find happiness from books for two cents will definitely attract the attention of those children from rich families.
Of course, there is another crucial point, that is, Huaizhou is the most economically prosperous city in the central and southern part of Ning State, and Yunhuai County is its county seat. There are many wealthy families in the city, so naturally some people are willing to spend money on novels!
After recovering his thoughts, he reached out and patted Li Yu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I will leave the affairs of the mansion to you!"
After saying that, he walked towards the building.
Li Yu looked at Tang Ji's confident back, and was even more entangled in the words he heard in Jiang Ran's courtyard. He was a little confused about whether he had feelings for Song Yao or not...
From time to time, the counter in the building was crowded with people of all kinds.
"When will the second volume of "Journey to the West" be released?"
"Yes, my young master specially asked me to inquire. If there is a second volume, please take it out as soon as possible!"
"This "Journey to the West" is really good-looking. My young lady likes it very much. The author named Wu Chengen is really awesome."
"..."
Tang Ji chuckled, in order to make more money... Bah, in order to give everyone a better reading experience, he divided a book into five volumes. The first volume was sold yesterday, but it was not sold immediately.
The plan to release the second volume will give readers a sense of anticipation and make the book popular throughout Yunhuai City.
He coughed lightly and replied softly: "I didn't expect "Journey to the West" to be so popular. The second volume is already being prepared. I hope you will wait for three days!"