Chapter 15: Encountering the Empress in the Royal Garden
"So fast?"
Baili Qingchen suddenly remembered that when he visited Leng Gong at night a few days ago, he found that the girl was working on the book overnight. He did not expect that the book would be published so soon.
What kind of process was it? It couldn't have been completed by her alone. Could it be that she had colluded with outsiders?
But if you think about it carefully, it's impossible. The place in Leng Palace is airtight. Not even a mosquito can fly in. It's impossible for anyone to help her print books, unless Leng Palace has the tools to print books.
"Um……"
Xiao Liuzi hurriedly presented Jiang's book, "I heard that there is the author's autograph on the back of each book. Your Majesty, what is the author's name?"
"No such person has been found..."
Baili Qingchen turned to the last page and took a look at it, and smiled helplessly. It was indeed hers.
Xiao Liuzi felt as if he had seen spring. The emperor was really rare and smiled from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that this book could really bring people happiness and even help them relieve loneliness.
"He is indeed a very mysterious author!"
"He doesn't want to be mysterious. If it is found out who wrote such a book, he should be executed according to the law, right?"
Baili Qingchen sneered, threw the book aside, and suddenly thought about the book seller.
"Your Majesty, it's not that serious. Don't you also think this book is well written? Moreover, you said before that any literature has a certain value, and it can more or less allow people to get some reflection from it."
Xiao Liuzi has been serving him since he was a child. He knows that the emperor likes to read, and this book is indeed good.
The emperor also liked it very much, and he probably would not punish the person who wrote the book. But when the emperor said that, he was still worried about the person who wrote the book.
"Where is he now?"
"Your Majesty, the person selling the book may not necessarily be the person who wrote the book!"
Xiao Liuzi regretted a little. If he killed such a good author because of his recklessness, it would be so boring in the palace in the future.
No one writes books for them anymore, and when they get bored, they can only sit there, playing with crickets and ants.
"Stop talking nonsense, I won't kill him!"
Baili Qingchen came over and said, "Take off your clothes."
"嗻……"
Xiao Liuzi took off his clothes without saying a word, and then told the emperor that the young father-in-law was in the imperial garden now, and he didn't know if he had gone far now.
After Baili Qingchen changed her clothes, she lowered her head like a eunuch and walked in the imperial garden.
After a while, he heard someone whistling at him.
"Father-in-law, I have a wonderful treasure here. Do you want to take a look?"
Without saying anything, Feng Lingyu took out the picture album that made people's hearts beat faster after reading it, opened a page, and then hurriedly closed it again.
"How much silver is it worth?"
"This kind is more expensive, costing one hundred taels, but I have the ordinary version, which only costs ten taels!"
Feng Lingyu then took out another book without pictures, which was the book Xiao Liuzi bought for him.
"Can it be cheaper?"
"If you buy two books together, I can give you a discount and charge you one hundred taels!"
Feng Lingyu directly and generously gave her a half discount, which was obviously 100 taels of silver for the picture album. She also gave her a book as a gift, but this was considered generous, after all, she drew the thing herself.
"One hundred taels is too expensive, isn't it? How much is my annual salary?"
Baili Qingchen lowered her voice and secretly glanced at the little girl next to her. Their eyes met, but Feng Lingyu didn't even recognize her.
"Looking at your outfit, your position should be similar to that of the father-in-law just now. You should not be short of money, right?"
Only then did Baili Qingchen know that Xiao Liuzi had kept the best copy and gave him a pure enjoyment edition, which was a text version for pure enjoyment.
"I'm short of money, so you can be cheaper!"
Seeing that she didn't recognize her, Baili Qingchen didn't need to lower his head, so he looked up at her slightly and bargained with her very seriously.
"Eighty taels...can't be any less!"
After Feng Lingyu thought for a moment, she decided not to waste time with him and give him twenty taels of silver so that she could finish the work earlier.
"I don't have that much with me now, can I bring it to you tomorrow?"
Baili Qingchen didn't even have a tael of silver. The majestic emperor didn't need to carry that thing when he was walking around the palace.
"..."
Feng Lingyu rolled her eyes at him, turned around and left. Still talking nonsense without money is a waste of time.
"Can I give you something to pay for it? This jade pendant was given to me by the emperor."
Baili Qingchen caught up with her in a few steps, took out the dragon-patterned jade pendant she often wore from her waist and handed it to her.
"I only accept money. I can't sell the things the emperor rewarded. They have no practical value at all. My father-in-law should sell them to others, and then come back to me after changing them to money!"
Feng Lingyu shook her head decisively, so what could the emperor's jade pendant do? It should not be eaten in the cold palace, it should not be worn, and it cannot be bought or sold. If the emperor finds out about it, everyone will be executed.
"Is there no room for negotiation?"
"Of course not. Father-in-law, don't waste your time here. The father-in-law just now is wearing the same clothes as you. Otherwise, you two can watch it together! This can also save money. I'll leave first!"
Feng Lingyu didn't want to continue to argue with him, so she was about to leave.
"This jade pendant is really valuable, more than just a hundred taels!"
Baili Qingchen chased after him without giving up, muttering behind him.
Feng Lingyu lowered her head subconsciously and glared at him displeasedly, "My father-in-law, could you speak in a lower voice? If other people find out about this, you won't have to look at it in the future!"
"I want to see it right now. I'll give you the jade pendant in exchange, but you still don't agree. If you don't agree, I'll tell the emperor about it!"
Baili Qingchen said and began to threaten her with a serious face.
Feng Lingyu had murderous intentions after hearing that he was going to file a complaint. She curled her lips, looked at him coldly, and said with a faint smile, "Isn't that true?"
Baili Qingchen also saw the killing intent in her eyes. This little girl is quite capable, but if you think about it carefully, how weak can the daughter of the Feng family be?
"It's okay if you don't let me snitch. I'll let you go after you read it for me!"
"It's really annoying..." Feng Lingyu saw people passing by frequently and didn't dare to do anything to her, so she had to hand the book to him.
"Look quickly, don't get the writing dirty!"
"Let's watch it together!" Baili Qingchen curled his lips and looked at her with a faint smile.
"Are you kidding? I don't want to watch it with you!"
Feng Lingyu glanced at his outfit with a look of disgust. A little eunuch was chasing her to buy a banned book. What good things could it be? She felt sick just looking at it. She subconsciously took a step back and urged, "Hurry up and read it!"