Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 51 Ambassador

  When He Qingxiao came back, he found several more travel notes on that row of bookshelves.

  He is a transparent person, and after a little thought, he understood that it was Miss Kou who borrowed these books to express her gratitude.

  He Qingxiao silently accepted this thank you gift, and later told his subordinates to speed up the search for the mastermind behind the scenes.

  At this time, the reprinted "The Peony" was finally completed and put on the bookshelf.

  After hearing about it, Gu shopkeeper of Yaxin Bookstore laughed a few times, and said to the clerk, "Don't bother with it anymore."

  I thought that changing to a new owner might bring the book back to life, but it turned out to be a foolish effort. In fact, there was no new book out and "The Story of Peony" was reprinted. Fortunately, he has paid attention to it for so many days.

  If shopkeeper Gu didn’t look down on the former Qingsong Bookstore, he now dismisses it.

  Mr. Ping An's new "Butterfly Fairy" has been sold out and is being reprinted later, but he does not plan to sell it immediately after printing. According to the arrangement of shopkeeper Gu, wait for another two or three months, and there will be another round of panic buying.

  As for Qingsong Bookstore, it is difficult to say whether it can last until then in the eyes of shopkeeper Gu.

   At this moment, Qingsong Bookstore posted another notice. Due to the sensation of the previous notice, a group of people who read the notice soon gathered.

   "Ah, I have already bought it!"

   "What? I bought it? Did it really cost five hundred taels?"

   "That's right, the notice says I bought Mr. Matsurei's manuscript."

   "Mr. Songling? I haven't heard of it."

  …

   Shopkeeper Gu stood at the door of Yaxin Bookstore, looked at it, sneered, turned and entered the bookstore.

   Shopkeeper Hu was a little puzzled: "Boss, why didn't you post the notice on the day when the new book is on sale? By then, many of these people must be curious to buy it."

   "From the first posting of the notice to the release of the new book, the interval is too long. If people say too much, it will give the impression that our bookstore is not trustworthy. It is just right to issue such a notice halfway through."

   "The owner is still considerate."

  The news that Qingsong Bookstore bought an unknown book writer for five hundred taels quickly spread again.

  I don’t know how many people who wanted to earn this money sighed sadly. Some of the irritable ones raised their fists and gave it a few times when they saw the down-and-out scholar who had previously spread the story of buying Qingsong Bookstore’s five hundred taels of money as a scam.

   It's all my fault for making money for me!

  The buddy Liu Zhou told shopkeeper Hu with a smile on his face when he heard about it.

   "It's really refreshing!"

   Shopkeeper Hu stroked his beard indifferently: "I said it a long time ago, the boss is not an ordinary person. We were not allowed to argue with that poor scholar earlier, and it really should be today."

  After Duan Yunlang, who was studying in the Imperial College, heard the comments of his classmates, his first reaction was worry.

  Cousin actually spent five hundred taels to buy a story, and the bookstore’s business is not good, so wouldn’t the two thousand taels be spent?

   Feeling worried, Duan Yunlang slipped out during lunch.

   "Second cousin isn't studying?" Xin You saw Duan Yunlang and asked.

   "Lunch break. Cousin Qing, did you really pay five hundred taels for a story?"

"Um."

   "I know the master who writes a good story in the capital, but Mr. Pine Ling has never heard of it. Cousin, don't be deceived."

   "Second cousin don't worry, it's a good story, worth the price."

   "That's fine. Cousin, are you running out of money soon?"

  Xin You said frankly: "It's still in the beginning stage, and it's really hard to make ends meet."

   "I knew it. The first day of junior high school will arrive soon, and you can get some from grandma when you go back."

  Xin You couldn't help laughing: "Second cousin put it simply, he only took two thousand taels, and grandma won't give it any more."

  Duan Yunlang grinned: "I'll help you. Cousin can see that, grandma still has a lot of face in front of the juniors. When the time comes, let's cooperate. Don't say too much, I should be able to get one thousand taels."

   "Forget it, if you always ask for money, grandma will think I'm ignorant." Xin You rejected Duan Yunlang's proposal.

  One thousand taels, two thousand taels, if you want to go on like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it when you grow old. She'd better wait, and then a big one would come at a time.

   "It was originally your money. But cousin, you haven't left the cabinet yet, so it's normal for grandma to worry about letting you take care of it."

   "Second cousin is right." Xin You saw that Duan Yunlang was a simple-minded person, so naturally he didn't say much, "Cousin, go back to study."

   "Okay, then I'm going back to the Imperial College." Duan Yunlang was about to go out when he saw He Qingxiao walking in.

   "Master He is here." Xin You greeted.

  He Qingxiao nodded in response, and walked towards the bookshelf, when the clear voice of the young man came from behind: "Cousin Qing, please send me off."

  Seeing Duan Yunlang winking, Xin You understood that he had something to say, and silently sent him out of the bookstore.

  Duan Yunlang quickly glanced at the door of the bookstore, and whispered: "Master He, cousin, don't get close to him."

"how?"

   "He is Jin Linwei, he cannot be offended, and his reputation is not good."

  Xin You could have been perfunctory, but he didn't: "But I was rescued by Mr. He."

  Duan Yunlang was taken aback: "It was Mr. He who saved my cousin? Why didn't you hear it from the family?"

  Xin You bent her lips, with a smile that was not a smile: "Probably because Mr. He is Jin Linwei, he can't be offended, and his reputation is not good."

  No matter how dull Duan Yunlang was, he still came to his senses: "Cousin, are you still angry at home?"

   "Second cousin thinks too much, go back to study quickly, and be careful not to repeat this year."

  When it came to studies, Duan Yunlang immediately forgot about the rest, and left with a bitter face.

  Xin You returned to the bookstore and was about to go to the East Hospital, but was stopped by He Qingxiao.

   "What I talked to Miss Kou a few days ago has a clue."

  Xin You once again invited He Qingxiao to the side room to talk.

   "Have you found out the person who instructed Li Li?"

  He Qingxiao nodded, and remained silent for a while to allow Xin You to prepare mentally, and said a completely unexpected person: "It's Mrs. Qiao's niece, Qiao Ruozhu."

  Xin You was taken aback.

  It is too unexpected that Miss Qiao, who has only been heard of from Xiao Lian so far, is the person who instigated Li Li to set the fire.

   "The one who bribed Li Li was Qiao Ruozhu's maid, because the woman disguised as a man made the investigation quite difficult."

   "I haven't seen Ms. Qiao for a long time. Is she doing this to vent her anger for my aunt?"

  He Qingxiao said bluntly: "Compared to venting anger for my aunt, I think the other party's purpose is more likely to make Ms. Kou's bookstore unopenable. In fact, without Ms. Kou's knowledge, Qiao Ruozhu has been to the vicinity of Qingsong Bookstore many times."

   It was the same way that he came into Jin Linwei's sight. Otherwise, Jin Linwei is not a god, and it is not so easy to find someone when Li Li can't tell the identity of the other party.

   "I was negligent, and I didn't pay attention." Xin You's face was calm, "Master He, does Miss Qiao know that she is being investigated?"

   "Because it was a girl, she didn't make a fuss after finding out, and only asked the relevant person to press her fingerprints on the confession. Afterwards, it is inconvenient for Jinlinwei to intervene, and Ms. Kou can decide for herself."

  He Qingxiao said, and handed a confession to Xinyou.

  (end of this chapter)