MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 40

With the king's order, Yan Shu's new Chinese book was in the hands of the bookseller that afternoon.

After intensive printing by everyone in the bookstore, Young Master Xiaoyao's latest masterpiece "Double-Faced Talented Scholar Dies Under Flowers" began to be sold early in the morning of the second day.

Needless to say, it was sold out again.

The bookseller urgently reprinted it two or three times, but it was still not enough to sell.

In the morning, Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong finished drafting the imperial edict for the king. Seeing that the king was free, he quickly took out a bank note from his pocket and presented it, saying, "Your Majesty, this is the remuneration for Young Master Xiaoyao this month. Please pass it on your behalf." .”

—Seeing that the scripts she wrote became popular one after another, Yan Shu's net worth also increased, and now she can earn fifty or sixty taels of silver for a single script.

Calculated in a month, two or three hundred taels can be said to be easily obtained.

And with such a large amount, ready-made silver taels are not easy to get, so the booksellers have already used silver notes to pay the remuneration.

Yu Wenlan took it and asked casually, "How is the new one selling?"

Zou Mo said in the middle, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the book "The Double-Faced Talent"? Of course it is quite good! Just now when the bookseller came to present the bank note to the minister, he said that thousands of copies have already been sold."

Thousands of copies?

It's only a morning's work.

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, and then asked, "Well, what's the reaction of people who have read it?"

Xueshi Zou immediately said, "Of course it's good. Master Xiaoyao's book sparks widespread discussion among the people every time, but this time it's even worse than usual. The readers are quite amazed. If it wasn't written in the book, who would have thought that the world would How can there be such two-faced people?"

Cough cough, these are of course polite written words, in fact, what Xueshi Zou is thinking at this moment is—

[They are all guessing who is writing this, my lord! Some people even suspected that it was the eldest princess and the son-in-law! After all, this is a talented man, and he has a great career, who can tell me if it is true! Is the son-in-law really so bold? ? ? 】

【Tsk, of course the most important thing at the moment is that I don't know how the eldest princess will react after seeing it. 】

[However, I heard that the princess never liked to read books, she only likes to socialize, so she probably won't be able to see her for a while! 】

Yu Wenlan, who was listening silently, thought the same way, so he said, "Give me two copies of the printed scriptures."

Zou Mozhong was stunned, a little confused, so, didn't His Majesty Xindao have read the original manuscript? Why is it still printed?

But still hasten to do so. After leaving the imperial study, I immediately went to the street to buy two newly printed copies, and sent them to the palace for the king.

Yu Wenlan picked up the new script and flipped through it, and felt that the printed handwriting was clear and smooth to read.

Cough, compared to the crooked manuscript written by Yan Shu, it is much more comfortable to read.

It seems that it is better to ask her to practice calligraphy.

Just as I thought about it, I saw officials from the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment begging for an audience.

He put down the script first and passed the person in.

After the two saluted him, they said, "Your Majesty, after interrogation and investigation, it has been confirmed that those who made a fuss in front of the Guozijian list yesterday were all candidates for this reference. Most of them were jealous because they failed the list. I started to boo with others, but there were about five or six of them who started spreading rumors as soon as the results were released, and the ministers and others investigated carefully and found that these people were usually extremely poor in their studies, and they were not even qualified to apply for the Imperial College."

— You must know that not everyone who wants to take the exam can take the exam. For example, the second batch of applicants are all recommended by scholars from various places or famous academies in order to be qualified.

Yu Wenlan asked, "Then how did they refer to it?"

The servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice quickly replied, "These people confessed after some torture. In fact, someone helped them operate secretly and entered the exam without knowing the truth. They also confessed that if they saw Li Tianrui's name when the results were released, they would spread rumors and make trouble on the spot. "

Sure enough.

Yu Wenlan asked, "Can you find out who is behind the scenes?"

After the words were finished, the Minister of Criminal Affairs and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple looked at each other, and said, "It's a long-term follower of Zhao's son-in-law from the eldest princess's mansion, named Feng Dejin."

Oh, Zhao Chengwen's men?

Yu Wenlan had already guessed what was going on.

The one who got slapped was his nephew, and Concubine Ning was his niece. It seemed that this was intentional revenge on Yan Shu.

He said in a deep voice, "Go to the eldest princess's mansion to get someone, and continue to torture to see if there is someone behind this long follower."

The servant of the Ministry of punishment and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple should be right away.

—Because the eldest princess's mansion was involved, they didn't dare to arrest people rashly at first.

Now with His Majesty's golden words, no one needs to be afraid.

~~

After the two people left, it was already noon.

Yu Wenlan had lunch in Qianming Palace and didn't feel sleepy for a while, so she took the bank ticket and went to Ganlu Palace while there was no urgent matter.

Cough, today is the day when booksellers pay manuscripts, and that girl who loves money like her life must be waiting eagerly.

Unexpectedly, when I got to the place, I saw her eating melon seeds on the warm couch, she didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Seeing him coming, she hurriedly sprinkled the melon seeds in her hand and got up, cleared her throat and said, "My concubine welcomes Your Majesty."

Yu Wenlan snorted, took advantage of the situation and sat down at the table, and asked, "Didn't you write the script?"

Yan Shu said, "The concubine was tired from writing yesterday, and wants to rest today."

Cough cough, the main thing is to concentrate on waiting to eat melons today, how can I write in the mood?

It's strange to say, it's been a long time, and many people in the city have already guessed that the son-in-law Zhao Chengwen is written in the Newspeak book, why is there still no movement from the eldest princess?

It made her have no other thoughts at all, she was really anxious to death.

Yu Wenlan who was listening silently, "..."

Glancing at the melon seeds on the table, he already believed that she was indeed waiting to see the excitement.

In order to divert her attention, he took the initiative to take out the bank note and said, "This is your remuneration, and it was only delivered today."

Sure enough, her eyes lit up, she hurriedly took it with a smile on her face, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hee hee, another three hundred and two taels was added to the account, as expected, money makes people feel comfortable!

Yu Wenlan felt it was funny when he heard it, and asked, "You don't need to spend money in the palace, and your monthly salary is enough now, why do you still like money so much?"

Yan Shu pouted, "I used to live a poor life, that's why I think money is a good thing, Your Majesty won't understand."

Hmph, anyway, she earned these things herself, so it's okay if she likes them.

YouQi sees that there are fewer and fewer people in the palace, maybe one day the emperor won't need her as a target, so he will kick her out.

Of course she has to protect herself!

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Why did she still think he would abandon her after so many things?

He wanted to have a good talk with her about this issue, but before he could open his mouth, he saw someone outside the door reporting, "Master, Aunt Zhushu from Ci'an Palace is here."

Ci'an Palace?

Yan Shu was taken aback, glanced at Yu Wenlan, and hurriedly said, "Please come in."

After a while, I saw Zhushu, the female official of the Empress Dowager, stepping into the palace.

Seeing that Yu Wenlan was also there, Zhu Shu hurriedly saluted, "Your majesty sees your servant."

Yu Wenlan hummed and asked, "What's the matter with the Queen Mother?"

Zhu Shu said, "The Ci'an Palace has just made some horseshoe cakes, which are very refreshing. The Empress Dowager said that I would like to invite Madam Yi to come over and try something new."

Horseshoe cake?

Yan Shu murmured in her heart, did the queen mother want to inquire about something, so she was called over?

At this time, I heard Yu Wenlan ask, "I also want to eat horseshoe cake, I wonder if we can go there together?"

Zhu Shu laughed, "Your Majesty is joking, if you move, the Queen Mother will be very happy."

Cough, actually the Empress Dowager knew that His Majesty was here, that's why she asked her to pass on Concubine Yi.

Yu Wenlan understood, it seemed that the Queen Mother's target was actually him.

Then he hummed, and said to Yan Shu, "Then let's go together."

Although Yan Shu didn't know why, she thought that it would be better to have the emperor with her, so she should go out with him.

~~

When they arrived at Ci'an Palace, Yan Shu saluted the queen mother, and Yu Wenlan took the initiative to say, "I heard that there are horseshoe cakes to eat, so I have the cheek to grab a plate. I hope the queen mother will not dislike it."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Where is this talking? Your Majesty is willing to come, it's too late for the Ai family to be happy."

Then he ordered the palace servants to serve tea.

But he snorted in his heart, 【I know you are worried about Yibi, you want to come with me, why, do you think Ai's family will eat her up? 】

Soon, horseshoe cake and hot tea were served.

Yan Shu saw that the pastry was translucent brown in color, resembling the jelly of later generations.

After trying to take a bite, I felt soft, smooth and tough, with a sweet scent of horseshoe.

I heard that the best dim sum chef in the palace is in the Empress Dowager's palace, it seems to be true.

But, I don't know what the queen mother asked her to do?

She was full of vigilance and didn't dare to eat more for a while.

Looking aside, Yu Wenlan also ate a piece of horseshoe cake, nodded and said, "I haven't eaten horseshoe cake for a while, it's really good."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Eat more if it tastes good. It moisturizes and reduces noise. It's good to eat in spring."

As he was speaking, he changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, the Ai family just read the book of Mr. Xiaoyao's story this morning, why do you feel that the people in it seem familiar..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a coughing sound.

It turned out that Yu Wenlan was drinking tea from a teacup and accidentally choked on it.

The Queen Mother hurriedly asked, "Is Your Majesty alright?"

Yu Wenlan tried to calm down, and said, "It's okay."

Yu Bi glanced at Yan Shu, but saw that she was carelessly picking up another piece of horseshoe cake and giving it to her mouth.

【Oh, it turns out that the Empress Dowager wanted to ask for the obedient script. Anyway, the emperor ordered someone to write it. I don’t have anything to do. Go on eating. 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

This burden is really clean.

But before he could answer, Xiao Shunzi ran outside the door to report, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess and her son-in-law are seeking an audience at Qianming Palace."

Suddenly, the voices of two people flooded into his ears.

Yan Shu, [Huh? The eldest princess and Zhao Chengwen came together? Will I be able to eat live melons again today? ! Tell them to come directly here, Emperor! ! 】

Queen Mother, [Why are they here at this time? Could it be that he came to look for the emperor after reading the scriptures? I just look at that **** who looks like Zhao Chengwen! 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Before he could speak, the Empress Dowager said directly, "Your Majesty hasn't finished eating this snack yet, why don't you tell the two of them to come directly to Ci'an Palace."

Yan Shu, [! ! Isn't that a big scene? Great, I can eat live melons again today! ! Queen Mother understands me! ! 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Is this one more thing to watch?

However, the queen mother is an elder after all, and it is just right to say some things in front of her.

He ordered, "What the queen mother said is, let the two of them come here, just to say hello to the queen mother."

Xiao Shunzi should be, and hurriedly ran to deliver the message.

Yu Wenlan ordered Fu Hai again, "Go to the imperial study and fetch those two scriptures."

Fu Hai should do the same, and hurried to get it.

Not long after, the eldest princess Yu Wenyan and her son-in-law Zhao Chengwen arrived at Ci'an Palace.

Entering the hall, the two first saluted several people.

Zhao Chengwen hid behind his wife as before, looking very honest.

And it seems that there is a little grievance.

Yu Wenlan saw it in her eyes and asked, "Why did elder sister come suddenly?"

The voice fell, but the eldest princess Yu Wenyan said angrily, "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother don't know, just now people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple went to the Princess' Mansion to arrest people, saying that people in my mansion ordered people to make trouble in the Imperial College. Take him back for interrogation."

Yu Wenlan said, "I told them to go. Someone made trouble in front of the Guozijian list yesterday in an attempt to disrupt the court's prestige. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple found out that the son-in-law's chief follower was behind the scenes, so they went to your house to arrest people."

As he spoke, he asked again, "It's just to catch a servant, why did Eldest Sister come to me for this?"

Yu Wenyan choked, but still said, "I'm just afraid that they wronged a good person, and now Feng Dejin is being investigated, so how do you know if the son-in-law will be investigated next?"

Yu Wenlan smiled, and looked at Zhao Chengwen meaningfully, "How could the imperial court wrongfully wrong a good person, if the concubine didn't do it, naturally he wouldn't be found out."

After the words fell, Zhao Chengwen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please be clear. I have never participated in the affairs of the court, so how could I do such an outrageous thing?"

What he said seemed to blame the king for not giving him an errand.

Sure enough, the Eldest Princess also said, "That is to say, why is it that good things don't happen to us, and bad things just happen to us?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Chengwen tugged at the corner of her clothes, looking very timid.

Yan Shu couldn't help sighing in her heart, 【This is still an actor! This cheated the eldest princess, sold her and counted the money for him. 】

However, upon hearing this, the emperor became angry and said, "What are you talking about? How many people have worked hard for a year, but they can barely make ends meet. Your annual salary is thousands of stones, ten thousand taels of silver, eating, drinking and enjoying yourself all day long. Isn't that a good thing?"

His voice was already so sharp that everyone in the hall was startled and lowered their heads one after another.

Yu Wenyan also had a meal, so she had to say, "It's the minister who made a slip of the tongue, please appease your majesty. The minister is also worried about the son-in-law. You know, he has always been not good at words, and he will not appeal for injustice when the time comes."

Injustice?

Yu Wenlan laughed angrily.

He motioned Fu Hai to bring the notebook that he had just brought to him, and said to Yu Wenyan, "Here is a story, maybe Eldest Sister should read it."

But Yu Wenyan said, "I never like to read such gossip made up by ordinary people in the market."

The voice fell, and before Yu Wenlan could say anything else, the queen mother said, "Let's take a look, this book is pretty good, and everything said in it is quite accurate."

But Yu Wenyan smiled and said, "My mother has lived in the deep palace for a long time, so it must be too dull. This kind of country gossip is nothing more than sensationalism. How can there be any accuracy?"

Yu Wenlan stopped talking to her, and only told Fu Hai, "Tell the princess this story."

Yan Shu, "?!"

Tell Fu Hai to tell the eldest princess in front of so many people?

Sure enough, it is still the emperor's meeting, haha! This method is so good, the whole palace listens to the story of the son-in-law raising the waifu together, hahahahaha! Wonderful! !

Yu Wenlan, "..."

It's not too big of a deal to watch the excitement, that is to say, her.

But Fu Hai answered yes, opened the script and started talking.

"It is said that there is a talented man in the capital. He was born in a wealthy family, smart and eager to learn, talented, full of talent, and he first took the imperial examination at the age of nineteen, and he emerged..."

Hearing this, Yu Wenyan proudly said, "This person is somewhat similar to the son-in-law."

Neither the Queen Mother nor Yan Shu said a word, they just looked at Zhao Chengwen in unison.

But I saw that I didn't know what I was thinking with my head down.

However, Fu Hai continued, "There was a wealthy family who took a fancy to his talent and recruited him as his son-in-law. Since then, he has no worries about food and clothing, and is proud of the spring breeze... However, the father-in-law's family has a great career, and there is no need for others to work hard. The talented man is full of talents and has no place to use them. I was born with a heart of depression. I can only keep a young and beautiful woman behind my wife's back as a concubine, lingering in the flowers, and venting with sex..."

Hearing this, the eldest princess finally began to feel something was wrong. After thinking about it, she glanced at Zhao Chengwen.

However, Zhao Chengwen's eyes became flustered...

"For the first time to taste the taste of beauties, the talented man has a big appetite, but he is more and more dissatisfied. In addition to the six outer rooms in the capital, he also spent a lot of mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, raising countless beauties for his own use. The spectacular scene is nothing compared to the harem. not bad…"

Yu Wenyan had another meal—

Zhao Chengwen travels to Jiangnan several times every year for business reasons...

While she was in a daze, Fu Hai had already reached the point, "The outer room has a deep affection for him, and most importantly, he gave birth to two sons for him, how could he be willing to make his second son invisible all day long? After some difficult choices, he finally made up his mind to get rid of his wife and then quickly..."

Yu Wenyan paused in her heart, she didn't care about so much for a while, and read the book that she hid from Fu Hai's hand.

The more he looked, the bluer his face became.

However, Zhao Chengwen's face was pale, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is all imagined by the person who wrote the storybook...Don't take it seriously!"

After the words fell, the superior king suddenly asked him, "Since that's the case, what are you nervous about?"

Zhao Chengwen hurriedly said, "Chen, I'm not nervous..."

However, before the words were played, the eldest princess threw the book on the ground and said, "Zhao Chengwen, this book is about you, right?"

Zhao Chengwen hurriedly said, "Of course not! It's clear that someone maliciously spread rumors, and the person who wrote this storybook is extremely despicable!"

His heart can be punished?

Yan Shu ate another piece of horseshoe cake out of nothing to do with her.

The queen mother glanced at Yu Wenlan.

But seeing that Zhao Chengwen threw himself in front of her and the emperor again, he said, "Your Majesty, please be clear, the Empress Dowager, this slanderer who wrote the script is too hateful, he should be arrested quickly, and don't make any more lies!"

Yu Wenlan smiled and said, "It's all a storybook, so it's a fiction. Why are you so nervous?"

Zhao Chengwen paused, trying to say that he was not nervous.

Unexpectedly, the king said again, "However, speaking of it, I came out of the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to observe the people's sentiments, and I happened to meet you."

As soon as these words came out, Yu Wenyan looked at Zhao Chengwen suspiciously.

But Zhao Chengwen hurriedly said, "I don't know that His Majesty is here, it's my disrespect."

Yu Wenlan said again, "You bought snacks from Tianjing Lane, and then went to five or six residential houses. What happened? Could it be that you went to see friends?"

Before Zhao Chengwen could answer, Yu Wenyan frowned and said, "I don't know that you have friends living near Tianjing Lane? Tell me, what did you do that night?"

Zhao Chengwen tried to lie and said, "There is a famous snack shop there. I thought the princess would be hungry after drinking, so I wanted to buy some snacks for the princess."

Yan Shu was beside her, tsk-tsk-tsk while eating horseshoe cake—

【When death is imminent, she still speaks stubbornly. The snacks were obviously bought for the two concubines. 】

Immediately afterwards, Yu Wenlan also said, "Isn't the dim sum sent to the second house? I heard that there lived a young woman and two boys."

As soon as these words came out, before Zhao Chengwen could say anything, Yu Wenyan's eyes widened.

"Two boys? What was said in the story book is actually true! Do you still want to get rid of me so that the mother and son of that **** can come in three?"

Zhao Chengwen hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, how dare a husband treat His Highness like this..."

Before she finished speaking, Yan Shu hurriedly interrupted, "That is to say, the concubine is real, you just didn't want to harm the eldest princess?"

Hearing this, Yu Wenyan's complexion turned ashen and her brows stood on end.

Looking around the hall, she suddenly saw the exorcism sword hanging on the pillar. She stepped forward a few steps, pulled out the sword, and slashed at Zhao Chengwen.

"Well, you bastard! I will kill you today!!"

Zhao Chengwen ran away in fright.

But Yu Wenyan chased after her, and said angrily, "Returning to the concubine, and still being a thin horse? Still buying a house in the south of the Yangtze River to raise beautiful women!! If I don't kill you today, you will be sorry to the ancestors of the Yuwen family! !"

Everyone in the hall was terrified, only Yan Shu couldn't take their eyes off her eyes, and screamed in her heart—

[Now it depends on whether the eldest princess's swordsmanship is accurate or not! Tsk, it wouldn't really cut him off on the spot! Exciting Exciting! ! 】

Unexpectedly, just as he was thinking this way, he saw the princess's sword brushing against Zhao Chengwen's arm, the man howled immediately, and blood flowed from his arm immediately.

Yan Shu paused, and then her whole body went limp, almost falling off the chair.

She was dizzy again.

But how can you feel dizzy at this time?

She yelled at herself vigorously in her heart, [No way! You must not faint at this time! ! Stand up, you can't miss the exciting scene! ! 】

Yu Wenlan, "???"

Her face turned pale, and she still wanted to watch the fun?

He immediately got up from the couch, walked a few steps closer and hugged her into his arms, and said to the two, "Stop."

The Empress Dowager also hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is here, what a shame it is, don't stop!"

However, Yuwen Yanhong's eyes were like a madman, and she didn't stop at all.

In a blink of an eye, he slashed Zhao Chengwen's face again, and Zhao Chengwen's face was bleeding profusely.

Seeing this, Yan Shu's body became softer, and she almost rolled her eyes.

However, the brain is still exhausting the remaining rationality to support—

[Don't get dizzy! ! Give me support! ! Maybe I really want to cut my baby! ! A once-in-a-lifetime scene! ! 】

Yu Wenlan, "???"

He already felt that her dizziness was getting worse, so he didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly said, "Come on, stop her!"

The guards rushed into the hall and finally stopped Yu Wenyan.

And Zhao Chengwen knelt on the ground covering his face and howling.

Yu Wenlan said, "Eldest sister, don't worry, I have already asked someone to investigate, if he really did something wrong to you, he will be dealt with according to national laws and family rules."

Yu Wenyan's bun was all crooked, and the pearl hairpin on it was thrown all over the floor. Panting, she pointed at Zhao Chengwen and said angrily, "You son of a bitch, I have spoiled you all these years! Your father's niece is your niece." The concubine, I might as well feed it to the dogs!"

After the words fell, Yan Shu in Yu Wenlan's arms roared again with her limp will, [That's right! So these two knives are not enough! ! Another knife, aimed at his vitals! ! 】

Yu Wenlan, […]

This girl is hopeless.

He ordered, "Help the princess to rest first, find the imperial doctor to bandage the son-in-law's wound, but you are not allowed to leave the palace."

Everyone should be, so they invited the couple out of the palace.

The hall was finally clean, and Yu Wenlan asked the queen mother again, "Did the queen mother be frightened?"

The queen mother sighed, "Ai's family is fine, but this girl's temper has not changed at all!"

Just as Yu Wenlan was about to nod her head, she heard the queen mother say again, 【Today is really cheap for the brat of the Zhao family! 】

"???"

But the queen mother sighed again, 【Well, speaking of it, it's better to be a princess, and a man can cut it at will. 】

Yu Wenlan, "???"

But the Queen Mother asked him again, "What's wrong with Concubine Yi?"

Yu Wenlan regained her senses and said, "She is dizzy with blood, I will take her back first."

The queen mother hurriedly nodded, "Poor dear, hurry up."

Yu Wenlan should be, so she carried Yan Shu and left.