When the story was completed, the shoppers received up and left. Simply because the storyteller picked up the not-so-hot tea and took a couple of sips to moisten her throat, she seen that the younger woman who had simply fished out cash for listening to a different story had not departed but.

“Ma’am.” JiuZhu sat on the seat in entrance of the lady.

“Does guniang nonetheless wish to hearken to tales?” The girl hurriedly swallowed a couple of extra mouthfuls of the tea. She was only a mortal attempting to work laborious to earn some scraps of silver for the sake of supporting her household.

“I didn’t come to you for listening to extra tales.” JiuZhu seen the sting of the lady’s sleeves. Though they have been clear, there have been a couple of same-color patches stitched meticulously. She may inform that these have been finished with nice care.

Suppressing her misery, she scooped out one other piece of silver from her pouch: “I wish to know one thing. How did come to know of the story of the good-looking prince?”

“So guniang needs to know this trivial matter.” Regardless of these phrases, her velocity of accepting the cash was very fast. After placing it away, she continued: “Just a few days in the past, a guniang gave me a huaben which she claimed to have composed out of boredom. She instructed me that so long as I narrate it, she would give me twenty taels of silver.”

“Twenty taels?” JiuZhu was stunned: “She spent a lot cash only for having you inform a narrative?”

“Guniang, that is how the capital is. It’s crammed with every kind of bizarre individuals.” The storyteller peered at JiuZhu, aren’t you additionally that very same type of weirdo with more cash than sense? You additionally spent cash to have a storyteller change the story.

“We storytellers pay explicit consideration to the satisfaction of the shoppers in order that our enterprise runs easily.”

Standing behind JiuZhu, Zhou Xiao checked out this feminine storyteller with pity. She didn’t know who entangled the harmless storyteller on this malicious scheme.

If the story unfold and the Palace received to know of it, they’d positively examine this completely. And as soon as that occurred, the very first individual to be out of luck could be this storyteller.

“Mom.” Somewhat woman carrying a floral jacket ran out from the facet door. She raised her head and glanced timidly at JiuZhu and Zhou Xiao earlier than hiding behind the lady.

“I’m sorry, this little one continues to be younger so she doesn’t perceive the foundations. Please don’t take offense, guniangs.” She took out a couple of copper cash and stuffed them into her daughter’s fingers: “Go and purchase a pastry for your self. Mom will come over quickly.”

After the little woman ran away with the copper cash, JiuZhu rubbed her pouch and took out the final piece of silver: “Ma’am, for those who imagine me, don’t converse of the good-looking prince and evil prince in a single story after this. It’d simply be a narrative for you, however individuals are paranoid. If anybody tries to make some far-fetched claims concerning the story, it can turn into very troublesome so that you can keep away from hassle.”

The girl’s expression modified barely as she regarded on the silver on the desk: “Guniang, thanks very a lot for the reminder. This lady can’t take your cash.”

“Ma’am, don’t misunderstand my phrases.” JiuZhu smiled: “Your story is nice to listen to. I’ll come once more to pay attention. I preferred the story of the evil prince very a lot.”

“Please don’t fear, guniang. This lady will inform the story of the outwardly evil however inwardly variety prince tomorrow too. You might be welcome to come back and pay attention.” Feeling inspired, the feminine storyteller accepted the cash.

“Thanks.” JiuZhu clutched her empty pouch and sighed softly after strolling out of the teahouse. No surprise individuals say expertise is tough to change even with cash and riches. It was so costly to have a storyteller change the story ah. The cash she was very reluctant to half with for a whole month had all been spent right now.

“Ming meimei.” Zhou Xiao had lengthy been acquainted with the underhanded methods of the individuals of the capital. Her expression was solemn: “Evidently right now shouldn’t be a great day to hearken to tales. Why don’t we go go to the rouge retailers?”

JiuZhu clasped her pouch. With a frown, she shook her head and rejected Zhou Xiao’s proposal: “I’ve already spent all my silver.”

Zhou Xiao laughed involuntarily. From the way in which JiuZhu stored fishing out cash earlier, she had thought that the Ming household’s beloved Younger Miss was fairly wealthy. Solely now did she notice that JiuZhu had really used up all the cash she had on her. 

“It’s advantageous, it doesn’t price cash to have a look.” Zhou Xiao took the initiative to hook onto JiuZhu’s arm: “Let’s go, simply consider it as preserving me firm.”

This younger woman’s physique is so comfortable and aromatic… JiuZhu nodded in a daze. She was astounded once more when the younger woman gifted her a field of rouge.

As soon as she received residence, JiuZhu clutched the rouge in her hand and muttered thoughtfully: “No surprise Grasp at all times mentioned that magnificence can beguile individuals. It really seems to be true.”

Nonetheless, who may presumably refuse a wonderful, mild, and caring younger woman?

In Assistant Minister Zhou’s residence.

Zhou Xiao walked into the primary courtyard the place her mother and father lived.

“Father, Mom.” Zhou Xiao served tea to her mother and father: “Daughter went to a teahouse with Ming meimei to hearken to a narrative and encountered one thing.”

“What’s the matter?” Zhou Rui and Madam Zhou exchanged a figuring out smile. The elders of the 2 households have already accomplished discussions about their daughter and Ming household’s sixth son’s wedding ceremony. As soon as Ming JingHai returned to the capital, they’d go to in individual and ship the betrothal items.

If their daughter had a great relationship with Ming household’s guniang, it might even be useful to her relationship along with her husband’s household after marriage.

Zhou Xiao recounted all the things that transpired within the teahouse.

How may just a little storyteller know what occurred between Qi Wang and Chen Wang? If Ming household’s meimei had not found this abnormality, that feminine storyteller may have in all probability misplaced her life due to this story.

Pondering of the timid little woman behind the lady, Zhou Xiao couldn’t assist however say: “Lots of people say that Qi Wang has each integrity and expertise, and is real like unpolished jade and unrefined gold. After right now’s occasions, a query emerged in Daughter’s thoughts. Does such an ideal particular person actually exist on the earth?”

Zhou Rui didn’t converse however Madam Zhou, who was sitting beside him, smiled, “This guniang of Ming household is kind of attention-grabbing.”

Though she was naive, she had a naturally sharp response to many unknown predicaments.

“You didn’t even sense something improper with the story at the beginning. However she simply listened to barely a couple of sentences and intervened with out revealing her identification or benefiting from her place to bully the lady. As a substitute, she spent cash to make the opposite individual willingly change the content material of the story.” Madam Zhou was deeply moved: “Worthy of being a member of the Ming household. Even when she was fostered elsewhere, she nonetheless has the braveness and decisiveness attribute of her household.”

It was not shocking that even Su Guifei, who had at all times had a horrible relationship with courtroom officers, was keen on this future daughter-in-law.

“Is that so?” Zhou Xiao suspected that her mom might need misunderstood Ming JiuZhu. Ming meimei is decisive and brave?

Recalling JiuZhu’s depressing little face whereas holding her empty pouch and feeling heartbroken for the silver, Zhou Xiao fell silent.

Anyway, let her misunderstand. If she revealed the reality on the spot, her Mom could be fairly embarrassed.

It was higher to let the previous lady really feel glad.

Within the MingYue Palace, Su Guifei was having a look at her reflection within the mirror when XiangJuan hurried to her facet with a considerably odd expression: “Niangniang, there are some… rumors spreading about His Highness exterior the Palace.”

“What are these saying? Is it that my son is conceited and domineering or that he’s extravagant?” Su Guifei calmly picked up the eyebrow pencil and crammed her brows.

“Neither.”

“Oppressing the poor and benefiting from his place to bully others?”

“Not these both.” XiangJuan coughed dryly: “Based on the rumors, His Highness is barely fierce on the floor. In actuality, he’s a really compassionate one that feels distressed when he sees small animals get damage and sheds tears when he sees others struggling.”

“What?!” Su Guifei’s fingers shook, her eyebrow pencil nearly jabbing the bridge of her nostril: “Are you positive these rumors are speaking about my son and never Qi Wang?”

“It’s certainly about our prince.” XiangJuan mentioned: “The rumors additionally say that though there are too many cooks in His Highness’ residence, they’re really all significantly injured troopers. His Highness couldn’t bear to see them lose their livelihood, so he allowed them to work in his residence.”

“It is usually mentioned that when His Highness forcefully purchased some white radish from an previous man, he was, in actual fact, looking for an excuse for giving him cash as a result of he had found that the previous man’s household was going by problem.”

Though she didn’t perceive why a prince would want to purchase radish himself, there would inevitably be some incidents like ‘His Majesty makes use of a golden carrying pole’ or ‘niangniang places a whole lot of oil in her pancakes’ since these have been principally rumors spreading among the many frequent individuals.

After listening to the weird tales of ‘sending an aged individual residence’, ‘forcefully giving cash to the beggar’, and ‘not giving in even when a wonderful lady sat in his lap and tried to seduce him’, Su Guifei was silent for a very long time. Was this even anymore about her son? This was clearly a Bodhisattva!

Rubbing the goosebumps on her arms, she interrupted XiangJuan’s recount: “Don’t inform, don’t inform! I really feel actually uncomfortable.”

She was perplexed: “The place did such outrageous rumors come from?”

XiangJuan: “This slave additionally doesn’t know the place it got here from. Nonetheless, it has unfold inexplicably prior to now few days.”

“Might or not it’s that… somebody is plotting one thing towards my son?” Su Guifei thought of it however nonetheless couldn’t determine it out: “However spreading such rumors… irrespective of how I have a look at it, it’s favorable for my son. What’s the mastermind behind the scenes attempting to realize?”

The mom and little one had consistently been attracting everybody’s consideration within the Palace. They might secretly gnash their enamel with envy and burn incense day by day to wish for his or her misfortune. These individuals couldn’t go to such lengths for incomes a great popularity for her son.

Was this to requite evil with good or to spend cash for charity?

Having a great popularity was not a foul factor. Nonetheless, if it grew to become too exaggerated, even she, this mom, would begin feeling embarrassed.

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