Taking the initiative to remarry! The crazy prince is obsessed with me

Mao Ping acted quickly. The three shops that had been burned down were repaired and he also bought several shops next to them.

Shen Xiyue went in and took a look. She found that all five shops were connected. There were three floors inside, which was quite spacious. There were some ornamental plants and quite a few stone tables and benches in the backyard.

After Shen Xiyue looked it over from top to bottom, she was very satisfied.

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Two days later, it was the day to announce the results.

The notice wall at the edge of the imperial city was already crowded with candidates waiting to see the list, common people watching the excitement, and some wealthy families waiting to find a son-in-law from the list.

Gu Zhilan and Prince Duan also went to her [Lanxiang Newspaper Agency] early, waiting for the announcement of the results so that her shop could officially open.

The blank papers in the shop had already been printed with large and small fonts using the movable type printing technology she invented. The front page headlines had already been printed with the rankings that the candidates were eager to see, and the other pages were all printed with the news that Prince Duan had obtained from the six ministries.

Looking at the paper full of words and the fresh newspaper smelling of ink, Gu Zhilan finally showed a rare comfortable smile on her face.

She had already begun to imagine that from today on, she would truly become the girl of destiny praised by the people. That would be a more grand and valuable reputation than the parade at Shen Xiyue's wedding.

In later history books, she could not exist as Gu Zhilan, but even as Concubine Lan of Prince Duan's Mansion, she could still leave her name in history.

How can it not be an honor to be remembered by generations to come?

Gu Zhilan felt that after many twists and turns, her dream was finally on the right track.

After a while, I heard a loud shout from outside: "The results are out!"

She took a deep breath, collected her thoughts, put her hand on the door, and was about to push it open to officially open the business.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but turn around and looked at Prince Duan with a smile: "Prince, are you ready? As soon as this shop opens today, you and I will..."

Before she could finish, she heard a sudden noise outside, and heard someone running and shouting on the street: "Hurry up! Hurry up! The newly opened [Sheng'an Bookstore] is burning books!"

Upon hearing this, more and more people ran over to watch the fun. After all, for scholars, burning books in public on this day was tantamount to a provocation to scholars all over the world.

Even if it's a newly opened shop that wants to create momentum, it's a bit too much!

Gu Zhilan paused with her hand on the door, inexplicably feeling that something was wrong.

Prince Duan had been waiting for the newspaper to be published for so many days. Seeing Gu Zhilan in a daze, he could not help but frown and asked, "Hasn't the list been published outside? Why don't you open the door yet?"

Gu Zhilan only felt her fingers trembling slightly. Could it be... Could it be...

She tried to calm herself down and said in a weak voice, "Don't post it yet, let's go to the bookstore that burns books and have a look..."

Prince Duan didn't understand why, but for the sake of caution, he still agreed to her wish.

The two of them went out together and followed the crowd. They saw that Sheng'an Bookstore and her Lanxiang Newspaper were both on Chang'an Street, and Sheng'an Bookstore was located where Shen Xiyue used to run a perfume shop.

At this moment, the place was packed with people, even more lively than under the imperial edict.

There was an open space in front of the shop. A group of strong men came out with piles of books in their arms. They threw the books on the ground, and two or three of them began to pour oil on the books.

Seeing this scene, the scholars present instantly had red eyes and immediately asked: "Since the store is a bookstore, why did it burn these sage books?!"

The people in the bookstore seemed to have anticipated this scene and had tightly cordoned off the place where the books were burned, so that the scholars could not rush in and could only watch.

You know, in order to get these books, they usually save money and cherish them like their lives. But today, on such a good day as the announcement of the results, they have to watch these treasures being burned to ashes.

Amidst the angry voices, a woman walked out of the bookstore.

Shen Xiyue was wearing a crabapple red dress and a peony flower in her hair. Her stunning beauty had been seen by the people of the city on her wedding day, and when everyone saw her, they recognized her immediately.

She has a heroic and bright temperament. Facing the angry gazes of a group of scholars, the corners of her lips are slightly raised, and her smile is more beautiful than the sea of ​​flowers.

The crowd watching was stunned at first, and then became even angrier.

I thought Princess Huayang was a kind-hearted person, which was why she was destined to marry into the Crown Prince's palace for the second time. But it turned out that she was just beautiful but superficial and stupid, and she actually did such a heretical and heinous thing!

The crowd of onlookers immediately cursed, and those scholars who were always polite also asked with red faces and thick necks: "Princess Huayang, you are now the Crown Princess and the future mother of a country. How can you do something like burning books and insulting the saints!"

Shen Xiyue looked at him, smiled slightly, then slowly looked across the crowd and asked, "Does anyone know why I burned the books today?"

The crowd was agitated: "Books should not be burned under any circumstances!"

Amid the commotion, a weak voice rang out again: "Since the Crown Princess is the future mother of the nation, she will certainly not ignore the provocation of scholars. Students believe that there must be a reason why the Crown Princess burned books in the street."

Shen Xiyue glanced over with her sharp eyes, oh, it was Wan Xiuze.

Regardless of whether he said this because he really saw something, or because of the help she had once given him, Shen Xiyue had already labeled him in her heart: one of her own.

The crowd instantly erupted in anger, and immediately prepared to start verbal abuse, cursing the lackey who dared to speak for the Crown Princess.

Shen Xiyue's smile remained unchanged, and she raised her voice, "This gentleman is right. The biggest reason why I burned the books is that they are too expensive."

Hearing this, everyone was suddenly stunned, huh?

Shen Xiyue was very satisfied with everyone's reactions, and then she raised her hand and picked up a few books.

She pointed at the pile of books and said to the crowd, "This is the collection of books in my house, the "Chuan Xi Lu", a total of three volumes, a total of thirty silver coins, you say, is it expensive?"

Onlookers: …

It is indeed expensive.

The coolies carrying bags at the dock could earn no more than five cents of silver a month. The scholars who could read and write could do some respectable work, such as copying books and writing letters for others and working as teachers, but they could earn no more than two taels of silver a month.

People always love to make fun of poor scholars, but they are really poor!

Buying a set of books like this would cost you a fortune!

The crowd calmed down for a moment, then became angry again: "Such a good book should be expensive. Do we have to burn it just because it's expensive?"

Shen Xiyue immediately shook her head: "The book records the words of the saints. Such a good inheritance is a priceless treasure. But the book is expensive because the paper, ink, and labor are expensive. This is wrong."

After that, he waved his hand and asked someone to bring out a new pile of books from the room. Shen Xiyue picked up a copy of "Chuan Shi Lu" and said with a smile: "And this book sold in my bookstore only costs three coins."

"what?"

For a moment, the onlookers suspected that the Crown Princess had gone crazy. She sold a book worth thirty taels of silver for three cents of silver. Was she running a bookstore or a charity shop?

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Shen Xiyue ordered someone to hand the book to everyone to read, and said with a smile: "Please read it and you will know."

The onlookers immediately reached out to take the book, vying to flip through it and pass it around.

Soon, someone discovered a clue. Not only was the paper of this book harder than ordinary paper, but it was also thinner than the three books that were burned combined.

Moreover, the printed font is smaller than usual, but more neat and clear.

Gu Zhilan held the book in her hand, shocked and angry. Looking at Shen Xiyue who was surrounded by everyone, she slowly typed a question mark.

Why, why did the time traveler beside Shen Xiyue get to do these things before her?