The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

In fact, if Lu Lingxi didn't skip it, Nanny Jiang wouldn't have many classes, just two or three afternoon classes. After all, Nanny Jiang came from the palace with strict rules, unlike the old mothers in Qinlou and Chuguan who had personal experience and rich experience. Nanny Jiang could only read from the book, and most of these powerful ladies were shy and didn't like to listen to such classes, so she didn't bother to think about it.

There were many people like Lu Lingxi who skipped classes on purpose. She just stayed long enough and returned to the palace to report. No one would check her progress. Being treated to good food and drink at the nobles' houses and receiving rewards easily was truly a good job.

Now it is the first month of the lunar year, and every mansion will hold a banquet, and the noble ladies who are familiar with each other will invite each other, but Lu Lingxi has not received a single invitation. That's right, after she lost her memory, she has been living in seclusion and rarely interacting with others. The only friend, Gu Yan'er, now claims to be sick and will not attend any banquets, let alone hold any banquets to invite Lu Lingxi.

Thinking of Gu Yan'er, Lu Lingxi hadn't seen her for more than ten days since he met her on New Year's Eve, so it would not be a good idea to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find her rashly.

Before, my daily classes were full, and I only read the storybooks when I had some free time. Now that all the classes are gone, and I have been reading the storybooks for several days in a row, I am actually a little tired of it, and I can't think of any other entertainment for the time being. I ran out of the house in a flash, and I don't know where to go to play.

Although this street market is bustling, it will become boring if you wander around aimlessly for too long.

Tired from shopping, Lu Lingxi took Chunhong and Liulu to Xiangsulou, which was one or two blocks away from Tianelou. Xiangsulou looked much more impressive than Tianelou, and its location was much better than Tianelou. It was located in the downtown area, while Tianelou looked quieter.

Because it was dinner time, the food shops were crowded, especially the dumpling and noodle shops. Fortunately, Lu Lingxi and the other two arrived early, otherwise they would not have been able to get a seat in the private room at Xiangsulou.

Lu Lingxi and the other two ordered a private room on the second floor of Xiangsulou, close to the street. After ordering the dishes, Lu Lingxi lay by the window and stared blankly at the people coming and going on the street below.

Liu Lu looked at the bored Lu Lingxi by the window and asked, "Miss, where do you want to go this afternoon?"

Lu Lingxi continued to look downstairs, and said without turning his head: "I don't know. I feel that I have enough food and clothing now, and there is nothing I need to buy. I have been locked up in the mansion for a long time, and I have become stupid. I don't know how to play when I go out to play."

Chunhong: "Why don't we go to the bookstore this afternoon? Miss is not interested in jewelry or food, and she won't be able to use the other things she buys."

Lu Lingxi still said without turning his head: "I have been reading the storybook for eight or nine days in a row. I am almost sick of it. I don't want to buy the storybook anymore."

Chunhong: "Miss, the bookstore not only has storybooks, but also strange stories, palace secrets, historical records, unofficial histories, unsolved mysteries, pharmacology and medical books, mountain and wild tales, etc. Maybe in addition to storybooks, there are other things that you might be interested in?"

When Lu Lingxi heard that there were other types of books in the bookstore, he immediately became interested.

Yes, every year there are so many scholars who fail the imperial examinations, and they have nothing to do except reading and writing. In order to support themselves, they must find a way to make money. Writing books has become the first choice for many poor students. As more people write books, the fields involved are of course wider.

If you get tired of reading books that only write about love, it’s good to buy something else to change your taste.

So Lu Lingxi nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the bookstore this afternoon."

After deciding where to go in the afternoon, the waiter brought in the dishes ordered by Lu Lingxi in a short while, including two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, a soup, and a bowl of rice for each person.

Not to mention, the food at Xiangsulou tastes pretty good, much better than Tianelou, especially Lu Lingxi's favorite honey-glazed chicken legs. With the remaining soup, Lu Lingxi added another half bowl of rice.

After Lu Lingxi and the other two finished their lunch and paid the bill, they came to the only bookstore in the capital - Yang's Bookstore.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw many young men dressed as scholars selecting books. Lu Lingxi glanced at them casually and saw that most of them were books needed for imperial examinations, such as books, poems, essays, and fu. She thought that she didn't have to take imperial examinations and most of these books were obscure and difficult to understand, so she lost interest in them.

I read them one by one and found a book called "One Hundred Unsolved Mysteries" in the corner. I picked it up and found a book called "True Stories of Mountain Village Ghost Stories" underneath. There were several similar books underneath. They were covered with thick dust. It was obvious that no one had flipped through them for a long time. They were particularly unpopular books.

Come to think of it, the popular best-selling books on scientific research are placed outside for easy selection, while the unpopular ones that no one cares about have to stay in the corners.

Lu Lingxi rummaged through the books briefly, and finally picked up the book "One Hundred Unsolved Mysteries" and read it carefully.

But before Lu Lingxi had read a few pages, he heard a coquettish female voice shouting, "Put down that book, our young lady ordered it in advance."

In the quiet bookstore, there was suddenly such a loud shout, and everyone in the bookstore looked towards the direction where the sound came from.

Lu Lingxi looked up and saw a woman in maid's clothes pointing at him with a puzzled look on her face. She raised her left hand and showed her five black fingers. She asked in surprise, "Your young lady has ordered a book, but she waited until it was covered with dust before coming to pick it up?"

The maid stammered, "Our young lady...our young lady ordered it before the New Year last year, but there were a lot of things to do at home and I forgot about it. Today I was free and remembered that the book I ordered before had not been brought back, so I sent me to get it."

As soon as Lu Lingxi heard it, he knew that this was an excuse made up by the maid, and teased, "You forgot to come to pick it up, and the clerk in this bookshop is so tactless. Don't you know to send it to your young lady's house?"

After saying this, he looked at the bookshop clerk behind the counter inquiringly. The clerk shook his head slightly, probably because he was also confused and didn't know which family this maid belonged to.

"Our lady didn't reveal her address. She only told the waiter that she would send someone to pick it up." As the maid spoke, she walked close to Lu Lingxi and prepared to snatch it away.

Lu Lingxi quickly hugged the pile of books he had just found to his chest. Chunhong and Liulu quickly stopped the maid and prevented her from getting close to Lu Lingxi, fearing that she would hurt their young lady.

Lu Lingxi didn't necessarily want to fight for these books, but this man was obviously not coming for the books, but for him. He was obviously looking for trouble.

In order to verify his guess, Lu Lingxi asked, "What's the name of the book you asked the young lady to order? If there really is something in here that belongs to your young lady, I will definitely not take it away from her for no reason."

The maid rolled her eyes and said, "The title of the book is 'The Legend of Fox Fairy'." She thought to herself, fortunately she came to the bookshop often and had a general understanding of the layout inside. She knew that this was the place for strange stories and oddities that were discarded by students who were focused on imperial examinations. The title of the book should be roughly correct. If one or two words were wrong, it didn't matter. She could just say that she made a mistake in a hurry.

Lu Lingxi flipped through the books seriously, and at the same time, he was careful not to let the maid see the title. He turned to the last book and said, "The only book here that begins with the word 'fox' is called 'How to Treat Body Odor?' Does your daughter have body odor? No wonder you didn't let the bookshop clerk deliver the book. It turns out there is a secret that cannot be told to outsiders."

After Lu Lingxi finished speaking, most of the scholars in the bookstore covered their faces with books and chuckled quietly. From the conversation between the two, they could roughly understand that the maid was deliberately looking for trouble. They didn't know whose family this lady was or who she had offended, so they didn't dare to laugh at her.