As soon as Biyun got the news, she hurried over to report it. Seeing her out of breath, Jiang Suining quickly handed her a cup of tea.

"Speak slowly, there's no rush."

Biyun took the teacup, took a big sip, and then she calmed down her breathing a little.

"Miss, Master, I just received news that Hanyuan Bookstore is on fire, and the fire is so big that it cannot be put out at all."

"Is there anyone in there?" Jiang Mushi asked immediately.

"Yes, but I heard that they all escaped and were not injured."

"That's good." Jiang Mushi breathed a sigh of relief, and then suddenly became happy again, "This Hanyuan Bookstore is on fire, so does that mean our Ning Mozhai will be able to take action?"

Biyun also quickly looked at Jiang Suining, "Miss, will you?"

"Maybe." Jiang Suining said with a smile, "After all, it will take a long time to rebuild Hanyuan Bookstore."

In fact, if nothing unexpected happens, Hanyuan Bookstore will not be rebuilt.

In the previous life, there was also a fire in Hanyuan Bookstore. Some people said it was because the weather was too hot and the piled books caught fire, while others said it was because the clerk was careless.

But no matter what the reason was, the weather was hot and the wood in the house was dry, so the fire at Hanyuan Bookstore could not be put out just as Biyun said, but fortunately no one was injured.

After the fire, Hanyuan Bookstore suffered heavy losses because too many books were burned. It simply swallowed up the money that many students had paid in advance to reserve books and stopped returning it. It used it as funds to rebuild the bookstore, and even called it donations from students. As a result, it aroused public anger, and Hanyuan Bookstore became infamous and could not be rebuilt.

The court then selected a bookstore from among the existing bookstores in the imperial city at that time as the bookstore designated by the court to publish books.

This is why she needs to open Ning Mo Zhai.

Ever since the fire at Hanyuan Bookstore, more and more scholars and students have come to Ningmozhai every day.

Some people who had been staying at Hanyuan Bookstore regretted not coming earlier after feeling the coolness of Ning Mozhai.

The second floor of Ning Mo Zhai has even started the seat-grabbing mode, with scholars coming early to wait. As for those who failed to grab a seat, there were people reading by the bookshelves, next to the railings, and even on the wooden stairs leading to the second floor.

As more and more people come, naturally there will be some who do not follow the rules. However, whether they are rudely fighting for seats or making noise and disturbing others, no matter what they are dressed like or what their status is, they will all be "asked" to leave.

After many times, everyone realized that Jiang Suining was a man of his word when it came to keeping quiet, and gradually, they became more and more obedient.

After all, in such a hot day, it is really difficult for them to find a place cooler than Ning Mo Zhai.

While Jiang Suining and his friends were using ice generously, the Han family was in a big fuss over the ice issue.

This morning, Han Mingzhang used his connections to finally buy some ice at a high price. However, as soon as the ice was delivered to his home, most of it was taken away by Wang and sent to Han Yueying and Han Qing's yards respectively.

Han Qing is the eldest son of the Han family, so there is nothing wrong with sending some ice to him. However, Han Yueying is now locked up in the yard, and they still want to send her ice, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of other people in the Han family.

Especially Aunt Chen, when she learned that the murderer who killed her daughter actually had ice, she rushed directly into Han Yueying's yard, snatched the ice, and threw it directly into the pond during the fight.

In the Han family lobby, the last bit of ice had quickly melted into water.

Han Mingzhang looked at Wang and Aunt Chen kneeling in front of him, and felt anger rising in his heart.

"The weather is already so hot, and you guys are still trying to make things difficult for me!"

"Master, it was Aunt Chen. She actually threw the ice that you worked so hard to buy into the pond. She is so audacious." Wang didn't know whether it was because of the heat or anger, her face flushed, and she glared at Aunt Chen angrily.

"The master worked so hard to buy ice, is he going to use it on a murderer?" Aunt Chen refused to give in. "As long as I am still alive, Han Yueying will never use a piece of ice."

She can do without ice, but Han Yueying can forget about living a comfortable life.

"Master, look..."

"That's enough!" Han Mingzhang interrupted Wang. "I spent so much time and effort on buying this little bit of ice. Who allowed you to distribute it privately? And you!"

Han Mingzhang shifted his gaze to Aunt Chen.

"You are so brave. Did I let you waste the ice I bought? This time, I won't bother with you because your daughter died. But if you do it again, you will get out of the Han family."

Aunt Chen lowered her head, with a cold look in her eyes.

For the sake of your dead daughter...

Oh, that’s a very well said thing. Could it be that Yue’e is her daughter alone?

Although she was filled with hatred, Aunt Chen still admitted her mistake, "Yes, Master, I know I was wrong."

She couldn't be kicked out of the Han family like this, she had to see Han Yueying get her retribution with her own eyes.

Aunt Chen left, and Wang stood up. She was afraid of heat, and looking at the ice that had melted away, she spoke cautiously, "Master, it's too hot today, should we buy some more ice?"

"It's easy for you to say that. Do you know how hard it is to buy ice nowadays?" Han Mingzhang said unhappily.

"Master, ice is hard to buy at the Ice Bureau, but you can get it from other places."

Wang quickly told him about Ning Mozhai.

"I have already inquired about it. The shopkeeper Jiang of Ning Mo Zhai is the daughter of Jiang Zhitong. Aren't you and Jiang Zhitong good friends? Since they have so much ice, it shouldn't be difficult for you to give some to us as long as you ask."

Han Mingzhang frowned, "Are you sure she's the Jiang family's daughter?"

He had also heard about Ning Mo Zhai. Nowadays, many people admired Ning Mo Zhai's behavior. However, he didn't know that Ning Mo Zhai was actually opened by Jiang Suining.

"I'm sure." Wang nodded quickly.

In fact, she had thought about going to Ning Mo Zhai to cool off, but when she arrived at the door, she found that all the people there were were poor people. If she sat with them, it would be unworthy of her status, so she gave up.

Han Mingzhang shook his head. "No, my identity is different now. It would be ridiculous if I asked to be in front of Jiang Zhitong after all I became an official."

Perhaps Han Mingzhang himself did not realize that since becoming an official, his mentality and thoughts have undergone significant changes unconsciously.

Even now, in his heart, he has already surpassed those former merchant friends.

Wang was unwilling to give up and continued, "But Master, it really can't be without ice this day. It's okay for me, but what if you and Qing'er get too hot?"

"You go down first, I'll think about it."

Han Mingzhang waved his hand to send Wang away, and after she left, he asked someone to find Han Nian'an...

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