My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

Watchtower Pavilion.

Ninth Princess Tang Xianxian stared at Zhao Poshan in shock:

"What? I want to see him but he says he's busy?"

Zhao Poshan was also helpless. He smiled bitterly and bowed:

"Your Highness, that's exactly what he said... He has a badge bestowed upon him by the Emperor, so I can't bring him here by force."

Tang Xianxian pursed her lips, a little unhappy:

"Did he say anything else?"

"He asked Your Highness to go to the library to meet him."

"Humph!"

Tang Xianxian looked towards the lotus pond, her slender neck raised, "If he's not available, then maybe I am free?"

"Well... Your Highness, he also said that he had a big business deal that he wanted to discuss with Your Highness, saying that he could make a lot of money... enough to pay for Your Highness's dowry... Of course, he didn't know how expensive Your Highness's dowry would be!"

Tang Xianxian immediately withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhao Poshan again, and asked in surprise:

"Really?"

Zhao Poshan bowed and said, "That's what he said. Maybe it's just nonsense. Your Highness can ignore it!"

Tang Xianxian's eyes rolled around, and she took out a face towel from her sleeve pocket and put it on her face.

He stood up and instructed An behind him:

"Come on, follow me to the library. I want to know what big business he has!"

……

Bai Shaoqiu didn't expect Tang Xianxian to come so soon.

He was sitting at the desk on the second floor.

There was a piece of paper in front of him.

On the paper are three large charcoal drawings - The Story of Stone!

He picked up a pen and began to recall.

After a while, he wrote again:

Chapter 1: Zhen Shiyin recognizes a psychic in a dream, and Jia Yucun falls in love with a young lady in the dusty world.

It is said that when Nuwa was refining stones to mend the sky, she refined them into a stone twelve feet high on the Wuji Cliff of the Great Desolate Mountain...'

Just as Bai Shaoqiu was sinking into the wonderful state of memories, he was awakened by the sound of footsteps coming up the wooden building.

Look up, turn your head,

Then he saw the master and his servant.

He put down the pen in his hand, not angry at all, and a smile appeared on his face -

The girl wearing the white veil is actually wearing a snow-white dress with cloud patterns today!

The tailoring is very appropriate.

The tightly tied lake blue belt makes her figure look even more graceful.

As she walked forward, the hairpins on her head and the silver earrings swayed, making her look more graceful.

Although he still couldn't see her face, Bai Shaoqiu guessed that she must be a stunning beauty.

However, this beauty was guarded by black-armored warriors, so it was obvious that she had a very serious identity and was not someone he could easily provoke at his current age.

He had no intention of provoking anyone.

But this does not affect his appreciation of beauty.

Ann gave him a warning look.

Unfortunately, Bai Shaoqiu didn’t see it.

He was still looking at the girl, and suddenly spoke:

"As brilliant as spring flowers, as beautiful as the autumn moon..."

"Although I haven't seen the girl's face, her appearance has already appeared in my mind."

"I have no intention of disrespecting you. I just hope to catch a glimpse of you one day!"

"Girl, please sit down!"

When Tang Xianxian heard this, her heart trembled!

With just a few words from Bai Shaoqiu, the slight anger that had just risen in her heart was dissipated!

From the moment he stepped onto the stairs, Bai Shaoqiu's eyes were wandering over her!

This is very reckless!

She should have been angry, but she couldn't get angry when she saw Bai Shaoqiu's eyes.

Those eyes were clean and clear.

His clear eyes meant that he had no distracting thoughts.

But it is still wrong to look at a woman like this!

But when Bai Shaoqiu said this...

As bright as spring flowers, as beautiful as autumn moon!

The girl suddenly felt shy.

She even lowered her head slightly, her heart already blossoming like a lotus!

She was very confident about her looks, but she had never heard such beautiful compliments!

She loves it.

Shame because of joy.

Fortunately, the veil covered her rosy cheeks and the two shallow dimples on her cheeks.

She sat opposite Bai Shaoqiu, looked up, and raised her eyes.

She looked at Bai Shaoqiu's handsome, fair and calm face, then looked away again.

The sight fell on the desk.

I saw that piece of paper!

She raised her hand and stretched it out, and then Bai Shaoqiu saw her arm as white and tender as a scallion.

He did not stop her and let Tang Xianxian take the paper.

Then he saw Tang Xianxian's beautiful eyes widen slightly.

"The Story of the Stone... Chapter 1..."

Tang Xianxian raised her head and looked at Bai Shaoqiu, her eyes full of doubts:

"What are you..."

Bai Shaoqiu looked frank and did not hide anything:

"I have nothing to do, so I'm thinking about writing something."

"So what are you going to write?"

"A chapter novel... I have the general idea now, but it still needs careful consideration."

Tang Xianxian's little mouth, covered by the veil, opened in surprise. She never expected that Bai Shaoqiu would have such a big idea!

Poems, lyrics and songs are condensed and refined, and are created based on what we see, hear, feel and think in daily life.

Or use scenery to express emotions.

Or sing to express your feelings.

Or tell of the joy of meeting and the sorrow of parting.

Or they may be happy when the country is prosperous or sad when the country is declining, etc.

Poetry and songs are very popular in Xingguo. Although there are not many excellent works, the advantage is that there are many works.

This is conducive to singing.

It is also easier to become famous.

But there are not many writers who write chapter novels!

No, it should be said that there are very few!

Because a long chapter novel requires a lot of effort from the author, whether it can eventually be circulated around the world depends on the content of the book.

There is only one master in Xingguo who can truly write chapter novels!

He is Master Du Ziteng, the director of the Imperial College in Kyoto and one of the six great Confucian scholars of Xingguo!

His novels are specially commissioned by Xingguo Longxing Bookstore, and only Longxing Bookstore can print and distribute them.

Whenever a novel is published in Longxing Bookstore, every issue will be sold out, not only because it is rare, but also because it is so good.

Especially the book "Flowers and Moonlight" he published last year was very popular in Xingguo, and countless infatuated men and women could not put it down, causing paper to be in great demand in Chang'an for a while!

Now, Bai Shaoqiu actually said that he planned to write a chapter novel...

Tang Xianxian lowered her head and looked at the few numbers on the paper. "Is this the big deal you want to discuss with me?"

Without waiting for Bai Shaoqiu to answer, she raised her head and looked at Bai Shaoqiu again, her eyes becoming very calm.

"This business...I, I can't do it!"

"Because it's difficult, you probably don't know how difficult it is... Let me put it this way, the bookstore market in Xingguo may seem huge, but the people who actually buy books are very picky."

"I mean, books are expensive, especially long chapter novels, so readers naturally have to be careful with their budgets when buying them."

"Poetry collections actually have the widest sales volume in the market because they are relatively cheaper and more literati like poetry."

"As for chapter novels... the largest audience for these is the ladies of wealthy families!"

"They do have money, but the content of this book needs to resonate with them... and that's something that few people can achieve."

Bai Shaoqiu smiled slightly, then said: "I didn't invite you here for this matter."

"What's that?"

"I've decided to join the Zhuxi Literary Society!"

Tang Xianxian was stunned.

One joy,

Look puzzled:

"What does this have to do with business?"

Bai Shaoqiu raised his eyebrows slightly and said lightly:

"I want to win the first prize in the Zhuxi Literary Competition!"

"But it requires silver... a lot of silver?"

Tang Xianxian was startled, her eyes widening. "What? You want to bribe the judges with tons of money?"

"No! If you have enough money, we can work together to set up a trap."

"What game?"

"Of course it's a bet!"

"..."