After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

A man sitting to his right spoke up. Unlike this seemingly cynical man, he had a gentle and refined temperament, with calm eyes and delicate features. He had fair skin and handsome features. Upon closer inspection, one could discover his unique ethereal and handsome appearance!

The first thing that came into view was the handsome, expressionless face of the man to his left.

Turning his head, he saw a familiar profile. It was Bai Zunyue. Getting closer, he saw a figure in a light crimson-purple dress. Even surrounded by the brocade in the room, he seemed as pure and noble as the white moon, arrogant and unparalleled.

He stroked the cup in his hand, his expression inscrutable, when the man beside him spoke again.

"It was this storybook that poisoned the minds of women in Bianjing. After reading it, these women fantasized all day long that they could be like the women in the storybook and hope that a prince would fall in love with them."

They're having a good time, but I'm really in trouble. I'm running into women throwing themselves at me everywhere.

The other princes in Bianjing are also quite bothered by this! These words were spoken by this seemingly cynical man—Prince Anchang, Qiao Songqing.

While Qiao Songqing was speaking, the other two people at the table exchanged a knowing smile, their expressions conveying nothing more than their own. They raised their glasses to each other, completely ignoring what he was saying.

"It seems that recently, all the princes who are not even slightly ugly have fallen victim to this wicked act?!" The other man was Marquis Xuanping, Xiao Yulan, who casually rested his chin on one hand and picked up some food with the other.

"What do you mean? I've always been handsome and dashing. In the past, I could just beckon a woman to throw herself into my arms. Cough! It's just that lately, too many women have run into me. I had to sneak in and avoid people when I entered this restaurant!" Qiao Songqing said, looking displeased.

Xiao Yulan chuckled, "Yes, yes, you are the most handsome and dashing. No one can compare to even a fraction of your looks."

Qiao Songqing snorted and said, "I'm even a little scared of their enthusiasm, they're like wolves and tigers! In the end, it's all because of that storybook. If I catch the person who wrote it, I won't let them off easily!"

Qiao Songqing couldn't help but grit his teeth at the thought.

Seeing Qiao Songqing, dressed in dark blue brocade, gritting his teeth in anger at the influence of this story, no one noticed that Bai Zunyue, who was drinking wine to the side, had dark, unfathomable eyes, making it impossible to know what he was thinking.

No matter how well he concealed it, Xiao Yulan seemed to have noticed his unusual behavior. So he tilted his head and looked at him slightly, asking, "Ziyu, why aren't you saying anything? I haven't seen you utter a single word since we arrived here today!"

"Ziyu is a cold and aloof person. He doesn't have the same troubles as me, so naturally he can't get a word in edgewise."

Qiao Songqing, dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, slammed his folding fan down on the edge of the table, then casually picked up a dish from the side and ate it, his narrowed eyes showing a sly look.

"But speaking of which, wasn't that storybook from Ye Yuwu's bookstore?"

"Ye Yuwu?" Qiao Songqing felt that the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. Suddenly, it dawned on him that he remembered who this name belonged to.

"The woman who used to pester you relentlessly, bringing you meals to Ziyu's residence every day?" Qiao Songqing asked incredulously. "Wasn't she kicked out of the mansion? The whole of Bianjing is buzzing about her plotting to murder the Grand Minister's own daughter. Being kicked out by the Grand Minister's wife was only because she was still loyal to him; it's already a miracle she wasn't kicked out of Bianjing. Why is she even writing about it in a novel? Was she too poor after being kicked out of the mansion?"

Storytelling is not respectable. In the subconscious of these nobles, writing storytelling is something they do out of necessity. Back then, everyone in Bianjing knew that Ye Yuwu was deeply in love with Bai Zunyue, and everyone was wondering how long she could hold on. Unfortunately, Bai Zunyue later went to Lingnan.

"I don't know about that, but according to the guards on duty at the Taifu at the time, she didn't seem to have taken a single penny from the Taifu. She was dressed in plain clothes and didn't even have any headdress before she severed all ties with the Taifu."

They didn't seem to care that one of the main characters in the story was nearby, and they started chatting without any restraint.

When the conversation turned to Ye Yuwu's severing of ties with the Taifu while dressed in plain clothes, Bai Zunyue paused in playing with the white jade wine cup with his slender fingers, his eyes gradually turning cold, and no one could see through the light in his eyes.

The man in the dark blue brocade robe hadn't noticed anything amiss and said to himself, "Tsk, if that's really the case, then I'll think highly of her."

"Ziyu, I heard your sister went to that bookstore recently? Do you still have feelings for Ye Yuwu?" The man raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Tsk, do you think that's possible?" This was the first time Bai Zunyue had spoken since entering the room.

His voice was always on the colder side, and at this moment, his lazy voice, coupled with his nonchalant expression, sounded as cold as ice in the dimly lit room.

“That’s true. Not to mention that you didn’t even look at her before when she was shameless and persistent in pursuing you. Now she’s just a lowly merchant’s daughter, a world apart from your status. How could she be worthy of you?” Xiao Yulan understood. He had known Bai Zunxing since childhood and knew him well. He was always cold-hearted and indifferent to many things.

“I don’t care about a woman like that. You know my heart isn’t in this relationship.”

Bai Zunyue's words left the two people present speechless, as if he had always been like that, but only Bai Zunyue knew what he was thinking at that moment.

They quickly stopped discussing these things and got down to business.

"The situation in Bianjing is probably about to change."

"What's going on?" Bai Zunyue asked, raising an eyebrow.

"The Crown Prince disappeared after being assassinated on his way back to the capital, and now all sides are searching for him..."

As night fell, undercurrents surged within Bianjing, with countless people hiding in the shadows, and no one knew what would happen next.

These changes in Bianjing did not affect the ordinary people living at the foot of the imperial city; they continued with their daily lives as usual.

It's early June now, the weather is gradually warming up, and the sunlight outside is intense, making people feel dizzy.

The desserts at Zhiyu Bookstore are selling well these days, but Ye Yuwu is a little disappointed that it's hard to get ice. Drinks without ice are less appealing.

After the job posting was put up, there was a period of silence. Perhaps because the posting only recruited women, and these women had to be literate, no one came.

Zhang Rouyan and Huaping were a little anxious, but Ye Yuwu was not so anxious. Seeing their anxious appearance, Ye Yuwu was able to calmly sip some tea to comfort them.

After all, this can't be rushed, and they don't want to just hire people casually and perfunctorily.

In those days, most literate women stayed at home, and their families might not allow them to "show their faces in public."