Ye Yuwu had previously set daily work hours for them, but when the time came, she couldn't bear to watch any longer and, unable to persuade them, had no choice but to sternly kick them out.

The four people who were kicked out by Ye Yuwu looked helplessly at the tightly closed door of the bookstore and left through the door.

With the help of the book editing department, the fifth issue was quickly compiled and is just waiting for the publication date.

This time, because she had plenty of time, she prepared a total of six hundred books.

Because of the large quantity, Ye Yuwu also found a printing workshop, so two-thirds of the printing was done by the printing workshop.

The latest issue of the magazine is still very popular; as before, people are lining up before dawn.

As soon as it was light, the bookstore was packed with people. Since the news had been leaked only from the bookstore, this issue was the last of "The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with His Little Maid".

That means it's coming to an end.

This has caused a group of women to lose their appetite and sleep, fearing they might not be able to buy this issue later.

Most importantly, the previous episode's plot tormented them terribly, and nobody knows what the next episode will be like.

Because of this book, noble ladies in the capital established a book appreciation club called "Between Square Inches" to review and discuss the book. The club was full of women who loved the book and provided them with a place to discuss it, making them veritable "book fans" of the book.

Many of the women in the inner quarters of the house wanted to chat about books but had nowhere to talk, so they could come to this book appreciation club, which provided a place for women to discuss stories.

This book club was founded by several of Bai Zunxing's close friends.

Three days after the fifth session was released, the book club sent out invitations to eligible women to come.

After sending out invitations in advance, Bai Zunxing went to his room to read alone.

As soon as Zhiyu Bookstore opened today, she sent her personal maid, Jingqiu, to buy some. She had tried the sweet soup at Zhiyu Bookstore last time and found it quite delicious. She thought she would have Jingqiu buy a few more cups. Her brother had been quite busy lately, and with the weather getting hot, he was handling government affairs at the Five Armies Commandery. She thought she would buy some sweet soup for her brother to try and cool him down.

After the maids returned to the mansion with the purchased sweet soup, Bai Zunyue instructed the servants to put the sweet soup into a food box.

The food box was very exquisite, with three layers. The bottom layer contained freshly bought sweet soup, while the top two layers contained pastries made by the head chef of the manor.

Thinking of her older brother, she wasn't so interested in the newly published book.

To go to the Five Military Governors' Mansion, she specially wore a newly bought silk dress. After getting ready, she and her maid got into the carriage that had been prepared outside the mansion and headed towards the Five Military Governors' Mansion.

Upon arriving at the Five Military Governors' Mansion, the guards at the gate recognized her, and after the guards relayed their message, they quickly let her in.

However, only she and her personal maid, Jingqiu, were allowed to enter.

So Jingqiu carried the food box and followed behind Bai Zunxing.

The Five Armies Commander-in-Chief's Office was very quiet. Everyone in the office was doing their job and did not make any unnecessary noise. Everyone passed by them in a hurry.

Even the trees in the mansion exuded an indescribable chill. This wasn't the first time Jingqiu had come here with her young mistress, but every time she did, she only dared to keep her head down and not look at anything else.

Fortunately, they reached their destination not long after they started walking.

In the center of the mansion, there stands a solitary house, surrounded by several trees, and several other houses stand quietly nearby.

The roof ridge beasts at the four corners of the central building's eaves stand tall, majestic and solemn.

Jingqiu didn't go inside, but waited outside.

Bai Zunxing took the food box and walked towards the house.

The door to the house was wide open, and in the center of the room was a pear wood table. The familiar handsome face was now staring intently at the book on the table.

Knowing that Bai Zunxing had arrived, he didn't even look up. Bai Zunxing knew he was busy at the moment, so he didn't mind and placed the food box on the desk.

"How did you come?"

"Of course, I'm bringing you some snacks to try. You're so busy, so it's only natural for your sister to care about you."

She opened the food box, took out the contents one by one, and placed them not far from his books.

Just as Bai Zunxing opened the food box on the first layer and was about to place the pastries on the table, she suddenly noticed something familiar next to him.

She thought to herself, "Huh?" and upon closer inspection, realized that it looked exactly like the sweet soup she had bought.

The familiar bamboo tube, and the two characters "止于" written in cinnabar on the outside of the tube, even though only half of the characters were visible, it was still very clear what those two characters were.

She was puzzled, but blurted out, "Brother, you like the sweet soup from this place too?"

Bai Zunyue, who was originally frowning and concentrating on handling government affairs, suddenly heard Bai Zunxing's voice. Her eyes darkened, and she glanced casually at the sugar water beside her before immediately turning her gaze back to the letter in her hand.

"It must have been bought casually by the servant."

His indifferent tone was no different from usual, so Bai Zunxing let it go for now. Although she felt that something was amiss, she was too careless to think about it too deeply.

"That's quite a coincidence," Bai Zunxing said regretfully. "A few days ago, I noticed this bookstore wasn't selling its books but was instead selling sweet soup. I bought a bowl out of curiosity, and it turned out to be surprisingly good. Seeing how busy you've been lately, I thought I'd buy some for you to try. But I never expected the sweet soup at this bookstore to be so good. This servant even bought the same sweet soup as me. It seems my sweet soup today will have to go to waste."

"What a coincidence! This sweet soup shouldn't be wasted; it can be shared with the other people in the household."

“That works too. It saves me the trouble of carrying this back. It’s too tiring. I’ll leave this to my brother!” Bai Zunxing said with a relaxed tone and a smile to Bai Zunyue.

Bai Zunyue nodded reservedly, which was taken as agreement, but his eyes did not change. He parted his thin lips slightly and said, "Unsolicited kindness is either a trick or a theft."

"Brother, you understand me best. I heard that Fangxiang Pavilion has released a new hairpin that is quite beautiful, but I've almost run out of money recently. Brother, could you leave your post early today and buy one for me?" Bai Zunxing quietly approached Bai Zunyue from behind and began to massage his shoulders and slouch for him in a flattering manner.

Bai Zunyue had always been helpless with his younger sister, so he had no choice but to agree; otherwise, he wouldn't have a moment's peace all day.

Bai Zunyue nodded in agreement, and Bai Zunxing was overjoyed, letting out a soft cheer.

"Then I'll be going now, brother. I won't disturb you while you're doing your official duties," he said, and walked out the door without even taking the food box.

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