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

Watching her departing figure, Bai Zunxing shook his head indulgently.

After a while, he suddenly drifted off into thought and subconsciously looked at the bamboo tube containing sugar water beside him.

The sweet soup beside him was also freshly bought, and it still exuded a strong, refreshing fruity aroma.

"Thousands of Sails"

He called out loudly to the outside, and a moment later a servant dressed in indigo blue crossed the threshold and came in, bowing and clasping his hands in greeting to Bai Zunyue.

"Master Hou"

“Go to the front hall and distribute these foods in front of me to them.”

"Yes."

The servant named Qianfan walked to the pearwood table and put the plate that was originally placed in front of Bai Zunyue into the food box. His skillful movements made it clear that this was not the first time he had done this.

Just as Qianfan was tidying up the food, he suddenly heard his master, who was sitting at the head of the table, say something to stop him.

"Wait, we don't need to put the sugar water in."

Qianfan paused in the hand holding the bamboo tube of sugar water, and put the sugar water back.

At this moment, he saw that the sweet soup looked exactly the same as the one that the Marquis had specially asked him to buy from the bookstore at the street corner that morning.

But the sweet soup beside the Marquis was still untouched. The Marquis never liked to eat these things, so why did he ask me to buy it today? And why didn't he drink it? And why did he want to keep the sweet soup that the young lady brought?

Qianfan was puzzled, but the Marquis's thoughts were always hard to fathom. He was a man of many ways, and there must be a reason for what he did.

He dared not think too much and could only obey his master's arrangements. He left the sweet soup behind and silently took the food box and left the house.

As evening approached, Bai Zunyue left the mansion ahead of time. When Qianfan was tidying up the table, she suddenly discovered that the four bamboo tubes were empty, and Qianfan was shocked.

No one could understand Qianfan's shock.

A new round of book appreciation events is about to begin.

Ling Luo, who had previously been ordered to stay at home, also learned of this news from Bai Zunxing, who was visiting her.

She had been feeling really uncomfortable during these few days of confinement. She was almost going crazy from being cooped up in her room, especially since she knew that her favorite serialized novel had ended and she was eager to catch up on the story. Ling Luo sighed and lamented in her room.

Finally, when her confinement was lifted, her mother happened to be out. She thought she could secretly steal the book she hadn't finished reading last time and return it later. She figured her mother wouldn't find out.

Without hesitation, she instructed her maid to check on her mother's courtyard to confirm that her mother and maid had gone out.

She then sneaked away from the other maids in the courtyard and slipped into her mother's courtyard. She then successfully entered her mother's main room, closed the door, and began searching, starting with the wardrobe.

If the wardrobe wasn't there, they looked for the box, but after searching inside and out, they couldn't find a single book corner.

Instead, she exhausted herself, sweating profusely. She was so tired that she plopped down on a stool, completely losing her usual ladylike demeanor.

Just as she was about to pour herself a cup of tea, her eyes caught a glimpse of something, and she jumped up with a "whoosh," quickly ran to the bedside, and pulled a book out from under her pillow.

Her face lit up with joy as the book under her pillow came into her hands, but her happiness didn't last long before she noticed that the cover of the book was a little different.

Upon closer inspection, she saw that the book was still titled "Between Square Inches," but it was labeled as Issue 5.

She was horrified: Isn't this the latest issue? How could this be?

She was completely baffled. Then she noticed something strange under the bed. She lifted the bed curtain and saw a hidden compartment under the bed. With a gentle tug, the compartment opened.

Then she looked inside and saw four books of "Between Square Inches" neatly arranged in the hidden compartment, from the first issue to the fourth issue. Adding the one she was holding at the moment, that made a total of five books, not missing a single issue!

Her eyes brightened, as if she began to understand what was going on.

These books couldn't have been bought just to be displayed, could they? She doesn't even have such a complete collection of books, how come her mother has five of them? The signs of reading them suggest they've been repeatedly flipped through.

As she was pondering, there was a sudden noise outside the door, quite loud, and it seemed to be coming towards her.

Ling Luo panicked immediately, not knowing where to hide.

Just as she was about to put things back in their place, she clearly heard the door open with a "click".

Ling Luo, unable to hide in time, was exposed to the line of sight.

She had no choice but to turn her head and look, and sure enough, it was a familiar figure.

Standing at the door was none other than Madam Ling, the mother who had left the house that day.

Just then, the door was opened by a maid, and Madam Ling, dressed in brown, stood blankly in the middle of the doorway, followed by other maids.

They couldn't see what was happening inside, but they didn't know why the lady had suddenly stopped at the door and wouldn't go in. Even so, no one dared to raise any objections or ask any questions.

The maid who opened the door seemed to see her mistress standing by the bedside, and her eyes showed surprise.

At this moment, Madam Ling came to her senses, quickly dismissed the servants, and went into the room herself, closing the door behind her.

As soon as the door closed, Madam Ling stepped forward with a nervous expression.

"Luo'er, why are you in your mother's room?" Madam Ling was unaware that Ling Luo had already discovered her secret. Perhaps fearing that she would find out, she spoke to Ling Luo with a hint of probing.

Ling Luo was still feeling a bit embarrassed about being caught, and she was also afraid that her own mother would come and ask her what she was doing sneaking into her room.

Before Ling Luo could answer, Madam Ling noticed that the book in her hand was the one Ling Luo hadn't had time to put back under his pillow.

Madam Ling's expression changed, and she was about to step forward to snatch the book back in an attempt to cover it up, but Ling Luo, who had reacted quickly, dodged her.

Ling Luo called out angrily, "Mother!"

This sound froze Madam Ling's hand, which was reaching out to snatch the item, in mid-air, preventing her from moving.

“Mother forbids her daughter from reading such low-class books, yet today her daughter found the latest issue under her mother’s bed. How do you explain this?” Ling Luo raised an eyebrow at Madam Ling, picked up the book with the cover exposed, and gestured for Madam Ling to see it.

Madam Ling choked, unable to utter a rebuttal.

Ling Luo was somewhat smug, thinking that she had finally caught her mother red-handed! Who was it that took away her book, denounced it as heretical and harmful to women, and even confined her until today?

Who would have thought that her mother was secretly reading it behind her back? It would be one thing if she read it herself, but why take away her book? That's what made her most angry!

Madam Ling was extremely embarrassed. She never expected that the strict mother image she had maintained in front of her daughter for so long would be shattered so easily.

In fact, she hadn't meant to make things difficult for her daughter.

She discovered that her daughter was reading inappropriate books and was afraid that her unmarried daughter would be led astray, so she became angry, scolded her daughter, and then punished her by confining her to her home.