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

He did want to leave, but his injuries hadn't fully healed. Besides, the attack he suffered was suspicious, and after being missing for several days, many forces would likely want to find him. Of course, the first people to find him would be the ones who wanted to assassinate him.

He could contact his own people first, but he can't show himself in public so quickly. He needs to find a way to lure out the person behind the scenes; he has to get a piece of their flesh out of them.

In an instant, Qi Jingyue had already come up with a solution for himself.

But Ye Yuwu was getting anxious as he didn't make a move. Could this guy be trying to stay with her?

"What? You don't have any money on you?" After saying that, she generously took out her money pouch from her body, moving so quickly that she was afraid he really wouldn't leave.

However, she had two strings of cash in her purse, and it pained her to give so much money to a stranger, so she only left him half a string of cash and gave him a small white cloth bag without any embroidery as a bonus.

Ye Yuwu sewed this herself; it was so ugly that she originally planned to throw it away, but now someone has taken over the "trash."

This person was Qi Jingyue—a prince who had been pampered since childhood had never seen such an ugly money bag before. He held the bag blankly in his hands, feeling that the edges of the bag were not sewn tightly enough, and the copper coins could be lost at any time.

So he asked, speechless, "Are you sure the money won't get lost if it's in this bag?"

Damn! "No wonder my wallet felt so much lighter!"

Qi Jingyue sighed, looking at the foolish woman's appearance, ruling out the possibility of her being a spy.

He held the money bag, his eyes lowered, his disheveled hair making him look pitiful. His handsome features were distinct, giving his face a radiant glow, a languid sadness tinged with his appearance.

He said, “I wanted to go to the capital to take the imperial examination, but I encountered bandits on the way. My page also died. I was captured and taken to the mountain stronghold. I was forced to change into women’s clothes and escaped. But the bandits chased after me relentlessly. I was seriously injured and fainted outside your courtyard. Now I have no money. Even if you give me this money, I can’t go back.”

He didn't seem to be lying, and he actually looked rather pitiful. Of course, she would never admit that she was blinded by his good looks.

He continued, "Young lady, you saved me, I have no way to repay you..."

"Offer yourself in return?" Ye Yuwu blurted out instinctively, then realized she'd said the wrong thing. She covered her mouth and chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding, please continue."

Uh……

Qi Jingyue's handsome face almost broke into a look of desolation and sorrow, but he quickly composed himself and said without being affected, "I must repay your kindness, young lady, and I hope you will give me a chance to do so. Moreover, I am going to stay in Bianjing to take the imperial examination, and I am sorry to trouble you to take me in. Please do anything I ask you to do, young lady, I will be eternally grateful."

If what he said was true, then this trip to the capital for the imperial examination was extremely important to him. Being able to take the exam in Bianjing required going through "multiple rounds of selection." Moreover, he said he could do anything. Her eyes lit up. Wasn't this free labor?! The bookstore was short-staffed, and besides, his women's clothing was quite nice. She could have him stand at the bookstore entrance, and he would definitely be the store's face.

Ye Yuwu had a well-thought-out plan, and Qi Jingyue thought he had convinced her.

"Alright, my bookstore is short-staffed. Once you've recovered enough, come help out at the bookstore. I'll provide room and board, and if you do a good job, I'll give you a commission."

"Commission".

"It's a tip."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingyue's face instantly darkened. How ridiculous! He was the one who rewarded the servants, not anyone else. He suppressed his unusual expression.

Ye Yuwu seemed not to notice the expression on his face, and then naturally exchanged names.

And so it was settled. Ye Yuwu promised him that she would bring him some clothes that fit him the next day, and told him to take good care of himself. Then she and Huaping went down the mountain and returned to their original residence.

Qi Jingyue recuperated alone on the mountain, with Hua Ping or Li Bo occasionally bringing him medicine and food.

He didn't rush to contact his people. He knew the capital was in chaos today, but not chaotic enough. He was prepared to wait patiently for a few days.

The next morning, Ye Yuwu kept her promise and prepared clothes that fit him, though they were women's clothing.

Huaping, who was ordered by the young lady to bring him clothes, looked at Qi Jingyue with a disgusted expression and a headache-like look as she pressed her temples. She was unusually angry and said, "Are you going to wear it or not? You promised my young lady yesterday."

Huaping pouted in dissatisfaction and urged, "You have to try it on first. If it doesn't fit, I'll have to take it down the mountain to the tailor shop to have it altered."

Qi Jingyue endured the humiliation and took several sets of clothes to his room to try them on. Fortunately, the clothes all fit, and Huaping left satisfied.

Meanwhile, the popular novel "Starfall Rain" was being reprinted at the bookstore down in the mountains.

This time, a large number were printed, totaling over a thousand copies.

Under Zhang Rouyan's persuasive words, Guan Yan was also convinced to cooperate with Zhiyu Bookstore. However, he had to go to school and take care of his seriously ill mother, so he couldn't write that many stories. Fortunately, Ye Yuwu didn't mind.

A few days later, the storybook was printed.

As before, she found a professional sculptor to draw the cover. Once the sculpting was done, she could print a book with a dip of special ink, which was very efficient.

The storybook had just been released and many people didn't know about it yet. However, the fans who had previously read "Between Square Inches" would occasionally come to the bookstore to buy new issues, so they were the first to discover that the new storybook had arrived.

However, because the title wasn't impactful enough, they showed little interest.

However, upon hearing that it was Mr. Wuming's new storybook, some fans, trusting her, went to buy it.

On the first day, only 30 copies were sold. Ye Yuwu wasn't worried yet, but Hua Ping was.

The next day, a large number of people arrived, having somehow gotten wind of the news. It turned out they were all book fans who had bought the book the day before and learned that Mr. Wuming had published a new storybook. They lined up to buy it early the next morning.

Hua Ping breathed a sigh of relief when she saw so many people, but Ye Yuwu felt it wasn't enough. The customers were mostly the same ones as before, with very few new readers. Most of them were women from wealthy families and aristocratic circles.

Her goal in publishing this book is not just to get these people to see it, but to make it a household name.

So she changed her strategy and went back to her previous strategy, which was to issue orders.

Without delay, she arranged for the girls to write the shop list together.

After Qi Jingyue recovered, he moved into the bookstore.

As for why they didn't stay in the previous courtyard?

Because the rental period is up, and the rent for this small courtyard is not cheap, I only go there occasionally when I'm lacking inspiration to gather ideas.

Aside from Hua Ping and Uncle Li, who knew the truth, the others were quite interested in the new "woman," mainly because she was so beautiful.

Everyone in the bookstore knew that Manager Ye was beautiful, but no one expected that there was a woman even more beautiful than her.