After the eldest daughter was reborn, she became a crazy output

"How many did you say?"

"Hmm?" Zhang Yulin looked innocent.

"Two thousand five hundred taels, isn't that a good deal? It's half the price."

Looking at Zhang Yulin, who had an innocent face and did not feel that he was being cheated, he was even complacent.

Mr. Zhang held his forehead with his hand.

This wasteful thing!

It would be fine if others couldn’t figure it out, but as a descendant of the Zhang family, you couldn’t actually see the trap?

Two thousand five hundred taels of silver is enough to buy many books in the Wanshu Pavilion. No matter how many books there are on the second floor, it is impossible not to finish reading them in a year. Now I have to spend more than two thousand taels of silver to buy a place to read books?

Mr. Zhang was extremely helpless.

It was obvious that Wanshu Pavilion had great intentions, and they dared to buy and sell Spring Examination papers today, and they had Qiu Ye's support behind them. This made him wonder whether Qiu Ye's attitude represented His Majesty.

Who is Qiu Ye? How could he open this bookstore for his own selfish interests?!

Moreover, this library is different from other libraries in every way. If we look at it from a long-term perspective, isn't this an attempt to intentionally change the structure of the court?

Although His Majesty had never openly expressed his attitude towards the aristocratic families, as an important official in the court and a veteran of two dynasties, he still had some guesses about His Majesty's attitude.

Now, with such a big commotion in Wanshu Pavilion, and Qiu Ye behind it, it is obviously a planned and intentional move.

Therefore, your majesty's attitude is worth pondering.

After looking at his grandson who knew nothing and was still complacent about the discount, Old Zhang glanced at Zhang Yulin in silence.

More than two thousand taels of silver, it was really worth it...

Not only did it cost him money, but it also dragged him into trouble.

There is no need to think about it, there will definitely be some arguments at the morning court tomorrow.

As for his own attitude, he has not thought about it yet. However, for Zhang Yulin's actions, Mr. Zhang decided to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments.

"More than two thousand taels, you are willing to spend it. In that case, I won't give you any money during this period, so that you won't squander your family fortune."

Just one sentence determined Zhang Yulin's future life. Of course Zhang Yulin disagreed and refuted it as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Yuan Zhizhou also spent so much money, and Uncle Yuan didn't say anything to him. Why are you punishing me? I can't live without money. Grandfather~Grandpa~"

When Zhang Yulin said that Yuan Zhizhou also spent this money, Zhang Lao's eyebrows moved. But there was no expression on his face, and he still looked unmoved.

Seeing that Mr. Zhang was unmoved, Zhang Yulin decisively gave up and chose to pester Mrs. Zhang.

At this time,

The Mansion of the Earl of Yong'an.

There were two people kneeling in the hall, they were Yuan Zhizhou and Yuan Zhili.

As soon as they came back, Earl Yong'an could no longer suppress the anger that he had suppressed for a long time.

"Your Majesty!"

Knowing what mistake they had made, they knelt on the ground without saying a word.

The old lady standing by couldn't bear to see her grandchildren like this, and couldn't help but scold Earl Yong'an.

"What are you doing! You made Zhou Zhou and Li Li kneel down as soon as you came back."

Seeing that his mother still wanted the siblings to get up, Earl Yong'an rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice, "Tell your grandmother what you did wrong!"

The two people kneeling on the ground looked at each other quietly, and then Yuan Zhizhou explained, "Grandma, I was wrong this time."

"I shouldn't have taken my sister out of the house, and I shouldn't have taken my sister to steal the banknotes hidden in my father's study just for reading. It's Zhou Zhou's fault. If father wants to punish me, Zhou Zhou will accept it all."

Hearing Yuan Zhizhou's words, Yuan Zhili hurriedly retorted.

"No, Grandma, Father, I took the initiative to go with Zhou Zhou to get the money. I was also the one who told Zhou Zhou that father's banknotes were hidden in the study, and I was the one who begged Zhou Zhou to take me out of the house."

"Please punish me, father. Lili knows she is wrong."

After saying this, he looked at Earl Yong'an with tears in his eyes.

Seeing his usually well-behaved daughter looking like she was bullied, Earl Yong'an felt soft and compromised.

That's it.

It's only three thousand taels, you can't use it all.

Moreover, everyone in the house knew how much the two children in the family loved books.

It was probably because he didn't give enough money, so the two of them had no money to buy books and had to take his money.

I'll talk to the accountant later and ask them to give them more money every month.

but,

"If you don't have money, you can tell your mother, or go to the accounting office to get some, but you can't take other people's money at will. This is the first time and the last time, understand?"

"Don't do it again. If there is a next time, I won't let you off so easily like I did this time!"

"do you understand?"

The brother and sister nodded, but Yuan Zhizhou still explained it seriously.

"Because I have to go back home to get the money in a hurry, and my mother is not at home, the accounting office is too far away, and it takes too long, and I have to register. I need to get the money to Wanshu Pavilion within half an hour, otherwise I will miss the opportunity."

"Time was too short, so I resorted to this desperate measure. We already know we were wrong and we will never make the same mistake again."

Yuan Zhizhou explained seriously, and Yuan Zhili beside him nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the two had a good attitude, Earl Yong'an's anger subsided and he began to be a little curious about what books the two had bought.

"Didn't you use the money to buy books? What books did you buy?"

"Ah? We're not going to buy books." Yuan Zhili looked innocent.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhizhou added, "We didn't buy any books. The books in the Wanshu Pavilion will be gradually released after the Spring Examination."

"We are going to the Wanshu Pavilion today to book a private room. If we pay today, we can read all the books in the Wanshu Pavilion starting tomorrow, and we will have our own private room."

"Then we can go to the second-floor box to read. If you pay the money today, I can go read whenever I want within five years, and I can bring my sister with me."

"There are many private rooms on the second floor of Wanshu Pavilion. My sister and I can stay in the private rooms to read books without being disturbed. Besides, Zhang Yulin has gone back to the mansion to get the money. His private room is right next to ours."

"He is 'old' and we are 'books'. We are the second group to have an exclusive box. It will be difficult to have an exclusive box in the future."

"Also, the wooden sign for the private room originally cost five thousand taels, but today we only spent two thousand five hundred taels to get it."

"It was a good deal, so my sister and I took the silver note and paid for it."

As he spoke, Yuan Zhizhou took out a wooden plaque with the word "book" engraved on it.

"It's this wooden sign. From now on, no matter if it's me or my sister, whenever we want to read a book, we can take this wooden sign to the Wanshu Pavilion and get a seat or a private room at any time. We can read quietly and comfortably at any time."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yuan Zhizhou finished speaking, Yong'an Earl's shocked voice rang out.

"What?! Two thousand five hundred taels of silver???"