When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Rong Mingguang was silent for a while, and although he was reluctant, he finally admitted that he had to wake up from the dream.

Why did the Xu family treat them with courtesy? It was all for that money!

He closed his eyes and thought for a long time.

Aunt Rong did not dare to interrupt easily, and just quietly twisted the handkerchief in her hand.

After a long while, I heard him say, "Okay, tomorrow."

Aunt Rong was overjoyed!

"Yes, yes, I understand. I will tell the master right away."

Aunt Rong left the guest house happily and went back to report to Xu Guanghai.

Chaohuiyuan

Xu Mingxi sat quietly under the eaves of the corridor in the courtyard, accompanied by the gentle breeze, her hands constantly moving with needle and thread, weaving flowers and brocade on a plain silk handkerchief.

This is the gift to be given to Princess Zhaoming Qin Yuling at the welcoming banquet.

This time Xu Yuanshan was demoted and confined to his house, and the Xu family's entourage had already been removed from the list and were not allowed to attend the banquet.

It was Qin Yuling, who used to be good friends with her, who coaxed the empress dowager for a long time before she got two places for her.

One was for her, and the other was in reserve, in case Aunt Rong's plan succeeded, it would be left for Yang to go with...

At this time, she had completely accepted the fact that Qin Yuechuan had broken off the engagement.

As for another person, Xu Xinyue, who was closely related to Qin Yuechuan and was rumored in the market some time ago, he recalled and re-examined him from the perspective of an observer.

In her previous life, Xu Xinyue was also "expelled" from the family tree early on, so when the entire Xu family was implicated and imprisoned, Xu Xinyue luckily escaped.

He hid his identity and his whereabouts were unknown.

Since Xu Yuanshan passed away for some reason in the previous life, it seemed that Xu Xinyue had been alone, without relatives or friends, and wandering without support.

Perhaps because of his wandering around, his business has grown more and more.

At first, he wanted to win over Xu Xianyue to Qin Yuechuan's service, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary...

However, the rumors about her and Qin Yuechuan really made Xu Mingxi feel uncomfortable.

Xu Mingxi secretly thought that any noble lady from a distinguished family that Qin Yuechuan admired would be better than Xu Xinyue who was inferior to her in every way...

She is the daughter of a common merchant, powerless and without influence. Now she has even lost the support of the Xu Mansion... Even if she becomes a concubine, she cannot give Qin Yuechuan much help.

What's more, it is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Xinyue's current status is humble.

It's just that they have a little more money than ordinary people.

There is a world of difference between her and Qin Yuechuan!

It was already a great honor for her to be able to become a prince's concubine.

It doesn't matter who Qin Yuechuan is with, except Xu Xinyue...

But according to Qin Yuechuan's personality, he should also bring Xu Xianyue to the welcoming banquet this time...

As Xu Mingxi was thinking, the needle and thread in his hand shifted unconsciously, and a hint of pain came from his fingertips.

She couldn't help but exclaim, and quickly raised her hand, put her index finger to her lips and sucked it a few times.

Staring at the trace of blood dripping on the plain towel, she suddenly thought of something, her red lips were pursed tightly, and a trace of struggle appeared in her eyes.

Ignoring the blood on his fingertips, Xu Mingxi gently stroked that trace of bright red.

She recalled a "fatal" weakness of Xu Xianyue in her previous life, which she learned by accident later...

In this life, Xu Xianyue, I’m afraid even she herself doesn’t know…

*

At this time, Xu Xinyue was at Yangchun Bookstore listening to Manager Wang report on the bookstore's recent revenue.

"Master, Qiulu Bookstore... As expected, they are also in a hurry to release the third volume. Our bookstore has had a dismal revenue recently. The response over there is quite good because they are selling out the books in one go. I read the first, second and third volumes in one go, and it feels so good to read them...

Our third volume has been printed according to your request and is now in stock. When do you think it is best to start selling it?"

Shopkeeper Wang's tone could not conceal his anxiety, but compared with the last time, he was much more respectful.

Even though the bookstore business is so bleak now, he dare not feel any resentment towards Xu Xinyue.

"How did the audience react? I mean, how did they react to the ending of the book?"

Shopkeeper Wang thought for a moment and said, "It's not bad, but the ending is a little sad, and most of the audience sighed with regret."

Xu Xinyue flipped through the account book and found that just as Manager Wang had said, she thought the time was ripe.

"We can release the third volume, but all three volumes will be sold together."

"Master, this..." Shopkeeper Wang was about to speak when Xu Xinyue raised her hand to interrupt him: "I know what you want to say. Just listen to me, the new book announcement will read -

The authentic edition of "Ming Yuan Lu" is now sold in our bookstore. All the copies sold before this were reprints.

All the stories in this bureau have been registered and filed with the government office.

You can tell right from wrong at a glance.

If you want to know the authentic ending, please read the book!"

Xu Xinyue thought for a moment, and added, "We will launch a 'promotional event' during the sale. Anyone who supports our store and purchases genuine books can purchase any book in the bookstore at half price every day within five days starting from now, with the receipt of the book purchased."

Shopkeeper Wang's eyes sparkled with excitement, "Master, is this feasible?!"

"Whether it works or not, you will know once you try it."

"But Master, we have not used any tickets before..."

"From today on, before using bill paper, write the name of the bookstore with alum, and then use it after it is dry.

We also need to guard against the mischief of villains.

That's it for now, I'll prepare some special ink later."

Xu Xinyue talked on and on for a long time, and only left the bookstore after making sure that nothing had been left out.

In fact, Xu Xinyue was not sure whether this move could save the situation, so she just slightly modified what her mother taught her.

"May it all go as we wish..."

At the same time, Prince Xin’s Mansion.

The lingering aroma of tea lingered around Qin Yuechuan and Qin Xingyue.

The two men sat opposite each other in the waterside pavilion, in front of them was a carved ebony chessboard with black and white chess pieces neatly arranged on it.

Qin Xingyue held the black chess piece in his hand, concentrating and observing the chessboard carefully. He placed a piece and said with a faint smile: "Ashe, you lost again. Why are you so impetuous today?"

Qin Yuechuan had no intention of answering, so he just took a quick sip of tea. He put down the teacup lightly, with a hint of impatience in his eyes: "Seventh sister hasn't come yet?"

Qin Xingyue put the black and white chess pieces back into the chess basket one by one and said nonchalantly, "I'm afraid my mother has detained him to copy poems, so..."

Before he finished speaking, a sweet and innocent female voice suddenly spoke from behind him: "Brother, you are talking nonsense again! How can I be detained to copy poems every day!"

Qin Xingyue was startled and nearly knocked the chess basket to the ground. He tilted his head and squinted his eyes, looking at the yellow-dressed girl standing beside him with her hands on her hips, pretending to be angry: "Xiao Qi, let alone the fact that you need to behave properly as a princess, you are a girl, but you don't behave like a girl."

Qin Lingruo crossed her arms and her chubby face was full of dissatisfaction. She pouted and muttered, "Shouldn't a man of your age have a wife at home? Look at you, you are still alone and don't behave like a man."

Qin Xingyue was about to speak again, but was interrupted by Qin Yuechuan: "Seventh sister, I have something to ask of you."

Qin Lingruo was in a good mood. She pulled Qin Xingyue's sleeve and pushed him aside. She sat opposite Qin Yuechuan and asked curiously with her big black eyes, "I don't know what happened today that caused the Third Brother to ask me for something."

Qin Yuechuan's face flushed slightly. He put his fist to his lips and coughed to hide his embarrassment: "It's not a big deal. I'll need to send someone to send an invitation to the welcoming banquet in a few days in your name..."

"Oh..." Qin Lingruo raised the last part of her voice and looked at Qin Xingyue intentionally or unintentionally, full of interest: "Could it be... the one who was rumored in the market a few days ago... Yue..."

"Xu Xinyue." Qin Yuechuan added frankly.

"Yes! Xu Xinyue! I heard about it all. That day at the poetry and literature meeting, the person next to the empress dowager set up a trap to frame her, but it was discovered by Miss Xu. That He Yunyin lost face hahahahaha...

But it feels so good.

She usually relies on her status as a close relative of the empress dowager to bully the weak and bully the people around her. When she meets young ladies from official families, princes or nobles, she fawns on them like a lapdog, which is really disgusting.

That Miss Xu is really a wonderful person. I guess He Yunyin didn't take her seriously at the time and wanted to humiliate her, but she ended up suffering the consequences!"