Mrs. Lu's face changed when she saw the word "Jingwen".

"Is this the document that you wrote so hard about having diarrhea?" She didn't know what a newspaper was, but isn't anything copied on paper the same as a document?

Lu Zhaoyun's heart skipped a beat, and she remembered the embarrassing moment she made at the sutra copying meeting. But when she heard her mother say this, her face turned pale.

"Mom, can you please not mention that?"

"Okay, okay, mom won't tell me. Is it that thing?"

"It should be these two words."

Naturally, Lu Zhaoyun had no good impression of Jing Wen!

"They said these two characters mean interesting stories about the capital, so it's called Jingwen."

"Whatever it means, what does this letter mean?" Mrs. Lu didn't understand. "Why did we buy that piece of paper? Are we going to cut it off and use it as toilet paper?"

She reached out to take the letter from Lu Zhaoyun's hand, "It's inexplicable, don't bother with it."

“There are words underneath.”

Lu Zhaoyun avoided her hand and continued reading.

"Write one sentence in the Beijing News about your engagement with the Second Prince. It will cost 50 taels of silver. Each sentence will cost 15 words. Each additional sentence will cost 20 taels. You can have someone else write it, or Miss Lu can write it herself. We will polish it."

Lu Zhaoyun understood the meaning of these words. She stood up and widened her eyes.

"Is this still possible?!"

It really opened the door to a new world for her.

How can this be possible?

She had originally thought that Gu Qing and her uncle might not dare to spread the news. She wanted to spread the news herself and then put the blame on them.

However, after coming back, she had not yet thought of the best way to spread the news as quickly as possible and as widely as possible, preferably so that all the powerful circles would know about it.

Her own method was just to spend some money to let a few maids or hooligans pass the message, but because of the different levels, what they passed might not be heard by those prominent families.

What's the point if it only spreads among low-level circles?

This letter comes just in time!

And it just happened to solve her problem. Jing Wen, now one copy is sold for one tael of silver! It's ridiculously expensive, and the people who buy it are naturally rich. These people are the targets she wants to spread the news.

"What on earth does that mean?"

"Mother!" Lu Zhaoyun explained to her excitedly. "If this is possible, the news will spread throughout the circle of dignitaries tomorrow morning! There will always be some adults who will tell the emperor. As long as the emperor asks about it, Concubine Shu can't delay any longer."

This method is really good!

Mrs. Lu thought it sounded good, but she felt strange, "Why would this person from Jingwen know about this?"

"I must have heard it today! I mentioned it to Your Highness in several places today. These people have been collecting new things and interesting stories in the capital, so they have more eyes and ears."

Otherwise, how could the other party know about what happened before as soon as it happened?

Lu Zhaoyun didn't find this strange.

"Besides, it is more credible when written by them, because what they wrote before is true."

When Lu Zhaoyun said this, she thought of the Scripture Copying Meeting again, and her expression froze. It was true, but she was also the protagonist there, which made people very depressed.

"But this is too expensive, isn't it? They are robbing us! They want fifty taels!"

And fifty taels can only write fifteen words!

It’s really easier to make money than robbing.

Lu Zhaoyun thought about the layout of Jingwen and gritted his teeth. "It's just one sentence and it takes up a small space. It's not noticeable. What if it gets overlooked?"

"If you add one more sentence, you'll have to pay an extra twenty taels!" Mrs. Lu's eyes widened, "That's seventy taels!"

Their family has been drained of a lot of money by that little bitch Lu Zhaoling, and now there is not much left. They have to support such a large family. Just writing these two sentences on a piece of paper costs seventy taels!

Lu Zhaoyun held her hand tightly, "Mother, think about the benefits. As long as the engagement is made public, the emperor might give a reward. Even if Concubine Shu wants to save face, she should give something as a reward, right? The reward from the palace should be worth at least 700 taels."

Haha.

Mrs. Lu's eyes lit up when she said that.

"you're right."

"But two sentences can't say much. We can't just say that the Second Prince and I were engaged when we were children, right? Who would believe that? There has to be a beginning and an end." Lu Zhaoyun said.

"What three sentences?"

Mrs. Lu hesitated. Three sentences meant ninety taels. She felt heartbroken just thinking about it.

"Where is the person who delivered the letter? Did he tell me how to reply?" Lu Zhaoyun ignored her and quickly asked the maid.

"It's just a kid. He said he would wait at the door for half an hour. If it exceeds half an hour, it would be too late." said the maid.

"Qiuju, grind the ink for me quickly." Lu Zhaoyun was nervous.

She knew Jingwen would be on sale tomorrow morning, so they would definitely have to work overnight. If she delayed any further, she would definitely miss the chance.

Qiuju quickly spread out the paper and ground the ink.

Lu Zhaoyun thought for a long time before he started writing, but he was not satisfied with his work. He rewrote it five times before he felt that the fifth one was okay.

She blew on the ink.

"That's it. Let them see if they can polish it up. Make it brilliant."

"Zhao Yun, that's ten sentences!" Mrs. Lu felt like she was completely dumbfounded.

There are ten sentences in total!

That’s two hundred and thirty taels, right?

She thought Zhaoyun was crazy!

If she takes out this money, will she not be able to make new clothes for a whole year?

What they eat every day has to be downgraded several levels. What's the use of eating bird's nest? It's bullshit.

"No, this won't work. Delete some of the sentences!" Mrs. Lu said hastily. "Hurry up, I have to go back to the small Buddhist temple. Your father won't let me out, so I asked someone to open the door secretly."

She was just anxious to know how the meeting between Lu Zhaoyun and the second prince went.

Lu Ming couldn't take care of her these past two days, so she had someone secretly let her out from time to time. But she couldn't be out for too long at a time, otherwise if Lu Ming found out, there would be another quarrel.

She scratched his face before, which was an insult to his reputation. Lu Ming would not forgive her so easily.

"Mother, go back to the small Buddhist temple first!" Lu Zhaoyun ignored her, folded the paper and handed it to the maid, "Take it quickly, and tell them that I met Jing Wen tomorrow, and they will come to collect the money."

"Miss, the boy seemed to have said before that you have to pay fifty taels of silver first, and he will come to you tomorrow to collect the rest."

You actually have to pay fifty taels first!

Lu Zhaoyun gritted his teeth and went to get the silver.

She saved some, but fifty taels was not a small amount for her!

After handing over the items, Lu Zhaoyun breathed a sigh of relief.

In the Tingnuan Building, Lu Zhaoling finished bathing and washing her hair, and lay lazily on the couch. Qingyin was gently wiping her hair.

Qingbao came in with a fruit plate and said with a smile, "Miss, I didn't expect that the eldest lady didn't come to cause trouble at night. I was afraid that she would disturb you."

What a surprise.

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