The next day, Hu Ji boldly arrived at Ying Zheng's study again.

Today, the results should come out.

Ying Zheng's expression was as usual, and while reviewing the memorials, he was waiting for news from Chunyu Yue and Fu Yao.

In the morning, no news came. At noon, no news came.

After lunch, Ying Zheng was a little unable to sit still.

He said to the little eunuch: "Come here. Go and bring Fu Yao and Chunyu Yue..."

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng shook his head slightly and changed his mind: Forget it, I'll go and see it myself.

Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at Hu Ji who was kneeling in the corner: "Come on too."

Hu Ji responded and stood up in panic.

She actually knew very well in her heart that Ying Zheng wanted to invite herself to go, not because of pampering, but... she wanted to convince herself.

Hu Ji felt a little bitter, but at this point, she didn't have to think about pampering her. She should protect Hu Hai first. As long as Hu Hai can save her, she will be saved for the rest of her life.

Hu Ji changed her clothes while thinking about it.

Instead of leaving the palace with great fanfare, Ying Zheng dressed up like an ordinary nobleman and brought a few guards.

In Xianyang City, such noble people can be seen from time to time, and it is not too eye-catching.

Ying Zheng did not notify anyone and went to the Exiled Immortal Tower for a surprise inspection.

What surprised Ying Zheng was that there was no one to buy books in front of the Exiled Immortal Tower.

Ying Zheng was a little puzzled: This situation is very different from what I imagined.

Hu Ji's heart was also pounding: What does this mean? Who wins and who loses?

Ying Zheng walked into the Exiled Immortal Tower and found that the Exiled Immortal Tower today was also in a mess.

There were no drinkers inside, and several cases were moved to the side.

A large group of guys were gathering around someone, fiddling with abacus to settle accounts.

In the corner, Chunyu Yue was reading a book attentively. He frowned and looked puzzled.

Finally, a friend noticed Ying Zheng. He bowed and said respectfully: "This distinguished guest, the exiled immortal building will not open today. Please come again next day. I will offend you more, I hope you will be grateful."

Ying Zheng said lightly: "I won't drink today, I'll look for someone. Can the exiled immortal be here?"

Before the guy could answer, Ying Zheng had already seen Li Shui.

He walked to Li Shui and said lightly: "Huai Guzi, how is your books sold?"

Li Shui was startled when he heard Ying Zheng's voice, and quickly turned around to salute and said, "This book... is sold well."

Fu Yao next to him looked sad: "Oh, this book was sold for only two hours today and was snatched away. The printing factory in Shangjun Villa could not keep up with my progress no matter what."

Ying Zheng was slightly stunned: "It's better than yesterday?"

Fu Yao said, "That's right."

Ying Zheng asked again: "Is there anyone who returns the book?"

Fu Yao said: "There were some Confucian scholars who had returned their books yesterday, but they were gone today."

At this time, Chunyu Yue in the corner suddenly pulled his beard, muttering to himself, and kept muttering: "Why is this?"

Chunyu Yue was immersed in his small world and never noticed that Ying Zheng had arrived from beginning to end.

Ying Zheng walked to Chunyu Yue and asked with a smile: "Dr. Chunyu, are you worried?"

Chunyu Yue came to his senses, hurriedly saluted Ying Zheng, and then smiled bitterly.

Ying Zheng saw that what he was holding in his hand was Travels in North.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "What? Do you also like Travels in the North?"

Chunyu Yue hesitated for a moment, then sighed, and said honestly: "The old minister dare not hide it. In fact, the old minister is not interested in the North Travels."

"It's just that the people in Xianyang City are like crazy, rushing to buy North Travels. The old minister was really puzzled, so he bought a copy from the exiled immortal and wanted to study it. Why? But... but I still don't understand, so I'm very worried."

Ying Zheng was like seeing his confidant and thought to himself: Don’t you understand? I don’t understand either.

Suddenly, Ying Zheng thought of a possibility.

His face slightly darkened and he said to Fu Yao: "Did you hire some people and deliberately come here to buy your books?"

Fu Yaoqi said, "How is this possible? This book is already in short supply, why should I spend money to hire someone to buy it?"

Ying Zheng said: "If it weren't for hiring someone to buy it, why did your books sell so well?"

Fu Yao looked as if he was taken for granted: "Of course, the book of the son minister is well written."

Originally, Fu Yao was not very confident in his books, but after experiencing the book selling incident, he became completely confident.

Ying Zheng looked at him speechlessly: You are really ignorant and fearless and arrogant. You are so reluctant to call this thing a book, but you dare to claim to be well-written?

Li Shui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, instead of guessing here, you should find a few people who have bought books and listen to what they said."

Ying Zheng nodded: "It makes sense."

Chunyu Yue suddenly said, "But... if the exiled immortals were looking for someone, they would teach them a few words in advance and let them praise the story of Travels in the North. Then can't we hear the truth? Why not... let the old minister find someone?"

Li Shui said with a smile: "When Dr. Chunyu was looking for someone, he would teach them a few words in advance and ask them to slander the North Travels. Then can't we hear the truth?"

Chunyu Yue stared at him and said, "Isn't I that kind of shameless person?"

Li Shui's face remained unchanged: "How could this immortal be that kind of shameless person?"

Chunyu Yue was so angry that he was not afraid of debating with Li Shui, but Li Shui learned from him everywhere, this...

Li Xin had a lot of experience reading it, so he took out a piece of paper and wrote a few strokes on it.

Ying Zheng said lightly: "Forget it, let's go together. I'll go too."

Li Shui responded and accompanied Ying Zheng out.

Hu Ji lowered her head and followed Ying Zheng.

Fortunately, the atmosphere is much more open now, and it is very common for noble ladies to go shopping. It is not very conspicuous when walking on the street.

Ying Zheng took two steps on the street and soon saw a cloth shop in which the boss was holding a book, reading it attentively.

Ying Zheng walked in.

The boss reluctantly turned his eyes away from the book, and then smiled and said, "What do you want to buy, a few distinguished guests?"

Li Shui smiled and said, "Look at it casually."

The boss replied: "Please see."

Then I started reading again.

Li Shui pretended to be chatting: "Is this book good?"

The boss slapped his thigh: "It's so good. Guest, you must buy one to read it. This book is really..."

The boss was so anxious that he scratched his ears and his head were so eager that he could stuff his book into Li Shui's hands.

Chunyu Yue was a little dissatisfied and asked the boss: "Is it really good? Why did I hear that many Confucian scholars returned after buying books?"

The boss said, "What do those Confucian scholars know?"

Chunyu Yue: “…”

Confucian scholars don’t understand? Do you understand?

The boss salied: "At the beginning, I was deceived by those Confucian scholars, thinking that the North Travel Record was exaggerated. But seeing that all the neighbors bought it, I felt a little itchy."

"The North Travel Notes are not expensive, so I can buy one to read. Even if it is not good, I can return it if I look back. Isn't it a loss of money? So I bought it."

"So I bought it and saw it... My God, it looks so good."

The boss opened the book: "Look at the paintings, how exquisite, how refined, how straightforward the words, how beautiful. Look at the story, how fascinating."

Chunyu Yue's lips moved and said with some dissatisfaction: "However, shouldn't a truly good book talk about the principle of governing the country and pacifying the world?"

The boss coughed dryly: "The villain is just a cloth seller. What do you know what the principles do?"

Chunyu Yue: “…”

The boss was still unsatisfied and said, "If you want to know the truth, you can actually do it. In the past, I just heard that Mr. Fu Yao's governance of Beidi County was quite effective."

"But the villain didn't know how Mr. Fu Yao governed it and what the results were. But after reading this book, I remember it very firmly."

The boss sighed: "Our Xianyang City is considered good. It is said that there are many poor places in the world that cannot be full and cannot be warm in clothing. If they can also imitate Beidi County, that would be great."

Fu Yao kept smiling when he heard this, and then bought two pieces of cloth and left.

After leaving the shop, there were two more girls on the street. Judging from their clothes and dressing, they should be female relatives in some powerful families.

These girls were standing by the street and were reading a book of travel notes on the North.

Ying Zheng glanced at Hu Ji, and Hu Ji understood, walked forward, and said with a smile: "A few girls, are you reading the North Travels too?"

The girls seemed to have met a soulmate and said, "That's right, do you like to watch it too?"
To be continued...