It turned out that Mo Shujun called Shi Qingxue over because she wanted Qingxue to entertain the relatives of the Shi family who had come all the way from Shu County for her.
The little girl in front of her was very pretty, with charming big eyes, and the cheerfulness unique to the Shi family. Shi Qingxue fell in love with this little girl at first sight.
The little girl's name was Shi Yue, the daughter of Shi Jun and his cousin. She was born a few days later than Qingxue. As soon as Mo Shujun introduced her, her face immediately started to smile.
She took Qingxue's hand affectionately and called sweetly: "I don't have the blessing to meet you all at the beginning of the month, so I will call you Sixth Sister like other sisters, okay?"
Shi Yue behaved generously and generously. Shi Qingxue couldn't help but feel good about him and smiled, "Of course, then I'll give you a shout out to you, Yue Yue."
The two of them had similar personalities and each had their own knowledge. They started talking about each other and quickly became a team.
Shi Qingxue was still a little surprised why she had not met these people after Shi Lei passed away in her previous life, but this did not prevent her from becoming friends with Shi Yue at all.
Shi Yue was born in Shu County, which is far away from Kyoto. He has never been to Kyoto. When he saw Shi Qingxue, he couldn't stop chattering.
Qingxue was also very interested in the customs and customs of Shu County. The two chatted happily and even sneaked out to play while the adults were not paying attention.
"Are you sure there won't be any problems this time?" Zhou Ruyu looked at Shi Qingxue's leaving figure with a solemn expression.
Nanny Zhang came forward and whispered: "No, the old lady's distant relative is pestering her very hard now. She has no time to take care of things here, so don't worry!"
Only then did Zhou Ruyu smile with satisfaction and said gloomily: "That's good! Madam Dong, Madam Dong, I want to see how you can escape this time!"
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Shi Qingxue was pestered by Shi Yuechu, so she had to be led to the storytelling library.
The so-called storyteller house is a beautifully decorated teahouse where a storyteller is invited to tell the guests the history of the officialdom and gossip to attract the guests. Generally speaking, the library is divided into two floors. The storyteller's seat is in the middle of the lobby on the first floor, surrounded by tables of the Eight Immortals, while the private rooms are on the second floor.
"Sixth sister, why is the private room upstairs so much more expensive than the one in the lobby downstairs? Is it just because of the word 'elegant'?" I had never seen a storytelling library in Shu County at the beginning of that month. I only heard about it after returning from a study tour. The eldest brother said that he had always been extremely curious and had to ask Shi Qingxue to choose the most expensive position.
But after getting to the private room, I discovered that the most expensive location is not necessarily the best!
Looking around, the windows and doors were all closed tightly, just like a secret room, giving people an inexplicable feeling of suffocation.
At the beginning of the month, Shi said with a sad face, "Sixth sister, why are we here to hear about books?"
Shi Qingxue shrugged and said, "You should be able to let in the sounds below if you open the window, but..."
She laughed teasingly, "This place is so remote. It's hard to say whether you can see the shadow of the storyteller from the window. Who told you to choose the most expensive and best one!"
"But you didn't tell me about the most expensive and best place? How can I listen to books?" Shi Yue looked confused.
Shi Qingxue nodded her forehead with a smile, and said with a smile: "Nine times out of ten, the stories about officials, unofficial history, anecdotes and other things are all fake. Even if they are really introduced to the teahouse, how many of them do you think are serious?" Would noble people come here to hear this kind of thing?"
Shi Yue was still confused, "If that's the case, then why are there so many private rooms? What a great location in the lobby downstairs!"
"If that's the case, why move the storytelling to a teahouse? Wouldn't it be more atmospheric and cheaper to tell stories directly under the overpass?"
When Shi Yue was asked, she was speechless and muttered with a sad face: "Why on earth is that? Dear Sixth Sister, just tell me!"
Shi Qingxue had no choice but to point to the door and said with a smile: "Didn't you notice? We came in from a separate corridor when we came here, and we didn't meet anyone along the way."
Shi Yue nodded and said firmly: "It means that the business of this storytelling library is not good, no one comes."
Shi Qingxue: "..."
She knocked Yu Yue's little head dejectedly and spat: "This is currently the largest and most popular storytelling library in Kyoto. Is it possible that the business is not good?"
"What's that like?" Shi Yue covered his little head, feeling quite aggrieved.
How did she know that a small storytelling library could be such a big deal
When Shi Qingxue saw this, she no longer held back and opened the answer directly, "It's very simple. It means that the private room upstairs is not set up to listen to the stories below."
"Ah?" Shi Yue's eyes widened in surprise.
What does a library do if you don’t hear about books
"Think about it, if someone wants to have a confidential conversation but doesn't want to attract attention, wouldn't this complex, highly secretive storytelling library be the best choice?"
Shi Qingxue opened the window and pointed downstairs, "First, if you come here to 'listen to books', no one will doubt your purpose; second, not only can this place have a bird's eye view of the overall situation, but the noise downstairs will also attract everyone." People's attention; the most important thing is that once you choose a private room, those waiters will automatically avoid other people's attention, even if others want to track you, it will be difficult!"
Shi Yue's mouth opened wide when he heard it. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, but he was still shocked, "It turns out that a small storytelling library can have such a big background. Eh! That's not right. My eldest brother didn't listen when he came here. How did you know if you said such a thing?"
The Storytelling Library is an unwritten secret among the aristocratic circles of Kyoto. Tokiyue's eldest brother is just a student here, so of course he will not know about it.
Shi Qingxue was about to explain when she suddenly heard movement at the door.
She instinctively paused, made a 'shh' gesture towards Shi Yue, and then walked into the door.
They heard the sound of footsteps going from left to right, and then stopped in the room on their right. A rough male voice said, "This is the only room. You can get out. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do."
"Yes, little one, let's go now, and you three can enjoy it slowly." The younger brother agreed with a smile. He didn't run away until the other party closed the door.
This was the first time that Shi Qingxue had 'experienced' someone talking about a secret conversation in the library. She immediately became excited and leaned against the wall of the two rooms to hear if she could overhear anything. She didn't pay attention to the little brother who was leaving. The footsteps paused for a moment as they approached their door.
"Sixth sister, what are you doing?"
When they met at the beginning of the month, Qingxue seemed to want to take down the paintings hanging on the wall and eavesdrop. She quickly stopped the person and unconsciously lowered her voice and asked: "Didn't you say that this place is specially for people to have secret conversations? Where is it?" You can eavesdrop if you want?"
Shi Qingxue smiled coquettishly. She didn't know what exactly this was, but she couldn't help but feel itchy and wouldn't give up until she gave it a try. But when she took off the frame, both of them were startled by what was behind the painting and looked at each other.
There was a small hole in the wall, and light came from the other side of the hole.
Shi Qingxue dared to guarantee that if he poked his head over, he would definitely be able to see the next room.
What about the private room that was promised to have the best privacy
What's it like to hear secrets so easily
Shi Qingxue was confused, but she poked her head over without hesitation.
The room next door was darker than theirs, and the room was barely illuminated by lighting a lamp. Three men were sitting around the table, their faces solemn.
After sitting for a while, the tallest man asked the fat man sitting opposite: "Are you sure you are here?"
The fat man quickly responded respectfully: "Yes, Xiao Liu saw with his own eyes the one who led a masked man in."
The short and thin man next to him quickly nodded in agreement: "Boss, I saw them being led in with my own eyes, but the specific room they went to..."
"Okay, I know it's impossible for you to find out where he went." The tall man waved his hands and said solemnly: "Today all eyes are on the Prince Consort's Mansion, but the Prince secretly came to talk about the library, I'm sure There is an ulterior secret. But no matter what it is, we cannot let him go back alive today! Xiaoliu, are you all ready?"
"They are all already lying in wait in the backyard. As soon as the prince appears, they will be killed immediately." Xiao Liu said flatteringly: "Boss, don't worry! There is only one person around the prince, they can't fly out of our palms even if they have wings!" "
Only then did a smile appear on the tall man's face, and he patted Xiaoliu, "Okay! If the assassination is successful, the boss will be happy and there will be a big reward. You guys do your best!"
"yes!"
The three of them discussed it some more and then exited the room.
"Sixth, Sixth Sister, what should I do?" Shi Yue stammered and looked at Shi Qingxue in panic.
Shi Qingxue shook her head. She was feeling numb now. She never expected that she would hear such shocking news when she eavesdropped on a sudden incident.
Someone wants to stab the current prince!
When Shi Yue didn't get an answer, he became even more panicked, "Are we going to report it to the official?"
"No!" Shi Qingxue objected.
It's definitely too late to report it to the officials now, and since they have no evidence, who knows if the officials will believe it.
If this matter is not handled well, the two of them and even the family behind them will suffer!
She lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Let's go to the backyard to see what's going on."
"Ah?" Shi Yue was startled, "Just the two of us girls, what can we do?"
Although Shi Yue was a young woman, she understood the seriousness of the matter. This kind of thing was not something that the two weak women could handle.
Shi Qingxue shrugged, "If you don't answer the question, you can always call for help! Or you can go outside and report it to the official. I'll go take a look first."
At the beginning of the month, she stopped working even more, and she was even more scared to be alone!
"I'd better follow you!"
Shi Qingxue didn't force it, and pulled Shi Yue to give a few instructions, and the two of them walked to the backyard. At this time, neither of them noticed that after they walked through a corridor, a short man appeared from the corner, glanced at the direction they left, and then turned around and left in a hurry.