RPAGF Chapter 250 Meeting Prince Ning
Chapter 250 Meeting Prince Ning
Three days later, the emperor came to visit the empress dowager again. My younger sister was dressed neatly and had her head lowered. She did not look up at the emperor once from beginning to end.
Until the emperor left, my younger sister didn't say anything more except calling him "uncle" when she greeted him.
After leaving Shoukang Palace, the emperor asked, "Zhongxiaoshan, did the county lady talk to you?"
Eunuch Chong shook his head: "Your Majesty, the county lady did not speak to me today."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "Could it be that she did it unintentionally?"
Eunuch Chong knew that the emperor was very suspicious and suspected that the county lady had done it on purpose, so he came here today to test her.
And this temptation will not only happen today.
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It was time for another day of rest, and the second sister went out early with her maid.
"The bookstore has new books on sale today. If we go early, we'll definitely be able to buy that set of 'Wen Taigong Xin'an'."
Last time I got the news, there was a new collection of detective stories that was very good, but unfortunately it was sold out immediately after it was released.
The second sister wanted to make a reservation, but unfortunately the owner of the bookstore said that such popular books do not accept reservations and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
So, the second sister calculated the time, planning to send someone to buy it when it was available again. Since today was a rare day off, she decided to go in person.
Arriving at the bookstore, the second sister went straight to the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, has 'Wen Taigong Xin'an' arrived?"
The shopkeeper didn't look up: "No stock."
The second sister asked in surprise, "Didn't they say it would arrive today? We came so early and we can't buy it?"
The shopkeeper looked up and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by a voice next to him.
"cousin."
The second sister turned around and saw who else it was but Feng Zizhou.
She remembered her eldest sister's words and knew that the two families had no contact, so she did not show any enthusiasm. She just bowed and stepped aside: "May the Fourth Master Feng be well."
Feng Zizhou was quite dissatisfied with his second sister's distant attitude and said hurriedly, "Cousin, I'm Feng Zizhou. Shouldn't you call me cousin?"
The second sister reluctantly said, "Master Feng, men and women shouldn't touch each other. We are no longer children."
This statement not only shows that the two have grown up, but also that the relationship between the two families is not as good as before.
Feng Zizhou was rather disappointed. He had thought that seeing his cousin again would give him endless conversation. But he wasn't one for sentimentality, and seeing his cousin's aloofness, he didn't think too much and simply asked.
"What are you doing here, cousin?"
The second sister replied politely, "I thought the new book would arrive today, so I wanted to come and buy it. I didn't expect that even though I came so early, it's still out of stock."
Feng Zizhou was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "You went to the bookstore to grab the latest books? The most fashionable books in the bookstore are delivered directly to you, so why would you need to come here in person to buy them?"
"Ah? But I asked, and they said they don't accept reservations." The second sister looked at the shopkeeper blankly.
The shopkeeper quickly put on a smile and said, "Master Feng Si, we didn't realize that this girl is actually your cousin. We are sorry for the neglect. I hope Master Feng Si will not blame us."
Feng Zizhou waved his hand and said, "That's fine. Remember next time. This is the second daughter of the Anle Marquis's Mansion. She loves to read books on solving cases. If there are any new books in the future, just send them directly to the Marquis' Mansion."
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "So it's the Second Young Lady. Please forgive my poor eyesight. I'll remember this. If I submit similar books in the future, I'll definitely send them to the Anle Marquis' Mansion first."
Feng Zizhou continued, "What book does my cousin want? Do you have any more?"
The shopkeeper was in a dilemma: "Fourth Master, the Second Miss wants 'New Cases of Wen Taigong'..."
Feng Zizhou looked at his second sister in surprise: "You also know about this set of books?"
"Yes, I heard it was very popular a while ago, but unfortunately I didn't buy it. The bookstore said it would arrive today, so I came here."
Feng Zizhou thought about it, then took his second sister to the tea room on the second floor, asked someone to send over a few books, and then told his second sister the details of the situation.
"Now that 'Wen Taigong Xin'an' has become a banned book, not only is it no longer available for sale, but even those that were previously sold have been recalled."
"Why?"
"This series of books consists of two volumes, each containing nine cases. It just so happened that shortly after the books were published, three major cases occurred in Kyoto, all of which corresponded to the first three cases in the series."
The second sister's eyes widened in surprise. "You mean, someone imitated the book to commit a crime?"
Feng Zizhou shook his head. "It's still uncertain. The Dali Temple hasn't solved these three cases yet. This is too strange."
The second sister could understand, but she was still quite disappointed and said, "I don't know if this set of books will be released in the future, and whether I can still see it."
"That's easy." Feng Zizhou became excited. "I know where it is!"
"Dali Temple?"
Feng Zizhou immediately took action and took his second sister to the Dali Temple, saying, "This set of books is banned, and all of them have been sealed by the Dali Temple. But I know Prince Ning has another set. Let's go ask Prince Ning to borrow it and see if we can get it."
Second Sister asked, "I heard that Prince Ning has a strange temper and is difficult to get along with. Is he really willing to lend it to me?"
Feng Zizhou wasn't sure, but he said, "Outsiders think so, but I think Prince Ning is quite easy to get along with. Besides, my eldest brother gave Prince Ning all the proposals you wrote, and he's very interested. He even wrote some proposals to amend the laws of the Great Zhou and submitted them this year, but unfortunately those old idiots disagreed."
The second sister nodded. "It's clear that His Royal Highness Prince Ning is a good official who truly cares about the people. Are those proposals impossible to pass?"
Feng Zizhou said, "Prince Ning is stubborn. When the cabinet disagrees, he rebuilds it and submits it again. He's submitted it three times so far. The cabinet doesn't dare to agree, but they also don't dare to refuse. They can only agree to take a look together."
The second sister sighed, "Isn't this just a matter of delaying the issue?"
"Don't worry, Prince Ning wouldn't let those people delay. I reckon, once these cases are over, Prince Ning will get down to work on this proposal." Feng Zizhou said, "It's a good thing I met you today, I'll take you to meet him. I think you'll definitely have newer and better ideas after chatting with him."
The second sister's eyes and brows were curved, and it was obvious that she was also very interested in this matter.
It didn't take long to get to the Dali Temple. Before we even entered, we saw people riding horses coming from a distance.
Horses were not allowed to be ridden in the city. Only officials of a certain level were allowed to ride horses. Prince Ning was the Minister of the Dali Temple. In order to make it easier to judge cases, he rode a horse in Kyoto, and that was unimpeded.
However, he moved slowly within the city to ensure that he would not affect the lives of the people.
Feng Zizhou was already shouting enthusiastically: "Youchuan, here, here!"
When Prince Ning heard the shout, he frowned slightly and rode his horse over here.
"See? That's His Royal Highness Prince Ning. People call him the Iron-faced King of Hell, but he's actually a handsome man!" Feng Zizhou introduced proudly.
The second sister stared at the figure, completely stunned.
"Saburo?"