Liao Zhai Great Kind People

Chapter 35
Among the bookstores on Suzaku Street in the capital.

Zhang Xiu and the boss were in a stalemate, with a very resentful expression on their faces, while the boss of the book shop had a wry smile, nodding his head in apology.

After "Youth Axiu" became a big hit, the boss of the book store approached Zhang Xiu and asked him to write a manuscript with a lot of money.

Seeing his attitude, Zhang Xiu readily agreed, but when the boss saw Zhang Xiu's new book, his expression changed instantly, and he would rather give money for free than accept his book.

Looking at the chubby boss, Zhang Xiu sighed helplessly based on the principle of not hitting anyone with a smiling face, and complained: "A few days ago, they said that I was a boy who gave away money. Sending it off at the door, is that what you mean by sending a rich boy?"

The owner of the bookstore squinted his eyes, and couldn't help but glance at the two books in Zhang Xiu's hands, one was "Three Things About Me and the Master of the National Teacher" and the other was "My Sister, Noble Concubine and Empress".

Immediately, he felt that this boy who gave away money was not a boy, he was clearly here to pay his own death! !
The owner of the book store smiled wryly, and explained: "Mr. Zhang, don't say that I dare not accept these two books from you here, even if you search all over Da Xia, there is not a single book store that dares to accept it!

You'd better take the money and leave, stay a little longer, I'm afraid the officials will arrest me and take me to Lingchi! "

Zhang Xiu accepted the tea fee prepared by the boss with a depressed face, put the two books on the counter, and said, "You are a dignified book shop, how can you still be afraid of death, there are so many wonders in the world!"

After speaking, he turned around and left in a chic manner, leaving the owner of the bookstore alone in a mess.

After a while, a guy walked up to the boss and asked in a tangled manner, "Master, these two books..."

The owner of the book store came back to his senses, looked at the two books on the counter, and was shocked in a cold sweat on the spot, and said in a panic: "Burn it quickly! From now on, hang a sign at the door, Mr. Zhang Xiu is not allowed to enter!"

On the other side, Zhang Xiu, who had walked out of the bookstore, started to stroll on the street, hesitating whether to buy a bowl of tofu flower to try.

Suddenly, several people dressed in brocade robes and official clothes stopped in front of him. The leader was a young man with a stern face. He stretched out his palm to stop Zhang Xiu, and asked, "Mr. Zhang Xiu from Luzhou Academy, Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Xiu was startled immediately, and lost her voice: "Is the fact that I sold fake test questions known to the government?"

Official: "??!!"

Seeing the shocked and inexplicable expressions on the faces of several people, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I was scared to death, so it wasn't about this, so why are you looking for me?"

The leading official's eyes twitched slightly, and he said, "The nobles in the palace are welcome."

Zhang Xiu frowned: "Is it my sister who is a noble concubine?"

The officer was stunned again, then shook his head after a while, leaned forward and whispered: "The Empress Dowager is here to invite you."

"The queen mother?"

Zhang Xiu was at a loss, recalled for a moment in her mind, and felt that apart from a few embroidery pieces from her youth, she seemed to have never had any intersection with her.

While walking, thinking, Zhang Xiu was soon brought into the palace.

The empress dowager's bedroom was very elegantly decorated, through a goose-yellow curtain, Zhang Xiu vaguely saw a dignified woman sitting on a chair.

When Zhang Xiu entered the room, the eunuchs and maids who were waiting around left on their own, leaving only Zhang Xiu and the empress dowager.

Seeing Zhang Xiu kept peeking in, the queen mother smiled slightly and said: "You are quite courageous, you want to see what I look like, so come in."

Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up, she opened the curtain and walked in, and saw a beautiful woman about 50 or [-] years old sitting on a golden chair, with kind eyebrows and eyes, and a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Well, I don't have more noses and more mouths than ordinary people, do I?"

Zhang Xiu sized up the queen mother's appearance, and always felt a little familiar. When she looked carefully, she found that she was exactly the same as a portrait that the dean often saw. She was terrified and stuttered: "Well, there are not many noses. , I didn't open my mouth, but I didn't expect that you, Queen Mother... are actually a woman!"

The Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, then she couldn't laugh or cry and said: "If I were a man, then the late Emperor would not like it."

"Makes sense..."

Zhang Xiu came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and said, "By the way, I don't know why the empress dowager asked me for it?"

The Empress Dowager did not reply, but looked at Zhang Xiu's familiar attire, with a flash of nostalgia in her eyes, and sighed, "Is Mrs. Wang in good health recently?"

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "The old man is in good health, but he is a little confused. I don't know why, but he doesn't agree with me being the next dean of the academy!"

Empress Dowager: "..."

If he agrees, then he is really old-fashioned...

After being speechless for a while, the queen mother restrained her expression and said, "The national teacher has already told me about your arrest of Wutongshen. You did a good job in this matter."

"Nowadays a strange thing happened in the palace. Recently, many palace maids disappeared for no reason. Their bodies were discovered one after another. Their death conditions were extremely miserable, as if they had been sucked dry of blood. They turned into mummy corpses, and their hair also changed Turn yellow."

"The national teacher has visited the palace a few times. Although he can be sure that it is the evildoer's work, he can't find any trace of the evildoer. Posting spells everywhere can only temporarily ensure safety, so I suggest that I find you and ask you Is there a plan to catch that monster out?"

Zhang Xiu suddenly showed a strange expression: "..."

Isn't the evildoer in the palace the imperial concubine and empress? This lord of the national teacher is really a master of pretending to be confused!
After a while of silence, Zhang Xiu raised her face with bright eyes: "Empress Dowager, I have thought of a clever plan, we just need to release all the maids in the palace, and if the evildoer sees that there are no maids left in the palace, he will go away by himself." !"

The queen mother took a breath with some toothache, and said, "It really is a clever plan, do you have any other more common plans?"

Zhang Xiu sighed slightly, and said in a slightly tangled voice: "Yes, yes, but before doing things, the empress has to give me a gold medal for exoneration in advance, er, it's best to have another Shangfang sword!"

The queen mother frowned slightly, and asked: "It's easy to talk about the gold medal for exoneration, but what is Shangfang's sword?"

Zhang Xiu was slightly taken aback, and then explained with her hand gestures: "Your Majesty, have you never heard of Shangfang's sword? It's the kind of sword mentioned in the scriptures... the kind of sword that cuts down the faint king and cuts down the courtiers!"

Queen Mother: "@#￥%￥#@..."

Throughout the ages, which emperor would give this kind of thing to people! !
It's okay to cut down the courtiers, but... what does it mean to cut down the faint king? ? ?
It's fake if you want to catch monsters, but it's true if you want to rebel!
(End of this chapter)