Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 114: Prince Ning's Return

The business of Liangzhou City’s No. 1 chess and card shop is much better than expected.

Luo Yu was extremely busy, as the serialization of the storybook made the sales of the book surprisingly good.

At this moment, Master Murong had finished writing two storybooks and insisted on taking what he needed and leaving.

How could Luo Yu give it to her? She never keeps her word. Besides, she didn't say that she would only write two storybooks, and the agreement didn't specify the specific quantity. It wouldn't be so easy to leave.

Mr. Murong's writing style is humorous. Although they are both storybooks, the works written by other scholars based on the outline written by Luo Yu are not as popular as those written by Mr. Murong.

The library's bookstores sold well, and the prince's bookshop printed tens of thousands of copies day and night. They were sold everywhere from the capital to remote towns, and the response was very good.

Luo Yu cannot let Master Murong go for the time being. The most important thing is that he knows about Bai Hu and the secret that she is not Bai Fengchu.

Qin Bingrui was thinking about killing him secretly.

Xia Liang firmly disagreed. After all, the handsome guy’s life could not be ended so hastily.

Moreover, Mr. Murong seems to be very tight-lipped.

Luo Yu handed the latest script outline to Master Murong.

"Master Murong, if you can finish writing this book, I will definitely let you go this time and return your things to you."

Murong had a blank expression on his face. He took the outline and took a look. It was more than ten pages long. It seemed that it would be impossible to finish it without writing all night for more than ten days.

"Don't worry, don't worry. From now on, I'll pay you once you finish writing a book. How about ten taels of silver per book?"

Young Master Murong's eyebrows moved, not because of the wages, but because he knew that Miss Bai was testing him.

If he doesn't agree, she might not let him have a good time.

Anyway, he didn't really want to leave now. Instead, he wanted to see how Miss Bai, who borrowed his identity, would get away.

"What is this storybook about?"

"A suspenseful murder series suitable for all ages."

Luo Yu was very satisfied. He did not refuse, which meant he agreed to continue writing. If the sales of this suspense novel were good, it could be serialized for more than ten years.

Her outline of more than ten pages only contains a few stories.

Qin Bingrui played Chinese cards (Pao Hu Zi, similar to mahjong) with Prince Rui and the prefect Shi in the chess and card room. The combination of officials and businessmen was very enjoyable.

"My fourteenth brother probably set off two days ago. If he's quick, he'll be able to reach Liangzhou City in six days."

"Who is your fourteenth brother?"

Qin Bingrui asked casually.

Prince Rui played a card with a character, and Lord Shi was quick to touch it.

"Isn't Young Master Qin a retainer of His Royal Highness Prince Ning? Don't you know he's ranked fourteenth?"

Lord Shi is rather casual as an official, but he is serious about playing cards.

"Oh, I see. I only know his name is Zhu Jinyou, and I don't know much else."

King Rui picked up a card and seemed to be thinking about something.

"I don't know how long my little brother will stay with me this time, Lord Shi, it seems you will be busy."

"It's okay. I'll arrange for someone to prepare a large courtyard and maids when I get back."

Qin Bingrui pretended to have no idea and said with a smile: "It just so happens that we are short of one person for our mahjong game. His Royal Highness Prince Ning can join us."

Then he touched the card himself and won.

I earned two hundred taels by playing with him for an hour, which is definitely a good deal.

Lord Shi took out some silver and gave it to Qin Bingrui. His salary for this month was almost gone, so he had to go back and find a way to ask his wife for some money.

"By the way, Brother Qin, I heard that the Guan family broke off the engagement. Are they really interested in you?"

Lord Shi is indeed a gossip-loving prefect who cares more about gossips among the major families than about the suffering of the people.

Qin Bingrui recently got to know him and found that he was a pure two-faced person, a fence-sitter in the officialdom, who would side with whoever was stronger and would not offend anyone.

At that time, the Bai family arranged killers among the yamen runners. I wonder if Lord Shi was aware of it?

If you want to leave at that time, you must ask the government office for permission. Given Lord Shi's character, he will inform the Bai family soon.

The longer you stay in Liangzhou City, the more trouble you will get into.

Seeing that Qin Bingrui didn't reply, Rui Wang Chaoshi winked at him and told him not to gossip too much.

Qin Bingrui saw this and said with a smile, "The Guan family has only proposed to cancel the engagement with the Bai family's eldest wife, and they haven't told me anything. If I really want to get married, I must return to my hometown, Qianzhou, to consult my master."

"I don't think Miss Qin needs to agree to this marriage. With your abilities, are you afraid you won't find someone better?"

"Master Shi, which outstanding young man do you want to introduce to me?"

This old fox said a lot of good things, but if you said he had set his eyes on the eldest son of his family, he would definitely be the first to object.

Miss Qin has no name or power. Although she has the support of Prince Ning, she is a weak woman after all. Without the power of her family, it would be a great honor for her to marry into a wealthy merchant family.

"Aren't the only ones I know of the Bai, Guan, and Rui Palace? If there's a suitable one, I'll introduce it to Miss Qin first."

"Miss Bai and I are sworn sisters. If she doesn't get married, how dare I get married early? No rush, no rush."

Prince Rui glanced at her and said with a smile in his eyes, "I thought my brother had fallen in love with Miss Qin. Look, the Queen Mother's birthday celebration just ended, and he didn't stay for a few days before rushing back."

When Mr. Shi heard this, he said, "Oh, this thigh must be held tightly."

"No, my relationship with Zhu Jinyou is just like my relationship with the two adults, it's pure."

The showers had just passed, leaving the sky a deep blue.

The sunlight at the beginning of the morning hour was finally not so hot and dazzling.

Prince Ning couldn't help but sneeze twice.

Song Si couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you catch a cold last night?"

"No problem. We only need to rest for two hours every day for the next few days. We should hurry on our way and don't make too much noise when we enter Liangzhou City."

"Okay, Master."

King Ning naturally wanted to quietly enter Liangzhou City to see how big a wave of trouble the trouble-making Miss Qin could stir up.

And what kind of woman is Concubine Ying who borrowed Miss Bai's identity?

Is it just as simple as Baihu following them because they can speak animal language?

Yan Xuan, the kid from the Imperial City Bureau, was able to get along well with them. These two women and this white tiger were really suspicious.

After playing with the two adults until dinner time, Qin Bingrui found an excuse to go back for dinner and get away.

Given His Royal Highness Prince Rui's obsession, he wanted to drag Qin Bingrui to play all the chess and card games several times until he became proficient in them.

Fortunately, the chess and card rooms have multiple copies of chess and card games. Although they are not allowed to be circulated outside, Prince Rui can still take a few back home.

From then on, Prince Rui's palace no longer recited poems or composed couplets, but instead played mahjong and Landlord day and night.

Qin Bingrui returned to Piaolingshe in Fang Mansion.

Luo Yu had just finished feeding Xia Liang.

"Sister, today I heard from His Royal Highness Prince Rui that Prince Ning has returned. I'm afraid he will be able to reach Liangzhou City in about six days."

"So fast?"

In fact, I stayed in Liangzhou City for a month and a few days. I was so busy every day that I didn’t feel that time passed quickly.

When Luo Hong suddenly heard that Prince Ning was returning, he frowned slightly. Even if he was not enjoying himself in the capital, there was no need for him to go to Liangzhou City to join in the fun. Could it be that he had already found out the identity of Concubine Ying?

Even if I run away now, it will not be peaceful if I take Baihu with me. I definitely can't escape.

"Sister, let's first see what Prince Ning's attitude is. What if he insists on us releasing Baihu back to the capital?"