After proposing marriage to the Liao family for Tian Xiaowu, Shang Cheng's official and private affairs in Beijing were almost over. Calculating the date, the time for his debriefing is approaching, and at the moment there is basically nothing to do except wait for the Ministry of Rites to arrange for his majesty before leaving Beijing. During the two days he waited for the arrangement, he spent most of his time in bookstores and antique shops in the capital. He wants to buy more good books, and he also hopes that he can have good luck and find a few good book stickers in the market. After finally buying a complete set of "Three Kingdoms Policy" and a set of "Historical Records" that were basically missing, the bookstore he entrusted also hired people to work overtime to copy the entire "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han" for him. Of course, the price was not cheap at all, and he paid a total of more than 650 copper coins for these more than 400 volumes, which was almost equivalent to his salary for two or three months.

For a loser like him, many people around him felt incomprehensible, and Bao Kan even persuaded him in person, don't take all the money to waste, what is it bad to have this money one by one, you have to use it to buy a pile of tattered paper?

But he thought it was worth it. Knowledge has always been the most expensive thing in the world; Knowledge is also the only thing a person can freely dispose of at any time; Between money and knowledge, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.

Bao Kan couldn't understand his bizarre arguments, and he didn't bother to argue with him. Whoever cares about him, his friend is a guy who can't figure it out, and it's useless for anyone to persuade him what he believes; He has a deep understanding of this point since the beginning of West Malaysia. Besides, it's not spending your own money anyway.

To Shang Cheng's regret, his idea of buying a few good stickers failed to come true. No way, there are too few good calligraphy and paintings on the market, most of these things are collected in the inner courtyard of the deep house, and they will never be sold until the last resort; Second, his time was too tight, and he couldn't hurry up and entrust antique shops everywhere to pay attention to the acquisition for him. In addition, he failed to find the "Qingshan Manuscript" that he missed in Yanzhou in the Beijing Division, and entrusted the bookstore to inquire about the whereabouts of Mr. Qingshan, who wrote this collection, but there was also no news, only heard that Tian Qingshan was an official in Xijing a few years ago, and it seems that he was appointed by the imperial court to go to Jiangnan two years ago......

The last day before leaving Beijing. Early in the morning, the Ministry of Rites sent two officials to inform him of His Majesty's resignation tomorrow, and Emperor Dongyuan would be engraved in the Hanyuan Hall on the next day, which was the side hall where he had gone back to see him alone.

When he heard the news, he couldn't help but be happy. He originally thought that this trip to Beijing would leave some regrets, but now that he is well, his first debriefing will be very successful. Especially when he said a good family affair for Tian Xiaowu by the way, it was even more unexpected. The only fly in the ointment is that Wang Yi, the prince of Yiguo, happened to be in the northwest on a business trip during this time, and the two of them failed to meet. However, this little regret is nothing in the face of many smooth business events. I didn't get to meet this time, but there will always be a chance in the future.

The official of the Ministry of Rites went out on the front foot, and the guy from the bookstore found the post house on the back foot. Guy brings good news, someone wants to sell a copy of the original copy of Mrs. Jiawei's "Book with Xuangong" during the Three Kingdoms. The bookstore knew that Shang Cheng was begging for book stickers everywhere, so as soon as he heard the news, he immediately sent someone to report the news. However, the owner of the bookstore also said that it was still inconclusive whether it was Mrs. Wei's authentic work, and the price was also very high, and the seller asked for 800 yuan.

Shang Cheng had never heard of Mrs. Wei and a copy of "The Book of Xuan Gong", and he was pleasantly surprised, he didn't care about the price at all, and asked Bao Kan to raise all the money and then rushed over, and he followed the young man to take the first step. Afraid that the book sticker would be intercepted halfway by someone on the road, he even asked the post house to bring a pony to the guy.

But in a hurry, he finally took a step slower. When he arrived at the antique shop, the deal had already been made, and the buyer and seller had lost their money, and he didn't even see the buyer and seller.

He gritted his teeth in hatred, and finally whipped the horse with a whip. What a good thing, why don't you have this blessing? He even blamed the bookstore owner, who was just as frustrated as him, why didn't he advance money to buy the book sticker first? Can they not admit this transaction, it will shorten their money?

The bookstore owner also sighed with regret. He should have bought the copybook first! If he dares to be the master, then no matter what, the book sticker will not fall into the hands of others; If time could be turned back, let alone eight hundred, one thousand or even one thousand two thousand four, he would rather see this general from other places as a good customer......

"Forget it." Shang Cheng said annoyedly. Mrs. Wei's true works have grown wings and flown away, what's the use of saying these things now? "Who bought the sticker?" He plans to spend a little more money to see if he can buy the stickers from the buyers.

The bookstore owner spread his hands and glanced to the east with his drooping eyelids.

Shang Cheng glanced at a large gray place to the east, and was immediately deflated. That's the inner city of Shanglinfang, half of the Thai people who live are relatives of the emperor, and then it's the hereditary princes, these people are all rich and expensive, and the real handwriting is in their hands, where is there a reason to sell it! It seems that there is not much hope for this.

Alas! He let out a long sigh, was silent for a long time, and then asked with a glimmer of hope: "Do you know who bought it?" ”

"It's Princess Nanyang."

Shang Cheng was completely desperate. He originally wanted to use his identity to get close to the buyer to see if he could let others see his love in Yanshan's fake governor's affection, but as soon as he heard that the buyer was this woman, even the last bit of thought disappeared without a trace. Two days ago, he and Nanyang had a big grudge, and broke up her and He Di, the pair of wild mandarin ducks. Forget it, there's no such thing!

He said a few more polite words to the bookstore owner with a wistful expression, and then tugged on the reins and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he heard a woman's voice on the side of the street say, "...... Stay, sir! Adult, please take a step! ”

Is it shouting your own? He looked up in confusion.

It was indeed looking for him. It's the girl who was taken hostage by Jiu Niangzi that night! He remembered in a trance that this woman was from a high-ranking family in Luyou. Here he made a mistake. He also thought that "Lu You" was a place name. In fact, Luyou is not a certain state or a certain county, but a general reference to people with noble status in the Qin and Han dynasties; It is sometimes used to refer specifically to those families with a long family history that can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties. And from this woman's surname, we can also see some clues: During the Warring States period, the national surname of Qi was the surname Tian......

The son-in-law walked over and gave him a deep look and said, "Lu Youtianxiu, thank you for your kindness that day." ”

He arched his hand and said, "Tian...... Lord Tian is too polite. Actually, I should apologize to you. Originally, this matter actually had nothing to do with you, if I hadn't been reckless at the time, the female bandit Zhao Jiuniang wouldn't have ......" He didn't know what to say for a while so as not to hurt the face of this female son, so he paused and said again, "...... If I hadn't been forced to do it, she wouldn't have jumped off the wall. ”

Tian Xiu knew that this was Shang Cheng showing mercy for himself. If she hadn't misunderstood Shang Cheng at that time, the female bandit would not have had the opportunity to capture her as a hostage, and it would have been even more impossible to escape. She took a deep look again and said, "Mr. Kindness is not to be forgotten. But I don't know if Mr. respects, can Xiu thank you again? ”

Shang Cheng could understand classical Chinese, but when he spoke like Tian Xiu, he felt uncomfortable. This is partly because he has to guess to understand what others are saying, and the other half is because he can't say such quaint words himself. But Tian Xiu's words he understood, this was asking for his surname and first name, and at the same time, he wanted to invite himself to eat and drink to express his gratitude.

Of course, he can't tell people his identity casually, and he can't even eat this meal with him. Although it was rude to do this, he couldn't help it, so he had to say to Tian Xiu: "I won't eat the rice." Master Tian, I'm in a bit of a hurry right now, and we'll talk again when I have time. As he spoke, he turned over on the horse, and then arched his hand at Tian Xiu and whipped away.