newbobooks Chapter 163 Successfully Entering the Mansion and Hiding
Chapter 163 Successfully Entering the Mansion and Hiding
So they found many artists, but because these artists were hired temporarily, their skills varied greatly.
However, the owner of the Moxiang Bookstore didn't care about these things, and he still asked the artists to paint with the storybook as the background.
However, Moxiang Bookstore only knows how to plagiarize; how could it possibly create an exquisite art style like Zhiyu Bookstore's that could retain readers?
In addition, the artists he hired were of varying skill levels, which easily led to disagreements. As a result, the completed book was somewhat perfunctory.
Anyone who has ever bought a picture book from Moxiang Bookstore knows that their picture books are often blurry and poorly made.
Some people's faces are not painted delicately at all; they look very rough and careless.
These picture albums are like ancient versions of the storybooks.
The main reason people buy picture books is because they want to read storybooks.
However, the catalog was crudely made and no readers were willing to buy it, so the catalog from Moxiang Bookstore was basically a failure.
Fortunately, the fans at Zhiyushusi are loyal and know that he is plagiarizing, so they support the original work.
Readers will not buy books at Moxiang Bookstore.
Despite this, the owner of Moxiang Bookstore still tirelessly borrowed and copied from other works.
Before long, the owner of Moxiang Bookstore discovered that although he had printed a lot of storybooks and picture albums, no one came to buy them.
Gradually, he realized something was wrong.
However, the scene of the Marquis supporting Ye Yuwu was still vivid in his mind, and he dared not openly provoke Zhiyu Bookstore, so he could only silently endure it.
Therefore, his bookstore business has never been very good.
Now, seeing a group of eunuchs coming out of the palace and heading straight for the Zhiyu Bookstore, anyone on the street could see such a grand scene.
Naturally, the owner of Moxiang Bookstore also heard about Ye Yuwu being granted an official position. He was so jealous that his teeth itched, but he still smiled and went to Zhiyu Bookstore to congratulate Ye Yuwu.
But Ye Yuwu didn't take him seriously. Faced with so many people offering their congratulations, she clearly had deliberately forgotten about the manager of Moxiang Bookstore.
The owner of Moxiang Bookstore was furious inside, but he pretended to be nonchalant and smiled.
Not long after, Ye Yuwu moved into the new mansion with Huaping.
The new mansion looks very large, and it even has artificial hills and a lake inside.
Such a large mansion also needs to be cleaned.
After moving, Ye Yuwu and Huaping planned to hire some servants to do the work. Of course, as two women, they also needed to hire guards, otherwise it would be dangerous for two women to live in such a large mansion.
So after finalizing the selection of a few servants, they also recruited a group of guards.
What she didn't expect was that this group of guards looked completely different from the guards she usually saw in other mansions, but she couldn't quite put her finger on the differences.
In any case, their expressions and postures looked quite different, as if they were well-trained.
In particular, the martial arts skills they demonstrated to her were exceptionally high, unlike those of ordinary guards.
Although Ye Yuwu was puzzled, she didn't think too much about it.
But then she thought that the only men in the house were the guards, and if they had any ulterior motives, she, a woman, really wouldn't be able to do anything about it, so she still had to find out the truth about some things.
Chen, the leader of the guards, noticed Ye Yuwu's worry, so he clasped his hands in a fist and explained to her first.
“Master, my brothers and I used to serve in the army. After being discharged, we decided to get together and make a living. That’s when we saw that your mansion was recruiting guards, so I thought I’d bring my brothers along.”
“No wonder. The moves you demonstrated were different from the other guards. They seemed more fierce and more lethal than those guards from before.” Ye Yuwu nodded in agreement.
"You flatter us, Patriarch. We brothers will certainly do our best to protect the family."
"I am confident in your martial arts skills, but there are a few things I need to tell you."
"You say."
"Normally, you few are not allowed to leave the guards' courtyard at will. In addition to the people who are assigned to patrol daily, especially at night, you should not leave the courtyard. I will arrange for someone to bring you meals. As you know, most of the people in this household are women..."
Ye Yuwu glanced at Boss Chen, wanting to see what expression was on his face.
But Boss Chen's face remained expressionless, without any change.
He naturally had no objection to Ye Yuwu's words and could understand her concerns.
Ye Yuwu only gave these instructions, and then told Boss Chen to arrange his own manpower to start patrolling tomorrow.
Ye Yuwu led them into the courtyard and then left.
Several people stood in the courtyard with their bags on their backs, without making a move.
Suddenly, a masked man dressed in black appeared on the roof. Because of the glare from looking up, his figure was even more difficult to see.
Then, when the men standing in the middle of the courtyard saw him, they immediately knelt down and clasped their hands in greeting.
"Lord Wuzong! He has successfully entered the manor!"
Wu Zong nodded and said to them in a hoarse voice, "Hide your identities and protect Manager Ye."
"Yes!"
Seeing that everything was arranged, Wu Zong used his lightness skill to leave, heading towards the bookstore.
Today, Ye Yuwu and Huaping did not go to the bookstore after moving.
Qi Jingyue was still standing by the door. Most people who entered the bookstore would subconsciously look at him, simply because "she" was too good-looking.
Everyone was simply appreciating it, without any ulterior motives, so Qi Jingyue didn't care and let them watch.
However, occasionally a few people would look at him with lecherous eyes. Some of them weren't even there to buy pens, ink, or books, but after seeing him, they would sneak up and try to flirt with him.
Whenever this happened, Qi Jingyue would show a look of disgust. Of course, the people in the bookstore would not stand idly by. In their eyes, Qi Jingyue was a woman, and usually Uncle Li and the others would chase them away.
The hidden guards would secretly memorize these people, and then when they walked into deserted alleys, they would put sacks over their heads and beat them up severely!
After being beaten, they couldn't get out of bed for ten days to two weeks, and the key problem was that they couldn't find the person who beat them up at all.
Over time, after being beaten up so many times, naturally no one bothered Qi Jingyue anymore.
Once the bookstore entrance was empty, Wuzong immediately appeared beside Qi Jingyue.
"Your Highness has taken care of it. There is one more thing His Majesty has instructed you to do..."
Upon hearing the following words, Qi Jingyue, who had been lazily half-closing his eyes, opened them wide, his gaze unusually sharp.
"Is Your Highness leaving?" Wu Zong asked nervously, glancing at His Highness.
Qi Jingyue's cold, low voice, though not loud, clearly reached Wuzong's ears.
"Let's go first."
After saying that, the two of them quickly slipped away before anyone noticed.
Their figures suddenly disappeared at the entrance of the bookstore, but no one saw them.
"Hey, where did Qingming go again?" Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin, who were just about to go out for a field trip, muttered in confusion when they didn't see Qingming at the door.