Chapter 279

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji asked in a huff.

"It's no wonder you don't know! Ever since your son passed away, you have been staying at home behind closed doors every day; of course, you don't know what has happened outside."

"Let me tell you, a major event happened in Changancheng recently, and it's also about books."

"Not long ago, the Emperor sent Fang Fang Xuanling to Jiannan Dao to trade for a batch of books with the Emperor of Great Qin; you don't know about this, do you?"

Du Du Ruhui asked with a smile.

What!?

Fang Fang Xuanling also acquired a batch of books?

How come I didn't know?

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji shook his head blankly.

For these past days.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji had been immersed in seeking revenge on Qin Mu and helping Li Li Chengqian plot a rebellion.

Naturally, he had been oblivious to the world outside.

He didn't even know that Fang Fang Xuanling had traded for a batch of books in Jiannan Dao.

"It's no wonder, the Emperor seems to have distanced himself from you a lot recently."

Du Du Ruhui nodded, not surprised at all.

Ever since Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's forced demonstration on the street last time, Li Er had never summoned him again. Watching the imperial favor diminish day by day, everyone saw it clearly.

"Duke of Cai, you don't have to mock me. To tell you the truth, this book of mine is not like ordinary books; I am an expert, and I know how smooth the paper of this book is just by touching it."

"The reason I called you here today is that I want to sell this book. For the sake of our many years of friendship, I'll sell it to you for ten thousand taels of silver, how about that?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji did not want to bring up Li Er's matter, focused only on selling the books in his hands.

"Ten thousand taels of silver!?" Du Du Ruhui couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha! Duke of Zhao, you really have a lion's mouth! If you have time, go out and take a look; nowadays, the streets are full of books of better quality than yours."

"What did you say!?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji widened his eyes instantly, unable to sit still anymore, and stood up from his chair with a "whoosh".

"Didn't I tell you? A few days ago, Fang Fang Xuanling, entrusted by the Emperor, went to Jiannan Dao to trade for books with Qin Mu, a full 100,000 books! Once these books were released, they immediately caused a sensation throughout Changancheng."

"It used to be that paper in Luoyang was expensive, but now it doesn't sell for a good price! This book of yours is worth at most one tael of silver!"

Du Du Ruhui smiled and held up one finger toward Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji.

One tael of silver!?

Hearing this, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji instantly felt his blood rush to the top of his head, his eyes went black, and he swayed, unable to stand steady.

"Impossible! This is impossible!!!"

"What? Still don't believe it? As it happens, on the way here, I bought a book; why don't I open your eyes to it."

Saying this, Du Du Ruhui took a book out from his sleeve.

It was that familiar "The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me"!

"See? This book, whether it's the paper or the printing, is the best of the best. Especially the plot inside, the story is novel, not cliché, and the various twists and turns in the writing style can simply be called a school of its own. It can be called a rare book of the contemporary era!"

Du Du Ruhui praised it endlessly, carefully stroking the novel in his hand as if he had obtained some rare treasure.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji recognized the book in Du Du Ruhui's hand at a glance.

Previously, in that chest, there was a book with the exact same name as this one!

Not only that.

The quality of the book in Du Du Ruhui's hand was visibly several times higher.

In other words.

The book in Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's hand was actually a so-called defective product.

Boom!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's head was buzzing, the whole world felt like it was spinning, and his whole body was as cold as a dead man's.

The next moment.

He couldn't support himself anymore and sat down on the floor with a thud.

"Duke of Zhao, are you alright?"

Looking at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's dead face, Du Du Ruhui was startled, still muttering in his heart.

It's just a book, isn't it?

Is it worth being this sad?

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You are really stingy!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji was trembling all over, desperately recalling the previous events.

Suddenly!

His eyes lit up, as if he understood everything.

"Qin Mu!!! It must be him!!!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji roared crazily like an angry lion.

No wonder!

No wonder he traded so readily!

For these books, he had not only lost all the iron ore the Empress Zhangsun family had accumulated for decades, but what was even harder for Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji to accept was that these books had become worthless waste paper.

Rage!

Rage!

Rage!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's eyes were blood-red, like a malicious ghost.

He was so angry he was about to lose his mind.

And he had even sacrificed his own son's life.

"Ah!!!"

"Qin Mu, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!!!" Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji roared crazily.

Imperial Palace, Sweet Dew Hall.

Fang Fang Xuanling and Du Du Ruhui stood respectfully on Li Er's left and right.

"I heard something happened at the Zhao Duke's Prefecture again recently?"

Li Er flipped through the memorials, asking intentionally or unintentionally.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that is indeed the case." Du Du Ruhui nodded and replied:

"I heard that the Duke of Zhao took all the iron ore resources the Empress Zhangsun family had accumulated for decades to Jiannan Dao, but only exchanged them for a few dozen books. And these books were exactly a few of the 100,000 books Your Majesty traded from Great Qin. After Your Majesty put those books on the market, the books in the Duke of Zhao's hands became worthless waste paper."

"Nowadays, the Duke of Zhao's Prefecture has become a target of public criticism. The clansmen of the Empress Zhangsun family go to collect debts day and night. In order to make a big profit, the Duke of Zhao took all the savings of all his clansmen to exchange for iron ore, and now most of them have gone bankrupt. Some members of the Empress Zhangsun family even couldn't take such a huge blow and hanged themselves or jumped into the river."

"It's a tragic sight!"

Du Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

How glorious was the Zhao Duke's Prefecture in the past?

The officials coming and going were endless, even more than at Your Majesty's Sweet Dew Hall!

Some officials would even bow and salute to the servants guarding the door of the Zhao Duke's Prefecture!

It was truly power that shook the heavens!

But now?

Family broken and people dead, losing a son in old age, going bankrupt!

Falling to such a state almost overnight.

How could one not sigh with emotion? ===== CHAPTER 281 =====

How could one not sigh with emotion?