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Disappointment doesn't happen in one day. After being disappointed many times, Jiang Chenqi no longer obeys Shen Yan's instructions.

It’s time to wake up from the sweet dreams she had in the past. The emperor is ruthless and she is meaningless. Over the years, she has been working hard to be a knife in Shen Yan’s hands and has suffered countless infamy, but she can still repay Shen Yan’s kindness.

Eunuch Zhou caught up with Commander Jiang and said with a smile: "Commander, take these books with you. Maybe you can find useful clues about how to find bold thieves with nothing. The book sellers are very cautious and cannot be accessed by ordinary people."

After leaving the palace with a few books, Jiang Chenqi sat in the carriage and opened the book to read.

After reading a few pages, I understood why Shen Yan was angry. The pretentious and weak emperor in the book somewhat resembled Shen Yan when he was a prince.

Even if the writer makes it up, he cannot let the king of a country be the protagonist of such a story. He is still a weak and unlikable character. Jiang Chenqi discovered that the authors of several books were all named anonymous, and suddenly remembered that Niu Meili seemed to use this pen name. .

With a sudden thump in her heart, Jiang Chenqi stretched out her fingers to rub her temples, hoping that Niu Meili was not the writer.

Returning to the Commander's Mansion to talk to Jiu Li, Jiang Chenqi sighed and said: "This person has probably gained a hundred courages if he dares to arrange for the emperor. It's okay if he doesn't get discovered by the emperor. Now that the book has been discovered, the emperor will not be so petty as to bypass it easily. other side."

Jiu Li picked up the book and looked at the names, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that I have read all these story books. The contents are quite interesting. Books written by anonymous people are very popular among girls. It is not expensive at all to sell a book for dozens of yuan." .”

Why did Jiuli read this kind of book? Jiang Chenqi felt that she usually cared too little about her subordinates. "When did you read the book? Why didn't you tell me when you found this kind of book that involves slandering the emperor?"

Embarrassingly smiling, Jiuli replied that she read these books a few years ago. At that time, she was traveling in the world and was recommended to read these books by her friends.

Seeing that Jiu Li didn't know the author, Jiang Chenqi asked Jiu Li to continue pretending to be herself and take the book to Niu Meili, hoping to find clues from her.

Niu Meili laughed when she saw the book, "Where did junior sister get the book from? I remember these books are no longer printed. They were popular story books in the past."

Asking Niu Meili not to hide the truth, Jiang Chenqi mentioned the emperor's anger, "The emperor wants to save face and is narrow-minded. I don't know where I found these books, and I wish I could send the author to the west. Is it a book written by you? I remember that you wrote and criticized Xu Si If there are too few stories, I will use the pseudonym Anonymous."

Shaking her head decisively, Niu Meili smiled and said: "How dare I slander the emperor? I can't afford to offend this big shot, so I only dare to smear Xu Zhiyuan, who is easy to bully. If you want to know who it is, investigate slowly. It's best not to look for this person. She If you don't come back to the capital, you will break the news."

Is it so mysterious? Jiang Chenqi felt helpless when she saw that her senior sister was hiding something. It seemed that she needed to help investigate this matter.

Trivial government affairs were left to Jiuli to handle. Jiang Chenqi did not want his subordinates to work so hard and took the initiative to handle the matter.

After taking Jiang Yuyou and Hu Liuniang out, Jiang Chenqi went to the bookstore to try her luck, "Is there any story book that describes the deep friendship between men? I'm interested in this kind of book recently."

Shopkeeper Liu looked at the customer in surprise. His face changed when he thought of something, and he said warily: "Young man, don't go astray. I have a wife and children who are not interested in nonsense. This bookstore does not sell messy books. You can go to another bookstore. Take a look."

Leaving the bookstore with a dark face, Jiang Chenqi felt that she had said something wrong and misunderstood the shopkeeper. It was not easy to buy anonymous books.

I went around the various bookstores in the capital, and all the shopkeepers said they didn't know the author Anonymous, and that the bookstores didn't have the book Jiang Chenqi wanted.

Jiang Yuyou was hungry, so he took the two of them to eat wontons and said cheerfully: "Sister ** is confused. There is no such thing in the bookstore. Buying books depends on luck. I met a plainly dressed woman.

Ask me if I want to buy an interesting story book, and I will buy it for a small amount of money."

Knowing that the storybook bought by Jiang Yuyou was the work of Niu Meili, the book that made the emperor angry was written by someone else. Niu Meili knew who the author was, but did not tell him, leaving Jiang Chenqi helpless.

"I should ask Eunuch Zhou more and find out where the emperor got the book from, so that we can follow the clues and find the person behind the scenes. Anonymous means unknown. This name hides the identity. It is difficult to find the person without clues."

A crisp voice sounded from behind, and Xu Miaoyu said with a smile: "What a coincidence that I meet Mr. Zhou here. I happen to be hungry. Can I sit down and have a bowl of wontons?"

Jiang Chenqi asked Xu Miaoyu to sit down and talk. When she saw Xu Miaoyu eating wontons, she didn't mind that the roadside stall was not clean. She felt that Xu Miaoyu was not a fussy official lady.

Lingjiao stood behind the young lady and asked Jiang Chenqi what the others were talking about, "Are you looking for an anonymous person? Why are you looking for an anonymous person? It's not against the law to write a book."

Jiang Chenqi made an excuse and said that she knew the Beiya Imperial Guards. The other party was given the task of finding Anonymous. "Several books written by Anonymous were discovered by the emperor. I heard that the emperor was very angry and ordered Commander Jiang to find this person. My distant relative said that it would be useful to find him."

The clue is that Commander Jiang will give you a reward."

Xu Miaoyu put down her chopsticks and said in embarrassment: "Anonymous is not a bad person, he just likes to write storybooks with special contents. Why is the emperor so angry? He is such a narrow-minded person."

Miss Xu has changed so much. She still admired the emperor not long ago. Jiang Chenqi agreed: "The emperor wants to save face and does not want to hear criticism. It is normal to be angry at the content of the book. Miss Xu, do you know who is anonymous? Where did you buy it?

book."

Xu Miaoyu told the story of her relationship with the storybook. She was attracted by the storybook with special content. The book seller wore a mask and couldn't see his face clearly, "That person took the money and gave the book without saying a word. I care about the content of the book and never thought of prying into the other person."

identity."

Xu Miaoyu didn't know more clues. Jiang Chenqi inquired carefully and learned that there were many people reading anonymous works, mostly girls from good families and plenty of free time.

The clues ended here. Jiang Chenqi paid for the meal and was about to leave, but Xu Miaoyu persuaded her to stay.

"Do you know the Imperial Guards? Can you put in a good word for Anonymous? Anonymous's other stories are very interesting. Anyone can be the protagonist, and there is no deliberate targeting of the emperor."

Find someone to discuss other matters with. Jiang Chenqi smiled and nodded, "I will speak for Anonymous. If nothing else, Anonymous's courage is admirable."

Xu Miaoyu smiled happily and invited Jiang Chenqi to the teahouse for tea, "I know an interesting thing and I want to tell it to you. Please don't refuse my invitation."

Following Xu Miaoyu to the teahouse, Jiang Chenqi walked into the private room to have a cup of tea, "What interesting story made Miss Xu smile? Could it be that your family has chosen a good husband for you."

Without beating around the bush about Xu Zhiyuan, Xu Miaoyu showed a gloating smile on her face.

Seeing that Xu Miaoyu had some misunderstandings, Jiang Chenqi defended Niu Meili, "Miss Xu misunderstood. That Niu girl was not the vixen who seduced Fourth Young Master Xu, but Fourth Young Master Xu was pursuing her."
Chapter completed!