After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 284 The Mysterious Disguise is Discovered

Many people spontaneously gathered outside the bookstore to protest the incident.

Some people even wanted to rush to Zhiyu Bookstore to demand an explanation.

He actually just wanted to extort money from Ye Yuwu.

Ye Yuwu was not about to be threatened by them. She immediately summoned government officials and drove them away.

She is now a fourth-rank official, a government official, so these people still cannot harm her.

These people were making a ruckus outside the bookstore.

On the other side, Ye Yuwu was taking a break and handling accounts at the bookstore.

Hua Ping suddenly brought up this matter with her.

Ye Yuwu nodded slowly and continued to look at the accounts.

Seeing the girl so calm and composed, Huaping was anxiously pacing around in circles.

These past few days, she had naturally heard rumors at the pastry shop, and of course she believed Ye Yuwu.

"Don't rush, Huaping." Ye Yuwu put down the accounts in her hand and pulled her to sit down beside her.

Seeing her like this, Huaping blinked. "Miss, you already have new plans?"

"Hmm!" Ye Yuwu smiled without saying a word, then added, "Wait a little longer."

This led to a new problem: ever since the people of Jin Kingdom could afford white sugar, almost every household consumed more than twice as much sugar as before.

These ordinary people had never eaten so much sugar before, and now that they have the ability to buy white sugar, which is even better than cane sugar, it naturally attracts many people to buy it.

Besides chili peppers, the most common street food is all kinds of snacks made with sugar.

The people have never lived such a good life before.

They accidentally ate too much sugar and then discovered that eating too much white sugar would cause toothache!

So, following chili peppers, white sugar has also backfired in the public eye.

The trust in Wuming was already crumbling, and now everyone has completely lost faith in him.

Some people even composed nursery rhymes to curse Wuming.

Meanwhile, some envious and self-important intellectuals, who considered themselves to look down on the ignorant, were secretly overjoyed and began to fan the flames from behind the scenes.

This is the most severe instance of slander and resistance since Wuming advocated for women to serve in the imperial court a long time ago.

The public's trust in Wuming suddenly collapsed, and some people began to doubt whether the crops grown by farmers were safe to eat, and whether they would have side effects like chili peppers and white sugar.

Can eating too much of this cause poisoning?

They didn't know, but no one dared to gamble, that the farmers' potatoes and other produce would suddenly become unsellable.

The farmers were suffering greatly in the mountains.

Just after everyone lost trust in Wuming.

It is unknown who secretly organized these people, who began to endlessly run to the government to appeal against Ye Yuwu and Wuming.

The prefect was extremely troubled. In Bianjing, cases involving officials were generally handled by the Dali Temple, which was mainly responsible for handling cases involving central government officials and difficult cases reported from local authorities.

Ye Yuwu never expected that her first visit to the government office would be like this.

In the courtroom, the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review stared at her in disbelief.

"You're saying Wuming is also you?"

Ye Yuwu nodded with a smile.

Originally, the Dali Temple was supposed to arrest Ye Yuwu and Wuming together and put them on the official register. Even the Dali Temple, which has always been mysterious, has the authority to arrest them.

Unexpectedly, he found nothing. The Minister of Justice felt that someone was obstructing him from behind, but he couldn't understand who could have such power to control everything.

Unless Wuming doesn't actually exist, he has a bold guess: this Wuming is probably a figure arranged by the imperial court.

But why would the imperial court do such a thing?

Since Wuming couldn't find out his true identity or catch him, he had no choice but to arrest Ye Yuwu and bring him to court.

Unexpectedly, after the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review brought Ye Yuwu to justice, Ye Yuwu directly admitted to her other identity.

She is none other than the legendary Wuming!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtroom looked on incredulously.

However, Ye Yuwu remained calm and showed no other expression.

Her appearance gave her an air of mystery to those present who had just learned her identity.

How could that be? But why couldn't it be? The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review suddenly had a change of heart.

If Ye Yuwu is Wuming, then it makes sense.

Otherwise, how can we explain why Wuming insisted on publishing her storybooks at Zhiyu Bookstore, and why all the letters Wuming received were kept by Zhiyu Bookstore?

If Wuming really wanted to reply to his fans, either he himself would have to go to the bookstore, or the person at the bookstore would have to deliver the letter to him. In either case, there should be another place to receive it.

However, the letters that the book lovers received were all sent by Zhiyu Bookstore. But the problem is that the identities of all the people who came and went from Zhiyu Bookstore have been thoroughly investigated, and it is absolutely impossible that they could be Wuming.

The truth is often very simple: Wuming is none other than Lord Ye Yuwu.

The subsequent court hearing ended quickly, and Ye Yuwu was taken to prison to await the next court hearing.

Just after Ye Yuwu was arrested and imprisoned.

The court hearing has also been held.

"Is Manager Ye the same person as Mr. Wuming?"

Many people were shocked to hear this news.

Before long, the news spread throughout Bianjing (Kaifeng) in less than a day.

Inside the bookstore, Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin were both shocked.

Bai Zunxing, in particular, almost cried her eyes out when she heard the news.

"What? I don't believe that Manager Ye could be Mr. Wuming! This is utterly absurd! Even if these people want to spread rumors, they can't spread them like this!"

As Bai Zunxing spoke these words, he looked up and saw the expressions on Zhang Rouyan and the others' faces. He questioned them with disbelief, "You all knew all along that Manager Ye was Wuming?"

Zhang Rouyan pursed her lips and nodded.

Bai Zunxing shattered! Wuming, whom she loved and admired so much, had turned from a man into a woman! And this person was none other than Manager Ye. How could she not break down!

Some time ago, the stories and pairings of Wuming and Manager Ye became very popular in Bianjing. Bai Zunxing believed that these people were making things up out of thin air. After all, she had been in the bookstore for so long, and she knew whether Wuming and Manager Ye were together or not.

So she was very angry and wanted to clarify things for Wuming and Manager Ye, but these people just wouldn't believe her, so she was angry about it for a long time.

Almost everyone around Bai Zunxing knew how much she admired Wuming.

She didn't know how heartbroken she became when she learned that Wuming and Manager Ye were the same person.

But now the facts are clear, and even if Bai Zunxing wanted to deceive himself, he couldn't.

"Zunxing?" Liang Suxin looked at her with concern, about to reach out to comfort her.

But who knew that she would shout "It's impossible" and then leave the bookstore directly?

Liang Suxin kept calling her name from behind.

Zhang Rouyan placed her hand on Liang Suxin's shoulder, sighed, and said, "She's just having trouble accepting it right now. Give her some time to calm down."

Bai Zunxing originally wanted to go straight back to the manor, but this street was quite far from the manor. Usually, the family's carriage would pick her up and drop her off according to the schedule. Now that she had sneaked out to buy new clothes, and she didn't have any winnings on her, she couldn't hire another carriage to go home. So she could only wander aimlessly on the street.

Lans Nian had just come out of the Dali Temple when he saw a familiar figure under a bridge on the street.

He seemed to have guessed something, and couldn't help but frown.

He rolled off his horse.

The servant beside him steadied the horse, not understanding why the master had suddenly dismounted.

Lance didn't explain, but instead handed the horse's reins to the servant to watch over.

He strode toward that figure.

"What brings Miss Bai here?"

Bai Zunxing was feeling sad and grieving alone when a clear male voice suddenly came from behind her, startling her.

She turned her head and saw a man with a handsome and refined appearance.

Bai Zunxing naturally recognized this man.

Ever since her brother disappeared at the border, she has always seemed to run into Lance Nian by chance, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Because his elder brother had gone missing and there was no man in the house to protect it, many demons and monsters began to appear, even in the powerful and prosperous Wu'an Marquis's mansion.

At the time, everyone said that Bai Zunyue had disappeared and most likely died outside.

Otherwise, why would there be no news for so long? Even if Bai Zunxing didn't believe it, he couldn't help but speculate among these people.

These people began to bully the Marquis of Wu'an's family, both openly and secretly.

It is extremely difficult for a weak woman to survive in Bianjing, even if she is a noblewoman.

Fortunately, her experience of gathering inspiration at Zhiyu Bookstore greatly tempered her will. Unlike before, she no longer hid behind her brother but faced these demons and monsters alone without fear.

But no matter how strong or resilient she was, she was always vulnerable to the whims of these petty people, and whenever that happened, Lance Nian would always appear.

Bai Zunxing had long since outgrown the fantasy of being a hero and rescuing a damsel in distress, and besides, she secretly harbored feelings for someone.

She didn't understand why Lance Nian repeatedly rescued her as a hero.

She actually had a vague answer in her heart, but she dared not speculate on other people's thoughts.

Once, Bai Zunxing couldn't help but ask Lan Sinian why he always seemed to run into him.

He didn't lie to her, only saying that he deliberately chose an opportunity to run into her.

Bai Zunxing asked him why he did this.

What was his answer at the time? Oh, right, Bai Zunxing remembered. He said that he was only going to save her because of Marquis Wu'an.

Lance Nian was gentle and refined; he would only appear to help Bai Zunxing when she truly couldn't handle the situation.

Bai Zunxing was very grateful to him for this.

She initially guessed that he wanted to get in touch with her brother, which was why he was protecting her before her brother returned.

Yes, Bai Zunxing had previously believed that her brother would appear before her safely.

Therefore, she gave a reasonable explanation for Lance's statement.

And just as Bai Zunxing had predicted, her brother returned safely and smoothly.

Bai Zunxing also informed her brother about Lan Sinian's protection of her.

Unexpectedly, Lance Nian not only didn't appreciate it, but also gave her the cold shoulder.

They haven't seen each other for more than half a month since then.

I never imagined that when I was so heartbroken today, he would see me in such a sorry state.

Bai Zunxing was extremely embarrassed, and she quickly wiped away her tears.

Lance sighed, took a handkerchief from his sleeve, and said softly to her, "This handkerchief is clean and has never been used."

But Bai Zunxing didn't accept it; she just looked at him with a stubborn expression.

"How can you be so annoying? Every time someone is sad and upset, you have to come and laugh at them!"

Bai Zunxing admitted that her words were hurtful and unreasonable, but she couldn't care less at the moment.

But Lance Nian wasn't angry. Instead, he gazed leisurely at her glossy black hair and said, "You know."

His tone was full of certainty, but Bai Zunxing did not understand what he meant at that moment.

"What do you mean by that?" She couldn't help but look away, avoiding his gaze.

Lance Nian couldn't help but sigh again, "I don't want to reopen your wounds."

Bai Zunxing understood this perfectly well.

Her expression changed several times, and finally she stared into his eyes with a spoiled look.

"Since you know this, why don't you leave quickly?"

"No, I don't feel comfortable leaving you here."

"Don't worry, I'll stay here for a while and then leave."

“You don’t need to do that. I was also quite surprised to learn about Lord Ye’s other identity today.”

Bai Zunxing, dazed and confused, kept his head down and did not answer him.

"Are you heartbroken because she is a woman? Or do you feel that the image of Wu Ming in your heart has completely collapsed and you can't bear it?"

Bai Zunxing opened her mouth, about to speak and explain, but Lan Sinian did not give her the chance and continued speaking.

"Or is it that you like Wuming, but after you discovered that he had turned into a woman, you could no longer like him, which is why you are heartbroken and crying?"

Bai Zunxing was shocked that he would say such things so bluntly. He stared wide-eyed and speechless for a long time.

"How...how did you figure that out?"

"How could I not see it when it's so obvious?" Because he was looking at her with the same gaze.

Bai Zunxin pursed his lips uncomfortably. "Now that you know, what do you want?"

"I don't want to do anything, I just hope you can be happier."

I don't know if those words touched a nerve with her.

Bai Zunxing concealed the loneliness in his expression and spoke slowly.

"The first time I saw Wuming's storybook was when my elder brother gave it to me. At that time, I felt very lonely."

I spend my days in the small back courtyard, but fortunately my elder brother loves me enough and doesn't keep me in the back courtyard.

But even so, I still felt very lonely until I saw Wuming's first storybook, and only then did I regain a glimmer of hope for life.

As I came into contact with more and more storybooks, I discovered just how powerful ignorance truly is.

He always manages to do things that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of, which shatters many people's perceptions of him. So, I gradually developed an admiration for him, which later evolved into this... feeling.

But I was ashamed to express my feelings, even though I knew perfectly well that it was ridiculous to place my emotions on someone I had never met.

But I still can't help wanting to get a little closer to him, and a little closer still. I always thought that the person who could write such words and such plots was a man, but I never thought that the soul behind the character I love is essentially the soul of a woman. I feel a little guilty.

In the end, I still projected all my abnormal emotions onto a stranger. Actually, I was being narrow-minded. Even if Wuming is a woman, so what? I just love a woman with such a soul!

She spoke those last words with all her might, clenching her fists and speaking with unwavering resolve.