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

I don't want to come up with a title for Chapter 283 anymore, I'm tired.

Qiao Songqing touched his nose, looking embarrassed, and said, "Hehe, it's just that I'm not familiar with her."

The white goblet and the moon are silent.

But in the end, she did not refuse his request.

However, the reason he didn't refuse was that he wanted an excuse to go see her.

A gentle breeze caressed their faces as a group of noble ladies strolled through the pavilion in the courtyard.

But upon closer inspection, one can see that they are holding storybooks.

Lin Qingqing, led by her maid, also arrived at the garden.

She was also holding a book in her hands.

His expressionless face instantly transformed into a smile.

This was the circle of high-society ladies she had painstakingly infiltrated through various means.

The group was delighted to see her and quickly invited her to sit down with them.

"You said last time that there were too many people and you couldn't get a storybook, so you came today to buy one?"

Before Lin Qingqing could even sit down, she heard the noble lady at the head of the table looking at her.

Lin Qingqing sat down directly and took out the storybook in her hand, "I finally managed to snag this!"

In order to integrate into the group of noble ladies, Lin Qingqing went to great lengths to find out that they were currently into reading storybooks.

She naturally disdained these stories. She had finally become the eldest daughter of the Tai family, only to find that her status was completely unqualified among these noble ladies.

She studied music, chess, calligraphy, and painting diligently, all in order to secure a good marriage.

Originally, after Bai Zunyue returned to Bianjing, she heard rumors that His Majesty was going to arrange a marriage for him. When she went to the city to celebrate his triumphant return, she suddenly fell in love with him.

Later, she heard that Ye Yuwu had been relentlessly pursuing Bai Zunyue, so she harbored malicious intentions and deliberately said those disgusting things to her. Unexpectedly, Ye Yuwu really didn't care at all.

She was overjoyed when she heard that the emperor was going to choose a marriage partner for her, but who knew that Bai Zunyue would decline the offer.

Lin Qingqing was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth, but there was nothing she could do.

After her mother and father found her and brought her back, they thought they should keep her at home for a while longer, but two years have passed in the blink of an eye. If they don't find her a husband soon, she will become an old maid. Her mother has been looking for several suitors for her, but she has never been satisfied.

According to her own thinking, she had to find someone from a higher social class than herself.

Therefore, she tried every means to integrate into the circle of these noble ladies.

Later I heard that these noble ladies were avid readers of storybooks, and they would discuss each new storybook as soon as it was published.

She naturally looked down on these low-class novels, and thought it was ridiculous that these noble ladies could talk so grandly about reading novels if they weren't relying on their family background.

Instead of reading proper classic texts, they prefer to read these scandalous and vulgar stories.

But there was no other way; in order to fit in with them, Lin Qingqing had to buy storybooks to read.

She didn't know what kind of storybooks they were reading, so she had read almost every storybook on the market.

Later, when I had the opportunity to get in touch with them, I learned that Wuming's stories were widely circulated among them.

It wasn't just the noble ladies; almost everyone in Bianjing had seen it.

Lin Qingqing had naturally watched it before, and even enjoyed it very much.

And so, she instantly entered the circle of noble ladies thanks to this.

The only downside was that because she was so eager to build a good relationship with them, she hadn't had time to read Wuming's latest storybook yet.

So at the last banquet, when everyone was discussing the plot, Lin Qingqing, having not seen it, could only sit blankly to the side, pretending to be nonchalant and not joining their conversation.

But in reality, she was already panicking, afraid that everything she had done would be in vain.

Unexpectedly, someone seemed to have noticed her and asked her why she was so quiet today, when she was usually so talkative.

Lin Qingqing could only explain that she hadn't managed to get the storybook and hadn't read it yet, which was why they couldn't discuss it.

As expected, after she said those words, the noblewoman at the head of the group only offered polite words of comfort.

Then, seemingly unconcerned, she turned her head away and began discussing with her other sisters.

Lin Qingqing was completely ignored at the banquet.

After returning to her residence, she smashed things in her room, extremely angry.

Then she sent her maid to buy her storybooks.

After staying up all night to watch, I heard that they were holding a garden party the next day, so I shamelessly came to visit again.

This time she was confident that she could talk to them.

"Qingqing, I didn't expect you to finish reading the whole new storybook in just one night. You're really amazing."

Lin Qingqing smiled and said, "There's no way around it, this book is really good, and it was written by Mr. Wuming. You all know that I admire Mr. Wuming the most."

These words really struck a chord with the ladies.

"Haha, it's rare to meet a like-minded person like you."

The group immediately surrounded Lin Qingqing and began discussing the plot.

Just then someone said, "I heard that Wuming's storybooks are only printed in one bookstore."

"It seems so. It appears that this bookstore is called Zhiyu."

"Hey, I heard it's a bookstore run by a manager surnamed Ye."

Upon hearing someone mention the surname "Ye," Lin Qingqing had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, her intuition was right.

"His name seems to be Ye Yuwu?"

"Ye Yuwu! Isn't this the woman who was switched at birth with Qingqing before? I heard she left your Tai Mansion and even declared that she would have nothing to do with your family anymore?"

Lin Qingqing suppressed the darkness in her eyes, pretended to lower her head, and acted aggrieved.

"Oh, I never expected that my family had treated her so well, and she had been a young lady of the Taifu family for so many years, yet now she wants to sever all ties with our family." After saying this, she didn't forget to take out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

"How could this be? I never imagined she would be such an ingrate. What a waste of the kindness your family showed her in raising her!"

"But now Ye Yuwu has become a fourth-rank female official, which is something we can't match. She is very popular with the Emperor now."

Hearing the discussion among the noble ladies beside her, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

What did they say? Ye Yuwu became a female official, and a fourth-rank female official at that!

The girls next to her noticed her surprised expression and couldn't help but say to her, "Don't you know? Ever since Ye Yuwu opened her bookstore and got on the good side of Mr. Wuming, she's become a big shot in the imperial court. I heard that she's in charge of manufacturing the military's weapons. If she succeeds, her official position will probably take another big step forward."

"She's no longer just an ordinary merchant; she's a high-ranking official in the imperial court. The emperor didn't forbid her from doing business after she became an official. Her favor with the emperor has reached its peak, something even the court officials can't match!"

Several noble ladies were gossiping about Ye Yuwu, while Lin Qingqing, who was standing to the side, had already turned pale upon hearing these words.

As a woman, she naturally had no way of knowing about these matters of the court, and her father never mentioned them to her when he returned from court.

Every word these noble ladies spoke pierced his heart.

She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything, her heart was in turmoil, and she almost lost her composure.

Ye Yuwu?! Did she hear that right? They said that the woman who usurped the throne had suddenly become a high-ranking official in the imperial court?

Why? She's just a merchant's daughter, she knows nothing, and she's always in the public eye. How could she possibly be as knowledgeable as her?

Even though she had been living away from home for a while, Lin Qingqing, who was proud and aloof, did not forget to use her talents. She had previously thought about using her literary skills to marry into a good family, which is why she studied hard.

Unexpectedly, when the incident came to light, she unexpectedly became the biological daughter of the Tai family.

She went to great lengths to make her mother and father feel disheartened and disappointed in Ye Yuwu.

They successfully drove her out of the Tai Mansion and took over her parents' place.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuwu, who was penniless, was able to turn her life around by relying on a dilapidated bookstore.

She did know about this bookstore.

After her adoptive parents passed away, they left this bookstore to her. However, after they switched back to their true identities, the bookstore became Ye Yuwu's.

She could have found a way to take back the bookstore, but at the time, she saw that the bookstore was on the verge of bankruptcy, so she wasn't interested.

Anyway, I don't think Ye Yuwu can turn things around by relying on this bookstore.

Why waste this time?

Unexpectedly, after a period of neglect, she managed to turn her life around by working at the bookstore and became a female official.

Even Lin Qingqing now is no match for her. If she were to encounter Ye Yuwu, she would have to bow down to her.

How could she possibly tolerate this?

How could a woman confined to her chambers compare to a female official of the court?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

We shouldn't have let her off the hook in the first place.

Back when she was in the Imperial Academy, her knowledge was inferior to mine.

"How could a woman like her become a female official?" Lin Qingqing asked with a mocking expression.

If Ye Yuwu could become a female official, then wouldn't she be able to do it easily too?

As Lin Qingqing pondered these thoughts, the noble ladies were also watching her.

These noble ladies discussed these matters in front of her simply to see what her attitude would be.

Sure enough, upon hearing about Ye Yuwu's affairs, her facade crumbled instantly.

Lin Qingqing was smugly convinced that she had hidden her true intentions perfectly, unaware that these noble ladies were watching her make a fool of herself as if she were a joke.

How could women in the inner quarters not see through Lin Qingqing's previous flattering manner?

But Lin Qingqing wanted to build good relationships with them and infiltrate the aristocratic circle.

However, she wasn't very good at hiding her true abilities.

Even though she doesn't like reading storybooks, she says she does just to please them.

Hearing that they liked Mr. Wuming, she smiled and said that she also admired Wuming.

That wasn't a big deal, but Lin Qingqing remained aloof and arrogant. On the surface, she seemed to be having a pleasant conversation with them, but on the other hand, she showed disdain and mockery towards them, looking down on them.

They viewed Lin Qingqing as a clown, and would tease her when they were bored.

However, this clown mistakenly believed that he was extremely talented and charming, and tried every means to get close to the brothers in their household, wanting to become a phoenix that flies to the top.

It wasn't that they looked down on her family background, but this person was of a terrible character, trying every means to seduce their brothers. If they really let her into their household, wouldn't that cause a huge uproar?

I was just teasing her a little yesterday, but she couldn't hold back today.

Of course, they had a purpose in deliberately mentioning Lord Ye in front of her.

As expected, Lin Qingqing couldn't stay any longer and got up to say goodbye, while the others left directly.

Back in the mansion, Lin Qingqing began to throw a tantrum again.

Her actions immediately caught Mrs. Lin's attention.

"What's going on here?"

She looked at the ruins of the room, and then at Lin Qingqing, who was lying on the bed, her face buried in her hands, in great pain.

She went over with a look of heartache and helped her up.

Lin Qingqing tearfully told her what had happened that day.

Madam Lin looked surprised. "Qingqing, you mean Yuwu became a lady-in-waiting?"

“Mother, if even Ye Yuwu can become a female official, then I should be able to as well. I’m clearly no worse than her!”

"Qingqing, what do you want? I've heard that the imperial examinations are extremely difficult!"

"Does Mother not believe me?"

"Of course not."

"Mother, I've heard that Ye Yuwu didn't become a female official through the imperial examination. Do you think there's something more to it?"

"Qingqing, what are you going to do? After all, the Emperor has acknowledged her status as a female official."

"Nothing, Mother, I was just guessing." Lin Qingqing smiled, and seeing her daughter finally smile, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qingqing, don't worry, I will talk to your father about this. There's no rush to find a husband."

Upon hearing her words, Lin Qingqing had another plan in mind, and her thoughts raced.

Recently, a craze for eating chili peppers has suddenly emerged in Bianjing (Kaifeng).

Because bell peppers have been widely planted, many people can now eat them, and almost every household uses some chili peppers.

Chili peppers are no longer a rare treat.

However, a serious problem arose shortly after eating the bell pepper.

However, if you eat too many bell peppers, many side effects will begin to appear.

Some people begin to experience physical discomfort, especially in the mouth and throat, while others develop constipation.

At that time, rumors spread throughout Bianjing that peppers were poisonous.

Some people still don't believe it, "Wu Ming said these peppers are edible!"

"What Wuming said isn't entirely true! Eating chili peppers does have side effects, and in severe cases, it can even cause poisoning!"

"We shouldn't believe everything a storyteller writes! Who knows who this Wuming is? Whether he harbors malicious intentions!"

In an instant, many people began to criticize Wuming. Many people in Bianjing no longer believed in Wuming and even began to slander him.

Many restaurants have also added chili peppers.

The emperor initially didn't believe it when he heard about it.

The emperor has clearly become a loyal fan of chili peppers.

Since the Kingdom of Jin achieved freedom to eat peppers, the emperor has taken a liking to peppers.

I eat peppers with almost every meal.

At first, he only had a rough outline of what was being discussed among the people, but he thought it was just rumors circulating among the common folk. It wasn't until he developed blisters in his mouth, his throat hurt terribly, and most importantly, his buttocks ached.

At this point, the emperor had no choice but to believe it.

However, the doctors inside the palace were more skilled than those outside.

These symptoms, while considered side effects, are not as terrible as popular belief suggests; they are simply caused by excessive internal heat.

Simply eating some herbs that clear heat and detoxify will suffice.

Even so, the emperor dared not eat the chili peppers.

For the first time, the emperor no longer trusted Ye Yuwu as before.

Even the emperor wouldn't dare eat it, let alone ordinary people!

Moreover, more and more people are experiencing these symptoms.