What Ling Hai said was probably right. Since Yun Shang was in this position, she really didn't need to go to a bookstore outside the palace to look for books in person.
On the second day after her visit to the Wenshu Bookstore, Qian Zhuo brought in a few books in her arms.
"This is what your majesty wants, including Liucang City's annals, as well as a few books about Liucang City written by some famous local scholars. Some of them are older, written more than 200 years ago, and some were just finished the year before last... And the two books your majesty asked for are also here. "
Yun Shang nodded and let Qian Zhuo put the books on the table.
The book on the top was called "Ingenuity". It was one of the two books that Ling Hai took away yesterday.
Yun Shang reached for the book and turned a few pages. She frowned slightly.
This book was about craftsmanship skills, from wood work to ironware, from some commonly used appliances to weapons. It was about how those craftsmen used their ingenious thinking to make some very useful tools.
Yun Shang put the book aside and took another one, "Reaching The Clouds", which told about how to build a house as high as possible.
These two books didn't seem to have much to do with each other, but Yun Shang could see the connection between them because of Luo Qingyan's words yesterday. These two books were both related to the construction work.
However, although they were about all construction works, the content of them was too different?
No one could figure out what was deep inside.
What on earth was Xia Houjing making in secret? What plan?
"Your Majesty, what's in this book? Why do you look so puzzled? " Seeing Yun Shang's expression, Qian Zhuo couldn't help asking.
Yun Shang came to her senses and shook her head with a smile, "I'm fine. I just feel that Ling Hai is really a character who used to be a Grand Tutor. What he read is obscure and hard to understand. These two books are all Greek to me."
Hearing Yun Sha
he is a good man. He will definitely be good to Qin Yi."
"That's really a piece of good news. Your majesty is going to have the Grand Ceremony soon. Qian Yin is pregnant, and Qin Yi is going to get married. Three blessings are coming around!"
Everyone cheered and laughed for a while. Qian Yin suddenly remembered the purpose of her trip, so she restrained her expression and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you today actually."
Seeing the expression on Qian Yin's face, Yun Shang restrained her smile and asked, "What is it?"
Qian Yin hurriedly reported, "In the past two days, we have assigned some spies in the city and found that it seems to be a little unsafe in the downtown. In fact, it's not a big deal, but after summarizing and associating all the news form the spies, we found that something is wrong. "
"Tell me," said Yun Shang.
"Many crowded restaurants and teahouses in the city have changed their storytellers, almost all of whom are strangers. The leaders of several opera troupes have also changed. In the big downtown areas around all the city, a few more acrobatics troupes have come. Moreover, there seem to be many beggars everywhere in the city, and those beggars are a little different from ordinary ones. They don't look like real beggars, but seem to be asking for information... "