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  Ding Ruo heard the noise and looked over, a young man in a Confucian robe was pushed to the ground. The young man's hanging hair covered his face, Ding Ruo couldn't see his features clearly from afar. All she could sense was the young man's subtle shame, was it shame or regret? Ding Ruo was a bit puzzled, if the young man was misunderstood, shouldn't he be indignantly protesting? If he really did tear up the book, shouldn't he be regretful for the book? Ding Ruo intuitively felt that he should be someone who cherished books. The paper fragment in the young man's hand was just a small corner of the book, perhaps even the text had been torn off. What was his purpose? Ding Ruo became slightly interested in this matter.

  The manager of the Royal Bookstore walked over and looked at the young man on the ground, saying: "Again, Wang Cheng, how many times is this?"

  "I didn't intentionally damage the book, it was an accident." The young man stood up from his seat and bowed to the ground, "It's my fault, I was too engrossed in reading and that's why I damaged the book."

  The young man kept his head down, his messy hair covering the scornful eyes of the people around him reading books. All book lovers cherished their books dearly. Ding Rou furrowed her brow, according to what the manager said, it wasn't his first time doing such a thing, so why didn't he change?

  The scholar uncle next to Ting Ruo sighed: "I really don't know how to praise him, pitiful, lamentable, respectable, and regrettable."

  Ding Yu's gentle and puzzled gaze, "Uncle, why did you say that about him?" The bookish uncle shook his head helplessly, "Little girl, go find a book to read, don't ask about the Wang City affair."

  Ding Ruo watched as Wang Cheng was led away by the steward and asked: "Is he being thrown out?"

  "It's going to be a day of copying books, and if there are any mistakes in the copied book, it will take another whole day to correct them. This is a rule set by our ancestors, but Wang Cheng has done something that... Ah, it damages the reputation of scholars. Even if one is well-read, such behavior will harm their moral character and they won't be liked by the examiners in the imperial examination."

  "So Uncle said it's a pity? Is it because of Wang Gongzi that it's a pity?"

  The bookish official laughed and said, "What a clever little girl! Not many people can understand the meaning behind Wang Cheng's actions. You're quite intelligent, young lady!"

  Ding Rou smiled and said, "Lai Shu mentioned it, how could I have guessed? You are the smartest person after all."

  With a snort, the bookworm laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits. Ding Rou took advantage of the moment to ask: "Uncle, what kind of books are stored on the second and third floors?" Ding Rou estimated that there were no books about Emperor Taizu's later years on the first floor, but rather some folk tales and mythological stories about a couple who became gods. There were also some books on folklore that could be looked at to find ideas for getting rich. Ding Rou wasn't too eager to explore the second and third floors either, as the story of Emperor Taizu's later years turning against each other wouldn't be something people would want to pass down, but rather hide in the depths of history, slowly uncovering the beautiful facade of imperial harmony to find the truth.

  Ding Ruo is indeed interested in this, but she also treats it as a story. With her current status, it's not suitable for her to be too obsessed with it. She can wait until she has a life of abundance and leisure without lacking silver coins before studying it again. The bookworm says: "Most of them are used for rushing exams, little girl, you can't participate in the imperial examination, so they're useless...".

  The scholar-official looked at Ding Ruo with a smile and teased her, "A woman disguising herself as a man to take the imperial examination will be beheaded. Don't listen to what those novels say about female imperial scholars-in-waiting, they're all deceiving you."

  Ding Ruo's forehead was black with anger, who wouldn't know? She coquettishly said: "Uncle, you scared me. I'm not Meng Li Jun, the female commander-in-chief. Men have no sense of responsibility, letting women take charge, can they still be considered men? The female commander-in-chief and Meng Li Jun's vision for choosing a husband is poor."

  Even if it's Ding Rou who wants to take the lead, it's not about faking identity. Isn't being a dignified woman even better? The scholar-official was taken aback for a moment, as few people looked at the story of the female imperial son-in-law like Ding Rou did. The little girl's serious appearance made the scholar-official want to burst out laughing, but Ding Rou pointed to the emperor's motto hanging on the wall and the scholar-official covered his mouth. Ding Rou approached him with a gloomy expression, "Uncle should set an example for himself, many scholars are looking at you, the dignity of the official, dignity."

  The scholar-official smiled wryly and said, "Little girl, you'll probably have a hard time getting married in the future." The scholar-official was very interested, and the little girl's eyes revealed a hint of regret. A clever girl like her couldn't marry into a wealthy or aristocratic family; even marrying a scholar would be considered a high match. In the Great Qin Dynasty, scholars held a high position, although the Taizu Emperor tried to make all four classes - scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants - equal. However, the deeply ingrained ideas of thousands of years couldn't be changed overnight. Behind the scholars stood the powerful aristocratic families, and if the Taizu Emperor promoted the merchants too much, the aristocrats would unite to overthrow him. After a few attempts, the Taizu Emperor gave up.

  Ding Rou smiled and said, "No need to trouble you, uncle. I have my own plans." Ding Rou turned around to go read a book, but saw that the old lady was still staring at her. Ding Rou looked at the old lady with some familiarity, how much did she hear?

  The old lady's eyes flashed with confusion, was she the sixth miss of the Ding family? Ding Ruo felt a chill run down her spine, and after making a courtesy, she went to find a book to read. Ding Ruo instinctively refused to think about the old lady's identity, pulled out a book, and flipped through it casually. She really had the treatment of a female supporting character, while the female lead was being eavesdropped on by handsome and wealthy young masters, she was being spied on by an old lady. Ding Ruo rubbed her temples, things were too strange. Ding Ruo focused on reading books about folklore, searching for ways to make money, Ding Ruo had to get rid of the identity of Miss Ding as soon as possible.

  "Madam, you have found the Buddhist scriptures."

  The old lady took the Buddhist scriptures from the maid's hand, absent-mindedly flipping through two pages of the scriptures, and her eyes involuntarily looked at Ding Rou, even more like an old friend, but not like it, compared to old friends, more vivid. She was originally in the elegant room looking at the newly arrived Buddhist scriptures, accidentally hearing the commotion outside, the old lady sent someone to ask, she also saw that Wang Cheng borrowed the punishment of copying books and studied hard with a purpose, he is a man with ambition. The old lady wanted to take a look at Wang Cheng, so she came out of the elegant room, seeing a little girl who looked like Ding's sixth miss talking happily with the cashier, but the old lady knew that the cashier was very stubborn, few people could talk and laugh with him.

  Ding Rou's smile warmed the old lady's heart, and she unconsciously walked over to listen to their whispers. The more she listened, the more she felt it shouldn't be Miss Ding Liu. She didn't have such insight. But when Ding Rou saw her, her stunned expression, confusion, and tension made the old lady think again - was it really Ding Rou? Had her illness changed her temperament? Or had she gained wisdom from experience?

  "Madam, someone from the Hou household has come to report some good news. After the mistress fainted, it was diagnosed that she is with child."

  "Amitabha Buddha."

  The old lady put down her thoughts of Ding Rou, and couldn't help but chant a Buddhist mantra. The daughter-in-law who had entered the house for many years finally became pregnant, and she would be able to hold her grandson in her arms. She had been reciting scriptures for so many years, wasn't it all for the sake of having a grandson? "Return to the mansion, return immediately."

  "Escorting the Dowager Lady of the Lanling Marquis Manor."

  The old lady hurriedly took people back to the Hou Mansion, she had to take care of her pregnant eldest daughter-in-law personally, and also sent good news to her eldest daughter-in-law's natal family, so that they could be happy too.

  Book recommendation: "The Priceless Woman"

  Book number: 2151963

  Author: Xue Chen

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