"Master, but this is the zither that Qing Shuang liked the most......"

"So what? Qing Shuang is already married, and won't be using this zither any longer. Moreover, what will Fifth Prince not buy her as long as she wants it?" Luo Cheng was totally unhappy and didn't pay any attention to Wang Xue Ru at all.

She originally didn't want it, but seeing Wang Xue Ru's reluctant appearance, Luo Qing Luan smiled instead and replied. "Thank you, Father. I'll remember."

If Wang Xue Ru's unhappy about it, she'll gladly take it.

After Luo Cheng left, Luo Qing Luan didn't obediently stay in her room to practice. Rather, she brought the book she finished writing last night and left to find Boss Li.

Even though she'd earned no small amount of money from Heavenly Dream Tower, and she estimated that next month, Sir Yu should again be sending her a few thousand taels of silver, as far as she was concerned, of course the more money the better.

This time, Luo Qing Luan already finished writing the second half of that racy romance from last time and even finished the erotic illustrations. She gave them both to Boss Li. However, she warned him that he must sell the book for half a month first, before offering the erotic illustrations for sale. That way, those men's appetite could be whetted properly. The illustrated versions were always more impactful than the plain written novels. Moreover, her drawing skills were not bad, taking advantage of haze and strategic concealment to maximize the aesthetic qualities. Although for the average person, seeing these things required some sneaking around, Luo Qing Luan had already experienced so much. She'd already become immune to the 'hundred poisons'.

Little racy novels......a hah, as far as she was concerned, they're simply a piece of cake!

The crucial point was that they could make money!

Amid Boss Li's greetings, Luo Qing Luan took her three thousand taels of silver share of profits from the recent sales. She didn't feel reassured with putting too much money at home, so she straightforwardly deposited it with the Myriad Treasures Exchange just in case.

After doing these things, Luo Qing Luan found it difficult not to think again of what happened last time and circled around to find Bitao's house, which had already been sealed off. As expected, an announcement had already been posted, saying that Bitao's entire family had been killed by some 'John Doe' debt collector. Currently, they were pursuing the killers in full force and will very quickly be able to bring justice to the deceased.

"Bring justice? Heh heh, truly ironic." After a quick look, Luo Qing Luan turned around and left.

Bitao basically died precisely because of Wang Xue Ru. How did it turn into a death caused by debt collectors? Very likely, Wang Xue Ru had given the authorities who knew how much benefits under the table, so that they had fabricated this story so quickly. They'd avoided alarming the surrounding people while killing people to silence them.

Ordinarily, Father's Concubine looked to be delicate and weak, acting coquettishly and pretending to be virtuous in front of Luo Cheng all day. Yet privately, her face changed completely. Luo Qing Luan was the one who experienced this the most. If Wang Xue Ru wasn't a genuinely heartless woman, how could she have taught a daughter like Luo Qing Shuang?

In order to reach a goal, no means were spared. In order to cling onto Fifth Prince, she even supported something like having her daughter seduce Nangong Chen, and also attempted to drown her. This pair of mother and daughter were already treacherous and murderous to the extreme. It's unknown how many unspeakable things they'd done during these years.

Very likely her mother's death at the time, truly might've involved some issue.

Presently, besides making money, what Luo Qing Luan thought about the most was to quickly and thoroughly investigate the truth about what happened back then. It's just that, Nanny Song, who apparently knows something, did not want to speak. Was it possible that she had misgivings about something? Or maybe she also didn't know much?

In any case, if she wanted to slowly look into this matter, she first needed to start the investigation with Wang Xue Ru.

Since Luo Cheng already agreed to let her remodel her courtyard and to buy some furnishings, she also wouldn't be modest. On the next day, she made a list of items and had Dai Yue deliver it to Luo Cheng.

She didn't care much for other furniture, but Luo Qing Luan had Luo Cheng make her several bookshelves and also had him bring back all of the books that could be bought at the capital. Of course, these included only those books which were 'suitable' for her to read, such as those in regards to a lady's virtues, Confucian morals, or all kinds of music compositions, paintings, calligraphy manuals, poetry and literature, etc.

Luo Cheng seriously thought that her personality turned for the better and that she wanted to strive to improve herself for the sake of becoming the crown prince's consort, so he readily agreed. Even if he spent more than a thousand taels of silver, he hardly regretted it at all and even had her buy as many as possible for in depth study.

However, Luo Qing Luan merely wanted a few medical books, that's all. She wanted to avoid invoking suspicion when she revealed her abilities in the future. With these books as a screen, at that time, she could claim that she learned those things from books. At most, other people might consider her to be a genius. As long as she could have an excuse, it's fine.

Very quickly, the Mid-autumn Festival arrived in the middle of August along with the Full Moon Feast. As expected, the imperial palace sent numerous invitations to everyone, just like last time. Every high-born lady with some reputation had all been invited. Luo Qing Luan naturally was also not an exception.

It's just that she didn't expect that she had not even left when she surprisingly received a personal invitation from Marquis of Xuan Ping's young daughter, Yuchi Lianqing. The mentioned invitation said: I've heard of the second Miss Luo's talented name spreading far and wide. This time, I'll need to properly ask for your guidance regarding the poems discussed during the Full Moon Feast. I hope that you'll be generous with your advice.

This Yuchi Lianqing was actually the country of Western Chu's number one beauty and talent. The wind has been blowing vigorously. When was she acquainted with this girl?

Her words sounded genteel and she was extremely polite. It's just a pity that Luo Qing Luan did not have the slightest impression of her. Moreover, this was clearly a more like a written war challenge. How could she believe that this Yuchi Lianqing really approached her in order to be friends?

Luo Qing Luan laughed indifferently. She'd heard that Yuchi Lianqing and the third princess, Nangong Wan'er were very close friends. She reckoned that this girl wanted to take revenge on behalf of Nangong Wan'er for what happened at the Flower Bestowment Feast last time. Wanting to properly embarrass her, right?