Chapter 285 Sympathy can be transferred
The two walked all the way back to Chixiaoyuan.
The servants passing by were also very surprised to see this scene.
The young general and his wife would rarely walk together so closely except when they went to Jing'an Hall to pay respects or had family dinners.
But although they were curious, they didn't dare to talk about anything casually.
Working in the General's Mansion is getting better and better now, and no one wants to lose this hard-earned job.
Chi Xiao Yuan had developed a habit since some time ago. Whenever the young general and the young lady were in the room at the same time, the servants would take the initiative to retreat and would not easily step forward.
Even Yinxing left the room after finishing his part.
"Shan Li, today I not only went to the Moon Viewing Tower, but also strolled outside and heard some interesting things." Song Qingci looked at Shan Li's current appearance and thought of what he heard outside today.
It really proves the old saying that you can't judge a book by its cover.
Shan Li looked mighty and domineering, and he looked decent. Who would have thought that such a person could be so sinister behind the scenes?
"Oh? What did you hear?" Shan Li didn't care.
In other words, he had deliberately created this result.
"Nothing, just a rumor." Song Qingci chatted with him casually as if he really didn't know the inside story.
"You do these things so blatantly, aren't you afraid of being held accountable later?" Song Qingci was really curious.
She heard several groups of people on the street discussing a new storybook that was recently being told in Guangyun Tower.
The general content is about two brothers from the same family going to Beijing to take the imperial examination at the same time.
The second brother was jealous of his eldest brother's talent, so he colluded with outsiders to murder his eldest brother, and replaced his identity and took his place as the top scholar.
But, God have mercy on us.
The eldest brother who was murdered by his second brother survived by some strange coincidence and met a princess who was out for a trip. The princess saved the eldest brother and helped him regain his identity.
The elder brother and the princess developed feelings for each other during their many hardships. Finally, the elder brother who regained his title of No. 1 scholar got married to the princess.
This storybook has been widely circulated in recent days.
Now it’s not just Guangyunlou. Every slightly better teahouse or wine shop in the capital has someone who tells this story.
Even the Langyue Bookstore, which belongs to the General's Mansion, is selling the same book, and it is selling very well.
This is basically the best time for Langyue Bookstore's business since the change of owner.
"It's just a storybook. Only people with a guilty conscience would rush to identify themselves with it." Shan Li was not worried.
"You're awesome!" Song Qingci gave him a thumbs up to show his approval.
People who don't know the inside story will only find this story to be bizarre and fascinating, especially in the end when the male protagonist's eldest brother marries the princess.
That's simply a step to heaven.
It fulfilled the fantasies of so many people!
However, people who know the inside story will know what this story is about as soon as they hear it.
I'm afraid that everyone involved in this matter is trembling in fear now.
"I didn't expect you to use a propaganda war." This story was so bizarre and tortuous, and it satisfied many people's fantasy of rising to fame overnight. So it spread very quickly. Moreover, Song Qingci dared to bet that Shan Li must have found someone to fan the flames behind the scenes.
At this rate, in two days at most, this story would be known to everyone in the capital.
"You can't fight a battle without preparation."
Shen Mozhu's problem needs to be solved, but we can't really let him go and beat the drum to report the incident, so naturally we need to make more preparations.
"I'm optimistic about you!" For some reason, Song Qingci felt very relieved when he saw Shan Li's expression.
Things turned out just as Song Qingci had expected. Within two days, almost the entire capital city was discussing the script of "Li Dai Tao Jiang".
Even the people in the general's mansion knew about it.
"Sister-in-law, have you heard the story of "Li Dai Tao Jiang" recently?" Shan Xi came to Chi Xiaoyuan to eat smoothies again.
Today is the day that my sister-in-law stipulates to be held once every three days.
"Yes, I heard you. You went out?" Song Qingci was also eating smoothies. Her bowl not only had syrup in it, but she also secretly added condensed milk from the space. It tasted especially cool and delicious.
"No." Shan Xi shook her head. "Mother didn't allow me to go out. I heard it from the maids who were cleaning. They said that this story has been talked about outside recently. Almost everyone knows it."
"The storyteller in Guangyun Tower always tells the same old stories. Now that we finally got a new one, we naturally have to tell more stories to attract more attention."
Song Qingci asked Shan Li, the storyteller who first told the story of "Li Dai Tao Jiang" was one of their people. The purpose was to spread this story as quickly as possible.
The imperial court had just held an imperial examination, so a story like this one about the candidates was naturally more attractive.
After all, everyone has a gossipy heart.
It's not your turn to take the exam, but you can't gossip about the stories of the candidates.
Therefore, when doing things, the right time, right place and right people are all very important. If you understand the relationship between these factors, the effect of doing things will be doubled.
"I think so too." Shan Xi had also secretly gone to Guangyun Tower to listen to storytelling. But how could those stories before be compared with this one?
This now feels like a real story.
If the storyteller had not told him in advance that the story was purely fictional and any similarities were purely coincidental, Shan Xi would have believed it to be a true story.
"I think that Mr. Qin was too miserable before. He did nothing wrong, but his brother plotted against him. He almost lost his life. Fortunately, he met the princess later. After going through numerous hardships, he finally set things right." Shan Xi said his opinion.
Her opinion was the same as most people's. They all felt that Mr. Qin in the storybook was very pitiful.
This is probably the effect that Shan Xi wants to achieve.
Only by fully sympathizing with Young Master Qin in this storybook can one give Shen Mozhu the greatest tolerance when the truth is finally revealed.
Because sympathy can be transferred. Especially when everyone knows that this story has a prototype, those who sympathize with the storyteller Qin Dagongzi will unhesitatingly give such feelings to Shen Mozhu, who is the prototype character.