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

Chapter 126 Leaving in a Shame

This was already a great act of leniency; instead of having the guards throw them out, they were allowed to leave on their own.

"No, no!" Chen Baosheng and Kong Muqing were anxious. If they were really kicked out in disgrace, the news would spread throughout Bianjing tomorrow. Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing? They wouldn't dare to go out then.

"It was this woman who poured the tea on us first." Kong Muqing tried her best to shift the blame onto the woman.

"Pah! They've already apologized to you and offered to pay you back, but you're still being unreasonable and making exorbitant demands."

"Exactly! And you even insulted us women! People who are so disrespectful shouldn't be at this banquet."

Before the woman could explain, people around her started talking all at once, and Kong Muqing and her companions naturally couldn't win the argument against the group.

Seeing that they were looked down upon by the people at the book appreciation event, they could only slink away from the banquet.

After they left, the banquet became much more harmonious. Sun Xianren didn't say much, but told everyone to chat while he went to attend to some matters. When the time came and everyone had arrived, they would begin today's book appreciation gathering together.

No one had any objections to Sun Xianren.

Sun Xianren merely glanced at Lance Nian standing in the crowd.

Lan Sinian respectfully clasped his hands in a bow, and then Sun Xianren left, as if he had only come out to support Bai Zunxing and the others.

After Sun Xianren left, the sharpness between the men and women present disappeared, and instead, their tacit understanding of shared hatred led them to chat together.

"I didn't expect you two to think alike!" the woman said to the man on the other side.

"Not at all, not at all. I just read Mr. Wuming's stories and naturally couldn't tolerate such disrespectful people towards women," the young man said modestly, but he was still satisfied with his performance.

"Oh, may I ask which book you read, sir, that has given you such insight?" The woman was still quite surprised. She had thought that the man who came to this banquet had only read Mr. Wuming's latest novel.

"Naturally, it's that book about climbing the official ladder, 'Rebirth: I Want to Take Back Everything,' cough cough, of course, except... uh... the romance between men, it's also a good book about political intrigue and struggle." When he mentioned the romance between men, his expression became noticeably unnatural.

“Hey, brother, I think the romance in this book is the real gem.” At this moment, the young man on the other side also joined their discussion.

"Oh! I didn't expect to find someone with the same interests! It's a pleasure to meet you." The woman was pleasantly surprised.

And just like that, a group of men and women quickly got together and started chatting, getting more and more animated as they talked.

Meanwhile, Bai Zunxing and the others, seeing that the crisis had been averted, comforted the woman who had just been threatened by Kong Muqing and the others.

Madam Wei and Madam Ling, among others, knew that the matter had been resolved, so they did not disturb their conversation.

"Thank you so much, ladies. If it weren't for your help today, I probably would have been kicked out."

"What are you thanking me for! We're all women, and you were very brave just now to stand up and defend yourself."

The woman blushed involuntarily after Bai Zunxing said that.

"Anyway, thank you very much. I didn't bring much with me today, but I do have a bookmark signed by Mr. Wuming here." After saying that, the woman took a bookmark out of the book in her hand.

"What? You actually have Mr. Wuming's autograph! And it's even a collector's edition autographed one. I heard there are only ten of them, extremely rare. I bought dozens of collector's edition novels before, but I didn't get one. I even spent a lot of money searching for it on the market for a long time, but I still couldn't find it?!"

"Actually, I didn't get any either, but I have money. Money is the last thing I lack. If you ladies like gold leaves, I have some here that I can give to you."

These words immediately shocked the group.

Judging from the woman's appearance, she certainly doesn't lack money.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that this woman was Sima Mengjun, the daughter of Sima Wenbin, the wealthiest merchant in Jiangnan.

Their trip to Bianjing was also for the purpose of doing porcelain business.

Coincidentally, Sima Mengjun read the popular storybook in Bianjing, "The Little Chef of the Jin Dynasty".

However, as everyone knows, Mr. Wuming has stopped updating. She couldn't help but want to send someone to find out who Mr. Wuming is so that he can resume updating. So she offered a hundred taels of gold.

Only then did she realize that Mr. Wuming had written many storybooks, which were very popular among the women of Bianjing. In order to integrate into Bianjing and make friends, Sima Mengjun bought all of Mr. Wuming's previous storybooks, including picture albums.

After buying all the storybooks, she planned to read them all night. Unexpectedly, she fell in love with them and became even more fond of the author, Mr. Wuming. That's why she spent a lot of money to buy a collector's edition with his autograph from someone else.

"So it was you who offered a hundred taels of gold to meet me?!" Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin exclaimed in unison, but their focus was different from that of Ling Luo and Wei Ruochun.

"No, no, it's not really me, it should be my father." Sima Mengjun scratched his head embarrassedly, but didn't explain why.

"I see." Liang Suxin nodded, indicating that she understood.

"A gentleman does not take what others cherish. This collector's edition, personally signed, is very precious, and I cannot accept it."

Seeing that Bai Zunxing really didn't intend to accept it, she became anxious, "It's alright, I have another personal signature in my residence!"

Hearing her words, Bai Zunxing felt envious. So what happened when she spent all her savings and allowance and still didn't get a single autographed note? In the end, she had wasted her time!

"Oh dear, it's rare to see such sincerity from Sister Sima. Haven't you always admired Mr. Wuming?! Just accept it!" Liang Suxin made the decision for Bai Zunxing, thanked Sima Mengjun, and then took the personal signature from Sima Mengjun and placed it in Bai Zunxing's palm.

"Then I thank you very much, Sister Sima. If you have any trouble in Bianjing in the future, you can come to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence to find me." Bai Zunxing's neck and ears turned red after Liang Suxin teased him like this.

On the other side stood Guan Yan and Lan Sinian quietly. However, both of them were rather introverted, and neither of them took the initiative to chat. Instead, they stood not far away from them, quietly watching the women talk.

Knowing that there were other people around, Guan Yan knew it wasn't appropriate to keep staring at Liang Suxin, so she would occasionally look at the sky and then at the ground.

Meanwhile, Lan Sinian secretly stared at Bai Zunxing's blushing face, his eyes lowered, lost in thought.

Sima Mengjun only realized what was going on when Bai Zunxing mentioned the Marquis of Wu'an's residence.

"The Marquis of Wu'an's residence?!"

The four of them were charmed by her unexpected reaction and burst into laughter.

"No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't know who you ladies were at first, and I thought I could become friends with you!"

Even though she had only been in Bianjing for a little over two months, she knew that the Marquis of Wu'an's residence only had two masters.