The place where the lights were on was a wing room, and Liu Xin walked straight over. In front of the window, a slender figure was reading a book at his desk, reminding Liu Xin of what Cai Yan looked like when he was young, and couldn't help but call out: "Zhao Ji, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?"
The back turned his head and exclaimed: "Ah! Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Liu Xin settled down, only to realize that the person in front of him was not Cai Yan. He was a beautiful twelve or three-year-old girl who seemed to have known each other. She was not wearing a palace costume. He wondered: "Who are you? How come you are here? "
The little girl suddenly blushed and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't you remember the Minnv? Mindv is Zhen Mi from Yecheng."
Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and said, "Oh, look at my memory, now I remember it. But how come you came to the palace?"
Zhen Mi lowered her head and said, "It was the empress empress who let the people in."
It turned out that after Zhen Mi arrived in Chang'an, she rented a big house in Beicheng and settled down. Several loyal servants are in charge of business matters, and she does not need to be asked. So, Zhen Mi, who likes to read, asked about the path the next day, and holding the "letter" Liu Xin gave her, he happily walked to Chang'an Academy.
However, when she came to the gate of the academy and showed the "credential" Liu Xin gave her, the guard at the gate invited her out very politely. If she didn't think that she was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, she could be thrown into jail by simply rushing into the academy with a "kill weapon" in her hand. Because of her so-called "credential", in the eyes of the guards, it is clearly a sharp dagger. With so many people in Liu Xinjun, not everyone has seen Liu Xin's flying knife, and even if they have seen it, not everyone can recognize it.
Zhen Mi had no choice but to return to the residence temporarily. Although you can't see the books in the academy, you can buy the latest Dahan Express in the Chang'an Street Market, as well as some classics printed in books, which made her very fresh for a few days. However, most of the classics available on the market, Zhen Mi, have already read them. They are only printed on paper and then bound into a book. She has never seen them before.
After a few days, Zhen Mi finally couldn't help but came to the gate of Chang'an Academy again. Although the guards on duty were changed, no one was willing to let her in. In a blink of an eye, a month passed, and Zhen Mi still failed to enter the Chang'an Academy where she had been longing for.
Seeing that the token Liu Xin gave her was useless, no matter how she explained it, the guards wouldn't let her in anyway. Zhen Mi felt aggrieved, so she thought of the palace to come to Liu Xin to reason. How could the palace be accessible to her if she wanted to, where the guards were stricter, and she couldn't even get close to the palace gate. Of course, Zhen Mi took out the "credential" again, but was detained by the guards. The imperial palace revealed its murder weapon heavily, and that was pretty good.
At this moment, Ma Yun came back from the outside trial and happened to see the guards grabbing a little girl, so she waved to stop the carriage and stepped forward to inquire. The guards presented the "weapons" seized from Zhen Mi, but Ma Yun recognized that it was Liu Xin's flying knife, so she asked the guards to release Zhen Mi, picked her up in the carriage, and brought her in. Royal palace.
Ma Yun couldn't help but feel amused when Zhen Mi said the whole story. There is no reason to send a flying knife to a little girl as a token. However, she is very interested in Zhen Mi herself. This historical empress Cao Wei is really as quiet as recorded, and she likes to read very much.
Although Zhen Mi is young, her appearance is extremely beautiful. Bian Yu and the others like her very much, especially Cai Yan, who knows that Zhen Mi loves reading, but they are in line with her interest. Although Zhen Mi has never heard of Cai Yan's name, she has admired Cai Yong for a long time and has read several poems by Cai Yong. Zhen Mi learned that Cai Yan was Cai Yong's only daughter, and couldn't help feeling extremely close, and the two had a very happy conversation.
Before I knew it, it was time to close the palace gate. The palace has its own rules. Unless there is an emergency, the palace gate cannot be opened at night. Ma Yun thought for a while, and let Zhen Mi stay in charge. The little girl suddenly felt scared and clamored to go home.
Cai Yan smiled and said: "Don't you like to read books? There are many precious books in this palace, which are usually invisible outside. If you are willing to stay, this palace will let you see enough. Don't worry, tomorrow morning, My palace will arrange for someone to take you home."
Hearing that there are books to read, Zhen Mi hesitated for a while, and agreed.
After so many years, the more than 3,000 volumes of classics collected by Cai Yong, plus those rescued from Luoyang Dongguan, as well as books copied from some noble families, have all been copied from bamboo slips to paper.
The workload of transcribing classics is huge, and it is all done by the students of the academy. Despite the hard work of the students in the academy, they have only copied three copies over the years. One copy was left at Xiangyang Academy, one was sent to Chang'an Academy, and the other was dedicated to Liu Xin as the town palace’s master. treasure.
These classic books add up to tens of thousands of volumes, many of which are rare rare books and orphans. Don't say that outsiders have seen them before, I am afraid they have not even heard of them. These books are so precious that they should be collected properly. More importantly, these books cannot be piled up in the warehouse. Someone must sort them out and sort them into categories. So Cai Yan volunteered to take on this task. Behind Cai Yan's bedroom, there happened to be a yard that fell vacant and became a collection of books, which is where Liu Xin saw the light tonight.
Cai Yan did not break his promise. After dinner, he brought Zhen Mi here. Seeing the dazzling array of books, Zhen Mi couldn't believe her eyes. In particular, these books are all thread-bound books written on paper, which is very convenient to read. Zhen Mi didn't clamor to go home at the time, and sat quietly in front of the window, picked up the classics, and read it without anyone else. Cai Yan didn't bother anymore, leaving the two maids to take care of Zhen Mi, and went back to the bedroom by himself.
The night was getting dark, and the two palace ladies gradually became tired. But Zhen Mi finally saw the precious book she dreamed of, but she was full of energy. The two palace ladies bullied that Zhen Mi was a child and not a member of the palace, so they sneaked back into the room to sleep while she was not paying attention, leaving Zhen Mi alone and still reading there.
After hearing what Zhen Mi said, Liu Xin felt a little embarrassed. The reason why Zhen Mi came to Chang'an has a lot to do with his original promise. Who knew that after Zhen Mi had arrived in Chang'an for more than a month, Liu Xin had forgotten the incident long ago.
At this time, Liu Xin's drinking spirit had already woken up for more than half, and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. She wanted to find some way to compensate her, so she asked: "Miss Zhen, I remember that when you left Yecheng, your Zhen family sent one. Caravan. I wonder if the business of the caravan in Chang'an is good?"
Zhen Mi shook her head, and said, "Men's daughters never ask questions about the family."
Liu Xin thinks about it, too, Zhen Mi is just a little girl, even if she has the talent in this area, people in the family dare not entrust such a major event to her. Liu Xin lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Well, the token I gave you didn't work. It delayed you for a month. Let's talk, what compensation do you want."
Zhen Mi suddenly lit up, pointed to the books all over the room, and said: "The girl dare not ask for any compensation. I only hope that your majesty can let the girl pick a few books here, and the girl will be satisfied."
Liu Xin was taken aback, and suddenly laughed, "Miss Zhen, I can't promise you about this. You can only read the books here, but you can't take them away."
Zhen Mi is a child with a child's disposition, and he is not afraid of the emperor Liu Xin at all. He pouted and said, "Your Majesty, what you say doesn't count."
Zhang Gou'er quickly shouted: "Bold!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and told Zhang Gou'er to step back and said, "Miss Zhen, the books in this house are not my personal possession, and I cannot dispose of them casually. So, if you want to, you can come here to read at any time. In addition, I will give you another set of "Journey to the West" to compensate you for the grievances you have suffered over the past month. What do you think?"
"Really? That's great!" Zhen Mi jumped up excitedly, then sighed again, "Your Majesty, the tokens you gave are not useful at all, let alone the palace, I can't even enter the college. ."
Liu Xin smiled, waved, and said, "Dog, get the token."
Hearing Zhang Gou'er's funny name, Zhen Mi "puchi" laughed. Zhang Gou'er did not dare to speak, and quickly took out a bronze token from his waist and presented it to Liu Xin with both hands. But when Liu Xin glared at him, he said fiercely, "Get the jade medal!"
There are four types of tokens in the palace, which are divided into four levels: bronze, silver, gold, and jade. Bronze tokens are the lowest level tokens. Although holders of bronze tokens can enter the palace, they cannot walk around at will. He needs to be led by others to reach the place he wants to go, and he is not allowed to enter in many places.
However, if you hold the token of Hetian sheep fat white jade, which is the highest grade, you can not only enter and exit the palace freely, but also enjoy the courtesy of VIPs.
Zhang Gou'er didn't expect Liu Xin to send a white jade token to this little girl. He could not help but hesitate to say: "The white jade token is so precious. Give it to such a little girl. If you lose it, it will be a big deal. Your Majesty think twice."
Liu Xin said impatiently: "Okay, okay. This token is only temporarily lent to her, how can it be lost so easily? Besides, the token is marked with a number, even if it is lost, just notify It’s useless if someone picks it up with a personal guard. What's to worry about."
Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to say more, but with a promise, he backed out. Only Liu Xin and Zhen Mi were left in the room.
Although Zhen Mi is just a little girl, Liu Xin still feels that it is a bit wrong for orphans and widows to live in the same room late at night, and can't help but nod and say: "Miss Zhen, you continue to read, I will leave. When Zhang Gou'er will give the token The one sent here, with that token, can pass through the palace unimpeded."
But Zhen Mi said: "Your Majesty, wait!"