Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang are not very clear about the friendship between Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang. This coachman named Wu Lao Er also bumped into a few times by chance, and only knew that Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang were very close in private.
His mouth was strict, and he didn't talk nonsense outside.
But now that something happened to Ning Zhiyuan, Second Wu couldn't care about that much.
"What happened to Ning Bianxiu?" Xiao Liulang asked.
Wu Lao Er said anxiously and worriedly: "He broke an antique inkstone in Wenhua Pavilion. I heard that it belonged to the late emperor... What do you think we can do with this? If you really ask about the crime, I would rather edit and repair the official career. !"
Destroying the royal family's belongings is indeed a taboo, and even Han Xueshi couldn't protect Ning Zhiyuan.
Wenhua Pavilion is not far from the Gongyuan. Xiao Liulang asked the people from the Gongyuan to go there first, and he will come later after handling some things himself.
Later, Xiao Liulang and Wu Lao Er went to Wenhua Pavilion.
The plants, trees, bricks and tiles of Wenhua Pavilion are all the same as before.
Xiao Liulang's expression froze for a moment.
"Xiao Xiuzhuan, Xiao Xiuzhuan?" Second Wu called him.
Xiao Liulang returned to his senses, looked at Wu Er and said, "I'm fine, where is the person?" Without waiting for Wu Er to show him the way, he nodded and said, "I see, I'm listening to Fengyuan."
After that, he walked towards Tingfengyuan.
Wu Lao Er was at a loss: "I don't seem to tell you that people are listening to Fengyuan... And have you been here? Do you know where Fengfengyuan is?"
Wenhua Pavilion has a total of three courtyards. The main pavilion is called Wenhua Pavilion, which is used to store books. Tinglan Courtyard is the private courtyard of Princess Xinyang, Tingtao Courtyard is another courtyard used to entertain guests. The courtyard is a place to collect antique treasures and some classical books that need to be restored.
The reason why Han Xueshi came here today is because Princess Xinyang brought back a large box of paintings by famous teachers from Fengdu Mountain, among which are two books of Mencius and The Doctrine of the Mean, annotated by Mr. Zhuge, a great scholar of the previous dynasty.
Princess Xinyang intends to donate these two books to the Hanlin Academy.
Because it was a book that was just moved back and was about to be sent out, it was not put into the library, but was temporarily placed in the Tingfengyuan.
Xiao Liulang came to Tingfengyuan with ease.
He found that nothing has changed here, at least not all the people inside are familiar faces.
Now the steward in charge of Wenhua Pavilion has the same surname as Wu Lao Er. He is almost fifty years old, but he looks like he is only in his early forties.
This incident caused a lot of trouble. Not only him, but also several deputy stewards of Wenhua Pavilion came along with him.
Ning Zhiyuan was brought here by Han Xueshi. If something goes wrong, he can't escape the responsibility. He is begging for mercy to several stewards, asking if he can take the inkstone away. There is a doctor in the Hanlin Academy who is proficient in restoring antiques Give him a try.
Several stewards did not give Han Xueshi this face, and insisted that Ning Zhiyuan should be detained and handed over to Princess Xinyang for a while.
"Master Han." Xiao Liulang walked over, bowed his hands to Bachelor Han, and looked at Ning Zhiyuan beside him.
Ning Zhi saw him from afar, like seeing a life-saving straw: "Rokuro!"
Han Xueshi frowned and said, "Didn't you go to the Gongyuan? Why did you come here? This is not something you should be involved in. You should leave quickly."
Xiao Liulang said: "Gongyuan didn't start classes so early. I heard that something happened here. Ning Bianxiu was recommended by me. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have this kind of thing."
"Six..." Ning Zhiyuan corrected his title, "Xiao Xiuzhuan don't say that, I accidentally knocked off the inkstone, and it has nothing to do with you."
Xiao Liulang didn't rush to appease Ning Zhiyuan, but looked at the stewards on the opposite side: "Can you show me that inkstone?"
Guanshi Wu saw that he was wearing the official uniform of the Hanlin Academy, and knew that he was a Hanlin official, but he did not refuse his request, but... Director Wu looked at his lame leg and crutches with a strange look.
Xiao Liulang was accustomed to this kind of scrutiny, and stood there without being humble or arrogant, waiting for the servants of Wenhua Pavilion to carefully bring the broken inkstone on a tray.
This is the royal inkstone used by the third generation of the Daxi Dynasty kings. It belongs to the antiques of the previous dynasty. No wonder the stewards of Wenhua Pavilion are so nervous.
However, this inkstone was not broken by Ning Zhiyuan, it was broken long ago, it was broken by Xiao Heng when he was young.
Worrying about being spanked by Princess Xinyang, he asked Long Yi to find fish bleaching glue and glued it on his own.
Therefore, Ning Zhiyuan was really tricked by him.
Xiao Liulang said without changing his face: "This inkstone was originally broken."
"You are talking nonsense!" Manager Wu said sharply, "How could it be bad? Are you insinuating that we broke the inkstone and put the blame on your Hanlin Academy?"
Ning Zhiyuan was actually a little confused, but no one believed him, so he didn't dare to question himself, Xiao Liulang opened his mouth, and he followed with a bit of confidence: "I also don't think I fell. It's bad, there is a wooden floor below, and this thing is not placed high, who knows how it can be broken in half after a light knock... "
Han Xueshi looked at Xiao Liulang: "What evidence do you have?"
Although she didn't want Ning Zhiyuan to be guilty, she didn't want others to betray her in order to get Ning Zhiyuan off the hook. Princess Xinyang was not a good-natured person, and slandering her servants would have serious consequences.
Xiao Liulang showed the inkstone to Xueshi Han: "This crack is a few years old, and there are traces of fish bleach glue. If the stewards don't believe it, you can go and invite Dr. Nie from the Hanlin Academy and Guozijian's sacrificial wine. The two of them can tell at a glance."
Dr. Nie is the doctor of the Five Classics who is proficient in restoring antiques.
Not to mention the old sacrificial wine, not only can he identify antiques, but he can also counterfeit antiques.
When Han Xueshi heard this, he immediately sent someone to the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College to invite experts.
After careful identification by the two, it was confirmed that what Xiao Liulang said was true, that this inkstone has indeed been broken for some years.
However, several stewards were still skeptical.
Han Xueshi smiled lightly: "A few stewards can't trust me in the Hanlin Academy, and can't they trust the Imperial Academy? Our Hanlin Academy has nothing to do with the Imperial Academy!"
This is the real truth. Who knows that the Hanlin Academy is the camp of Master Zhuang, and Master Zhuang and the old sacrificial wine go their separate ways.
Old Sacrificial Wine: Did the apprentice get to know him at the Hanlin Academy
Lao Jijiu stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Okay, okay, there are some things that shouldn't have been said. After all, the little Marquis has passed away, so it's not wrong to discuss him again, but you can't hurt someone just because of this. Innocent people take the blame. In fact, this inkstone... was broken by Xiao Heng! He was naughty when he was young, he broke the inkstone and dared not tell Princess Xinyang, and secretly took it to the Guozijian and asked me to fix it for him... Yes, this inkstone was stuck by me! Do not believe… "
Do not believe how? Go underground to find Xiaohou Ye for evidence
Several stewards had pictures in their minds, all of them were shocked and dared not speak again!
The old sacrificial wine waved his hand: "Okay, I will go to tell Princess Xinyang about the inkstone, and I will not embarrass you."
At this point, the stewards breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if they had never served the little Marquis, they knew that Lao Jijiu was the teacher of the little Marquis. Since he took the responsibility over, they would have nothing to do with them.
A storm broke out.
Han Xueshi thought that he could meet Princess Xinyang, but until they left, Princess Xinyang didn't come to Wenhua Pavilion, and he felt a little regretful.
After leaving the Wenhua Pavilion, Xiao Liulang looked at the old sacrificial wine without a word: "The teacher's mouth is really..."
The old sacrifice wine waved his hand: "As always excellent, I know!"
Xiao Liulang: "..."
as long as you are happy.
On the other side, Gu Jiao entered the palace.
She is now a frequent visitor to Renshou Palace, and she doesn't need to check the token, she just swipes her face and enters the palace.
She went to send candied fruit to her aunt. Recently, my grandfather has improved a candied fruit. The taste is sweeter, but the sugar content is very small. My aunt can eat one more per day.
When she was walking to Renshou Palace, she suddenly heard someone calling her.
"Girl Gu!"
It was Princess Rui's voice.
Gu Jiao hadn't seen Princess Rui for a while, mainly because she encountered a wave of assassinations on the way back from visiting Princess Jing from the nunnery. King Rui was so frightened that she didn't allow Princess Rui to go out again for two months.
"I knew it was you!" Princess Rui came over and took Gu Jiao's arm affectionately, "You seem to have grown taller again! Unlike me, you can only grow flesh."
Gu Jiao looked at her slightly round body and said, "You're not fat."
It's really not fat, Princess Rui used to be too thin, and now it's normal.
Concubine Rui said, "That's what you and the lord said! Mammys don't allow me to eat too much, because I'm afraid the fetus will grow too big and not be able to give birth."
Gu Jiao believed that in ancient times when medical treatment was not developed enough, all children were born naturally, and it was the best choice to not eat too much on the premise of ensuring nutrition.
But looking at Princess Rui's complexion, she knew that the maids actually took good care of her.
Princess Rui sighed: "I haven't been out for a long time, and I don't even know that Princess Jing has passed away. The prince is probably hiding it from me because he is afraid that I will be sad and upset."
Concubine Jing's matter was kept a secret, and Gu Jiao wasn't sure if Prince Rui heard any rumors.
"How have you been recently?" Princess Rui asked.
"It's okay." Gu Jiao said.
Princess Rui sighed: "Why don't you come to the mansion to find me? You don't know that I've been suffocated to death in the past two months."
Gu Jiao looked at her bulging belly and said, "Are you still bored with him with you?"
Princess Rui and Yao's due date are the same as early October, and she is now more than seven months pregnant.
Her belly looked bigger than Yao's.
Speaking of the child in her womb, Princess Rui showed a touch of maternal tenderness: "I don't know if it's a son or a daughter, I want to give birth to a son for the prince! If it is a son, it will be the first grandson of the father, and the father will definitely very happy!"
Others would not dare to say that. Princess Rui has a straightforward temperament, and she trusts Gu Jiao very much, so she has no scruples when she speaks.
Just when Gu Jiao was about to listen to the fetal heartbeat in her stomach with a stethoscope, a woman's exclamation came from behind the rockery not far away.
"What-uh-"
As soon as Princess Rui opened her mouth, Gu Jiao covered her mouth vigilantly!
(End of this chapter)