The two brothers sat for a while, had some tea and snacks, and then made an appointment to visit the library.
As soon as she entered the door of Zhuangyuan Library, Mu Lin noticed some girls going to the west area in groups. She was curious because most of the books she wanted to buy were in the east and north areas, and she had not visited the west area yet.
Then he asked Qin Zishu: "What kind of books are sold in the West District? Brother, let's go and take a look?"
Qin Zishu was also the kind of person who would always leave after buying books in the East District, so he replied: "I have never been to the West District either. Let's go and take a look together."
Different from the simple white of the East District and the deep brown of the North District, the bookshelves and counters in the West District are painted a dreamy pale blue with rows of books stacked on them and a large pink and purple banner hanging on the top, which reads "The boss ran off with his sister-in-law and the lady boss is so angry that she remarried and is selling off her stock at a low price. So the West District is having a clearance sale. Buy one get one free, buy two get three free and everything is half price. Don't miss it if you pass by."
Mu Lin was stunned for a moment, then he looked back at the title of the book in front of him, and this time he just stood there in a daze.
Two or Three Things We Must Say About Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Fox Fairy
The Domineering Little Prince of the Dragon Girl
The Princess Can't Escape: Su Xiang's Forced Love
The steward stepped forward with great discernment and introduced enthusiastically: "Young Master, this is your first time here, right? You really have a good eye. This row is all fan fiction books about the Great Qin Empire, written by the great mystery creator Gou Xue, Bu Yan Luan, and Ri Ri Huan with all his heart..."
Mu Lin looked at Qin Zishu with an indescribable look on his face, "Do you know that your ancestors were involved with monsters and mythical beasts?"
Qin Zishu was also stunned there. When he received Mu Lin's gaze, he suddenly had a sudden thought and asked, "Is there...Jing Sheng?"
"Of course there is, of course there is. Sir, behind you is the finished section. You no longer have to scratch your head and wait for the serialization. This book "Emperor Jingcheng's Sweet Wife" is the masterpiece that made Yongsu famous! And this book "Taifu Xianyuan: Emperor Ming Loves Me Again" is a classic work in the world of love and sadomasochism..."
Mu Lin: “…”
Why didn't she remember that her great-grandfather married a concubine? Wasn't his queen the eldest princess of Chen
Wait, what is the relationship between her father and the Grand Tutor? Isn't it a master-disciple relationship
Mu Lin opened the book "Taifu Xianyuan" and her eyelashes and fingers trembled at the same time.
Oh, the flirty pink and purple pages were printed with ink characters and small regular script, and exuded a faint and charming fragrance. It was about how Song Taifu got a chance to become an immortal by chance, and fell in love with the newly born little prince at first sight, and gave up his ascension to stay in the imperial city.
The exiled immortal master has an ageless face and teaches the little prince to grow up. The following plot is that the relationship between the master and the little prince continues to sublimate amid countless cliché misunderstandings of "you love me, I don't love you, I love you, I want to force you to stay by my side"...
Mu Lin turned directly to the last page. The tutor finally succeeded in turning the little prince, who later became Emperor Ming, into a gay. The two stayed together for the rest of their lives and lived a shameless and happy sexual life.
Mu Lin: "… Is this what Danqing is? Why do I still not quite understand it?"
"I can tell from the looks of it that you are just getting started. Danqing is about beautiful love! This is the entry book for countless rotten girls. Buy it home and you will open the door to a new world. Don't miss it!"
Mu Lin: "...What is a rotten girl?"
The manager winked at her playfully, "I just like beautiful women~"
Mu Lin's eyes were stung again.
Qin Zishu: "... What is Danmei?"
"Oh, this young master! Do you know more about the love between Long Yang and Duan Xiu?"
Mu Lin swore that she saw her usually steady and calm senior brother twitch his eyes, then grabbed her wrist and coughed lightly to cover it up.
"Yizhen, shall we go to the East District? I have a few books to recommend to you... Master Yuan also gave me a reference list..."
When the women around saw the two handsome young men pulling each other, their eyes lit up as if they were ready to devour someone.
"Wait a moment." Mu Lin spoke faster to communicate with the manager, "Do you have a book about love between men and women?"
In fact, she cannot quite accept Danmei, and she yearns for a love story with harmonious yin and yang between men and women and a lingering love story.
"This book, 'The Blood of Master Bingshan's Heart', is the best-selling immortal cultivation romance in our store. It is divided into three volumes, upper, middle and lower. Now the West District is having a big sale, and it only costs thirty cents. Young master, buy two danmei books and get these three for free. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this store again! The girls behind are still lining up to buy it, young master, don't hesitate any longer, buy it, buy it, buy it!"
"Yizhen..."
Mu Lin made a quick decision, took out thirty coins from his purse and slapped them on the counter, "Please pack these three books for me, as well as the other two books, "Qin Shidi" and "Taifu Xianyuan"!"
"Okay!" The steward quickly wrapped the book in oil paper, "Do you need anything else?"
Qin Zishu's face was dark as he was about to drag Mu Lin away, so she had no choice but to quickly take the book from the steward and follow her senior brother's pace.
"Young Master, if you come again, please come to me and I will recommend the latest books to you! I will save the best for you..."
Finally away from the sight of those strange rotten girls, Qin Zishu let go of Mu Lin's arm, took the book from her hand, and said: "I will keep these evil books for you, so that you won't get addicted and ruin your study."
"Brother! Don't you really believe in my determination?"
"Do not believe."
"No, I bought this with my own money. It can help me broaden my horizons, learn about history, and absorb the wisdom of the ancients..."
"Don't be so serious. I almost believed you." Qin Zishu poked Mu Lin's head and unwaveringly transferred the book to his other hand, further away from her.
Mu Lin lost all interest and decided not to go to the East District. He walked out without looking back.
Qin Zishu followed behind her without saying a word.
The two brothers actually quarreled over some storybooks and did not speak to each other after returning to Xinyi Residence.
Mu Lin felt that her own father didn’t discipline her so strictly, so why would Qin Zishu do that
Qin Zishu felt that this little girl had no taboos and would sooner or later learn bad things if she was not disciplined. He must not tolerate or compromise with her and must let her admit her mistakes herself!
In this way, the two of them lived under the same roof without speaking to each other for three days. They also ignored each other in the study, which caused the atmosphere in the study to be extremely wrong.
"Hey, Tan Yizheng, did you have a fight with the head monk?" While Qin Zishu was at the teacher's place, Ye Cheng couldn't help but poke her.
Mu Lin said coldly: "No."
"You still say no, but recently the head of the dormitory seems to be fine. He looks cold when he looks at people. Every time he comes to collect homework, I get scared and can be in a state of fear for a long time..."
"I'm afraid you made him angry." Mu Lin snorted coldly, turned his head away and ignored Ye Cheng.
She must not give in on this matter, otherwise Qin Zishu would become even more aggressive towards her.
She really annoys him!
"Tan Yizhen, come out for a moment!"
Mu Lin suddenly heard Master Xin's voice. She turned around and saw Master Xin standing outside the window looking at her.
For some reason, her heart skipped a beat. Facing the teacher's meaningful gaze, Mu Lin stood up suddenly, and her heart seemed to be hit hard by something.
Something deviated from the established trajectory where she couldn't see, or the stars fell into the abyss without warning. When Mu Lin reacted, he had already hurried to Master Xin.
"Master..."
"Yizhen, Jingsheng said that your loved one is seriously ill and needs you to go back immediately..."
A loved one is seriously ill...
Mu Lin seemed to be having trouble breathing, and immediately interrupted him, "Teacher, may I ask which of your closest relatives is this?"
"Your brother."
Mu Lin's brain exploded with a buzzing sound. She seemed to have heard nothing clearly, but also seemed to have heard everything. The four words "brother" kept echoing in her mind, like a spell constantly stinging her mind, like fireworks exploding in her mind, and she was unable to react.
"Your family has already prepared a carriage outside the academy. Don't cry now... Calm down, Tan Yizhen. Your family is still waiting for you to come back..."
Yixi…
Mu Lin wiped away her tears as if she had just woken up from a dream. She no longer cared about anything else and immediately ran out of the academy.
"It's true! It's true..."
It seemed like someone was calling her name from behind. Mu Lin was a little confused. Was it an illusion? This voice, along with Master Xin's ghostly words, were all illusions!
Mu Lin ran without looking back, as if he wanted to leave all the nightmares behind him. Tears rolled down from his eyes, hit the ground and mixed with the dust.
A huge force suddenly came from the side and pulled her into his arms.
"Yizhen, calm down!" Qin Zishu held her in his arms and wiped her disheveled face with a handkerchief.
He had never seen her so fragile and uneasy. He felt an inexplicable pain in his heart and wished he could take on all her pain and suffering.
Mu Lin pushed his hand away fiercely and growled, "How can I stay calm! My little brother is still waiting for me to come back! He is seriously ill!"
As if something had been touched, Mu Lin burst into tears. She struggled frantically and said hysterically, "How many days will it take for news to come from Kyoto? Can he still wait for me to return... Why did I come to such a far place to study? Can he still wait for me to return... Qin Zishu, tell me, is he still waiting for me?"
“…Qin Yuan, let me go! Let me go!”
Qin Zishu tightly hugged Mu Lin's shoulders and said coldly, "How do you want to go back? On horseback? If you continue to be so crazy, he won't die, but you will die on the road! You will never see him again!"
Mu Lin trembled all over, and gradually lost the strength to struggle. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down. He took the handkerchief from his hand and wiped his face clean. He stood up straight and said calmly: "Thank you, I will go back safely."
"Yizhen...will you come back?"
"No, I want to keep him."
Mu Lin smiled lightly, hugged him gently, and said regretfully in his ear: "Senior Brother, I'm leaving now."
After saying that, she strode forward without looking back.
"Yizhen, take care."
She heard a sigh from behind her, which sounded like a compromise, or like a sigh of care.
Mu Lin quickened her pace and ran all the way to the outer gate of the academy. Bai Qi was waiting for her at the door as expected.
Seeing her come out, Bai Qi quickly followed and whispered, "The prince is seriously ill and has been talking about wanting to see you..."
"I understand." Mu Lin's voice was cold and indifferent, like the frost in early winter, with a power that could calm people's hearts.
"Let's go back to the palace," she said.
Stepping on the prepared Arabian horse, Mu Lin quickly headed towards Kyoto.
Mulan once joined the army for her father, traveling thousands of miles to fight, crossing mountains and rivers like flying. Now, in order to rush back to her loved ones, she has crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, not fearing the biting wind and frost.
The directions are completely opposite, but the original intentions are the same.
When Mu Lin rode his horse into the inner palace of the imperial city and stopped outside Qinghan Palace, the little prince who had been unconscious in the palace suddenly opened his eyes slowly.