The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1096 Booklet

  Sheng Yuan stared at the "big fish" in front of him for a long time before blurting out a sentence:

“This, this…Brother Ku Yun, it’s actually you?!”

Kuyun is Yang Wennong's pen name. Because they both worked under An Laokou, Sheng Yuan and Yang Wennong, the left and right assistant ministers, often addressed each other by their pen names.

Yang Wennong wiped his face with a bitter smile and said, "Please ask Wenzhen to ask someone to help me take off this fish skin coat!"

At this moment, he was wearing a layer of fish skin cover all over his body. It was this fish skin cover that covered his head, face and feet tightly, making him look like a huge fish in the sea.

Even with the help of two guards, it still took Yang Wennong nearly half a cup of tea to pull himself out of the overalls.

He heaved a sigh of relief, and when his eyes met Sheng Yuan's, he shook his head in embarrassment, and said with a sigh and a smile: "I made a fool of myself in front of Wen Zhen! If I didn't have to take these books off the island, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble based on my swimming ability."

Sheng Yuan originally wanted to tease him, but when she saw the stack of booklets wrapped in rabbit skin, she stood up.

"This is a record book of the financial resources of the island. It records the caravans that trade at home and abroad, the local noble families with whom they have close relations, and the officials and generals at all levels who have had dealings with them from time to time." Yang Wennong untied the rabbit skin that wrapped the book and pushed the dozen or so books inside to Sheng Yuan. "More importantly, there is actually a special book in it that records many palace maids of the Chen Dynasty."

At the end of his words, a hint of worry flashed across his eyes.

Sheng Yuan was not stupid. He immediately reacted after hearing what he said: "Brother Ku Yun, could this booklet be obtained from the Lang family?"

After all, no matter how stupid Nanny Zhi was, she couldn't let such a backup plan fall into place on paper.

"Wen Zhen is clear. I don't have many other advantages. The only things I can be proud of are my memory and my hearing. Before, on the island, they bullied me and prevented me from leaving. Since they saw that I was not a big threat, they gave me the opportunity to discover the secret room on the island."

Yang Wennong puffed out his chest proudly: "At that time, I noticed that Nanny Zhi looked at me strangely, and I was afraid that she would take advantage of the opportunity to attack me, so after Lady Lang left, I took the opportunity to enter the secret room. I originally wanted to hide there, but I didn't expect to discover the secret passage and these booklets hidden inside... Because of these booklets, I decided to take the risk and leave the island. Look, this fish skin coat was also taken out from there." "So Brother Kuyun swam all the way here?" Sheng Yuan was impressed, and kept pondering the names of the palace people of the Chen Dynasty in his mind.

Yang Wennong nodded and was about to show off when a gust of wind made him sneeze continuously.

"Brother Kuyun, have you caught a cold? Quick, send Minister Yang to the bamboo house at the back to rest!" Sheng Yuan's last sentence was addressed to the guards.

Yang Wennong wanted to say no, but when he saw Sheng Yuan's eyes lingering on the booklet, he immediately changed his mind and bowed and said yes.

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After the excitement brought by Yang Wennong, it was almost dawn. Sheng Yuan was confused and couldn't sleep well, so he simply pondered the booklet he had just received.

Xiaoyao brought breakfast and saw Sheng Yuan still writing at the desk, yawning from time to time. She couldn't help feeling distressed.

After waiting for Sheng Yuan to put down the paper and pen, Xiaoyao hurried forward to persuade her: "Although these books were brought back by Minister Yang, who can guarantee that these books are authentic? Even if Minister Yang is still reliable, who knows if the person who made these books has ulterior motives? Why does Miss have to stay up late and suffer for this?"

"You can't say that." Sheng Yuan took the warm towel and covered his face with it, then said weakly, "Since there are real and fake books, I naturally have to have two strategies."

"You are the only one who suffers if you always blame others for everything!" Xiaoyao was unable to persuade him and angrily said to Sheng Yuan, "You haven't even entered the central government yet. If you are called a minister one day and you still do this, you will be burned like a lamp oil!"

  Sheng Yuan didn't get angry at her words. He put the handkerchief back into Xiaoyao's hand with a smile. Just as he was about to say something funny, he suddenly glanced at a couplet of poetry on a page of the booklet:

"[Look at the river from Wangjiang Island, and think about the virtuous in Sixian Palace]."

Suddenly, my mind opened up.