I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 358 How can you dare to mislead a beautiful woman when you are poor?

In the Daxia Imperial Academy, Yan Shu was still reading in the study room on the second floor.

The study room of the Hanlin Academy was actually the emperor's library, and all the books the emperor wanted to read were sent from here.

So there are a lot of books, and the place is huge.

People in the Hanlin Academy rarely came here unless the emperor sent a note asking for a book.

Every day, the maids and eunuchs in the Imperial Academy clean this place.

But Yan Shu liked this place very much. Every morning before dawn, he would register his attendance at the Hanlin Academy, then start cleaning the place, and then start reading here.

Yan Shu was a compiler at the Hanlin Academy, and mainly helped with daily work for the court, such as drafting imperial edicts, compiling historical books, and giving lectures on classics and banquets.

But today, there is very little need for them, so I occasionally help the three provinces: Menxia Province, Zhongshu Province, and Shangshu Province.

Now that the New Year is approaching, the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples are not very busy, so the Hanlin Academy is actually free.

This gave Yan Shu a lot of time to read.

There was no earth dragon in Nuo Da's library, but Yan Shu was wearing thick clothes, so he leaned against the window and flipped through the books in his hands. When his hands got cold, he chewed them with his mouth and rubbed them, and then continued to flip through the books.

Yan Shu's family was poor, so when he was a child, he would work for a wealthy family in the village when he was reading. Then he would borrow books from the wealthy family for free, which was considered as exchanging labor for books.

Later, he became a teacher of the teacher in the village and started to read books in the school. Later, when he arrived in the capital, he could make money by copying books in the Imperial College, and he could also read books. He continued to read like this, occasionally talking to Liu Sanbai next to him. Liu Xuan and the others borrowed books.

It's not that Yan Shu didn't buy books himself, but that he really couldn't afford them. The money he got from periodical stores and some money he got from copying books would be sent to his mother by his fellow villagers, so he had to be shameless. This is how I read the book.

Therefore, being able to read so comfortably in the Hanlin Academy study room, Yan Shu raced against time, not daring to delay at all, and cherished the opportunity very much.

Suddenly, the cold wind sneaked in through the gap in the window that Yan Shu opened slightly to provide ventilation in the study room, and playfully blew the book in Yan Shu's hand, but failed to turn the pages, which made Yan Shu feel the chill.

However, Yan Shu didn't care. He shrank down, rubbed his hands, and continued reading.

But the next moment, Yan Shu heard footsteps.

Looking up, he saw a handsome palace man.

The palace servant held a broom and linen in his hand, but it was as if he had known that Yan Shu would be there. When he saw Yan Shu, the palace servant immediately saluted and said softly: "Master Yan."

Yan Shu carefully put down the book, stood up and bowed in return, then smiled and said, "I have already cleaned this place."

When the palace people heard this, they looked at Yan Shu and blinked coquettishly.

But Yan Shu stopped looking at the palace man and sat down again to continue reading.

The palace man frowned slightly, unavoidably feeling sorry for himself, and wanted to speak, but seeing Yan Shu reading seriously, he couldn't bear it, so he had to bow and turn around to leave.

In fact, she knew that the Number One Scholar was here. After all, ever since the Number One Scholar arrived, he had been here every day before dawn. If he had nothing else to do, he would read until dusk before leaving. Moreover, she knew even better that today, Gu Mr. Chiyu Gu was not here, so he dressed up specially and came here.

but.

The Number One Scholar is a very good person, polite to everyone, and never shows any arrogance, but

Just don't understand the style.

If you look like this, many people will look at you.

The palace people leave.

Yan Shu rubbed his hands again and continued reading.

This handsome number one scholar really doesn't understand amorous feelings.

It’s just that I know the customs of other places in my heart.

Such as a sudden rain hits the withered lotus, a light rain breeze blows through the bamboo forest, the spring breeze blows the iron horse, the beauty looks in the bronze mirror, the general wears a sword, and the green mountains are covered with heavy snow.

In Yan Shu's heart, those are the most beautiful scenes in the world.

Yan Shu continued to read. He had nothing to do today, so reading was the best.

When he saw Mencius' "Looking up to Heaven and not bowing down to others" appearing in the book [Hundred Schools of Miscellaneous Works] he was reading, Yan Shu copied it down.

"Sure enough, it's here."

But just after Yan Shu finished copying, he heard the voice, looked up, and saw Zuo Shaoweng holding a food box in his hand and walking towards him with a smile.

Zuo Shaoweng was also wearing a green robe, and he was not polite. He took a small bench and came to Yan Shu's side. He smiled and said: "I thought, you must have forgotten all about sleep and food here again, so I brought some food over. "

After finishing speaking, Zuo Shaoweng looked at Yan Shu and asked, "Is it because he hasn't eaten anything?"

Yan Shu looked out the window gently and smiled helplessly: "I forgot the time."

Zuo Shaoweng shook his head with a smile, and then opened the food box: "Chi Yu asked me to come and take a look at it. She also said that she was seconded to Li Xiang to help with the Shangyuan Poetry Club before her vacation. She If you don’t, you will definitely forget to eat here.”

Opening the food box, the food was simple, not big fish or meat, but Zuo Shaoweng didn't put it on the table, but put it on the ground.

You can also eat in the study room, and the place where the two of them are is right next to the bed, far away from the books, so it doesn't matter.

But after all, Yan Shu had piled some things that he copied here, so he waited until Yan Shu took the papers and books on the table to a shelf before putting them on the table.

Zuo Shaoweng said with a smile: "They are all home-cooked dishes made by your sister-in-law, and we eat together."

Yan Shu bowed: "Thank you very much."

Zuo Shaoweng smiled and was used to Yan Shu's gift. He helped Yan Shu take the bowl and chopsticks. After those passed by, Zuo Shaoweng also took the bowl and chopsticks, but after thinking about it, he said: "If I were you, I would have told Chi Yu Together."

Yan Shu was stunned and smiled helplessly.

Zuo Shaoweng did not continue to joke, mainly because he saw the words Yan Shu put on the shelf, which was full of copied verses, saying, "You should not be ashamed of heaven, and you should not be humbled by others."

He couldn't help but stand up and glance at the book Yan Shu was reading, and then said with a smile: "I remember that you read this [Hundred Schools of Miscellaneous Works] many times, and copied many copies for the Imperial College."

Yan Shu said: "I saw it when I was sorting it out today. I flipped through a few pages and felt quite inspired, so I started reading it again."

Zuo Shaoweng secretly admired him.

Scholars looked down upon each other, Zuo Shaoweng boasted that he was well-read, and no one among his peers admired him, but now he admires both of them.

The first is the Empress. Zuo Shaoweng clearly knows that the empress's talent and love will be difficult to achieve in her lifetime.

The next person I admire is Yan Shu. Yan Shu is eager to learn all the time. Although he is still the number one scholar, he can retire and work hard, but Yan Shu is still diligent and studious, and he has to admire him.

Cao Shen, the Minister of Rites, who served as an academician of the Hanlin Academy of Nuo Da Hanlin Academy, also had many emotions.

Then, Zuo Shaoweng looked at the small cards on the bookshelves and the many books that had been classified, and sighed again. The ones that had been classified were all those that Yan Shu had read. At a glance, there were at least dozens of books.

Then, Zuo Shaoweng shook his head and said, "If you were the first, I would be the second best." Having said this self-deprecatingly, Zuo Shaoweng looked at Yan Shu and asked, "But this is a wonderful way to organize books. "

Yan Shu nodded: "Thanks to Mr. Su for waking me up, otherwise, it would probably be the same as before."

Mr. Su is Su Linhan.

Although Su Linhan only held an official position of teaching, that is, a teaching assistant, in Yan Shu's eyes, Su Linhan was qualified to be a teacher, so he was called that.

But after saying this, Yan Shu smiled and said: "But in the final analysis, the queen is still the most powerful."

It was Su Linhan who told him to classify the books into different categories in this way, but Su Linhan was instructed by Su Changan.

According to what Su Linhan said, Mrs. Su's books were also very messy. Later, the empress saw that Mrs. Su was sweating profusely looking for books, so she came up with this method.

The Hanlin Academy study room is actually not used all year round, but occasionally the emperor wants to read a book and comes here with the name of the book. There are too many books and it is the most troublesome to find it. Sometimes it may even take a whole day to find it. Although the emperor didn't say anything after finding it, it would be regarded as the Imperial Academy's dereliction of duty.

So Yan Shu thought of sorting it out while he was reading. After reading the book, he would finish sorting it out.

Yan Shu didn't know when all this information would be sorted out, but he knew that it was just a matter of time.

Zuo Shaoweng nodded and was speechless. He didn't know what to say. The main reason was that he had said too many words of praise for the Queen and there was really nothing left to say.

However, when the Queen was mentioned, she thought of the Shangyuan Poetry Fair. Zuo Shaoweng said: "Are you prepared for this Shangyuan Poetry Fair? I heard that many powerful people came to this poetry fair. Shu Princess Wang heard that Lin Ruoyun was also there."

Zuo Shaoweng is always calm, and he only chats like this with close friends.

Yan Shu also knew it, and Yan Shu had few friends, but he was willing to dig deep into his heart when he recognized someone close to him, so he said bluntly: "I'm not prepared."

After that, he added: "My wife also wants to participate, just enjoy the poems."

When Zuo Shaoweng heard this, he laughed a few times, and then said: "I thought so too, but I told Li Wei and Liu Xuan that they were ready. Don't let it slip to me. I am now I just want to see how our empress will defeat the great poets on the poetry list once again. I have heard many people say wild things, saying that they may win the first prize."

Yan Shu nodded: "I want to see it too."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

However, Zuo Shaoweng said after taking a bite of the meal: "The two of us seem to be having fun in the midst of hardships. Although we are said to have flourished in the same era as the empress, a person of unparalleled magnificence, we can see the countless quatrains. But, why is the empress so different from others? We are of the same era."

Yan Shu didn't say anything. He lowered his head to eat and then looked at Zuo Shaoweng: "What's on your mind, Shaoweng?"

Zuo Shaoweng was in a good mood and never said such words, so Yan Shu asked like this.

Zuo Shaoweng knew that he had been seen through, so he did not hide it and said directly: "My elders found me and wanted me to go to the Yang Mansion to plead for my brother, so that he would suffer less in prison."

The dignified Zuo family, however, approached Yang Guofu for mercy from Zuo Shaoweng, a mere editor of the Hanlin Academy who had been kicked out and separated a few years ago.

No one would believe me if I told you this.

But those who know the truth understand the reason.

Just because Su Changan once said, ‘Zuo Shaoweng, isn’t it good? ’

Such a sentence seems simple, but the person who can be praised by the Queen Mother said it in public. There are only a few people, which shows that Zuo Shaoweng is remembered by the Queen Mother.

The weight of Zuo Shaoweng is different, especially now that Yang Guofu is running errands for the Queen. For some reason, Mr. Yang, who dominates the capital, now talks about the Queen with all kinds of exaggerated flattery, so let him There is nothing better than Zuo Shaoweng going to Yang Guofu.

Zuo Shaoweng did not explain everything, but even though Yan Shu could not write or write in the Hanlin Academy, he could hear many things in the capital, especially Liu Sanbai and the others who would always talk more, and Yan Shu would think about it himself after hearing it. I'm too far away from him, so I don't want to talk about it more.

just

Looking at Zuo Shaoweng's appearance, Yan Shu thought for a moment and asked: "Do you still remember the four-character mantra that the Imperial College Empress once said when she gave a lecture before?"

Zuo Shaoweng was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, when suddenly his face suddenly dawned.

Yan Shu knew that Zuo Shaoweng had guessed it, but he still said: "A gentleman will not save you."

Zuo Shaoweng frowned and fell into thinking, but immediately gave a wry smile and said, "When I came here today, I saw Master Qi coming to see Master Cui again. I chatted with him for a few words and found out what happened to Zuo Guangli. , but the second young lady of the Zuo family and the young master of the Qi family made an appointment with some young masters from the south who came to the capital, and some foreigners went to the Qingquan Mountain to bathe in the hot spring pool. If something like that happened to their family, they would How can I be so free to play and discuss business. Instead, Zuo Guangli’s mother came to me and begged me, a person who was expelled from the family, to do this. The kindness of these aristocratic families is cold and warm, and it is as cold as ice to the bone."

Yan Shu didn't know what Zuo Shaoweng meant when he suddenly said this, but he still listened carefully and did not interfere.

Zuo Shaoweng also realized that it was wrong for him to say these complaints to Yan Shu, and immediately shook his head: "Don't blame me, I'm just a little irritated."

Yan Shu nodded to express his understanding, but after thinking for a while, he said: "Remember that a gentleman will not save you, and the sentence I just copied, "You should not be ashamed of heaven, and you should not be humbled by others," is just the right gift for you."

Zuo Shaoweng heard this and bowed to Yan Shu.

Yan Shu quickly returned the gift.

After all, it was time to eat, and Zuo Shaoweng was not willing to talk more about this matter, lest it affect his appetite and make him waste so many sage books, so he changed the topic and said: "Yan Shu, did Cui Yuer escape today? Yesterday she was still there Ask me to help you hide from Master Qi."

Yan Shu was startled, shook his head and said, "I don't know whether to run away or not, but I sent a note asking for leave early, saying that the queen has summoned me and I won't come for the next three days."

Zuo Shaoweng laughed: "She did escape. And moved out of the Queen's house?"

After that, Zuo Shaoweng said with a smile: "It's good to run away. Ruan Zhongshu can forget about it, but Qi Min suddenly wanted to pursue her and even came to propose marriage to the old man of the Cui family. Everyone knows what he was thinking about doing this at this time. , if I were Cui Yu'er, I would run away too. Moreover, the Queen Empress has already been invited out, and the Qi family dare not say anything. It would be best if the Queen Empress directly gave up the idea of ​​the Qi family with an edict. That family is not a good person either. .”

But when he said this, Zuo Shaoweng smiled and shook his head: "I have been with Li Wei and Wei Zijian for a long time, and my words are a bit broken. Let's talk about you and Chi Yu. When will you get engaged."

Yan Shu almost spat out the food in his mouth. He raised his eyes and looked at Zuo Shaoweng: "Didn't you just scold yourself for talking nonsense?"

Zuo Shaoweng said immediately: "How can we talk about your wedding banquet? And the whole Hanlin Academy, from Master Cao to the palace officials, as well as all the eunuchs all over the country, are eagerly waiting for you two."

Yan Shu smiled helplessly, and then watched Zuo Shaoweng pat his empty waist.

How can you dare to mislead a beautiful woman when you are poor?

Zuo Shaoweng, who was second in the rankings, could not guess what Yan Shu meant, so he immediately scolded: "Just make excuses! One day, Lord Jijiu, and Xun Siye can't stand it anymore, so they will handle it for you directly! It's up to you! I can still make excuses then!!”

Yan Shu still smiled helplessly.

then.

He lowered his head and said nothing, just sighed softly.

……

When Su Changan and the others arrived at Qingquan Palace, it was already evening.

After all, I rested on the way and was not in a hurry, so I stopped and started. In addition, I was not going to Qingquan Town, but was going to the palace in the mountain in a detour, so I was a little slow.

Arrive at Qingquan Palace.

(End of this chapter)