History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 18

She really loves inkstones, most of the shelves in the house are all kinds of good inkstones she collected, and every time she goes to He Wenzhan's study, she always collects them.When I heard that Xu Lang was going to give her this, I couldn't help but feel itchy, but when I thought of the fan of Monk Daoqing, I felt depressed.

Brought two or three books and went out, Zhang's mother had already arrived with a lamp, Lin Lang didn't mention Xu Lang's matter, she informed He Wenzhan, and asked a young man to help her deliver a pack of books to Lanling Courtyard doorway.

With these interesting things, Lin Lang was much happier, buried her head in the pile of books to pass the time, and soon forgot Xu Lang.Who knew that when she went to Yawen Academy to visit Jiang Shi on the third day, she happened to meet He Weijie coming back, and said to her, "Second sister is here, and I happen to have something for you."

Surprised, Lin Lang followed him in, and saw him take out a brocade box, inside which was an inkstone.He Weijie handed over the brocade box, "Xu Er heard that it was your birthday a few days ago, please ask me to give this as a congratulatory gift, my sister can play with it."

The inkstone is indeed a good one, it should be from the Duan inkstone in the south, Linlang can see the benefits at a glance.There is nothing to say about its material, the patterns carved on it are as delicate as waves, and two clusters of orchids are carved out, the carving is excellent.The natural unpolished oval shape looks smooth and delicate, it may not be suitable for a man's desk, but it is perfect for a girl.

She accepted it with a smile, raised her head and said, "Big Brother, please thank Second Brother Xu for me." He Weijie waved his hand.The He family has a good relationship with the Xu family, and Xu Lang and Lin Lang have a lot of contact, so a birthday gift is nothing at this moment.

Joyfully returning to the Lanling Courtyard with her new treasure in her hands, Lin Lang put aside her slight irritation towards Xu Lang in an instant.After placing the inkstone on the table for a long time, I felt that it was more interesting than the famous ancient inkstones I had found before. The shape of the goose egg and the orchid decoration were also more satisfactory, so I decided not to display it properly, and put it on the table to polish it every day. Ink, enjoy it all the time.

However, she still had something hidden in her heart. The sheep flower vine under Qin's bed hadn't been found yet, so she always had a lump in her heart.

When going to the front yard to accompany Mrs. Qin, Lin Lang took advantage of no one to ask questions, and Mrs. Qin said, "The man has already appeared, and I'll release him when Mother Wei finds out."

Lin Lang wanted to ask more detailed questions, but Qin said, "You'll know when Wei's mother loses her hair. You'll be fine if you know this kind of thing. At a young age, it's important to study and learn to work as a female worker."

"Learn to be a female worker?" Lin Lang saw that Qin Shi refused to say anything, and could only joke, "That mother taught me."

Qin smiled and patted her, "Even I dare to arrange it!" She was immersed in the pile of books since she was a child, and the female worker has always been silent. When she marries into her husband's house, the only thing she can do is cooking.But the female workers were not important to her, so she held Lin Lang's hand and stood up, "It's hot, let's make some ice cream cheese."

The weather is indeed getting hotter every day, and the jacket has been replaced by a single shirt. Now it is stuffy at noon, and it is too hot to wear thin gauze.

It was only on the fourth day of the fourth day that there was a light rain, and the sweltering heat of the past few days was swept away, and the rain-washed He Mansion looked fresher.Lin Lang was naturally in a good mood in such weather, thinking that she could go out to watch the dragon boat race with He Wenzhan tomorrow, her mood was even better.

Who knew that in the evening someone would suddenly come looking for He Wenzhan, saying that the palace accidentally flooded and burned half of Ximing Palace, and even burned half of the nearby Zhaowen Hall.

It's really strange that there is water in this weather, but the Zhaowen Museum hides rare books and books that are hard to find in the world, and even hides a lot of orphan books. Half of them were burned by this fire, and the loss can be regarded as heavy.He didn't dare to delay, so he entered the palace and went to Zhaowen Hall immediately.

When he came back, it was already past the time to light the lights, He Wenzhan entered the door worriedly, and said to Linlang, "Ling Dang'er, Daddy can't accompany you out tomorrow, ask your elder brother to take you."

This is obviously a major event in the Zhaowen Hall. Qin quickly asked the reason, and He Wenzhan said: "You also know that the emperor likes to do carpentry work. In the past two days, he piled up a lot of wood in Ximing Palace on a whim to carve. Who knows The fire broke out, and most of the Zhaowen Hall was burned down. There were a lot of rare and rare books inside, and some of them have been busy these days."

Speaking of which, the current emperor can be regarded as a rare genius in the world.Obviously born in the royal family, he was brought up as a prince since he was a child. The best Confucian officials in the world are all his teachers. Who knows that he has no interest in governing the country. , so he devoted himself to the carpenter's work, and didn't even ask about political affairs.

Fortunately, the assistant ministers selected by the late emperor were all loyal people. They have helped him manage the government for more than ten years without any major mistakes.

The treasures in the Zhaowen Hall are all the treasures painstakingly accumulated by the emperors and scholars of the past dynasties. It is really a pity that they were burned away by such a fire.

He Wenzhan, who loves books, really feels sorry for those burned classics, but it is the current emperor who set the fire, so people can't lose their temper at all, they can only sulk and sulk.

Lin Lang also knew the seriousness, and didn't dare to pester He Wenzhan any more, so she sat with him for a while and then went back.

Tomorrow's dragon boat race still made her look forward to it. The only thing she was worried about was that He Weijie and Xu Lang had always been friends, so if she went out with He Weijie tomorrow, she wouldn't run into him, right?

(End of this chapter)