History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 25

On May [-]th, Lin Lang greeted He Wenzhan and Mrs. Qin in advance, and went to Lizheng Library accompanied by Mother Wei.

The library is located on Xiliuyuan outside the west of Beijing. It was opened five years ago for women only.

Qi Guo pays attention to writing and ink, and also has the ethos of his daughter's family who can read and write. When you go to the bookstore usually, you can see the figure of the girl in the veiled hat choosing books.In fact, book collection is prevalent in Qi State, and every scholarly home can have a lot of books, but because of the correspondence and other things hidden in it, it is still difficult for the grandson to set foot here, and it is even more difficult for the daughter's home to enter.

The eldest princess of this dynasty is a person who loves poetry and books, so she asked the emperor to open this library, which contains 10,000+ volumes, and all women can come to read it, and it became famous all over the place.

When Lin Lang was sensible, the library had just opened, and she fell in love with it after following He Xuanji around it a few times, and would always come here once a month.The books in the library can be read here, and can also be registered in the booklet and taken home, and returned after reading. If there is something that is not understood, a specially invited female teacher will explain it.

There is He Wenzhan and the Qin family in Lin Lang's house, so naturally there is no need to come here to answer questions, but if you want to choose books, this is the best place——

There is a female official in the library who specializes in buying books. Whenever there are new books in the market, she will pick some good ones and buy them.Lin Lang came here to walk around, looking at the right one, or borrowing it back or buying it from a book store, which saved a lot of time.

Linlang brought Jinxiu and Jinping into the library accompanied by Mother Wei, and asked Jinxiu to return the books. She walked to the corner she was used to, and she saw Pei Mingxi in a plain white dress, buried in a book .

The library occupies a large area, and since it was built at the expense of the royal family, the tables and chairs in the rooms are all carefully made.Not far from the outside of this study is a pool with slender bamboo branches, connected by small bridges and curved corridors below, and there are many girls reading or chatting on stone tables and bamboo chairs.

Pei Mingxi was sitting there in a white dress. Outside the window was a clear pool and lush bamboo branches. Two pots of summer flowers were in full bloom on the window sill, as beautiful as a picture.

Lin Lang suddenly thought of Pei Mingxi's paintings, they were also beautiful and graceful, a landscape leaped onto the paper, it was refreshing to look at.

She approached behind Pei Mingxi, trying to scare her with a sound, but Pei Mingxi turned around with a smile, "You're here." He smiled and gestured to Mother Wei and Jinping who were behind Linlang, and the two returned the salute.

Lin Lang sat down beside her and looked around. Sure enough, Pei Mingxi was looking at a painting album, which included the paintings of famous landscape masters in the previous dynasty.Since no noise was allowed in the study, the two collected the pile of books spread out on the table, and went outside holding hands.

The scenery on Xiliuyuan is bright and beautiful. The inside and outside of the library have been repaired by craftsmen, and the layout is exquisite and beautiful.

The two joined hands to reminisce about the old days. Lin Lang asked about Pei Mingxi's recent situation, and Pei Mingxi said, "It's no different from before. It's just that the last time I secretly wore men's clothes to watch the Nanshan Academy painting competition, it was an eye-opener." Nanshan Academy is near Lizheng Academy , is quite famous among the many academies in the capital, and the students in it also study calligraphy and painting, and hold a painting competition every year, which attracts many people to watch.

"How are you better than them?" Lin Lang knew Pei Mingxi's painting skills. With the skills she had cultivated since she was a child and her unique talent for landscapes, her paintings were repeatedly praised by the female teachers in the library.These female gentlemen are all female officials who jumped out of the palace. Although most of them are in decline, they have real talents in their stomachs, and they have sharp eyes when they read paintings and distinguish poems.

Pei Mingxi smiled shyly, "How can I compare with them. This year's leader is called Qian Huai'an, and I heard that he was selected into the painting academy later, and everyone is very envious."

Lin Lang took her arm and looked over with a smile, "Then do you want to enter the painting academy?"

"How can a woman enter the painting academy?" Pei Mingxi was two years older than Linlang, turning his head and smiling and tapping her forehead, "What are you thinking about with your little head all day?" Even so, the disappointment in his tone was unbearable. concealed.

Lin Lang pursed her lips and smiled.In the previous life, Pei Mingxi was empty of talent, but Mrs. Pei married a merchant to fill in the house. What good could Mrs. Pei choose for her marriage?After she got married, Pei Mingxi had to deal with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and spent money in business, wasting her talent for nothing.

In fact, a girl like her has a tenacious temperament and outstanding talent. If she can be recommended by Bole and enter the painting academy, she will not be afraid of Mrs. Pei's stumbling in the future.

In the previous dynasty, there were still women who entered the Hanlin Academy, why couldn't Pei Mingxi enter the Academy of Painting to feel proud?Lin Lang thought to herself.She had heard the name Qian Huai'an before, and she seemed to have a good friendship with Xu Lang?And my father seems to know a lot of literati and refined scholars.

The two of them walked slowly on Xiliuyuan, followed by Mother Wei, Jinxiu, Jinping and Pei Mingxi's personal maids.

There are many farms and villages nearby, surrounded by mountains and rivers, mixed with peaches and plums, which is a different kind of leisurely and interesting farmhouse.A young man dressed as a student of Nanshan Academy came to meet them. When he saw them, he was startled suddenly, and then went into the nearest courtyard gate.

(End of this chapter)