Luan Feng Lai Yi (30)

Move, how?

Shaoyao is puzzled.

A sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Hua Yingxue's lips: "Move a little, you don't even understand what I'm saying, so just treat it like I'm telling you to... avoid people and stare at Concubine Chen."

Concubine Chen?

Shaoyao was even more puzzled: "Concubine Chen...she...Master, your relationship with Princess Anqing...I think it's very...close..." Why are you spying on Princess Anqing's mother, Concubine Chen? Such words

She didn't dare to ask. A slave has no right to question his master, and the master has no obligation to explain.

But Hua Yingxue still understood the meaning of Shaoyao's words.

Yes! Why are you monitoring her?

"Oh!" Hua Yingxue looked at her coldly: "How did you know that I have a good relationship with An Qing? But since you all think that I have a good relationship with An Qing... then naturally you have to care about Concubine Chen. The relationship is good.

Well, Concubine Chen is alone in the palace. Although her only daughter is a princess, she has become a nun and is in a bad mood... Naturally, anything could happen. So, shouldn't we keep an eye on her?"

Shaoyao couldn't tell what his master meant from these words. It would be too strange to say it was concern. It seemed wrong to say it wasn't concern.

She didn't understand what it meant to be in a bad mood, and naturally anything could happen.

What might happen?

Can't think of committing suicide?

No! If I couldn't think about it, I wouldn't be here now.

But Shaoyao didn't dare to ask any more questions, and silently waited for the imperial concubine to rest, and then quietly left.

But for Lin Yutong and Fourth Master, the messy things in the palace were not worth their time. Hua Yingxue pretended to be a ghost, but in the final analysis, it was Emperor Xuanping who was fooled.

It has nothing to do with one penny of my own money.

It's natural to ask people to pay attention, but the purpose of paying attention is just to see if there is anything you can use for yourself. For other things, it doesn't matter how you like it, as long as it doesn't affect you.

The so-called thing about Lin Yutong is the prince's attitude.

She didn't think it was a wise move to continue asking Emperor Xuanping to stay in that position.

On this day, Lin Yutong came out of the Imperial College and went straight to the small courtyard bought by the Fourth Master.

It is strange to say that it seems that it was very popular in ancient times to set up the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion opposite the Imperial College or nearby. Now the Imperial College in Nanjing is in the same location, opposite the very prosperous Fengyue Place.

Passing through this boundary are bookstores or bookshops selling the Four Treasures of the Study or antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

A shop needs a pavement, but a bookstore does not need a pavement, as long as it has a nice courtyard.

Now, in the innermost house of this street, a five-story house has a new bookstore called ‘Liao Zhitang’.

This Zhizhitang is also interesting. It opened a bookstore, but it was not for selling books. The main hall of the house is the bookstore, and the side rooms are rows of tables, chairs and benches. All scholars who come here to read, as long as they do not damage the books

, you can browse here at will. If you see a good article and want to copy it back, no one will stop you. You can bring pens, inks, paper and inkstones from home, or buy them in the store, whatever you want is fine. If you want good tea and snacks,

Some extra money is charged, which is about the same as the price in teahouses outside. If you are a poor scholar, coarse tea is also provided for free, and you will not be looked down upon because of poverty. If you have good calligraphy, painting and writing, you can also display it in the Bright Hall.

With the right buyer, it is not impossible to sell it. But the store owner doesn't even need to pay the touch-up fee, so he can just keep the calligraphy treasure.

To put it bluntly, this is not an attitude of sitting on the side of buying and selling at all.

But because of this, as soon as it opened, it attracted more and more scholars.

Not many people know that the owner of this Illustration Hall is the Fourth Master.

Why build such a bookshop?

Lin Yutong knew that the fourth master was selecting talents in a secret way. It was too late for the imperial examination ceremony. The imperial examination was supposed to be held next year, but Emperor Xuanping's Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel asked Zhezi for instructions, and Zhezi was turned back.

The matter of the imperial examination will be settled.

This is blocking the way for scholars all over the world to make progress. I have only seen people who show kindness to Enke, but I have never seen someone as weird as Emperor Xuanping.

If the imperial court does not select talented people, what can Lin Yutong do?

So far, what she lacks most is still people.

The literate people selected by Fourth Master from Jiangnan were all placed here.

Qiu Chaozong lived with his family in the library. In the back row of rooms at the end of the house, there were two rooms that belonged to his family. Qiu's father had a doctor treat him for his health, and now he helps clean the house.

In the yard, Mrs. Qiu and Mrs. Qiu both help in the kitchen. They are responsible for boiling hot water. Although there is little leisure time all day long, fortunately, the family stays together and makes a lot of money.

It's still moisturizing.

In the capital, Qiu Chaozong was a newcomer, but within a few days, people coming in and out all politely called him "Shopkeeper Qiu."

Qiu Chaozong also knows why. Regardless of whether the court selects talents or not, the status of scholars is different after all. If you often deal with these people, others will look down upon you.

Also coming with Qiu Chaozong was Fang Shuisheng, a young man who was all patched up and wearing straw sandals. He was in charge of all the bookstores. The entire bookshop was full of people like them who had followed the grandson back from Jiangnan.

Such as those who borrow books and register, and those who meet guests in private rooms.

These people have also met Taisun. When he was settling accounts in Xiyuan, Taisun came in person more than once.

Therefore, as soon as Lin Yutong showed up in Luozhitang, someone greeted him with a smile.

It must be that the Fourth Master is a good person. When he sees Lin Yutong, he calls him "Master" instead of calling him "Your Highness" without any rashness. His attitude towards him is a little more humble than that of ordinary guests.

After entering the gate, walk along the corridor and go directly inside.

The first book is an ordinary book, and the second book becomes precious.

Before entering, you need to check identity documents and other things, and the registration is more detailed. There are fewer people than when you enter.

On a crisp autumn day, the courtyard and verandah are full of scholars holding books. They are either whispering or sitting and talking. Since opening this bookshop, Lin Yuwu has become a frequent visitor here.

When Lin Yutong passed by the second courtyard, he saw him and a few scholars sitting on the stone table and benches in the courtyard. He didn't know what they were talking about.

When the fourth master entered the room last, and Lin Yutong entered, there were Chen Yunhe and Meng Fang in the room. The most surprising thing was that Fang Zhile, the Imperial Academy's wine sacrificer, was also among them.

"Your Highness." Several people stood up to greet him.

Chen Yunhe and Meng Fang were neither outsiders. Lin Yutong raised his hand slightly to signal the two of them to stand up, then stretched out his arm to help Fang Zhile, "Master Fang is here too..." It was quite unexpected.

This man is in his thirties, and he can be considered young and promising if he can sit in the Imperial Academy's banquet hall.

Fang Zhile, the young and promising Jijiujiu named Lin Yutong, had a wry smile at this time: "It's also the minister who is very curious... No, he just came in."

Intruder?

Where could such a coincidence happen?

I just don't know whether this is to camp in the East Palace, or to camp here with the fourth master, with the purpose of currying favor with Taishi Yin.

However, this man also had a look. When he saw his grandson coming, he hurriedly stood up and said goodbye: "It's not easy to steal half a day of leisure. Let's do it later. I will definitely come here again when I have some free time."

The fourth master sent him out to see him off. After the people left and the door was closed, Lin Yutong asked: "That person... what's the way?"

Chen Yunhe said: "Fang Zhile has been in the Imperial Academy's wine-offering position for five years. Before that, he served as King Wu'an at the Yushitai..."

Oh! That's it! Then it's really possible that this person is coming to the East Palace. But it's hard to say whether this person is trustworthy or not, and to what extent he can be trusted.

Meng Fang frowned: "What worries me now is that he knows that I am close to His Highness..."

It doesn't matter.

I thought that if no one told me, no one would know. Those Imperial Guards who followed Jiangnan were not all fools.

When Lin Yutong said this, Meng Fang was stunned for a moment: "That's true."

He was not the kind of person who struggled with such matters. He was mainly afraid that these matters would bring unnecessary trouble to the grandson. Since the prince said it was nothing, it naturally didn't matter.

A few people were concerned about Qi Huan, who had not returned from Liangzhou yet: "Is there no news yet?"

"I just received the letter from Liangzhou. Everything went well." Lin Yutong sat next to the Fourth Master, "It won't be long before we arrive in the capital." After saying that, he looked at Chen Yunhe: "How come my cousin is free?

coming."

"My grandfather asked me to come here." Chen Yunhe whispered: "I haven't stepped through the door of the Chen family since I came back from His Highness. My grandfather's birthday is coming soon, and I originally planned to have a meal together as a family, but this time,

My grandfather's intention is to do something about it, and I also want to meet with His Highness in private. As you know, His Majesty is a little difficult to take care of during this period. Grandfather spends most of the time in the prison cell in the palace, where he reviews the papers.

, it’s not up to him to decide who he can see or who he can’t see. He doesn’t know whether this is just for him, or whether several cabinet ministers except Taishi Yin are under such strict surveillance... Anyway, he doesn’t know

Now I can't feel free to go home, let alone go to the East Palace. So I was asked to come out and find an opportunity to ask my grandson what he meant. There are some things that we should sit down and discuss together."

In fact, Taishi Yin moves freely.

Several other cabinet ministers came and went freely and did not hear any news.

So, if what Mr. Chen Ge said is true, we can only say that the target may really be Mr. Chen Ge.

As the father-in-law of the prince, targeting Mr. Chen Ge would be understood as targeting the East Palace.

But if that was the case, it was impossible for the prince not to tell him. Since he didn't say it, it meant that the prince's judgment was that the series of actions against Mr. Chen Ge were probably not aimed at the East Palace.

Lin Yutong certainly believed in the prince's judgment more than Mr. Chen Ge.

As for Mr. Chen Ge, if he was really sure that the emperor was interested in Pei Gong, why didn't he find a way to tell the prince directly? She didn't believe that he didn't even have a way to communicate with the prince privately.

Therefore, Mr. Chen Ge probably knows that this matter has nothing to do with the East Palace. Looking at himself, he may be holding back something.
To be continued...