"Can I lend this book to someone else?" Ye Jingchen asked Gu Beichen.
“It now belongs to His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness can show it to whomever he wants,” Gu Beichen said.
“However, although the paper of this book is made of a special material and is not easily damaged, it is still a unique copy that has been passed down for thousands of years and is extremely precious. Why don’t I make another handwritten copy for Your Highness to see?” he suggested.
"Don't worry, I will make a copy myself," Ye Jingchen said.
Although he doesn't study this book, he definitely has to read it, especially the second volume, which he's very curious about.
While reading, I would copy something from the book; that's how I practice my handwriting.
After he finishes copying the handwritten version, let the other kids copy it too. They all need to practice writing anyway, so what difference does it make what book they use? What if one of them likes this book?
Even if not, copying a few more copies will give more people the opportunity to see this book.
As for Gu Beichen, he is a living legend who will achieve the highest honors in the imperial examinations in the future, so we can't let him waste his time on these things.
The gift Wu Zemin gave was a piece of jade, a flawless piece of white jade, exceptionally white and lustrous, with a warm and delicate feel to the touch.
Mutton fat jade, the finest of jades, symbolizes the virtues of a gentleman: benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage, and purity.
Gold has a price, but jade is priceless, especially the finest mutton-fat jade.
In this era, only kings, nobles, and high-ranking officials were qualified to wear such white jade. Moreover, according to historical records, most of the imperial seals of ancient times were made of mutton-fat white jade, which shows how precious they were.
This was the first piece of mutton-fat jade Ye Jingchen received for his birthday, but he didn't know that every year on his birthday thereafter, he would receive a piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade from Wu Zemin.
It was clearly a piece of jade that was extremely rare and valuable, but Wu Zemin somehow managed to find so much of it and gave it away as a cheap commodity.
But that's a story for another time.
After Wu Zemin delivered the jade, Yun Shu hesitantly approached and handed Ye Jingchen a food box, which looked quite deep.
"Little Fatty Yun, you didn't send me longevity noodles, did you? My brother already ate some today," Ye Jingshu said.
"It's alright, longevity noodles are good too, I can have another bowl," Ye Jingchen quickly said.
He had thought he would eat several bowls of rice today, so he deliberately only ate until he was 70% full for breakfast.
Now, he only hasn't accepted Xie Chang'an's gift, but Xie Chang'an is unlikely to cook longevity noodles for him, so he just needs to eat Yun Shu's bowl of noodles.
"It's not longevity noodles."
To everyone's surprise, Yun Shu shook her head and denied it.
"Your Highness, please open it and take a look!" he urged Ye Jingchen.
What else could it be but longevity noodles?
Ye Jingchen opened the food box with a puzzled look, and then saw longevity peaches that were white with a hint of pink.
"Yun Pangpang, did you make these longevity peaches yourself? They look so cute! You're amazing!" Ye Jingyu exclaimed.
Yun Shu scratched her head sheepishly, "It was my grandmother and mother who made it; I only helped out a little."
"I really like this gift. Please thank the old lady and Madam Hou for me, and thank you too," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
"These longevity peaches are perfect to take along and have as afternoon tea."
"Your Highness, what are we going to do today?" Yun Shu breathed a sigh of relief and asked happily.
“Let’s go play in the village at the foot of the mountain.” Ye Jingchen said, looking at Xie Chang’an and reaching out his hand to him, “Little brother Chang’an, where’s my birthday present?”
Xie Chang'an handed the long box he was holding to Ye Jingchen.
When Ye Jingchen opened it, he found that it was actually a crossbow.
The crossbow was not large, and he could hold it in his hand; it was also not very heavy.
This gift was exactly what Ye Jingchen wanted to hear.
Although he had a lotus flower hidden weapon, how could one hidden weapon be enough to save his life?
Weapons like these, which are both highly lethal and easy to carry, are naturally always welcome.
In both his past and present lives, Ye Jingchen had only ever seen crossbows in books or on television; he had never actually handled one.
"How do you use it?" Ye Jingchen asked Xie Chang'an, holding the crossbow in his hand with obvious delight.
Xie Chang'an was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Ye Jingchen wouldn't even know how to fire a crossbow. He had thought Ye Jingchen was omnipotent!
He took the crossbow, deftly drew the string, loaded an arrow, held the bow in one hand, and aimed at Ye Jingchen's throat.
"Xie Chang'an, what are you doing?" Ye Jingshu quickly scolded.
"As long as you pull this trigger, this arrow will be launched instantly, piercing through the throat!" Xie Chang'an said calmly, still pointing the crossbow at Ye Jingchen.
"How dare you!" Ye Jingshu shouted, while Ye Jinghe stepped directly in front of Ye Jingchen.
The others were also somewhat panicked and didn't know what to do.
Xie Chang'an's action was extremely disrespectful.
"Thank you, Brother Chang'an, I've learned it." Ye Jingchen smiled and forcefully pried Xie Chang'an's hand away, snatching the crossbow from him.
This crossbow was most likely not a birthday gift from Xie Chang'an, but a gift from Xie Shaoling.
Xie Chang'an must have been very unhappy about this, which is why he deliberately pointed the crossbow at him to scare him.
"It's best not to point such a dangerous weapon at people, it's easy to accidentally fire it." He imitated Xie Chang'an, took the crossbow in his hand, pointed it at the door, and pulled the trigger.
The arrow shot out, and at the moment of launch, a recoil caused Ye Jingchen's hand to go slightly numb, but it was still within a tolerable range.
"Fangcao, go and retrieve the arrows for me, and while you're at it, measure their distance," he said to Fangcao, who was watching the spectacle with great interest.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Fangcao lifted her skirt and ran out to pick up the arrows.
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