Chapter 1501 Entering the Hall
Manbao shook his head and refused. Isn’t it just training?
She didn't want to stand and listen at all, but Kong Jijiu was a higher official than her, and since he didn't make any requests, she would of course go to Chongwenguan to read the book, or go to Xiao Yuanzheng to discuss how to revise the book.
Seeing that she seemed uninterested, Su Jian was slightly disappointed, but he didn't say anything. He waved his hand and everyone dispersed.
After running around for most of the day, everyone was tired, so they went back to their rooms, washed up and took a nap.
There wasn't much difference between the palace and the outside world, except that the buildings were prettier and you couldn't wander around. For example, you could go to bed early in the palace.
Each courtyard gate has access control and will be locked at a certain time. Unless there are special circumstances, they may be caught by patrol officers if they walk outside.
Manbao would never do such a shameful thing, so she washed up early and lay down on the bed. Because she slept too much in the afternoon, she couldn't sleep now. With nothing to do, she went into the system's teaching room to study.
When she woke up the next day, it was already daybreak outside. She stretched and stood up. A palace maid was already waiting outside. After bowing, she said, "Your servant Xu Yu greets you, sir. From now on, I will be responsible for the miscellaneous chores in your room."
Manbao opened the door and let her in, then asked curiously, "I didn't see you yesterday."
Xu Yu bowed and said, "I had a month off yesterday, so I didn't come."
She looked up at Manbao with some trepidation and said, "Sir, please wash up first."
She brought hot water early in the morning, obviously afraid that Manbao would blame her.
Manbao smiled, nodded, asked her to put the hot water on the shelf, and started to wash up.
The palace maid was only responsible for chores and washing some things for her, but she still had to do it herself on a daily basis. Manbao didn't like others touching things in her room, so she politely declined her offer to help her organize her wardrobe.
Manbao thought about it and decided that today was his first day on duty, so he had to wear his official uniform, right?
So she took out her official uniform and put it on. The palace maid saw that she was a little clumsy in putting on her official hat, so she came forward to help.
Well, she finally found what she should do. Although cleaning the house was her responsibility and combing her hair was not, it was okay to switch.
After putting the official hat on Manbao, the palace maid went to bring her breakfast. After she finished eating and cleaned up, she took the clothes she had changed yesterday to wash and pointed the way for her.
Of course Manbao knows the way, but even if she doesn’t remember, doesn’t she still have Koko?
So she went straight to Chongwenguan without stopping.
On the way, she encountered many students who were on their way to Chongwenguan for lectures. When they bumped into each other, the other party took a look at her official uniform, paused for a moment, then bowed and saluted, "Master Xiao Zhou."
Of course, Manbao couldn't know their names, but he still returned the half-bow.
Bai Shan and the others were walking in front. When they heard the voice coming from behind, they paused. When Man Bao came up in his official uniform, they couldn't help but smile and joined in the fun, saluting, "Hello, Master Zhou."
Manbao's tense face also broke into a smile, and he bowed in return, "Okay, okay..."
She asked a few people, "How did you sleep last night?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I'm a little uncomfortable, but it's okay."
Bai Erlang slept until dawn. If Bai Shan hadn't dragged him up for early class, he would have slept a little longer.
Yin Huo also slept well, mainly because he was tired yesterday and needed sleep to adjust.
The five of them walked towards Chongwenguan while talking.
Chongwenguan has two entrances and is larger than the Zhanshi Mansion. The front entrance is the classroom for them to study, while the back entrance is a row of two-story buildings. The main building is even three stories high, making it the tallest building in the area except for the pavilions.
Manbao didn't want to listen to their lecture, so he went straight to the back. The proofreader had already arrived. As soon as Manbao came in, he recognized her, although he had never seen her before.
But he was wearing the uniform of a fifth-rank official in Chongwenguan, so it was easy to tell who he was.
Although the other person was much younger than him, he still stepped forward and saluted first. There was no other way, he was only of the ninth rank and the other person was of the fifth rank.
After the greetings, the proofreader took her into the library and introduced her to it. Indeed, the two floors on the left and right, as well as the three floors in the front, were all filled with books.
Of course, there is still an office space on the first floor of the main house. When Manbao entered, the proofreaders, literary officers and clerks inside all stood up and saluted. The proofreader Gu who followed Manbao was obviously in charge of her, so he introduced everyone to her.
Manbao met them one by one and realized that she was the only one in the Imperial Hospital at the moment. Chongwenguan had specially reserved an area for them with four desks, which were circled and had an empty table in the middle.
Manbao glanced at the other people's tables and found that their tables were gathered together with a lot of books in the middle.
This should be a library formed by connecting three large rooms. It is very large, with so many tables and a lot of bookshelves.
Manbao's eyes were glued to the bookshelves. He walked over to look at the books on the shelves and asked Gu, the proofreader, "Can I read all these books?"
Gu, the proofreader, paused and nodded, "Of course, my lord, you are here to repair books. You can read any of the books in this building."
Manbao was still curious, "Can the students in Chongwenguan read it?"
"Yes, but they don't read here. Instead, they read in the side buildings on the left and right."
There are some tables and chairs against the walls and windows on the first floor on both sides, which is similar to the library of Yizhou Prefecture School.
Students can borrow books, read and copy them inside, and even lend them out.
Because there are not many students in Chongwenguan, this time there are the most. Including Zhou Man, there are a total of twenty-nine people, while in previous years there were only twenty people.
Therefore, the whereabouts of the books are easy to track down and there is no need to worry about them being hidden away.
If something is lost, most people can return it.
Manbao thanked Gu the proofreader for the introduction, and then began to search among the bookshelves on his own.
She didn't decide which book she was looking for, she just walked past them row by row so that she could get a general idea of what books were in the building.
By the time Xiao Yuanzheng arrived with Imperial Physicians Liu and Zheng, Manbao had already walked downstairs. She dug out a volume of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" from a corner. The paper was a little torn, and Chongwenguan seemed to know that, so they had wrapped it in oil paper and tied it up carefully. Manbao carefully unfolded it. The words on it were a little sloppy, indicating that it was not a printed copy, but a handwritten copy with some annotations...
Manbao was overjoyed. It turned out that it was the right decision to enter Chongwenguan.
Xiao Yuanzheng came up and saw what she was holding. The greeting he was about to say instantly changed to, "How did you find this thing?"
Manbao was fascinated by what he saw. He looked up at him with a confused look in his eyes. "I found it just by following the instructions. What's wrong?"
Xiao Yuanzheng hurried forward, wanting to reach out and take it, but was afraid of tearing the book into pieces. He could only say, "I've heard that there are volumes of 'Treatise on Febrile Diseases' hidden in the palace, but I've searched the Imperial Hospital and can't find them. So, is it actually in the Chongwen Hall?"
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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