Chapter 850: Sweet as Sugar

Ming Peidi, who seemed to be reading very seriously, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Hao Huashi.

Hao Huashi was sitting in front of the door bored, playing with the wooden bird in his hand. Now he stopped. Ming Peidi gave him a look, and Hao Huashi blinked to show that he understood.

Then Hao Huashi decisively turned around and walked out of the door, clinging to the wall like a gecko, with only a window frame between him and the emperor, but he could not be seen from inside the house at all. It was absolutely seamless.

The master was speaking over there, and he was relaying it here in real time.

Xinbao clasped her hands on Xu Zhiyu's ears and spoke in a very low voice, thinking that Yeye must not have noticed. "Master Xu, you said the other day that the letter Xinbao wrote was a little repetitive. Xinbao thinks that what you said makes a little sense. Xinbao should strengthen his studies. Aren't you Xinbao's special assistant? So you have to help Xinbao solve his problems. Next time you come, go to the street and buy Xinbao ten storybooks, the kind about foxes and scholars. Do you understand? Xinbao will know what to write to his wife after studying them."

Xu Zhiyu: “…”

He was almost crying.

Foxes and scholars... He didn't dare to understand! If he dared to bring such a book to the palace, especially for a six-year-old princess, he would really want to die.

Facing the eager eyes of Xiaotuanzi, Xu Zhiyu tried hard to convince himself to stay calm.

His father said that the little princess is very reasonable and you just need to explain it to her.

So Lord Xu whispered, "Your Highness, I think the Duke must know you very well. If Your Highness occasionally uses a few allusions from the Four Books and Five Classics in your letter, the Duke will think that the Emperor or Lord Li mentioned it accidentally. But if you use words from the storybook, no matter whether it is the Emperor, Lord Li, or me, they will never mention it in front of Your Highness. Then the Duke will know that Your Highness has read idle books, and the Duke may be angry."

Xinbao thought for a moment and said, "Have you read the storybook?"

Lord Xu thought, should I say I have read it or not? He weighed it in his heart and said, "I read a few books when I was young. Most of them were written by scholars who failed the imperial examinations to make a living. They love to use allusions... Let's not talk about whether it's good or not. If Your Highness secretly uses it, the Duke will definitely find out."

Xinbao nodded regretfully: "Forget it then."

Just as Xu Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief, she asked again: "Do you have a book of love poems?"

Love...poetry...ah...

Xu Zhiyu was sweating again. Today, he finally realized that being the princess's special assistant was a high-risk job! He could only say, "Your Highness is young and cannot read such poems. Although I have one, I dare not show it to Your Highness. Otherwise, if the emperor knows about it, he will definitely blame me."

"Don't be afraid," Xinbao patted his shoulder, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how would Yeye know? If you are worried, Xinbao can ask his little apprentice to go and get it. Xinbao's little apprentice is very obedient and listens to Xinbao the most. He will definitely not betray Xinbao."

Hao Huashi, who was retelling the story, said: "..."

He continued to retell the story with great shame.

Xu Zhiyu thought about it and decisively shifted the blame to someone else: "Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that there is a library in the palace. It contains all kinds of books. Why don't you go there and take a look?"

Xinbao really didn't know about this: "Book Collection Pavilion?"

"Yes," Xu Zhiyu said, "The library is known as the place with the most complete collection of books in the world. Although I have never been there, I believe it even has storybooks."

Xinbao nodded: "Okay, then let Xinbao go find it himself."

Xu Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.

He was afraid that Xiaotuanzi had communicated with him and thought that he, as a special assistant, was incompetent, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, is the Duke still in Qingzhou?"

"No," Xinbao shook his head, "My wife has gone to Nanzhili."

Xu Zhiyu said: "I have only seen the Duke from a distance a few times. I have heard that the Duke is both civil and military..."

Xin Bao nodded vigorously: "Yes, my wife is very capable, she is good at both civil and military affairs, she knows everything and can do everything. Even if she doesn't know something, she can learn it once. And she is super beautiful, just like a fairy... a fairy is so beautiful."

Hao Huashi couldn't help but chatted outside the window, "Everything is fine, except that he doesn't like to smile or talk, and he's cold every day."

"No! Not at all!" Xinbao retorted: "It's not that my wife doesn't like to laugh, her smile is hidden in her eyes. When she talks to Xinbao, it will show from her eyes and the corners of her mouth, as sweet as candy."

Hao Huashi: “…”

I wanted to scold her but ended up being touched by the sweetness of this little brat. What should I do? !

Lord Xu was also touched by the sweetness and he really had the urge to get her a few books of love poems to copy!

But he decisively suppressed his impulse, finished writing the letter step by step, and then left quickly.

Xinbao ate the fruit while shaking his little feet, and then said, "Yeah, is there a library in the palace?"

Emperor Mingpei asked, "How did you know?"

Xinbao said, "That's what Lord Xu said!"

"Oh?" Emperor Mingpei asked, "When did Lord Xu say that? Why didn't I hear it?"

Xinbao thought for a moment and said quickly: "It's not important. Aren't you the emperor? Don't care about such trivial matters."

She went on quickly, "Xinbao feels that he hasn't studied enough and his knowledge is not good enough, so he wants to go to the library to read some books."

"Okay," Emperor Mingpei said, "I will go with you, Songqing will also go with you, and Zhengqing, you should also get up and walk around."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Xinbao: “…”

Emperor Mingpei asked, "What's wrong?"

Xinbao waved his hands: "It's okay."

So she stretched out her little hand and let Yeye hold it, and the group walked out.

The library is very close to Chengqian Palace, but she has never been there before. When she suddenly arrived, even the eunuchs there were frightened.

As soon as he entered, Xinbao couldn't help but exclaim.

The room was filled with bookshelves that were very tall and neatly arranged. There was a ladder next to it, and one had to climb up to get the books on top.

Xinbao's eyes were so dazzled that he was turning around in circles.

Li Songqing was not qualified to come in normally, but once she came in, she immediately rushed in like a mouse entering a rice jar. Emperor Mingpei ignored her and asked, "What book does Xinbao want to read? There is a special medical book library. I will ask someone to take you there?"

Xinbao quickly said, "Xinbao, just take a look first."

"Okay," Emperor Mingpei said very kindly, "You can see."

So Xinbao walked inside.

She really didn't know that there were so many books in this world, it was simply a sea of ​​books.

Moreover, books of that era were not like those of later times, with titles written on the spines. The spines of most of the books here were white, and you had no idea what the book was unless you took it out.

She was small in stature, so she went all the way to the fourth row and randomly picked up a few books nearby. She couldn't even pronounce the strange titles smoothly.

The young eunuch offered his courtesy: "Your Highness, what book are you looking for? I will help you find it."

Xinbao looked back and forth, then moved closer and whispered, "Xinbao wants to see the love poem."

The young eunuch asked, "Love poem?"

Xinbao: “…”

(End of this chapter)