Chapter 209 The King of a Lost Nation 9

Nan Liujing didn't want to leave the library so soon, but he had stayed there long enough today. He could only touch his clothes reluctantly a few more times, comforting himself that he could wear them again tomorrow, and then return to the real world.

It was snowing heavily outside the house again. Looking around, everything was covered in silver.

But it was not cold at all in the house. The charcoal basin placed in the corner provided a constant supply of warmth.

The smell of food wafted from the kitchen. Guisheng was very skillful and had almost prepared the New Year's Eve dinner.

Since Nan Liujing could remember, this was the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner he had ever eaten. There were chickens, ducks, and fish, and red food boxes filled with peanuts, toffee, melon seeds, persimmon cakes, and other things on the side.

There were two bowls of dumplings on the table. Nan Liujing could eat copper coins from dumplings every year, and this year was no exception.

He spit out the copper coins from his mouth, and Guisheng smiled and repeated the blessing that he would say every year: "Your Highness ate the copper coins, and the next year will be peaceful and happy."

Nan Liujing's eyes curved.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Nan Liujing and Guisheng gathered around the charcoal basin to warm themselves.

[You still have two chances to draw a lottery. Do you want to take this opportunity to draw?]

Nan Liujing said cheerfully: "Of course!"

[The system starts the lottery...]

[The first lottery is completed, congratulations to Nan Liujing for winning the "peace amulet made by me personally". This amulet can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. It is priceless. Don't forget to wear it day and night.]

Nan Liujing felt warm in his heart.

He reached out his hand to touch his chest, and indeed he touched a triangular talisman paper with sharp edges.

"The amulet made by the teacher himself is of course priceless."

Yao Rong smiled and continued the second lottery.

[The second lottery is completed. Congratulations to the host for winning a plate of "Gui Sheng's favorite chestnut cake". The item has been placed in the kitchen. Please go and pick it up yourself.]

Nan Liujing was surprised. Does Gui Sheng like chestnut cake the most?

Why has he never heard Gui Sheng mention it?

Although he was confused, Nan Liujing was not slow in his actions.

Seeing the box of cakes, Gui Sheng's face suddenly showed a look of melancholy and nostalgia.

He let Nan Liujing take the first piece first, and then he reached out to take the second piece.

After taking a light bite, Guisheng suddenly burst into tears: "It's this taste..."

"It's this familiar taste..."

Nan Liujing was startled and quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms: "Guisheng, didn't you always tell me that we should be happy during the New Year." Guisheng

wiped away his tears and choked, "It was my fault that I lost my composure and scared Your Highness."

Nan Liujing looked at the chestnut cake in his hand and tried a bite: "Is there anything special about the taste of this chestnut cake?"

"Nothing special." Guisheng finished eating the cake in his hand and sighed, "It's just that this is my first year serving the Empress. During the New Year, because I did a good job, the Empress ordered the kitchen to make a box for me."

"There are so many palace ladies in the palace, and only I got a box. It's such an honor..."

It turned out that he was thinking of his mother.

Nan Liujing held up the cakes, not wanting to split his attention for a moment: "Then what?"

Guisheng smiled, raised his head slightly and looked into the void, revealing a nostalgic expression: "I was just working for the queen, and I

was not very interested. I thought that such good things should be kept for later consumption, but I didn't know that the chestnut cakes should be eaten while hot to be the most delicious..." "The queen discovered my hiding of things, but she didn't point it out, but just asked me if I was willing to share half of the cakes with her... The queen ate the box of chestnut cakes with me..."

"Later, every New Year's Eve, the queen would reward me with a box of chestnut cakes, and then accompany me to finish them..."

After twelve years, the chestnut cakes still tasted like in his memory.

But the person who gave him the chestnut cakes and accompanied him to eat the chestnut cakes is no longer here.

"Guisheng, don't be sad."

Nan Liujing pushed the food box in front of Guisheng.

"My mother is gone, but I am still here."

"I didn't know before. Every year from now on, I will remember to prepare chestnut cakes for you and eat them with you."

Yao Rong stood in the system space and sighed softly.

The system said: [You are very good to Guisheng. ]

[How can my kindness to him compare to his care for Liujing. ]

[Host, don't be sad. They are all eating chestnut cakes, and I will treat you to some too. ]

Yao Rong raised his eyebrows: [How can there be such a good thing? ]

[Yeah. ]

[I think you should also want to eat chestnut cakes with Guisheng again. ]

Yao Rong was dumbfounded, and then smiled: [You, a system, actually saw through it. ]

The system hummed, feeling that it was underestimated.

It does not understand human emotions, but it understands its host.

It used its own small change to exchange for a box of identical chestnut cakes, and gave half of the box to Yao Rong.

Yao Rong lowered her eyes and took a look, and was stunned: [Where is the other half?]

Her system wouldn't be so stingy as to only buy her half a box,

right? She never treated it badly.

The system argued: [Of course the other half is mine.]

Yao Rong reluctantly accepted this explanation, lowered her head and slowly finished the cakes in front of her. Until Nan Liujing and Guisheng finished the box of chestnut cakes together, Yao Rong also finished her half of the box.

She wiped the cake crumbs from her fingertips with a handkerchief, and suddenly said: [System, thank you.]

The system didn't say anything, but just simulated the sound of fireworks.

Outside, the dim sky was as bright as day.

Countless fireworks rose into the sky, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, celebrating the coming year.

Nan Liujing heard the sound, stood up and walked out, letting the scattered snowflakes fall on his shoulders.

Amid the sound of fireworks, Nan Liujing whispered: "Teacher, happy New Year's Eve."

[Liujing, happy New Year's Eve.]

***

The next day. The first

day of the new year.

Nan Liujing did not sleep in today.

When he got up, Nan Liujing touched under the pillow out of habit.

Under the empty pillow, there were two purses lying quietly.

Nan Liujing was stunned at first, then he realized that starting from this year, the number of people who would remember to give him New Year's money every year had increased from one to two.

The purse given by Guisheng was easy to identify. Nan Liujing picked up another purse that was obviously given by Yao Rong, opened it and took a sneak peek, revealing a happy smile.

The teacher gave a lot of New Year's money!

From now on, he will also have his own piggy bank!

After doing horse stance and having breakfast, Nan Liujing entered the library, changed into a brand new set of clothes, and sat down at the desk.

In the past three months, he has completed the enlightenment courses that other children take a year to complete. After the Chinese New Year, he will start learning new things again, and he must take advantage of these few days to review what he has learned.

[Didn’t you have a few days off?]

Nan Liujing lowered his head and grinded ink: "Yes."

[So what are you doing now?]

Nan Liujing enthusiastically introduced his plan to Yao Rong: "I plan to review all the class notes I made before. There is nothing else to do if I don’t study."

Yao Rong had to confirm with Nan Liujing: [Do you think this kind of life is monotonous and boring? "Of course not. "

Nan Liujing shook his head and denied it quickly. "Life before the teacher appeared was really monotonous. Now I am happy with my life."

The past twelve years of almost unchanging experience in the cold palace, while making Nan Liujing feel painful, are actually shaping his character.

He can tolerate loneliness much better than his peers, and he has much more perseverance than his peers.

This trait made him grow up like a sponge after meeting Yao Rong.

Yao Rong knew that she could not persuade Nan Liujing with just words. She had to give up and turned around to prepare some things.

Three days later, as soon as Nan Liujing entered the library, he heard a familiar prompt:

[Ding, congratulations to Nan Liujing for completing the first stage of enlightenment and unlocking the new area of ​​the library - the leisure area.]

"Is there any place in the library that is not open?"

Nan Liujing looked around and found that there was a door at the end of the corridor where there was nothing.

He walked through the corridor and opened the door.

When the scenery inside the door came into view, Nan Liujing's face was shocked.

A small bridge, flowing water, ancient trees and pavilions.

There is no trace of a pavilion here, it is clearly an ancient courtyard.

If these were still within Nan Liujing's acceptable range, then what he found most incredible was the dozen or so boxes of books placed in the corner of the courtyard - all travel notes, strange stories and miscellaneous notes.

He was no longer the child who knew nothing, so he knew very well the value of these miscellaneous books.

It was not difficult to collect one or two boxes, but how much time and energy would it take to collect such a large number.

"Teacher..."

Nan Liujing opened his mouth and tried twice before he found his voice.

[Do you like it here?]

Nan Liujing was speechless and could only nod.

[You can't leave the palace in a short time, so you can only broaden your horizons and understand the local customs and practices of various places by reading travel notes. So I prepared these books for you, and you can take them back to the real world to read.]

Nan Liujing agreed.

[It’s time to put your six arts of a gentleman on the agenda. I will teach you how to play chess, play the zither, and if conditions permit, I will teach you how to ride and shoot. These hobbies are helpful in cultivating one’s sentiments.]

Nan Liujing continued to agree.

After a moment of silence, Yao Rong smiled: [If you were lazy on a regular basis, I would definitely not open this leisure area and provide so many books.]

Nan Liujing couldn’t help but smile: "Teacher, I know."

He is not stupid.

On the contrary, he is very sensitive to other people’s emotions.

So the moment he opened the door, he had already guessed the teacher’s intention.

If words can’t persuade him, then persuade him in another way.

- Use another way that he can’t refuse at all.

"Learning the piano is great."

"Learning chess, practicing horse riding, and reading travelogues are also great."

But the best thing is the teacher's kindness.

He thought that he could indeed be more relaxed in the future, not have to act so hard, and not tense himself so much.

A truly amazing person should be like his teacher, with a calm mood, not changing his expression even when facing a great pressure, and being able to handle everything with ease and a sense of balance.

He would work hard to become a person like his teacher.

***

Yao Rong didn't know that unlocking a leisure area would allow Nan Liujingshu to set such a goal.

However, things were indeed changing for the better.

Nan Liujing began to try to learn what Yao Rong taught him with a more relaxed and proactive attitude.

After completing his daily homework, he would no longer push himself like before, but would choose to kill time by playing chess, reading travel notes, etc., combining work with rest.

When he gradually got used to this method, he found that his learning efficiency not only did not decrease, but improved appropriately. What

grew faster than his knowledge was his knowledge.

Those travel notes and familiar historical stories were all broadening his horizons.

When Nan Liujing finally finished reading the second box of travel notes, he had successfully completed all the enlightenment courses.

The persimmon tree in the yard was once again full of persimmons.