Chapter 255 Editing Room
When Zhu Lan went to court, Zhu Qingyan also arrived at the gate of Hanlin Academy.
As an editor, his position was one level lower than that of a compiler and he was not qualified to attend court, so he could only report to the Hanlin Academy.
She was also wearing a slightly loose dark blue official uniform, holding the first day's report and official certificate, and stepped through the threshold of the Hanlin Academy with a bit of trepidation.
With its red walls, green tiles, blue stones and ancient trees, this palace really seems like a good place to study.
At this time, Zhu Qingyan heard the sound of wooden wheels rolling over the ground behind him. He guessed the identity of the person coming and turned around and bowed, "Master Wenren."
Wenren Yuebai was sitting in a wheelchair, wearing the same official uniform as Zhu Qingyan, with a piece of official certificate placed on his knees.
He nodded to Zhu Qingyan and said calmly, "Editor Zhu."
It was the first day for both of them to take up their posts at the Hanlin Academy.
The highest person in charge of the Hanlin Academy was Hanlin Academician Dong Ye, who was a third-rank official and was also at the court meeting at this time.
After Zhu Qingyan and Wenren Yuebai had their roll call at the Hanlin Academy, they were led to their respective offices, which were the editing rooms, to wait until Dong Ye returned and specific matters would be arranged for them.
Inside the editing room, four long desks were arranged in a circle, with five or six editors sitting on the outside, each with a thick stack of files in front of them.
"Two editors, please."
Zhu Qingyan was the first to step into the editing room. Everyone inside raised their heads from a pile of files, looking at her curiously, and some even talked in low voices.
"Is this the Zhu Tanhua who won the imperial examination today? I didn't expect him to be so young."
"Alas, from now on, you and I, tall and strong men, will have to work with women!"
"Hahaha, Master Yan, it's not that serious. I happened to have read the articles written by Zhu Tanhua, and I think he has a pretty deep foundation."
"Master Liu, quickly straighten your collar. From now on, when there are girls in our editing room, no matter how hot the weather is, you can't be so unrestrained..."
Zhu Qingyan pretended not to hear the discussions and walked straight to an empty table and sat down. Her name was already on the table.
However, Wenren Yuebai did not come in yet.
He sat in a wheelchair, looking down at the high threshold of the editor's room with an inexplicable expression.
Seeing this, the clerk behind him hurriedly called for help, intending to carry Wenren Yuebai and the wheelchair into the room together.
Someone in the editing room shouted, "Mr. Wenren will come here every day from now on. Are we going to carry it back and forth like this every day? What if someone gets hurt? I've seen that this threshold is getting in the way, so why not just take it down!"
"That's right, tear it down!"
"Tear it down, tear it down!"
Seeing that the editors all said so, the clerk did not hesitate and immediately took out the tools to start dismantling the threshold.
Wenren Yuebai, who was standing aside, watched everyone busying themselves for him, but his indifferent face showed no expression and he said nothing.
The threshold was soon removed, and Wenren Yuebai could move in and out freely in his wheelchair.
"Thank you all." Wenren Yuebai's eyes were always on his knees. After thanking them lightly, he pushed his wheelchair to his seat, next to Zhu Qingyan.
A young editor in his thirties, holding a thick stack of books and files, staggered between Zhu Qingyan and Wenren Yuebai, placed the files on the desk between the two men, and then let out a long sigh.
"Master Dong knows that the two editors will take office today, and he has already arranged your tasks yesterday."
The young editor smiled at Zhu Qingyan in a very friendly manner, then bent down to take a look, and divided the pile of books and files into two parts, one high and one low.
The young editor continued, "Part of this is about the manuscripts that need to be proofread for the books that the court is printing, and the other part is the verification and collation of the memorials on money and grain in recent years. You can divide them among yourselves."
Zhu Qingyan looked at Wenren Yuebai, and in addition to inquiry, there was also a bit of sympathy in his eyes.
After all, he is so young and so talented, but he can't walk. It's really a pity.
Zhu Qingyan had some caring thoughts in mind, so he wanted to ask him which part he planned to choose.
Wenren Yuebai didn't even look at her. He just raised his hand and moved some of the information closer to him in front of him, apparently intending to start processing it.
All right. Zhu Qingyan raised his eyebrows slightly, took the file on his side and started reading it.
This part is about proofreading the manuscript, and it seems that Wenren Yuebai's part is about the memorial on money and grain.
In the absence of Lord Dong, who was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, the atmosphere in the editing room was quite relaxed. The editors buried their heads and chatted about random things, mostly about gossip in the court, matters concerning their wives, concubines, and children.
Zhu Qingyan was concentrating on the work at hand and didn't care about her surroundings at all until someone patted her gently. When she turned around, it was the young editor.
Zhu Qingyan came to his senses and looked around, only to find that the editing room was empty. Only himself, Wenren Yuebai, and the editor behind him were left.
"Hey, where did they go?" Zhu Qingyan asked in surprise.
The young editor smiled and said, "Let's go to the dining hall and have some morning tea. Mr. Dong will be back soon. When he comes back, he will definitely ask us to discuss matters. Who knows when the discussion will end? If you don't have some morning tea and snacks to fill your stomach now, you will suffer later."
"But...it's not time for dinner yet..." Zhu Qingyan asked anxiously.
"Master Dong is not here again." The young editor looked like an experienced person. "You are not used to the Imperial Academy when you first arrived. It's okay. We were all like this when we first arrived."
After saying that, he pointed at the books and materials in front of Zhu Qingyan and said, "You just need to finish these things within this month. Don't work so hard. If you finish them early, won't there be new work for you?
Our Hanlin Academy is a low-income government office. No matter how much you work, you won't get a penny more in salary. Just finish the work on time and don't delay it. Come on, let me tell you about our Hanlin Academy--"
Zhu Qingyan stood up confused by what he said, but she really wanted to hear about what happened in the Hanlin Academy.
The young editor looked at Wenren Yuebai again, "Master Wenren, aren't you going?"
"No."
The young editor shrugged his shoulders. It was obvious that Mr. Wenren was not someone who was easy to get along with, so he said no more and took Zhu Qingyan towards the dining hall.
Along the way, from the young editor's chatter, Zhu Qingyan learned that the other party's surname was Chen, his given name was Qingzhou, and he was the top three winner of the last imperial examination.
At first, Zhu Qingyan thought that Shen Qingzhou was so enthusiastic because they were both top-ranked scholars and they had a mutual admiration for each other. But after listening to all of this, Zhu Qingyan finally understood.
This Shen Qingzhou is a chatterbox who is warm-hearted to everyone he meets.
"Mr. Dong, he looks serious on the surface, but he's actually a nice guy, just a little old-fashioned. Well, you'll know when you meet him later.
By the way, let me tell you a secret. Have you heard of the Longyou Dong family? The current queen is from the Dong family, and the scholar of our Hanlin Academy is also surnamed Dong. Do you understand what I mean..."
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