Chapter 323: Goose Formation
Zhu Qingyan was confused for a long time. When Zhu Lan said that it was the book he had given him last time, he finally remembered it.
She searched the room for a long time before pulling out a book from the corner. After looking at the cover, she handed it to Zhu Lan and asked her if it was this book.
When Zhu Lan saw it, he immediately nodded and took it.
The content of this book "Collected Annotations of Various Philosophers" is acceptable, and it should be a very helpful reading material for ordinary students. However, for myself and Zhu Qingyan, it seems a bit introductory.
Therefore, the paper cover of the book is still relatively new, and it seems that Zhu Qingyan rarely reads it.
Zhu Lan put the book in his arms, planning to take it to the Hanlin Academy today to study it carefully.
The two men arrived at the Hanlin Academy to report for duty, and unexpectedly met Scholar Dong at the door, and hurriedly saluted.
When Mr. Dong saw the two of them, a smile immediately broke out on his face and he called them over.
"It just so happens that I was just about to go look for you guys."
Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan looked at each other, thinking that Master Dong had some affairs of the Hanlin Academy to arrange for them, but they heard him continue:
"I just had an audience with the Emperor. His Majesty wants to adjust the time for the Hanlin Academy officials to take leave for their families. You two are among those who will take leave. You don't need to be on duty recently."
Zhu Qingyan was shocked, "Master Dong, I wonder what I have done wrong..."
"Don't panic, don't panic!" Dong Xueshi smiled and comforted, "It's really just a vacation, not a suspension. All your positions will be retained, and your salaries will be paid as usual."
Zhu Lan was also a little confused and asked himself when the two of them would be able to come back and continue their duty.
"Well..." Dong Xueshi stroked his beard, "Let's wait for the court to notify us."
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Until he returned to his residence, Zhu Qingyan was still confused, and couldn't understand why he was inexplicably "taken a vacation".
"Zhu Lan--" Zhu Qingyan just opened his mouth, but found that Zhu Lan went back to the house without saying a word, took out the book "Collected Annotations of Various Philosophers" and started to read it.
Zhu Lan was flipping through the book, but his mind was a little confused.
I just received the note last night, which suggested that I come to check the book. Then today I was suspended from my position in the Hanlin Academy.
The Hanlin Academy reports directly to the emperor, and only the emperor has this power.
...Could it be that the emperor also wants me to investigate this matter?
But if that was the case, why was Zhu Qingyan also given “vacation”?
The only possibility Zhu Lan could think of was that Emperor Liang knew that Zhu Qingyan had also come into contact with this book, so he simply implicated her.
If that is the case, then the person who delivered the letter last night was most likely sent by Emperor Liang.
But it seems that there is no need for this.
Zhu Lan suddenly looked up and called Zhu Qingyan over.
Zhu Qingyan raised his eyebrows and walked into the house with his hands behind his back, wondering what Zhu Lan was up to.
Zhu Lan asked her to sit down and asked her if she could find any problems in the "Collected Annotations of Various Philosophers".
"What could be wrong with this book?" Zhu Qingyan was a little puzzled.
Zhu Lan was a little hesitant, but decided not to tell Zhu Qingyan about the prince's affairs for the time being.
Zhu Lan asked her if she felt anything unusual when she read the book before.
Zhu Qingyan looked at Zhu Lan strangely. The content of this book was not very profound and one could understand it after reading it once. She didn't understand what Zhu Lan was struggling with.
If there is only one thing that is a bit unusual——
"The name on this book is 'Yin Lan Jushi', which sounds a bit like a woman."
Zhu Lan naturally knew this, but he couldn't conclude that the book was written by Concubine Lan just based on the signature.
"Anything else?" Zhu Lan asked.
Zhu Qingyan shook his head.
Zhu Lan thought for a moment and sighed, "There is a big secret hidden in this book. I have racked my brains but still cannot figure it out. I thought maybe you could figure it out."
"Oh, forget it." She said and was about to take the book back.
"etc!"
Zhu Qingyan held the book in his arms and said, "No."
There are also secrets that Zhu Lan cannot figure out, so I must take a good look at them!
Zhu Lan suppressed the smile on his face and helped Zhu Qingyan add more tea.
The contents of the book were all in her mind, so she didn't need to read the book.
The room fell silent for a moment, and both of them tried to find the mystery hidden in the book in their own ways.
However, after a whole morning, neither of them had found any clues.
Zhu Qingyan frowned, thinking that maybe Zhu Lan was just having nothing to do and was just trying to amuse himself.
This is just an ordinary collection of annotations. The contents are things that have been discussed countless times in the academy. What's so strange about it?
There was no progress on Zhu Lan's side either.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. The two looked up and saw Chu Xin standing at the door.
"Sister Zhuangyuan, sister Tanhua, come and have dinner."
After all, Chu Xin was young and his aunt had just died, so he looked a little haggard.
Zhu Lan and the others then realized that it was already noon. They didn't expect that Chu Xin could actually cook. They felt a little guilty for a moment.
After all, Chu Xin is a guest here, so it doesn't make sense to let a guest cook.
Xiao Wan also lived here, but she was on duty at the Ministry of Households at the time, so only Zhu Lan, Zhu Qingyan, and Chu Xin had lunch together.
Chu Xin prepared three dishes and a soup. Although they were far inferior to those at Yuxiang Pavilion, they had a unique home-cooked flavor.
Chu Xin picked up a piece of smashed cucumber and looked at the two people in front of him, hesitant to speak.
The top scholar's sister seemed to be in a state of out-of-body experience. She just ate the rice in the bowl for a long time without taking a single bite of the vegetables.
The sister who won the first place was even more exaggerated. She held a book in one hand and chopsticks in the other hand, hovering in the air for a long time, her eyes fixed on the tree.
Chu Xin was a little annoyed and finally couldn't help it and took the book out of Zhu Qingyan's hand.
"My aunt said that eating like this is not good, it's bad for your stomach!"
Zhu Lan and the other man finally came to their senses, smiled awkwardly, apologized to Chu Xin, and started eating seriously.
When the two of them were distracted just now, Chu Xin had already eaten. Now they started to eat, and Chu Xin, who was full and had nothing to do, simply flipped through the book.
"Hey, why is there a Goose-shaped formation in this book?"
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