The Library Pavilion, as the name suggests, contains countless books and documents.
The library is divided into old and new libraries. The new one is naturally used by the emperor, and the old one is the forgotten one. It is filled with old books and is almost unguarded.
Only the old eunuch who was on duty kept watch here, and he had already fallen asleep in the middle of the night.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh" Several figures passed by silently and stopped steadily in front of the library door.
They wore black night clothes and hid in the night.
Han Yun made a deep gesture, and the secret guards instantly dispersed in all directions, and he entered the dilapidated bookstore without any effort.
The floor has rotted and creaked, and rows of towering bookshelves made people look up.
"Hey, what are you looking for? These are all old information, of no real use!" Nanfeng sat on the bookcase lifelessly.
"There are a lot of useful things here. You see, this book was recorded by the historians at that time. What happened in the palace can be found from some subtle traces."
The book Han Yunshen took out was the record of the harem more than ten years ago. The life experience of the former Queen of Turks was very bizarre. She seemed to appear out of thin air and helped the current emperor seize the throne.
At that time, the old war king who was guarding the northwest did not figure out her origin. Later, he heard that she had died of illness and did not pursue the matter.
He put this record in his pocket, ready to take it back and look at it carefully.
"Master, look at this." The secret guard really found something, and it turned out to be geography!
This is more intuitive than a map, and it can even record some unknown minerals, water sources, and livestock habitats.
"Take these away and go to the imperial doctor to check the medical records, including those from many years ago."
Nanfeng looked shocked: "You want to take away so many books?"
"Of course, don't underestimate the things here, I think they will surprise me." Han Yunshen had a hunch that they would definitely be able to help him.
The elusive secret guards disappeared into the library again, and the eunuch who was napping at the door was not noticed.
Su Yining was watching the performance in the brothel and chatting with Chi Ji.
"Miss Su, do you think we sisters are being forced?"
Even though Su Yining didn't speak, it was clearly expressed on her face. Chi Ji smiled brightly, pinched her cheek and shouted: "It's so cute."
"Aren't women supposed to be chaste?" Su Yining thinks that if the heroines in ancient times were humiliated, wouldn't they seek death and survival? She always felt that this place was not that good.
"Hahahaha, chastity? Little sister, I tell you that life is much more important than that. Have you seen the girl in a green dress?"
Chiji sat on the attic and pointed at the dancer dancing in the middle of the floor.
"I saw it, what's wrong?" She looked at Chiji doubtfully.
"She came here voluntarily. She has three sons and a husband with tuberculosis. She needs five taels of silver to take medicine every month."
"Do you think it's great?" Chi Ji continued to ask after finishing speaking.
Su Yining nodded quickly, it was indeed great.
"But did you think that his husband sold her?" Chi Ji's last words completely made Su Yining unable to react. Didn't he just say that it was voluntary?
"sold?"
"Yes~ Her husband sold her. A dancer like her can only earn two taels of silver per month, but she can get five hundred taels from selling her. Do you think the price is high?"
Chiji smiled coolly, because she deserved to earn far more than that for one dance. This incident tells us that women cannot do everything too well. If a man dies, he will die.
"Then her son..." Those three children should be sad, right?
"I'm living a good life. The man cured his illness, got a wife, and calls her mother."
This incident made Su Yining's outlook a bit shattered.
"Look at the woman who washes the toilet. After she became a prisoner, she enjoyed all the wealth and honor in the world, and now she naturally has to pay it back. The court was kind enough to spare her."
"And that one, my parents sold it to my brother in exchange for money for his wife. Girls are worthless. It's only twenty taels of silver."
Chi Ji talked about the life experiences of many girls, which were very tragic. However, the faces of these girls were not so bitter, but the smiles came from the heart.
Su Yining took a woman's arm and asked, "Don't you want to leave?"
The girl looked at her as if she was crazy: "Why should I leave? Why should I go back to the home where I am beaten and scolded every day when the food and drinks here are so good?"
"Isn't it enough to be sold once? Here I can save enough money for retirement. Boss Nan is my great benefactor. We sisters have a special place to retire."
When the girl talks about Nanfeng, spring breeze ripples on her face, showing the shyness of a daughter.
"It's a pity that our sisters are dirty, otherwise we could marry him as concubines, hahahaha~"
Chiji hit her lightly and coaxed her away. She turned to look at Su Yining who was still a little dazed and said with a smile: "I know you are capable. As a woman, I hope you can do something."
"What can I do?" Su Yining fell into deep thought. At first, she wanted to get close to Ruoli. She was once a famous oiran under the male protagonist and made a lot of money every day.
So she took people under her wing. In fact, she didn't take care of them much. She even promised to find her brother but she still has no clue. This person seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
Maybe she didn't take it to heart. What she thought was good was not letting them receive customers and having a stable life, but she didn't think that more people were still being hurt.
This incident quietly sprouted in Su Yining's heart. She thought of those innocent children in the capital who were sold to boxing gyms, and she also thought of the children who were sold into the hands of human traffickers.
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Soon the princess selection competition came, and Yingsha, Heifeng and others all participated. Their outstanding appearance won the trust of a group of girls.
As expected, the outstanding skills of Heifeng and others aroused many people's inquiries and extended olive branches.
The main purpose of recruiting a princess is to compete in martial arts. With the skills of the secret guards, defeating these people is a piece of cake.
When there are only a few secret guards and young men from two aristocratic families left, the princess has to throw a hydrangea to decide who her husband is.
Shuanghua was called into the palace near the end, and the queen repeatedly warned her that she must choose a concubine from the Minister of War.
Bastard? Haha, how dare you marry a princess? All of this is just a deal between the queen and Shangshu Mansion. Princess Shang’s matter is the honor of the ancestors.
But if Shuanghua grew up like this and let his legitimate son marry, it would definitely be enmity rather than marriage. The concubine was different. An abandoned son who could be given up at any time would have no inheritance rights as long as the princess married.
How could Shuanghua get what she wanted? This was the first time she appeared in public.
Behind the crystal curtain, she took a deep breath and stood up.
"Princess? What are you going to do?" Grandma Sun felt that something was not right with her. All she needed to do was throw a hydrangea. Why did she stand up?
Shuang Hua's eyes were cold, and the corner of her mouth curled up into a sneer: "Master's affairs are not yet warm enough for you to interrupt!"
When she walked out of the crystal curtain and her huge body appeared in front of the public, everyone was in an uproar.
"Is this a princess?"
"This is uglier than my fat pig!"
"Look at that face, does it mean you have no face to see others?"
The people were talking a lot, and the concubine who had arranged to marry the princess was frightened and stood there with a pale face.
Shuanghua's soft voice echoed over the square: "I am Princess Shuanghua. As everyone can see, this is the real me."
"I don't want to embarrass you. If anyone wants to marry my princess, you can take a step forward!"
Everyone took a step back. Only Heifeng stood there and took a step forward.
Kneeling on one knee: "I am willing to enter the princess's mansion! Marry Princess Shuanghua."