The place where the light was on was a wing room, and Liu Xin walked straight over. In front of him, a slender figure was leaning over a desk and reading a book. Liu Xin thought of Cai Yan when he was young, and couldn't help but call out: "Zhao."
Ji, it’s so late, why don’t you go to bed?”
The figure from behind turned around and exclaimed: "Ah! Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Liu Xin calmed down and realized that the person in front of her was not Cai Yan. She was a beautiful little girl of twelve or thirteen years old who looked familiar, and she was not wearing palace clothes. She couldn't help but wonder: "Who are you? Why are you here?"
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The little girl suddenly blushed, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't you remember the daughter of the people? The daughter of the people is Zhen Mi from Yecheng."
Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and said: "Oh, look at my memory, now I remember it. But, how did you get to the palace?" [
Zhen Mi lowered her head and said, "It was the Queen who asked the common girl to come in."
It turned out that after Zhen Mi arrived in Chang'an, she rented a large house in the Beicheng area and settled down. There were a few loyal servants in charge of business matters, and she did not need to ask questions. So Zhen Mi, who likes to read, went to the hospital the next day.
After finding out the route, she took the "token" given to her by Liu Xin and walked excitedly to Chang'an Academy.
However, when she came to the gate of the academy and showed the "token" Liu Xin gave her, the guard guarding the gate invited her out very politely. If it weren't for the fact that she was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, she would have rushed out alone.
She held a "murderous weapon" and forced her way into the academy, and she could be thrown into prison. Because her so-called "token" was clearly a sharp dagger in the eyes of the guards. There were so many people in Liu Xin's army, and it was nothing.
Everyone has seen Liu Xin's flying knife, but even if they have seen it, not everyone can recognize it.
Zhen Mina had no choice but to return to her residence temporarily. Although she couldn't see it, she could buy the latest Dahan Express in Chang'an Street Market, as well as some printed classics, which kept her refreshed for a few days. However,
Zhen Mi has already read most of these classics that can be bought in the market, but they are only printed on paper and bound into volumes. She has never seen them before.
After a few days, Zhen Mi finally couldn't help but came to the gate of Chang'an Academy again. Although the guards on duty changed, no one was willing to let her in. A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhen Mi still couldn't enter.
The long-awaited Chang'an Academy.
Seeing that the token Liu Xin gave her was useless, no matter how she explained it, the guards would not let her in anyway. Zhen Mi felt aggrieved, so she thought of the palace and came to Liu Xin to reason. She could enter the palace if she wanted to.
Yes, the guards there were even stricter, and she couldn't even get close to the palace gate. Zhen Mi naturally took out the "token" again, but was detained by the guards. The murder weapon was exposed in the palace, so it was okay.
At this time, Ma Yun came back from investigating the case outside. She happened to see the guards grabbing a little girl, so she waved to stop the carriage and stepped forward to ask. The guards presented the "murder weapon" seized from Zhen Mi.
, but Ma Yun recognized that it was Liu Xin's flying knife, so she asked the guards to let go of Zhen Mi, picked her up on the carriage, and took her into the palace.
Hearing Zhen Mi tell the whole story, Ma Yun couldn't help but find it funny. There was no reason to give a throwing knife to a little girl as a token. However, she was very interested in Zhen Mi herself. This historical Empress of Cao Wei was really
As recorded, he is very quiet and likes to read.
Although Zhen Mi is young, her appearance is extremely beautiful. Bian Yu and the others like her very much, especially Cai Yan. They know that Zhen Mi likes reading, but they have similar interests with her. Although Zhen Mi has never heard of Cai Yan, the great
Although she was a talented woman, she had admired Cai Yong for a long time and had read several of Cai Yong's poems. When Zhen Mi learned that Cai Yan was Cai Yong's only daughter, she couldn't help but feel particularly close to her, and the two chatted happily.
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Unknowingly, it was time to close the palace door. The palace had its own rules. Unless there was an emergency, the palace door was not allowed to be opened at night. Ma Yun thought about it and decided to let Zhen Mi stay. The little girl suddenly
I felt scared and clamored to go home.
Cai Yan said with a smile: "Don't you like reading books? There are many precious books here in my palace, which cannot be seen outside. If you are willing to stay, I will let you read as much as you want. Don't worry, tomorrow morning,
I will arrange for someone to take you home."
Hearing that there were books to read, Zhen Mi hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
After so many years, the more than 3,000 volumes of classics collected by Cai Yong, plus the books rescued from Dongguan, Luoyang, and the books confiscated from some noble families, have all been copied from bamboo slips to paper.
The workload of copying classics was huge, and it was all done by the students of the academy. Although the students of the academy worked hard, they only copied three copies in total over the years, one was kept in Xiangyang Academy, and the other was copied.
One copy was sent to Chang'an Academy, and another was dedicated to Liu Xin as a palace treasure.
There are tens of thousands of these classic books in total, and many of them are rare and unique books. Outsiders have probably never even heard of them, let alone seeing them. These books are so precious that they must be collected carefully. More importantly,
However, these books could not just be piled up in the warehouse. They had to be sorted and sorted into categories, so Cai Yan volunteered to take on this task. There happened to be a courtyard behind Cai Yan's palace that had been left empty, and it became a collection of books.
The place where Liu Xin saw the lights tonight.
Cai Yan did not break his promise, and after dinner, he brought Zhen Mi here. Seeing the dazzling array of books, Zhen Mi could not believe her eyes. Especially these books were all thread-bound books written on paper, which made it easy to read.
It was very convenient. Zhen Mi stopped making a fuss and went home at that time. She sat quietly in front of her, picked up the classics, and began to read as if she were no one else. Cai Yan did not disturb her anymore, leaving two palace maids to take care of Zhen Mi.
He went back to his bedroom by himself.
It was getting late at night, and the two palace maids were getting tired. Zhen Mi finally saw the precious book she had dreamed of, but she was full of energy. The two palace maids bullied Zhen Mi because she was a child and not from the palace, so they took advantage of her.
Without paying attention, he sneaked back into the room to sleep, leaving Zhen Mi alone and still reading happily.
After listening to Zhen Mi's story, Liu Xin felt a little embarrassed. The reason why Zhen Mi came to Chang'an had a lot to do with his original promise. Who knew that after Zhen Mi arrived in Chang'an for more than a month, Liu Xin would have already arrived.
The matter was forgotten.
At this time, Liu Xin had already woken up from the drunkenness, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She wanted to find a way to compensate her, so she asked: "Miss Zhen, I remember that when we left Yecheng, your Zhen family sent out a team of soldiers."
Caravan. I wonder how good the caravan business is in Chang'an?"[
Zhen Mi shook her head and said, "A folk girl never interferes with the affairs of the clan."
Liu Xin thought about it. Zhen Mi is just a little girl. Even if she has talents in this area, no one in the family would dare to entrust her with such a big thing. Liu Xin lowered her head and thought deeply for a while, then said: "Let's do this.
The token I gave you didn’t work, it delayed you for a month, tell me what compensation you want.”
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Zhen Mi's eyes suddenly lit up. She pointed to the books in the room and said, "The daughter of the people does not dare to ask for any compensation. I only hope that Your Majesty will allow the daughter of the people to pick a few books here and take them back. Then the daughter of the people will be satisfied."
Liu Xin was stunned, then suddenly laughed and said: "Miss Zhen, I can't promise you this. You can only read the books here, but you are not allowed to take them away."
Zhen Mi was a child at heart and was not afraid of the emperor Liu Xin at all. She pouted and said, "Your Majesty, you don't mean what you say."
Zhang Gouer quickly shouted: "Bold!"
Liu Xin waved her hand, told Zhang Gouer to step back, and said: "Miss Zhen, the books in this room do not belong to me personally, and I cannot dispose of them casually. Well, as long as you are willing in the future, you can come here to study at any time. In addition,
I will give you another set of "Journey to the West" to compensate for the grievances you have suffered this month, what do you think?"
"Really? That's great!" Zhen Mi jumped up excitedly, and then sighed, "Your Majesty, the token you gave is not useful at all. Not to mention the palace, I can't even enter the academy.
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Liu Xin laughed, waved her hand, and said: "Dog, get the token."
Hearing Zhang Gou'er's interesting name, Zhen Mi burst out laughing. Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to say anything, so he quickly took out a bronze token from his waist and presented it to Liu Xin with both hands. Liu Xin glared at him.
, said fiercely: "Get the jade token!"
There are four types of tokens in the palace, divided into four levels: bronze, silver, gold, and jade. Bronze tokens are the lowest level tokens. Although people holding bronze tokens can enter the palace, they cannot move around freely.
, he needs to be led by others to get to where he wants to go, and many places do not allow him to enter.
However, if you hold a token of the highest grade Hotan mutton-fat white jade, you can not only enter and exit the palace freely, but also enjoy VIP-like treatment.
Zhang Gouer didn't expect that Liu Xin would actually give a white jade token to this little girl. He couldn't help but hesitated and said: "The white jade token is very precious. If it is given to such a little girl, it would be a big deal if it is lost. I hope
Your Majesty, please think twice."
Liu Xin said impatiently: "Okay, okay. This token is only temporarily lent to her. How can it be lost so easily? Besides, the tokens are marked with numbers. Even if they are lost, just notify
If you are just a personal guard, others will pick it up and use it, so there is nothing to worry about."
Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to say anything more, so he made a promise and left. Only Liu Xin and Zhen Mi were left in the room.
Although Zhen Mi was just a little girl, Liu Xin still felt that it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to live together in the same room late at night, so she couldn't help but nodded and said: "Miss Zhen Mi, you continue reading, I'll leave first. Zhang Gou'er will give me the token later.
Sent here, with that token, the palace can be blocked."