Chapter 183: Sea of Books
Passing through the heavy guards of the imperial guards, the carriage they were riding drove out of the West Palace.
Between the West Palace and the East Palace, there was a wide Taiji Palace Square.
At the southern end of the square was a majestic and imposing city tower.
Three huge city gates were opened side by side under the city tower.
There was also a towering city wall on the north side of the square, but there was only a lonely black city gate hole.
Even Li Xuan had heard of that place.
"Xuanwu Gate."
There was only one city gate on the city wall on the north side of the square, and it was not in the center, but slightly closer to the direction of the West Palace.
Li Xuan knew this place only because the name was too impressive.
As for whether Daxing had also experienced any incidents here, he didn't know.
In the empty Taiji Palace Square, apart from their group, there were only patrolling figures of the imperial guards.
Li Xuan didn't quite understand how their patrol areas were divided.
It was just that in the West Palace, most of the guards were on duty.
On the tower and Taiji Palace Square, there were armored imperial guards, who seemed to belong to different groups.
The area of the palace was really large. If there was no carriage, they would have to push the wheelchair to walk from Jingyang Palace to the East Palace, and they would have to catch up with lunch.
After crossing the Taiji Palace Square, the carriage drove to the tower of the East Palace. After verifying their identities, they were allowed to pass.
As the gate slowly opened, the East Palace, which had been vacant for many years, slowly unveiled its mysterious veil.
Although the East Palace had never welcomed any prince since Emperor Yongyuan ascended the throne, in order to keep it running, the corresponding staff was still fully equipped.
All the eunuchs, palace maids and inner guards encountered along the way needed to step aside, salute respectfully, and wait for the carriage to leave.
But while they saluted, they couldn't help but wonder who was in the carriage.
But after seeing Zhao Feng's figure in front of the carriage, they couldn't help but bury their heads even lower.
As the wheels turned on the stone road, they made a light sound, as quiet and melodious as a stream.
"Huh~"
At the call of the flowery eunuch driving the carriage, the sound of the wheels like a stream stopped here.
"Your Highness, we are here."
Outside the carriage, Zhao Feng's voice sounded.
The door opened, and the slide prepared for Princess Ankang was also placed.
Although it is easy to push up, you need to be careful when getting down.
Although Princess Ankang is fully capable of jumping down by herself, there is really no need to expose the fact that her body has recovered.
Li Xuan believes that only if Princess Ankang's threat is low enough can she continue to win the game.
Otherwise, if it is a healthy prince or princess who has won three games in a row, I am afraid that they would have been ganged up on by others.
Because Princess Ankang is "weak" enough, this is why she is just envied by others.
Otherwise, she might be more malicious at this time.
Yu'er pushed Princess Ankang down from the carriage backwards.
She always pushed Princess Ankang before, so she would not make mistakes in these matters.
After the three children came down, they saw the three-story building in front of them.
[Qianxing Pavilion]
The Qianxing Pavilion is very large. Although it has only three floors, each floor is very high.
They had to look up to see the top when they stood below.
"Your Highness, this is the Qianxing Pavilion."
Zhao Feng introduced the three children who were already stunned with a smile.
"This place is a place for the prince to study and observe the stars. The roof of the top floor is made of special colored glaze. It is a wonderful observatory."
After Zhao Feng gave a brief introduction, he led the way in front.
The area around was empty, and there was only an old eunuch sweeping the floor slowly.
Li Xuan noticed the old eunuch as soon as he came down.
A pair of big eyes looked around slyly.
"The old eunuch from Changshengliu who works as a librarian?"
After Li Xuan lost his job in his previous life, he read online novels for two and a half years, so he was naturally very familiar with this routine.
Zhao Feng walked to the old eunuch and whispered a few words.
The old eunuch looked dim-eyed. He looked in the direction of Princess Ankang, nodded and went to open the door.
Zhao Feng came back and said to them: "That is Mr. Ye who is responsible for guarding Qianxing Pavilion. When you come by yourself in the future, just ask him to help open the door, and say hello to him when you leave."
"Mr. Ye!"
When Li Xuan heard Zhao Feng's address, his heart was even more trembling.
"Sure enough, he is not an ordinary person. Is he really a master?"
Li Xuan's attention was all on the old eunuch.
Princess Ankang and Yu'er also cast their curious eyes on Mr. Ye.
I saw Mr. Ye leaning the broom in his hand against the wall, then slowly walked to the door of Qianxing Pavilion, took out the key and poked it for a while, and then opened the door of Qianxing Pavilion.
Mr. Ye didn't say much. He just turned around and nodded at Zhao Feng, then walked in first.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ye doesn't like to talk much, please don't mind."
Princess Ankang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Zhao Feng left the others where they were and took the three children into the Qianxing Pavilion.
As soon as they came in, they saw the bookshelves standing in a row, occupying all their vision.
Mr. Ye sat down behind a huge desk at the door without knowing when, with his head down and dozing off.
"Your Highness, when you borrow books in the future, remember to tell Mr. Ye before taking them away so that he can record them."
"Some of the books in the Qianxing Pavilion are precious and unique, and they must not be lost."
Zhao Feng explained to Princess Ankang.
Princess Ankang listened to these words and remembered them one by one.
But their eyes inevitably stayed on Mr. Ye for a while.
It is not difficult to see from Zhao Feng's tone that he is very respectful to this old eunuch.
Mr. Ye looked much older than Zhao Feng, and he was not very energetic, always looking sleepy.
Li Xuan guessed that this old man Ye might be older than Shang Zongguan.
Looking at his sparse white hair and age spots on his skin, I'm afraid some people would believe that he is almost a hundred years old.
"I wonder how many years this old man Ye has lived?"
But then, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were attracted by the sea of books in Qianxing Pavilion.
Each bookshelf has its specific category.
In the center of the first floor, there is a large stone slab with a floor diagram of Qianxing Pavilion and what kind of books are in each area.
The books in Qianxing Pavilion are not divided into levels, but are all organized by category.
"Your Highness has the authority to read all the books in Qianxing Pavilion, so you can read all the books here."
Hearing Zhao Feng's words, Princess Ankang was so happy that she almost fainted.
The anxiety and uneasiness on the road before seemed so insignificant at this moment.
Finally, when they reached the highest peak, they followed the Luanhe Wuyun Car.
Thinking of the uneasy mood that almost wanted to go home just now, Princess Ankang found it funny.
She almost gave up the almost endless sea of books in front of her because of a momentary retreat.
Princess Ankang was so excited that she couldn't control herself for a while.
She looked at the various categories of books on the stone slab and was almost dazzled.
And Li Xuan was not much better. He had found the category of "Martial Arts Secrets" in the corner of the third floor.
"Meow!"
Li Xuan shouted excitedly, jumped out of Princess Ankang's arms, and ran to the third floor.
Princess Ankang was dazzled by the sea of books in front of her. She didn't care that her cat ran away. Her eyes were still on the categories of books, not knowing which ones to read first.
But Yu'er shouted: "Ah Xuan, be careful, don't be naughty!"
Yu'er remembered a sentence Zhao Feng said before.
There are precious and unique books in here. If they are damaged, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.
Although Yu'er believed that Li Xuan was sensible, she still reminded him, fearing that he would be naughty and not know the severity of the situation.
Zhao Feng looked at Li Xuan's back and smiled mysteriously.
At this time, Princess Ankang patted Yu'er's hand excitedly and said to her: "Sister Yu'er, let's go here and take a look."
Princess Ankang pointed to an area on the first floor.
Yu'er's face suddenly changed, because Princess Ankang was so excited that she forgot that Zhao Feng was still around and forgot to cover up when she spoke.
If Zhao Feng, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, investigated a princess calling a palace maid sister, they would be in trouble.
Princess Ankang also reacted, and her excitement was immediately like being poured with a basin of cold water. She was stunned there, at a loss.
Princess Ankang and Yu'er looked at Zhao Feng nervously, but found that Zhao Feng looked at the stone slab by himself and smiled as if he didn't hear it.
Seeing that Zhao Feng had no reaction, Princess Ankang and Yu'er were relieved.
But at this moment, Zhao Feng suddenly said:
"Your Highness."
Princess Ankang's heart tightened, and Yu'er's knees softened, intending to kneel down to admit her fault and plead for mercy.
"Be quiet in Qianxing Pavilion, and don't disturb Mr. Ye's sleep."
Hearing this, Yu'er's body swayed, and she stood up halfway through kneeling, pretending nothing happened.
Fortunately, she has now mastered the swimming fish style, and her body flexibility is now better than before.
Otherwise, she would never be able to do such a difficult move in the past.
Zhao Feng secretly laughed at Yu'er's movements, but did not say anything.
He went to Jingyang Palace every morning to teach Yu'er martial arts recently, and he didn't know how many times he ran into Princess Ankang secretly calling Yu'er sister.
Zhao Feng always pretended not to hear it.
But today Princess Ankang was too excited, and it was not appropriate to call her that outside.
If someone with ulterior motives used this as a pretext, it would be enough to kill Yu'er without a burial place.
Therefore, Zhao Feng had to deliberately scare them so that they would be more alert outside.
According to Zhao Feng's wishes, he naturally hoped that Princess Ankang would quickly correct the name and only call Yu'er by her name, so that there would be no chance of making mistakes.
But Zhao Feng also knew that with his weight, Princess Ankang might not be able to listen to him.
Because according to his memory, if Concubine Xiao were still alive, she would probably not stop Princess Ankang from calling Yu'er sister.
"Should I say, she is really worthy of being Concubine Xiao's daughter?"
Zhao Feng looked at Princess Ankang who was quietly sticking out her tongue, and his heart was warmed.
In this inner palace, anyone who has seen Concubine Xiao will probably not forget that maverick woman.
But it is this difference that makes her disliked by many people.
Zhao Feng hopes that at least Princess Ankang can spend her short life in peace and happiness, and not encounter the things her mother has experienced.
"Your Highness, you can read here."
"I'll prepare lunch for you."
"You can stay in Qianxing Pavilion all day today, but you need to return to Jingyang Palace before the hour of Xu. You can borrow the books you want at that time, up to ten."
After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he left on his own, leaving Qianxing Pavilion to the three little ones to enjoy.
On the other side, Li Xuan rushed to the third floor at a speed faster than a mad dog.
"Martial arts secrets, I'll come to you!"
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