Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

Chapter 12

If it wasn't for the wrong place, Zong Qihao might really laugh out loud.

Perhaps Zhu Guang did not spend much time with Zhu Sining, but he did his best in other aspects.

Thinking about it this way, it was not impossible for Zhu Guang in his previous life to finally listen to Zhu Sining and rebel for him.

——After all, this attitude of "what my family Aning does is right" is not fake at all.

In the absence of Princess Qin, Zhu Xiuyong also assumed the responsibility of raising Zhu Sining.Although he was speechless when he met Zhu Guang, he would be obstructed by his troublesome old father.

Zong Qihao only felt that this was very good in his new life. The current Zhu Sining trusted him and looked at him occasionally with reverence, which made him very satisfied.

Sure enough, it is not unreasonable for Zong Qihao to become a wise king.

This is Zhu Sining's impression standing outside the library building of the Hanlin Academy. According to the boss of the Hanlin Academy, a bachelor who once served as an emperor's teacher to teach Zong Qihao, Zong Qihao was very diligent in studying when he was the prince, and he was very concerned about the rise and fall of successive dynasties. I have a lot of insights, I have read many history books carefully, and I have written a lot of reflections.

——He still has these assignments. If the queen is also interested and wants to learn, he can take them out for reference.

"Thank you, Master." Zhu Sining was not very interested in this aspect. After a few words of politeness, he asked him not to talk to him, and he just walked around casually.

"How can this work? There are so many volumes in the Hanlin Academy. Your Highness is new to these books, and you are not familiar with them. If you want to find just one book, you may not be able to find it if you find it." He called a young man to introduce Zhu Sining , "This is Xiao Yiming, the new top scholar. Your Highness may still have some impressions. He has been helping to compile history books since he entered the Imperial Academy. He is quite familiar with the locations of these books. Let him guide you."

"Then please trouble Mrs. Xiao." Zhu Sining did not refuse. Many books here are orphans, and he is also afraid that they will be damaged if he is not careful.

Zong Qihao said that he wanted Zhu Sining to come to the Hanlin Academy to study, but he only had time to introduce Zhu Sining to the Hanlin Bachelor, and turned around to busy with state affairs.

The Imperial Academy is equivalent to Zong Qihao's secretarial assistant team. Zong Qihao is so busy, Zhu Sining is too embarrassed to take up too much time for the bachelor. As for the protagonist Xiao Yiming...

Now he should be a newcomer who is valued by Zong Qihao and appreciated by his boss, so he can arrange to come over to receive Zhu Sining.

Xiao Yiming took Zhu Sining to briefly introduce the books in the library and the ongoing projects of the Imperial Academy, interspersed with some small stories, not boring, but also very interesting.

Zhu Sining pretended to pick up a history book that Xiao Yiming had just edited, flipped through it, and praised: "Master Xiao is amazing, and the binding is very careful and perfect."

Although I don't understand it, it's right to praise.

Xiao Yiming smiled: "The bindings are all done by bookmakers. The main job of this official is to revise the errata and compare them with other books to see if there is any bias."

Zhu Sining's head got dizzy seeing Qu Qu's tooth's ancient prose, but Xiao Yiming mistakenly thought that Zhu Sining was interested, so he dragged him to talk a lot.

Zhu Sining had no choice but to remind him tactfully: "Master Xiao, I wonder if you have heard about me?"

Xiao Yiming said: "Some things are just groundless rumors. His Majesty has the heart to learn, and His Majesty has opened the library to you. After a while, everyone will naturally be able to see it."

"No...I..." In the face of such a true, kind and beautiful protagonist, Zhu Sining was not too embarrassed to express his needs.

Zong Qihao was probably too ashamed to directly say what books Zhu Sining really knew how to read, and the entire Imperial Academy thought that Her Highness the Queen was here to supplement cultural knowledge.

"Cough...that...Master Xiao, the rumors are not necessarily wrong, there is still some basis."

"Your Majesty is not clear, please clarify."

"... Will there be any stories? Are there any novels and anecdotes?" Zhu Sining went all out, "Are there any weird, nonsensical miscellaneous books?"

Xiao Yiming was dazed for a long while before he realized: "Yes... Yes, Your Highness, do you want to see these?"

Zhu Sining nodded: "Bring these here first." His level of ancient prose is average, that is, he can understand it, but many history books are very particular about the words used, and a word often hides murderous intentions. It is difficult to grasp the meaning.

Xiao Yiming led Zhu Sining to find a lot of official and unofficial histories: "Most of these books are made up by bookmakers in the workshop to sell more copies, and they are full of flaws. Only those rural storytellers during the slack season will buy them to tell nonsense. These His Royal Highness just read it, don’t take it seriously.”

Regarding these books, there has always been controversy within the Imperial Academy. Some feel that these books are not popular, and it is useless to store them. It takes time to clean them up. It is better to clear them out quickly. You can get a glimpse of the customs of the previous dynasty.

Zhu Sining assured: "Lord Xiao, don't worry, I'm just watching a joke to pass the time, and I won't take it seriously."

The two found a place to sit, and Xiao Yiming still had business to deal with, so he asked Zhu Sining to ask him if there was anything he didn't understand, and then he lowered his head and began to revise the book.

The table they were sitting at was by the window, and their own book boy was pouring tea and grinding ink attentively, with light movements and no sound at all.

Occasionally, Zhu Sining got tired of reading, so he looked outside, or looked at the rows of towering bookshelves in the room. It is full of the smell of ink and the smell of decayed paper.

Sunlight peeked in through the window, and the dust swirled little by little. Zhu Sining gently turned a page of the book, and clearly saw a large pile of dust puffing up from the paper.

When the book is closed, the prickly fluff on the edge of the page shows a transparent color in the sunlight, fluttering with the breeze.

Zhu Sining breathed lightly.

The fluff immediately fell in one direction.

It was quite fun, and Zhu Sining was amused for a long time before he remembered that there was Xiao Yiming on the opposite side.

Xiao Yiming focused on the work in hand from the beginning to the end, without raising his eyes.

The little boy who filled the water didn't know where he went, and there was silence all around, except for the occasional rustling sound of Xiao Yiming turning the pages of the book.

The protagonist is the protagonist, and he can do such a boring job without moving for so long, unlike me who is so impatient and feels boring after reading it twice.

Zhu Sining sighed silently, and then felt a little guilty about wasting a good time.

So Zhu Sining read the book again and decided to find new fun.

When he got up together, Xiao Yiming immediately noticed: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

"I'll find other books to read." Zhu Sining put away the book in his hand, and glanced forward, "You can do your own business and leave me alone."

"What book does His Highness need, I can help you."

"No, I'll just look around. I don't know what book I'm looking for." Zhu Sining said with concern, "I'm tired of looking at your work. I haven't seen you turn the pages for a long time. I want to read every word. Proofreading?"

A lot of books are in teeny lower case, and some of them are old and the ink has faded, which makes my eyes hurt when I read them. Zhu Sining can throw them away when he is tired of reading, but Xiao Yiming is working.

Xiao Yiming: "It's okay, this is what a humble official should do."

I didn't hear any complaints, I wish Sining understood, it's all for food, it's not easy.

He patted Xiao Yiming on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Do it hard. Where there is a will, there is a way. You are the one who won the first prize, surpassing so many people in the whole country to be the first. One day, all the things you learn will be useful The land of martial arts."

When Xiao Yiming reached the top, it was time for him to retire.

Xiao Yiming said: "Your Highness is over-reputed. There is one champion every three years, which is not uncommon."

"How many three years can a dynasty last?" Zhu Sining raised the book in his hand, "Anyway, I can't do it, even if I have 300 years, I can't pass the exam."

Xiao Yiming smiled, and changed the subject: "Your Highness, have you read all these books?"

Zhu Sining: "After reading it, I want to change to something else."

"Really?" Xiao Yiming didn't quite believe it, "It's too soon."

Zhu Sining followed behind him, and the two put the book back together: "This book tells a story upside down, it's too boring, and the writing is also poor. I can guess the end just by reading the beginning." .”

Xiao Yiming laughed loudly: "It seems that Your Highness has read many such stories."

After pointing Zhu Sining to the location of the relevant books, he turned back to work.Zhu Sining picked out the single book of basic arithmetic, as well as other miscellaneous books, and returned to his seat.

Xiao Yiming edited several pages over and over again, and sometimes it took a long time to find the pages because the pages were far away.

"Master Xiao," Zhu Sining knocked on the table to attract Xiao Yiming's attention, "Do you want this? Here it is."

He pushed the bookmark in his hand over.

The bookmarks of ancient people were mostly bamboo paper, which could be used to write and mark pages, and some wealthy families would use ivory.But what Zhu Sining used was a light iron stick.

A craftsman was invited to make it specially, hollow out and engraved, and it can also be marked with paper clips, which can be reused.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward." Xiao Yiming took the bookmark, which was exquisitely shaped and ingeniously engraved with a lazy cat lying on its back under the plum blossom tree, and a plum blossom just fell on the tip of the cat's nose.

This plum blossom can be used to clip paper strips for marking.

Xiao Yiming stroked it, and carefully fixed the note on it.

"Is this useful?"

After Xiao Yiming finished a book, he suddenly heard Zhu Sining asking him.

"It's very useful. Your Highness's bookmark is very exquisite. This is the first time I have seen such a thing." Xiao Yiming's neck was a little stiff, but he didn't dare to raise his head.

Zhu Sining: "It's nothing, as long as it's easy to use. I see that you made it much faster, as long as it's not delayed because of me."

"His Highness has been... looking at Weichen?"

"It's okay." Zhu Sining didn't have the nerve to admit that he was too bored, so he secretly looked around, "I just look at it occasionally, just once in a while, really."

"And Mr. Xiao is really serious, and he didn't realize what I was doing."

Xiao Yiming didn't dare to raise his head anymore, he was very lucky to finish his work, at first he thought that sitting in front was Zhu Sining, but he didn't move for a long time...

But at that time, Zhu Sining probably didn't notice.

He raised his head and was facing Zhu Sining's smiling face: "I think it's getting late, I don't know how Master Xiao is going to spend noon? Are you going home?"

Xiao Yiming replied: "At noon, I will be on duty, and my family will bring me meals."

Zhu Sining is deeply sorry.

With his poor social skills, asking for a meal is the easiest and best way to thank him.And now he has an imperial dining room behind him to support him, and the food he cooks is definitely delicious.

Seeing that Zhu Sining didn't seem to have the intention of going back, Xiao Yiming asked curiously: "Did His Highness also send someone to deliver food at noon?"

Before Zhu Sining came, the bachelor had told him that His Majesty personally ordered the empress to enter the Hanlin Academy, and he had to be accompanied by a patient, knowledgeable Hanlin.If Xiao Yiming can do these things well, he will definitely leave a good impression on Zong Qihao.

——There is a gossip that His Majesty treats the harem equally, except that he loves the Queen more.

Although it may be because of the Qin King or the so-called respect for his wife, it is not wrong that Zhu Sining is indeed valued by Zong Qihao-letting Zhu Sining enter and leave the Hanlin is a proof.

"Will Your Highness be studying at the Imperial Academy all day today?"

Xiao Yiming led Zhu Sining out of the library, took out the key from his waist and locked it.

"It should be, anyway, I have nowhere to go."

"Huh? No... No land?" Xiao Yiming didn't dare to ask in detail. Could it be that his guess was wrong?

"Master Xiao..." Zhu Sning paused, but still couldn't help asking, "You seem to be stuttering? Or is it because the weather is too hot?"

"No... no."

Zhu Sining: "..."

He suddenly felt deeply worried, a protagonist with the existence of Jack Su, who will succeed in whatever he does, has countless advantages in him, how can he stutter?

Although this is only a small problem, it destroys the atmosphere and is out of style.

...But what if the author wants to write an inspirational protagonist, such as trying to overcome birth defects with a pebble in his mouth?

The more Zhu Sining thought about it, the more he felt that the style was not right.

Xiao Yiming wished he could find a crack in the ground to sneak in, but he still had to explain clearly: "Yes, I'm a little nervous, I, this is the first time I've been so close to His Highness."

"Are you nervous?" Zhu Sining thought for a while and asked, "But, didn't we meet after the banquet in Qionglin before?"

"It's not the same," Xiao Yiming said, "At that time, I didn't have much conversation with His Highness."

It seems that there is nothing else but salute.

"I guess so." Zhu Sining didn't quite remember either.

Xiao Yiming watched Zhu Sining quietly from the corner of his eyes.According to the teacher, after knowing that he was coming to the library, Zhu Sining sent someone to ask if there were any taboos in the library, and his attitude was very correct.

There are a lot of old books in the library, the paper is fragile, and there is a lot of dust, so it is not suitable to wear a large sleeve robe.Zhu Sining simply changed into a neat navy blue corset robe, and the moon white wide-sleeved coat was entrusted to the following palace servants for safekeeping before entering the library.

The deep navy blue color makes Zhu Sining's complexion whiter, and also makes him look calm and stable. Coupled with his bright eyes, even if he is standing still, he can attract everyone's attention .

What's more, this person has a natural smiling face, his eyes are curved when he speaks, and the dimples on his cheeks are faintly visible.

Xiao Yiming said: "Your Highness is so unassuming, I am really flattered."

"Shouldn't it be me who said that?" Zhu Sining smiled, "Master Xiao is the pillar of the country, much better than me who only knows how to eat and drink."

"No, I didn't do anything," Xiao Yiming laughed at himself, "Before in the Golden Palace, the humble official said that he wanted to use his family property for the national treasury, but His Majesty didn't agree, and the court officials also disagreed. I was impulsive. The King of Qin was there at that time, fortunately he didn't say anything to ridicule and saved the face of this humble minister."

Zhu Sining remained calm: "Master Xiao is concerned about the country and the people, of course there is no reason to blame him."

Xiao Yi Mingchao wished Sining a solemn salute.

"I couldn't thank King Qin that day, so I hope His Highness can convey it for me."

Zhu Sining hurriedly helped him up: "Your Majesty Xiao, you are welcome, there is no need to be so."

According to the system prompts, there is no problem with his mission completion, but Xiao Yiming didn't donate money, will it really not affect the following plot?

Zhu Sining took over the wide-sleeved coat that the palace man kept for him, but did not put it on in a hurry, but walked out of the courtyard where Zangshuge was located with Xiao Yiming in his arms.

"Since your Highness won't go back, how about going to Xiaguan's side at noon?" Xiao Yiming briefly introduced who was in the Lower Imperial Academy.

It's just that Zhu Sining was still thinking about the plot, so he didn't listen carefully, and was secretly opening the system page to check.

As soon as he entered the gate, Xiao Yiming saw Zong Qihao's guard of honor, which was indeed Zong Qihao.

"His Majesty!"

Xiao Yiming hurriedly saluted.

"What!" Zhu Sining didn't pay attention, and kicked on the threshold. Before he could react, his body was supported by someone.

"Why is Zi Tong still so reckless? Too careless."