Because Zheng Xun was still in the library building at this time, Xiao Tong led a few people into the hall to serve tea, and Shen Ping spontaneously assumed the identity of half of the master's family.

He beckoned Xu Yan to sit down, took a sip of tea, and talked about Zheng Xun's experience in the drizzle outside the window, "The Zheng family was originally a rich family......

When Zheng Xun was born, his father Zheng Duo was still a five-grade official, and he was also a very high-status person in Luling. This literati born in the imperial examination was fond of reading, and most of the money was used to buy books, and Zheng Xun was influenced by him and read poetry and books since he was a child.

However, Zheng Xun was born arrogant, although he had thousands of books in his belly, after following Zheng Duo to see all kinds of twists and turns in the officialdom, he stopped the idea of entering the office and concentrated on studying and self-cultivation.

When Zheng Duo was alive, the Zheng family was an official eunuch, and the harvest of various fields was also excellent every year, and the wife who married Zheng Xun was also quite virtuous, and his life was quite smooth.

Later, Zheng Duo passed away, and only Zheng Xun and his wife and their only son were left in the family.

Zheng Xun has a quirky personality and is unruly, in addition to being polite to his confidants, he never flatters people who don't like him, and there are not many people who intersect. Since Zheng Duo passed away, the Zheng family has been even more neglected and no one cares. Later, Zheng Xun's only son died of illness, and Mrs. Zheng was sad, but she was haggard and emaciated in two years, and she died, and Zheng Xun was the only one left in the Zheng family.

It was also from that time that Zheng Xun gradually became arrogant and silent.

His wife and children left one after another, and the study became his only sustenance. At that time, although the Zheng family also had a collection of books, the total number was only three or five thousand, since Zheng Xun devoted all his energy to the collection of books, the collection of books in the library has become more and more abundant.

At that time, Zheng Xun was only about forty years old, and he was either immersed in the book building or lingering in the bookstore every night, spending a lot of money for a love book.

To this day, the land and property handed down by the ancestors of the Zheng family have been sold by him, and all of them have been replaced with books, and the Zheng Mansion where he has lived for generations has also been demolished, except for this book building and the five huts where he is hiding, all of them have been sold. Of course, the servants of the house are also clean, and there is no one else here except for the child's daily care.

In just seven or eight years, the Zheng family's collection of books has risen rapidly from seven or eight thousand to sixty or seventy thousand, and many of them are rare and unique, worth thousands of gold.

Today's Zheng family has a huge collection of books, and the books hidden in the dilapidated book building have aroused the coveted by many people.

But Zheng Xun is an old bookworm who drills into the eyes of books, and after selling all the family property, he has lost the ability to protect this priceless treasure, and it is natural to attract Xue Wanrong's covetousness.

Of course, Shen Ping mentioned the matter of Xue Wanrong more vaguely. But His Royal Highness Duanwang has a sharp eye, and he is used to seeing all kinds of forcible seizures, so he naturally knows that the Zheng family's collection of books is a piece of fat that is unguarded by no one there for Xue Wanrong.

While the two of them were talking, Zheng Xun got the little boy's reward and had already entered the door.

He was dressed simply, a green cloth shirt that was half-new, because there was no woman around him to take care of it, and there were many wrinkles in his clothes. His description was also quite haggard, and he was stained on his clothes when he sprinkled lime in the study building just now, and he looked very down.

"Brother Shen, little Auntie!" Zheng Xun showed a smile on his face, glanced at Xu Yan, and wondered, "Who is this?" ”

"This is Xu Gongzi." Shen Ping hurriedly got up and introduced, "I'm from the capital, I heard that you have a good book here, and I want to come and see it." ”

Zheng Xun seemed to be very sensitive to this, and when he heard that people were rushing to collect books, he was on guard, so Shen Ping had no choice but to smile and say: "Sir, don't worry, Xu Gongzi is a bright and upright person, and he really just wants to see the collection of books." Shen Yu next to her also nodded in confirmation, "This is a child of a good family, and he came here to admire the name of Mr.'s book collection, and like me, I want to learn from Mr. ”

Zheng Xun was relieved and said, "Since this is the case, Xu Gongzi will please sit down." Hey, Xue Wanrong's old thing doesn't give up, I'm afraid of people when I see them now. Brother Shen didn't come to help him be a lobbyist, right? ”

Shen Ping had long been accustomed to his straightforward style, so he said: "The younger brother is also a book collector, so naturally he will not do such a thing as a tiger." ”

Next to him, Xu Yan opened his mouth and asked: "What Mr. said about Xue Wanrong, is this Wuchuan's Xuezheng?" ”

Zheng Xun has not socialized with outsiders for many years, and he doesn't have so many flowers and intestines in his stomach, plus he was forced by Xue Wanrong to be ruthless, and he was full of resentment, so he said when he heard the words: "Isn't it that dog thing!" ”

The word "dog thing" spit out from the mouth of this book-loving literati, which really surprised Xu Yan.

The boy offered the fruits, vegetables, and wine he had bought from outside, and the four of them sat around the table and chatted about the food.

Shen Yan has followed Shen Ping here no less than dozens of times, and regards Zheng Xun as a teacher, listening to them talk about the collection of books, she naturally listens to them.

She is a junior, so she adds wine to the three of them from time to time, and the sound of rain outside gradually gets louder, and when it hits the banana leaves in the courtyard, it is subdued.

It is really a pleasant thing to talk about wine in such weather, Shen Ping and Zheng Xun are both old bookworms, once they talk about the things in the book collection, they can talk about it for ten days and ten nights in a row.

Xu Yan is also patient, and from time to time he will seize the conversation and ask a few words about Xue Wanrong, Zheng Xun will not hide it, and will tell Zheng Xun all kinds of evil deeds since the beginning of last year, and said angrily: "That dog thing has a corrupt character, and he also deserves to get these books?" I'm just going to burn it, and I won't give it to him! ”

Speaking of Xue Wanrong's coercion, even Shen Ping failed to come up with any good countermeasures.

In this Wuchuan Province, the only people who can hold Xue Wanrong are Jiang Wenying and Qin Xiong, but these two are politicians, so they will not be unable to get along with Xue Wanrong for the sake of Zheng Xun and other small people. What's more, Xue Wanrong hasn't done anything out of the ordinary at the moment, even if Jiang Wenying has a little sympathy for Zheng Xun under Shen Ping's persuasion, he can't do it.

The reality is helpless, and the two old bookworms each drink two sips of wine, and their hearts are indignant.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Duan was here, and Shen Ping said, "Auntie, pour wine for Mr. Zheng and Xu Gongzi." ”

This table is not big, four people sit around, and Shen Yan can pour wine for Xu Yan as soon as she raises her hand. She filled the delicate wooden cup with wine, and when she turned her head, she saw that Xu Yan's face was slightly red, and her eyes were not as clear as usual, but as if they were ...... Feeling a little drunk?

No way! Is the amount of alcohol in His Royal Highness King Duan so shallow?

Shen Ping picked up the wine glass, "Since Gongzi Xu came to visit Mr. Zheng, he is naturally also a book lover, the collection of books in this library is priceless, we are soft-spoken, we can't carry Xue Wanrong, and I hope that Gongzi Xu can ...... Help. ”

"Xue Wanrong is so evil, naturally someone will deal with it." After all, Xu Yan is well-informed, and he has seen ugly things, and Xue Wanrong's face is also normal. Moreover, he does not have a deep affection for the collection of books like Shen Ping, and there is no resentment in his tone.

However, being able to get the favoritism of this prince, Shen Ping was also a lot more relieved, and raised his head to drink the wine.

This Xu Yan drank the wine, his face was even more drunk, Shen Yan saw that his goal had been achieved, and he was not so interested in the things that the two old bookworms talked about such as book purchase, screening, and proofreading, so he leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you want to rest?" ”

Xu Yan turned his head to look at her, his drunken gaze was slightly sluggish, but it brought out a bit of seriousness.

"There are all rare books in this library, can you take me to see them?"

Shen Yu glanced at Zheng Xun like a request, Zheng Xun was also drunk, and said: "Ah Yu took him to see, although it is raining today, it is best not to bring an open fire in." ”

"Sir, rest assured!" Shen Yu assured. Although it was rare for outsiders to enter the Zheng family's library, she had followed Shen Ping many times, and immediately got up and said, "Xu Gongzi, please." ”

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and the little boy was making tea in the kitchen at this moment, Shen Yu took an umbrella and opened it, and Xu Yan was already standing under the eaves.

He was born long and handsome, Shen Yu was only fourteen years old, his body had not yet grown, and when he stood together, he only reached his chest.

Shen Yu raised the umbrella high, the umbrella bone almost rubbed the top of Xu Yan's head, and it was useless to stand on tiptoe, so she couldn't help but be embarrassed. Duanwang glanced down at her, took the bamboo umbrella with his hand, deliberately tilted the umbrella surface and lowered it, and said, "Let's go." ”

The wind blew from the side, and the rain slanted under the umbrella, wetting the placket.

The people of Xu Yan's army have done many times to march in the torrential rain, let alone this little rain. But he looked at the little girl beside him, her delicate body was wrapped in brocade, and she was a little nervous in the cold of the rain. This is a delicate flower, how can it resist the wind and rain! As soon as his heart moved, his swift figure flickered, and he had already switched to the other side.

The tall body blocked the rain that was blowing obliquely, and Shen Yan was surprised by his sudden move, and when he understood, his heart thumped.

can make such a careful behavior, is it really the honored prince standing next to her?

The study building was not far from the house, and Shen Yan walked in with Xu Yan familiarly, because the weather was gloomy, and the light inside was very dim. Rows of tall wooden cabinets stand in small compartments, each with small doors that prevent books from getting dirty when closed.

With rain under her feet, Shen Yu couldn't help slipping when she stepped on the bluestone threshold, and hurriedly reached out to help the threshold. Xu Yan held her arm steadily.

He was probably really drunk, his palm was hot, and when he held it on Shen Yan's arm, he could clearly perceive the temperature of his palm and the strength of his fingers through the light spring shirt.

Shen Yan shrank her arm as if she was burned, and after standing firm, she felt that her reaction was a bit too aggressive, so she hurriedly calmed down her heartbeat, moved sideways, stretched out her arm and said, "Your Highness, please." ”