The place where the lights were on was a side room, and Liu Xin walked straight over. In front of the window, a slender back was reading a book at the desk, which reminded Liu Xin of Cai Yan's appearance when he was young, and couldn't help but call: "Zhaoji, it's so late, why don't you go to sleep yet?" ”

The figure turned back and exclaimed, "Ah! Your Majesty, why are you here? ”

Liu Xin settled down, only to find that the person in front of him was not Cai Yan, but a beautiful little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, and she was not wearing palace clothes, so she couldn't help but wonder: "Who are you?" How did it end up here? ”

The little girl suddenly blushed, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, don't you remember the people's daughter?" The folk girl is Zhen Mi of Yecheng. ”

Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and said, "Oh, you see this memory, now I think about it." How did you end up in the palace, though? ”

Zhen Mi lowered her head and said, "It was the queen mother who let the folk girl in." ”

It turned out that after Zhen Mi arrived in Chang'an, he rented a big house in the Beicheng area and settled down. There are a few loyal servants who are in charge of the business, and she doesn't need to ask about it. So, Zhen Mi, who likes to read, asked the path the next day, and then took the "token" given to her by Liu Xin and walked towards Chang'an Academy excitedly.

However, when she came to the gate of the academy and showed the "token" given to her by Liu Xin, the guards guarding the door invited her out very politely. If it weren't for the fact that she was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, just rushing at her with a "murder weapon" and forcibly breaking into the academy, she would have been thrown into prison. Because her so-called "token" is clearly a sharp dagger in the eyes of the guards. There are so many people in Liu Xin's army, but not everyone has seen Liu Xin's flying knife, and even if they have seen it, not everyone can recognize it.

Zhen Mi had no choice but to return to her residence temporarily. Although she couldn't see the books in the academy, she could buy the latest Dahan Express in the Chang'an Street Market, and there were some printed classics, which made her very fresh for a few days. However, most of these classics that could be bought in the market Zhen Mi had already read them, but they were only printed on paper and bound into a book, which she had never seen before.

After a few days, Zhen Mi finally couldn't help but come to the gate of Chang'an Academy again. Although the guards on duty have changed, no one is still willing to let her in. A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhen Mi still hasn't been able to enter the Chang'an Academy she has longed for for a long time.

Seeing that the tokens that Liu Xin gave her were useless, no matter how she explained it, the guards wouldn't let her in anyway. Zhen Mi felt very aggrieved, so she wanted to come to the palace to reason with Liu Xin. She could enter the palace if she wanted to, the guards there were stricter, and she couldn't even get close to the palace gate. Zhen Mi took out the "token" again as a matter of course, but was detained by the guards. The palace heavily displayed the murder weapon, and it was returned.

At this time, Ma Yun returned from the trial outside, and happened to see the guards catch a little girl, so he waved his hand to stop the carriage and stepped forward to ask. The guards presented the "murder weapon" seized from Zhen Mi, but Ma Yun recognized it as Liu Xin's flying knife, so they asked the guards to let go of Zhen Mi, picked her up in the carriage, and brought her into the palace.

Listening to Zhen Mi tell the truth of the matter, Ma Yun couldn't help but feel funny, how could there be a reason to send a flying knife to a little girl as a token. However, she is very interested in Zhen Mi herself, the historical Empress Cao Wei is really as recorded, very demure, and very fond of reading.

Although Zhen Mi is young, her appearance is extremely beautiful, Bian Yu and the others like her very much, especially Cai Yan, who learned that Zhen Mi likes to read, but she has similar interests. Although Zhen Mi has never heard of Cai Yan, a talented woman, she has admired Cai Yong for a long time and has read several poems by Cai Yong. Zhen Mi learned that Cai Yan was Cai Yong's only daughter, and couldn't help but feel extra close, and the two talked happily about it.

Before you know it, it's time to close the palace door. The palace has its own rules, and unless there is an emergency, the palace door cannot be opened at night. Ma Yun thought about it, and then decided to let Zhen Mi stay. The little girl suddenly felt frightened and clamored to go home.

Cai Yan smiled: "Don't you like to read? There are many precious books in the main palace that are not usually seen from the outside. If you're willing to stay, this palace will let you see enough. Don't worry, tomorrow morning, the palace will arrange for someone to send 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 classics collected by Cai Yong, plus those rescued from Luoyang Dongguan, as well as the books copied from some scholar families, have all been copied from bamboo slips to paper.

The amount of work involved in transcribing texts was enormous, and it was all done by the students of the college. Despite the hard work of the students of the academy, over the years, only three copies have been copied, one was left in Xiangyang Academy, one was sent to Chang'an Academy, and one was dedicated to Liu Xin as the treasure of the town palace.

There are tens of thousands of books in total, many of which are rare and unique books, and outsiders may not even have heard of them. These books are so precious that they should be kept well. More importantly, these books can't be piled up in the warehouse, someone must sort them out and classify them, so Cai Yan volunteered to undertake this task. There happened to be a courtyard behind Cai Yan's dormitory, which became a place to store books, which was where Liu Xin saw the lights tonight.

Cai Yan didn't break his promise, and after dinner, he brought Zhen Mi here. Seeing the dazzling array of books, Zhen Mi couldn't believe her eyes. In particular, these books are written on top of the paper in a line-bound book, which is very convenient to read. Zhen Mi didn't go home noisily at that time, sat quietly in front of the window, picked up the classics, and read them as if no one was around. And Cai Yan didn't bother anymore, leaving the two palace maids to take care of Zhen Mi and went back to the dormitory by herself.

The night was dark, and the two palace maids were getting tired. And Zhen Mi finally saw the precious book she dreamed of, but she was in good spirits. The two palace maids bullied Zhen Mi for being a child and not from the palace, so they took advantage of her inattention and sneaked back to the room to sleep, leaving Zhen Mi alone still reading there happily.

After listening to Zhen Mi's story, Liu Xin was a little embarrassed. The reason why Zhen Mi came to Chang'an has a lot to do with his original promise. Who knew that Zhen Mi had been in Chang'an for more than a month, and Liu Xin had already forgotten about it.

At this time, Liu Xin's alcohol had already woken up for the most part, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and wanted to find a way to compensate her, so she asked: "Miss Zhen, I remember that when I left Yecheng, your Zhen family sent a caravan. I don't know if the caravan's business in Chang'an is good? ”

Zhen Mi shook her head and said, "The folk girl never asks about the affairs of the clan. ”

Liu Xin thought about it, Zhen Mi was just a little girl, even if she had talent in this area, the people in the family would not dare to entrust such a big thing to her. Liu Xin lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said: "That's it, the token I gave you didn't work, and it delayed you for a month, let's say, what compensation do you want." ”

Zhen Mi's eyes suddenly lit up, pointed to the books in the room, and said: "The people's daughter doesn't dare to ask for any compensation, I just hope that Your Majesty can let the people's girl pick a few books here to go back, and the people's daughter will be satisfied." ”

Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed and said, "Miss Zhen, I can't promise you this matter." Books here are only allowed to be read, but not taken away. ”

Zhen Mi is a child's heart in the end, and she is not afraid of Liu Xin, the emperor, at all, so she pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, your words don't count." ”

Zhang Gou'er hurriedly shouted: "Bold! ”

Liu Xin waved her hand, asked Zhang Gou'er to step back, and said, "Miss Zhen, the books in this house do not belong to my private property, and I can't dispose of them casually. In this way, as long as you are willing in the future, you can come here to study at any time, and I will give you another set of "Journey to the West" to compensate for the grievances you have suffered in the past month, what do you think? ”

"Really? That's great! Zhen Mi jumped up excitedly, and then sighed again, "Your Majesty, the token you gave is not good at all, not to mention the palace, even the academy I can't enter at all." ”

Liu Xin smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Dog, take the token." ”

Hearing such an interesting name as Zhang Gou'er, Zhen Mi laughed out loud. Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to squeak, and quickly took out a bronze token from his waist and presented it to Liu Xin with both hands. saw Liu Xin glaring at him, and said fiercely: "Take the jade card!" ”

There are four kinds of tokens in the palace, divided into four levels of bronze, silver, gold, and jade, the bronze token is the lowest level of token, although the person who holds the bronze token can enter the palace, but he cannot move around at will, and 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 that is the highest rank of Watian mutton fat white jade, you will not only be able to enter and leave the palace freely, but you will also be able to enjoy the privileges of a distinguished guest.

Zhang Gou'er didn't expect Liu Xin to give a white jade token to this little girl, and couldn't help but hesitate: "The white jade token is extremely precious, and if you give it to such a little girl, it will be a big deal if you lose it, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice." ”

Liu Xin said impatiently: "Okay, okay." This token was only lent to her for a short time, so how could it be so easy to lose it? Besides, the tokens are all marked with numbers, even if they are lost, as long as they notify the guards, it is useless for others to pick them up, so what is there to worry about. ”

Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to say more, so he promised and retreated. There were only two people left in the room, Liu Xin and Zhen Mi.

Although Zhen Mi was just a little girl, Liu Xin still felt that it was a little inappropriate for a lonely man and a widow to be in the same room late at night, so she couldn't help but say, "Miss Zhen, you continue to read, I will leave first." Wait for the next dog to send the token, with that token, this palace can be passed unimpeded. ”

But Zhen Mi said: "Your Majesty, wait! ”