Since the Splendid Pavilion is in the westernmost corner of the Hou Mansion, not to mention the other benefits, in Chen Lan's opinion, the biggest benefit is quiet. At least, the people in the Hou Mansion will not wander around here without anything, and there are few people who come to the door on weekdays, so it is suitable to come down and read books quietly. After all, those books engraved by officials and private are all arranged vertically in traditional characters, and you need to calm down before you can really read them.

In the past, she didn't like people to accompany her when she read books, but when she came back from Chen Yan today, she used an excuse to be quiet and sent everyone away, even Hongluo Qinfang was no exception. Sitting in the empty room, she took a deep breath before opening one of the two books that Chen Yan had given her, and carefully looked at the familiar symbols.

Although there are many similarities between the Chu Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in the history books, there are no closed countries, from the South and the West to further places, there are merchant ships and oceans, so many people are willing to send their children to learn to translate, although there are not many people who know foreign languages, but there are hundreds of people in Manjing. However, the reason why this book has been criticized by many bookstores as not being Taizu's imperial pen is naturally because the handwriting is crooked and inappropriate, and those ghostly foreign languages are not any language that Siyi Pavilion is familiar with.

Others don't know it, but Chen Lan has an instinctive sense of familiarity at the first sight. At this moment, she was reading with great effort, and the hand holding the book was already trembling slightly. No wonder people say it's fake when they see it, because it's not English, French, Latin, but pinyin, which is only learned in elementary school in modern times! After reading several pages, she already believed that every word on it was really the imperial pen of the Taizu Emperor Lin Changhui, but these pinyin looked really difficult.

It seems to be a monologue in the last period of Lin Changhui's life, but he did not tell about his great achievements in driving out the Tartars and seizing the world, but told in a plain tone how he came from modern times and what he did after becoming an emperor. Probably because he has been immersed in this era for too long, the sentences are half-literate and half-white, but they have a momentum of their own.

"Since the Song Dynasty, folk women have gradually had the bad habit of binding their feet, and I hate it deeply, and they will be banned after taking the throne!"

"It is useless to corrupt Confucianism and harm the country, if the country is established by force and the whole people are martial, then the Western powers will have no chance to rise......"

"Industry and commerce are the way to enrich the country, so it is only natural to open up the sea for trade and collect commercial taxes. In the thirty-eighth year of the opening of the sky, the commercial tax finally exceeded the agricultural tax, and the world was fortunate to ......"

"Since the Meng Yuan Dynasty, the bad habit of martyrdom has been forbidden; The widow observes the feast and is bored and forbidden; A woman is not allowed to sit at the same table with a man, and if she converses, she must be criticized...... The son-in-law and the concubine are worlds apart just because of their mother, why is it cruel? Let all the sons inherit the family business as the sons of the sons......"

Looking at it all the way, Chen Lan couldn't help but admire this colleague from modern times. She has read a lot of classics since the Tang and Song dynasties these days, and has not found any signs of historical changes, and has long felt that the root must be in this Lin Changhui. However, when she was so immersed in it that she almost forgot the hour, she found that it seemed as if a few pages had been torn out in the middle, and she had turned to the last page, and there were only a few simple lines on the blank space of the whole page.

"I thought I could change an era, but in the end I couldn't change people's hearts."

Looking at the vermilion handwriting that was completely different from the ink in front of him, Chen Lan only felt a sense of horror arise from the depths of his heart. From just now to now, in addition to the familiar pinyin, Lin Changhui has always called himself me, but only here he calls himself, the whole page of blank space with this vermilion handwriting, revealing a kind of indescribable discouragement. It's just that the book is over, and no matter how curious she is, she can't find an answer. So, placing the book in an inconspicuous place on the shelf, she turned back and walked over to the bookcase, and as she was about to sit down, a thought crossed her mind.

In addition to knowing that the maritime trade is extremely prosperous now, women really don't need to bind their feet, and the rest of the articles mentioned by Lin Changhui don't have much impression - if women can really be as free as Lin Changhui said, why do the Hou Mansion still have those complicated rules? As for the uselessness of rottenness...... So where did the current cabinet come from, and why are the imperial examinations almost exactly the same as those of the Ming Dynasty?

Thinking about it, Chen Lan only felt like a numb heart, and at this moment, through the window, she seemed to hear some noise in the yard. After a while, Hongluo entered the house, stepped forward and whispered: "Miss, the fourth miss is here, her eyes are a little red and swollen, and she said that she has something to discuss with Miss." ”

Fourth Miss? Chen Yun?

Chen Lan's front flashed in front of Chen Yun following Chen Bing - when he laughed, he must echo, and when he shouldn't speak, he must be silent, as if he was the shadow of the sister, and even the smile should show a few teeth as if it was calculated. Thinking of Chen Bing's crazy appearance today, she felt a little disgusted in her heart, and when she was about to find two excuses, there was already a voice outside. In desperation, she had to glance at Hongluo and let her go out to accompany Qin Fang first, and then rubbed for a while before leaving the house.

"Third sister!"

"Why is the fourth sister here?"

As soon as Chen Yun saw Chen Lan come out, he immediately greeted him, and then explained: "After my mother knew that the second sister was angry with the third sister, she was very angry and fell ill again, so the second sister couldn't leave for the time being, so she sent me to make amends to the third sister." There is such a big event in the family, the second sister is dizzy and will say the wrong thing and collide with the third sister, you have a lot of adults, you must have forgiven her this time. ”

Seeing that Chen Yun was talking and was about to kneel, Chen Lan was stunned for a moment, and then gave Hongluo a look. Hongluo hurriedly grabbed Chen Yun's arm beside him, and said again: "What is this fourth miss, what is this anger, what is the collision, we don't know, Miss hasn't mentioned a word." It must be just a trivial matter, why do you still work to take a special trip? ”

"What Hongluo said is, what I should be a big deal, it was very chaotic at that time, the second sister was just impulsive, and there was nothing worth apologizing." Chen Lan looked at Chen Yun's expression, and found that not only were her eyes a little red and swollen, but her jaw was also faintly visible, and her heart suddenly moved. When Hongluo helped someone sit down, she sat next to her, and comforted, "After the fourth sister goes back, persuade the second aunt and the second sister, this matter is not certain, and the second uncle may not be fine." Also, from tomorrow onwards, we will have a housekeeper, and you should rest well, and you will have to cheer up when the time comes. ”

Chen Yun originally hung his head, and when he heard this, the tears actually fell. Looking at it badly, Chen Lan naturally comforted him continuously. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Yun suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of Chen Lan as if he had a candle. Faced with this scene, the people in the room were even more stunned, and Qin Fang hurriedly took the girls out, leaving only the red snails.

"Third sister, there is something I dare not say, in the past, the things in the past were not good for me, but after all, I was not born to my mother, so naturally I can only follow the second sister in everything...... That time, the fourth brother slid down the pond, and he was also the second son of the Marquis of Dongchang who was picked up by the second sister. Chen Yun wiped his tears with a handkerchief as he spoke, and then said pitifully, "This time, too, I heard that the old lady called me and the third sister and the fifth sister to be housekeepers, and my mother was angry with the boss, and the second sister gave me a slap in a hurry!" Mother also said, let me, let me see what the third sister has done, write down everything in detail, and she will theorize in the future, but I feel really sorry for the third sister, and I think I must say ......"

"Fourth sister, don't cry, I never blamed you, if you can say this to me, I will remember it very much!"

Seeing Chen Yun crying bitterly as she spoke, pear blossoms brought rain and pitiful, Chen Lan couldn't help but glance at her empty wrist, and remembered that the jade bracelet that Princess Jin rewarded her was in Chen Bing's hand, she couldn't help but sneer secretly, but she comforted her with a pleasant face, and helped the person up to sit on the chair, and then motioned to Hongluo to fetch water.

After a while, Hongluo brought a little girl with a copper basin into the house, personally served Chen Yun to wash his face, and then used the excuse that his hair was messy and his makeup was untidy, and pulled him to the inner room to comb his makeup. At this time, Chen Lan found that there was someone outside the door curtain, and hurriedly asked, and then Yun'er came in.

"Miss, Fourth Miss is looking for you to express her heart?"

Since she just learned from Su Mu Pepper about what happened today and Chen Lan wanted to take care of the house, Yun'er's face was full of flying color, and when she saw Chen Lan nodding lightly, she couldn't help but sneer and said: "She has never been indispensable among the people who bullied Miss before, this time she came over to talk when she knew that the wind was not in the right direction, how could it be so easy!" Miss don't lie to her, don't you know, the fourth lady is very well-behaved, once upon a time the second lady housekeeper, there were sisters who put on her head to find a beautiful difference, she took things as they were, but things didn't work out, but she insisted that she had tried her best to say a basket of good things, and also arranged a bunch of bosses who were not, and finally I don't know what method was used to send people away. To say that the second lady just looks down on people, she is not like she is the most faceless and skinless! ”

"Alright, say less!" Chen Lan was very helpless about Yun'er's sharp teeth, and after glaring at her, he whispered, "You will send her two steps later, and then pay attention to whether she goes back to Ziningju directly or goes somewhere else." Be careful not to let people see what you're doing. ”

"Miss, you can rest assured!"

Not long after, Hongluo led Chen Yun, who had made up, out of the house. It was probably because of the re-leveling of the makeup on his face, Chen Yun's sallow and pitiful face just now regained its brilliance, lined with a white silk jacket and silver and red jackets, as if it was a gorgeous peach blossom. She stepped forward to salute Chen Lan, thanked her for her kindness, and said for a while before leaving, Yun'er naturally sent her out of the door.

After waiting for two quarters of an hour, Yun'er rushed back in a hurry, bringing a piece of news that Chen Lan expected.

After Chen Yun left the Splendid Pavilion, he went to the three-room Cuiliu Residence, and actually went to see Aunt Luo!

PS: Rolling all over the ground for recommendation votes...... I have received several dozen Christmas stockings, and I also want to receive dozens of recommended votes for the holidays, thank you!