Shao Xi accompanied Xiao Changyi to play a big play, and in just a few words, he got the old guy Yu Ji done.

Now that the Ministry of Industry has finally built a warship, Xiao Changyi is very satisfied with this, he didn't expect Shao Xi to do so many things along the way in half a year, constantly bringing him surprises.

After leaving the imperial study, Shao Xi walked in the direction of the East Palace, this distance was not close, Shao Xi walked for a while.

Now many eunuchs and guards in the palace know that Shao Xi has the right to walk in the palace, so he has not been hindered along the way.

It's just that when I arrived outside the East Palace, the guards checked the waist card, and saw that it was the silver medal given by the prince, so naturally I didn't stop it.

However, the eunuch's guidance and notification are naturally indispensable.

Not long after Shao Xi walked into the East Palace, he saw Xiao Yuzhan, the king of Cheng, trotting all the way over.

Shao Xi wondered a little, did this king have nothing else to do all day long? Why are you always wandering around in the East Palace? Could it be that the prince taught him to read books on weekdays?

Thinking about it, it's not good to inquire about this kind of thing, and after the two of them saw the ceremony, Xiao Yuzhan took Shao Xi to the prince's study.

Xiao Yuzhan and Shao Xi have now become acquaintances, and along the way, he is also asking questions about Shao Xi, so there is nothing he is not curious about and does not inquire.

Shao Xi could only answer patiently one by one because of his status as a prince.

However, Xiao Yuzhan's studious and inquisitive temperament is also the kind that Shao Xi likes very much, it feels like a curious baby's younger brother following him to ask this and that, which satisfies Shao Xi's vanity.

It was only when facing Xiao Yuzhan that Shao Xi did not have the restraint and vigilance he had when facing the prince.

"Brother Shao, the imperial brother is not in the study at this time, my father has been building a warship in Hai'an County recently, the imperial brother has been discussing this matter with the ministers of the Ministry of Industry for the past two days under the order of his father, and he is too busy to accompany me to study, the two of us will go to the imperial brother's study first, and we will come back when the imperial brother is done."

Shao Xi secretly sighed, Xiao Yuming, the crown prince, is indeed not easy to do, and Xiao Changyi will hand over many things in the court to him, and many times he is busier than Xiao Changyi.

It seems that it is not as simple as imagined to become a qualified successor to the emperor, and before sitting in that position, he must handle almost all the affairs of the DPRK and China with ease, so as to lay a good foundation for ascending the throne and taking over the world in the future.

From the day a person is born, he has to passively accept to become a top student, and the pressure on his body can be imagined.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not here, is it inappropriate for me to go to the Prince's study without permission?"

Xiao Yuzhan had an indifferent expression on his face, and said to Shao Xi with a smile: "It's naturally inappropriate for you to go alone, isn't this me here?" There's nothing wrong with you going with me, I usually go to the imperial brother's study to look through his collection of books, and the people in the palace are used to it. ”

Thinking about it, Shao Xi didn't say anything more, and followed Xiao Yuzhan to Xiao Yuming's prince's study.

Shao Xi had already been here before, and he didn't feel anything special when he entered the study, but Xiao Yuzhan asked Shao Xi as soon as he entered the study: "Brother Shao, I see that you are holding such a big cloth bag, but what gift do you have for my imperial brother?" I wonder if you have my share of this gift? ”

Shao Xi looked at the cloth bag he was holding in his hand, which was the calligraphy and rubbings that he had carefully selected from Yuyan Bookstore and planned to give to Xiao Yuming.

At this time, seeing Xiao Yuzhan asking, he said with a smile: "It is indeed intended to be given to the prince, but it is just some calligraphy and rubbing, if His Royal Highness King Cheng likes it, he can also take two copies back, I think His Royal Highness the prince will not mind." ”

"Oh? If my guess is correct, these calligraphy and rubbings of Brother Shao should have been selected from the bookstore he opened, right? Don't look at me, I don't often go out of the palace on weekdays, but I know everything about the big things that happen outside, and I have also visited the Yuyan Bookstore opened by Brother Shao. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Yuzhan took the cloth bag from Shao Xi's hand, opened it on the bookcase, flipped through the copybooks and rubbings in it, and muttered while looking at it.

"There are a few of these calligraphy and rubbings that I have never seen, it should be the royal brother here is not collected, it seems that you are very good at choosing gifts, if the royal brother sees it, you will like it, the imperial brother here is not much else, that is, the most books, just this famous calligraphy calligraphy and rubbing, he has collected a lot."

Shao Xi didn't expect these things to bring any surprises to Xiao Yuming when he selected these calligraphy and rubbings, but he had promised that Xiao Yuming would give him the latest prints in the bookstore first.

Since he agreed, he naturally wanted to fulfill his promise, but he didn't think about using it to curry favor with Xiao Yuming.

However, when he heard Xiao Yuzhan say that some of the things he sent were not collected by Xiao Yuming, Shao Xi felt a little surprised.

So he casually asked: "The prince is well-read, there are so many books collected in such a large study, how can there be uncollected?" I don't know what calligraphy and rubbings the prince has collected? ”

When Xiao Yuzhan saw Shao Xi asking like this, he seemed to have a child's heart, and said to Shao Xi with some ostentatious meaning: "Brother Huang's collection is quite a lot!" Growing up, I spent almost every day in my brother's study reading books.

"The calligraphy and rubbings collected by the imperial brother are all authentic works of famous calligraphers! I'm going to get some and show you, I'm sure you'll be amazed! I practice calligraphy with the imperial brother quite weekdays, so let you see which famous penmanship we have learned. ”

Originally, Shao Xi just asked casually, but he didn't want His Royal Highness King Cheng to take it seriously, so he really ran to the large pile of bookshelves to rummage through it.

Because there are too many books, the bookshelves in Xiao Yuming's study are not only densely arranged, but each bookshelf has many layers, and the tall bookshelves are almost up to the roof.

Some books are placed on them, and when they are rummaged, they need to climb to a high place with the help of a special wooden ladder to get them, which is somewhat similar to some of the old-fashioned libraries that Shao Xi saw back then.

I saw Xiao Yuzhan turn twice between several tall bookshelves, then pushed the wooden ladder to the bookshelf and climbed up.

It can be seen that Xiao Yuzhan is very familiar with everything in this study, and he is quite skilled in climbing the wooden ladder, and I saw that he was rummaging through a few wooden boxes above the bookshelf.

Speaking of these wooden boxes, because some books are relatively precious, and there are some fragments and scattered pages, in order to be able to keep and store them more properly, they will be packed in wooden boxes and hung bamboo chips on the wooden box to indicate the contents of the box, so that it is easy to find.

At this time, what Xiao Yuzhan was rummaging through was a few camphor wood boxes placed on the bookshelf, and the reason why the boxes were made of camphor wood was naturally to prevent insects and moths.

The books in the prince's study must be moved outside by eunuchs and palace maids to dry every summer to avoid being stored indoors for a long time due to dampness and causing mold and insect moth.

But because the number of books is too large, they can't be dried at all, so they can only be taken out in different batches every year.

The books that were not taken out to dry could only be stored in camphor wood boxes or camphor wood boxes, one is to prevent moisture, and the other is to prevent insects.

The annual book drying is also a big project for the East Palace, which makes the palace maids and eunuchs miserable.

You must know that there are many books, and the weight is not light, and drying books is also a heavy physical labor.

Not only to carry, but also to keep an eye on the palace maids and eunuchs in the process of drying the books, not only not to let the books be damaged or lost, but also to pay attention to the weather at any time.

Once the weather changes slightly, the books must be hurriedly taken back to the study, so the annual drying of books has become a major event in the East Palace.

We all know that the prince loves to read and collect books, and every book is a treasure for the prince, but whenever something goes wrong, these palace maids and eunuchs will not be able to eat and walk around.

Therefore, there are guards and eunuchs around this study room at all times, one is to prevent theft, and the other is to prevent fire.

If there is a fire in this study, I don't know how many people will fall to the ground, so the defense of Xiao Yuming's study is no less than that of Qiufang, where he is resting.

is such a place that is extremely important to Xiao Yuming, but Xiao Yuzhan comes and goes freely every day.

This prince's study is not even allowed to enter the crown princess casually on weekdays, Xiao Yuzhan is like going home, he can come when he wants, and he can leave when he wants, which shows that the relationship between Xiao Yuming and Xiao Yuzhan is far from being comparable to others.

In this East Palace, I am afraid that except for Xiao Yuming's woman, everyone else is like Xiao Yuzhan's own, and looking at Xiao Yuzhan churning in the study, he knows his status in the East Palace.

Shao Xi was a little puzzled, could it be that Xiao Yuzhan had never considered the difference in identity between himself and the crown prince?

is so casual in the East Palace, even if their brothers are very affectionate, but it is also a little contrary to the etiquette system in the palace, has no one reminded him of this?

Shao Xi was pondering these messes, but he heard Xiao Yuzhan exclaim, followed by a sound of "sparse noise".

Shao Xi's heart was broken when he heard it, could it be that Xiao Yuzhan didn't stand firm and fell off the wooden ladder?

This is no joke!

If a prince falls and is injured under his nose, even if he is not careful, you as a courtier will not be able to escape the responsibility of poor protection.

Shao Xixin said why am I so unlucky? He climbed up to find the book himself, and if he fell out of a bad place, wouldn't he get himself into trouble out of thin air?

If one accidentally damages the prince's books, it is a sin on top of a sin.

When I came to the prince's study today, I wouldn't have encountered a flying disaster so inexplicably, right?

Although his relationship with Xiao Changyi, Xiao Yuming, and Xiao Yuzhan, the father and son, is not bad, no matter how you say it, there is a difference between the monarch and the minister.

If this kind of thing really happens, even if this guy doesn't pursue it, I'm afraid those old guys in the court will continue to talk nonsense.