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Hearing that Mo Rongzhan wanted her to enter the palace, Ye Zhen's face changed slightly, and her mind involuntarily recalled everything that happened in the imperial study that day.
Her face was a little pale. Thinking that she might have to see that man today, she could not wait to leave the palace now.
When the empress dowager saw her like this, she couldn't help but chuckle, "Are you so scared at the mention of the emperor?"
Ye Zhen's beautiful face showed timidity, "Empress Dowager, this subject's daughter is afraid that the imperial concubine will misunderstand again."
"What else can she misunderstand? You cured the little prince, and the emperor hasn't rewarded you yet. Don't you want to go to the Book Tower? I'll let you read enough in the Book Tower these two days. "The empress dowager frowned.
"Really?" Ye Zhen's eyes lit up, and she looked at the empress dowager incredulously. She never dreamed that she could go to the Book Tower, and Mo Rongzhan actually … agreed!
"Can Ai jia lie to you?" The empress dowager glanced at her, "Let Aunt Cheng take you there. You can read as long as you want. If you don't want to, it's fine."
"Yes! Empress Dowager, I want to go to the Book Tower. " Ye Zhen could not wait. The Book Tower contained all kinds of medical books collected by Qi Yanling. This was a place that many people in Xing Lin dreamed of.
The empress dowager laughed, "Your college has no classes these two days. You can go to the Book Tower to read."
Ye Zhen immediately saluted, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Looking at Ye Zhen's cute appearance, the empress dowager was amused again, "Go ahead, you can't sit still."
"Empress Dowager, then I'll go to the Book Tower." Ye Zhen smiled and took Aunt Cheng's hand. "Aunt Cheng, please show me the way." "Aunt Cheng, please show me the way."
Aunt Cheng smiled, "In Third Miss Lu's mind, it seems that the Book Tower has a higher status."
"Aunt Cheng!" Ye Zhen shook her arm, "Don't make fun of me."
"Take her to the Book Tower. She's eager to go home." The empress dowager said with a smile.
On the way to the Book Tower, Ye Zhen felt as if she was in a dream. When she first proposed her wish to Mo Rongzhan, she held the idea that he would not agree. She did not expect that he would actually agree.
But she would not be grateful to him for it. She had won it.
Outside the library tower, there was a fence made of bronze. Aunt Cheng handed a handwritten order to the eunuch guarding the door, and only then was she able to pass through the fence. The door of the library tower was tightly locked, and the lock looked similar to the lock of the glass house in the herbal field.
"Sir Jiang," Aunt Cheng called out to a room next to the library.
Ye Zhen looked at the house curiously. An old man with white hair slowly came out. When he looked up, his pair of bright and hearty eyes made her stunned.
This old man … looked very spirited. Furthermore, he had a beard on his face. Unexpectedly, he wasn't a eunuch from the palace.
"Who are you?" He frowned at Aunt Cheng, his tone extremely cold.
Aunt Cheng said respectfully and politely, "This servant is the aunt of the Empress Dowager. This is the Emperor's personal edict, allowing this young lady to enter the Library Tower for two days."
Elder Jiang took the handwritten decree and looked at Ye Zhen with sharp eyes. "What does the little girl want to see in the library tower?"
"All the books," Ye Rou replied.
Elder Jiang sneered, "That will have to wait until the next life."
Ye Zhen said seriously, "I will try my best to read them."
"Come with me." Elder Jiang looked at her faintly, put the handwritten decree in his arms, and walked slowly to the door with a key in his hand.
Aunt Cheng explained to Ye Zhen in a low voice, "This Elder Jiang has been guarding the book tower here for decades. I heard that since the previous dynasty, the Jiang family has been the guardian of the book tower." "That's right.
As for why the guardian of the previous dynasty remained unchanged after the change of dynasties, no one knew the reason.
After Mo Rongzhan ascended the throne, he changed the name of the dynasty to Yuan Ding. It has been nearly a hundred years since the destruction of the Jing Kingdom, but now they seem to see all kinds of traces left by Emperor Wu and his Empress Qi Yanling everywhere.
Old Master Jiang opened the two-palm-sized copper lock and said to Ye Zhen, "You can read inside, but you can't copy or damage any of the books. You can only use night-luminescent pearls to read at night. You are not allowed to use oil lamps."
Ye Zhen understood that this was to protect the books in the Library Tower, so she nodded and promised to abide by the rules.
"Then go in!" Elder Jiang said.
Aunt Cheng looked at Ye Zhen and said, "Third Miss Lu, don't forget to eat when you read. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager will not let you read inside for two days."
Ye Zhen nodded vigorously, "I will not let myself starve to death here."
Waving goodbye to Aunt Cheng, Ye Zhen could not wait to enter the Library Tower.
As soon as she walked in, the door outside was closed. However, Ye Zhen had no time to close the door. She was shocked by the sea of books in front of her.
So high! So many books! She had imagined that there would be many books here, but she never thought that there would be so many …
The Library Tower was at least nine stories high. From the first floor to the top of the round cover, it was full of books. Each floor had an independent wooden ladder and tables and chairs for reading. The entire Library Tower was bright and clear. Sunlight shone in through the glass windows from outside. Ye Zhen found that there was a layer of glass outside each bookshelf, which should be protecting the books.
No wonder people were not allowed to come in here. It was really … shocking!
Ye Zhen hurriedly calmed herself down from the shock. She did not have much time and could not waste it on marveling. She had to hurry up and read.
She glanced around and planned to start reading from the first floor and then continue to the second floor.
She originally thought that there would be a lot of medical books written by Qi Yanling herself, but now she knew that the books here were not written by her, but the books of Baicao Tang in her collection.
Ye Zhen was a little excited. Everyone thought that the books of Baicao Tang were destroyed. Unexpectedly, they were collected by Qi Yanling in the palace.
Time passed unknowingly. With her photographic memory, Ye Zhen read one book after another, wishing to stuff all the books into her mind.
The sun outside gradually sank to the west. Ye Zhen's stomach made a grumbling sound. She woke up with a start and found that she had been reading for most of the day.
"Third Miss Lu, it's time for dinner." Someone called her outside. Ye Zhen put down the book in her hand reluctantly. If she didn't want to eat, it was estimated that the Empress Dowager would not let her read here.
She walked out quickly and was taken by the little palace maid to the nearest room of the Library Tower to eat and freshen up. Then, without waiting for the palace maid to lead the way, she had already returned to the Library Tower. In a while, it would be dark. If she didn't read a book now, she would not be able to read anymore.
When she came to the Library Tower, she was once again stunned by the scene in front of her.
It turned out that there were night pearls on every floor of the Library Tower. After dark, it was still as bright as during the day.
Ye Zhen did not know how to describe her mood at this time. She sat down again and wanted to finish reading all the books at a faster speed.
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