In the afternoon, Ren Baqian was learning calligraphy from Lin Qiaole in Qingxin Palace Hall when he heard footsteps approaching. It sounded like there were quite a few people.
He got up and walked to the entrance of the palace hall. The empress, who was dressed in red, brought two palace maids and an imperial guard named Xin Zhe.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Ren Baqian quickly bowed.
Upon hearing his voice, Lin Qiaole immediately scuttled out from behind the table, bounced to the empress's side, and greeted, "Your Majesty."
"Yes." The empress's expression became much gentler when she saw Lin Qiaole.
Ren Baqian was speechless. Lin Qiaole actually hid her skills so well. No wonder she was able to become a librarian at such a young age. No wonder she gave the milk candy to the empress as a gift.
Although he didn't know what their relationship was, they seemed to be familiar with each other from their expressions.
The empress walked past him with her entourage. Ren Baqian smelled a delicate fragrance and followed them obediently.
Upon entering the palace hall, the empress saw a pen and paper on the table with half-written words. "Are you practicing calligraphy?"
"I wasn't familiar with Dayao's language previously. I'm learning Dayao's language," Ren Baqian explained from behind.
The empress nodded her head. "As the Storyteller of Qingxin Palace Hall, you naturally need to be literate."
If those fellows in the imperial court could do the same, it would save her a lot of trouble.
"How's your learning?" The empress picked up the piece of paper with Ren Baqian's scrawled handwriting and looked at it. Ren Baqian's handwriting made her reminisce. When she was three years old, her handwriting should be like this too. It should be better than this.
"In another two months, I should be able to read most of the words," Ren Baqian replied. He was talking about reading, not writing. Even though he had to write every word a few times, it was to deepen his memory. He would forget most of it in no time.
Writing still had to be practiced slowly in the future.
The empress nodded her head and didn't say anything else. She continued to lead the entourage in. Ren Baqian carefully followed behind and went straight to the second floor.
After being here for so many days, this was the first time he went up to the second floor.
What surprised him the most was that there was actually an old lady with white hair and a beard in an official's robe guarding the second floor. He had never seen her come down during these few days. He also didn't hear any sound from upstairs and thought that there was no one here.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. What books are you looking for?" The old woman stood up and smiled at the empress.
"Supervisor Lin, how's your health recently?" the empress asked.
"I'm fine. It's been a long time since I've had my old illness. Ahem … "Supervisor Lin coughed lightly after she finished speaking.
Ren Baqian looked at him with disdain and said, "You're still pretending, keep pretending. I've been here for so long, yet you haven't moved at all like a ghost. You're already coughing the moment the empress comes."
"But his surname is Lin? Could Lin Qiaole be her daughter or granddaughter? One is a librarian, and the other is a librarian. Are they preparing for their daughter to inherit the family inheritance? "Ren Baqian glanced at Lin Qiaole.
On the other side, the empress said warmly, "Supervisor Lin, you still have to take care of your health. Xin Zhe, send three taels of Red Snake Seed and five stalks of Hundred Core Grass from the medicine storehouse in a while. "
"Yes."
"I'm here to look for the Record of Dongxuan. I suddenly feel like flipping through it," the empress said.
"I'm going to get it for Her Majesty," Librarian Lin bowed and said. Then she walked toward the inside with her hunched body.
"I also want to see if there's anything else that I'm interested in," the empress said again.
Librarian Lin stopped in her tracks and made a "please" gesture.
Ren Baqian looked at the empress moving forward again. He didn't know whether he should follow her or not.
Seeing that the others had already left, he followed behind.
Speaking of which, he was also very curious about the difference between the books on the second floor and the first floor.
According to common sense, the books on the second floor should be more precious than the ones on the first floor.
The second floor was also filled with rooms. Every room was about the same size as the one below. However, one couldn't see what was inside. There was a layer of soft paper between the grids on the door, and nothing could be seen inside.
"Your Majesty, it's here." When they reached the third last door, Librarian Lin stopped in her tracks and pushed open the door beside her. The empress went in, followed by Librarian Lin. After that, Xin Zhe stood at the door.
Ren Baqian didn't even see what was inside.
At the same time, he was even more curious.
It was so well-guarded. What exactly was inside?
The Record of Dongxuan? A martial arts secret manual of this world? Ren Baqian felt that it was highly possible. This name didn't sound as common as "300 Poems of the Tang Dynasty." Furthermore, the empress's martial arts was so high that it was reasonable for her to read martial arts secret manuals.
Ren Baqian stood obediently at the door. Occasionally, he raised his head and looked around, wondering when the empress would come out.
Coincidentally, he saw Lin Qiaole not far away from him. He immediately grinned and almost laughed out loud.
He saw Lin Qiaole standing there, swaying, and her eyes were already closed.
An ordinary person would never think that she was actually asleep just by looking at the extent of her swaying.
This kind of ability to sleep while standing definitely wasn't something an ordinary person could compare with.
Ren Baqian had to admit that the temptation of the White Rabbit Creamy Candy was indeed not small. It actually made Lin Qiaole take time out of her busy sleep to teach Ren Baqian how to read. For a person who could sleep while standing here waiting for her superior, an ordinary person definitely wouldn't know how much she craved sleep.
Perhaps lying in bed and sleeping till the end of time was the best ending for her.
"Bang."
Ren Baqian looked up and indeed, Lin Qiaole's head had knocked into the wooden wall beside her.
He lowered his head and made a laughing gesture.
Not only him, but Qing Yuan and Hong Luan also covered their mouths and laughed softly.
It seemed that the two of them already knew about Lin Qiaole's situation.
"What happened?" The empress's voice came from inside the room.
"Nothing, I accidentally knocked into the wall."
Lin Qiaole covered her head and quickly answered. She was angry for a long time before she rubbed her head and put her hand down. Not long after, she started to sway again.
Ren Baqian thought for a while and felt that Lin Qiaole might be sick. He remembered seeing on the news that there was a girl who had a strange illness and could only sleep 18 to 20 hours a day. She couldn't even work normally.
Lin Qiaole might be this kind of person.
However, her illness wasn't as serious as the other party's. Only those who had nothing to do would feel sleepy and unable to resist it. Usually, she would still be able to wake up if there was a sound. Or if there was something to do, she could still force herself to stay awake.
After waiting for a while, the door opened again. The empress and Librarian Lin walked out one after another.
The moment the two of them came out, Lin Qiaole quickly widened her eyes as if she was glaring at someone. Soon after, she slowly calmed down and yawned.
Ren Baqian took a glance and saw the empress coming out with two books in her hands. She glanced at Ren Baqian indifferently and asked him to stand up straight.
After sending the empress out of the hall, Ren Baqian and Lin Qiaole returned to the hall. Librarian Lin didn't come down from upstairs and only sent them to the staircase.
"Are you really that sleepy?" Ren Baqian asked Lin Qiaole curiously. A normal person could only sleep eight hours a day. Even if they slept too much, they couldn't fall asleep even if they wanted to. He really couldn't understand how the other party could sleep so much.
"I'm alright," Lin Qiaole said listlessly as she lay on the table.
Looking at her appearance, Ren Baqian felt that it was rather amusing. He casually threw a piece of Dove chocolate on the table. "Try it, it's on you."
Just as the chocolate flew out, Lin Qiaole caught it in her hands like an invisible hand.
After removing the wrapper, Lin Qiaole carefully took a bite. Then, like a hamster, she ate it in two or three bites and looked at Ren Baqian with sparkling eyes.
Ren Baqian had a "kind" smile on his face. He thought that if he made chocolate-flavored feces, she would really eat it.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late!
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