don't want to be emperor

Chapter 8

When they arrived at the Hanlin Academy, those Hanlins rushed to pick them up again. Xia Mingqiu saw that some Hanlins came in a hurry, with ink stains on their faces or hands, and some books came with their sleeves stuffed. It's something to do, so I quickly waved them to do their own things, everyone agreed, and scattered away, returning to their positions to perform their duties.

Xia Mingqiu still sat in his old seat, continued drinking tea and flipping through "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", but he had finished his cup of tea and hadn't turned a single page of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

"Your Majesty..." Xia Mingqiu faintly felt that someone was calling him, and then he heard another call, only to realize that there was someone standing next to him at some point, vaguely remembering that this should be Shen Changhong, the second place in the list this time, hey, it's all because he was too absorbed in reading, Slack. Slack.

"Your Majesty, I dare you, I don't know why Your Majesty is always staring at Brother Zhihui? Did Brother Zhihui do something wrong? Please tell Your Majesty clearly." Shen Changhong clearly came to help Li Yi to inquire about the situation, but in fact he was here to help Li Yi. Talk to the little emperor, and take the opportunity to find out if the little emperor is as innocent as he appears.

When Xia Mingqiu heard that he had been staring at Li Yi, he was very unconvinced. He felt that although he was thinking of Liu Mengmei in his mind, he was still reading "Shan Hai Jing" because he was afraid of disturbing Li Yi's work.

"Nonsense! The widow has been reading "Shan Hai Jing"!"

Seeing that the little emperor's white and tender skin was reddened, Shen Changhong probed further: "I'm afraid, it's my mistake, I ask the emperor to forgive me! I don't know if the emperor is puzzled, I see that the emperor has not turned the page, The minister is willing to solve the confusion for the emperor and atone for the crime."

When Xia Mingqiu heard it, he realized that he really hadn't turned the page all this time, and then secretly glanced at Li Yi, as if just as Shen Changhong said, because of himself, Meng Lang, Xianxia was transcribing with a handsome face blushing. What.This situation made Xia Mingqiu's face heat up, as if the Tai Tuo caught his tail in class, he managed to calm his mind, then pointed to the longest paragraph on that page, and said to Shen Changhong, "I don't quite understand here. , tell the widow what this passage means!"

Shen Changhong looked at Xia Mingqiu's red earlobes and cheeks that were about to bleed, and secretly smiled in his heart, "He really is a sheep-like little emperor." Although he was smiling in his heart, it didn't show on his face, as if he didn't notice anything, respectfully After taking the book, he explained the "not quite understandable" story to Xia Mingqiu earnestly.

After a story was told, Xia Mingqiu felt that the second place in the list really had two talents, and the speaker's voice was full of emotion, making the listeners feel as if they were actually there.I don't know if the legendary storyteller is as powerful as him.Well, you can let him talk to himself in the future.After drinking tea, seeing people, and listening to stories, seeing Jin Wuxi falling to the moon and rabbit rising to the east, it was time to go back home, so he called Xifu back to the palace.

Xu Shi watched Li Yi enough in the afternoon, maybe it was because Li Yi saw that he fulfilled his little wish, so he never met Liu Mengmei or Du Liniang again at night, and he was refreshed all night without dreams. .I just don’t know why, I didn’t dream of "Liu Mengmei" last night, I always feel like something is missing, there is a faint regret and irritability in my heart, which makes Xia Mingqiu pace back and forth in the study, as if on the buttocks. With nails growing, he couldn't sit still.

"Oh, my good emperor, don't make yourself dizzy by circling around. The dragon body is important. If you have any troubles, please tell the old slave. Maybe the old slave can come up with an idea."

Xia Mingqiu saw Xifu shaking his fat face, looking at him with kind eyes like looking at his naughty little grandson, couldn't help but stand up, and ignored him.He walked back and forth twice more irritably, then picked up the water on the desk and drank it all in one gulp. The water that had already cooled down trickled down his throat, and everywhere he passed was a burst of icy cold, feeling cool all over his body.But the coolness in the late autumn could not calm down the restlessness in my heart.Why are you so irritable?It can't be a matter of government affairs... Can I have this awareness?Besides, there is the fourth brother who is brave and good at fighting, and the general Dingyuan Zhang Desheng who was promoted by his own uncle Hussar General Zhao Borang and the big emperor brother. , What are you bothering yourself about?

"Your Majesty, do you want to go to the Imperial Academy today?"

When Xia Mingqiu heard this, he stopped in his tracks, frowned and looked at the smiling Xifu, "Why do I have nothing to do there? It's my office, not my imperial garden!"

When Xifu heard that the little emperor's voice was wrong, his face was full of smiles, "I saw that the second place in the ranking yesterday was indeed a man of real talent and knowledge, and the story he told was indeed fascinating. Do you want to listen to it again, Your Majesty?" Does he tell other stories to soothe his fatigue?"

"He is doing business, and he is not a storyteller. The widow is going to disturb the courtier's work. If you don't go, don't go."

"It's the duty of the courtiers to solve problems for His Majesty. How can it be called a nuisance? But the old slave feels that His Majesty always sits quietly every time he goes. It serves as an incentive, and the old slave feels that if it wasn’t for the majesty’s visit to the Imperial Academy, it’s hard to know when they will be lucky enough to see Tianyan because of their official positions.”

Xia Mingqiu, whose stance was not firm, reappeared in the lobby of the Imperial Academy the next moment, still drinking tea and reading books, as if he regarded the Imperial Academy as a second study.

Xia Mingqiu foolishly read the book for a while, and felt that "Shan Hai Jing" is indeed a rare fantasy novel, but after all, it is a pre-Qin classic, and he was tired of reading it with words, so he simply recruited Shen Changhong to let him He explained to himself.As time went on and the number of times increased, coupled with the fact that the two were about the same age, and Shen Changhong was a well-rounded person, the two quickly became acquainted.Every time Xia Mingqiu sat in this seat, Shen Changhong would spontaneously come over with the "Shan Hai Jing" and explain the stories in it for him, and sometimes he would add interesting things he had seen and heard, which made Xia Mingqiu even more happy abnormal.

Since the little emperor started to listen to Shen Changhong's storytelling, he found that this activity is very good. It directly liberates his hands, brain and eyes. He only needs to use his ears to listen to the story. His hands can be used to concentrate on taking snacks and tea, his brain can relax, and his eyes can relax. Are you happy to see Li Yi?Are you unhappy?It's fun!

After the little emperor discovered this interesting thing, he came to the Imperial Academy very frequently. Even when Xia Mingqing asked him why he went to the Imperial Academy so diligently, Xia Mingqiu could confidently say that he asked the second place to explain the book for him. Xia Mingqing listened I didn't say anything anymore, I just praised him for his learning attitude and asked him to ask more knowledgeable people to teach him how to govern the country. Xia Mingqiu obediently obediently agreed, and then forgot about it.