The sound of firecrackers rang out, smoke billowed, and the reading building officially opened.

Today, the boys and girls from the Yu and Shen families came on stage together, greeting the spectators passing by in the building.

Yu Nanshu was the sweetest-spoken one, and Yu Jiusi was tall and upright, so the two of them stood guard at the door together to maintain order in the flow of people.

Pei Zhaoqi and Cheng Yu were the calmest, so they stayed at the registration office together, helping the clerk register the titles of books and the names of borrowers.

There are also Zhuang Quanye and his sister, who came to join in the fun today. The brother and sister stayed in the bookshelf area, running around helping people find books and taking people to register.

Feng Qianzhi stayed in the reading area and arranged for Fang Ziyan and the waiters to serve tea and water to the spectators and keep accounts at the same time.

For Feng Qianzhi, bookkeeping was the easiest thing. After all, when she was in Tongan County, she worked as a small manager of a medical clinic for several months.

After the spectators entered the building, they subconsciously lowered their voices and walked lightly. Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang were outside the building and did not hear any noise at all.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner. At this time, several carriages came one after another.

Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang turned their heads and saw doubt in each other's eyes.

After being an official for a long time, he could recognize the mounts of his colleagues.

It is obvious that these carriages belong to the government.

After a series of carriages were parked safely, they could see who was coming.

"Lord Ji, Lord Yue?" Shen Zheng put her sleeves together and stepped forward to salute.

It is rare to see these two enemies riding in the same carriage today.

Just as he called out to the two of them, several more people got off the carriage behind him. Without even catching his breath, Shen Zheng turned around and greeted them again: "This subordinate greets General Lin, General Lu, and General Lin."

Looking at the people approaching, Yu Shizhang said with a smile, "Are you all here to show your support? Thank you so much. Please come in and try some of our coarse tea."

General Lin shook off Lin Fanyun's hand and stepped forward, snorting softly, "I've never been happy to listen to you. It's the imperial court's building, and you're still talking about whether to support it or not. We're just here to do our best."

Yu Shizhang gave a fake smile, "Alright, then quickly show us your humble contribution and open our eyes."

The two of them have been having some problems since some time ago.

Yu Shizhang looked down on Lin Fanyun and spoke ill of her to Shen Zheng whenever he got the chance. General Lin felt that Yu Shizhang was standing in the toilet without doing anything, and was using the title of Shen Zheng's "family member" to look down on everyone.

Look, after just two simple sentences, the two of them started to glare at each other again.

"Xiao Shen, come here." General Lin called out to Shen Zheng, "My stupid grandson said he wanted to send a gift to the building for the opening. I've been practicing swords and spears all my life, and I don't know if his little gifts have been delivered to the right place. Come, come and help me check."

Shen Zheng turned her head and Lin Fanyun smiled and nodded at her.

Yu Shizhang secretly thought that this was not good, turned around and grabbed a random guy, "Go, call the two gatekeepers."

The waiter was startled, then turned around and asked, "Master, are you talking about your young lady and young master?"

How can such a noble person be called a "gatekeeper"?...

"That's them." Yu Shizhang didn't see anything wrong and urged, "Hurry up, tell them to stop standing at the door laughing like an idiot. It's important."

The clerk took the order and went forward. The brother and sister turned around and saw that they were facing a powerful enemy. They didn't even care about guarding the door and ran over in three or two steps.

"Brother Lin!" Yu Jiusi went up and hooked his arm around Lin Fanyun's shoulders, then led him inside the building. "Look at you, now that you're here, why don't you go in? I remember you loved reading military books, right? What a coincidence! Let me tell you, there are some great books in the boutique section of the building that we don't let anyone else see. Come on, I'll take you to see them. You can spend as much time as you want."

Before Lin Fanyun could react, he was led a few steps away.

By the time he reacted, he was already unable to break free. "Master Shen, I'll follow Jiusi over... cough cough cough, Jiusi, you seem to be strangling me so much that I can't breathe..."

Yu Jiusi pulled and dragged the man into the building. General Lin was about to get angry at Yu Shizhang, but Yu Nanshu approached with a smile.

"Grandpa Lin, how are you feeling lately?"

When General Lin saw her, his anger disappeared immediately. "Little Nanshu? You've grown up so much. It seems that the soil and water in Tongan County are indeed good for health..."

His Lin family has always valued daughters, but the younger generations in the family are all boys, which is annoying to look at.

Now there is a well-behaved girl pulling him and asking him if he is feeling well. He is happy but feels sad at the same time.

How come such a nice girl is from Yu Shizhang's family?

On this side, Yu Nanshu coaxed General Lin into a beaming smile, and on the other side, Shen Zheng was led by Ji Benchang and others to see the "opening gift" they presented.

——Asparagus fern plants, insect repellent sachets, bookshelves and desks, heaters and lamps...

The opening gifts they sent were not expensive, but they were all practical things. Among them was even a complete set of tools for repairing book pages, which showed that they had put a lot of thought into preparing the gifts.

Just as Shen Zheng asked someone to write down the gifts, they saw two figures walking towards them.

Yan Fengci had a smile on his face and looked familiar. As soon as he stood still, he began to greet everyone: "I'm late, I'm late. Are you all here? I was so busy looking inside the building that I didn't see you here. How rude..."

After he finished speaking, no one responded for a long time, and the situation was a little awkward for a while.

Yan Fengci's smile remained undimmed as he began to greet everyone by name: "I didn't expect the old general to be here today. You haven't been to court for several days. Are you feeling well?"

General Lin frowned.

They all asked him if he was feeling well, but why did Xiao Nanshu say it in a pleasing way while this guy said it in an unpleasant way?

"What are you talking about?" General Lin took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, looking unhappy. "I'm in good health! I didn't come to the morning court because I wanted to sleep a little longer. Why do you say I'm sick?"

Yan Fengci's smile froze, and he quickly said, "Old General, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant..."

General Lin snorted coldly and stopped talking. Ji Benchang and others were still chatting with Shen Zheng and didn't even glance at Yan Fengci.

Such obvious discrepancy in treatment made Yan Fengci's face extremely ashamed, but he did not dare to get angry at all. He could only smile and say: "Your humble servant suddenly remembered that there are important matters that have not been dealt with in the prison, so I will go back first."

After turning and taking two steps, he turned back and said to Yu Shizhang, "I haven't congratulated Lord Bo and Lord Shen yet. I am here to wish the Reading Building a prosperous future and a flourishing business. Farewell."

As soon as he left, Shen Zheng and the others gathered together again.

Ji Benchang looked at the gate of the Imperial College and said, "Don't be fooled by his cheerful smile. He has a lot on his mind. Xiao Shen, you guys in the building should pay more attention."

General Lin also said, "This time, His Majesty has handed over the Reading Building to you. He must have some resentment in his heart, but it's just dormant for now. You need to be careful."

Several people were concentrating on saying bad things about Yan Fengci, while the people who were still queuing over there were making guesses.

"Who are those people? Even the masters from the Imperial College were driven away."

"That little mustache, I think I've seen him somewhere before. He should be the Minister of Revenue..."

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