A piece of Japanese incense

When I returned to school, my tense nerves finally relaxed and I felt like a loose rubber band.

I recalled the recipe of "Gancao Decoction" in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" and wrote it on rice paper: licorice, ginger, cinnamon twig, ginseng, raw rehmannia root, donkey-hide gelatin, ophiopogon japonicus, hemp seed, jujube...

After school, the prescription was handed to the princess, who smiled from the bottom of her heart with a bright expression.

"Eda Yihe, thank you."

"It's alright~ Princess, I'll go back and find someone to make you some medicine, drink it and have a good sleep. I guarantee you'll have a rosy complexion and be full of energy tomorrow!"

The princess' eyes were full of light and her expression was gentle.

I was only thinking about going into Wenyuan Pavilion to look for books, so I said goodbye to the princess in a hurry and went to Wenyuan Pavilion with Yuyi.

"I have inquired about it. No one comes to Wenyuan Pavilion all year round. There is only an old eunuch guarding it. He said that because this eunuch served the late emperor, His Majesty, in recognition of his hard work and great contributions, specially granted him to live out his days in Wenyuan Pavilion in comfort and comfort."

"No, this is called enjoying your old age? You're old and still looking for a job!"

Yuyi quickly covered my mouth, "Girl! Be careful with your words and actions!"

When I came here at nightfall yesterday, I didn’t get a clear look at what Wenyuan Pavilion looked like. But after a closer look today, I was still a little shocked.

There is a large square pond in front of the pavilion, with a stone bridge over it. The stone bridge and the railings around the pond are all carved with aquatic animal patterns. Behind the pavilion, lake stones are piled up into a mountain, like a barrier, with pine and cypress planted in between. There is a stele pavilion on the east side of the pavilion, with a helmet-like yellow glazed tile roof and a unique shape.

There is a stone tablet in the pavilion, with the front of it engraved with "Wenyuan Pavilion Records" written by the previous emperor. Walking to the back of the stone tablet, you can see the imperial poem written for the banquet given at Wenyuan Pavilion.

In addition, the large rockery behind Wenyuan Pavilion is also exquisite, and there are many palace cats playing and basking in the sun.

Yuyi and I each picked up a cat in our arms, petting them as we walked further inside.

The library has a yellow-green glazed tile ridge decoration, 18 red columns and domes around the pavilion, and stairs on both sides. The two gables are built with blue bricks up to the roof, which is simple and elegant. The black glazed tile roof and green glazed tile trimmings, the front porch of the pavilion is equipped with a circular railing, and the eaves are hung upside down. In addition, there are green eaves columns, flying eaves and brackets, flying in the air, and the brackets are tightly embraced. The carved beams and painted buildings, the faces of birds are painted, and the gulls kiss each other. The ridge beasts are orderly and the tiles are densely covered.

The library is surrounded by pine and cypress trees, showing its vicissitudes of life.

"Who are you two little girls? Be careful with this cat, don't get scratched." An old man came towards them, he was skinny and his weathered face was covered with wrinkles.

"Grandpa, I'm Princess Tingzhu's tutor, Zhi Yihe. You can call me Ah He. I've heard that the Wenyuan Pavilion in the palace has a vast collection of books, so I wanted to come here to broaden my horizons."

"You are a good kid for loving to read, but women are not allowed to enter this library. You can just wander around in this courtyard and then go back!"

After saying this, he walked away slowly, leaning on his crutches.

What a broken rule! Women are not allowed to enter. Am I the kind of person who follows the rules?

I put the kitten down and winked at Yuyi. Yuyi understood instantly and walked to the steps in front of the pavilion with the cat in her arms.

There is no lock, God help me!

I quickly slipped into the library and closed the door.

It's very clean and tidy in here.

Every floor was polished to a shine, every bookshelf was made of shiny mahogany, and every row of bookshelves was as neat as a line of guards.

I quickly flipped through every shelf of books I could get my hands on.

"This shelf is full of history books; this one is full of military strategies; this one is full of philosophical thoughts; this one is full of literary works; why are there no medical works!" I muttered to myself.

"It's the ninth cabinet from your west."

It was like a bolt from the blue. I subconsciously withdrew my hand holding the book and looked around with a complicated expression.

"look up."

A low voice came into my ears from above, and I looked up.

A young man sat on top of the ladder, standing with his hands behind his back. He had a scholarly air, and a hint of arrogance that was hard to detect. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his facial features were extremely handsome. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling, and he was as gentle as jade.

I took two steps back, holding on to the bookshelf with my knuckles turning white from the force I exerted.

He looked familiar; he was actually one of the young masters sitting on the left side of the school.

"Um, you are..."

"What? You used my snuff bottle and you still don't know who I am?" He took a bundle of books from above and jumped down.

I coughed because of the dust.

"Your cold is really hard to recover from. It's been so long."

"I was choked by your books, cough cough!"

He casually put the book on the bookshelf, frowned, waved his hand, and brushed off the dust on his body.

"I just came in accidentally, hehe! I'll be out right now."

He grabbed my sleeve fiercely, "Hey~ Don't go! Aren't you looking for a medical book? I'll take you there!"

I suddenly hugged the bookshelf and looked into his eyes in disbelief.

"Are you going to arrest me? No way! I really just came in by accident! Please be kind and pretend you didn't see me, just this once! I will never come again! I swear!"

He shook his head, pried open my clenched hands, grabbed the back of my collar, and half-dragged me to a row of bookshelves.

"Look, these are medical books. I'm not lying to you."

"Qianjin Yaofang", "Shennong Bencao Jing", "Huangdi Neijing"...

"Wow! You are a very nice person." My voice became cheerful as I flipped through the medical books.

"Although I haven't read all the books here, I know which books are there and where they are!" He folded his hands in front of his chest and shook his head proudly.

"You are so amazing, warrior! Handsome and elegant, all the beautiful words in the world are not enough to describe you."

He stood up straight, puffed out his chest, and snorted softly.

"Then do you know if there is any book on incense making?"

"fragrant?"

"It's something like the incense chart and the incense recipe."

"That's why you snuck in here?"

"Yeah! Is it okay to like incense?!"

"Why are you alone here? You should leave quickly!" The impatient voice of an old man suddenly came from outside the pavilion.

"The kitten ran away. Our girls went to catch it. We'll leave once we catch it!" Yuyi shouted louder and louder.

"Master, I have to go. Otherwise, if I am really caught, it will implicate our Yuyi." I put the book down and carefully stepped sideways to pass by him.

"Hey! You don't even know my name!"

"Um...you are..."

"Remember, my name is Feng Zhixu, the Xu that means lovesickness!"

"Hmm! What a romantic name! I really have to go."

"Then I'll find the book for you, how are you going to thank me?"

Before he could finish, I had already run out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Girl! I'm so scared! Since you haven't come out yet, I'm almost going in to look for you."

"You don't know, it's very big inside..."

Yuyi and I left Wenyuan Pavilion while talking.

When we returned to the girls' school, Yutuan was already busy washing our hands and faces impatiently.

"Why did you come back so late! The food is cold!" Yutuan complained while impatiently showing us a table of delicious food: "Dangdangdang! Today I made a good friend from the imperial kitchen! She promised that when the imperial kitchen goes out to buy in the future, she can bring us delicious food!" Yutuan jumped excitedly.

"Yutuan! How did you quietly become so outstanding? You'll make me look unmotivated, hahaha!"

"I also think I'm too smart, hahaha!" Yu Tuan held her face narcissistically, her eyes smiling into crescent shapes.

The three of us hugged each other happily because we would have delicious food to eat in the future. It seemed that we could forget everything and only feel the happiness at that moment.