2489 Library Pavilion
There was no one else in the Imperial Garden at the moment, only many gardeners were seen tending flowers and plants in the garden. Gu Xiaowan, led by the eunuch, directly found the flower master.
She was sixty or seventy years old, but she was in good spirits, with a pair of cloudy eyes shining with kindness. When she saw Gu Xiaowan, she quickly put down the scissors in her hands and knelt down: "I see you, Princess Anping!"
Gu Xiaowan hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up: "Master Hua, there is no need to be polite. I came to see Master Hua today because I have something to ask."
Master Hua didn't expect that Princess Anping would ask him something, and he was shocked for a moment: "Princess Anping will tell you directly if she has something to say. If I know something, I will definitely tell you everything!"
Gu Xiaowan was very satisfied with his answer and asked straight to the point: "I once saw a kind of flower outside the palace. I thought it was very beautiful with bright petals and bright colors. I only saw it once at that time. Because I came and went in such a hurry, I I forgot to ask the owner the name of the flower. Now that many years have passed, I still remember this flower freshly, so I thought of asking about the variety of this flower, so that someone can find it and plant a few more. It will be good. Have a look.”
Azuo showed the painting drawn by Gu Xiaowan to the flower master. When the flower master saw it, a hint of surprise flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he blurted out: "Beautiful, so beautiful. The old slave has been growing flowers for so many years, and he has never seen such beautiful flowers!" The flowers are bright and colorful, especially the petals of this flower, which are nine-petaled and complicated, and with such a bright red color, it becomes even more beautiful!”
When Gu Xiaowan heard this, her heart skipped a beat: "Have you seen Master Hua?"
The flower master looked left and right, then shook his head and said regretfully: "If this old slave had seen such a beautiful flower, he would definitely have an impression, but... it's just that this old slave... I really don't know what kind of flower this is, and... I never knew the name of this flower! Princess Anping, I’m really sorry!”
Gu Xiaowan was a little disappointed when she saw that he really didn't know, but she also said: "It's okay if Master Hua doesn't know. Thank you Master Hua!"
When Master Hua saw Gu Xiaowan actually thanking him, he was frightened: "I didn't help Princess Anping, so I really can't thank you like this! You've offended me!"
He had been planting flowers in the palace for so many years, but when he saw his master praising his slave, he was filled with emotion and did not dare to take credit, so he knelt down.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaowan quickly winked. Ah Zuo stepped forward and helped Master Hua up. He took out the prepared money bag from his sleeve and gave it to Master Hua: "Master Hua, you are worrying too much. You answered my master's words. Although I don’t know what that flower is, my master still wants to thank Master Hua!”
When Master Hua saw the heavy bag of money in his hand, he sighed in his heart. In the early days, everyone said that Princess Anping was arrogant and domineering, but someone was trying to ruin her reputation behind her. She was so approachable, so Master Hua thanked her hurriedly: "Thank you, Princess." !”
Before Gu Xiaowan left, she said: "I hope Master Hua will keep the matter of meeting me today in mind. If anyone asks, just say that you took me to look at the flowers for a while."
Master Hua responded hurriedly: "Princess, don't worry, I will definitely not tell anyone about this!"
Gu Xiaowan nodded and was about to leave. Master Hua seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said: "Princess, why don't you go to the library and have a look. I heard that there are countless books there, all kinds of books. The old slave also heard that As I said, there are many books in this library that record the world’s strange flowers and plants, the princess can go there and have a look!”
Library?
After Gu Xiaowan returned, she asked Tan Yushu about the library.
When Tan Yushu heard about the Library, he looked horrified and helpless: "The Library? Hey, there are indeed a lot of books there, but..."
She had a look of helplessness on her face, as if she was terrified.
Gu Xiaowan asked: "Just what?"
Tan Yushu drooped his head: "There are so many books in there that I can't get out even if I just walk in them for a whole day. The books are so densely packed that my scalp feels numb just looking at them!"
She still remembered that when she was a child, she followed Princess Lihua to the library to hide and seek. Little did she know that the library was so big that she actually got lost in it. She stayed there crying all night. Later, whenever she mentioned the library, she would That was the eternal nightmare in her heart.
Gu Xiaowan smiled: "Then don't go, I will go!"
"Sister, why are you going to the library? If you need to read a book, ask the palace maid to find it for you!" Tan Yushu was a little frightened when he heard that Gu Xiaowan was going to the library.
"It's okay. I heard that there are many books in the library, so I wanted to open my eyes and let others find them. I don't know what books I want to read, so I just go and have a look!"
Tan Yushu nodded: "That's true. There are many books inside. If you want to go, just go there. There is someone there!" "
Gu Xiaowan went to the library after breakfast the next day. When the official of the library saw that Princess Anping was coming, he nodded and bowed and took her to look around. Gu Xiaowan specifically looked at the categories of travel notes and flowers and plants, and A The two people on the left finished flipping through the book on flowers and plants in a quick glance.
Finding nothing, Gu Xiaowan was a little disappointed. After coming out of the library, because she entered through the front door and the library was too big, she had to go out through the back door. When she went out, she discovered that there was a small palace at the back door. Although it was not It was large, but there were guards guarding the door, which made Gu Xiaowan feel strange.
She looked up and saw that the side hall was actually called the Treasure Hall. No wonder the door was guarded by guards. There must be a lot of treasures inside.
Gu Xiaowan searched for two days but couldn't find the book she wanted. Seeing that she was back, Tan Yushu asked hurriedly: "How is it? Have you found the book you want?"
Gu Xiaowan shook her head:
"No, I've been looking for it for two days, but I can't find it in the library."
Tan Yushu felt a little regretful: "It seems that only the side hall over the library pavilion exists!"
"Where? How can it be there?" Gu Xiaowan asked doubtfully: "When I came out, I did see a side hall there, which seems to be called the Treasure Hall."
"The side hall is called the Treasure Hall. It was named and written by the emperor himself. However, what is placed in it is not a treasure. What is placed in it are some orphans and treasures. There are many books in it, all from the world. Rare, priceless, priceless, these are the treasures that the emperor has collected for so many years. If you want to see them, you have to go to the emperor."