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Deep within the palace, a serene palace stands quietly.
Outside the palace, several elegant magnolia trees stretched out their branches.
The pure white flowers are like stars scattered among the green leaves.
A gentle breeze carries the delicate fragrance of flowers.
The palace interior was also decorated in an extremely elegant manner.
The light gauze curtains sway gently in the wind, giving people a dreamlike and peaceful feeling.
The floor was covered with a soft velvet carpet embroidered with exquisite floral and bird patterns.
Against the wall stood a huge bookshelf, filled with all sorts of books.
The entire palace was permeated with a faint scent of ink.
At this moment, a serene concubine was sitting by the window.
She was dressed in a light blue palace gown, her long hair cascading down like ink.
She didn't style her hair in any complicated way; she simply used a jade hairpin to gently tie it up.
Her face was very beautiful and dignified, and her eyes were clear and serene.
A gentle and serene smile graced her lips.
This person was Consort Shu, a woman who loved reading from a young age and had a gentle and refined nature.
The smile on her lips was naturally due to the book she was holding.
It's that book that's been very popular in Kyoto lately, Dream of the Red Chamber.
She found every part of it interesting.
Then, one's eyebrows and eyes will unconsciously relax, and a smile will appear on one's lips.
They look absolutely gorgeous.
Besides Consort Shu, there was another person in the palace at this time.
He was a young prince, about eleven or twelve years old.
The young prince, dressed in a brocade robe, looked very well-behaved.
He stared intently at the book "Dream of the Red Chamber" in his hands, his eyes, which weren't particularly large.
A pair of slender, long fingers gently turned the pages of the book.
He has a very handsome face.
When reading, one can exude a very refined and scholarly air.
However, his sitting posture was quite peculiar.
He was actually half-squatting on the chair.
A pair of small feet, also bare, without shoes.
This gesture is truly...
It just doesn't match that delicate face.
It's also somewhat incongruous with the status of a prince.
She was quite different from the quiet and dignified woman next to her.
But this is the second prince, who is indeed the son of the Consort Shu standing next to him.
Because he was not yet old enough, he did not move out to live separately.
Instead, he continued to live in the palace.
When he had free time, he would come to his mother's place to read books together.
Reading is a shared hobby for this mother and son.
Especially Consort Shu, once she picked up a book, she would never put it down.
As for her son beside her.
He can come or not, sit or not, wear shoes or not, as he pleases.
It's up to you.
Sometimes, she didn't even realize that there was someone else beside her.
To be precise, it's not sometimes, it's many times.
When the Second Prince Li Chengze was still very young, still a baby.
He would often come to Xianyin Palace to visit his mother.
Children always want to stay with their loved ones.
At that time, he had not yet learned all the characters.
But because he wanted to stay by his mother's side, he read books with Consort Shu and forced himself to read.
After Consort Shu finished reading a page, he would look at the page that his mother had turned to.
He would occasionally ask his mother to read it to him.
But most of the time, he kept quiet and silently wrote it down.
Because my mother only loved reading books and didn't like telling stories to others.
Xiao Li Chengze won't be unhappy about this.
Because he knew that his mother never liked to talk to people.
So he simply accompanied his mother to read books.
But children are ultimately sleepy.
When I got sleepy, I quietly fell asleep on the table.
Generally speaking, seeing this kind of scene...
There will always be a mother beside the child, gently covering the child with a blanket.
Or pat him on the shoulder and tell him not to sleep face down, lest he catch a cold.
But Consort Shu did not.
She simply looked at her book quietly, immersed in another world.
It was as if all the noise outside had nothing to do with her.
It's not that she's too cold-hearted or doesn't love her son at all.
She simply didn't know when a child had appeared beside her.
When did that child get sleepy and fall asleep?
It wasn't until a maid came in to change Consort Shu's tea that she discovered it.
Beside Consort Shu, there appeared a ball of bright orange glutinous rice.
Reminded by her maid, Consort Shu turned her head and smiled gently at her son.
He then instructed the maid to cover him with a garment.
There are far too many scenarios like this.
Now, whether it's Consort Shu herself or the Second Prince...
The palace servants of Xianyin Palace were already used to it.
Consort Shu was used to Li Chengze frequently coming to the palace to read.
I tend to keep two copies of some good books.
Li Chengze was used to his mother ignoring him, so he continued reading by himself.
Their posture and behavior were very casual; they did whatever made them comfortable.
The palace servants were used to this peculiar mother and son.
He only ever had eyes for books, no one else, and he didn't like to talk.
Li Chengze flipped through the book with his fingers.
He reached out with his other hand to the table and touched the fruit laid out on it.
Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the two of them.
It was as if they were draped in a golden glow.
In this tranquil moment, they seemed to be isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
He was completely immersed in the world of books.
There are no court intrigues or disturbances here.
There is only warmth, and a deep thirst for knowledge.
A moment later, both of them let out a long sigh.
"Ugh!"
"Ugh!"
On the one hand, we feel sorry for the tragic characters in Dream of the Red Chamber.
On the one hand, the Dream of the Red Chamber in his hands was about to be lost, and now it was gone.
If you want to read the later chapters, it's unclear when the author will update.
It just so happens that the scene ends with You Erjie entering the Grand View Garden and Feng Jie causing a scene at Ningguo Mansion.
Who wouldn't want to know what kind of encounters Sister You had in the Grand View Garden?
Did Sister Feng really change her nature for a moment, no longer being jealous and no longer harming others?
Even the pronouncements on the title page already reveal some clues.
However, because of the unscrupulous bookseller, it was also stated on the title page.