Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 89 The Untouchable Back

After becoming the prince, Li Shan rarely went to the Hongwen Hall in the harem to read books. Whenever he needed it, he would send someone to pick it up.

On this day, because someone mentioned an uncommon Zhou Dynasty allusion in the memorial, and what that person said was different from what he remembered, he sent his chamberlain to Hongwen Hall to find a book for him to confirm.

In the end, based on his memory, he asked the young eunuch to run several errands, and the books he got were not the same.

He was a little anxious, and Wu Rou just suggested:

"Your Highness, if not, let me go."

Li Shan glanced at her, a little irritated, but his tone was still gentle and said:
"It's better to go alone. I sent people several times but couldn't find it. I guess I remembered the wrong location. It would be more appropriate for me to search for it myself."

After that, he stood up and walked out, Wu Rou quickly followed.

He hadn't been to Hongwen Hall for a long time. The prince's ceremonial guard stopped at the entrance of Hongwen Hall. People inside, whether they were readers or chamberlains in charge of the library, all ran out and bowed in salute.

He stood at the door of Hongwen Hall, looking at the familiar door, and then at the unfamiliar and awkward scene. He was stunned for a moment, and then said quietly and gently:
"I'm here to read a book. You can do whatever you need to do and don't worry about me."

But that's what he said, but how dare others say it?

In the past, his temperament had the air of being aloof from the world and keeping strangers away. Few others dared to approach him. Now, his status is even more intimidating.

So as soon as he stepped through the door of Hongwen Hall with his front foot, all the people behind him ran away. Even the chamberlain who was cleaning and collecting books consciously stood at the door and lined up in a row not to come in.

Only Wu Rou was brave and only wanted to help him find books. No one said anything, so she followed him all the way to the second floor of Hongwen Hall.

Those chamberlains who had run errands to look for books but could not find them saw that His Highness was obviously impatient and did not dare to step forward to attract attention.

Just as Wu Rou followed, they were happy to hide outside and wait.

So there were only two of them in the huge Hongwen Hall.

Wu Rou followed Prince Li Shan through the rows of bookshelves, and couldn't help but remember that when she first came here, he was also walking in front, leading her to find the classics.

It's just that he was still small at the time, with the appearance of a ten-year-old child, with thick black hair, like a fairy boy, and a head shorter than her.

Today, he still has thick black hair, and his head is still tied with a two-finger-wide hairband. He does not wear a crown or a hat, and the tail of the hairband hangs on his waist.

But he had become much taller than her, with a long body and a slim waist, with broad shoulders and a thin waist. The hairband hanging behind his back made his figure even more upright, making him look like a dragon or a phoenix.

Wu Rou was looking at his back greedily, but he suddenly stopped in front of a row of bookshelves and turned his face sideways.

With a healthy complexion and a graceful profile, he raised his head slightly, revealing his beautiful jawline and raised Adam's apple, and looked at the logo on the bookshelf.

Wu Rou quickly retracted her gaze and lowered her eyes.

"Look for this row." He didn't notice Wu Rou's thoughts, pointed behind him casually, and went in to look for books.

The Zhou Dynasty was the period of Emperor Zhou that preceded the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After more than 1000 years of turmoil, not many legends, historical materials, and books have survived. After collecting books from all over the world and sorting them out, there are only these two rows.

During this period, some books from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were also included as supplements.

Wu Rou turned her back to him and searched for the possible names of the books in his memory one by one.He was also looking in his own row.After Wu Rou finished searching, she still didn't find the name he mentioned, so she turned around.

Li Shan turned his back to her, holding a book in his hand and reading it carefully.

It had been too long, and he couldn't remember which book he had read it in. He could only see a suspicious book, and searched within the contents. However, searching within the contents would definitely take a lot of time.

He seemed to be completely immersed in the world of books, completely unaware that Wu Rou had stopped and was looking at him from behind.

There were two and a half steps between the two rows of bookshelves, and the distance between them was only two steps. Wu Rou looked at his back. Perhaps it was because of the quiet and undisturbed environment around her, and the people in front of her who were so obsessed with their situation that she suddenly felt a sudden change in her heart. I had some fantasies.

I imagined that she was not the daughter of the warrior Xun, but one of the five girls. When she saw him for the first time in Concubine Wei's Anren Palace, she showed an amazing and shy smile, and then they got married and became husband and wife normally, hugging each other. Him, own him.

Wu Rou thought about this, and unconsciously raised her hand to reach for his hair tie, imagining that she personally held the end of his bright yellow hair tie in her hand, right at his waistline. position, carefully twisting the golden dragon pattern embroidered on it with your fingers.

At that moment, Wu Rou's eyes were filled with eager longing. She knew that she had never longed for someone so clearly before, because this person not only had the power she desired, but even the person she wanted.

To me, he is the most perfect and most desired one.

It's a pity...I didn't have a chance with her.

It's just a fantasy after all.

When Wu Rou thought of this, she suddenly felt uncontrollable despair and began to feel sad.

She couldn't be someone else. She was Wu Rou, the daughter of the warrior Xun. She entered the palace at the age of 14 and became His Majesty's concubine... She would never have anything to do with the prince in this life.

Li Shan was looking at the book carefully, but he couldn't find it. He raised his eyes in disappointment and was just about to close the book and put it where it was before he was stunned.

Because he saw Wu Rou behind him from the copper nameplate on the bookshelf.

The nameplate was very small, only half the width of a palm, but it was polished to a discernible finish and had words written on it in red paint to distinguish the books.

Wu Rou's figure and expression were reflected on the nameplate, small but clearly visible.

He saw her reaching out her hand towards his back, and saw her eyes, which were single in front and double in back, with the ends of the eyes like half-opened phoenix flowers. They often looked like resentment and stubbornness, first they were obsessed, then Then he soon showed a sad and helpless expression.

He has never seen Wu Rou like this. If he doesn't understand what's going on, he would be a fool!
Prince Li Shan straightened his body, keeping his head slightly bowed, and did not dare to move anymore. His heart was beating hard. He held the book in his hand, pinched the spine with his fingers, and looked motionlessly into the copper nameplate. She pursed her lips in pain.

But soon, his shock, heartbeat, entanglement, pain, and despair all turned into a wisp of gray mist. He seemed to have collapsed, and his furrowed brows relaxed, as if he felt the sadness and sadness in his heart. They all stayed away from him because it was too intense.

He returned to his usual calm and gentle appearance, like that ruthless and desireless immortal who maintained a calm and lonely state that did not know the fireworks of the world all year round.

He lowered his eyebrows, slowly loosened his grip on the spine of the book, and slowly closed the book. As if it were normal, he raised his hand and stuffed the book on the shelf above his head, pretending not to know at all and asked:

"Have you found it?"

He didn't know that when he opened his mouth, his voice was so harsh, as if he had been cold.

(End of this chapter)