The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 888

Chapter 888: 409 Breakthrough (First Update)

Ning Zhiyuan had a close friendship with Xiao Liulang, though outsiders were not too aware of this fact. It was only because this coachman, Old Wu the second, had stumbled upon them a few times that he knew Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang were quite close in private.

He was tight-lipped and didn’t blab about it.

However, now that Ning Zhiyuan had an accident, Old Wu the second couldn’t care less about keeping things to himself.

"What happened to Compiler Ning?" Xiao Liulang asked.

In an anxious and worried tone, Old Wu the second said, "He broke an antique inkstone in the Wenhua Pavilion, and they say it belonged to the late Emperor... What should we do? If they really start blaming, Compiler Ning’s career won’t survive this!"

Damaging the imperial family’s possessions was indeed a serious taboo; not even Scholar Han could save Ning Zhiyuan.

The Wenhua Pavilion was not far from the Imperial College, so Xiao Liulang asked someone from the College to head over first while he dealt with something and said he would arrive shortly afterward.

Soon after, Xiao Liulang and Old Wu the second went to the Wenhua Pavilion.

The grass and trees, bricks and tiles of the Wenhua Pavilion remained the same as before, the scent of osmanthus that greeted the nose was all too easy to stir one’s memories.

Xiao Liulang’s expression turned distant for a moment.

"Compiler Xiao, Compiler Xiao?" Old Wu the second called out to him.

Xiao Liulang came back to his senses, looked at Old Wu the second, and said, "I’m fine. Where is everyone?" Without waiting for Old Wu the second to direct him, he nodded and said, "I know, in Tingfeng Courtyard."

With that, he strode toward Tingfeng Courtyard.

Old Wu the second was confused: "I don’t think I told you they were in Tingfeng Courtyard... Have you been here before? How do you know where Tingfeng Courtyard is?"

The Wenhua Pavilion in total comprises one pavilion and three courtyards; the main pavilion is the Wenhua Pavilion, which is used to store books. Tinglan Courtyard is Princess Xinyang’s private courtyard, Tingtao Courtyard is used to entertain guests, but only Tingfeng Courtyard is used for storing antiques and classical books that need repairing.

Scholar Han came here today because Princess Xinyang brought back a large box of paintings by famous artists from Fengdu Mountain, among which were two volumes of "Mencius" and "Doctrine of the Mean" annotated by the esteemed Mr. Zhuge from the previous dynasty.

Princess Xinyang planned to gift these two books to the Hanlin Academy.