The girl looked similar to the old madam and Zhu Biao.
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao were both beautiful, but neither of them could be considered top-notch figures. However, this girl seemed to have picked out the good points of her elders and grew up. Goddess Nüwa had specially taken her out and kneaded her, making her look very delicate and cute.
Chen Shu couldn't help but take a few more glances at beautiful women.
This girl was not shy, but rather interested.
Chen Shu had already guessed her identity, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he bowed to Empress Ma.
"Old Madam, we meet again!"
"How have you been?"
Chen Shu's gentle smile gave Empress Ma a good impression.
However, Empress Ma deliberately pulled a long face.
"Chen Shu, I haven't been doing well at all recently! Especially not sleeping well!"
"Besides, it's all your fault!"
Chen Shu was stunned. What did this have to do with him?
"Didn't you give me a Dream of the Red Chamber last time?”
"Yeah!"
"But you only gave me half a book. Aren't you deliberately scamming me?”
"I watched half of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', but I didn't feel like eating or drinking. That's why I called you over today to ask you about the second half.”
Only then did Chen Shu understand what the old lady meant. It turned out that he had stopped updating and made the old lady feel uncomfortable.
He couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't looked at the 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that he had found in the System Warehouse.
He himself did not know that there was only half of the book.
"That was my fault!"
"Sorry, sorry, sorry 1"
Chen Shu laughed and took out the gift he had prepared.
"This time, I brought you a little gift. Consider it my apology."
"What is this?"
Empress Ma saw Chen Shu hand over a cloth bag, which contained a round object.
She took it and opened it.
Zhu Biao and his sister witnessed Empress Ma take out a crystal clear ball from the cloth bag.
"Azurite!"
The three of them screamed.
A fist-sized glass was a priceless treasure.
However, when Empress Ma took it out completely, she realized that she had misunderstood.
This was not glass, but glass. Glass was a natural object, and this thing was obviously handmade.
There was water in the glass ball and a cute snowman.
As Empress Ma's hand shook, the glass ball started to snow.
"It looks good!"
Zhu Ning 'er's eyes were instantly filled with stars. This glass artwork was too beautiful.
"Chen Shu, this is too valuable!"
Empress Ma solemnly pushed the things to Chen Shu.
In the Ming Dynasty, although glass was not a rare item, it was definitely a valuable item.
Chen Shu's glass ball was priceless just by looking at the clarity of the glass.
Not to mention, its uncanny craftsmanship sealed the water and a landscape in the ball.
This was simply a treasure that could not be exchanged for ten thousand gold.
"Is it very valuable?"
Chen Shu was dumbfounded. Wasn't this just an ordinary toy?
In the future, even children would not want to play with this thing. He had casually picked it up from the system warehouse.
However, thinking back, Chen Shu also understood how rare this item was in the Ming Dynasty.
There was naturally no reason to take back what was given out.
Chen Shu smiled and said,
"Old Madam, this is a small thing I made myself.
"It's not worth much, so just keep it. Even if you're willing to return it, the girl beside you can't bear to!”
Zhu Ning 'er's eyes were fixed on the glass ball and she couldn't bear to leave. When she heard Chen Shu's words, her face turned red.
"Zhu Ning 'er greets this brother!”
"I'm sorry for being so abrupt."
Although she was usually unruly and willful, Zhu Ning 'er still had her upbringing.
Empress Ma saw that Chen Shu had no intention of retracting her words, so she smiled and said,"
"It's said that Hui merchants are as rich as a country. I've seen it for myself. Forget it, I'll accept this!”
"But in the future, we will definitely return you a big gift!”
Empress Ma's words were meaningful, but Chen Shu did not take it to heart.
"Brother Chen, let me introduce you. This is my younger sister, Zhu Ning 'er!”
Zhu Biao hurriedly introduced the Princess of Ningguo to Chen Shu. Zhu Ning 'er's beautiful eyes were rippling as she asked Chen Shu,"
"Young Master Chen, are you the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?”
Zhu Ning 'er went straight to the point and asked Chen Shu.
Chen Shu was stunned for a moment before shaking his head.
Even though the Dream of the Red Chamber was completed several hundred years later, Chen Shu had no intention of being a plagiarist.
"Duke Cao had someone else. I only obtained that book by chance!”
"Then do you have the second half of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
"Hmm…I think so. I'll look for it later!”
"Please, you have to find it. I think I know the story behind it!”
Zhu Ning 'er had the characteristic of being friendly and quickly chatted with Chen Shu.
When Empress Ma and Zhu Biao saw this, they looked at each other and smiled.
Zhu Ning 'er had a good impression of Chen Shu, and Chen Shu did not reject her. This was a good thing.
Although it was a little rude for a girl, this was the emperor's special permission. Who dared to say anything?
However, Zhu Biao remembered that the main reason they called Chen Shu over was to confirm some things by beating around the bush.
Zhu Biao quickly changed the topic.
"Brother Chen, speaking of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', I am somewhat puzzled!”
"Brother Chen, please enlighten me!"
Zhu Biao took out Dream of the Red Chamber and flipped to a page.
"When I was reading 'Dream of the Red Chamber', I realized that the words were all arranged horizontally. And what are these strange punctuations?”
"I'll go!"
Only then did Chen Shu realize that it was too abrupt for him to take out this 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
Because it was a reward from the system, the layout of this book was in the style of his later life.
However, his expression did not change. He said,
"That's true. The person who wrote this book probably thought that it was more convenient. As for the symbols, they're punctuations!”
"Punctuation?"
"This symbol was actually created by our Chinese ancestors long ago, but it didn't become popular!”
" However, I feel that the use of punctuations can greatly increase the speed of document processing and avoid ambiguity.
"It's also commonly used in my daily life!”
Chen Shu briefly explained the punctuations, and Zhu Biao and Old Zhu, who were in the secret room, nodded.
Chen Shu's explanation was exactly the same as what the two of them had discussed.
The invention of some things might seem insignificant, but it could subtly change life.
This was also Chen Shu's style of using small techniques to see the great Dao.
"These are commas, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, and ellipses!”
Chen Shu taught Zhu Biao the basic functions of punctuations. Zhu Biao and Empress Ma listened attentively.
After a while, the three of them heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking at Chen Shu's expression, it was a little more complicated. The punctuations might not be Chen Shu's original creation, but to be able to integrate these things, it was definitely a great merit for a scholar.
"Brother Chen, there's actually something I want to confess to you."
Zhu Biao said after Chen Shu finished speaking.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]