Chapter 693: High Platforms
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xue Yan was dressed in a long white robe and looked refined. Moreover, he wore a pair of silver-white boots, which made him look even more light-spirited. He also looked more like the young master of some rich family than a boy from a family of farmers. In fact, these boots were made by the Empress. It was said that the silver patterns on these boots were personally embroidered by the Empress herself.
The Empress had also asked Zi Cui and the others to make a pair of sheepskin boots for her. The Empress had personally embroidered patterns on the sheepskin boots. At this moment, the sheepskin boots were on her feet.
It fit her very well.
She wasn’t afraid that her shoes would fall off if someone stepped on her heels now.
The Empress was now in better spirits and her body seemed to be much healthier. She had even sent someone to ask Doctor Shen if he had time to come over and check her pulse.
Doctor Shen had said that he did not have time today and would be seeing patients tomorrow morning. If he had time in the afternoon, he would come over tomorrow afternoon.
It was Xue Erfu who drove the carriage to send Jiang Yue and Xue Yan to town.
At the entrance of Shengming Academy…
“Xue Yan, Jiang Yue, if I’m not back by the time you go back in the afternoon, you can wait for me at my shop. If I come here and know that you’ve left, I’ll pick you up at my shop instead.” It was only until Jiang Yue and Xue Yan got off the carriage that Xue Erfu reminded them.
“Got it, thank you.” Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both agreed.
After watching Xue Erfu drive the carriage away, Jiang Yue turned to face Xue Yan. She was led by Xue Yan and was ready to enter the academy.
Before she entered, she saw that everyone in the academy was dressed in white. Even the errand boys were dressed in white. She took a look at Xue
Yan’s white robe.
It was obvious that everyone would be dressed in white here, and she would be the only one who was red.
Today was not only the academy’s holiday, but also the academy’s annual event. Although most of the students lived in the academy, those who did not live in the academy had arrived before the first class as usual.
It was just that he would not be attending class today.
The cultural gathering was held in the big garden in front of the academy. Although it was called a garden, it was mixed with many empty spaces and divided into several areas.
There was also a hint of the five elements and eight trigrams.
There was a chess area. In this area, there were small tables with chess boards and black and white chess pieces placed on them. There was a small platform in the middle. On the platform was a table and a sofa. These seats were for Mister Qi, one of the Four Sages of the academy.
The calligraphy area was filled with tables that already had paper, ink, brush, and inkstone. There was also a small high platform in the middle with a table and a sofa. This was the seat of Mister Yan, the best calligrapher among the Four Sages.
There was also the zither area, which was filled with zither tables. There was a zither on each table, and there was also an incense burner. Before playing the zither, one had to wash their hands and burn incense before sitting down to play the zither. There was naturally a high platform in the middle, and on the high platform obviously had a table and a sofa as well. This was where the zither master, Mister Ji, sat.
Of course, there was also an area for painting. There were painting tables, and on the tables were naturally the things needed for painting. The high platform in the middle was for Mister Lu, who was good at painting.
There was also the poetry competition area, the poetry writing area… And so on, there would always be a teacher from the academy sitting on the high platform.
In the academy, many students and errand boys were helping to arrange the things in these areas. They were almost done and were about to start.
In the center of these areas, there was a high platform, where the dean, Mister Zhang, sat..