Zhuang Taifu is the Polaris amongst the civil officials, and his orders are immediately obeyed at court. Officials like Yang Shidu rarely get a chance to meet him.
Today is truly an honor, and Yang Shidu doesn't want to miss this opportunity to curry favor with Zhuang Taifu.
"Zhuang Taifu!" He greeted him courteously, and his eyes caught Xiao Liulang standing by the side, he felt secretly pleased, as if fate was aiding him!
Yang Shidu stood straight and imperiously directed Xiao Liulang, "The Book Pavilion at the Hanlin Academy hasn't been checked for a while. You go and count the books today and get the list from me later. Once it's done, you may leave."
Everyone knew that the Book Pavilion at the Hanlin Academy was even larger than the one at the Imperial College. It was challenging for several Hanlin officials to complete the task within a day. Clearly, it was targeted at Xiao Liulang.