Seeing that the expression on her face suggested she wasn't hiding anything, Li Chang'an knew he probably wouldn't get any crucial information out of the Empress.
So he simply changed the subject. "I have received such a generous stipend from Your Majesty, so it is only natural that I should help alleviate some of your burdens. Is there a Library Pavilion in the Imperial Palace? I could take up a post there. That way, I wouldn't delay my cultivation, and I could still be of service to Your Majesty!"
In any world, knowledge is always the most precious asset monopolized by the ruling class.
Therefore, any reasonably stable dynasty would place great importance on the security of its Library Pavilion.
Li Chang'an had proactively volunteered to guard the Library Pavilion.
