Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

This night, Qingping surprisingly did not dream, it was a rare peaceful sleep, and she did not know how long she had slept. When she suddenly opened her eyes, the sunlight outside had shone into the study through the crack of the window. She walked out from behind the screen, picked up Put on some clothes and go out.

Everything messy on the desk indicates that what happened last night was not just a dream of hers, Qingping leaned over to pick up the writing brush, and suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

"Mistress...no, my lord, my lord!"

The housekeeper seemed to be in a hurry, but he didn't dare to shout too loudly, Qingping opened the door suspiciously, and the housekeeper said excitedly: "My lord, wash up quickly, the imperial decree has arrived in the mansion!"

After a stick of incense, Qingping changed into her official uniform, knelt down with her head bowed, and stood up slowly after the person who delivered the decree had finished reading.

"My lord Li, congratulations. Your Majesty is sympathetic to your lord, and specially rewarded you with a house, which is located in Bailiu Lane. Everything has been arranged properly. Your lord can just live in it, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

We all know that when the emperor was a prince, his hidden residence was in Bailiu Lane. Now that place is no longer the same. It is obviously full of luxury. Otherwise, how could there be an emperor?Compared with it, Qiyunfang, where rich and powerful people gathered in the past, seems not so noble.And now, no one can live in the vicinity of Bailiu Lane if they want to. The emperor's reward is equivalent to showing her appreciation and favor to the courtiers.

The palace servants who came to pass on the oracle found that Mr. Li, a dearly loved one, was not very happy, so they said cautiously: "Mr. Li, what's wrong?"

Qing Pingdao: "Your Majesty Long En, the minister is not very grateful, how dare you have any dissatisfaction? It's just that you don't get rewarded for nothing, and you feel a little uneasy when you suddenly receive such a reward from Your Majesty. If you want to inquire about something with Shang Nu, this Bailiu Lane There must be some other people in the house bestowed by the emperor?"

The palace man let out a cry, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Naturally, there are several other adults in Bailiu Lane. You don't need to worry. Your Majesty will reward you and the other adults together." Seeing everyone around kneeling on the ground, she said in a low voice: "Liu Shangnv...hehe, she will soon change her name to Liu Shanggong, and she also instructed the servants, so that the adults can rest assured."

Qingping nodded, took a brocade bag from his sleeve and quickly stuffed it into her hand, said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, please be careful."

The palace servant was slightly taken aback, but he didn't expect her to be quite upright, so he put away the things with a smile on his face, and said: "Your Excellency, let's tidy up and move into the new mansion. The servants will go to the palace to return to their lives, so we won't stay any longer." .”

Qing Ping cupped his hands, watching a group of guards surround her and leave.

It seems that Liu Zhen is going to be promoted, and that's right, she has stayed with Chu Jun for so many years, so she is naturally worthy of the position of Da Shang Palace.Qingping held the scarlet imperial decree in his hand, and the servants around him knelt tremblingly, not daring to get up, but the housekeeper was very clever, seeing her glance over, he quickly stood up and patted the dust on his robe, bent over and said: "My lord Do you have any orders?"

Qing Ping glanced at her, and said: "Give someone to tidy up, pack everything that needs to be packed, and then ask someone to carry a few boxes to the study."

The steward possessed him again and again, Qingping turned around and said to the kneeling servants: "You have also heard that His Majesty rewarded you with a new house. Although the affairs in the mansion are complicated and small, you still need to take care of them. Yes, if you feel that you can climb the dragon and the phoenix just now, and call some crooked attention, then don't blame me for turning your face."

"Administrator." Qing Ping said, "Go get the deed of sale, check them one by one, there must be no negligence."

The steward was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, his face immediately flushed red, he suppressed his joy, and said, "Yes, yes, my lord."

It didn't take long for the box to be delivered to the door of the study, and Qingping packed it himself, and put the books in the box.In fact, there are not many things, but she wants to use this to think about something.

Chu Jun's reward with such a big fanfare seems to be deliberately done for others to see. Naturally, she would not pretend to be affectionate and think that Chu Jun specially recruited a group of people to cover her for herself.As Xinzheng approached, preparations for the enthronement ceremony were almost complete. At this time, rewarding the ministers who were close to him meant announcing to the clan ministers that the emperor was not fighting alone in the court, but also had a group of loyal loyalists.

She, Li Qingping, was naturally among them.

The sunlight gently passes through the window, casting a mottled flower shadow, which overlaps with the scene more than ten years ago.At that time, she was sitting on the edge of the bed in Chenliu's palace, looking at the winter sun pouring in from the door, making a choice at the intersection of unknown roads.Life has gone round and round, and everything seems to have returned to the starting point, and the mood at that time seems to be the same as it is now.

Qingping put down the book in his hand, listening to the movement outside, he knew that it was the servants cleaning the house.She stood by the window and looked out. The flowers and jade branches, the snow covered withered grass, and the cool air poured into her lungs, making her feel the wound on her back a little tingling.

The pain gave her a sense of reality, she stood there for a while, and the steward asked for instructions outside the door: "My lord, the cage has been loaded on the car, do you want to send the box up here?"

Qingping lowered his eyes, unable to see what he was thinking, and said lightly: "En."

The steward felt that she was unfathomable and incomprehensible, and her heartbeat slowed down by being bluffed, so she hurried down to arrange carriages and horses to come over.

The four seasons rotate, autumn goes to winter, and Chang'an has snow every year, which is not unusual, but Qingping, for some reason, suddenly feels a heavy sadness.She had this feeling more than once, people born in the secular world, even if they build a majestic and magnificent capital, write countless joys and sorrows, or write impassioned legends, compared with the eternal years, they are still so insignificant.

So small that even I can't see clearly what I want in my heart.

Zhang Wei's departure seemed to declare that half of her previous plans had failed. She was empty-handed, and the only person she could rely on now was Chu Jun. They were closely linked by the unbreakable past. Later, he was transferred to Anping County, Yunzhou, and took the post of Tai|Chang. Because the implementation of the new law was quite effective, he was recommended by Sun Congshan, the head of Anping County, to participate in the opening of the mutual market.Later, he returned safely from his envoy to Xirong, and because of various reasons that could not be disclosed to the outside world, involving the private affairs of the royal family, the emperor could only reward him privately, and could not mention it publicly.

Presumably her resume has been completely presented on the desks of the big shots in Chang'an City at this time. Looking at her official career, anyone with a discerning eye can see that she must have been instructed by Chu Jun to go to Yunzhou, and her own situation is naturally out of date. Not Chu Jun.But Chu Jun suppressed her and did not promote her any further.In the eyes of caring people, it is the emperor who wants to hone his loyal courtiers again, and will only be promoted to a higher position for reuse when he has enough qualifications.

Qingping raised his head to face the sun and looked at the farther sky. The cloud had not completely dissipated. The short-lived warm sun was just a flash in the pan. After noon, the sky gradually became gloomy, and there was a hint of wind. The steward stood anxiously outside the study After waiting for a long time, she withdrew from her complicated thoughts and said, "Let's go."

The new house is much bigger than the previous one, and the dozen or so people brought by Qingping are not enough. After worrying about the matter for a few days, another round of rewards came from the palace. It's not gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, land deed documents, but dozens of people.

The steward looked at the headed man bowing his knees and saluting. Even though his clothes were plain, he still couldn’t hide his handsome appearance. It seems that the emperor has reached this point of caring for his subjects, not only limited to money and land, but also arranged for caring people to serve him. The steward tsk tsk in his heart There was a sound, and the man said in a gentle and gentle voice: "Slave Zhang Feng, knock on my lord."

The sky was gloomy that day, and it seemed that a heavy snowfall was about to come. Qingping stood under the eaves, condescendingly looking at the group of people kneeling on the ground, only Zhang Feng stood there as if nothing had happened, and glanced inadvertently.

Qing Ping said: "The steward, arrange everyone well, if something goes wrong, you will be the first one to ask."

The steward had no choice but to order his servants to disperse and clean up the house so that the people rewarded by His Majesty could have a place to live.

It was night, as expected, it was snowing, the snow was strong and the wind was strong, and the sound of whimpering passed over the eaves, chaotic and white, and fingers piled up by the window coffin.

Qingping sat in the room, leaning on the chair and listening to the steward report on the arrangements in the mansion. This should have been done by the host, but after Zhang Wei left, the matter fell to Qingping. She lazily looked at the steward's hard work. After sorting out the roster, he said: "Thank you for your hard work, go to the account room to receive the reward."

The steward didn't even dare to say that the man in the mansion disappeared for no reason, and the mistress actually wanted to come out to take care of the matter in person. Although the servants murmured in private, they didn't dare to speak rashly. When the mansion was moved before, this bookish-looking My lord flipped through the roster casually, and after asking a few words like this, he caught a few servants of unknown origin and sold them directly to the house, which made the rest of the people tremble with fear, and acted more cautiously, lest they be careless. was sold.

The manager was originally from Fucheng County, Yunzhou. He was a failed candidate after more than ten years of trying. He also gave up the desire to compete with young people. He gave up the scientific examination and taught in the countryside to subsidize his family. .Later, due to the emergency of the war in Yunzhou, she took her family and moved to relatives in Hengzhou, and then to Chang'an. Unfortunately, Chang'an is full of talents, and there are royal relatives, aristocratic families everywhere, and you can meet officials when you buy vegetables on the road , She also wanted to be a Mr. Staff, but her fate was not good, and she repeatedly hit a wall.It's really helpless to come to Qingping Mansion to be a housekeeper, but I never expected that the master's family is actually a high-ranking official, and it seems that he is quite worthy of the emperor's trust, so how can he not do his best?It's just that although the master is young, he is elusive and shows no interest in anything, so she dare not take it lightly and deal with it casually.

The steward was very considerate and tried his best to serve the lord well: "My lord, you see, the night is already late, why don't you rest early."

Qingping said slowly: "That's right, it's time to rest, go and call today's Zhang Feng."

In the steward's mind, her image of wanting nothing and aloofness was half ruined, and the word "anxious" was pasted on it. She struggled to go down and order someone to call someone, so she had to comfort herself like this. A woman, after all, needs a few caring warm beds human...

After a while, Zhang Feng changed into a servant's attire and stepped into the door, and as the door slowly closed, also blocking the strange line of sight of the steward, Qingping put his hands on the wooden chair, and said slowly: "You are Tianshu's people?"

Zhang Feng is really kind and pleasing to the eye, and Qingping can feel Chu Jun's full of malice in the air. If Zhang Yi is missing, she will give her another Zhang Feng. They are all surnamed Zhang anyway. What's the difference?

Zhang Feng raised his head lightly, and said, "The slaves belong to adults."

Qingping made a movement in his hands.