Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, and the servant driving the carriage said: "My daughter, it's time to get out of the carriage and change the sedan chair."

Chen Qi nodded and said to Qingping: "May I trouble Master Li to put this blindfold on for me, I think there is still snow in the palace at this time."

Qingping took a thin gauze scarf, blindfolded her, and said: "That would be an offense."

Strange to say, although Chen Qi was blindfolded, he moved very freely, no different from ordinary people.As if sensing Qingping's puzzled gaze, Chen Qi stopped and waited for the palace man who cleared the way to come to the front, then turned his head and said, "In the past, I lived in the Jokhang Temple, and it was like this every time it snowed heavily. It has been a habit for a long time. It's okay, it doesn't matter."

Qingping vaguely knew that she lived in a temple since she was a child. According to the information she knew, Wei Guijun secretly sent the fourth daughter of the emperor out of the palace, and did not hide it among the people, but sent it to his brother Wei Wangjun. Her own daughter brought up her elder brother's child. She saw that King Chen Liu and King Wei had a disagreement in the palace before, and it was probably because of this.The reason why Chu Jun abandoned his name and left the mansion was obviously to use the name of traveling to erase the traces of his life in the Chenliu Palace, and to preserve Chenliuwang's family so that he would not be involved in the vortex of party struggles.

This well-intentioned effort shows that Chu Jun has a deep affection for Chenliu's palace, and he even takes extra care of this noble lady.Presumably, King Chen Liu also worked for Chu Jun secretly. Now that the new emperor ascended the throne, King Chen Liu, who is the emperor's elder brother, would naturally have to drive to the Taimiao. for this honor.

The golden sky falls in the west, and the sunset glow spreads out in the sky like a scroll, looking from a distance like a beautiful brocade, sporadic light spots jump on the glazed tiles of the palace, and the afterglow is about to end. This ancient palace built with the best of manpower is extraordinarily beautiful in the magnificent sunset glow Solemn and solemn.

Qingping glanced at it, and said lightly: "Your Highness is a blessed person, and neither gains nor losses are lingering in his heart."

"Everyone in the world is mortal, and I am one of them. There is absolutely no reason not to keep it in mind." Chen Qi said, "When I was young, I thought about why everyone has parents, but I don't. The master in the temple told me, Things in this world may not always come true, so I thought this way, if someone told me the scene today, I would never believe it."

Qingping is silent.

Chen Qi walked extremely fast, but spoke very slowly, she said: "But I have parents, but let others lose their parents. This matter has nothing to do with truth or falsehood. Master Li, some things are not what you see. Sometimes What you see with your eyes is not true, and what you hear with your ears is also false, and you need to understand it with your heart.”

Seeing the Hall of Service, the young woman turned around and smiled at her, saying: "I was the one who said too much, Li Shizhong, if someone asks about your late arrival, just say that I called you to do something, and don't need to say anything else. "

Qing Ping made a bow behind her, watched her being led to the apse by the palace man, and then went towards the service hall.

Qingping explained the reason for being late to Wen Tianfu, and Wen Tianfu smiled and said: "It didn't take much time, it's just that when I was counting the number of people just now, I didn't notice that you were missing, so I went directly back to the Palace of Service. There are many rules in the palace, but fortunately you found it yourself." return."

As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Kaiyi, obviously there was something in her words, who missed her in the appointment, the answer is self-evident, Qingping pretended not to know and saluted, apologetically saying: "They are all subordinates." It's a mistake that made adults worry."

Wen Tianfu didn't expect her to look completely indifferent, so he said, "It's okay, it's okay."

That's what it says, but it doesn't mean it at all.

Qing Ping had worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Rites for a period of time, and there were infighting in even a leisurely department, let alone the Ministry of Rites, one of the six departments. The Director Chen and Master Shangshu would not deal with it very much.

She greeted the adults in the Ministry of Rites one by one in the room. After all, she will be an official in the same court in the future, and she must live up to her face no matter what.Although there are only fourth-rank officials in the servant, he is the most talkative person besides the minister.In this dynasty, the servant ranks under the ministers were set as vain positions. To get to the bottom of it, the cabinet ministers were not allowed to serve as the six ministers, and the grades of the servants remained unchanged. But he didn't mention the rank of the waiter, nothing more than considering the face of the cabinet.

Wen Tianfu is old, so it will be a matter of time before he resigns.The emperor put his own people in this position, and the purpose was clearly evident.

The newly released Li Shizhong was surrounded and complimented for a while, and a palace official said outside the door: "My lords, Sheng Jia has returned to the palace, please go to Zichen Palace to have an audience."

This is the first time for Qingping to stand in the court hall. If she had only a vague idea of ​​the court hall before, she can now clearly understand the difference. Only by stepping here in person can you feel the difference between the two.

The main hall of Zichen Palace is open and bright, and the floor paved with gold bricks clearly reflects the splendor of the room. The grade is slightly lower, so you can only stand not far from the gate of the palace.

The bell rang three times in a leisurely manner. Chu Jun changed his imperial clothes and boarded the throne. Under the guidance of the etiquette officer, the courtiers bowed to the new emperor, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times to show their loyalty. Encouraging all ministers to be diligent in government affairs, not forgetting what the people have entrusted, Qingping is very far away, listening to Chu Jun's voice being diffused in the hall, it feels like another person.

Probably because he was too stimulated today, Qingping felt a bit broken in his heart, and when he went to the court for the first time, he actually got lost in the hall in a grand manner.She thought that in order to help her escape, Liu Zhen must have used her contacts for many years. Chu Jun probably already knew about it, so what would happen to Liu Zhen?

Not only did she speculate on Chu Jun's intentions with the greatest malice, but if Liu Zhen saw her at the dinner party after knowing that she had left, would she also think that this was just a test of the emperor's loyalty to her? However, the person who tested Liu Zhen's loyalty was Li Qingping.The matter of Qingping was the stain of her infidelity. From then on, it would be difficult for her and Liu Zhen to be the same again.

Those many years of friendship were exhausted in this way, even if she wanted to make amends, Liu Zhen would still be magnanimous, there was already a gap between the two of them, and nothing could fill it.

Thinking about it this way, Qingping felt that she had no face to face Liu Zhen. At least in this matter, she did not choose Chu Jun for the first time, but stood on her side.

In the final analysis, they were too naive, thinking that they could really cheat the world, so they ran away.But if Qingping escapes, he will inevitably leave traces. It is impossible to escape for a long time, and the final outcome is only to be captured by Chu Jun.Qing Ping sneered in his heart, the harem could naturally have one more servant, but the court would never allow a servant of the Ministry of Rites to disappear easily.

The price the two need to pay is completely different. Qingping quickly glanced at the person in front of the throne. The red imperial clothes set off the natural majesty and dignity, and brought the power and majesty to the extreme. She lowered her head like all the courtiers present , silently surrendered to the imperial power.

After the enthronement ceremony, the emperor held a banquet in Yonghe Palace, and all the officials accompanied him to the banquet.At night, the lanterns in the palace were brightly lit, and a few snowflakes fell from the night sky. Some of the officials said that the auspicious snowfall was actually the virtue of our emperor. Zhou Qian sat at the table closer to the emperor. In order to show her meritorious service, the emperor specially gave her a seat, Zhan Xin, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was at the same banquet, also got some honor. At first, she strongly asked to get up and go back to work. The emperor commended a few words as usual, and rewarded him with a sword. Zhou Qian stood up and declined, the emperor smiled and said: "You don't need to be polite, you have made a contribution in pacifying Yunzhou, so you can afford it."

Zhou Qiandao: "Relying on Your Majesty's kindness, I dare not take credit for it. The credit for the pacification of Yunzhou should belong to the ministers in the court and the thousands of soldiers in Yunce's army; the six states are united in transporting food, grass and horses to repel the powerful enemy. I am very grateful for your majesty's trust and reuse. I dare not falsely claim this merit. I beg your majesty to comfort the families of the soldiers who died in battle. Today's achievements are due to the concerted efforts of the whole country and the hard work of all the people of the country."

The emperor was very pleased. He named the Ministry of War in public and asked him to check the list of soldiers who died in the battle. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households would handle it together.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites stood up tremblingly to salute. Just after the emperor's enthronement ceremony, the whole Ministry of Rites had exhausted all their energy, and they did not expect to continue to be busy. Wen Tianfu asked the emperor to send more officials to fill the vacant positions in the Ministry of Rites. The emperor agreed Yes, and comforted the old ministers, the ceremony department made the most contribution to enthronement, and rewarded some property as usual.

Qing Ping sat at the banquet, eating with just a little dip in his mouth, not much use.She looked up as if nothing had happened, and finally saw Liu Zhen's figure in a corner. The two looked at each other, and Liu Zhen's eyes were filled with indescribable shock.

Qing Ping only felt a little sad in his heart, and looked away, not daring and not being able to look at her face again.Chen Kaiyi on the side said intentionally or unintentionally: "Master Li?"

Qingping turned his head to the side, hesitated for a moment as if drunk, and then replied: "Master Chen, what's the matter?"

Chen Kai smiled and said: "It's nothing." She never thought that she would get drunk before taking a few sips from the glass, and she felt a little funny.She thought about it again, although Li Shizhong looked young, but he acted in a very disciplined manner, checking his resume, he was walking steadily.The higher-ranking people always like courtiers who have honed their minds, Chen Kai's eyes flickered, and he had already made a conclusion in his heart.

Qingping didn't know what was going on in her mind, she looked at the cup in front of her, the color of the wine was clear, a round of light was reflected in the white porcelain, making people drunk before drinking.

The warmth in the hall is like spring, and the toasts are staggered, which also brings out a sense of joy and harmony.It was late at night, the emperor sympathized with the hard work of all the ministers, and granted permission not to go to court tomorrow, all the ministers thanked the emperor again, and left one after another.

Qingping followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites out of Qianguang Gate, and met an official in green robes on the way, who saluted Wen Tianfu, Wen Tianfu said: "Master Xie has been busy inside and outside the palace for many days, now that the matter is over, you can take a good rest Last few days."

The man hurriedly said that he didn't dare, Qing Ping felt a little familiar when he heard the voice, when the man raised his head, it was Xie Qi.

Xie Qi obviously saw her too, at that moment Qingping felt that she was a little flustered, she glanced over Xie Qi's face, and looked at her expressionlessly.

Xie Qi raised his sleeves and bowed again, saying: "Lord Wen, I'm a step ahead."

She walked past Qingping, their eyes intertwined, Xie Qi hurried away with a gloomy expression, Qingping looked at her thoughtfully.

Both Wu and Xie belong to the Hezhou clan, belonging to Lingbei and Lingnan. The Xie family seems to have a tendency to expand to Lingbei. They even invested in the construction of Lize Academy in Lingbei to recruit students regardless of their status. However, due to the resistance of the Wu family, Others have been unsuccessful.

Xie Qi must know something, Qing Ping thought about it for a while, and decided to go to other people's houses in Bailiu Lane tomorrow to submit invitations to find out the direction of the wind.