Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chapter 16 Out of the City

The carriage drove slowly, and the horseshoes stepped on the bluestone road, making a sound of kicking and kicking, echoing in the empty alley.Chen Jun listened attentively and said, "Stop!"

The carriage stopped, she pressed Qingping's shoulder and jumped out of the carriage, Qingping Liu Zhen also climbed out of the carriage, and heard Chen Jun say: "Why are you here?"

Only then did Qingping realize that there was a person standing behind the car, Liu Zhen asked in a low voice, "Did you invite it?"

Qing Ping shook his head, the two of them leaned against the side of the car and looked back like thieves, Chen Jun's voice sounded in the empty alley: "Mo Lan, you shouldn't have come, go back."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave. Mo Lan was out of breath, and hurriedly said, "Miss, where are you going?"

He took out the wooden box, held it in his hand and said: "You asked Qingping to give it to Wang Jun, but Wang Jun was not here, so Qingping gave it to me."

Oops, Qingping shrinks his neck, and as expected Chen Jun glanced over when he heard the words, Liu Zhen glanced at Qingping sympathetically, Qingping had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain: "Wang Jun was not there at that time, so I will give this thing to Brother Mo Lan gone."

She felt uneasy in her heart, and the fear in her eyes was clearly visible.Qingping was very worried that Chen Jun would let her and Mo Lan go back instead of taking her out.Although Qingping knew that the study tour was just a cover, but she was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to leave the palace, she whispered: "Miss, it's all my fault."

Who knew that Mo Lan was so sensitive that he followed her out.Qingping was very annoyed, Chen Jun looked at her small movements, and said lightly: "Since you haven't sent it out, there is no need to give it away." She took the box from Mo Lan's hand, took out the jade ring and hung it on her waist, and greeted Qingping Two people: "Let's go, get in the car."

"Miss! Are you leaving? Where are you going?" Mo Lan hurriedly followed, Chen Jun gestured to him to stop, Mo Lan subconsciously slowed down, Chen Jun turned over and got into the car, saying: " You don't have to follow, you go back."

The carriage moved slowly again, and Mo Lan stood behind in a daze, watching the carriage leave.

Qing Ping sat on his knees in the carriage, and said in shame: "Miss, I didn't do a good job, please punish me."

This is the most sincere time she said, because she was about to leave the palace, and she was so anxious that she handed over such an important thing to others. Besides, Chen Jun's trip seemed to be kept secret, but she didn't expect Mo Lan to Followed himself to find... Qingping suddenly remembered meeting Chen Hui and the others on the road, and had a bad guess in his heart.

Chen Jun took off the piece of jade and played with it in her hand, saying: "It's true that you didn't do a good job, but it's not as serious as you think."

Qingping raised her head and glanced at her. After thinking about it, she should have explained everything. Even if Chen Jun wanted to drive her out of the car, she would admit it. She gritted her teeth and said, "Miss, there is one more thing. Miss and the third young master."

"Oh?" Chen Jun was a little surprised, "Did they find you? Stopped you?"

"Not at all." Qing Ping shook his head, "Second Miss didn't recognize me, and I didn't let Third Young Master see me. I just ran away. I was worried that Brother Mo Lan would follow me out and be seen by them..."

Chen Jun smiled and said: "If you say such things at this time, aren't you afraid that I will get angry and tell you to go back to your house?"

Qing Ping lowered his head and said dejectedly, "I'm very scared."

The carriage turned in one direction, drove out of the alley, and came to the street full of people. Chen Jun lifted the curtain and looked at it. Seeing Qingping's sad look, she reached out and touched her head. Qingping felt the touch on her head. , looked up in surprise, and bumped into Chen Jun's eyes, those eyes as deep as an ancient well were filled with a gentle smile at this time, Chen Jun smiled and said: "Since I brought you out, I won't let you go back." Yes. It’s just Qingping, you have to be careful in the future, there are only a lot of people smarter than you in this world, although you know more things than others, don’t underestimate them.”

"Hey - give way, the car is coming -" the driver rang the bell and shouted in a drawn-out voice.

There was something in Chen Jun's words, but she didn't point it out.Qing Ping nodded vigorously, secretly remembering her words.

The carriage stopped, and Liu Zhen whispered, "Miss, we've arrived at the city gate."

Chen Jun took out the documents, and the carriage lined up behind for a while. The sentry posts at the city gate were a little loose after the New Year, but they were allowed to pass through five or six checkpoints.Chen Jun handed the documents to Liu Zhen to keep them away, and they slowly drove away from Chang'an among the bustling crowd.

The afterglow of the setting sun coated this ancient capital with a layer of warm orange, and the tall cyan gates looked like mighty giants, standing guarding the city in the torrent of time.Chen Jun watched Chang'an City go far away, the carriage was driving on a small road, the wheels rolled over the snow, the dead grass on both sides of the road was still growing tenaciously, the copper bell on the carriage shook with the body, making a crisp sound, the sound was distant and ethereal , in the howling north wind, gradually only a little lonely echo remains...

In the winter evening, it was already dark, and the servants of the palace lit up the lamps. Mo Lan waited anxiously in Wei Wangjun's yard, and waited for a long time before the servants reported that Wang Jun had returned.

The concubine also came with her, which surprised the servants. The concubine rarely came to Wei Wangjun's yard, and usually Wei Wangjun went to the study of the palace to look for her.For a while, people were confused and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Wei Wangjun was in control so that he wouldn't be unable to serve a cup of tea.

But today the concubine's tea is too late, just as Wang Jun and the concubine returned to the room, Mo Lan came in and knelt on the ground, tremblingly said: "My lord, it's not good, the eldest lady is gone!"

Wei Wangjun thought he heard it wrong: "Gone? Where did you go?"

Mo Lan then knelt down and told the story of today, Wei Wangjun frowned more and more when he heard it, finally he got up abruptly and slapped the table heavily: "Is what you said true?"

With tears in her eyes, Mo Lan kowtowed her head and said, "It's absolutely true! Wang Jun, quickly send someone to stop the eldest lady! She is alone, where can she go?" After speaking, she wiped her face with her sleeve. tears.

The princess held Wei Wangjun's hand, and said to Mo Lan: "You go out first." Then she ordered the people around her: "Go and tell the people around here to back down, and not to approach this house, you take someone to watch."

The man complied and retreated, and the side of the house was cleared up in a short while, Wei Wangjun said anxiously: "What are you doing! Hurry up and send someone to chase Jun'er back!"

The princess said: "Husband calm down, it's getting late now, the gate of the city may be closed, I'm afraid it's too late to go now."

Wang Jun Wei saw that her face was as usual, and he didn't react at all when he heard the news, so he asked with a dark face, "Did you know it earlier?"

The princess reached out to hold the cup of tea: "So what?"

Wei Wangjun swept his long sleeves, swept the cup of tea to the ground, and said bitterly: "Is there a mother like you? Why did Jun'er leave, and where did she go!" He became more and more angry, sitting on the chair and shaking hands. Leaning on the armrest, he said, "I know you don't like Jun'er... yes, Chen Yu from the Zhou family is your favourite, hehe, I should have thought of it a long time ago, Jun'er's study room was destroyed by that bitch|man The trick is burned, if you didn't deliberately favor him, he could still live in peace in the Zhuangzi outside?"

If Prince Wei had said such things in the usual way, the princess would have been furious, slammed the door and left.But today she was strangely silent. After listening to Wei Wangjun's complaints and accusations, she said after a while: "Jun'er's decision to leave is her own decision, and it is her own decision that she didn't tell you."

"What the wife master said is really nice. Now that Jun'er is gone, you can blame her for all your sins!" Wei Wangjun said coldly: "This is how the wife master always comes. How many grievances have you suffered? The lady from the dignified palace is not as good as a concubine. Chen Yi! You ask yourself, you have favored a servant for so many years, and I have nothing to say. I have nothing to say. But are you worthy of Jun'er? , How many times Jun'er has been wronged, have you ever asked!"

The princess said: "I'm sorry Jun'er, Ah Ling, before she left, she asked me to go to Daguang Temple to offer incense, and I will go."

She looked at Wei Wangjun from doubt to fear, slowly lowered her eyes, and said softly: "...I admit, I am really dissatisfied with her, and you know why. But I never forced her, Jun I already know...she is the one who wants to leave."

Wei Wangjun held on to the armrest hard to prevent himself from falling down. Seeing this, the princess stretched out her hand to cover his clenched hand, and said calmly: "She knows everything, and I know everything too."

Wei Wangjun tremblingly said: "Then... what do you want?"

"I've already brought back the booklet for being a maid of honor. The Zhou family made a big mistake. Naturally, Yu'er can't be a maid of honor. Only daughters of the first order can inherit the title. I have already reported the candidate to the Chenghui Mansion."

"Qi'er will enter the mansion soon, Ah Ling, you... have you thought about her?"

Why not?Wei Wangjun pursed his lips, his face was pale, he always felt ashamed when he thought of his daughter whom he hadn't seen for many years.

The princess said in a low voice: "I miss her very much too. I hugged her when she was born. Later... I thought it was you..." In order to keep your brother's child, he abandoned us flesh and blood.

Wei Wangjun was speechless for a moment, he closed his eyes tightly, but the tears couldn't stop pouring out, the princess sighed, stretched out her arms to embrace him, and hugged him tightly.

The princess said: "Jun'er found out about her life experience from your elder sister. She has met Qi'er. She didn't tell you about leaving. She is afraid that you will be sad."

Wei Wangjun raised his head with tears in his eyes, choked up and said, "Where will she go?"

The concubine shook her head lightly, Wangjun Wei leaned in her arms, and let the tears flow freely. In fact, they all understood that Chen Jun left the palace and was afraid that when she returned to Chang'an, she would have another identity.

"Chicken sounds Maodian month, people walk Banqiao frost..."

Qingping wakes up, gently lifts the curtain of the car, and sees the hazy white mist outside, and a thick layer of frost on the ground beside the road, smearing everything around into a desolate white.The carriage bumped over the wooden bridge, and she silently recited this poem in her heart, feeling a little disappointed unexpectedly.

The palace is not her home, but it also gives Qingping a special warmth.Thinking of some people I met inside, I suddenly thought of Shizuka who had never said goodbye.Separation was an indispensable melody in her past life, and it has continued in this life, as if this is also the law of the world, gathering and separating, there are arrangements in the dark.

As the sky was getting brighter, Qingping pressed the curtain tightly, and when she turned around, she saw Chen Jun leaning against the wall of the carriage silently looking at her, Qingping hurriedly greeted her, and Chen Jun put a finger on her lips, signaling her not to speak.

Liu Zhen seemed to be very tired, but she was sleeping very soundly.Qingping was a little surprised, Chen Jun reached out and knocked on the wall of the carriage, and the carriage stopped.

She passed Liu Zhen and got out of the carriage, and stretched out her hand under the carriage to Qingping. Qingping didn't feel shy anymore, and helped her hand to get out of the carriage.

"Liu Zhen has been tired for the past few days, so let her have a good rest." After Chen Jun came to the carriage, she quickly took out a small iron pot from under the carriage, and said to the dazed Qingping, "Why are you still in a daze? Fetch water."

"Oh." Qingping finally realized that Chen Jun gave her the water bag early in the morning.

The fog dissipated a bit, and Qingping found a frozen river. She didn't know the thickness of the ice layer, so she didn't dare to go down easily, so she took a stone and threw it down. a hole.Qingping was lying on the river bank, but he couldn't reach the hole. After thinking about it, he untied the headband that tied his hair, tied it to the water bag and threw it into the hole. After the water bag completely sank, Qingping pulled it up.

She returned to the carriage with the water bag in hand. Chen Jun and the man in black driving the car were lighting the fire. The firewood they found was too big and too wet, and they couldn't light it after working hard for a long time.She was very experienced about this Qingping, so she put down the water bag and went to find some dry grass and twigs, and picked up a few stones to form a circle. Chen Jun saw her skillful movements, and handed her the fire bag very simply.

Qingping folded the dry grass into a ball, took the torch and placed it under the dry grass to blow gently. After the dry grass burst into flames and burned, he put the twigs on it, and a puff of green smoke slowly rose. Put the wooden branches that Chen Jun and the others found on it.

Only now did the fire rise completely. Qingping paid attention to the fire for a while, and slowly put the pot on it. Chen Jun fetched the water bag, and the three of them sat around the fire to watch the water boil.

Chen Jun untied the hair rope tied to the water bag and returned it to Qingping, and praised: "Not bad."

The man in black also nodded appreciatively, gestured twice in front of his chest, and Chen Jun said, "She said you are very powerful and can get angry."

It was only then that Qingping realized that the man in black driving the car was dumb. She found that Chen Jun had become more down-to-earth after leaving the palace. The goodwill in her heart has increased a lot, and Qingping felt that she took a pot to find firewood to boil water, which made Qingping feel very strange. Chen Jun seemed to use actions to show that 'we are in the same group'.

The water boiled soon. In fact, Chen Jun squatted on the ground in a calm and composed manner. The man in black went to the car to get four cakes, tore them into small pieces and threw them into the pot, and then unwrapped the bag around his waist. He took out a cyan porcelain bottle and poured something into the water. Suddenly, the scent of spices mixed with the water vapor rushed towards his face, awakening everyone's dull hunger.

But here comes the problem, there is no bowl.

The three of you looked at me and you, and then realized that there was no bowl available, so you can't eat with a pot, right?

At this time, Liu Zhen climbed down from the car and was stunned for a moment when he saw the desolate scenery around him. Qingping called out, "Liu Zhen! Do you have a bowl!"

When Liu Zhen walked in, she realized that her young lady was squatting on the ground without temperament. She looked at Chen Jun in shock, and she came back to her senses when she heard Qingping kept calling her: "Bowl? No, Miss didn't let me Prepare a bowl."

The noodle cakes had been boiled in boiling water until they swelled, and the rich aroma stimulated everyone's nerves. At this time, Liu Zhen suddenly said, "I remembered, we have bowls!"

After a stick of incense, Qingping took the last sip of soup comfortably with the bowl in his hand, and the fire had already been extinguished, but at this time everyone was full, and no one paid any attention to the fire.Qingping didn't have time to ask what kind of condiment it was so delicious, but he looked at it carefully with the bowl in his hand.

This is a bowl made of white jade. The craftsman carefully carved the blooming peony flowers on the side of the bowl. Even the veins on the leaves can be clearly seen. This bowl is very valuable. There are six pieces in total. It was originally prepared by Chen Jun as a gift. , but did not expect them to use it first.

"Miss, this bowl..." Liu Zhen hesitated.

"Put it back after washing it." Chen Jun said lazily.

"But..." Is it really okay to give away the bowl you've eaten?

Chen Jun got up from the ground and stretched, looking at the opened gift box on the side of the car. There were two white jade bowls lined with red silk, emitting a warm luster in the morning light.

She said, "Aren't bowls just for eating?"

Qingping's impression of her was refreshed in an instant.

The author has something to say: Hello friends who read this chapter at night~

I just finished eating roasted lamb chops, roasted lamb, roasted beef, roasted chicken wings, roasted enoki mushrooms in tin foil. …

No, I don't mean anything, just to say something.

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