Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

After resting and bathing, before dawn, she got up to wash and change her clothes. She was standing in a plain white silk gown, and the servants who served her pulled the sleeves of the gown into a line. In an instant, the moon blue official robe covered her shoulders, and the peacock pattern on the robe gleamed in the candlelight. The servants fastened the collar button for her, smoothed the slight wrinkles on the robe, and brought the belt jade for her to wear.

A translucent tail feather ribbon hangs down from her back waist, and she is wearing black gauze facing the mirror. The black gauze is shaped like wings in her hair, but it doesn't really look like a hat.Modern generations generally refer to the accessories that can be wrapped in the hair as hats, which is somewhat different from her previous understanding.

It is true that a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle.With this official robe covered, the person seems to have a very different aura.Qing Ping looked at the blurry figure in the bronze mirror, and stretched out his hand to loosen the neckline.Who knows what kind of person will be under this official robe?

Except for the cuffs and collar, white can be exposed under the official uniform, and other places are not allowed. Moreover, the place where the silk garment shows must be kept white and clean at all times.Sometimes officials would fold rice paper into long strips and cover them on the sleeves and collars of the official offices in the palace, so as not to lose their appearance.

Qingping was dressed neatly and stood outside the courtyard gate. At this time, the sky was only a gleam of clear, and it was snowing lightly.The steward ordered his servants to load a wooden box into the carriage, and then said to Qingping: "My lord, this ink document, the handover collar and the extra clothes are already in the box."

Qing Ping smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, such a big battle, it's just the last yamen, those who don't know think I've joined the cabinet."

The steward leaned over and said: "My lord, the future is bright, why worry about not having a day in the cabinet?"

Qing Ping just smiled and didn't answer the words, and got into the carriage with a flick of his robe.

As usual, she had to go to the Ministry of Rites to report first. The official office of the Ministry of Rites was as usual, and the officials who came and went saluted when they saw her, saying that they were adults.Qingping had falsely reported his age when he was studying in the Taixue. Although he felt that he was almost the same as his classmates, it was still hard to bear being called an adult by a group of officials who were much older than himself, not to mention the enthusiasm of the officials today. She walked quickly all the way, and when she arrived at the Shangshu Office, her clothes were a little messy, so she had to stop and straighten them out. After such a delay, a person came from a distance and said to her, "Oh, this is not Mrs. Li. Well, it’s been a long time, but I miss you a lot.”

Qingping turned around and said: "Master Chen is joking, do you want to go to see Mr. Wen together?"

Chen Kaiyi immediately said: "Of course, please stop."

After receiving the notification, the two entered the Shangshu Office together to meet Wen Tianfu.Wen Tianfu was wearing a scarlet official uniform, and was putting a cloak on his body. While tying a knot, he said: "The palace is summoned temporarily, and I have to go into the palace. If the two of you have something important to do, I will avoid these vain rituals." , let’s get down to business first.”

Chen Kaiyi refrained a lot, and said respectfully: "I have nothing important to do, I just came to ask my lord, Li Shizhong is back now, should I hand over some of the temporary affairs of the department?"

Wen Tianfu didn't expect that she would take the initiative to mention this matter, but after thinking about it, she couldn't get rid of the recommendation of the court, she smiled at Qingping, and said nothing: "Li Shizhong has just returned from business in Chenzhou. She will share less first." Wen Tianfu was about to leave immediately as the accompanying clerk followed with his things.

Chen Kaiyi was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Temporary acting is temporary after all, since Master Li is back, it should be taught to return to her!"

As she spoke, she signaled Qingping to speak with her eyes, but Qingping was unmoved and just stood quietly.Chen Kaiyi was very anxious, now that Wen Tianfu is about to resign, her mind has become much more active, how can she spend any time on those trivial official duties of the Ministry of Rites, but the Ministry of Rites only starts to be busy near the end of the new year, she will not be able to get away for a while, If you want to say how much you wanted to take care of things in the past, now you want to push them all away.

Wen Tianfu took a deep look at her, and said: "Since you have already made arrangements in your heart, why did you come to ask me?" After that, he just left.

Chen Kaiyi had never been humiliated like this before, and he walked away on the spot angrily.Qingping read it with relish, but Mr. Chen still had reason, and before he left, he said forcefully: "Li Shizhong, when the time comes, I will ask someone to move the official documents to your house. That is your duty, so you won't understand People, say that I, Chen Kai, think about seizing power and seeking a job every day!"

Qing Ping had seen enough excitement, smiled very sincerely, complied with her words, and the two parted ways.

Ever since Chen Kaiyi lost face in the Shangshu Office, he felt a little bit like letting go of his burden.Qing Ping thought she was just talking, but he didn't expect Master Chen to keep his word this time and return the authority to her. Qing Ping was busy for a long time, and before he had time to take a breath, he was summoned by the palace again. Clothes, hurried into the palace.

Unexpectedly, it was Liu Taiyi (equivalent to the Empress Dowager) who summoned the Ministry of Rites this time. When the late emperor was there, Liu Taiyi was ranked last among the four emperors, very inconspicuous, but better than gentleness.He had no offspring for many years, and before his death, the first emperor supported him to be the heir emperor, probably out of disgust for the new emperor, he insisted on making the emperor and him a father and daughter.Although the emperor later named his biological father as the empress monarch, he also respected Liu Taiyi very much and entrusted him with the jade seal of the harem to take charge of the affairs of the harem.

It was the first time for Qing Ping to enter the harem, and first he had to wait for the grand lady in Yongning Palace to explain some matters, in case he offended Tai Yi and didn't know it yet.She led people to stand in Yongning Palace and waited patiently. It took a while before someone came to report that it was Liu Shangnv who had come.

Qingping was overjoyed, it was actually Liu Zhen who came.Unexpectedly, the two would have the opportunity to meet each other, so they greeted them immediately.Liu Zhen came in from outside the hall, followed by a group of people, and she was a little happy to see her: "Lord Li, please wait for a long time. The maid who was supposed to lead you to see Tai Yi just now was temporarily sent to serve in Zichen Palace , which delayed a little."

Qingping winked at her where no one could see, and said: "It's nothing, I didn't expect to work for Shangnv."

I am happy to meet you, but I still have to talk about business matters. This time Taiyi summoned the Ministry of Rites to arrange for the palace banquet when Xinzheng is coming.Moreover, one year after the death of the first emperor, there must also be a ceremony of mourning.Liu Zhen told her some precautions in the harem, and because the two of them knew each other very well, she also told her: "Taiyi has nothing to taboo, what you do in the Ministry of Rites is the same in front of him. It's just the servant in the harem, What should be avoided is still to be avoided.”

Qingping memorized her words several times in his mind, and suddenly realized that Liu Zhen must have come here specially by himself, otherwise, how could the grand maid be transferred to Zichen Palace to serve?She explained a few more words to the clerk following her, and said to Liu Zhen: "Okay, let's go see Taiyi now."

The red wall is covered with snow, from the bottom to the top, there is only a thin line of sky, the high walls are facing each other, and the palace road is also very narrow, there are palace people on both sides who are busy clearing the snow, and bow their heads to avoid people coming.Qingping stepped into this place, as if entering another world. The people here seem to be alive, but they seem to have lost their souls, and there is a dead spirit everywhere.

She was worried about showing it on the surface, so she didn't dare to think too much.When they arrived at the Yishou Palace, the feeling of discomfort was even worse.Qingping met Liu Taiyi through a gorgeous screen, behind the screen someone paced back and forth, and said in a strange tone: "Is it someone from the Ministry of Rites?"

Qingping's environment rarely sees men, needless to say in the court, even in the mansion, most of the servants are women.She also intentionally avoided the men of this yin and yang dynasty, thinking carefully, except for Shao Ming, there really was no man who could stand close and talk.

Liu Zhen on the other end has already answered respectfully: "Back to Tai Yi, that's right."

The person behind the screen whispered a few words, and a palace attendant handed the booklet to Liu Zhen, who handed it to Qingping again, motioning her to take a step forward to speak.

Perhaps it was because the ground dragon in this palace was too hot, and when she came out of Yishou Palace, she realized that her forehead was covered with fine sweat. Liu Zhen took a handkerchief for her, Qingping said thank you, and lowered her head to wipe it off. .

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of men in palace costumes came here from the side, and before they arrived, the fragrance had already wafted over.Qing Ping suddenly became one head and two big, and couldn't help looking at Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen said: "It should be the servant who came to pay respects to Tai Yi, Mr. Li, let's avoid it first."

Qing Ping had this intention, and immediately retreated to the side of the road, looking down at his toes.When the fragrant wind came, she couldn't help holding her breath, and one of them said: "Liu Shangnv, why do you have time to visit Taiyi today, but what is your majesty's intention?"

Liu Zhendao: "Your Majesty Min Gui is well, Your Majesty has no intention to summon, it is Tai Yi who summoned officials from the Ministry of Rites to enter the palace for the purpose of a palace banquet."

The man's voice rose at the end of his speech, probably because he didn't learn Mandarin well, and he still had some accent. He said again: "That's someone from the Ministry of Rites? This time, he seems a bit unfamiliar. Why doesn't he look like Mr. Chen?"

Qing Ping had no choice but to go out to salute, and said: "I am a servant of the Ministry of Rites, and pay my respects to Min Guijun. Previously, I was on business in Chenzhou, and Mr. Chen will temporarily take the position of servant."

Min Guijun paused, as if he was sizing her up. Seeing that Qingping was still lowering his head, he said, "It turns out that it is Li Shizhong. Hearing about it is better than seeing it once. If Zhang and Zhang were not convalescing in bed, your cousins ​​would still be able to see each other." What about the upper side?"

Qingping suddenly thought of Zhang Wei who had entered the palace, and in his heart turned Chu Jun out and scolded him again. God knows how Chu Jun brought Zhang Wei into the palace, how did he arrange his identity, how did he become his cousin?And Min Guijun's words are also very intriguing, what relationship can she have with Zhang Wei?

Wait... She really has something to do with Zhang Hiiragi!

Qingping recalled the previous events, and suddenly remembered that he had talked about marriage with Zhang Wei, and regarded himself as his fiancée.There are so many eyeliners in the capital, it is impossible to hide this kind of thing from others, but some people will not tell it if they know it, so why not just hold a handle and wait and see what happens.

When it is inconvenient for the harem to see foreign ministers for a long time, it should avoid suspicion.But Min Guijun was so arrogant and domineering that he insisted on grinding a cup of tea.Seeing that he was gone, Liu Zhen hurriedly led Qingping out of the harem, and fended off the palace people on the palace road outside Linhua Hall.

Qingping glanced around, and went straight to the point: "Zhang Wei is in the harem, what enmity does Min Guijun have with him?"

Liu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Yes, but he doesn't have that name now. If you want to talk about hatred, it's probably because His Majesty often goes to Zhang Liangren's place to sit and sit. You also know that in the harem now only the old man when His Majesty hid in the mansion gave birth to children. ..."

Qingping was taken aback when he heard it, but after he realized it, he understood everything.Chu Jun brought Zhang Wei into the palace firstly for the account book, and secondly as a shield, he simply made the best use of everything.She didn't know about Chu Jun's mansion, let alone a servant, there were not many people who served tea and water when she was in Yunzhou.In the middle of the capital, he wanted to practice asceticism, and acted in front of the late emperor, not to be masculine.Later, when they arrived in the fiefdom of Yunzhou, everyone was very busy. She lived in the exchange market, and Chu Jun even lived in the military camp. There was no time for men.

In connection with the reason why Chu Jun was ill in bed, she only felt that there was one possibility that Chu Jun was using this trick to lure the ministers in the court.After all, there is too much difference between an emperor who has left a son and an emperor who has no son. The ministers of the former can support the young master, while the ministers of the latter will face the crisis of the vassal king's chaos.

An unbelievable thought floated up in Qingping's mind, there would be no old people in Qiandi, so this child might not be real.

Before she could answer, Liu Zhen looked into her eyes and said slowly: "That child has now been made a princess."