Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

When Qingping walked out of the palace gate, the marriage letter in his sleeve was still warm.The hot air she exhaled turned into a cloud of white mist, covering her sight when looking back at the palace. She was sure that she would never have any chance to step into this place again. The wind blew, and the ice edges on the treetops collided with each other. Together, they made a clear and cold voice, which echoed in her ears non-stop.

She looked down at the snow under her feet, they covered the palace road paved with blue bricks, no one knew how much blood had seeped into the gaps between the stones.Betrayal and killing, jealousy, hatred and suspicion are staged here all the time. It may be a silent drama, which only circulates among people.So no one can hear those heavy sighs, hidden in the corner where the dark moss is growing, so reincarnated.

This reincarnation begins again and again, and there are only a few pens in the history books, but after turning this page, you can always see endless repetitions.

Go out from Zhengyang Gate, and then enter Changsheng Gate and Liuchang Gate. After these three palace gates, the icy breath seems to have dissipated a lot. Dongyang breaks through the clouds and shines on the top of the palace above, reflecting the dazzling brilliance.The white mist flows between the palaces and towers, like a long river shining with ice crystals, making people almost feel like they are in a misty fairyland.

Her gaze stayed for a brief moment, and then left without hesitation.

On the second day after Qingping returned to the mansion, someone told Shao Cong the news, and the next step was the so-called "six rituals". The six states were different, but it was nothing more than these six steps.It was the first time for Shao Cong to do this kind of thing, whether he followed the rules of Fujian Province, or followed the customs of Hengzhou, which made her very embarrassed.

Qing Ping also understood her very well, if Shao Cong could be as decisive as Shao Ming, he wouldn't even be able to get in charge now.Shao Cong's delay was expected by Qingping, and she even thoughtfully suggested that Shao Cong skip Na Cai and ask Najib, but Shao Cong refused. She thought it was her brother's marriage, how could she let it pass?

Qingping had no choice but to go with her. At the same time, Qingping received a letter from Yuan Sui, which was as concise as ever. Yuan Sui first explained the current situation of Chenzhou and asked when she would come back.Chenzhou is in chaos now, before the mutiny turned into a rebellion, and the chaotic party was being caught everywhere, and it would not stop for a while, just waiting for the imperial court to send a new state shepherd to take charge of the affairs.Yuan Sui said in the letter that now that the Lihe River is muddy, there may be big fish, so please invite her to taste it.Looking at her words, Qingping seemed to be implying that some important clues had been found.After all, this letter has to go through several hands, and some words cannot be said clearly.

Lihe River is a small river in Zhaoye, which finally flows into Yuepeng Lake, and beside Yuepeng Lake is the largest temple in Zhaoye.Qingping had been there a few times, and the fish and the temple were in a row, so she immediately thought of Xie's family.

Did Yuan Sui find any clues about Xie's family?Qingping wished he could stand in front of Yuan Sui immediately and ask him to understand.She took a pen and wrote some irrelevant things, rambling and filling up a page, and finally replied Yuan Sui, that she would arrive in Chenzhou in about a year.

In fact, when she said this, she was a little uncertain, but Shao Cong must return to Minzhou after the next year, and at that time, Qingping would leave with her in the name of asking for a marriage. Three or four days late.

Thinking about it this way, she went back to Yuan Sui like this, and after posting the letter, she continued to live a two-point and one-line life in the government office.Feng Yun knew that she was back, and the two of them gradually moved around. In their spare time, they often went to teahouses and taverns to listen to books and sing songs.There is nothing to do in the snowy season, and it is inconvenient to ride a horse to the countryside. Qingping doesn't want to stay in the house all the time, and often goes to her house to play.

Feng Yun will also discuss marriage after the next year. Ever since she broke away from her sister's control and lived in another house, she has lived a life like a wild horse.It's just that she hasn't been tossing around for long, and friends around her are getting married one after another. Now it's over, she is alone again.Since she knew from Qingping that she had already engaged in marriage, she felt even more sympathetic.One day, the two sat in a restaurant listening to music, and Feng Yun lay on the table playing wine glasses, trying to get drunk.Qingping was thinking about things to himself, and ignored her. Master Feng sighed, looked at her very melancholy, and said, "The one you want to marry is the young master of the Shao family...their family is in Fujian Province, you have to eat Are you used to eating by the sea, huh?"

Qingping replied absent-mindedly: "Isn't rice just to eat...what else can I do."

Feng Yun was very puzzled by her attitude: "You don't even care about eating, what else do you care about? Tell me about it, Mr. Li?"

Before Qingping could answer, he heard a burst of applause from outside the screen.Feng Yun likes to watch the excitement, so he immediately leaned out half of his body to ask the people at the nearby table, and came back after a while to be polite, and said, "What am I, it turns out that there is a new play scheduled."

The music outside gradually started, Qingping was a little interested, and asked: "What kind of play is it?"

Feng Yun was boiling the meat in the pot, and said nonchalantly: "Of course it's those love affairs——"

"That's wrong," poked a head out from behind the screen, and the man smiled and cupped his hands when he saw them, "I'm so offended, I apologize to you two. But this scene, although it's about love, but slidely different."

Feng Yun chased after him very politely and asked, "What's the difference?"

The man was still holding a fan in the cold weather, opened it a few times with a brushing sound, and said mysteriously: "I've heard that everything said in this play is true!"

Qing Ping glanced at the man with his chin propped up, and asked lazily: "What's the real thing?"

Feng Yun kept urging: "Hurry up, hurry up, what are you doing here!"

The man said: "It is rumored that there is a very favored servant in this palace, who had an engagement with someone before entering the palace... Actually, this is nothing, I choose a servant, and this happens often Yes, they are all vying to send their son to the palace, after all, one person has achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven, but the person who is betrothed to him seems to be a certain adult in the imperial court..."

It happened to be sung on the stage: "It's hard to continue the Yuanmeng alliance, and the old dream is not over."

The wine glass in Qingping's hand almost fell over, but fortunately there was no wine in it, so she put down the empty glass, her brows were slightly frowned, and her eyes fell on the stage.

Feng Yun caught a glimpse of her expression and said with a smile: "What's wrong with you, you still feel so sad and hateful after listening to a song."

Qingping thought about it for a while, and said to her: "Feng Yun, don't come to me these few days."

Feng Yun asked: "Why is this?"

She got up and left, saying: "A big event has happened."

Listening to the long ringing of the bell coming from outside the Yuehua Gate, and then faintly saying "the world is peaceful", it is the bell-lifter telling the time.The palace man came in with a silver stove to smoke the house, and the smell of spices permeated the warm air, and soon dispersed everywhere.It is not as strong as the usual fragrance, and it seems to be gone after it spreads out, but if you smell it carefully, it seems to linger on the nose all the time, and if it gets on your clothes, it will take a lot of effort to get rid of it.

He doesn't like this kind of fragrance, even if it is not so fragrant, it has its own meticulous and domineering features.Those palace people quietly arranged the place, and the next step was to welcome them.

Zhang Wei stood outside the palace gate and waited. The lantern in the hands of the palace man was a bit dim, and it fell on the snow, leaving only a dim yellow light. He looked carefully, and the painting on the lampshade was red maple and blood. general color.

Then someone from the palace came to invite him in and said, "It's cold outside, you are weak, go in."

Zhang Wei then entered the room, sat at the table in the outer room and waited.This kind of waiting may be extremely happy for many people, but it was not for him.The entire harem knows that the emperor likes to visit Zhang Liangren's Hanxiang Palace the most, it is an unparalleled favor, but Zhang Yi always feels that this favor implies some kind of malicious temptation, he always thinks so.

Chu Jun entered the room, took off his coat and sat at the table.There is no deep affection and lingering love imagined by people outside the high wall. There are many rooms in the temple, and it is just for sleeping, whichever one is fine.Sometimes Zhang Wei went to rest separately after picking up the driver. When he got up the next day, the emperor had already gone to court. Everyone in the palace said that His Majesty was sympathetic to Zhang Liang. Roasting on fire is the target of public criticism.

But these days, things are a little different. The emperor will even speak, but these topics are all centered around one person.

"Where did you talk last time?" Chu Jun asked while holding up his tea.

Zhang Wei replied: "Ask Master Li what he likes to eat and what he likes to do."

Chu Jun said: "It seems so, you said she loves to read, what kind of books do you read?"

Zhang Wei tried his best to recall, and said: "I don't know about the study, but most of the bookshelves are travel notes."

She poured herself a cup of tea and said with a chuckle, "Really?"

"Adults prefer to read this kind of books." He said so, and inadvertently looked up to see her expression, as if she was missing something.

Then there were some trivial things. Zhang Wei recalled the scene of going north from Hezhou all the way, and only said: "Master is kind-hearted, and he is kind to others, and he has no airs."

"In winter, if it's sunny, she will hang books outside. She doesn't like to be surrounded by servants when she does things. She always does things by herself. She says it's for the sake of peace, and she always stays alone."

"I don't like rainy weather very much. She often said that rainy days are too humid and wet, which is the worst thing."

He talked a lot, his mouth was dry, but the people at the table seemed to be listening very carefully, with a smile on their lips, Zhang Wei guessed that she might not know that he was smiling from beginning to end.

Every time he mentioned everything related to this person, he could sense subtle emotions from her expressions and movements. She knew far more about this person than he did, but she wanted to know more.

Why, he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't dare to think deeply.

It wasn't until late at night that the conversation ended. Zhang Wei looked at her in fear, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, there have been some rumors about Mr. Li in the palace recently, and there must be someone deliberately slandering..."

Chu Jun said: "I have heard it, the rumors are just rumors after all, let them go."

Zhang Wei watched her walk out of the room, and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, did Master Li commit some crime?"

Chu Jun's face was hidden in the shadows, and he seemed to smile when he heard the words: "No, you are overthinking, she is very good."