Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

In a guest room in the Zhanghua Pavilion, a tall woman in a long gown and a mask leaned against a table and lit a candle with a silver hairpin.

There is a person kneeling below her, who is the beautiful young man Qingping saw today. He said: "Commander, I have seen that girl today, but unfortunately she is so smart that I never had a chance to meet her. Later I found I managed to remember her face in a way."

The woman said: "How about this son?"

The young man said: "Looks like a person from Qiongzhou. I found out that her surname is Li. Could it be the Li family of Hexi County?"

The woman pondered for a moment, put the silver hairpin back on her head, and said: "Is the Li clan in Zhaoye?"

"The fourth daughter of Li's eldest family is here, and she asked me to serve that Miss Yu at the Wanghai Banquet." The young man took out a thin piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "Please look, sir, this is the portrait of that girl. "

The woman took the portrait and unfolded it, shook her head slightly, folded it aside, and said in a low voice: "The new Patriarch of Bahuang has left and left Hezhou, and now no one knows where she has gone. A few days ago, the shadow guards were secretly searching in the city. Our informant has found out, it seems that he is looking for someone, if this person is really not...it seems unreasonable."

The young man raised his head and said, "I haven't seen this person surnamed Yu in the past few days. I think she is the one who came to the Shadow Guard to find her. Otherwise, it would take so much trouble, and now so many pairs of eyes are watching."

The woman picked up the portrait and put it on the candle, but in an instant, the paper was turned into ashes.She said: "There is no need to intervene in this matter. I have a hunch that if the investigation continues, it may be difficult to end."

The boy moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something.The woman said: "If you have something to say, just say it."

The young man said: "Yes, this subordinate is just thinking, could this be a trap in itself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman's expression changed, and someone outside the door suddenly said: "What you said makes sense."

The young man turned pale with shock, but the woman sat at the table, seemingly very calm, but the sword in her hand was slowly unsheathed, and the human outside the door said: "Just now I heard the two talking about something, and I was a little distracted. I almost forgot about my home." The Patriarch's order—”

The sliding door was opened a crack, the woman narrowed her eyes slightly, the sword was half drawn, a jug of wine was placed on a dark tray, she was pushed in, and the door was closed from the outside with a snap.

The person outside the door said loudly: "The moonlight is just right tonight. The master invites you to try this newly brewed wine. I want to thank you for what you have done recently. If you want to know more, the master said that she is waiting for you in Minzhou. "

The boy wrapped his hands in a cloth, and pulled the tray from the ground over, then opened the lid of the pot and fanned it lightly, smelled the smell, and said in a low voice, "It's wine."

The people outside the door seemed to have already left. The woman picked up the jug, lifted the lid, and drank it all in one gulp. The young man was startled and said, "My lord! You..."

The woman smiled, smashed the jug on the ground casually, and said: "It's nothing, I will call everyone back." She forced the words out from between her teeth, "It turns out that we are marrying for others." Patriarch Bahuang, really—"

With a clang sound, the young man saw the sword shining like lightning in the room, and when the woman put away the sword, the paper door collapsed. She was dressed in a black outfit, with cold eyes, sheathed the sword.The moonlight was like water, illuminating a messy place. The woman walked out of the room with a sword in the moonlight. She turned her head and looked around, but there was no one around. .”

Chen Jun was half leaning on the railing, carrying a jug of wine in a dispirited manner, and said, "Is that how it is?"

The person in the dark respectfully said: "I think he left."

She quietly looked at the full moon in the blue sky, and the white pagoda in the distance was like a bright light falling from the sky, blending with the moonlight.In the silent night, the streets in the city were still brightly lit, and the lights lit up the vast night. She said with regret, "Your size can be considered a person, and I want to invite her to drink."

"There is still a chance in the future."

Chen Jun tilted her head and smiled slightly, spreading her palms as if stroking the moonlight. She said, "I'm afraid she won't dare to come again."

Qing Ping sat on the carriage with a sleepy face, with the ups and downs of the bumps, always in a half-dream and half-awake state.Chen Jun took a book and turned a few pages, and then went to see her, and found that she had fallen asleep against the wall of the carriage.

"Qingping." Chen Jun got up with the scroll and poked Qingping. Seeing that she didn't respond at all, she intensified the force. As a result, Qingping slowly slid down the carriage. Chen Jun hugged her, and she rolled over slowly. Personally, I adjusted my sleeping position very comfortably.

Liu Zhen lifted the curtain of the car, thinking that Chen Jun had some orders, and said, "Miss?"

Chen Jun supported Qingping rather speechlessly, put her on the cushion, and said, "It's okay."

After looking at Qingping for a while, she suddenly smiled and asked, "Liu Zhen, do you have any extra horses?"

Liu Zhen's voice came after a while: "Miss, there are two more horses."

Qingping rode on the horse in fear, the only bit of drowsiness disappeared.She held the rein nervously, bouncing on the horse, and had no time to distract herself from other things.

She was afraid that she would be overturned by the horse if she was not paying attention, so the carriage slowly drove past her, slowing down to walk with her, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Chen Jun held the scroll in his hand, flipped a page carelessly, and said: "Qingping, How does it feel to ride a horse? The scenery along the way is also excellent, and you can’t see it in the car.”

Qingping gritted his teeth and smiled, wanting to say why don't you try riding a horse.Unexpectedly, Chen Jun stretched out his hand and patted the horse's butt, and the horse speeded up and rushed forward. Qingping was caught off guard and couldn't restrain himself from screaming loudly.

It was so fast, Qingping felt that he was about to be thrown off the horse, so he quickly hugged the horse's neck and clamped his feet tighter, as a result, the horse ran even faster.

Liu Zhen drove the horse and watched Qingping go all the way, but saw Chen Jun leaning against the window looking forward happily, and said with a smile: "Go and see, nothing happened."

Liu Zhen has become numb to her young lady's bad taste of teasing Qingping when she has nothing to do. When she came to Qingping's side, Qingping was pulling the reins and trying to direct the horse's direction. , began to learn how to ride a horse.

The two rode side by side, and Liu Zhen gave Qing Ping some funny advice. Gradually, Qing Ping found that after overcoming the fear in his heart, he was not so afraid of riding a horse, and gradually became familiar with it, but it was very wobbly.The carriage carrying Chen Jun slowly caught up, and Chen Jun smiled and said, "You might as well bark louder, the horse will be startled by you."

Qingping sat up straight and indicated with his eyes that he could ride a horse now.Chen Jun put down the curtain of the car, and Tianxuan drove over after a while and said, "Master, someone is coming from behind, it seems to be a caravan."

Chen Jun hummed, closed her eyes and meditated, and said, "Don't worry about it."

The hooves of the horses sounded from far to near, with great momentum. They slowly approached their caravan. The young woman in the lead said: "I am waiting for a caravan to Minzhou... I wonder where you are going?"

Liu Zhen got off his horse and turned around. The shadow guards behind were all taciturn people, they spoke slowly, but they drew their swords very quickly.She steered her horse and bowed her hands to the man, saying: "What a coincidence, my young lady is also going to Minzhou."

The woman bowed her hands in return, and drove back into the caravan. The rumbling sound passed by them. The horses in this caravan were strong, and the guards all carried knives. They patrolled back and forth, in an extremely orderly manner.

Qing Ping watched the flags on the caravan fly by, and before he could see the words clearly, the caravan went away.She looked back at their convoy and felt that it was going very slowly.After leaving Zhaoye, it seemed as if he was traveling in the mountains and rivers along the way, and he was not in a hurry.

The mountains are stacked with green waves, the mountains stand in the distance, the sun shines down, the clouds are steaming and the rosy clouds are blooming, it is so beautiful.From time to time, I heard crisp birdsong, inadvertently saw wings flying through the jungle, and occasionally small animals looked at them curiously, and then fled in sight of people.

The rich water vapor nourishes this fertile land, and every leaf is bright green. They walked through the forest path, stepped on the fallen leaves all over the ground, and finally stopped by a lake to rest.

Qing Ping got off the horse, and just as his feet hit the ground, he suddenly felt extremely sore inside his legs.She limped close to the lake, scooped up water to wash her face and hands.The calm lake surface reflects the shadows of the surrounding trees. The lake water is clear, and you can see the fallen leaves accumulated along the shallower lake bottom. A few fat herrings flicked their tails leisurely. Under Qingping’s watchful eyes, they picked up a leaf and slowly swam to the deep water .

Qingping took a serious look and found that the group of fish seemed to be picking up the leaves. How do the fish pick up the leaves with their mouths?It was so amazing, she couldn't help getting close to the water, wanting to take a closer look at what was going on, she grabbed the stones by the lake and leaned forward, but was suddenly pulled back by the collar, Chen Jun Passed her hand through her waist, hugged her, and said coldly: "What are you doing?"

Qingping looked back at her inexplicably, and said, "It's nothing."

Chen Jun pushed her down on the pile of fallen leaves, went to wash her hands, and said, "What are you doing so close, are you not afraid of falling into the water?"

Only then did Qingping realize that she was worried that she was going to fall.So he approached her and asked curiously, "Why did those fish swim away with the leaves in their mouths?"

Chen Jun wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "The branch fish in Chenzhou build their nests with leaves in their mouths. Have you read all the books in my study for nothing?"

Qingping thought about it for a long time, but she didn't remember that she had seen this kind of fish before. She stared at the lake for a while, Liu Zhen took a harpoon eager to try, and beckoned Qingping to go over. Laughing scared the fish away.Tianxuan came over, hooked her fingers, Liu Zhen obediently gave her the harpoon, and saw her hold her breath and concentrate, when the fish swam back again, after a few swipes, three fat stickfish were attached to the harpoon.

Sure enough, she is specialized in the arts. Under the awe-inspiring gaze of the two girls, Tianxuan took off the fish in a smart way, changed the place, and brought up a few more fishes, then calmly went to light the fire.Qingping and Liu Zhen handled the fish, skewered them with tree branches, and grilled them over the fire.

A group of people finished eating grilled fish around the fire, and a few people went to inspect. Chen Jun kept drinking tea slowly and didn't speak.Liu Zhen asked Qingping, "What's wrong, miss?"

Qingping shook his head: "I don't know."

She suddenly remembered that the last time she had a meal outside like this was when she left Chang'an, from Hengzhou to Hezhou, and then to Chenzhou today.

Qingping kept weaving a bracelet on her hands while she was lost in memory. She remembered something, and seeing that Chen Jun didn't seem to notice this, she asked Liu Zhen in a low voice: "Didn't you bring a bracelet with you when you came out of Chang'an last time?" Set of bowls?"

Liu Zhen nodded, and Qingping asked again: "Did the bowl be given away later?"

Liu Zhen had a strange expression on her face. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Chen Jun's voice: "I gave it away a long time ago, and they said that it will be a family heirloom."

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Qing Ping suddenly separated from Liu Zhen, sitting quietly on the spot, not daring to move.

Liu Zhen patted her on the shoulder, expressing that he was helpless and slipped away to do other things.