Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

In this way, Qing Ping started to make a decree in Xin Wang's mansion. In the morning, he went to the mansion to process the documents, sorted them, and waited for Chu Jun to read and give instructions.

The rest of the time is spent in the study, reading all kinds of classics, mastering etiquette, and then advising the prince on all behaviors that are not in line with etiquette. This is not necessary for her to do, but she is often brought up by Chu Jun.

Since the division of labor in the mansion is very clear, and everyone does their own thing, Qingping seldom has the opportunity to meet other officials of the palace, because everyone is busy with the opening of the mansion, and there are countless official documents to be issued. .The palace is actually like a small imperial court. To deal with all kinds of visits and many real estates under the name of Xin Wang, people need to be arranged to take care of them.

Sometimes Chu Jun didn't have time to reply to the document, and Qingping needed to write it on behalf of her. After finishing writing, she submitted it to her for reading, and then sent it down.However, after Qingping selected some documents involving important matters, he would write his own opinions on the paper and insert them into the documents.

Writing documents is a labor-intensive task. You must be careful from choosing words and sentences to narrating orders. You must never give vague words or instructions.When there were so many documents, Qingping could hardly go home in time. There was still a distance from the south of the city to the east of the city. After a while, she couldn't get married, so she asked her servants to clean it up for the busy officials to rest.

This move naturally won a lot of praise. He Zhoufang also stayed in the mansion. He thought that the resting place should be closer to the palace chief Shi Si, so everyone else lived in the wing room near here, but Qingping slept alone. In other places.

When colleagues asked about this, Qingping smiled and said, "It's next to the study."

The study is naturally an important place in the mansion. Xin Wang Chengri works here, and idlers can only enter unless there is a notification. It is conceivable that the side of the study is definitely not as comfortable as their wing room. Everyone expressed sympathy for Qingping look.

In fact, Qingping didn't finish talking, because Chu Jun actually slept there because of the cheapness of his office work, and the two rooms were separated by a wall.The place where Chu Jun lives is definitely not too bad, and even Qingping can get some credit, but this is naturally not known by his colleagues, wouldn't it be hateful to say it.

She is a low-key person, but she can't guard against the piercing eyes of caring people. Changshi He Zhoufang said meaningfully: "Li Dianyu is also a person who enjoys blessings, unlike us, tsk tsk."

The more you talk to her about this kind of person, the more she jumps up and down. Qingping continued to smile and said: "His Highness gives you all the blessings. As long as we do things for His Highness wholeheartedly, we will naturally enjoy happiness. Don't you think so?" Do you blame me for not being favored by your boss if you don't do well yourself?

Before He Zhoufang was half-dead from anger, Qingping took leave in time to the Master Changshi, and entered the study unimpeded all the way, Chu Jun sat at the table and looked at a document, frowning, and did not lift his head when he heard someone coming in Said: "Pour a cup of tea."

Qingping obediently went to pour the tea, and dragged it on a wooden tray, Chu Jun took the teacup, only then noticed that it was her, and said with a smile: "Didn't you go to the Changshi Division for something, why did you come back so soon?"

Qing Ping said: "Master Chang Shi puts his heart and soul into his heart and does everything without the intervention of others. An idler like me can only stay away from it."

Chu Jun put down the documents and glanced at her, then laughed and cursed: "You are the one who is slippery, come here and take these away."

There are no servants in her study, so Qingping sometimes has to act as half of the labor force, moving books and sweeping the bookshelves.She moved the stack of blue books on Chu Jun's desk to the table inside, opened them one by one and checked them again.

Chu Jun touched the teapot with her hand and found that the water was warm. She smiled slightly, and the irritability of reading the documents just now disappeared.

As soon as things got busy, things would never end. After half a month in Qingping's serialized palace, she gave up on herself. Anyway, she was working for Chu Jun. There were so many vacant rooms in her mansion, so what if she stayed for a while.That night, the moon was as bright as day outside the window, and it had been in mid-heaven for some time. Qingping put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his wrist, Liu Zhen brought in the soup, put a bowl on Chu Jun's table, and said, "Your Highness, I just boiled it, please Use some."

He put another bowl on the Qingping table, teasingly said: "Li Dianyu, you can also use some, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back tonight?"

Qingping knew that she was going to start teasing himself, so he gave her a bitter look, picked up the soup and drank it down, coughed lightly: "Thank you, Manager Liu, I will definitely be able to go home on time after these few months of work is over. .”

Liu Zhen put away the empty bowl, smiled inscrutablely and said, "Why bother? If you live here, His Highness would be happy, and how many others dare to gossip?"

Qingping looked at Chu Jun speechlessly, she was looking this way at this moment, holding a bowl in her hand, and blinked at herself.

Obviously a very happy look.

Qingping's face was slightly hot, it was late autumn, but he still felt hot.

She buried her head in the pile of paperwork, looked at it absently for a while, and then secretly looked at Chu Jun through the gap.

As if telepathically, just as she turned her gaze, Chu Jun also looked over, as if she had expected it a long time ago, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she blinked again.

Qingping looked away in a panic, and covered his hot face with the document. Liu Zhen said in a big fuss, "What's the matter? Li Dianyu, although this soup is nourishing, it won't be effective after drinking it, right?"

Qingping struggled to get up from the table, tried not to look at the playful eyes of the master and servant, and looked at the document in his hand solemnly. Liu Zhen laughed and left after a few words. Qingping breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to Quietly and quietly finished handling these matters.

In the study room, only the crackling sound of burning candles was heard, and suddenly Chu Jun said: "Liu Zhen was just joking, you don't have to take it to heart."

Qing Ping let out a cry, not understanding how she mentioned this: "She also has good intentions."

Chu Jun put down the things in his hands, stood up and hung up the pen: "So, you have accepted this kindness?"

Qingping didn't say anything, feeling that there were traps everywhere in her words, if he said he didn't accept it, wouldn't it be a confirmation of what she said before that she cared about this matter?If you want to show that you don't worry about it, you should move in.It seemed to be an unsolvable question, no matter how I answered it, she thought for a while and said: "This subordinate is afraid that other people will be dissatisfied with this. If they say they want to move into the palace for a long time, it should be He Changshi. The subordinate dare not go beyond that." .”

Chu Jun opened the door, and the moonlight came in from the window, she glanced at Qingping and said: "That depends on whether I like it or not." Then said: "Come out, go and rest."

The two walked in the moonlit corridor, and Qingping followed her, obviously feeling that she seemed a little displeased.When he got to the door of the room where he was resting, Qingping was about to leave, Chu Jun said, "Is it difficult to stay here?"

Qingping opened his mouth, but he didn't expect that she was still entangled in this issue, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, this is not in accordance with etiquette."

Chu Jun was bathed in the moonlight, the jade beads falling on her shoulders gave off a soft light, she said desolately: "Don't talk about etiquette, if you talk about friends, you are willing to stay here."

Qingping was dumb, and took a step back from her deep gaze. She wanted to say something to decline, but for some reason, she said by a strange spell: "You mean...friend?"

Hearing that she didn't use the honorific title, Chu Jun's heart moved. She knew that she shouldn't be too aggressive at this time, so she still said in a gentle tone: "Yes, besides Liu Zhen, there is only you."

When she mentioned Liu Zhen Qingping, she immediately became sober. It turned out that she wanted her to stay in the palace to do things like Liu Zhen.Qing Ping felt a little relieved, and said: "Since His Royal Highness is honoring the invitation, then I will be disrespectful."

Chu Jun was full of words before she had time to say it. Seeing her agreeing so quickly, she vaguely felt that she might have misunderstood it. Before she had time to explain, she nodded and settled the matter first: "So, you have to go back and pack up."

Qingping agreed, and Chu Jun entered the room, and she also returned to the room, and went to rest.

When Chu Jun closed the door in that room, she always felt that something was wrong, and she couldn't figure it out after thinking about it carefully. Something flashed in her mind, but she didn't catch it, and laughed after a while. Became so overwhelmed.

The next day after Qingping found a free time, he returned home, packed some clothes, and cleaned Yan's house again, but there were too many fallen leaves in the courtyard, and it took some effort to sweep, and there was a rustle in the courtyard. sound.She swept profusely in sweat for a while, then finished packing, closed the doors and windows, and prepared to leave.

As soon as she put down the broom, she heard someone knocking on the door, but it didn't sound like a knock, but a kick. The first thing she thought of was Feng Yun, and when she opened the door, it was actually Wu Ying.

Wu Ying looked haggard, her eyes were red, she almost cried when she saw her, and said, "I thought you left again!"

She threw herself into Qingping's arms, Qingping was dumbfounded, speechless looking at the sky, Wu Ying hugged her and said in a muffled voice: "Where have you been, why haven't you come home for so long!"

Her tone was mournful and miserable, when a gust of autumn wind blew, the leaves of the sycamore trees fell into the courtyard again, Wu Ying raised her head from Qingping's arms, and said with tears in her eyes: "It was the same at that time, I didn't know you were gone until I went to your house... ..."

Qingping couldn't bear to look directly at her. The guilt in her heart diluted the previous embarrassment. She said at a loss: "I didn't leave, but I was transferred to work in Prince Xin's Mansion. I have been busy with work these days, so I didn't have time to go home."

Wu Ying looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Really?"

Qingping nodded quickly, and Wu Ying got up slowly, looked at the package she had put aside, and looked at her angrily.

Qingping was speechless, but Wu Ying's voice was extremely sharp: "You lied to me!"

A flock of birds flew over the yard and fled in all directions startled by the sound.

"...It's probably like this." Qing Ping rubbed his eyebrows, leaned on the chair and tilted his head, Wu Ying sat opposite her, his eyes were still red, but they were better than before.

Qingping pointed to the baggage and said, "I'm going to move into the palace today, so come back and pack some things."

Wu Ying knew that she had misunderstood her earlier, so she was embarrassed to say anything while sitting on the chair, and said, "Are you going to live in the palace from now on?"

Qingping thought for a while and said, "I'll just move back when I'm not busy after a while. I can't live in the palace forever, can I?"

Wu Ying nodded, this meeting was very quiet, and she spoke softly: "The examination paper list has come down, and in a few days, I will enter the palace."

Only then did Qing Ping remember that she had just finished the exam, and congratulated her sincerely, that those who can enter the palace must be among the top ones. Although Wu Ying spoke modestly, she couldn't hide the joy on her face. He only said, "Will you come on the day of my coronation ceremony?"

Qingping realized that when she first arrived in Chang'an, she was already past the age of crowning. Qiongzhou people generally study late, while Hezhou people study early, and Wu Ying just happened to be crowned at this time. She was silent for a while. It was really hard to say anything to evade under the gaze, so he nodded and said, "Tell me the date, and I will go when the time comes, okay?"

Wu Ying said: "After the hairpin banquet, on December [-]th, it was at the Hezhou Guild Hall. The teacher said that we should do it together."

Since he was going to attend someone else's crowning ceremony, it was impossible to leave empty-handed. Qingping was thinking about what to buy as a gift. Seeing her silence, Wu Ying felt very uncomfortable, and said, "Don't you want to go?"

Qing Ping said: "No, I'm thinking of buying something for you."

Wu Ying said softly: "As long as you come, you don't need to be so..." She suddenly stopped talking, and couldn't help asking: "What do you want to give me?"

It was actually very rude for her to ask this way, and she felt embarrassed after she finished speaking.Qing Ping happened to have no idea what to buy, so he asked, "What do you want?"

Seeing Wu Ying's eyes shining, she remembered what happened that day, and added: "It's things, things like books."

Wu Ying bit her lower lip and looked at her angrily. She naturally knew what Qingping meant when she said such words. After all, young people are thin-skinned. After saying what was in their hearts with the strength of wine that night, they still regretted it. Next, she couldn't say anything to reveal her heart, so she could only comfort herself, it's good to be around, and the rest can be discussed in the future, it may not be impossible.

So she said: "Jade pendant."

Qingping raised his head and said, "Jade pendant?"

Isn't this a gift from the elders to the younger generation? How can there be gifts from the peers?She completely forgot that there is another possibility, that is, lovers will also present jade pendants as a symbol of their own hearts.

She said: "Okay, then the jade pendant."

Wu Ying smiled and said nothing.Qingping sat on pins and needles under her gaze, dragged on for a while and said: "I have to go back to the palace, are you going back?"

Although Wu Ying was reluctant to part with her, she also knew that business was the most important thing, so she reluctantly said goodbye to her.

Seeing that she had gone far away before locking the door, Qingping sighed.

The relationship when she was young was not as strong as she thought, she comforted herself, maybe Wu Ying would forget about it in a few years.She actually didn't want to lose this friend in her own selfishness, but she couldn't accept her wishes.

The autumn wind blew the falling leaves all over the courtyard, and Qingping heard it from outside, thinking that the land had been swept away again.

It was already sunset when she returned to the palace, and she saw He Zhoufang approaching as soon as she entered the door, she cupped her hands perfunctorily and said, "Li Dianyu, where did you come from?"

Qing Ping said: "It's just that I went home and got some things."

He Zhoufang raised his eyebrows and said: "The house is so busy, you can still spare time to go back? But you go home to pick up things, it seems that you didn't ask me for leave?"

Qingping knew that she was finding fault for nothing, and everyone knew that they didn't like each other, but they didn't tear their skins openly.Qing Ping said calmly: "Master He, what you mean is that it doesn't count to ask His Highness for leave, but it does count to ask you for leave?"

He Zhoufang sneered and said: "I didn't say that, Mr. Li, don't make a mistake."

Qing Ping said: "If you want people not to misunderstand, don't say something that misunderstands. Mr. He, I will take my leave first."

He Zhoufang glared at her, snorted and flung his sleeves away.

After not doing anything for a day, I don't know how many official documents are piled up on the table. After putting down his things, Qingping rushed to the study room. After entering, he didn't see anyone, so he walked to his seat first in the dark.

The study room was pitch black, maybe it was because the master was not here, but even a candle was not lit.She was wondering, she touched the candlestick on the table, took out the torch from her sleeve and was about to light it, when a person in the darkness asked, "Where have you been?"

Qingping was startled, the fire folder almost fell onto the table, at the same time the candle was lit, Chu Jun was sitting on her chair, staring at her with dark eyes.

Qingping was so frightened that he almost threw the fire bag on her face, and felt uncomfortable in his chest for a while, so he didn't speak for a long time.Chu Jun's tone was not very good: "I haven't seen anyone for such a day, where did I go?"

Qingping was startled by the sternness in her tone, and said slowly: "Didn't your Highness allow me to go home to pick up some things? I saw that there were not many things to do today, so I went back."

Chu Jun didn't move at all, looked at her and said, "You moved the whole yard here, and it will take a day to get something?"

The question she asked was very strange, Qingping was secretly startled, not knowing how he had offended her.Wasn't it fine a few days ago? If you really say that you turn your face, you turn your face.

Chu Jun seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, picked up something from his feet and handed it to her, and said slowly: "Tell me where you are going in the future, do you understand?"

Qingping took the cover, and wanted to argue that this is not what you promised long ago, but after weighing it up, he said: "Yes, I understand."

Chu Jun just got up from the chair, took a look at the paperwork as a cover-up, and said, "I don't have anything to do today, you... accompany me for a walk outside."

She walked in a bit of embarrassment under Qingping's surprised gaze, Qingping seemed to read the meaning of running away from her back, and followed.

The two passed through the study room and walked into the inner courtyard. Although the palace is not big, there are many vacant rooms. Chu Jun stood under the corridor, and Qingping stood beside her, knowing that she was deep in thought, so he didn't make a sound to disturb her.

She herself was also thinking about Wu Ying's crown ceremony, and she didn't know what jade pendant she should give as a gift. After much deliberation, she had to ask her colleagues for advice.

After a while, Chu Jun asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Qing Ping said: "I'm thinking about what to give to others for the crown ceremony."

Chu Jun glanced at her, and said, "It's good to give some books, pens and ink, otherwise, what do you want to give?"

Qingping was very distressed, and she also felt that it was not appropriate to give a jade pendant, but Wu Ying herself said so, and it seemed that it would not be good to evade, she said: "I want to give a jade pendant, can I?"

Chu Jun wanted to say no, but he remembered something, swallowed the negative words back, and said, "You can give jade pendants."

Qingping nodded: "Then give the jade pendant, I really don't know what to give."

She continued: "By the way, Your Highness, if there are not many things to do on December [-]th, I would like to ask for leave and go out."

Because of the lessons learned just now, Chu Jun didn't ask her what she was going to do, but said: "I seem to have something to do that day, so you can handle your own business, but be careful when you go out of the house."

Qing Ping wanted to say something to be careful about, but when she thought that she was surrounded by eyeliner, she immediately shut her mouth tightly, thinking that it would be better not to ask more questions.

The day of Wu Ying's crowning ceremony came as scheduled. Qingping picked up a custom-made jade pendant from a jade shop, packed it in a silk bag and put it in a gift box, and took the things to the Hezhou Guild Hall.

I don't know what day it is today, the outside of the guild hall was full of horse-drawn carriages, which once caused a congestion. Under the condemnation of passers-by, the people of the guild hall came out and directed the servants to park all the carriages in the backyard of the guild hall.

Qing Ping heard a person say: "What's the matter? Didn't the test results just pass, why is there such a big fight?"

Another person said: "You are so ignorant. A lady from the Xie family in Lingnan won the imperial list, and her majesty praised her for her countermeasures. The court has always treated the Lingnan clan preferentially, so your majesty praised: "This woman is glorious, thank you." The lintel of the clan, it just so happens that this is not the crowning ceremony, the Xie family sent invitations to invite people to watch Miss Xie's family and the crown, the adults who come and go come here because they look at the Xie family!"

Besides, Qing Ping didn't listen to it anymore, but secretly felt that it was a pity that it was a once-in-a-lifetime crowning ceremony, but suddenly all the limelight was robbed by one person, it was really not very happy.

Wu Ying had already sent her the invitation card, she handed it to the concierge, and was welcomed in.It really was very lively inside, the Patriarch of the Xie family was not in Beijing, her younger sister, Xie Qiong, a scholar of the Wenhua Pavilion, was in charge of presiding over the coronation ceremony, and was receiving congratulations from the officials coming and going.

It was originally a crowning ceremony for a group of people, but it turned into a crowning ceremony for one person. The Hezhou Guild Hall was not opened by the Xie family, but it occupied the venue like this, which made many people secretly unhappy. Favor, I dare not speak of suffering.

But not everyone is a turtle. The Wu family in Le'an is rich and powerful. Seeing that the hall is almost becoming the auditorium of the Xie family, they simply rented the Hui'an Building next door and invited other students from Hezhou to be crowned there. A piece of praise.

Xie Qiong's face was a little ugly, the Wu family invited people away, and the number of people in the hall suddenly decreased by half, and it looked very empty. Although there were many guests who came to congratulate the Xie family ceremony, they were not as good as the original number.Xie Qiong originally wanted to take advantage of this matter to kill the Wu family's limelight and gather some popularity in Hezhou Lingbei, but she didn't expect to stumble, and immediately ordered the servants to start quickly.

At this time the porter said loudly: "His Royal Highness King Xin is here!"

Xie Qiong never expected that there would be a prince sitting in charge at the coronation ceremony of her niece, so she immediately went out to welcome Prince Xin with a red face.

Because of the detached status of King Xin, everyone felt that her coming was His Majesty's intention, and secretly marveled in their hearts for a moment, that the Holy Majesty really treated the Xie family preferentially.

On the other side, Qingping was sitting upright on the upper floor of Hui'an, the sound of silk and bamboo was splashing, and the guests watching the ceremony were all sitting upright, watching the white-haired professor who sang in the classroom.This is a custom in Hezhou. The congratulatory speech must be sung in the local dialect. The process must not be interrupted. People present cannot leave or make a sound.

The whole singing process was long and boring. Qingping was not from Hezhou, so he couldn't understand what she was talking about, and felt a little sleepy.Fortunately, considering that there is only one day, this originally time-consuming process has been greatly shortened.The sound of the music suddenly changed, and became louder. Ten women came slowly from the backstage. , covered with a layer of light gauze, with medicine jade around the waist, and pearls on the beam, emitting little spots of light on the cluster.

This is the praiser of this coronation ceremony. The servant brought a wooden box full of combs. Ten students came forward together. The people next to them read the congratulatory speech loudly. Those people knelt down after saluting. These ten followers took out a comb and combed their hair twice symbolically, and then inserted the comb in their hair.

The students bowed again, took a glass of wine, took a sip and bowed again, and then stepped back, which means that this group of people has completed the coronation, and will be an adult in the future. women's responsibilities.

However, this crowning ceremony is not a complete crowning ceremony. Some students will hold a more complicated one when they return to their families. However, this crowning ceremony is an official custom in Hezhou. It must be held after the scientific examination, which is of great significance .Qing Ping watched groups of people pass by, and some of the people in the same seat got wet eyes, presumably it was the family members of the students present, seeing their children grow up, they couldn't help being moved.

Finally she saw Wu Ying, and it was hard to talk at the crowning ceremony. She waited for a long time, and after the crowning ceremony was over, she searched in the crowd for a while before she found Wu Ying and gave her the things.

Wu Ying was already very happy to see her coming, and even happier when she saw what she brought, and immediately put the piece of jade on her body.

Seeing that she was happy, Qingping went with her, using the excuse that he was too busy to eat because of his heavy business.

Wu Ying originally wanted to keep her, but a servant came over and said a few words, her face changed, and she said to Qingping: "You go first, I...I still have something to do here, I will go next time when I have time Looking for you."

Qing Ping left just like that. In fact, she couldn't stand that kind of atmosphere. Maybe she had never experienced this kind of consummation in her life. She knew too well the feeling of having it and losing it, so she always had a little fear in her heart.

Whether she is afraid of owning or losing, these have nothing to do with her at this time.It's just that when walking on the street full of people, I still feel a little lonely and slightly lost.

Her life may not have this kind of consummation, the missing crown ceremony is like her incomplete parting fate, probably being alone is the final ending.

A carriage passed by, and someone said, "Qingping?"

She looked around in a daze, Chu Jun lifted the curtain of the car and dragged her up, saw her look lonely, vaguely guessed: "Go to the Hezhou Guild Hall to watch the crowning ceremony?"

Qing Ping nodded listlessly, Chu Jun smiled and did not speak.The carriage drove to the back gate of the Jokhang Temple, Chu Jun pulled her down, Qing Ping didn't react, and said in a wooden way: "Your Highness, do you want to come to burn incense?"

After finishing speaking, Chu Jun still dragged himself forward, and his mind wandered too far.The two passed through the side door of the main hall, Chu Jun sent her hand away and said, "Wait here."

Qingping complied, and stood there staring at the mural in a daze.After a while, a person came and said that she was invited to come over.

Qingping asked, "Where are you going?"

The man said: "His Royal Highness Xin Wang ordered."

Without saying where to go, Qingping followed her through the main hall and came to a small room full of lingering candles.

The long life candle holders here are all made in the shape of lotus flowers. The curtains in the room hang down to the floor, hanging prayer flags, and there is an incense table in the middle. It is obviously a place for people to practice.She didn't know why Chu Jun asked her to come here. At this time, a woman dressed as a monk walked out of the curtain, greeted her and said, "Good man, please come this way."

Qingping was led by her to a futon and knelt down. The woman stood aside and took out a rattle, shaking it while reading: "On the auspicious day of Lingyue, I will start to wear clothes in Canadian dollars. Abandon your young characters, and Shuner will become a virtue. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu." (1)

Qingping heard that this was not the congratulatory speech used during the coronation ceremony, and just about to speak, the woman said again: "Good man, please kneel."

Her voice is not very pleasant, but there is a feeling of vagueness, which makes people have to follow suit. Qingping bowed, and the woman shook the copper bell in her hand and said: "Jiyue Lingchen, Nai Shen Erfu, Respect your majesty, Shu Shende. My eyebrows live forever, and I will always be blessed by Hu." (2)

Qingping got up, and the woman said: "Goodbye."

She bowed down in a daze, and when she raised her head again, there was a person standing in front of her. Chu Jun said: "The righteousness of the year, the order of the moon. Xianjiaer obedience. Cheng Jude, Huang Lao Wujiang, subject to heaven Celebration." (3)

In her hand was a comb made of jade. She combed Qingping's hair a few times, and then slowly pushed it into the crown of her hair. Chu Jun said, "Stand up, Li Qingping."

She stood up as she said, and Chu Jun's eyebrows and eyes were very soft in the firelight. She looked at her and said, "You are the same as them, understand?"

Qingping felt ashamed of being seen through by her, lowered his head and focused, but saw Chu Jun holding a jade pendant on his waist.

"Jade has virtue, and those who are virtuous are not alone. You will not always be alone."

Her vision gradually dimmed, and Chu Jun smiled and said, "Aren't you satisfied that the prince crowned you?"

She shook her head, still shy and sad, she smiled and said, "No, Your Highness, I'm very happy."

"I've never been so happy," she said with a smile.

Chu Jun looked at her seriously, and said softly, "That's good."

The end of the year is approaching, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.On the day when King Xin opened the mansion, there were only a few tables set up, King Yue and King Qi naturally took a few drinks to save face, but these two had been at each other for a long time, even on such occasions they had to compete, and the scene was once very ugly.

It is expected that Chu Jun will not invite them to the banquet again in the future, and if he wants to invite them, he will invite them separately, and he will never put them together.

The heavy snow arrived as promised, Chu Jun was summoned to the palace by the empress who had just left customs, and she would not come back until some days later, Qingping handled documents in the mansion. The bill came to her and asked her to go to several villages in the suburbs of Beijing to check.

Qing Ping said: "Isn't this Master Mu's business?"

He Zhoufang came prepared and said: "Lord Mu is on leave recently, he said that some old problem has happened, and his legs and feet are inconvenient, so I will trouble Master Li to make a trip."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qingping couldn't refuse. Although he knew there was something tricky about it, he still agreed. After receiving the account book, he went to adjust a few accountants, and set off for the suburbs of Beijing with his guards.

Due to the long journey, it was already afternoon when we arrived at the nearest Zhuangzi.The sky was gloomy, the path was covered by snow, and the horses became muddy when they stepped on it. She saw a conspicuous yellow in the white snow, and picked it up with a branch to see, it turned out to be a piece of paper money.

In the middle of winter and the twelfth lunar month, who can dig through the frozen soil, why would anyone choose to be buried at this time.

Suspicious in her heart, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, and ordered one of the guards to go back to the city and ask Liu Zhen for more help.

The rest of the people followed her into the Zhuangzi, these properties are surrounded by mountains and rivers, Qingping showed the sign to the steward, and the steward smiled and said: "It's getting late, sir, please have some wine and vegetables, rest for a night before leaving. "

Qingping said flatly: "It's not dark yet, so if you're not busy taking a rest, why don't you ask the steward to take out the ledger, and let's rest after checking, wouldn't it be better."

The steward's smiling face froze, and he went to order the people below to get the ledger.Qingping transferred several accountants from the mansion, all of them belonged to Chu Jun himself.Put away the things in your hand, and wait for the account book to come up, and start to take out the abacus to check.

Before Qingping, she sometimes had to look at the account books in the Ministry of Rites. Her mental calculations were much faster than those of the accountants, and her eyes were sharp, so she could find a few inconsistencies at once.

The steward smiled and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know, our Zhuangzi's harvest is not very good this year, and we have already reported it to the former Prince Qi's Mansion."

Qing Ping said: "From what you mean, you want me to go to Prince Qi's mansion to settle accounts?"

Although the steward said he didn't dare to say it, his eyes hinted at what he meant.

But after a while, several accountants found all the places that could not be checked.

Qing Ping said: "Come here, go to King Qi's mansion to ask, and they say that this Zhuangzi belonged to His Highness King Qi's property before, but now he is at a loss. His Highness Qi will definitely not hand over this short-lived Zhuangzi to His Highness Xin Wang. Well, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding, and there will be a gap between the two Highnesses."

Then he was ordered to go out, and the steward saw that he was going to be serious, and immediately lost his temper. He begged for mercy, saying that natural disasters and man-made disasters, poor harvests in the fields, and money that was short on the books were all used to make money. It was given to the farmers in the village.

Qing Ping said: "Where does the farmer live, take me to have a look."

The steward hurriedly said: "The road is a bit long, why don't you take a break before you go."

What she said was too obvious, Qingping didn't bother to talk to her, so he had her tied up, and ordered people to watch Zhuangzi's exit firmly, in case anyone would tip off the news.

She found a sweeping servant to lead the way, and after walking a long distance, she saw a few short houses covered with snow, and the doors were all wood doors. She knew that such doors could not keep out the wind and cold. People seem to be like this door.

The guard pushed open a door, and there was no heat inside, it was chilly.Someone in the dark asked, "Who is it?"

When the candle was lit, they saw that there was only a lame table and a hoe in the corner. There was only one bed in the house, which was piled up with straw. The quilt on the bed was broken and black, and the cotton was exposed coming.

There was a person lying on the bed, and next to him was a disheveled child with bright eyes. Seeing them, he trembled and said, "My lord, my mother is sick. I didn't mean not to plow the fields today!"

He has a young voice, and the braids on his head look like a boy, Qingping approached the bed, the boy covered his eyes with his hands, and looked at her in fear.Qing Ping said softly: "We are not in charge, we are people from Prince Xin's Mansion, here to come and see Zhuangzi."

The child seemed to understand half-understand, and asked: "Then what about the management?"

Qingping paused, and said: "She was arrested, tell me, do you still have to plow the fields in winter?"

The child slowly put down his hand that covered his eyes, and murmured, "The manager has been arrested?......"

Qingping looked at him and said affirmatively: "Yes, she did something bad and was arrested by His Highness."

The child threw himself on his mother and began to cry: "Mother, wake up, the bad guy has been arrested, mother! Wake up!"

Seeing that Qingping felt uncomfortable, he ordered the guards around him: "Go and see other people here, and then find a doctor and bring some medicine."

An hour later, listening to the guard's report, she let out a breath slowly.

"...It is said that we have to go to the fields in the twelfth lunar month of winter. During the harvest, there is no food left for the winter. Many people have no choice but to go to the fields to find food....It is not a problem if you get sick. Ask a doctor to treat them, and they are so forced to carry them over... This winter, many people died, and the stewards did not even allow them to be buried, so they sprinkled some paper money, and they were sent to the back of the mountain."

Several accountants looked at her expression in blank dismay, and one stood up boldly and said, "My lord, do you want to report this matter to His Highness?"

Qing Ping clenched his fist, then slowly released it, and said: "Report, it's just that His Highness is not in the palace at this time, and he will come back in about five days. I have already sent someone to deploy the manpower, you don't need to worry."

She said in a deep voice: "There are six Zhuangzi, you just check the accounts, no matter what you find, everything—"

She raised her head slowly, with sharp eyes, and said, "It's all up to me, and I am fully responsible."

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