Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

The iron bell hanging from the corner of the eaves was shaken by the wind, making tinkling sounds, which matched the faint music coming from the house.A bright light shines through the window, through which one can clearly see the dark ice flowers crawling on the edge of the window, shining with icy cold light.

But the house is as warm as spring, and the lobby with tables and chairs was changed into a stage. The stage is full of excitement, but there is only one chair, one table, and nothing else. up.These two pieces of furniture seem to be old objects for many years, but because of the care and cherishment of the owner, they still maintain the transparent wood color.This extremely lively play invited the red horn of the troupe in the city, no matter how melodious her voice was, the only spectator was nowhere to be seen.The play is still going on, and everyone from the musicians to the stage is doing their best and dare not relax in the slightest.

Everyone knows that this is the practice of the Yan Mansion. At this time of the year, the steward of the mansion invites people to sing all night.Mr. Yan Ge's husband loved to listen to operas the most during his lifetime. Perhaps because he was feeling sad and remembering the old man, Mr. Yan Ge would let people carry out the set of tables and chairs and put them in the lobby.In the cold night, the wind howled, and in the dim light, the door was slightly opened a crack, and the fine snow fell in, as if someone really pushed the door to the tune and entered, sitting upright on the wooden chair under the stage.

Yan Minghua sat in the cubicle and read the booklet, and the manager came to report: "My lord, there is someone outside, you are..."

Yan Minghua didn't raise his head: "No see."

The steward replied according to his words, and after a while, there were loud voices outside the house, the door was broken open, and the performance on the stage also stopped.

There was silence for a while.

Yan Minghua put down the things in his hands, raised his head and said to the outside: "Since you are here, come in and talk, don't disturb the deceased husband to listen to the opera. Continue to sing, it is not yet dawn!"

When someone came into the cubicle, Yan Minghua looked at the luxuriously dressed woman in front of him and asked, "What's the matter?"

The woman said eagerly: "Mr. Yan Ge, is this the way for the empress to stand?"

Yan Minghua said: "Otherwise, can you still go back on your word and let the world see the joke of the court?"

The woman said again: "This child...is not from a family at all, and his biological father came from a humble background! How can such a person be able to afford the position of a princess?"

Yan Minghua smiled: "This result was originally Shen Mingshan—you were all happy to see it, why did you go back on it now? You are the one who wants to make a princess, and you are the one who is dissatisfied. What is your family going to do? ?”

When she was really angry, there was no sign at all, but her tone became extremely bitter and mocking: "Yes, you have always had a lot of ideas, and you have never listened to persuasion. If this is the case, then dare to act!"

The guard who was waiting outside the door rushed in and dragged the person down. The people on the stage trembled in fright and hurried back.Yan Minghua sat for a while, and murmured: "It's really uneasy..."

Another person entered the compartment, bowed to her and said, "Xu came to disturb you late at night, Mr. Ge, do you mind?"

Yan Minghua rubbed his wrists and said, "One is here, and two are here. What's the matter this time?"

The person who came took off his hood, and it turned out to be Xu Haicheng, the censor, who was supposed to be the person who had the most trouble with Yan Minghua, but at this moment he appeared in Yan's mansion as a visitor.

Xu Haicheng held the disciple's gift, and respectfully said: "Chenzhou has been in chaos for the most part since Liang Pu was assassinated. The teacher ordered me to ask elder Ge if there is any suitable person in the court, so that she can have a bottom line in her mind."

"Originally, Shen Mingshan wanted to send her closed disciple to take over the position of state shepherd, but it seems unlikely now." Yan Minghua sighed and said, "It's not so fast to find a good candidate, maybe the appointed Wait for the next year."

"Chenzhou is in chaos now, but chaos has its advantages. If you can have a sharp knife at this time, you will be able to cut this mess, and it can be regarded as a good thing among bad things."

Yan Minghua said: "Your teacher must be the intended candidate, otherwise why would you ask me? Come on, who is it?"

Xu Haicheng said: "Speaking of which, this person can be regarded as my junior sister. A few times ago, the teacher wrote to me to take care of her, and I suppressed a few of her papers in Yushitai."

Yan Minghua wondered: "He Yan still has such a leisurely heart, and actually put away his disciples?"

Xu Haicheng coughed lightly and said, "Xu received it when she was in Yunzhou. As you know, she stayed at Sun Congshan's place for many years."

Yan Minghua became interested and asked: "It's interesting, tell me who it is, don't imitate your teacher's tricks!"

Xu Haicheng said: "Minister of Rites, Li Qingping."

With Wen Tianfu's words in mind, there is nothing wrong with people from the Shao family coming to the mansion for a visit.Qingping invited her into the study, the man looked at her strangely and said: "You really want to marry my younger brother?"

Holding the tea, Qing Ping felt a little hot, so he set it aside to let it cool down before using it. Hearing her words, she seemed very reluctant, and said: "Naturally, we are in agreement."

Shao Cong would never have imagined that the girl who came out of the troupe back then would be like this when she was sitting leisurely at the table, her demeanor and description were impeccable, revealing a kind of indifference and alienation.Shao Cong hesitated for a moment, and said, "If you really like my fourth brother, then I have nothing to say, and his life at home is not easy..."

"So we have to marry him in a hurry," Qingping blew on the tea and said lightly, "It doesn't matter if he is willing or not?"

Shao Cong's complexion changed, and just as he was about to speak, Qing Ping hurried her to speak, with a hint of sarcasm: "Actually, Shao Ming still has a lot of weight at home, if something happens, why don't you want to be with him?" How about a fight?"

Shao Cong sat slumped on the chair, and said weakly: "He... He is still a man after all, how can he afford such a big Shao family? When my mother was there, even though there were people who objected in the family, they would still look at him. The mother made a concession. But now that the mother has passed away, he is not young, so what should he do if he does not marry again... He said that he still misses you, otherwise what would I come to Chang'an from all the way? "

No wonder Shao Ming came to her like that before, Qingping felt a little sympathetic to his situation, although he was rich and powerful, obviously everyone in this family wanted him to marry and hand over the power they held.After so many years, the entanglement between them may have been put aside by Shao Ming long ago, where did the infatuation come from, it was all just fooling Shao Cong.

Shao Cong, an incompetent elder sister, was still helping her infatuated younger brother to confide in her heart. After listening to this for a while, Qingping found it boring. It was definitely not Shao Ming who said this, so she said directly: "If I get married to Shao Ming, Hengzhou It's still a bit far to get to Minzhou, so it's better to be transferred."

Shao Cong was about to talk about this. She came to Chang'an not long ago, and she also called on several adults who are familiar with the Shao family. Everyone said that Li Qingping's future is good now, and I'm afraid she won't leave Beijing easily.After hearing this, she was very upset, and there was no one around to discuss it, so she approached Qingping recklessly, not expecting that she would say such a thing.

As long as she can be transferred to a foreign position, let alone marry one Shao Ming, she would be willing to marry even ten.Shao Cong didn't know what was going on in her mind, he saw her eager eyes, her attitude was very sincere, and he believed what his younger brother said.A person with a promising future is willing to give up the hot power in order to choose a man. Shao Cong immediately stood up and said: "It is enough to have you. You and Shao Ming have already exchanged marriage certificates? But that doesn't count. Get ready again."

Qingping thought of the marriage letter, it was not easy for Chu Jun to ask about it, but now she had a reason to submit it again, she thought with a bit of a naughty taste, wondering what would happen if Chu Jun saw the marriage letter again expression?

"Let her write a new one, just say I didn't see this thing."

At Chu Jun's hand was the torn paper, which was covered on the bright red silk seal, and was covered by a stack of memorials. She said very naturally: "Ask Li Qingping to submit it by himself, don't mix it with the papers, business is business." , Private matters should be discussed in private."

Wen Tianfu bowed down and said: "Yes, the old minister will go back and talk about her more. Young people always like to do whatever they want."

The words "follow one's heart" sounded very unpleasant to Chu Jun, but "follow one's heart", in the end, he followed his heart.The corners of her mouth curled up mockingly, and she swept away the pile of shredded papers disdainfully, feeling relieved.

After Wen Tianfu left, Chu Jun finished approving the papers in the hall alone, and summoned Tianshu to ask, "You said yesterday, what happened in the harem?"

Tianshu didn't understand what he meant, and replied: "It seems that Mr. Min Gui secretly sent someone outside the palace to inquire about Mr. Li's affairs. It is an old matter with Mr. Zhang Liang."

Chu Jun thought to herself that she could have some old affairs with Zhang Wei, but it was just pretending at the beginning.Zhang Wei was the bait she placed in the harem after the empress dowager. The empress dowager was almost taken away by someone in the harem before, and this led to a batch of secret agents lurking in the palace, which led to the bloodbath of the palace that night. things.

"Help him." Chu Jun said suddenly.

Tianshu thought he heard it wrong, and asked, "Your Majesty?"

Chu Jun sighed: "Help Min Guijun, give him whatever he is looking for."

Tianshu took the order in a daze, and Chu Jun stood alone outside the palace gate, looking at the dark night sky, smiled suddenly, and said softly: "You can't fly away."