Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Liu Zhen stood in the drizzle and looked at her, shaking her head gently, signaling her not to act rashly.

Qingping didn't expect Liu Zhen to come, and he couldn't save her face, so he went out with a cold face, greeting Chu Jun in his heart.At this time the night was dark, only the rustling sound of rain was heard, she walked out of the house quickly, and got into the carriage ahead of Liu Zhen.

The emperor's summons late at night must be to avoid people's eyes and ears.But since it is summoned, there must be a reason.Qingping thought over and over about the recent court affairs, but he still couldn't think of a reason.Liu Zhen then got into the carriage and sat beside Qingping, looking at her worriedly.

Qingping clasped his hands and asked in a low voice, "Where is this going?"

Liu Zhen let out a long sigh and said, "Weihua Palace, there have been rumors in the harem recently..."

"It's because of Zhang Yi?" Qingping glanced at the driver, "Is it true or not, do you still need to ask?"

Liu Zhen said: "Your Majesty's routine questioning is nothing more than a formality, so don't worry."

Qing Ping didn't say a word, feeling faintly that this was not the case.Liu Zhen seemed to have noticed something, and after a moment of hesitation, he said in a low voice: "Qingping, there are some things, let's put them aside for now... It's not what it used to be, Your Highness, it's Your Majesty already."

Qingping's heart shivered, knowing that entering the palace this time was definitely not just for the sake of the harem, so he immediately replied: "Thank you, I understand."

The two of them stopped talking, and the carriage entered through the Xiling Gate, and they entered the palace quietly under the cover of night.

After arriving outside the Weihua Hall, Liu Zhen parted ways with Qingping, watched her enter the hall, turned around and led the others to the East Nuan Pavilion.

She was a little restless along the way, and the maid beside her noticed it, and asked in a low voice, "Liu Shangnv?"

Liu Zhen hummed, and said, "Go invite Mr. Min Gui over here."

The two maids left quickly. Liu Zhen stood waiting on the porch. He heard the sound of water dripping down. When he looked sideways, he found that the rain had stopped.

She suddenly remembered what happened many years ago.

The first time I saw the eldest lady of the palace, she was about to kneel down, but the lady only told her to stand.Liu Zhen remembered that she seemed to be practicing calligraphy that day, her hair was tied up with a gold crown, and she was wearing a crescent-white gown, looking very pretty.It took a long time to write like this, the lady didn't speak, she could only stand and wait, and waited until it was dark, the lady put down the pen, looked up at her, and said lightly: "Your name is Liu Zhen?"

Feeling the sizing eyes, she said nervously, "Yes."

The girl said lightly, "Can you read?"

Liu Zhen replied: "I will."

"Just some?"

Liu Zhen met her gaze, feeling that what was in her heart had been seen through, and stammered: "I have read... I have read some books, and I used to teach calligraphy at home."

"Don't lie," Liu Zhen heard her say slowly, "I know everything."

Since then, she and the young lady have gone through life and death several times, and watched her change her name and surname, walk from the shadows to the light, completely change her appearance, and start a new life.Now, counting carefully, 15 years have passed.In the past 15 years, everything she has seen is far better than any legend.

Liu Zhen entered the palace late, and has never seen Chu Jun's appearance before. This person seems to be born mature, knows everything well, and is able to handle tasks with ease.She thought that those pasts had been left behind by Chu Jun, and sometimes she couldn't imagine what Chu Jun looked like as an emperor when he was a child.He vaguely remembered the rumors he heard when he entered the mansion, that this eldest lady was not favored, and had a gloomy personality, and didn't like to talk much, which was completely different from the eldest lady Liu Zhen came into contact with later.

She never believed it until a few days ago, when she returned to the palace and stepped into the old study, the rumors she had heard at that time came back to her mind again.

Liu Zhen has never been here, but with her current experience and knowledge, she can already deduce from the furnishings of a house what kind of person its owner is.The yard outside the study is covered with snow, and in the dusty old study, green gauze curtains hang by the window, covered with dust, the layout of the study gives a feeling of privacy and tranquility, with many books stacked on the shelves, They are arranged in their own order. If you look carefully, you can find which ones are loved by the owner and are often taken out to read.

Walking to the innermost part, there is a table with paper, ink, pens and inkstones on it.The desk should be placed by the well-lit window. Put it here, because the owner of the room does not like to be seen what she is doing.Liu Zhen guessed that the original owner of the study room was a withdrawn and introverted person who did not want to interact with others. She took down a book and opened it. There was a small seal printed on the title page, which was the word Jun.

Liu Zhen was dazed for a moment, and stood in the study for a long time. Finally, she quietly put the book back and asked people to bring everything into the palace.

The rumors circulating in the lower world in the past have come true after many years, and she couldn't restrain herself from thinking that such a high-ranking person would have such a past that no one knew about.The old yard and the old study are like a lonely heart.Liu Zhen sighed, but she didn't know who would walk into that room at that time.

Everything was transported into the Chonghua Palace and sealed up, arranged by the emperor himself, everything was just like the old study room, without any deviation.

"Liu Shangnv, Your Majesty has called you over."

Liu Zhen came back to her senses and entered the main hall through the back door.The emperor sat behind the screen, and when he saw her coming, he pointed to Mr. Min Gui who was kneeling under the screen.Liu Zhen nodded, knowing that this meant to punish him.

She watched Min Guijun's nonsense with cold eyes, and used some fabricated letters to try to prove that Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites had an affair with Zhang Liangren.But the three people who knew about it knew that he was just acting. The newly appointed Minister of Rites didn't care. He simply admitted his affair with Zhang and asked the emperor to punish him.

Liu Zhen was terrified when he heard it, and found that the emperor was very indifferent when he spoke, and his fingers were tightly clasped on the armrest, which was a sign before he got angry.

Over there Min Guijun was still chattering, Liu Zhen seized the opportunity to tear away the evidence in his hand and tore it into pieces, the usually domineering Min Guijun looked at her in horror, the emperor immediately said: "Okay, your gentleman is tired, Liu Zhen, send him back."

The servants pressed Min Guijun's mouth, lifted him up and left the hall through the side door.Liu Zhen also retreated, but before he left, he heard Qingping from the audience say: "Your Majesty, why bother, I do have an affair with Zhang Liangren, and it's not like your Majesty doesn't know about it."

Liu Zhen secretly prayed in her heart that Qingping would stop saying the wrong thing, but found that the emperor was not as angry as he imagined.The door of the temple was closed, blocking all sight.I can't hear anything, I can't see anything, suddenly a thought popped up in my heart, the person who stepped into the old study room, could it be Qingping?

When you open your eyes, there is a dim blue light, and the fragrance of acacia is faintly floating in your nose.Qingping closed her eyes and opened them again, she put her hand over the bed curtain, and the smooth satin slipped from her fingers, she sat up and rubbed her forehead, fumbled for the edge of the bed, lifted the bed curtain and got off the bed.

There was no sound in the room. She listened intently for a while, only hearing her own heartbeat.Passing by those quiet glazed lamps, she walked out of the door, looked back at the dim light falling on the ground, and suspected that she was in a dream.

Walking barefoot on the cold ground, Qingping heard the sound of her footsteps echoing in the empty hall, passing through the pillars, she turned her head to look at those tall pillars, and found that the bases of the pillars were shaped like lotus flowers, and Not a common style.

The floor tiles reflect her vague figure, as if falling into a dark and deep dream.There seemed to be something chasing after her, forcing her to walk more and more anxiously, wanting to get out of here as soon as possible.With her heart beating like a drum, she turned to look around, and the darkness flooded in like a tide, making her feel extremely oppressed.Unable to maintain her previous composure any longer, she started running around the hall. Finally, she heard a faint ringing of a bell, and chased the sound all the way. At the end of the hall, she finally saw a blurred light. leaked from the edge of the door.

She didn't hesitate anymore and pushed the door open.

The cold wind blows head-on, the sleeves are full, a little snowflakes gently fall on her eyelashes, and then more snow falls from her eyes, and thousands of light spots can be seen faintly in the wind and snow, and these light spots flicker on and off , Stretching to the distant sky, like stars pouring down from thick black clouds.Light and darkness intertwine and run side by side on the earth, and the outline of the city appears and disappears from time to time. In the howling cold wind, the distant mountains are like silhouettes that gradually fade away. A few brilliant rays of light fall from the gaps in the clouds. However, it shone with a faint blue and cold luster.There are many tall buildings nearby, the majestic palace, and the distant bells are scattered in the wind, echoing in her ears, which is a magnificent scene that has never been seen before.

Qingping opened her eyes wide, and wanted to get close to the railing to see, but the wind whipped up the snow and blew it hard, forcing her to take a few steps back.Qingping covered her eyes with her hands, trying to see this scene more clearly, she even had a strange thought, since this is a dream, if she jumped down at this moment, would she be blown to the clouds by the wind, if she overlooked the city like this , Is it another look?

As soon as this thought came out, she felt that she was extremely light at this moment, no heavier than a piece of snow.Maybe with this gust of wind, you can reach the north and south, and go to more distant places.She took a step forward against the wind and snow, but she didn't realize how cold it was. Her sleeves fluttered up and down, making the sound of being blown, and even her chest was filled with chills. Just as she was about to take a step closer to the railing, she suddenly Someone shouted from behind: "Li Qingping!"

She turned her head suddenly, and Chu Jun was standing behind her, frowning, and stretched out his hand to her, with a trembling tone: "Come here!"

Qingping didn't expect to dream of her again, and suddenly he was a little unhappy.Thinking about being pressed on the phoenix chair by this person last night, he immediately shook his head.

Chu Jun's pupils shrank slightly, but he tried his best to soften his voice, approached her, and stretched out his hand to her again: "Even if you don't want to come over, this thing is yours, so you should take it back?"

There was a warm white jade pendant on her open palm, Qingping looked at it for a while, and thought to himself that this dream is really impossible, even this jade pendant can be dreamed.As early as in Yunzhou, Yupei was pawned by her for money, how could it reappear.She was even more sure that this was a dream, the sky gradually darkened, and the jade pendant glowed faintly, she thought for a while, then reached out to retrieve it from Chu Jun's hand, but for such a moment, she only felt that she was being held by a force The wrist suddenly plunged into the embrace of the man.

Hearing her rapid heartbeat through the clothes, Qingping raised his head suspiciously. Chu Jun hugged her tightly, and the strength made her feel a little painful. She couldn't help but want to push her away, but she hugged her even tighter.

After a while, Chu Jun let go of his arms, looked at her with his lips pursed and said sharply: "The outside of this temple has not been repaired yet, you can't approach it at will in the future, do you understand?"

Qingping was stunned for a moment, and touched her waist and abdomen with her hands, touching her warm embrace and soft chest. It took her a long time to react, and she pushed Chu Jun away forcefully and said, "Is this not a dream?"

Chu Jun was suddenly pushed away by her, and said with a sullen face: "Of course not! Last night—"

It was only then that Qing Ping realized that he was only wearing unlined clothing, and was standing barefoot, and suddenly he was very cold.The fading red mark on her wrist told her that what happened last night was not a dream.She became angry in an instant, threw Chu Jun to the ground in high anger, sat on her, grabbed her skirt and waved her hand in the face and punched her: "You still dare to mention what happened last night?!"

Chu Jun was punched by her coldly, grabbed her wrist and wanted to turn her back to hold her down, Qingping avoided her hand, quite disregarded, chased her face and was about to punch her a second time, Chu Jun pressed Grab her hand and say, "Are you crazy?"

Qingping sneered and said, "I really want to watch it like crazy!"

Chu Jun laughed angrily, and there was some depression in his heart. Just now he was so frightened by her standing by the railing, and then he was punched by her for no apparent reason. The evil fire ignited in his heart, and the two fought hard on the ground. , the clothes were torn to pieces.In the end, he sat on the side panting, looking at each other hostilely.

The snow fell all over the ground and was blown into the hall by the wind. The corners of Chu Jun's mouth were slightly swollen. She spat, stood up and said in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"

Qingping's hands hurt a little from being twisted by her, and he said coldly: "What are you doing? I want to ask you, what did you do in the palace last night? It's really inexplicable. And my jade pendant, come here!"

Chu Jun said: "No, it's cold here, hurry up and enter the house."

Qingping stood up, his figure was a little unsteady, Chu Jun stretched out his hand to support her, the two of them looked embarrassed, and it was hard to say who was worse.Qing Ping glared at her viciously, but it was a pity that this glance was not powerful, but some voices came from her belly.

Chu Jun couldn't hold it back, put his hand on the wound on the corner of his mouth and laughed, and said, "If you're like this, do you still have to make trouble?"

Qingping blushed, and scolded her in Yunzhou dialect, Chu Jun understood, and hummed: "Try to learn some bad things."

Qing Ping let out a laugh, and mocked: "It's nothing compared to your majesty being able to spread clouds and rain in the hall, and all the etiquette is thrown into the dog's belly."

As soon as they talked about what happened last night, both of them thought of the upside-down in the main hall, and both felt their faces were slightly hot, and the atmosphere became ambiguous.Chu Jun's eyes darkened, he held her hand and lowered his voice, "What is this, if it's in the court..."

Qingping turned his head to get close to her, seeing clearly the ups and downs of desire in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "If His Majesty can let the minister do whatever he wants once when His Majesty is in court, this time it will be fine..."

The tips of their noses touched, their breaths blended, and they both saw in each other's eyes the desire to be conquered.Chu Jun smiled slightly, looked at her bright eyes and opened her mouth. Before Qingping could see her mouth clearly, she carried her on her shoulders like a sack and walked away.

The earth dragon in the room was warm, and a layer of long wool blanket was spread in the middle of the room. It seemed to have a slight sinking feeling when stepping on it, and the toes were wrapped in soft fur, as if stepping on a kitten.

Qingping sat cross-legged next to the small table, raised his chopsticks and looked at the person in front of him hesitantly.Chu Jun took off his outer robe, and was in the room wearing only unlined clothes, seeing this, he said, "Why, don't you want to eat?"

It's not that Qingping doesn't eat, the dishes on display are all her usual favorites, which is also strange.She felt that she couldn't treat herself badly, so she lifted her chopsticks to pick them up, but she didn't expect that her wrists were sore, and the dish fell halfway on the table.She had a bad heart, so Chu Jun smiled and said, "You still want to be in the court...?"

Qingping clamped a chopstick into his own bowl, and said with a sneer, "It's up to me! If you have the ability, don't tie me up!"

Chu Jun was pouring wine, and almost fell out when he heard the words, with a smile in his eyes, he said, "Are you angry?"

"Can't I be angry?" Qingping took the wine glass and put it aside, "Next time you are bound by me, you will know how it feels."

Chu Jun prepared vegetables for her, and replaced the wine glass in her hand with a cup of tea, just smiled and said nothing.Qingping didn't feel it before, but now smelling the aroma of the vegetables, he was suddenly very hungry, and he had no time to think about the meaning of her smile, so he just immersed himself in eating the vegetables.

Chu Jun paid attention to which dish she stretched a few chopsticks on, but Qingping had already finished eating it.A thought occurred to her, she picked up the teacup and touched Chu Jun's wine glass, how could Chu Jun not understand what she meant, she was amused in her heart, knowing that she was trying to vent her anger with an excuse, so she raised her glass and drank it all.The wine irritated the wound in the mouth, and it was hot and painful.Seeing that her face remained unchanged, Qingping suspected that the water in her cup was filled.Chu Jun poured another glass, passed it to her nose and twirled it. Qingping smelled the clear aroma of the wine, and looked at her provocatively, as if waiting for her to continue drinking.

Chu Jun touched the wound with the tip of his tongue, frowned slightly, raised his head and finished drinking, then turned the glass upside down, indicating that there was no more wine in his glass.

Neither of them spoke, Qingping raised his mouth and reached for the flagon, but Chu Jun held her hand, clasped her shoulder and kissed her, and passed the wine in his mouth by the way.Lips and tongue were lingering in the wine, unable to part, Qingping was so weak from her kiss that he couldn't break her hand.After a while, Chu Jun let go of her, and wiped the wine from her lips with his hand.

Qingping's face was hot from the alcohol, he covered his mouth and poured tea fiercely, his eyes were full of water, and he gave her a hard look, but it was a pity that he didn't have any momentum, on the contrary, he seemed to be flirting, making himself tremble with anger.

Chu Jun looked at her with a smile, as if he had already thought of a way to deal with it, he waited for her to come to his door, bullied her enough inside and out, and said, "Is the wine good?"

Qingping gritted his teeth and replied, "Not bad."

Chu Jun smiled: "You can try it occasionally in the future." Her eyes rested on Qingping's lips that were glowing with water, and the meaning in her words was self-evident.

Qingping calmed down, raised his head and asked, "Where is this?"

The smile on Chu Jun's face faded a bit, and he replied, "Chonghua Palace."

Qingping's thoughts turned quickly. The Chonghua Palace is where the Empress Dowager lives. When she came back, Chu Jun was about to ascend the throne. She only met in a hurry in the main hall, but she never thought that one day she would be able to step into the Shaodi's residence. No matter how you look at this place It's like a bedroom.She felt relieved, thinking that luckily she wasn't in the harem, so she said: "It's not in accordance with etiquette for a foreign minister to stay in the palace, and the minister will leave the palace after the meeting."

Chu Jun wrote lightly: "No."