Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

"Birthday..." Qingping clenched the handle of the lamp, yes, today is indeed her birthday.It's different from her identity paperwork, but this is the real date.

In the past few years, she spent her birthdays with her classmates and friends, and went to a restaurant outside to have a meal together, and that's how the days passed.As she got older, she understood from the beginning to the end that the birth on the paperwork was false.This lamp awakened her long-lost memory, and she remembered her real age in a trance.

Chu Jun said: "You rest, I'm leaving."

Qingping was a little confused, too many things happened tonight too fast, it was difficult to deal with it for a while.The night wind was a bit cold, she shrunk her shoulders, felt a little more awake, held the lamp to send Chu Jun off, and when she reached the door, Chu Jun said: "Just send it here, you can go back." She was thin, so she untied the outer robe and put it on her body, but the two of them were slightly different in stature. This robe was on Qing Ping's body, and she looked like a naughty girl who stole adult clothes. Somehow, she felt a little happy , helped Qingping fasten the belt on her chest, stretched out his hand and gently scratched the tip of her nose, Chu Jun said: "I lent you the clothes, you have to return them."

Qingping understood what she meant, and she was afraid that it wasn't the clothes that she wanted to return, she was waiting for her to deliver them to her door, and the clothes were just a pretext.When the matter came to an end, Qingping could only say: "Yes, I understand."

Chu Jun raised his eyebrows, and watched her from outside the door for a while, Qingping was a little reserved by her, and he didn't know how to put his hands and feet.Chu Juncai said: "You really know? Could it be perfunctory?"

Qingping wished that she would leave quickly, nodded his head hastily, Chu Jun sneered, went out, and disappeared into the night.

Qingping waited for her to leave before closing the door, and returned to the study with the lamp in hand. The candle holder in the study was taken to the main hall, and she put the lamp on the table for illumination.She slumped on the chair, looked at the palace lantern, and sighed in pain.

She just rested like this for a while, only to feel that her thoughts were blocked, she couldn't think of anything, and her mind seemed to be stuffed with paste.Suddenly smelling an elegant scent of sandalwood, she froze all over, thinking that Chu Jun had returned, and after a long time of suspicion, she realized that it was coming from the clothes on her body.She frantically unbuttoned her outer robe, the sandalwood-soaked robe was stained with her body temperature, a little attached to her single clothes, Qing Ping's face suddenly turned red, she piled the robes on the table indiscriminately, and almost knocked the lamp On the ground floor, in the dark study room, there was another frenzy. She put the lamp on the ground, and reached out to touch the robe like a ghost.

When Chu Jun left the alley, there was a carriage waiting in the dark, Liu Zhen stood beside the carriage, saw her coming and said respectfully: "Your Highness."

Chu Jun nodded and got into the carriage. Liu Zhen saw that she looked happy and knew that she was in a good mood at the moment.Seeing that her coat was gone, she couldn't help but worry a little: "Your Highness, why is your coat gone?"

Chu Jun played with the jade jue on his waist and said, "Leave Qingping there."

Liu Zhen immediately began to worry about Qingping, how desolate this child is, does he even have no clothes?

Chu Jun said indifferently: "She will be back soon, so let her be the post of the secretary."

Liu Zhen didn't know why she changed her mind again, this is not something she can care about.She took out a set of Prince's clothes from the wooden box, and said: "We are about to arrive at Prince Qi's Mansion, Your Highness, let's change into clothes."

Chu Jun restrained his smile, and said softly, "Just change your clothes."

Prince Qi's Mansion is located in the north of Kyoto, surrounded by lakes and mountains. The mansion is decorated with carved railings and jade buildings, and the corridors and waists are full of backs.

King Xin's carriage and horses stopped at the back door, and he was immediately welcomed in by the steward. A group of servants knelt outside the carriage and waited for King Xin to get off the carriage. Chu Jun was dressed in purple royal clothes, with a gold crown and jade belt. After cleansing her face, she leisurely came to the palace banquet.

King Chu of Qi sat on the main seat, dressed in scarlet royal clothes, and the left and right under the steps were full of guests. When she saw Chu Jun coming, she hurriedly got up to meet her.Chu Jun avoided her, and only said: "Miss Huang, this is really hurting me."

Chu Yusheng was somewhat similar to the empress, but a little fat, which destroyed the sharp feeling. The round face looked very kind, and a gleam flashed in Danfeng's eyes. I'm a family, take your seat quickly!"

The attendant brought a chair and put it next to Chu Jue, Chu Jun saw it and smiled inwardly, but showed a bit of panic on his face, and said: "How can I eat at the same table with the imperial sister? Isn't it inappropriate?"

Chu Yan said patiently: "You are a family when you close the door, and you don't need to be polite when you have a meal with your own family."

Chu Jun glanced at the guests with different expressions below, and said compromised: "Then just listen to the second sister."

Hearing this, Chu Yan smiled and said, "That's right, take your seat!"

After Chu Xun took his seat, Chu Xun also returned to his seat, bowed his hands to the audience and said, "Everyone, this is the fourth sister of my king, Xin Wang. She is practicing for the mother emperor in the palace, and she doesn't come out very often. This time, I will be the king to make the decision. She came to meet the adults."

Two rows of people under the steps said in unison: "See His Royal Highness Xin Wang."

Chu Xun nodded in satisfaction, and glanced at Chu Xun, seeing that Chu Xun was a little restless, thinking that the fourth younger sister had never seen such a big fight, and she might be timid.There is some contempt in my heart, but she is a helpless imperial daughter who has won her mother's favor for no reason, and entrusts her with such important things as the main examiner of the scientific examination. It is a waste!When she saw Chu Jun's timid look, she felt bored, and felt that she was a disgrace to the royal family. How could she be called a king and a sister on the same shoulders as herself?Even though she thought so, she was still very friendly on the surface, and said: "Young sister, don't be polite, just treat this place as your own home." As she spoke, a servant brought the dishes. In the service of filial piety, I specially prepared a vegetarian meal, and there is also tea in this pot, so drinking some is not a hindrance."

Chu Jun said gratefully, "Thank you, Second Sister, for your concern."

Chu Yan held the wine glass in his hand, watched her take a few sips, and signaled the waiter with his eyes, and the man went down with the wine pot to pour wine for the guests, and a person under the steps suddenly said: "Your servant is bold, I heard the letter His Royal Highness is the chief examiner of this examination?"

Chu Jun stopped the movement of his hands, wiped the corners of his mouth with a square handkerchief, stared at the man and said coldly: "Gu is the chief examiner of this scientific examination. This is a well-known thing, and we still need to 'hear'? No Knowing who you are, you are so ignorant!"

Chu Yan didn't expect her to turn her face when she said that she would turn her back, so she scolded: "Presumptuous, why do you talk to King Xin like this?" Don't take it to heart if a vulgar person's words are inappropriate."

Chu Jun lowered his eyes and said: "What the fourth sister said is that this person offended me, how should I deal with it?"

Her voice was not loud, and the guests in the audience could hear clearly. The face of the person who spoke just now turned pale. Chu Yan looked at the Qing guest, hesitated, and finally said: "Drag on."

Two Kong Wu's powerful guards pressed the person's mouth and dragged her off the seat roughly. Chu Jun nodded in satisfaction and said, "Thank you, Second Sister, it's useless to keep such rude people. That's all."

Chu Yu thought to himself that this person must be vengeful, and she must hold grudges for such a trivial matter, she completely forgot that she dealt with people by herself, but she inexplicably relaxed her vigilance towards Chu Jun.

Also, if Chu Jun behaved calmly, it would arouse her suspicion. Although this kind of behavior is undesirable, it can also give a general idea of ​​what kind of person this is.I'm just a child, I have never seen anything in the world, I am afraid that my identity will be underestimated, so I want to severely punish those who disrespect me, it is very childish.

Chu Yan acted like a elder sister, and said with a concerned expression on his face: "What the fourth sister said is that you are late, so you can eat some food."

Chu Jun was very clear about the virtues of this sister, she cupped her hands and thanked her, Chu Jun immediately felt that she was quite polite, and hurriedly called musicians and artists to perform for fun.

The singing and dancing under the stage gradually started, there was music to add to the fun, and the master was still so easy to talk, Chu Jun's face softened a little, and he raised his glass to Chu Zhuan, thanking her for the banquet.After half a round of drinking, the guests below were so drunk that they passed out, Chu Yan drank a lot of wine, and said to Chu Jun: "Fourth...fourth sister, you won't be able to stay in that palace for long, I think you have to come out Lifu?"

Chu Jun's hand holding the chopsticks loosened almost imperceptibly, and she said with a gloomy face, "I'm afraid it will be soon, but my little sister doesn't know how to take care of the palace, and I feel a headache when I think about it."

Chu Yan made up his mind, and with the attitude of someone who has been here, he leaned over and said, "Why don't you help me as a sister, and pick someone to check for you?"

Chu Jun's eyes lit up, and he said: "In this way, my little sister doesn't have to bother to look at the roster. The post of the chief historian of the palace is very important. If it is entrusted to someone else, it will be terrible."

Chu Chu laughed and said, "Fourth sister, don't worry, how can a sister not help you take care of this kind of thing?"

This is simply a good opportunity to insert people into the Xinwang Mansion, and Chu Yan will naturally not let it go. If the head of the Wangfu Shi is his own, it will save a lot of trouble. ... how to say it?"

Chu Yu suddenly woke up, and his drowsy brain came back to his senses after hearing the word "Mother Emperor" after drinking some wine just now.She wanted to insert people beside King Xin, so wouldn't the Empress arrange people around King Xin?Thinking of the Empress' methods, she immediately felt very guilty, and she said vaguely: "If the Empress has never arranged for you, then you can go find the second sister again. If the Empress wants to take care of you, we are women. , and don’t let your mother down.”

She felt that there was some truth in what she said, but she didn't know how Chu Jun would react when she heard it. Chu Jun had no displeasure on his face, and said, "Just listen to my sister."

Chu Yan smiled to hide his guilty conscience, and asked someone to pass on the meal, which was very considerate, and if you didn't look carefully, it seemed that some sisters were respectful and harmonious.

When the banquet was over, Chu Wei sent the steward of the palace to deliver the letter to the king to leave under the pretext of being drunk, and then retreated to a courtyard by himself.There were heavy soldiers guarding the courtyard outside, and when they saw the master, they knelt down and said, "Your Highness."

Chu Zhe said, "Mister, can you be inside?"

"It hasn't stopped yet."

Chu Yan then stepped into the courtyard. Although the courtyard is small, it is very delicately furnished, which shows the intentions of the occupants.When she came to the study, a middle-aged woman dressed as a scribe was reading a booklet. When she saw her, she saluted and said, "Your Highness."

Chu Yan waved his hands and said, "There is no need to be polite, Mr. Si, you just saw it from below, how about the lonely fourth sister?"

Mr. Si put down the booklet in his hand, and said, "He is a master who must take revenge."

Hearing that she coincided with what he thought, Chu Yan immediately beamed with joy, and said, "Sir, you think so too? When I talked with her just now, I felt that I was just a child."

She and Chu Jun are nearly ten years younger, so it is true.Mr. Si asked her to sit down before he said leisurely, "Your Highness wants to win her over?"

Chu Xuan disdainfully said: "Looking up, sir, I'm afraid she thinks too much of her, but she's just pretending to be a ghost. I'm afraid that Chu Ming will act first, isn't that how Chu Xuan was pulled over by her in the past?"

Mr. Si smiled and said: "That matter is not His Highness's fault, it's just that there are many capable people around the eldest princess, you were unprepared, that's why you got the point."

Thinking of the past, Chu Yan said bitterly: "Gu Na Sanmei is also an idiot, what hope does she have for following Chu Ming? After sitting on the bench for so many years, what good will it be her turn?"

"Isn't it easy to win over His Royal Highness Xin Wang?" Mr. Si said indifferently, "As long as someone reveals something about Wei Guijun, are you afraid that she will fall for King Yue?"

"That's right." Chu Yan leaned on the chair, picked up a booklet, glanced at it a few times, jumped up violently, smashed the booklet on the ground, and said angrily: "Idiots! A bunch of idiots!"

She said angrily: "I can't even do a small sacrificial wine! We can't arrange for lonely people to go in this scientific examination. I'm afraid this court will become Yan Minghua's one-word hall!"

Mr. Si frowned calmly, picked up the booklet and looked at it, it turned out that Chu Yan's subordinates came down to complain, this time they want to put their own people into the officialdom, so how can they ensure the success of the imperial list, Jinshi Is there anyone in the top three?The safest thing to do is to bribe the chief examiner, but this time the chief examiner is Xin Wang, and anyone who is not discerning knows that this person cannot be bribed, so the people below made up their minds on the test paper.

In fact, the matter of leaking questions has been going on since the previous court, as long as the arrangement is proper, it is fine to arrange it in private.You can't get your hands on the examiner, but wouldn't it be enough to get your hands on the person who keeps the test papers?Chu Yan said angrily: "Just such a small official can't handle it, what's the use of them alone!"

Mr. Si persuaded: "Your Highness, please calm down, the people below also have difficulties, and we cannot generalize."

Chu Yan sat back on the chair slumped, rubbed the jade ring on his hands, and said, "According to Mr., how should we act? The positions promised earlier must be filled with our people, otherwise how will we explain?" Not to mention those who gave heavy gifts.

Mr. Si said meaningfully: "Your Highness, I have a clever plan, and it depends on whether you use it or not."

Chu Yan asked suspiciously, "What kind of trick?"

Mr. Si clicked on some brochures and said, "It's a great plan to kill two birds with one stone."

Qingping got up early in the morning to go to the official school to study Dianmao. The day of the scientific examination was getting closer and closer. She was naturally too busy to be distracted every day. Great spirit, preparing for the scientific examination.

The people in Kaipingfang have already printed the papers, and the day before the exam, all the fellow examiners will be called to read the questions in the Weide College of Official Studies. Outside guards are guarded, and they can only enter and cannot exit until the exam is over, and the graded papers will be sealed. files.

The president of the Weide Academy will take out the model essay he wrote in advance and send it to the examiners. This is naturally instructed and reviewed by the empress.Use this paper as the standard for taking papers, and mark a number of taboos, then open the paper and comment on it.

There were 20 examiners, all of whom were Jinshi-born, and they were bachelors who had read scriptures and experienced many battles. Naturally, there was no problem for them to grade the examination papers.Qingping is only responsible for cooperating with Kaipingfang to transport the unopened sample papers to the official school, and then hand them over to Weide Academy, and she has nothing to do with the rest.

Transporting test papers is also a custom, and the test papers need to be escorted around the city for offering wine, but there is no need to worry about someone snatching the test papers, because there are guards from the imperial army, and those who collide will be sent to prison, and the conclusion will be made after the test is over.

After talking with Chu Jun that night, after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was not very good to bother her.Although Chu Jun came to the government school for inspections every day, her washed clothes were not sent out for a long time.As for visiting?King Xin hasn't opened his mansion yet, so how dare he go to the palace to ask for an audience?

Then she saw that the robe was left at home by her, and then taken to the official school, and it came and went several times.However, Chu Jun was too busy, and she didn't have time to spare. The two of them couldn't match their time, so Qingping had no choice but to return home regretfully, and finally simply put the clothes at home and hung them up.

Chu Jun can't see her very often, and she rarely meets Wu Ying. When they meet occasionally, Wu Ying is also evasive, not daring to look at her directly. Qingping doesn't know if she was frightened by Chu Jun, or approached Exams, anxiety before the exam?But then Wu Ying got better, and she still came to see Qingping before the exam, but she hesitated and didn't know what to say.

However, before she could figure it out, Wu Ying ran away.Looking at her back, Qing Ping sighed deeply, and suddenly missed Yan Jinghan who was quick to speak.

Time passed unknowingly like this, the day before the scientific examination, Qingping went to the official school to sign and draw a debit, followed dozens of forbidden soldiers to Kaipingfang to get the papers, gongs were played to clear the way, horses were covered with red silk, and the person in the front held two evasive wooden signs. Saber opens the way, and the people who come and go must avoid it.

Just walking to Kaipingfang, Meng Bian, the official secretary in the workshop, led all the officials to greet him outside the door.She held a black lacquered wooden box in her hand, sealed it with wax paint, and engraved the story of Wenqu Xing descending to earth to bless her.Qing Ping got off the horse to salute, Meng Bian solemnly put the box in her hand, and said with a sigh of relief: "Master Li, have a good journey."

The two signed their signatures, and after the handover was completed, Qingping put the box in the carriage behind him, and led the imperial guards to walk from the other side, only then did her clerk rush over, holding a bronze medal in trembling hands, and whispered: " My lord, everything...is done."

After she finished speaking, she hesitated to speak, Qingping looked at the sweat on her head, and said, "I'm sorry to bother you."

The clerk shook his head and almost shook the official hat off his head. Just as she was about to speak, Qingping reached out and held her hat down, saying: "Don't talk."

Chu Jun had hinted to her before that someone would put their ideas on the test paper this time, and leave her a token in advance to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five cities. Clean up the streets, ditches, prisoners, fire bans, etc.There are five commanding divisions in the Five Cities Bingma Division, which are located in the five directions of east, west, north, south, and middle. One commanding division manages a piece of land. The nearest commander, ask them to follow behind, disguise and sneak guard around the horses and horses, in case of accidents.

The author has something to say: Oh, I will try to update as soon as possible in the future.

Everyone go to bed early and talk to each other.