Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

During the curfew, six drums were played before the gates of each square were closed, and then the heavy gates were closed, and people could only pass through the side gates unless there was a warrant.Wu Ying stepped on the lingering sound of the Changle drum and returned in frost. She stopped in front of a house in Wuxingfang, hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.

The guard at the door came out with a lantern, saw her and said respectfully: "Miss has returned home, this servant will go and inform your lord."

Wu Ying didn't speak, and stepped into the mansion indifferently.It was inevitable that she would have to go through the study to get back to her room, but was there any other way to go.She was restless and walked down the corridor of the study with a cold face. Sure enough, someone stopped her: "Why are you back so late?"

A middle-aged woman dressed as a scribe came out in winter clothes. It was Mr. Si, the counselor of the second emperor's daughter's mansion. She stood on the steps and looked at Wu Ying, frowning slightly, as if she was a little displeased.

Wu Ying raised her eyes slightly, cherishing her words like gold and said: "There is something to do."

Mr. Si hesitated a little, and wanted to say something, but covered his mouth and coughed a few times, and said hoarsely: "Next time, go out and say something, and ask the housekeeper to hold the door for you."

Wu Ying cupped her hands perfunctorily, obviously unwilling to say more.Mr. Si suddenly smiled, and said: "You are about to leave the Tongwen Academy. I heard that the adults who teach you often praise you. I think you will be able to enter the cabinet as a minister in a short time."

"What do you mean?" Wu Ying looked up indifferently and looked up at her with hostility, "Whether I get into the cabinet or not has nothing to do with you."

"Do you not want to join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister? If you become a direct minister, you will go one step further. It is not too difficult to do things in front of your lords, as long as you show your face more, it is only a matter of time."

Wu Ying's hand holding the note stopped, and her fingertips slowly slid across the paper, saying: "It's my own business whether to be a direct minister or not, and I don't need your lord to care about it."

Mr. Si's eyes flashed, and he said leisurely: "Didn't you say the day before yesterday that you had something to discuss with me, why didn't you mention it when you came back today?"

Wu Ying said coldly: "It's nothing, there's no need."

"Your father entrusted you to me, so I naturally have to take good care of you. If there's anything you don't need to hide, just say it." Mr. Si had a playful smile on his lips, and said in a very gentle tone: "However, I would like to advise you that when making friends, you must pay attention to the right family, so that you can not lose your dignity. It will also help you in the future, and it will be helpful to others and yourself."

"Hehe, that's not bad." Wu Ying clenched the note in her hand and said with a normal expression, "It's just that I was born without a mother, and I don't know what my identity is. I was never taught by my elders when I was young, so I grew up without knowing Up to now, Yu's family is not very clear about the four characters..." She took a deep breath, her eyes were sharp, and she seemed to have a sarcasm, "I'm really sorry to bother adults to teach me. Moving out of your mansion, I will never disturb your lord."

Mr. Si smiled, as if he didn't care much about her resentful tone, she closed her skirt and said, "Anything you want. But your father's letter was still sent here, and you need to pick it up yourself. "

These two things are obviously irrelevant, Wu Ying said angrily: "Don't always use my father as an issue!"

Mr. Si looked at her tit for tat, like looking at a stubborn child, clasped his hands in front of him, and said slowly: "Now that you know, don't do things that worry your father...you have to be an official Now that you are an official, why are you still so impatient? There are so many people in the officialdom, and there are so many ways, do you still want to be a noble scholar in the Imperial Academy for the rest of your life? That is not noble, that is stupid."

Wu Ying suppressed her expression and tried her best to appear indifferent.But Mr. Si seemed to have seen through her heart, and said meaningfully: "No matter what you want, you must have the strength to match it. The status of power, wealth, and status that mediocre people talk about is nothing more than the embodiment of strength, and you can measure it by this." A person's talents seem to be different, but what the world recognizes is nothing more than these. What you want, you must hold on to these." She closed the door of the study and said: "If you can't grasp it, then you have nothing to do. There's nothing left."

In the cold night, Wu Ying's complexion was gloomy, she didn't know whether she had listened or not, and strode away.

Listening to the movement outside the door, Mr. Fang Zhongsi knew that she had gone far away, so he said to the servant who had been serving him for many years: "This kid's temper is also not accurate, but fortunately he can listen to what is said, and knows what is right and what is right." wrong."

The servant fetched the stove for her, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry too much. The servant girl looks like you when you were young. What's more, you said that there is nothing wrong with her behavior, and there is nothing wrong with her behavior. In the future He will surely be able to rise to the top and go straight to the cabinet."

Mr. Si couldn't stop laughing when he heard the words, he waved his hands and said, "What are you talking about? She is still young and still has a lot to learn."

The servant said respectfully: "Don't you rely on your lord's advice? People's hearts grow, and as time goes by, she will naturally understand your painstaking efforts."

"I don't have this little blood in my life. It's really not that easy to let go." Mr. Si put his hand on a secret report and said with some melancholy, "When people get older, they always place their hopes on future generations. I hope that those impossible things can be done by the child. This is also my little selfishness, and I owe this child..."

The servant knew that this was not his time to interrupt, so he stood silently by the table and lit another candle for her. Mr. Si said, "This is what was delivered today? Why is it still the same old way, the same as last time?"

"There is nothing wrong with this person, otherwise you will not be able to find anything after checking her over and over again."

"No." Mr. Si shook his head resolutely, "If the situation is inconspicuous, you must be more careful. When the situation is stalemate, this kind of silent chess piece is often the most likely to lead to the overturning of the overall situation. Officials in the court all stand in line and join the party. Those who wait and see All of them are from aristocratic families, and they will not easily leak their words until the last moment... This Li Qingping, why did she reject the King of Qi and the King of Yue, and want to be a lone minister? This person is old and cautious, But in his early twenties, with such amazing means, He Zhoufang died inexplicably, and the chess pieces we buried in Prince Xin's Mansion were almost destroyed."

The servant whispered: "But isn't King Xin from our Highness's side?"

Mr. Si picked up the ink pen and said: "His Royal Highness Xin Wang has suddenly emerged from the army, and he is also a capable person. He lived in the palace a few years ago and didn't care about world affairs, but he didn't know much about it. He is also a prince, so he didn't think about that position." Thinking about fighting? I don't believe it, but everyone wants something. Her biological father Wei's family is no longer as powerful as it used to be, and Chenliu Wangjun Wei's family can be regarded as her biological uncle. Why didn't he show any signs of it? It's really so heavy hold your breath?"

"Although King Xin came from a high family background, it happened more than ten years ago. She is not very close to the Wei family, after all, they have never been in contact with each other. As for Prince Chenliu's residence, if you think about it, you won't be in the wrong place." The servant said.

"No, you don't understand." Mr. Si said, "Whether she relies on her relatives or her family, but on the will of the current Holy Majesty. As long as the Holy Majesty feels guilty towards Wei Guijun in his heart, she will always have a foothold , just relying on this point is really the biggest hidden danger. She can't stand her temper, so let's check the people around her one by one."

"That's a smart man, but it's a pity that people who think they're smart tend to value themselves too much, thinking that they know everything, and everyone else is stupid." Chu Jun wrote a word, slowly.

Liu Zhendao: "Mr. Si is resourceful and resourceful, and has always been relied on by King Qi. It's just that she is aloof and can't tolerate others. It is rumored that King Qi dismissed the counselors in the house for her. I don't know if it is true."

"A good fighter has no great achievements, and big fanfare is often a bluff, which is meaningless." Chu Jun finished his pen with concentration, and said indifferently, "Being so arrogant, I am afraid that there are many enemies. You should be humble and low-key, and beat the first bird. Now, although my second sister has reused her, it's just a sham and a tiger's prestige, so it's hard to guarantee that she won't be an outcast and be the first to be thrown out."

Liu Zhen offered a hot handkerchief for her to wipe her hands, Chu Jun picked up the words, crumpled them up and threw them aside, spread a new piece of paper, thought for a while and said, "Where is Qingping, why haven't I seen her today?"

Liu Zhen was a little surprised, and said immediately, "She...has gone home on leave."

Chu Jun pondered for a moment, and said, "Is that so, I packed up my things and went back? That's right, when the household department issues a transfer order in February, we will start our journey immediately."

Liu Zhen hesitated again and again, but still said softly: "His Royal Highness, should Qingping still take the post of Hanshu?"

There seemed to be an undercurrent in Chu Jun's eyes. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "No, since she is leaving, Han Shu has to change. Didn't the Xie family mention it several times, that Xie Qi is her. "

Hearing what she said so casually, Liu Zhen felt a little sad for Qingping.Thinking of how difficult it was for her to walk along the way, the friendship in her youth made her get closer to Qingping, but now she dare not show this kind of closeness, and can only pretend that nothing happened.

Chu Jun stared at her who bowed her head, and said, "Liu Zhen, let me ask you, what kind of person is Qingping?"

Liu Zhen's fingers trembled slightly. Many years ago, Chu Jun asked her this question in the palace, but the time was different. It was clearly the same words, but she heard a very subtle warning.Liu Zhen was startled, and raised her head to meet Chu Jun's deep eyes, unable to move as if her head was covered with ice and snow, she whispered: "Qingping...is very good."

She suddenly knelt on the ground, almost pleadingly: "Your Highness, she still doesn't understand anything..." She was vague, but just said these words over and over again, Chu Jun gave her a cold look, and turned her face After writing the words, he slowly said: "What kind of love did you ask for her?"

Then he said: "When it comes to doing things and being a person, she thinks much more clearly than you. She knows what is hers and what is not hers. She really understands what she wants. Seeking stability in chaos, if it is this kind of person .”

Liu Zhen's heart was cold, and there was a hint of love in Chu Jun's words that she hadn't noticed, but that was really not a good thing, Qingping's name seemed to have a special charm on her lips and teeth, she said it seemingly plainly, but So lingering that there is a kind of gnashing of teeth that goes deep into the bone marrow, as if in love to the extreme.

Chu Jun no longer looked at Liu Zhen who was kneeling on the ground, and put away his pen, "It's unknown how far she can go during the trip to Yunzhou. She has to pay for what she gets. The sacrifice is for the greater good. It is willing to give everything, let's see if she will skyrocket or fall."