Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chapter 101 Clouds

It's night, Chang'an Yuxiao Palace.

Unknown incense was burning in the palace, and the floor heating made the palace feel like a spring day, and the cold wind blowing in made it very warm.The palace attendants who came and went were dressed in light gauze and walked slowly through the corridor with palace lanterns. They were extremely careful as they walked, not even daring to let out the air. Today, it was suddenly reported in the palace that the Holy Body of the Empress was in the way. called.The sky over the palace was overcast with heavy rain, and the air was filled with a depressing and treacherous atmosphere.

The door of the bedroom opened a crack, and a maid came out and saluted the three queens waiting outside the door, saying: "Your Majesty has summoned all of you, please come with your servants."

Chu Ming entered the hall first, followed by Chu Xuan, and finally Chu Xuan.Her complexion was pale, and there was still no trace of blood in the warm hall.

In the bedroom, the imperial physicians were kneeling under the stage, and the empress was sitting on the futon behind the curtains, only a vague figure could be seen.Chu Ming said respectfully: "My son heard that the mother emperor called the imperial hospital. I wonder if the mother emperor's holy body is safe?"

The figure inside moved slightly, and the jade bell was tapped three times, and the curtain was slowly pulled back. The empress got up from the jade floor where she practiced, and chanted: "Thousands of kalpas and thousands of lives have come to this life, and this life begins to feel light, leaving home and other countries." Outside the Yunshan Mountain, the Sun Moon Essence refines the entire soul."

Her voice was clear and clear, not at all like a sick person.Chu Yan reacted very quickly, and understood that this was the empress's temptation to the servants, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Congratulations, mother empress, for improving her cultivation!"

After Chu Ming realized it, he quickly knelt down, glared at the slick-tongued younger sister, and said in agreement: "My son sees that the mother's complexion is still good. I was too worried and made a mistake. I hope that the mother will forgive me."

Chu Xuan used to be the one who was ignored, said nothing, and knelt on the ground with the two sisters, her body crooked and out of shape.The empress stood on the stage in Taoist robes, a wooden crown, and long sleeves dragging on the red carpet, and said, "Get up, I'm in good health, but my throat hurts after going down, so Fang Lan made a big fuss."

Fang Lan was the maidservant beside her. Hearing this, she came out and knelt down and said, "This servant has made her own decision. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Chu Yan vaguely felt that something was wrong, and he didn't dare to speak casually.Chu Ming had been ill for a few days and felt different from others. Recently, Chu Min kept her tail tucked in to let the strict party enjoy a great moment in the court. She also received a few batches of tribute from the subordinates. Boldly said: "This servant is also loyal to the Lord, the Queen Mother is generous, so let her go?"

A strange look flashed across the empress's face, and she said condescendingly: "Loyalty is the main thing? That's right. It's just that it's not known which master this loyalty is for, the old master or the new master."

Chu Ming's expression changed drastically, he knelt down and kowtowed: "It's my minister who is talking nonsense, please forgive me!" After saying that, he put his head on the ground and never got up again.

"Hehe, I didn't see you working hard when you were studying, and you were against the Taifu all the time, and now you know that you can't talk nonsense?" The maid brought a chair, the empress sat down, and said coldly: "Three years ago, I will tell you what to say." The Order of the Army will be handed over to you, look at how many people have signed up to join you!"

The yellow silk memorial was scattered all over the sky from the steps, Chu Ming's complexion was pale with horror, and he heard the empress say: "Take a copy for yourself, read it and listen to me."

She picked up the latest one with trembling hands, but failed to open the memorial because her hands trembled several times, the empress looked at her ineffective look and said, "Chu Xuan, go and help your sister look through the book."

Chu Xuan lowered her head and said, "Yes." She opened the book steadily with both hands, and handed it to Chu Ming.Chu Ming's lips trembled, and he said: "Chen Zheng Xianwang wrote a memorial for Fu Sheng..." She took a closer look, and this memorial listed the five major crimes of Hong Kai who she recommended to take care of the Fifth Army's military supplies. Criticized this person for embezzling military expenditures and offering bribes... The last one almost made her faint. Hong Kai actually blackmailed the two prisons of the exchange market and extorted a huge amount of money under the pretext of sending troops to protect the business.She almost tore up the memorial, and finally understood how this year's rich money came from!

"Read it? Don't worry, the following are all complaints. Hong Kai, Gao Meng, Gu Dewei..." the empress said indifferently, "This is the person you recommended, who made the Fifth Army into a mess. You will lose all my face!" Her eyes were like lightning, and she smiled coldly, "Decree to Jiang Min, the governor of Yunzhou, to escort Hong Kai back to the capital for interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment!"

Chu Ming was sweating profusely, knelt on the ground and dared not make a sound.The Empress said: "If you feel that there is a grievance here, you might as well wait until Hong Kai is brought back. As for Gao Meng and others, I have already ordered imperial envoys to make unannounced visits, and I have already collected the evidence of her corruption in my hands! She is a dignified third-rank official, The Ministry of Industry is in charge of conscripting wood from six states to repair the Ziwei Palace, but it actually keeps the best ones and refuses to distribute them. Let me use defective products to repair the palace. A pillar, I don't know how long I will be deceived!"

The empress's angry voice echoed in the palace, and all the people present knelt down, not even daring to vent their anger, "This is you! Forming cliques for selfish interests, deceiving the public, do you really think I don't know anything?!"

The more she thought about it, the more angry she got, she came down from the steps, walked up and down in front of Chu Ming, pointed at her and said, "I'm asking you something, King Yue, are you dumb?"

Chu Ming was so frightened that he raised his head tremblingly, but he didn't dare to look at the empress's face, and stammered, "I want to report to the empress, my son...wh...nothing. I don't know!"

The empress kicked her to the ground. In terms of body shape, Chu Ming was far stronger than the empress.At this moment, Chu Ming was so frightened that he didn't dare to move. After being kicked down, he knelt back and cried, "Mother, if I know these people are such worms, how dare I recommend them?! You know my son My lord, my son can't do such a thing!"

Chu Yan watched coldly, knowing that Chu Ming had been proud of his success recently, and even the strict party was arrogant and domineering, as if he regarded Chu Ming as a princess.She couldn't help feeling thankful that she hadn't shown any signs of madness.Obviously, the empress doesn't know everything. When someone touches the bottom line of her desire to control, even if it is her own blood, she will not let it go.Chu Yan suddenly figured out the problem that has troubled her for a long time. The empress practice is to live forever, to occupy this position forever, to enjoy exclusive power, how can she willingly distribute it to her daughters?

Chu Ming was still crying while hugging the empress's thigh, which was extremely ridiculous in Chu Yan's eyes, and he understood her depression of being suppressed by Chu Ming for many days.Her thoughts were spinning quickly, and she suddenly remembered something, and she felt that it would be perfect to use it at this time.

At this time, someone came to report, holding a box in both hands, and said joyfully: "Your Majesty, Master Lingshan said that the last batch of golden elixir has been prepared, and a special servant will bring it to you!"

The empress opened the box and saw that eight round golden pills were quietly lying on the red velvet. She was overjoyed and said, "Big reward!"

Chu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the snot and tears from his face, and knelt on the ground with lingering fear.The empress glanced at her, suppressed her smile, and said, "Go back and think about it yourself, you know what to do."

Chu Ming was relieved, and after performing the big ceremony, he staggered out with the support of the palace servants.

The empress dismissed the imperial physician, and was impatient to ask the mage about spiritual practice. Chu Xuan also withdrew after paying his respects, but Chu Yu remained in the palace and did not leave. The empress said, "What else do you need?"

Chu Yan raised his head and said, "I report to my mother, I have something to report."

The empress was obviously a little impatient, she frowned and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

A gleam flashed in Chu Yan's eyes, and he took a deep breath and said, "The people sent by my ministers to the two prisons of the mutual market recently found out that in August this year, the Golden Tent Society sent people to go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and one of them was enshrined Its holy product, named 'Ming Dan', is rumored to have the effect of life and death on human flesh and bones..." Her heart was beating extremely fast, but she didn't dare to look at the empress' face.In fact, she already knew about this matter from Chu Jun. Isn't the real purpose of Chu Jun traveling thousands of miles to Yunzhou and opening up the mutual market for this.Now she said it deliberately, just to increase the weight on herself.

The Empress said indifferently: "Really, Master Lingshan also told me about this thing, and it is also very beneficial to practice, but this thing is a holy thing of the Golden Tent, so I'm afraid it's not easy to give it to others."

Chu Yan's heart moved, and he said: "What the mother said is true. My son wants to send someone to Xirong to inquire about the news in the name of peace talks, and see if it can be..."

Having said that, the empress sat back on the stage and remained silent.Chu Yan said softly: "The mother's practice is for the safety of the country and the people. As a daughter, I feel very guilty for not contributing. Whether the effect of this life pill is as good as the rumors say is still unknown, but if it is beneficial to the mother's practice, the daughter will also Willing to find it for my mother!" Her voice was choked up, and she bowed her head deeply after speaking, with tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, obviously she was moved with true feelings.

"It's hard for you to have this kind of heart, but you are much better than your sister." The empress's voice could not hear any change, but Chu Yan keenly caught her rising end. The cabinet knows that the ministers will have to remonstrate again at that time, which is really annoying and disturbs my cultivation, which is not beneficial to my cultivation."

Chu Yan knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, I will hand it over to my ministers at this time. It doesn't need to go through the six cabinets, it is equally feasible."

The empress smiled when she heard the words, and said: "Then you have to do it well..."

Chu Yan was overjoyed, and was about to kowtow, but the Empress said: "If you can't do it well, it's the same to ask someone else to do it."

Her heart suddenly turned cold, knowing that the empress was warning her not to use it to do other things.Besides, the empress had already issued a secret decree with Chu Yu, but she allowed her to go at this time, obviously to see if the two of them were connected and whether there was any suspicion of collusion. The back was wet in an instant, and I regretted talking too much.She saluted and got up, extremely respectful, not daring to show any hesitation, and exited the palace.

Late at night, Xinwang Mansion.

As soon as Liu Zhen finished dealing with the affairs of the mansion, someone came to report to her. When she heard this, she hurriedly stood up and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever been seen?"

The man said: "Don't worry, the manager, there is no one else."

Liu Zhen said: "Please come in, Mr. Wei!"

The door opened with a bang, and a person wrapped in a black cloak entered the room, met Liu Zhen and said, "Director Liu, long time no see."

Liu Zhen avoided it, and said, "Master Wei, you are offending me. I don't know if your lord came here late at night. Is there something important?"

The person who came was Wei Lan, the Patriarch of the Wei family. She took off her hood, revealing a gentle and clear face, looking forward to a lively appearance, which was four or five points similar to Chu Jun.She said: "I have something to discuss with the manager, so I took the liberty to come to visit late at night."

Liu Zhen said: "Your Excellency, you are serious. You are His Highness's aunt. Before he left Beijing, His Highness once said that it is not necessary for ordinary people to be in love with you, and there is no need to be so polite when dealing with you."

Wei Lan smiled slightly, and said: "Your Highness has a heart. Wei came here to tell the manager that Wei's mentor, Marshal Zhou Qian, has written back to me, and the matter His Highness said before he left has been settled."

Liu Zhen listened intently, her voice was extremely low, and said: "The people under her command should be loyal to His Highness, but the current situation is unclear, and we still need to wait for the opportunity."

"There is another thing. Today, the secret guard intercepted a secret letter from Prince Qi's mansion, and Mr. Lao sent it to His Highness. It must be fast." Wei Lan said, "There is news from the palace that His Majesty is furious today. The position of Hong Kai was withdrawn, and the people who were previously placed in the Anping government office by the eldest princess have been wiped out. The fifth army is temporarily unsupervised, and it is temporarily under the name of Commander Zhou...The arrangements for His Highness before leaving have been arranged , now it’s just the last step.”

"It's a bad move, and you lose if you lose. What else do you have to say?"

Qing Ping looked at the chessboard and thought hard, then retorted: "How do you know I lost?"

Chu Jun was a little funny, lost the chess piece and got up and said: "Because you lost, let your five pieces still lose, why bother?"

Qing Ping put down the chess piece in his hands indifferently, and said: "It's meaningless to win or lose, it's just for fun anyway."

Chu Jun couldn't deny it, and someone came to report suddenly, saying that the chief minister of her family asked to see him.

"Let her wait." Chu Jun said.

Qingping was a little curious, and asked, "Has Chang Shi from His Highness's residence also come to Anping? When did it happen?"

Chu Jun said: "I arrived a few years ago, but I have been in Daying, and she has taken care of the affairs of the palace in the ancient city. Let's go, don't you want to go back?"

Today is the last day of Xiumu, and Qingping had to return to the yamen.The two drove across the grassland, Chu Jun sent her to the post station, Qingping was about to leave, but she stopped her, Chu Jun said: "There is a grass on your head."

Qing Ping lowered his head, let her pick off the grass clippings on his head, held the rein and said: "Then... I'm leaving?"

She took a step and looked back several times, feeling very reluctant, and finally saw Chu Jun turn the horse's head before galloping away.

Not long after she left, Chu Jun said: "Your Excellency, have you seen enough?"

A person came out from behind the big tree by the post station, and when he saw Chu Jungong, he cupped his hands and said, "I see His Royal Highness Xin Wang."

The man was perfunctory and careless, Chu Jun said: "So it's Mr. Wu."

Wu Ying said: "I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time. His Highness Qi Wang sent a letter a few days ago and asked the minister to pay a visit to His Highness. I didn't expect to meet him. What a coincidence."

Chu Jun glanced at her. When he was in Hezhou that day, he never thought that there would be such a connection. He couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. She smiled and said, "Second Sister Lao is very concerned."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Wu Ying smiled coldly, and suddenly said: "...I met you in Le'an, Hezhou."

Hearing this, Chu Jun looked sideways and said, "Why don't I understand what my lord is talking about?"

Wu Ying suppressed her anger, took a deep breath, and said: "A person can't be kept in the dark forever, she should know... she will know sooner or later."

The two looked at each other, their sharp eyes met, and swords and swords met in invisible places. Chu Jun said in a casual and casual tone: "I don't need Mr. Wu to worry about things that are willing."

After she finished speaking, she flicked the horsewhip and drove the horse away. In the billowing smoke, Wu Ying watched her back, lowered her head to look at her clenched hand, the palm was bloody and bloody, and she didn't know how long her nails had been pierced. She didn't even notice the slightest pain .

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