"I really don't know." Qing Tong smiled and asked again, "Then there is nothing unpeaceful in the family recently, right?" ”

"Since my wife took care of the house, the house has been very peaceful." Green Shadow smiled happily: "Last time, she drove out such a group of people, and we all respected her." Her housekeeper is also polite according to the rules, very fair, and does not let people have anything to say. As far as the housekeeper is concerned, he is all obedient, and he has nothing to say. ”

"Very good, very good." Qingtong felt a lot more relieved when she heard Green Shadow say this, and nodded slowly: "Then I have to work hard to let everyone live a good life." ”

This family is stable, she is less worried outside, and she is more attentive and down-to-earth.

After dinner, Qingtong took Qingyan to the study to practice for a while. Her son is a bear, and she hates reading very much, she knows it. But she can't watch at home all the time, a little time counts as a little time. When Qingyan is older, he will hold it steadily, and he will have more money, and he will invite two better gentlemen.

There's nothing to worry about at home, and when I'm lying in bed after washing up at night, Qing Tong thinks about all the things that I do. At this time, it's not that things are difficult to do, but it's still Feng Yu.

Xing Yuan came to say something like that to her, and she concluded in her heart that that was what Xu Jing meant. She also guessed the reason why Xu Jing didn't let her meddle in this matter, probably because she didn't want her to get involved in various disputes, and she just had peace of mind to be a noble and noble official.

However, the psychology of people is like this, the more you are not allowed to peep at the things you touch, the more curious you are. The cat's paws scratch in my heart, and I always want to try.

I always thought about falling asleep, and the next day I still listened to the sound of bangzi and got up early to go to work. Because the house is closer to Ouchi, Qingtong mostly walks to the palace, and often meets Zhao Yan on the road who is also walking on the flower forest bird road early in the morning. The daily scene is roughly similar, and when I saw a greeting and discussed what to eat, I went straight to the shop.

Today, Qingtong and Zhao Yan ate hot noodles and steamed dumplings, and the seller pinched out a handful of white gluten, scalded it with boiling water, added seasonings, sprinkled with green onions and coriander, and then gave two baskets of steamed dumplings, and it was all right.

Qingtong's forehead sweated slightly, and Zhao Yan handed her a handkerchief. She didn't stretch out her hand to take it, so she heard Zhao Yan say, "I'll tell you something." ”

"I brought my own." Qing Tong took out a handkerchief from the placket of her clothes, wiped her forehead, looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Last night my dad came to me and told me not to get involved in that anymore. Say that the matter is over, then turn the page, and the most important thing is to do what you do. As you know, this is not a lawsuit between ordinary people. Besides, the Feng family is not being held accountable, so we shouldn't hold on to it anymore. Zhao Yan said, put aside for a while and said: "Also, everyone who is an official, no one is really clear-sleeved." If you pick the guilt, everyone has a bunch behind them. I'm just afraid that if something else is involved, it won't end. ”

Qing Tong put the handkerchief on the table, took a slight breath, held the noodles on the chopsticks, and said, "He also asked me to stop it." ”

Zhao Yan knew that every time he mentioned the word "he" must refer to the emperor of the dynasty, he didn't ask much, but said, "Then what do you think?" ”

Qingtong lowered his head, ate the noodles in the bowl in a few bites, and ate a steamed dumpling, and only after the meal was full did he be satisfied: "Don't worry, let's take a look first, if you are reckless, it may be us who are finished." ”

"That's exactly what it is." Zhao Yan and Qing Tong put down their chopsticks together.

After eating breakfast and discussing these things, the two stopped mentioning it and still entered the palace and went to the Hanlin Courtyard. Qingtong also knew in her heart that Zhao Yan couldn't help much, and if Xu Jing stirred up here, she would definitely not be able to do anything. In this case, it is better to press down on your heart first and wait and see. When she has been in the officialdom for a long time, she will definitely be able to see the doorway.

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Putting aside this for a while and not mentioning it again, Li Houde seemed to have never saved in the Hanlin Academy, no one mentioned it again, and naturally no one mentioned the matter of the girl in the Feng family again, and he got up as usual.

Now Qingtong is no longer in the Hanlin Academy, where he was ridiculed and isolated before. No one can figure out her true details, but they all know that she is the person personally protected by the emperor, and no one will give her a blind face anymore. Even that Zhou Rui also changed his previous attitude, and he was called a brother generally.

For such a "brother", although Qingtong was disgusted in his heart, he still pretended to be okay in the end. It's not a child anymore, how can anything be expressed on the face. Regardless of whether it is true intimacy or false harmony, anyone can do that kung fu.

After a few months like this, the new batch of Jinshi of the Hanlin Academy can be regarded as having learned all the general things. Whether it is compiling a book or writing an edict, etc., the regulations in the meantime are remembered. As for the doctrine of enlightenment and the matter of teaching the scriptures, it all depends on one's own ability. If you speak well, the emperor will appreciate it, and the reward is indispensable, and if you don't speak well, it is also possible to cause displeasure to Long Yan. To put it bluntly, but see if you can figure out the emperor's taste and talk about the same thing to the emperor's heart.

Seeing that everyone had almost learned, the master began to arrange the real things in everyone's hands. Everything in the past was practiced and taught, and what is to be done here is all serious.

In addition, every autumn, the palace will hold a sutra banquet ceremony, set up a chair in front of the emperor, and select scholars to study the scriptures and discuss history in front of the emperor, and express their academic views. Although it is difficult for new recruits to be selected to participate, there are also very few talented people. Even if you can't participate, it's a rare opportunity to be able to attend.

But no matter whether you participate in it or watch from the sidelines, you can't understand anything, and you have to learn some rules of scripture and history from the side. On weekdays, scholars talk in private, but in front of saints, that is different, and there are many self-enlightenments and self-studies. Therefore, when a new jinshi first enters, he always has to follow the senior Hanlin official into the duty shift, and follow the emperor's summons to prepare advisers and solve the emperor's confusion.

Solving doubts is the business of senior Hanlin officials, and the newcomers who follow them mostly do some chores from the side to learn.

But shift duty is a chore, and the duty is all night, and there is nothing to leave the room. I don't know when the emperor summons, and I can't sleep, if I am summoned in a daze and don't drive away the sleepiness, it is a big disrespect. Besides, it's not that people who enter the duty room can always be called by the emperor. The emperor can be confused when he reads or folds at night, but there are very few of them.

It's naturally a good thing to be able to meet the emperor in person, but if you pounce again and again, no amount of enthusiasm will be extinguished.

After a month of such shifts, everyone had a discussion in private. When they exchanged heads, they all asked: "How many times have you seen the emperor?" ”

"Not once, very bad luck."

"Me too, I haven't even seen a dragon horn. This errand is hard, and it is not good. said that we were told to learn from the side, but we didn't know that it was actually dry and clear-eyed. ”

Among these people, the only one who saw the emperor because of the summons was Zhao Yan. At first, everyone thought that it was not Zhou Rui, but Qingtong would be summoned, but it turned out to be Zhao Yan, and he was unexpectedly tight.

It is said that during the emperor's period, he also called the Hanlin official with Zhao Yan out of the imperial study, leaving Zhao Yan alone on history, which was enough to say the time of half a pillar of incense.

Zhao Yan took a day off after his shift, and when he arrived at Hanlin Courtyard the next day, he was surrounded by people.

"What did the emperor and you discuss?"

"Do you have experience?"

"Why did the emperor leave you alone to discuss history? Are your predecessors inferior to you? ”

"Or did the emperor take a fancy to you?"

……

For "Did the emperor take a fancy to you?" "This kind of question is still not abrupt. Up and down the court, many people guessed that the emperor Xu Jing was a person who didn't like women and only loved men. I heard that the leader of Luan Weisi often stayed with him in private and was intimate. Zhao Yan is tall and handsome, and he is very chic, and it is understandable that he is looked at.

Qingtong sat far away at the desk flipping through the book and eating tea, and when she heard this question, she almost didn't hold back and squirted out the tea in her mouth.

In fact, when she first came back, she always had a prejudice against Xu Jing in her heart, and this prejudice was nothing else, that is, the queen of the harem and Kong Guifei, and the eldest prince born to Kong Guifei. There will be this kind of prejudice, to put it bluntly, he actually has him in his heart, and he can't completely let go, but he doesn't mention it or admit it.

Now that half a year has passed, Xu Jing often goes to her house over the wall and through the window to take care of her, and it is rumored that the emperor is not close to women. Although she still has a pimple in her heart for the existence of the eldest prince, it is not as strong as it was at the beginning.

She didn't expect to have anything to do with Xu Jing anymore, and she didn't feel that she had any position to promise Xu Jing how many women there were. But the emotional thoughts in her heart are actually something that she can't control, and she really cares. The only thing she can control is her behavior.

Over there, Zhao Yan easily perfunctory everyone's various questions and escaped from the crowd. He went to Qingtong's case, reached out and buckled Qingtong's bookcase, and said, "Come out with me." ”

"Oh." Qing Tong closed the book and went out with him, still smiling on his lips.

When she arrived in the courtyard, Zhao Yan took her to find a secluded place, looked around to see if there was anyone, and then said, "What does he want to do?" ”

"He" is the default title for Xu Jing between Zhao Yan and Qing Tong, and there is no need to ask.

Qingtong shrugged, still smiling: "Maybe I really like you, that Xingyuan came to me some time ago and said that he is a gay now." ”

"Xingyuan? gay”

Qingtong cleared his throat and whispered: "Xingyuan is the boss of Luan Weisi, and gay is a word I made up myself, which is broken sleeves." ”

Zhao Yan: -_-|||

Zhao Yan saw her laughing happily, reached out to her neck and tried it: "I really want to strangle you." ”

"Tell me, what did he tell you?" Qing Tong knocked his hand down.

Zhao Yan took his hand before saying, "Say thank you." ”

Green pupils: ==

"What else?" Qingtong stopped laughing at this time, speechless, and didn't know which one to sing. According to Xu Jing's temperament, isn't it a threat, and if the threat can't be beaten, he will be beaten directly?

Zhao Yan said again: "If you want to promote me, you don't have to stay in the Hanlin Academy to do editing." ”

Qingtong was stunned again, and then reached out and patted Zhao Yan on the shoulder: "I'm ...... Congratulations? ”

After only a few months in Hanlin, he was summoned by the emperor, and then he was promoted, which was simply a life of openness. Although, the reason is a bit ......

Zhao Yan thought about it, slapped his hand on his shoulder, covered it on Qingtong's hand, and said for a long time: "Yes, congratulations to me." ”

"Pave the way, buddy will rely on you in the future." Qing Tong smiled.

Zhao Yan glanced at her: "I rely on you, and my father can't rely on you." ”

The two were talking and laughing, Yan Qing came out of nowhere, and said sneakily: "Who relies on whom?" What are you doing hiding here and touching your faces? ”

Qing Tong hurriedly withdrew the hand that was patting Zhao Yan's shoulder, raised his foot and kicked Yan Qing: "What nonsense? ”

Yan Qing dodged for a moment and shouted: "I found out that you two are abnormal, and I caught you today, see if you two have anything to say......"

Zhao Yan didn't let him scream anymore, slapped his mouth, and dragged him away.

Yan Qing was unhappy that the two often had private meetings in secret and threw him away. Qingtong and Zhao Yan promised to invite him to eat three meals of wine and food, and he stopped, not to blame for the past.

Regarding Zhao Yan's promotion, of course, he still didn't tell him. The decree has not been issued for a day, and this matter is not a certainty. Who knows if the emperor was idle that night, and he came to play casually.

But it was only two days before the holy decree arrived at the Hanlin Academy, proving that Xu Jing was serious when he said that. Because the Hanlin Academy has the closest relationship with the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites has undergone a major reshuffle before, and there is a shortage of manpower, Zhao Yan was stuffed to the Ministry of Rites. From then on, he was no longer a Hanlin official.

For this matter, people are envious and jealous, but in the end, they all congratulate with a smile.

Zhao Yan accepted it all, and his happy smile was not adulterated at all.

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After sending Zhao Yan away, the Hanlin Academy returned to its former peace. Because of Zhao Yan's promotion, everyone's enthusiasm was ignited again, and Baba'er imagined that he could also be called by the emperor to speak. Maybe he can be like Zhao Yan, get an official position and leave, and he doesn't have to stay up for three years.

But the ideal is plump, but the reality is very skinny. In the following days, the emperor still did not summon anyone. For most of the month, no one has ever seen the emperor's true face. Those capital Hanlin Academy are accustomed to it, only these newcomers, their feelings are ups and downs, excited for a while, and wilted for a while.

Qingtong was also relieved about this matter, Xu Jing did not take special care of her, and she felt comfortable in her heart. Everything depends on ability, and you can straighten your waist. She still does her job seriously on weekdays, but because Zhao Yan is gone, her relationship with other people has become closer, especially Zhou Rui, Wu Yingjun and Zhao Cheng. Of course, Yan Qingna has always been a follower.

Zhao Yan also knew that Xu Jing transferred him out of the Hanlin Academy not because of talent and learning, but because he saw him and Qingtong getting too close. Know-it-all, tacitly. He usually doesn't deliberately do anything, so as not to make people look strange. If you have nothing to do, don't talk to Qingtong, don't make an appointment in private, if there are other people together, it's fine. If we meet in the morning, we still have breakfast together, say hello to each other, and gossip some nonsense.

But it is said that as time goes by, there are very few people who can see the emperor, and the newcomers are in a state of wilting again. There are even those who don't want to endure hardships, and they even think about how to hide from this duty. Among such people, Zhou Rui is the leader, and Wu Yingjun and Zhao Cheng are not much better.

Zhou Rui felt that it was really hard, and when it was his turn to stay overnight, he had a bitter taste in his mouth, and a day was not a taste. Pretending to be sick, he brought some fine pearls and jade from home, and asked the master of the academy to give him a bye on this duty, so that he could recuperate.

The master of the academy did not approve it, and asked him: "Can someone voluntarily replace him?" ”

"Yes." Zhou Rui said: "Qingtong is willing to stay on duty for me tonight." ”

"Okay, it's Qingtong."

Zhou Rui also discussed this matter with Qingtong to ask for leave, he is familiar with a few people, and now only Qingtong can bear hardships and stand hard work, and the others are blessed lives. Yuan Qingtong was also unwilling, but Zhou Rui said: "We are not a favor, how much is it worth to replace a night, you make a price, let's count it as a deal." I pay you to earn, and I don't invite you to eat and drink afterwards, how about it? ”

Qing Tong thought about it, it's not impossible. So he wrote down the deed, and if the two parties did not regret it, it should be a sale. Originally, she didn't have much, and it was a little more to earn. Anyway, it's hard work, and it's not unsightly.

After such a discussion, Zhou Rui went to the bachelor of the academy to take leave. In the evening, he took Yan Qing, Wu Yingjun, and Zhao Cheng out of the palace, took off their official uniforms, and went away.

Qingtong stayed in office with a senior, and the senior was not with her, so she went out of the palace by herself to find a place to eat nearby, and by the way, told Sù He Sheng that he would go home and report a message, saying that she was on duty in the palace tonight.

He Sheng said that she went, so she went to the alley where she ate and drank, walked around, bought some sauce duck, bought some side dishes, sat in the porridge shop and asked for a bowl of vegetarian porridge, and just like that, she ate it.

After eating, I returned to Hanlin Courtyard by myself, packed up some things a little, and went to the room by myself. When there was no one on duty, she calmed down and read the book, and she read it carefully if there were comments from others. Adopting their methods for your own use is also a way to learn.

It wasn't until the sky was dark that the seniors came. Qingtong got up to greet him, and the two sat down, playing a little official, and didn't say much. This senior is not a talkative character, and he looks a little conceited, and Qingtong is too lazy to smile and look up, just reading his own book. I didn't get up and couldn't respond, and I made myself ugly.

When she is tired of reading, Qingtong will squint her eyes a little with her hands on her cheeks. The senior didn't look at her, but let her fall comfortably. After squinting for a while, he opened it again, and when he wanted to continue reading, he found that the senior nodded his head and went up on the table.

Qing Tong blinked his eyelids twice, ignored him, and continued to look down at his book. I was seeing God when I heard the door of the duty room. Qingtong stretched out his head and looked, he was a person who looked like a eunuch.

Qing Tong hurriedly got up and went to wake up the sleeping senior. The senior was still annoyed when he was woken up, and when he saw that the chief eunuch around the emperor was coming, he saluted in a panic. When Qing Tong saw it, he hurriedly followed and saluted.

Feng Zuo didn't look at him, but said, "It's a good sleep, you don't have to go to the imperial study tonight, and you will regret it." It's you, you come with me alone. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the blue pupil.

"Father-in-law, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." The senior spoke out to stop it.

"Shut up!" Feng Zuo said slowly: "It's okay, I have my own measure, but it's you, you fall asleep when you're on duty, okay?" The emperor didn't sleep, but you slept first, so blessed. ”

was blocked by Feng Zuo and couldn't speak, this Hanlin official had no choice but to admit it, watching Feng Zuo take Qingtong away, and then got up and shook his sleeves irritably-what a rare opportunity to see the emperor, it was wasted by him!

Over there, Qing Tong followed Feng Zuo out, only following him for a while, and did not speak. Feng Zuo didn't speak, there was a lantern eunuch in front of him, and they were all silently stepping on their steps, until they reached the imperial study.

When he arrived at the imperial study, Feng Zuo stopped before he spoke: "The emperor is waiting inside, Lord Qing go in." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Feng." Qing Hitomi replied.

Feng Zuo nodded, pushed open the door of the imperial study, and stayed at the door and did not enter.

Qing Tong took a slight breath and stepped over the threshold, his heart beating suddenly. In such a sober state, it was the first time to see Xu Jing alone.

After the door was closed by Feng Zuo, Qing Tong walked slowly with every step. There is not even a palace maid serving in front of the emperor in this room, it is quiet and a little empty. She didn't dare to look around, but when she saw the person sitting behind the bookcase, she knelt down and saluted: "Weichen asks the emperor for peace." ”