In early autumn, it was already cold when I woke up in the morning. Because he was worried about the affairs of the early dynasty, Xu Chu tossed and turned all night and barely slept soundly. By the time it was just over the end of the day, she was a little tired of getting up.

After a simple wash, she sat in front of the bronze mirror, and looked at herself in a daze, which was not clear or even a little blurry in the bronze mirror. And his subordinates slowly rubbed the official uniforms that had been folded in advance on the table.

Reliving her life, she really never thought that she would be able to go to the court. She originally thought that in her life, even if she had the ability to perform an autopsy, she could not escape the prejudice and constraints of the ancients against women. The best ending is that she will support her father in his old age, and then she will spend the rest of her life with the reward she received from performing autopsies when she was young.

Even, after Xiao Qinglang had a heart-to-heart relationship, she never had the luxury of being able to be a minister in the same hall with him by means of an autopsy.

But now, she has done it, but it still feels very unreal. All of a sudden, the joy and joy of the appointment of the officials at the beginning of yesterday also turned into an indescribable amazement.

The hazy morning light and shadow reflected through the window, and an indistinct morning drum beat came from afar, dull and solemn, which made her suddenly come back to her senses.

She is no stranger to this morning drum sound, after all, when she was in Jing'an Palace, she also heard it every day. When he first went to the palace with Xiao Qinglang, he had already explained it to himself.

The sound of the morning drum is a sign of the arrival of a new day. As the sun rises and the moon sets, the city gate market opens again, and the palace from the emperor to the early dynasty to the palace maids and eunuchs should also get up for a new day's work.

After the morning drum fell, in three minutes, it was time for the palace gate to open and the civil and military officials to enter the court.

Thinking of this, she no longer indulged in her own thoughts, quickly put on her official uniform, and then walked out of the door in the slightly cold autumn wind.

When she opened the door of the Xu Mansion, she found that a group of people had already stopped in front of the door. Among the majestic and cold guards, the most conspicuous is Xiao Qinglang, who has an elegant figure and can hardly hide his nobility even if he is wearing court clothes.

When he saw Xu Chu going out, he raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled: "Your mansion is not a few steps away from the palace, why don't you have one?" ”

Xu Chu saw the joking look in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that the prince would ride the carriage today, but I didn't expect the prince to even abandon the horse." ”

Xiao Qinglang said as a matter of course: "From here to the gate of the palace, it is only a mile away, and it won't take much time to walk over." In the past, whether it was a carriage ride or a horseback ride, it was just to avoid dealing with those villains who were used to camping. ”

"But it's different today, when you first entered the court, you entered the court as a woman in the midst of public criticism. So it's hard to have someone to help you raise your value...... Xiao Qinglang said, then turned back to the two servants behind him and said, "You two stay in the Xu Mansion for the time being, there are no one or two decent subordinates in the mansion of the dignified Dali Temple, how can it be done?" ”

The two people behind him hurriedly saluted, and then stood around the door of the mansion. Compared with the gatehouse that is much smaller than the Jing'an Palace, it really looks a little funny.

Xu Chu looked at the respectful appearance of the two of them, a little stunned, and said after a while: "Either the two of you will go into the house and wait, if someone knocks on the door, they will open the ......."

Otherwise, under the small door, there are two people standing in the clothes of the palace subordinates, how awkward it is.

The morning light gradually brightened, and half of the sky was reflected in the fiery red glow, brilliant and bright, just like Xu Chu's mood was suddenly brightened now.

In fact, what is there to be melancholy? Although she is a person who has crossed over, she is not an immortal who does not eat whole grains. I don't pay much attention to enjoyment, but I don't care about fame and fortune.

This feeling is probably like in the previous life, after many years of struggle, I was promoted, and then my salary and benefits were doubled. It's a little unreal, but it's worth the joy.

When she and Xiao Qinglang arrived at the palace gate, the civil and military officials had basically arrived.

At first, everyone in the court and the central government showed surprised expressions when they saw that Xu Chu had really come to the court. But when Xiao Qinglang was pointing carefully beside her, the look and scrutiny on his face was gradually reined in.

And when King Qi also answered with her, and she didn't look flattered in the slightest, it made everyone murmur in their hearts. It seems that this newly appointed female is really not the daughter of a helpless and foundationless country maid as rumored.

can attract the two princes to be so kind, and have the emperor's permission and appreciation, her future will definitely be limitless. At least, it is much stronger than these officials who have guarded this acre and three points of land in the capital all their lives.

Thinking of this, some officials couldn't help but ponder. Even if they don't want a woman to step on their heads, if she can really soar into the sky, then it's not easy to offend herself.

Especially after the emperor made an appointment for her yesterday and dismissed the former imperial historian who had been an official for decades, no one dared to easily show obvious disgust.

In fact, people have the instinct to persecute and seek profit. If it weren't for the instigation of someone behind them, or if it hindered their interests and made them resist together, otherwise there would be very few people who would ignore the future of the family and themselves, and fight to the death with the emperor and the prince. Especially the Jingguan, even if he is upright, he has to be a little scrupulous.

Like Xu Chu, he entered Dali Temple and was an official under Xiao Qinglang, so he had nothing to do with them. Left and right, the people of Dali Temple were originally cultivated and promoted by Xiao Qinglang, and in addition to the newly appointed Tang Qiaozheng, who was still relatively smooth, the remaining officials were mostly similar to Xiao Qinglang's temper, but the stones in the pit were smelly and hard.

Therefore, there is an iron-faced selfless and unsentimental principal, and if there are a few more, it doesn't matter.

Moreover, they are officials in the capital, and the interests of the family behind them are very involved, and it is impossible for the family to really be clean and clean, so it is better to sell it if you offend the three law divisions.

Thinking about it like this, the discussion among everyone and the contempt hidden in their eyes faded even more. When he arrived in front of Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, there was only a polite greeting on his face. Even if there are still some cold faces, they are mostly in a wait-and-see attitude to see what Xu Chu will do in the future.

And Xiao Qinglang also made an exception to speak, one is to mention the importance he attaches to Xu Chu to a few people. The second is to warn some people that Xu Chu is a person appointed by the emperor and cannot tolerate others to be cheap.

Just when the civil and military officials looked at Xu Chu and had their own thoughts, they saw the palace door wide open, and then the officials stood left and right according to their respective ranks. In just the blink of an eye, in front of the palace gate, which was still bustling just now, it returned to solemnity and silence, and then revealed the appearance of the Holy Spirit and majesty that should have been.

Xu Chu, as a member of the Wupin Dali Temple, although he is capable of reaching the court, he can only stand at the tail of a group of officials. Fortunately, her official position is much better than that of the outsider, so even if she can only stand at the end of the hall, she is not the last person.

When the hundred officials entered the palace gate, Xiao Qinglang said meaningfully to the head of the military attache on his side, King Qi: "The official assessment of Dali Temple has always valued ability, followed by qualifications. This king feels that the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, which has been vacant for many years in Dali Temple, may be settled at the end of the year. ”

Saying that, Xiao Qinglang's eyes looked back at the end of the team with hints, and although his voice was low, he did not deliberately suppress it, so several officials above the third rank before and after heard it clearly.

In this way, there was a thunderstorm in everyone's hearts, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple was a five-grade Beijing official. Although there is only one official rank behind Dali Temple, the meaning it represents is much worse.

Wupin Dali Temple Shaoqing, equivalent to the deputy position of Dali Temple, is the second-in-command of Dali Temple. In other words, if Tang Qiao is in trouble, making the case of Dali Temple indecided, as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he has the right to temporarily take his place.

According to the power in his hands, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who is the fifth grade, can even be worthy of the authority of the squire of the Criminal Department.

Even the ranking in the early dynasty will change, and Xu Chu is still standing outside the palace gate, lowering his eyes and quietly listening to the court officials and the emperor talking about the major affairs of the court. But if she is promoted to the Shaoqing of Wupin Dali Temple, then her position will enter the inner side of the main hall, and she can express her views on the matter of punishment and prison, and even refute the officials next to her.

As for the turbulent waves and ups and downs in the hearts of the important ministers in front of him, Xu Chu, who quietly felt the ups and downs in the court outside the hall, was much calmer and more fearless. She bathed in the rising sun, feeling the pride and power that this magnificent palace brought to those close ministers of heaven, but her heart was extremely calm.

As far as she is concerned, those political affairs that are confrontational, or have countless wits in their words, are very far away from her. She stood here, watching the power struggles that came and went, as if she were watching a play. As long as there is no corpse or case involved, it has nothing to do with her.

As for the inquiring expressions of the few people next to her, as well as the disgusted looks of the people behind her who avoided them slightly, naturally it had nothing to do with her.

The entire early dynasty lasted for nearly an hour, until Liu Deming shouted and retreated, and everyone bowed their heads to send the emperor away. After that, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty left the main hall in their own accompaniment.

The bustling officials descended the stone steps carved from white stone in turn, but they all tacitly dodged Xu Chu, who was walking alone. Even if someone hindered her status and the emperor's attention, he only nodded kindly with her when he was wrong.

Xu Chu didn't care about this, left and right, she knew that as long as someone in the court was jealous of her woman's body, others would not dare to befriend her openly. But it's okay to do that, and it saves a lot of trouble.

Just after she went down the stone steps, she saw Xiao Qinglang waiting with a smile on the side of the statue of the jade coiling dragon. When he saw Xu Chu, he immediately stepped forward and said, "I went to court today, do you feel okay?" ”