In January of the third year of Fengming, it was still winter, and the snow fell a lot this year, which seemed to show injustice.

In the courtyard in front of the main hall of Deqing Palace, a large area of green bamboo is planted, which is very good, and it is as tall as its owner, but under this unusual heavy snowfall, the beautiful green onion and leaves have turned into Qiongzhi. The gentleman in the snow sometimes bends his waist.

Jiang Churan leaned against the window, like a waterfall ink hair untied, a little more lazy, three years, her facial features gradually unfolded, faded away from the childish, and the first emperor has six points similar, compared to the first emperor's beauty, Jiang Churan has more three points of tenderness, eyebrows like spring mountains, in the eyes are the emperor's birth without moving waves, but there is a pair of peach blossom eyes, the eyes are rippling.

Lying in her arms was the raccoon slave she raised, also as lazy and lazy as her master, napping comfortably, her white hands were holding the stove, her fingertips were pink, and her body was draped in a black gold silk embroidered dragon style of a big hat, she looked at it lightly, it was a solemn red wall and gold tile, all covered with a layer of goose white.

"It's boring." Jiang Churan yawned.

Seeing that she was tired, Yun Zhi stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty wants to rest?"

"No need, it's time to take the palace test soon, how is the performance of the female gentleman of the Xu family?" Jiang Churan waved his hand at her, put the hand stove aside, and gave the wind chimes a hair all the time, looking lacking in interest.

"Back to Your Majesty, according to the report from the spies of Qingshan Palace, the girl of the Xu family suddenly contracted a cold last autumn and did not participate in the autumn of that year."

Jiang Churan was stunned for a moment, but immediately smiled: "It just so happens that you sent someone to call her to the palace, and you said that I miss my childhood friend very much." ”

"Yes."

Compared with the calm of the palace, on the side of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yao Pu was a little melancholy, he was tall, standing in the snow, looking at the cold orchid he planted with his own hands without saying a word, his expression looked gloomy against the background of the snow, the master did not return to the house, and Qiu Qi had to accompany him in the snow.

Yao Pu seemed to have finally compromised, and reluctantly spoke: "Qiuqi, the snow has stopped, please come with a flower lang." ”

Qiu Qi looked at Yao Pu's back, and felt that he was a little lonely, and his voice sounded reluctant, as if he was in pain.

In fact, she doesn't need to invite Hualang, she can cure it, the winter of previous years was also mild, this Hanlan can barely survive, but after all, this is not the Jiangnan of the year, in the cold and murderous north, Hanlan still can't be kept outdoors.

"Qiu Qi, stand down." Yao Pu said.

"Yes."

Yao Pu stepped forward, bent over, stretched out his bony hand, broke off one of the withered orchids, and said to himself, "Why can't you raise it well?" Separated from me? ”

When autumn returned, all the orchids had been broken off, and the snow soon covered the field as if it had never been blank.

She knocked on the door: "The head of the house, there is Yu Xin." ”

"Come in."

Yao Pu took the letter, and Qiu Qi wanted to retreat, so he heard Yao Pu ask, "How is it in the palace?"

"Go home, I just heard from the palace that His Majesty called the female gentleman of the Xu family."

"I know what I am."

Qiu Ji blessed his body and withdrew.

Yao Pu opened the feather letter, his face was silent, but the green tendons on his hands showed the master's annoyance at this time. He raised his eyes and saw that the withered orchids, together with Yu Xin, were pushed into the brazier and burned clean, but the faint orchid fragrance lingered, which made Yao Pu upset.

He waved his sleeves and instructed the outside world: "Prepare the carriage, and the prime minister must enter the palace." ”

In the palace, Xu Mu followed behind Yun Zhi, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, she and Her Majesty were indeed friends when they were young, but that was before Jiang Churan was established as the prince.

Jiang Churan was made the prince, Yao Pu was also promoted to the prince by the first emperor, and became Jiang Churan's teacher, since then, she has never been called into the palace again, even if she really has feelings, the next eight years should be exhausted.

Restless, very uneasy......

"Miss Xu, Your Majesty is inside, and the slave won't go in." Yunzhi looked at her with a smile on his face.

Xu Mu nodded, picked up the hem of her clothes, strode in, walked into the inner hall, through the screen, she vaguely saw a figure, hurriedly knelt down, and kowtowed firmly: "The people's daughter greets Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." ”

Xu Mu only heard one voice: "No need to be polite, get up and talk back." "It's like a pleasing ear, like a pearl.

"The people's daughter thanked Your Majesty." Xu Mu stood up and respectfully waited for Jiang Churan to ask.

Jiang Churan asked her through the screen: "I heard that you were sick and did not participate in the autumn festival, are you feeling better?"

Xu Mu thought about a lot of possibilities on the way here, she thought about the imperial examination, but she thought more about the reason for coming because of her family, but it didn't matter, she bent over: "Your Majesty is worried, the people's daughter is fine." ”

After a simple greeting, Jiang Churan was not ambiguous, and said bluntly: "When I first ascended the throne, there was a shortage of talents around me, and it didn't matter if I didn't participate in the Autumn Festival, your eldest brother was an official in the court, and the second brother was in the Imperial Doctor's Office, and there was still grace and grace at home.

Xu Mu is very interested in the olive branch thrown by the emperor, after all, the next imperial examination will not wait until two years later, although the Xu family ranks first among the four nobles, but the Jiang family is a royal family after all, and has the absolute right to speak in political rights, the Du family followed the emperor to fight the world and founded the country, and has a certain advantage in military and central power, the Li family is a rising star, but because of the emperor's special care, the strength is getting stronger, and the Xu family is a little threatened, so her father is very concerned about her entering the court as an official, and she is the bargaining chip for the Xu family to win.

But through Enyin's entry into the court as officials, most of them are inconsequential petty officials, specially used to slap the swollen faces of those children of the Dashi clan and make them fat, and her vision can be higher than this.

"Your Majesty, the people's daughter dared to ask, what official position do you want to reward the people's daughter?"

Xu Mu couldn't see the expressions of the people inside, he only heard a low smile, and what she gave was absolutely sincere: "What does Aiqing think of the Fengyu Pavilion Scholar of Qingshan Palace?"

Xu Mu's pupils shrank suddenly, not because of this "Aiqing", but because not to mention that the cabinet bachelor is a second-grade high-ranking official, what kind of place is this Fengyu Pavilion of Qingshan Palace, Qingshan Palace, the national intelligence center, Fengyu Pavilion, the central institution in charge of hundreds of officials, this is a big and powerful position!

Xu Mu hurriedly knelt down: "The people are afraid, Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the etiquette system." ”

"Aiqing, you only said that if you don't want it?" Jiang Churan's voice was bewitching.

Xu Mu knew that Jiang Churan had brought the matter to the surface, she asked the Xu family to give a clear attitude, her answer determined the future of the Xu family, she closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes looked sober and firm, and she said word by word: "The ministers are grateful." ”

Jiang Churan knew that she would definitely agree: "As soon as the palace is over, you will take office with the newly appointed officials." ”

After all, this matter did not violate the Xu family's original intention of being loyal to the emperor, but now it has changed from the self-proclaimed faction in the past to a team with the emperor.

When Xu Mu withdrew with the holy decree, he happened to meet Yao Pu who was about to report, since ancient times, the minister did not listen to the announcement, and his eyes fell on the hand of his waist instantly understood, and he secretly thought: Yao Pu is really favored, and he can enter and exit the inner palace at will.

Yao Pu caught a glimpse of the object in Xu Mu's hand and raised his eyebrows: "Xu ...... My lord?"

Yao Pu didn't know what official position Jiang Churan gave her, so she could only call it that.

Xu Muben didn't like him, he didn't even look at him, and snorted coldly: "Yao Xiang, he is an official in the same dynasty, and he is too angry." ”

Yao Pudang didn't hear it, and he didn't smile: "I have to take care of myself in the future." ”

Xu Mu snorted coldly again, and walked away without looking back.

Yao Pu retracted his smile and thought to himself: This kind of character still needs to be honed.

He turned his head and took a deep look at the inner hall of Deqing Palace, his gaze seemed to fall directly on the people inside, and then, Yao Pu withdrew his gaze and walked in with his legs raised.