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How could he forget that today was her first time on an errand.
It's not that I haven't seen a female official, now there are a hundred flowers blooming in the court, wild and reserved, and dignified, but there has never been one like her to the bones, the green hairpin is hanging down, the flower is not on the eyebrows, and a fair face is slightly shiny in the morning light, clean and elegant, which makes people feel comfortable from the bottom of their hearts.
The crimson official uniform on the body is also very fitting, the jade belt is around the slender waist, not a hand, a silver butterfly brooch is pinned to the placket, and the slender butterfly wings cover the beautifully shaped collarbone, looming between the pitches. is obviously a very conservative dress, and he actually thinks she is inexplicably sultry.
There was a tiger in his heart, and he wanted to smell the rose, this thought just came up, and instantly sank into his heart with the sound of her footsteps, Chu Xiang stood up on the couch, watched Yue Lingxi walk up step by step, and then blessed himself.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
Chu Xiang sighed, and let the palace maid in the palace change his clothes and tie his hair, and his eyes always stayed on Yue Lingxi.
She didn't seem to notice that the people on the side were all frowning, and she raised her face and asked, "Your Majesty, does you practice swords first or just have breakfast?"
” "Later, Tan Cheng, the Chinese scholar, will go to the imperial study to meet him, and the hour is not early, let them pass the meal."
Chu Xiang straightened his neckline and glanced at her again, "If you haven't eaten, let's go together." ” As soon as these words came out, several palace maids around had different faces, and the one holding the copper basin trembled even more, almost spilling the water, Chu Xiang didn't seem to notice it, and picked up the warm handkerchief and wiped her face, still waiting for Yue Lingxi to answer, just when everyone was waiting with bated breath, she finally spoke gently.
"I've already eaten it, Your Majesty."
There was no flattery, no gratitude, and it was as plain as if an old friend was talking to him for many years.
Everyone had never seen Chu Xiang treat anyone so specially, and they were more and more surprised in their hearts, but they didn't dare to make a sound, they just silently watched Chu Xiang go straight towards the flower hall after finishing grooming, while Yue Lingxi followed behind, the two were separated by just a good distance, no matter whether they were moving or still, they were inexplicably together, like a pair of beautiful people.
I think so, but deep down they still feel that this is just some kind of illusion, how can the new female official look so ordinary, how can she match His Majesty's heroic appearance?
In this way, in a critical gaze, Yue Lingxi followed Chu Xiang to the flower hall, and soon went to the imperial study.
If there is any place in the palace that Chu Xiang has stayed for the longest, it must be the imperial study, Yue Lingxi couldn't help but take a few more glances when he came for the first time, and saw that there were many chapters and files piled up on the imperial case, and the Zhu pen and jade seals were displayed next to it, and there was a palm-sized cloisonné enamel beast furnace that was faintly smoking, and sandalwood overflowed a room.
There are huge bookshelves embedded in the east and west walls, there are many rare solitary books and tablets on them, enter from the door on the side of the bookshelf is the inner room, there is a green jade carved dragon pattern of eight screens inside, go around and take a look, there is a soft couch behind it, presumably Chu Xiang is sometimes too busy and will rest here.
After roughly figuring out the placement of everything, Yue Lingxi went to make a pot of tea, and handed the full cup to Chu Xiang The people from Zhongshu Province came, a man and a woman, all neatly dressed and holding the edict in their hands.
"Minister Tan Chengze and Song Yujiao see Your Majesty."
"Flat."
Chu Xiang took a sip of tea, and the faint word overflowed into his throat, and the two of them heard the sound, although they were still hanging their heads, Yue Lingxi still instantly recognized the woman behind them.
It's the female officer I saw last time at the ready-to-wear shop!
She was still wearing the same official uniform today, but she was rubbed with powder, which made her look more bright and moving, Yue Lingxi didn't expect to meet her twice in such a short period of time, and she was a little distracted for a while.
No wonder her temperament as a six-grade female official is so outstanding, it turns out that she is working in a place with great background like Zhongshu Province.
Yue Lingxi secretly thought to herself, Tan Chengze over there had already finished reporting and was handing over the things in her hand, but she didn't answer it for a long time, and the atmosphere suddenly became delicate.
Originally, the outside world had a lot of speculation about this airborne female official, but now the two people present had some thoughts in their hearts when they saw her so stupid.
Tan Cheng is an old courtier in the court, and he can't bear to see her little girl being reprimanded by Chu Xiang because of this, and was about to cough to remind her, but who knew that Chu Xiang suddenly spoke.
"Hey, bring the paperwork."
Both of them were shocked, because of his tone, but also because of the extremely ambiguous nickname, but the person concerned did not react much, only nodded politely to Tan Chengze, and then took the thing and handed it to Chu Xiang.
Seeing that Chu Xiang had already begun to look through it carefully, Tan Cheng cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, the documents for the Northern Expedition have all been prepared according to your wishes, can you see if there are any things that need to be revised?"
” Chu Xiang picked out the one who rewarded Chu Jun and Wei Jie, and said, "Send these two directly, and I will talk about the others after reading them." ” Tan Cheng immediately bowed down and took it: "Yes, the minister knows." ” After speaking, he had the intention of retiring, but Song Yujiao behind him did not move at all, as if there were still questions that had not been solved, and before he had time to give her a look, Chu Xiang's condensed voice floated from behind the imperial case.
"Xixi, send Tan Shilang and Song Sheren out."
The words were said to Yue Lingxi, but his eyes were staring at Song Yujiao, although there was no fluctuation, it was still as intimidating as a bottomless abyss, Song Yujiao couldn't help but tremble slightly, only then did she realize her gaffe, and hurriedly bowed her head and bowed and retreated, and followed Tan Chengze and Yue Lingxi out of the imperial study together.
When she arrived in the corridor, all the pressure disappeared in an instant, and she turned her head to see Tan Chengze talking and stopping, thinking that she was too unconcealed, but because Yue Lingxi was still on the side, it was difficult to speak, and her heart was bright, so she turned sideways and said to Yue Lingxi: "It's troublesome to repair the ritual at night, we can go out by ourselves, no need to send more." ” Yue Lingxi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and left.
Back in the imperial study, Chu Xiang was still looking at the dozen or so drafted edict documents, she glanced at them casually, and suddenly found that something was wrong.
According to common sense, there are not a few people who want to be rewarded for winning a battle, and the Zhongshu Province is instructed to complete this task in the form of one person writing and multiple proofreading, so as not to have subtle differences in the organization of speech, which will lead to disharmony between the vassals.
But today it is strange, the handwriting of these dozen sheets is completely different, obviously written by different people, which does not conform to the rules of Zhongshu Province.
Looking at Song Yujiao's reaction just now, it was obvious that she was also puzzled by this matter, so there was only one possibility left - it was Chu Xiang who asked them to do this.
But why do more?
is so laborious and unflattering, it is impossible for Chu Xiang not to understand.
Just when she was puzzled, Chu Xiang had already quickly read all the edict documents, and pushed the stack of rice paper to the side with her right hand, and then leaned back on the back of the chair, her face did not change, but there was an undercurrent in her eyes.
Zhongshu Province has one order, two waiters, six people, and ten people, so many people up and down, and none of them have a handwriting similar to that fake document.
Although this is expected, Chu Xiang is still a little displeased, ten years, all the clues have been broken, so I don't know when I can make progress in finding a needle in a haystack, maybe ......
He should have made a trip to Jiangzhou in person, where there may have been some clues.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes to look at Yue Lingxi, and called softly, "Xixi, come here." ” Yue Lingxi, who was in deep thought, suddenly came back to his senses, and no matter what he commanded, he walked over and blurted out: "Your Majesty, why do they all call me Night Cultivator?"
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” "Because I claim to be the daughter of the Yejia clan."
Chu Xiang didn't say much, but Yue Lingxi immediately understood, she had no fame but occupied the position of the former female official, it was inevitable that some people would be unconvinced, in case she dug out her true identity, it would be troublesome, but now that there is a night family on her head, even if those people are unwilling, they will not mess around, after all, the queen mother is the night family, and it is normal to take a fancy to a certain niece to send her son to her, who dares to say that she does not follow the etiquette law?
It took a lot of thought to arrange it this way.
Yue Lingxi lowered her feather fan-like eyelashes, reflecting the glass palace lamp, showing a shallow shadow, "Your Majesty is very loved, but how can I take this surname." ” Chu Xiang curled the corners of his mouth and said: "There are many surnames in the world, and it is okay to give you one at will, but I am afraid that you will not be able to react when others call you, and the pronunciation of the two characters Yeyue is similar, so that kind of situation will not occur." ” "Even if I can't react and be seen by others, that's my business."
Yue Ling looked at him steadily, his gaze calm and tenacious, "It was me who forged my identity to enter the palace to serve, and I have nothing to do with Your Majesty." ” As soon as she finished speaking, she was suddenly pulled by Chu Xiang on the dragon chair, her knees bent, and she happened to kneel beside him, her left hand was grabbed by him, and her right hand subconsciously wrapped around his waist.
"From the moment I saved you at the border, you and I have been inseparable."
His voice was so deep that Yue Lingxi couldn't tell whether it was a compliment or a derogatory meaning for a while, so he asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, is this what the evil fate mentioned in the book means?"
” Chu Xiang froze suddenly, and his face was deformed: "I am the one who is your Chu language teacher!"
” She understood the words, and she used the wrong word again.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry, I'll go back and practice well."
After speaking, she was about to get up and retreat, but Chu Xiang's hand was like an iron railing across her waist, making her unable to move, although she didn't think there was anything wrong with being so intimate, but she thought that it was too disrespectful to sit on the dragon chair, and just about to make a voice to let Chu Xiang let go of himself, he took off the white jade wrench in his hand and gave it to her.
"There is a library building in the West Palace, and the classics stored are as vast as a sea of smoke, which is enough for you to study for a while, if you take this with you, no one will stop you."
The West Palace is where the Emperor and the Queen Mother live, and no one is usually allowed to enter or exit, Yue Lingxi knows this rule, so he took the wrench and put it into the water sleeve, ready to go and see it when he has time.
Two years ago, when Duanmu Zheng left home, she only told her to go to the king of Chu to do one thing, maybe it would take a long time to come back, and the rest was not revealed, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, but there was no way to investigate, until Duanmu Zheng broke off contact, she secretly inquired for several days and then decided to leave Xiyi to find her, but when she left, she was suddenly blocked by an unknown person, she used the formation technique to escape, and then began to escape.
The territory of Xiyi is not very large, it only takes half a month to speed up from Wangcheng to the border pass, but it took twice as long to avoid the pursuers and ambushes Yue Lingxi, and when he arrived in Mengcheng, he was exhausted, even so, his thoughts did not stop boiling for a moment.
Returning to Chu is something she has been looking forward to for ten years.
It's not that I haven't had this idea over the years, sometimes I can't sleep at night, she sits alone in front of the window and looks up at the bright moon hanging on the tip of Yanran Mountain, remembering that the general Mulan she admires was also pulling out the camp from here to return to the dynasty, and the idea of returning home grows like a weed and vine, but when she thinks of the Duanmu Zheng who depends on her for her life, everything is gone.
Well, now that she has returned, she will persuade her to stay when she finds Duanmu Zheng, and from then on she will be 108,000 miles away from Xiyi, and she will no longer have to be imprisoned by that person.
However, at the moment, she knew very little, only found out how those people contacted her, and she didn't know if she could use it, so she didn't know the bottom of her heart, and she had the right to be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
Ten days ago, she came to a ruined temple on the outskirts of the city, and left a mark that only Duanmu Zheng could understand, counting the days, and it was time to receive a response today, so she put on a dark cloak and went out of the city from the south gate.
In summer, the weather is dry and dry, which is easy to cause fires, so after nightfall, the Goolan tile houses in the city must close their doors and turn off the lights, and they are not allowed to set off large fireworks, and implement a curfew together with all the markets.
In this way, the city gate was naturally closed early, so Yue Lingxi didn't dare to stay longer every time, but today was different, she hadn't left until the end of the day.
No one came.
The night breeze was blowing, the candle flame was flickering and flickering, and even the dry straw on the ground began to dance wildly, Yue Lingxi stood behind the stone pillar, silently staring at the dusty mark on the side of the incense case, and his heart gradually sank.
If you have come to the kite, the mark should not be like this.
It was just when she was lost, the surroundings suddenly darkened, she looked up at the door, only to see a slender shadow under the silver-white moonlight, as the distance narrowed gradually became contoured, before she could carefully distinguish, the real body had already stepped into the temple, but just turned her back against the gate and cautiously scanned the surroundings, and did not go deeper.