Deep in the night knowing the snow

"Is this the Empress?"

Mu Tangfeng looked at the two people talking in the book pavilion, and sighed in his heart that such things as fate... are really confusing.

Wei Fenglin, "That's right."

Shangguan Yuetu directly refused the first two times, and then Jiang Xueci came to her every day, and couldn't bear her pestering, so she followed Jiang Xueci to a teahouse.

There are caves in the teahouse, pavilions and waterside pavilions, autumn clouds on the Longshou, white marble guardrails carved with auspicious animals, curling pool water floating beside the bronze-green furnace, and green lotus blooming deep in the lotus leaves.

Jiang Xueci took her to the inner room on the second floor, but she was not polite to her, and directly took out the jade pendant to clarify her identity.

Shangguan Yuetu was stunned for a while, but after realizing it, he immediately knelt down on the ground and made a big salute.

"I don't know your majesty's identity. I have offended you a lot before. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Jiang Xue resigned from her ceremony, and smiled slightly, "I admire you very much. Three years later, I will implement the imperial reform in Shengjing. Women can participate in the imperial examination. Don't let me down then."

Shangguan Yuetu was a little unbelievable, as if he had been hit by surprise for a long time, he didn't recover, "What His Majesty said...is it true?"

Can women take part in the imperial examination?Wouldn't she be able to sign up for the exam in Beijing in a fair manner?

Jiang Xueci, "Of course it is true."

"If you can win the top spot, Bengong... will give you a big gift then."

Shangguan Yuetu talked with Jiang Xueci for a long time that day. From the rule of the previous dynasty to the reform of corruption, when she came out, she was still a little unfulfilled, her eyes were shining, and she looked at the empress with a sense of admiration.

This most honorable woman in the Song Dynasty was by no means just showing off her appearance. It could be seen from her speech that this person's vision, knowledge and talents were much higher than ordinary people's.

"Your Majesty's kindness to the grass people, the grass people have nothing to repay, and they will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations of me."

"If I can make it to the list in the future, I wish to follow His Majesty for the rest of my life, and I will not hesitate to die."

It was Shangguan Yuetu, who was 16 years old, still young, with spirits flying from the corners of his eyes, and his pupils were shining brightly.

She is like a dusty pearl, which has been dusted and dimmed for a long time, and now the dust has been wiped off, revealing a radiant look.

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When Shangguan Yue returned home, he rarely wanted to spend money. His eyes fell on the apricot cakes lined up by many women. After looking at them for a long time, he was still reluctant to buy them.

She made a detour to buy Wenbu chicken for He Yunxi, went back and made a meal for He Yunxi, and discussed with him about returning to Suzhou.

He Yunxi supported her idea, and the two drank and said goodbye before parting.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the breeze is blowing.

The pear blossom tree was in full bloom, pale white petals fell down one after another, and one piece fell on He Yunxi's shoulder.

Shangguan Yuetu wanted to help him brush it away, but he stretched out his hand in mid-air and then retracted it, touching him with the wine jar.

"I wish the young master writes like a god, win the leader, and seal Kyushu."

He Yunxi smiled softly, "With your good words, I hope you can also get what you want in your heart."

"Thinking in my heart..."

Shangguan Yuetu murmured softly, her gaze fell on the branch of the pear blossom, feeling that the petals seemed to fall down to cover her eyes, her heart moved slightly.

Later, when she was drunk, He Yunxi carried her back.

She lay on He Yunxi's shoulder, smiled slightly after seeing the person clearly, and said vaguely, "Master... I like you... from a long time ago..."

I just like you.

He Yunxi paused slightly, with long and thick eyelashes drooping, he didn't say anything along the way, and carried her back into the room.

That night he stood in front of Shangguan Yuetu's bed for a long time, whispering thank you and sorry.

On the second day, Shangguan Yuetu was on the road. She was sitting on the carriage back to Suzhou, looking at the red and green tiles of Shengjing in the distance, with the confidence that she must win in her eyes. She didn't close the curtains until she could no longer see the city gate. put it down.

After returning to Suzhou, it became two points and one line between my own yard and He Jingxiao's yard.The leaves fell and new branches grew, news came from Shengjing that He Yunxi was on the list.

One of his poems amazed all the masters and Taifus, and became famous in Kyushu for a while.

Really as she said, win the leader and become famous in Kyushu.

But Shangguan Yuetu couldn't be happy. At the same time, it was rumored that He Yunxi's peach blossoms in Shengjing would never end, and he was almost the object of admiration of every woman in Shengjing.

He Jingxiao saw her unhappiness, touched her hand, coughed twice, and comforted, "Yuetu, don't worry, I'm here... The only person Yunxi will marry in her life will be you. "

Shangguan Yuetu just smiled and didn't take it to heart. From then on, he worked even harder on his homework, burning the lamp every day until dawn.

The pear tree outside bloomed and fell, and after three years, the empress issued a decree for the new dynasty, and women could take part in the imperial examination. Suddenly, there was an uproar in Kyushu.

Shangguan Yuetu signed up for the imperial examination and passed the exam all the way. After entering Shengjing, He Yunxi came to pick her up. She could tell that He Yunxi was in a good mood recently.

So she asked casually, but what is the happy event.

He Yunxi smiled brightly, but did not reply to her.

The woman he likes has now expressed his heart to him, and he has been very happy these two days, with gentle smiles on his face from time to time.

Shangguan Yuetu had never seen him with such a soft complexion, her heart trembled, her hand hanging by her side was clenched tightly, her fingertips turned white with force.

What can make the young master so happy is probably because of the sweetheart.

It's a pity that the young master has never seen her in his eyes, and she cannot enter the young master's heart.

She took a step back silently, her expression darkened, and she rejected He Yunxi's invitation to meet her.

She was afraid of hearing other women's names from the young master.

Shangguan Yuetu went to meet the empress, determined to let go of He Yunxi and concentrate on the palace examination.

In the palace examination two months later, she paid off with painstaking efforts, and she came to the top of the list, crushing all the talents from aristocratic families and ranking first.

Jiang Xueci gave her a big gift according to what she said before, and gave her a title to enter the court and participate in politics.

From then on, everyone in the court knew that the new female leader was a running dog of Jiang Xueci. Jiang Xueci would bite whoever she asked to bite.

Shangguan Yuetu was targeted, and was killed several times by people sent by the gentry. Every time she managed to save a life, Jiang Xueci would come to see her.

Jiang Xueci rewarded her after she was injured and gave her a higher position. She was promoted all the way, and it took five years to become the female prime minister.

She and He Yunxi were just nodding acquaintances in the court, but no one knew how many messes she had helped He Yunxi clean up and how many stabs she had blocked.

He Yunxi didn't know these things, but Jiang Xueci did.

That day, she withheld the suit against He Yunxi as usual, and dismissed it vaguely. Jiang Xueci was watching from the side, and suddenly said, "Do you like him?"

Shangguan Yuetu paused slightly with the hand holding the pen tip, and said "no" with lowered eyes.

The good Sydney tea on the table gradually cooled down, Jiang Xueci didn't say anything, but after that, she beat her frequently in the court hall.

At that time, she also heard many rumors that the empress had countless male pets, and the most ambiguous one among them was He Yunxi.

He Yunxi has not married a wife for seven years because of the empress.

The two hit it off, but there is no chance to be husband and wife in this life.

Shangguan Yuetu looked at the candle lamp beside the table in a daze, the candle was burning and tears fell from the candle, the maid outside was still following the story of He Yunxi and Jiang Xueci, saying that He Yunxi learned that Jiang Xueci liked to eat lychees, During the winter solstice, I deliberately found a warm soil in the south and planted a lychee forest, and when they were ripe, they were sent to the palace one by one in porcelain wooden boxes to prevent the cold.

The empress was paired with the number one scholar, and both of them had the most outstanding looks, it was really a match made in heaven.

Shangguan Yuetu saw her own face in the mirror, she was born too ordinary, if you compare her with Jiang Xueci...they are like fish eyes...the difference is worlds apart.

The warm candle tears dripped down on the candlestick, as if it was burning on her heart, and the soreness spread up, as painful as a needle prick.

No sleep for one night.

He Jingxiao survived for ten years, and went there in the winter of that year.

Shangguan Yuetu was temporarily dispatched by Jiang Xueci and was unable to go back. He Yunxi went back to Suzhou alone.

When he went back, He Jingxiao still breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been holding back and waiting for him to come back, to tell him one last thing.

Let him marry Shangguan Yuetu.

He Yunxi was silent for a long time, watching that pale hand loosen a little bit, said "yes".

The pear trees outside could not survive the winter, the branches were covered by snow, and died in the yard at the end of winter.

When Shangguan Yuetu came back, He Yunxi came to her, with a tired expression on his face, and said that he wanted to marry her.

She clenched the armrest of the chair next to her with her cold fingers, and she agreed to him with sad joy overflowing in her heart.

On the eve of her wedding, Jiang Xueci called her into the palace.

The vermilion bricks and tiles are high, the corridors are long and narrow, the sky is low, and the palace reflects the sky in all directions, like a bottomless cage, imprisoning the fate of everyone.

There is a newly picked peony branch on the sandalwood table, which is still flourishing after being pampered in the water bottle, exuding a faint fragrance.

Jiang Xueci looked out the window, and the corners of her lips twitched slightly, "He said he would wait for me...but he broke his promise because of you."

"Sometimes I think, was it right or wrong to choose to be in power at the beginning? Although my name will be recorded in the annals of history...but I can't live the life I want."

"This palace is so big, and people's hearts are so cold, I finally met a person who is full of my heart and eyes, and now I have to leave my palace."

The four words full of heart and eyes seemed to be pointed at her heart one by one. Shangguan Yuetu lowered his eyes and knelt in Jiang Xueci's palace for a day and a night.

The bluestone floor was chilly, with icicles melted from snow water on it, and the coolness soaked in the long skirt spread into the knees.

On the next morning, Jiang Xueci sent a message to her to go back. When she got up, her knees gave way and she fell to the ground. After a while, she got up and walked out of the palace gate along the long palace road.

When they arrived at the mansion, He Yunxi didn't ask any questions, but only explained the etiquette of getting married, so that she wouldn't waste time too late at night.

Shangguan Yuetu looked at the red letter paper with the big "囍" character reflected on it, as if something was dripping from the corner of her eyes.

A piece of paper is absurd and full of desolation.