[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

In the winter of Bianjing, it snowed continuously for two days and two nights. Wherever the eye can see, it is all pure white, without a trace of other colors.Even if it is so white, it is so beautiful.

It is said that snow is not cold until it melts snow. When the snow stops, when the sun comes out, Hida does not feel warm, but it makes people feel a bit chilly.Even if he was wrapped in a thick coat, he couldn't stop the bone-chilling cold, and even the breath he exhaled seemed to be frozen.

In various courtyards of the palace, charcoal fires were ignited and kangs were lit, and they all hid in the house to keep warm. The maids also hurried back to their masters after finishing their work, rubbing some charcoal fires to keep warm body.But among so many people, there is also a special existence.Facing the thick snow outside, for some people who are trapped in the house and are very active, they really want to go out to move their shins and stretch their curled bodies, instead of bending their backs like old men and women.

The snow from the treetops was shaken off, flakes fell on the hair and clothes of the palace people, this kind of prank did not attract scolding, on the contrary, the group of people made more joy.Already, there were princesses and princes who couldn't bear the loneliness and rushed to have fun in the snow, and the garden was full of their hearty laughter.

The royal study of the palace.

A pile of official documents piled up like a mountain, a pen stand, and a few unique brushes.

Emperor Zhao Zhen sat on a teakwood chair, flipping through the memorial with one hand and drawing in circles with a brush in the other.His beautiful eyebrows were knit together, and the deep folds were almost uneven.The bird's nest and lotus seed soup in his hand had already cooled down, and there was no sign of it being touched.

On the purple elm small round table in the southwest corner is a bronze incense burner, and the tranquilizing incense curls out from the hollow pattern of the burner, making the listener feel as calm as water.

The frolicking outside the imperial study never stopped, and laughter like silver bells came in, making him who was reviewing the memorial had to raise his head.

Call the father-in-law and ask him who is outside, let him go out and have a look.The father-in-law replied, bowed his waist and retreated respectfully.

"Hey, hey! You guys, what are you messing about here? Don't you know that the emperor is on business? You are so noisy that you disturb the emperor, and you can't afford to lose a hundred heads!"

The palace people who were still playing on their heads, were reprimanded by the father-in-law, and they all stood together with their heads bowed and their necks curled up to calm down, especially when they heard the phrase "You can't afford a hundred heads", Some people were too frightened to breathe out.

The father-in-law was very satisfied with the deterrent effect brought by his words, and was about to continue to reprimand him when he heard a voice from the crowd say.

"Please atone for your father-in-law. The servants didn't intend to disturb the Holy Majesty, and they don't know that he is working, but please tell the Holy Majesty that proper rest will improve the efficiency of work."

The father-in-law widened his eyes, pointed at the maid who spoke, and said, "You—come out to our house!"

The maid in the pink padded jacket knew she had offended him, so she had no choice but to go out.

He raised the dust whisk in his hand, pointed at the maid's nose, and shouted loudly: "Bold slave! How dare you instruct me to teach the emperor to do things, do you want to put our family in an unjust place?"

"The servant doesn't mean that, the servant is also out of concern for the holy body."

The father-in-law's eyes widened, "Quickly kneel down! How dare you say so presumptuously in front of our family! Which palace and courtyard do you belong to?"

"If you go back to your father-in-law, the maidservant is a palace servant of the Huanyi Bureau, and she doesn't belong to any palace yet."

The father-in-law smiled contemptuously, "It turned out to be a laundry slave. Why, the clothes are all washed? You come here when you have time. According to our family, you guys are too leisurely. Go! Take the spittoons from all the palaces and courtyards. It was washed upside down! After washing, our family will come over to check, if there are stains, you will look good!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a complaint immediately, although it was very light, he still heard it.The father-in-law smiled smugly, feeling very uncomfortable.

Dare to go against him?Don't weigh how much you weigh!

"May I ask who gave the father-in-law the command to instruct the servants to do this? And who gave you such a right?"

The two questions made the father-in-law blushed, and it was hard to step down. He was so angry that he pointed at her and couldn't speak.

"What's your name?"

A deep voice sounded from behind the eunuch. The eunuch, who was still in a state of dismay, immediately fell silent after hearing the voice, and obediently withdrew the pointing finger.

"Your servant knocks..." He interrupted him before the salute could be done.

The father-in-law followed Zhao Zhen's gaze secretly, seeing him staring at the maid, he felt very uncomfortable, "Your Majesty, this slave is..."

"I didn't ask you, so don't interrupt." Zhao Zhen interrupted him impatiently, and asked the maid's name again.

The maid lowered her head and said softly: "If you want to answer the emperor, the maid is a little maid from the Clothes Bureau." She answered irrelevantly, as if deliberately trying to avoid his question.

"Little maid?" He chewed on her words, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, "Raise your head and let me see."

The palace maid hesitated for a while, until her father-in-law urged her, she slowly raised her head.

Seeing her appearance, Zhao Zhen was a little dazed, her eyebrows and eyes were [-] to [-]% similar to that person. "May I have your name?"

She lowered her head again and said, "The servant girl dare not say her name, lest she will pollute the ears of the Holy One."

"It's okay, you can just say it."

She faltered and hesitated for a while, and then slowly opened her mouth, "Maid... The maid's surname is Jun, Jin Yunjun, and her name is Chuilian."

"Jun Chuilian... Jun Chuilian..." Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes and muttered her name, his eyes were far away, as if he wanted to look at another place through the thick clouds in the sky, "Have you ever read a book?" ?”

"The servant girl is not talented, she learned a few characters from my father when I was young, but my father left early, so I just..."

"Oh," Zhao Zhen nodded, looking thoughtful, "You look very knowledgeable in your conversation, it's a bit overkill to stay in the clothing bureau, how about it, you come here every day to clean the study for me .”

"This..." Eunuch was the first to be unhappy, approached Zhao Zhen, and said softly, "Your Majesty, isn't this good?"

Jun Chui bowed and bowed, and said: "The maid thanked the sage for her kindness, but the maid is a palace servant who does rough work. How can He De go to the study?"

Zhao Zhen laughed, his eyes bent into a pair of crescent moons, "Cleaning the study is also a rough job? And you clean it by yourself. Compared with your laundry task, it is not easy."

Seeing what he said, Jun Chuilian knew he couldn't resist, so he could only kowtow to thank him.Zhao Zhen looked at her condescendingly, his eyes flickered slightly, and he turned and entered the imperial study.

In the next few days, Jun Chuilian not only changed his job, but also changed his residence.In the past, she used to share a room with a dozen court ladies who were about the same size as her, but now she has a separate room, not to mention some simple cabinets.

The emperor was right. Cleaning in the study room was no easier than cleaning in the clothing bureau. On the contrary, the task was a little heavier. But she didn't complain about it, and still did her duty diligently.

The first time is raw and the second time is familiar, and the study room does not need to be cleaned every day. She has nothing to do, so she reads a few books in the study room to pass the time.

This day, the sun was very good, shining in from the south-facing window, hitting the body warmly, as if it was going to melt people.Jun Chuilian raised her head and covered her eyebrows with the back of her hand, bent her mouth to the bright sun, and then looked down again to read the book.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a woman in white came in. She rubbed her hands for a while, and waited for her cold hands to warm up before she went to the rows of bookshelves that were much higher than hers to look for the books she wanted.Her face is very white, the shape of her face is as big as a slap, her facial features are regular, but her temperament is very cold.

Jun Chuilian observes her through the gaps in the bookshelves until she too discovers her existence.

"Miss Gongsun?"

Gongsun Junruo was taken aback, "Do you recognize me?"

She pursed her lips and smiled, "In Song Dynasty, you are well-known as the only female student, and you are not allowed to give way to men! The slaves have not been in the palace for long, and I have often heard rumors about you."

"How? They're all unpleasant, right?"

Jun Chui smiled and said: "Well, it's all praise, the few sisters I know, I adore you, girl."

Gongsun Junruo was affected by the smile on her face, and there was a little smile in his eyes, "It's all others adding oil and vinegar. When you are frustrated, you will add everything that is not pleasant to the ear; Everything that is bad becomes good.”

"There are many people who follow the wind and make the rudder, and there are many people who add to the icing on the cake, but those who give charcoal in the snow..." Jun Chuilian stopped talking, because she knew that even if she didn't have many words behind, the people in front of her would understand.

Gongsun Junruo looked at her and said after a long time, "Can you help me find some books?"

"I'm so happy." Soon, she gave her the book that Gongsun Junruo asked for, and from the beginning to the end, Gongsun Junruo didn't do anything, but watched her quietly from the side.

When Zhao Zhen came in, he saw Jun Chuilian was talking with Gongsun Junruo. The two similar looking women stood together, which made people feel that they were sisters who had been separated for many years.

Indeed, the expressions of his eyebrows and eyes are very similar even when he smiles, but compared to Jun Chuilian, Gongsun Junruo is more indifferent, and even his smile is faint.

"Your Majesty." Jun Chuilian saw him first, and bowed slightly to salute him.Gongsun Junruo followed closely to salute.

"Exemption." Zhao Zhen walked in front of Gongsun Junruo, "You haven't been here for a long time, are you busy recently?"

Gongsun Junruo nodded.Seeing the thick stack of books in her arms, he smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of getting tired even if I hold so many while chatting."

"I originally wanted to go back to Kaifeng Mansion after borrowing the books, but I had a good chat with Miss Jun, so I forgot to go back."

"Then I will send you back later."

"No," Gongsun Junruo shook his head firmly, "he will come to pick me up." When she said this, there was warmth in her eyes.

Zhao Zhen stared in a daze, and it took a long time before he said "that's fine".

Outside the study room, a man in red was walking towards this side gracefully. It was as if the wind was blowing under his feet, and the corners of his clothes were flying when he walked.When he first entered the gate, his mouth was still tightly pursed. When he saw Gongsun Junruo, his whole face was covered with a smile, and his thin lips were raised up, as if the whole world couldn't reach him in his eyes. beautiful shadow.

"Chen Zhanzhao sees the emperor." He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.

"Jun Ruo has been waiting for you for a long time, and you come now, you should be punished!"

Zhan Zhao glanced at Gongsun Junruo apologetically but tenderly, and said, "I was delayed on the way, so I'm late." He was speaking to Zhao Zhen, but his eyes never left her.

Gongsun Junruo gave him a faint smile, indicating that she understood.

"Okay, okay, if this is the case, then go back quickly, show your affection here, and pretend that I don't exist?" Zhao Zhen took an exaggerated step back, disgusted.

"That minister will retire first."

Looking at the back of the one red and one white going away, and seeing Zhan Zhao considerately take the book from her arms, and then took her hand to lead her away, Jun Chui smiled pitifully and said, "Everyone talks about Nanxia a lot. After following Mr. Bao all the year round, he has also become stern and selfless, but I don't know that he actually has a tender side."

"A hero is sad when a beauty passes, even the most passionate and tough guy will turn into soft fingers in front of the woman he loves."

Zhao Zhen withdrew his gaze, turned to look at her, and said, "You know a lot."

"Praised by the sage, if you stay here for a long time, you will more or less improve."

"Then copy "The Analects of Confucius" five times for me, and I will come to check it in three days." He left without looking back.

In the dead of night, the candles in the imperial study room were still on, and the prince in the respect room brought the sign, waiting for the emperor to lift it.And he had been waiting for a long time, and the emperor didn't intend to turn over the cards, and still focused on the book in his hand.

The emperor raised his head suddenly, and the prince thought he was about to turn over his cards, so he took a step forward happily, but he heard him say, "Liu Jie, what's the date today?"

Eunuch Liu?He turned his head and showed a mournful face to Liu Jie.I thought the emperor was going to turn his cards around, but he really thought he was being sentimental.But……

"Your Majesty, please turn over the cards." He did not give up and said it again.

"I'm going to sleep here today." Zhao Zhen didn't even look at him.

"If you go back to the emperor, today is the eighth day of the lunar new year."

On the eighth day of the eighth day and the eighth day of November, the Imperial Medical Bureau will almost have a holiday.Unexpectedly, she has been studying here for almost a year, which is really fast.

I still remember the first time I had an impression of her, it was when I heard that the hands of Zhou Qin, the real number one scholar, had been healed. Obviously the doctor said that his hands were useless, but she could heal them.Only after seeing Zhou Qin's letter did he realize that the famous doctor he had always thought of was actually a daughter.When I saw Zhou Qin again, not only was he able to walk by himself, but the scars on his face also disappeared.For a while, he couldn't recognize it.

So far, he has become more curious about this woman, Gongsun Junruo, and wants to know her more.So when he learned that she was working in Kaifeng Mansion, he was shocked that she was so close to him.At that time, the news of a female doctor in Bianjing also spread.

It wasn't until we met that I realized the truth of the phrase "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times".

It's true that seeing is worth seeing, her indifference, her conversation, and her superb medical skills shocked him far more than what he heard.She obviously has extraordinary abilities, but she is not arrogant because of it. On the contrary, she faithfully does what she should do. Even if there are rumors in the palace, she will abide by her duties and will not argue or make noise.

So during that period, he was looking forward to her entering the palace to show the queen mother eyes, and sometimes invited her to sit in the back garden.

And the empress dowager's liking for her made him even more happy. When the empress dowager's eyes were healed, he would grant her a title, so that she would no longer be an unknown doctor, and would tell the world that she was worthy of that official position.If Concubine Pang hadn't obstructed him, the Empress Dowager would understand him and analyze the problem from the standpoint of Gongsun Junruo, but he felt that there was no one who didn't love fame and wealth, and no one didn't want to climb to the top.

However, he was wrong.

Not everyone loves fame and wealth, and not everyone is willing to stand on a high ground overlooking the ground.

The only good thing is that she is willing to study in the Imperial Medical Bureau, not because he is secretly helping her, but because she is willing to learn more, and uses her strength to tell others that she entered the Imperial Medical Bureau openly, not because of relationships .

How could such a proud and spineless woman make mistakes so many times?He wanted so much to give her the best, so much to help her.Didn't she feel his love for her?Not a king and a minister, but a man to a woman.

But she refused because he is the king and she is the minister.The ruler and the subject will never be able to cross that gap.

In fact, he knew that someone else already lived in her heart, just like that person had her in his heart, but they all chose to remain silent for some reason.He thought that if that person didn't say anything, he still had a chance. After all, he was the emperor and the whole world belonged to him, until he learned that that person would even risk his life for her.

Only then did he realize that he loved her far less than he thought, because he could not give up his life for her without reservation.And that person, yes.

what is love?Live for her, die for her, worry about her for a lifetime.But he can't, he shoulders too big and too heavy a responsibility, on his shoulders is the whole world, the people of Liming, he is the emperor, his heart cannot be owned by one person, just as his life cannot be for anyone Give up the same.

So he lost, without a head-to-head confrontation, he lost completely like this.

Then he discovered that he can sit in the harem and have countless beauties, but the only thing is that he can't win the hearts of the only one, and never leave each other.Perhaps this is the fate destined for the emperor, one can spoil a woman, but not just love her.

Sometimes he also wants to be like an ordinary person and have a pure relationship between men and women, but when he turns around and faces the carved railings, he realizes that in the end, he is still alone.

This is the sorrow of the emperor, who owns the whole world, but cannot have pure love.

"Your Majesty, Miss Jun is asking to see you."

Eunuch Liu's words brought him back to his sanity, and he suddenly came back to his senses, and found that he was still in the imperial study, looked around, and his eyes stayed on the faintly glowing candle.

"What time is it?"

"If you go back to the emperor, it will be almost Haishi."

"It's so late..." Zhao Zhen rubbed his swollen temples.

"Then—do you still want to let her in?" Eunuch Liu asked cautiously.To be honest, he didn't like her, and he wished she wouldn't come in.

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Let her in."

Jun Chuilian approached with a pile of rice paper in his arms, stood in front of Zhao Zhen and knelt down to pay his respects.

He looked at her and asked, "Why are you looking for me so late?"

"Didn't the emperor ask your servant to copy "The Analects of Confucius"? The servant wrote some first, and I want to ask the emperor to read it. If you are not satisfied, the servant will go back and rewrite it. Otherwise, it will be too late after the emperor has read it all."

Zhao Zhen raised the corners of his mouth amusedly, "You are smart." He asked her to show him what she had written.

The ink has not completely dried, and there is a faint ink fragrance on the paper.The font is very elegant, but there is a faint publicity in every stroke and stroke.It is said that fonts show a person's character. Jun Chuilian usually looks respectful to him, but sometimes, she can discuss some knowledge with him, play chess with her, and he can feel her hidden edge.

But she forgot, her handwriting betrayed her.

Long before this, he had sent someone to check her details, and he knew that both her grandfather and father had been civil servants in the imperial court, but they were provoked by the villain and lost their official positions and were sent to Changzhou. Just let go of the world.Before she reached Ji, her father died of illness, leaving her and her mother behind.

After browsing through it roughly, Zhao Zhen raised his head and asked, "If I let you go to class with my husband, would you be happy?"

Jun Chuilian shuddered violently and looked at him incredulously.There was brilliance flowing in her eyes, but it was fleeting, "The servant girl is incompetent, she only deserves to stay in the study to clean."

"Really? You see, Miss Gongsun has entered the Imperial Medical Bureau. You can study hard according to your qualifications. If you take the exam in time, you can get a Jinshi or something."

"Miss Gongsun entered the Imperial Medical Bureau just to learn more medical knowledge. Since ancient times, women who have no talent are virtues. Maid..."

"Aren't women talented?" He narrowed his eyes after pondering her words carefully, "You don't have the courage like her, this is your loss."

A word pierced her heart, she raised her head and stared at him blankly, speechless for a long time.

"If one day you figure out that you want to study, I will arrange it for you. I hope that day will not be too long." He paused, leaning on the back of the chair, showing signs of exhaustion, "Go down."

Jun Chuilian stood up and walked towards the door with the rice paper in her arms. Before she stepped out, she quickly glanced back at the man who was still resting with his eyes closed, and quietly left with her legs up.