Mountains and rivers pray for peace

The next day, just after Mao hour, Huo Qi went to Shangyi Bureau for duty.

As soon as you enter the gate of Shangyi Bureau, you will see a spacious courtyard with large green elm trees on both sides.The courtyard is so deep that people feel a little alert when walking.The palace maids in bright yellow palace clothes came and went in a hurry, each performing their duties. They lowered their heads and were busy with the work at hand. When they saw her entering the door, they all bowed to her and saluted.

Soon, a woman in purple official uniform walked out of the main hall.

Everyone looked sideways and greeted in unison: "See you, Lord Shangyi."

Yang Shangyi waved her hands, walked around the maids, and stood in front of Huo Qi: "Coming?"

Huo Qi blessed his body at the right time: "Huo Qi has met Master Shang Yi."

"Get up." Yang Shangyi said in a neither salty nor cool tone, "Today you take office as a new official, so it is up to me to lead you to familiarize yourself with the affairs of the Shangyi Bureau."

Yang Shangyi's face was as cold as ever, but she didn't deliberately make things difficult. She first showed her face in front of the maids and officials under her jurisdiction, gave her a formal introduction, then took Huo Qi around to familiarize herself with the environment, and finally led her in. main hall.

The main hall follows the style of the courtyard and is decorated in a natural and solemn way. Except for the ink painting of a fisherman hanging on the east wall, there are no extra carvings.There are layers of documents stacked on the rosewood desk bookshelf in the hall for people to check at any time.

The two of them sat opposite each other next to the bookshelf, with a white porcelain tea set placed on the small table in the middle, which was simple yet elegant.Next to her, there was a beautiful palace lady kneeling and pouring tea, her movements flowing smoothly.

Taking advantage of the break of pouring tea, Yang Shangyi looked at the person opposite him calmly.The girl was wearing an official uniform. The emerald-green robe was fit and solemn. The girl's expression was also steady, without any fear or fear, which complemented the official uniform perfectly.

Yang Shangyi suppressed his surprise and asked, "Do you know why you were assigned to Shangyi Bureau?"

Huo Qi did not answer smartly. After thinking for a moment, he only shook his head cautiously.

Yang Shangyi glanced at the palace maid beside him very quickly, and then Shi Shiran said: "When I first taught you the rules, I could tell that you were a good young lady. Now that the female officials in the palace are in decline, they are worried that your talents will be buried elsewhere. , so I made the decision in private and went to the Chief of Ceremonies to ask for you in person, you won’t blame me, right?”

Huo Qi had never been an official in his previous life, but he was influenced by Huo Ruhai and he knew a little about the ways of the world.Although Yang Shangyi has a cold personality, he is able to take charge of all affairs. He has never made any mistakes in the past many years before Queen Mother Pei, so he must have some skills.

Hearing what she said, Huo Qi lowered his eyes and said sincerely: "How can you blame me? This is Huo Qi's blessing."

Yang Shangyi used the tea lid to skim off the scum of the tea soup, blew a breath, and said calmly: "It's a good thing that you are sensible. But there is something I have to say beforehand. The work of Shangyi Bureau is not easy to do. Now, Si Bin It’s just you. If you suffer here, I’m afraid Duke Ning will feel sorry for his beloved daughter.”

This is knocking her over.

No senior leader likes subordinates who can easily overwhelm him or get him into trouble.

Huo Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "My lord, please be at ease. Since the official has joined the Shangyi Bureau, in his position, he should seek his duties, take his responsibilities, and do his best. No matter how hard and tiring it is, it is still his duty."

Seeing that she was well-informed and not arrogant like a woman from aristocratic family, Yang Shangyi nodded with satisfaction: "That being the case, I have an errand for you to do - June 28th is the birth of the concubine, and there has been no happy event in the palace for a long time. The queen's It means to run it well and make it lively and lively. Now that you are new here, you might as well take this opportunity to practice, and the people in Shangyi Bureau will also obey your discipline in the future."

She had just joined the Shangyi Bureau, and if she did well, she would not only quickly establish prestige, but she would also be rewarded in the palace.If you fail, you will lose all your dignity and dignity.

Huo Qi did not refuse: "I will obey Jun's order."

"Okay." Yang Shangyi pointed to the palace lady who was pouring tea. "It's just that you are still young and there are always some oversights in the rules of etiquette in the palace. Zitan was originally a person close to the Queen Mother and an old man in the palace. She acted most steadily. . She has been transferred to Shangyi Bureau for more than ten months. If there is anything you don’t understand, you can ask her."

After Yang Shangyi mentioned it, Huo Qi took a closer look at the taciturn palace maid beside him.

Zitan wears a smoky pink long-breasted robe. The uniform is obviously different from that of the palace maids in the courtyard just now, and she should be of a higher rank.He looks several years older than me, looks charming and charming, and his eyes are as sultry as a cat's.

The most unforgettable thing was the glass jade bracelet on her right wrist.The water head looks great, it can be said to be the finishing touch of the entire outfit.It's not unusual for a palace maid to have such a good thing. It's unclear which master she got as a reward.The strange thing is that the palace maids usually have to do various jobs, and wearing bracelets to do things is not convenient. Secondly, they will inevitably get bumped, which will make them feel distressed.

But not only was the red sandalwood worn, it was also worn on the right wrist, which is most likely to be bumped.

Strange indeed.

Huo Qi felt a little wary intuitively, but Zitan took the first step and bowed to her Yingying: "Slave Zitan, I have met you, sir."

Huo Qi accepted the gift, suppressed his instinct, and smiled in a friendly manner: "I will still rely on you when we work together in the future."

**
The day passed by in a blink of an eye. Huo Qi clicked on the number, put down the sign, and walked towards Lanfangzhai as usual.When passing by a remote pavilion, I met Le Xuan, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

There were no extra decorations on Lexuan's head, only a solitary silver lotus hairpin inserted sideways. She was a fifth-grade female official who usually delved into romance and romance, but she looked much plainer than red sandalwood.

She lowered her head and looked at her toes, hesitating, as if she was waiting for someone.

There was no one around now. Huo Qi wanted to take a detour, but Lexuan noticed her whereabouts first and took the initiative to walk towards her.

It is inevitable to avoid him, and he will be a colleague in the future, so it is not easy to break his face.Huo Qi nodded politely to her as a courtesy. Just as he was passing by, a clear and urgent voice sounded: "The Concubine Shu wants to harm you!"

Huo Qi paused, turned around and said, "Le Sile, please be careful what you say."

Lexuan was not surprised when he saw her expression, and was stunned for a while: "Have you known this for a long time?" Seeing that Huo Qi didn't speak, she was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said: "I stopped you here specifically today just to say I'm sorry. Stay. And, thank you."

Her voice was thick and solemn. Obviously, it was very difficult for Daqi's number one violinist to lower her head.

Huo Qi's tone was flat, neither warm nor cold: "What can Le Si Le do to me?"

In the final analysis, Huo Qi never paid attention to the obstacles Lexuan put in her way.When the water is clear, there are no fish. What Lexuan did to her was nothing more than self-preservation under a different stance.She didn't care, and there was no need for Lexuan to specifically apologize.

Lexuan misunderstood her meaning, and she hurriedly said: "Whether it was at the calibration field or that night at Shuchunxuan, I had no intention of going against you. It was... I was too weak and fell into the hands of others. knife."

Huo Qi nodded and said, "Then why are you thanking me?"

Although it is early summer, there is a cool breeze blowing in the pavilion.

Lexuan's robe was blown up by the wind, and his body looked thin and weak, and his expression was no longer as arrogant and tough as it was on the inspection field.She said softly: "When you expressed your love for your dead sister in front of the Queen, I did not accept this love in vain."

She also just knew about this.

Queen Zhou's personal maid was from the same hometown as her, and they were old acquaintances as they entered the palace together.Yesterday she met by chance, and the other person comforted her about the pain of losing her sister, and by the way, she mentioned the suspicion that Huo Qi had gone to Kunning Palace to express her feelings about Leyun's death. Only then did she realize that there was such a favor behind it.

When an insignificant third-class palace maid died, she was simply thrown into a mass grave and buried hastily.She had watched such heartless drama thousands of times with cold eyes.If Huo Qi hadn't come forward, Le Yun's death might have been immersed in the octagonal well in the imperial garden forever, never seeing the light of day.

This is why she boldly came to Huo Qi.

Huo Qi didn't show any happy expression because of this. She thought of the young girl who was swollen from the soak in the Bajiao Well, and felt depressed.Her eyes passed over the hairpin on Lexuan's head, and she said: "You wear this hairpin on your head to mourn for your sister?"