When Xiao Jingrui arrived at Xuelu, Mei Changsu was no longer playing the piano, but was reading under the tree with a book. Hearing the hurried footsteps, he raised his head and smiled in the direction of the courtyard gate. The spots of sunlight fell from the gaps in the leaves, swaying and beating on his face, making that smile more and more vivid.
Xiao Jingrui also laughed involuntarily, stepped forward and cupped his hands, greeting: "Brother Su, did you sleep well last night?"
"Are you worried that I won't be able to sleep well?" Mei Changsu motioned him to drag a bamboo chair over to sit, "We people in all corners of the world have trouble choosing seats, but we sleep late because of the excitement Yujin said. So, I just woke up late today. Feiliu said you came here in the morning?"
"Well." Xiao Jingrui looked around, "Why didn't you see Fei Liu?"
"Oh, Fei Liu came to Jinling for the first time, I asked him to go out to play for a while." Mei Changsu said lightly.
Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but sweat. Did the suzerain of the Jiang Zuo League realize that he is not on his own territory now, and he has so easily let a master with a mind like a child, but a super-class martial arts go out to play...
"Don't worry, we Feiliu won't cause trouble." Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows and smiled as if he could read Xiao Jingrui's thoughts, "Even if trouble is caused, according to his skill, he will disappear as soon as he runs away. I can't find trouble with Ning Guohou's mansion."
"Why am I afraid of trouble?" Xiao Jingrui said with a wry smile, "Brother Su has wronged me again."
"You," Mei Changsu lengthened the end of his tone a little, with a sense of sigh, "how come it's only been a day since I returned to Hou's mansion, people feel more rigid and rigid, and I can't even listen to jokes or not. Out… "
Xiao Jingrui's first reaction was to refute, but after saying "I...", he suddenly found that he couldn't find anything to refute. After thinking about it carefully, he was stunned.
"Do you know what your problem is?" Mei Changsu tapped leisurely with his fingers on the stone table beside him, "A proper diet will make one's body strong, but if you eat too much, you will gain weight. If you sleep enough, your spirit will be better, but if you sleep too much, you will become lazy. Paying attention to parenting etiquette can make people respectful and virtuous, but once you are over-trained, it will inevitably restrain people’s nature.”
"However, our parents raised our brothers the same way..." Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but argue.
"It's the same upbringing, but not the same nature?" Mei Changsu leaned back and changed to a more comfortable position, "You have time to think about it, I don't want to bother lecturing you. Now I I ask you, are you just here to greet me, or are you going to stay with me all the time?"
"Brother Su has just arrived, of course I should be with you all the time."
"I'm not asking what you should do, I'm asking what you want in your heart to be happy?"
"In my heart... I also really want to accompany Brother Su all the time... "
"Isn't it enough to talk like this?" Mei Changsu showed a teacher-like expression, and clucked his knuckles and tapped him on the head, "Next time, just do whatever you want in your heart, your upbringing is already too much, Even if you let you do whatever you want, you can't do anything out of the ordinary."
Xiao Jingrui touched the place where he hit the pain, but felt that his chest was unusually relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile.
"The strings in your heart are tightened by yourself, and only you can relax," Mei Changsu's eyes flickered slightly, and his smile faded, "Actually, you have nothing to worry about right now. What does it have to do with me? Maybe in the future you will find that not only is I not a person who can relieve people's troubles, but I will bring more troubles you can't even imagine."
"No," Xiao Jingrui said without thinking, "although we haven't been together for a long time, I already know who Brother Su is. Although I know that I can't be called Brother Su, your confidant, But Brother Su is definitely already my confidant..."
Mei Changsu's brows trembled, a pain suddenly flashed through his heart, and his face turned pale.
"Why, are you feeling unwell again?" Xiao Jingrui asked hurriedly.
"I often have heart palpitations, and it's gone in a flash. You don't have to worry." Mei Changsu said lightly, "Since you said you wanted to accompany me, then go get a chessboard and come out, how about we fight for a while?"
Xiao Jingrui was determined, the feeling of pity just now flashed past, as if it was an illusion. Hearing Mei Changsu's request, he hurriedly stood up, went to the side room to take out a chessboard, and placed it on the stone table under the tree.
Although Mei Changsu was the top rank in the ranking, he wasn't really perfect, at least in terms of his chess skills. Xiao Jingrui already knew his background all the way to Beijing, and he didn't have to use all his strength to make this Jiang Zuo League Sect Master hold his cheeks and frown, thinking for a long time.
After three rounds of chess, Mei Changsu was defeated. Xiao Jingrui smiled and ruffled the pieces and said, "Brother Su is good at chess, but he is not good at counting by nature. I can make a big statement here. You probably won't be able to beat me in this life."
"Don't be complacent. When I teach Fei Liu, there will be times when you cry. Although Fei Liu is not as capable as ordinary smart people, his concentration is amazing. Among the people I know, no one can Get him."
Xiao Jingrui ignored his words when he tried to find the place, but looked up and asked, "Where did Brother Su let Fei Liu go to play? It's noon, why haven't you come back?"
There is a saying that Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, just after he finished speaking, he heard the sound of roaring outside, followed by a sound of clothes and silk breaking through the air. Just as Xiao Jingrui jumped up, he heard a strong and powerful male voice shout: "He Fang boy! Dare to be wild in the Hou Mansion, don't run away!"
"No, this voice is... yes..." Xiao Jingrui was suddenly startled, and when he was a little overwhelmed, he suddenly felt his arms tighten. Said: "Take me there quickly!"
The incident happened in a hurry, Xiao Jingrui didn't have time to think about it, he stretched his arms around Mei Changsu's waist, and with a hint of luck, took him to connect several verticals and ran to the scene of the riot at the fastest speed.
Passing through the west side road, just rushed into the Moon Gate of the main courtyard, and saw the figures flipping in the small courtyard between the second and third gates, and the fight was very lively. Not only is Fei Liu's body tricks, but his swordsmanship is extremely fierce and ruthless. The sharpness points to him, and the coldness is stubborn, but the person who fights against him doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage. , with ease and ease, the majesty of the inner strength is like the scorching sun, as if the secret ninjutsu of Fei Liu's original disappearance was exposed to the sun, causing the young man to rush to kill several times, but he could not rush within the range of his palm. .
Before Xiao Jingrui came back to his senses, he heard Mei Changsu shouting sharply beside him: "Stop Feiliu!" Immediately instinctively, he also shouted: "Commander Meng, please stop!"
Fei Liu had always obeyed Mei Changsu's orders without hesitation, and immediately withdrew his sword and took a step back. His opponent did not take advantage of the situation to press hard, and his palms returned to the wrong place. Although he did not lose his strength, he stopped the attack.
"Jing Rui, what's going on?" With this majestic question, Xiao Jingrui realized that his father was actually there, standing in the southeast corner of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, as if to block Fei Liu from going to the inner house. direction.
"Master Hou, please forgive me," Mei Changsu stepped forward slowly, bowing his bow, "This is a guard under the subordinate. He has always been very sensible, and there are no rules for going in and out. It is the fault of the subordinate who neglected to discipline him. There is punishment, and I am willing to bear it.”
Xiao Jingrui also hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "This time it must be a misunderstanding. Fei Liu always likes to be high, but as long as he doesn't provoke him, he will never hurt anyone..."
Xie Yu raised his hand to interrupt his son's words, his face was still a little gloomy, and he said to Mei Changsu: "Mr. Su is a guest from afar, my mansion will not neglect it, but the habit of your family's coming and going must be changed. Misunderstandings like this one today may happen again in the future.”
"What Hou Ye said is that he will definitely discipline him in the future."
Xie Yu made a "hmm" and turned to the person who was fighting against Fei Liu, and he bowed his hands and apologized to him: "Commander Meng is here to be a guest today, but I didn't expect you to make a move. Ben Hou is really sorry.
Commander Meng looked like he was about thirty-seven or eighty-years-old, with a strong physique, tall stature, and a very masculine appearance. His eyes were bright, but his spirit was restrained. When he saw Ning Guohou coming to apologize, he immediately waved his hand indifferently. Said: "I just saw that this young man has a strange movement and dared to jump over the walls and eaves in the Hou's mansion, but no one of the guards in the mansion could find him, thinking that he was a lawbreaker with ulterior motives, so I acted for you, Lord Hou. Since it's a misunderstanding, everyone should just discuss it." After speaking, his eyes swept to Mei Changsu with great interest: "I dare to ask who this gentleman is..."
"In Xia Su Zhe, I met Young Master Xiao in the rivers and lakes and fell in love with each other. I came to the capital to live for a while because of his kindness."
"Su Zhe?" Commander Meng read the name, looked at Fei Liu, and then looked at this young man who was not eye-catching at first glance, and smiled, "Mr. has such a guard, I must have something wrong. Humanity?"
"Where," Mei Changsu said with a calm smile, "Xia only happened to save him once when he was in distress, so he was grateful to stay by his side, it wasn't because he had outstanding virtue and ability to drive a master like him. "
"Really?" Commander Meng's expression didn't change, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not, but he didn't continue to ask. Xie Yu took a deep look at Xiao Jingrui and said nothing. He came to greet Commander Meng and served tea in the main hall, and the two walked side by side.
Seeing the backs of his father and Meng Zhi leaving, Xiao Jingrui couldn't help stamping his feet, patted his forehead and said, "It's miserable! Daddy is suspicious, and he will definitely call me tonight to check your true identity. What should I do?"
Contrary to him, Mei Changsu's expression was still very relaxed, and he said casually: "You just say that you are a friend you know in the arena, and it's fine if you don't know anything else."
"How can it be that simple!" Xiao Jingrui said with a bitter face, "Do you know who the commander Meng was just now?"
Mei Changsu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed: "How many commanders surnamed Meng can be in this capital, who can be treated with such courtesy by the Marquis of Ning Guo and have such peerless martial arts? Of course, it is the Nine Gates of Gyeonggi, who are in charge of the 50,000 forbidden troops. First-rank general, commander Meng Zhimeng."
"In addition to being the commander of the Imperial Army, what else is he?"
"Langya ranks second on the master list, second only to Da Yu's Xuan Bu, and he can be regarded as our current number one master in Daliang..."
"Yeah, think about it, one of your guards can actually fight against the number one master of Daliang..."
"Meng Zhi didn't do his best just now..."
"Yes, he did have some spare energy just now, but even so, he is still the number one expert in Da Liang, and it's amazing that Fei Liu can sustain so many moves under him without defeat. What kind of person is my father? It's strange to believe that you are a nameless jerk. Besides, even if I'm stubborn, if my father calls Xie Bi over, I'll be able to tell the truth in three or two times!"
"That's right," Mei Changsu tilted his head and thought for a while, "Forget it, if your father really wants to ask questions, you can do it. He's just worried that you're taking someone who doesn't know the details back home. If you ask clearly, it's nothing. I'm not a criminal in the imperial court. I'm just afraid of trouble by concealing my identity. Thinking about it, you really can't let you lie and deceive your father in order to cover me up. "
Xiao Jingrui felt very sorry, and said very embarrassedly: "Brother Su, I'm really sorry. But my father is serious and doesn't say much. Even if he knows the identity of your Jiang Zuo League suzerain, he just has a certain idea. I won't tell anyone else."
"How can I blame you? It's because I've been too relaxed recently, and I haven't been thinking about things thoroughly, and that's why Fei Liu got into trouble..." As soon as Mei Changsu said this, he saw Fei Liu lowered his head with a confused expression on his face. , hurriedly patted his face comfortingly, and coaxed: "No, it's not Fei Liu's fault, it was that uncle who stopped you, and you started with him, right?"
Fei Liu nodded.
"So, there's nothing wrong with us Feiliu, it's all the uncle's fault!"
Xiao Jingrui was in a cold sweat again. Who taught a child like this
"But in the future, when we Feiliu want to go out, we go out through the gate along the road, and when we come back, we also have to walk back through the gate along the road, don't run on the wall or the eaves. The people here He is very timid, but his eyesight is very good. If he accidentally sees Fei Liu, he will scare them... Remember?"
"remember."
Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but think, according to his education method, even if Fei Liu didn't have a brain injury, he probably wouldn't grow up...
After such a turmoil, Mei Changsu didn't seem to care much, and took Fei Liu back to Xuelu, playing chess and piano, still as relaxed and comfortable, on the contrary, Xiao Jingrui was thinking about it, and he was restless all day. .
At the end of the night, Xie Yu really called Xiao Jingrui and Xie Bi into the study, and sternly asked Su Zhe's true identity. Under the prestige of the two sons, how could he have the ability to fight against the father, Xie Bixian vomited the truth, and Xiao Jingrui did not deny it.
Xie Yu was a little surprised when he first heard that Su Zhe was actually Mei Changsu, the current suzerain of the Jiangzuo League, the largest gang in the world. However, this also clearly explained why his guarding skills were so high, and dispelled some doubts in the Marquis's heart. As for the purpose of Mei Changsu's coming to the capital, whether it is really to rest and recuperate as the two sons said, or whether there are other things to do, Xie Yu can't be sure. But for this Marquis of Ningguo, as long as it can be confirmed that this Xuelu guest is indeed a person with an identity in the Daliang Jianghu, and not a foreign spy, he does not want to ask about the other grievances and grievances of Jianghu people. Feel free to toss the boys.
After leaving his father's study, Xie Bi grabbed Xiao Jingrui and asked. Only then did he know that Fei Liu had actually fought with Meng Zhi today, and he couldn't help but be amazed. The two then went to Xuelu to inform Mei Changsu's father that he already knew his identity.
Early the next morning, Yan Yujin dressed very neatly, and came to the house to announce, "Brother Su should have rested from the exhaustion of his journey, so everyone goes out to play today." Xie Bi, who was engrossed in affairs and full of resentment, spent a full day strolling around.
Because the Nihuang County Lord's son-in-law selection meeting is approaching, the capital has been crowded with young talents from all over the past few days. The major restaurants and teahouses are basically full of customers every day, bustling, and the wonderful scenes of swords and swords, punching and kicking are staged from time to time. Yan Yujin was very entertaining, and since the day he returned to the capital, he began to go around to watch the theater. On the day he took Xiao Jingrui and Mei Changsu out, he could authoritatively introduce to them which restaurant had the most people fighting, and which teahouse had the highest level of dueling.
After watching the melee all day, I didn't see a few masters (of course, masters can't lose their identities, and they came out to cause trouble at this time), although Yan Yujin was still in high spirits, Xiao Jingrui was already tired of it. If it was in the past, he would probably insist on having a good time with his friends, but today he came out with Mei Changsu. As soon as he saw Brother Su's tired face, he immediately rejected Yan Yujin. "Go to Yaoyue Restaurant. go for a trip."
"Why don't you go? Yaoyue is very fun. A few days ago, I saw a man who made a meteor hammer and a double-knife sparring there. The hammer hit the past with no strength, and he flew back and smashed himself. On the forehead, he was stunned on the spot, laughing to death..."
Xiao Jingrui reminded in a low voice, "Yujin, Brother Su is tired."
"Ah?" Seeing Mei Changsu's pale face, Yan Yujin couldn't help patting himself, "I'm just too careless, Brother Su is sick, of course it's different from us. Then rest here, here The dishes here are also good, can I order some signature dishes, Brother Su?"
"I only had dim sum an hour ago, where can I eat it?" Mei Changsu leaned back in the chair, looking tired and in good spirits, "Sit down for a while and then go home, even if you go out for a walk, it shouldn't be too much, It would be better for Jing Rui to go home and have dinner with his parents."
"That's right, Jing Rui is a good boy." Yan Yujin agreed, "Unlike me, my parents never expected me to come back on time after I was released. Just as Brother Yisu said, after drinking this cup of tea, Take a rest and go."
Xiao Jingrui leaned slightly towards Mei Changsu and said softly, "I'll call the top soft sedan chair to come and take the sedan chair back. Your health is important, and I didn't pay attention, so I let you go so many places..."
"It's okay, the places Yujin took us to are very interesting," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "I'm a little tired now, just take a little more rest."
Xiao Jingrui is also considerate. Knowing what Mei Changsu said, he was afraid that Yan Yujin would feel sorry for her, so he didn't insist on it. The three ordered Xiao Er to exchange fruit and chat and drink tea.
However, after less than a quarter of an hour, Mei Changsu began to regret why he did not accept Xiao Jingrui's proposal and left earlier in the sedan chair.