Yan Yujin had long been impatient in the shed listening to their intrigue and yin and yang. , Xiao Jingrui patted him on the back lightly, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Brother Su? Are you sick again?"
"It's nothing..." Mei Changsu took a sip of the tea handed by Xiao Jingrui, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Prince Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Yu both wear a scent... I'm not used to it..."
"Ah, I know, it's the ambergris from the East China Sea, the emperor rewarded it, only the two of them have it. The aroma is really strong, no wonder Brother Su is not used to it, but I heard that refreshing is the best, and there is aphrodisiac effect."
"Really..." Mei Changsu responded casually, and glanced at Xie Bi, who stood aside, as if he hadn't listened to them carefully.
Most of the information that I hate ambergris will be passed on by Xie Bi to King Yu tonight, so King Yu will definitely not wear incense when he sees him next time. And Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin are definitely not the prince's people, so no one should tell the prince this news, but if he deliberately does not have Peixiang when he sees himself next time, it means that there is also a potential spy for the prince in Prince Yu's mansion. Probe.
And if the prince didn't get the news at all and still appeared in front of him wearing ambergris, then the ability and skill of King Yu should be worth re-evaluating, and he would have to add a few points to him...
After that, it was finally a lot quieter, and there were no more visitors of all kinds. Let them watch a few competitions quietly. Although no masters have appeared, it is not boring.
There was a one-hour suspension at noon, and the shadows were still floating on the Yingfeng Building. It was impossible to see that His Majesty the Emperor was still there. It was estimated that he was only showing his face. He probably wouldn’t insist on sitting on it for a few days and watching from the beginning. to the end. Yan Yujin didn't know when he had arranged for someone to bring food and wine boxes, chatting about the morning with great interest, and waiting for the game to start in the afternoon. Of all the people, he was probably the only one who really put his mind on the competition.
Not long after the afternoon, Xie Bi made an excuse to disappear. Xiao Jingrui saw Mei Changsu's languid look and suggested to go back to the mansion in advance. Send them away by the door.
As soon as he got into the carriage, Mei Changsu leaned back on the soft cushion and closed his eyes to rest. Xiao Jingrui didn't bother him and sat quietly by the side, as if he was thinking of something. The carriage swayed slowly, and the shoulders of the two people touched each other lightly from time to time. The atmosphere was very peaceful, but there was some slight stagnation.
"Jing Rui, did you see it when you came out just now?" After a while, Mei Changsu asked softly.
Xiao Jingrui throbbed for a moment, and his fingers unconsciously tugged at the fringes on the curtains, and it took a long time for him to say "um".
"I see... how do you feel?" Mei Changsu opened his eyes and slowly turned his gaze to his fellow car driver. The latter was also concentrating on his eyes. There were some sour and sweet expressions in his clear eyes. The astringent, astringent taste still seems a little confused, but it seems to be very clear.
"The first impression is... Her hairstyle has changed. The wavy hair that was hanging down is now all up. It's pretty, and it looks even better than before..." Xiao Jingrui narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about it, "Then I saw the people beside her, they were holding hands... To be honest, I still felt a little uncomfortable at this time, but I felt very harmonious. At that time, she turned her head to talk to him, and he listened quietly. It's very pleasing to the eye, there is no uncomfortable place, especially the way he looks at her, that kind of eyes... It makes me think that Miss Yun is worth waiting for him, maybe when I am most infatuated with her, I can't use that. I looked at her with eyes... Brother Su, I don't know why, I just know that I must not be able to do it now, I seem to be lacking something, but I can't figure it out... "
"Because people who have experienced life and death seem to have returned from another world, and people who have only lived in one world are difficult to be like them..." Mei Changsu looked at him deeply, his eyes Full of kindness, "But why be like them? Wouldn't it be better if you could live happily in a simple world?"
Xiao Jingrui's eyebrows jumped, "Could it be that Brother Su thinks... Miss Yun's husband has experienced..."
"If it didn't go through life and death, how could we talk about the mandarin duck alliance in the previous life?" Mei Changsu sighed softly, "No matter what kind of story there was between them, it is gratifying that such an infatuation has come to an end. "
"Yeah," Xiao Jingrui nodded heavily, "a kind and benevolent person like Miss Yun should naturally have a good result of conjugal love."
Mei Changsu slightly turned his face to one side, hiding the light in his eyes, and said to himself in a very low voice, "A pure and kind child like you should have a good outcome..."
"Brother Su, what did you say?" Xiao Jingrui leaned over to listen carefully, but couldn't hear it clearly.
"I said... A good boy like you will definitely meet a sweet girl again in the future... "
"In the future..." Xiao Jingrui sighed, dazed for a while, lifted the curtain of the car, and turned to look outside.
I was just looking at it casually, but as soon as I looked out, I saw a group of people around the corner not far ahead, a carriage parked in the middle of the crowd, and there were scolding sounds from inside.
"Jing Rui, stop and see what happened." Mei Changsu also stood up and looked out, "I heard the voice of a child."
"Hey." Xiao Jingrui responded, ordered the groom to stop, and jumped out of the car to take a closer look. In fact, all the people around were wearing the same family clothes. In front of the carriage, there was a lampshade of the "Ho" House. The idle people on the street did not dare to approach, they just stood from a distance to watch the excitement.
Xiao Jingrui's brows furrowed, he had probably guessed who was posing on the street like this, and squeezed into the inner circle to see that it was He Wenxin, the son of He Jingzhong, Minister of Officials, who was kicking a thin boy with his feet, beating and cursing at the same time. "You little bastard, what are you running around? You startled my young master's horse, so that my young master almost fell..." Then he snatched the whip from the entourage beside him, and was about to pull it down hard, but was caught .
"Who the hell dares..." He Wenxin scolded half of his head, and then he could see Xiao Jingrui's face clearly, and swallowed the second half of the sentence. In fact, the real children of aristocratic families in the capital are generally well-educated, and rarely behave like this in the street. Even if there are some people who don't take the common people seriously, most of them will be proud of their identity and disdain to beat and fight in person. scolded. This He Wenxin's father was from the imperial examination. After he became an official, he was transferred to various places. His son was coddled by his grandmother. I usually don't mess with it at all, so I didn't have an accident today. Seeing Xiao Jingrui appearing at this moment, he didn't dare to say more, he just said a few words, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to care", and quickly left with his subordinates.
Although Xiao Jingrui was angry, it was impossible to catch them back and beat them again, so he shook his head and squatted down to look at the child. The boy was thin and small, about ten years old, with a few red palm prints on his face, which was slightly swollen. Seeing that the man who beat him had left, he straightened his body slightly, and quickly crawled around to pick up the scattered books, piled them into a high stack, and wrapped them in an old furoshiki, but there were too many books. There is little cloth, and it is impossible to tie a knot for a long time.
"What's your name?" Xiao Jingrui also helped pick up a few books and came back, touching the boy's shoulder, "You must have been kicked a few times, are you injured?"
The boy shrank away from his hand, bowing his head silently.
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu called from the carriage, "bring that child over for me to see."
"Oh." Xiao Jingrui reached out and grabbed the boy's arm, and said warmly, "How can you hold so many books? I'll find someone to help you. Let's go. Let's go first."
"I can hold it..." The boy muttered in a low voice, but he didn't dare to struggle. He was dragged by Xiao Jingrui to the side of the carriage, and stuffed into the carriage. Mei Changsu's warm and soft hand pressed it on the boy's shoulder. , down one by one, examining his whole body gently but carefully, when the palm pressed under the ribs, the child screamed in pain and ducked back.
"It's probably hurt here." Xiao Jingrui supported the boy's body from behind and gently unbuttoned his shirt, but after looking at it, he couldn't help but gasp. In addition to a new bruising wound on the rib, I saw old wounds all over the body. At first glance, it seemed to have been beaten, whipped, and even scorched by a branding iron, although there were some marks. It has faded, but I can still imagine what kind of torture the child was going through at that time.
"Whose child are you?" Xiao Jingrui couldn't hide his shock and asked loudly, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind and asked, "Are you a servant in which house? Who beats you so often..."
"No..." the boy denied immediately, "hasn't been for years, this was before..."
"Even if you told me before, who fought?"
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu stopped softly, "don't ask, even if the child's ribs are not broken, there are cracks, so take it back to the house and ask a doctor to take a closer look. And those books, bring them in. Look at this kid who keeps his book on it all the time..."
He was right. When the boy saw that all the books had been carried in, he was obviously relieved and begged in a low voice, "I'm fine, just let me go, I can go back by myself..."
"Where are you going back?" Xiao Jingrui took the opportunity to ask.
The boy's reaction seemed to be very sharp, and he immediately lowered his head.
"You read all these books?" Mei Changsu asked gently as he flipped through the pile of books. Perhaps because he has always been gentle and reassuring, after the boy glanced at him, his expression calmed down and replied in a low voice, "Some are... some... I still don't understand..."
"How old are you?"
"Eleven years old."
"What is your name?"
The boy paused for a long time, so long that people thought he would not answer, and then he spit out two words: "Tingsheng."
"What's your last name?"
"...I don't have a surname, so I'm called Tingsheng..."
Mei Changsu took a closer look at the child again. Although his cheeks were red and swollen and his face was immature, he still had a handsome face. From the very beginning, his speech and behavior have been very submissive, and he has no intention of resisting any unfair treatment, but the strange thing is that he can't feel the slightest servile spirit in him, as if he has a bloody and tenacity in his bones. , No matter how bullied, there is no way to make him humble.
"Tingsheng, if we let you down now, will someone find a doctor for you when you go back?"
Ting Sheng pursed his lips, obviously there was no definite answer, and he was unwilling to lie.
"Then we have to take you to where we live first. After the doctor checks and says you're all right, we'll send you back. Is that okay?"
Tingsheng lowered his head and said nothing, his eyebrows knitted tightly.
"Will our good intentions cause you trouble?"
Tingsheng throbbed, biting his lips tightly.
"Did you come out alone?"
"No... there's another..."
"What about that person?"
"Run first..."
"If you go back late, will someone beat you?"
A hint of coldness flashed in Ting Sheng's eyes, and he shook his head: "Not now... I just don't have food..."
Xiao Jingrui suddenly felt a surge of blood, and said angrily: "I won't give you food? Which family do you belong to? What are you going to do for you like this! Just tell me, I can help you, and you can come to our house. At least there is food to eat!"
Ting Sheng raised his eyes with maturity and calmness beyond his age, "You think I'm pitiful, do you want to take me in?"
Xiao Jingrui was stunned, and then explained a little embarrassedly: "No... I mean... "
"I have no right to be taken in, I must go back to that place... If I could be taken in, someone would have taken me in long ago... "
"Did you sign a sales contract?" Xiao Jingrui guessed, "Who did you sell it to, tell me, and I can discuss it."
Tingsheng lowered his eyes indifferently, "No, this won't work."
"Do you know who he is?" Mei Changsu looked into the child's eyes and said, "His father is a marquis, his mother is a princess, and he is a man of high status. In Jinling City, it doesn't matter which family you sell to. , as long as he comes forward to discuss, your old master will not slaughter his face, do you understand?"
Tingsheng still lowered his head and insisted: "No, this won't work."
Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingrui looked at each other, and just as they were about to say more, the groom said loudly from outside, "Eldest son, it's time for us."