Hearing what he said, Shen Zhui and Cai Quan didn't know what to do for a while, but fortunately Xiao Jingyan didn't seem to be angry because of being disobeyed, he just hesitated and said, "Since Mr. Please advise."
Cai Quan and Shen Zhui exchanged glances quickly, took out the file from their sleeves, and handed it to Mei Changsu.
The case file is not very thick, with about ten pages, neatly ordered, and the handwriting is small and clear. After Mei Changsu took it over, he scolded Xiao Jingyan for disrespect, then leaned back on the chair and looked over in a relaxed manner, but he looked at him, and the other three couldn't be foolishly on the side. After he finished reading, not to mention that the person sitting at the top was a very noble Crown Prince, so Shen Zhui quickly turned his head to find a topic to liven up the somewhat cold atmosphere.
"His Royal Highness, next month will be His Majesty's holy birthday. I remember that His Highness presented a handsome falcon last year. His Majesty likes it very much. This year, His Highness must have a better gift, hehehe..."
"For the son of man, the best gift is filial piety. As long as I cultivate morality together, manage politics without losing my mind, I will like whatever I give to the emperor..." Xiao Jingyan tried her best to keep talking with Cai and Chen in a normal manner. It's just that every now and then, he glances at Mei Changsu.
Mei Changsu didn't pay attention to what the other three people were talking about in the room. He seemed to be really attracted by the contents of the case file. When Xiao Jingyan's eyes turned again, he was just placing the tea bowl on the small table beside him, and his fingers accidentally touched a plate of dim sum on the table, so he picked up a piece, and turned his mouth without looking at it. put in.
Shen Zhui and Cai Quan suddenly felt a blur before their eyes. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jingyan had already rushed over, grabbed Mei Changsu's hand, and quickly snatched the snack from his mouth. far away.
This bizarre scene made everyone freeze, even Xiao Jingyan himself after finishing this series of actions. He also immediately realized that something was wrong and became a little overwhelmed. His eyes wandered and he said: "This snack... is not new..."
It would be stale for the Crown Prince Donggong to bring out desserts to entertain guests. This statement is too new, even after he explained this sentence. The effect is not as good as he did not explain.
Mei Changsu's gaze slowly moved to the small table next to it, where a platter of fine dots was placed, including hibiscus cake, golden silk, crispy walnuts, and... hazelnut crisps...
Judging from his expression, Mei Changsu didn't seem to have any major shocks, but slowly lowered his eyes, his face gradually turned pale, and he couldn't see the violent tumbling and writhing in his heart at this moment. It was originally just a test. However, after he really tried to find out the result, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable, and his chest was suffocated and cold.
Xiao Jingyan still held Mei Changsu's wrist. The once strong and powerful wrists are now weak and trembling slightly. It made his chest feel like a rock. Involuntarily, he tightened his grip, so tight that he wanted to lose all the strength of his body. But other than that. Xiao Jingyan didn't dare to do anything else, and didn't dare to say a word.
Because the one sitting in front of him is his best friend, but at the same time it is not the friend he is familiar with. Lin Shu came back from a calamity. He was no longer Lin Shu who had been beaten and smashed as if he was made of white iron. Xiao Jingyan didn't want to do anything wrong or say something wrong at this sensitive moment, so he could only hold that hand and remain silent. .
After a long time, Mei Changsu gently loosened his grip, and slowly stood up with the armrest of the seat, his gray lips pursed slightly, and said in a low voice, "I have something to do at home, please allow me to leave. ."
"Little..." Xiao Jingyan opened his mouth, but didn't dare to shout out, he could only watch him turn around and walk towards the door slowly and floatingly.
Shen Zhui and Cai Quan on the side were already stunned. Both of them had their eyes bulging, their mouths slightly open, and their expressions were the same, but now Xiao Jingyan had long forgotten that they were still here. After standing in the hall for a while, they chased again. go out.
Mei Changsu tried his best to walk as fast as possible, but after recovering from a serious illness, he was very emotional, his limbs and cheeks were numb, and as soon as he walked to the long steps outside the corridor, his knees trembled for a while, and he had to stop leaning on the railing to breathe.
Although he didn't look back, Mei Changsu knew that Xiao Jingyan's eyes were still chasing behind him, so he gritted his teeth and didn't want to show any weakness at this time. They used to grow up side by side. They raced horses together, competed in martial arts together, competed for the top spot in the autumn hunting grounds together, and faced the fierce wolf smoke together on the battlefield. Proud and self-willed, Lin Shu couldn't imagine that one day Jingyan would run over to support his ooze-like weak and useless body, and said in a sympathetic and pitying voice, "Xiaoshu, are you alright?"
Can not imagine, can not accept. So he escaped and wanted to get out of here quickly. After returning to the Su residence to calm down, he would think slowly and make a decision slowly.
But after he breathed a little, he couldn't take another step, because Fei Liu suddenly ran towards him from the side door, his steps were much heavier than usual, and he held a big gray wolf tightly in his arms.
"Don't wake up!" The young man handed the Buddha's tooth to Brother Su, his eyes full of anxiety and confusion, "Don't wake up!" Mei Changsu stroked the gray wolf's dull fur with pale, almost transparent fingers. It was cold and stiff, and the heart suddenly cramped. Buddha Tooth's eyes were closed, and it looked very peaceful. Fei Liu tried several times to hold its head up, but as soon as he let go, it fell down again.
Footsteps sounded again by the side door. Lie Zhanying, who had been transferred to the East Palace patrol general, chased after him, sweating all over his forehead. When he saw that the prince was also outside, he was greatly shocked, but he didn't have time to tell him. Guilty, Xiao Jingyan has quickly signaled him to stand beside him quietly.
Buddha Tooth is almost seventeen years old. As far as a wolf is concerned, it is considered an extremely long life. Although it is sad to leave, it is not an unacceptable thing for a rational adult.
But Fei Liu couldn't understand this. He just saw the Buddha's tooth put into a wooden coffin and ran to see it. Lie Zhanying coaxed him and said, "The Buddha's tooth is asleep." In the young man's understanding. If you fall asleep, you will definitely wake up, just like Brother Su often falls asleep. But no matter how long they slept, they all woke up later.
So he asked Buddha Tooth when he woke up. There was a sad look in Lie Zhanying's eyes, saying that it would never wake up again.
Fei Liu knew for the first time that he might never wake up again after falling asleep, which made him very frightened. Mei Changsu rubbed the boy's forehead. He could see that Fei Liu was confused and flustered at the moment, but he had no energy to comfort and explain. Death's black robe covers him all year round, so gloomy, so real, so real that he couldn't describe to the young man what death meant.
"Fei Liu, will you always remember the Buddha's tooth?"
"meeting!"
"As a friend, you always remember it, that's enough." Mei Changsu reached out and hugged the Buddha's tooth from Fei Liu's arms. Because it was too heavy, he couldn't stand, so he simply sat down. Put the grey wolf's head on his cheek. Say goodbye to it.
"Brother Su..." The boy was very frightened. But I don't understand why I am afraid, I can only rely on the past. Like the tooth of the Buddha, it squeezed into Mei Changsu's arms.
"It's alright, get up, hold the Buddha's tooth, and return it to General Lie. General Lie will take it to a more comfortable place, so let's go." Mei Changsu soothed softly, pulling Fei Liu's black hair. But before Fei Liu had time to get up according to his instructions, a hand had already reached out and hugged Buddha Tooth's heavy body.
Fei Liu jumped up and wanted to grab it, but when he saw who was in front of him, he immediately remembered Brother Su's most severe order, and did not dare to do anything.
Xiao Jingyan held the Buddha's tooth in one hand, the other hand stretched out flat, palm facing down, slightly clenched into a fist, and stopped about a foot in front of Mei Changsu's right shoulder. After a moment of silence, Mei Changsu raised his eyes and met Jingyan head-on.
At that moment, both of them felt extreme pain, and at the same time, they also felt the pain in each other's heart.
Pain, but unable to speak clearly, as if when he opened his mouth, he could only spit out red blood.
Xiao Jingyan's arm was still stretched out quietly, without shaking in the slightest, Mei Changsu's pale face showed indifference, but in the end, he still raised his right hand and held down the arm that was firmly stopped in front of him. Zuo stood up slowly for support, and when he stood firm for a while, the hand quickly retracted, as if it hadn't supported him at all.
"Fei Liu, we're going back."
"Um!"
Under the steps, Lie Zhanying looked at Mr. Su, who had always been well-mannered, in bewilderment. After standing up with the arms of the crown prince, he didn't even say a word of "thank you", and left with his young guard. As for Xiao Jingyan, who was holding the Buddha's tooth and watched him leave, the sullen expression on his face made him almost unable to move.
"Zhanying..."
"Uh... minister, minister is here!"
"Take the Buddha's tooth and put it away. Tomorrow... I'll watch it be buried."
"Yes!"
Although Lie Zhanying was full of doubts, he also knew what to ask and what not to ask, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take Buddha Tooth's body, and bowed back quietly. Xiao Jingyan's robes fluttered, he turned around quickly, and walked back to the hall with wind.
During the time he was away, Shen Zhui and Cai Quan had managed to recover a little from their rigid state, and discussed a few words about the bizarre scene that had just happened. However, due to the lack of sufficient information, these two high-spirited, promising newcomers of the imperial court who could not overcome any intractable illness, finally exchanged a few words of nonsense that were the same as not.
"Brother Cai, what's going on?"
"I still want to ask you, what's going on?"
"I just want to know, what the hell is going on?"
In the reverberation of "what's going on", the footsteps of His Royal Highness the Prince had already sounded, and the two of them hurriedly kept silent and stood respectfully.
Xiao Jingyan's expression, who came back again, was different from when he went out. His brows were furrowed, his face was sinking like water, and his eyes flashed with a cold sternness like a blade. When he opened his mouth, there was a ruthlessness in his voice that was rarely seen before.
"Shen Qing, Cai Qing, this palace has something important to say, you listen."
"Yes!"
"This matter, Ben Gong has already made up his mind and has to do it. I tell you today that it is not to discuss with you, but to ask you to contribute to me." Shen Cai and the two looked at each other and quickly said, "I will wait for you, Your Highness. order."
"Okay." Xiao Jingyan gritted his teeth, tightly holding the armrest of the seat carved into the shape of a dragon's head, and said in a cold but firm tone, "Ben Gong... want to overthrow the case of Chi Yan thirteen years ago, retrial and sentence. , Ming Zhao to the world, to wash away the stigma on the Snow Emperor's eldest brother and the Lin family. If we do not achieve this goal, we will never give up!"