When Xiao Jingyan came to the door of Xie Mansion, the person who received the news was Xie Bi, and when they met, he said, "His Royal Highness Prince Jing is here in person? Come in, Brother Su is in Xuelu."
King Jing was slightly startled and asked, "What? Mr. Su knew I was coming?"
"That's not true," Xie Bi said with a smile, "Brother Su just said hello to me, saying that His Royal Highness King Jing would take in the three children who were released from Yeyouting, and planned to train them as personal guards in the future. So someone will be sent to pick them up soon. I just didn't expect His Royal Highness to come to the door in person."
King Jing gave an "oh" and followed his words: "I am very interested in the swordsmanship taught by Mr. Su, mainly because I want to ask them for advice and take them back by the way."
"His Royal Highness King Jing has great military merit, and of course he is interested in martial arts, but I can't do it. I don't have that talent." Xie Bi said as he led the way. The two came to the door of Xuelu, and the attendant went in to report, Fei Liu appeared in front of him soon, looked at them coldly, his eyes were like ice needles, and Xie Bi was very uncomfortable.
"Come in!" the young man said sternly.
Xie Bi smiled reluctantly, and said to King Jing: "Brother Su is very quiet in his illness, I won't go in and bother him, please, Your Highness."
King Jing didn't want anyone to accompany him at first, so he nodded and walked into the small courtyard. Mei Changsu was already waiting in front of the steps, and there was no one else except the three children lined up behind him.
"I have seen Your Highness." Mei Changsu bowed to him with a subordinate salute, and Ting Sheng and others also bowed down.
"You don't need to be more polite." King Jing said lukewarmly, "My carriage was parked outside the gate of the house, and I asked the three children to wait for me in the car."
Hearing this, Mei Changsu immediately understood that King Jing had something to say alone, so he ordered Feiliu to call a servant of the Xie family to lead Tingsheng out first, then turned around and invited King Jing to enter the room and serve tea in person.
"The Princess Nihuang was almost humiliated today, did you know that?" King Jing asked coldly, as if he did not see Mei Changsu's gesture of inviting him to take a seat.
"Isn't it already saved safely?"
"As long as I go one step late, the county master will be taken into the backyard by them. Even if I try my best, I'm afraid I won't be able to save her, do you know?" King Jing stepped forward and his voice became more severe.
Ever since he entered the Xuelu, Mei Changsu had noticed a lingering anger in him. He originally thought that he was still angry at the actions of Concubine Yue's mother and son, but now, looking at this, it was actually aimed at him.
"Although the process is thrilling, fortunately everything is still complete, why is Your Highness so angry?" Mei Changsu pondered, his face suddenly turned pale, "Could it be that the princess is so embarrassed..."
"Do you really care about the feelings of the county master?" King Jing sneered, "remind her to take precautions before it happens, but it's just a small favor, and you can't take the opportunity to make the concubine Yue and the prince guilty, of course you are not satisfied. Now What a perfect result, I desperately tried to save each other, the scene was fierce, the county master is very grateful to me, if there is a fight in the future, Yunnan Mufu will naturally support me strongly. This is what you want to achieve, right?"
Mei Changsu was a little stunned, slowly rolled his eyes, and said after a while: "Does your Highness think that I deliberately concealed the county master, so that things can develop step by step for the greatest benefit?"
"Isn't it?" King Jing stared into his eyes tightly, "You clearly knew that something would happen in Zhaoren Palace, you obviously had the opportunity to remind the county master in advance, why didn't you say so? If you have time to let her take care of the queen, it's true Don't have time to say the word Yue Fei?"
Looking at King Jing's aggressive face, Mei Changsu's expression was somewhat wandering. He really didn't think that King Jing would go to that place by mistake. You can see that people's thoughts are the most unfathomable. You can never say that you have grasped another person's thoughts, so even if it is The father and son who were once close may also be eroded by rumors.
Prince Jing's anger was intensified because of Mei Changsu's dazed and indifferent expression, and at the same time he regarded his silence as a tacit consent to his questioning. Ashamed and angry, his anger was even more turbulent, and he couldn't help but grabbed Mei Changsu's collar and brought him up in front of him. The other hand squeezed his upper arm tightly, and his breath of resentment was almost scalded. The other's cold skin.
"Listen, Su Zhe," Xiao Jingyan's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his clenched teeth, "I know you strategists are not afraid to do the most insidious and shameless things, and I also know you guys come out Even the strongest person cannot resist. But I still want to warn you, since you consider me your lord, you must be clear about my bottom line. Princess Nihuang is not someone who indulges in the struggle for power. She is the commander-in-chief of the 100,000 Southern Frontier Army. She is the one who takes on the responsibility of the soldiers to protect the country and the people. It is she who fights bloody battles on the battlefield to keep you from fighting in this prosperous capital! Someone like you is all about fighting for power and power. People don't know what is a soldier's iron blood and what is a battlefield. I don't allow you to treat such a person as a chess piece, play with and sacrifice at will, if you don't even know how to respect these soldiers in the bloody battlefield, then I am Xiao Jingyan. Not with you! Do you understand?"
Mei Changsu's heart surged, and there was a tragic smile on his lips, wondering what is a soldier, what is a battlefield? Maybe in the snow in the cold winter twelve years ago, my heart was cold, and my blood was cold, but what about those things that were burned into the bone marrow
However, this question no longer needs to be thought about or answered immediately, because Fei Liu's angry face suddenly appeared in Mei Changsu's trembling line of sight. The young man's murderous palm exudes a thick cold air, slashing straight at King Jing's neck like a scythe of death.
"Stop!" At the same time as he shouted sharply, Mei Changsu used all his strength to smash Prince Jing to the side, and moved his body forward to block.
Fei Liu's murderous move was in the middle of the process when he suddenly saw Brother Su appearing within the range of the palm wind attack. Knowing that he couldn't stand it, he was shocked, and immediately retreated with all his strength, blocking his right palm with his left palm, and then afterward. Even after a few feet, the chill still hit King Jing's side and Mei Changsu's shoulder.
King Jing often trains, and his muscles and bones are as strong as iron. The cold air that has been greatly weakened is nothing to him, but Mei Changsu feels like being stabbed by an ice needle, his throat is sweet, and a mouthful of blood rushes up. , was swallowed hard by him again.
"Brother Su!" Fei Liu shouted.
Mei Changsu endured the pain in his chest and abdomen, lowered his face, stood in front of King Jing, and said sternly, "Have you forgotten everything I said to you? Don't you remember that you promised me that I would never hurt this? Is there a trace of anyone?"
"But he..." Although Fei Liu's expression was stiff, his large eyes were full of the child's grievances.
"Don't talk back!" Mei Changsu scolded, "If you can't do it, you can't do it! Quickly apologize to His Royal Highness Prince Jing!"
Fei Liu trembled slightly, pursed his lips tightly, Junxiu's face tensed, and twisted to one side stubbornly.
Prince Jing had no distaste for people like Fei Liu, and frowned, "Don't force him."
"No," Mei Changsu said with a sullen face, "he must remember this. Feiliu, do you apologize?"
Fei Liu was rarely scolded by Mei Changsu so harshly, his face was flushed red, his breath was thick and heavy, his chest was up and down, the muscles on both sides of his cheeks were clenched by his teeth, and blue veins were protruding on his forehead. It's not that I was trained to be expressionless since I was a child, it's just like I'm about to cry.
Mei Changsu sighed, his heart softened again, he slowly stepped forward, cupped his face with both hands, rubbed it lightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't grit your teeth, your head will hurt..."
Fei Liu's mouth was flattened, he rushed forward, threw himself into his arms, and wrapped his hands tightly around his waist.
"Okay, okay..." Mei Changsu coaxed in a vague tone, "Does Fei Liu listen to Brother Su?"
"… ,listen… "
"Then go and apologize to His Royal Highness Prince Jing."
Fei Liu lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his eyes, glared at Prince Jing, and said firmly: "He first!"
King Jing raised his eyebrows and did not understand, but Mei Changsu immediately understood what Fei Liu meant.
"Don't talk nonsense, why does His Royal Highness King Jing apologize to you?"
"With you!"
"Not with me either..."
"He hit you!"
"He didn't hit me," Mei Changsu slumped his shoulders a little helplessly, "he was just a little angry, he got a little closer to me when he spoke..." "He apologizes!" Fei Liu insisted.
"I won't apologize." Before Mei Changsu could speak, Prince Jing spoke unexpectedly. When he turned his head to look, Xiao Jingyan's expression was still very serious. Facing Fei Liu's appearance, he did not appear to be perfunctory and coaxed because the other party's intelligence was weak, but his tone was solemn, "What I said just now, every sentence is the same. What I wanted to say in my heart, none of it is wrong or false, so I don't apologize. But Su Zhe, I don't need this little brother to apologize to me, he is just doing his duty as a guard, and he is not at fault. But I think you should go and apologize to Princess Nihuang."
Mei Changsu looked at him, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Does Princess Nihuang think I'm deliberately concealing the report?"
Xiao Jingyan was stunned, "That's not true, she thought that what you were about to say was interrupted by someone else..."
"Then why bother to apologize deliberately, to make her feel cold for nothing." Mei Changsu said lightly, "The county master has already suffered such grievances in the capital, do you still have to make her feel more uncomfortable?"
King Jing didn't think of this level and couldn't help but stay for a while.
"I will take note of His Highness King Jing's words. I will be careful in the future." Mei Changsu continued, "But I also have a few words I want to tell His Highness. You can't be disgusted with all the tricks. You have to deal with the likes of Prince Yu and the Crown Prince. Humans, it’s not enough to just rely on blood. Sometimes, we have to be ruthless, black, and hot, and if we relax a little, we will be completely undone. You shouldn’t be ignorant of this, right?”
Xiao Jingyan's brows furrowed, but he knew that what he said was true. He only felt as if his chest was stuffed with something, and it was difficult to describe the feeling of disgust.
Mei Changsu stared at every change in his expression, his tone was still cold: "Your Highness will inevitably feel uncomfortable sometimes, but you must endure it. I know where your bottom line is, so I won't offend it. But I also have mine. The means and the way of doing things, I am afraid that Your Highness will gradually adapt to it. You and I have a common purpose, for this, what is the big deal of sacrificing a little personal feeling?"
Prince Jing raised his head and took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a long time, and then slowly opened his eyes and turned his piercing gaze towards Mei Changsu, saying, "Is this what you really think, I know. I too To tell you the truth, I really have no brotherly affection for the Crown Prince and King Yu. For them and their henchmen, I don't care what tactics you use."
"His Royal Highness is really frank, and you dare to tell me such words."
"Since I cooperate with you, why hide it. If you really want to harm me, just knowing Tingsheng's secrets can make me stop. Although you are sinister and vicious, you are really talented. If I don't have you by my side. How could such a person have the power to deal with the Prince and King Yu? However, there are still some pure and good officials above the court, and they have not participated in the party struggle. To them…”
"I still want to use it." Mei Changsu said coldly, "But do my best not to hurt."
King Jing looked at him fixedly, and after a long time, Fang nodded slowly, and said clearly, "Just remember it."
Mei Changsu smiled slightly, knowing that today's conversation was over, he took a step back and bowed. King Jing didn't say any more, turned around, strode out, and came to the door, stopped suddenly, and said without looking back, "Thank you for saving Tingsheng."
"You're welcome." Mei Changsu said indifferently, "I hope Your Highness will not pity his suffering and spoil him too much. He will be sent to the army to train and let him know what a man's generosity is. Don't be like me. Full of scheming…”
Xiao Jingyan's figure seemed to stiffen for a moment, but in the end, she didn't look back and went straight to the hospital.
Fei Liu's angry gaze had been stuck on his body like a nail from just now, and when his figure disappeared, he refused to take his gaze back in that direction.
"Fei Liu, you can't," Mei Changsu took the boy's hand and forcibly pulled him further inside, "Brother Su repeats, this person is absolutely not allowed to hurt, under any circumstances, understand?"
"clear… "
"Brother Su is very unhappy that something like this happened today..."
"He's bad!" Fei Liu said aggrievedly, "He beat you."
"He didn't hit me, I'll never let him hit me..." Mei Changsu rubbed Fei Liu's heart-felt hair, "If he was hit, Brother Su would definitely be very angry, look at me, Is the elephant angry?"
Fei Liu took a closer look and shook his head.
"Actually, Brother Su is very happy now," Mei Changsu said with a smile on the boy's face, "I'm really very happy."
"Happy..." Fei Liu tilted his head, a little confused.
"Because he still hasn't changed," Mei Changsu said, his eyes gradually blurred, "Although he doesn't seem to like to talk or laugh, although he is not as cheerful and bright, although his heart is full He is full of resentment and hatred, but deep down, he is still the kind-hearted Xiao Jingyan, the good friend who sometimes bullies me, sometimes I bully…”
"Brother Su..."
"Huh? What?"
"Don't fall!"
"Okay," Mei Changsu took a breath, with a smile on his face, and gently wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingers, "We are obviously very happy without tears."
"Happy!" Fei Liu suddenly forgot about the troubles just now, and pointed to the outside, "There is sun, let's play!"
"Okay... let's go play."
Said to be playing, but Mei Changsu just sat on the bench under the tree and basked in the warm sunshine of the early winter afternoon. Fei Liu jumped between the treetops to capture the light spots of the sun's shadow, and had a lot of fun. From time to time, he would come back to Brother Su and ask him to wipe his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief.
In an instant, it was as if time and space had flown, returning to the days of youthful indulgence, when he tamed a fierce horse on the grass, with yellow sand and dust flying under the horse's hooves, Jingyan threw a wine bag in the air from outside the fence, caught it, raised his head and drank heavily. The liquid splashed on his chest, his father came in, smiled and rubbed his head, wiping it gently with a handkerchief...
"Brother Su..." Fei Liu called him, blinking his clear eyes.
"It's nothing," Mei Changsu looked back gently, "the sun is very warm. I'm about to fall asleep..."
"Then go to sleep!" Fei Liu jumped up and grabbed a blanket, gently covering it on Mei Changsu's body, snuggled up to the side, and put his head on his knee.
As the days moved, the entire Xuelu suddenly became unusually quiet.
But for Mei Changsu, who has already been caught up in the turbulent waves, such a peaceful time will become more and more rare in the future, and it will become more and more short-lived...