The convoy of Prince Mu's Mansion reeled away, and soon there was only a speck of smoke and dust left, which gradually faded and sank in the cold and hard air in the middle of winter.
Leaving the sheltered rock wall, the cold wind that was squeezed and accelerated by the valley in front of him immediately swept the ground, blowing Mei Changsu's black hair into the air.
The middle-aged guard who was accompanying him immediately came over and tried to put the headband of his cloak on for him, but was gently pushed away by those cold hands. In front of it is a soothing slope, the grass traces have long been hidden under the snow, and a few sparse trees are planted sporadically. Mei Changsu looked at the faintly exposed corner of the dress on the slope, stretched out his hand to brush away the hair that had been blown against his face by the wind, and walked up the slope quickly until he reached the highest point, only then did he slowly stop. .
Under the cold branches and the snow, Princess Nihuang stood up against the wind, wearing a jade-colored cloak, which showed the stern temperament of this female handsome in the south who was not afraid of the wind and cold.
Mei Changsu didn't expect the county master to come, but since she had already come, he didn't even think about avoiding it.
That little girl who used to be him, no matter how majestic she is now, no matter where her love has belonged, can't change the most simple and pure friendship back then, and can't change the guilt and pity he cherished for her.
Hearing Mei Changsu's footsteps, Princess Nihuang turned to his pretty face and showed him a soft smile.
Since that day they broke up outside the Wuying Palace, and the two have never seen each other again. However, Xia Dong had already passed the words to her. With Nihuang's arrogant temperament, she would either decide between two sides or wait silently. She would not be suspicious and entangled in questioning like ordinary children.
So Mei Changsu couldn't guess why Nihuang deliberately took this opportunity to go out of the city to meet him.
"Mr. Su, it's been a long time since I've seen you, are you feeling well?" The first sentence is always polite and chatty, a gesture of etiquette that makes people feel alienated.
"Thanks to the county master, everything is fine. Su moved to a new dwelling not long ago and received a generous gift from your house, but he has not been able to come to the house to express his thanks. Please don't take it as a surprise."
"Sir, you're welcome." Nihuang stepped closer, her deerskin boots pinched the cloud, and the green cloud armor around her waist. She was in high spirits and valiant, as if she had been troubled and wronged after coming to Beijing. heart.
Mei Changsu couldn't help but smile, and praised: "Heroes and grandeur, the moonlight and wind, the county master can be this character." "How can you be as deep as the sea than Mr.?" Nihuang smiled brightly, "Lian Zhou Lao The gentleman has moved for you, the strength of the Jiang Zuo League is really unfathomable."
"But they are all people who have fallen out of the rivers and lakes. They formed this alliance because of fate." Mei Changsu glanced at the county master and couldn't bear to let her speak first, so he brought the topic directly to the point, "My alliance is based on righteousness. First of all, I don't overly detain my subordinates, so... he can't come to the capital, there is no prohibition, it is indeed a reason... "
"I don't want to ask this," Nihuang looked into his eyes calmly, her eyes bright as morning stars, "I know why he can't come."
"You know?" Mei Changsu was slightly surprised, "You mean..."
"He went to Yunnan to help me back then, and tried his best to save the crisis. Everyone in the southern border respected him inexplicably, so although we quickly saw that he changed his face, no one tried to spy on his true appearance."
Mei Changsu lowered his eyes, already vaguely guessing what she was going to say next.
"... Later, we developed affection, but he always wanted to escape and refuse. I asked him many times, but he refused to say why. Until finally, he was pressed so hard that he let me see his True looks."
"Hmm..." Mei Changsu put his finger in his sleeve with a light expression, "What about after reading it?"
"I just felt familiar at first. After a few more glances, after thinking for a while, I figured out who he is..." Although Princess Nihuang kept a smile on his lips, there was an aura of pain in his eyes. " He is from your Jiang Zuo League, and you should know his real name, right?"
Mei Changsu nodded expressionlessly, "Yes, I know."
"Then talk about it."
"Nie Ze, one of the generals of the Chiyan rebels, if anyone finds out that he is still alive, he is the imperial prisoner."
"Then," Nihuang looked at him deeply, her eyes fierce, "Do you really want to take in and shelter him when you accept such a person in the Jiang Zuo League, or do you plan to use him in the future?"
Mei Changsu took a few steps forward slowly, supported a half-withered old tree, and smiled sadly: "Of course I want to use him, the Jiang Zuo League took such a big risk to take in the imperial prisoners, I am afraid it is not for the sake of Accumulate merit?"
The Princess Nihuang raised her eyebrows, her face flashed with suffocation: "Can you take this seriously?"
Mei Changsu turned his head, his dark pupils were like gems, and they were firmly fixed on the face of the county master, "What if it's true?"
"If you take it seriously, I will definitely take Nie Ze away. Even if I do my best, I will protect him. This is not only because of my own affection for him, but also to repay him for stabilizing my southern border crisis. Save me the kindness of thousands of soldiers."
A smile mixed with sadness, touching, gratification, and melancholy floated on Mei Changsu's lips, he locked Nihuang's sight and shook his head gently, "You are the county master, he is a traitor, how can you justify your name? How could His Majesty allow you to marry a prodigal son of unknown origin? What’s more, since you know him, others will naturally recognize him. Do you want him to be so easy to disguise or even ruin his face for the rest of his life? stay by your side?"
Nihuang bit her lower lip abruptly and turned her face to one side, stubbornly reluctant to let people see her fragile expression: "What if it's not like this? Ever since I found out that he is Nie Ze, I've understood Our future will not be smooth. I once hoped that he would pretend to be an identity to participate in this son-in-law competition, hoping that he would come to me one by one, but until the end, he did not appear... How many times I watched You, I want to ask you what he thinks, but you are afraid that he is just hiding in the Jiang Zuo League, and you don't know who he is. I didn't confirm that you knew until later when you asked Sister Xia Dong to send a letter. His identity, because he even told you about our relationship, he should have nothing to hide from you."
"You're right," Mei Changsu's tone was extremely smooth, as if with a soothing magic, "Nie Ze trusts me very much, he has no secrets to me, and I do the same to him. I am now I hope you can trust me as well, and I will do my best so that you can stand together in an upright manner, and hold your wedding on the Yingfeng Tower, no mask, no disguise, use your real name, and accept it calmly Blessings from anyone…”
"How is this possible?" Nihuang's eyes widened in disbelief. "Unless the Red Flame Army can be rehabilitated, this is definitely just an unrealizable dream."
"It's up to people," Mei Changsu said coldly, "Do you believe that the Chi Yan Army is really a rebel army?"
Nihuang took a step back, and her shoulders trembled slightly, "I don't know... I was young at the time... I only knew that the few people I knew would never betray the king and treason... But does it make sense to say this now? Tie The case has been settled, neither the Crown Prince nor Prince Yu will vindicate the Chi Yan Army, because this old case was originally one of their most proud masterpieces!"
"Yes, neither the Crown Prince nor Prince Yu will vindicate the Chi Yan Army," Mei Changsu's eyes were fixed on the front, and there seemed to be a trace of chill oozing from his skin, "but no one thought of relying on them. . . . In order to achieve this goal, there is actually only one way to go.”
Nihuang's cherry lips trembled violently, her complexion turned white and then flushed, and some blurred things gradually emerged from the fog, and the conclusion was ready to come out.
"King Jing...you...you want to support King Jing..."
Facing Mei Changsu's silence, Nihuang's mind went blank for a moment. But after all, she is a female general who has gone through the battlefield. She only took a few deep breaths and quickly stabilized her emotions and calmed down.
"You're right, only King Jing can..." Princess Nihuang pursed her red lips and paced a few steps in place, "But it's too hard... It's too hard, if you're not careful, you will step into death and never again. Can't go back."
"Who would want to turn back?" Mei Changsu said indifferently, "You may ask Nie Ze in the future, has he ever thought about turning back for a moment?"
"Nie Ze is different. He is the old man of Chiyan, to clear his grievances, but you..." Nihuang froze for a while, as if he suddenly realized something, "You... Who are you? Why do you want to Taking such a big risk for the old case of the Red Flame Army?"