A few people chatted and laughed, as if they were back at the same heart-to-heart when they first met. Time passed quickly without knowing it, it seemed that it didn't take long for the sky to get dark, Mei Changsu ordered wine to stay, and the three of them didn't refuse.
Liquor, a strong brew from the north, is very hot when you touch it. Yan Yujin shouted loudly, "This is what men drink." He poured a large glass in one gulp, choking and screaming. The two brothers from the Xie family are much more gentle in comparison. Even Xie Bi, who is very fond of wine and has a great alcohol capacity, only sips it in small cups. Fei Liu appeared in the room at some point, and looked at the table curiously. on the liquid.
"Xiao Feiliu..." Yan Yujin felt a little bit drunk, and didn't care about Feiliu's chilly aura anymore, and waved to him with a glass of wine, "Have you ever had this before, it's delicious..."
"Don't mess around," Mei Changsu, who had been drinking soup because of his illness, hurriedly stopped with a smile, "We Feiliu are still young."
"I've been drinking since I was fourteen years old. What are you afraid of? Fei Liu is a boy. If you don't drink, you will never become a man." Yan Yujin waved his hands nonchalantly, "Come, come, have a drink first."
Fei Liu glanced at Brother Su, saw that he just smiled, and without further obstruction, he stepped forward to take the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and suddenly his mouth was full of fine needles, and fireworks exploded all over his head.
"It doesn't taste good!" Fei Liu felt deceived, he flicked the wine glass and slashed at Yan Yujin with a palm, and the uncle and son pushed the edge of the table, jumped up and dodged, the two of them jumped up and down in the room, Chase into a group. Xiao Jingrui looked a little nervous at first, but later found out that Fei Liu was just chasing after him, and didn't really want to hurt people, so he was relieved.
"Since I came to Jinling with me, Fei Liu has rarely played like this," Mei Changsu also looked at with a smile, "so every time you come, he is still very happy."
Xiao Jingrui obviously never felt that Fei Liu was happy for them to come, but it was true that the house was a little empty and deserted, and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Su, are you still the only people like these during the Chinese New Year?"
"It's mostly like this on New Year's Eve, but on the third and fourth day of the middle school, I still have to invite some guests to get together. Will you come?"
"I can come anytime," Xiao Jingrui said, looking at Fei Liu and then at Mei Changsu, a little unbearable, "But on New Year's Eve, it's too lonely with only the two of you, come to our house for the New Year, when the time comes Daddy Zhuo's family will also come to Beijing, which is very lively."
"Thank you," Mei Changsu smiled gently, "but who said there were only two of us? Didn't you see when you came in? There are at least twenty people living in this garden."
"But that's all servants... not family..."
"Could it be my family in your house?" Mei Changsu felt unhappy, and involuntarily uttered a sharp sentence, but he found himself overreacting and slowed down, "New Year's Eve is the time for family reunion. Today, your family gathers together, what am I going to do? Besides, the master of Ningguohou’s mansion is your father, and it is always inappropriate for you to invite outsiders to your own family banquet without authorization.”
Xiao Jingrui rushed out and said that he didn't think too much about it. When he said this, he knew that he was reckless and lowered his head: "Brother Su has taught me a lesson."
"What stupid thing did you do to make Brother Su take the trouble to teach you a lesson?" Yan Yujin returned to his original position after exercising for a while, and just heard the last sentence.
"Jing Rui is well-intentioned, I'm worried that Fei Liu and I will be too lonely for New Year's Eve." Mei Changsu smiled lightly, wanting to pass the topic off at will.
"You didn't invite Brother Su to your house for the New Year, did you?" Yan Yujin hit the bullseye all of a sudden, and tapped Xiao Jingrui's forehead with his hand, "Do you have any brains?"
"Big brother just didn't think about it for a while." Xie Bi had a good relationship with Xiao Jingrui, but after finding out that his father was deceiving him for a while, he relied on this big brother to accompany him, and of course he was more protective of him, "Your brain Well, it's not just eating, drinking, and having fun."
Yan Yujin shook his head and said, "Brother Su doesn't like to be lively, and besides, Fei Liu is with him, if you want to sympathize with me, you should sympathize with me, after every time I kowtow to my ancestors, I am the only one in my family. Like…”
Mei Changsu asked curiously, "Where is this honor?"
"Go back to your room for meditation."
Mei Changsu couldn't help being stunned. Both Mrs. Yan and Yujin's mother have passed away, and he has no siblings. If his father really went back to his room as soon as he left the ancestral hall, this lively child would be really lonely...
"What kind of sympathy do you have?" Xie Bi laughed and scolded, "I am a stray man, you would be happier without your father to care about you, Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, Yixiang Cuicui, a dozen girls are with you Are you still alone?"
Mei Changsu picked up the teacup and sniffed the dense aroma, sighing inwardly. Xie Bi is still a child who grew up under the family's wings. I'm afraid that he has never been really lonely since he was a child. How can the hustle and bustle of Fengyue place replace the reunion and warmth in the family
However, Yan Yujin did not refute Xie Bi's words, there was still his immortal smile on his lips, as if he didn't care about anything, "Brother Su, do you want me to visit the brothel on Luoshi Street this year? Shopping? You see Fei Liu is almost an adult... "
Contrary to his expectations, Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, I won't go if I want to recuperate, so take Feiliu with you."
"Am I taking him out alone?" Yan Yujin was taken aback, "This is too terrifying. If he is touched by the girls in the brothel, he will go crazy. Who can stop him."
"No, we Feiliu are very good-natured," Mei Changsu said with a slight smile, "Come over to me after you sacrifice your ancestors. Let's have a drink together, and then you can take Feiliu out to play. Not in Langzhou this year. , I just happened to be sick again, Fei Liu will definitely feel unaccustomed to it."
"Tingsheng!" Fei Liu suddenly said.
"Do you want to invite Tingsheng to play?" Mei Changsu rubbed the boy's hair.
"Um!"
"The name Tingsheng is very familiar, where have you heard it before..." Yan Yujin scratched his head.
"It was to defeat one of the three children of Bailiqi," Xiao Jingrui remembered more clearly, "After releasing Gongye Court, His Royal Highness Prince Jing took them in as personal soldiers, right?"
"That's right, these three children are all in Prince Jing's mansion," Mei Changsu nodded, "Probably can get out after taking leave with the commander?"
"I think there should be no problem," Yan Yujin said honestly, "They are all rescued by you. I will pick them up for you when the time comes, and see who dares to make things difficult for them."
"Then thank you very much." Mei Changsu turned to Fei Liu again, "Do you want to invite anyone else?"
Fei Liu thought about it seriously: "Uncle!"
"Uncle can't do it. Uncle has his own home and wants to celebrate the New Year in his own home."
"Which uncle?" Xie Bi asked.
"It was Fei Liu who was the first to fight in the capital and was defeated by him."
"Commander Meng?!" The three young men were startled together, Yan Yujin looked at Fei Liu and shook his head: "From the slave soldier to the commander of the forbidden army, I think you are the only one in the world who would treat guests so strangely. ."
"In Fei Liu's eyes, there is only like or dislike, and there is no difference in status." Mei Changsu said lightly, "Actually, isn't it simpler and better?"
"It's a pity that there are few people in the world who can do it..." Xiao Jingrui sighed softly, "Identity is like the second layer of human skin. If it is torn apart, I am afraid it will be completely unrecognizable..."
Mei Changsu's brows twitched. I don't know why he was touched by his unintentional sigh. His face turned pale, and his gaze towards Xiao Jingrui became deeper and more complicated.
"Okay!" Yan Yujin stretched his waist and jumped up, exhaling a long breath, "You need to be happy with a good wine, but you can't enjoy it too much, it will be boring after you are too happy, watching you all drink here, all of you are cherishing spring. The sad autumn is up, why don't you drink it and cry? I think Brother Su is tired, so it's time to say goodbye and go home?"
"That's right," Xiao Jingrui followed, standing up, "Brother Su is suffering from an exogenous illness. You need to rest more. We have been bothering you for so long, so it's time to go."
Because Mei Changsu was indeed a little sleepy, coupled with the inexplicable grief and melancholy provoked by Xiao Jingrui for no reason, Mei Changsu felt that his mood fluctuated a little and needed to be calmed down by himself, so he didn't stay any longer, just lowered his voice. He politely invited them to come often in the future, and was ready to get up to see off the guests.
"It's windy outside, and it seems like it's snowing again. Brother Su, don't come out." Xiao Jingrui hurriedly pressed him back into the chair, "What kind of politeness is it to the three of us, we are all friends. Brother Su is recuperating, we'll see you another day. you."
Mei Changsu smiled, and without reluctance, asked Fei Liu to send them out, and leaned back on the soft pillow, ready to close his eyes and rest for a while. It was probably because I was overworked on this day, and I was in a trance after only a short time of work. It seemed like I was sleeping instead of sleeping. My whole body was burning like fire for a while, and it was freezing cold like being immersed in ice water for a while. As soon as he twisted and sank, he woke up with a slight bounce of his body, and when he opened his eyes, he saw three faces hanging above him.
"What are you doing here?" Mei Changsu looked around and found himself lying on the bed in the bedroom, having changed into pajamas and wrapped in a soft quilt.
"You fainted all night, don't you know?" Dr. Yan angrily said with a white beard, "Look at the window, it's getting bright, do you want to scare us to death?"
"... er?... I don't think there's anything wrong, and I'm in good spirits..." Mei Changsu tried to sit up from the pillow and was hugged by Fei Liu, so he had to fall back again, patted the boy on the back to comfort him, " Fei Liu is not afraid, Brother Su is just sleeping, can you help me get up?"
"Do you still remember?" Doctor Yan said fiercely, "If I let you get out of bed within three days, I won't be named Yan!"
"Doctor Yan, I can't do it these days, there are a lot of things to do..."
"I can't control that much. You made a bet with someone when you came to the doctor this time. If you continue to toss like this, I will lose!"
Mei Changsu originally wanted to tell him that he had the medicine specially made by Xun Zhen, a cold doctor, and that as long as he took it on time, there would be no major problems, but he was afraid that the doctors would also go against each other and say that the situation would get worse. I had no choice but to say no more, lay down flat under the fiery gaze of the old man, turned to Fei Liu and said, "Do you recognize Uncle Meng's house?" "Yes!"
"Would you like to invite Uncle Meng to our house? Go quietly and don't let anyone see it."
"Okay!" Fei Liu saw that he woke up, his face and words were the same as usual, and his pure heart immediately calmed down, unlike Dr. Yan and Li Gang, who were still worried. After accepting the assignment just now, he immediately flashed out.
"Brother Li, please send a message to Mr. Thirteen, and ask him to track down the official ship that has recently arrived at the port. Is there any recent clues about the delivery of gunpowder."
"Yes!" Li Gang was a subordinate of the Jiang Zuo League, and he didn't dare to control him like Dr. Yan, so even though he was worried, he didn't dare to talk much, and immediately led the way.
"Have you had enough trouble?" Dr. Yan grabbed his wrist roughly and began to check the pulse. After staring at him for a long time, he changed his hand to check again. Then he rolled his eyelids and asked to stick out his tongue to take a look. , I didn't comment on the condition, but the other words were verbose. What young people don't know how to take care of them, what is the most important thing about the body, what should be calm and don't think about it, I can't stop talking about it. Mei Changsu looked at him quietly, and didn't reply half a sentence. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be listening very seriously.
But don't talk about others, in fact, even Dr. Yan himself understands that this hardworking young patient's mind may have turned to other things long ago...