Meng Zhi returned to the commander's mansion after returning to the commander's mansion from the palace. As soon as he entered his room, he noticed something strange. Although he took off his official uniform and changed into casual clothes, his whole body was alert, like a A cheetah with tensed muscles, ready for any attack.
But he soon understood that the reason why he could discover the existence of the uninvited guest so easily was because that person had no intention of concealing it from him at all.
"It's so slow!" The boy who floated down from the beam was displeased.
"What's so slow?" Meng Zhi wasn't Mei Changsu after all, so he couldn't understand Fei Liu's thoughts, "I'm so slow to come back, or is it so slow to change clothes?"
"All!"
Meng Zhi laughed loudly, and quickly buckled his belt, "Xiao Feiliu, you came alone?"
"Um!"
"What are you doing here? Are you looking for a fight with me?"
"Call you!"
"Call me?" Meng Zhi thought for a while, "You mean, your brother Su asked me to come over?"
"Um!"
Meng Zhi was suddenly a little nervous. A few days ago, he heard that Su Zhe was ill, and when he was about to go to visit, Mei Changsu sent someone to pass a message to him, saying that he was not seriously ill and told him not to come too diligently, so he held back. Seeing Feiliu calling him specially at this time, for fear that his condition had worsened, he hurriedly asked, "How is your brother Su's illness?"
"sick!"
"I know he's sick, how is he sick?"
"I'm sick!" Feiliu repeated unhappily, feeling that this uncle was so slow, he had already answered and asked.
Meng Zhi shook his head helplessly, knowing that he couldn't ask anything from Feiliu, so he hurriedly packed up, hurried out the door, took the mount that had not had time to unload his saddle, and galloped towards Su Mansion.
As soon as he entered the gate, someone came to take the horse to take care of him. Meng Zhi ran directly into the backyard and rushed into Mei Changsu's room. When he looked up, he saw that the owner of the room was sitting on the kang, wrapped up in warmth, with his hands in his hands. Holding the bowl of the steaming soup, he slowly drank it in small sips. Although his face was pale, he seemed to be in good spirits.
"Xiaoshu, are you alright?"
Mei Changsu got up and gave way, "Brother Meng, sit down, I'm fine, I'm just a little cold, and the doctor asked me to cover Woohan."
"You really startled me," Meng Zhi took a deep breath, "I thought you were so anxious to call me because something happened to your body. What, is there something else?"
Mei Changsu put the almost finished medicine bowl on the side table, took the tea handed over by Meng Zhi and rinsed, and asked, "I heard that the queen is ill?"
Meng Zhi was stunned for a moment, "Your news is really fast, you only got sick yesterday, and I heard that the symptoms are very urgent, but unless I am driving, I can't enter the inner garden without authorization, so the specific situation is not clear. It was only when the imperial physician came out. I once asked two questions, and it is said that the condition is not dangerous."
Mei Changsu frowned and seemed a little confused: "When the palace reported to King Yu, he was here with me. If it's just a minor illness, I shouldn't be so panicked..."
"Probably because the illness was too sudden, the symptoms seemed to be severe at first glance, so it caused a little panic," Meng Zhi also thought about it, "According to the doctor's words, it is indeed safe for life."
"Why does it happen, and how long does it take to recover? Have you asked these?"
"This..." Meng Zhi scratched his head embarrassedly, "I didn't expect you to want to know this, so I didn't ask any more..."
Mei Changsu pondered for a while, "Well, Brother Meng, go and ask Princess Nihuang to visit the palace in the name of asking for peace, and then find a way to get a prescription from an imperial doctor. I think that Princess Jingning can probably do it too. I've heard some news... As for King Yu, don't worry about it, I'll remind him to pay attention to the queen's diet... "
"Do you suspect that the Queen's disease is man-made?"
Mei Changsu nodded, "It's too coincidental that I'm sick, I don't worry if I don't check."
"If someone strikes at the queen, the most suspicious people should be the concubine Yue and the prince..."
"That's right, but there are still some points of confusion." Mei Changsu frowned slightly and said while thinking, "First of all, because they are the most likely people to attack, they are also the least likely to attack. The person who is easy to start and succeed. In these years, the queen has been in the palace, and the most important thing is to fight with the concubine Yue. She must be very vigilant. In the past, the concubine Yuegui could not deal with her when she was in her prime, and it is impossible to succeed now. Besides, the queen This illness is not harmful to her life, if it was really what the Crown Prince and Concubine Yue did, it would be impossible to do so lightly, obviously they could succeed, but they didn’t put her to death, just let her get sick for a few days, what big benefits can you get?”
"Perhaps their purpose is to prevent the queen from participating in the ceremony, and let the concubine Yue take her place..."
"But what if I replace it this time? I don't have a substantive name, but I just earned a breath. Since I have the ability to make the queen sick, why don't I just let her die once and for all? Besides, don't forget , Concubine Yue was only promoted as a concubine, not the imperial concubine before. Currently in the palace, there are Concubine Xu Shu and Concubine Chen De in front of her. Although these two concubines are only princesses, they never dare to come forward in the palace, but She is also one level higher than the current Concubine Yue in terms of status, so why should she be the queen temporarily?"
"Then... What do you mean, the Crown Prince and Concubine Yue are innocent this time?"
Mei Changsu let out a thin sigh and sighed, "It's too early to draw any conclusions, I can't say for sure. Maybe there are some benefits that I didn't expect to take part in this year's ceremony on behalf of the queen... Maybe the queen really is I happen to be ill...there are too many possibilities, more information is necessary."
"But it's been a few days since the end of the year ceremony..."
"That's why I have to hurry up..." Mei Changsu looked solemn and pressed his forehead with his hand, "I have a feeling that there must be a deep secret behind this incident..."
Meng Zhi immediately stood up, "I'll check it out as you asked..."
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Meng," Mei Changsu raised his head and smiled at him, "If you have any news, let me know as soon as possible."
Meng Zhi has always acted neatly and simply, only answered the word "OK", turned around and left.
Mei Changsu let out a long sigh, leaned back on the pillow, and pondered for a while, only to feel sleepy and dizzy. In order to avoid the lack of energy later, he forced himself to stop thinking too much and put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind. , adjust the breath to fall asleep, but have not been able to fall asleep, lightly confused, the time also passed without knowing it, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already afternoon.
Unable to fall asleep again, Mei Changsu put on his clothes and sat up. After eating a bowl of longan porridge designated by Dr. Yan, he took Benningshen's scriptures and read it slowly. Fei Liu sat beside him peeling citrus, the surroundings were quiet, only the faint sound of the wind blowing.
At this time, no new news has come in, whether it is Mr. Thirteen's side or Mengzhi's side.
In fact, this is very normal. It only takes a few hours for him to assign things. Some situations are not so easy to find out.
But for some unknown reason, Mei Changsu always had a faint feeling that something beyond his control had quietly happened, but when he wanted to concentrate on grabbing it, he slipped through his fingers and couldn't catch him firmly.
Just as his thoughts were floating, the courtyard door outside suddenly rang, and then Li Gang's voice came: "Please, please come this way."
Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows slightly. Although someone came to the door, it would never be the Meng Zhi he was waiting for, nor would it be Tong Lu.
Because if it were those two people, Li Gang would not be so politely guided in front of them.
"Fei Liu, go and move that chair to Brother Su's bed, okay?"
Fei Liu shoved all the oranges in his hand into his mouth, and obediently moved the chair to the designated position. After he completed this action, the door of the room had been pushed open, and Li Gang said loudly outside the door: "Sect Master, His Royal Highness Prince Jing is here to visit."
"Your Highness, please come in." Mei Changsu said.
Following his voice, Xiao Jingyan strode in, but Li Gang didn't follow him, he probably went out again.
"Don't worry, Mr. Su, no one saw me coming to you," King Jing's first sentence was this, "How is your illness?"
"It's all right. It's just because I'm in Wohan, I can't get up. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Mei Changsu stretched out his palm and pointed at the seat beside the bed, "Your Highness, please sit."
"You don't need to talk about these false rituals," King Jing took off his cloak and sat down, and asked straight to the point, "Are you investigating the Queen's illness?"
Mei Changsu smiled lightly, "How does Your Highness know?"
"I don't think you'll let anything unusual happen on your own terms..."
"Does your Highness also think that the Queen's illness is not an ordinary illness?"
"I don't think, I know." King Jing's sharp lips pursed, "That's why I came here to tell you that the poison in the queen is the poison of cymbidium."
Mei Changsu was slightly taken aback, "Ruan cymbidium? Taking it makes you feel weak and loses your appetite, but the medicinal properties can only last for six to seven days?"
"right."
"Why is Your Highness so sure?"
King Jing looked calm, and said in a calm tone: "I entered the palace today to greet me, my mother told me. When the queen fell ill, she was going to Zhengyang Palace with all the concubines to make a routine pilgrimage, standing not far in front of the queen, So see clearly."
Mei Changsu's eyes narrowed, and he said slowly, "Empress Jing Concubine... How did you judge that it was a soft grass?"
"Before my mother entered the palace, I often saw this herb, I was familiar with its taste, and I knew the symptoms when it attacked." King Jing looked at Mei Changsu's expression, and said, "You may not know that my mother used to be a Doctor, she can't see it wrong."
"His Royal Highness misunderstood. It's not that I don't believe in the judgment of the concubine Jing, I'm just thinking... Who can take action on the queen, but only use this kind of herbal medicine that is not strong?" Mei Changsu frowned quietly. Thought, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. Because of anxiety, his fingers unconsciously wrapped around the corner of the quilt and slowly rubbed it. Before he knew it, his fingertips had turned a little red.
"It's not a big deal, why worry so much?" King Jing frowned and looked at his face, a little unbearable, "It's not just you and me who checked, although King Yu doesn't know the cause of the queen's cause, he has already begun to chase after him in the palace. , maybe the person who prescribed the medicine will be found soon."
Mei Changsu closed his eyes and smiled weakly: "His Royal Highness is right, the worst case is that the Queen can't participate in the ceremony, it's not a big event, it's just that I can't figure it out..."
"When Mr. Su is thinking about something, he will unconsciously rub something in his hand?"
Mei Changsu's heart trembled slightly, but his face still calmly let go of the quilt, and said with a smile: "I often do this, even when I don't want to be in a daze, my fingers will move around. I think many people have this problem. a habit?"
"Yeah..." There was a look of nostalgia in King Jing's eyes, "There are a few people I know who are like this..."
Mei Changsu put his hands in the warmer, and changed the subject: "I have neglected to greet Su, I wonder how you are doing, Your Highness?"
King Jing gave him a deep look, and said, "Of course I'm busy with what Mr. Su has told me. The camp has been rectified in the house, and outside is also making friends according to your list... Mr. Su is indeed a discerning eye. They are all good officials and they are very pleasant to interact with. By the way, I happened to rescue the granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling Liu Cheng at Zhenshan Temple a few days ago. Was this also arranged by you?"
Mei Changsu tilted his head and stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Does Your Highness really think I'm a monster?"
"Uh..." King Jing guessed wrong and felt a little uncomfortable, "That's because I'm overthinking..."
"However, His Highness reminded me that maybe I can really plan it out and find a few important people to start with, so that His Highness can save more favors."
King Jing sneered, as if he didn't agree with him: "If there is no truth in human feelings, what is the use of it? You don't need too much skill in making good officials. As long as you treat people with sincerity, why worry that they don't like me? Mr. Take some rest, you don't have to worry about it."
"There is a way that a gentleman can deceive him, only sincerity, not without skill," Mei Changsu looked at Xiao Jingyan's slightly cold eyes, and his tone was even colder than his, "If you win this kind of thing, it's just a matter of Compared with sincerity, compared with kindness, why is there blood on the history books? Your Highness is only a small showman now, and you can still hide it for a few days.
King Jing remained silent for a moment with a cold expression on his face, then slowly said: "I understand what Mr. means. I have already embarked on this road, so I shouldn't be so naive. What I said just now is only different from person to person. There are some people in this world. People, the more ingenious you are, the less you get.”
There was a faint smile on Mei Changsu's lips, and he said quietly: "The way of using people can't be generalized. I have my method, and Your Highness also has His Highness's strategy. Lord, sometimes virtue comes first, it depends on where and when His Highness uses people."
Jing Wang frowned slightly, lowered his head and silently scrutinized these words. He was originally a very savvy person, and it didn't take long for him to understand the meaning of Mei Changsu's words, raised his eyes, and admitted defeat calmly: "Mister's knowledge is indeed higher than Jingyan, please continue to advise in the future."
Mei Changsu smiled and was about to say a few soothing words when he suddenly saw Tong Zhan wandering in the yard from a gap in the window, obviously he had something to tell, but he didn't dare to come in rashly because of someone in the house.