According to Mei Changsu's original plan, it was to first persuade King Yu not to intervene to intercede for Meng Zhi, and then go to Xuanjing's office to ask Emperor Xia Dong if he intended to let Xuanjing's envoy help investigate the case. But now it's a step late, and King Yu has probably been fooled and went to the palace to add fuel to the fire. If he does anything at this time, I am afraid that he will be regarded as acting on behalf of Mengzhi according to King Yu's intention, so he can only hold his troops and wait for the development of the situation to be the best policy.
On the way back to Su's residence, Mei Changsu sat in the sedan chair and closed his eyes to reconsider the current situation of the whole incident. King Yu's entry into the palace to protect Meng Zhi will inevitably arouse Emperor Liang's suspicion of the commander of the Imperial Army. Although this suspicion will not be shown in action at this stage, at least, Emperor Liang will no longer rest assured to let Meng Zhi. Investigate the murder of the internal supervisor alone, and will definitely send a hanging mirror to investigate at the same time. Even though Xie Yu knew that the Mirror Envoy would intervene sooner or later, he still took this move, thinking that he was confident that he did not leave any evidence on the scene. As a first-rank military marquis, the emperor's favorite, even if Xia Dong doubted him, he could not report to the emperor without evidence. What's more, in the current delicate situation of seizing the throne, any allegations that are not supported by evidence will be argued by the other side as "intentionally framed", which will not only fail to achieve the purpose, but will be counterproductive.
So now the most critical step is to find evidence, but it is too difficult to do this. The killing method was clean and there were no directional clues, so naturally no physical evidence could be obtained; and it was New Year's Eve when the incident occurred, and there were no pedestrians on the avenue beside the palace wall, so no witnesses could be found. Except for the in-depth investigation and investigation of Zhuo Dingfeng under the premise that Xie Yu is the real culprit behind the scenes, the whole case is almost impossible to do.
Mei Changsu took a deep breath, feeling a little stuffy in his chest, stretched out his hand and opened the side curtain of the sedan chair, wanting to breathe a sigh of relief.
It was almost noon, and there were more pedestrians on the street. Most of them were wearing new clothes, walking in a hurry, holding gifts in their hands, and their faces were full of joy. It seemed that because it was the first day of the new year, all troubles could be ignored. out of general.
Mei Changsu smiled with emotion, and when he was about to lower the sedan curtain, his eyes suddenly and inadvertently swept to a young man in a gray robe.
It was a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old, with a medium build and ordinary clothes, which could not have attracted Mei Changsu's special attention. But the difference between him and the pedestrians around him is that as soon as he saw the green cloth sedan that was approaching, he immediately ducked to the side of the road, bowed his hands, and saluted the sedan respectfully.
"Stop." Mei Changsu hurriedly ordered the two guards who acted as his bearers, ordering them to park the sedan chair on the side of the road, opened the curtain in front of him, leaned out halfway, and waved to the young man.
The young man was only stunned for a moment, then he came over half-walking and half-running, kowtowed to Mei Changsu, and said in a low voice, "New Year's greetings to Mr. Su, I wish Mr. good luck in the coming year and good health."
"It's Shu Hong, are you coming out alone?"
"Yes."
Shu Hong was one of the two petty slaves who were rescued from Gongye Court along with Tingsheng. When teaching the three of them how to fight with Bai Liqi, most of them were sparring with Fei Liu. Mei Changsu's energy was mostly on Ting Sheng, and he didn't pay much attention to the other two children. In addition, Shu Hong has a quiet personality and doesn't like to talk. After entering the Jingwang Mansion, he lived a regular life, he was well-fed and warm, and he grew taller and stronger, so Mei Changsu didn't recognize him immediately when he looked at him a few times.
"I heard that Ting is sick, are you feeling better?"
"The doctor said that the wind chill has dissipated, and after two more doses of medicine, you can get out of bed."
Mei Changsu nodded. On New Year's Eve, he originally planned to bring these three children to Su's house, but he gave up because Tingsheng was infected with Shiqi and couldn't get up. However, he knew that King Jing would take good care of Tingsheng, so he didn't worry too much. Listening to Shu Hong's words at this time, it should be just an ordinary illness.
"Did you come out to buy medicine for Tingsheng?" Mei Changsu asked again, looking at the medicine bag in Shu Hong's hand.
"Yes."
"The three of you have lived together in the palace, and you must take care of and support each other," Mei Changsu touched the top of Shu Hong's head, and said softly, "You are a year or two older than them, more Have the responsibility of a big brother.
"Yeah!" Shu Hong nodded heavily, looking at Mei Changsu full of admiration, "Mr. Su, I have studied and practiced martial arts well, and I will earn fame on the battlefield in the future, and I won't disappoint Mr. Su."
"Okay, a man should have arrogance and ambition. In the future, it is up to you to help the society and serve the country." Mei Changsu encouraged and said, "It's cold, you can go back quickly. Remember to take good care of Tingsheng. ."
"Yes!" Shu Hong responded and stepped aside, still standing with his hands down. Seeing that the child knew the etiquette so well and knew that he wouldn't leave if he didn't leave, Mei Changsu smiled at him and ordered someone to get up from the sedan chair and move on.
When he arrived at the courtyard of Su's house, Li Gang came up to help him and asked, "Why did the sect master come back so early? King Yu hasn't been here yet..."
"I know, he won't come today." Mei Changsu hurried into the room, taking off his cloak as he walked. Although there was no one in the house just now, the fire has been burning hot and warm, ready for the master to come back at any time. As soon as Mei Changsu sat down on the soft chair, Li Gang had already ordered someone to twist a hot towel and bring the boiled ginseng soup.
"Has Tonglu been here today?"
"I've been here. Originally he wanted to wait for the sect master, but I didn't know you would come back so early, so let him go... Will the sect master see him?"
"It doesn't matter. You inform the Tianjitang of the alliance to find out which masters Zhuo Dingfeng has been with recently, and if any of these masters have come to the capital, and then inform Mr. Thirteen that the swordsman masters who are currently staying in the capital, no matter what sect they are. They must closely monitor their whereabouts. The surrounding area of Xie Mansion must be controlled, and all actions of Zhuo Dingfeng and his eldest son Zhuo Qingyao must be reported to me immediately. Do you understand?”
"This subordinate understands." Li Gang has a good memory, and after repeating it fluently, he immediately got up and went out to give orders.
Mei Changsu leaned back on the back of the chair, picked up a few salutations on the small coffee table at hand, and flipped through them. They were probably some nobles or officials in the Yuwang faction who didn't know much, and sent people to show the courtesy. Appropriate. Li Gang also felt that there was no need to report, so he just put it aside and watched it whenever Mei Changsu liked it.
Fei Liu walked into the room silently, holding a snow-white carrier pigeon on his arm, his handsome face was tight, he came to Mei Changsu and handed the pigeon to him, and then turned towards the carpet. As soon as he sat down, he buried his entire face in Brother Su's lap.
Mei Changsu rubbed the back of his neck with a smile, took out a paper roll from the letterbox on the legs of the white pigeon and unfolded it, a light flashed in his eyes, but in a flash, he regained the depth and tranquility. He threw the paper roll into the brazier and burned it.
The little white dove was frightened by the rising flames, tilted its head and let out a "coo" twice. Mei Changsu patted its little head with his fingertips and said in a low voice, "Don't yell, Fei Liu will be unhappy when he sees you, and he will pluck your hair if you tell him again."
"No!" Fei Liu suddenly raised his head and protested.
"But we Feiliu really wanted to pull it out, but we just didn't dare," Mei Changsu pinched his cheeks, "The last time you were locked in a dark room, wasn't it because you hid a pigeon from brother Lin Chen?"
"No way!" Fei Liu's cheeks bulged with anger.
"I know you won't be able to in the future," Mei Changsu praised him with a smile, "You are very good today. Although you are very unhappy, you still brought it to see me. You didn't hide it like last time..."
"Very nice!"
"Yes, very good. Go get a piece of paper for Brother Su, and put some ink on the smallest pen, okay?"
"it is good!"
Fei Liu jumped up and quickly brought a pen and paper. Mei Changsu wrote a few tiny words on the corner of the paper, cut it into small strips, rolled it up and put it in the letterbox, and then handed the white dove back to Fei Liu.
"Flying to let it fly, okay?"
Fei Liu moved slowly with some unwillingness, but after looking at Mei Changsu's slightly smiling face, he still obediently carried the white dove into the yard, flung it into the air, and after seeing it fluttering around a few times, flew far away.
When the snow-white pigeon shadow flew farther and farther, and gradually turned into a black spot, Fei Liu kept his head up and kept watching. Li Gang walked in from the outside with a bronzing placard in his hand. Seeing his posture, he couldn't help but smile: "Fei Liu, are you waiting for the fairy to come down from the sky?"
"No!" Fei Liu was a little annoyed when he heard this.
"Okay, just wait."
"No!" Furious.
Li Gang smiled and avoided Fei Liu's slap, but as soon as he entered the door, his expression immediately changed.
"Sect Master, Young Master Yan is here to worship."
Mei Changsu glanced at the post of worship, and couldn't help laughing: "When did he come in directly without laughing, when did he pay attention to etiquette. I'm afraid he has something to tell me, please come in."
"Yes." Not long after Li Gang exited, Yan Yujin walked in quickly, wearing a brand-new sauce-red leather robe. He was still handsome and radiant. If you didn't take a closer look, you wouldn't be able to see him. What a different look.
"Yujin is here, please take a seat." Mei Changsu's gaze casually swept across the pale pink eyelids of his uncle, and instructed Li Gang to send someone to serve refreshments.
"Brother Su, you're welcome." Yan Yujin bowed to take the tea, and after Li Gang and the servants had all retreated, he put the tea cup away, stood up, and gave Mei Changsu a deep bow.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare," Mei Changsu smiled and supported him, "You and I are equal to my peers, it's not this worship."
"Brother Su knows that Yujin's ceremony is not for New Year's greetings," Yan Yujin said sternly, "It is to thank Brother Su for saving the lives of Yan's family."
Mei Changsu patted his arm, motioned him to sit down, and asked slowly, "Marquis Yan has already..."
"Father told me everything last night," Yan Yujin lowered his head, his face pale, "If it is true that my father has always ignored me, then as a son of man, I never thought that he had so much pain in his heart. , I'm afraid it can't be called a filial piety..."
"It's really gratifying that your father and son can be frank and understanding each other," Mei Changsu said with a gentle smile, "As for my letting go of Ling Zun, you don't have to take it too seriously. Recently, the political situation has changed and the turmoil has been excessive. I just don't want Ling Zun's behavior to add more variables and cause an uncontrollable situation."
Yan Yujin looked at him deeply, and his eyes were open, "I don't want to get into why Brother Su made this decision, but I believe that there is still a sense of love. To be honest, my father has never regretted his plan until now. This action, but he is still grateful that you stopped him. It may sound contradictory, but human feelings are so complicated, not a simple black and white right and wrong, can be cut in half. But in any case, the peace of Yanfu It's guaranteed, I just need to remember Brother Su's intentions, as for other deeper reasons, what does it have to do with me?"
Mei Changsu looked at him for a long time, then suddenly burst out laughing, "You are indeed smarter than I thought. Although you may seem a little frivolous, for your family and friends, you can rely on support."
"Brother Su has won the prize." Yan Yujin raised his head and smiled, "What will happen to all of us in the future, and what will happen to us, no one can predict now, what we can grasp is only our heart."
"Well said, it's worth a glass of wine." Mei Changsu nodded with a slight smile in his eyes, "Unfortunately, I'm still taking medicine, so I can't accompany you."
"I'll drink it on behalf of Brother Su." Yan Yujin said cheerfully, got up and went outside the hospital to ask Li Gang to bring a pot of wine, two glasses, one in his left hand and one in his right. .
"You have such a good relationship with Jing Rui, but your temperament and temper are different." Mei Changsu couldn't help but sighed, "But he also worked hard, and now I'm afraid he is still at home with his four parents."
"He is not allowed to go out on the first day of the new year, so he needs to be happy." Yan Yujin smiled, "Even if I want to find him for entertainment, I have to wait until the second day of the new year."
Mei Changsu glanced at him, and seemed to say casually, "If I bother you tomorrow, bring him to come and sit with me. You see, this courtyard is deserted, and I don't have many other friends."
"It's natural, I'm afraid Xie Bi will come too. By the way, Xie Xu came back from the academy for the New Year, you haven't seen him, have you?"
"The third son of the Xie family?"
"Yeah, although he is young, he has the best reading of classics and history. Uncle Xie counted on him to be the champion, so he was sent to live in Songshan Academy. He only came back during the holidays. his."
"I heard a legend in Beijing that after Zhuo Qingyao married Miss Xie, Xie Bi will marry the daughter of the Zhuo family?"
"Well, it seems that I heard Jing Rui say there is such an agreement."
"Xie Zhuo's family is like a family with each other's children and Jing Rui. It's really like a family."
"That's true. Although there was a fight for Jing Rui in the past, but now they are like a family. A typical bad thing turns into a good thing."
Mei Changsu snorted lightly, did not continue the topic, and casually talked about other trivial matters. After chatting for a long time, Dr. Yan came in with a bowl full of medicines. Yan Yujin was worried that it would prevent him from resting, and since he had finished what he wanted to say, he got up and left.
After drinking the medicine, Mei Changsu leaned on the soft couch and fell asleep for two hours. After waking up, he received a few unimportant guests, and then he kept reading.
At night, Fei Liu set off fireworks in the yard. Mei Changsu sat on the porch with a smile as he watched him finish, and gently beckoned him to come over.
"Want to let go?"
"No, Brother Su doesn't want to let it go," Mei Changsu smiled and leaned closer to his ear, "Fei Liu, shall we go to see Uncle Meng quietly?"