Hearing this, Su Qinglang felt like someone had slapped him on the head, and his whole brain was confused.

He laughed dryly twice and said, "Choose...... Choose me? Brother Mei laughed. ”

However, Mei Liusheng looked at him, not at all like he was joking, and said: "I just came to the imperial city, and I don't know much about officialdom, I only know that Brother Su treats me sincerely, as for Qin Xiangye and Pei Xiangye...... Gold and silver beauties, high-ranking officials, for me are just things outside the body, what I want, not that. ”

When Su Qinglang heard this, he asked with interest: "Oh, what is the purpose of Brother Mei's coming to the Imperial City?" ”

Mei Liusheng did not answer, but looked at Su Qinglang and asked, "So, what about you, Brother Su?" ”

Without waiting for Su Qinglang to speak, he said again: "Liu Sheng is ignorant, although he only gets along for a short time, but he can also see that Brother Su is a person who is pure and clean, and his heart is free, prosperous, rich, and powerful, I am afraid that it is not Brother Su's pattern, but why did he fall into the quagmire of officialdom?" ”

Su Qinglang was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Brother Mei's words are really elevating me, I, Su Qinglang, am a layman, I just want to do some vulgar things in this world, get promoted and make a fortune, and beauty is in my arms, it is the dream of every man, and I can't be an exception, now that the court is turbulent, it is a good time to make contributions, you say, what am I entering the officialdom for?" ”

When Mei Liusheng heard this, he didn't show disappointment, he just lowered his eyes slightly, and replied with a light smile: "If this is Brother Su's answer, then for Liu Sheng, the same is true." ”

At this point, it was not interesting to talk about it any longer, so Su Qinglang shook his fan and ended the topic: "Brother Mei's words today, I remember it, it's not too early, I am still in a hurry to enter the palace, so I will say goodbye to Brother Mei here." ”

Mei Liusheng didn't entangle, bowed his chin, bowed his hand, and watched Su Qinglang walk into the carriage.

In the middle of the downtown area, you can hear the shouting and selling outside, the buns that have just come out of the cage, and the cage drawer rises a cloud of white mist, which is filled with the mouth-watering aroma of meat.

There were also two merchants who carried the burden, with streamers on their heads and rattles in their hands, and walked in a funny way, which attracted the children on the street to follow suit, and they refused to disperse.

Su Qinglang sat in the carriage, holding his chin with one hand, thinking about Mei Liusheng's words just now, his mood was a little complicated.

The task assigned to him by Xiangye is to pull Mei Liusheng into their camp, this Mei Liusheng will give him a problem, how do you want him to answer to Xiangye in this situation?

said that Mei Liusheng had agreed to join the gang, but he didn't want to obey the dispatch of Xiangye, and just came to join him Su Qinglang?

Such a statement is obviously stupid, and if you don't get it, Xiangye will think that he has different intentions, secretly open a small stove for others, and disobey his leadership.

If it is said that Mei Liusheng is stubborn and unwilling to accept Xiangye's kindness, with Xiangye's temperament, I am afraid that this guy will not have a good time in the future.

Su Qinglang frowned slightly, and was thinking about it in distress, when the carriage suddenly turbulent, causing him to lean back and almost hit the wooden board of the car window.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the sound of the ceramic clay pot outside smashing on the ground, and the crisp and immature cry of a child.

Just as he wanted to ask what was going on, he heard the coachman's concerned voice float in: "My lord, are you okay?" ”

Su Qinglang lifted the curtain, but saw that his carriage had crashed into a paving, and the goods originally placed on the case were swept to the ground, and the debris and dust were all over the place.

Not far away was a child, about four or five years old, with a pigtail on his head, who sat in the middle of the street, beside which a string of dusty sugar gourds had fallen.

The coachman stood in front of him and explained worriedly, "My lord, this child suddenly came out of the side, and I did not pay attention, so that the horse was frightened, and then he crashed into the shop." ”

Su Qinglang didn't say anything, glanced at the coachman, and then walked towards the little girl, lifted the hem of her clothes, and leaned over and squatted down in front of her.

Slowly stretched out his hand to her, and his voice was gentle as if it was about to melt into water: "Did it scare you?" ”

The little girl raised her head, shrank down, and looked at him timidly, with tears in her eyes and an expression of fear on her face.

Seeing her reaction, Su Qinglang smiled indifferently, took her hand and said, "Your hand is injured, it will hurt a lot, remember to clean it when you go home." ”

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief embroidered with orchids, folded it diagonally, and carefully bandaged her wound.

At this time, the little girl's father and mother rushed to hear the news, squeezed away to watch the lively crowd, and saw that their children were surrounded in the middle, and there was a beautiful and noble son squatting in front of them.

Seeing Su Qinglang's white jade sachet again, with gorgeous accessories, and wearing an official uniform, although he didn't know which family it was, he would let them die in the end, and he couldn't afford to be guilty.

The man threw himself at his feet, trembling as if he were guilty, and the woman took her child by the hand, put her arms around the little girl's head, and knelt behind with the same trembling.

Su Qinglang stood up straight, holding a folding fan in his hand, glanced at them disdainfully, and said condescendingly: "Okay, now I know that I am afraid, what did I do earlier, my own children are not optimistic, what if something happens?" ”

The two of them shrunk into a ball, their bodies trembling like a sieve, but the little girl, because of some contact with Su Qinglang before, was no longer afraid at this time.

Su Qinglang walked up to her, lowered his body and touched her head, took off the purse around his waist, and said dotingly: "Oh, my brother got rid of your things, and now I will pay you for you, and there are other people's, you can return them for your brother, okay?" ”

The little girl glanced at Su Qinglang, hesitated for a moment, reached out to take the purse, and nodded as if she didn't understand.

Su Qinglang raised his lips and smiled, straightened up and turned to leave, but listened to the driver next to him: "My lord, the axle has been broken, I'm afraid it can't be used anymore." ”

Su Qinglang's footsteps stopped for a moment, and then said: "That's it, I won't enter the palace today, you let people clean up these things, and I'll walk around." ”

He left the coachman behind, and walked alone in the long street with a folding fan, not knowing where to go for a while.

looked at the location he was in, and suddenly remembered that this place seemed to be very close to Cai Jun's house, and thought that Lord Cai was sick from his drunken meal, so it was reasonable for him to go and have a look, so he made up his mind in his heart and walked towards Cai Jun's mansion door.

The subordinate guarding the door had seen Su Qinglang before, so he didn't stop him, and hurriedly invited him into the mansion and let Cai Jun's wife be notified.

Mrs. Cai is middle-aged, about the same age as Su Qinglang's second mother, simple and beautiful, looking gentle and amiable, with this virtuous and good help, it is Cai Jun's good fortune.

It's just that the aura around him is obviously much worse than that of his second mother, and when he saw Su Qinglang, he was still terrified, he bowed his head again, and he gave a salute, and he didn't even dare to raise his head to look at him.

Su Qinglang was speechless, feeling that he shouldn't have come, so he made people jump around, saying that he was here to visit the sick, and such a fuss became a disturbance in disguise.

He stood in the courtyard and said gently: "I drank with Lord Cai before, and I was happy for a while, which caused Lord Cai to fall ill, and Qinglang had to apologize to his wife." ”

Mrs. Cai restrained her hands and feet, restrained her expression, and returned a salute, and replied softly: "Husband, he is not good at drinking, and has nothing to do with adults, and it is just a minor illness, and it will be fine after a few days of rest, and adults don't have to take it to heart." ”

Saying this, Su Qinglang didn't say anything more, first, he had nothing to say, and second, he had to avoid suspicion, so he kept silent, and under the guidance of Mrs. Cai, he came to Cai Jun's room.

As soon as I stepped into the threshold, I saw Lord Cai lying on the couch, like a sick sow, listless, with a sad face, sighing at his bedpost.

Su Qinglang walked over and said, "Lord Cai is unwell, is he feeling better now?" ”

Lord Cai's illness comes quickly, but it goes very slowly, in short, drinking and getting injured is a physical illness, depressed and distressed, and overwhelmed, but it is a mental illness.

drank and misbehaved that day, saying that Xu Jin was old-fashioned, that the emperor was old and confused, and that Qin Xiangye, who is now powerful, was a little hairy boy back then...... Every time he thought about this, he felt remorseful and hateful, and almost wanted to bite off his tongue.

Now that he saw Su Qinglang, he felt even more faceless, his body trembled, and he pulled out a stiff smile: "Big ...... My lord, why are you here? ”

Su Qinglang looked at his face and said, "I heard that you are sick and ask for leave, I will come to see you." ”

Everyone knows that Su Qinglang is the lackey of Prime Minister Qin Qian, Cai Jun felt bitter in his heart, and his ears echoed the wild words released when he was drunk that day, and he wanted to die headlong.

Resisting the pressure, he replied: "But the spleen and stomach are a little cold, and it is not in the way, so the adults are bothered." ”

Su Qinglang stood in front of him and said slowly: "I only know that you are not strong enough to drink, but I don't want it to be so serious, and I will never dare to let you drink again in the future." ”

Su Qinglang said this, originally with a heart of compassion for his subordinates, after all, he has not taken much care of things in the Ministry of Rites for more than a year, Cai Jun has helped him a lot, as his boss, a moment of mistake caused him to get drunk and sick, how can he come up with an attitude of apology and praise.

However, when he heard these words in Cai Jun's ears, his taste changed, because Su Qinglang had been ignoring them in the Ministry of Rites, but he came to visit him today, and he must have other intentions.

Thinking of what he said earlier, and then thinking of the relationship between Su Qinglang and Qin Xiangye, he knew in his heart that he regarded this kind of care and compassion as the calm before the storm.

So he hurriedly pleaded: "Master Su, a few days ago, the lower official was drunk and lost his words, and said something that should not be said, and please open the net, don't sue the emperor." ”

Su Qinglang was surprised for a moment and asked, "What did you say a few days ago, and how could I have blamed you?" Besides, you and my colleagues drink, even if they say something, it is a private conversation in our Ministry of Rites, just listen to it yourself, how can you mention it to others again, let alone sue the emperor? ”

Cai Jun was stunned when he heard this, only to feel that the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, open, open, and even his spirit was much better.

Su Qinglang looked at him a few times and said, "I said what happened to you these days, you were looking in the mirror with a flowery face and scaring yourself." ”

Cai Jun couldn't cry or laugh, and said shamefully: "This ...... The lower official was too timid to make the adults laugh. ”

Su Qinglang hooked his lips, snorted lightly, looked at Cai Jun and said meaningfully: "It's okay to be timid, no one is born to be a hero, this wind and waves are urgent, as long as you don't go the wrong way, do you say, Lord Cai?" ”

Cai Jun was stunned for a moment, then nodded and hummed thoughtfully.