Chapter 170: The Beginning
Mei Changsu looked at his smiling eyes fixedly, and suddenly lost his voice in his heart: "You caught Xia Jiang?" ”
Lin Chen said with a very dissatisfied face: "Didn't I let you guess three times?" ”
Feiliu said happily on the side: "Once! ”
Lin Chen turned his hand back and twisted his face: "It's you, Brother Su, who guessed it right at one time, and it's not you, a little fool, who guessed, what are you proud of?" ”
"Don't bully Feiliu," Mei Changsu pulled his arm over, "Tell me, see how you caught it?" Where are people now? ”
Lin Chen stretched out a slap and flipped it in front of Mei Changsu.
"Zhen Ping!" Mei Changsu glanced at Lin Chen helplessly, and shouted outward, "Come in with a thousand taels of silver tickets!" ”
There was an answer outside the house, and after a while, Zhen Ping pushed the door and the silver ticket in his hand looked quite new, "The sect master silver ticket is here, what are you going to do?" "Give it to him," Mei Changsu pointed at Lin Chen with his chin, "Langya Pavilion answered the question to collect money, I just asked two questions, and he bid five hundred two, which is naturally one thousand ......."
Lin Chenxi diligently drew the silver ticket from Zhen Ping's hand, unfolded it, and appraised the authenticity, and said with a smile: "I originally bid fifty taels and one, who knew that your Sect Master Mei was so rich that he had to give me a thousand, so I had to be disrespectful." "Feiliu, let's go out," Zhen Ping beckoned to the young man, "This guy is really unbearable, children will become bad when they are often with him." ”
Feiliu agreed with the conclusion that he "couldn't stand it", and so he followed Zhen Ping to play outside.
"Okay, I'll answer you when I collect the money," Lin Chen was satisfied and put the silver ticket into his arms. "The people who will shelter Xia Jiang are nothing more than the three types of slippery clans, the hidden stakes of the old department of the Hanging Mirror Division, and the people who are held by him. With these directions, it is not difficult to find out that he was finally found by me in a nunnery. Let me tell you, oh, catching Xia Jiang is a trivial matter, the key is that there is a little nun in that nunnery, so beautiful, I plan to put her on the list next year......"
"Where?"
"Little nun? Still in the nunnery, why should I lock them up? ”
"Lin Chen......" Mei Changsu's tone finally revealed some dangerous tones. Lin Chen smiled and raised his hand to surrender: "Okay, okay, okay, Xia Jiang is locked up in one of my shops, you can rest assured that he can escape from the prison, but he will never be able to escape from my shop." “
"Is it the slippery woman hiding him again?" Mei Changsu asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, those old parts of Princess Xuanji were really a headache, scattered everywhere like sand, and even I don't dare to say when I will pick them up."
Mei Changsu's gaze was fixed on the ochre green gauze window sash. After being silent for a long time, he suddenly said, "What are you doing standing outside?" Come on in. Look at the Chinese network all the way"
Lin Chen got up and stretched his waist and said tiredly: "Last night, I competed with Feiliu to pick up beans." I didn't get enough sleep to catch up on it. The kid lost again. Tomorrow you have to grind a cage of tofu out. Just wait and eat. As he spoke, he walked out and passed by Gong Yu, who was slowly bowing his head at the door. He smiled encouragingly at her.
"Is there anything you want to tell me?" Waiting for Gong Yu to walk to the front and back of the couch, Mei Changsu asked gently.
Gong Yu's two hands tightly twisted the gauze of the belt until his fingers were white, and then he knelt down violently and said in a trembling voice: "Please......... The suzerain's forgiveness ......"
"Forgive what sins?"
"Concealment...... The sin of concealment......"
"What are you hiding?" "I ...... I am also a member of the Slippery Clan......" Gong Yu took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and raised his head, "But I have no connection with Princess Xuanji, when I was born, the Slippery Country has long since ceased to exist, and my life is also the suzerain's salvation...... In this life, Gong Yu will never do anything harmful to the sect master, including the last time I offered a plan to go to the heavenly prison to change people, I also really wanted to relieve the sect master's worries, I really didn't expect that there would be such an accident...... I...... I ......"
Gong Yu said this, because he was in an anxious mood, and he couldn't say anything. Mei Changsu looked at her softly and smiled: "Okay, I know your intentions, don't worry." ”
"Sect Master ......"
"I already knew you were a slipper, and I didn't think there was anything. The country of Slip has been incorporated into my Liang for decades, and most of the people of the Slip tribe are no different from the people of Daliang, but Princess Xuanji is a minority. Mei Changsu said lightly: "She also has her persistence and her beliefs, but she can't see the reason for her death and the general trend of the world." Princess Xuanji naturally has her retribution for what she did, but if she is angry with all the slippery people because of this, it will be narrow-minded. You don't have to take it too seriously, get up, Lin Chen often says that girls are very expensive, what do you kneel like this? ”
Gong Yu has been tormented in every way for this period of time, and he often can't sleep at night, and today he mustered up the courage to show himself to Mei Changsu, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and when he stood up, his eyes were already red.
Mei Changsu waited quietly for a moment, and when he saw that she had been standing still, he asked again, "Is there anything else?" ”
"Sect Master...... It seems that he is a little tired, and Gong Yu has composed a new song that can help the sect master sleep peacefully...... I don't know if it's ...... Can you ......?"
"Oh," Mei Changsu nodded with a very indifferent expression, and said: "Then you have to thank him, he just didn't refuse, it was enough to make Gong Yu's heart happy, Xia Sheng Shuangjing hurriedly went to get the piano, first meditated, adjusted his breath, and then slowly sat down, raised his wrist and stretched his fingers, and plucked the ice strings.
The new melody is soothing, as silent as clear water, warm and peaceful, coupled with the fingering of the piano stroker, the group is sincere and sincere, and it really makes people feel calm, and their worries disappear. Mei Changsu leaned on the pillow and closed his eyes and listened, and his expression on his face did not change in the slightest, but after a while, he turned over slightly and turned his face to the inside.
In the yard next door, he was helping Feiliu soak beans in the water, Lin Chen listened leisurely, suddenly sighed, lifted his wet hand, and flicked water droplets on Feiliu's face, "Little Feiliu, you can talk about it." Is your brother Su too understanding? ”
Feiliu didn't understand, and just angrily wiped the water from his face. Turning his head and ignoring him. At this time, there was some wind, and the sky to the east was quickly piled up with dark clouds. Thicker and darker pressed down. Aunt Ji was running around in the courtyard to collect clothes, and she was very busy. Lin Chen looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes. Under the gloomy darkness, the imperial capital of Jinling, which has been sunny for a long time. It seems to be preparing for its first real autumn rains.
The heavy rain after the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most refreshing to wash away the heat, and after a few days, the hot summer is gradually gone, and the air is very cool in the morning and evening. Mei Changsu added clothes to his daily life, tuned the piano and read books at home all day long, but he really ignored the outside world and recuperated wholeheartedly.
The entire government and the opposition were also calm under the supervision of the crown prince, and everything was as usual, only the Ministry of Rites was a little busier to prepare for the ceremony of the emperor's birthday. Except for a few courtiers and clans trusted by Xiao Jingyan, no one knew that a long-brewing storm was coming.
The morning of August 30. The crown princess, who lived in the inner courtyard of the East Palace, got up early to freshen up and dress, and people brought the prince's dress that had been finished last night. Hurried to the Changxin Hall where Xiao Jingyan currently lives.
Due to the funeral system, the crown princess must live with the prince only after 100 days of the wedding ceremony. So the newlyweds are not too familiar with each other yet. Miss Sun of the Zhongshu Ling family still inevitably has a faint shyness and fear in front of the prince.
Xiao Jingyan came up very early. Today, the day is more early in the morning, and the day is bright after the bathing is completed. After the crown princess personally served the belt, he calmed down, slightly accelerated his heartbeat, and said, "I'm sorry for you." ”
"This is the duty of the concubine," the crown princess said softly, "Is Your Highness having breakfast in the East Palace, or is you going to go in and have breakfast with Your Majesty and your mother?" ”
"Please come to the palace and say goodbye."
The crown princess immediately ordered to arrange the car to drive, and personally went to check the birthday gift to be used today, and only after confirming that everything was in order, did she come back in, and learned that Xiao Jingyan and his wife were on the same roof, and Huang Yu entered the forbidden garden surrounded by the honor guard of the East Palace.
At this time, Emperor Liang had just been served by Concubine Jing, got up and finished washing, and heard the news that the prince and his wife came in, and asked An to have a smile on his face, and he hurriedly ordered people to announce it.
"The sons and daughters knock on their father's holy peace and congratulate their father on a thousand years!" Xiao Jingyan and the crown princess first bowed to Emperor Liang, and then turned to Concubine Jing and kowtowed, "Knock on the mother concubine Jin An." ”
"Hurry up, calm down," Emperor Liang smiled and raised his hand, "The hour must be so early, there must be no meal." I happened to have a luncheon with the courtiers, and most of them were noisy, so our family could only have a quiet breakfast. ”
"Son-in-law, thank your father for giving me food." After Xiao Jingyan thanked him, he sat on the left side of Emperor Liang, Concubine Jing was on the right, and the maids immediately shuttled back and forth, and the crown princess sat in the lower cloth to fulfill the responsibilities of the daughter-in-law.
The meal was also enjoyable, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. With the passage of time, Xiao Jingyan's original anxiety had already been firmly suppressed by himself, especially after seeing the peace and calmness of his mother, his heart was even more firm.
After the meal, Emperor Liang asked about several court matters, Xiao Jingyan expected that he would ask, so he answered very smoothly and thoughtfully, so Emperor Liang was very satisfied, praised him twice, and ordered someone to play chess with him.
When half of the chess game was difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, Xiao Jingyan suddenly stopped and said: "When the father and emperor have passed, it must be time for the father to drive to the Wuying Palace." ”
Emperor Liang stared at the chessboard for a while, shook his sleeves and said: "The situation on the board is stalemate, it seems that it will be difficult to end the game for a while, and after the ceremony, let's fight again between father and son." ”
Seeing the situation, Gao Zhan hurriedly went out to pass the legend, and Emperor Liang got up with the support of Concubine Jing to change his clothes and walked out of the palace. Just as he was about to ascend to the Son of Heaven, a sharp roar suddenly sounded from the side door of the hallway.
"I want to see Your Majesty...... I have something important to do...... The dog minion let me go...... Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You can't go...... They have a conspiracy to ...... Woo woo...... "Something was probably covering the mouth of the screamer, and then there was a sound of struggle.
"What's going on? Who is it? Emperor Liang furrowed his gray eyebrows and asked sharply.
"It's Concubine Yue." Concubine Jing said indifferently, her face did not move, "She has been crazy for a long time, and it is always difficult to recover." The concubine was not placed well, and the holy driver was shocked, asking His Majesty for forgiveness. ”
"Oh, Concubine Yue," Emperor Liang thought for a moment, "yes, I told you that her symptoms are a little bad." Concubine Yue, this person is too arrogant and arrogant to withstand beatings, and this madness is caused by this. She has been in the palace for many years, and I can't bear to see her bleak at night, you should take care of her more. ”
Concubine Jing smiled softly and said, "The concubine is ordered to take care of the harem, which is her duty. What's more, there are many unbearable things for Concubine Yue's concubines, so she tried to be as lenient as possible, but she didn't expect to let her break into this place, and it seems that she still didn't grasp the proportions. ”
Emperor Liang patted the back of her hand to show relief, and the outside of the corridor was quiet at this time. In Gao Zhan's elongated voice, the four people with the highest status of the beam took two steps and walked to the Wuying Hall without hurrying.