For Mei Changsu's sudden promise, the most surprised person was Xiao Jingyan, the king of Jing, because he knew the identity of the child better than Xiao Jingrui, and he also knew better how difficult it was to take Tingsheng away from the court. After all, over the years, he, the prince, has worked hard in many ways, but he has failed to achieve the goal of taking Ting Sheng into the mansion, and this young man is just a good friend of the eldest prince of the Ningguo Mansion, even if Xiao Jingrui tries his best to help him, I am afraid that it will be in vain, and he will disappoint Ting Sheng one more time in vain.

"Mr. Su must be a soft-hearted person, and he can't see this child suffering," King Jing said lightly, "but the people of the Secluded Court must be pardoned by the Holy Decree before leaving, and it is not so easy." Does Mr. Su think this is just a matter of the Marquis of Ningguo's words? ”

Xiao Jingrui hurriedly said: "Ah, I can ask my father to face the holy ......"

"Jing Rui," King Jing immediately interrupted him, "In order to be the son of a palace slave in the Youting Court, you are going to ask the Marquis of Ning Guo to face the saint?" Stop telling jokes like that. ”

"But ......" Xiao Jingrui was about to say more, but Mei Changsu held down his arm and said to him: "Jingrui, His Royal Highness King Jing is right, everyone in the Youting Court has their own crimes, it's not as simple as buying back whoever you see in front of the street, you must not tell Master Hou about this matter, and don't mention it to anyone else, understand?" ”

"You don't want us to help?" Xiao Jingrui was a little surprised, "Then how are you going to save him?" Do you want to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Yu? ”

King Jing's eyebrows jumped, a sharp light like a blade flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "It turns out that Mr. Su ...... It's really disrespectful to have a relationship with the crown prince and His Royal Highness King Yu! ”

Mei Changsu glanced at him, ignored it, and still said to Xiao Jingrui in a gentle voice: "Jingrui, you believe me, only when no one else knows, can I be more sure to rescue the court." The more a son of a criminal slave like him asks for pardon, the more suspicious His Majesty will be, if it weren't for this, His Royal Highness King Jing would have been able to rescue him a long time ago. You promise me that you don't know about it, and you won't mention it again, okay? ”

Xiao Jingrui looked at him in a daze, still a little incomprehensible in his heart, but out of trust and respect for Brother Su, he still nodded.

At this time, someone said outside the courtyard: "Eldest son, the Hou Ye has returned home." ”

Mei Changsu's heart moved, and he took the opportunity to say, "Go and say hello to Master Hou." I don't have to accompany me here. ”

"But your body ......"

"It doesn't matter, you know I cough a lot, it's not a big deal. Hou Ye returned home, how could you not go to greet him, if you even forgot the etiquette of being a son of man in order to accompany me, Hou Ye will definitely think that I am a bad friend who cannot be made, go quickly. ”

Xiao Jingrui responded, stood up and turned to King Jing: "His Royal Highness King Jing, then I'll go out with you first." ”

"Would His Royal Highness King Jing be willing to stay a little longer? About Tingsheng...... There are still some things I want to ask......" Mei Changsu said with a smile.

King Jing's eyes flashed, and he was a little unsure who this strange sick young man was, and he wanted to observe more, so he nodded to Xiao Jingrui and said, "You can do it yourself, Mr. Su is so good, and this king also wants to be closer." ”

"In that case, I'll miss the company first." Xiao Jingrui estimated that his father had probably entered the second gate, and he was a little anxious, hurriedly saluted, and ran quickly towards the main courtyard.

After the owner left, the two people who remained in the courtyard did not immediately start talking. King Jing looked at the person sitting on the bench under the tree with a somewhat cold face, and was quite alert. Compared with him, Mei Changsu's attitude was much more relaxed, he whispered to Feiliu to go outside the courtyard, picked out a book, and sent Tingsheng to another corner of the small courtyard to read it, and then moved his gaze back to the prince's body and smiled faintly.

"Even if His Royal Highness King Jing is hostile to Zaixia, he doesn't have to be so obvious," Mei Changsu said in a leisurely tone, "At least now you and I have a common goal, to save the court's life." ”

"That's what I'm strange about," King Jing's eyes were full of suspicion, "why do you want to save the court so hard?" Is it just because of sympathy? ”

"Of course it's not just that," Mei Changsu glanced at the thin figure in the corner who was immersed in reading, his gaze was extremely soft, "His qualifications are very good, I want to accept him as a student." ”

King Jing snorted, "There are children with better qualifications than him everywhere in the world, with these friends made by Mr., His Royal Highness the Marquis of Ningguo, His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness King Yu, what kind of qualified students can't receive it?" ”

"Then why did His Highness come back to the court to protect the court like this? A dignified son would actually break into the mansion of the Marquis of Ningguo for the sake of a little sin slave, I'm afraid it's not just because of sympathy, right? ”

King Jing said lightly: "I like Tingsheng's mother very much, this is Aiwu and Wu ......"

"You do love the house and Wu, but it's definitely not because of his mother......" Mei Changsu closed his eyes slightly, and his face was expressionless as if he was wearing a mask, "...... but his father......"

King Jing's whole body was shocked, the muscles on his face seemed to jump up a few times uncontrollably, and the hands hanging by his side were clenched into fists, as if he was trying his best to control not to swing it at the young man's face.

"This is probably the age gap between me and Jing Rui, I can think of what is going on as soon as I hear it, but he can't, because he was still a child at that time, and he only knew how to study and practice martial arts, and that matter was too far away for him......" Mei Changsu didn't look at him at all, and a slight smile with vicissitudes appeared on his face, "Tingsheng is eleven years old, born in Yeyouting, whose widow is it, from the perspective of time, the most suitable person is that person...... You used to go on a journey together, and you should have a good relationship......"

Xiao Jingyan's gaze pierced like an ice needle, and his voice did not carry any warmth: "You...... Who the hell is it? ”

"The crown prince and King Yu are not my friends, they are soliciting me," Mei Changsu smiled self-deprecatingly, "Do you know what Langya Pavilion says about me?" If I don't even know these big things that happened to you, how can I be considered a talent of a unicorn? ”

"So, are you deliberately collecting secrets and information in this area to save money for your future actions?"

"That's right." Mei Changsu said quickly, "What's so bad about being a unicorn?" Relied on by others, meritorious service, maybe in the future can still enjoy the temple, forever. ”

King Jing's eyes were dark, and there was a chill in his voice: "So does Mr. want to choose the prince, or do you want to choose the king of honor?" ”

Mei Changsu tilted his head slightly, looked through the branches that had been sparse, stared at the blue sky, and slowly retracted it for a long time, and focused on King Jing's body, "I want to choose you, His Royal Highness King Jing." ”

"Choose me?" King Jing looked up to the sky and laughed, but there was a sad look in his eyes, "You are too visionless." My mother was only a second concubine, and had no noble relatives, and I was thirty-one years old before I was crowned a prince, and I had always only dealt with rough people in the military, and I had no connections in the three provinces and six departments of the DPRK and China. What can you choose me to do? ”

"Your conditions are indeed not very good," Mei Changsu said lightly, "It's a pity that I don't have any other better choice." ”

What do you mean by that? The crown prince and the king are the most powerful, and it is not surprising that no matter who they grab the throne......"

"It's because it's not strange that whoever gets the throne of them doesn't want to choose them. Sending a person to the throne that no one could have imagined on my own alone is what I can do with a unicorn, isn't it? ”

King Jing glanced at Mei Changsu deeply, and he couldn't tell if this person was joking or serious.

"Your Royal Highness King Jing, you tell the truth," Mei Changsu calmly looked back at his gaze, his expression was like a demon that was leading people to fall, "Don't you really want to be the emperor at all?" ”

Xiao Jingyan's heart sank, and he secretly gritted the root of his teeth. As a prince, it would be false to say that he had never coveted that throne. But to say that he thinks about this all the time, so much so that he regards the seizure of the throne as the most important goal of his life, it is not true. It's just that if he can really cut off the supreme path of the crown prince and the king of Yu, he is willing to pay any price.

"If you rescue the court life, even if it is a greeting gift for me to join His Royal Highness King Jing," Mei Changsu's gaze was indifferent, but what he said made King Jing's whole heart twist, "The eldest son of the emperor, one of your most respected brothers, it is your wish to let his only bone and blood leave a place like the Hidden Court, right?" ”

King Jing's eyebrows trembled slightly, and he asked word by word, "Can you really do it?" ”

"Yes."

"But...... I don't like people like you who are scheming, and even if you support me on the throne, I may not get much honor, so don't you mind? ”

"Since I have this calculation, I naturally have the opportunity to negotiate terms with His Royal Highness King Jing." Mei Changsu smiled, and the whole person actually had a temperament like a bright moon and a breeze, which was not at all as gloomy as what he said, "You shouldn't be the kind of person who can kill heroes, right?" The crown prince and the king are more like ...... anyway"

King Jing pursed his lips and began to ponder cautiously. What Su Zhe said was incredible, but his demeanor was very serious. If he is deceiving people, he really can't guess the motive. And whether it is the crown prince or the king of Yu, they have never regarded other brothers other than each other as rivals worth bothering to deal with, and they should not send such a powerful person, just to find out their own intentions. So what exactly does he want to do? Is it really just to pick someone he wants to support?

"Your Highness, it's better to think about it quickly. After all, Tingsheng must go back before dark. Mei Changsu urged unhurriedly.

King Jing finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "Okay, as long as you can really make the crown prince and King Yu lose the throne, I can cooperate with you." ”

"This level of determination is not enough, you must regard the throne as your absolute goal." Mei Changsu's voice was like ice, "What strength is the crown prince and King Yu, if they want to fail, there must be another person who succeeds." Who else could this person be if it wasn't you? Among the other living princes, the third highness is disabled, the fifth is as timid as a mouse, and the ninth is too young...... As I said, your conditions are not good, but there is no other choice......"

"You're really polite when you speak," King Jing's eyes flashed with interest, "Since you want to take refuge here, aren't you afraid of offending me by saying this?" ”

"Do you only like to hear good things?" Mei Changsu's tone looked very tired, leaning back on the soft chair, his eyes seemed to be in harmony, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will be able to bring Tingsheng out in a maximum of ten days after the Nihuang County Lord's son-in-law selection meeting." Right now...... Forgive me for not being able to send it far. ”

After saying that, he simply closed his eyes completely, as if he had begun to fall asleep. Xiao Jingyan didn't care about such a rude behavior, he only glanced at Mei Changsu, didn't say anything, got up and called Tingsheng over, helped him carry the bag of books in his hand, and left Xuelu very simply.