King Jing accompanied Emperor Liang back from the hunting grounds, and after sending his father back, he retired. However, he did not go back directly, but went to visit the camp of the third son of the emperor, King Yu, and the fifth son of the emperor, King Huai. Although the relationship between these two princes and King Jing is not very close, it is generally not bad. In the past, during the spring hunt every year, the crown prince Yu Wang was high, and only circled around Emperor Liang, these three brothers were in a similar position, but they were often in one place. However, this year, King Jing's status is no longer comparable to what it used to be, and the two of them did not dare to come to the door casually as in previous years, so King Jing took the initiative to find it when he had time. The tents of King Yu and King Huai are next to each other, in order to receive King Jing, everyone gathers in the open space in the middle, spreads a mat, barbecues and wine, and is also happy.

Just as everyone was full of wine and food and began to drink tea and eat, Concubine Jing's maid, accompanied by Lie Zhanying, came over, and there was a Mei Changsu standing and waiting in the distance. As soon as he heard that it was Concubine Jing who summoned King Yu and King Huai, where did he dare to delay, he hurriedly got up to see off the guests.

It is not far from the camp of the princes to the imperial tent, but it is only the protection area of the forbidden army in the middle. Meng Zhi stood in front of the tall wooden gate, saluted, and glanced deeply at Mei Changsu, who smiled back at him with a calm expression.

When they arrived at Concubine Jing's tent, the maid informed them slightly, and the two walked in one after the other. The furnishings in the whole camp tent are simple and refreshing, there is only one case, a double several, and four or five low chairs with circle backs, Concubine Jing wears a gray mink fur gown with a plain long skirt, because of the filial piety, only silver jewelry is worn on the head, and the whole person looks graceful, plain, soft and gentle. Seeing her son kneeling down and saluting, she smiled and stretched out her hand to hug each other.

"Mother, this is Mr. Su." King Jing raised his hand and introduced.

Mei Changsu stepped forward and bowed. "Su has seen Concubine Jing. He was already standing behind King Jing, but just a step away, Concubine Jing had already caught a glimpse of him, but she was in a complicated mood. I didn't dare to take a closer look, standing face to face at this time. Looking at the thin body, listening to the unfamiliar voice, I suddenly felt cold in my heart, and my throat was tight for a long time, and I couldn't say a word.

"Mother. Are you feeling unwell? King Jing noticed that something was wrong and gently held Concubine Jing's arm.

Concubine Jing smiled reluctantly, stabilized her heart and said, "...... Mr. Su, please take a seat after a hard journey all the way. ”

Mei Changsu thanked him, sat down in the guest seat, and Concubine Jing had calmed down a little at this time, and ordered someone to serve tea, and asked politely: "Mr. Su has lived in the capital for more than a year, right?" Are you still used to living there? ”

"It's just colder in winter. Others are fine. ”

"Sir, afraid of the cold?"

"Yes."

Concubine Jing turned back to King Jing and said, "You don't know how to take care of people, have you noticed that there is enough charcoal in Mr.'s tent?" It's colder in the wilderness than in the house. ”

Mei Changsu smiled: "Xie Niangniang cares. Your Highness has taken care of me very thoroughly, and now everyone is reluctant to enter my tent. I think it's hot inside. ”

Concubine Jing shook her head and said, "These days are not as good as home. You have to walk around in and out of your tent from time to time, if it's very warm inside. It's extremely cold outside, but I'm afraid it's more likely to become sick, and it's better to ventilate more inside the tent to ensure that the temperature is appropriate. ”

"Niangniang is really well versed in the maintenance of medicine," Mei Changsu owed, "I also have a doctor at home, but I haven't accompanied me for a few days, so I have to blindly keep warm, thank you Niangniang for your guidance."

"Sir, coming in the wind, it is not appropriate to drink this tea." Concubine Jing immediately raised her voice and summoned the maid and ordered, "Go and get purple ginger tea." ”

The maid took the order and left, and soon brought a purple sand teapot and a small cup. Mei Changsu saw Concubine Jing get up and pour tea in person, and thanked him humbly: "How dare you ask this sister to pour it." ”

Concubine Jing smiled lightly and ordered the maid to retreat and pick up the teacup and said, "Sir, I should do my best for Jing Yan to salute a cup of tea." As he spoke, he handed over the small cup in his hand, who knew that as soon as he missed it, the cup slipped, and the ginger tea splashed out, all of which were sprinkled on Mei Changsu's sleeve.

"Oops, is it hot?" Concubine Jing hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him, and King Jing also rushed over.

Mei Changsu knew Concubine Jing's intentions, and her heart was a little sour, so she didn't dodge, and she took advantage of the situation to roll up her sleeves.

Concubine Jing's expression was exactly the same as that of the Nihuang County Lord when she saw the smooth and seamless arm, but her mood was more restrained, and she took a step back in a daze and didn't make more movements. "Su is not injured, and the mother doesn't have to care." Mei Changsu looked away and whispered. King Jing helped his mother back to her original position, looking a little puzzled, wanting to ask, but didn't know what to ask, hesitated, and said: "Mother seems to be sleepy today, why don't you take a rest and let me and Mr. Su come back another day?" ”

Concubine Jing was thoughtful, but ignored her son's words, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said to Mei Changsu: "Mr. Su's book "Xiangdiji", I like it very much. I mentioned a waterfall in Tuzhou above, I think Mr.'s annotation should have been to that place, right? ”

"Yes."

"I heard the description in the book, this waterfall is flying straight down, and the momentum is magnificent, and I hate that I can't see it with my own eyes. But I can't remember exactly which county capital of Tuzhou this waterfall is in? ”

Mei Changsu's gaze trembled slightly, and the corners of his mouth tightened. The very simple answer to Tuzhou Qintong Mansion is the name of the deceased mother. Although he knew what Concubine Jing meant by asking, he couldn't speak calmly after all, so after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head helplessly: "Su doesn't remember much." ”

Concubine Jing stared at him quietly, and for some reason, her eyes became clear and sad. King Jing looked at his mother with some anxiety and asked, "Does Mother really want to see this waterfall?" The boy remembers that place was ......."

"You don't have to say," Concubine Jing quickly cut him off, "I asked, where can I get out?" ”

"Niangniang's status is precious now, and she really can't travel at will, so she can only be wronged and left as a regret." Mei Changsu lowered his eyes and persuaded him.

"Status...... precious," Concubine Jing smiled gloomily, and her face was a little gloomy, "Don't talk about this." I see that my husband is short of breath and uneven, his face is pale, and he should have been sick for a long time. What kind of medicine do you usually take? "It's some tonic medicine, I don't know much about it, I listen to the doctor."

"I'm still a little bit of a doctor. If you don't mind, sir, can you let me cut all the pulses? ”

She said this in front of King Jing. Of course, Mei Changsu couldn't mind, but Xiao Jingyan persuaded from the side: "Mother, Mr. Su already has a famous doctor by his side, you don't have to ......"

"I just cut the pulse and don't use needles to practice medicine. What's the tightness? Concubine Jing smiled softly, "Don't you know that all healers want to see a few more cases?" ”

King Jing knew that although his mother had a gentle temperament, once she started to insist on something, it would be difficult to change, so he had to get up, move her chair to Mei Changsu's side, and fetch a small pillow bag.

Mei Changsudi's hands clenched slightly in his sleeves. His own physical condition. Of course he knew it, but he didn't know how far Concubine Jing's healing Dao had cultivated, so he was naturally not sure how to stretch out this hand. Whether the secret is still kept.

But the situation at this moment is no longer up to him. Concubine Jing's deep and sad gaze. also made him unable to refuse, so in the end. He slowly placed his left wrist flat on top of the pillow bag.

Concubine Jing calmed her breath and slowly pressed her two fingers on Mei Changsu's wrists, and lowered her eyes for a long time, until it made people feel strange, and her fingers slowly relaxed.

King Jing bowed down and was about to ask how the situation was, who knew that Dingqing couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it. I saw Concubine Jing withdraw her hand and return her wrist to cover her red lips, roll over the ground, and tears under her long eyelashes fell like a bead, and she didn't stop. Xiao Jingyan hadn't seen her indifferent and quiet mother cry for many years, and her heart was naturally shocked, so she immediately knelt down and asked urgently, "What's wrong with my mother?" If there is anything uncomfortable, you can tell your son to take care of it......"

Concubine Jing took a deep breath but still couldn't stop sobbing. The more stable and stable people are on weekdays, the more difficult it is to calm down once their emotions burst. She held her son's shoulder, no matter how he asked, she just cried, shook her head and cried for a while before she said softly: "Jing ...... Jing Yan, you ...... today Have you gone to say hello to your father? ”

She cried like this, but asked such a sentence, King Jing was even more at a loss for a while: "My father and I ...... We've been together all morning......"

"What about the afternoon?"

"Haven't been there yet."

"You...... Let's go and say goodbye to my father......"

King Jing was stunned and said, "Isn't my father taking a nap?" ”

"You should also go for a nap," Concubine Jing said intermittently, "at least wait, wait until he wakes up, if you listen to the waiter...... You've been here, and you've been there...... Would be happy ......."

Xiao Jingyan looked at her mother in a daze for a long time, and suddenly understood her intentions, and quickly turned her head to look at Mei Changsu, but saw that the strategist had stood up and quietly avoided to the side, and his whole face was like wearing a mask, and he couldn't see the slightest clue.

"Let's go, let's go......" Concubine Jing patted her son's chest and pushed him out slowly but resolutely, but after he left, she didn't talk to Mei Changsu immediately, but instead sat back in the chair, still crying. Mei Changsu stared at her helplessly for a moment, and finally quietly sighed, slowly stepped forward, squatted in front of her knees, took out the soft towel in his sleeve, wiped her tears, and said softly: "Niangniang, don't cry anymore, what's the benefit?" ”

"I know...... It's just that after enduring all these years, I suddenly couldn't help it......" Concubine Jing seemed to be trying her best to calm herself, pulled Mei Changsu to sit beside her, looked at him with tears in her eyes, looked at him for a while, and then lowered her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. "I'm fine now," Mei Changsu comforted softly, "It's just a little more sick than ordinary people, and I don't feel anything." ”

Concubine Jing choked and said: "The poison of fire and cold is a strange poison in the world, so if you want to clean it up, why not just take off a layer of skin?" Did the healer who pulled out the poison for you say anything? ”

He said...... I'm fine. ”

"How can it be okay? The first thing to do is to recuperate," Concubine Jing grabbed Mei Changsu's hand and said earnestly: "Don't worry about Jingyan, take care of the affairs of the capital, I will do it, you believe me, I will do it......"

Mei Changsu looked back at her with warm and firm eyes, and slowly shook his head: "No, the inside of the palace and the outside of the palace are different after all...... How many obstacles have I crossed to get to this point, mother, are you going to hinder me too? ”

Concubine Jing's heart was like being stabbed, and even more unstoppable tears poured out, as if the feelings of grief that had been suppressed for more than ten years burst out at this moment.

"If you want to help me, don't tell Jing Yan anything." Mei Changsu's eyes gradually turned red, but the corners of his lips still had a faint smile: "Jingyan is fine, I'm not as tired as you think." Don't worry, I'm measured...... You should continue to make hazelnut cakes for Jing Yan in the future, even if he accidentally takes the wrong one, I won't eat it casually. ”

"Xiaoshu...... Xiao Shu ......" Concubine Jing muttered the name and gently stroked Mei Changsu's face, "You used to look so much like your father......"

"Mother, let's not talk about this." Mei Changsu continued to wipe her tears: "It's not the time to say this, you'll help me, right?" ”

Concubine Jing stared at him through a blur of water for a long time, and finally closed her eyes and nodded slowly and heavily.

Seeing her promise, Mei Changsu's lips showed a faint smile, obviously a relieved expression, but it looked so sad. Concubine Jing couldn't bear to look at it anymore, lowered her head and covered her face with a handkerchief.

"Niangniang," Mei Changsu slowly stood up and said softly, "It's not too early, and I should go." Can you calm down alone? ”

Concubine Jing took a deep breath, vigorously dried the water on her face, and raised her head: "Don't worry." Jing Yan's side, I know what to do. ”

Mei Changsu nodded, took a step back, knelt down on his knees, bowed down, and made sure that he turned around, opened the curtain of the tent, and left without looking back.

It was already afternoon, and it was a faint late winter sun outside the tent, but the air was still cold. Xiao Jingyan stood quietly under the imperial tent gate with his hands in his hands, and still did not move, as if he had frozen.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, King Jing immediately turned his head and cast two scrutinizing glances, and asked in a low tone but very strongly: "What did my mother tell you about my expenses?" ”