Yan Yujin had long been impatient to listen to their intrigue in the shed, and ran outside to watch the martial arts competition by himself, and ran back when he saw them leaving, seeing Mei Changsu sitting on the chair and coughing constantly, Xiao Jingrui patted him lightly on the back on the side, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Brother Su?" Are you sick again? ”

"It's nothing...... Mei Changsu took a sip of the tea handed by Xiao Jingrui, wiping the tears coughed up from the corners of his eyes, "The crown prince and His Royal Highness King Yu both wore a kind of incense...... Something I don't get used to......"

"Ah, I know, it's ambergris from the East China Sea, and the emperor rewards it, only the two of them have it. The aroma is really strong, no wonder Brother Su can't get used to it, but I heard that refreshing is the best, and it also has the effect of aphrodisiac. ”

"Yes......" Mei Changsu responded casually, glancing at Xie Bi, who was standing aside, as if he hadn't listened to them carefully.

Most of the information about his dislike of ambergris will be passed on to King Yu by Xie Bi tonight, so King Yu will definitely not wear incense again the next time he sees him. And Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin are definitely not the prince's people, so no one should tell the prince the news, but if he deliberately didn't Pei Xiang when he saw him next time, it means that there are also spy agents of the prince in the palace.

And if the crown prince didn't get the slightest news and still appeared in front of him wearing ambergris, then the ability and skill of King Yu should be worth re-evaluating and greatly adding a few points to him......

After that, it was finally much quieter, and there were no more visitors of all kinds, so that they watched a few games quietly, although there were no masters yet, but it was not boring.

There was an hour's suspension break at noon, and the curtain was still floating on the Yingfeng Tower, and it was impossible to see that His Majesty the Emperor was still there, and it was estimated that he was only showing his face, and he should not insist on sitting on it for several days from beginning to end. Yan Yujin didn't know when someone had arranged for someone to send a box of wine and food, chatting with great interest about the morning, waiting for the start of the game in the afternoon. Of all the people, he is probably the only one who is really putting his mind on the competition.

Not long after the afternoon, Xie Bi found an excuse to disappear, Xiao Jingrui saw Mei Changsu's lazy and tired appearance, and suggested going back to the house in advance, Yan Yujin couldn't keep it several times, so he could only stand alone by the shed door to see them off.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Mei Changsu leaned back on the cushion and closed his eyes to recuperate, Xiao Jingrui did not disturb him, and sat quietly on the side, as if he was also thinking about something. The carriage shook slowly, and the shoulders of the two people touched lightly from time to time, feeling that the atmosphere was very peaceful, but there was some faint stagnation.

"Jing Rui, when you came out just now, did you see it?" After a while, Mei Changsu asked softly.

Xiao Jingrui throbbed, his fingers unconsciously tugged at the tassels on the curtains, and it took a long time to say "um".

"See...... Do you feel anything? Mei Changsu opened his eyes and slowly turned his gaze to the person in the same car, who was also staring at him, and there were some sour, sweet, and astringent tastes in his clear eyes, which seemed to be still a little confused, but it seemed to be very clear.

"The first feeling was...... Her hairstyle has changed, and the hair that used to hang down is now all coiled up, which is very good-looking, better looking than before......" Xiao Jingrui narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was reminiscing, "Then I saw the people around her, they were holding hands...... To be honest, there is still a little bit of a bad feeling in my heart at this time, but I feel very harmonious. She turned her head to talk to him, and he listened very quietly, and the picture looked very pleasing to the eye, and there was nothing uncomfortable, especially the way he looked at her, that kind of look...... It makes me feel that Miss Yun is very worthwhile to wait for him, maybe when I am most infatuated with her, I can't look at her with such eyes...... Brother Su, I don't know why, I just know that I can't do it now, I seem to lack something, but I can't figure it out......"

"Because people who have experienced life and death are like returning from another world, and it is difficult for people who have only lived in one world to be the same as them......" Mei Changsu looked at him deeply, his eyes were full of kindness, "But why should you be the same as them?" Wouldn't it be better if you could live happily and happily in a simple world? ”

Xiao Jingrui's eyebrows jumped, "Does Brother Su think...... Miss Yun's husband has experienced ......"

"If you haven't gone through life and death, how can you talk about the Mandarin League in the previous life?" Mei Changsu sighed softly, "No matter what kind of story there has been between them, such an infatuation has a result, which can be regarded as gratifying." ”

"Yes," Xiao Jingrui nodded heavily, "A good person like Miss Yun who is kind and benevolent should naturally have a good result of husband and wife's affection." ”

Mei Changsu turned his face to the side slightly, hiding the slight light in his eyes, and said to himself in a very low voice: "A pure and kind child like you should have a good result......

"Brother Su, what did you say?" Xiao Jingrui leaned over and listened carefully, but he couldn't hear clearly.

I said...... A good boy like you will definitely meet a lovely girl again in the future......"

"...... in the future" Xiao Jingrui sighed, was stunned for a while, lifted the curtain, and turned his head to look outside.

Originally, it was just a casual look, but as soon as he poked his head out, he saw a group of people gathered around the corner not far ahead, and a carriage was parked in the middle of the crowd, and there was a sound of scolding from inside.

"Jing Rui, stop and see what's going on." Mei Changsu also stood up and looked out, "I heard the voice of a child." ”

"Hey." Xiao Jingrui responded, ordered the groom to stop, jumped out of the car and took a closer look, in fact, the people around were all wearing the same family clothes, and the lampshade of "He" Mansion was hung in front of the carriage, and the idlers on the street did not dare to approach, only stood far away to watch the excitement.

Xiao Jingrui frowned, probably guessed what kind of person was so majestic on the street, squeezed into the inner circle to take a look, and sure enough, it was He Wenxin, the son of He Jingzhong, the secretary of the ministry, who was kicking a skinny boy with his foot, beating and scolding: "You little bastard, what are you running around?" Startled Young Master Ben's horse, causing Young Master Ben to almost fall off......" As he spoke, he snatched the whip from the hands of his entourage beside him, and was about to pull it down hard, but was grabbed by someone.

"Who the fuck dares to ......" He Wenxin scolded half of his head sullenly, only then did he see Xiao Jingrui's face clearly, and swallowed the second half of the sentence. In fact, the children of the real families in the capital are generally well-educated, and they rarely act like this, even if there are some people who also do not put the common people in their eyes, most of them will also be self-conscious, and disdain to beat and scold in person. This He Wenxin's father was born in the imperial examination, and after becoming an official, he was transferred everywhere, and his son was spoiled by his grandmother, which was inevitably a little out of discipline, and he was already notorious after entering Beijing for a few years. At this moment, seeing that it was Xiao Jingrui who came forward, where did he dare to say more, he only said two sentences, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to care", and walked away quickly with my subordinates.

Although Xiao Jingrui was angry, it was impossible to catch the family back and beat him again, so he had to shake his head and squat down to look at the child. The boy was small, not even about ten years old, with a few red palm prints on his face, slightly puffy. Seeing that the person who had beaten him was gone, he straightened up and curled up slightly, and quickly crawled around to pick up the books scattered all over the place, re-stacked them into a high stack, and wrapped them in an old furoshi, but there were too many books and few cloths, and they couldn't tie them for half a day.

"What's your name?" Xiao Jingrui also helped pick up a few books and came back, touching the boy's shoulder, "You should have been kicked several times, are you injured?" ”

The boy shrunk away from his hand, bowing his head and saying nothing.

"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu shouted in the carriage, "bring that kid over and I'll take a look." ”

"Oh." Xiao Jingrui reached out and grabbed the boy's arm, and said gently, "How can you hold so many books?" I'll find someone to help you take it, let's go, let's go first. ”

"I can hold it......," the boy muttered quietly, but after all, he didn't dare to struggle, and was half-dragged and half-hugged by Xiao Jingrui to the carriage and stuffed into the carriage

Mei Changsu's warm and soft hand pressed on the boy's shoulder, and went down in turn, gently but carefully examining his whole body, and when the palm of his hand pressed under his ribs, the child screamed in pain and ducked back.

"It probably hurts here." Xiao Jingrui supported the boy's body from behind and gently unbuttoned his shirt, but at first glance, he couldn't help but gasp. I saw that on the thin body, in addition to a new bruise on the ribs, there were also old wounds, and at a rough look, it seemed that there were clubs, whips, and even soldering irons, although the traces were a little light, but you can still imagine how the child was tortured at that time.

"Whose child are you?" Xiao Jingrui couldn't hide his shock and asked loudly, but after thinking about it, he changed his words and asked, "Are you a little guy in which house?" Who is it that hits you so often......"

"......No," the kid immediately denied, "it's been a few years, it's ...... before."

"Even if you told me before, who hit me?"

"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu stopped softly, "Don't ask, this kid's ribs are cracked even if they are not broken, take them back to the house and ask a doctor to take a closer look." And those books, bring them all in, see that this kid has been remembering his books......"

He was not wrong, and when the boy saw that all the books were carried in, he was visibly relieved, and whispered, "I'm fine, you can let me go, I can go back by myself......"

"Where are you going back?" Xiao Jingrui took the opportunity to ask.

The boy's reaction seemed to be sharp, and he immediately lowered his head.

"Are you reading all these books?" Mei Changsu looked at the pile of books and asked gently. Perhaps because he had always had a soft and reassuring temperament, the boy glanced up at him, looked a little calmer, and replied in a low voice, "Some of them are...... Some...... I still can't understand ......."

"How old are you?"

"Eleven."

"What's your name?"

The boy paused for a long time, long enough to think that he would not answer, and then he spat out two words blankly: "Tingsheng." ”

"What's your last name?"

“…… I don't have a surname, so I'm called Tingsheng......"

Mei Changsu looked at the child carefully again. Although his cheeks are red and swollen and his appearance is immature, he can still see that his eyebrows are quite handsome. From the very beginning, his speech and demeanor were very submissive, and he had no intention of resisting in the face of any unfair treatment, but the strange thing was that he didn't feel the slightest servility in him, as if there was a kind of blood and tenacity in his bones, no matter how much he bullied, there was no way to make him humble.

"Tingsheng, if we let you go now, then when you go back, will someone find you a doctor?"

Ting Sheng pursed his lips, obviously not having a positive answer, and unwilling to lie.

"Then we must take you to our place first, and when the doctor has checked and said that you are all right, we will send you back. Is that good? ”

Tingsheng bowed his head and said nothing, his eyebrows tightened.

"Are our good intentions going to get you in trouble?"

Ting Sheng throbbed and bit his lip tightly.

"Did you come out alone?"

"No...... And a ......"

"What about that person?"

"Ran first......"

"If you go back late, will someone beat you?"

A trace of coldness flashed in Ting Sheng's eyes, and he shook his head: "Not now...... It's just that there's nothing to eat......"

Xiao Jingrui suddenly felt a surge of blood, and said angrily: "I won't give you food? Which family the hell are you? What are you going to do with this! Tell me, I can help you, come to our house, at least have something to eat!" ”

Tingsheng raised his eyes, and there was maturity and calmness in his gaze beyond his age, "You think I'm pitiful and want to take me in, don't you?" ”

Xiao Jingrui was stunned for a moment, and explained with some embarrassment: "No...... I mean......"

"I don't have the right to be taken in, I have to go back to that place...... If I could be taken in, someone would have been willing to take me in a long time ago......"

"You signed a deed of sale, didn't you?" Xiao Jingrui guessed, "Who is it sold to, you tell me, I can discuss." ”

Tingsheng lowered his eyes indifferently, "No, this won't work. ”

"Do you know who he is?" Mei Changsu looked into the child's eyes and said, "His father is a marquis, his mother is a princess, and he is a person of high status. In Jinling City, no matter which one you sell to, as long as he comes forward to discuss, your old master will not lose his face, do you understand? ”

Tingsheng still lowered his head and insisted, "No, this can't work. ”

Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingrui glanced at each other, and just as they wanted to say more, the groom said loudly outside: "Eldest son, I've arrived at the house." ”