Chapter Twenty-Six: Late-Night Visitors

In fact, seriously speaking, this person can't be called a visitor, because the snow house where Mei Changsu lives now was originally in her home. It's just that for such a long time, she has never visited her door.

The surprise in Mei Changsu's heart did not show on his face, and after gently calming the Feiliu who heard the sound and returned to the room, he smiled slightly at the eldest princess of Liyang and bowed down.

"It's already windy outside, I heard that Mr. Su is not in good health, let's go to the room to talk." The eldest princess's expression was cold, but her tone was quite gentle, and when she saw Mei Changsu giving way sideways, she did not give in, and walked into the room first, untying the belt of the golden silk cloak in the melt heater that was blowing in her face.

She came quietly alone this time, and naturally there was no maid by her side, so Mei Changsu stepped forward to catch the cloak she had taken off, hung it on the hanger on the side, and took the teapot from the smoker cage and poured her a cup of hot tea.

Princess Liyang picked up the teacup, but did not bring it to her mouth, just put her palm on the wall of the cup like a warm hand, and said after a while: "I'm really sorry to disturb me so late, but if I come early, I'm afraid of ......."

Seeing that she swallowed again in the middle of her words, Mei Changsu took the second half of the swallowed sentence with a light smile, "The princess is afraid that she will come early, is Jing Rui still here?" So, what do you want to say to Su alone? ”

The eldest princess of Liyang glanced up at him. If Su Zhe was originally a commoner, and the difference in rank between him and the imperial sister was like a cloud, the word "command" was not a humble word, but the many halos covering this person were quite dazzling, making it impossible to locate his identity for a while.

In charge of the world's largest gang, he is the respected friend of the nobles in Kyoto, and he has a guard who is enough to compete with the first master of Daliang, the prince and the king are both desperately recruiting, and they are deeply favored by the lord of Nihuang The relationship between the two is ambiguous, and this is all added together, even the eldest princess of Liyang, who is high above the dust, cannot regard him as an ordinary commoner.

But it is precisely because he knows that he is by no means an ordinary person, and that he must have a strength that ordinary people cannot estimate, that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who lives in a simple place, will come to this small guest house alone in the middle of the night.

"No matter what kind of words it is, since it has already come, it is always something to say, please don't hesitate more, princess," Mei Changsu swept his eyes to see the visitor's expression, and said slowly, "If the things ordered by His Highness are within Su Zhe's ability, he should take the order, and if Su Zhe can't do anything, he will not say more and publicize it to the outside world, please rest assured." ”

The eldest princess of Liyang's eyes condensed slightly, as if she had secretly made up her mind, and the teacup in her heart was unconsciously put on the table, raised her head and looked directly into Mei Changsu's eyes, and said word by word: "Mr. Su, please save Nihuang." ”

Hearing such a request, Rao is Mei Changsu was so determined, and a look of surprise that could not be concealed flashed on his face: "What does Her Royal Highness the eldest princess mean by this?" ”

"I heard that Nihuang attaches great importance to Mr., and I think there is affection between you," the eldest princess of Liyang waved her hand to stop Mei Changsu, who seemed to want to clarify this, and motioned for him to listen to herself, "Although Nihuang is smart, he is always in the domain after all, and he doesn't understand how deep and muddy the water in this capital is. She believes that the Yunnan domain is precious, and she is a master among the masters, and she has a game mentality for this son-in-law, and she always feels that everything will be controlled by her, which is a little careless. ”

"Listening to His Highness's intentions, could it be that someone would dare to design the county lord?"

"What do people in the capital dare not do for their own purposes?" The eldest princess of Liyang didn't know what she thought, and her eyes showed a slight look of pain, "Nihuang alone represents the entire position of the Yunnan Palace, and represents the military strength of 100,000 iron horsemen in the south, isn't this weight worth someone taking the risk?" ”

Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows lightly and nodded slowly. Of course, he has weighed the weight of the Nihuang County Lord repeatedly, so he has always wanted to find a way to make her completely support King Jing, and of course others will not let go of this opportunity. Merely...... Based on the current strength of the Nihuang County Lord and her resolute character, who dares to grab her edge lightly, and who can really achieve her goal through intrigue and trickery?

"I understand what Mr. Su is thinking," Of course, it is not Jiang Zuo's unique secret skill, and the eldest princess who has lived in the treacherous world since she was a child will also, her eyes moved lightly, and a cold smile has been hooked on her lips, "Nihuang is indeed very strong, so strong that it seems that there is no need to protect her...... But Mr. Su, you don't understand, no matter how strong a woman is, she is just a woman after all, some things don't matter to men, but for women, it will be enough to destroy her mind. If Nihuang already has a sweetheart, this blow will be even heavier, and it will make her feel that it doesn't matter who she marries or what kind of life she will live in the future......"

When she said these words, the eldest princess of Liyang's expression was extremely calm, and her tone was also very indifferent, but the eyes that gradually turned red and the stiff and pale fingers pressed on the table betrayed her boiling and excited mood.

Mei Changsu turned his head to hide the sympathy that rose in his eyes.

He has no memory of the previous princess Liyang, who was neat and hearty, fierce as fire, and competed with the princes every time she went out hunting and patrolling, he only remembered the sighs that his mother muttered to himself when he complained to his mother that Aunt Liyang was too indifferent and not easy to get close to.

How and why it happened back then is too secretive and too far ago, and even if I have deliberately investigated it in the past few years, I have not found anything valuable. Maybe the truth is only hidden in the hearts of those few people, and no one will tell it.

"Your Royal Highness the Eldest Princess," Mei Changsu pondered for a moment before Fang Xu said, "I admit that what you said makes sense, but I still can't think of any specific way to achieve such an effect?" ”

The corners of Princess Liyang's lips twitched slightly, as if she didn't want to explain in detail at all, but she knew very well in her heart that if she didn't reveal anything, she would only have no way to win people's trust.

"Among the shortlisted candidates this time, two of them are people who are secretly satisfied with the saint and want to be rationed to the county lord, do you know who they are?"

Mei Changsu naturally shook his head immediately.

"Sima Lei, the son of Taiwei, and Liao Tingjie of the Marquis of Zhongsu."

"Hmm." Mei Changsu was not surprised by this answer. Among the two, it happened that the Sima family supported the crown prince, and the Marquis of Zhongsu supported King Yu, but it was also balanced, I don't know if the emperor did it intentionally, or it was a coincidence.

"But according to the current competition system, unless the county lord releases the water, neither of them can have a chance of winning."

"Hmm." Mei Changsu bowed his head again. Not just the two of them, not these ten.

"So someone is in a hurry. Because the support of Yunnan Mufu is too tempting, but if she can't take advantage of the days when the county lord stays in the capital to finalize this matter, she will inevitably have to do half the work when she returns to Yunnan. Princess Liyang suddenly sneered, "At this time, Nihuang's own intentions are no longer in the scope of their consideration. The people in the palace are best at unscrupulous means, and some people who know the old past can't help but want to imitate the methods of the queen mother again......"

Speaking of the Queen Mother, Mu Changsu's heart moved again. That's right, now that I think about it, I have the impression that the eldest princess of Liyang rarely returns to Ning, and I have never seen her say a word to the Queen Mother. It's just that there were too many rich and colorful things in my life at that time, and I didn't put any thought into this abnormal situation at all.

The eldest princess closed her eyes, as if to calm her mind. Because what is going to be talked about next is the core part of the whole technique.

"There is a kind of wine in the palace, called 'Love Silk', just drink a glass, it has the effect of hallucinogenic aphrodisiac. If a woman drinks it, she will mistake the man next to her for the person she misses the most in her heart, so she is urged by the medicine and takes the initiative to come forward to beg Huan. Because she didn't know that this kind of wine existed in the world, even if she was sober afterwards, she would think that her mind was not strong, and she was drunk and immoral, plus she took the initiative to do so, and she couldn't be angry with that man, and under shame and despair, life was really worse than death in her heart. But it is difficult for eternity, and there is only one death, and dying at this time is even more nameless. No matter how much I have never said in my heart, I will never be able to say it again. When you are at a loss, if someone you trust comes forward to persuade you, where may there be the slightest power to struggle and resist, and you can only be at the mercy of others......" Princess Liyang said later, her tone has gradually changed, that kind of sad and sad feeling, even the dullest person can hear what she is talking about is the most poignant feeling in her heart.

Mei Changsu stood up, slowly walked to the other end of the room, turned her back and didn't look at her, silently waiting for her to regain her composure.

After about a cup of tea, Princess Fang of Liyang took a deep breath and said slowly, "Mr. Su smiled. The woman who was framed back then was my dearest sister, so I was a little excited for a while, please don't mind, sir. ”

"Why did the princess say that? This kind of thing is indeed outrageous, and even if it is not the princess's sister, it is necessary to be indignant and sympathetic. It's just that Su doesn't understand, the princess ...... Who do the sisters fall in love with, will make the Queen Mother so opposed, even at the ......"

The eldest princess of Liyang looked at her leisurely, as if she had penetrated the vast time, and landed on that distant point, "He is...... Nan Chu sent the ...... of the girder A proton ......"

Mei Changsu suddenly understood in his heart, and he couldn't bear to ask again.

"Although Nihuang is not my blood relative, her dazzling look often reminds me of the past and I love it in my heart." Princess Liyang seemed to have finally overpassed the extreme of pain, and her expression gradually turned calm, "If anyone wants to use such despicable means against her, I must stop it no matter what." I hope Mr. will help me. ”

Mei Changsu's eyes flashed, paused, and finally asked, "What is the princess...... Who found out about the conspiracy? ”

Although the eldest princess of Liyang knew that he would have this question, she couldn't help but turn her face sideways, avoiding the two not fierce sights, and said softly for a long time: "Xie Bi, this kid, is going to get involved again, and his heart is not ruthless enough, I can see that he is uncertain, and he asks as soon as he is forced to ask......"

"Oh," Mei Changsu nodded as he asked the next question, "As His Royal Highness, there should be many ways to stop this matter, why would you single out Zhong Su?" ”

The eldest princess of Liyang smiled self-deprecatingly and said coldly: "Is there a way to do it?" Not necessarily. The matter has not been done yet, shall I question the mastermind? They won't admit it. To report to His Majesty the Emperor? There is no evidence. I went into the palace to stop them, and who knows when they will do it? What use can the identity of this eldest princess come in handy at such a time? ”

Mei Changsu thought for a while, and wanted to ask her why she didn't ask her husband for help, but suddenly realized that this method was the same as back then, even if Xie Yu was not an accomplice back then, but was used by the Queen Mother, then he was also a gainer of vested interests in the end, and it was a little embarrassing to discuss with him, not to mention that if you really want to help stop it, you will inevitably offend the mastermind to death, Xie Yu is not a hot-blooded teenager, he may not be willing to do it.

Thinking about it, Her Royal Highness the noble eldest princess is really unwanted, which makes people sigh sadly, but it's just ......

"Your Highness, even if Su has the heart to help, as a civilian, I am afraid that I can't love it......"

"Aren't you on good terms with the Nihuang County Lord? Besides, I will see her tomorrow. Please inform her of this news when the gentleman arrives, and let her be careful when dealing with the ladies in the palace, and she should be safe. ”

"Why doesn't the princess say it herself?"

"I have always been indifferent, although I secretly admire Nihuang in my heart, but I have never had a deep friendship, and she may not believe me. What's more, they already know that I have found out about this, as soon as I enter the palace, there will be a lady with me, and there is no chance to talk to the county lord alone...... Fortunately, Mr. lives in the Hou Mansion, and I still have some strength here, and when I visit late at night, I am confident that I can still hide the ears and eyes of those people, but it is just troublesome Mr. ”

Mei Changsu stared at her, and said meaningfully: "I don't have a deep relationship with the eldest princess, so it's an honor to be so trusted." ”

Lan Xinhui, the eldest princess of Liyang, couldn't understand it, and said with a faint smile: "It's a bit presumptuous to come here suddenly." But firstly, there is really no one else to ask for, secondly, I know that Mr. is good friends with Nihuang, and thirdly, Jing Rui always has no mouth to praise you in front of me. This boy has a pure heart, and the people he likes to respect must not be ordinary people. However, I also thought about it before I came, and in this way, I might offend the powerful and gentle, so even if you don't agree to my entrustment, it is reasonable. Please think carefully, sir. ”

After the eldest princess said this, she lowered her head and drank tea quietly. Mei Changsu stared at her head full of dark clouds and a few inconspicuous white hairs, and suddenly her heart was slightly sour, and she suddenly felt a trance.

"It's late at night, eldest princess, please come back." There was a sound of drums outside the window, Mei Changsu took off the golden silk cloak from the hanger, gently draped it on her weak shoulders, and said slowly, "The county lord is also a friend of Su, so he should do his best." Tomorrow, I will also invite Her Royal Highness the eldest princess into the palace so that she can act at the opportunity. ”

With his promise, the eldest princess of Liyang didn't say much, put the top pocket of the cloak on her head, and quietly walked out of the small courtyard, and disappeared into the darkness after a while.

Mei Changsu stood in front of the steps and watched, the night wind hit, and the whole body was cold. A pair of hands grabbed him from behind, pulled him into the room, turned around, and saw a pair of bright eyes with a slight hint of anger.

"I'm sorry, Brother Su forgot to put on his coat." Pat the young man's head to reassure him, "We Feiliu haven't fallen asleep yet?" ”

"She's gone, she's awake!"

"Oh, woke you up?" Mei Changsu smiled apologetically, curled up on the warm couch, and hugged the thick brocade quilt, "Let's go to sleep again, don't you have to go out to play tomorrow?" ”

"You sleep!"

"Okay, okay, I'll sleep too." Mei Changsu obediently closed his eyes, seemingly quiet and serene, but his mind began to recall all the old and new information about all parties in the capital, so as to judge what was hidden behind the visit of the eldest princess of Liyang.

Feiliu didn't go back to his room, but huddled around Brother Su, sleeping contentedly.

Mei Changsu tucked the corners of the quilt for him, and then slowly flattened his body. Before he really fell asleep, he still thought about the last question: "Who is that inner agent that the prince lurked beside King Yu?" ”