Because he slept late at night, Mei Changsu was a little drowsy in the morning, blindly falling asleep and not waking up, Feiliu guarded the door and refused to let people come in to call him. In the end, Yan Yujin thought of a way and shouted through the courtyard wall, "Brother Su is up!" Provoked Feiliu to be furious, chasing to catch him, as soon as he fled, Xiao Jingrui took the opportunity to drill into the snow house, who knew that Feiliu's eyes were sharp and fast, and he flashed back in an instant to block the door, but on the other side, Yan Yujin was not afraid of death and screamed, so angry that this cold young man punched and kicked Xiao Jingrui, and Xiao Dagongzi said aggrievedly while parrying: "Why did you hit me...... It's not like I'm calling ......."

Xie Bi hid far away and analyzed: "Feiliu wants to knock you out and then chase Yujin ......"

Yan Yujin shuddered, shouting "Brother Su" loudly, and encouraging his friend to "hold on a little longer!" ”

All of a sudden, there was a mess outside the snow house, and even a sleeping Buddha inside had to be woken up.

After opening the door and ordering the exiles to be released, the servants quickly brought in hot water and breakfast. Yan Yujin wanted to speak as soon as he entered the door, but was forcibly stopped by Xiao Jingrui, and only waited until Mei Changsu finished drinking the porridge and put down the dishes and chopsticks that he waved his hand to let him go.

"Brother Su, the decree was passed in the palace early this morning, saying that the literary test was postponed to tomorrow." Yan Yujin was impatient to report the news.

"Oh? Why? ”

"Because you're going to clean up Bailiqi today!" Yan Yujin opened the fan in a dashing manner, just shook it, and saw Xiao Jingrui glaring at him, and was stunned to find that it was because of the cold wind that made Mei Changsu dodge for a while, and hurriedly put away the fan, but he still hit the palm of his other hand handsomely, and those who didn't know thought that he was the one who was going to clean up Bailiqi today.

Xie Bi saw that the eldest prince was busy playing cool, and he didn't mean to continue, so he hurriedly took over the conversation and explained: "That's the case, His Royal Highness King Yu said that even if Brother Su defeats Bailiqi with a childish son today, his candidacy will still not change, and he will still take the literary exam." But once defeated, it will inevitably greatly disturb his mood, which is inevitably a bit unfair. Anyway, the matter of choosing a son-in-law is not in a hurry for two days a day, so why not postpone the literary test for a day, lest the Beiyan people find excuses and make irresponsible remarks. ”

"This is a well-thought-out idea, and the Holy Lord has approved it?"

"That's right."

"Oh." Mei Changsu nodded, "Thank you." It's not early, I'm going to get up, and I'm going to say goodbye to you first. ”

"Say goodbye to what?" Xiao Jingrui was stunned and handed his waiyu over, "We can go together." ”

Mei Changsu glanced at a few people: "Where are you going?" ”

"Let's see how you beat Beliqi!"

Mei Changsu couldn't help but smile and said, "Wuying Hall is a court hall, not a Qingle Fang that you often go to. The last time you went was because of the Holy Summons; I was going to go with me today because there was a literary exam after the game; Now that the literary test has been cancelled, what reason do you have to enter the Wuying Palace? Even if you are a noble son, at least you should ask for permission first, right? ”

"Ahh It's been a waste of so much time, I'm going to hand over the fold first, and I'll see this excitement even if I die! ”

Xie Bi didn't care, he didn't think about going, but Xiao Jingrui was a little busy, he stood up in a panic and wanted to follow his friend outside, and then he stopped and looked back at Mei Changsu, both of whom looked tight.

"Don't be embarrassed," Mei Changsu smiled and pushed him, "Xie Bi will help me arrange the carriage and horses, you go and ask for an order, don't you want to see this excitement?" ”

Xiao Jingrui smiled, "Hmm! After a while, he ran out, Xie Bi shrugged his shoulders and looked at his back, and sighed: "It's getting more and more like Yujin, he didn't like to watch the excitement so much before......

For Xie Bi, who was not proficient in martial arts, Mei Changsu didn't want to explain to him where the curiosity of this martial arts competition was, so he tied his snow-colored cloak by himself, whispered to Feiliu, and took the three children who had been waiting for him to walk outside the courtyard.

The carriages and guards of the Hou Mansion had already stopped outside the door, Xie Bi looked left and right, and joked: "The Nihuang County Lord didn't send a carriage today, Brother Su, are you a little disappointed?" ”

Mei Changsu smiled and didn't answer, lowered the curtain, and the groom flicked the horsewhip, which made a crisp sound and went straight in the direction of Miyagi.

There are fewer people gathered in the Wuying Hall today than last time. Except for Bailiqi, the other nine candidates have not seen a shadow yet, and the Dayu mission has only come to the chief and deputy envoys. Although King Jing came early because of Tingsheng, the crown prince and King Yu were nowhere to be found, and it is said that they entered the palace early in the morning, probably accompanied by the holy car. The two sisters and brothers of Mu Wangfu were also late, so when Mei Changsu stood on the hall with the three children, except for King Jing Yaoyao nodded, no one came to speak, which was really different from the excitement of the previous few days.

However, Mei Changsu likes such a quiet atmosphere. He led the three apprentices to a corner of the main hall, held their hands one by one, smiled softly and encouraged and comforted, and it didn't take long for those scrupulous eyes full of fear to settle down, and they nodded seriously one by one, indicating that they would definitely work hard and seize the opportunity to get rid of the status of a slave of sin.

About half an hour later, the Nihuang County Lord and Mu Qing walked in with great energy, Mei Changsu greeted him with a smile, and secretly sighed how the two sisters and brothers looked very energetic anytime and anywhere, and the lazy and elegant posture of the nobles in the capital was really far behind, only King Jing still had some of the same temperament.

"Looking at Mr. Su's expression, it seems that he is confident?" It was Mu Qing who spoke first, he strode closer, bent down slightly and asked the three children, "Tell me, what did Mr. Su teach you?" ”

Mei Changsu felt that it was not wrong to let the children get acquainted with the appearance of these palace masters first, so he didn't care about him at the moment, and motioned to the Nihuang County Lord to take a few steps to the side.

"What? Have a whisper for me? The handsome woman of the South joked.

"Someone asked me to warn you," Mei Changsu said in a low voice, "Now it seems that there is no hope of marrying you, so someone in the palace wants to use some tricks to force you to submit, you have to be careful of King Yu and the queen's mother...... If I invite you to a banquet alone, I won't go if I can......"

"Forcing me to comply?" After a brief moment of surprise, the Nihuang County Lord smiled proudly, "How do they want to force it?" ”

Mei Changsu was a little difficult to elaborate, and only said vaguely: "Don't underestimate the means of the harem, and beware of the things at the entrance......"

Just as he was about to say more, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, Yan Yujin dragged Xiao Jingrui and rushed in, and said with a smile: "Caught up, Brother Su, haven't you started yet?" ”

Mu Qing stopped it with an unhappy face, twisted his eyebrows and said, "It's not started yet, Mr. Su is talking to my sister, don't disturb them!" ”

was so strongly defended by him, but even the Nihuang County Lord couldn't whisper to Mei Changsu anymore. After all, she is an unmarried daughter of the Wang family, and before choosing a son-in-law, it is not a good thing to violate etiquette too much.

Fortunately, the embarrassing situation passed in an instant, because the holy car had already been announced at this time.

As everyone guessed, the crown prince and King Yu appeared with the old emperor on the left and right, and Princess Jingning followed, escorted by Meng Zhi. After the Son of Heaven sat down in the center, the two princes and Jing Ningfang went down the jade steps together, led everyone to walk the national salute, and only after descending to Ping did they sit down separately.

"Su Qing," Emperor Liang smiled peacefully, "How are your results?" ”

"It's useless for the minister to talk too much, please take a closer look at Your Majesty." Mei Changsu beckoned the three children out and knelt on the ground in a row.

Emperor Liang looked at the three small figures, and then looked at Bai Liqi who was knotted on the side, and his heart was a little bottomless, and he couldn't help but look back at Meng Zhi again.

"Your Majesty, is this the beginning?" Meng Zhi took the opportunity to bow down and ask for advice.

The arrow had been wound and had to be sent, Emperor Liang hid a trace of worry in his eyes and nodded.

The three children got up, one of them held a sword, and the finished words were standing, and their expressions were extremely firm, and the sense of solemnity was similar to the cringe of two days ago, which first made the onlookers feel uplifted.

Bailiqi left the game empty-handed, glanced at the opponent in front of him with extreme disdain, and casually put on a posture.

"Let's go!" Under the order of Meng Zhi, a breeze suddenly rolled up in the field, and the three children turned like a top, and their footwork was staggered like wearing flowers.

Chai Ming, the golden eagle of the Great Yu Kingdom, immediately became interested, sat up straight and was about to take a closer look, when he suddenly felt a thick murderous aura coming from the side, his heart was cold, and he couldn't help but look back at the past, only to see the first master of the Great Liang, the commander of the forbidden army of the King of Jinling, Lord Meng Zhi, was glaring at him viciously, and the anger in his eyes was as if there was a hatred between the two of them for killing his father and taking his wife, so that Chai Ming couldn't help but shudder, while stabilizing his mind, while thinking carefully about where he offended him.

The martial arts of the Nihuang county lord are also known for their gorgeous and gorgeous, and he was attracted when he saw the fluttering figure, and when he leaned forward to take a closer look, Mei Changsu suddenly exclaimed "Oops" from the side, and he couldn't help but flash his head, and turned his head to look, but saw that he had knocked over the tea bowl on the table, and was hurriedly turning sideways to let go of the tea dripping from the edge of the table.

Just when the two masters were distracted at the same time, a few suppressed snorts sounded on the field, and then there was a plop, the three children retracted their swords and jumped, the light and shadow disappeared, and when everyone looked again, Bailiqi was already half-kneeling on the ground, supporting his body with his arms, full of anger and unwillingness.

"Win!"

"Win!"

Yan Yujin and Princess Jingning cheered at the same time. Although Emperor Liang had an imperial demeanor, he also smiled at this time.

Chai Ming, who was concentrating on confronting Meng Zhi's anger, suddenly felt that his whole body was relaxed, and the face of Commander Meng, who had just been incompatible, changed his face, and he actually showed a sincere and friendly smile at him, and at that moment he almost felt that he had just had a dream.

"Hundred Miles Warrior, how are you?" Beiyan is making an angry and anxious snatch out.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry, we won't hurt the guests." Mei Changsu said with a smile, and motioned to the three children, "Don't thank Your Majesty Long En yet." ”

The little three musketeers immediately kowtowed, and Emperor Liang was overjoyed, and said: "You have made meritorious contributions, I will not break my word, and you can get rid of your status as a criminal slave, you can be placed by Yousi, or you can take refuge in relatives and friends." ”

Princess Jingning was overjoyed and immediately said, "Father is really benevolent. ”

Emperor Liang glanced at his youngest daughter and suddenly thought, "Jing Ning, do you really like these children so much?" Since they have such sword formation skills, they might as well clean themselves and wait for you, for you they are better than ordinary guards, and for them they have no worries about food and clothing, and they can be regarded as having a comfortable nest......"

As soon as these words came out, Mei Changsu and King Jing both lost their color, especially King Jing, who almost immediately jumped up, but was stopped by Mei Changsu with his eyes.

"Your Majesty's words are inappropriate," At this time, the person who directly objected was Xiao Jingrui, he stood up and saluted, and said loudly, "Your Majesty ordered to let them out of the secret court, which is to allow them to be free in the future." Chrysostom has been opened, how can it be taken back? What's more, they don't know the rules of the inner palace, and it is useless to collect them. Waiting for the princess and not being able to carry weapons with her, this sword array is useless at all. Jing Rui felt that even Princess Jingning herself might not want them to enter the inner palace. ”

Princess Jingning hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, there are little eunuchs in Ning'er Palace, what do you want them to do?" Father, the emperor will reward Ning'er with what he wants. ”

Emperor Liang has always loved Xiao Jingrui very much, and he was not angry at his outspokenness, waved his hand and ordered him to sit down, and then skipped the matter. Mei Changsu was already in a thin cold sweat.

"Mr. Su is well-trained, he should be the first to take the lead, and when the county master's literary examination is over, I will be rewarded separately." Emperor Liang was in a good mood at this time, and he actually poured a glass of wine with his own hands and sent it to Mei Changsu's seat, "I respect Mr. First a glass to congratulate this battle." ”

Mei Changsu Xie En took the cup, drank it all, couldn't help coughing slightly, and tried his best to hold back, and a flush welled up on his face.

Emperor Liang pretended to comfort Bai Liqi and the envoys of Beiyan again, and happily drove back to the palace. As soon as he left, Mei Changsu covered his mouth with his sleeves, coughed and bowed down, Xiao Jingrui jumped over the table and ran over, holding him and patting his back, and the prince and King Yu also came over to ask.

"It's okay...... Your Majesty's imperial wine is too fragrant......" After coughing for a while, Mei Changsu let go of the hand covering his lips and leaned on Xiao Jingrui's arm and raised his head. The crown prince and King Yu were concerned and stood very close. But like the last banquet in Wuying Palace, there was not the slightest aroma of ambergris on both of them, which shows that it was indeed deliberate, not a coincidence.

Mei Changsu was convinced again. By King Yu's side, there must be the prince's internal exploration.

"It doesn't matter to you, does it? Do you want to take a break before leaving? "The Nihuang County Lord was invited by a female official to speak just now, so he rushed over to greet him at this time.

"It doesn't matter." Mei Changsu smiled faintly, then turned to the crown prince and Yu Wang and said, "The two highnesses are busy with state affairs every day, if they are delayed for Su's sake, they can't afford it." ”

The crown prince and King Yu seemed to have something to do, and they couldn't behave too much, so they politely said a few words together and turned to leave. Mu Qing pulled Yan Yujin away with one hand, and pushed Xiao Jingrui with the other, but did not push.

"Brother Su is still unstable." Although Xiao Jingrui knew that Mu Qing meant to let his sister and Mei Changsu be alone, he still insisted on standing still.

The Nihuang County Lord couldn't help but smile, glanced at Xiao Dagongzi with interest, and said to Mei Changsu in a low voice: "The queen really invited me to the palace for a banquet, I can't help but agree, I went." ”

"County Lord," Mei Changsu hurriedly stopped her, thought about it and had no extra words to advise, sighed, and only said the three words "take care".

After the Nihuang County Lord left, there were few people left in the main hall. Mei Changsu really felt extremely unwell, and he couldn't take a sedan chair in violation of the rules in the forbidden garden, so he had to sit down and rest for a while, Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin naturally stayed with him.

Princess Jingning has been talking with King Jing, and at this time, as if it had just come to an end, Xiao Jingyan came over to greet him, and after a few words, everyone had nothing to talk about, and King Jing took advantage of the situation to turn around and call Guo Tingsheng to the side to talk.

Because the emperor drove directly to the concubine's residence, Meng Zhi did not accompany him. Because he was secretly worried about Lin Shu, he didn't leave, and called the other two children in the hall to come over and order them to play footwork to see, Yan Yujin was very interested, so he came over, only Xiao Jingrui came to Mei Changsu's side carefully, looked at the cold sweat that continued to ooze from his forehead and asked in a low voice: "Is this glass of wine so strong?" Is it sick? ”

Mei Changsu suppressed the dull pain between his inner breaths, and he also understood in his heart that he was aroused by the old wound caused by the wine, so he didn't want to speak, so he only closed his eyes and meditated. Meng Zhi looked at this side frequently for a while, and finally couldn't help but rush over.

"What's wrong with Mr. Su?"

"I don't know," Xiao Jingrui's voice trembled nervously, "I've been resting for so long, and it's not good at all." ”

"I'll see." Meng Zhi stretched out his hand to hold his veins, his brows immediately furrowed, and he raised his breath and concentrated, inputting a wave of internal energy to calm his injuries.

At this time, Yan Yujin, King Jing and Princess Jingning all realized that something was wrong and rushed over together. The three children also stared blankly with worried expressions on their faces.

After half an hour, Meng Zhifang let out a sigh of relief, and his face was slightly pale. Mei Changsu withdrew his wrist and thanked him in a low voice, and his voice was a little confident, not as special as just now.

"It scared me......" Yan Yujin was most afraid of this solemn atmosphere, and exhaled, "It's finally okay." Brother Su's body is too easy to get out of condition, so he really needs to take care of it. Jing Rui, let's send Brother Su back quickly, and the polo match we agreed with today probably won't be able to be played......"

"Of course not! Are you still in the mood to play? Xiao Jingrui was extremely displeased.

"I don't want to fight, but I always have to tell Tingjie that I had an appointment."

"Just go and tell him, I won't go."

Mei Changsu listened to the two of them talking, and always felt that a strange feeling flashed in his mind, and he couldn't catch it for a while, so he couldn't help frowning and thinking about it.

"What, you're feeling sick again?" Xiao Jingrui asked hurriedly.

"It's not...... What did you just say...... Who did you ask to play polo? ”

"Liao Tingjie, you don't know him, he is the son of the Marquis of Zhongsu......"

As if a bright light flashed, the strangeness that he had felt since sometime this morning surged up at the same time, Mei Changsu suddenly figured out something, and his chest trembled.

The county lord has been invited into the palace, and it stands to reason that the queen and the king should have arranged all aspects of this trick a long time ago, why...... Why did Liao Tingjie, who was designated as the husband of the county lord in the camp of King Yu, still make an appointment to play polo with someone outside the palace?

Every word that the eldest princess of Liyang said last night flashed through her mind quickly, and the most abnormal point was immediately caught.

The eldest princess said that the reason why she found out about the conspiracy was because Xie Bi was uneasy and was seen by her and forced to find out. But this morning, Xie Bi's mood was quite good, and when he went out, he made fun of the Nihuang County Lord, and he didn't feel guilty at all.

On the other hand, it is extremely risky for the queen and the king to set up this plan, and at most a few helpers know that they must not pass it on to others. Xie Biyu can't help anything at all with this kind of palace secrets, so what should King Yu tell him to do when he has nothing to do?

So Princess Liyang was lying, lying in a place that she felt was inconsequential and difficult to talk about, because she couldn't have known about it from Xie Bi, and the source of the news should be her husband, Xie Yu, Marquis of Ningguo.

Only a few people knew the methods of the Queen Mother back then, and Xie Yu was one of them. If he was told by the eldest princess of Liyang, even if it was only a few words, she would immediately understand.

And the most critical misunderstanding is in this last step.

Princess Liyang launched Xie Bi in order to be obscure, and Mei Changsu knew very well that Xie Bi was the person who was the king of honor, so naturally, he thought that the person who wanted to do this poisonous trick was the queen. What he didn't expect for a while was that this matter had nothing to do with Xie Bi, but was the handiwork of his father Xie Yu.

As for Xie Yu's position...... Xie Yu's position......

Mei Changsu breathed rapidly and clenched his teeth.

What remains neutral? What's out of it? Others don't know, they should know best what kind of person Xie Yu is. He has a stain on his body, and he knows that he can't be a pure minister, how can he not plan for the future when the old emperor is old? Xie Bi has already offended the prince by supporting King Yu in such a high-profile manner, once the prince succeeds, the Xie family will also be degraded, so neutrality in this situation is meaningless, with Xie Yu's shrewdness, how can he do meaningless things? But the fact is that he is just like a fool, and his son mingles with King Yu, but he acts like no one will help him. This shows that he has a seamless plan that will allow him to enjoy honor after the victory of either side.

Xie Bi openly supported King Yu, and Xie Yu secretly supported the crown prince. told the prince again that Xie Bi was doing the internal response for him, and occasionally brought back some information to confirm it, so King Yu was kept in the dark, and the prince was even more happy.

As long as it is successfully concealed, the future situation is: King Yu won, because of Xie Bi, the Xie family will not fall, the prince will win, and Xie Yu's father and son are both heroes, which is more beneficial.

Therefore, Xie Yu is in his bones, and he really wants to support the prince.

Thinking of this section, cold sweat was already dripping from Mei Changsu's forehead.

The real danger is not the queen's Zhengyang Palace, but the Zhaoren Palace of the prince's biological mother, Concubine Yue. Now that the county lord has been in the palace for a long time, if she follows her advice and only beware of the queen, will she relax at the Yue Guifei and fall into the trap of others?

If the worst happens, it may be too late to calculate the time......

"His Royal Highness King Jing, please enter the palace immediately to inquire, if the county lord goes to the Zhaoren Palace of Concubine Yue, you must rush over immediately and find her at all costs," Mei Changsu stood up suddenly, grabbed King Jing's hand tightly, and said sharply, "The county lord of Nihuang is in danger now, I will tell you in detail in the future, go now, go quickly!" ”

Although Xiao Jingyan was confused, seeing that his expression was so serious that it was almost miserable, he immediately believed it, turned around and ran away.

"Princess Jingning, please, I'll go to the grandmother right away...... The Empress Dowager asked her old man to rush to Zhaoren Palace immediately, this is also to save Nihuang, you must race against time......" Mei Changsu then turned to Xiao Jingning, his tone was still urgent, "The princess still remembers to owe me a favor, please pay it back at this time." ”

Xiao Jingning took two steps back, a little at a loss, but when he heard that it was to save Sister Nihuang, his heart suddenly trembled, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately took action.

"Commander Meng, please arrange manpower immediately and ambush on the periphery of Zhaoren Palace, if you see Sima Lei, the prince of Taiwei, come out, and immediately take it for the crime of 'trespassing by foreign ministers', is there a problem?"

Meng Zhi didn't ask much, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry", and then flew out.

There were only two noble sons left in the main hall who were dazed and didn't know what was going on, staring at Mei Changsu blankly.

"Brother Su...... This...... What the hell is going on? After a while, Yan Yujin asked eatingly.

Mei Changsu closed his eyes, looking extremely tired, a heavy sigh overflowed from his lips, and muttered, "It's all my fault...... I misunderstood one thing...... Now I just hope to ...... The worst possible outcome has not yet happened......"