Chapter 18: Old Friends
That night, Xiao Jingrui brought an imperial doctor in to check Mei Changsu's pulse, but as soon as the doctor heard that the patient was taking the pills made by the cold doctor Xun Zhen, he didn't dare to say more, and only said, "Rest more, don't get emotional", and immediately left. Mei Changsu wanted to go to bed early under the pretext of beating Xiao Jingrui and the doctor, but he didn't really go to bed, but put on a jacket, pushed open the window, sat quietly under the windowsill, staring at the crescent moon hanging obliquely in mid-air, as if he fell into deep thought.
Flystream walked over and sat down on the carpet beside him, resting his head on his knees and shaking it.
Mei Changsu looked down at the black head on his lap, reached out and rubbed it gently, and asked softly, "What's wrong with our Feiliu?" Feeling lonely? ”
Feiliu raised his head and looked at him with clear eyes, "Don't be sad! ”
Mei Changsu was a little stunned, and after a long pause, he showed a soft smile: "I'm just thinking about something, I can't think about it, and I don't have a sad Feiliu, don't worry." ”
Feiliu shook his head and insisted, "Don't be sad! ”
At that moment, Mei Changsu felt that his whole heart suddenly softened, as if he couldn't hold it anymore, and only a breath of swaying and flickering qi was lifted to his chest, supporting the movement of his body and the control of his expression. It's so easy not to be sad. Just find a place to enjoy the landscape, live in seclusion and recuperate, and then get two or three friends, often coiled, there is no intrigue, no conspiracy, betrayal, lingering old diseases, can be cured, and people are good-willed, and do not have to live up to the body, why not? It's a pity that it can only be a luxury after all, and the things that have been carried on the upper body must be gritted and carried to the end, no matter how heavy and painful it is.
"Feiliu, would you like to go back to Langzhou?" Mei Changsu stroked the young man's head and asked in a low voice.
Feiliu's eyes widened widely, and he rushed forward and hugged Mei Changsu's waist: "Don't!" ”
"Can I write a letter to Brother Lin Chen and tell him not to tease you like this in the future?"
"Don't!"
"But Feiliu," Mei Changsu's tone carried an unconcealable sorrow, "If you stay by my side, you will watch me get worse and worse...... Even Feiliu will become sad......"
"Feiliu is like this," the young man pressed his face tightly to Mei Changsu's knee, "It won't be sad!" ”
"Is that enough?" Mei Changsu let out a long sigh, "As long as you can stay by my side and rest on my knees, can you be very happy?" ”
"Happy Flying!"
Mei Changsu gently held his flowing face, slowly stroking his forehead with his fingertips, and his expression became even more sad: "Okay...... In that case, I should at least be able to keep you happy...... Feiliu, you have to remember that no matter what life is in the future, you should not be afraid, because there will always be someone to take care of you, and you will always be me...... The happiest kid ......"
Feiliu blinked his eyes, and he couldn't understand the meaning of these words, but he could feel the warm kindness in the words, so he pulled out a smile on the cold face that was not used to smiling, and learned from Mei Changsu's appearance, although the stiff way of pulling the corners of his mouth was still a little strange, but it was already a rare expression for him to express his emotions.
"Our Feiliu is so cute, and when we wait for the future, Huilang Zhou will also laugh at it, so Brother Lin Chen will see it, okay?"
"Not good!"
"Why?"
"He's bad!"
"You hate Brother Lin Chen so much," Mei Changsu smiled softly and silently, hugged Feiliu into his arms, and shook it slowly, "It's still hello...... If only I could be as carefree as you and as happy as you......"
Feiliu broke away from his embrace, sat up straight, and said seriously, "Yes!" ”
Mei Changsu looked at him gently: "Is it really possible?" ”
"Yes!" Feiliu repeated, got up and dragged a high stool over, sat on it himself, and then pulled Mei Changsu to the carpet and sat down, moved his head and put it on his knees: "Like Feiliu!" Brother Su can too! ”
Mei Changsu felt that the corners of his eyes were a little moist, leaning on Feiliu's knees, he felt his fingers penetrate into his own room, gently rubbing and rubbing, rubbing his purest love and dependence into his body.
"It's still us Feiliu who is smart," Mei Changsu closed his eyes tightly and muttered, "It turns out that Brother Su can also ...... like this"
"Yes!" Flowstream tried to smile again as he shook his knees and slowly hummed a soothing tune.
"This song Feiliu has also learned?"
"Learn! Flying Stream Sings! ”
Mei Changsu took a deep breath and tried to relax, every muscle fiber in his body, and a tiredness overflowed his heart.
"Sleep!" Flyer.
"Feiliu is sleepy and wants to sleep?"
"It's not! Brother Su sleeps! Fly Stream beats the bad guys! ”
Mei Changsu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Feiliu's meaning, and his brows couldn't help jumping: "Someone came in Xuelu?" ”
"Hmm!" Feiliu nodded, "Outside!" Uncle! Fly Stream to hit him! ”
Mei Changsu breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Feiliu's arm, stood up, and said to the window, "Brother Meng, please come in." ”
As soon as his words fell, a figure flashed in, obviously in a muscular body, but his movements were as fast as a ghost.
"Uncle is Brother Su's guest, let's go to bed first, okay?" Mei Changsu coaxed the young man into the inner room, and Meng Zhi also came in with him. After Feiliu obediently lay down on his bed and closed his eyes to sleep, the two older men sat down at the round table in the middle of the room.
"Are the two of them gone?" Mei Changsu poured a cup of tea for Meng Zhi and asked.
"I've already conveyed what you mean, but looking at Wei Zheng's appearance, he doesn't want to leave......"
"And what does he want to do?"
"Stay in the capital to help you. He said it's everyone's business, and you can't take it on alone......"
"Nonsense!" Mei Changsu said angrily: "Can he be the same as me?" I'm alone, but he has a cloud girl. In the past twelve years of life and death, Miss Yun has been waiting for him infatuatedly, and finally when he earns back a life, the two of them can work hard and rely on each other, what is he making trouble? I don't need him here, he can go if he wants to, and he has to go if he doesn't want to! ”
"You don't have to be angry," Meng Zhi slowly persuaded, "I don't know Wei Zheng yet?" No matter what he thinks in his heart, he will listen to your commands. I'm only worried about you now, did you come to the capital single-handedly and didn't bring any backup? ”
"I brought Feiliu with me."
"Just that kid?" Meng Zhi glanced at the bed, "I'm really sorry to say it, I didn't know that this kid was your person that day, I was shocked by his body, and I was curious for a while, and I didn't cause you any trouble, right?" ”
"Nope." Mei Changsu said lightly: "It's just a showshow." ”
"Why didn't you notify me in advance? Not prepared at all right now to help you? ”
"Are you going to help me?" Mei Changsu's smile was indifferent, "Forget it, you are now the commander of the forbidden army, and your grace is profound, why should you be burdened by me?" Just pretending not to know me has already helped me a lot. ”
Meng Zhi gritted his teeth, and there was a slight anger between his eyebrows: "Are you sincere when you say this?" What kind of person do you think I am? ”
Mei Changsu showed a shallow smile that was so faint that he could barely see it, pressed his palm on Meng Zhi's elbow, shook it slightly, and said in a low voice: "Brother Meng, how can I not understand your intentions." Regardless of the original love of those of us, you will not stand idly by with your character alone. But the fact that I want to do it has no chance of winning, I don't want to get involved in you, and if you are not careful, you will be ruined in the name of loyalty and goodness for several generations......"
"Loyalty is not in the name. As long as you don't directly endanger the emperor, you will never be my enemy. ”
"Your Majesty? The emperor will always be a knife, and if you want to kill or chop, you have to rely on him" Mei Changsu's lips smiled: "It seems that you have already guessed the purpose of my entry into Beijing." ”
"Yes, I think I can guess," Meng Zhi's eyes were full of worry, "But the prince and the king of Yu, it is easy for you to break one, and it will be difficult for the two of them to get rid of it together." In any case, Your Majesty must keep one! ”
"Not necessarily." Mei Changsu sneered: "The emperor is not only these two sons. ”
Meng Zhi probably never thought that there would be the possibility of anyone other than the crown prince and King Yu inheriting the throne, and his expression was extremely shocked: "You...... Do you want to support King Jing? ”
"What's not to do?"
"I know that you have a good relationship with King Jing, and I don't underestimate his ability. To be honest, his disadvantages are nothing, it's just that his mother's low position has always been unappreciated by the emperor, and these can be changed by showing more in the future. But the most important thing is that King Jing is not good at nature, and he is also very disgusted with power disputes, what a dangerous thing it is to win the heir, how can he be so ruthless and ruthless, the powerful prince and the king of honor? ! ”
Mei Changsu pulled the bowl of the teacup and said expressionlessly: "He is not good at nature and scheming, so what's the matter, isn't there still me?" I have done those dark and bloody things, so that the evil people will fall, even if I am asked to stab the innocent in the heart, it does not matter, although I will also be sad because of it, but when a person's pain has crossed the limit, this level of sadness is bearable......"
Although these words were cruel, but with a kind of sadness and sadness that could not be concealed, Meng Zhi looked at his face blankly, and suddenly felt an unbearable pain in his heart, and it took him a long time before he exhaled a breath and asked in a low voice: "Then King Jing...... Will he say yes? ”
"Why not? His hatred for the crown prince and King Yu is as deep as mine, not to mention that there is a throne waiting there. The attraction of the throne is huge, and few people can resist it, not even Jing Yan......"
"It can't be!" Meng Zhi slapped his palm on the table, "He hates strife by nature, are you born to like it?" When did King Jing become so ruthless, didn't he know that he felt sorry for you? ”
"Brother Meng," Mei Changsu smiled faintly, "You forgot Jing Yan, you don't know it's me...... I'm dead, I'm already a scar on his heart...... The one who threatened and lured him on the road to winning the heir was just a stranger named Su Zhe, what did he feel sorry for? ”
"Ah," Meng Zhi cried out in chagrin, "I don't know about him...... But haven't you already met him today? You didn't tell him? He didn't recognize you either? ”
"Why tell him?" Mei Changsu's face was snow-white, but his eyes were very calm: "No matter what kind of innocent friend he once was, a person who returns from hell will become a demon, not only can he not recognize it, but even I myself can no longer recognize myself." ”
Meng Zhi clenched his hands tightly and pressed them to the knuckles, trying to counteract the tearing sensation in his chest. I still remember his bright smile and apple-like ruddy and healthy face when he broke up when he was eighteen years old. Twelve years passed like water, and suddenly I returned to the previous life.
"Xiao Shu ......" held the hand in his palm, thin and pale, you can imagine how difficult and painful the process of his struggle to survive was.
"You promise me never to tell Jing Yan," Mei Changsu looked out the window, his eyes were blurred and blank, "The lively and lovely partner who grew up with him and the sinister, vicious, and unscrupulous strategist around him will never be the same person." Wouldn't it be better that way? ”
"Little ......"
"The only people in the entire capital who know that Lin Shu has returned are you and Grandma, and I don't want a third person to appear. Brother Meng, please you. ”
"You can rest assured, but how could the Empress Dowager know? She's been a little confused in recent years. ”
"I don't know how she recognized it, obviously she was unrecognizable, but her eyes were so warm when she looked at me and called me 'Xiaoshu', I can be sure that she didn't call the wrong name...... Maybe it's because I'm confused, and a lot of things are easy to remember. I'm just her little special, and I should have been there for her, so she wasn't surprised at all that she was so happy. ”
Meng Zhi was slightly uneasy, "The Empress Dowager won't say it." ”
"No," Mei Changsu said quietly, "Besides, no matter what she says now, no one will listen seriously." ”
"Alas......" Meng Zhi sighed, "this is also true." ”
Mei Changsu picked up the tea bowl and sipped lightly, silently for a moment, and asked slowly: "Brother Meng, since you are here today, I just have a question I want to ask you......
"Just ask."
"We have been in private contact many times over the years, why have you never told me that Brother Jingyu has a posthumous son?"
"What did you say?" Meng Zhi was taken aback, and almost couldn't help jumping up: "His Royal Highness King Qi has a child?!" ”