Chu Mufeng smiled at Bafang, "I'm sorry for you." By the way, Lord Meng, the emperor has ordered that during your time in the capital, the Imperial Forest Army outside the gate of the Meng Mansion will guard your safety. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Meng Changqing performed briefly, "You can rest next." ”

Meng Changqing walked around the mansion, and saw that only the front door was guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, and there were no outside the other two side doors, so he knew that what Chu Mufeng said was true.

"Uncle Dai." Meng Changqing turned around and said, "Ask someone to prepare more dinner, and send it out to invite people outside the door to eat." ”

"I've already asked someone to get ready to go down, young master, are you uncomfortable?"

Meng Changqing stopped, "Can you see it?" ”

"Others may not be able to see it." Dai Dongwen said, "Dr. Hu is not in Beijing, if you feel unwell, you should prescribe medicine for yourself as soon as possible." ”

"Don't worry, I'm fine, but I'm too tired from the journey, and my body is a little sore."

Dai Dongwen looked at Meng Changqing's eyes full of worry, "It's really tiring to run around for days, young master, let's take a bath after dinner, I've already made people boil hot water." ”

"Okay, thank you Uncle Dai."

"Young Master." Dai Dongwen followed Meng Changqing and took two more steps, "What are your plans to come back this time?" ”

"Well, let's wait and see."

"It can only be like this, and the Holy Mandate cannot be said." Dai Dongwen talked about the changes in the capital this year, "The Wang and Zou families have married each other, and the Zou family has taken this opportunity to catch up with the three princes, and has sent his little son to the palace to be the companion of the three princes." ”

"Didn't the Zou family want to get into the Xiao family before?" Meng Changqing sighed, "Zou Duyu has become too fast, no wonder the Xiao family looked down on him back then." ”

Meng Changqing asked again: "What about Wang Shaoyu?" ”

"The prince of the Wang family is too young, I heard that he can't catch up with the three princes in reading and reading, and the three princes refuse to use him, so it's the turn of the little son of the Zou family."

"Zou Duyu's official position has also changed?"

Dai Dongwen replied: "It's still the same as before, serving as the right attendant in the ministry." ”

"What the Zou family is looking forward to is the day when the third prince stays in the East Palace." Meng Changqing turned his head to look at the bare branches next to him. "If you don't want that, let's have dinner first."

Meng Changqing ate and went back to the room early, but he didn't feel sleepy at all when he lay on the bed.

The mind is full of various forces in the capital, today the surname Zhao will unite with the surname Qian to get the surname Sun, and tomorrow Sun Qian will join forces with the surname Zhao, in short, fighting back and forth, for power.

But what exactly is power?

Meng Changqing stared at the top of the bed, she also longed for power, and she didn't dare to guarantee that if she stepped into the center of the vortex in the future, she would become surnamed Zhao or Sun.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, there was no movement outside the room, Meng Changqing turned over and lay on the bed, and could only hear the voice in his cochlea.

Early the next morning, Meng Changqing went out from the gate, thanked the guards of the Imperial Forest, and said, "You guys are guarding here too hard, I'll go to the street in front to buy you some breakfast." ”

The Imperial Forest Army followed politely, and the last group followed Meng Changqing to the restaurant they wanted to go to.

She seemed to be able to get acquainted with anyone quickly, and after walking a few hundred meters, there were a few more brothers.

"I've been out for more than a year, and I don't know what people in Beijing like to eat lately." Meng Changqing sat down at the square table and said to the shopkeeper who came to welcome the guests: "Choose a few popular ones and bring them up quickly." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The shopkeeper nodded and ran quickly to the back kitchen, "Isn't the crab roe bun okay?" Hurry on, there's a bunch of knives outside! Then he brought a few plates of pastries by himself, and sent them to Meng Changqing with a smile, "This is a snack from the shop, everyone try it first, and breakfast will be delivered immediately." ”

While eating, Meng Changqing saw a child carrying a birdcage come in at the door.

Coincidentally, this child is Wang Shaoyu.

Obviously, this is not a coincidence for Wang Shaoyu. He just saw Meng Changqing come in, so he followed in.

"Meng Changqing." Wang Shaoyu stood next to Meng Changqing with the birdcage, "It's really you." ”

"Young Master Wang." Meng Changqing stood up and clasped his fists and saluted, "You also came here for breakfast?" ”

"I've eaten it." He handed the birdcage to the people who followed him, and learned from the elder to put his hands behind his back, "You have changed so much, if it weren't for these Royal Forest Soldiers, I wouldn't have recognized you."

I heard that you are going to stay in the capital for a few days, I have raised a lot of birds, some of them have beautiful coats, and some of them can learn to speak, which is very fun, so you might as well go home with me to play when you are free. ”

"Young Master Wang, why do you have time to raise birds?" Meng Changqing asked knowingly.

Sure enough, Wang Shaoyu's face deteriorated significantly, "Mother thinks that I am young and doesn't want me to suffer in the palace, so I won't serve in front of His Royal Highness now." Wang Shaoyu sat down at a table next to him, "You can eat quickly, come to my house to watch the birds after eating." ”

"Young Master Wang." Meng Changqing walked around to him, "It doesn't matter if I go to your house alone, but look at these people around me, if I go to your house with the Imperial Forest Army, people who don't know will definitely guess what happened to the Wang family, adding to the misunderstanding, so I'll go again when I have the opportunity in the future." ”

"You tell them to go back to your house and wait."

The leader of the Imperial Forest Army replied: "We are acting on orders and must not leave Lord Meng's side. ”

Meng Changqing spread his hands, "Look." ”

Wang Shaoyu approached Meng Changqing and asked in a low voice, "Are these people protecting you, or are they watching you?" ”

In the end, he is young, and he is worthy of being returned by the third prince, and his brain is Qingqi.

What kind of people are the Royal Guards, they don't talk much, but their ears are smart, if he lowers his volume, where can he escape the ears of the Royal Guards?

"Isn't that pretty much the same?" Meng Changqing said, "I have to be under their eyes so that they can protect me." ”

Wang Shaoyu tried to understand, but in the end he still couldn't understand what Meng Changqing wanted to say.

He took his birdcage from his attendant's hand, "Yes, please don't leave you, I'll find someone else to see my bird." ”

After leaving the restaurant, he kicked the stake on the side of the road hard, "Something in the way!" ”

"Master Meng, come and eat." Meng Changqing's newly recognized eldest brother greeted, "This crab roe bun is not delicious when it is cold." He introduced: "In each bun, there is a crab roe, to say that the crab is a shell, this crab roe is delicious, but the crab is not yellow all year round, you must take it out when the crab roe is fat, adjust it to taste, and freeze it into the deep ice outside the city, so that people can enjoy this delicious food at this time."

So although this thing is a small one, the price is not cheap, in the capital. Not everyone can afford to sell this crab roe bun. ”

The other eldest brother continued: "You have to have something to do with the government to get into the deep ice vault." ”

"Oh?" Meng Changqing looked at the surrounding pattern, "It seems that this house has not been open for a long time, I don't know what the shopkeeper's surname is?" ”