Fire Captain

When Bai Ziyang walked out of the room, he saw Xiao Jingrui and his mother looking at him nervously, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I gave Miss Xie a few injections to stabilize the fetus. I will prescribe the fetal medicine later. After you boil it for her, let Miss Xie stay in bed for half a month, and then slowly get out of bed and move around. Then she will be able to give birth safely!"

Princess Li Yang and Xiao Jingrui thanked him profusely. After Bai Ziyang returned to the Su residence and told Mei Changsu about it, Mei Changsu also breathed a sigh of relief. Full of guilt towards Xiao Jingrui, he sighed, "So... it's good..."

Mei Changsu had already investigated clearly over the years how Xie Yu colluded with Xia Jiang to frame Prince Qi and the Red Flame Army, but the inside story was not something he should reveal. So after Xie Yu was imprisoned this time, Mei Changsu secretly found Prince Jing and Xia Dong and hid them in the next cell. He then used Xie Yu's mouth to uncover the shocking case of that year.

After knowing the inside story, Prince Jing came to Su's residence and asked Mei Changsu for help again with greater determination. Their primary goal was to overturn the verdict on Prince Qi and Marshal Lin.

Mei Changsu knelt down and bowed deeply, saying, "Since I serve Your Highness as my master, I will obey Your Highness' orders. From today on, I will do my best to find out the truth for Your Highness."

Prince Jing heard the sincerity in Mei Changsu's words, and was grateful that Mei Changsu had done his best for him. He also knelt down opposite Mei Changsu and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, sir!"

This was the scene Bai Ziyang saw when he and Chu Qiao came with the medicine bowl. He blurted out, "Hey, are you two bowing to each other as husband and wife?"

Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows when she heard that, and stared with full interest.

The room was immediately filled with passion and loyalty, like a deflated balloon. Mei Changsu quickly turned to Bai Ziyang and said, "Ziyang, Your Highness is not allowed to act recklessly here."

Prince Jing looked calm and was not angry about it. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a bell ring. The two of them got up quickly and ran to the window, looking towards the direction of the palace. When the bell rang, Prince Jing asked in disbelief, "How many bells?"

Uh... Bai Ziyang turned to look at Chu Qiao. He didn’t count many times.

Chu Qiao said: "Twenty-seven!"

Oh, Bai Ziyang thought about it and then remembered that this was the sound of the death knell. He couldn't help but ask, "Who died?"

Prince Jing turned around and ran towards the secret room, intending to return to Prince Jing's mansion, saying, "Grandma! Grandma is gone!"

Bai Ziyang looked at Mei Changsu reflexively, only to see that Mei Changsu's face was full of sadness, tears in his eyes, and his face was pale. Bai Ziyang felt something was wrong. Sure enough, as Mei Changsu turned around and took a step into the room, he suddenly spit out blood and fell to his knees.

"Oh my god..." Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao hurried forward to support Mei Changsu. Bai Ziyang hurriedly said, "Ah Chu, please help me get the medicine box."

"Okay!" Chu Qiao responded and turned away.

Mei Changsu was too emotional, so he had such a big reaction. Bai Ziyang advised him, "Don't worry, Changsu. The Empress Dowager is nearly a hundred years old. It's rare for ordinary people to live to such a long life. It can be considered a happy funeral. Everyone will die one day. You should have been mentally prepared!"

Mei Changsu said sadly: "Grandma... finally left... You should go back first, I want to be alone..."

Bai Ziyang wanted to ask who Jingjing was to lighten the mood, but he felt that saying this would not end well, so he decided to forget it. He said, "Okay, okay, I'll give you two needles and then I'll leave... Ah Chu happened to bring my silver needles..."

Just now, Mei Changsu was very agitated, and his blood and qi were surging. Bai Ziyang gave him acupuncture to help him calm down his blood and qi, and then left. It seems that he needs to boil a new dose of medicine...

Mei Changsu observed mourning for thirty days as per custom, and only drank plain porridge during these thirty days. At first, Bai Ziyang couldn't bear to see him ruining his body like this, but after saying all kinds of good, bad, soft and hard words, Mei Changsu couldn't stand it anymore.

Chu Qiao held Bai Ziyang back and said, "Mr. Su is a man of loyalty and righteousness, so just let him do what he wants. Otherwise, if he keeps this in mind, he might even become sick from worry, which is even worse!"

Hearing this, Bai Ziyang raised his hand and pinched Chu Qiao's cheek, teasing: "Okay, Qiao Qiao, it's OK... You can treat illnesses now?"

Chu Qiao rolled her eyes, slapped Bai Ziyang's claw away and said, "Nonsense, even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs walk!"

Why did Bai Ziyang feel that Chu Qiao was referring to this pig? Was it his illusion?

Before Chu Qiao pulled Bai Ziyang away, he looked back at Mei Changsu and said, "He has been holding on for the past thirty days on one breath. He will definitely fall seriously ill after the mourning ceremony."

During this period, Mei Changsu had neither the time nor the mood to play with Fei Liu. Most of the time, Fei Liu silently accompanied Mei Changsu. Sometimes when Chu Qiao saw that Fei Liu was really bored, she would pull him to compete, in order to accompany him and to exercise his skills.

Li Gang and the others did not dare to disturb Mei Changsu these days, knowing that although Bai Ziyang usually did not like to meddle in other people's affairs, he was no less talented and resourceful than Mei Changsu. Therefore, most of the people came to consult Bai Ziyang about matters inside and outside the Tianfu. One day, Li Gang came to report that Princess Nihuang had arrived.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ziyang happily threw the information in his hand away and said happily: "Sister Nihuang is here, that's great, let's ask her to persuade Mei Changsu!" Maybe Bai Ziyang and Mei Changsu did not have any common experiences, and did not know the Empress Dowager, so they could not understand Mei Changsu's sadness. Now that Princess Nihuang is here, they have common experiences and common emotions, and some things may be understood by each other without saying anything.

After the funeral of the Grand Empress Dowager, Princess Nihuang asked to be the vigil for the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Emperor agreed. The struggle in the palace that had calmed down because of the Grand Empress Dowager started again. Prince Jing led the patrol battalion and was about to be promoted to a prince. Prince Yu was about to be on an equal footing with him, so he hurried to Su's house to ask Mei Changsu for a plan to suppress Prince Jing. Mei Changsu naturally would not give him such an idea, and finally fooled Prince Yu and left.

Mei Changsu watched Prince Yu leave. Bai Ziyang walked up to him, looked at Prince Yu's back and said, "Sometimes I really feel sorry for our Prince Yu!"

Chu Qiao looked at Bai Ziyang as if he were a fool and asked, "Do you feel sorry for him?"

Bai Ziyang said: "Alas... being played around by Mei Changsu is really pitiful..."

After saying this, Mei Changsu and Chu Qiao nodded secretly. The three of them looked at Prince Yu with the same expression. Prince Yu, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly felt as if a gust of cold wind had blown over him, as if something was wrong...

When Prince Jing left Su's residence, he took with him a book written by Mei Changsu, which made Mei Changsu uneasy for the whole day. This was because there was a place name in the book related to his mother's maiden name. When he made a note, he followed his usual habit of reducing the strokes to avoid the taboo. Logically, Prince Jing should not have noticed it, but he still felt uneasy.

Bai Ziyang comforted him, "Don't worry, Prince Jing doesn't know your mother's maiden name!"

A few days later, Tong Lu, who was in contact with the outside world, brought a message: "Young Master Xiao has decided to go to Nanchu!"

Mei Changsu's heart sank, and he asked, "When?"

Tong Lu said: "Today!"

Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao followed Mei Changsu and went to the pavilion outside the city to wait.

Bai Ziyang first saw two fast horses riding out of the city. They were Xiao Jingrui and Princess Yuwen Nian of Nanchu. Later, another horse chased from behind. Xiao Jingrui and the other man reined in their horses and waited for a moment. The person who came was Yan Yujin. It was unknown what the two talked about. When Xiao Jingrui saw Mei Changsu and others from a distance, he led the horse and slowly walked over.

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After seeing Xiao Jingrui off, the three of them watched them go away quietly. After a long time, Chu Qiao suddenly wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "What Jingrui said just now is very good. There are few people in this world who are so transparent and clear-headed!" Chu Qiao, although she also values ​​friendship, is calm and self-controlled by nature. The training and past experiences she occasionally recalls, coupled with the fact that she has met all kinds of people, have made her more like a deep pool of water, bottomless. Most of the time, reason prevails over emotion, and few people can move her. It seems that Xiao Jingrui really touched her today.

Chu Qiao was referring to what happened just now when Mei Changsu asked Xiao Jingrui if he hated him.

Xiao Jingrui said, "What can I blame Mr. Su for? My mother's past was not caused by you, and my birth was not arranged by you. Those unjust actions of Lord Xie were all done by him personally, not instigated or planned by you. What can I hate you for? You are just the hand that uncovers the truth. What really makes me sad is the truth itself. I will not vent my anger on you!"

Mei Changsu said: "But what happened that night was all caused by me. I used the most cruel way to reveal all the truth without considering your feelings and our friendship."

Xiao Jingrui nodded and said frankly: "Yes, I was very sad because of what you did, but I am no longer a self-righteous child after all. I understand that people always have to make choices in everything. You took what you think is important and abandoned me. This is just your choice. If I feel resentful because I was not chosen, then there will be too many unforgivable things in this world. After all, no one has the responsibility to put me first and put me first. No matter how much I hope, I can't force it..."

Mei Changsu almost burst into tears after hearing this, and said, "Jing Rui, you have been sincere to me since we met, but...but I treat you like this..."

Xiao Jingrui's face showed no resentment or false magnanimity when he heard this. He was frank and said, "The reason why I treat you this way is because I am willing to do so. If I can get the same sincerity in return, it would be great... If not, I have nothing to regret..." Finally, Xiao Jingrui bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Su, for coming to see me off. I'm leaving now."

Bai Ziyang suddenly stepped forward and hugged Xiao Jingrui and said, "We are still good brothers?"

Xiao Jingrui raised his hand, patted Bai Ziyang on the back and chuckled, "Good brother!"

After Xiao Jingrui left, Bai Ziyang squinted at Mei Changsu and said, "Fortunately, he didn't think I was in the same group as you!"

Chu Qiao had calmed down and regained her usual demeanor. She looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "Can you please have some shame?"

Bai Ziyang said: "If most people encounter such a big change, even if they are not cynical, their temperament will probably change drastically. Jing Rui's temperament and mind are like this now... From Brother Su to Mr. Su, I'm afraid this is the biggest expression of his anger!"

Li Gang said: "Jing Rui is really the most tolerant child I have ever met. God gave him this kind, generous and tolerant character, perhaps to offset the pain in his heart..."