Fire Captain

"Master, His Royal Highness Prince Jing sent two more boxes of snacks!" Li Gang said as he walked in carrying two food boxes.

When seeing food, Fei Liu and Bai Ziyang are always the first to jump up. The two brothers each took away a box of snacks that Prince Jing sent to Mei Changsu, but Mei Changsu didn't eat any of them... Well, he would leave one or two pieces for him.

Mei Changsu smiled as he watched Fei Liu and Bai Ziyang "fight" over a piece of dessert. Chu Qiao was observant and noticed that Mei Changsu's expression was different from before, so she asked, "Mr. Su, is there something wrong with this dessert?"

Mei Changsu suppressed his smile and said with a hint of worry, "When I was a child, Concubine Jing often made snacks for me. I ate whatever she made and liked everything. But there was one thing I couldn't eat, and that was hazelnut pastry. Even if I only ate a little, I would be out of breath and my whole body would turn red. I had to drink some medicine and spit it out before I would feel better."

Chu Qiao said, "Yes, Zi Yang told me that there seemed to be no hazelnut crisps in the food box?"

Mei Changsu said: "It is precisely because I don't have it that I am worried, because hazelnut pastry is Jingyan's favorite snack, and Concubine Jing makes it almost every time... I am afraid that Concubine Jing has noticed my identity..."

Chu Qiao suddenly thought: "Is it because of which Xiangdiji?"

Mei Changsu nodded: "I have been feeling uneasy since the day Jingyan took it away. As expected..."

Bai Ziyang leaned against the window and looked towards the palace, sighing, "So smart... Concubine Jing is so smart. She was able to figure out your identity based on those tiny clues... If Concubine Jing was twenty years younger, I would definitely marry her!"

Bai Ziyang was still so handsome that he didn't notice that Chu Qiao behind him was looking at him with caring eyes like a fool, and said, "Empress Jing is 20 years younger, but there is still no chance for you!" After that, she got up and left.

Bai Ziyang turned around and saw only Chu Qiao's back and Mei Changsu's "admiring" eyes. Every inch of his eyes seemed to say: Hero, I admire you! You dare to say anything, you are really a real man! ...

That night, Mei Changsu heard a scream coming from Bai Ziyang's room, and was so scared that he almost fell off the beam!

The next day, Mei Changsu saw Bai Ziyang's sharp eyes and wanted to gossip about it. Unfortunately, Bai Ziyang was a thick-skinned man and couldn't see through his eyes. Until the evening, Mei Changsu's gossip was not satisfied until Li Gang came to report: "Master, Tong Lu is here!"

Mei Changsu had no choice but to say seriously: "Let him in!"

Tong Lu came in a hurry with a chill on his body. His report was brief and quick. He sat for a while and then left in a hurry. After Li Gang sent Tong Lu out, Bai Ziyang approached Mei Changsu and asked, "Did you smell the scent that Tong Lu brought in just now?"

Mei Changsu asked without noticing anything: "What's that smell?"

Chu Qiao said, "The smell of powder! This must not be an accidental contact. To have such a smell, it must be from multiple contacts with the same woman and a slightly intimate contact!"

“The smell of powder?” Li Gang, who had just sent Tong Lu back, heard this and said, “Sect Master, Li Gang has no family!”

Bai Ziyang casually lay down on the ground and said, "So, it's easy to fall into someone else's honey trap!"

Mei Changsu thought for a moment and said, "Li Gang, inform Mr. Thirteen to pay more attention!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Sure enough, a few days later, Li Gang came to report in a hurry, "Master, something happened!"

Mei Changsu asked: "What's the matter?"

Li Gang said: "Tong Lu is missing and Wei Zheng is arrested!"

Hearing this, Mei Changsu stood up and said hurriedly, "Tell me in detail!"

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After Prince Jing was promoted step by step, Prince Yu finally realized that Mei Changsu had been playing tricks on him since he came to Beijing, and "heartbroken" he turned to Xia Jiang's "arms". He and Xia Jiang designed a plan to alienate the relationship between Mei Changsu and Prince Jing, and at the same time used Wei Zheng to completely destroy the good impression Prince Jing had left in the Emperor's mind during this period.

Unfortunately, Mei Changsu has been stubbornly "standing strong" under Bai Ziyang's treatment, and he also discovered their plan early, so he decided to take advantage of the situation. When the Queen wanted to make things difficult for Concubine Jing in the palace, Mei Changsu wanted to find something for the Queen to do, so as to achieve the goal of attacking Wei to save Zhao, but Chu Qiao volunteered to enter the palace to protect Concubine Jing for some reason. In this case, Mei Changsu was happy to oblige her. It was good that way, as Concubine Jing really didn't have a capable person around her.

Chu Qiao's entry into the palace was relatively smooth. Firstly, Chu Qiao was nominally just a little maid, and secondly, Concubine Jing was in favor now. No one was stupid, and it was hard to curry favor with her. Besides, there was Commander Meng and the most powerful eunuch chief steward around the emperor who turned a blind eye in the palace. It was really SO easy...

Outside the palace, in order to rescue Wei Zheng, Bai Ziyang witnessed from beginning to end how Mei Changsu played with the enemy in the midst of laughter and chatter... The schemes were one after another, and one move affected the whole body. If the enemy did not fall into the trap, it would be fine. Once he fell into the trap, all steps would be connected. In the end, Bai Ziyang led people to rescue Wei Zheng personally. Looking at Xia Jiang who was so angry that his face turned red but he was helpless, he could only scold himself for being too stupid... really too stupid... It felt so good!

After rescuing Wei Zheng, Xia Jiang was framed by Mei Changsu and imprisoned. It was his own fault.

Then came the spring hunt in March of the following year. Mei Changsu was asked by the emperor to go with the party, while Bai Ziyang went there to join in the fun. He would be there wherever there was fun. Chu Qiao had been staying by Concubine Jing's side in the palace and had never come out. She also went with Concubine Jing on the spring hunt this time.

Spring hunting is the time when everything comes back to life. Most of the hunting is based on ceremonies. After the emperor shot an arrow, everyone whipped their horses and went hunting. The emperor was not young anymore, so he ran two laps and came back. After participating in the ceremony, Concubine Jing returned to her tent. Seeing Chu Qiao accompanying her, she smiled and said, "Ah Chu has been bored in the palace for a while. Why don't you take this opportunity to relax and have some fun?"

Chu Qiao smiled and said, "Chu Qiao has learned a lot from following the Empress, and I don't feel bored at all!"

Concubine Jing patted Chu Qiao's arm and said, "Go ahead. Don't waste this great opportunity in the hunting ground... And please invite Mr. Su here for me..."

Chu Qiao looked at Concubine Jing and nodded in understanding, "Yes, Madam!"

Now, apart from the women, there are only three people in the hunting ground who have not ridden a horse: Mei Changsu, Bai Ziyang and Yan Yujin. Among the three of them, one cannot ride a horse, as his body will fall apart if he is shaken. One can ride but is too lazy to move. The remaining one has no companion. Xiao Jingrui is not here, and Xie Bi didn't come. It would be meaningless for him to go, so he might as well chat with Mei Changsu and Bai Ziyang.

As soon as Chu Qiao opened the tent of Mei Changsu, she saw Mei Changsu and Tingsheng sitting upright, reading and writing, while Bai Ziyang and Yan Yujin were leaning on one side in a crooked manner, sitting in an awkward position.

Chu Qiao looked at Mei Changsu and said, "Mr. Su, the Queen wants to see you."

Mei Changsu had heard from Prince Jing that Concubine Jing wanted to see him since he arrived at the hunting grounds. Now that they were finally going to meet, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll go right away!"

Bai Ziyang saw Chu Qiao and took out a box from behind him and said, "Qiao Qiao, try this!"

Chu Qiao took the box and asked in confusion, "What's that?" Then she opened the box and saw a set of clothes inside, and said, "I have clothes!"

Chu Qiao is not a person who pays too much attention to material things. She can wear beautiful or ugly clothes, and is very casual about matching the colors and styles of jewelry. Therefore, some of her clothes and jewelry on weekdays are bought by Bai Ziyang for her. Now her closet is almost full, and now she sees Bai Ziyang giving her another piece of jewelry, she is extremely puzzled.

Bai Ziyang frowned and said helplessly: "This is for you to wear in the hunting ground. Let me tell you, there are different styles of clothes for different occasions, and different color combinations according to the season and weather..."

As soon as Chu Qiao heard it, she quickly held the box and said, "Okay, all right... I'll put it on now..." Chu Qiao was afraid of him, whose power was comparable to Tang Monk's tight hoop. She turned around and left the tent and returned to her own tent.

Bai Ziyang saw Chu Qiao outside the tent wearing this set of soft armor and walking out with a longbow in hand. He immediately applauded and said, "Cool!"

Chu Qiao mounted the horse, pulled up the reins, tapped the horse's belly with her feet and said, "Go!"

Bai Ziyang shouted to Chu Qiao from behind: "Just kill two chickens... I don't like eating rabbit meat!..."

Mei Changsu happened to pass by behind him, looked at him with contempt and said: "Why don't you go get what you want to eat? You are making a girl work... How dare you..."

Bai Ziyang rolled his big eyes and said, "Why? Are you envious?"

Mei Changsu: “………………”

A few days after the spring hunt began, Mei Changsu suddenly received an urgent report from the capital that Prince Yu was plotting a rebellion.

It is said that Prince Yu personally led 50,000 Qingli troops to attack Jiu'an Mountain, while there were only 5,000 soldiers in Jiu'an Mountain Hunting Ground. The disparity in strength seemed to make victory or defeat obvious. But could Prince Jing and Mei Changsu give up so quickly? They were all experienced warriors back then. Even if they only had 500 men, let alone 5,000 men, they would not admit defeat until the last soldier had fought.

The two of them immediately formulated a battle plan. Prince Jing went down the mountain to get reinforcements, while Mei Changsu stayed on the mountain and cooperated with Meng Zhi to defend Jiu'an Mountain Hunting Palace for three days...

Everyone at this moment wished they could fight ten people at once, not to mention masters like Meng Zhi, Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao. Everyone followed Mei Changsu's command and rushed down the mountain first to give Prince Yu a warning. Chu Qiao, wearing armor, followed Commander Meng and started the first battlefield battle in her life.

At this time, Bai Ziyang could not care about being lazy anymore. If he was lazy again, would he die? After three days and three nights without rest, Chu Qiao's skills were slightly inferior to his. She was very tired and leaned on him to rest. Bai Ziyang gently wiped the stains on Chu Qiao's face, looked at Chu Qiao and said in his heart: "Ah Chu, you are now like a pearl that has gradually wiped off the dust. Start to bloom your brilliance and let the world see it!"

When it seemed that the Jiu'an Mountain Hunting Palace could not hold out, unexpectedly, the first person to rush to the rescue was Princess Nihuang. Princess Nihuang arrived from the Imperial Mausoleum two points faster than Prince Jing. Although she only brought a thousand people, these one thousand cavalrymen were the personal soldiers of Prince Mu's Mansion trained by her personally. They had fought in the battlefields for many years and rushed into the enemy camp like a fish in water. They immediately tore a hole in the Qingli Army's camp and cooperated with Princess Nihuang like an arm. Princess Nihuang beheaded the enemy general in the crowd of thousands of generals. The main general was dead, and the rest of the people were leaderless. The rebellion was soon quelled by Prince Jing who came from behind.