Langya Bang meets Shuiyue

? On the other hand, another topic was raised due to the polo incident——

Mei Changsu asked, "Did someone hit someone outside the wall? Does it matter?"

"It didn't hit directly. It was the envoy sent by Ye Qin to pay the New Year's Tribute. The polo just hit the wooden box of the tribute. I just checked. There are really many people coming from Ye Qin this time, but that Even though it seems like a cockroach-headed mouse, it doesn't have the air of a messenger. Although Yeqin is only a vassal state of our Daliang, it is still the master of one side, so why don't you pick someone who can do it?"

Mei Changsu's words brought back a long memory, and his eyes were a little blurred, "Then what kind of person, Young Master Yan, is worthy of being an envoy of a country?"

"In my mind, the most magnanimous envoy should be Lin Xiangru," Yan Yujin said impassionedly, "going on an envoy to a country of tigers and wolves without fear, able to overwhelm ministers with arguments, subdue tyrants with courage, and preserve integrity Returning, without insulting the king's faith in the country's prestige, the so-called wise heart and iron courage are nothing more than that."

"You don't have to envy the ancients," Mei Changsu said with a faint smile on his lips, "Our Daliang High School had such envoys."

Both young people showed curious expressions: "Really, who is it? What kind?"

"Back then, the Great Chongqing, North, Yan, and North Three Kingdoms were allied with each other, intending to invade Daliang and split the soil. At that time, there was a huge disparity in the number of troops. There were five enemies and one of us, and the army barracks stretched straight into our country. This envoy was twenty years old and his hands Holding the king's stick and joints, he brought only a hundred followers. He walked through the camp in silk clothes and plain crowns, and did not retreat. The Emperor Dayu felt his courage and made people enter the royal court. The ministers of the Great Yu debate, their tongues are as sharp as knives. This kind of interest alliance is loose and unstable, but after some activities by him, it gradually fell apart. Our army and soldiers took the opportunity to counterattack, and the crisis was resolved. Such envoys, Shouldn't he be less pale than Lin Xiangru?"

"Wow, there are people like this in Daliang? How come I don't know about it?" Yan Yujin's face was filled with amazement.

"This is an old story more than 30 years ago. Gradually, no one will mention it anymore. At your age, it's not surprising that you don't know."

"Then how did you know?"

"After all, I still want to be several years older than you. I heard the elders mention it."

"Then is this envoy still alive? If so, I really want to go and see it."

Mei Changsu stared deeply into Yan Yujin's eyes, with a serious expression on his face, and said clearly, "Of course he's still in Yujin, that's your father."

The smile on Yan Yujin's face froze instantly, and his lips trembled slightly, "You...what did you say?"

"Marquis Yan, Marquis Yan," Mei Changsu said coldly, "Do you think he was awarded the title of Marquis because he is the son of Grand Master Yan and the status of Uncle Guo?"

"But, but..." Yan Yujin was so surprised that he almost couldn't sit still. He grabbed the armrest of the seat with all his strength to stabilize his body, "My father is now...he is clearly..."

Mei Changsu sighed faintly, lowered his eyes and shook his head, and murmured in a low voice: "I think of a young man in black clothes, with orchids and orchids, and clouds of spears and halberds. Sit and watch the arrogant soldiers sailing south, and the boiling waves scare the whales. Gu Gongcheng..." He chanted here, his voice gradually became quieter, and his eyes were full of compassion.

Proud and youthful, heroic and passionate, a man who reined in his horse and made him a prince, who has never laughed and watched the situation, and was all-powerful for a while?

It's just that the world is impermanent, and the time is like water, as if it only passes for a moment, and it is no longer the youthful beauty of the day.

However, no matter how deep Mei Changsu's emotion was, it couldn't compare to Yan Yujin's shock at this time.Because in these years, he is the closest to that old man who is depressed and only deals with Xiangfu Sandan every day, with that indifferent face, that gray hair, and those always downcast eyes that don't care about everything in the world... He never imagined that he had such a prosperous time.

Xiao Jingrui put his palm on Yan Yujin's stiff vest, patted it lightly, and opened his mouth to say something to adjust the atmosphere, but he didn't know what to say.

Mei Changsu didn't look at the two young men anymore, he stood up, looked towards the direction of the gate, and said in a low voice, "He's back."

Sure enough, as he said, a four-person sedan chair with red cover and green tassels was carried into the second gate. After the sedan chair driver stopped the sedan chair and opened the sedan curtain, a tall but slightly stooped old man dressed in a brown gold cotton robe The servant's hand came down. Although his temples were full of hair and his face was wrinkled, he didn't feel particularly old, which was in line with his age in his early fifties.

Mei Changsu only stared at him from a distance, then walked over quickly, but Yan Yujin stood there in a daze, without taking a step.

"It's hard work for Lord Yan to return home so late." Mei Changsu walked up to him and greeted him directly.

Yan Que was the uncle of the country first, and he was later named a marquis. Although the title of marquis is more respectable, most people still call him uncle of the country because they are used to addressing him. The latter name.

"Excuse me, sir..."

"Under Su Zhe."

"Oh..." This name has become very popular in the capital recently. Even if Yan Que really doesn't care about world affairs, he's probably heard of it before, so a polite smile appeared on his face. It’s really extraordinary.”

Mei Changsu smiled faintly, and didn't follow him politely, and went straight to the point: "Marquis Yan, please spare some time, I have a very important matter, and I want to talk to Lord Hou alone."

"Talk to the old man?" Yanhou laughed and said, "Mr. is in great prosperity in this capital, but the old man is dying and ignores the world. How can there be any important things to talk to the old man?"

"Please tell the Marquis that you don't need to waste any more time." Mei Changsu's expression turned cold, and his tone was frosty. "If there is no quiet room, we can talk here. It's just that it's too cold outside, can you borrow some gunpowder from the Marquis?" Roast?"

Mei Changsu's voice was very low, and it reached Yan Que's ears moderately, his eyes were firmly locked on his face, not letting go of every change in his expression.

At that time, it was easy to know that this Mr. Su was the person Tianxue mentioned, but how could they know him, how could he... I heard that Yujian Villa and Zuo Zongmeng were two people. The relationship between families is far apart, and there are even some small frictions... It seems that they are the same as themselves, and they are trying to hide it!Then, he and Tianxue...

Mei Changsu just looked at Yan Que like that, but what was a little surprising was that Yan Que's face was calm, as if the sudden words didn't cause him the slightest throbbing, the kind of tranquility and magnanimity almost made Mei Changsu Su thought that all his speculations and judgments were completely wrong.

But this feeling was only for a short moment, and he quickly confirmed that he was not wrong, because Yan Que raised his head and glanced at him.

Those perennially hidden and drooping pupils are not as calm as his expression, although they are old but not cloudy pupils, there are extremely strong and complex emotions stirring.There was shock, doubt, and sadness, but there was nothing but fear.

It can be said that Que Mingming should be terrified.Because what he planned, no matter from which angle you look at it, is treasonous enough to destroy the nine clans, and such a heinous crime has obviously been grasped by the elegant scholar in front of him.

However, he had no fear, he just stared at Mei Changsu with no expression on his face, only those eyes, tired, sad, mixed with deep, uncontrollable resentment at the same time.

Obviously, he remembered the past again.

Mei Changsu didn't know it, he just thought he was, and was sad that his plan was discovered.

At this time, Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui had already recovered from their nerves and ran over, looking at them both strangely.

"Yujin, do you have a quiet place? I have something to discuss with your father and I don't want to be disturbed by anyone." Mei Changsu asked calmly, turning his head to the side.

"There is...a building in the back..." Yan Yujin was extremely clever, just looking at the expressions of the two of them, he could faintly sense something was wrong, "Brother Su, please come with me..."

Mei Changsu nodded and turned to Yan Que: "Please, Lord Hou."

Yan Que smiled miserably, raised his head, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, "Please, sir."

A group of people walked in silence, even Xiao Jingrui wisely didn't say a word.When they arrived at the painting building, Mei Changsu and Yan Que went in, signaling the two young men to stay outside the building with their eyes.The innermost part of the painting building is a clean studio with simple furniture, except for the bookshelves full of walls, there is only one table, one table, two chairs, and a long couch by the * window.

"Master Hou," Mei Changsu said straight to the point when both of them sat down on the chairs, "Did you bury all the gunpowder under the altar?"

The muscles on Yan Que's cheeks tensed, but he didn't speak.

Really smart.

When Yan Que heard what he said, he knew that he had guessed it himself.

"Of course, Lord Hou can deny it, but it's not difficult to find out. As long as I notify Meng Zhi, he will look through the entire altar from inside to outside." Mei Changsu asked with a strong tone of voice. , "I think, you asked the immortals to visit Taoism, just to get in touch with the mages in charge of the ceremony without attracting attention? Of course these mages are all your accomplices, or you pushed all your accomplices away. Became a mage. Is that so?"

Yan Que glanced at him, and said coldly: "Guo Hui Yiyao, Mr. Su is so smart, is he really not afraid of losing his life?"

"Your lifespan is determined by the sky, so why worry about it yourself." Mei Changsu looked back at him indifferently, "But Lord Hou...do you really think you can succeed?"

"At least before you appeared, everything went very smoothly. In the name of drill, my mages have already buried all the gunpowder without anyone noticing, and the fuze is in the sacrificial furnace. As long as the emperor burns incense and worships the sky that day, After lighting the tinfoil and throwing it into the sacrificial furnace, the entire altar will explode."

Since you don't know, let's see how this young man is doing!Anyway, Tianxue said that he could solve it.Since Tianxue has said so, then he can definitely solve it.

This was Yan Hou's thought, but Mei Changsu's heart was bleeding!

"Sure enough," Mei Changsu sighed, "When the emperor burns incense, although the princes and ministers kneel nine feet away from the stage, they can be spared, but the queen must accompany her on the altar... Although You have been estranged for many years, but you still care about the relationship between brothers and sisters, so you try to prevent her from participating in the ceremony, right?"

"That's right," Yan Que said calmly, "Although she is full of sins, she is my sister after all, and I don't want her to be crushed to pieces... Is it because of her strange illness that Mr. Su found out about me?"

"Not necessarily. In addition to the strangeness of the empress's illness, a sentence Yujin said once made me suspicious."

"Yujin?"

"That night he sent me a few baskets of Lingnan tangerines. He said they were brought in by an official ship, and they were very popular. Because you made an appointment there, Yanfu was able to get them." Mei Changsu glanced over, his eyes sharp as a knife. , "A person like you who seeks immortality and Taoism, doesn't ask about family affairs, and doesn't even spend New Year's Eve with his family, would you deliberately order a few baskets of oranges in order to prepare fresh fruits for the New Year? You just use this as an excuse. Just determine the date when the official ship arrives at the port, so that your gunpowder can enter Beijing at the same time as the household department's gunpowder. Once someone notices something strange, you can take advantage of the trend and lead the line to the private artillery workshop. As long as the time matches, it will naturally be difficult. Be seen through."

"It's a pity that you still saw it through." Yan Que said sarcastically, "Mr. Su is so talented, no wonder everyone wants to snatch you."

Well, very clever indeed!

However, at this time, Yan Que didn't know...

Mei Changsu didn't pay attention to his sarcasm, and asked quietly, "Your Majesty is willing to risk your entire family and plot to assassinate the emperor. What exactly do you want?"

Yan Que Dingding stared at him for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "I don't want to do anything else, I just want him to die. Assassinating the emperor is my ultimate goal. Because he really deserves to die. I don't care about any treachery, as long as I can kill him, I will do anything."

Mei Changsu looked forward, and said in a low voice, "For the sake of Concubine Chen?"

Yan Que's whole body was shocked, he suddenly stopped laughing, and turned to look at him: "You... unexpectedly know Concubine Chen?" Could it be Tianxue who said it?However, Tianxue...

"It's not so long ago, I know there's something strange about it. Back then, the eldest son of the emperor, King Qi, was sentenced to death for a crime, and his biological mother, Concubine Chen, also committed suicide in the palace. Although no one mentions them now, after all, it's only been 12 years... "

"12 years..." Yan Que's smile was extremely sad, his tear-filled eyes were burning like fire, "It's been long enough, now besides me, who else remembers her..."

Mei Changsu was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Since Lord Hou has such deep affection for her, why did he just watch her enter the palace?"

"Why?" Yan Que gritted his teeth, "It's because that person is the emperor. It was the emperor who we fought to protect and help him ascend to the throne. When we were young, we studied together, practiced martial arts together, and together quelled the crisis in Daliang At that time, we were still friends, but once he became the emperor, there were only two characters in the world. The three of us... How many times have we sworn together that we will share wealth and wealth together, and that we will never be burdened by life and death? In the end, none of them was fulfilled. In the second year of his enthronement, he took Le Yao away. Even though he knew that we had made a heart-to-heart agreement, he did not hesitate to do it. Brother Lin persuaded me to endure, and I seemed to be able to bear it. When Yu was born and Le Yao was made Concubine Chen, I even felt that I could let go completely, as long as he treated her well... But what happened? Jing Yu died, Le Yao died, even Big Brother Lin...he could too If I hadn't been disheartened and fled away in the world of mortals, he wouldn't have cared about taking my extra life... Do you think such a cold emperor shouldn't die?"

He actually knows so much!It shouldn't be Tianxue who told her!So, who is he? Could it be that just one Zuo Zongmeng is so powerful?

"So you've been planning for years, and you just wanted to kill him," Mei Changsu stared into Yan Que's somewhat aged eyes, "but what happened after the killing? The emperor was wiped out on the altar, leaving a chaotic situation. The infighting between the two sides will inevitably lead to political instability and border security. Who will suffer in the end, and who will benefit? The stigma on those people you value is still branded on them, and there is no way to see it. Maybe, King Qi is still a traitor, the Lin family is still a traitor, and Concubine Chen is still alone, without a license, without a title, without a mausoleum! You caused the world to turn upside down, and the whole country is in trouble, and in the end you just killed one person!"

Him, he actually wants to vindicate the unjust case? !

Mei Changsu came to help the sick, firstly because the time was really urgent, and secondly, to save Yanhou. At this time, he scolded harshly, his heart gradually moved, his voice became more and more passionate, and a slight flush appeared on his face. , "Master Yan, do you think you are taking revenge? No, the real revenge is not like you, you are just venting your personal anger, and you will involve more people in order to vent your anger. Secretary Xuan Jing Was it set up to be a vegetarian? Why didn’t they do their best to investigate the emperor when he was assassinated? Since I can find you in advance, they can find you afterwards! You may think that life is boring and death is fine, but Yujin How innocent to be implicated by you? Even if he was not born to your beloved, he is still your own son. Zhu Lian beheaded, how can you bear such a heart? You keep saying that the emperor is cold-hearted, how much more affectionate are you than him?"

Yan Que's lips trembled violently, he covered his eyes with his hands, and murmured, "I know I'm sorry Yujin... He unfortunately became my son in this life... maybe His life..."

As expected of Yujin's brother!

Mei Changsu sneered: "You have no hope of success now, if you still feel a little guilty about Yujin, why don't you turn around as soon as possible?"

"Turn back?" Yan Que smiled miserably, "The arrow has been wound, how do we turn back?"

"The sacrificial ceremony has not yet begun, and the emperor's fire paper has not been thrown into the sacrificial furnace, why can't we turn around?" Mei Changsu said with a steady gaze and a solemn expression, "You can take out the gunpowder in the same way as you buried it in, and then transport it to the private Near the gun workshop, I will send someone to take over."

Yan Que looked up at him, his eyes were filled with astonishment, "What do you mean by that? Why did you make such a mess?"

He, he, did he solve it like this? ? ?

"Because I am serving King Yu, you will inevitably be implicated if you commit the crime of treason. It is the best choice to turn the big thing into a small thing." Mei Changsu said lightly, "If I didn't do it for you , why bother to go this trip to have a secret talk with you in the quiet room, and report directly to the Xuanjing Division?"

"You..." Yan Que's eyes flickered, and he looked suspiciously at the frail scholar for a while, and he didn't know what to think, his expression gradually turned from agitated to gloomy, "Of course you can let me go, but I'll talk about my ugly words first , even if you make an exception this time, even if you hold me in your hand, I will definitely not work for your lord."

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "I didn't intend to let you work for King Yu, as long as Hou Ye continues to seek immortality and visit Taoism in peace, it will be fine. Please wait and see how the court changes."

Yan Que looked at him with uncontrollable eyes, shook his head and said: "There is no kindness without reason in the world. You let me go but you don't want to return it. What is your intention?"

Mei Changsu's eyes were gloomy, and a desolate smile floated on his face: "Your Majesty does not forget Concubine Chen because of love, and Shuai Lin because of righteousness. There are very few people in this world who still have love in their hearts." If you can save one, it's one... I just hope that Lord Hou will remember my good words to persuade me today, and stop acting rashly."

is it?

Yan Que stared at him deeply for a long while, took a long breath, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Since Mr. Su has such courage at a young age, I will not speculate anymore. I will find a way to remove the gunpowder under the altar. , but the sacrificial ceremony is approaching, and the defense is also becoming stricter, if I accidentally slip out and show my whereabouts, I hope you will save his life for the sake of interacting with the child."

Well, he is indeed a friendable person, but unfortunately, he is too smart!Too much thought!If so, Xiao Shu is still there, but...but, his body is too weak!

Mei Chang Su Yu raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a smile: "It's not that the Marquis and Commander Meng have no old acquaintances. It's a good year, I'm afraid he doesn't have the heart to seriously arrest people, so as long as the Marquis is careful, it's no big deal. hinder."

"Then I will accept Mr.'s auspicious words." Yan Que cupped his hands in salute and smiled slightly.

After such a soul-stirring life-and-death conversation, which abruptly terminated his plan that he had planned for many years, he was able to adjust his mood so quickly, and he became stable as usual in a short period of time. It can be seen that he is indeed very courageous, and Mei Changsu couldn't help but Unexpectedly, I secretly praised it.

Of course, this is just his idea.but...

That's all the words, any more is redundant.The two stood up together in a tacit understanding and walked out of the painting building.As soon as the door opened, Yan Yujin rushed over and shouted: "Father, brother Su, you..." When he asked this point, he suddenly felt that he didn't know how to continue the question, so he stopped in the middle.

"I've already made an agreement with your lord that after offering sacrifices to the ancestors on New Year's Eve this year, you father and son will watch the year together." Mei Changsu smiled, "As for Fei Liu, I have to trouble you to find another time to take him to play."

Yan Yujin looked at this, and then at that, he knew that the content of the secret conversation in the painting building would not be so ridiculous, but he was a person with a clever mind and great wisdom when he laughed. Doubtful, showing a bright smile, nodded in response: "Okay!"

Mei Changsu also smiled and looked around, "Where's Jingrui?"

"His Zhuo family's parents will be here tonight and must go to meet them, so I told him to go back."

"Zhuo Dingfeng is here..." Mei Changsu frowned slightly, "Do they come every year?"

"Once every two years. Sometimes they will come for several consecutive years. Because Uncle Xie holds an important position and cannot leave the capital without permission, so the Zhuo family has to come more often."

"Oh." Mei Changsu nodded slightly, feeling that Yan Que's eyes were probing him, but he ignored him, and looked at the sky from afar.

In the evening, the evening clouds converge, and the afterglow is gone.This long day is finally coming to an end. I don't know if there will be another unexpected wave tomorrow? ?

☆, new year

?It's a pity that Mei Changsu's famous name is just like this 0.0

In the end, Mei Changsu still didn't find anything wrong, (maybe he found out, but he won't say anything more, some things are good to keep in mind!) However, Yan Yujin went to Su's house after that Work hard.

In the end, Mei Changsu changed his impression of him.

When he returned to his own compound, Mei Changsu was already feeling cold all over his body, and his strength was exhausted. He managed to hold on, and arranged for someone to keep an eye on Yan Que's movements. Only then did he relax, lay back on the bed in a drowsy state, and said sorry to Dr. Yan.

For his apology, the old doctor ignored him, and he still had a face like the bottom of a pot when he was giving the needle to the patient, which made Li Gang on the side worry whether he would stick the silver needle in his hand to other places that shouldn't be pricked. The place vents.

After lying in bed for three days, Mei Changsu's spirit gradually recovered.Maybe it was because the subordinates deliberately didn't want to disturb them, or maybe nothing major happened. The situation in Beijing was very peaceful for the past three days. Only the emperor issued an edict, saying that the empress was sick, and concubine Xu Shu would be in charge of the ceremony at the end of the year.

According to the legend in the palace, the emperor originally wanted Concubine Yue to act as the rite, but Concubine Yue herself wrote a letter, saying that she was disrespectful, and suggested that Concubine Xu Shu should be recommended to perform the ceremony according to her rank and the number of years she had entered the palace. .

This letter was written with both reason and emotion, and showed tolerance, so that Emperor Liang greatly appreciated it, and personally bestowed new clothes and pearl hairpins as a reward.When the news came out, Yu Wang was really depressed.

However, it’s a matter of getting angry, and this is what often happens in the back and forth of the battle for the heir apparent. One side doesn’t win a big victory, and the other side doesn’t have any real losses. At the end of the year, there are many affairs, and neither side has further entangled, more bites .

New Year's Eve is coming soon.That much-anticipated ceremony caused so many fights and turmoil in the palace, but on the day it was held, it went smoothly and peacefully, without any unexpected changes, except for the absence of the queen. Except for the demotion of the concubine, there is no big difference from previous festivals.

On the night of the New Year in the capital, the sky is full of firecrackers, flowers and paper are all over the ground, and every family is watching the new year, and the city is full.Although it is lively, it is different from the Lantern Festival. Everyone stays at home to reunite with their relatives. There are basically no pedestrians on the street except for children in the alleys lighting small firecrackers in front of their houses.

The internal eunuchs who "give vegetables" in the palace city, dressed in yellow shirts, galloped out in a team of five, galloped on the deserted streets, and rushed towards the honored and favored people who were scattered in all directions of the imperial city. destination.

Except for the inner eunuch with a food box in the middle, the other four companions around him all held bright and dazzling palace-made glazed lanterns, and both sides of the main road around the palace city also carried bright red lanterns.However, compared to the all-pervasive light of daytime, these night lights cannot illuminate every dark corner clearly, and the high walls of the palace city are still heavy and dark shadows.

The □□ came from these darkness, as fast as a shadowless whirlwind, even the victim himself did not see clearly when the deadly cold light flashed and where it quietly returned.

The body fell heavily, but the mount was still galloping forward. The blood was cold in an instant in the winter night.

The gorgeous fireworks rose into the sky. At that time, it was almost midnight. At the turn of the new year and the old year, even the officers and soldiers who patrolled the night stopped to look up at the beautiful blooming flowers in the night sky. highest point.

Yin Tianxue, who was thousands of miles away, was standing on the eaves looking at the fireworks all over the sky, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly, and then he thought of his childlike innocence, I don't know, what is he doing now.

"Miss!" But Tie Feng said, "Miss, I'm homesick!"

"Iron Wind?! It's nothing, it's just a momentary feeling. You are a man with sons and daughters now. Why, come over and join me? Why don't you go home soon?!"

"Tie Feng is just a little worried about Miss! I'll go back right away!"

After Tie Feng's words, Tianxue also thought of her relatives in the former Yujian Villa, the "relatives" of Longze Villa!It's been 13 years!But I don't know what happened to them.

It's been 13 years! 13 years have passed!

But a person who didn't know how to hide in the dark was secretly surprised.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mei Changsu came to Prince Mu's mansion early to avoid Prince Yu, but he knew about the tragedy on New Year's Eve.

After a lot of thinking, he finally pinned the suspicion on the Prince and Xie Yu from the Marquis of Ningguo.

On the way back to Su's house, Mei Changsu sat in the sedan chair and closed his eyes to reconsider the current situation of the whole incident.King Yu's entry into the palace to defend Meng Zhi will inevitably arouse Emperor Liang's suspicions about the commander of the imperial army. Although this suspicion will not be revealed in actions at this stage, at the very least, Emperor Liang will not let Meng Zhi rest assured. Investigate the murder case of the inner prison alone, and will definitely send Xuanjing envoys to investigate and deal with it at the same time.Knowing that the envoy Xuan Jing would intervene sooner or later, Xie Yu still made this move, presumably confident that he did not leave any evidence at the scene.As a first-rank military marquis and the emperor's favorite minister, even if Xia Dong doubted him again, he could not report to the emperor without evidence.What's more, in the current delicate situation of seizing the heir apparent, any accusation that is not supported by evidence will be argued by the other party as "intentional framing", which will not only fail to achieve the purpose, but will be counterproductive.

So the most critical step now is to find evidence, but it is really too difficult to do this.The murder method was clean, without any directional clues, so no physical evidence could be obtained; and when the crime happened on New Year's Eve, there were no pedestrians on the avenue by the palace wall, so no witnesses could be found.Except that Zhuo Dingfeng can be investigated in depth on the premise that Xie Yu is the real murderer behind the scenes, the whole case is almost impossible to move forward.

Mei Changsu let out a long sigh, but decided to visit Meng Zhi at night.

The next day, Yu Wang came to Su's house early in the morning and asked Mei Changsu what happened to the mansion yesterday.As things had changed, Mei Changsu only replied that he was there to celebrate the New Year, and didn't say much else, until King Yu took the initiative to bring up the case of the murder of the inner prisoner, then lightly reminded him not to intercede for Meng Zhi again.

Because it was already very late when he came back from the Meng Mansion last night, and he hadn't fallen asleep for a long time after going to bed, getting up early today to treat guests made Mei Changsu feel very sleepy and overwhelmed.King Yu saw that his energy was weak, his speech was weak, and he didn't like to sit for a long time, so he got up and left after chatting for a quarter of an hour.

Mei Changsu saw that it was still early. Although Yan Yujin had asked Xie's brothers to come over to the mansion yesterday, they would only visit in the afternoon, so he gave Li Gang a few words and went back to his room to catch up on sleep.

He was not in good spirits early in the morning, and this sleep was immediately regarded as the top priority by Li Gang. Not only was it strictly forbidden to make noise around the bedroom, even Fei Liu was coaxed and tricked into playing outside the courtyard.

So Mei Changsu didn't know that that morning, a woman with a light veil came in quietly through the side door and wanted to see him.

He didn't even know that, in fact, Tong Xin came to see him for a long time.

In the end, Meng Zhi's matter was handed over to Xuan Jing Division. ?

☆, Shangyuan night

"Miss!" Tie Feng held an invitation card in his hand, "This is an invitation card sent by Ningguo Hou Mansion and Tianquan Villa for their young master, I invite you to have a party!"

"Ningguohou Mansion?!" The voice was mixed with emotions in his heart, which surprised Tie Feng, his miss, how long has it been since? "Tianquan Villa?! Is it Xiao Jingrui?"

"Yes!"

"Well, go check it out, I... When will it be?" Although Tianquan Villa often sends out invitations, Tianxue's presence is very rare, so I don't remember it at all.

"April [-]th." Tie Feng reminded.

"Oh, then, let's go in April." Tianxue stroked the chair.

"Yes, then..." Tie Feng hesitated a little, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

"Tie Feng, Yujian Villa was created by you." Tianxue's deep voice echoed in the room.

"Miss..." Tie Feng was shocked when he heard this.

"Go out." Tianxue waved her hand.

Xiao Jingyan also invited Mei Changsu for his birthday.

Looking at the entire capital, except for those who understood his true purpose, everyone else's attitudes changed more or less after knowing that he had been involved in the party struggle, even Yan Yujin and Xie Bi were no exception.

If there is only one person who treats him with absolute sincerity, there is only one Xiao Jingrui.

In the eyes of others, he is Su Zhe, the talented unicorn first.But in Xiao Jingrui's eyes, he was just Mei Changsu from beginning to end.

No matter how majestic he was, no matter how many turmoil he caused, the original intention of the young man to befriend him has never changed in the slightest.

Xiao Jingrui has been watching this party struggle with peaceful and sad eyes, but never detached.He didn't think his father's choice was wrong, nor did he think Brother Su's position was wrong. He just felt sad that the two couldn't stand together, but he didn't give up his friendship with Mei Changsu because of this. .He insisted on a candid and unquestioning attitude. Whatever Mei Changsu asked him, he answered truthfully, and never thought deeply about "Brother Su's intention and purpose of asking this question."

This is not impossible, and it is not possible to do it.

Including the pre-invitation for this birthday party, Mei Changsu could clearly see the bright mind of the young man: You are my friend, as long as you are willing to come, I will definitely protect you.

Xiao Jingrui didn't want to rebel against his father, nor did he want to change Mei Changsu. He just wanted to make friends in his own way.

Jiyue Qingfeng, nothing more than the case.It's a pity that such a poor person actually grew up in Xie's residence.

Mei Changsu shook his head and sighed softly, stopping his thoughts.The wheel of fate is approaching, it is useless to think about it, because no one can reverse the cause and effect of time.

After the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, lanterns are hung up in various parts of the capital to prepare for the Lantern Festival.The palace was no exception, from the empress to the concubines, all the palaces and courtyards had their own unique ideas, scrambling to make new and ingenious lanterns for the emperor to enjoy on the fifteenth day, which won favor and praise.

For some, though, the convivial atmosphere is just the surface.While stepping up the investigation of the murder of the inner eunuch, Meng Zhi, the commander of the imperial army, made great efforts to improve the palace defenses, arranged intensive shifts and strengthened the inspections, and soon achieved results. Two incidents of eunuchs intentionally setting fires in the palace were stopped in a row.It is a pity that the arrested suspects committed suicide on the spot and did not ask for a confession. However, according to the identities found in the investigation of the corpses, these suspects were indeed registered internal affairs eunuchs, and they did not sneak in from the outside.Because of this, Queen Yan was reprimanded by Emperor Liang in public and was forced to take off her hairpin to plead guilty.She understands that for any disturbances in the palace, the lord of the East Palace is responsible for it, not the other concubines, and Concubine Yue is not responsible for any crimes, so she can only be extra careful and strictly control the movement of people in each palace .The queen is the daughter of the Taifu of the previous dynasty. She married Liang Emperor, who was still the county king at the age of 16, as her concubine. She was named empress when Emperor Liang ascended the throne, and has been in charge of the Six Palaces until now.Although she has been in love with love for a long time and has not given birth to a child, after all, she has not been a concubine in vain for so many years. She has her own uniqueness in governing the harem. Even with the favor of the imperial concubine of the Yue family, she has not been able to make any big waves. , Now that he has made a cruel rectification, he can still control the situation.

Compared with the dense haze in the palace, Mei Changsu's actions outside the palace seem to be much more relaxed