Meilin Zangshu

Chapter 18 Prelude to the Storm

Lord Yan Hou and Lord Ji came to visit as guests, while cooking tea and water, the two elders inadvertently mentioned the old things back then, and they said a few more words for a while.

Prince Ji took a sip of the good tea that Concubine Jing specially asked Prince Jing to stay in the mansion to entertain guests, and said with fragrance on his lips and teeth: "Back then, Xiao Shu only liked to drink plain water, who would have thought that being taught by Jing Yu would be so sweet? Let him also gradually like drinking tea. His temperament seems to be imitating Jing Yu..."

Lord Yan saw the look of nostalgia in Prince Jing's eyes from the corner of his eye, and said lightly, "Yes, I still remember that in order to please Jing Yu, Xiao Shu left behind the articles and books he had been lazy since he was a child and studied carefully, and even worshiped at Li Chong's disciple. Jing Yu is also an excellent child, regardless of his character and conduct, but what impressed me the most is that Xiao Shu once said that Jing Yu's biggest dream is to fight for justice The rivers and lakes are free and unrestrained, and he also said that one day he will follow Jing Yu to roam the rivers and lakes together."

Prince Ji laughed loudly and said, "Young man, who hasn't had a dream yet."

Lord Yan nodded, and there seemed to be a gleam of light in the depths of his clear eyes: "Even I used to have dreams of youth in the world. At that time, brother Lin Xie was still alive, and brother Lin Xie and I and his friends in the world were friends. Wandering around, gaining knowledge, and accidentally bumping into and saving Concubine Jing, who was a medical girl at the time..."

King Jing couldn't help twitching his ears when he heard him mentioning the concubine mother.

Prince Ji seemed to be an insider, he took two sips of tea with a smile, and said: "I remember this. At that time, the three of you hid your real names and traveled together, and you made a lot of fame in the world. Until now, there are still people I think about the elegant and elegant Mr. Yan and the handsome and mighty Mei Shinan..."

"boom!"

The teacup in Prince Jing's hand fell to the table, and the scalding tea wet his clothes, but he didn't know it. He just looked at Prince Ji and Lord Yan with astonishment on his face: "What? Mei Shinan?!"

Lord Yan looked at him strangely, and said, "Yes, brother Lin Xie used to finger the heather tree when he was walking around the rivers and lakes, and his alias was 'Meishinan'."

Prince Jing stood up abruptly, completely ignoring the two distinguished guests behind him, led the horse and rushed out of Prince Jing's mansion and galloped towards Su's residence.Countless thoughts surged in his mind like waves, but the deafening heartbeat couldn't hide the voice in his memory at all:

"Mei Shinan?! Uncle Lin Xie's alias is Mei Shinan?! That's right, I asked Mr. Su and his mother and concubine in the Hunting Palace, and they both said the name Mei Shinan. It turns out that there really is Mei Shinan, really. There is this person... Mei Changsu? Changsu? Zangshu? Meilin Zangshu?"

"...It turns out that Xiao Shu has always been by my side! Always!"

He flew to the gate of Su's residence in a frenzy, and Zhen Ping came to greet him after hearing the news. He looked at His Highness Prince Jing, whose expression was obviously not as calm as before, and asked, "Your Highness is here to visit a sick person? The suzerain just took the medicine." Sleep, if your Highness has something urgent, please wait a moment, I will go in and report to the suzerain..."

"No, no!" Prince Jing opened his mouth, but found that his throat was dry and hoarse at some point. He glanced into the depths of Su's residence, and then said, "Don't bother Xiao...Mr. Su, I have nothing urgent, take your leave .”

Under Zhen Ping's puzzled gaze, he slowly led the horse back home, feeling joy and panic in his heart.

On the second day, Mei Changsu's symptoms improved slightly, and when he drank the medicine, he heard Zhen Ping's report, and his palms trembled involuntarily.Zhen Ping had sharp eyes, and quickly asked in a low voice: "The suzerain is feeling uncomfortable again? The subordinates are going to call Dr. Yan?"

"No." Mei Changsu interrupted him lightly, his eyes hung down on the pitch-black medicinal soup, and after he drank it in one gulp, he said slowly, "He knows..."

Zhen Ping frowned: "Who? Know what? Difficult, could it be His Highness Prince Jing..."

"Prepare the car, I'm going to Prince Jing's Mansion."

"You knew already."

Mei Changsu's voice was light and calm, without any doubts, as if he was just stating a fact.

Prince Jing looked at him deeply, "Yes!"

Mei Changsu sighed suddenly, and at the same time the shackles that were tight on his heart were loosened a little bit, he slowly raised a light smile, and said, "You finally know."

Prince Jing sat facing him, his eyes firmly fixed on Mei Changsu's face, a face that bore no resemblance to his best friend from the past.His tone was steady, without any ups and downs: "I might have found out later, but yesterday Prince Ji and Lord Yan came to the door and accidentally mentioned... Speaking of Uncle Lin's alias 'Meishinan' when he was walking in the rivers and lakes, After I listened, all my doubts were immediately resolved..."

Mei Changsu smiled lightly and said, "Is there anything else you want to know?"

Prince Jing's eyes were deep, wishing to imprint him in his own eyes, he asked word by word: "Meng Zhi, Nihuang, Wei Zheng... and mother, they all know your identity, don't they?"

"Yes."

"Only I don't know, and only I will know at the end, right?"

"……Yes."

Tears fell from Prince Jing's eyes without warning. He tried his best to raise the corners of his mouth to smile at Mei Changsu, but the harder he tried, the more tears flooded his eyes.He took a deep breath, and finally couldn't hold back the heart that had been suppressed for more than ten years, and stepped forward to hug the man tightly in his arms!

"I finally... finally see you again, Xiaoshu!"

"Xiao Shu!"

Xiao Jingyan waved to him from a distance, then ran over quickly, and when he got close, he called out "Xiaoshu" again out of breath.

As soon as Lin Shu changed from the depression and decadence of the previous few days, Xiao Jingyan was a little dazed and said, "Xiao Shu, are you in a good mood again?"

Lin Shu smiled brightly: "Yeah, because there was a huge misunderstanding that was finally solved, crying and making noises and making amends and apologizing, and finally untied the knot and repaired the old one."

Xiao Jingyan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, I thought you would make a fuss because of Brother Qi's marriage."

Lin Shu smiled, but said in his heart: "Not only was there a big fuss, but also the good time was wasted for more than two months. Fortunately, I accidentally heard the words of the servants of Prince Qi's mansion, and followed the vines to find out the cocoon. Find out why Jing Yu wants to get married..." He sighed deeply in his heart, and then smiled gracefully, "Jingyan, the weather is fine today, let's go horseback riding in the suburbs of Beijing."

Xiao Jingyan grew up in the army since he was a child, and he was surrounded by men and women. After the first love affair, there was a little snake in his heart that could not be seen.This snake bites his heart all the time, urging him to get close to Lin Shu all the time, even if he does nothing but follow around, it will make him feel extremely happy.

At this moment, Lin Shu took the initiative to invite, and he naturally nodded repeatedly.

The two teenagers were galloping on horseback in the outskirts of Jinling, the mountains and rivers passing by, only laughing loudly all the way.Lin Shu got off the horse and led the horse to the stream to drink water and feed the grass. At this time, the sunset was beautiful, and the golden feathers were folded into scales by the water, caressing Lin Shu's eyebrows, eyes and figure one by one.Xiao Jingyan looked a little distracted. He lowered his head and took a deep breath. He managed to calm down, and casually stepped forward and asked, "Where are we going to play next?"

Lin Shu smiled and said: "It's getting late, let's go back after we've fed this big guy. I also made an appointment with Jing Yu tonight. He borrowed an interesting travel book from somewhere these days. I plan to go back before leaving." I begged him softly and hard."

Xiao Jingyan's expression changed, as if he wanted to say something.

It so happened that Lin Shu lowered his head to feed the horse at this moment, and didn't see it, so he just said to himself, "By the way, Jingyan, I heard from my father-in-law that you will go to the East China Sea in a few days, and I must be in the northern Dayu by then. I'm afraid we won't be able to meet each other at the end of this year. Wait until next year, next year's spring hunting. My name is Shang Jingyu, let's make some good gestures and see who's riding and shooting skills have regressed..."

Xiao Jingyan's muscles and bones were growing at this time, and he immediately smiled and agreed: "Okay, when we return to Jinling after the battle, we will have a hunting competition!"

Lin Shu patted the horse's back, turned over and rode on, and said with a loud smile, "Why don't we compete now, before the sun goes down, and see who can rush through the gate of Jinling King City first!"

Xiao Jingyan whistled, and the horse beside him galloped towards him. He grabbed the saddle and bridle, turned on the horse, and laughed vigorously: "Okay! The loser will wash the horse for three days! Drive!"

"...Later, I deliberately lagged one step behind and willingly moved into the Lin Mansion to wash horses for you. It was then that I accidentally found out about you and Brother Qi." Prince Jing's voice was low and tears were like tears. Quan Yong's appearance has long been hidden, and he slowly brings up the past with a smile of bitter memories.

Mei Changsu also took a deep breath, and said, "At that time, my parting was imminent, and it was so easy to overcome the misunderstanding with Jing Yu and rebuild the old relationship, so naturally I refused to part for a while."

"I understand..." Prince Jing lowered his head, his eyes resting on the rough palms that had been tempered by wind and frost, "I understand the feeling of wanting to be together all the time."

Mei Changsu gradually became aware of Prince Jing's emotions, he stood up and said, "Now that we've finished talking, I'll go back."

"Wait!" Prince Jing hurriedly stood up, "Xiao Shu, I still have something to tell you! If, if I had recognized my own heart first, would you...would you... "

"will not!"

Mei Changsu kept walking, his voice was flat, even with a hint of coldness, "I have only one person in my heart from the beginning to the end, and there will always be only one person."

Prince Jing froze his hand to stop him, staring blankly at the person who didn't look back in the gap of the gradually closing door, his clear words could be vaguely heard in the wind, word by word. Beside his ear: "Jingyan, I only think of you as a brother!"

King Jing suddenly lost even the strength to stand up, he sat slumped in the room, layer upon layer of wry smiles accompanied by silent tears hit his icy heart.

Lie Zhanying's eyes outside the door were full of pain. He wanted to stretch out his hands and push the door open countless times to hug the person in the room, but he couldn't push the door open until the end.

A few days later, the prince got married.

King Jing was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, and walked into the royal city holding the princess and concubine, to thank the king of heaven and earth for his kindness.Emperor Liang and Concubine Jing, who is now promoted to a noble concubine, both smiled, feeling that the royal heirs are hopeful.After the banquet in the palace to thank her, Prince Jing welcomed the princess into the East Palace gracefully. In the wedding room, he looked at the shy and charming woman, and suddenly his mind was in a trance.

Is this the person who will be with me for the rest of my life?

The Crown Princess called Her Highness in a low voice, and Prince Jing came back to his senses, and took the Hebei wine to drink together with the beautiful scenery on a good day.

But in the front hall, Lie Zhanying, who never drank alcohol, drank desperately, as if he was venting something.After the time passed, most of the banquets held by the officers and soldiers in the original Prince Jing's mansion also staggered and withdrew for most of the time. The drunk Qi Meng supported Lie Zhanying, who was so drunk, and sent him back to his room.On the way, he vaguely heard Lie Zhanying calling a name with tears, but the voice was so low and small that he couldn't hear clearly.

He shook his increasingly dizzy head, only thinking that he was hallucinating.

When Mei Changsu came to visit, Prince Jing's eyes were filled with excitement, but compared to the frenzied expression that day, he was already in a calm state of mind.He informed King Yu Jing of the news of Xie Yu's death from Jiang Zuomeng's subordinates. After repeated discussions, the two decided to use Xie Yu's handwritten letter by Princess Liyang to appeal to the Golden Palace on Emperor Liang's birthday. The Chi Yan unjust case that has been held for 13 years.

Mei Changsu sat quietly in the room for a long time, then got up and took a few steps outside to relieve his tired legs, and Prince Jing followed behind him at a distance of half a step.The two of them talked all the way, until they walked near the Martial Arts Field, King Jing seemed to flash the actions of Qi Meng and his subordinates who committed crimes again, and for a moment, a little nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

"Your Highness..." Mei Changsu deliberately avoided Prince Jing's nostalgic gaze, and looked aside, "I came to the East Palace today, and I actually have one thing to discuss with Your Highness."

Prince Jing followed his gaze to look over, and saw that Ting Sheng, whose muscles and bones were stretched and his eyes and eyebrows gradually revealed the appearance of an old man, was practicing riding and archery under the guidance of Lie Zhanying.Prince Jing lowered his voice, somewhat inexplicably at a loss, "Are you trying to talk about... what happened to Tingsheng?"

"Yes. Although you and I both know that Tingsheng is...his posthumous son, but he can only live as the grandson of the criminal minister and university scholar for the rest of his life. Why don't you hand him over to me, Your Highness, and let me settle it I hope to bring him back to the Jiangzuo League in the future, so as not to cause more trouble in Jinling City."

King Jing heard what he meant: "Are you determined to rehabilitate the Red Flame Army and then retreat into the Jianghu again?"

Mei Changsu smiled lightly: "Otherwise? Could it be that he is going to die in this Jinling City?"

"But!" Prince Jing spoke first before he even thought of an excuse to persuade him to stay, "But..."

Mei Changsu interrupted him with a smile: "There is nothing but, Jingyan, I have been Mei Changsu for 13 years, and I will always be Mei Changsu in the future. The young flying Lin Shu is no longer here. , he had already accompanied his beloved to the underworld 13 years ago."

A hurt look appeared on Prince Jing's face. He opened his mouth with a wry smile, but found that he couldn't utter a single word.

Suddenly at this moment, Emperor Liang issued a decree ordering King Jing to take Mei Changsu into the palace as quickly as possible. King Jing collected himself, suppressed all the feelings in his heart, and said in a harsh voice, "Let's go, I will accompany you into the palace."

After entering the palace, Prince Jing realized that this decree had almost become a grand banquet.Xia Jiang, who had been on the run for a long time, risked his life to meet him, and identified Mei Changsu in front of Emperor Liang as Lin Shu, the remnant of the Red Flame Army who survived by chance.King Jing and Mei Changsu joined forces to suppress Xia Jiang's so-called truth one by one. Seeing that the situation was settled and unable to change, Xia Jiang angrily stood up and threatened to kill Mei Changsu on the golden palace.At the critical moment, Meng Zhi stepped forward, and Emperor Liang, furious, immediately ordered the capture of this rebel who had repeatedly made waves.

However, although Xia Jiang had subdued the law, his words planted a seed of doubt in Emperor Liang's heart.

Emperor Liang rewarded him with a glass of fine wine as a way to suppress the alarm, but this glass of wine was cut off by King Jing halfway. After he gave a sharp reply, Mei Changsu was able to escape the poisoned wine.Fortunately, the emperor's birthday will be in a few days. No matter how dissatisfied and suspicious Emperor Liang may be, he can only wait for the birthday banquet to settle accounts.

It's just that Emperor Liang never expected that this birthday banquet would trigger the old event that he deeply hates most because of the handwritten report of his sister, Princess Liyang.

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