A traitor

Within a few days, the emperor selected those who would go to Qinzhou.

Su Qinglang, who handed out the memorial first, needless to say, Mei Liusheng counted as one, and the other was Cai Jun from the Ministry of Punishment.

As for Sun Zizhong and Lu Xun, one almost died due to a sudden accident because of his grandfather's headache and brain fever. The emperor thought that their grandson's family had only one male, Sun Zizhong, and he really shouldn't have put Sun Zizhong in such a dangerous place in Qinzhou at this juncture, so Dangchao rejected him.

As for Lu Xun, Prime Minister Pei originally supported him to go to Qinzhou to exercise, but the wife of the Lu family who came to participate in Lu Xun's engagement heard that his son was going to leave his fiancée and rush to the battlefield where he was close to death. , crying and calling for his brother to stop Lu Xun.

On the day they left Chang'an, Lu Xun and his grandson Zhongjun went to see him off. Several people stood at the gate of the city, and there was a pair of figures under the willow tree in the distance.

Su Qinglang's second mother, the Liang family, looked at Su Qinglang with reluctance, and the maidservants following behind were all carrying packages in their hands, and it seemed that they were prepared for Su Qinglang.

Only Mrs. Liang said worriedly: "Qinglang, what kind of Qinzhou, can't I not go?"

Su Qinglang bent his lips: "Erniang, it's not like you don't know about the situation in Qinzhou. Qinglang was young, Erniang taught me to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and treat the people kindly. Sir, is there any reason to sit idly by?"

Seeing that he spoke clearly and logically, Mrs. Liang glanced at him full of resentment, then stretched out her hand to straighten Su Qinglang's skirt and hair and said, "It's not that Erniang doesn't understand the truth, it's just... when I think of you going to that place, It's just that I can't bear it, not to mention the danger of the battlefield, but that girl from the Cheng family..."

As she spoke, she paused again. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she lowered her head and wiped them with a handkerchief again.

He added silently: "You can't carry it on your shoulders or lift it with your hands. What should you do when you get there?"

Seeing this, Su Qinglang said coquettishly to her: "Er Niang, my son went to Qinzhou this time and came back in less than half a year. Besides, I didn't go there to fight a war. It's just to use people's brains and give ideas. The people who live here are all A safe place, just like me, do you still expect me to go to the battlefield, fight and kill the enemy?"

"Also, don't you like the sour plums there the most? When the baby comes back, I can bring you as much as you want."

Mrs. Liang snorted, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "You can't even celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, how dare you say that? If you want to buy something in the imperial city, there is no such thing, and that thing is dead and dead, thousands of miles away What to bring back, if you have the heart, you can come back earlier, and you can celebrate the New Year with Er Niang."

Su Qinglang nodded in agreement, and heard her say: "Your father..."

She paused, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Although he didn't come today, he still misses you in his heart."

Hearing this, Su Qinglang's expression was in a daze, and then he pulled his lips and smiled: "I know, it's just that I haven't spoken to Dad for a while, I don't know how he is these days?"

Mrs. Liang sighed: "The past few days were fine, but these few days, I couldn't sleep at night, and I was alone in the study, sighing, I thought, it might be because of your going to Qinzhou, But when he said it, he stubbornly refused to admit it, your father has that temperament, he has been stubborn for half his life, and he can't change it in the future."

Su Qinglang lowered his head, and said shamelessly: "Let father and second mother worry about it, it's because the child is not good, on the father's side... Second mother persuades more, and the child will be fine."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liang hurriedly poohed a few times, and said angrily: "Crow's mouth, it's all right, you must come back to me safely."

After a pause, he snorted again: "I will send my son to Qinzhou well. If he is tanned, hungry and thin, he will lose a hair. See if I will fight for that old Cheng Qi?"

Su Qinglang smiled slightly, his second mother has always been a hero among girls, not to mention his father, even the old general Cheng Qi is afraid of her.

When Cheng Qi returned to the city, he saw Su Zheshan's precious son. Compared with the rumored little child prodigy who was praised as the best in the world, he couldn't bear to look directly at him.

Boys, they should get tanned, eat fat, and then practice martial arts, so as to develop a sturdy body and a lean body.

Like Su Qinglang, thin as a bamboo pole, still weak and delicate, but blown down by a gust of wind, how can he be expected to put him on the border to fight the enemy?

So he has a straightforward personality, and General Cheng, who has been tempered in the battlefield for many years, has always looked down upon a spoiled young master like Su Qinglang.

One time, someone in the city wished to have a son, Cheng Qi went to drink the full moon wine, because he drank too many glasses, he passed out in the wine field, and said nonsense that the children of this family should never learn from the young master of the Su family, She looks like a woman with thin skin and tender flesh, so she must send him to learn martial arts, and let him be stationed at the border if the opportunity arises.

As a result, these words were passed on to his second mother by someone with a heart, and the second mother asked someone to move a bench without saying a word, and directly blocked the door of Cheng's house. In front of everyone, they forced Cheng Qi to question Cheng Qi. What's wrong with your son, let him make it clear in person.

At that time, Cheng Qi had already woken up from the wine, and he knew that he was wrong, so how could he do something more disrespectful in front of everyone, so he apologized again and again, and the matter finally passed.

Seeing that Mrs. Liang turned around again, took the package from the handmaid, and said to him: "This is the winter coat that Erniang just sewed for you, you can take it with you on the way."

Su Qinglang showed a stunned expression, and said bitterly, "Er Niang, it's still summer, what should I bring my winter clothes for?"

Mrs. Liang gave him a gouged look: "You know how to go now, can you come back before the winter solstice? Don't be cold by then, and you won't even be able to find a thick coat."

Su Qinglang said: "Er Niang, there are everything in Qinzhou, just buy it when the time comes, the journey is so far, I will be laughed at by Brother Mei and the others if I bring this."

"That……"

Mrs. Liang hesitated for a moment, turned around, and summoned two more maidservants: "If you don't have winter clothes, don't bring them. You have to bring all these things."

As he said that, he took out some clothes, two packs of dried fruit, and some snacks... Su Qinglang looked at it, and there was actually a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

He rubbed the space between his brows, and smiled even more wryly: "Er Niang, I'm going to supervise the army, not to beg for food, what are you doing with the bowls and chopsticks?"

"The things outside are not clean. I don't know how many people have touched them. If someone gets sick, how can the used things be reused?"

She paused, seeing Su Qinglang's attitude, she knew that it was impossible for Su Qinglang to take all these things away.

So he compromised and said: "Then... look at these things, what you can and can't bring, I just take it back. Su Qinglang looked down, and finally took the dried fruit and snacks in his hand and said: "Then... ...I want these. Anyway, after leaving, I can no longer eat the food made by Er Niang, so I will keep these on the road to satisfy my hunger. "

Seeing his subordinates, Mrs. Liang immediately became happy, and pretended to snort coldly: "These are not prepared for you alone, you don't want to eat alone, you should share some with the other two adults, and thank you for treating you all the way." take care of."

Su Qinglang nodded helplessly, and then she hesitated and said: "By the way, your father... wrote a letter to General Cheng before, but then lost it for some reason. I think it was originally for you to take to Qinzhou , then took it back, if you don’t want to give it to General Cheng, then keep it for yourself.”

Seeing her handing over the crumpled letter, Su Qinglang hummed, took it in his hand, and looked down, it was indeed his father's handwriting.

They were talking here, while the others stood not far away.

Lu Xun looked at Cai Jun, sighed and said, "I'm sorry Mrs. Cai, I was supposed to go with you, but it turned out like this."

Seeing his guilty face, Cai Jun waved his hands again and again, and said to him: "What's the matter, you and the girl from the Meng family are getting closer, so you should stay here and prepare. We still want to drink with you when we come back." What about the engagement wine!"

The two of them have a very good relationship, and they talk freely, but Sun Zizhong and Mei Liusheng are not very familiar with each other at all, and Sun Zizhong originally came for Su Qinglang.

Now Master Su is being entangled by his second mother, leaving him and Mei Liusheng standing staring at each other, it is really embarrassing and embarrassing.

After a moment of silence, Sun Zizhong finally walked over to Su Qinglang, greeted Mrs. Liang, and said to Su Qinglang, "Qinglang, I have something to tell you."

Su Qinglang followed him out, stood still, saw him look at the figure under the willow tree in the distance and said: "Aren't you going to say goodbye to the princess?"

Su Qinglang also followed his gaze to look over there. Li Saisai and a maid were standing there, neither coming nor planning to leave.

Su Qinglang was slightly bitter, lowered his head and said: "I have promised the prince that I will never see the princess again. Besides... Isn't it good now? If there is no result, don't give people hope. Maybe the process will be very painful, but If I have to experience it, I can only force myself to be ruthless."

Sun Tzuzhong sighed, and said again: "Going to Qinzhou this time, you have to be careful in everything. Cheng Ying has always hated you, and I'm afraid it will be bad for you."

Su Qinglang nodded, then raised his lips and smiled again: "You have to face it, and hiding all the time is not an option."

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Mei Liusheng who was not far away, then deliberately lowered his voice and said, "By the way, what happened to the matter I asked you to investigate in Yizhou?"

Sun Tzuzhong also looked at Mei Liusheng with taboo, and said, "The scholar's name has been found out. As for his whereabouts, my grandfather asked someone to ask, but there is no reply yet."

Su Qinglang hummed, and said again: "You should pay more attention to this matter."

Sun Tzuzhong hesitated and said: "I heard that Mei Liusheng seems to have gone to Qinzhou to protect you this time. Is it not good for us to be like this...?"

Su Qinglang was taken aback, and then said with emotion: "I don't want to doubt him either, it's just...it's about the imperial court, your personal relationship is nothing, it's better to be careful."