A traitor

Back in the room, I saw that Su Qinglang was not asleep, but was sitting by the table waiting for him.

Mei Liusheng stood at the door, thinking of what he had just said to Cheng Ying, he was in a daze.

After a while, he stepped in and asked him, "Why don't you sleep?"

Su Qinglang looked up at him and smiled: "Just now I slept for a while, but I woke up again, I have something on my mind, I can't sleep."

Mei Liusheng walked over and reached out to touch his forehead, Su Qinglang subconsciously dodged, but he still touched his forehead.

Because of his evasive action, both of them were a little embarrassed, Mei Liusheng coughed lightly, and was the first to break the silence: "Fortunately, I don't have a fever."

Su Qinglang sat dryly, and gave a vague hum. He lowered his head, avoiding Mei Liusheng's sight, with a somewhat disturbed expression.

After a long time, he said softly: "What happened just now... Thank you very much."

Seeing his appearance, Mei Liusheng couldn't help showing a smile: "Do you mean me to save you, or is it about calling a doctor for you?"

Su Qinglang turned her head: "It's all there..."

He also heard Mei Liusheng say: "You and I are friends, and now we are walking together. It is only natural to save you. As for asking a doctor, it's easy to do, why worry about it?"

Hearing what he said, Su Qinglang lowered his head even more: "That day, in the villa..."

Before he finished speaking, Mei Liusheng interrupted him: "Qinglang, have you ever thought about who is the one who assassinated you this time?"

Su Qinglang was startled, raised his head to look at him, then shook his head: "It's just a temporary guess, there is no real evidence, and I can't be sure who it is."

The matter of Wan Yuzhen was supposed to have been settled. Since she dispatched him to Qinzhou, it meant that they were cleared up and would not trouble him again.

However, with Wan Yuzhen's temperament, which was always uncertain, he knew her secret after all. In order to keep the child, it is not impossible to kill him again.

As for Pei Yan...

He had rejected Pei Yan's offer of security before, and he also knew the secret between him and His Royal Highness Yi Wang, although under his intimidation both soft and hard, Pei Yan did not make it difficult for him for a while.

But after a long time, it is inevitable that he will have the idea of ​​killing people to silence him, so those assassins are very likely to come from Zuo Xiangfu.

There is another one, Cheng Qi and Cheng Ying who are in Qinzhou. After all, back then...

Thinking of this, Su Qinglang shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Brother Mei, before arriving in Qinzhou, I want you to promise me one thing."

Mei Liusheng hummed, and heard him say again: "No matter what happens in Qinzhou, don't be like today, disregarding your own safety just to protect me."

Mei Liusheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect him to say such words: "Qinglang, you..."

But seeing Su Qinglang smiled bitterly, he murmured to himself: "There is an injustice and a debtor, and what is owed to others will eventually be paid back. That matter should also be resolved."

Due to Su Qinglang's illness, he was delayed in the inn for a few days, and he rushed all the way, but he still caught up with the schedule.

When they arrived in Qinzhou, there was a fierce battle outside the city. The officers and soldiers defending the city confronted the rebels outside, and the situation had become a stalemate.

Su Qinglang, Mei Liusheng and the other three stood at the gate of the North City. After waiting for half an hour, no one answered.

Seeing the two of them calm as statues, Cai Jun leaned over and said in a low voice, "Maybe, the battle in Nancheng is urgent, and General Cheng hasn't found time yet..."

Su Qinglang was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes and smiled again, thinking about the fan and said: "So, then let's go into the city by ourselves."

Entering the city, the common people looked at them with strange eyes one by one, to be more precise, they should be looking at Su Qinglang with strange eyes.

Just like looking at an enemy who killed his father and took his wife away, they couldn't dodge in time, and there were a few who thought they couldn't see and spit at Su Qinglang.

Thinking of Su Qinglang's relationship with the Cheng family, Cai Jun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Looking at the people in Qinzhou, he hated Su Qinglang to the core. Maybe, during this trip to Qinzhou, they either died at the hands of the rebels or were killed by the Qinzhou people. people swallowed alive.

But seeing Su Qinglang waving a folding fan in one hand, he said leisurely: "Brother Mei, I remember that in the previous dynasty, there was a vassal king named Zhu Yuliang who guarded Qizhou like a local tyrant. Everyone only knows Zhu Jialang, but does not know that there is a king in Beijing, do you know what happened to him in the end?"

Mei Liusheng understood what he meant, smiled slightly, and followed his tone of voice and said, "I'm a low-ranking official, I hope Master Su can give me some pointers."

Seeing Su Qinglang glance sideways at the people around him, he smiled coldly: "I was convicted for my words, my property was confiscated, and I lost my head in the end."

He closed the folding fan, took it in his hand and tapped it, pretending to be emotional and said: "This man is just like a bird in a cage. Once he is released, he will lose his sense of proportion, thinking that the whip can't reach him, how far he wants to fly No matter how far you fly, what's more, if you occupy a place and control the villagers, you can pretend that you are the emperor of the country, bully the king, and be bold. At this time, you should control it. If you can't control it, you will kill his head , so that he can see who is the master and who is the slave."

He paused, then struck again: "There are some other people who were raised by my land and received the grace of my court, but they are blind and blind, thinking that they are the only ones in the world, and give them food and clothing.

Not only will he not be grateful, but he will bite the master back and swear that he has recognized someone else as his father and mother. This kind of person breaks his promise and repays his kindness with revenge, so he should be stripped of his household registration, kicked out of the country, and let him take a look. How much is the protection of the imperial court and his body worth? "

He spoke here happily, but Cai Jun was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at the people around him, all of them gritted their teeth, but in the end he couldn't bear to look at them any more.

Everyone rode slowly, and soon arrived at the General's Mansion. Unlike Su Qinglang and other literati, the mansion of Old General Cheng was less refined, and more majestic and magnificent.

The soldiers stepped forward and informed the guards guarding the gate, and they were soon invited in.

Seeing that the person who came was neither Cheng Qi nor Cheng Ying, they looked at each other, vigilance and dissatisfaction were obvious.

They came here at the emperor's will, since they are the supervisors, they represent the emperor, not to mention the three of them, two of them are second-rank officials in the court?

It was fine if they didn't see anyone at the gate of the city just now, but now they have compromised to this point, and when they came to the gate of the general's mansion, no one came out to greet them, obviously it was a shame.

Walking into the mansion, I saw two rows of soldiers lined up on the side of the road, holding long knives in their hands, blocking the next road.

Mei Liusheng had served in the army with his father, so he knew what this kind of behavior meant. If unwelcome people came, blocking the way with weapons was considered a humiliation.

The first time Cai Jun saw them, he took a step forward and said to them: "I am here at the emperor's will. I have important matters to meet with General Cheng. Please make way."

However, the soldier standing at the front seemed to have never heard of it, still standing like a sculpture, showing no sign of giving way.

Mei Liusheng's face darkened, he walked over, casually pulled out the long sword from Chengying's waist, pointed at a soldier and said, "Get out of the way..."

The other party didn't even give him a look, and was quite determined to risk his life. For a while, the atmosphere became stalemate.

After a long time, Su Qinglang smiled softly: "I am an old friend with Miss Cheng. Miss Cheng has been very naughty since she was a child. I never thought that she would still be like this when she grows up. I haven't seen you for many years, so you welcome an old friend in this way?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and was about to go out, but Mei Liusheng grabbed him first: "Qinglang..."

He frowned, shook his head, and heard Su Qinglang comfort him: "It's okay..."

As he said that, he took his hand down and walked towards the saber formation. Following Su Qinglang's footsteps, the long sabers were removed one by one, and finally reached the end.

Cheng Ying was waiting there, dressed in orange, with double crescent moon sabers on her waist. Although she was the same female general as Li Saisai, she had a different demeanor.

Seeing Su Qinglang approaching, she took out a letter in her hand and said, "Master Su hasn't arrived yet, but some people's letters went first. I didn't expect Master Su to be so popular after a few years of absence."

As he said that, he put the letter in his hand, and the two thin pages fluttered in the wind, falling to Su Qinglang's feet.

Su Qinglang lowered his eyes and thought it was his father.Unexpectedly, I saw Li Saisai's name from the letter.

He sighed softly, and then heard Cheng Ying continue: "It seems that the princess's memory is not very good. Ever since she hurt me five years ago to protect you, I have said that unless you die in this life, you will have nothing to do with her." Gratitude is absolute, but I don't know whose kindness she is showing me in this letter?"

Su Qinglang leaned down and picked up the letter that fell on the ground. The content on it was nothing more than a plea, so they should stop embarrassing him.

He folded the letter and carefully put it in his arms, together with the one from Su Zheshan before, the two letters were placed in his arms, the weight was so heavy that his chest hurt.

He smiled slightly, and said calmly: "It seems that the princess misjudged the friendship between you. If she knew that her letter was thrown on the ground, she would be sad."

"shut up!"

Hearing what he said, Cheng Ying became furious: "Su Qinglang, I have to blame you for everything. If it wasn't for you, Saisai and I wouldn't be able to get where we are today."

Accompanied by her intimidation, bows and arrows from all directions were aimed at them, Mei Liusheng's expression changed, and he stood by Su Qinglang's side, while Cheng Ying drew out his sword and stood in front of Mei Liusheng.

Cai Jun looked at the archers on the roof and under the porch, as well as the generals blocking the way, so surrounded.

Even with experts like Mei Liusheng and Cheng Ying around, they would not be able to escape safely. It seems that this Miss Cheng was determined to kill them in her rage.

He restrained his frightened expression, pretended to be calm, and cupped his hands to Cheng Ying: "Miss Cheng, I'm here on the emperor's order, I don't know where your father is?"

Cheng Ying smiled coldly: "Do you want to see my father?"

As he spoke, he lined up his body, pointed to a house in the distance, and said, "Over there is the ancestral hall of our Cheng family, where old people from the past are housed. Mr. Su, if you are willing to kowtow three times at one step, kneel in front of the ancestral hall and pay respects to them." Please forgive me, and I will let you go to see your father."