A traitor

Mei Liusheng walked out of the room with a hasty and angry expression, and stopped under a maple tree.

Cheng Ying followed behind him, seeing him like this, she didn't say anything more.

He has already finished what he should say, if he could really listen to it, he wouldn't be in this state.

After a moment of silence, Mei Liusheng suddenly turned around and drew out the long sword at his waist. With one stroke of the sword, the maple tree next to him broke in two, and its branches and leaves fell to the ground.

Seeing him inserting the long sword back into its sheath with his backhand, Cheng Ying frowned: "My lord..."

He hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The matter of Qinzhou is over, young master, we should go back."

Mei Liusheng looked at the maple tree that had fallen on the ground in front of him, and said with his hands behind his back: "Indeed... we should go back."

In the room, Qin Huan looked at Su Qinglang for a moment, and said, "Why didn't you write to me when such a big thing happened?"

Su Qinglang smiled slightly: "Didn't I write the notes and go back, when the emperor knows about this, you will naturally know about it."

"But……"

Qin Huan frowned and grabbed his hand: "I think I'm the first to know, at least it means that you still need me."

Facing Qin Huan's answer, Su Qinglang turned his head away, retracted his hands calmly, remained silent for a moment, and then said: "Qin Huan, there are so many good girls in the world, you should find someone who can truly give you happiness , why waste it here.”

Hearing this, Qin Huan's face turned cold, but he still suppressed his tone: "What did you say?"

Although I hate it in my heart, I still have such a trace of unbearable heart.

He knew that Qin Huan treated him sincerely.

For so many years, he has been dormant in the prime minister's mansion, and he has done many things overtly and secretly. If Qin Huan hadn't interceded, how could he have come to where he is today?

He protects him, he can disregard his own life, he loves him, he has even forgotten himself.

"I know the past is very difficult for you. Even if I intend to make amends, I'm afraid you won't want to face it again, but I still want to tell you something, if you really want to let go of the past and live in the present, I hope In the future, I will always be with you."

"I am 25 this year, and you are 23 this year. If you say that I can live to be a hundred years old, then I will lend you 38 years of my life. When the time comes, we will live together and die together. Although we have no white heads, we can stay with you." , but the greatest blessing of my life.”

His heart is not made of stone, of course he knows pain and cold, he can feel heat and warmth.

Even though Qin Huan did that to him back then, even though at the beginning, he hated Qin Huan to death and felt that he was unforgivable, but as time passed, this hatred gradually softened.

Outside of business, he still wants to regard Qin Huan as the friend he used to be, the friend who warmed wine and made tea with him when the snow was falling heavily.

At that time, Qin Huan was benevolent and respectful, like a gentle and knowledgeable son, getting along was like a spring breeze, and he always looked at him with a peaceful smile.

Whenever he thinks about it, he always feels that everything that happened in these years is just a dream of his, and Qin Huan has not changed from the beginning to the end.

Because of this, he couldn't really be cruel to Qin Huan, even if he used him all the time, he still couldn't bear it.

He lowered his head: "We have no results, since we know this, why should we force it?"

"I want to force..."

Qin Huan reached out and pulled his shoulder back, making him look at himself: "I don't want anything in my life, and I don't need anything except you."

He looked deeply at Su Qinglang, and frowned: "Father, I will convince you. I don't care about the opinions of the people in the world. Even if the world tells us to separate, I will split the world and let you come back to me. As long as you... as long as you are willing, I am not afraid of anything."

Su Qinglang met his gaze, and Qin Huan smiled wryly: "Qinglang, I understand that everyone has their own demon, Xie Yu is your demon, and liking you is mine. I have no intention of turning back, I have no way to make you forget, and you have no way to make me let go."

"I know that I was not good before. I was too anxious and did a lot of things that hurt you. I promise you that I will never do it again. I will change, I will definitely change, and I will stay with you well. Waiting for you, you can come to see me whenever you want, if you don't want to see me, I won't bother you anymore, if you want to stay in the court..."

He spoke quickly and anxiously, lowered his head, and continued: "Father, I will try my best to help you. If you want, it doesn't matter if I help you get the throne. If you don't want to, then we will help you." Leave, don't you like clear water and mountain forests the most, then we will find a clean place to live, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a peach grove in front of the door, live freely, and never disturb the muddy water of the court again."

He looked forward to all the bright futures to Su Qinglang, and described all the details he could think of to him one by one.

But after all, he forgot that the so-called freedom means being with someone he likes, doing what he likes, and being tied to someone he doesn't like. Where does freedom come from?

Sure enough, Su Qinglang fell silent, seeing that he couldn't make sense, he could only give a wry smile helplessly: "What about the Prime Minister?"

"What Master Xiang has done so far is all for you. Can you really abandon him and go with me desperately?"

When mentioning Qin Jian, Qin Huan was immediately speechless, Su Qinglang also understood that even though Qin Huan had done many wrong things, he was a very filial person.

He could disobey Qin Jian's wishes for him, and even quarrel with his father for him.

However, it is Su Qinglang himself who can't make him abandon his father who is dependent on him for life.

In his more than twenty years of life, that treacherous minister who did all kinds of crimes in the eyes of others had never married a wife or taken a concubine after his mother passed away, and he had worked hard to raise him.Perhaps, his father went astray today because he loved him too much and was too afraid of making him suffer.

If it wasn't for him, at least things wouldn't develop to the point of no return...

Qin Huan lowered his head and said after a long time: "Qinglang, that matter is my father's wish. I want to help him fulfill it, and I don't want to disappoint him. When the matter in Chang'an is over and see him live in safety, shall we leave again?" good?"

Su Qinglang smiled faintly: "I'm afraid that at that time, even if you want to, you won't be able to leave."

Hearing this, Qin Huan looked at him again, and thought for a moment: "Actually, I don't want my father to take risks. That matter... I will try to persuade him. I hope that my father will stop here for my sake."

Su Qinglang didn't answer, it was a tacit consent, since he came to Qinzhou, his mood has changed a lot.

The people in the Southern Tang Dynasty suffered the most. He no longer wanted to see the scene of corpses strewn all over the field.

If Qin Huan can really persuade Qin Jian, it will be a good thing, then there will be a little more hope in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It's just... Regardless of Qin Jian's side, just behind Pei Yan and him, the so-called His Royal Highness Yi Wang, is enough for him to worry.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Did Pei Yan make any movement these days?"

Qin Huan was startled, and replied: "Since you left, Pei Yan hasn't done anything special, and he and Dad are still the same as before, but..."

His tone was full of consideration: "Because of Cheng Ying's matter, some ministers in the court, such as Xu Jin and Xue Qishan, were involved in Cheng Qi's lax supervision and the crime of being unfavorable in handling affairs, but Pei Yan has been interceding and persuading Cheng Qi from it. The emperor sees that Cheng Qi has just quelled the rebellion, and the merits and demerits are offset, so he is exempted from accountability."

This matter, Su Qinglang had already expected, and in the emperor's imperial decree, only Cheng Ying was arrested, and he had obviously agreed.

After all, He Yunqi at the border is a beast who doesn't know when he will bite his master back. If he brings troops back, he still counts on Cheng Qi to stop his progress.

Therefore, the emperor could not act rashly, nor did he dare to act rashly, so he could only reserve Cheng Qi's seat for the time being.

He thought for a while, and then asked, "What does Xiangye mean?"

Qin Huan smiled: "Pei Yan made such a move at this time, it is obvious that he wants to win Cheng Qi, if we push Cheng Qi to a dead end at this time, we will push him to Pei Yan instead.

So before I came, I heard my father discussed with several ministers, like Pei Yan in the court, to keep Cheng Qi for now, don't ask him to repay, at least not let him stand on Pei Yan's side. "

Su Qinglang hummed, but there was another calculation in her heart.

Qin Jian already knew that Pei Yan was holding His Highness Yiwang.If Cheng Qi is added at this time, the situation among them will change drastically.

And in the future, once Cheng Ying is tried, this matter is very likely to become a decisive factor in Cheng Qi's position. Now the Ministry of Punishment is no longer under Qin Jian's control.

But in Dali Temple, they are all people around Pei Yan, so no matter what, Cheng Ying cannot be handed over to Dali Temple.

He thought for a while and said: "Although the matter of Cheng Qi is not serious, the matter of Cheng Ying is the most important matter. You can send someone to inform the Prime Minister that Cheng Ying's case will be under the criminal department no matter what. Don't let her enter Dali Temple, let Pei Yan have a chance to sell this favor."

Qin Huan nodded: "Father thinks the same way, but this case is so big, it's a bit tricky to press the criminal department..."

Su Qinglang smiled: "At the beginning, I also thought that the matter would get serious, and it would be meaningless to keep it a secret. Why don't you send a memorial to clarify the situation? This case, the worst thing is to have a joint trial of the three divisions. Shi Zhongcheng intervened at the same time, needless to say, the Ministry of Punishment, you also know about my father, can it be that Cai Jun and my father are no match for a Dali Temple?"

Qin Huan hummed: "Okay, I'll let someone go back and inform Dad, but..."

He sighed: "Now Cheng Ying is seriously injured and has been unconscious. I don't know how long this case will drag on."

Su Qinglang smiled lightly, and said in an understated tone: "No matter what year or month, people will always wake up. Some things are easy to talk about in a short time, but they are unreasonable after a long time..."