A traitor

The prince died, this was unexpected by Su Qinglang.

Standing on the side of the path in the palace garden, I could only hear two servants not far away discussing: "It's really pitiful, a person who was originally a good person was strangled to death."

Another little servant said unconvinced: "Then who can be blamed, who made him keep his mouth dirty all day long and insult our emperor in the palace?"

Su Qinglang stood behind a laurel tree in a daze, and heard the previous servant say regretfully: "Hey, the prince is actually pretty good, and treats us slaves well, but it's a pity that you can't think about it. You said that even the first emperor died. It would be nice for the emperor to spare his life, why do you insist on scolding him, what else do you say, as long as you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely seek revenge from the emperor, isn't this treason?"

Noticing that his voice was a bit loud, the little servant hurriedly booed, then lowered his voice and said: "You say you are pitiful, but I think our empress is also quite pitiful. It is obvious that the emperor personally ordered the establishment of the empress. On the day of the wedding , but there is not even a sound of ritual and music.

Also, since the big wedding, the emperor hasn't seen her again, he just spends his days in front of that Lord Su, and he doesn't know what he is thinking. "

"That Mr. Su is also quite innocent. I heard that he stayed in the palace to keep the crown prince. I haven't found out until now. The crown prince died long ago. The emperor didn't even want him to know about the crown prince. It must be the crown prince. , it must be hidden from him, it's really pitiful..."

In the end, the two sighed in unison: "Poor, poor..."

Su Qinglang stood in a daze for a long time, then turned around and leaned against the palace wall behind him in a daze.

He didn't know how he got back. On the way, he fell down a few times due to lack of concentration.

Mei Liusheng was afraid that he would discover something that should not be discovered by wandering around in the palace, so she specially sent someone to follow him.

This time, he managed to get rid of those people, and when he learned that Mr. Su was missing, the palace naturally searched the sky, but no one dared to report this matter to Mei Liusheng.

The slave guarding in front of the palace gate, seeing him come back in a state of distress, was so frightened that his three souls flew out of his wits. Just as he was about to help him up, the closest person was pushed away by Su Qinglang.

He staggered towards the house, just when he reached the door, his feet were unsteady, he fell down, and spat out a mouthful of blood while holding on to the door frame.

The servants around him hurriedly helped him up, hurriedly carried him back to the house, and hurriedly went to ask for the imperial doctor.

When he woke up again, only hearing reprimands came from his ears, Su Qinglang opened his eyes, and saw Mei Liusheng sitting by the bed, with seven or eight people kneeling opposite him.

Hearing his reprimand, Su Qinglang coughed, and Mei Liusheng immediately turned around and looked at him: "Qinglang, are you awake?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to lift him up, leaned into his arms, and continued, "How do you feel?"

Su Qinglang coughed again, shook his head, fixed his eyes on those servants, and said indifferently: "I ran out by myself, what do you blame them for?"

Mei Liusheng's face was gloomy, obviously still angry: "I asked them to protect you, but they can't even take care of you personally, so naturally they should be punished."

Su Qinglang smiled bitterly: "You also said that I was not allowed to go out, but I went out anyway. The person who should be punished the most is me?"

Mei Liusheng knew his temperament, if he punished those slaves, Su Qinglang would feel even more uneasy.

So, he looked down and said, "Let's forget about this time, let's go down soon!"

Seeing that Mei Liusheng finally let go, those servants hurriedly kowtowed to express their gratitude as if they had been pardoned, and all went out.

After a while, there were only Su Qinglang and Mei Liusheng in the hall. After a moment of silence, Su Qinglang spoke first: "Li Chengsi..."

Mei Liusheng was used to being called "Master Mei" by him, but now that he suddenly changed his name, he still couldn't react for a while.

He was taken aback for a moment before he said, "Huh?"

Su Qinglang paused, and asked, "Is there anything you're hiding from me?"

Mei Liusheng's face turned cold, and he subconsciously lowered his head to look at Su Qinglang's face, seeing that his face was pale but calm, as if there was nothing special about it.

Only then did he feel relieved a little, and said nervously, "What's the matter?"

Su Qinglang smiled lightly and shook his head: "It's nothing..."

He continued: "I had a dream yesterday. I dreamed that the prince was standing by my bed, covered in blood, so I felt a little flustered."

Saying that, she tried her best to get up and left Mei Liusheng's embrace, and looked at him: "Can I go and see the crown prince?"

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Mei Liusheng's expression, but he quickly covered it up and declined, "The prince is not in a stable mood right now. I'm afraid he will hurt you, so I'd better wait a little longer." Bar."

"What about the princess?"

Su Qinglang still didn't give up, and asked tentatively, "Can I see the princess?"

Seeing that Mei Liusheng didn't answer, he said again: "You once said that they could be released from the palace in three days, but it didn't happen. I know it's very difficult. So, I don't want to make things difficult for you. Now, I Just wanted to see them."

Mei Liusheng was very preoccupied and thought for a long time before saying: "Okay, when you recover, I will let someone take you to see the princess."

Su Qinglang smiled faintly and said thank you.Afterwards, he folded his clothes and lay down, turned around, facing Mei Liusheng with his back.

Looking at his back, Mei Liusheng knew that this was a silent rejection, he hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Qinglang..."

As soon as his name was called, he realized that he couldn't say what he said next.

After a moment of silence, he said: "I drank some wine that day, and I was in a bad mood, so I said something I shouldn't have said, so don't take it to heart."

Su Qinglang was still lying down, for a long time: "Which sentence?"

He didn't say it's okay, I forgive you, and he didn't say any words of reproach, but asked him "which sentence".

Mei Liusheng was at a loss for words for a while, and felt even more ashamed. In fact, he didn't know why he said those words that were buried in his heart, and he obviously didn't want to think that way in his heart.

You gave your heart to Xie Yu and your body to Qin Huan, but what did you give me?

He couldn't imagine how deeply these words hurt Su Qinglang, but he just said it out.

Obviously he knew that it was wrong to think so.

He was silent for a moment, and then said in embarrassment: "I didn't think that way when I said something angry at that time, Qinglang, I like you, and I don't care about those."

Hearing this sentence, Su Qinglang didn't speak, and it took a long time before he said: "It's okay..."

However, if a cup is broken, no matter how hard it is repaired, the crack will still exist.

Someone stabbed him in the heart, but still told him, I'm sorry, please don't be sad.

On the second day, because of Su Qinglang's insistence, Mei Liusheng finally let him go to see the princess.However, in the company of others.

Seeing Su Qinglang, Li Huiyuan immediately rushed up, lay in his arms and cried, "Brother Qinglang..."

Su Qinglang patted her on the back lightly, comforting her softly: "I'm here, don't be afraid."

Li Huiyuan burst into tears, pouted her mouth feeling wronged, and complained to him: "Brother Qinglang, they don't listen to me and bully me..."

Su Qinglang stared at her for a moment, then continued: "This time is different from the past, please be patient for a while, Your Highness, I will rescue you out."

Only then did Li Huiyuan hold back her tears, and Su Qinglang said again: "Didn't your Highness fall in love with a folk person before, that person is not dead, and is still waiting for you in the countryside on the outskirts of the city, I will find a way to notify him to come His Highness will follow him."

Hearing that her sweetheart is not dead, Li Huiyuan was ecstatic and excited: "Really?"

Seeing her happy look, Su Qinglang was silent for a while, looked at her for a moment, and then nodded.

Li Huiyuan happily didn't know how to place her hands again, the tears on her face hadn't been wiped away, but the corners of her mouth couldn't hide her smile.

Seeing her reaction, Su Qinglang hesitated to speak, and wanted to ask her if she knew about the death of the emperor and prince, but in the end he didn't say anything.

After she calmed down a bit, Su Qinglang said: "From now on, there will only be Your Highness alone, and the outside world is no different than inside the palace. Your Highness must take good care of yourself and protect yourself."

Li Huiyuan asked in puzzlement: "Why am I the only one? Chen Lang has always been very kind to me, and he will protect me. Brother Qinglang, don't worry about it."

Su Qinglang was speechless for a moment, and after a long time, he smiled bitterly: "That's good."

Perhaps it was the news that her lover was not dead, which made her so happy. Li Huiyuan couldn't wait to pack her bags. Although she was under house arrest, the things in the palace were still there. Take out one piece, enough for ordinary people to spend a lifetime.

Su Qinglang stood alone in the hall, seeing her busy to and fro, didn't care about him at all, so he got up and left.

Before leaving, Li Huiyuan repeatedly asked her to get her out quickly, because she couldn't wait to see her "resurrected" Chen Lang.

After leaving the palace, Su Qinglang stood by the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden, looking at the withered stalks and leaves that filled the pond, his thoughts were filled with thoughts, and he was speechless for a long time.

He thought of the day of the wedding, the lonely team that left the imperial city, slowly walked towards the end of the line of sight under the sky full of sunset.

He remembered that night, the beautiful girl in red, who was brave and strong in the past, said to him with tears in her face: Brother Qinglang, take me away.

There are many injustices in the world, some people are destined to live a peaceful life, while others are destined to live a hard life.

He once said that people in this world have responsibilities they should shoulder, but they never thought about facing such responsibilities.

For them, the most difficult thing to do, and for some people, the easiest thing to do is the word "selfish".

What is yours, if you don’t do it, someone will take it for you, and the former often live with peace of mind, while the latter can only move forward with heavy burdens, helpless in the so-called destiny.

He thought that abandoning such an important person would make the situation in Nantang better, but in the end, nothing changed.

He raised his head, looked at the distant sky, and murmured, "Xai Sai, are you okay?"