A traitor

On the second day, Su Qinglang went to find Yu Huaizhong, and told him that he had just come to Yizhou, liked it very much, and wanted to stay here for a few more days.

Yu Huaizhong naturally welcomed him, and even arranged for someone to accompany Su Qinglang for a stroll around the city. Considering Mei Liusheng's injury, Su Qinglang politely declined.

After returning from Yu Huaizhong's place, Su Qinglang went to look for Mei Liusheng, who was standing in the courtyard of his residence at this time, when he saw Su Qinglang approaching, he smiled slowly.

"Qinglang..." He said softly, his tone very gentle.

Su Qinglang casually hummed, feeling uncomfortable at the same time, even though he had agreed to let Mei Liusheng call him by his name, it still sounded a bit awkward.

When he came to him, he saw that Mei Liusheng's face was still a little pale, so he said: "Brother Mei is injured now, why don't you rest in the house?"

Mei Liusheng coughed lightly with his fists clenched, and replied: "It's a little stuffy in the room, come out to get some air, that girl... Chengying has passed by, do you want to go and see?"

Su Qinglang said: "Forget it, she doesn't like me, if I pass by, I'm afraid it will make things worse, you go, I just came to see you, I will go to Zizhong later."

Mei Liusheng hummed and said, "Then we'll see you later."

Su Qinglang glanced at him sideways, then retracted his gaze, and said in a low voice, "See you later."

He kept thinking about what Mei Liusheng said last night, but he couldn't bring it up directly.

Ruomei Liusheng only cared about him as an ordinary friend, it was just that he was thinking too much, it would be a little embarrassing to say that, so he could only pretend not to understand, and treat what happened last night as if it never happened.

The two walked out of the yard together, Mei Liusheng walked towards his room, while Su Qinglang hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked towards Sun Zizhong's residence.

Mei Liusheng managed to cheer himself up, making it look like he wasn't hurt, and happened to meet Yu Huaizhong as he was walking on the road.

He stopped in his tracks, smiled, and saluted Yu Huaizhong: "See you, my lord."

Yu Huaizhong also looked at him, and recognized that this person came with Su Qinglang, but he hadn't talked with him in private, so he was not very familiar with him.

He also bowed back and said, "Where is Master Mei going?"

Mei Liusheng looked at the path behind him, and replied: "I have some matters that I need to discuss with Mr. Su, and I'm going to meet Mr. Su."

Yu Huaizhong groaned, very surprised: "I just met Mr. Su, and when he went out, he went to Mrs. Mei. Didn't I meet him?"

Mei Liusheng was startled, and said without changing his face: "Perhaps Mr. Su changed his mind temporarily, and I didn't see Mr. Su on the way."

Yu Huaizhong nodded, and said again: "In that case, Master Mei, let's go. By the way, Master Su said that you plan to stay in Yizhou for a few more days. It happens that the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival in Yizhou. There are several tables of banquets, and at that time, Lord Mei will be invited to come to Mingyue Tower to have a banquet with Lord Su."

Mei Liusheng nodded slightly, cupped his hands and replied, "My lord's invitation, I'm deeply honored, I will definitely go."

The two parted at this point, and Mei Liusheng walked for a while before arriving at Su Qinglang's residence. The door was closed, and there was nothing unusual on the surface.

He pushed the door open and walked in, only to see Chengying standing in the room with his sword in his hands, while Meng Shuyao was tied with his hands bound to the leg of the main hall's desk.

"Young Master." Seeing him coming, Cheng Ying stepped aside and bowed his head to salute him.

Mei Liusheng hummed, and motioned for him to let go of Meng Shuyao, Cheng Ying hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward.

The rope in her hand was untied, and Meng Shuyao struggled to stand up, holding her bruised wrist, looking at Mei Liusheng with resentment and fear.

Mei Liusheng didn't seem to notice her hostility. He sat at the table and poured himself a cup of tea, but after one night, the tea was already cold, so he put it down again.

He sat sideways, facing Meng Shuyao, and said calmly: "Girl, although you hurt me, since you didn't do anything to you yesterday, you won't do anything today. Girl, don't worry."

Meng Shuyao frowned, didn't speak, and heard Mei Liusheng say: "Your matter, I heard Qinglang talk about it earlier, but if I want to help you, I have to know more details. Miss Lao will explain the ins and outs of the matter, Describe clearly."

Meng Shuyao still didn't speak, obviously she didn't trust him too much, Mei Liusheng said again: "Miss, you don't know me well, I'm different from that Master Su, I've never been sympathetic, and I don't have much patience, if you want me to help you, We have to seize the opportunity, while I am in a good mood, explain things clearly, and stop wasting each other's time."

When he spoke, his tone was still the same, and the expression on his face was as gentle as ever, but it gave off an extremely heartless and cold feeling.

Meng Shuyao sized him up for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Why did you help me?"

Mei Liusheng laughed slowly, with a gloomy look in his deep and gloomy eyes, he replied: "I promised, as long as you let him go, I will help you."

Of course, behind this kind of help, there are other intentions hidden. He has never been seriously injured like this in his life. If it weren't for this, Meng Shuyao would have died yesterday.

Meng Shuyao hesitated for a moment, and finally told him about her family and Yu Huaizhong. Mei Liusheng was silent for a while, with a thoughtful expression.

Seeing his silence, Meng Shuyao thought he was hesitating, so she plopped down on her knees again, and begged, "My lord, my little girl was reckless, I accidentally injured my lord yesterday, even if I die, I can't atone for my sin, but my father... my father was wronged and humiliated. I can’t even rest in peace, and I ask the adults to make the decision for the little girl, and bring that thief in Yu Huaizhong to justice.”

Mei Liusheng restrained his expression, looked at her and said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but this case is a bit tricky, and I need to think about a countermeasure before I can act."

Meng Shuyao stopped talking immediately, and heard him say slowly: "Among us, there is a young man in blue, have you noticed?"

Thinking of Lu Xun who was sitting next to Mei Liusheng at the banquet yesterday, Meng Shuyao nodded.

He also heard him say: "That person's official rank is not high, but his background is not simple. Zuo Xiang Pei Yan is his uncle. If you want to avenge your father's grievances, his help is indispensable."

Meng Shuyao was puzzled for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Then, my lord, you..."

Mei Liusheng paused, and then said: "I can help you, but it's in the dark, not in the open. With the current situation, you need someone to take you to Chang'an, and tell the people in the imperial city about you. , that Mr. Lu is the best candidate."

Seeing that Meng Shuyao was still hesitant, Mei Liusheng continued, "Don't worry, Mr. Cai from the Ministry of Punishment is a very good person, and he will help you. Besides..."

He slowly smiled: "Pei Yan, Prime Minister on the left, has always been at odds with the Prime Minister on the right. If you defect to him, he will definitely do his best to rehabilitate your father."

Meng Shuyao kowtowed to him deeply after hearing the words: "Yes, my little girl understands, thank you for reminding me, sir."

Mei Liusheng looked down at her, and said: "However, the girl must agree to one condition. You must not let Lu Xun know that Qinglang and I already know about you, let alone tell him. I told you to go find him." , everyone is in the same room, if you don’t look up and look down, if he knows that we designed him, he will be unhappy.”

Meng Shuyao nodded and promised, "Yes..."

After a pause, thinking of Su Qinglang, he hesitated and said, "My lord, Su... over to Master Su..."

Mei Liusheng knew what she was going to say, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, he won't hinder you. If this matter hadn't been related to that person, maybe I wouldn't be the one who helped you."

Seeing Meng Shuyao's surprised expression, he sighed softly again, as if feeling emotional: "He is just a person who can't help himself. He was forced to do many wrong things. Now, even if he knows he is wrong, he can't turn back. But, I understand, with his temperament, he never thought of hurting anyone."

As he said that, he showed a faint smile, regained his former gentleness and calmness, and said to her: "It's daytime, the government office is heavily guarded, and it's still safe here. I asked Chengying to bring some food. The girl is still in the evening." Let's go."

He got up and left, walked to the door, stopped in his tracks, and said, "The day after tomorrow is the Yizhou Lantern Festival, Master Yu will hold a banquet in Mingyue Tower, and I will send Lu Xun away. The girl is a smart person, how can I let him go?" Knowing about you, I think the girl will find a way."

Meng Shuyao hummed, Mei Liusheng stepped out of the house, and Cheng Ying followed him out.

After walking for a while, Mei Liusheng stopped, turned his back to Chengying, and asked, "Why did you do this?"

Chengying was silent for a while, then bowed his head and said: "Chengying doesn't understand what the young master means."

Mei Liusheng turned around, frowning obviously displeased: "What happened last night, why did you do this?"

Chengying was speechless, for a long time, he raised his head and met Mei Liusheng's gaze: "My lord, why are you so angry?"

Mei Liusheng was startled, and then he heard him say: "That person was already in a different camp from us, he was considered our enemy, even if he died, he died at the hands of an assassin, even if the court pursued him, how much does it have anything to do with us? "

Seeing that Mei Liusheng was silent, he continued: "My lord, since you met that person, you have changed. You have done many things that you would not do before, and many things that are not in line with your personality. .

Even though he knew it would be of no benefit to us, even though he knew it might hurt himself, Young Master never hesitated, just to protect that person..."

Mei Liusheng frowned: "What do you want to say?"

Chengying turned her head away, and replied flatly: "Chengying doesn't want to say anything, but just wants to tell the young master, don't forget our big event..."

He looked at Mei Liusheng, and said word by word: "My lord, you are not an ordinary scholar, nor a courtier under the emperor's feet. You belong to the royal family, His Highness Prince Yi, and our future monarch."