The heavens set sail from the courtyard

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

Wang Gang looked back and saw that the person calling him was Meng Zhi.

"His Majesty ordered His Majesty Prince Jing to go to the harem to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager."

Wang Gang let Mei Changsu go for the time being and stood up to receive the order.

Meng Zhi continued to say to Mei Changsu: "The Queen also hopes that Mr. Su will go with him to pay homage to the Queen Mother."

Mei Changsu respectfully accepted the order and thanked him.

Meng Zhi said to Wang Gang again: "Your Majesty said that the Queen Mother is not in good health. It is rare that she is in good spirits now. Please leave as soon as possible, Your Majesty Prince Jing."

Wang Gang nodded and said: "Okay, I will go immediately. Mr. Su should also come with me!"

Before Mei Changsu could refuse, Meng Zhi said: "According to the rules, Mr. Su must be searched by the imperial army."

Wang Gang glanced at Meng Zhi and Mei Changsu thoughtfully, and said: "Then I will go and pay my respects to the Empress Dowager first, and Commander Meng will do my bidding!"

After Wang Gang followed Meng Zhi out of the palace, Princess Nihuang quickly chased after him.

"Your Majesty also asked me to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, saying that she suddenly mentioned us." Princess Nihuang explained.

Wang Gang smiled and said, "It seems that my great-grandmother heard about my request to marry you."

Princess Nihuang said speechlessly: "I don't know how to explain it to her."

"No need to explain." Wang Gang said nonchalantly: "Anyway, she is sometimes sober and sometimes confused. Maybe she will forget about it when she looks back."

Princess Nihuang frowned and said, "I hope so!"

Wang Gang glanced at Meng Zhi in front of him, and said as he walked: "I just met Mei Changsu, and that person was a little strange."

Princess Nihuang was immediately interested and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Wang Gang joked: "Are you nervous about your lover before you get married?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing has changed a lot. Before, you would never have said such a thing." Nihuang said strangely.

"After walking on the edge of life and death so many times, no one can remain unchanged." Wang Gang shook his head and sighed: "If you don't talk about me anymore, let's talk about your Mei Changsu."

Nihuang said angrily: "Your Highness, please give me your words and don't ruin my reputation."

Wang Gang put away his smile and said: "I just checked Mei Changsu's pulse. Judging from the pulse, he is not a long-lived person."

Nihuang was indeed attracted by Wang Gang's words and forgot about the teasing just now.

"Is he really suffering from a stubborn disease?" Nihuang asked nervously, "Is it serious?"

"Yes." Wang Gang nodded heavily and said, "Looking at his pulse, he won't live past forty."

Nihuang stopped.

Wang Gang sighed and said: "His internal organs have begun to fail, but he can still walk and run now. It should be nursed back to health by medical experts.

If you marry him, be prepared to be a widow. "

Nihuang frowned and said, "Is there no way to cure it?"

Wang Gang knew that Nihuang had a deep love for Mei Changsu and sighed: "If he puts aside his worldly affairs now, lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and practices Tai Chi, he may be able to live through the age of 50."

"Internal boxing?" Nihuang asked in confusion: "Why haven't I heard of this kind of boxing technique?"

"That's my own boxing technique, which has the effect of strengthening the body."

Wang Gang didn't lie. Mei Changsu's condition was extremely bad. If he could put down worldly things now, stop worrying about his mind and body, and practice internal martial arts with him, he might be able to extend his life by ten years.

Meng Zhi, who had been walking in front, suddenly stopped and turned to Wang Gang and asked: "Your Highness Prince Jing, what you said is true. Mr. Su really won't live to be 40 years old?"

Seeing Meng Zhi take the bait, Wang Gang raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Commander Meng is very familiar with Mr. Su?"

An anxious look appeared on Meng Zhi's face, and he said: "Mr. Su and I hit it off and met several times in private. He said that he is just a little weaker, so he won't live past 40, right?"

Wang Gang sighed and said: "Mr. Su's body is overworked and injured. If he no longer cultivates his mind and nature, he may not be able to live to the age of 35, let alone forty." Meng Zhi's eyes widened in disbelief.

He is one of the few people who knows that Mei Changsu is Lin Shu, and naturally he also knows his age.

Lin Shu is [-] years old this year. According to Wang Gang, he doesn't have a few good years to live. Then why is he going to Jinling to stir up trouble? !
"Your Highness Prince Jing, it's not that I don't trust your medical skills. It's just that Mr. Su doesn't look like a short-lived person. Could it be that you are wrong?" Meng Zhi said with a dry mouth.

Wang Gang said regretfully: "With Mr. Su's condition, anyone with a little knowledge of medical skills can tell that he is hopeless."

Meng Zhi couldn't bear it any longer and wanted to go back to find Mei Changsu.

Wang Gang grabbed Meng Zhi and said, "Commander Meng, what are you doing? Aren't we going to meet the Empress Dowager?"

Meng Zhi broke free from Wang Gang's hand and said anxiously: "I'll go back and ask Xiao Shu. Why did he go back to Jinling when he was like that?"

Nihuang was startled and grabbed Meng Zhi's arm and shouted: "What did you call him just now?!"

Meng Zhi covered his mouth, knowing that he said the wrong thing.

"I mean Xiao Su, not Xiao Shu." Commander Meng was really not a liar, and even Nihuang could tell something was wrong with the erratic look in his eyes.

"No, I just heard you calling him Xiaoshu." Wang Gang also said: "Could it be that Mei Changsu is really Xiaoshu? Nihuang feels right!"

Meng Zhi hesitated for a long time and was speechless.

Nihuang couldn't bear it any longer, let go of Meng Zhi and wanted to go find Mei Changsu.

This time it was Meng Zhi's turn to grab Nihuang and said urgently: "His identity cannot be exposed."

This time, Mei Changsu was Lin Shu, and Nihuang was dumbfounded.

"Why, why did he hide it from me?" Nihuang said to himself.

Meng Zhi looked around, pulled Wang Gang and Nihuang to a secluded corner, and said: "Xiao Shu is now a prisoner of the imperial court. Once known to outsiders, it will be very dangerous, so he entered the capital under a pseudonym."

Wang Gang snorted coldly: "Are Nihuang and I outsiders? And why did his appearance and voice change so much? Is he disguised?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Meng Zhi became more and more irritable and clumsy, jumping up and down in a hurry.

"He's afraid of hurting us." Nihuang's eyes turned red and she sighed quietly.

Meng Zhi felt Nihuang's sadness, lowered his head and said: "Xiao Shu came back this time to redress the unjust case of the Red Flame Army. He doesn't want to implicate you."

Wang Gang asked back: "Commander Meng, I remember that you and Xiao Shu have not met a few times! Why did he tell you his identity alone?"

Meng Zhi explained: "The last general once stayed under Lin Shuai's tent for a period of time, and I firmly believe that he will never join forces with King Qi to rebel."

Wang Gang asked again: "Are there many people in the army who think like you now?"

Meng Zhi said without hesitation: "No one who has worked with Lin Shuai believes that he would betray the emperor."

Wang Gang knew what was going on.

"Prince Jing, Princess Nihuang, can you pretend not to know Xiao Shu's identity?" Meng Zhi rubbed his hands.

"Absolutely impossible." Wang Gang refused directly without any ambiguity.

Meng Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then Nihuang also expressed: "Prince Jing is right. Since we already know that he is Xiao Shu, we can no longer sit idly by and ignore him. His body is like this, so we should take good care of ourselves."

Meng Zhi then remembered that Mei Changsu would not live to be 40 years old.

Wang Gang said firmly: "I will overturn the verdict of the Red Flame Army. He should stay at home to recuperate now."

The three of them were silent for a moment.

At this time, Mei Changsu searched him and followed a young eunuch into the harem, where he happened to bump into the three of them.

The four of them looked at each other speechlessly.

The moment Nihuang saw Mei Changsu, she almost couldn't help but pounce on her.

Mei Changsu was also frightened when he saw Ni Huang's eyes. (End of chapter)