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Gao Chen nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I don't understand these things. I just think that Your Majesty has never made mistakes in employing people, so I said that just now."

Emperor Liang was made to laugh by this old eunuch who understood him very well, and his suspicion towards Xia Dong disappeared.

Xia Dong didn't know that she had escaped a disaster. After she returned, she was still busy arranging the surveillance mission.

Now that she knew how powerful the Jinyiwei were, she acted with more confidence and boldness, which further dispelled the emperor's suspicions.

……

Mei Changsu had been confused after he and Xiao Jingrui had seen Wang Yue and Nihuang sparring that day. He felt that the man sparring with Nihuang was somewhat familiar.

But his eyesight was very good and he could tell that the man did not look like Wang Yue at all, which made him a little confused.

But at this time, none of his men were around, and there was no way for him to ask others to find out, so he could only bury the matter in his heart.

After all, Mei Changsu also had his own things to do, and he had to find a suitable reason to let Prince Yu and the Crown Prince know that he had arrived in Kyoto.

This is actually a very simple thing, but it is not an easy thing to do so that no one can tell.

Fortunately, Mei Changsu had already contacted Meng Zhi before coming to the capital, letting Meng Zhi know that he would be living in Xie Yu's mansion with Xiao Jingyu.

After Mei Changsu came to Beijing, Meng Zhi wanted to go and see him, but he couldn't find a reason, which made him very anxious.

You have to know that since the two of them parted hastily before the battle of Meiling thirteen years ago, they have never seen each other again, and they only communicated through letters, which made him eager to meet Mei Changsu.

It just so happened that Xie Yu was in charge of the patrol camp in Kyoto, responsible for the defense and security of Jinling, while the imperial guards in charge of Meng Zhi were mainly responsible for the imperial city.

During this special period, both of them have heavy responsibilities, and this is the time when they need to communicate well.

On this day, Prince Yu was in charge of ensuring the martial arts competition for Princess Nihuang's husband selection. Meng Zhi knew that Xie Yu, the head of the patrol camp, would definitely go, so he took the initiative to ask Emperor Liang to test the strength of the warriors prepared by Daliang.

Meng Zhi is the best fighter in Daliang, and those prepared people are no match for him at all. Of course, it also makes him understand that these people cannot beat Nihuang at all.

Xie Yu didn't know that Meng Zhi came for him. After Meng Zhi tested the warriors selected by Prince Yu, Xie Yu took the initiative to invite Meng Zhi and said, "General Meng, the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and envoys from various countries have arrived one after another. Why don't you come to my house so that we can have a good chat?"

Meng Zhi came here for this matter, and he said without hesitation, "It should be so, please!"

Xie Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that this upright general would not give him face.

After all, if something really went wrong in Jinling, Meng Zhi would be fine, but he would definitely be in trouble.

Chapter 99: Past Events in Liyang

After Xiao Jingrui returned home and settled Mei Changsu, he immediately went to find Princess Li Yang.

Princess Li Yang was very happy to see Xiao Jingrui rushing back from the journey, without even having time to wash up, and rushing to see her instead of going to see Madam Zhuo, so she smiled and asked, "Have you settled your friends?"

Xiao Jingrui was originally hesitant about how to start the conversation, but he didn't expect his mother to ask about Mei Changsu. He sat down next to his mother and said, "My friend likes quietness, so I arranged for him to stay in Xuelu. I'm sorry to bother you with his concern, mother."

After all, he was her son. Princess Liyang saw Xiao Jingrui's hesitation and asked doubtfully, "Did Rui'er encounter any trouble? Just tell your mother, and she will definitely help you."

Xiao Jingrui seemed to be encouraged. He gritted his teeth and said, "I met with the King of Yue on behalf of Jing Ting this time and conveyed his and Concubine Hui's intentions."

Princess Liyang thought that Xiao Jingrui was afraid of being punished by his father because he was involved in the affairs of the royal family, so she smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, if you get involved in the affairs of Prince Yu and the Crown Prince, your father might also be affected. There is no need to worry about you and Jingting.

Moreover, your ability to facilitate Jingyao's return to visit her family will surely make your father very happy."

Xiao Jingrui smiled awkwardly. He felt that it was not his credit, but he did not explain. He just said in confusion, "Mother, it's like this. The eldest daughter of the King of Yue is only six years old, but she looks exactly like me."

Princess Li Yang was pouring ginseng soup for Xiao Jingrui, but she didn't expect that when Xiao Jingrui mentioned this, the spoon in her hand suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the fragments were scattered all over the floor.

Nanny Qi had been listening nearby. When she saw that Princess Li Yang was frightened, she sighed inwardly and quickly waved her hand to let the maids go down.

After the maids left, she cleaned up the debris and asked with a smile, "Sir, is the eldest daughter of the King of Yue the daughter of the King of Yue's Concubine Nian?"

Xiao Jingrui has been traveling around the world for many years and is not a naive child. From his mother's reaction, he understood that Wang Yue might have guessed right.

Seeing his mother was frightened, he felt a little guilty, so he followed Aunt Qi's words and said, "Yes, that little girl likes to practice martial arts, dresses in men's clothes, and is very favored by the King of Yue."

Madam Qi glanced at Princess Li Yang and continued to clean up the debris while casually saying, "Being able to accompany the King of Yue to meet guests, she must be very favored, which is why she can act so freely in the palace."

Xiao Jingrui didn't know that this was a trick, so he smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I was shocked. The King of Yue asked his eldest daughter to come out for me to see. When I saw it, I thought he had misunderstood me, so I quickly distanced myself from it. His Concubine Nian was so scared that she knelt on the ground."

Aunt Qi put the crumbs in her hand and wiped the water stains with a piece of cloth. Then she asked in confusion, "I didn't expect that there would be someone who looked so similar and made such a joke. How did you solve it later?"

Xiao Jingrui shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Then the King of Yue may have investigated it a long time ago. He, he said that I can't figure out who my mother is. We can investigate it. If we can find out when the King of Sheng was in Jinling, and he was closer to that mother, we may be able to understand it..."

When Nanny Qi heard this, she knew something bad was going to happen. She quickly reached out to support Princess Li Yang, who was about to collapse. Her well-maintained hands were pierced by the debris in her hands, leaving traces of blood on the ground.

When Xiao Jingrui saw Princess Li Yang's pale face, he completely understood that he was his mother's son. Perhaps his mother had known about it for a long time, but had never said it in order to conceal what happened.

He actually had some resentment in his heart. After all, although he was loved by both families, the attitude of the parents on both sides towards him was not as good as that of the other two children. He always felt that there was something between him and he was not as close to them as the other children.

He always felt that it was God's arrangement, which caused his mother to have a fire during childbirth, so that he had two parents. Therefore, he did not care about the title or the inheritance of the second largest gang in the underworld, and tried hard to live a carefree life.

Deep down, he really hoped to be scolded by his father like Xie Bi, and forced to practice martial arts like Qingyao, instead of being polite to both sides.

But when he saw Princess Li Yang's pale face, he rushed over and shouted excitedly, "Mother, how are you? I was wrong, and I won't ask again!"

Li Yang originally felt very guilty towards this child. Now, looking at Xiao Jingrui's excited expression, she let out a long sigh, calmed herself down, and then took Xiao Jingrui's hand and said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, Jingrui, I'm sorry for you."

Seeing that the mother and son wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk, Madam Qi hurried out, threw the crumbs in her hand to a little maid, and then stood guard at the door.

Through Li Yang's narration, Xiao Jingrui understood the past of his mother and father.

It turned out that Princess Li Yang and Yuwen Lin were in love with each other and had even reached the stage of discussing marriage.

However, in order to check and balance another son-in-law, the commander of the Red Flame Army, Lin Xie, Emperor Liang was determined to marry Princess Li Yang to Xie Yu, a young man from a noble family who came from a military family like Lin Xie.

Seeing that Princess Li Yang was deeply in love with Yuwen Lin, Emperor Liang considered killing him.

Princess Li Yang keenly discovered this fact and helped Yuwen Lin escape from Daliang, but it was impossible for her to elope to Nanchu with him.

Yuwen Lin was reluctant to leave and hesitated. After all, he really liked Li Yang. He also emphasized the fact that they had had physical contact and wanted to persuade Li Yang to go with him.

Li Yanglin refused. She knew Yuwen Lin very well. She just said that it was all her own will and she had no regrets after it happened, then turned around and left.

After Yuwen Lin left, Princess Li Yang missed him so much that she soon fell ill. The Empress Dowager invited the imperial physician to take the princess' pulse, and only then did she discover that Princess Li Yang was pregnant.

Princess Li Yang also regretted it at this time. If she had known she was pregnant earlier, she would have definitely followed Yuwen Lin. So she cried and begged the Queen Mother to let her go to Nanchu to reunite with Yuwen Lin.

However, the late Empress Dowager knew Emperor Liang's character very well and valued the royal family's reputation very much, so she had to use her love to frame Princess Li Yang and force her to marry Xie Yu.

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Xiao Jingrui came out from his mother's place, feeling confused and not knowing who to talk to about his troubles, and unknowingly arrived at Xuelu.

Mei Changsu lived in the Xie family and also heard that Meng Zhi had come to the Xie residence. He was hesitating about giving the secret signal to Meng Zhi when he saw Xiao Jingrui coming.

His mind raced, and he felt that this was an opportunity, so he said to the bored Fei Liu, "Fei Liu, go play by yourself first. I want to talk to your brother Jing Rui."

Feiliu was originally feeling uncomfortable being restrained, but when he heard that he could go out, he jumped onto the roof and flew away without hesitation.

Xiao Jingrui didn't know that he was being used again. He forced a smile and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry for causing trouble to Sect Master Su."

Mei Changsu waved his hand nonchalantly and asked doubtfully, "I'm new here and it's nothing serious. I just want to ask Jingrui if you have encountered any problems. Can I help you?"

Just as Xiao Jingrui was about to answer, he suddenly heard a voice, "Who is it?"

Then there was the sound of someone taking action, coming from the direction where Feiliu disappeared.

It turned out that Feiliu was going in and out of the roof, and others might not have noticed it, but Meng Zhi was a martial arts master, so of course he could easily spot Feiliu flying over the roof.

He knew at first sight that Fei Liu was the little boy that Mei Changsu had mentioned, so he quickly flew over and started shaking hands with Fei Liu.

Mei Changsu also heard Meng Zhi's voice, so he hurried out, apologizing to Xiao Jingrui.

When the two arrived, they saw Fei Liu and Meng Zhi still fighting, so he quickly shouted, "Fei Liu, stop!"

Fei Liu immediately stopped entangled with Meng Zhi and returned to Mei Changsu in a flash.

Xiao Jingrui hurriedly tried to calm himself down, but he still couldn't call Xie Yu "father", so he saluted Meng Zhi and said, "Commander-in-chief Meng!"

Mei Changsu was busy planning for himself at the moment and didn't notice. He bowed to Xie Yu and Meng Zhi and said, "My Lord, Commander Meng!"

After greeting each other, he quickly said with full apology, "I am really sorry, Fei Liu is my bodyguard, he is a bit playful and has caused trouble for the Marquis, I will definitely discipline him more in the future."

Although Xie Yu was very shocked in his heart, he did not show it on his face, and said casually, "Mr. Su is an honored guest, and the Marquis' Mansion will certainly entertain him well, but the way of entering and leaving should be changed, otherwise it will be bad if the misunderstanding today happens again."

After he finished speaking, he turned to you and said to Meng Zhi, "I feel really bad for troubling Commander Meng to help."

Meng Zhi shook his head and said casually, "It's okay. I just saw that this young man had a strange body movement. He jumped on the roof and the guards in the mansion didn't notice it. That's why I couldn't help but attack him. It's really unbecoming of a guest. But who is this gentleman? How can he have such a master as a guard?"

Mei Changsu quickly bowed, as if he didn't know Commander Meng, and said, "My name is Su Zhe. I met Master Xiao in the martial arts world. I was invited to come to Jinling to recuperate. I'm sorry to trouble you all."

Meng Zhi nodded pretentiously and said with some admiration, "This little brother's skills are so good that even if I use all my strength, I may not be able to defeat him within a hundred moves. Since you can get his protection, I think you must be extraordinary."

Mei Changsu still had a nonchalant attitude and said casually, "I am not extraordinary at all. I just helped Fei Liu when he was injured, so he stayed with me to repay me."

Meng Zhi nodded, confirming that the man with a changed appearance was Lin Shu. He was very excited, but this was not the place to talk, so he could only force himself to remain calm and pretend to be very emotional and said, "The world is indeed full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. I have seen it today."

Xie Yu knew in his heart that Su Zhe's background must be extraordinary, and he didn't want Meng Zhi to continue questioning him, so he hurriedly said, "Commander Meng, please come over to our side."

Although Meng Zhi was somewhat reluctant, he still followed him. But before leaving, he couldn't help but take another deep look at Mei Changsu.

Xie Yu was cunning and automatically interpreted this as Meng Zhi being interested in Mei Changsu's identity, but he didn't expect that the two of them already knew each other.

Chapter 100: Beat Qin Banruo

After Meng Zhi's reminder, the news of Mei Changsu's coming to Jinling could no longer be concealed, and the Crown Prince and Prince Yu could no longer sit still.

The prince was of course overjoyed. After all, Xie Yu was his man. He felt that Mei Changsu was more biased towards him. However, Xie Yu felt that Mei Changsu was unfathomable. If he could not be used by me, he must be killed to eliminate future troubles.

Prince Yu simply asked the Queen to visit Princess Liyang at Xie Yu's mansion, and then found an excuse to meet Mei Changsu. Fortunately, Xiao Jingyu was afraid that the Queen would try to recruit him, and did not want to put Mei Changsu in a dilemma, so he helped Mei Changsu to fight back. With Princess Liyang around, the Queen could only suffer a setback.

Just when the wind was rising in Jinling, Wang Shisan and Wang Kunyi, the secret agent of the Jinyiwei who was responsible for contacting Hongxiuzhao, came to Hongxiuzhao together.

When Qin Banruo heard from the girl in the building that Wang Kunyi had arrived, she had Wang Kunyi and Wang Shisan taken to a side room.

Qin Banruo looked at Wang Shisan and asked curiously, "What's the matter with Boss Wang coming here this time? Who is this young man?"

Wang Kunyi introduced with a smile, "This is Brother Thirteen, who has come here specially on the orders of the prince."

Qin Prajna looked at Wang Shisan and asked curiously, "Brother Shisan, what does the prince want to tell me?"

Wang Shisan looked at Qin Prajna's somewhat distant attitude, and thinking of Wang Yue's explanation, he said calmly, "Master Qin, my prince just wants to ask you, do you think that Prince Yu has a high chance of winning, and the Hua Clan no longer needs to cooperate with the Yue Kingdom?"

Qin Prajna did have such an idea. After all, Prince Yu was already the Prince of Jiuzhu, and was also a well-known virtuous prince in the court. More importantly, he had the blood of the Hua clan, which made him more suitable than Wang Yue. However, she also knew the strength of Prince Yue, so she just flattered him and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? Haven't we always cooperated well?"

Wang Shisan came to pass on the message. He didn't care how Qin Prajna answered and continued to narrate Wang Yue's words, "Master Qin, don't forget that it is because Prince Yu has Hua clan blood that Emperor Liang would not let him be the crown prince. Otherwise, how could the crown prince, who is such a good-for-nothing, hold on to the position of crown prince? You don't think that the emperor made Xiao Jingxuan the crown prince just because Concubine Yue is from Yunnan and wanted to win over Prince Mu's mansion, right?"

Qin Prajna understood that this Thirteenth Young Man was just delivering a message, probably the King of Yue's intention. She couldn't help but ponder deeply. The eldest prince of Concubine Chen committed suicide, the second prince of the Queen died, and the third prince of Concubine Hui, who was slightly smarter, was disabled. This was the turn of the mediocre fourth prince to become the crown prince.

The princes after Prince Yu were either young, disliked by Emperor Liang, or more mediocre than the crown prince.

Is it because Emperor Liang has no one else to use, that he lets Prince Yu and the Crown Prince compete with each other, just to avoid repeating the same mistake and having another Prince Qi appear?

Qin Prajna felt that no matter whether Prince Yu succeeded or not, it was better not to fall out with Prince Yue. This was also a way out, so she said a little embarrassedly, "Brother Thirteen, the prince has misunderstood me. My princess has just passed away two years ago, and she gave a large part of her connections to Xia Jiang. My strength has been greatly damaged, and I have been sorting out internal affairs recently. After all, this is a family scandal, and it is not good for Prince Yue to know."

She had just used her charm to influence Wang Shisan's judgment, but she was doomed to miscalculate. Wang Shisan was a stubborn man who only listened to Wang Yue's orders. Now that Wang Yue asked him to pass on a message, he did not judge whether Qin Prajna's words were true or false.

Wang Shisan ignored Qin Banruo's charm and continued, "Master Qin said so, and I will reply in the same way. However, my prince also asked me to remind you that Prince Jing's promotion to the Nine Pearls is not necessarily a good thing. Nine is the extreme number, and things will turn against themselves when they reach the extreme! Please think about your way out in advance!"

Moreover, Emperor Liang is now over sixty years old, which is quite old among emperors. Do you think he will clear the way for that mediocre crown prince before he dies?"

Qin Banruo was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She thought that if the prince ascended the throne, the Hua tribe would probably be purged again.

After Wang Shisan finished speaking, he immediately stood up, not giving Qin Banruo any chance to speak, and bowed perfunctorily before saying,

"Master Qin, my prince loves the people like his own children. He is willing to offend the world for the sake of the people. Most of you Hua people are common people. Do you think it is better to live in Yue Kingdom or follow Prince Yu? Please consider it carefully. Goodbye!"

After he finished speaking, he said goodbye and left without hesitation, as if he had no interest in Hong Xiuzhao's graceful dance at all.

Wang Kunyi also bowed and immediately followed. Every time he came before, he would watch a few dances before leaving, but this time, he was not in the mood to do so.

After a while, Qin Banruo was the only one left in the room, deep in thought.

The woman guarding the door walked into the house after seeing Wang Shisan and Wang Kunyi leave. Seeing that Qin Banruo was thinking, she knelt quietly beside Qin Banruo.

Qin Banruo waited for a long time before asking in a murmur, "Lu'er, do you like life in Yue?"

Lu'er didn't know why the poster asked this, so she answered honestly, "I have never been to Yue, but from what I heard from traveling merchants, the people of Yue live really well."

After hearing this, Qin Banruo realized that Lu'er actually also yearned for it. It made her unconsciously think of the two years she spent in Yue State, where it seemed that there was an atmosphere of freedom everywhere.

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Wang Yue didn't care at all about the fact that he had stirred up trouble as soon as he arrived in Jinling. After all, for him, the more chaotic Daliang was, the better.

The chaos in Daliang not only facilitates his and Mei Changsu's plans, but may also allow him to take revenge directly, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.