Chapter 15: Garden student

Yan Yujin had long been impatient in the shed and listened to them intriguingly. He ran outside to watch the contest, and saw that they were gone before he ran back. Seeing Mei Changsu coughing in the chair, Xiao Jingrui patted his back gently and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Su? Are you sick again?"
"Nothing ..." Mei Changsu took a sip of the tea handed over by Xiao Jingrui and wiped the tears coughing out of the corner of his eyes. "The Crown Prince and His Royal Highness both have a kind of incense ... Some are not used to it ..."
"Ah, I know that it is the ambergris produced in the East China Sea. The emperor rewarded it. Only the two of them have it.
The aroma is really strong, no wonder that Brother Su is not used to it, but I heard that refreshing is the best and has the effect of aphrodisiac. "
"Is it ..." Mei Changsu responded casually, his eyes squinted and stood aside, as if Xie Bi did not listen to them carefully.
Most of the information I hate for ambergris will be passed from Xie Bi to Yu Wang this evening, so Yu Wang will never admire the next time he sees himself.
Both Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin are definitely not princes, so no one should tell the prince this news, but if he deliberately does not have Peixiang next time he sees himself, it means that there is also a prince ’s spy in Yu Wang ’s palace Explore.
And if the prince did not get the news and still appeared in front of himself with ambergris, then the ability and wrist of this person should be worthy of reevaluation, and he should be greatly added ...
After that, it finally became a lot quieter. There were no more visitors of all kinds, and they were quietly watched a few competitions. Although no masters have appeared, they are not boring.
At noon, there was a one-hour break during the suspension. Yingfeng Tower still had curtains floating, and he could not see the presence of His Majesty the Emperor. It is estimated that he was only showing his face. He should not insist on sitting on it for a few days. To the end.
Yan Yujin didn't know when he had arranged for people to bring in food and beverage containers, chatting with interest in the morning and waiting for the game to start in the afternoon.
Of all people, probably only he really put his mind on the competition.
Not long after the afternoon, Xie Bi found an excuse to disappear. Xiao Jingrui saw Mei Chang Su's tired look, and suggested returning to the house in advance, saying that Yujin couldn't keep it a few times, and could only stand alone in the shed They were escorted away by the door.
As soon as he got into the carriage, Mei Changsu leaned on the cushion and closed his eyes to refresh himself. Xiao Jingrui did not disturb him. He sat quietly with him as if he was thinking about something.
The carriage swayed slowly, and the shoulders of the two people touched each other from time to time. The atmosphere was very peaceful, but there was some faint stagnation.
"Jing Rui, did you see it when you came out?" Mei Changsu asked gently after a while.
Xiao Jingrui throbbed, his fingers unconsciously pulled the tassels on the curtains, and it took a long time to "hmm".
"Seeing ... do you feel anything?" Mei Changsu opened his eyes and slowly turned his gaze to the driver of the car. The latter was also gazing at him. There were some sour and sweet in the clear eyes The astringent taste still seems to be a little confused, but it seems to be very clear again.
"The first feeling is ... Her hair style has changed. The hair that was hanging down now is all set up now. It looks pretty and looks better than before ..." Xiao Jingrui narrowed her eyes slightly as if recalling, "And then I saw the people around her, they were holding hands ... To be honest, there was still a little bit of taste in my heart at this time, but they felt very harmonious.
At that time she turned to speak to him, he listened quietly, the picture looked very pleasing, and there was no uncomfortable place, especially the way he looked at her, that kind of look ... made me think that Yun Yun was waiting for him He is well worth it. Maybe when I am most obsessed with her, I ca n’t even look at her with that kind of eyes ... Brother Su, I do n’t know why, I just know that I ca n’t do it now, I seem to be lacking Something, but I do n’t understand ... "
"Because people who have experienced life and death seem to have returned from another world. People who have only lived in one world are difficult to be like them ..." Mei Changsu looked at him deeply. The eyes are full of kindness, "But why should they be the same? Wouldn't it be better if we could live happily in a simple world?"
Xiao Jingrui frowned, "Does Brother Su think ... Yun Yun's husband, once experienced ..."
"If it hadn't been through life and death, how would you talk about the previous generation of alliances?" Mei Changsu sighed softly. "No matter what kind of story there has been between them, such infatuation and results will be gratifying . "
"Yeah," Xiao Jingrui nodded heavily. "A good person with good heart and charity like Miss Yun should naturally have a good result of the couple's love."
Mei Changsu slightly turned his face to the side, concealing the glint of light under his eyes, and said to himself in a very low voice: "A pure child like you should have had a good result ..."
"Brother Su, what are you talking about?" Xiao Jingru leaned in to listen carefully, but failed to hear clearly.
"I said ... A good boy like you will definitely meet a nice girl in the future ..."
"Future ..." Xiao Jingrui sighed, bursting out of breath, lifted the curtain, and turned to look outside.
I was just looking at it casually. As soon as I looked out, I saw a group of people around the corner not far in front. A carriage was parked in the middle of the crowd, and there was a whining voice inside.
"Jing Rui, stop to see what happened." Mei Changsu also stood up and looked out. "I heard the voice of a child."
"Hey." Xiao Jingrui responded, ordered the groom to stop, and jumped out of the car to get a closer look. In fact, all the people in the same family dressed in the same clothes. The idlers on the road didn't dare to approach, only stood far away to watch the excitement.
Xiao Jingrui frowned, probably already guessing who was doing such a prestige on the street, squeezed into the inner circle, and it turned out to be He Wenxin, the son of He Jingzhong, the official of Shang Li, who was kicking a thin boy with his feet, scolding him side by side. : "You little bastard, what's going on? Everyone was shocked by Master Ben's horse, which caused Master Ben to almost fall down ..." He said he grabbed the whip from his followers and was about to pull it down hard, but he was caught. live.
"Who the dare to ..." He Wenxin scolded half-heartedly, and then he saw Xiao Jingrui's face clearly. He swallowed the last half of the sentence.
In fact, the real family children in Beijing are generally well-educated, and it is rarely the same as the street. Even if there are some people who do n’t take civilians in their eyes, most of them will also pride themselves on their identity and disdain to fight again. Scolded again.
This father of He Wenxin was born in the imperial examinations, transferred around after he became an official, and his son was spoiled by his grandmother, but he was a little lost in discipline. He had not been in Beijing for a few years, and he was notorious. I do n’t mess with it at all, but I have n’t gotten into trouble today.
Seeing that Xiao Jingrui came forward at this moment, he still dared to talk a lot. He only said a few words, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about it", and took my men away quickly.
Although Xiao Jingrui was angry, it was impossible for him to catch someone back and fight again, so he shook his head and crouched down to see the child.
The boy was thin and small, about ten years old, with a few red palm prints on his face, slightly puffy.
When the person who beat him left, he curled up slightly, crawling around quickly to pick up the scattered books, rebuilding into a tall stack, wrapped in an old bag, but there were many books Less cloth, no knot in a long time.
"What's your name?" Xiao Jingrui also picked up a few books and came back, touching the boy's shoulder. "You should have suffered several feet, have you been injured?"
The boy shrank away from his hand and bowed his head without saying a word.
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu yelled on the carriage, "Bring the kid over to see me."
"Oh." Xiao Jingrui reached out and grabbed the boy's arm and said softly, "How can you hold so many books? I'll find someone to help you take it and leave, let's go first."
"I can hold ..." The boy murmured softly, but he didn't dare to struggle, after all, he was half dragged by Xiao Jingrui and brought to the carriage, and it was tucked into the compartment. Mei Changsu's warm and soft hand pressed on the boy's On his shoulders, one after the other, he examined his whole body softly but carefully. When the palm was pressed under the rib, the child screamed painfully and hid back.
"It's probably hurt here." Xiao Jingrui supported the boy's body from behind and gently untied his jacket, but at first glance, he could not help but take a breath.
I saw the thin body bow. In addition to a new bruise on the rib, it was still covered with old wounds. At first glance, it seemed that there were sticks, whips, and even soldering irons, although the traces were a little pale. Yes, but you can still imagine how the child was tortured.
"Whose child are you?" Xiao Jingrui could not hide his shock, and asked aloud, but then thought about it again, and then asked again, "Are you a little man in a man's house? Who beats you so often ..."
"No ..." The child immediately denied, "There haven't been any in a few years, this is before ..."
"Even if I told me before, who played?"
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu whispered softly, "Don't ask, this kid's ribs are cracked even if they're not broken. First take him back to the house and ask the doctor to take a closer look.
Let ’s hug those books and see that this kid keeps remembering his books ... "
He was right in saying this. The boy was relieved when he saw that all the books had been brought in, and he begged softly, "I'm fine, let me go, I can go back on my own ..."
"Where are you going back?" Xiao Jingrui took the opportunity to ask.
The boy's reaction seemed to be very acute, and he immediately lowered his head.
"Have you read all these books?" Mei Changsu turned to the pile of books and asked gently.
Perhaps because he has always been elegant and reassuring, the boy looked up and glanced at him, his expression calmed down, and he answered in a low voice: "Some are ... some ... not yet understood ..."
"How old are you?"
"Eleven years old."
"What is your name?"
The boy paused for a long time, and it was so long that people thought he would not answer, so he spit out two words: "Tingsheng."
"What's the surname?"
"... I don't have a surname, so I called Tingsheng ..."
Mei Changsu took a closer look at the child again.
Although the cheeks were red and swollen, and the appearance was immature, he could still be seen as handsome.
From the beginning, his words and manners were very rebellious, and he had no intention of resisting any unfair treatment. But strangely, he did not feel the slightest bit of slavery in him, as if he had a and Toughness, no matter how bullying, there is no way to make him humble.
"Tingsheng, if we let you go now, will someone find you a doctor after you go back?"
Ting Sheng pressed his lips tightly, obviously there was no definite answer, and he was unwilling to lie.
"Then we must take you to the place where we live, and wait for the doctor to finish the inspection, saying that you are fine, and we will send you back.
Is this good? "
Tingsheng bowed his head and said nothing, his eyebrows tightened tightly.
"Does our kindness cause you trouble?"
Ting Sheng throbbed and bit his lip tightly.
"Are you coming out alone?"
"No ... there is another ..."
"What about that person?"
"Run first ..."
"If you go back late, will anyone beat you?"
There was a hint of coldness in Tingsheng's eyes, and he shook his head: "It won't happen now ... just no food ..."
Xiao Jingrui suddenly felt a blood rush and said angrily: "Don't give you meals? Which one are you? What do you do to you? So tell me quickly, I can help you, even if we come to our house, At least have some food! "
Ting Sheng raised his eyes, and his eyes were mature and calm beyond his age. "You think I am pitiful, do you want to take me in?"
Xiao Jingrui was awkward and explained a little embarrassingly: "No ... I mean ..."
"I don't have the right to be taken in. I must go back to that place ... If I can be taken in, someone would already take me in ..."
"Have you signed a contract of sale?" Xiao Jingrui guessed, "Which one was sold to, you tell me, I can discuss it."
Ting Sheng lowered his eyes indifferently, "No, this is not enough."
"Do you know who he is?" Mei Changsu looked into the child's eyes, "His father is a marquis, his mother is a princess, he is a person of high status.
In Jinling City, no matter which one you sell to, as long as he comes forward to discuss, your old master will not sweep his face, do you understand? "
Ting Sheng still lowered his head and insisted: "No, this is not good."
Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingrui glanced at each other, and they just wanted to say that the groom said loudly outside, "Master, I've arrived.