Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 339: Testing and Sincerity

Chapter 339: Tests and Truth
Looking at the person in front of him drinking cup after cup, Meng Changqing picked up the last chicken claw and started to eat it.

Chen Xingqi glared at the other person and complained drunkenly, "You just look at me like that!"

"What else?" Meng Changqing asked as a matter of course.

Chen Xingqi lay on the stone table and started crying. Bafang and Laicai, who were moving tables nearby, were startled by him. After meeting Meng Changqing's eyes, they pretended not to hear and continued with their actions.

He cried loudly, and Meng Changqing continued to gnaw on the chicken feet. After finishing, he even went to wash his hands and came back to watch him cry.

Chen Xingqi raised his head and asked tearfully, "Are you a human?"

Meng Changqing then advised, "Don't cry, it's useless to cry to me."

Chen Xingqi asked again: "Are you a human?"

"Okay, go ahead." Meng Changqing stood up and was about to leave.

Chen Xingqi grabbed the man and said, "You still want to leave!" There was a hint of disbelief in his tone.

Meng Changqing sighed, turned around and helped the man up, "Come on, I'll go to your room and talk with you."

Maybe it was the change of environment, or maybe it was because his brain had calmed down after walking all the way.

After returning to the room, Chen Xingqi stopped crying, but there were still traces of tears on his face, which made him look a little ridiculous. Meng Changqing soaked the handkerchief by the door and handed it to him, "Wipe your face."

Meng Changqing sat down opposite him again and said softly, "I can see that you must have something on your mind. If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, you can just vent your emotions. When you come to me, no one will restrict you."

Chen Xingqi casually threw the handkerchief he had used to wipe his face aside, sniffed, and said, "The prince has decided on a marriage, did you know that?"

Meng Changqing said truthfully: "I haven't heard of it. But if you count it, His Highness is sixteen this year, so it's normal to get engaged."

Chen Xingqi laughed at himself and then stopped talking.

Meng Changqing looked at him and asked in surprise, "Do you like His Highness?"

Chen Xingqi looked at her with a look of astonishment, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Since she's not His Highness, then she must be the future Crown Princess." Meng Changqing said, "I've never seen you treat any young lady specially in the capital before. With your personality, how can you still have a crush on someone?"

Chen Xingqi confessed, "I really regret telling you."

Meng Changqing said: "You really shouldn't have said that. Luckily it was me. If someone with ulterior motives heard it, would that lady still be able to become the Crown Princess?

If you like someone, then you can either test them in a reasonable and appropriate way. If you don't have the courage and can't approach them, then just keep it deep in your heart and never speak out.

In today's world, women are often criticized. You like her, but you use your affection to hurt her. Aren't you harming her?"

Chen Xingqi defended himself, "I didn't mean to hurt her."

Meng Changqing said: "Does it depend on whether you want to or not? It depends on what you do and what you say."

Chen Xingqi thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "That's right, what you said makes sense."

Meng Changqing touched the teapot on the table and felt that the tea was still hot, so he poured a cup for Chen Xingqi and said, "Wake up."

Chen Xingqi held the teacup and drank it slowly before continuing, "Aren't you curious about who the prince is engaged to?" He looked at Meng Changqing with an expression of anticipation for a good show.

Since he was like this, Meng Changqing didn't mind rubbing salt into the wound, "Why should I be curious? It can't be the woman I like."

Chen Xingqi gritted his teeth, "You and the prince are so close, and now he wants to marry someone else, don't you have any thoughts?"

Meng Changqing smiled and leaned closer to Chen Xingqi, as if he wanted to whisper something to him. Chen Xingqi really leaned closer and tilted his ear to listen.

Meng Changqing asked, "Are you sick?"

Meng Changqing stepped back and straightened the hem of his clothes. "I treat you as a friend and am willing to listen to your troubles, but you treat me as entertainment. Am I, Meng Changqing, a friend in your eyes?"

Chen Xingqi's drunkenness dissipated immediately, and he sat up straight, "Sorry. ... I don't know how to say it."

Meng Changqing did not respond.

Chen Xingqi sighed and said, "Someone wants to kill me."

Meng Changqing turned to him and said, "I see."

Chen Xingqi touched the scar on his chin. "This is the wound left from that time. It almost cut my throat." He sighed and said, "I never knew that people could pretend so well. He is my relative, but he helped the Third Prince to deal with me..."

From Chen Xingqi's narration, Meng Changqing finally understood why he became like this.

Around the beginning of this year, Chen Xingqi's younger brother, who was only a few months younger than him, brought his family to see him.

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they naturally felt very attached when they met again.

Chen Xingqi had been holding back in Weishan Pass. Due to various confidentiality requirements, he could not get too involved with anyone. Now that his family members had come, he finally had someone he could talk to.

After saying this, he dumped out everything he could and couldn't say. Fortunately, he still had some brains, so he didn't tell anyone about the adjusted formula of the Thunder Bomb.

Chen Xingyun stayed in Weishan Prison on the pretext of taking care of him.

At the beginning, Chen Xingqi could indeed feel the care of his family, but after a while, Chen Xingyun became interested in what he did every day. He said that he had nothing else to do here every day and hoped to help Chen Xingqi.

Chen Xingqi thought that the two were brothers and there was no reason for the other party to harm him, so he actually brought him to his workplace.

Naturally, there were people in the camp who opposed it, but the brainless Chen Xingqi fought back. He had a father who was the Minister of Works above him and his own skills to support him, so no one could do anything to him.

Since then, Chen Xingyun followed Chen Xingqi to learn how to make thunder bombs.

Fortunately, Chen Xingyun's brain is not very smart, and he learns slowly. He digests a little bit of information step by step every day.

How did Chen Xingqi discover that something was wrong? One night, he saw a bird flying over the house where Chen Xingyun lived. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was not any other bird, but a carrier pigeon.

Weishan Pass is an important military camp, so how could they allow pigeons to fly around there? Before Chen Xingqi could wonder where the bird came from, the soldiers next to him had already caught it.

Untie the letter tied to the bird's feet, there were only two words on the note: Done.

Seeing these two words, the entire Weishan Pass was in an uproar. Wei Fangyun rushed to the mountain overnight to find out who had secretly delivered the message and what had happened.

With Wei Fangyun in charge, the matter was soon investigated to the bottom of the matter. The carrier pigeon was released by Chen Xingyun, and the letter was intended for the third prince. Yi Cheng meant that he had learned Chen Xingqi's skills and was waiting for the other party's next instructions.

The matter involved the third prince, so it was naturally not simple. Wei Fangyun quickly reported it to the emperor. The emperor's handling of the third prince would not be made public.

Assuming no one knew who Chen Xingyun's message was going to be passed to, all the charges were put on Chen Xingyun's head. Anyway, he had violated the law by privately passing on information in the military camp.

The higher-ups ordered that the person be escorted back to Beijing for further punishment.

Before leaving, Chen Xingqi went to see Chen Xingyun, but Chen Xingyun suddenly jumped up, holding a knife and trying to kill him, shouting that if he killed him, he could save his life.

Meng Changqing heard this and asked, "Why did he have a knife on him?"


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