eurekapd Chapter 685 Red Sleeves
Chapter 685 Red Sleeves
Meng Kuo stared at Shen Shuyi with a serious look in his eyes, without saying a word.
Others didn't know, but he knew clearly that on the mountain road outside the Jade Buddha Temple, he was ordered to pretend to assassinate Liancheng, but ended up being caught by this woman and the prince took the blame.
Later, he heard that Huang Ying's incident was also related to her, and Jiu Chou was the girl's right-hand man.
"Isn't this the place where the princess should come? Why did the princess look for me? Do you want to laugh at me?" Meng Kuo said in a bad tone and went straight to the point.
Shen Shuyi didn't care and smiled: "Commander Meng misunderstood. I respect your ability, so I couldn't help but come forward to talk to you."
Shen Shuyi's tone was calm, with the coldness and gentleness unique to a young girl, which made it difficult for a burly man like Meng Kuo to embarrass her for a while.
"My Lord, are you joking? Meng Kuo is now a cripple and no longer a commander. He is just an ordinary soldier. Why are you making fun of me?"
Shen Shuyi gave a silver ingot to the two women beside him and said, "Please go and have a rest first, my old friend and I want to catch up."
The two women smiled happily and looked at Meng Kuo. Seeing that he had no objection, they tactfully withdrew.
Shen Shuyi said calmly: "Commander Meng, why don't you belittle yourself? Even though your right hand is disabled, you still have your left hand."
Meng Kuo was stunned for a moment, staring at Shen Shuyi, and after a while, he sneered, "My lord, what you said is really... easy to say! My lord, do you know how long it takes to practice good swordsmanship? Do you also know that it took me several years to wield a sword with my right hand?"
Shen Shuyi looked calm: "Shuyi is indeed not good at martial arts, but I know that there is no right path in this world that is easy to walk, and there is no useful thing in this world that is easy to do."
Meng Kuo pursed his lips and watched the girl fall silent.
Shen Shuyi looked straight at him: "And I know even more that if this left hand was placed on Song Tingshan, he would not miss this opportunity even if he gritted his teeth."
Unfortunately, his shabby body could not support him in practicing martial arts even if he practiced hard for a long time.
Meng Kuo thought of Song Tingshan and smiled self-deprecatingly.
Ever since his right hand was crippled and his internal strength gradually disappeared, he became increasingly marginalized.
He used to be the prince's right-hand man, but once he lost power, Xiao Tingshan became more and more perfunctory. Although he was still polite on the surface, he would avoid him no matter what action he took or how hard he tried.
Even though he knew very well that he had become a useless man, his life was saved by Xiao Tingshan, so he still hoped to do something.
However, Xiao Tingshan's attitude was that he was helping a lot by doing nothing, and that he was helping by just being an honest and peaceful soldier.
The more this happened, the more depressed Meng Kuo became.
When Shen Shuyi heard about Guo Mengkuo's situation from Jiuchou, he immediately thought of recruiting him to work for him.
Although it is said that nine people are able to defeat him, how many nine people are there in the world?
After a long silence, Meng Kuo picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "Why are you telling me this, Princess?"
Shen Shuyi said in a deep voice: "I respect Commander Meng for his loyalty and martial arts skills, but Song Tingshan is extremely hypocritical and not a good leader. Commander Meng owes him a life, but he has already paid it back after so many years."
"So, I want you to do something for me."
Shen Shuyi went straight to the point and didn't waste any words.
Meng Kuo was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he smiled and said, "Are you kidding me, Princess? I am a useless person now, what can I do?"
Shen Shuyi looked directly at Meng Kuo: "To be honest, I sent someone to poison Commander Meng."
"What did you say!"
Meng Kuo yelled angrily, slapped the table, stood up, picked up a long knife and put it across Shen Shuyi's neck.
Shen Shuyi's expression remained unchanged, and several strands of his hair were cut off by him.
Qin Xin and Jian Po reacted very quickly. They both drew their swords and placed them across Meng Kuo's neck.
"It's you! I was wondering why my inner strength is getting worse day by day. Why did you want to hurt me like this?"
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were cold as she stared at Meng Kuo: "Why did I do this? Don't you know what's going on?"
Meng Kuo was stunned for a moment, intimidated by her aura.
Shen Shuyi said coldly: "Although you value friendship and loyalty, and know how to repay kindness, you cannot distinguish right from wrong and help the tyrant. Song Tingshan is hypocritical and vicious. Haven't you noticed it over the years?"
Meng Gu's throat tightened and he was speechless when asked by Shen Shuyi.
He didn't understand the affairs of the court, or the prince's plans, and he didn't like to think about the twists and turns.
After all, he thought the prince was a good man, so he did whatever the prince said.
But Shen Shuyi asked him if he had noticed.
Meng Kuo was unable to answer...
"The prince is a good man." Meng Kuo was silent for a long time, put away his long sword, and spoke in a muffled voice.
"Hmph, I think you are an idiot." Shen Shuyi was not polite at all.
"You!" Meng Kua was very angry. He had never been scolded by such a little girl before.
"Tomorrow, I will have someone report Song Tingshan's actions to Commander Meng, and Commander Meng will consider it carefully."
After saying that, Shen Shuyi stood up and led the group upstairs.
Not long after walking, Shen Shuyi called the madam over and handed over another gold leaf: "I have heard of Miss Hongxiu's great name for a long time. Please do me a favor and let me meet Miss Hongxiu."
The madam was a little embarrassed, but Shen Shuyi was very generous. Seeing that she stuffed two gold leaves into her hand, she immediately agreed.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange it right away."
Not long after, Shen Shuyi appeared in Miss Hongxiu's room. As the top girl in Tianxiang Tower, Hongxiu was actually very rare.
However, Shen Shuyi was a woman and was generous, so the madam was naturally happy to play with her.
Shen Shuyi sat at the table, looking at the decoration around him. It must be said that Tianxianglou had spent a lot of money on it.
Hongxiu's room is quiet and elegant. It is not vulgar at all, but rather very elegant. There is a calligraphy by a famous calligrapher hanging on the wall, and the screen is also a famous landscape painting.
On the long table stands an eight-treasure incense burner inlaid with gold and jade, emitting bursts of fragrance that is not vulgar at all, but rather makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Shen Shuyi turned around again and saw that the antique shelf on the other side was piled high with books, all of which showed signs of having been read.
On the other side of the long table, there were some unfinished paintings spread out.
Tsk, looking at it this way, she is particularly worthy of the title of a talented woman.
Not long after, a figure walked in from outside. Shen Shuyi raised his eyes and saw a bookish woman who walked into the room with light and graceful steps.
The woman had almond eyes and rosy cheeks, and her face was like a lotus. Although she was gorgeous, she was not vulgar. She was wearing a sky blue skirt embroidered with gardenia patterns, and a white jade peony hairpin on her head, adorned with a few tiny gold hairpins. She did not look like the courtesan in a brothel, but rather like a lady from a wealthy family.
Shen Shuyi raised her eyebrows. It was undeniable that it was no wonder that Wang Xiao was obsessed with her and believed that she was different from others.
Looking at it this way, it is indeed different.