Heshen is a strict wife

Qianlong came to the courtier's house suddenly, which they never expected.

Today, Fukang'an accompanied the emperor to discuss matters in the South Study Room after the early court. Later, Qianlong summoned Yongyan, and after finishing the matter, he began to idle again. For some reason, he talked about Heshen's family affairs.

Qianlong was tired of staying in the palace, and wanted to go out for a walk. He used to be busy with political affairs and had no time. Now that the New Year is approaching, the following matters are dealt with quickly.Qianlong was going to take a vacation for himself, so he took Fukang'an and Yongyan to pretend to go out, and Wu Shulai stayed by his side, which hadn't changed for so many years.

Now Qianlong walked to the middle hall of the inner courtyard and sat down, looked at He Shen and his house, and asked: "Didn't your house say that it will be expanded? Why does it still look so shabby?"

He Shen bowed his head and said: "It's still in the process of expansion, but the craftsmen and other manpower have not yet been found, and we will start working together when we find it later."

In fact, He Shen's words did not reveal half of his own economic situation. On the contrary, Qianlong thought of going there. It's just that he thought He Shen was a poor man, but compared with Qianlong, all the officials in the world were poor. It's not bad for Qianlong to think so now.He said: "This land has been marked out for you, so you can build it boldly. I think Fu Heng's Spring Harmony Garden is not bad. I appointed it to be repaired at the beginning. Your mansion can be compared to Fu Heng's. Learn from the scriptures. By the way, Fukang’an also lives in Chunhe Garden. It’s good for your family to live together. But someday you are going to build a mansion, just tell me at any time, and I will draw a good place for you .Fukang'an can also help to watch Heshen build a mansion here."

Qianlong had a good idea, he didn't know how far the two of his subordinates had fought, and they helped each other look at the mansion?

Every mansion has its own secrets, let alone the mansion of a high official?Even the craftsmen have to keep it secret when building it, and let people like Fukang'an who are good at fighting come to see it?He Shen will not seek death by himself.

What's more, he and Feng Shuangzhi came up with some of the designs for him and the garden behind the mansion, and he and Feng Shuangzhi didn't want others to intervene, so to Qianlong's words, He Shen just replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The maids served tea tremblingly, Yongyan and Fukang'an also sat down, Qianlong asked Heshen and Feng Shuangzhi to also sit down, don't be so restrained.

Feng Shuangzhi sat down but was a little speechless. She glanced at Yongyan, but felt that the current situation was a bit unusual.

It was normal for Fukang'an to come out with Qianlong. After all, he grew up in the palace and was very fond of Qianlong. Now he is also Qianlong's favorite.But the other princes didn't bring them along, only Yongyan came out, what's going on?Yongyan wasn't very favored before, but Ling Fei was suddenly moved to another palace, but Yongyan didn't seem to be affected, and even became more honored and favored - Feng Shuangzhi couldn't understand.

Although her slightly puzzled expression was only for a moment, it had already fallen into the eyes of Yong Yan who was sitting opposite.

Yongyan buried his head in his tea and didn't say a word, this tea is not a high-quality tea, it's just ordinary Biluochun.

He Shen will not be so stupid as to bring out good tea. His family is not poor, but he can't be rich. If he dares to bring out some good tea here, the emperor will see you later—yo, you, a petty official, eat and drink better than me, the emperor. Shu Tan, then what kind of emperor should I be?

Therefore, being an official also has to learn to pretend to be a grandson.

After drinking tea here, Qianlong saw that the snow outside was not bad, so he said, "Go and see the snow in your garden."

So everyone went, and they arrived at the pavilion where He Shen and Feng Shuangzhi came out just now, Qianlong smiled: "The young couple are quite leisurely, why don't you also bring me a pot?"

He Shen and Feng Shuangzhi glanced at each other and responded at the same time, then ordered the maids to remove these things, and then replaced them with new tea sets, cooking snow and making tea is an elegant thing.

Feng Shuangzhi's tea art is good, he learned it from Zheng Shifang at first, now Zheng Shifang is the Xuezheng in Jiangsu, in charge of scientific examination affairs, he can be regarded as a high-ranking official, but he rarely has time to go back to the capital.

Feng Shuangzhi often mentioned him to Yinglian when he went back to Yinglian's mansion for holidays.

As soon as she turned her wrist, she vaguely felt the fragrance from the bottom of her sleeves.

The fragrance of tea is dense, snowflakes are falling outside the pavilion, and it has already accumulated a layer. It is rare for Qianlong to have such a leisure time. He has many sons, but now it seems that there is only one Yongyan who can bring out.Whether Fukang'an was Qianlong's illegitimate son is not very important.

After drinking tea for a while, Yongyan suddenly saw the rockery pavilion over there, and asked, "The rockery has a strange shape, but it is built by the stream. I don't know who wrote it? It's an ingenious idea."

He Shen smiled and said nothing, but Yong Yan was interested, Qianlong only said: "If you want to see it, go and see it, don't be restrained."

Yongyan was a little blushed, but actually went to see it for a long time.

It was windy outside, so Wu Shu took a look at He Shen, and He Shen understood, then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, He Shen has some calligraphy and paintings in his study, but he doesn't know the authenticity, and he has been separated from his wife for a long time, but he didn't realize the true meaning, Your Majesty. Perfect martial arts, I heard that there are countless calligraphy and paintings in my collection, today I am bold, can I invite the emperor to go and see if it is true or not?"

This may sound disrespectful, but it is actually a compliment.

Wu Shulai was worried that the strong wind outside would damage Qianlong's body, so he hinted at He Shen. It was really not easy for He Shen to find out such a reason and understand his intention in a flash.

Qianlong had his reasons for favoring Heshen.

Now that Qianlong heard this, he nodded and said: "I know that you and your husband are both literati, but this time it doesn't seem like you want me to help you identify them. I'm afraid I will be tested. If I am afraid of you, this time But no, let’s go.”

Feng Shuangzhi secretly laughed from behind, but it was inconvenient for her to follow the men into the study, because she bumped into Qianlong in a hurry just now, and she had to serve tea, so she followed.

Now that it was almost noon, Qianlong came, but it was no small matter.The emperor said that he came to eat. If they don't do anything in the mansion here, it will be bad.

Feng Shuangzhi only walked halfway, and was about to turn to the kitchen, but at this time Yongyan came out from the garden and collided with Feng Shuangzhi.

"Greetings to Lord Fifteen."

Yongyan took out a rolled-up paper from his sleeve, and said to Feng Shuangzhi: "There is no need to be too polite with Madam, the overall situation in the palace is now settled, and thanks to Madam and Madam's role in the middle, Huang Ama is here today. I don't have a good appetite, and most of the things should be lighter."

He handed the paper to Feng Shuangzhi, Feng Shuangzhi took it over and opened it for a look, then nodded slightly, and said to Yongyan; "Thank you, Lord Fifteen, for your reminder."

Yong Yan nodded and left, going to the study.

Feng Shuangzhi had just scanned the list, and when she saw some ingredients that Qianlong liked, she immediately asked someone to prepare them. She personally ordered a few dishes, and then went to the kitchen to instruct the chef on how to cook them, but she didn't come out. Study, but go back to the house to watch the dumpling.

When foreigners came, Feng Shuangzhi only told them not to take the dumpling out. Who would have thought that when Qianlong and the others asked Feng Shuangzhi, He Shen said that they might have gone back to the house, so Qianlong asked about his fat man. Boy, let's take a look.

Feng Shuangzhi went out with the dumpling in his arms, and the dumpling was picked up by Qianlong and held in his arms, making him smile when he saw it, the old man always liked Xiaowa.

Qianlong teased him, and asked after a while: "What's the name of this child?"

"Ruiyuan, Xiaomingtuanzi." He Shen suppressed a smile, but still answered.

Feng Shuangzhi clenched his hands hanging by his side, and forced a smile.

Qianlong murmured, "Ruiyuan, Ruiyuan, this name seems to belong to a Han Chinese, it's not good."

He Shen also changed his face at this time. It is so easy to guess the emperor's mind. The people around him have not said anything yet, Qianlong said: "I will give him a name, Fengshen Yinde, this name Well, it seems like a full-fledged name."

Before He Shen could react, Feng Shuangzhi lowered his head and said with a blessing, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the name."

Only then did He Shen thank you with a smile on his face.

Now Qianlong was happy, so he bestowed a bunch of things on the Hefu, which can be regarded as the most honorable favor.

After a while, the dishes came out, and Qianlong praised him again. He didn't leave until the afternoon, and everyone in the mansion was delivered to him outside the door.

As soon as he went out, Qianlong was walking on the road, and there were many guards from the palace in disguise.

Wu Shulai walked beside him, and heard Qianlong sigh, he couldn't help but wondered: "Long Live Lord, weren't you all right just now?"

Unexpectedly, when he asked, Qianlong stopped in his tracks, looked back at Fukang'an, and said: "I saw He Shen, and then I think that the two young couples are good. I also listen to what happened in your house." Having said that, I order you to divorce your wife—you don’t have to be afraid of any rumors, just say that you divorced your wife according to the order, and I want to see who dares to talk about it behind your back.”

This is the imperial decree, and Fukang'an immediately kowtowed and knelt down, "The servant kowtowed to the emperor for his grace."

"Come on, let's go to Old Eleven to have a look."

After speaking, Qianlong automatically turned around and left.

Chen Xijia's fate was decided in this way, and was beaten back to its original shape by Qianlong's light words.

It has been a long time since the news reached Feng Shuangzhi, and now Feng Shuangzhi and He Shen are sitting in the room, not talking to each other.

After a long time, He Shen said: "Left and right, we only call him Tuanzi, don't worry too much about it."

Feng Shuangzhi knew that this could not be changed, so she named the child "Tuanzi" from the very beginning, but the history came earlier. It was said that Qianlong and Heshen's child changed their name when Fengshen Yinde was five years old. , how old is the child now?

This kind of thing is just depressing for a while.

Left and right knew they couldn't hide, so Feng Shuangzhi didn't want to think about it anymore, she said: "The New Year's Day is here, and the Zhuangzi's affairs are almost done, I'll let Zhou Qu go home to celebrate the New Year, maybe I will open a Zhuangzi for him next year, Take his old parents to live, I have one more thing to do after the new year."

He Shen asked her: "What's the matter?"

"The matter between Liu Quan'er and Wei Mian." Feng Shuangzhi felt a little headache when he thought about it, so he looked at him and said, "Liu Quan'er, I thought he and Wei Mian were in love with each other, but now they don't know What's the trouble, you can ask me later."

It turned out to be about Liu Quan'er.Liu Quan'er has been with Heshen for many years, and he has worked hard without any credit. What's more, Liu Quan'er is shrewd, quick in handling things, and has a lot of ability. He Shen thought about finding a good marriage for him.Wei Mian was served by Feng Shuangzhi's side, and He Shen was very reassuring towards her. If they could facilitate good things for these two people, Feng Shuangzhi would naturally not refuse.

Just sent Qianlong away, Feng Shuangzhi and Heshen both knew that the coming year would definitely be better, Heshen's favor is getting better day by day, and more people come to curry favor during the New Year's Eve. There are a few days of leisure, and after two days, there will be no drama.

He Shen had a rare interest with Feng Shuangzhi, and the two had a hand-to-hand discussion. Just after the game of chess, Feng Shuangzhi lost for three eyes and a half, and then Liu Quan'er came in and said that Cathay Pacific was here.

Seeing that in recent years, Cathay Pacific's errands are arranged by He Shen, so it is a bit thoughtful to come to pay a visit now.

As soon as Feng Shuangzhi cleaned up the chessboard, he said, "Go and entertain, I'll go back and look at the dumplings."

When Cathay Pacific came, Feng Shuangzhi thought of Nalan who was married.

At the beginning, this girl was not honest, but Cathay Pacific was very strict with her, and she became more obedient after being disciplined for a while, but Feng Shuangzhi didn't know if she was really obedient. .

Now Nalan can no longer threaten Yuanlan, and now she has her own affairs with Lin, and Yuanlan has gradually become a housewife, and the husband and wife are not bad.

Now Feng Shuangzhi would basically not think of such an unimportant little person, that is, when Cathay Pacific came, he would guess that little.

It's just that Cathay Pacific came back with unusual news.

Sun Shiyi and Li Shiyao's corruption in Yunnan had been rumored for a long time, but they didn't expect it to appear suddenly now, and it seemed to be serious again.

He Shen heard his news here, and only asked him to go back and wait, and there was no new move yet.

He Shen also wanted to know what Cathay Pacific and Li Shiyao were like.

Li Shiyao was deeply liked by the emperor, and He Shen still didn't dare to talk about this man.

He invited Cathay to stay for dinner and drinks, Feng Shuangzhi didn't say much after hearing that, Cathay looked stupid, but actually he was smart inside, so he shouldn't be too mediocre.

In this world, mediocre people have always been unable to be treacherous officials and corrupt officials. The wisdom of these people has been used on corruption.

Feng Shuangzhi was thinking about the New Year's affairs, expenses, this year's balance, and the rewards for the maids and women. When the sun set, he heard a lively voice outside, saying that it was the last time the emperor gave down.

Cathay hadn't left yet, so he came out with He Shen.

After He Shen thanked him, he looked at the list of rewarded items and laughed, "It seems that there is no need to look for the craftsman. The emperor sent a few to build the imperial garden and palace."

This treatment is not ordinary, it is the emperor's treatment.

Feng Shuangzhi frowned, thinking that this might be a little dangerous.Today is not a Passover, what should we think when we arrive at the new emperor?But today is different from history, and many things cannot be judged so simply.Good or bad, you can't hide, if you don't accept the emperor's reward and return it, it's hard to guarantee what the emperor will think.

The older Qianlong got, the weirder his temper became.

Cathay took his leave at this time, and after a while, Feng Shuangzhi and He Shen came back and talked about Yongyan.

"Why didn't you bring anyone else with you when you came out, but Yongyan?" Feng Shuangzhi was puzzled. Qianlong himself didn't seem to like this son the most. Yong Yan, before Qianlong's evaluation was only "stubborn", but now it seems to have completely changed. "Besides, it's weird that the imperial concubine suddenly fell out of favor again, but it didn't affect him, this—"

"..." He Shen was silent for a moment, but said, "It's easy for people to associate the two things with you."

"Perhaps they are actually related." Feng Shuangzhi looked at He Shen, suddenly feeling a little determined.

He Shen did not know as much about Yongyan as Feng Shuangzhi did. After all, Feng Shuangzhi had more contact with Yongyan, and the Qing emperor strictly forbade princes from making friends with ministers.From Feng Shuangzhi's understanding, he also knows that the relationship between He Shen and Yong Yan is very weak.

"You will know when you enter the palace for a banquet during the Chinese New Year."

He Shen said lightly.

After entering the palace, there will be more sources of news, not to mention that Feng Shuangzhi has a good relationship with the current Concubine Dun.

After all, Concubine Dun's return to favor is mostly due to Feng Shuangzhi's poisonous tricks, which made the concubine unlucky. It is just a matter of one or two days.Concubine Dun wanted to win Feng Shuangzhi, on the one hand she was grateful, on the other hand she was jealous.

November passed in a blink of an eye, the weather was much colder, and you could often see all kinds of New Year's goods on the street.

The Jiangnan side is empty, and a group of officials have been temporarily filled in the past. This year, Qiu Wei students have the best luck, because there are many vacancies in the Jiangnan side, so they have the opportunity to fill the vacancies, but anyone who wants to fill the vacancies They all went under Heshen's hands, so Heshen has already piled up a lot of "New Year's goods" before the New Year.

Gold, silver, jewelry and jade jewelry, the warehouse is full of the same.

Now that Qianlong was working on the system of discussing crimes in the previous dynasty, He Shen was also asked to help him as the general manager. In order to manage this sum of money, the envoys of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were short of money would look for He Shen. Feng Shuangzhi did not turn over the accounts. It is rare to see He Shen move the money from the mansion to the Ministry of Internal Affairs—it's just that this account is the money for crimes.

For the sake of pleasure, Qianlong would not bear the infamy himself. He wanted to collect money from the officials, and only let Heshen come forward. Heshen was scolded bloody, but Qianlong could have his own small treasury.

It was not unreasonable for Qianlong to favor Heshen. When you meet such a courtier who can bear your infamy and even give you money, how can you not like it?

It's just that Feng Shuangzhi felt blocked, and was worried about Heshen holding the account book, but Heshen just said: "It doesn't matter whether you do it or not, the king wants the minister to die."

The matter of Liu Quan'er was asked. It turned out that this person felt that he was not worthy of Wei Mian, and he looked very refreshing. In fact, he was awkward and made Wei Mian so angry that he didn't eat for several days, and finally fell ill. Liu Quan'er That's where the realness comes.

As soon as Feng Shuangzhi made peace with He Shen, he set a wedding date for them in February next year, and they will serve in front of the two masters as usual before they get married.

Heshen's most recent major task is to deal with Jiangnan's affairs, and it is estimated that he will continue to be busy next year, mainly because of the redistribution of interests after the collapse of the officialdom.He finally shared some benefits, but it was given to Fu Kang'an. Sun Shiyi and Li Shiyao were only on the sidelines, but they were very depressed. I heard that he had found countless beauties to give to He Shen, but after the news got out, it was He Shen who hated them, and Feng Shuangzhi hated them even more.

Feng Shuangzhi had already greeted Cathay, and if he caught something, he would throw it at Hefu, don't be polite.

As for Feng Shuangzhi, her biggest concern is that she is fine.If there is, it is probably a matter of Xizhu's side.

After Xizhu married Abida, she seldom went out, but a few days ago there was news that she was pregnant, because her father-in-law was Agui, and she had a chance to enter the palace this year, so she had already sent a letter, Come back here together.

There was another thing that Feng Shuangzhi said was dispensable, and it should be Chen Xijia.

She only heard about it later. Qianlong ordered Fukang'an to divorce his wife, and Chen Xijia became a divorced woman, so she packed up her things and went back to Jiangnan.Chen Hongmou committed a heinous crime and had already decided to be executed in the future. However, Qianlong thought that he was a good and honest official, so he didn't deal with his family anymore. What's more, Chen Xijia also married Fukang'an, and he gave him the marriage at the beginning. , On the surface, it is not good to do too much.

It's just that one month after Chen Xijia left, when Feng Shuangzhi happened to go to Hengtai Zhai to pick out gifts, he saw Wang Jie, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, who was dressed plainly.

Feng Shuangzhi originally wanted to ask him happy new year, but seeing that his expression was not very good, so he changed his words and asked him what's wrong.

Wang Jie only said that upon hearing the news from Jiangnan, Chen Xijia had passed away from illness and had been buried for a few days.He also said that he shouldn't say these things on New Year's Eve, but this year is really not comfortable.

It turned out that there was a reason why he was dressed so plainly.

After all, it is still the person I liked at the beginning, but now that the person is gone, there is nothing left.

Whether she is good or bad is a thing of the past.

Now Feng Shuangzhi recalled the scene when he met Chen Xijia, but he couldn't remember clearly. At the flower viewing party in the south of the Yangtze River, under the veranda, in the painting boat...

She couldn't find any words to comfort him, she could only say: There is a definite number.

Wang Jie also repeated it, saying: There is a definite number.

But after a long time, Wang Jie told Feng Shuangzhi that Chen Xijia didn't die in the south of the Yangtze River, but was stabbed to death on the way.

The heart of the emperor is unfathomable.