Liquidation

At the beginning of the 40th year of Kangxi, Kangxi bestowed a marriage on a side Fujin Jin Guerjia family to Yinhu's mansion.

The Guerjia family is also a common surname of the Manchus. This Guerjia family Hailan is a distant relative of the Crown Princess Guerjia family, and some of them are already distant relatives. petty officer.Although it belongs to the Guerjia clan, it has nothing to do with this clan.The Guerjia family is the legitimate daughter of the family, so she participated in the draft, but this year, she is only fourteen, but she is a half-grown loli.

Yinhu couldn't laugh or cry about this, but he couldn't refuse.Kangxi was able to marry only one side Fujin to him, already considering Hongwang's situation.And Babeile's mansion is also the prince's mansion anyway, and there is not even a housekeeper and mistress in the mansion, which is really outrageous.For the smoothness of the inner house, there was also someone to help take care of Hongwang, Yinhu thought for a while, and accepted the matter.

It's just that Yinzhen couldn't help being jealous, so he pressed him on the bed and tossed all night.

On the day of the wedding, there are lights and festoons again, and there is joy everywhere.This time Yinhu was much calmer than last time, and the old nine and ten were another pair of live treasures who came over to have a wedding wine.Yinhu felt another headache when he thought of the torture of these two guys four years ago.When he finally saw them off and pretended not to see Yinzhen's meaningful eyes, he was a little tired.

The Guerjia family is also somewhat delicate, and even more generous and cheerful, and had a very happy chat with Yinhu that night.Yinhu was also half relieved, and directly told her that because of Hongwang's existence, she hoped that she would take good care of Hongwang, and directly gave her the power of housekeeper.

Guarjia is a smart woman. Although there are no other wives and concubines in Babeile's house, she will not naively think that she can capture the whole heart of a man.Her family is also a big family, and there are many affairs in the back house, which she is used to seeing since she was a child.On the contrary, he very obediently agreed, saying that he would take good care of Hongwang, and offered to offer that he would not give birth so early, so as not to be exhausted and not take good care of Hongwang.

Yinhu was naturally very satisfied.Then he thought of Yaertan, who died young, and sighed secretly.

But time flies, and it is two years in a blink of an eye.In September of the 41st year of Kangxi, Kangxi toured the south again.The prince accompanied Yinzhen, Yinhu, Yinxiang, Yinzhen and others.

The purpose of the southern tour this time was to visit the river workers. Yinhu knew that the prince would be ill in Dezhou this year. Kangxi unexpectedly asked Suo'etu, who was still in the capital and had already retired, to serve the prince.In the second year, Suo'etu was detained, failed to commit suicide in a secluded place, and was later executed by Kangxi, who also called him "the number one sinner in the Qing Dynasty."

In fact, the cause of Suo'etu's death is a mystery, and it is basically believed that he died for the prince.In the past, Suo'etu colluded together like a pearl and elder brother Yinyi, helping the prince to fight against the elder brother's faction, and seeking opportunities for the prince to quickly rise to power after the prince gradually became an adult.He once instigated the prince to attack the food and grass of Kangxi's army, and wanted to keep Kangxi outside and could not return to Beijing.However, due to various chances and coincidences, Kangxi was unscathed, but the person who escorted the food and grass had an accident instead.

At the beginning of this year, the struggle between the Suo'etu and Mingzhu factions in the court became more and more intense. Kangxi maintained a balance between the two at first, but later the prince became more and more ugly, so he also transferred his anger to Suo'etu. In the 39th year of Kangxi, there was Gao Shiqi[①], who was originally from Suo'etu's faction, reported to Kangxi the bad things done by Suo'etu, but Kangxi had not dealt with it at that time.But only a year or two later, the dissatisfaction with the prince and Suo'etu was clearly expressed in the court.In September of the 40th year of Kangxi, Suo'etu left the imperial court because he was old and ready to retire.

Yinhu was always vigilant along the way, Yinzhen was surprised at first, but later comforted him a bit.Yinhu agreed on the surface, but was still worried in his heart.

When he arrived at the border of Dezhou, the prince was seriously ill.Kangxi was naturally concerned, asked the doctor for medicine, and ordered Suo'etu to come and serve the prince, and everyone was in an uproar.Yinhu knew that history had indeed come true, so he couldn't help but feel even more worried.

Yinzhen couldn't help comforting him and said, "Xiao Ba, why are you so worried? Although Huang Ama's behavior is weird, it is not a temporary behavior for no reason."

Yinhu smiled bitterly and said, "Fourth brother, you don't understand what I mean. What I'm worried about is not this." The two of them were in the emperor's palace on the outskirts of Dezhou at this time, and there was no one around.He then roughly explained: "I'm just worried that if the crown prince is forced too hard..."

Yinzhen smiled a little: "Xiao Ba, are you thinking too much?"

"Fourth brother!" Yinhu raised his tone a little annoyed: "fourth brother, you and I know how the prince and Suo'etu are. Although Suo'etu is an official, he still has a lot of friends in secret, and often talks with ministers and disciples behind closed doors. The prince I have been the prince for 28 years..."

Yinzhen thought for a while, and Yinhu said anxiously: "What Zhang Mingde said next to the third brother has been widely spread. Before I left Beijing, I even heard someone talking about it in restaurants and tea shops. How could the prince not know? He must be worried about his situation. Now that he meets Suo'etu again, maybe he will... plan a rebellious move!"

"What you said makes sense." Yinzhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "It is said that Suo'etu has not seen the prince for a long time, and according to the news in the palace, the prince has often behaved crazy and very strange in the past two years, and even has frequent nightmares at night. Waking up in shock, he walked around the palace with a sword, saying that someone was going to kill him..."

Yinhu's heart twitched, and he remembered the confusion of the prince's mind at the empress dowager's birthday banquet two years ago.He couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, you are well informed. Apart from Zhang Mingde's words, why did the prince become like this?"

Yinzhen shook his head slowly: "Although I have a few people in the palace, I can't know everything. The prince was diagnosed and treated at the imperial hospital, and he was said to be in a trance and unable to rest his soul. He prescribed many sedative medicines. Nothing more."

Yinhu thought for a while, and then said: "Fourth brother, these few days...you should be more cautious."

Yinzhen smiled and nodded in agreement.

After that, the prince was still suffering from illness. Suo'etu's carriage arrived in Dezhou, and first went to kowtow to Kangxi. The two looked at each other, knowing it in their hearts.

On the pretext of visiting the prince, Yinhu dragged Yinzhen to the prince's other courtyard. Suo'etu was already inside. When he heard that the two were visiting, the prince could not get up, so he came out to greet the prince instead. There were still tears in the corners of his eyes, and he wanted to come and talk. There are many, and the topic is not very happy.

Yinhu and Yinzhen entered the back room, which smelled very strong of medicinal herbs, the prince was lying on the bed with only his middle clothes on, his face withered and yellow.Yinhu stepped forward and called hesitantly, "His Royal Highness?"

The prince's eyes were not clear, and Yinhu yelled twice before he realized it, turned his face and asked in a daze: "It's the eighth brother who is here."

Yinhu respectfully said: "The younger brother and the fourth brother came to visit, I wonder if His Highness is in better health?"

The once high-spirited and magnificent prince was just a seriously ill patient at this time. He opened his mouth to speak but coughed again and again. He was obviously very ill, and Suo'etu looked worried beyond words.Yinzhen saluted slightly, and said, "Your Highness should take good care of his illness, don't bother too much."

The prince coughed violently again, looking terminally ill.Yinhu couldn't bear it, and seeing Suo'etu's indifferent attitude, he exchanged some pleasantries and prepared to leave.And just as the two of them had this intention, they saw a woman dressed as a prince's concubine walking in with a medicine bowl, her head was lowered and she couldn't see her face clearly.

Suo'etu took the medicine bowl and brought it in front of the prince himself. The prince braced himself up, took a few sips and coughed a few times. The woman lowered her head and went forward to wipe it dry with a handkerchief, and picked up the medicine bowl with half a bowl of medicine juice remaining, Suo'etu immediately ordered: "Take it down, and cook another bowl of medicine for Your Highness."

The woman responded with the medicine bowl, and Yinhu stood not far from her, but thought of Buerhe.After leaving for many years, I don’t know if I can still recognize her. Just about to say goodbye, the woman passed by him. For some reason, she slipped and fell to the ground, and the medicine bowl shattered to the ground with a bang. The splashes blackened the hem of Yinhu's large robe.

Hearing the voice, the prince frowned and turned his head: "What's going on?"

The woman hastily bowed down: "Damn it slave! You broke the medicine bowl and stained Babeile's clothes."

The prince was very listless, waved his hands lazily and said: "Since that's the case, why don't you apologize to Babeile? Babe, go back after changing your clothes."

The woman seemed to feel guilty in her heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it was the servant who soiled Babeile's clothes, please ask the servant to take Babeile to the back to change."

The prince was sick and impatient, so he only nodded slightly, and Yinzhen also said goodbye, and went back first.Yinhu followed the woman to the side room, the servant girl brought the clothes, and he changed in there by himself. When he came out, he saw that there was no one else in the room, only the woman.

Yinhu wanted to avoid suspicion, and was about to leave, but she caught a glimpse of the woman's face vaguely familiar from the corner of her eye. It was the strange woman Boerhe who had met many years ago, and she couldn't help being shocked: "Is it you?"

"Baye!" Bullhe stepped forward to pay respects to him, and hurriedly explained: "The matter is in a hurry, and this is a bad plan. Please forgive me."

Seeing that her expression was still resolute, Yinhu thoughtfully praised: "It's just to see me. You are smart and quick-witted, but what's the important thing this time?"

Buerhe could only dismiss the little maid for a moment, and said quickly: "Suo'etu and the prince just met the prince, and they talked about the tense situation of the prince at this time, and they intended to encourage the prince to rebel!"

Sure enough!Yinhu believed it [-]% to [-]% in his heart, so he asked her for details.Boerhe said again: "The prince has acted viciously in recent years, and he has indulged in studying and hanging out with the eunuchs. The elder brother of the slave... just broke the prince's scandal back then, so he was silenced by the opportunity. Now the prince has intensified, and even the backyard is not The big one is gone. The slaves have worked hard, but they can only be the prince's concubine. Before coming out this time, Suo'etu had communicated frequently with the prince. The slaves secretly read the letter and learned that Suo'etu told the prince that the king of Zhijun had already Just staring at him, the third master is very ambitious now, and he said that even the fourth master..."

When Yinhu heard her mention Yinzhen, she was startled, and quickly asked: "What's wrong with fourth master?"

Boolean paused, and continued: "Speaking of Fourth Master... Fourth Master's win over Eighth Master is the strength of two people. Most of the eighth masters are on good terms with the ministers of the court, and Fourth Master even has Tong Jia's family standing behind him I'm afraid the position of the crown prince won't last long. Saying "there is no prince in the world for 30 years", the crown prince must be on guard, and because the emperor felt dizzy when he went to the Taimiao to salute last year, rumors spread. Let the prince make plans early!"

Yinhu was startled, the footsteps of a little maid approached the door.After he hurried back to the screen, he remembered something and asked in a low voice: "Do you know why the prince is insane?"

Bullhe pretended to be waiting, and softly uttered three words: "Five Stones!"