Drunk Qingqiu

Four Baylor House, study room.

The furnishings in the study are very simple, there are only a few blue and white multicolored gall bottles and brush washers on the Babao grid, and a jade ruyi bestowed by the emperor is placed on top of it.There are no famous calligraphy and paintings in the house, only a big Ninja character hangs on the wall directly opposite the desk.

The bookcase on the right side is full of books and files, and behind the Babao grid is a small cubicle with a recliner bed, a place for Yinzhen to take a nap when he is late reading or tired.

Yinzhen smelled the faint fragrance of Buddha in the house, and thought of the Buddhist beads bracelet Yinzhen was wearing.It was when the abbot said that Yinzhen's fortune was poor and his life was short when he was worshiping the Buddha in Qianfo Temple last year, so he specially went to ask the abbot for it.I just casually ordered him to wear it, but I didn't expect Yinzhen to be obedient.Thinking of this, the expression on Yinzhen's face eased a lot.He glanced behind Babaoge, then turned to signal the person in front of him to speak.

"My lord, according to my subordinates' investigation, the maid named Hongmei is from the Suo Mansion who has advanced three years ago. She said that she is the niece of the steward. He is an old man, he and his wife are both sons of the Suo family, where are their relatives from outside." A tall and thin man was standing in front of the desk, seeing Yinzhen looking over, he hurriedly bowed back.

"Moreover, Hongmei has been assigned to the inner courtyard since she entered the mansion. Lin Rui and his wife are not close to Hongmei. Hongmei herself has many suspicious things, and her behavior does not look like ordinary people's servants. She often talks to some Contacted by strangers, when we went to track down these people, they were not from the capital, and they left the city in a few days."

Yinzhen was stunned, "Oh, who is it? Suo'etu meant to contact these people?" Yinzhen only felt that something was looming, the pearl had fallen, and Suo'etu had grown up in recent years.But Huang Ama didn't reuse him anymore, did he want to collude with local forces?

"Lord Suo seems to know, but it looks like it has nothing to do with him. Every time Hongmei and those people meet, they have to say a pair of rhetoric. They are far away, and they can't hear clearly. They can only vaguely hear the green mountains and flowing water. Such a word." The man in Tsing Yi said.

"Keep watching, it's best to catch the one silently, but don't startle the snake." Yinzhen ordered, thinking of Suo'etu's calculation last time, his face darkened.The identity of this red plum seems to be a bit tricky, if it is really messed with, put it in the mansion, Fujin Nala's heart will take root, not to mention, he may not be able to pick it clean in the future.

Yinzhen got up and paced back and forth, and ordered Gao Wuyong to invite Mr. Dai Yi over.

After Dai Yi entered the study, Yinzhen briefly talked about Suofu.

"Is this the prince's intention or is Suo'etu making his own decision?" Yinzhen opened his eyes and asked.

Dai Yi smiled slightly, but there was no need to answer these words, he just stroked his beard with his hand, and said, "Fourth Master, what does the crown prince mean, and what does Suo Xiang mean?"

Yinzhen was struggling at first, if it was the prince's intention, what was his support for the prince all these years?No matter how you think about it in your heart, you are a veritable princeling on this face.

Dai Yi's words awakened Yinzhen, yes, do you still expect the prince to take over the position and run Suo'etu, and reuse these brothers he has been wary of?

Even if it was only Suo'etu's intention, he was already "standing" on the prince's side, but he still wanted to hold a braid in his hand... Yinzhen sneered, and then remembered that when the flood relief last year, he asked civil and military officials To express his position, except for Yinzhen, only a few relatively clean officials came out to donate some money.

But in front of Suo'etu's gate, it was because he celebrated his birthday, entertained guests, invited pillars, and spent thousands of taels of silver.Many officials came to the door with smiles on their faces, and loads of heavy gifts were sent into Suo's mansion.

The more Yinzhen thought about it, the more angry he became. Others didn't know, but how could Yinzhen, who was in charge of the household department, not know that the internal treasury was empty in the previous two years when he conquered Galdan.Those who are filthy rich are the moths of these countries!Yinzhen clapped his hands on the table.

Not only Yinzhen was angry, but Wanyan Wangda and his wife Barda were also angry.

"Master, no matter how noble this Dong'e mansion is, there is no reason to do so. You don't look at the face of the monk but at the face of the Buddha. Although Jing'er's rank is lower, at least it was pointed out by the queen mother; the master also has the title of a third-class male. Can't do it?! This Jiufujin actually coaxed Brother Jiu not to go to Jing'er's room, he really thinks we are easy to bully!" Barda said angrily.

Wanyan Wangda sat on the seat to her left, accompanied by Wanyan Danjing and Wanyan Danping, the Prime Ministers.Wanyan Wangda's eldest son, Wanyan Zhuo, was a concubine, and a magistrate was released a few years ago; the second son, Wanyanqing, was born to his first wife, Barda, just like Wanyan Danjing. He paid a lot of money to make up for the lack of a guard.One is outside and the other is on duty, but both of them are out of sight.

"Hmph, if Jing'er hadn't come back, we'd still be kept in the dark. People outside praised Dong E's girl as being gentle and virtuous, with a good understanding of the general situation, but I didn't think she was used to pretending. What she did in private was really a jealous woman." Wife." Seeing that Wanyan Wangda was silent, Balda couldn't stop nagging.

Wanyan Wangda remembered the Dong Ega ceremony he had seen when he went to pay Suo'etu's birthday years ago. Suo'etu was obviously closer to him than others, so he personally welcomed him into the mansion, and entered the flower hall arm in arm.I couldn't help but feel agitated again. Although the two families are all Manchurian surnames, their titles are not as good as Dong E's seventy, not to mention, they are not as close as Dong E's family on Suoxiang's side.

Wanyan Wangda raised his eyes to look at his wife and daughter, but it was inconvenient to say these words in front of the daughters, so he interrupted his wife impatiently: "Okay, don't say a few words. The Dong E family is the nine Fujin, no matter what she does, Pai Jing'er can only endure it, no matter how we do it, can we still control Master Jiu's inner house?"

Balda was blocked by Wanyan Wangda, stared at him, and babbled, wanting to say something, but didn't say it.

Just at this time, there was a message from a servant outside, "Master, madam, the butler of Mr. Fucha's house has delivered a post."

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Wangda rushed out to welcome him.After half an hour, he came back with a smile on his face.

"There is a big happy event now." Wanyan Wangda smiled happily, and looked at his two daughters while smiling, "Fucha Masiha came here to propose marriage for his second son."

When Balda heard this, he stood there in a daze, and later realized that it was for his third daughter Wanyan Danping to propose marriage, so he said: "Master, did you agree? Last time I entered the palace, an old Fujin held my hand and said Pointing out Pinger to Lai Shi as his wife, at any rate Lai Shi is also the Duke of Fuguo. I thought, once Pinger passes by, she will be the wife of the Duke. She is the master of the house and has a noble status, so she should gone."

Only then did Wanyan Danping realize that she was talking about her own marriage, and her face turned red all of a sudden.Hearing Barda's words, he became pale again, twisted the handkerchief forcefully, and pretended to be calm.

When Wanyan Wangda heard this, he frowned: "Although Lai Shi is Fu Guogong, he has just been an idle clan for the past two years. He has no real power. Besides, he is also older. He is older than Pinger, how could Pinger be so open-minded in the past that he meddles in others."

Saying this in his mouth, Wanyan Wangda felt uncomfortable for a while, the Barda family didn't like the eldest son and third daughter of the concubine, he knew it, and usually just turned a blind eye.She didn't expect that she would marry Wanyan Danping to a 50-[-]-year-old man as his second wife, and she couldn't let her continue to make trouble.

Seeing that Barda wanted to say more, Wanyan Wangda said: "I have just agreed, and the Fucha Mansion will send a dowry in a few days. Let's also prepare a dowry for Ping'er. The second son of the Fucha family There is nothing to choose about character and appearance, and our two families are well matched." He made a final decision, and it was hard for Baldas to say anything more.

Wanyan Wanda still had a few words to say, in fact, the second son of the Fucha family had originally fallen in love with the fourth daughter Wanyan Danjing.But since the person has already entered Jiuye's mansion, there is no other way, so he settles for the next best thing and proposes marriage to Danping.If Balda knew about it, he would make a fuss again.

She had calculated thousands of times, but she chose such a marriage for her own daughter.Fortunately, Wanyan Wangda is aware of Danping's temperament, and she will never lose face for herself.

After Wanyan Wangda and Wanyan Danping went out, Wanyan Danjing looked at her mother.

"Third sister is a good marriage. She only recognized the second son of the Fucha family because I took her out."

Balda's face was dark, and he muttered bitterly: "I follow her aunt who is so charming, she is used to seducing people. If it weren't for the embroidered Guanyin statue she gave you, you wouldn't have married the ninth master." Go to the house." The aunt here refers to Danping's own mother, and since she is a concubine, she can only be called aunt.

Wanyan Danjing didn't answer the call, the Guanyin statue sent to the Queen Mother was indeed embroidered by Wanyan Danping, but it was not lost as a gift from her, but Wanyan Danjing asked for it herself.Seeing that the queen mother liked it, she said that she embroidered it by herself.But how can this matter be said, this is the crime of deceiving the king...

After finally going back to the door, she explained Jiahui's mistakes in a more eloquent way.Thinking of Jiahui who was already pregnant, Wanyan Danjing's eyes became stern.

Turning to Barda, she said, "Emiang, you have to help my daughter."

After leaving Beijing, Yinzhen changed her attire. The light blue robe was simple in style, and the cotton satin material was soft and comfortable; the waist was a colorful coral belt, which was lightly tied, which made Yinzhen's figure more elegant and handsome. .

Now, Yinzhen riding a horse looks like a handsome young man from a rich family, attracting passers-by to look at him enviously.

Yinzhen's carriage was at the side, but he didn't want to get on it. The long journey and the bumpy road may not be comfortable in the carriage.Gao Wen and Gao Wu guarded him by his side. Although those imperial guards were very capable, they were all descendants of Mangui after all, and they were far inferior to the two brothers of the Gao family.

Ever since Yinhu and Concubine Liang were caught talking, the relationship between Yinhu and Yinhu has become cold invisibly and quickly.Yinzhen then called Gao Wengao Wu to the study, without saying anything else, just sent the two of them back to return to their orders.

Gao Wen and Gao Wu looked at each other, Gao Wen took a step forward and said, "Jiuye, the last time I came here, Baye said that my brother and I will be yours from now on. You are the only master of ours, you want us to go Where to return to life?"

Gao Wu, who has always been carefree, lowered his head, and did not intend to leave.Yinhu was a bit surprised by what the two said, and he wasn't sure whether it was Yinhu's arrangement for Gao Wen and Gao Wu to stay.

After hesitating for a while, Yinzhen said lightly: "You two also know my temper. You used to belong to mynah, and you should put him first in everything. Now that you are in my family, you can do whatever you want. It's time to break it down. I won't say much about anything else, there are only three things, and I hope you don't let me down in the future."

From the trip to the south of the Yangtze River to the present, Gao Wen and Gao Wu spent most of their time with him.Not to mention the high martial arts skills, Gao Wen with a tiger-like smile, and Gao Wu who is carefree and subtle, also helped Yinzhen a lot.Now being sent here by Yinhu, although there are still suspicions of eyeliner, Yinhu feels that the benefits of these two people always outweigh the disadvantages.

What is the matter around me that that person doesn't know...

Besides, Yinzhen vaguely knew that the people around him were not just from the mynah family.

Gao Wen and Gao Wu saw that Yinzhen agreed, his face relaxed, and he knelt down on one knee in front of Yinzhen, and both of them stayed in the end.Firstly, this is Yinhu's order, and secondly, Yinhu looks weak-tempered, but he is kind to the people around him.

In the past, because the two were by Yinhu's side, Yinhu had always treated each other with courtesy, and they were secretly grateful in their hearts. It is not easy to find a master with such a temper.Since then, Gao Wen Gao Wu has officially become a member of Jiu Age's Mansion.

For the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yinzhen handed over to Li Xijing of the Accounting Department and Dahasu of the Guangshu Department.He can trust Li Xijing, and Dahasu, since the master behind him knows how to protect himself wisely, naturally he will not let Guang Chusi make a big mistake.

It is more than 400 miles from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, and it takes four days to get there.

It's okay to stay in the mouth, or stay in the city or in an inn.Naturally, there are officials in the city to welcome and see them off, and the board and lodging are all carefully selected.Post stations are different, they are very rough.But Yinzhen, the delicate elder brother, didn't say anything, and those imperial guards didn't dare to pretend to be uncles, and they were picky.

At the beginning of March, it is already the weather of early spring, and the willow branches are dyed with flickering greenery.On this day, shortly after departure, it began to rain lightly, and the air was full of coolness.

Gao Wen Gao Wu looked at Yinzhen and persuaded him to get into the carriage.Although the rain was not heavy, the road became muddy after a long time.Everyone slowed down.

Suddenly a guard in front yelled a few words, and Gao Wu went forward.After a while, he came back and said: "My lord, the carriage of a family member of a rich family is in front of me. It seems to have hit someone. The sufferer is arguing with those people. The guards are in a hurry and ask them to give way, so the sufferer just came here and begged. "

Yinzhen didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but the man's voice became louder and louder, and he came towards the car while crying, it seemed that he knew that the master was inside.

Yinzhen lifted the curtain, Gao Wen Gaowu stood in front of the carriage calmly.Seeing the middle-aged man covered in dust and supporting an old man, Yinzhen stopped He Yuzhu from shouting.

"what happened?"

A guard rushed over and said, "Master, the father and son accidentally bumped into the carriage in front of them. It happened that the lady in the carriage was an official lady. I heard that she accidentally fell out. The lady cried and said The reputation of these two people has been ruined, endlessly."

"Oh." Yinzhen rolled her eyes in her heart, fresh, this middle-aged man looked honest and honest, but the old man just kept his head down, how could he ruin your reputation.Seeing the old man caressing his calf, Yinzhen frowned.

Yinzhen said to He Yuzhu in a low voice: "Give them ten taels of silver and send it away. We are in a hurry, and I am afraid they will have to find a place to see a doctor first."

He Yuzhu agreed, took out two pieces of broken silver, put them in a purse, handed them to the old man, and said with a smile: "Go and show this old man's legs, our master is in a hurry, but I don’t have time to talk to you guys.”

The man hesitated for a moment, thanked the old man tremblingly, and walked to the side of the road.

The convoy in front was still reluctant to let go. Seeing the people and momentum of the brigade here, they dared not speak up.Yinzhen raised the curtain and looked at the girl whose reputation had been ruined. She was wearing Hanfu, her figure was good, and her appearance was of the upper middle class. In Yinzhen's opinion, she was not as good as Ding Lan and Chuyun.

Glancing at the corner of the mouth, if you are so energetic and crying, you might as well try to gag the servant's mouth, who knows that your reputation will be ruined.

……

Seeing the two groups of people in front walking away, the middle-aged man straightened up a little hunched.The sluggish old man also stood up straight, his eyes were completely blind, and half of the dagger was raised from his calf, and he looked at the largest carriage without saying a word.