Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 41 years

In April, Princess Wen Xian’s Mansion, behind the screen wall in the inner courtyard, Kazuki’s pear blossoms were in full bloom, and there was still fresh dew in the morning. After a gust of breeze, the first snow fell all over the ground.The maids in emerald green dresses filed in and waited quietly at the bottom of the steps.

Inside the house, Princess Wen Xian's personal maid, Bao Sheng, rolled up the gauze curtain, and the figure in the bed curtain moved, and suddenly coughed.

"Princess," Baosheng was startled for a moment, hurriedly took out a scarlet porcelain bottle from the drawer, and poured out a pill for Princess Wen Xian to eat.

"Princess, let the imperial physician Xuan come and take a look," Baosheng gently stroked Princess Wen Xian's back.

"No need," Wen Xian shook his head, "the imperial physician always said that, the medicine prescribed was bitter and astringent, I really couldn't take it. Doctor Liu's pills are still very effective, and the cough will stop after taking one. "

Baosheng pursed his lips when he heard the words, and said in a low voice, "Then, ask the son-in-law to take a look. The princess hasn't seen the son-in-law for a long time, and every time she comes to say hello and then leaves."

Wen Xian lowered his head, touched his increasingly dry cheeks, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "No, I'm like this, and I'm just worrying my forehead."

Siyefu

Su Wei walked around the row of houses on the East Road with a straw stick in his mouth, and the passing servants bowed their necks and bowed to Eunuch Su.

After the fourth elder brother moved to the mansion, the row houses on the east road were filled with servants serving in the mansion.In the first row of rooms lived Wang Qin, Xiao Erge and other internal eunuchs, especially old people who came out of Zhengsan Institute; Ma Lian’s subordinates were covered with the Han army flag; the house in the fourth row lived in the coat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the collar of the five grids;

It can be said that since the gate of Baylor Mansion was opened, there have been divisions among the servants in the mansion.Fortunately, relying on Su Wei and Zhang Bao to insert a group of internal eunuchs into various parts of the mansion, all kinds of gags, external monitoring and supervision, since the relocation of the mansion, there have been few incidents of negligence, dereliction of duty, and personal gain.But people's hearts are always greedy, let alone in the Baylor Mansion where gold and silver are stored.

At the beginning of April, Su Wei first discovered second-class ginseng in the supplements of the fourth elder brother, and then Chang Qing found out that there were mistakes in the accounts of the accountant.Su Gonggong, who smiled like a sunflower every day, lost his temper for the first time.From the chief steward, Lao Ge, down to the small servants in the dining room, Mr. Su approved one by one, and they each punished them according to the monthly regulations for a few months before it was considered temporary.

As for the instigator of the crime, Su Wei gradually got some clues after investigating around for a few days.

Ginseng is filled with this, and the relevant departments involved include purchasing offices, dining rooms, and storage warehouses.

Among them, the warehouse can basically be ruled out, because Su Wei spends all day soaking in the warehouse, and it is a great pleasure for Eunuch Su to count the treasures of the fourth elder brother every day.At the purchasing place, after Xiao Erge sent someone to inquire, he learned that the ginseng they purchased was indeed high-quality ginseng, and these ginseng had been inspected when they were put into storage, so they were considered innocent.

The only thing left was the dining room. The first thing Su Wei suspected was the chef who stewed the tonic for the fourth elder brother. He should be able to tell at a glance whether the ginseng was defective.But after questioning, the chef was very busy that day, and the stew of the tonic was made by the chef's apprentice.The young apprentice is young and has no experience as a chef, so Su Wei's skepticism will not work.

At this moment, Gang'an, who was in charge of delivering and storing the ingredients in the dining room, caught Su Wei's attention. When he gave a lecture, his head was the lowest in the crowd, but his legs were stretched straight.

Su Wei didn't order people to be arrested immediately. After all, he was just guessing and there was no evidence yet. What's more, Gang'an had an identity covered with military flags, so he couldn't be released casually.If you want to arrest people and punish them, you have to get the stolen goods.

For the rest of the days, Su Wei wandered around the row of houses every day, looking here and there, and finally the guards in the row of houses shrank their necks when they saw Eunuch Su.

"Hey," Ma Lian walked out of the house, met Su Wei, and immediately walked up to meet Su Wei, "This big sun, why did Mr. Su come here? You just need to tell me something."

Su Wei licked his dry lips, "Our family has nothing to do, just stroll around casually, but the second manager is free today."

"I'm not on duty today," Ma Lian nodded and said, "Eunuch Su doesn't dislike it, so let's sit in the servant's room. This servant has freshly made jasmine tea."

"Well," Su Wei pursed his lips, "Then I'll trouble the second manager."

"Eunuch Su, please be polite, please, please," Ma Lian bowed and led Su Wei into his room.

Ma Lian was the leader of the Han army flag coat coat, and received a decent salary in Baylor Mansion, and also had his own house, although it was not big, it was considered clean and tidy.

Su Wei looked around and sat at the tea table. The furnishings in the room were extraordinarily simple and appropriate, and there was nothing beyond the rules.

"Grandpa Su drinks tea." Ma Lian brought the tea set, and now made a pot of jasmine for Su Wei, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Su, I don't have any good things here. The jasmine is homemade, and it's still fresh."

"Boss Ma is too polite. Our family is not that particular, and we usually like to drink scented tea." Su Wei scraped off the powdered tea in a decent manner, and took a sip.

Ma Lian immediately smiled like a trumpet flower, "It's good that Mr. Su doesn't dislike it."

Su Wei curled his mouth, put down the tea bowl, and looked around, "Guard Ma's room is really light and simple, it can be seen that he is honest and upright."

"Don't dare, dare not," Ma Lian lowered his head, "The servants should do things for Lord Belle, and they should keep themselves clean, otherwise the people below will follow suit, and there will be more troubles in this mansion."

Su Wei smiled, "Guan Ma has something to ask our family."

Ma Lian was stunned, and smiled awkwardly, "I can't hide it from Eunuch Su. The slave really can't let it go, so please don't be offended by Eunuch Su. I don't know if Eunuch Su has any clues about the ginseng and the accountant. Recently, the slave often looks at Eunuch Su." Wandering around here in the row room. I don’t know who is the one who committed the crime? Is there a Han army flag wrapped in it?”

Su Wei pursed his lips, "Our family is only suspicious, there is no evidence yet. It is normal for our huge mansion to have these things. Don't worry too much about Mr. Ma. Now that Mr. Ma is the second manager of the fourth master's mansion, we should do it for you. Worry more about the errands in the mansion, and let go of the burden of covering the Han army flag and collar."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Su's lesson is right," Ma Lian stood up halfway to refill Su Wei's tea, but accidentally bumped into the corner of the table, and half of the poured tea spilled on Su Wei.

"Oh, Mr. Su, it's not burnt." Ma Lian flustered, pulling out a cloth towel from the drawer under the table to wipe Su Wei's clothes.

"It's okay, it's okay," Su Wei took the cloth towel and wiped off the water stains on his body. The tea was not too hot, and the amount was small, so it was not scalded at all.

Ma Lian's extra attentiveness made Su Wei a little embarrassed, "Don't be nervous about steward Ma, our family is not so delicate," Su Wei smiled and handed the cloth towel back to Ma Lian, but his brows and eyes that were originally crooked were frowned.

Back in the East Courtyard, the Chief Steward Lao Ge led two people to kneel at the gate of the East Courtyard, one of them was Gangan.

Zhang Qilin went up to Su Wei, and said in a low voice, "You have been wandering around the row for the past few days, and we caught two big fishes in one pile. Gang An was eager to sell the ginseng that he had sworn off, so we stopped him at the pawn shop The other one is Aixin from the cashier, who took the money from our house and went out to lend money. Recently, because he was found out asking for money everywhere, the neighbors knew about it, and he was frightened by Lao Ge and pleaded guilty."

Su Wei was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Zhang Qilin, "Is Aixin doing the accounting work? Does it have anything to do with Ma Lian?"

"Ma Lian?" Zhang Qilin blinked his eyes, "The offenders are all covered with the army flag under Lao Ge, there is no Ma Lian."

Su Wei pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, "Let Xiao Erge send someone to stay with Ma Lian for a few days, there is something wrong with this person."

In the evening, in the bedroom, the fourth elder brother sat cross-legged on the bed, silently looking at the cloth boxes all over the floor, all kinds of materials were messed up by Su Wei.

"What exactly are you looking for?" Siagora asked with a long voice.

Su Wei looked distressed, and threw a piece of Suzhou embroidery aside, "Why can't I find it, I must have touched that texture."

"What kind of texture?" The fourth elder brother wrinkled his nose, "Let's sleep well, you've been turning over for an hour."

"No, I have to find it!" Su Wei rubbed his numb legs, opened the last box with his mouth flattened, and when a piece of light green satin cloth was placed on top of it, Su Wei's eyes lit up, and he touched it with his hands, "That's it this!"

The fourth elder brother looked at it, "This is Japanese satin, which was awarded by my mother."

"That's it. I saw it at Ma Lian's. The fabric he pulled out from the drawer was not big, but it was this kind of satin," Su Wei said firmly.

The fourth elder brother was stunned, "How is it possible? Japanese satin is not a common thing in the palace. Jiangning Weaving only makes [-] pieces a year."

"That's why I said it was strange." Su Wei stood up holding the fabric, "I have touched this satin, and the guard in the warehouse told me that this satin is dyed in a special way, it is dyed first and then weaved. I remember it very clearly. "

The fourth elder brother raised his brows slightly, and Zhang Qilin bowed in at this moment, "My slave greets the master."

"Get up, what's the matter?" Brother Si narrowed his eyes and said.

Zhang Qilin looked at the fourth elder brother, then at Su Wei, "Reporting to the master, Xiao Erge followed Su Gonggong's orders this afternoon, and sent someone to follow Ma Lian out of the door, and found that he had secretly met someone in the Rongfeng Restaurant." people."

"Who?" Su Wei asked first.

Zhang Qilin tilted his head, "It's an old acquaintance of ours. Eunuch Su still remembers He Zhou, the eunuch who used to be the personal eunuch of Eldest Brother?"

Su Wei was taken aback, how could he not remember He Zhou.It's not just because of the elder brother's working relationship, he also had dinner with He Zhou and De Zhu in Piaoxianglou.In the 35th year of Kangxi, Su Wei and He Zhou were the only two eunuchs who did not embarrass their master in the school martial arts field that accompanied the army to conquer Galdan.Soon after that, Fuhua died protecting Su Wei, and He Zhou also disappeared inexplicably.