Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 41 years

Siyefu

In the evening, chickens and monkeys danced in the east small courtyard. Two chasing figures in the main room knocked over the candlesticks and kicked the stools from time to time. Play deaf and dumb.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin, who were Hou in the corridor, surrounded Ku Kui, who looked weird, curiously studying his beard, rounded turban, and bulging interlayer clothes.

"Let me tell you, how did you two come up with this idea?" Zhang Qilin pulled a lock of wool beard from Kukui's face, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered on the spot?"

Ku Kui gritted his teeth and rubbed his cheeks, "It's nothing to do with me, it's all Eunuch Su's idea. He said he made all the arrangements, so I followed."

Zhang Bao leaned against the porch pillar, slanting the corner of his mouth, "You really listen to him, if something goes wrong, none of us can afford it."

Ku Kui sighed honestly, "I can't tell him that, just with Mr. Su's mouth, within a quarter of an hour, I followed him into the car in a daze."

"Hey, that's right," Zhang Qilin pressed his beard to his face, with an inquisitive look in his eyes, "I heard that Eunuch Su also specially prepared fake gold ingots. ah."

Ku Kui smacked his lips dryly, and before he could speak, Zhang Bao snorted coldly, "As for Su Peisheng's narrow-mindedness, saying that he prepared fake gold for the layout, it is better to say that he is reluctant to spend money !"

Zhang Qilin glanced at Zhang Bao, "That's not necessarily true, Eunuch Su is very generous sometimes!"

"Um, that" Ku Kui scratched the back of his head and interjected in a little embarrassment, "Actually, Eunuch Su has no money at all. He told me that he spent 800 taels on the last purchase, and his savings were all used up. This I paid for the cost of making fake gold."

In the main room, the fourth elder brother was panting and sitting on a messy couch. Su Wei rubbed his sore arm and moved over, "Master, have you calmed down? How can I say that I also made meritorious service today?" Ah-"

"What a fart!" It's okay if Su Wei didn't say anything, but as soon as he said that the fourth elder brother picked up the mat at hand and threw it over, "I raised so many people for nothing, I use you to make merit! You didn't expect something to happen what to do?"

"What could happen?" Su Wei flashed past the flying mat, gritted his teeth and rubbed the lower back that he accidentally twisted, "I've made all the arrangements, and besides, it's in broad daylight, I'm fine Are you back?"

"You talk nonsense to me again!" The fourth elder brother made a gesture to stand up again.

"Okay, okay," Su Wei quickly stretched out his hand as a gesture of comfort, "I will be obedient from now on, and I will never do dangerous things again."

The fourth elder brother panted heavily, turned his head away bitterly, Su Wei pouted his mouth, and took two steps closer to the fourth elder brother, "Master, don't be angry, I will discuss everything with you in the future. Besides, I Isn't it also worrying. In case, that Ma Lian found out about the East Courtyard, wouldn't it be more dangerous?"

The fourth elder brother did not speak, but still turned his head away. Su Wei held the cushion and sat next to the fourth elder brother, "Master, I heard from that He Zhou. They mainly want to find out what happened in your study. In the future, the master will have to let Fu Nai They should be more careful. Since the elder brother wants to know the arrangement of the master's affairs in the court, Ma Lian can't get it out here, he might find a way from the disciples, Fu Nai and the others can't guarantee that there is a elder brother by their side. people."

The fourth elder brother sighed, and his expression finally softened a bit, "These masters know it well, after all, we have not moved the house for a long time, not to mention the servants around, even Fu Nai and the others themselves, the masters did not fully trust them. When discussing the affairs of the DPRK, I never revealed my real intentions, and tried my best to restrain my ambitions. Therefore, even if the elder brother learns something from them, it should not be a big problem."

Su Wei stared blankly at the fourth elder brother for a while, then pursed his lips, "Oh, that's okay... I also heard that Ma Lian has a younger brother who seems to be still in the officialdom, and He Zhou mentioned his career or something."

The fourth elder brother sneered, "Since he dares to do things that betray the Lord and seek glory, he must have a plan. But that's also good, as others can pinch his weakness, so can we."

Su Wei blinked and blinked, "Master, are you going to do it now?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head, "It's not necessary now, I just let someone secretly watch Ma Lian's younger brother. Since he can be the eyes of the eldest brother, he can also be our mouth. If he starts to scare the snake, his pawn is nothing. Great use."

In May, the peonies in the Fujin courtyard bloomed so gorgeously that they overwhelmed the peonies for a while.

In the main room, Hong Hui stood in front of Fujin and recited a passage from "The Analects of Confucius", "The master said: Believe in learning, keep the good way to death; do not enter a dangerous state, and do not live in a chaotic state; if there is a way in the world, you will appear, and if there is no way, you will hide. If a state has the Dao, if it is poor and humble, it is a shame; if the state has no Dao, if it is rich and noble, it is a shame.”

"En," Fujin nodded with slightly raised lips, "I'm familiar with the back of the book, you can tell Er Niang about the meaning of it."

"Yes," Honghui cupped his hands in a dignified manner, "Confucius said that one should be diligent, studious, and stick to ideas; if the king has no way, he should not come out to be an official; When you become an enlightened monarch, you will actively participate in the world, and if you don't get attention, you will retreat to the mountains—”

"I only know what's on the outside, but I don't know what's inside," Honghui said halfway, when the voice of the fourth elder brother came from outside.

Hearing the sound, Fujin hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, sir, it's so late at noon, why did you come here?"

The fourth elder brother walked into the door, raised the corners of his mouth, "Master just had lunch and came out for a walk, Honghui seems to come to your place often recently."

"My son pays respects to Ama," Hong Hui saluted politely, but secretly winked at the fourth elder brother when he raised his head.

Fujin served tea to the fourth elder brother respectfully, "Honghui hasn't worked hard in his homework recently, and the masters didn't dare to restrain him hard. I can only watch over him from time to time, lest he get wild."

Hong Hui pursed his lips, and leaned closer to the fourth elder brother, "Ama, what did you mean when you said that you only know the outside but don't know the inside?"

The fourth elder brother smiled, stretched out his hand and rubbed Honghui's head, "Ama means that your understanding of this paragraph is too superficial. It is not as simple as entering an official in a dangerous country and staying in a chaotic country. Confucius said The hiddenness of no way does not refer to retreating into the mountains and forests. You have to ponder the truth carefully. This passage comes from the eighth chapter of the Analects of Confucius and the thirteenth chapter of Taibo. If you want to truly understand the artistic conception of a sage, you must also Just think back and forth."

"Yes," Honghui nodded obediently, and then smiled shyly, "Master hasn't explained it here yet, and my son memorized it from the notes by himself, and he will think about it when he goes back."

The fourth elder brother frowned, and turned to look at Fujin, "Honghui's homework is arranged by the masters, so Fujin shouldn't be too pushy. Honghui is still young, and the knowledge in this book can only be solid after a little accumulation."

Fujin pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows, "Master Belle is right, but Hong Hui is playful and the only elder brother in the house, the burden on his shoulders is heavy, so I really dare not be too indulgent."

The fourth elder brother narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Fujin, but did not speak.

In mid-May, Lord Kangxi decreed that in June, the Empress Dowager would go outside the Great Wall to escape the summer heat, and the fourth elder brother would accompany her.This time, not only the crown prince and all the grown-up elder brothers will be accompanying, but the married princess Wen Xian will also go with her.

may eighteenth

Siyefu

The fourth elder brother hadn't returned early, and there was a wonderful tug-of-war at the gate of the East Courtyard.

Xiaoyingzi hugged the doorpost and refused to let go, letting his second master tug on his clothes, his face flushed red.

"You unfilial disciple!" Su Wei pulled Xiao Yingzi's clothes so that a big piece grew out, "How dare you not listen to Master!"

"Don't listen!" Xiaoyingzi put his hands and feet on the pillars, "I won't go out with you, Eunuch Zhang has already said, don't mess around with you recently—"

"Eunuch Zhang?" Su Wei kicked Xiaoyingzi, "He is your master, and I am your master? Just let you accompany me to the entrance of Chenghuang Temple Street, what a fart!"

"Master, you are swearing! Be careful not to be heard by Lord Baylor!" Xiao Yingzi wrinkled his face and vowed not to let go.

Su Wei dragged on for half an hour, panting from exhaustion, let go of his hands and looked at the sloppy apprentice for a long while, "Just wait for me!"

Su Wei put down his harsh words, rolled up his sleeves and went back to the yard.Xiao Yingzi probed for a while, and saw his master running back to the backyard like the wind, holding a familiar wooden box and running back like the wind.

"That's my box!" Xiao Yingzi screamed when Su Wei approached.

"Hey," Su Wei shook the box in his hand, "You learned a lot from Master, but Master's box is empty, so I will borrow it from you today. Since you don't want to go, stay at the mansion Let’s go, and I’ll return it to you when Master comes back.”

With a frightened face, Xiao Yingzi watched Eunuch Su go further and further away holding the box containing all his belongings, "Master, wait for me!"

At the entrance of Chenghuang Temple Street, today is the time for the temple fair, and it is overcrowded.Su Wei and Xiaoyingzi were sweating in the crowd, bought a bunch of what they had, and headed for the restaurant at noon.

Along the way, Xiao Yingzi was counting his wooden boxes, and Su Wei rolled his eyes when he saw it, "Don't worry, when the master rewards Master with silver, Master will give you back double."

Xiaoyingzi flattened her mouth, and the four big words "I don't believe it" were written all over her face.Su Wei walked ahead in a comfortable manner, without any hint of resentful gaze from his apprentice.

The two walked outside Piaoxiangju, and the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile. While they were talking, a familiar figure came down the stairs.

Su Wei's eyes lit up, "Master Nian!"

Nian Gengyao was slightly taken aback, then nodded at Su Wei, "Grandpa Su, long time no see."

Su Wei smiled, and was about to go forward, putting on airs, when he saw another person coming down from behind Nian Gengyao, "He Zhou!"