Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 42 years

At the end of September, Beijing

Early in the morning, just as the guard of Xizhimen had just turned over, a carriage covered with green curtains and soap came slowly from the long street.The carriage exited Xizhimen, got off the official road, detoured around a Zhuangzi, and stopped beside a lush green field.

"Your Highness," Geerfen hurriedly knelt down to salute when he saw the people getting off from the carriage.

Yinfeng waved his hands casually, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, "Take me to see Suo Xiang."

Among the bamboo groves and willows, tombs stand side by side, and all the descendants of the Soni branch of the Hesheli family are buried here.

Yinfeng followed Geerfen, walked to a newly erected grave, touched the stone tablet that was less than half the height of a person and said, "It's too simple..."

Geerfen sighed lightly, lowered his head, "I really dare not make it public, the emperor's will is unclear, so I can only try to keep it simple."

Yinfeng pursed his lips, looked up at the tall tomb of the former Minister of Gu Ming Sony not far away, and fell silent for a moment.

"Your Highness," Geerfen stepped forward and whispered, "You really shouldn't be out of the palace at this time. Ama has passed away, and the emperor's eyes are on you."

Yinfeng shook his head, and said with a desolate tone, "Suo Xiang has worked hard for me all his life, and in the end, I will always send him a ride. I know where Huang Ama is. It's the same wherever I stay at this time."

Siyefu

In the study, Chang Lai, Fu Nai, Fu Erduo, and Shen Tingzheng are all there.

The fourth elder brother was leaning over the table to write, while Su Wei stood beside him grinding ink, his big eyes turning left and right, thinking about something.

"My lord called you here because it is about your future." Yinzhen straightened up and put the brush on the pen stand, "now that the head of the household department is vacant, Chang Lai has been working in the official department for a while. It is suitable for this position. In addition, at the end of the year, the Beijing officials will be released, and I plan to send someone to Henan. The river work has always been Huang Ama's most concerned thing. The water situation in Henan is complicated. If there is a change, I will have a peace of mind. number."

After the four of them looked at each other for a few times, Shen Tingzheng was the first to cup his hands and said, "Master, Fu Nai has a guard in the Gan Mansion under his command. I'm afraid he can't leave Beijing. Fu Er's family has an old mother, and it's not convenient to be sent abroad. The slave has no worries, and I am willing to let you go." This job."

The fourth elder brother looked up at Shen Tingzheng and nodded, "Alright, you have been a secretary in the cabinet for several years, and now you just have a colleague from outside. Fu Erdo will stay in Beijing temporarily, and Tingzheng is gone. The cabinet cannot I have no one of my own. Fu Nai served as the commander of the guards in my residence, and he will take up a vacant position in the clan's residence later, which will be convenient for future actions."

"Master is thoughtful and thoughtful," several people saluted and thanked each other.

"I have one more thing, slave," Fu Nai said with his head bowed. "Wei Jingguo found out from Shao Gan that Suo'etu was in collusion with the infantry commander Tuoheqi. Now Suo'etu is following the law, but there is no news from Tuoheqi. ..."

"I've thought about this too," the fourth elder brother pursed his lips, and picked up the writing brush again, "However, at the beginning, my master asked you to send the letter stolen by Wei Jingguo to Prince Yu's mansion. Before Prince Yu died, Huang Ama I have visited twice in person, and I believe that Prince Yu must have his own plans. Let's just pay attention to this matter for now. Suo'etu died of illness. Even if the people in the court have some small plans, they dare not act rashly at this time .”

"Yes, the servant understands," Fu Nai leaned over.

Several disciples left and retreated. Grandpa Su stretched his waist, turned around and sat down on the couch, "Master, Prince Yu is not the only one who knows about Wei Jingguo stealing that letter. Wang Qin disclosed part of the information to After Ma Lian, Prince Zhijun and Nalan Mingzhu may have news."

"I know," the fourth elder brother breathed out slowly, "Because the eldest elder brother and Nalan Mingzhu are watching all the time, I am not afraid that the second elder brother and Tuo Heqi will make any big moves."

Su Wei blinked his eyes, and said a little puzzled, "The letter has already been sent to Prince Yu's mansion, there is no reason for the emperor not to know, why did he only catch those small fish and shrimps, but did not move them together?"

The fourth elder brother pursed his lips, and frowned slightly, "One may be that Prince Yu really didn't say anything, and the other is that Huang Ama still doesn't want to completely dig out the strength in the hands of the second brother."

"So... the emperor still wants to keep the crown prince?" Su Wei held his messed up head.

The fourth elder brother sighed softly, dipped in the remaining ink, and wrote on the paper again, "Suo'etu has been imprisoned for more than two months. He formed a party for personal gain, complained against the emperor, and should be punished for his crimes. However, the memorial to impeach the prince But none of them appeared in the court hall."

"But," Su Wei frowned and lay on his back on the bed, "Why do I feel that Tuo Heqi is placed there like a trap, if the prince can't resist the temptation to step in, he will probably be crushed to pieces."

The fourth elder brother paused suddenly when he heard the words, leaving a heavy ink dot in the last stroke.

Tong Xiangfu

In the inner hall, Long Kedo stood upright behind Tong Guowei with a cold face.

Tong Guowei looked out of the window with his hands behind his back, pondered for a while and said, "Since you are willing to serve the Tong family wholeheartedly, it is as you said. Ye Ruo is there, I will not force it."

"Thank you Ama," Longcordo bowed his head slightly.

Tong Guowei turned around and stroked the finger on his hand, "Elundai and Babeile have a close relationship, you can ask him to take you along."

"Ama don't have to worry about it," Tong Guowei slightly raised his head, "my cousin has my cousin's thoughts, my son has his own plans, and my son doesn't want to get too involved with Ba Ge."

"Then what are you going to do?" Tong Guowei raised his eyebrows.

Long Kedo bent the corner of his mouth, "The prince's position is not stable, and the leader among the princes will naturally belong to the king of Zhijun."

"Big brother?" Tong Guowei frowned, "When I planned to lean on the big brother earlier, I had already had a quarrel with them because of the matter of the fourth elder brother and Ye Ruo. Later, because of the death of Princess Wen Xian, There is a vase of Nalan Xingde's calligraphy, and Nalan Mingzhu and I are in a tit-for-tat confrontation. Now if you want to use the sword to go the wrong way, I'm afraid it's not the right time."

"Don't worry, Ama," Long Kedo pursed his lips lightly, "The conflict between you and Mingxiang has nothing to do with Prince Zhijun. Now Nalan Mingzhu has both hands. The Prince of Zhijun also knew it well. At this time, the son approached, and the Prince of Zhijun had no reason not to follow. What's more, the son has always been at odds with his father and brother, and many ministers in the court know about it."

Long Kedo came out from the inner hall, just as his subordinate Aida came in a hurry, "What's the matter? In such a hurry."

"Return to the master," Aida leaned forward, "the news came from the palace that the emperor decreed that he was dismissed from the position of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ordered the clan's office to check the accounts, and ordered Ling Pu, the Tihsheri family, to take over the post of internal affairs. The post of Governor."

"Ling Pu?" Longkodo frowned.

"Yes," Aida lowered his head slightly, and leaned closer to Longkodo, "Ling Pu was originally a minor official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but his wife was once the nanny of His Royal Highness."

Longkodo tightened his body, pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, "Go out with me."

"Is the master going to enter the palace?" Aida took a step back.

"No, I'm going to visit King Zhijun," Long Keduo straightened his sleeves and walked to the front yard.

"Prince Zhijun?" Aida was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed, "Master, the emperor has appointed Ling Pu as the head of the House of Internal Affairs. I'm afraid it is to strengthen the crown prince's strength. At this time, let's rely on the elder brother. I'm afraid it's not good, right?"

Longkodo didn't stop walking, his eyes were deep, "The emperor's heart is in the place where all the ministers are unpredictable... How unpredictable is it, I have to try it to know."

At the beginning of October, Lord Kangxi set out for a tour to the west, and the emperor did not sit in the palace, leaving only a dark tide in the court.

Kedai, the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was found guilty of making false accounts, embezzling huge amounts of treasury money, and forming a party with his subordinates for personal gain. All officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot escape their ties, and the bad debts of the royal family were also exposed to the public.However, while the ministers were eager to get rid of themselves, they were more concerned about the appointment of Ling Pu, the new head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Suo'etu died of illness in prison, a group of cronies were demoted and killed, the crown prince's flag lost its support, and nearly half of the courtiers were waiting for the Eastern Palace to change hands.However, the emperor once again broke everyone's conjecture with a magical stroke.

Zhijun Palace

King Zhijun sat on Fujin's bedside, feeding him soup and medicine spoon by spoon.

Da Fujin leaned against the head of the bed, his face was pale, his cheeks were sunken, his eyes looking at King Zhijun were no longer as bright as before, "Master, are you ready for Yaertan's dowry?"

"Still preparing," Zhijun Wang reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, "How can I do it casually when my eldest daughter gets married? I asked them to make the best and richest ones, even if they are compared to the princess. It's not even close."

Da Fujin shook her head slowly when she heard the words, "The more prominent her mother's family is, the more taboo her husband's family is, let alone marrying Horqin far away. No matter how well-prepared she is, she will ultimately depend on herself."

Prince Zhijun pursed his lips, and lowered his head, "It's my fault this time, I didn't make preparations in advance. When Yaliqi reaches the age, I will definitely ask Huang Ama for grace and keep her in the capital."

"Master, don't blame yourself," Da Fujin breathed out with difficulty, "No one can easily change the matter of Fumeng. I was mentally prepared early in the morning. But Lord, things in the court are unpredictable, so don't worry about it because of other things." distracted by the matter. I heard recently that Lord and Tong Guowei's son Long Kedo are very close?"

"Yes," King Zhijun tucked Dafujin in the quilt, "Longkoduo and Tong Guowei are not close, but they are appreciated by the emperor. At a young age, they are already the envoy of Luanyi and the deputy capital of Zhenglan Banner Mongolia. Lord, getting closer to him can be regarded as a restraint on Mingxiang."

Da Fujin sighed softly, and leaned back, "For the matter of the prime minister, I always have to think about the relationship between these years, so don't get to the bottom of everything. Brother Ba, get along well. , maybe it’s also our help.”

"What Fujin said is what Fujin said," Zhijun Wang pursed the corners of his lips, "I will take care of the matters in the court, so don't worry too much about Fujin. When you recover, let's discuss it together, Yaertan's place I still have to ask Fujin to marry me off."

"Master, don't comfort me," Da Fujin put his hand on King Zhijun's, his voice was weak, "I know my body well. I have been with you all these years, and I have given my best care to me, and I have no regrets about myself. Now, the concubine has to take a step ahead, I just hope that when I get there, I can bless the prince with everything going smoothly and safely..."

Siyefu

Shi Yao entered the inner room with red dates and lotus seed soup, and Fu Jin leaned on the couch to read a book, seeing Shi Yao's calm face was slightly dissatisfied, "Who is showing such a face? I have been teaching Bai all these years You? You are not afraid of being seen by others and embarrassing the mansion!"

"Forgive me, Fujin," Shi Yao hurriedly knelt down, "I see Shiyue chatting and laughing with that Niu Hulu family, and I feel so disgusted..."

"Shiyue and Niu Hulu family?" Fujin raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Yes," Shiyao pursed her lips, "Shortly after Niu Hulu entered the mansion, she always ran to Shiyue's place. I heard that she went to East Garden with Shiyue a while ago and met Lord Belle Woolen cloth."

Fujin thought for a while, then curled the corners of his mouth mockingly, "There's something restless here... It's okay, anyway, Lord Belle wants to promote Mrs. Li to be a side Fujin, and now I just arrange a job for her, I'm happy to be free."

"Master," Shi Yao moved forward a little bit unwillingly, "Recently, Lord Belle doesn't touch the door of the backyard at all, unlike before. You also seize the opportunity, let's just Honghui Brother A little thinner."

Fujin glanced at Shiyao, sighed softly, "I have been married to the fourth elder brother for so many years, and he and I are like strangers under the same roof, except for Honghui. In fact, as long as Honghui strives for success, why should I bother?" Lost my face for nothing? If I can't ask for it, where will I put my status as Fujin in the mansion from now on?"

"Master—" Shi Yao wanted to persuade her again, but was interrupted by Shi Huan who suddenly entered the door.

"Fujin," Shi Yao bowed to Fujin, "the news came from the palace that Prince Zhijun Fujin died of illness..."

At the funeral of Dafu Jin, the king of Zhijun was thin and haggard.The eldest daughter was accused of marrying Mongolia, and her married wife was separated by yin and yang.No matter how strong a person is, now he has to be dragged down.

Su Wei came to condolences with the fourth elder brother and Fujin, but unexpectedly saw a familiar person beside King Zhijun——Long Kedo.

How could Longkodo get involved with King Zhijun?Grand Duke Su was extremely puzzled.

On the carriage back home, Su Wei struggled for a while, pulled off half of his braid, but found that the fourth elder brother was not in sync with his emotions, and kept his eyebrows closed, silent.

At the gate of the mansion, the fourth elder brother and Fujin got off the car respectively.

Fujin bowed to the fourth elder brother, and was about to go back to his yard, the fourth elder brother said, "Call some children tonight, let's have dinner together."

Fujin was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his body and said, "Yes."

Fujin took a step ahead, the fourth elder brother looked at the back of the far away, remembered the Xiao Suo of the elder brother today, and felt a little emotional, "Su Wei, I just want to make up for it, so that in the future, you and I will have something in our hearts that cannot be solved—— —”

"Master," Zhang Bao's voice sounded abruptly.

The fourth elder brother Zheng turned his head in a daze, only to find that the person who was supposed to be behind him was gone, "Where's Su Peisheng?"

"I went to the latrine..." Zhang Bao swallowed his saliva, and moved two steps to the side without a sound.