Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 43 years

the eighth day of december

Siyefu

"I send greetings to Huang Ama, Huang Ama is auspicious," the fourth elder brother hurried over after hearing the news, and ushered Lord Kangxi, who was visiting in secret, into the inner hall of the main courtyard.

"Okay, don't be too polite," Lord Kangxi waved his hands casually, and sat back on the couch, "I also did it on a whim, and I didn't want to disturb others. You sit down properly, and we father and son can talk."

"Yes," the fourth elder brother lowered his head, and slowly sat down on the stool beside the couch.

Seeing this, Su Wei quickly served hot tea, baked the charcoal basin, and bowed to retreat outside the hall.

Master Kangxi picked up the tea bowl, scraped off the tea dust, and said in a downcast voice, "I'm not in the capital for Honghui's funeral, so everything went smoothly?"

"Laohuang Ama is worried," the fourth elder brother bowed his head slightly, "With the help of the etiquette department, Hong Hui walked very smoothly along the way."

Lord Kangxi nodded, and sighed softly, "This matter involved too much, you will inevitably suffer some grievances. But after thinking about it, I have to warn you, this time is too reckless Already!"

"Huang Ama——" the fourth elder brother was taken aback for a moment, and stopped talking.

Lord Kangxi put down the tea bowl and continued, "I don't care what you came to Liangxiang for. As a prince, how can you be so rash when you go out of Beijing? Without making detailed arrangements, you searched in many ways, took a few people with you, and left rashly. The second time is that you just escaped a catastrophe, if you hadn't left that Zhuangzi, now the white-haired man will send the black-haired man to me."

"What Huang Ama taught me is that my son knows his mistakes," the fourth elder brother hurriedly got up, bowed and pleaded guilty.

Master Kangxi sighed, and leaned back on the couch, "Poor Hong Hui, who failed to pass this hurdle... However, although the pain of losing a child is unbearable, it is also a reminder to you. , you have to think twice before you do anything in the future, only when you come prepared can you be invincible.”

"Huang Ama's words are reasonable," the fourth elder brother lowered his head, his face turning pale.

"Get up," Lord Kangxi buried his hands in his sleeves, "you are always calm and cautious, but you are still young. There is no escape from Ling Pu, but it is still useful for me to keep him. You are in the house , I look very dull, Nian Gengyao has arrived in Sichuan now, after the New Year's Eve, you can take Nian Shi into the mansion."

The fourth elder brother's body tightened suddenly, he hurriedly restrained his expression and bowed his head, "My son obeys."

Lord Kangxi looked at the fourth elder brother, and said in a soft voice, "The Nian family has a lot of talents, even Nian Xiyao is a bit crooked. Since you are married to the daughter of the Nian family, it is good to have more contacts in the future. Nian Geng Although Yao has just taken office, he has done things in an orderly manner, and he will become a great weapon in the future. Nowadays, there are many friends in the court who are treacherous and intriguing, and I really don't want the local government to join in."

The fourth elder brother frowned slightly, stood up slowly, and said after a little thought, "I understand that the situation in the Northwest Army is complicated. When Nian Gengyao first took office in Sichuan, he should focus on local affairs. Since his son is married to the Nian family, he will always supervise him. , don't let Huang Ama bother."

"Well, Nian Xialing is a sensible person, and Nian Gengyao is not stupid. With you watching, I am very relieved," Lord Kangxi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

In the outer hall, Su Wei led people to entertain several attendants who accompanied Lord Kangxi out of the palace.

Liang Jiugong sat in the middle, and Su Wei personally held tea and served it. Liang Jiugong took it with a smile, like a tabby cat basking in the sun in the afternoon.

"Eunuch Su and Eunuch Gu are old friends, so there is no need to be so polite to our family," Liang Jiugong sipped his tea and said.

Su Wei smiled honestly, with an honest and sincere look, "The young one is under the care of Eunuch Gu, so how dare you call him an old friend. Eunuch Liang is a person close to the Holy One, and the young one dare not neglect even more."

"You are good at handling things." Liang Jiugong bent his mouth and put down the tea bowl, but his face suddenly changed, "It's just that this slave can't just play tricks. Su Peisheng, are you guilty?"

Su Wei was startled, and subconsciously wanted to kneel down to plead guilty, but just as he bent his knees, he reacted abruptly, and stopped abruptly, "This slave is stupid, please ask Eunuch Liang for advice."

Liang Jiugong smiled coldly and leaned back in the chair, "Master has had such a big accident, and the slave doesn't know what crime he has committed? Lord Baylor is young and energetic, and he is in danger alone. The slave doesn't hold back , Persuasion, even the pre-investigation arrangements are so lax. Have you ever thought, if something happened to Lord Baylor this time, how many people in the whole mansion will be buried with him?"

Su Wei broke out in a cold sweat for no reason, while Liang Jiugong sipped his tea.

Zhang Bao and Su Wei looked at each other, Su Wei shook his head secretly, this is the fourth master's mansion, and there is no master in this house.Even if Liang Jiugong was close to the emperor, he could not kneel down at will if he had the rank, and he would lose the face of the fourth elder brother for nothing.

"Eunuch Liang's lesson is," Su Wei leaned slightly, "after the busy work of the New Year's Eve, I will go to the Punishment Department to receive my punishment."

"Okay," Liang Jiugong sighed, "Our family is not the head of the respectful room, and your merits and demerits will not belong to our family. This time, it is also for the sake of Eunuch Gu. Let me remind you. You You know, if it weren't for your credit for turning the tiger away from the mountain this time, your heads are no longer on your necks."

The back of Su Wei's neck lit up, together with Zhang Bao and the others, he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Eunuch Liang, for reminding me, and thank you, Eunuch Gu, for taking care of me."

Outside the door, a row of lanterns flowed into the courtyard.

Su Wei walked into the inner hall with a bow, and said cautiously, "Long Live Lord Qizuo, Fujin and Fujin, along with Gege, came to kowtow to you."

The fourth elder brother looked out, turned back and said to Lord Kangxi, "Huang Ama, Fujin has just recovered from a long illness, and the children were also frightened. I am afraid that I will give you the sickness, so let them pass it to you through the screen." Please be safe."

"Alright," Lord Kangxi nodded casually without refusing.

Fujin and Cian Fujin brought the two little princesses into the main room, Su Wei leaned over and said in a low voice, "Masters, please greet Long Live Lord through the screen."

Fujin glanced at Su Wei, then turned his head to look at the inner hall, as if he had something to say.

Su Wei glanced at Liang Jiugong next to the door, bowed his head and said, "Fu Jin's body is just right, so it's not suitable for face-to-face. Lord Baylor's arrangement makes sense."

Fujin bit his lips halfway, hesitated for a moment, finally slowly bent down and said, "The concubine Ulanara and the family members of the family pay their respects to the emperor, and wish my emperor good health and prosperity."

Side Fujin Li and the two little princesses also followed Fujin to bow and salute. Lord Kangxi responded a few times and asked Liang Jiugong to reward them one by one.

As the night grew darker, the emperor set off to return to the palace, and the fourth elder brother took Su Wei and the guards in the palace to send the emperor to the gate of the palace.

"It's getting dark, don't go into the palace anymore, go back quickly," said Lord Kangxi as he got out of the carriage and took a sedan chair instead.

"Yes," said the fourth elder brother half kneeling in salute, "I respectfully send Huang Ama off."

Lord Kangxi nodded, got into the sedan chair, then lowered his body as if thinking of something again, and said, "You need to add a few younger elder brothers to your family as soon as possible, and don't take this matter of procreation as a trifle anymore. If You don’t even have a son, how will you gain a foothold in the clan in the future? When you are old, won’t you be able to restrain even the people under your sect?”

The fourth elder brother was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Yes, my son understands."

"It's good to understand," Lord Kangxi sighed softly, raised his hands, and drove to Qianqing Palace.

Su Wei knelt behind the fourth elder brother, waiting for Lord Kangxi's sedan chair to go away.

In the middle of the night, snowflakes fell in the sky again. The two stood up in front of the huge palace gate, their eyes met, but they were silent.

When Su Wei and the fourth elder brother returned to the mansion, Zhang Baohou said in front of the door, "Master, Fujin has been waiting for you in the main courtyard."

The fourth elder brother walked into the main room of the main courtyard, and Su Weihou was in the corridor, looking at the snowflakes in front of the bright red lanterns, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

"Fu Jin is waiting for me at this hour, but is there something wrong?" The fourth elder brother patted off the snow on his shoulders and sat down on the Eight Immortals chair in the middle.

Sifujin's face was cold, and he walked up to the fourth elder brother and kissed him lightly, "I'm taking the liberty, I just wanted to ask the Lord, did the emperor mention Honghui when he came here this time? Ling Pu has not been detained yet Convicted, what is the reason?"

"The matter of Honghui, Huang Ama is also a pity." The fourth elder brother lowered his head and straightened his cuffs, "As for Ling Pu, Huang Ama still has use, so he can only be allowed to survive temporarily. However, Huang Ama Ma assures me that Ling Pu will die in the end, it's just that it will be different sooner or later."

"Everyone in the world cannot escape death," Fujin sneered, "Our Hong Hui died when he was only eight years old, and Ling Pu committed heinous crimes, how long do he want to live? It's a sin for him to stay in this world for one more day. Your Majesty's words are so perfunctory, but my master doesn't care about it, and I don't plan to play Ling Pu anymore, right?"

The fourth elder brother raised his head, looked at Fujin, narrowed his eyes slightly, "You are not joking, Huang Ama has already said what she said. Is Fujin risking his death to commit crimes against Master Xiang, or killing Master Xiang to silence him?"

"I don't dare," Fujin took a step back, "I'm just lucky and want to confirm more. Now that I have the answer, I don't dare to influence the master's decision anymore, so I will resign."

Fujin turned around and left the main room, Shi Yao hurriedly stepped forward to help her.Fujin pushed her hand away, and walked out of the yard with the door frame. Looking from a distance, it looked as thin as a paper man.

"Master, why don't you talk to Fujin properly?" Su Wei turned and walked into the door, "If Fujin knew that there was someone behind Ling Pu, maybe he wouldn't be so impatient."

The fourth elder brother stroked his forehead and sighed softly, "Honghui's departure has already made Fujin lose her usual calmness. If she doesn't get out of her grief, nothing the Lord says will help."

The next day, Xipei Hospital

Niu Hulu went to Shiyue's room and mentioned the emperor's sudden visit yesterday.

"I only heard about it from the slaves." Niu Hulu and Shiyue sat on both sides of the couch, each embroidering patterns, "Long live God is free, and people who come and go don't disturb others. However, our house Such a big event happened here, and Long Live Lord can come to see it, and it can be regarded as a peace of mind."

"I don't understand the matter of the front yard," Shiyue straightened the embroidery thread, "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Sovereign, what can you do if you want to? This yard looks like it belongs to us, but it's not actually bestowed by the Holy Majesty." I just hope that Lord Long Live can deal with those villains with evil intentions as soon as possible, so as to comfort brother Honghui's soul in heaven."

"Sister thinks this thing is simple," Niu Hulu pinned the needle to the embroidery, "Ling Pu was originally the husband of the crown prince's nanny, and he has a deep relationship with the East Palace, so he couldn't be dealt with so easily. In other words, if the emperor really wants to uphold justice for our family, he doesn't have to run out of the palace at night."

Shiyue looked at Niu Hulu in a daze, but Niu Hulu was indifferent. After comparing the colors of the two embroidery threads, she continued, "My sister also heard that Fujin was waiting alone in the front yard yesterday. Queen Baylor returned home with a sad look. According to my sister's guess, this case in our house still has to be resolved. I just don't know if Fujin can cheer up. If Fujin is disheartened, there will be another disturbance in the backyard. "

Shiyue lowered her eyes, touched the patterns on the silk and satin, and sighed softly, "Fu Jin has been proud and arrogant since he was a child. After entering the mansion, he devoted all his efforts to brother Honghui. It's hard to settle the injustice, and I'm afraid it will be as difficult as before..."

The end of the new year is approaching, and the impeachment surrounding the crown prince and Zhijun king has finally come to a halt for the time being.After a heavy snowfall in the capital, the festive atmosphere of the New Year has permeated the market, and red Spring Festival couplets and firecrackers can be seen everywhere.

Early in the morning, Zhang Qilin extravagantly entered Mingxiang Pavilion with [-] Wen vegetable buns.The consulting firm has already made tea, sitting in the old seat and waiting quietly.

"Master," Zhang Qilin sat opposite the consultant's row, chewing on vegetable buns.

The consultant line slapped the smell of fennel in the room with a little disgust, "This good tea is ruined by you."

Zhang Qilin swallowed the steamed stuffed bun hastily, and smiled foolishly, "Master, why are you looking for me this time?"

"Recently, there is no rest inside and outside the court." The consultant was about to pour out the water for washing the tea. "The case on your Zhuangzi has become the center of the battle between the crown prince and the king of Zhijun. You follow Lord Baylor every day, do you have any other discoveries?"

"It's a coincidence," Zhang Qilin picked up a cup of hot tea and blew, "Master, you don't know, it seems that Ling Pu sent someone to do the incident on Zhuangzi. Actually, there is something else hidden."

"Oh, how do you say?" The consultant raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Qilin drank the cold tea cow in one gulp, and made a long-winded gesture, "Earlier, Sibeile took his family to Liangxiang in light clothes in order to investigate the corruption of Jianfu ICBC by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Slave He was originally staying in the mansion, but on the night of the accident, Wang Qin, the head of internal supervision in our mansion, called him out of bed."

Zhang Qilin poured another bowl of tea, looked left and right, and said in a low voice, "It turned out that Wang Qin was drinking with the chief steward, Ma Lian. He happened to see the account books of various villages, and found that Liangxiang's harvest this year was empty. Ma Lian Drunk, Wang Qin got the clues, knowing that Liangxiang was controlled by someone early in the morning. Then the slave notified the subordinates of the fourth master overnight, and brought the guards out of Beijing to rescue people."

"Zhuangzi has been controlled?" Advisor Xing frowned.

"That's not it," Zhang Qilin rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, "Later, Lord Baylor ordered someone to interrogate Ma Lian after he returned to the mansion, and only then did he know that Ma Lian was the eyeliner inserted into the fourth master's mansion by the king of Zhijun. The king of Zhijun was following him, and he was waiting for Sibeile to find out the accounting flaws, and went to Liangxiang to throw himself into the trap. It's a pity that the king of Zhijun was too quick to attack, and the farmers were dying and running, and they couldn't catch them at all. There is no evidence. Just relying on Ma Lian's one-sided words can't explain anything, Sibeile has no choice but to swallow this breath."

"Then He Zhou was really sent by King Zhijun?" Advisor Xing said in a low voice.

"I don't know about this," Zhang Qilin tilted his head, "Sibeile seems to be quite strange, maybe it is Zhijun Wang Baimi Yishu. But it is certain that He Zhou has been working for Zhijun Wang, and the princes build a mansion. Later, Eunuch Su saw this He Zhou."

The consultant line nodded, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice, "This is not a small matter..."

Zhang Qilin pursed his lips, lowered his head to drink tea, and a gleam of light flashed in his fox-like eyes.

Siyefu

Zhang Qilin returned to the East Courtyard to return to his orders, and the fourth elder brother stood in front of the table and wrote big characters. Compared with the fierceness before, this time he has slightly restrained his edge and gradually stabilized.

"Master, this matter is big or small, will Eunuch Gu report the truth to the emperor?" Su Wei sat on the couch, a little worried.

"The reason why the consultant business is so important to Huang Ama is that he is loyal," the fourth elder brother put away his pen, and wiped his hands with a cloth towel beside him.

"My lord is right," Zhang Qilin interjected, "This matter is about the battle for the reserve position. My master is different from Liang Jiugong, so he will definitely report the truth. However, I don't know how much the emperor can believe? After all, directly The county king's place was cleaned up."

"If people don't know, unless they do nothing," Su Wei said, shaking his feet, "It's not impossible to investigate this matter. After all, so many farmers are involved, it's impossible for all of them to be wiped out. .In the end, it depends on whether the emperor wants to believe it or not."

The fourth elder brother walked to the bookshelf with his hands behind his back, flipped through a few scriptures, and said, "It's up to man to plan, and God to make things happen. Not everyone can guess what Huang Ama is thinking. After the new year is over, please invite some When monks and priests come, the more trouble the king and prince of Zhijun make, the quieter our house will be."

Zhang Qilin was a little stunned, looked at Su Wei, leaned over and said, "Hey."

Zhang Qilin took the order to retreat, only the fourth elder brother and Su Wei were left in the room.

The fourth elder brother took the scriptures, lay down on the couch, and read them quietly.

Su Wei pursed his lips, hesitated for a while and turned around, "Master, the emperor has already mentioned it himself, and Nianshi should also prepare it."

"Is there anything to prepare?" Brother Si flipped through the book, "The courtyard has been vacated, just carry people in."

Su Wei opened his mouth, and swallowed the words again, let's talk about everything after the new year.