Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 22 years

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Wu Quan stood under the corridor of the main hall, directing the young eunuchs to dry books.

Namutu and the others came out of the east wing and walked towards the fourth elder brother's study. They met a familiar face head-on, "Grandpa Su," Namutu said, cupping his hands.

"Hello, young masters," Su Wei bowed in return. The two people standing facing each other had a jade ring as bright as the moon hanging on their waists, which seemed to be shining brightly in the morning sun.

in the study,

The fourth elder brother and the haha ​​beads were in class, and Su Wei was grinding ink beside the fourth elder brother.

When he came back this time, due to the charge of negligence and dereliction of duty, Su Wei's position as the chief eunuch in the front yard was removed, and the duty time of the personal eunuch became once every three days.But Su Wei didn't care, he had been in the Department of Prudence, so the fourth elder brother was tolerant and kind.What Su Wei was most concerned about was the changes in power among the servants of the three schools in the past ten days.

It was not only Su Wei and the eight who were implicated in the theft, but also the other people who stayed in the third office. Not to mention the reduction of three months of monthly silver, the brothers of the Wang family who were former personal eunuchs were demoted to be eunuchs on duty in the main hall. , all the guards were whipped, and even the two nuns in the middle courtyard were reduced.

And the newcomer Wu Quan became the chief manager of the three offices, Cao Qing and Wei Tu added the missing sons of the Wang family brothers, Xu Zhong was in charge of the meals, and Yue Jiu was in charge of the warehouse.The fourth elder brother has not officially appointed the various stewards, but the basic rights of the upper eunuchs have been almost divided.

When Chai Yu and the others come back, it's hard to say how to arrange it, but they are all guilty, and I'm afraid they will have to be mermaids for the time being.However, none of these old people who followed from Chengqian Palace were easy-going lamps, and the Zhengsan institute might be quite lively for a while.

West wing of the main hall

"Master," Cao Qing poured a cup of tea to Wu Quan.

Wu Quan took the tea bowl and took a sip, "How does it feel to be with the fourth elder brother these few days? What did the fourth elder brother tell you?"

Cao Qing thought for a while, then shook his head, "It's just ordinary orders, nothing special."

Wu Quan put down his tea bowl heavily, "It's not easy to be a personal eunuch. How did the master teach you? In addition to doing your job as a slave, you also have to leave affection for the fourth elder brother. Otherwise, if the master says something in the future, you It's nothing."

Cao Qing lowered his head, Wu Quan glanced at him, and continued, "Don't look at that Su Peisheng is young and has no background. He is not an ordinary person. He can be missed by the fourth elder brother after entering the Shenxing Division. His waist The jade ring in the middle is only owned by Namutu, the leader of Haha Zhuzi in the whole yard, and now he is divided into a separate room to live in. On the surface, the fourth elder brother has withdrawn his position as leader, but in fact he has added favor. If you don't use snacks, you won't even think about getting the master's attention in the future."

"Apprentice understands," Cao Qing raised his head, "Master, don't worry, apprentice will be careful in the future."

Wu Quan took a breath, turned the thumb in his hand, and looked deeply, "Si elder brother has not accepted his fate to take care of his own affairs. I think he still has scruples about us. When those old people come back, there are still things to do in this institute." Break it off."

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For today's riding and shooting, the fourth elder brother seemed to have exercised a little bit, and when he returned to the camp, he was listless, and he was already drowsy before taking a bath.

Su Wei hugged the fourth elder brother to the bed, the fourth elder brother opened his eyes in a daze, and muttered, "Arm hurts..."

"The slave will massage you, you can sleep peacefully." The fourth elder brother closed his eyes, and Su Wei pinched the fourth elder brother's arms and legs.

At midnight, Su Wei leaned against the head of the bed and fell asleep in a daze, when suddenly there was a sound of people outside.

Wang Chaoqing, who was on duty, poked his head in lightly and gave Su Wei a wink.Su Wei turned around to look at the fourth elder brother on the bed, he seemed to be in a deep sleep.

"What's going on?" Su Wei stepped out of the bedroom and asked in a low voice.

"Master Namutu is outside, and he has something to report to the fourth elder brother." Wang Chaoqing also replied with a suppressed voice.

Su Wei frowned, and walked to the main hall, where Namutu and Wang Qin were standing, "Master Namutu, what's going on to alarm the fourth elder brother so late?"

Namutu cupped his hands at Su Wei, "My father-in-law doesn't know, we were ordered by the fourth elder brother to catch the thief who stole the gold, and we finally got something tonight."

"Thief?" Su Wei was puzzled, "Hasn't he already been dealt with by the Punishment Department?"

Wang Qin said from the side, "The fact is not as Shen Xingsi said, the real thief is someone else."

Su Wei rolled his eyes secretly, there was no difference between what he said and what he said, "The fourth elder brother is very tired today, and slept soundly, no matter what you have, let's talk about it tomorrow. Keep an eye on that criminal first, don't disturb others .”

Wang Qin and Namutu looked at each other and left the main hall without objecting to Su Wei.

Seeing people walking away, Su Wei turned back and asked Wang Chaoqing, "What's going on here?"

Wang Chaoqing pursed his lips, "This is a long story."

Su Wei walked into the bedroom to have a look, and the fourth elder brother was still sleeping, so he came out and dragged Wang Chaoqing to the side hall, "Tell me exactly what's going on."

Wang Chaoqing nodded, "It all started when you joined the Shenxing Department. At that time, the number of eunuchs in our courtyard was greatly reduced, and the respect room quickly sent new eunuchs over. At that time, the fourth elder brother was angry and ignored the new eunuchs." People. We were clumsy and didn’t know how to persuade them until Master Namutu came to see the fourth elder brother. I was on duty that day, and Namutu told the fourth elder brother that the box of gold was quite conspicuous, and the thief could not be there. All the gold was transferred outside in such a short period of time. Therefore, the gold is probably still hidden in the yard. If the master wants to catch the thief, he can’t rely on Shen Xingsi. We can do it ourselves. After hearing this, the fourth elder brother ordered Namutu Lead the haha ​​beads to search the backyard quietly at night. Namutu took the order and led people to the backyard that night."

Su Wei blinked, "Shen Xingsi found gold from the little eunuch's quilt, Namutu and the others must have done nothing." Wang Chaoqing shook his head and lowered his voice, "You are wrong, Namutu They found the box of gold the next night, 300 taels, not a penny."

"What?" Su Wei frowned.

Wang Zhaoqing continued, "The box of gold was sunk in the abandoned well in the backyard and hung by a thin rope. It would have been really hard to find if it hadn't happened to be seen. The fourth elder brother wanted to tell the matter to Shen Xingsi. But Shen Xingsi said the next day that he had found the murderer, and that he found a few ingots of gold from the eunuch's quilt."

"Then why didn't the fourth elder brother pursue it?" Su Wei was at a loss.

"The fourth elder brother was angry at first, but Wang Qin jumped out and told the fourth elder brother that if this matter is to be investigated, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must re-investigate it. It is not certain whether the truth can be found out, but the eunuch of the third institute Don’t think about it, the fourth elder brother hesitated. Wang Qin said again, since the stolen goods have been found, we can follow the vine and pretend that nothing happened. When the rumors pass, the slave who is daring for money will definitely find ways to come back and get the money A box of gold, as long as we send someone to guard it secretly, someone can come and get it.”

Su Wei nodded. When Wang Chaoqing said this, he probably understood, thinking that the thief couldn't wait, so he started to do it tonight.But... something wrong flashed through Su Wei's mind, but he couldn't find it like a kite with a broken string.

After a while, Su Wei said to Wang Chao, "Help me guard the fourth elder brother. I'm going to see who the thief is?"

"This..." Wang Chaoqing was taken aback, "A eunuch leaving his post without authorization is a serious crime."

"I can't care that much anymore, I have to figure this out." Su Wei pushed Wang Chaoqing into the bedroom and walked out of the main hall by himself.

Under the porch of the East Wing, there was a person standing vaguely, Su Wei walked over, "Your Majesty."

Wang Qin smiled, "I knew you would come to me, come with me."

Su Wei followed Wang Qin to a window at the east corner of the East Chamber, Wang Qin opened the window, Su Wei looked inside, Li Guoliang!

"Unexpectedly, even if some people think that he was ill at the right time, they can't have any doubts about him. In fact, the fact is very simple. After Li Guoliang paid the bill with Chai Yu, he paid the storeroom in front of everyone. The shadow lock, this lock is exactly the same as the lock in the warehouse, but the key is not the same. After everyone left, he folded it back, dismissed the eunuch on duty, opened the door of the warehouse, sank the gold into the well in the backyard, and then Just put the real warehouse door lock back on and you're done."

Su Wei pondered for a moment, "That box of gold..."

"You want to ask why he stole the gold and didn't keep any of it?"

Su Wei nodded, and Wang Qin smiled deeply, "If he is doing it for money, then naturally he should keep the gold with him as much as possible, but if he is not doing it for money, then naturally he should keep the gold as far away from him as possible." .”

Su Wei took two steps forward. A slave stole gold not because of greed for money, then he was instigated by others.The servants around the fourth prince were the first to suffer from the theft of Zhengsan, and most of these servants were old people from Chengqian Palace... Now it seems that Li Guoliang is actually from Yonghe Palace. "Since it's not for the money, then tonight, is it for the purpose of destroying the corpse?"

"That's right," Wang Qin stood beside Su Wei, "If we are one step late, the box of gold will sink to the bottom of the well forever."

Su Wei raised his head slightly and looked at the dark sky. In the ancient times without industrial pollution, it was difficult to see the stars. "You told me this for Chengqian Palace? The fourth elder brother knows everything, so he will have scruples about the concubine Defei, and the bond between mother and child can't hold back termites."

"I just did what a slave should do," Wang Qin smiled slightly, "You decide how to report to the fourth elder brother."

When Su Wei returned to the fourth elder brother's bedroom, Wang Chao knelt in the middle of the room.

Su Wei was taken aback, looked on the bed, and met a villain, "Master, forgive me," Su Wei hurriedly knelt down.

"Have you asked clearly?" The fourth elder brother said in a low voice.

"Yes," Su Wei nodded.

"who is it?"

Su Wei bit his lip, "Li Guoliang."

"Bold slave," the fourth elder brother slapped the bedpost, "Send him to the Punishment Department!"

"It's absolutely impossible," Su Wei raised his head suddenly, and Wang Chaoqing looked at him in astonishment.