Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 44 years

August night, full of stars.

In the corner of Wanshu Garden in Rehe Palace, a barefooted figure lay on the grass by the stream.

The evening wind blew through the leaves, bringing with it a wet smell, and the rustling sound was like a ghost lurking in the shadows, coveting the last bit of light.

Su Wei kicked his legs impatiently. No matter how beautiful the day was, it seemed that the beauty and mania in his heart could not be suppressed. The silver moon hanging in the night had been half covered by dark clouds.

"Master," Xiaoyingzi took off his shoes and walked lightly to Su Wei's side.

Su Wei glanced at him, picked up a tender grass and put it in his mouth, "It's so late, what are you doing out here?"

"I can't sleep," Xiaoyingzi hugged his knees and sat beside Su Wei, "Master, do you miss Lord Baylor?"

"Who said that?" Su Wei spit out the grass root "poof", "I'm just upset, so many things happened in these two days, few people can sleep tonight."

"Cut," Xiaoyingzi curled her lips in disdain, "when the sky fell in the mansion, you were in a deep sleep, and now it has nothing to do with us, and you're still making excuses..."

"Why do you talk so much?" Su Wei raised his hand and gave Xiao Yingzi a smack on the head, "The emperor's words cut off the crown prince's wings, shelved the change of the reserve position, and completely broke the mind of Zhijun Wang. When the news comes back to Beijing, it will definitely cause turmoil in the government and the public. How can it be possible that the master is not directly related to the fourth beile? Not to mention, he already has—"

Su Wei's voice paused, and he didn't continue, but his face was a little gloomy.

"Then, when are we going back to Beijing?" Xiaoyingzi scratched the back of his head, "The court is not stable, so Master has to stay by Master's side."

"What's the use of me staying by his side..." Su Wei grabbed another piece of grass and put it in his mouth, and stretched out a hand to hold the shadow of the moon.

"Looking at the Mid-Autumn Festival," said a man in a green robe lying under the jujube tree in the East Courtyard of Siye Mansion in the capital.

Zhang Bao stood under the porch, bowed his waist and said, "This year is a rare big moon, why don't you ask the master to go to Zhuangzi to celebrate the moon?"

"I'm not in the mood," the fourth elder brother stretched out a hand to embrace the moonlight, and said in a rather annoyed tone, "Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for reunion, but it happens to be at this most unlikely time for reunion."

Zhang Bao pursed his lips, lowered his head and did not answer.

The fourth elder brother sighed softly, picked up the Rubik's cube on his chest and turned it around, "Is there any new news from the northern tour team?"

"Returning to the master, there is no new news," Zhang Bao lowered his head, "It's strange to say that it has been almost a month since the emperor was assassinated, and follow-up investigations should be sent back to Beijing one after another, but there has been no movement .”

"It may not be that there is no movement," the fourth elder brother stared at a white block in a daze, turned around twice and then started again, "Huang Ama blocked the news to avoid turmoil in the capital. I am afraid that it has something to do with the second brother gone."

"What the master means," Zhang Bao suppressed his throat, "is there any change in the East Palace?"

"Judging from Yinxiang's abnormality, it will happen sooner or later." The fourth elder brother put down the Rubik's cube and looked up at the night sky. There were bursts of cicadas in the silent courtyard. The bugs on it are sticky."

"Yes," Zhang Bao leaned over to accept the order, and then said as if thinking of something, "In the past, Eunuch Su would organize his servants to get rid of insects and catch cicadas early. Especially the big jujube tree in the backyard, Xia Qi Xiaoyingzi always stared at it. Now, immediately get off the net as soon as there is any movement, so as not to waste a single jujube. This year, the servant was also negligent."

"It's rare for him to have such a careful side," the fourth elder brother bent his mouth, sat up and touched the Rubik's Cube in his arms, his originally lonely expression gradually became thoughtful.

Rehe Palace, Yanxun Mountain Pavilion

The night was thick, the bamboo shadows were mottled, and Zhijun Wang was sitting on a dark bed.Under the dim moonlight, Li Jinzhong stood by the window with his head bowed.

"Junwang," He Du stepped into the door, but was stopped by the desolation in the room.

Just like the vastness of the cold winter months, the sense of oppression like a boulder falling in the invisible shadow.It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like only a moment, that a hoarse and gloomy voice sounded quietly, "Come and talk."

He Du pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva lightly, and walked to the couch, "Young King, the servant has sent someone back to Beijing to deliver the news, presumably the Prime Minister knows the current situation and will definitely plan for the master. This time , The crown prince’s charges have been confirmed by the emperor himself, and it will be a matter of time before the East Palace changes hands. As long as the position is not determined, the county king is the most hopeful. Please, master, don’t belittle yourself.”

King Zhijun's eyes were scattered and dazed, but when he fell on Hedu, he gradually turned cold, "When did this king ask you to inform Mingxiang?"

Hedu tensed up, lowered his head in a panic, and said, "This slave has made his own decisions. The slave just wants to do something for the master. Please forgive me."

"Hmph," King Zhijun smiled softly, penetrating his bone marrow in the darkness, "Forget it, whose crime can I punish now? The Nalan family is still powerful, but this king is an abandoned son, and you will protect me from it." , maybe I can still survive.”

"Junwang," Hedu knelt down, with a sad and firm face, "I don't care what the emperor looks like, I only recognize the king as the master!"

The king of Zhijun looked at Hedu for a long while, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Get up, this king is just sad for a while, not complaining about himself, let alone others. Compared with that one from Reinlupo, what this king has lost is nothing but something he never got. , nothing to be sorry about."

reindeer slope

Yinreng sat on a blanket with his back leaning against the wall, a slight chill rolled into his neck with gusts of wind.

"How many nights have you not seen the moonlight in such a peaceful way?" A cold voice rang out in the empty tent, but no one answered.

Yinfeng curled up his mouth, lowered his head slowly, and took out a writing brush from his sleeve. The soft strokes brushed across the palm of his hand, a little familiar and a little strange.

"Xiao Chuzi," Yinreng looked at the dark night with disappointment, "Tell me, does he still remember me now?"

Zhaofang West Wing

In the shadow of the window reflected by the moonlight, there was a thin man crooked, his blood-stained legs were clamped between rough wooden bars, and the rustling sound of swallowing was especially obvious in the faint moaning.

"Eunuch Lin, don't eat it." A eunuch who was also tortured moved to Xiao Chuzi's side, "These meals are rotten, and you'll get sick if you eat them."

Holding the dust-stained wooden bowl, Xiao Chuzi glanced at the little eunuch, and the moonlight reflected in his cloudy eyes.

After a while, the slightly shaking chopsticks hit the edge of the bowl and scattered on the ground.I don't know whether it was due to pain or lack of strength, Xiao Chuzi couldn't pick up the chopsticks after several times of grabbing, and finally had to reach into the bowl with his blood-stained hands, grabbed the sour-smelling brown rice and stuffed it into his mouth.

The strange night slowly passed by under the beautiful moonlight.

In the early morning, Su Wei went around to the back of Cheng'an Hall and caught Deng Yu who was walking with his neck curled up.

"Eunuch Su," Deng Yu said with a pale face, watching Su Wei swallow.

Su Wei frowned, looked left and right, and said in a low voice, "Master Thirteen is taking medicine again?"

Deng Yu pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, and nodded.

Su Wei sighed, let go of Deng Yu, and paced back and forth, "Liu Shu is definitely not a simple person who can get all the way to the imperial hospital for sentencing. Brother Shisan's wound is stained with other medicine, so he will see it sooner or later." come out."

"Then what should I do?" Deng Yu said with a mournful face, "I persuaded the master, but the master didn't listen, and he would do the same at the risk of deceiving the emperor."

Su Wei bit his lip, and patted Deng Yu's shoulder, "I'll figure out a way, Brother Thirteen just wants to retreat bravely, there's no need to hurt others like this."

"Really," Deng Yu's eyes lit up, he stepped forward and grabbed Su Wei's arm and said, "If Eunuch Su can save my master, Deng Yu can do whatever he wants."

Su Wei looked Deng Yu up and down, pursed his lips and said, "Do you have any money?"

The moon is cloudy and sunny, and people have joys and sorrows. With the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the strange atmosphere of Rehe Palace finally has some warmth.

On August [-]th, in the other courtyard of Sanzhaofang, human voices sounded early.

Liu Shu was a little surprised by Su Peisheng's arrival, but also quite helpless.

Looking at the wooden box on the table, Liu Shu raised his eyebrows, "I am truly ashamed of receiving such a great gift from Eunuch Su. We got to know each other anyway, and just ask Eunuch Su if you have anything to do."

Su Wei bent his lips, closed the shiny silver wooden box, and pushed it in front of Liu Shu, "Our family is alone, the master is not around, and all we do is to protect ourselves. Mr. Liu is steeped in officialdom For many years, what matters to you and me recently must be clearer than our family."

Liu Shu frowned, and looked at Grandpa Su in front of him without speaking for a long time. Whether it was a temptation or a bribe was unpredictable, and whether the fourth master was involved made him even more confused, "I really don't know what Su Gonggong said. Thoroughly. Recently, there have been a lot of incidents in the court, but they have little to do with you and me. If you want to say that it is related, it is the injury of the Thirteenth Master—”

Liu Shu was taken aback for a moment, his heart gradually cleared up, and the way he looked at Su Wei changed again and again.

Seeing Liu Shu's expression, Su Wei understood that this person really came to check whether Brother Thirteen's injury was tricky.

"Why does Thirteenth Master's injury concern the father-in-law's safety?" Liu Shu raised his eyebrows.

Su Wei smiled, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "Master Liu has the leisure to care about me, so he cares about himself. We are all working for others. If our master gets angry, the most he can do is punish him, my lord." My master is so angry that he might see blood."

Liu Shu squinted his eyes, twitched his beard and said, "Since Mr. Su knows this truth, don't force others to make things difficult."

"I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want to persuade Mr. Liu," Su Wei put his hands in his sleeves and leaned forward, "Our family has been with the royal family for more than [-] years, and we can see it clearly. To put it bluntly, A master also has seven emotions and six desires. Today's sage, although his mind is unpredictable, but a king is also a father. A few days ago, the sermons seemed scary, but in fact, neither the crown prince nor the king of Zhijun had lost a single hair. Now, Even if the Thirteenth Master offends Longyan, he will only lose his favor for a while. The identity of this prince cannot be erased. In the future, when the Holy One recalls the love between father and son, the Thirteenth Master will still be the Thirteenth Master, but Liu Daren will I don’t know how to deal with myself.”

Liu Shu hesitated a little, and looked at Su Wei with slightly shaken eyes, "Is that according to what Eunuch Su wants?"

Su Wei smiled, took out two banknotes from his sleeve, and put them on the wooden box, "It's just a favor, who in today's imperial hospital is more convincing than Mr. Liu?"