Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 45 years

In mid-July, Baye Mansion

Nalan Kuixu was welcomed into the study, and after greeting each other with the eighth elder brother, they sat facing each other and drank tea.

"Qi Shiwu has entered Beijing a few days ago," Nalan Kuixu picked up the tea bowl and scraped off the tea dust, "Sichuan and Shanxi have Ehai as the town, but it is still calm, and the prince has not made any moves."

The eighth elder brother pursed his lips slightly, and poured tea juice on the ice, "E Hai and Qi Shiwu have a close relationship, he must be Qi Shiwu's confidant, if not, the second brother will not let him go back to Beijing easily."

Hearing this, Nalan Kui sighed, and knocked the tea lid on the edge of the bowl, "This time, the power of the six ministries has been changed, and the crown prince has taken advantage of it. I am afraid that the Holy Majesty does not know that both Geng E and Qi Shiwu are loyal to the crown prince." , Let them take charge of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War one after another."

"Brother, don't worry." The eighth elder brother bent his lips, "Qi Shiwu was very good in commanding the army in the northwest, but Huang Ama suddenly took the risk of a change in the border and transferred him back to the capital. It can be seen that he is already wary." .Things in the court are inherently complicated, and any change in Qi Shiwu will make Huang Ama taboo. In my opinion, he won't be able to hold the post of Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment for long."

Nalan Kui groaned for a while, nodded slightly, and Eighth Prince took a sip of tea and said, "As for the Ministry of War, don't we still have Xiao Yongzao?"

"Master Baylor is right," Nalan Kuixu lowered his head, and then said as if thinking of something, "Since that's the case, why don't the ministers add fuel to the flames? The evidence of Suo'etu's collusion with the important officials in the court is still in our hands Well, if the emperor finds out that Geng E, Qi Shiwu, E Hai and others are all princes, it will definitely cause the emperor to panic, and then—"

"It's not yet time," the eighth elder brother pursed his lips and shook his head, "If you want to defeat the second brother's power in one fell swoop, you have to make Huang Ama deeply aware of the threat. Right now, the second brother just came out Xian'an Palace, act very carefully, Qi Shiwu and others dare not make big moves. After a while, the situation in the court has stabilized, Tuo Heqi and the others have plans for the future, and Huang Ama begins to feel that he is being restrained everywhere Now is the best time.”

Nalan Kuixu nodded, then raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Then, at Prince Yong's place—at present, Nian's family has been assigned to Prince Yong's sect, and Nian Gengyao has even been promoted to governor of Sichuan, and many courtiers have taken refuge in him." Yes. If so, it would be very detrimental to us if Prince Yong wholeheartedly supports the crown prince."

The eighth elder brother chuckled when he heard the words, put down the tea bowl and said, "fourth brother is not a person who is willing to be a virtuous king, he and second brother just got together because of profit, and then separated when the profit was exhausted..."

Nalan Kuixu pursed the corners of his lips and said in a low voice, "Master Baylor, what are your plans?"

Ji Sheng Tang

Eunuch Su, who had been bloody for several days, failed to complete his business empire in one fell swoop, but was defeated in the scorching heat of midsummer without any future.

Wang Xiangqing watched Su Wei sticking out his tongue on the table with a funny face, and asked someone to bring him a bowl of freshly made sour plum soup.

"I don't like summer," Su Wei held a cold soup bowl and exhaled hot air, "There is no air conditioner, no electric fan, no beach and bikinis..."

Wang Xiangqing was stunned, and then selectively ignored someone's nonsense, "In a few days, Brother Shi will be returning to Mongolia. Summer spices are not easy to preserve, and we can't keep delaying..."

"Oh, that's also good," Su Wei took a sip of sour plum soup, "I plan to spread the business a bit more, and ask Brother Shi to collect more leather later, and wait for Shen Wenyan to make the next batch—"

"Brother Shi said," Wang Xiangqing interrupted Su Wei, and said with a wry smile, "Let me go with him, let Du Hong stay here in the capital."

"Ah?" Grandpa Su straightened up belatedly, "Then when will you come back?"

Wang Xiangqing bent his lips, and seeing that Su Wei was silent, Su Wei scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "I forgot, you are from Shanxi. In Mongolia, you have a lot of things to do, right?"

"Yes," Wang Xiangqing lowered his head, "doing business in Mongolia is different from that in the Central Plains. There are few fixed cities and markets. We all bring horses and camels to various tribes to exchange goods. I brought The cavalry is mainly going to Khobdo, where the situation is complicated, and there are often conflicts between Cewangarabutan and the border. If I don’t go back, other people will not dare to bring goods there.”

"Brother Wang is so powerful." Eunuch Su's starry eyes flashed, and then he said with some reluctance, "Then when you go back, we won't see each other for a long time."

Wang Xiangqing didn't speak, and Su Wei was a little lonely, hanging his head in silence for a long time.

"Brother Su, are you reluctant to part with me?" Wang Xiangqing tilted his head with a smile on his lips.

Su Wei puffed up his cheeks, straightened up and patted Wang Xiangqing on the shoulder and said, "I can't bear it. We have been together since the construction of Jisheng Hall. Brother Wang is the best business partner and the most loyal brother."

Wang Xiangqing pursed his lips, and after a moment of silence, he also reached out and patted Su Wei on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Brother Su, I will go to Kebu for a while, and I promise to return to Beijing soon."

July [-]th, Baye Mansion

When it was nearly evening, there was a sudden scream from the backyard, and a young servant with bloodstains all over his body was pushed to Jiayi by a woman.

Jiayi took a few steps back, but fortunately, Xiuxiang held her up in time, so she didn't fall to the ground.

"Ulanara family," the eight blessings walked into the yard with his head held high, "have you been favored for a few days, and you don't know where to go? Or are you thinking about your natal family and ignoring the care of Lord Belle?"

"Fujin," Jia Yizheng looked blankly at the boy on the ground, then looked up at Fujin Ba, "I just asked Yang Wu to give my mother some donkey-hide gelatin, I have no other intentions."

"Ejiao?" Ba Fujin sneered, "Your natal family has the fourth sister-in-law, the princess, what else is there that you lack? I think you got some news, and you want to pass it to Prince Yong through your natal family?"

"No, I don't," Jiayi shook her head in a panic, "It's really just some donkey-hide gelatin. My concubine is sincere to Lord Belle, how could-"

"I heard," Bafujin interrupted Jiayi with a cold expression on his face, "you are always serving in Lord Belle's study these days, and sometimes foreign ministers come to see you, and you don't even know how to retreat, and you still say you didn't move What crooked idea?"

"No, Fujin, you misunderstood." Jiayi knelt on the ground, "I never dared to get involved in Lord Baylor's business. When someone came, I always avoided it early in the morning. Fujin, you wronged me, I Really do not have--"

"Whether you've been wronged or not, you know best in your own heart," Bafujin glared at Jiayi, raised his head and said, "Come here, search for me!"

"I can't, Fujin," Xiuxiang hurriedly stood in front of people, "This is our Gege room, how can we let such a group of people rummage around, Fujin—"

"Bold!" Eighth Fortune Jin raised his eyebrows, and winked at the woman beside him.

The mother-in-law stepped forward to grab Xiuxiang and slapped her across the face, and then a group of girls and servants broke into Jiayi's bedroom, turning over the clothes, shoes and socks in a mess, and threw the embroidered pillows and brocade quilts on the bed to the ground.

At this time, both Jiayi and Xiuxiang understood that Fujin's visit this time was not to search for any evidence at all, but to find an excuse to humiliate her.

After more than an hour of fuss, nothing was found. Jiayi's eyes were already swollen from crying, and Xiuxiang's cheeks were also swollen. Bafujin was finally satisfied, and said some innocuous words. The man walked away calmly.

In the messy courtyard and the wide-open door, the passing servants all stole a glance at the embarrassed master and servant, then ran away with their heads down.

Jiayi sat slumped on the ground, half of her body was so cold that she lost consciousness, and she was dragged by her arms to help her up.

"Gege, don't be sad." Mrs. Mao helped Jiayi to the couch in the house, and ordered his servants to tidy up the house, and Xiuxiang was also sent down to apply medicine, "Everyone in the capital knows Fujin's temperament, you are treated like this Pet, how could she not ask about it."

Jiayi pursed the corners of her lips, and pearly tears fell down, "When Lord Belle comes back, I will tell Lord Belle that Fujin insulted me like this, and I can't swallow it all in one breath!"

"Ouch," Mrs. Mao took Jiayi's hand, and comforted her in a warm voice, "bear for a while, let's take a step back. She is Fujin, and you are Gege. If you go against her, aren't you asking for trouble? Besides , Fujin is making such a big fuss, you must have heard about it when Lord Baylor comes back. You'd better keep your temper, don't let Lord Baylor think that you are also aggressive. "

Jiayi pursed her lips, nodded after a little thought.

Mrs. Mao sighed lightly, and hurriedly called for water to serve Jiayi to wash.

As the night darkened, Baylor's mansion became more and more silent. The clean-faced Jia Yihou was at the window, but no one came for a long time.Mrs. Mao was by the side, watching Jiayi's paler face, pinching the handkerchief to cover up the sneer at the corner of her mouth.The lanterns in the garden were lit, and some servants who went to the front yard to inquire about news came in a hurry.

"What's the matter?" Xiuxiang hurriedly led the servant to the door, "Has Lord Baylor not come back yet?"

The young man looked up at Xiuxiang, hesitated for a long time before saying softly, "Master Baylor came back early in the morning and had dinner in Fujin Courtyard, and now he is resting..."

Jiayi's figure flickered, and she fell backwards. Mao Shi hurriedly got up to support her, "Ouch, Gege, sit down."

"My lord," Xiuxiang waved the servant away and poured a bowl of hot tea for Jiayi, "Maybe Belle doesn't know yet, you have to be careful."

Jiayi tightly pursed the corners of her lips, her body trembled for a while, and then she cried out.

"Oh," Mao sat down beside Jiayi, gently stroking her back, "don't worry about it, if it's something else, Lord Belle will never ignore you. But, once you get involved Prince Yong's Mansion - I haven't been in the mansion for a long time. I only heard people say that when Bafujin had a miscarriage, it was the time when Lord Belle and Prince Yong had the most intense fight. Prince Yong was supported by the prince, and we Lord Belle ate a lot Fortunately, he was once detained by the Jujue and imprisoned in the prison of the clan's mansion. What happened here is really unclear for a while."

Jiayi leaned against Mao Shi's arms, her tearful eyes gradually revealing a hint of viciousness.

July [-], Daliangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing

The day of Fujin's delivery is coming soon, and the fourth elder brother asked people to clean up the delivery room in the yard, and picked up several imperial physicians and midwifes to live in the Zhuangzi.

Fujin's body has not been very good since Honghui's elder brother passed away, and the child's pregnancy was also quite difficult. In the first few days of labor, the reaction was even worse, and it was difficult to eat.

"My lord, don't worry too much," Ding Qi reported to the fourth elder brother in the study, "Several imperial physicians prescribed a recipe for Fujin, although they don't eat much, but they can always save some strength, and there will be no serious problems when giving birth .”

"That's good," the fourth elder brother nodded, leaning on the back of the chair, knowing that it was because Jiahui failed to become the chief history of the palace, which made Fujin sulk again, "Let Fujin's natal family come into the mansion to accompany him , with loved ones around, I can always feel more comfortable."

"My lord is considerate," Ding Qi saluted, and bowed to leave.

"Is it okay to give birth in Zhuangzi?" Su Wei moved a chair and sat on the edge of the iceberg, "I always feel safer when I go back to the mansion."

The fourth elder brother stretched out his hand and pulled Su Wei's chair to his side, "The mansion has just been repaired, and the smell is too strong. Besides, it's hot now, and it can be cooler in the village. The court is quite quiet now, and the new official takes office. Three fires, six are quite honest."

"Master," while he was talking, Zhang Bao entered the room, "Master Zhang Tingyu, please see me."

"Be honest, something has happened," Su Wei glanced at the fourth elder brother, quickly put the chair back, put on the hat and stood behind the fourth elder brother.

Zhang Tingyu entered the study, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, Su Wei moved the chair and served a bowl of herbal tea.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su," Zhang Tingyu nodded to Su Wei, and presented the Zhang Zhe he brought to the fourth elder brother.

"Wang Yi?" The fourth elder brother frowned, "Why did he suddenly participate in the music?"

"The humble official is also very confused," Zhang Tingyu took a deep breath, "However, this Wang Yi has always enforced the law impartially, is upright and upright, and now he is serving as a minister in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. evidence."

"Wang Yi..." Su Wei blinked, then widened his eyes as if he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Isn't that editor Wang?"

The fourth elder brother nodded while holding his chin, "It's him, after Zhang Qianyi, who became my master's teacher."

Zhang Tingyu sighed and said, "I came here to report to you in a hurry after hearing about this. Although Wang Yi didn't have a deep relationship with the lord, he was your teacher after all. It's not far or near, the easiest thing to do. It makes people suspicious. In case, the prince suspects that you ordered it—"

The fourth elder brother didn't speak, but his expression was a bit stern. Grandpa Su suddenly stopped feeling hot, and his back was as cold as a poisonous snake coiled.

"It's not just that," the fourth elder brother pondered for a moment and said, "Qi Shiwu has a good relationship with the prince. Now that he has just been appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Wang Yi has participated in the performance of Tuo Heqi, who is also a member of the prince's staff. Qi Shiwu will definitely not be able to swallow it. This tone. Wang Yi's life will not be easy in the future, but he is my teacher after all..."

"My lord, according to Lord Wang Yi's disposition, he will not seek refuge with Babeile. After all, he is very shy about you, and obviously he doesn't want to get involved in the dispute between princes. This time, he should be used by someone," Zhang Tingyu said quietly. lowered his voice.

The fourth elder brother nodded, stood up and walked to the bookshelf, "I know Wang Yi's character, so I am more worried. If Qi Shiwu prevents him from impeaching Tuo Heqi, I am afraid it will make him more suspicious. After finding out the relationship between Qi Shiwu, Tuo Heqi and the prince, it will be even more difficult to reverse the situation."

"My lord, Wang Yi's memorial to the cabinet should have been handed over," Zhang Tingyu frowned, and said in a low voice, "The crown prince, you need to make preparations early."

The next day, Tuo Heqi, the commander of the infantry army, was given money by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs for defrauding others, committing crimes, corrupting the people, and so on.In the early morning, Lord Kangxi had no other colors, but sent the memorial to Tuo Heqi to let him understand the memorial, and asked the Ministry of Penalties to investigate the matter.

Yuqing Palace

In the study room, the crown prince was sitting by the chessboard alone, Wei Min, the commander of the guards, bowed to salute and then reported, "Your Highness, Prince Yong went out of the palace after seeing the concubine De in Yonghe Palace, and has no intention of coming to Yuqing Palace. "

"The fourth son has always been smart," the prince dropped a black stone on the chessboard, "What does his teacher have to do with playing Tuo Heqi, what does it have to do with this palace? In this palace, there are Huang Ama's eyes. Can't be wrong."

"But," Wei Min frowned, "the relationship between Wang Yi and Prince Yong is really suspicious. Now that Nian Gengyao has been promoted to the governor of Sichuan, and Brother Thirteen has also returned to the capital from the palace, if Prince Yong has a disobedience? Heart, Your Highness is very dangerous."

The crown prince held Baizi for a long while and did not move. Finally, he sighed softly and said, "Wang Yi is Yinzhen's teacher. I don't believe that Yinzhen will let his teacher get involved in this dilemma. You should send someone to inform Qi Shiwu, don't be too embarrassing Wang Yi, Huang Ama has no intention of dealing with Tuo Heqi for the time being, so let him not act impulsively, which will lead to bad things."

"Yes," Wei Min bowed to accept the order, and walked away.

Wei Min walked for a while before the crown prince made another move. Looking at the unchanging dead situation, he sighed helplessly, "Little Chuzi!"

A young eunuch with a raw face held herbal tea and came in, his chubby face was covered with fine sweat.

"You're sensible," the prince smiled softly, took two sips of herbal tea, "I see you're hot, go back and change your clothes, eat something cold and come back to serve me!"

"Slave, I'm not hot." Xiao Chuzi wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves, "I'm serving Your Highness."

The prince bent his lips, said no more, instead walked slowly to the window, looked at the bright sunny day, and let out a long breath.

At night, a sneaky figure avoided the guards patrolling the long street and entered the backyard of Baye Mansion through a side door.

There was a little candlelight in Jiayi's small courtyard, and the maid Xiuxiang walked into the main room carrying a tightly packed basket, "Master," Xiuxiang wrinkled her nose, and carried the basket as far away as possible from herself.

Jiayi glanced at Xiuxiang, her eyes were cold, "What are you afraid of, isn't the disease in the west city under control? It's not smallpox at all."

"Yes," Xiuxiang pursed her lips, still not daring to get too close.

"Okay, take it off," Jiayi leaned back on the cushion, "I don't need to say more about how to deal with it."

"Yes, servant girl is going now," Xiuxiang blessed Fushen, and left the mansion in the dark with a basket.

July 25, Daliang Village in the suburbs of Beijing

Fujin's stomach didn't move for a long time, Fujin's eldest sister-in-law Wu Yashi and second sister-in-law Fucha's family were both taken into Zhuangzi.

After the midwife checked Fujin's body, she said in a soft voice, "Princess, don't worry too much. The baby's fetal sound is normal, but the time is not up yet. In the past few days, the concubine should try to move around as little as possible and eat some light nourishing food." The food is definitely fine."

"I see, thank you, nanny," Fu Jin leaned on the soft couch, asked Shi Yao to reward her, and sent the midwife nanny out.

Mrs. Fu Cha stepped forward to tuck Fujin in a blanket, and comforted him softly, "This is your second time, and the delivery will definitely go smoothly. Don't be afraid, we will accompany you in the delivery room."

The relationship between Fujin and the Fucha family was closer, so he nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, Wu Yashi pursed her lips and said nothing, turned her head to look outside the door, and saw her maid carrying a food box, she hurriedly got up and said, "By the way, the family sent you red dates and white sugar cakes, it's our old lady. The cook made it, I got someone to heat it up for you, how about you eat two pieces with millet porridge?"

"Well, I was thinking about it," Fujin propped himself up and sat up.

Wu Yashi took the food box and put the cakes on the kang table of the soft couch. Fujin picked up the porridge bowl and suddenly felt sick.

"Oh, take it away," Mrs. Fu Cha put the pastry aside, and patted Fujin on the back, "This pastry is too greasy, I'm afraid my aunt won't be able to eat it."

Just as she was talking, Shi Yao stepped into the door and blessed Fujin, "Master, the prince is here to see you."

The author has something to say: During the Yongzheng Line, everyone saw Xiao Suzi being beaten, and recalled that he was beaten a lot,

In fact... I tried my best and didn't let Xiao Suzi suffer a few times, maybe because I was too soft-hearted, everyone, don't always imagine that Xiao Suzi will be beaten every day in the future, and the fourth master is so scumbag that his mother doesn't know him anymore.

However, the development of the general incident on the Yongzheng Line has not changed. Xiao Suzi’s beating at the beginning was related to Nian Gengyao and Fourteenth Brother at that time, so...