Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 45 years

July 28, Prince Yong's Mansion

Su Wei sat on the couch, held the hands of the fourth elder brother beside his face, his eyes were red, and he looked tired.

20 years ago, facing his little fourth master who was suffering from bloody dysentery, he was still able to arrange trivial matters and schedule before and after with a clear mind. Twenty years later, he can only helplessly be filled with heart-wrenching pain and overwhelming fear and worry. He pretends to be calm when he sees the unconscious person lying on the bed. Disappeared without a trace.

The 20 years of mutual affection wiped away the coldness of the fourth elder brother and the fierceness of Su Wei, but brought about not only ambiguous and tender feelings, but also an inseparable bond and deep-rooted dependence on each other.

"Eunuch Su, I'm useless." Zhang Bao knelt down on the ground with a face full of remorse, and tears flashed in his ever-resolute eyes. "It's because I didn't notice the master's body, and I neglected the master's safety..."

"It's none of your business." Su Wei buried his eyes in the palm of the fourth elder brother, his voice trembling slightly, "I didn't take good care of him, I should be by his side all the time, I'm always lazy, he doesn't care mad at me—”

Before Su Wei finished speaking, the palm covering his eyes moved slightly. "Master?" Su Weizheng raised his head in a daze, facing his barely opened eyes.

"Crying?" The fourth elder brother pulled the corners of his mouth hard, and his thumb lightly swept Su Wei's face, his voice was almost inaudible from time to time, "I dreamed of you just now... Don't be afraid, you are here , I'm not afraid..."

"Yinzhen," Su Wei pursed his lips, crawled to Si Age's pillow, and put his cheek against his, "You will be fine, I will take good care of you!"

"Well," the fourth elder brother curled his lips, and his slightly opened eyes began to tremble unconsciously, "I'm sick...it happened suddenly, you have to be careful about the clan's house...investigate, don't be afraid...show off your prestige, don't ...wronged."

"I know, I know," Su Wei puffed up his cheeks, suppressed his tears abruptly, and reached out to cover Brother Si's mouth, "Rest quickly, don't worry about anything, I will protect myself and you, I'll take care of everything..."

The fourth elder brother breathed out lightly, feeling something slowly being pulled out of his body, the words just now seemed to have used up all his strength, and the last scene that gradually fell into darkness was Su Wei's pale face, Eyes as red as a rabbit.

Daliangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing

The prince did not return home for a long time, and Eunuch Su took Ding Qi away again. The news that the prince was seriously ill could not be concealed, and a sense of uneasiness began to spread among the slaves.

"Sister, sister," Niu Hulu walked around to the door of the small hall, raised his head and waved to Shiyue who was accompanying Geng.

"I'll go take a look," Shiyue bent her lips at Geng Shi, got up and walked out of the small hall, "What happened? But Fujin gave birth?"

"No," Niu Hulu pulled Shiyue under the south window of the small hall, looked around and said in a low voice, "something happened to the prince!"

"My lord?" Shiyue was stunned for a moment, and looked towards the gate of the small courtyard, but she didn't see Su Wei's shadow.

"Eunuch Su has already returned to Beijing," Niu Hulu interrupted Shiyue's conjecture, "I heard from the girl that the prince was seriously ill, and Eunuch Su left in a hurry with Ding Qi..."

In the small hall, Geng saw Niu Hulu pulling Shiyue away, and the two of them were muttering something at the other end. He was a little curious, so he sent away the maid beside him under the pretext of wanting to eat porridge, and headed south by himself. Leaned by the window.

"What kind of disease could it be?" Shi Yue frowned tightly, "Hasn't the prince been fine these two days? What disease can happen so urgently."

Niu Hulu pursed his lips hesitantly, and finally stomped his feet and said, "It's smallpox. I heard from the person who came back with Eunuch Kukui to report that the prince has smallpox!"

Geng's figure flickered, and he fell backwards like five thunderbolts. His seven-month-old body fell heavily on the ground, and his legs were immediately wet.

On the other end, with Fujin's cry of pain, the baby's cry finally resounded.

The maids outside the door all let out a long breath, but Nian Shi and Li Shi didn't look relaxed at all.

"The prince is overjoyed, the princess is overjoyed," the nanny who delivered the baby ran out of the door, but she didn't see the prince and had to kneel in front of the two side Fujins, "The princess gave birth to an elder brother, a white and fat little elder brother."

"Thank you for your hard work, mothers," Nian motioned to Ling Xi to reward her, "how is the princess?"

Mammy hesitated for a moment, but then said bluntly, "The princess is a little weak, and she delayed giving birth for a long time, which hurt her vitality to some extent, and needs to be nourished."

Nian Shi and Li Shi looked at each other, and said with a strong voice, "It's a great event for the princess to give birth to the prince's son. The nuns go down to rest first, for a while—"

"Wait a minute," Shiyue interrupted Nian's words abruptly, and hurried over, "Ci Fujin, Geng Gege fell down, and it looks like he might be about to give birth prematurely!"

Baye Mansion

Ba Fujin got the news from the servant, and turned to go to Ba Prince's study.

Brother Ba was handing over the written letter to his subordinate to send him to Liuxiang Tea House. The subordinate saluted Ba Fujin and left in a hurry.

"The concierge came to report that the guards of the clan's mansion have entered Prince Yong's mansion," Ba Fujin walked to Ba Prince's side, "this time was also a mistake, I didn't expect Ulanara to be so courageous."

The eighth elder brother smiled softly, and arranged the rice papers on the desk one by one, "it's also the fourth brother's bad luck, who would have thought that he would run into him. But it's not too bad, as long as the arrangements on the west side of the city are good, Yuqing It will be difficult to stand on the same line as the Palace and Prince Yong’s Mansion.”

Ba Fujin pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment and said, "Then, what should Ulanala do?"

"How can I deal with it?" Brother Ba raised his head and glanced at Fujin, "Naturally, it is easy to give birth to her. We not only want her to be safe and sound, but also to be prominent for a while. After a while, I will be like Huang Ama please Feng, give her the position of side Fujin."

Bafujin's face turned cold, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Brother Ba bent his lips, stood up and held Fujin's hand and said, "Don't worry, Fujin, it's just a position, it doesn't represent anything. Once this matter is over, the family's big and small affairs will still be decided by Fujin." , as long as it doesn't ruin the reputation of Baylor Mansion, Fujin can do whatever he wants?"

Bafujin slightly bent the corners of her lips, raised her head and gave Eighth Brother a look, and then said as if thinking of something, "By the way, my concubine just got the news, I haven't congratulated Lord Belle yet, Mrs. Mao is pregnant."

"Really?" Eighth Prince's eyebrows brightened, "This is a happy event. When she gives birth to a child, she will be brought up under Fujin's knees, and it will also end Fujin's love for her son."

Ba Fujin pursed her lips, and forced a smile on her face, "I am happy for the prince. Mao's meritorious service this time, I think, when she gives birth to a child, she will formally raise Princess. Otherwise, wait until In the future, the status of the child's biological mother is too low, and it is not good for the child."

When the eighth elder brother heard the words, his expression was stern for a moment.

Bafujin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly leaned over and said, "It's my concubine's fault, my concubine's slip of the tongue!"

"Fujin doesn't have to be like this," Brother Ba calmed down, and stretched out his hand to help Fujin up, "There are a lot of things going on in the house these days, so Fujin needs to take care of Ulanara and Mao's."

"That's the duty of a concubine, Lord Belle, please don't worry," Bafujin lowered his head, cold sweat dripping from his back.

Prince Yong's Mansion

The guards and yamen of the Zongren Mansion and Shuntian Mansion entered the Prince Yong's Mansion successively, and Su Nu, the director of the Zuo Division of the Clan Mansion, and Yin Shi Shilun of the Shuntian Mansion entered the main courtyard together.

Namutu came forward with a group of officials to receive them. After the two parties greeted each other, Sunupi smiled and said, "Master Shi also understands why we are here this time. Your Majesty cares about Prince Yong. Prince Yong's sudden emergency is also really strange. Our Clan Mansion and Shuntian Mansion are ordered to investigate this matter. The slaves around Prince Yong were the first to be blamed for the epidemic, and the person who poisoned Prince Yong is the most likely Hiding among this group of slaves. I also ask Master Chang Shi to cooperate and hand over the slaves who usually serve by Prince Yong's side to the humble official. Let the inferior official find out the ins and outs of the matter, so as to ensure the safety of the prince."

Namutu frowned slightly when he heard the words, and after looking at Fu Nai, he curled his mouth and said, "Since the director came here on order, we dare not stop it. However, our prince is still ill, and the The servants are all used to it, so it might be inappropriate to replace them at this time. Why don't you just investigate in the mansion, and if you need to ask someone to ask questions, I will arrange for you to—"

"Master Changshi!" Sunu's face darkened, and he raised his voice, "The prince's illness is likely to be poisoned by someone, and now the murderer is unknown, and it is very likely that the murderer is beside the prince. How can Master Changshi be so casual?" What to do? If the prince is murdered again, how many brains does Lord Changshi have to bear it? How capable is he to explain it to the Holy One?"

Fu Nai pursed the corners of his lips from the side, and said in a deep voice, "If, as your lord said, all the slaves close to the prince are taken away, the imperial physician will not know the prince's sleeping and eating habits, so how can he treat the prince's illness? Get someone else to serve him , I didn't notice for a while, let the prince eat something that shouldn't be eaten, and delayed the prince's condition, who will be responsible?"

Sunu smiled softly, put his hands behind his back, and the guards of the clan's mansion immediately stood ready, "By guard Fu saying this, is he planning to resist the edict to the end?"

"Lord Su Nu," Shi Shilun stepped forward and said, "We are here today to investigate the case, not to cause trouble. The prince is still ill, so how can we go to war in the palace!"

"Yo, Mr. Shi is very good at being a man." Su Nu glanced at Shi Shilun, disdainful of the "Shi Qingtian" in the mouth of this commoner, "Mr. Waiting for the results, but they are not even willing to hand over a few slaves, how can we investigate? You Shuntian Mansion dare not offend the dignitaries, but our Clan Mansion is not afraid, come here—"

"I don't think who would dare?" Su Nu's words were interrupted with a clear shout, and a group of people came steadily, surrounded by the eunuch Huang Yingbuzi in the middle.

Seeing this, Su Nu curled his lips, stepped forward and said, "This is Mr. Su, right?"

Su Wei stood between Namutu and Fu Nai with his head held high, but he didn't even look at Su Nu, and said directly to Shi Shilun, "Master Shi, our family heard that our prince's illness is similar to the epidemic in the west of the city?"

"Yes," Shi Shilun nodded, "The epidemic that emerged in the west of the city a while ago is similar to smallpox, but it is not as contagious as smallpox, and its onset is more severe than smallpox."

"Since that's the case, I would like to ask Mr. Shi to bring two doctors from the west of the city to give the prince a diagnosis," Su Wei said with his hands behind his back. "Now the prince is seriously ill and cannot afford any delay. Doctors who have experience in consultation may be able to help. One or two."

"Grandpa Su is right," Shi Shilun cupped his hands, "I'm going to order people to invite all the doctors from the west of the city, but Prince Yong's sudden illness—"

"I understand Master Shi's difficulty," Su Wei interrupted Shi Shilun, "Who is the servant who can get close to the prince, no one knows better than me, who is most suspected of murdering the prince, no one knows better than me Alright, Mr. Shi can just stay here in the palace, I will do my best—”

"Eunuch Su is trying to divert attention," Su Nu interrupted Su Wei, but did not notice the face of a certain father-in-law suddenly sank, "Eunuch Su, do you know that the lowly posts are entrusted to—"

"Shut up, you little bastard in name only isn't worthy of breaking up with my father-in-law! Don't think I don't know whose dog you are!" Su Wei turned around abruptly, a pair of big round eyes seemed to be spitting poison at this moment, stiff Shengdi general, who led a team of guards, forced back two steps.

"What?" Su Wei raised his chin mockingly, "The king of Zhijun has fallen, and Nalan Mingzhu has lost his braids. You are not satisfied with losing three levels, and now you are wagging your tail when you change your master? Is it someone feeding you? , who can you call for?"

"You—" Su Nu choked in his throat, and almost didn't turn over, thinking that he was a high-ranking official at the beginning, the title of the hereditary son of the Duke of Zhen, and later he was dismissed because of the matter of the Zhijun King. All the way from Zuo Zongzheng of the clan's mansion to the director of the fifth-rank Zuosi, at least Nalan Kuixu reached out to help him so that he would not be sent to other places.

But no matter what, he is also the identity of the clan and clan, even Shi Shilun, who is the third rank, dare not speak in front of him at will. How could he think that a eunuch without official title would dare to humiliate him like this?