Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 45 years

On the eighth day of September, Yuqing Palace

The prince sat alone on the porch playing chess, a gust of wind blew by, Xiao Chuzi spread the cloak in his hand and put it on the prince's shoulders.The prince smiled at Xiao Chuzi, covered his lips and coughed twice.

"Your Highness," Wei Min, the commander of the guards, stepped into the courtyard, and leaned over to the Prince, "Long Live God has already set the schedule for the northern tour. According to Lord Qi, he wants to use the opportunity of the Holy Majesty to leave Beijing to communicate with the court officials. , so that it will be convenient to act in the future.”

"The matter of the fourth child has just passed." The prince slowly dropped a black spot, "It is the time when the capital is heavily guarded, so there is no rush."

"But," Wei Min hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Prince Yong's poisoning, although it may be that the eighth elder brother deliberately provoked it, it also proves that the prince Yong, like the eighth elder brother, has a lot of attention to His Highness's hidden strength. Master Tuoheqi is worried that if we don’t prepare early, sooner or later we will face the enemy.”

"This palace knows Tuo Heqi's good intentions," the crown prince persisted in Baizi's persistence, "The old eighth took off Yinzhen's mask with painstaking efforts, in order to make us part ways, and even turn against each other. Now that I think about it, when Shao The spy in the Qian's mansion really shocked me. However, the past cannot be tolerated now," Baizi was dropped next to Heizi, "Even if we want to guard against Yinzhen, we must not let the old man get his way. What's more , whether it is Yinzhen or Yinhu, they are just holding some ambiguous information. There is no evidence of collusion between the palace and the courtiers, and they dare not take the risk of framing the prince, what will happen to the palace."

"Your Highness," Wei Min frowned, and stepped forward, "Don't be afraid of anything, just in case, Master Tuo Heqi also hopes to make plans for you as soon as possible. After all, Long Live Lord is old——"

"Huang Ama's Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak!" The prince turned his head and glared at Wei Min. Wei Min froze and immediately knelt down.

"The defeat of Prime Minister Suo is a lesson from the past," the prince withdrew his gaze, "This hall knows Tuo Heqi's loyalty, but the strength of this hall is not as good as before, so we must be very careful in doing things. Right now, this hall, Yinzhen and Yinhu are gradually becoming a tripartite rivalry. It is also a good thing for this hall that the situation between the princes has stabilized. I will ask He Qi to appease and let everyone be patient for a while. When the time is right, we will make plans."

Wei Min pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, then finally leaned over and saluted, "Your servant obeys, and I will report back to Master Tuoheqi."

Seeing Wei Min exit the palace gate, the fat little Chuzi snorted disdainfully, and the crown prince slightly bent his lips and said, "It's always difficult for the superiors to follow their wishes, and there are many examples of involuntary actions. Sometimes, this palace is also very puzzled." , what is there to fight for the most difficult position in the world..."

Prince Yong's Mansion

In the East Small Courtyard, Eunuch Su was lying on the couch looking at the ledger in a very disfigured manner, and giggled from time to time because of certain high-amount payments.

The fourth elder brother, who was leaning on the other side of the couch, put down the ancient book in his hand with resentment, tapped Su Wei's calf and said, "Is it short for you to eat, or short for you to drink? Earn a few taels Is Yinzi so happy?"

"What's there to be happy about making money?" Su Wei kicked his legs, "This shows that my hard work is not in vain, and it is much more open and honest than your way of saving private money!"

The fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and slapped Eunuch Su on the buttocks, "I have given you the account book, and you are still sarcastic!"

"Stop lying," Su Weiteng sat up, "The account you gave me is not complete at all, you must have others!"

The fourth elder brother was taken aback when he heard the words, and said a little embarrassingly, "My master is doing business outside, so there must be expenses."

"Cut," Su Wei turned his head and lay back on the couch again, "I don't care about you, you will be your corrupt official, and I will be my profiteer, everyone will do their best!"

The fourth elder brother choked for a while, dumbfounded, then poked Su Wei's waist and said, "By the way, tell me, what are you planning with Ulanara? Suddenly let me and Fujin save her life , what is the plan?"

"Don't worry," Su Wei rubbed his feet, "it's the beauty of a woman in the backyard, and it won't delay your big event. I don't have the guts to poison the emperor's heir, but I'm just treating him the way I am. That's all."

In the evening, Fujin courtyard

Shi Yao listened to the report of the messenger boy, nodded and walked into the house.

In the inner hall, Fujin knelt in front of the altar, silently reciting the Lotus Sutra, twisting the beads that he had not held in his hand for a long time.Shi Yao stood aside, quietly waiting for Fujin to finish reading.

"Has there been news from home?" Fujin slowly opened his eyes, his voice extremely cold.

"Yes," Shiyao blessed the body, "The family sent someone to report the funeral. The eldest lady was ill and went there last night. This morning, there were 12 maids in the house, as well as the kitchen master and handymen. Good master, let's go to each other."

Fujin shook his body, said nothing, just closed his eyes, silently recited a few Buddhist names, and then slowly got up with Shiyao's arm, "Sister-in-law's health is not good, send someone to send a letter to Babeile Mansion. Jia As a daughter, Yi should cry and show her filial piety."

"Fu Jin is talking about it." Shi Yao pursed her lips, and then said with some hesitation, "I don't know what the lord's plan is, why did he let the one from the eighth master's mansion go all of a sudden? Speaking of which, she is the culprit."

"The lord should have his own plan." Fu Jin was supported on the couch by Shi Yao, his face was as pale as paper, "Fortunately, the elder brothers were not implicated, so I have nothing to force for such a result."

"Master's health is not good, don't worry about these things all the time," Shiyao covered Fujin with a blanket, "Brother Hongyun is young, Fujin should take care of his own health just for the sake of his children."

Fujin nodded slightly, leaned back on the couch, and after a long silence, he let out his breath slowly.

On the thirteenth day of the ninth month, Sheng drove up Luan, leaving only one female family member in Baye's mansion.

At noon, Mrs. Zhang, who had served the eighth elder brother, walked out of Mrs. Mao, who was pregnant, and sighed vaguely as she looked at the backyard where the autumn was splashing and the flowers were falling.Just as she was about to pass through the garden arch, a maid with a scruffy neck hurried past and almost collided with Mrs. Zhang.

"Bold!" He Hui, the girl serving Mrs. Zhang, stood in front of Mrs. Zhang, "You don't even look at the road when you walk? You don't kneel down and plead guilty when you bump into the little master!"

"My servant knows my mistake, please forgive me, my lord," the maid knelt down, and Mrs. Zhang took a closer look, and it turned out to be Xiuxiang, Mrs. Ulanara's personal maid.

He Hui also saw the person who came, but she was quite happy in her heart. When the Ulanara family was favored, this embroidered girl was very flattered by the servants in the house.Although the master who gave birth to him entered the mansion early, he has never had a real status, and he is not as trusted by Fujin as the Mao family. He is the one who has the least sense of presence in the backyard, and he can only embroider everywhere.Now that Feng Shui is taking turns, it is finally her turn to step on others.

"Who did you learn the rules from? You dare to run around like this in the garden," He Hui said with a raised voice, "Even if Lord Baylor accompanied the emperor on his northern tour, Fujin is still in the mansion. He broke us Little master, believe it or not, I went back to Fujin to punish your master for a crime of poor discipline—”

"What a big tone." A soft drink interrupted He Hui's aggressiveness, and Jiayi came slowly from the path in a simple green skirt and coat, "You are so arrogant and domineering in the public, and the master is still standing there. Just one mouthful of Fujin's oppression, is this how Sister Zhang disciplines her servants?"

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head and glared at He Hui, who quickly bowed her head and pleaded guilty.Jiayi walked to Xiuxiang, and Xiuxiang got up and stood behind Jiayi.

"Gege is leisurely strolling around the garden." Mrs. Zhang glanced at the silent Xiuxiang, "I just don't know what this servant girl is doing in a hurry. It's okay to bump into me. If she bumps into Sister Mao, I'm afraid something big will happen."

Jiayi smiled coldly, and rolled up the remaining hair on her sideburns with one hand, "Now I'm afraid of something big, I just live every day." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhang's reaction, she turned around and left with Xiuxiang .

When Xiuxiang passed by Zhang Shi, the overlapping cuffs hung down slightly, revealing a section of the white bottle mouth.

September [-], Xilaishun

In the bustling hall, Su Wei stood behind the counter, watching the diners coming and going, happy to see his teeth but not his eyes.

The shopkeeper, Ji Hongde, was originally a householder of Prince Yong's mansion. Because he was well versed in business, he was recruited to Xilaishun by Su Gonggong. He naturally respected the most proud eunuch by Prince Yong's side.

"Don't worry about the crowds today, it's not the peak season," Ji Hongde said while pulling on the abacus beads. "The colder the weather, the better our business will be. So from my point of view, it's best to get the other two in October." With the opening of the branch, most of the cost can be recovered in this winter."

"Well, I think so too." Su Wei squinted his eyes and regarded himself as a beckoning cat. "The shops are all ready, and they will open soon. By the way, how is the expansion of the South Sauce Garden? Xie Qing's Horse Team Eleven It is best to ship out the first batch of fermented bean curd before Laba.”

"Don't worry, Mr. Cai, the workshop is ready, and it's in the Zhuangzi of our palace," Ji Hongde said, "It's just that there are still some shortages of manpower, after all, it's the autumn harvest time. In addition, the large and small pottery for fermented bean curd and pickles needs to be prepared separately." Burning. However, shopkeeper Wang said that a batch can be made before November.”

"That's good." Su Wei poured himself a cup of hot tea and took a sip comfortably. "Sure enough, steady progress and adventure go hand in hand, which is the joy of doing business..."

While Su Wei was sighing, a delicately decorated carriage stopped at the gate of Xilaishun.

Lu Rui jumped out of the carriage first, and opened the curtain for Brother Fourteen, "Master, we are here. This is Xilaishun."

Yinzhen squinted his eyes, looked up at the familiar characters on the plaque, and curled his lips in disdain.

"Master, let's go in quickly." Lu Rui's eyes were cold, he took a sip and said, "This servant can't stand the smell."

"It's worthless," Elder Fourteen glared at Lu Rui, then walked towards the store.

Behind the counter, Su Peisheng was holding a large tea bowl, "There is a Doctor Li in the west of the city who is very good at medicinal food, let him and Ding Qi write a few recipes for the soup base, and let's add a health pot—"

"Su Peisheng," a soft call interrupted Su Caidong's eloquence.

Su Wei was taken aback for a moment, then looked up, "Oh, Master Fourteen!"

Su Wei quickly put down the tea bowl and went around the counter, "Why don't you say something when you come to join us, the servant will let you save the best private room and cook the best soup base for you in advance—"

"Okay," Brother Fourteen interrupted Su Wei, "I'm just passing by, just take a look, just eat something, you can arrange a place for me."

"Yes, yes," Su Wei nodded repeatedly, and asked Ji Hongde to open the private room originally reserved for the fourth elder brother.

After waiting for the fourteenth elder brother to sit down, the waiters rushed to serve the food, Su Wei exited the door, and ran into Lu Rui who had returned from drinking at the Yuweilou.

Seeing Su Wei, Xiao Ruizi's neck immediately turned red, holding the jug in his hand, and said with a wooden mouth, "Su, Su—Eunuch Su, little, little Lu, Lu—Lv Rui."

Su Wei clenched his fists and worked hard with Xiao Ruizi, and when he finally finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, "It must be a lot of pressure to serve Brother Fourteen, they both have a temper like a cow. I can understand you, you are a good boy, thank you for your hard work..."

Lu Rui immediately watched Su Wei leave with tears in his eyes. Although he had only served Brother Fourteen for a few years, he had to say that Brother Fourteen was indeed not an amiable master.Therefore, Lu Rui admired to the bottom of his heart that Eunuch Su, who had been with his brother Si elder brother for more than [-] years and had always been a favorite.It was the first time to meet at such a close distance, no wonder, he couldn't speak easily when he was nervous.

However, Su Wei who was going downstairs didn't know what was going on in Lu Rui's heart at all, he just shook his head regretfully and said, "It's a pity, a good child, but a stammer..."

In the private room, when Lu Rui came in with a jug in his hands, Elder Fourteen was standing in front of the window and looking out, his thick black eyebrows were tightly knit together.

"Master, this servant has observed." Lu Rui put the jug on the table, "There are quite a few of them, and they are all ambushing in nearby restaurants, and there are also a few carts parked in the depths of the alley, with round pots on them .”

Brother Fourteen pursed his lips, turned around and sat down at the table, "Brother Ten is really messing around..."