Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 46 years

The eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Xilaishun

In the private room, Ji Hongde led the fellows and delivered them three times in a row before it was over.The originally cold hall was bustling with people at this time, and the officials and guards who came with the guard of honor had obtained the permission of the prince to occupy the table to warm wine and meat.

The fourth elder brother fished fresh and tender rabbit meat from the pot and put it into his mouth. Eunuch Su leaned on his chin and watched happily from the side.

"Happy?" The fourth elder brother picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the warm chrysanthemum drink.

"Well," Su Wei answered honestly, and he raised his wine glass to clink with the fourth elder brother, "I have seen groups of money flying into the purse."

The fourth elder brother glared at him, picked up a piece of white fish meat and put it in Su Wei's bowl, "Don't just drink, eat something, if you have a stomachache, I will suffer with you at night."

Su Wei grinned, then straightened his chest and said, "Master's guard of honor is so majestic. At first I heard thirteen gongs, and thought it was other princes."

The fourth elder brother chuckled lightly, turned his head and said, "Back when the master came back from the guard of honor, who said that the big umbrella and the small umbrella, the ones with melons and winter melons, disturbed the people at first sight? Now that I have benefited, let's talk about the prestige of the master." ?”

Su Wei pursed his lips, scratched the back of his head and said, "My lord has always kept a low profile. I haven't used Baylor's guard of honor a few times before. Will it be too loud this time, and what should I do if I get impeached by Yu Shi later?"

"Are you as free as the censor?" The fourth elder brother stretched out his hand and pulled Su Wei's stool to his side. Su Wei shook the stool twice, "I will ask someone to make the fur on your hat thicker. My ears are red from the cold."

Su Wei rubbed his ears and nodded.

The fourth elder brother bent his lips and said, "This time, it is to let people know the relationship between Xi Laishun and the master. The master uses the guard of honor walking in the middle of the capital, so why does it matter if you go to your own shop for a meal? It's just In the future, you will inevitably have some messy people here to make connections, just ask for news."

"Don't be afraid of that," Su Wei picked up a chopstick of cabbage, saw that his bowl was far away, and dipped it into the fourth brother's bowl, "I'll just let someone throw it out after I empty out their purses. "

"Master," the two were talking, Zhang Bao bowed in and handed a letter to the fourth elder brother, "Master Fu Nai handed it over."

The fourth elder brother put down his chopsticks, wiped his hands, took the envelope, Su Wei poked his head to look at it confidently, and saw the words on the letterhead, "Ma Qi, the guilty minister, please give peace to Prince Yong."

The corners of the fourth brother's mouth were slightly curved, and Su Wei stared wide-eyed and said, "This Ma Qi is finally willing to accept the move, it's worth our effort for so long, I thought he was quite comfortable under Babeile's supervision. "

"Ma Qi is a man of real talent," said the fourth elder brother, continuing to look at the letter paper. "When he was the censor of the Zuodu, he was the minister of discussion with the Minister of the Lifan Academy. When the Qing Dynasty and Russia established the border, he was the only one who dared to The letter stated that in addition to the Manchurian and Mongolian characters, all the documents in the Lifan Academy should be written in Chinese characters for future generations. He was indeed implicated in the matter of protecting the ministers. Huang Ama is probably angry that he did not obey The imperial decree, just stay out of the matter. You should use him as a raft, and it won’t be long before you return to the court.”

"The whole family is demoted, and closed." Su Wei put a piece of rabbit meat into the freshly boiled chicken soup, "Even if he is re-official, he probably has to hold his breath in his heart."

"If he doesn't hold his breath, I still won't be able to win him over." The fourth elder brother looked at the letter paper and frowned gradually, "Back then, Huang Ama personally conquered Galdan for the first time. They are headed by three shifts in the Forbidden City to assist the second elder brother in governing. A Lantai supports the prince, Fu Lun supports the eldest brother, only Ma Qi, like a stone in a latrine, no matter how intimidating and tempting Ren Suoxiang and Mingxiang are, they just don’t agree. Falling to either side. He probably hates Yinhu now."

Su Wei chewed the rabbit meat, and seeing the fourth elder brother put down the letterhead, his brows were furrowed, as if something was wrong, "What's the matter? Is Ma Qi still unwilling to surrender?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head, "It's not Ma Qi's problem, it's something he mentioned to the Lord in his letter. During the funeral of Prince Anjun, Xinzhe Kudu Tong Yatu and Qi Shiwu under Ma Hun often had It seems that the Anjun Palace doesn't know anything about it."

"One is Babeile's relative, and the other is the prince's confidant," Su Wei bit his finger and thought, "Is this the prince's rebellion, or is Babeile's backyard going to catch fire?"

"I can't say for sure," the fourth elder brother slowly picked up the wine glass, "but Lao Ba has always been careful, and he is fully responsible for the funeral of Prince An County. I don't quite believe it."

Su Wei was stunned for a while, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, "Don't let the prince join forces with the eighth elder brother to deal with us?"

The fourth elder brother glanced at Su Wei, but didn't make a sound.There are thousands of possibilities in the matter of the heavenly family, even if it is not today, there will always be a day when it will be.

Prince Yong's Mansion

After the twelfth lunar month, there is no need to rush to the palace every day, Fujin rarely invited all the little masters of the Xibeiyuan to have a banquet in his room.

The earth dragon is rolling in the house, and the charcoal pot is burning, which is very warm.Fujin asked someone to spread a thick blanket on the floor of the inner room, and the three little elder brothers were placed in one place and babbled and rolled into a ball.

Seeing the children's excitement, Li took Yi Erha's hand and said, "This child also loves beauty now, and I have to be cheeky and ask Fujin to make a few sets of clothes for Haosheng."

Fujin also showed a rare smile, stretched out his hand and pulled Mo Yaqi aside and said, "You don't need to say, I've been thinking about it for a long time, not only the clothes, but also the costumes. It's time to fight. Princesses have started to socialize, let's The two jewels of the prince cannot be left behind."

"Fu Jin," Yi Erha's eyes lit up, and he leaned over to Fujin and asked, "Can my daughter and sister also hold a small banquet in the mansion to entertain some sisters?"

Hearing this, Fujin raised the corners of his lips and said, "Of course, among the heirs who built the mansion, besides your uncle, only our daughter has grown up. The two of you are hosts, and the flower banquet is also for you Ama has a long face."

When Yilha heard this, he clapped his hands quickly, told Mrs. Li to nod his forehead and said, "It means that Fujin dotes on you, and his princess is not as lively as you."

Mo Yaqi pursed the corners of her lips and said, "Although my sister is lively, she never makes mistakes in the rules. Don't worry about Li Eniang," she turned her head and said to Fujin, "When spring comes, my sister and I will draw up an invitation list to give Look at Fujin."

Fujin nodded with a smile, the whole room was bustling with activity, only Nian was sitting at the side, silently staring at the little elder brothers.

Geng Shi looked at his own Hong Shi, and said gently, "These days the prince misses a few little elder brothers very much, and often asks people to hug them to see."

"That's not it," Niu Hulu interrupted, "I didn't ask the nurses to follow me, I just hugged them like that, these three together can lift the roof of the house, I don't know how the prince coaxed me Yes, but the East Courtyard is like an iron barrel, and no letter can come out."

Shiyue pursed her lips when she heard the words, lowered her voice and said, "With so many servants around the prince, how many children can he take care of? It seems that the prince is busy with political affairs, so it is inconvenient for the mothers and nurses to come and go. I would rather I think it’s good for several children to play together often, and they will get closer when they grow up.”

"What Shiyue said is," Fujin slightly bent the corners of his lips, "My lord is busy with business, and I am also thinking about the children. When they are seven or eight years old, they should all move to the front yard. We have nothing to worry about." of."

After Fujin said this, everyone didn't mention it any more, and after lunch, they each said their goodbyes and left.

Shi Yao led the people to evacuate the table, and when she entered the inner hall, she saw Fujin leaning on the step, her eyebrows tightly frowned, so she tentatively stepped forward and said, "Does Fujin think about what the young master Niu Hulu said just now?"

Fujin took a look at Shiyao, and sighed, "My lord and I say we are husband and wife, but in fact, we are not as good as strangers. His courtyard is so strictly guarded, and I don't know whether it is to guard against outsiders or me."

Shi Yao pursed her lips, stepped forward and said, "Fu Jin, don't think about it, the prince does all important things, so naturally he has to guard against the walls. What does it have to do with Fujin?"

Fujin shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "I asked you to find someone to keep an eye on Su Peisheng, did you arrange it?"

Shi Yao was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "It was arranged earlier, but later, Eunuch Su cleared out a large number of slaves in the mansion, and the ones that the servants liked were all driven out one after another."

Fujin snorted coldly, turned his head away and said, "Arrange it again, find someone clever, there are so many people serving in the East Courtyard, how can everyone keep their mouths shut?"

"Yes," Shiyao leaned over, and took a last step forward, "Fujin, we have suffered from Mr. Su, the prince is really special to him. You just gave birth to the third elder brother. According to slaves, it is still Just wait a minute—"

"You don't understand," Fujin interrupted Shiyao, "it is because of Hongyun that I can't wait any longer. The prince has three sons at once, and Jiayi's incident happened again in my family. Jiahui Although I am a first-class bodyguard, I am obviously not taken seriously. If I don't get tougher and let a group of eunuchs pass me by, how will Hongyun gain a foothold in the mansion in the future?"

After the New Year's Eve, the weather in the capital gradually warmed up.

Su Wei's former master, Jia Jinlu, led a group of eunuchs every day, but he was quite busy.Not for anything else, these little eunuchs are all prepared for the little masters in the mansion, and the rules are not bad at all.

After following Li Ying's little book, because there is an unreliable master, he is also sent here every day to train with Jia Gonggong.

The other little eunuchs were quite envious of the little Shuzi who could go in and out of the East Small Courtyard. They always asked questions, but the poor little Shuzi had a stone head and didn't know what to ask.

On this day, just after entering February, the little scholar took a pancake and went to Jia Jinlu's place as he walked past the door of the East Courtyard.

As soon as he got out of the hanging flower arch, he was stopped by a porter, "Is Eunuch Wu hungry? Here are warm steamed buns stuffed with fennel."

Xiao Shuzi opened his eyes wide, watched the concierge take out an oiled paper bag, and swallowed heavily.