Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 46 years

At the beginning of September, Xipei Hospital

Nian's sudden illness, Zhang Bao took the token of the fourth elder brother and proclaimed Dingqi into the palace overnight.When the fourth elder brother came to visit, there was already bursts of medicinal fragrance in the yard.

"How is the health of the side Fujin?" The fourth elder brother casually ignored Ding Qi's greetings, and opened his mouth to ask.

"My lord, don't worry," Ding Qi leaned down, "Ce Fujin just catches a cold occasionally, although it's violent, as long as he takes the medicine from Wei Chen and sweats, he'll be fine."

"That's good, thank you for your hard work," the fourth elder brother nodded slightly, and walked into the inner room.

Fujin and Geng Shi, who were guarding the bedside, saw the fourth elder brother and hurriedly bowed to salute, but the fourth elder brother raised his hand and called him up.

"Why is your lord here?" Nian tried to sit up with one hand on the side of the bed, but was stopped by the fourth elder brother.

"Don't be too polite," the fourth elder brother leaned over and sat on the side of the bed. "How do you feel about your health? Did you feel better after taking the medicine?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. My concubine is already much better." Nian lowered his head slightly, and pursed the corners of his lips. rest.

"My lord," Geng said from the side after listening to Nian's words, "The reason why Ci Fujin got caught in the rain was all because he was concerned about Hongshi's body and was eager to give Hongshi some nutritious treasures. When my concubine gave birth to Hong, she was taken care of by Ce Fujin. Now seeing that he is sick like this, I really don't know how to repay him."

"What did Sister Geng say here?" Nian gave Geng a gentle look, then turned to look at the fourth elder brother, "Sister Geng is the closest to my concubine, and I really like that child Hongshi, today is an accident I just caught typhoid fever. The prince and concubine of labor came to see me in person, and Sister Geng stayed with me all the time, so I don’t know how to be grateful as a concubine.”

The fourth elder brother raised the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard the words, "Mu Yun has always been the most sensible, and helping Fujin to take care of the backyard is even more rewarding. There is no need for Geng Shi to feel guilty, Hong Shi is also the son of the Lord, and the Lord will help you repay this favor."

Geng smiled when he heard this, and bowed to the fourth elder brother and said, "The concubine is very grateful to the prince."

"It's getting late." Fujin, who had been standing by the bed without saying a word, glanced at the few people quietly, then turned his head and said to the fourth elder brother, "The prince has to go to court in the morning, so let's go back and rest quickly. There is a concubine here to take care of Fujin here, so the prince doesn't have to worry."

"That's good too, we have Lao Fujin," the fourth elder brother stood up, and said to Nian Shi who was on the bed, "Mu Yun takes good care of her body, and I will come to see you when the king comes back from court."

"Thank you, my lord, let's go back to rest quickly," Nian Shi forced himself up, and bowed his head to the fourth elder brother.

Zhang Bao followed the fourth elder brother out of the West Secondary Courtyard, and the fourth elder brother returned to the East Courtyard in deep thought. When he came to the door, he said, "Pick up a box of Dongzhu in a while, and send two boxes of donkey-hide gelatin."

Zhang Baolue was stunned, then lowered his head and said, "Master, there are few high-grade Dongzhu recently, and there is only one box left in the library. A few days ago, Eunuch Su said that he would take that box to make collars for the two little princesses." .”

"He can pick good things." The fourth elder brother smiled slightly when he heard the words, "Then let's replace it with two jade ruyis. Nian Gengyao's foundation in Sichuan is getting deeper and deeper, so he can't treat Nian Shi poorly, and then tell the dining room every Give Nian a cup of bird's nest every day."

"Yes," Zhang Bao leaned over to accept the order.

The fourth elder brother stood there and breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped into the bedroom with the corners of his lips curled up.

Eunuch Su, who had been tossed and tortured for half a night, finally escaped from birth, and at this time he was already in a foggy sleep.He dragged Si elder brother's pillow over and put it under his waist, with a quilt wrapped around his body, wrapping himself like a hibernating silkworm.

The fourth elder brother stood by the bed and watched for a long while. Seeing that it was almost dawn, he had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and lie down with his clothes on, and squeezed on a pillow with Su Wei.

Fortunately, the night was quiet, and both of them fell deeply into a comfortable dream.

Baye Mansion

The frost was thick and the dew was heavy, and the coldness of early autumn had soaked through the stone steps, but the eighth elder brother didn't seem to notice it at all. Regardless of the dissuasion of the servants, he sat alone under the corridor of the main courtyard, and the frost penetrated into his bones.

"Master Baylor," He Zhuo, who got the news, held up a lantern and walked up to the eighth elder brother, waved his hands to make the servants retreat, and said with a low body, "Master Baylor has devoted himself to the business for many years, and he can talk and laugh about several ups and downs. Because of this moment of frustration, he gave up on himself? Long live Lord is just hard to accept for a while, not to mention, the crown prince has been in the East Palace for more than [-] years, and if he wants to uproot him, even the current emperor will have to think about it. How can Lord Baylor do this? Can't hold back, embarrassing yourself like this?"

The eighth elder brother pursed his lips slightly, raised his head and glanced at He Zhuo and said, "What you said is very true, but Yinhu's depression is not just because of Huang Ama's ignoring attitude, but..."

He Zhuo raised his eyebrows, and the eighth elder brother sighed and stood up, "To tell the truth, Mr. Yinhu has walked too far on this road under his feet. He was just full of passion and uneasy, but now he is putting his wealth and life on it." Yes. Yinhu has never been afraid of any conspiracies and tricks, plotting and framing, but he is afraid that the road under his feet will be impassable from the very beginning... What's more-" Eighth Brother paused, but he didn't speak again in the middle of the sentence.

Just as He Zhuo was about to say something to comfort him, a slave trotted over, knelt down on the ground and said, "Master Baylor, Cian Fujin wants a slave to pass on the news that Xiaozhu Zhang's fetus has started and has moved into the delivery room!"

The sky was slightly bright, and Bafujin woke up from the boundless darkness. Jin Huan gently raised the bed curtains when he heard the voice, and gently comforted him, "It's still early, master, let's sleep a little longer. I slept late last night. Master is always tired and flustered recently."

"Don't sleep anymore," Ba Fujin sat up with the support of the bed, his complexion was gloomy, "I've been panicking in my heart, as if something happened, and I can't be safe even if I close my eyes."

Jin Huan trembled slightly, and swallowed the words again. Seeing Ba Fujin look over, he hurriedly lowered his head and kept silent.

"What's the matter?" Bafujin frowned, "Did something really happen in the mansion? Just speak up if you have something to say, don't hesitate."

"Fu Jin," Jin Huan pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment and said, "Nothing happened in the mansion, but Mrs. Zhang's stomach started to move last night."

Ba Fujin's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Jin Huan and said, "Did she give birth? Is it a boy or a girl?"

Jin Huan swallowed, lowered his head and said, "Master, it's an elder brother."

September [-]th, Ping An Noodle House

"Brother Eight has a son?" Su Wei looked at Xiuxiang with a look of disdain.

"Yes," Xiuxiang looked a little dazed, and only lowered her head to answer, "Master Zhang and my master are on good terms, and now the children are also taken care of by my master."

Su Wei bit his lip, feeling rather unwilling. He knew that before Ba Ge was poisoned, the two concubines in the backyard were pregnant, but he didn't expect Ba Ge to have a son and a daughter so easily.However, up to now, he can't do anything to an infant child, he can only complain that God is short-sighted

"Since I was born, let the young master take good care of it, so that the young master can gain the trust of the eighth prince. Besides, is there anything strange about Babeile's house?" Su Wei turned asked.

Xiuxiang frowned slightly, and finally shook her head lightly, "Master Baylor has been staying in the mansion for the past few days, and he is very happy because Mrs Zhang gave birth to a son, not only forgiving Mrs Zhang's sins, but also rewarding him The servants in the backyard. Bafujin still stays in his own yard every day, and I heard that he has been ill. Others, the slaves didn’t notice.”

Su Wei nodded after hearing this, and then noticed that the little girl in front of him seemed not very happy, so he tilted his neck and asked, "What's wrong with you? Someone in the Eighth Master's house is embarrassing you?"

Xiuxiang raised her head to look at Su Wei, then shook her head silently, "The young master is in full swing now, and the servants in the mansion dare not provoke me."

"Then why don't you look very happy?" Su Wei straightened up, "But the little master Jiayi has some complaints about you?"

"Eunuch Su thinks too much," Xiu Xiang waved her hand, glanced at Su Wei and then lowered her head, "It has nothing to do with the young master, I just, just—"

Su Wei blinked, Xiuxiang hesitated for a moment, and finally braved up to say, "I just want to ask, last time, I gave Eunuch Su a purse, but Eunuch Su doesn't like it anymore? Since that day, Eunuch Su never came to Ping An Noodle Restaurant again, and always let Eunuch Li pass the news on his behalf. Xiuxiang doesn't know if Eunuch Su despises it..."

"Ah?" Su Wei was stunned for a moment, subconsciously turned to look at Xiaoyingzi, but suddenly remembered that today Xiaoyingzi followed the fourth elder brother into the palace, and did not follow him.

"Miss Xiuxiang, you think too much." Su Wei scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "How could I despise you, but let's not talk about the embarrassment of our two positions, just talk about myself, an eunuch, It's hard to accept the girl's wishes. I don't think it's better than this," Su Wei interrupted Xiuxiang's words, "When you reach the age, I beg the little master Jiayi to release you. At that time, I will make the decision and let you go." You promise a good family and prepare a rich dowry for you, what do you think?"

Xiuxiang pursed her lips, looked up at Su Wei, then lowered her head and pondered for a while, and finally stood up abruptly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Su, it's getting late today, so Xiuxiang will leave first!"

"Hey!" The little girl ran away in a hurry, leaving behind Grandpa Su who still wanted to be a matchmaker, waving Erkang's hand in vain, and finally sighed helplessly.

In mid-September, Qiu Wei published the list. What everyone never expected was that a big joke happened in Jiangnan, where the literati atmosphere has always been at its peak.

On September 24th, all candidates for the exam gathered at Xuanmiao Temple to welcome the Five Gods of Wealth into the palace.There are even those who write doggerel poems to satirize the examiners, such as "Zuo Qiuming has no pearls in his eyes, and Zhao Zilong is full of courage", or paste the plaque of the Gongyuan with paper, and change the word "Gongyuan" to "sold out".

Jiangning weaving Cao Yin and Jiangsu governor Zhang Boxing successively made memorials for this, and before the end of September, memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes.

"My lord!" Li Ying hurriedly walked into the study room of the East Courtyard, leaned over to the fourth elder brother and said, "I want to report to my lord, there are people in the palace. about bribery."