Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 46 years

Laba Festival, Changchun Garden

During the Guanlan Pavilion water banquet, all the concubines gathered together to watch the play.

When the eunuch Liu Yu returned from the bamboo forest garden, the stage was babbling and singing, "Farewell to Qinqin and re-sent the words, the words contain infinite emotions, the Hall of Eternal Life on the seventh day of the seventh month, when no one whispers in the middle of the night..."

Huanyue and Liu Yu, who walked silently behind the imperial concubine, looked at each other, and Liu Yu nodded slightly at her.

Tong Jiashi turned his head to look at the sky lit by fireworks outside the water pavilion, no emotion could be seen on his cold face.

"Ahem..." A suppressed cough sounded into everyone's ears intermittently.

Tong Jiashi looked over after hearing the reputation, and asked in a gentle voice, "What's wrong with Concubine Liang? Her complexion doesn't look good either."

Concubine Liang covered her chest with one hand, forced herself to suppress the fishy sweetness in her throat, and forced a smile at Concubine Noble, "The concubine has disturbed the mood of the empress, it's just that I accidentally caught the wind, it's nothing serious."

"The wind and cold can't be underestimated, it's cold now," Tong Jia raised her hand and told the servants, "Go, put two more warm pots under the feet of Concubine Liang."

"Yes," Huanyue took the lead.

Seeing this, Concubine Yi, who was sitting on the lower left of the imperial concubine, covered her lips with a handkerchief and said with a light smile, "I'm afraid that the younger sister Liangfei is suffering from a heart attack. A few braziers can't keep her warm, so all the painstaking efforts of the imperial concubine have been wasted."

Concubine De was sitting under the right hand of Concubine Gui, upon hearing this, she glanced at Concubine Liang who was silent beside her, but didn't say much.

Among the four concubines, Concubine Hui has not been out of the palace for a long time, Concubine Rong withdrew early due to poor health.Although Concubine Liang is also a concubine, in the hearts of everyone in the palace, her status is far from being comparable to that of the fourth concubine.

Prince Yong's discord with Babeile is nothing new in the former court and the harem. Concubine De really doesn't like this Wei family who used to be attached to Concubine Hui to make trouble in the harem, but the fourteenth elder brother and the eighth elder brother often Now Concubine De can only see her but can't do it, and she doesn't give a favor and doesn't feel embarrassed.

However, among the concubines and concubines in the harem, there are many who dislike good concubines.

Concubine Cheng glanced contemptuously at Concubine Liang, and said sarcastically, "I think we, Babeile, have been married for so long before we have a son and a daughter, so Concubine Liang should have entrusted the Son-giving Guanyin to the bedside. Why did Eighth Brother come to the harem so easily and ask for a name from the imperial concubine?"

There was a moment of silence in the waterside pavilion, the noble concubine Tong Jiashi did not speak yet, the concubine Liang squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, raised her head and smiled slightly, "Now the empress dowager is not feeling well, and the harem respects the noble concubine and empress. My sister is also thinking about Yin His sons and heirs are weak, and the status of the eldest daughter is even more precious, so he hastily asked the imperial concubine to give him a name, hoping to be blessed by the empress. The imperial concubine has a kind heart and gave Xiao Gege Such a good name, even the courtiers and concubines don’t know how to be grateful.”

After saying that, Concubine Liang stood up, walked out of her seat, and paid homage to Tong Jiashi Yingying, "The concubine thanked the imperial concubine on behalf of Yinhu and Ning Chuge."

"Okay, okay," Tong Jia waved her hand and asked Concubine Liang to stand up, "For tomorrow, let Bafujin bring Ning Chuge to Bengong to have a look at, and Yinhu said that the child has a pair of eyes. It is as bright as a pearl, so it must be very rare."

"Yes," Concubine Liang blessed her again before she retreated to her seat, and looked at Concubine Cheng with a pair of cold eyes.Cheng Concubine snorted coldly and turned her head away, eyes full of disdain.

Into the night, Cheng Luxuan

When the fourth elder brother came back from the palace banquet, Su Wei was still awake, and a young eunuch from the House of Internal Affairs gave him two pairs of fiery trees and silver flowers.He was sitting under the tree with Zhang Qilin and Xiaoyingzi, covering their ears, holding a torch in one hand, and preparing to light the lead step by step.

"I said, Mr. Su, the fire is almost gone, but you should light it." Zhang Qilin didn't notice the person behind him, and stood with his ears covered for a long time, without even seeing a spark.

"What are you in a hurry for? This lead wire is so short, I can't find a safe route?" Su Wei threw away the burnt torch, and was about to light another one, when the thing in his hand was taken away.

"Master?" Su Wei's eyes widened.

The fourth elder brother calmly walked to the firework barrel, wiped the torch, and lit the fuse.

"Ah, I'm caught, run quickly," Su Wei jumped around holding his head, and was led by the fourth elder brother who came back calmly to stand under the eaves.

A tree of sparks was crackling under the night sky. Zhang Qilin lit the firework stick in his hand, and rushed towards Zhang Bao with his teeth and claws.

Su Wei grinned, if he hadn't been held by the fourth elder brother, he would have rushed in to fight.

"Longkodo has surrendered to me," said the fourth elder brother, whose face was sparkling with sparks.

Su Wei turned his head and glanced at the fourth elder brother, then slowly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I have guessed that such a day will come."

"Yeah," the fourth elder brother chuckled, and put Su Wei's hands into his sleeves, "You seem to have always cared about Longkodo and Nian Gengyao, maybe one day, the two of them will really become masters Right arm and right arm."

Su Wei pursed his lips, squeezed the fourth brother's fingers in his sleeve and said, "These two people are not easy to control, one is arrogant and the other is shrewd and treacherous. If they are not used properly, they may hurt people a thousand times." Eight hundred losses."

"The sharper the weapon, the more dangerous it is, I know it very well," the fourth elder brother curled his mouth after speaking, pulled Su Wei to his side and continued, "I have accomplished a big event today, and I was very worried at first. Comfortable. But when I saw you, there seemed to be some lump stuck in my chest. It’s been so many days, and I’m feeling uncomfortable. No one is bothering me now, let’s go into the house to settle the matter, shall we?”

"Clear, forget it?" Su Wei turned his head slowly, and there was only a puff of smoke left in the lively fireworks tree over there. Xiaoyingzi and Zhang Bao looked at each other and retreated decisively .

"What's the deal?" Eunuch Su hugged the door frame with one hand, and was dragged into the room by the fourth elder brother with the other hand, "It's not that I want to be hijacked myself! My throat is choked, and it's just a little bit today—"

"Did your brain go back as it grows?" The fourth elder brother interrupted Su Wei, "It was obvious that something big would happen that day, how could the prince's personal eunuch still have time to walk around the garden with a food box? And , He said to go to the stable and you go to the stable? Even if you really want to help, you have to ask clearly what kind of errand you are going to do."

"I, I didn't think about it that much," Su Wei's hand slipped off the door frame, and was carried all the way into the bedroom by the fourth elder brother.

"Why didn't you think so much?" The fourth elder brother threw him on the bed, "You are very clear in your heart! Xiao Yingzi said that you have been looking at the little eunuch carrying the food box! You will promise to help, just want to follow Go to participate and find out what's going on!"

"Yeah," Su Wei jumped up, "I can already see the problem, how can I let it go for nothing? If you don't investigate the matter clearly, what if——"

"What if?" The fourth elder brother interrupted Su Wei. Although his sharp eyes were not as round as Eunuch Su's, they were much more powerful, "Haven't you ever thought about what to do if someone wants to kill someone? What if someone wants to frame you?" What should I do to blame? A little eunuch who has no power to restrain a chicken can strangle you into a stable, and you have no ability to protect yourself, so how dare you follow him away so recklessly!"

"Why don't I have the ability to protect myself?" Grandpa Su felt aggrieved immediately. He threw his cap off the bed and rolled on the ground several times before stopping. "Who would have thought that someone would dare to openly commit murder in Changchun Garden? Besides, I have been negotiating with Eunuch Zheng, and I know he doesn't want my life, otherwise I would have broken free and escaped!"

"Break free and escape?" The fourth elder brother pulled Su Wei into his arms, strangled his neck with one hand, and replayed the scene that day, "You break free for me, if you can't break free tonight, don't think you can Let you go!"

"Take it off! Who is afraid of whom!" Su Wei rolled up his arms and sleeves and got into a fight with the fourth elder brother, and there was endless ping-pong-pong in the room.

Zhang Bao and Xiaoyingzi stayed outside the door all the time. When the moon was in the sky, no sound could be heard in the house.

"Did you fall asleep?" Xiaoyingzi lowered her voice, "I also kept the water in the waiter hot."

"Wait a little longer," Zhang Bao looked into the window, and the candlestick reflected on the edge of the window was trembling.

The two waited for another half an hour, and the voice of the fourth elder brother asking for water came from the bedroom.

After taking care of the tired and paralyzed Eunuch Su, he took a shower and lay back on the bed. The fourth elder brother sat on the couch with his clothes on and opened a history book.

"Master, it's already three o'clock," Zhang Bao said, bringing another candlestick.

"Well, I'll go to sleep later," the fourth elder brother held the scroll in one hand, but his eyes were rather ethereal. Anxiety factors flashed in the mind of the fourth elder brother one by one, and in the end they all flowed to the Venerable Wan Cheng sitting on the dragon chair.

"I'm not afraid of you..." The person sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly mumbled, bringing the fourth elder brother who was lost in thought back to reality.

The fourth elder brother got up and was about to blow out the candle, but suddenly there was a tingling pain in his arm. He rolled up his sleeves by the candlelight and saw that the two side-by-side tooth marks on his forearm were still slightly bruised.

After Laba, Lord Long Live set off to return to the palace.The prince went back to Yuqing Palace as usual, but he was not allowed to enter and leave the palace gates without the imperial decree, which was like imprisonment.

The last month of the 46th year of Kangxi passed by in a flash of fear and anxiety in the East Palace.

At the end of the new year, the case of the Jiangnan scientific research has made new waves.No one would have thought that a bribery case in the examination room would gradually turn into a case involving two officials who were ordered to handle the case.

First, Zhang Boxing, the governor of Jiangsu, went up to participate in Jiangnan and Jiangxi Governor's ceremony for personal gain, bribed and sold Juren, and received 50 taels of bribes from Cheng Guangkui and Wu Mi, so he refused to try the case of Jiangnan Examination.

Afterwards, the governor, Kali, said that Zhang Boxing, the governor of Jiangsu, falsely sold his officials and obtained 50 taels of silver, begging for a gift to confront him.

Lord Kangxi was furious for a moment, and the successive bribery cases in Nanshan Ji and the examination room had chilled the hearts of many literati.Now the two officials who were ordered to investigate the case actually made such a big joke. Originally, Enke was added to appease the students all over the world, but now it is the court's own mouth.

The third day of the first lunar month

After coming out of the Qianqing Palace, the faces of the courtiers and relatives were not very good.

Su Wei walked all the way behind his master, and said in a low voice, "Is the emperor angry? I think the faces of the adults in front are all ashes."

The fourth elder brother bent his lips, "Galli and Zhang Boxing's mutual participation in the case made the Jiangnan students who had been wronged even more dissatisfied with the court. Huang Ama has always been the most important to win people's hearts, and now there are waves one after another. Can you not get angry? ?"

"How to solve it?" Su Wei blinked, "Will the emperor send us to Jiangnan again? Can we go to Shanghai this time?"

"You have a good idea," the fourth elder brother glanced at Su Wei, but a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

"What's the matter?" Su Wei followed the fourth elder brother into the carriage.

The fourth elder brother frowned, looked at Su Wei and said, "There have been mistakes one after another in the Jiangnan Examination Center. In order to make up for the candidates, there will be another autumn session. Who do you think will be the most soothing?"

Su Wei smacked his lips, pondered for a moment and said, "We must send a prince who is important enough and loved by the students...!"

"The second brother is indeed the best candidate." The fourth elder brother opened the car window and looked at the tall palace wall beside the road. Yinhu was involved in the relationship, but he didn't expect that there was such a reason behind it. This game is really ingeniously set up, even if Huang Ama doesn't let the second brother go to Jiangnan, in order to appease the students, he doesn't dare to change easily right now."

The carriage carried the fourth elder brother and Su Wei back to the palace together. Just as the two entered the rolling door of the East Garden, a figure in a purple cloak stood up from the pavilion behind the rockery.

"My concubine greets the prince," Nian Shi walked to the side of the road and blessed the fourth elder brother. When he lowered his head, the fur collar of the cloak was covered with a thin layer of frost.

The fourth elder brother frowned, helped Nian Shi up and said, "It's so cold today, why are you sitting here?"

"There is a stove in the pavilion, so it's not very cold," Nian raised his head and said with a slight smile, "Mandarin fish soup is hot in my concubine's room. I want to invite the prince to eat, but I don't know when the prince will come. I sat here for a while earlier. It’s rare to have a beautiful winter scene, and I didn’t feel cold at all.”

The fourth elder brother looked into the pavilion. There was tea on the table, a charcoal stove under the table, and a blanket on the stool. It seemed that Nian Shi was really enjoying the scenery here.

"Alright, it just so happens that I'm hungry too," the fourth elder brother nodded, turned his head to look at Su Wei, and walked out of the garden with Nian Shi.

Su Wei stood still, thinking that he would go back to the East Courtyard by himself after everyone had left. Anyway, he didn't usually follow the fourth elder brother to the West Academy.

However, Ling Xi, Nian's personal girl, watched Su Wei not move, hurried forward and said, "Why didn't Eunuch Su follow? The servants heard that Eunuch Su likes sweets, so they even prepared some snacks. "