Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 47 years

September 28, at the entrance of Chenghuangmiao Street

At the morning food stand by the road, a seven or eight-year-old boy was enjoying eating meat buns.

Sitting next to her was an old lady who was over half a century old, watching her grandson eating and wiping away her tears, "I think back then, your second brother liked to eat steamed stuffed buns the most. At that time, the family was poor, and the skins of noodles and noodles were rolled a little in wild vegetables. Lard, your second brother can eat seven or eight in one go..."

"Mom," the youngest of the Su family sitting across the table, with a simple face, "we will see the second brother soon, you don't need to be sad. We will come and go often in the future, and we will prepare whatever the second brother wants to eat." Send it to him."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" The little daughter-in-law on the side gave Su Laosan a look, took out a handkerchief and wiped his son's mouth, "I heard that the second brother is now a big celebrity next to the prince, and lives in the house every day. In the golden house, there are people waiting for you when you sleep and eat, how can we lack our stuttering?"

The old lady of the Su family glanced at the third daughter-in-law in disgust, and said in a cold voice, "I can tell you, the second child is not an ordinary family, so don't talk nonsense with shallow eyelids, and embarrass our family later."

"Yes, yes, yes," the third daughter-in-law sneered secretly. Who didn't know that this old lady was famous for disliking the poor and loving the rich? The boss accepted the granary student, and suddenly changed his face.This time, if what the man said is true, the old Su family has an extra nobleman from the prince's mansion, and the old lady's tail is not up to the sky?

After morning,

Su Wei and the fourth elder brother got into the carriage, relayed Wei Zhu's words, and finally puffed up his chest triumphantly and said, "How about it, my 2000 taels of silver are not in vain, right?"

"That's not it," the fourth elder brother leaned against the wall of the car, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He didn't know who it was. Last night he dreamed of greeting the whole family named Wei. Kou Shang thought about it. As expected of serving in front of Huang Ama, there is indeed a bit of wink."

"That's natural," Su Wei swayed with the bumps of the carriage, "However, the former commander of Yuqing Palace is really capable. He walked around in front of the King of Hell's Palace a few times, and even let him escape. Come on, if he is really allowed to collude with pirates, the coast of Shandong may not stop."

"Don't worry," the fourth elder brother lowered his head and straightened his cuffs, "The pirates near Jiaozhou are not as powerful as those in the South China Sea. Even with the support of the second brother in the past, now that the trees are falling and the monkeys are scattered, Delin alone can't stop them. What a storm."

"Why did the surname Wei come here to tell me?" Su Wei blinked and thought for a while, "Could it be that the emperor has any special thoughts about this matter?"

The fourth elder brother smiled and nodded, "Delin is under the second elder brother. Now, the crown prince has been abolished for the first time, the East Palace is empty, and the courtiers are vacillating. It is a matter of the heart of the country and the people, and Huang Ama must have an attitude. The remnants of the crown prince colluded with pirates, If the prince is ordered to crusade and earn merits, it will not only reflect the emperor's wise decision-making, but also balance the court and calm people's hearts."

"So that's how it is," Su Wei pursed his lips, and looked at the fourth elder brother with a slightly inquiring gaze, "Then, shall we fight for this errand?"

"That's natural," the fourth elder brother looked up at Su Wei, "Leading troops to eliminate bandits, building meritorious deeds is a small thing, and being able to cultivate power in the army is the key. The old eight will never let go of this opportunity, sir. You can't just watch his power continue to grow in vain. What's more, the local power is weak, and the control over Nian Gengyao is even less strict. If you can take over this job, at least in the future, you won't have to be controlled by others."

Su Wei nodded thoughtfully, lowered his head and stopped talking.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, it met the eunuch Xiao Erge walking around on the steps.

"My servant pays my respects to the lord", seeing the fourth elder brother approaching, Xiao Erge hurriedly bowed to salute.

The fourth elder brother nodded and walked in.Xiao Erge turned sideways, winking at Su Wei frequently.

Su Wei stopped inexplicably, and followed Xiao Erge to the back of the doorpost, "What's the matter, why are you acting so shameless?"

"Oh," Xiao Erge turned around in a circle, with a rare sad expression, and leaned into Su Wei's ear and said, "A few people came just now, and they kept saying they were looking for the father-in-law surnamed Su, and I happened to meet them. I was led to the teahouse in Qianjie Hutong."

"Looking for me?" Su Wei said indifferently, "It's someone from Jishengtang, you tell Xiaoyingzi directly—"

"Oh, no," Xiao Erge interrupted Su Wei, "If it's from Jishengtang, can brothers not recognize it? It's an old lady and a couple with a little boy."

"Old lady?" Su Wei raised his eyebrows, "What does an old lady want from me?"

Xiao Erge pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and leaned into Su Wei's ear and said this and that.

"What?" Su Wei raised his voice, causing Xiao Erge to jump up in fright, "She she she she said, is it my mother?"

"That's not it," Xiao Erge patted his thigh, "We've known each other for so many years, and I haven't heard that you have a family. At first I thought it was a liar who came to beat the autumn breeze, but then I thought, who would be so bold as to deceive you?" Come here from the palace. If you don’t inquire about it carefully, there is a general resemblance. I was afraid that the people in the mansion would be disturbed and gossip about you, so I hurriedly sent them to the teahouse.”

East courtyard

The fourth elder brother sat on the couch and looked out the window.Zhang Qilin came in with some tea, and bowed down to pay his respects.

"What did Su Peisheng do?" The fourth elder brother took the tea bowl and frowned slightly, "I saw Xiao Erge's sneaky look, did something happen in the mansion again?"

"Eh..." Zhang Qilin hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "It's not about the mansion, it's about Mr. Su, someone has come to his house."

"At home?" Brother Si raised his head in astonishment, "Is there anyone else in his family?"

"Well," Zhang Qilin rubbed his sleeves, "the slaves have never heard of it. I thought that both of Eunuch Su's parents died. But I heard from Xiao Erge that Eunuch Su's mother came back this time. It seems that because There was some misunderstanding at the beginning, thinking that Eunuch Su could not survive the cleansing, and soon his family moved back to his ancestral home, and there has been no contact for more than [-] years."

The fourth elder brother looked puzzled, sat for a while, put down the tea bowl and said, "You ask Xiaoyingzi to bring 100 taels of silver, and say it was rewarded by me."

"Hey——" Zhang Qilin was about to lean over.

"Wait a minute!" The fourth elder brother waved his hand, "I don't want it for now, so as not to scare people. Wait a minute, and we can talk about it when Su Peisheng comes back."

"Yes," Zhang Qilin stole a glance at the fourth elder brother, leaned over and stepped back.

Hutong Tea House

Xiao Erge led Su Wei to the innermost box, and as soon as he opened the door, Su Wei retreated three steps in shock with a howl.

"Mother's little girl," the old lady Wang who was over fifty years old rushed over without even seeing the person clearly. Xiao Erge quickly blocked Su Wei and pushed him away.

"I said old lady, let's get to know the person first before we talk about it," Xiao Erge supported Su Wei, and Su Wei had the time to see the people in the box clearly.

The young man with a simple appearance should be Su Wei's "third brother". Although he is younger than Su Wei, he has dark skin, a stout figure, and a beard. Some people believe that he is Su Wei's father.

Qiao Shi, the "sibling" with plain silver hairpin pinned to her head, hugged a half-grown boy who was kicking straight, and smiled shyly at Su Wei.It's a pity that the eyes that looked at Su Wei from top to bottom were too greedy.Su Wei didn't need to lift his ears to hear the crackling sound of abacus in the air.

But this old lady Wang who kept wiping her eyes, Su Wei couldn't see through it for a while.Although the attire of these people is simple, it is far from being poor. The clothes are thick enough, and the outer lining has not been patched. On the wrist of the old lady, there is still a good-quality jade bracelet. She should be a wealthy person in the countryside. It's gone.

With confidence in his heart, Su Wei also calmed down, walked slowly into the box, and sat down in the teahouse by the window, "I have been in the palace for 26 years, and I can't remember much about my childhood."

"Yes, you were only eight years old when you entered the palace." Sitting next to Su Wei, Mrs. Wang took out two patched clothes and a tattered slingshot from the bag beside her. , your father was seriously ill. Although you were young at that time, you were very filial. There was a master in the cleansing factory in the next village. It’s not allowed to bite to death, but after seeing you brothers, you can’t even eat a full meal, and you are only a handful of bones left. Mother thought, instead of starving to death at home, it’s better to leave with others and enter After entering the palace, at least I can eat a few decent meals. But who knows—”

The old lady sobbed while clutching her handkerchief, and the youngest of the Su family also had red eyes and patted his old mother's back.

Su Wei leaned on the back of the chair, goosebumps arose layer by layer. People say that blood relationship is the most wonderful thing in the world, but why does his body feel nothing at all.

Wang cried for a long time before he let out a sigh of relief. His wrinkled hands gently caressed the two small clothes. Only then did Su Wei feel a little warmth.

"When we heard about you, your father didn't come up in one breath, and that night—" Mrs. Wang shook her head while pinching her handkerchief, "Mother barely managed to take care of your father's funeral, and then begged the neighbors to borrow it." I got on a cart and went to the mass grave to look for you. But, but, after searching for a day and a night, mother only found bloody clothes. At that time, mother really didn't want to live..."

"Mother," the third child of the Su family lowered his head and patted the old lady on the back.

Su Wei frowned slightly. Although this story was half true and half false, 26 years ago, the mother of an eight-year-old child was just a young woman who had just turned [-]. She lost her husband and son one after another. Without family members to take care of it, it must be very difficult.

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, hugged the little grandson who was running around, and continued, "Later, mother set up a tablet for you and your father, and took the family back to her hometown in Hebei. Over the years, relying on several family members Mu Susukida, finally getting to live life gradually. However, when I think of you and your father and mother, my heart hurts like a needle. Fortunately, God has eyes, let your elder brother meet a fellow who works in Beijing After hearing about you, Mother didn't even care about the harvest in the field, so she rushed to Beijing overnight."

"That's not it," Qiao, who had been unable to intervene, finally caught the opportunity to say, "Our family always misses the second brother on weekdays, saying that without the second brother, our family would not even be able to return to our hometown. This After hearing the news from my second brother, I borrowed a carriage and drove to Beijing, without even taking time to drink my saliva all day and night."

Su Wei blinked, but did not answer.

Mrs. Wang glanced at her daughter-in-law, took her youngest son's hand, turned her head and said, "Your third brother, I don't know if you still have any memories. When you left, your third brother was only six years old, and your little sister was still there." In swaddling clothes."

Dare he have a younger sister?Su Wei raised his eyebrows.

"This is the stone from your third brother's house." Mrs. Wang patted the little grandson in her arms. The boy has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks somewhat similar to Su Wei when he looks closely. "The names of your three brothers, They are Peiwen, Peisheng and Peiwu, all of which were taken by your father after he became a scholar. It's a pity that after living in Beijing for so many years, your father will still be a poor scholar until he dies, otherwise—"

As Wang said, her eyes turned red again, and Qiao quickly interjected, "Mother, it's a good thing that the family is reunited now. Be careful not to tear your eyes out of tears."

"Yes, yes," Wang wiped the corners of her eyes quickly, looked at Su Wei earnestly and said, "Did you live well these years? You must have suffered a lot in the palace."

"It's okay, it's okay," Su Wei leaned back calmly, "My master treats people kindly, and treats me well."

"Oh, you don't tell me mother knows," Wang said with a distressed face, "this job of serving people is not so easy to do, it's all because parents don't have the ability..."

Su Wei pursed his lips, and really didn't know what to say. After hearing Wang's narration and seeing the appearance of this family, Su Wei was basically sure that this family was indeed Su Peisheng's relatives.Unfortunately, he is not Su Peisheng.

"Second, second brother," the youngest of the Su family, who hadn't spoken much, looked at Su Wei and blushed, "When will you come home with us, I'll clean up the front room for you."

Su Wei looked at that simple face and smiled gently. It has been 26 years, who can say that he is not Su Peisheng, even if he has used his body for so many years, he is suitable to take care of his family.What's more, in this family, there are still people who really miss that Su Peisheng back then.

The sun gradually set to the west, and Su Wei's figure finally appeared at the gate of the East Courtyard.

The fourth elder brother squinted his eyes, staring at Su Wei all the way into the door.

Su Wei dragged his feet, climbed onto the soft couch without saying a word, lay down on the fourth elder brother's lap, and let out a long breath.

The fourth elder brother lowered his head and touched Su Wei's face. He swallowed the words, "Have you eaten at noon? Master asked the waiter to make you some milk-skin shortbread?"

Su Wei puffed up his cheeks, turned over and buried his head in the arms of the fourth elder brother. It has been 26 years, and his memory of home has become more and more blurred. Does his small second floor still like to block the sewer, and his car, I don't know if it can catch fire.

The fourth elder brother patted Su Wei's back up and down until the breathing of the person in his arms gradually stabilized.

In the evening, Fujin Courtyard

Shi Yao went into Fujin's bedroom and dismissed the other maids.

"How's it going?" Fujin sat in front of the vanity mirror, combing his hair slowly.

"Everything is according to Fujin's expectation." Shi Yao curled her lips and stood behind Fujin, "Su Peisheng settled everyone down, and even sent someone to search for the house. People who came back said that the old lady of the Su family, But he is a master who eats meat but doesn't spit out bones. Even if Eunuch Su doesn't want to recognize this family, with the word filial piety on it, he will still roll in the fish pond, and if he doesn't drown, he will get dirty."

Hearing this, Fujin smiled lightly and shook his head, "I don't expect a few mountain peasants to do anything big, what I value is the affection of a family. This person, with a family, has selfishness, With selfishness, there is greed. With a few more mouths waiting to be fed, who can go in and out of Baoshan without changing face?"

"It's still Fujin's wise man," Shiyao said with a smile on her face, and took off the earrings for Fujin, "The boss of the Su family is a talent who has failed many times, and Mrs. Su is still planning to donate tribute to the Imperial Academy. It's a pity that they The family's financial resources are weak and they have no connections, but now it's all right, the ready-made ladder to the sky is handed to her, and she still doesn't want to climb up the pole?"

"Climb and climb," Fujin breathed out softly, "This ladder has been standing in front of the prince for more than twenty years, and it's time for someone to borrow it."