Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 48 years

On the tenth day of May, Enze Garden

Because Long Live God moved to Changchun Garden again, Eighth Prince also brought Fujin and Jiayi to live in the garden on the outskirts of Beijing.

At the beginning, Lord Kangxi gave each adult prince a place to build a garden near the Changchun Garden.The Enze Garden of the eighth elder brother is just adjacent to the Caixia garden of the ninth elder brother.

"My concubine has met Jiu Ye before," Jiayi saluted the Jiu elder brother who met him head-on.

"Sister-in-law, you're being polite," Brother Nine lowered his head slightly, "I'm here to drink with starlings, and sister-in-law can take people to Caixia Garden if you have nothing to do."

"Thank you Jiu Ye," Jiayi said, stepping back to both sides of the road with her hands down, letting Brother Jiu go first.

"Recently, Brother Nine often comes to our garden," Xu'er said in a low voice while seeing Brother Nine walking away, supporting Jiayi, "There are also some ministers who are embarrassed. There's a carriage stopped."

"These things have nothing to do with us," Jiayi said with a cold face, "The busier things are, the less time he has to focus on us."

"Yes," Xu'er lowered her head, and supported Jiayi to walk slowly along the gravel road, "You don't have to worry too much, Mrs. Su sent a letter saying that the tails were cleaned up. So easy to find out."

Jiayi let out a sigh of relief, her gaze drifted over the little eunuch by the roadside, "Has Feng Jinchao followed? How will you arrange it later?"

"Don't worry, my lord," Xu'er lowered her voice, "The maid asked Feng Jinchao to enter the tea room. These days, the tea that Lord Baylor drank was delivered by him himself."

"That's good." Jiayi pinched the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her lips, "Let him be smarter on weekdays. If he wants to overwhelm Rongping, he will only have a chance in this garden."

Next to the lotus pond

The eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother sat in the pavilion, and the servants who were serving them retreated far away.

"I don't know what happened to Huang Ama these days." Brother Jiu scooped up water from the lotus pond to extinguish the fire for making tea. He was beaten, and because someone was riding a horse during the funeral of the clan relatives, the titles of the two Fuguo dukes were successively cut off, which made the clan members and courtiers panic.

"We don't know what Huang Ama's methods are," Eighth Prince lowered his head and gently scraped the tea powder, "it will be good for us to beat the courtiers."

"But I heard," Brother Nine suppressed his throat and moved forward, "Recently, Huang Ama often cannot rest her pillow, and even the tranquilizing medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor does not work. During the day, the eunuchs are often summoned to review papers. Reading it, I think my eyes are too tired."

The eighth elder brother paused lightly with the hand holding the tea bowl, but there was no change on his face, "Huang Ama dismissed Mandu's position as secretary of the Ministry of Industry, we should send some flowers for use here."

"I've already prepared this, so don't worry, starling." Brother Jiu talked about the silver, his tone raised, "We dug out a lot of silver in Xifuna's hand, but compared to the ones sent from the south, It’s still a drop in the bucket.”

Eighth Prince frowned slightly, and put down the teacup brought to his mouth again, "It's better not to accept money from the south easily, we are still not sure about the relationship between the Cao Li family and Huang Ama."

"Brother, don't worry," Brother Nine curled his lips, "Once Cao Yin died, the Cao family would be in a state of disrepair. Li Xu saw the farthest. Back then, Cao Yin left the deficit of 23 taels. The moisture is quite high. If you want to keep the wealth of the Cao and Li families, you can no longer rely solely on Huang Ama. I sent people to the south earlier, and it was Li Xu who took the initiative to come up to take care of it. The starling only needs to nod here. "

The eighth elder brother frowned and pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "But the shortfall of Cao and Li's family will be a problem sooner or later. Now Huang Ama still thinks about the relationship with Cao Yin and Li Xu, but if there is One day, if it is repeatedly played and revealed thoroughly, Huang Ama may not be able to cover it up to the end."

"I understand what Myna means," Brother Nine also put down his tea bowl, "It's just that Jiangnan is almost dominated by the Cao and Li families. If we don't win them over, Myna's efforts in Jiangnan will be in vain."

The eighth elder brother picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and sighed after a while, "Forget it, the only person in the south of the Yangtze River that can threaten the Cao and Li families is the Governor of Liangjiang, Gali."

"Yes," Brother Nine smiled slightly, "Back then when Gali and Zhang Boxing were involved in the case, and the second brother was also involved, Huang Ama was already very taboo towards Gali."

"That's easy," Eighth Brother got up and walked to the steps of the pavilion, "Which of these local powerful officials who have been immersed in officialdom for many years is clean?"

Fourteen Ye Mansion

Brother Fourteen came back from the outside, threw the whip on Lu Rui, and asked, "Have Yadai Daerbu and Qishi Eruo come back? They are back, tell them to come see me."

"Hey," Lu Rui hung up his horsewhip, and went out in three steps at a time. These two people are both members of the Fourteenth Lord's mansion, and they are also unlucky ghosts who took his place in the blackmail of Xifuna.

The two of them entered the study room and greeted the fourteenth elder brother, and handed over an account book to the fourteenth elder brother.

"Well done," Elder Fourteen flipped through the account books, frowning, "This household department is really a bottomless pit, such a big hole is Zhao Shenqiao, I'm afraid there is no way to recover."

"Reporting to the master," Darbu bowed and cupped his hands, "this account book was only left by Shifner during his tenure. According to the servants' inquiries, the household department is still in deficit every year, and the tax money handed in from all over the country has been dismantled. The east wall was moved out to make up for the west wall. Zhao Shangshu can only do his best to deal with it at the moment, and try to increase the intensity of recovery. However, if he really wants to repair the hole in the household department, I am afraid that all the places in Beijing will have to work hard. OK."

"No wonder Huang Ama has such a headache." The fourteenth elder brother put down the account book in his hand, "Handing in this book will at least give Huang Ama some peace of mind. You keep an eye on some starlings and the others these days, which one is it?" Some people participated in it, so you must remember it for me. When the money in Shifana's purse is almost exhausted, we can stop."

"The slaves take orders," the two bowed and said goodbye.Grandpa Lu, who was standing at the door, waved a handkerchief and watched the two leave.

Elder Fourteen sat alone behind the desk, looked at the account book, and frowned.

May [-]th, Old Summer Palace

Long Kedo changed into the most common guard uniform, and followed Fu Nai into the Old Summer Palace.

The fourth elder brother was standing in front of a wooden fence under the grape arbor, where a birdcage was hung, and inside was a colorful parrot.

"My humble minister greets the prince," Long Kedo was brought behind the fourth elder brother and bowed to salute.

"Get up," the fourth elder brother turned around, motioning for Fu Nai to take the parrot away.

Fu Nai bowed and left with the cage in hand, while the fourth elder brother walked along the grape trellis with Longkodo.

"Huang Ama intends to let He Yi take over the Ministry of Industry instead of Man Du." The fourth elder brother raised his hand and grabbed a section of vine, "This man is not easy to win over, and the old eight is also trying hard on him."

"He Yi won't easily get involved in the party and government. This person's thoughts are all on landscape calligraphy and painting," Longkodo replied, "If the eighth elder brother wants to force others to make things difficult, it will only backfire, so don't worry about it, my lord."

"That's good," the fourth elder brother led Longkodo through the grape trellis, in front of which was a fish pond.

"The defense of Changchun Garden is not tight," Long Kedo put his hands in his sleeves, lowered his head slightly, and said, "I am going to report to the Holy One, and call in more guards to strengthen the flood defense. I don't know, does the prince have any plans?" ?”

"This king trusts you, and there is no need for other plans," the fourth elder brother didn't look back, but Longkodo bowed.

"Huang Ama now lives in Changchun Garden for most of the year, and the safety of Changchun Garden cannot be ignored. See where Huang Ama intends to transfer the guards, and let me know in advance."

"My lord means—" Longkodo raised his eyebrows.

"The bait was set right, so that greedy mouse broke in." The fourth elder brother stood by the goldfish pond, looking at the opposite bank from a distance, "Huang Ama is getting old, sometimes, it is inevitable to be suspicious."

"My minister understands," Long Kedo bowed his head and cupped his hands, "please rest assured, my lord."

At noon, Wutong Courtyard

Su Wei sat at the stone table under the sycamore tree and made plans, while Xiao Yingzi also sat and looked at the account book.

"Master, why is the 1 taels we were going to buy for Shu embroidery gone?"

"I moved to the mansion," Su Wei said without raising his head.

Xiaoyingzi looked left and right, stretched his neck to Su Wei's ear, "Master, how poor is our palace recently?"

Su Wei raised his head, and knocked on Xiaoyingzi's head, "Can you say that you are poor? Knowing that the house is poor, I will eat less in the future!"

"Ah!" Xiaoyingzi frowned, "Master is too stingy, he opened a shop or two shops outside, and he didn't let the disciples eat enough."

"Iron cock, iron cock!"

"That's right, iron rooster," Xiaoyingzi answered inexplicably, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.

"Fool, fool!"

Su Weiteng turned his head, and saw a birdcage hanging under the corridor not far away.

"Where did the silly bird come from?" Su Gonggong walked over angrily.

"You're stupid, you're stupid," the parrot yelled at Su Wei, its wings stretched out, not afraid of people at all.

"Hey, it's a parrot!" Xiaoyingzi went around the cage and picked up a branch to tease it.

"Who hung the parrot here?" Grandpa Su slapped the bird cage, and the parrot chirped at him continuously.

"The master asked Fu Nai to bring it here." The fourth elder brother just walked into the gate of the courtyard, "I bought the flower and bird house in the garden. It looks very clever, so you can keep it for playing."

"My lord is here, my lord is auspicious—" The parrot, who was still a fool just now, suddenly stretched its neck and yelled auspicious words at the fourth elder brother.

Grandpa Su's eyes grew, he turned around and slapped Xiaoyingzi, pointed at the parrot and said, "See, learn from others, this stupid bird will be taken care of by you from now on."

Xiaoyingzi stayed where she was with the birdcage, and Su Wei followed the fourth elder brother into the study.

"It's right to save more money these days." The fourth elder brother sat on the soft couch and pulled Su Wei to his side. Hit Shifner."

"All the mansions have begun to vigorously cultivate influence and win over clansmen and dignitaries." Su Wei leaned on the edge of the couch, staring at the toes of his shoes, "Is there really something wrong with Long Live Lord?"

"It's not enough now," the fourth elder brother rubbed the center of his brows with one hand, "Huang Ama just beat a batch, so how can he be quiet for a while. However, seeing the sun is fading away from the Lord, how can the servants below do their own thing?" Planning? It's all a matter of time..."

Su Wei looked back at the fourth elder brother. The fourth elder brother bent his lips and stroked Su Wei's back, "Don't think too far, let's cross the river by feeling the stones. Listen to the emperor today." What Ma means is that I will spend the summer in the Changchun Garden, and I will ask someone to pick up Fujin and Hongyun later. When the flowers in the Peony Pavilion bloom, I will invite Huang Ama to a banquet."

"Then I'll ask someone to clean up the area around the building," Su Wei dangled his legs, "It's facing the back lake, and the scenery is nice and cool."

"Just make arrangements," the fourth prince closed his eyes and lay down, breathing smoothly after a while, with only one hand still on Su Wei's lap.

Su Wei looked at him for a while, then asked Xiaoyingzi to bring the ledger, and leaned on the mat to do the math.

May [-]

Sifujin and Nianshi took the two princesses and a few elder brothers to Yuanmingyuan.

Sifujin lives in Fangfanglou, Nianshi lives in Langyin Pavilion, Mo Yaqi and Yierha live in Zhukuolou, and the three young elder brothers are arranged to live in Wufutang.

"This area is adjacent to the Houhu Lake." Zhang Qilin deliberately took a few young masters to stroll around, "No matter how hot it is in summer, the house is very cool. Further south is the Peony Pavilion. I am building flower branches. I heard from Eunuch Su that next month the prince will invite the Lord Long Live to have a banquet at the Peony Pavilion."

"Where does Ama usually live?" Mo Yaqi held Hongshi by one hand, and let the girls watch Hongpan running around.

"Back to Da Gege," Zhang Qilin bowed respectfully, "Most of the princes live in Qingyan Pavilion on Huxin Island, and usually read books in Wutong Courtyard in the northeast of Qingyan Pavilion."

"Elder sister, elder sister, come and have a look, what a big fish!" Yi Erha led Hong Yun to stand by the lake and look into the water.

Mo Yaqi led Hongshi to the past, and immediately there were splashes on the lake.

"Masters want to watch the fish, and there is the goldfish pond ahead," Zhang Qilin smiled and moved closer, "There is a water pavilion built over the goldfish pond, and it is the best way to watch fish in summer."

"Then let's go and have a look," Mo Yaqi was also afraid that the little brothers would not be deep by the lake, so he pulled Ilha towards the goldfish pond.

Qiu Xin, who followed Yilha, took a step behind, lowered her voice and said to Zhang Qilin, "Eunuch Zhang, why didn't you see my second brother coming over today?"

"Oh, Eunuch Su went to Changchun Garden with the prince today, and he probably won't be back until noon," Zhang Qilin explained to Qiu Xin with a smile.

Qiu Xin nodded in understanding, and quickly followed Yi Erha.

Langyin Court

Ling Xi went to the window to support Nian, and said in a soft voice, "Young master, don't worry too much. According to what the second young master said in his letter, he has already notified the prince. If the prince is in Beijing to help, the Lord Long Live will not pursue the matter." of."

"How can I not be worried?" Nian was supported by Ling Xi, "As for the second brother's self-assessment and willful personality, even if he escaped this time, what about next time?"

"It's not as serious as what the young master said?" Ling Xi poured a cup of tea for Nian Shi with curved lips, "Second young master is a person who does big things, so it's inevitable that he doesn't care about trivial matters. Besides, it's not that the second young master disobeyed military orders this time. Didn’t Admiral Yue capture the bandit leader first? Seeing that the mission was over, it’s only natural for the second young master to lead his troops back to the station. It’s just that E Hai, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, didn’t like our second young master.”

"The military order is like a mountain, no matter what the reason, the second brother is wrong this time." Nian frowned, stood up and walked around uneasy, "no, you go out with me, I have to wait for the prince to come back .”