Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 49 years

october eleven night

On the official road, a group of people and horses rushed past, and the dust raised by the horseshoes smashed the moonlight to pieces.

"My lord, we have already run a long way from the place where the ruts disappeared," Bayan rode his horse to the side of the fourth elder brother, "There are no traces along the way, the eighth elder brother may have taken the official road from which path. "

"Old Ba is already alert, and won't leave us any clues so easily."

The fourth elder brother's face was tense, and the horse under him stomped its hooves back and forth uneasily, "Let a group of people start looking for a path from here, and the rest of them will go forward!"

"Yes!"

"Master," Fu Nai untied his water bag and handed it to the fourth elder brother, "I've been running all the way, you should drink some water too."

The fourth elder brother took the water bag, got off the horse, Fu Nai hurriedly followed, and the two walked all the way to the side of the official road, facing the endless black wilderness.

"Master, don't worry too much," Fu Nai lowered his voice, "Brother Eight took great pains to tie up Eunuch Su, and he always has a plan, so he won't easily hurt Eunuch Su's life."

The fourth elder brother shook his head lightly, holding the water bag in his hand, but did not open it for a long time, "You don't understand, you don't know how smart he is..."

Fu Nai didn't understand what the fourth elder brother meant for a while, and before he could figure it out, the guards who were searching for the rut marks suddenly became commotion.

"My lord, my lord, look!"

Bayan pointed to the dark field and shouted at the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother followed the prestige, but saw a fire suddenly lit up in the darkness!

The small green curtained car was walking leisurely on the official road, Li Guangdi, a senior scholar, leaned against the wall of the car, drowsy.

As he was nearly seventy years old, he really couldn't stand this kind of overnight trip, but he had no choice but to wait for the time, so he didn't dare to delay.

While the person was half asleep and half awake, there was a sudden sound of galloping horseshoes outside the car. It sounded like there were quite a few people.

"What's going on here?"

Li Guangdi pushed open the window and asked the soldiers escorting the vehicle.

The soldier looked not far away and replied, "My lord, it seems that there is a fire in the field. I just don't know who is running, but it looks like they are from the capital."

Li Guangdi frowned, the capital is important, at the feet of the emperor, any small matter may lead to a catastrophe.

"Send someone to take a look!"

"Yes!"

A gust of wind blew up the narrow, muddy field path.

The fourth elder brother took the lead, and his black cloak flew in the air, sweeping down some slanting branches on the side of the road from time to time.

Fu Nai and others followed closely behind, all the way in fear, shouting to the prince to be careful, but they still couldn't catch up to the fourth elder brother.

At this time, the fourth elder brother could no longer hear any sound, and only the burning fire was left in his eyes.

hurry up!Faster!

The horsewhip was raised high, the horse's hooves almost stepped on the ground, and the ball of fire finally got closer and closer!

The fourth elder brother vaguely saw a few figures in front of the fire, and his heart roared like a drum.

The horses under the seat leaped forward several times, and the overwhelming heat wave rolled over in an instant.

The fourth elder brother hadn't reined in the horse when he heard a man's almost shrill cry—"Su Peisheng!"

Like the final blow of a drum feast, the entire sky was darkened, and the fourth elder brother's ears were buzzing!

Accompanied by the collapse of the wood in the fire, the whole beam fell down, and the dilapidated thatched hut, not even the last wall, fell into the fire.

"master!"

Fu Nai, who came after him, almost jumped off his horse, barely catching the fourth elder brother who fell straight from the horse.

"Eunuch Su? Where's Eunuch Su?"

Bayan was a step too late. Seeing that Fu Nai had caught the fourth elder brother, he turned around and picked up Liang Yi, who was paralyzed on the ground, "Where is Mr. Su? Where did you tie Mr. Su?"

Liang Yi stared at Bayan in a daze, Ren Bayan beat and shook for a long time, but remained silent.

Bayan threw Liang Yi down angrily, and turned around to catch others.

But the group of guards kneeling in front of the fire seemed to have lost their souls. Bayan grabbed and questioned them several times, and only one of them stretched out his hand tremblingly, pointing to the burning ruins!

Bayan stayed where he was, while Fu Nai lowered his head in disbelief.

The fourth elder brother who fell off his horse was half leaning on Fu Nai, but now he was struggling to stand up.

"master……"

Fu Nai supported the fourth elder brother, and wanted to speak to persuade him, but he couldn't utter a word.

"I'm going to kill you!"

With red eyes, Bayan drew out the knife abruptly.

Liang Yi didn't resist at all, he just looked at Bayan and laughed, "Kill it! Kill it! We're all going to die anyway, it's better to die here!"

"Bayan!"

When Bayan was about to swing the knife, Fu Nai stopped him.

The fourth elder brother stood up, pushed away Fu Nai's support, and walked towards Liang Yi step by step.

"Why is there a fire?" The fourth elder brother's face was flushed by the fire, but his lips were pale without a trace of blood.

Liang Yi raised his head, looked at the expressionless face of the fourth elder brother, and remembered what he heard in the hut.

"It's Su Peisheng," Liang Yi said in a hoarse voice. He stared closely at the eyes of the fourth elder brother, like a prisoner struggling for death, trying to find pleasure from the last bit of revenge. He set fire to the hut! He held our master hostage and didn’t allow us to save people! Now he’s dead! They’re all dead! We’re going to die too!”

"What did you say?" Fu Nai's eyes widened, "Brother Eight is in there too?!!"

"Haha, it's inside! It's all inside! Hahaha——"

Liang Yi laughed wildly, his eyes protruding, and he waved his hands wildly, he seemed to be half crazy!

"master!"

Fu Nai was a little impatient, he knew very well that if the eighth elder brother died here, then what happened tonight would probably break the sky.The best way at this time is to kill people before anyone finds out, return to Beijing quickly, and completely distance themselves from the death of the eighth elder brother.

However, at the moment, the fourth elder brother is so heartbroken that he can't listen to anything at all.

"What should I do?" Bayan was also at a loss.

"Master," Fu Nai looked around for a week, and glanced at the guards of the eight elder brothers one by one, "Master, please express your condolences. You are thinking of Eunuch Su's wholehearted protection of you." , leave here with your subordinates first."

"That's right, my lord," Bayan hurriedly continued, "There are weeds all around here, if the wind blows, I'm afraid the fire will expand. It's too dangerous for you to be here!"

"Yes, your lord's safety is the most important thing..."

"My lord, let's protect you to leave first."

The voices of the guards persuaded one after another, but the fourth elder brother did not respond at all.

What others don't know is that when these chaotic human voices reached the fourth elder brother's ears, they all slowly turned into small murmurs accompanied by the scorching flames.

Somewhat resembling that person sitting on the soft couch, biting a white pear while chatting to him about chores all over the house.

Some are like small snoring sounds that come to my ears in bursts of soft mattresses, always with a bit of smacking, as if there are countless things to say in the dream.

Some are like the nagging he has heard countless times over the years, the witty words that never come out of nowhere, with an undisguised smile, and with affection that he may never get again.

The jumping flames are getting hotter and hotter in the eyes, and the scorching temperature is hot all the way to the heart, like someone holding a red iron, stabbing hard into the softest part of the heart, intercepting all the blood, and then Pull out with muscles!

"master!"

Seeing that the fourth elder brother had been persuading him for a long time, Fu Nai could only kneel down first, kowtow down a few times, and when he wanted to persuade him again, he stood up, but was stunned.

The fourth elder brother arched his back slightly at some point, with one hand resting on his chest, as if he was enduring some severe pain.And that face hidden in the shadows slowly slipped down streams of tears silently.

Fu Nai lowered his head in fear, and finally swallowed the persuasion that came to his lips.

"My lord! My lord!"

The sudden call surprised Fu Nai and Bayan.

Fu Nai stood up in a panic, and saw a carriage parked not far away, and several guarding soldiers helped a man with a gray beard down.

"Lord Li!" Fu Nai's face paled instantly.

"A bunch of foolish people, the fire has burned like this, why don't you protect the prince and leave?" Li Guangdi spoke harshly, pushed Fu Nai who was stepping forward, and walked to the fourth elder brother in a few steps.

"My lord, no matter what happens, you are worth a fortune, so you must not put yourself in danger!"

After finishing speaking, Li Guangdi didn't care if the fourth elder brother reacted or not, and pointed at Fu Nai and the others, "Quick! Take the prince away! The wind has already picked up this evening, and it will change its direction soon. The thick smoke alone can choke people to death." !"

"Yes, yes," Fu Nai looked around, unable to make up his mind for a while, so he could only listen to Li Guangdi first, and motioned for a few guards to hold the fourth elder brother together.

"Wait!" Brother Si suddenly said.

Fu Nai was a little anxious, "Master, stop talking, we have to leave here!"

"No! Listen!" The fourth elder brother pressed Fu Nai's hand, his eyes lit up, "There is a voice, there is a voice!"

Everyone listened intently, not daring to move for a moment.

Unfortunately, after listening to it for a long time, apart from the sound of crackling wood burning, there was only the sound of wind getting louder and louder.

"Master, you misheard..."

Fu Nai couldn't bear it, but he couldn't delay any longer. The thick smoke from the fire had already started to drift in their direction, "Let's go!"

"No! I heard it! I heard it!"

The fourth elder brother looked a little dazed, but he was very stubborn.

Fu Nai put his heart on hold, and motioned to a few guards to help, even if he came today, he would take the fourth elder brother away!

"Wait a moment!"

This time it was Li Guangdi who made the sound. Although Mr. Li is old and dizzy, his ears are not deaf at all, "What is the sound..."

Everyone became quiet again, and another breeze blew past, blowing away the thick smoke, and the crackling sound of the fire scene also became quieter.

An intermittent, ethereal singing voice was faintly transmitted into the ears of everyone at this moment!

"...The wind in winter, with snowflakes in it, blows my tears down, walk and walk, walk and walk, how many years have passed..."

In the knee-deep grass, the disgraced Grandpa Su sang an out-of-tune song while dragging the half-dead Eighth Brother forward desperately.

Su Wei couldn't remember how far and how long he had traveled.He only knew that he would never be caught by Liang Yi's gang again, and he would never fall into the hands of Brother Ba again.

Go as far as you can go, the fourth prince will come to rescue him.