Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 50 years

The fourth day of February, East Courtyard

The night was getting dark, and the fourth elder brother was lying on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep because of tossing and turning.

"Grain... granaries..."

The fourth elder brother was full of problems that Lord Kangxi had left for him, and the person next to his pillow seemed to be fast asleep, breathing evenly.

The fourth elder brother lifted the quilt secretly, planning to get up and go to the study room, and write down his thoughts overnight.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the fourth elder brother got up here, the person who seemed to be asleep threw an arm over.

"Young people don't always stay up late, they will age prematurely..."

After speaking, the dishonest palm patted an unspeakable place across the quilt, and then slid into the bed like a loach.

The fourth elder brother sat by the bed for a while, looked at the people in the bed, then at the study, and finally lay back on the bed silently.

"That means you have a stomachache today, or I will let you know who is prematurely aging!"

next day

Fujin got up very early, and when Shilong came in, she was already being served by a girl, and she was already sitting in front of the vanity mirror.

"Has the prince gone out?"

"No, I haven't called breakfast yet at this time of day, so I don't think I'm going to the palace anymore." Shilong brought clean tea to Fujin.

"That's good, I just came out of Yanqing Hall, so I should rest for a few more days." Fujin took the teacup and cleared his mouth.

"Didn't the prince want to set up a separate yard for the little elder brothers to live in? These days are just arranged."

"That's right," Fujin looked into the mirror, "Back when Honghui was only five years old, he lived in Sanjinyuan by himself, and now Hongyun is also six years old..."

"Master, don't be sad. Brother Honghui will definitely bless us in the sky. You see, our brother Hongyun should also live in the Sanjin courtyard now. I will go to see what is missing in a while, so I can prepare early." superior."

"My lord hasn't spoken yet, now it's different from before..."

Fujin fiddled with a few pearl hairpins on the table, "At the beginning, there was only Honghui in the mansion of the prince. He was both a concubine and an elder. His identity was determined early on. The third entrance courtyard is on the right road, directly behind the prince's study, and lives It’s like a child there.”

"So what? Even if there are two elder brothers, Hong Pan and Hong Shi, our elder brother Hong Yun is still the only son of the prince."

Shilong looked dissatisfied, "My maidservant heard that both Prince Cheng and Prince Heng's mansions have crowned sons this year. Prince Cheng's mansion is brother Hongsheng who was born in Fu Jin. But that's because Princess Heng didn't have children at all. Our brother Hongyun is too young, otherwise he should have been established as the heir this year."

"Okay," Fujin interrupted Shilong, "It's something that hasn't been filmed yet, what are you talking about so much?"

Shilong lowered her head and shut her mouth tightly.

Fujin's gaze drifted out of the window, out of their yard, and further ahead was Sanjin'er.

"Go pick a few servants who are handy and prepare them first. When the haha ​​beads have all entered the mansion, there will be a shortage of people at Hong Yun."

"Yes," Shilong quickly responded.

West Hospital

"Wu Erniang!" Hong Pan trotted all the way into Shiyue's yard.

Shiyue just came out to meet her, "Run slowly, don't fall!"

Hongpan went up the steps out of breath, and grabbed Shiyue's hand, "Wu Erniang, help me to talk to Ama. I don't want to be separated from Erniang, and I don't want to go out to live by myself!"

"You monkey bastard, you are usually so skinny that you are about to go to heaven, but now you are acting coquettish." Mrs. Niu Hulu stepped backward into Shiyue's yard.

"Silly boy, it is also in our palace to build a courtyard alone. You think your mother can come to the Xibei courtyard at any time, so what are you afraid of?"

Shi Yue bent down and wiped the sweat from Hong Pan's forehead.

"But I live in a courtyard by myself, so lonely, and it's quiet at night," Hong Pan twisted his face, looking extremely distressed.

"It's not that you live in a courtyard by yourself, your Ama has given you a lot of haha ​​beads."

Shiyue rubbed Hongpan's head, "When the time comes, a group of boys will surround you, accompany you to study, accompany you to ride horses and shoot arrows, isn't it good?"

"Really? Is that the same as Hong Yun and Hong Shi's companion reading?" Hong Pan's eyes brightened, and he seemed to be happy.

Niu Hulu glared at him from behind, "Yes, yes, then you won't remember Er Niang anymore. Every day there are people who accompany you crazy and make trouble with you, how can you remember to go back to Xipei Hospital to see Er Niang?" With you Wu Erniang."

"I will remember, I will definitely come back to see Er Niang and Wu Er Niang often!" Hong Pan clenched his small fists with a serious expression on his face.

"You, don't tease him. How many things do you need to prepare to live in a separate yard? I think Geng's is very busy."

"Hey, what are you ready for? Just move the things he's used to. The prince asked someone to tidy up the yard. Everything must be complete."

Niu Hulu was very leisurely, dragging Shiyue and Hongpan into the house.

"Now, I just want to know which courtyards the prince will arrange? There are four or five empty courtyards in front of our West Road. If it is separated from our West Secondary Courtyard, isn't it just a matter of one door?"

"There is no news from the East Courtyard, how do we know?" Shiyue gave Hongpan the snacks on the table, and Hongpan took the snacks to share with the little books outside.

Niu Hulu sat on the soft couch, propped his forehead with one hand, "Do you think Brother Hongyun will live in Brother Honghui's former yard?"

Shiyue paused when she lifted the teapot, "Brother Hongyun is the eldest son, so it's not surprising that he wants to move into the main courtyard."

"If this is only for the succession of the future sons, then there is nothing to say about elder brother Hongyun moving in. After all, the sons of all the princes are still the first. But what if..."

Niu Hulu didn't continue, but Shiyue understood.

"The current situation is changing rapidly," Niu Hulu turned his head and looked out the window, "I don't believe that Fujin has no ideas of his own."

East courtyard

The fourth elder brother got up early in the morning and began to write the memorial, while Eunuch Su sent someone to buy fresh dried beef, and he slumped on the soft couch and chewed it with great joy.

"I had a stomachache yesterday, so be careful today." The fourth elder brother said without raising his head.

"Don't worry, I have a good stomach and intestines," Su Wei patted his stomach, "By the way, have you thought about assigning yards to the three elder brothers? Where do you choose?"

"Let's just pick three rooms on the East Road, and let the laundry room be moved to the West Road."

Su Wei nodded, and didn't think much about it, "Does the doctor who is good at ghost gate thirteen needles have any clues? The eighth elder brother has been quiet for a while, isn't he sick again?"

"You can guess." The fourth elder brother looked up at him, "Fu Nai finally sent someone to sneak into Baye's mansion, but he found the doctor. It's just that their mansion is too strict, and it is very difficult to bring him out. It’s not easy. Fortunately, Lao Ba’s illness is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and the doctor’s life is not in danger for the time being.”

"That can't be delayed, the night is full of dreams," Su Wei patted his knee, "I have to find a way to get him out quickly."

The fourth elder brother turned cold, raised his head and said seriously, "Master, I'm warning you, you are not allowed to get close to Yinhu again! You are not allowed to think of any way! I will leave it to Fu Nai to handle it, so you just stay here honestly." You are not allowed to go anywhere by your side!"

"Ah, why?"

Grandpa Su raised his eyebrows, "I've been imprisoned with you for more than two months, and now I'm finally released, do you still want to lock me up in the mansion?"

"The assassins of the Yanqing Palace have not been found yet, so don't worry."

The fourth elder brother picked up the pen again, no matter how Su Wei groaned, he ignored him.

"The eighth elder brother is already sick like that, what can he do? If I don't go to Jishengtang and Xilaishun, I won't even know that my money will be emptied later!"

Su Wei saw that cheating was useless, so he walked up to the fourth elder brother, and began to be reasonable and emotional, "Can't I bring more guards when I turn around? You let Bayan follow me and Kukui follow me, I promise not to go to dangerous places!"

The fourth elder brother was so tortured that he couldn't help it. He stopped writing and looked at the memorial he had written, "Just be good, wait for the master to present the memorial, and take you for a stroll around the capital."

"What are you going to do?" Su Wei asked.

"I want to go and see the granaries in various parts of the capital." The fourth elder brother leaned back on the chair back, "Since Huang Ama wants you to investigate the grain, you must have something in mind. It is best to go and see for yourself. There are disadvantages in the storage and withdrawal of official grain in various places, and sometimes a small problem may cause a large amount of moldy food to be wasted, and it will also give corrupt officials in various places the opportunity to seek huge profits from it.”

"Go and see, if you can think of a way to strengthen the control of warehouses in various places, then in disaster years, at least more food can be transferred from various places, and the victims of the disaster will be less hungry..."

eighth of february

Lord Kangxi read Prince Yong's memorial, and immediately ordered Prince Yong to lead Prince Heng's son Hongsheng, Shangshu Sun Zhaqi of the Ministry of Industry, Long Kedo, commander of the infantry, and others to investigate the granaries in Gyeonggi and Tongzhou.

Although they are all near the capital, the fourth elder brother has to clean up the account books of warehouses in various places, so he plans to stay in Tongzhou for a few more days.

Su Wei hurriedly prepared his luggage, and left the capital with the fourth elder brother that afternoon.

Hongsheng is 16 years old this year, and he is quite calm in doing things, but he is somewhat childish. From receiving the imperial decree to being urged out of the city by the people sent by Prince Yong, he was still in a daze.

"Uncle," Hong Sheng rode to the side of Si Age's carriage.

Su Wei opened the window from the inside, and the fourth elder brother asked, "What's wrong?"

"Why did we leave in such a hurry? Aren't you going to stay in Tongzhou for two days? Why don't you start again tomorrow morning?"

The fourth elder brother chuckled, "By tomorrow, the king's decree to investigate the granary in the capital will be spread. If we go then, I'm afraid we won't see anything."

"Then, Lord Longkodo and the others?"

Hongsheng noticed that Longkodo and Sun Zhaqi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, did not go on the road with them.

"The king asked them to go to Beicang, Gyeonggi Province first. We will meet with them when we return from Tongzhou."

"So it's like this, Hongsheng understands..."

Xiao Shizi bowed his hands to the fourth elder brother, consciously slowed down his horse, and followed behind the fourth elder brother's car.

"They are all official warehouses near Gyeonggi, so there shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Su Wei couldn't believe it.

The fourth elder brother smiled, "The official food near the capital is also responsible for the expenses of the children of the Eight Banners. There are many broken accounts and more troubles. A little exposure on each person's hand is enough to raise a nest of moths."