Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 50 years

On the seventh day of June, the lobby of the Ministry of Rites

Prince Yong withdrew his gaze from gazing at Wang Hongxu, and looked condescendingly at Lian Xiao who was stunned on the ground, "I will ask you one last time, what happened to that piece of paper?"

Lian Xiao's lips trembled, before he could speak, he heard that Eunuch Su say aside, "Your Excellency Lian, you have to think clearly before answering, our lord will not ask you a second time. If you don't answer well this time, Next time, the person who asks you will be the official of the Ministry of Punishment!"

Lian Xiao was about to speak, but swallowed it back abruptly.He has worked hard in the officialdom for most of his life, and finally managed to get close to the emperor, Shuntian Fucheng, but now——

"A piece of paper, didn't even your lord say that you took it back unintentionally? Could it be possible to talk back now?"

Wang Hongxu glanced at Lian Xiao who didn't dare to look up, "My lord wants to be interrogated and investigated, so I'll leave it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The matter is already clear, the judge is innocent, and there is no suspicion of cheating in the exam. The lord will be able to handle the job perfectly." gone."

"My lord, the ink scrolls were changed during our milling period, and we haven't found out who did it. Why do you call the prince?" Jiang Tingxi frowned.

"Grinding is only for the fairness of the test. Now that the fairness is clear, the follow-up matters can be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment."

Wang Hongxu stood up as he spoke, and cupped his hands at Prince Yong, "The old minister is not feeling well, and he really can't stay in the Ministry of Rites to accompany the investigation. Please allow the old minister to retire and go home."

"Presumptuous!" Eunuch Su shouted, and the guards guarding the gate blocked Wang Hongxu's way.

"My lord is ordered to preside over the trial test, and everyone must obey the order! Now that the lord has not spoken, Mr. Wang is about to leave without permission. Please forgive me for asking, are you going to resist the order?"

Eunuch Su's last question was clear and light, but it made the back of the neck shiver.

Even though Wang Hongxu was full of reluctance, he had no choice but to step back and knelt down in the middle of the room, "I dare not, my lord, please forgive me."

Wang Xuling watched from the side, his face turned green and pale, and finally he stood up hesitantly, cupped his hands at Prince Yong, and said, "Please forgive me, my lord, although I broke up with him a long time ago, he is of Wang's blood after all. Now , and also served as the president of the "Provincial Grand Ceremony", which is quite reused by the Long Live Lord. I also asked the prince to read his book, and I don't know how to adapt it, so I forgive him for being rude."

"Master Wang is a vassal minister. With you interceding on his behalf, I don't want to go into further investigation. I hope that my younger brother can understand the painstaking efforts of Mr. Wang."

"Thank you, my lord."

Prince Yong stopped talking to Wang Hongxu, and looked at Lian Xiao again, "It seems that Sir Lian is not going to talk anymore? That's good, I don't want to waste time anymore. As Lord Wang Hongxu said, what happened after this Leave it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I believe that the prison in the Ministry of Criminal Justice will not be worse than your prison in Shuntian Mansion."

Lian Xiao's face was pale, his lips squirmed, as if he had a lot to say.However, Wang Hongxu knelt beside him, staring at him coldly.

The guards escorted Lian Xiao to the Ministry of Punishment, and Prince Yong also released the restraints of other officials. After being trapped in the Ministry of Rites for so many days, everyone can finally go back to their homes.

"My lord, are you really not going to investigate any more?"

Jiang Tingxi followed Prince Yong to the carriage frame, "Aren't you afraid of any accidents if you hand him over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"

"Accidents will definitely happen. You can tell by Lian Xiao's attitude today. If he could say it, he would have said it long ago." Prince Yong stepped on the footstool, "Master Jiang also go back and have a good rest. The matter is already settled in the king's heart."

Prince Yong got into the carriage, but Jiang Tingxi suddenly remembered something, "By the way, how did the prince be sure that the problem was the ink scroll? Could it be because of a piece of sealing paper?"

This Mr. Jiang really has the spirit of breaking the casserole and asking the end. Su Wei smiled and followed the fourth elder brother into the carriage.

"My lord went to Shuntian Mansion today to examine the candidate." Prince Yong leaned on the cushion, "The test paper can be falsified, but one's knowledge cannot be falsified. Those two ink scrolls were stolen. They forged it urgently after the scroll, and they worked hard on Zhuyin, but the content on the scroll was too crude.”

"So that's how it is," Jiang Tingxi finally cleared up his doubts, took a step back, and bowed to Prince Yong respectfully, "Your Highness is very resourceful, if it weren't for you this time, those two princes would have suffered unfair injustice."

"My lord Jiang please, the successful completion of the reconnaissance survey this time is thanks to the help of all the lords, I have kept it in my heart," Prince Yong nodded to Jiang Tingxi.

Fu Nai closed the car door, and Prince Yong's car started driving towards the palace.Jiang Tingxi stood still, watching Prince Yong's carriage leave.

Prince Yong once again successfully completed the errand entrusted by the Long Live Lord, although there were some twists and turns in the middle.However, Prince Yong tried his best to turn the tide. Not only did he keep [-] exam papers, but he also proved the innocence of the two candidates and maintained the fairness of this imperial examination.

Lian Xiao, who was sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, confessed within three days that he had exchanged and forged the ink scrolls, and the motive was his personal enmity with the two candidates.

However, before the Ministry of Criminal Justice had time to investigate the authenticity of Lian Xiao's confession, Lian Xiao died in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice due to a sudden emergency.

Mid-June

General Wang Yinti submitted a memorial requesting permission for Luo Buzang Danjin and others to cooperate with the army to enter Tibet and jointly clear Junggar with the Qing army.And please Feng Dutong Yanxin as the commander-in-chief to lead the army into Tibet.

As soon as this note was published, many ministers were puzzled. It seemed that the General Wang did not want to lead troops into Tibet by himself, but instead gave Yanxin the opportunity to make meritorious service.

Prince Yong's Mansion

Recently, Lord Long Live moved to live in Changchun Garden, and Longkodo accompanied the guards, taking the opportunity of returning to Beijing to deploy guards, to pay his respects to Prince Yong.

Mentioning the memorial sent back from Qinghai, the fourth elder brother was not very surprised.

"Luo Bu Zang Danjin was eyeing Tibet, and he took extra precautions against the Qing court. Yinti led a large army to station in Xining, so he must have suffered a lot from Luo Bu Zang Danjin."

"Now, seeing that Sichuan has a second team to enter Tibet, if Luo Bu Zang Danjin is restrained again, his general command will be divided into two. Rather than being controlled by others, it is better for a strong man to sever his wrists."

Thinking of Yinti's decision, the fourth elder brother seemed to be a little appreciative in his speech, "Naturally he was overjoyed that Luo Buzang Danjin was able to enter Tibet. However, he will soon find out that Yinti's presence in Qinghai is equivalent to choking his heart." Throat. If he plots something wrong, his lair will be handed over to others in an instant."

"The only shortcoming is that Yinti can no longer lead troops by himself. However, he is the only general in the middle. I reckon that Huang Ama will transfer him to the southwest of Qinghai in the near future so that he can command two routes at the same time." People and horses."

"If that's the case, wouldn't our planning with Nian Gengyao be in vain?" Long Kedo was a little worried.

The fourth elder brother shook his head, "It's too far after all, and I will not accept the orders of the king outside. Nian Gengyao may not be willing to listen to Yinti. However, if Yinti can make such a decision at this juncture, Huang Ama must be the same Lao Huai is pleased."

In the evening, Xipei Hospital

Because Long Live Lord moved to Changchun Garden, Prince Yong also decided to bring his family to live in Yuanmingyuan.It is not only convenient to be called at any time, but also just to escape the heat in summer.

All the courtyards of the Xibei Hospital were busy packing things, and Li's place was also very lively.

"Master, do you see that these two boxes of clothes are from last year, should we bring them or not?"

"Take it with you. You can also use it in the Old Summer Palace."

"Yes," Xi'er asked someone to move the cage out.

Mrs. Li turned around and walked into the house, but saw two people standing blankly under the west corridor.

"What's wrong with my sister? Have you packed your things?"

Mrs. Li was asking Mrs. Guo who had been living in her courtyard.

Speaking of which, Guo Shi has been in the mansion for three years, but he has never even been close to the prince.Most of the time, the people in the mansion forget that there is such a person in the Xipei courtyard whose master is not the master, and the slave is not the slave.

Guo Shi regained his composure, and quickly blessed Li Shi, but he seemed to be in a daze.

"Don't worry, I've asked Fujin, it's your part to go to the Old Summer Palace, and we'll just live together when the time comes."

"Thank you, Fang Fujin," Mrs. Guo bowed deeply.

Mrs. Li went into the room with a smile, and Mrs. Guo's face immediately darkened again.

"Miss..." Li Xia, the maid, waited beside her, and knew what Guo Shi was worrying about.

"The prince has become more and more valued by the emperor recently, and rumors are raging inside and outside the house." Guo's face was full of sadness, "If the prince really becomes a great treasure one day, then what should I do?"

"Miss," Li Xia held Guo Shi's arm, "after all, the palace has not treated us badly in the past few years. No, didn't we take you with us when we went to Yuanmingyuan? As for the prince, even if he is not close to women, we will There's no way, isn't it?"

"It doesn't matter to anyone else. Although the women in the Xibeiyuan can't see the prince, they are all famous and famous. No matter where the prince goes, there is always a place for them. But I have no name or no name. points, even the body..."

"At that time, I'm afraid I will be pointed at casually, so I will dismiss it."

"No, miss!" Li Xia quickly comforted, "You have been in the palace for three years."

"Yeah, three years..."

Guo's eyes were red, "A woman who has stayed in the palace for three years but has never been touched by the prince. Even if she returns to her family, she may be sent to a nunnery."

"Miss..." Li Xia didn't know how to persuade her for a moment.

At the beginning, they and Shen Jiashi were arranged by Empress Defei to Prince Yong. That Shen Jiashi committed suicide by himself made them exhausted, unable to get in or out.

"Miss, it's really impossible," Li Xia lowered his voice, "Let's beg the concubine De. In the past two years, you have been living in the mansion, and you have lost contact with the Yonghe Palace. However, the prince has never pitied you, we can't Sit and wait."

"The relationship between the prince and the concubine De is not good. Last time the prince was imprisoned, the behavior of the concubine De must have completely annoyed the prince."

Mrs. Guo frowned, "If I communicate with Yonghe Palace in private, if I'm found out, I'm afraid the end will be even worse."

"Miss, there is no other way," Li Xia said softly.

Guo Shi pursed the corners of her lips, and looked up in the direction of the East Courtyard, "Let me think again, think again..."