Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 50 years

December 22, Hall of Mental Cultivation

The late emperor's coffin has been moved to the Shouhuang Hall in Jingshan for temporary enshrining.As usual, Lord Yongzheng should move to Qianqing Palace to live and govern, but thinking that the late emperor had been here for nearly 50 years, Lord Yongzheng couldn't bear it, so he still lived in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhang Tingyu was specially appointed Minister of Rites, and has been cooperating with Prince Yi to organize the funeral of the late emperor for a month.

"Your Majesty, the name of the Xiandi Temple has been determined, and the release date on the 27th has come. It's time for Lord Long Live to consider major matters such as offering sacrifices to suburban temples after the New Year's Eve."

Lord Yongzheng was sitting behind the desk, still dressed in coarse linen mourning clothes, "It's better to keep everything simple, and there are still wars at the border right now, so it's not appropriate to make a fuss."

"Yes, I understand," Zhang Tingyu bowed, "After the New Year's Eve, the East and West Palaces should also be relocated. The Ministry of Rites proposed the word "Ren Shou" for the Empress Dowager as her title. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"The meaning is very good, just use this."

"Yes, how should the masters of the hidden mansion be canonized? Does the Kunning Palace need to prepare first?"

Yongzheng, who had been lowering his eyes slightly, raised his eyebrows, "For the time being, there is no rush for the canonization ceremony, I will think about it later."

Zhang Tingyu was a little surprised, but immediately lowered his head, and complied with the "obedience of the minister".

Zhang Tingyu withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, followed by Prince Yi Yinxiang.

"My brother sees the emperor!"

"Get up," Lord Yongzheng raised his head slightly, and looked at his expression, "are you feeling better?"

"Brother Huang, don't worry, my younger brother is doing well recently," Yinxiang smiled lightly.

Lord Yongzheng nodded, "How is Ye Tianshi's medical skills? Can he be cured completely?"

Yinxiang pursed his lips slightly, and shook his head, "My brother has been suffering from this disease for too long, and the poisonous blood has penetrated into the bone marrow. Doctor Ye only said that he can get rid of it as much as possible, but he can't completely cure it."

"Oh, it seems that we still have to find Liu Huai." Master Yongzheng frowned, "I don't know if my people made Lao Ba realize that Liu Huai is no longer in his house, and disappeared without a sound. "

"Brother Huang, you don't have to worry. Life and death are your destiny. What's more, my younger brother is still fine now." Prince Yi is very optimistic.

"Forget it," Master Yongzheng nodded, "Liu Huai can't be the only one in this world who knows the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate, and I'll let other people look for it."

"Thank you, Brother Huang," Yinxiang bowed and saluted.

"I'm looking for you today for the affairs of the treasury bank of the household department." Yongzheng knocked on a memorial at hand, "The account books presented by the minister of the household department are quite clear, but the number of account books and the actual storage capacity of the bank treasury If you can’t get it right, you’ll be hesitating with me one by one. You also know that the late emperor was lenient and benevolent, and the tax money from all over the country was embezzled and borrowed before it arrived in the capital. As a matter of fact, most of the money that the Eight Banners clans have withdrawn from the imperial court these years has never returned. Right now, how much silver is left in the treasury of the household department, I can't just trust this account book."

"Your brother understands," Yinxiang cupped his hands, "My younger brother will take someone to the household department tomorrow to count the money in the household department's treasury."

"We need to guard against some people's hands and feet."

"Don't worry, brother."

After noon, Eunuch Su took Xiaoyingzi out of the respect room and walked to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, passing by the Qianqing Palace.

The Yuehua Gate outside the Qianqing Palace is diagonally opposite the Zunyi Gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation across West Chang Street. Entering from the Zunyi Gate, there is a long and narrow courtyard. .

In the middle of the north courtyard wall of the courtyard is the Yangxin Gate. The Yangxin Gate is a glazed gate tower with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the nine ridges of Xieshan Mountain. On both sides are Suishan Shadow Walls, red walls, yellow tiles, and golden nails and vermilion fans.In front of Yangxin Gate, there are a pair of gilt bronze lions and a pair of copper street lamps.

Entering from the Mental Cultivation Gate, there is a glazed screen wall on the east and west sides of the palace wall, the east and west side halls behind it, and the Yangxin Hall to the north.There are also east and west enclosures around the entire palace.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation is I-shaped as a whole, and is divided into the front hall and the back hall.The front hall has a wide face, three rooms in each depth, and a Baosha in front.Lord Yongzheng usually governs in the front hall and rests in the back hall.The front and rear halls are connected by corridors for easy access.

Lord Yongzheng has been enthroned for less than a month, Grand Duke Su naturally cannot allow other eunuchs in the palace to enter the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation at will, so the people on duty in the Hall of Mental Cultivation are all old people from their palace.The guards guarding outside are also former cronies of the palace.

After entering the gate of Zunyi, Xiaoyingzi said, "I really didn't expect the matter in the respect room to be so chaotic, but the consultant's office is running smoothly, leaving such a big mess, how can we clean it up?"

"Take it easy," Su Wei sighed, "Anyway, it's going to be handed over to Zhang Bao, as long as he can figure it out."

"Eunuch Su," Zhang Qilin said as he came out of Yangxin Gate.

"Has the emperor had lunch? I was checking the roster in the respect room, and I forgot the time." Su Wei said.

"The emperor is going to the Yonghe Palace." Zhang Qilin walked up to Su Wei, deliberately suppressing his voice, "It is probably for the purpose of moving the palace. The new year is coming soon, and the masters of our hidden mansion have to come to the palace, queen mother What's the matter with always occupying the Yonghe Palace?"

Su Wei frowned, thought for a while, then turned his head and walked out.

"Hey, Master, are you not eating?"

Su Wei shook his hand, "I'm going to Yonghe Palace."

Outside Yonghe Palace

Zhang Bao stood opposite Li Qinzhi, the general manager of Yonghe Palace, while Qiu Hai stood at the foot of the steps, shrinking his neck and hiding in the shadow of the pillars.

Although the servants were all sent out, judging from the intermittent voices from inside the door, the conversation in the temple was not going well.

Over there, Qingju was standing by the window anxiously, her hands clenched the veil, she could hear it most clearly, and she was also the most frightened.

In the past, although the fourth elder brother was not friendly with the concubine De, he managed to maintain the superficial relationship between mother and child.

But right now, one is the king of a country, and the other is the empress dowager. On the contrary, even the reason in face is torn apart.

"Snapped!"

The sound of porcelain breaking was accompanied by the empress dowager's cry.

Qingju was shocked, and regardless of other people's obstruction, she forced her way in.

The Empress Dowager fell down on the soft couch with disheveled hair, and Emperor Yongzheng stood beside the round table with a cold face, and the ground was covered with fragments of white porcelain teapots.

"Since the empress is so thoughtful, there is nothing more to say! The empress wants to live in the Yonghe Palace, so she can live there. When Yinti comes back, she will naturally go to the Ningshou Palace to meet the queen mother. Can the empress see you?" If you get it, the minister will not dare to guarantee it."

"Yinzhen—" the Queen Mother said hoarsely, "The Ai family shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place! You are cold-blooded and cold-hearted, you have no heart!"

Emperor Yongzheng who came to the door paused, turned his head to look at the crazy woman on the couch, "Emperor Niang is right, but you gave birth to me after all. If you don't treat me as your son, I don't have to Treat you like a mother!"

The woman on the couch paled instantly, gritted her teeth, propped herself up, and rushed towards the wall.

"Queen Mother!"

Qing Ju broke into the door just in time, barely blocked the Empress Dowager, and the two hit the wall with a "dong" sound.

Outside the door, Li Qinzhi also trembled. Just as he was about to enter, Zhang Bao raised his hand to stop him.

"Eunuch Su!"

Qiu Hai suddenly called out, and several people turned their heads to look, and saw Grandpa Su rushing into the gate of Yonghe Palace.

On this side, before Su Wei had time to enter the hall, Lord Yongzheng pushed the door and came out.

Everyone in the yard bowed and knelt, trembling one by one.

"Call the imperial doctor to show the queen mother, and prescribe more tranquilizing medicine."

"Yes," Li Qinzhi knocked his head on the ground, his voice trembling.

There was only one person in the yard who didn't kneel down, but stood stiffly in the middle of the yard, staring at Master Yongzheng's face.

"Go back," Yinzhen walked to Su Wei's side, "There is no need to come here again."

Su Wei turned his head and looked, Yinzhen had already stepped out of the palace gate, Zhang Bao saw this, he quickly got up to follow.

The Yonghe Palace fell silent again, and the gate of the palace was closed heavily.

In the inner hall, the Empress Dowager was supported by Qing Ju, and sat by the wall for a long time before slowly standing up and walking to the soft couch again.

"Queen, why do you have to do this? You will only make the emperor even more angry."

"He won't let Yinti go, that's what he told me inside and out..."

The Empress Dowager sat on the soft couch with tears in her eyes, "Those people are right, Yinzhen doesn't care about brotherhood at all!"

"The Queen Mother..."

"If the emperor didn't care about brotherhood, he wouldn't be so angry with you."

A voice sounded suddenly, both the Queen Mother and Qingju were startled, and when they looked towards the door, they saw a person standing outside the door.

"Su Peisheng?"

"Bold!"

The empress dowager's eyes were about to burst, "Who let you in? Because you are favored by the emperor, you don't even pay attention to Ai's family, do you?"

Su Wei frowned, and stepped forward to the threshold, "If the queen mother continues like this, why should others not take you seriously? You are also a concubine who has served the late emperor for many years. The funeral of the late emperor has not yet passed, and you are so disheveled Face, what you lose is the face of the late emperor."

"You're presumptuous! Cough..." The queen mother was furious, but coughed non-stop as soon as the words came out.

"Queen Mother!" Qing Ju was also anxious, turned her head and shouted, "Come here, get Su Peisheng out!"

Grandpa Su stood at the door with his chin raised, there was a rustle outside the door for a while, and soon there was no sound again.

Qingju's face turned pale in an instant.

Su Wei walked into the hall step by step, "Empress Dowager, no, it seems that you don't want to be this Empress Dowager, then Empress Dowager De. Don't get me wrong about one thing, you have such honor and status because of Your son has become the emperor. Otherwise, you will be like other concubines. At this time, you will either wait for your son to take you out of the palace, or wait to move to Ningshou Palace to die of old age. In terms of the favor of the first emperor, you are not as good as Concubine Yi. In terms of status and respect, you are no match for the imperial concubine. You can still yell and scold here now, just because you have a son who has become an emperor!"

"emperor?"

The queen mother suddenly smiled, "Is he worthy to be an emperor? What did he do to become this emperor? Blockade the Changchun Garden, blockade the capital, and detain the prince! How did the late emperor go? Do you really think that no one in the world doubts it? ?”

"So what if someone doubts it? So what if no one doubts it?"

Su Wei stopped in front of the soft couch and pushed away Qing Ju who was trying to stop him, "Empress Dowager, I don't know who you have listened to, but you are so stupid. The emperor's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion. Do you want to fight against the imperial power? As everyone knows, you have become a knife in the hands of others, and you personally buried the empress dowager in the mud!"

"Hmph, what is the empress dowager? I don't care at all, I don't care about anything now!" Concubine De turned her head forcefully.

"You don't care about anything?" Eunuch Su narrowed his eyes, "What about Master Fourteen?"

"Do you care about Master Fourteen's life?"