Dressed as Su Peisheng

The first year of Yongzheng

October

After the complete pacification of Tibet, the Tibetans in Jiyika, Nawu, Yaliu and other villages in the Guoluoke area of ​​Qinghai still refused to submit to the Qing court and repeatedly launched rebellions.

Emperor Yongzheng sent Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, to quell the rebellion. Nian Gengyao ordered Yue Zhongqi, who had been promoted to admiral of Sichuan for pacifying Tibet, to lead troops from Songpan and attack all the way.

At the same time, Nian Gengyao flexibly took advantage of the conflicts among the chieftains of the local tribes, supplemented by the strategy of "attacking Fans with Fans", and within two months, he completely recovered the Guoluoke area.

Yongzheng two years

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Chengqian Palace

"Your Majesty's complexion has improved recently, and her body has also recovered a lot. It is worthwhile to come to the palace as a concubine, and I can feel at ease when I go back home."

"It's troublesome for my aunt. Thanks to my aunt for taking care of me these days," the queen leaned on the soft couch and smiled lightly.

This aunt is not her biological aunt, but the sister of the aunt. The queen's aunt is the fourth daughter of Zhen Guo General Mu Erhu, and also the great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Taizu. Her surname is Aixinjueluo.

Their lineage was extended by Chu Ying, the eldest son of Emperor Taizu. They were once prominent, but after all, hot pots could not burn cold stoves. Mu Erhu was stripped of his title for crimes when he was Shunzhi Lord, and now he is just an ordinary person. Just the royal family.

"Hey, your mother-in-law went early, even though you are now in the middle palace, it is appropriate to have family members to take care of you when you are sick."

"Auntie said so," the queen said softly.

"It's getting late, my aunt should leave the palace early today, don't let the family worry about it," said the empress's second sister-in-law, Fucha, and came in from behind the door.

"Yo, isn't it? I'm old, and once I start nagging, it will be endless."

The old lady was supported by the maid to stand up, and she bowed to the empress, "The concubine will retire, and I will go to the palace to visit the empress some other day."

"Good morning, Auntie," the queen greeted Xie Momo to see her off.

Mrs. Fucha stood by the curtain, watching this gracious old aunt go out.

"It can be regarded as gone..."

Mrs. Fucha sighed heavily, "When my aunt was here, I didn't see this aunt say a few words to us concubines. Now it's all good. We don't think we know what they are thinking."

"They are not the only ones in the family who are thinking of such and such," the queen sighed, leaning on her forehead, "However, the aunt's family is the royal family after all, and the inextricable relationship with the clan is indeed the most important."

"You, you are too worried. Take care of your body first." Mrs. Fu Cha sat on the side of the couch and covered the queen with a blanket.

Outside Chengqian Palace, Madam Xie walked the old lady all the way to the gate of the palace.

"It's been a while since you were allowed to enter the palace. The Empress needs to have some smart people around her."

"My servant understands Madam's words," said Madam Xie, who was chosen by the old lady for the empress, and also a confidant of the old lady's family.

"My elder brother's place was too eye-catching at the moment, so I can only take it slowly in the future. But the one from Yikun Palace, his brother has made great achievements again. Did the empress tell you anything?"

Xie Momo sighed lightly, "The emperor never comes to the harem, and the empress always slacks off. Every time the servants mention it, the empress always says it's not necessary, and it's impossible."

"Oh, she hasn't turned the corner from Qiandi Fujin yet!"

The old lady hated iron for being weak, "If that person from Yikun Palace really has a belly, how can he be as defenseless as an iron bucket? Today's two elder brothers, the mother's family background is average, but the year's family is different. Ah, with all the credits coming down one after another, it will be a matter of time before the emperor raises the flag."

"The servants are also persuading me." Xie Momo was also helpless, "but the empress has been unable to make up her mind."

"She can't make up her mind, so you make it for her!"

The old lady gritted her teeth, "It's easiest to take action while the situation in the palace is not stable yet. After a while, the palace will be full of eyeliners from the Palace of Mental Cultivation, how can we proceed?!"

Xie Momo was also stunned for a while, but after thinking about it again and again, she still slowly bent down, "Yes, please rest assured, old lady."

Hall of Mental Cultivation, East Nuan Pavilion

Grandpa Su was lying on the table, stretching his neck, watching Master Yongzheng write.

A piece of rice paper was opened wide, Master Yongzheng held a pen and thought about it for a while.

"Big, Sheng, Kui?"

After the last stroke, Su Wei's eyes lit up, "This name is good, it looks domineering!"

Master Yongzheng snorted sullenly, and put the brush aside, "Brother Wang of yours made a good idea, let me name it. It was agreed in advance, you can use it, but you can't give it a name if you want it openly. .”

"Who asked you to give it? It's just for auspiciousness."

Grandpa Su picked up the piece of rice paper and blew it, "They are all superstitious in business. Since they want to change the name of Jishengtang, they want to get a taste of the dragon. I think it was you who started it, and the business will definitely flourish in the future. .”

"Their caravan is big enough in Mongolia. I have seen it more than once in Mongolian brochures."

"Then what's the matter? Doing business in a straight-forward manner, and selling daily goods, and not evading taxes," Grand Eunuch Su disapproved.

Lord Yongzheng had nothing to do with him, and he was still sore in his heart, so he couldn't help but stab a few words, "You are obedient. If someone gives you a letter, you will rush to find me. I am still very busy, so there are so many discounts. look."

"Why don't I just let you name it, and it didn't take much time!"

Grandpa Su gave someone a blank look, "Besides, Brother Wang and the others are very serious about changing their names, and they will come back to Beijing after a while."

"Going back to Beijing again!"

"Why are you making such a fuss? I haven't seen Brother Wang for a long time."

Su Wei was very happy. The paper of the imperial pen could not be taken away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation casually. After admiring it, he burned it in a charcoal basin, hummed a little song and went out.

Leaving Yongzheng alone, he drank two pots of tea angrily and read the memorials all afternoon.

On the second day of February, Yikun Palace

The weather was getting warmer, and Concubine Nian had nothing to do, so she asked someone to draw a picture of the spring scene in the imperial garden, planning to embroider a screen and dedicate it to the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, the silk threads sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all ready,"

Ling Xi filled the embroidery plate with silk thread, and held it up for Concubine Nian to see.

"The color of the silk thread this year is brighter than in previous years," Nian Guifei looked delighted.

"This is the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is sensible, so it is natural to choose the best one for us," Caixi said with her tail cocked aside, "Our second master has made meritorious service before the army, and the Lord Long Live has issued several imperial edicts to reward him."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

The imperial concubine turned her head and glared at Caixi, "Second brother is a courtier of the emperor, and he should be expected to do things for the emperor. It is a gift from the emperor to reward him."

Caixi shrank her neck for a moment, then quickly lowered her head and said, "Yes, I know I was wrong."

In the blink of an eye, early March

When Qinghai fought again, Luo Bu Zang Danjin finally stopped hiding his ambitions and openly rebelled.

Fortunately, Lord Yongzheng has already stationed troops in the frontier to prepare for war.

It's just that this time, although Lord Yongzheng granted Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the post of General Fuyuan, and ordered him to oversee military affairs, he did not give him full military power.Instead, he was granted the seal of General Dingxi Dingxi, the king of Xun County, and ordered him to lead the army on the west road and enter Qinghai with Yue Zhongqi to counter the rebellion.

The war broke out again, and the whole court became tense, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation often stayed up all night.

On the tenth day of March, Shoukang Palace

Su Wei came to deliver things to the Empress Dowager again. Recently, he didn't go out of the palace very often. There was a war on the border. Lord Yongzheng forgot to eat when he was busy with his desk. He had to watch from time to time.

The queen mother knew that Su Peisheng was coming, so she came out of the Buddhist hall on a rare occasion and asked him to come and talk.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. King Xun has stayed in Qinghai for a long time. In terms of familiarity with various forces in Qinghai, I'm afraid Nian Gengyao is not as good as him."

"The Ai family also knows." Although the queen mother has been in good spirits for the past two years, she can't survive the years after all, and her temples are dyed with gray hair. Given the opportunity, if he can serve the imperial court again, he will be able to face the foundation of his ancestors when he returns to Beijing in the future."

"It's good that the Queen Mother can understand," Su Wei lowered his head slightly, "Since the Fourteenth Master arrived in Ganzhou, he has often patrolled the border, and fought against the Junggar stragglers many times. Long Live Lord believes in the ability of the Fourteenth Master. Only then did he dare to hand over the army to him. The servant also believes that with the talent of the Fourteenth Lord, he will certainly not disappoint the expectations of the Queen Mother and the Long Live Lord."

The queen mother nodded slowly, and her complexion improved a lot.

Just at this time, Qingju came in from the outside, glanced at Su Peisheng, then leaned over to the Queen Mother and said, "Report to the Queen Mother, there is news from Yikun Palace that the imperial concubine is ill."

Ladies and gentlemen in the harem often have headaches, but the imperial physicians are always in the palace, and no one will disturb the queen mother when she is free.

Su Wei was also very surprised, Nian Gengyao had just been promoted to General Fuyuan, the border war was in full swing, Nian Guifei was always in good health, how could she be ill at this time?

Yikun Palace

Concubine Nian suffered from abdominal pain, and even after taking painkilling pills, she was still breaking out in cold sweats while lying on the bed.

The queen sat in the outer room, she was the first to know.The Hall of Mental Cultivation has been extremely busy for a while, no one among the servants dared to report to the emperor casually.

The other people in the palace were stopped by the queen, saying that they were afraid of delaying the doctor's diagnosis.

Seeing this, Ling Xi was still worried, so he secretly sent people to Shoukang Palace to appeal to the Queen Mother.

Wu Qian was judged by the right court of the Imperial Hospital. He was summoned by the empress to feel the pulse of the noble concubine Nian. After some diagnosis and treatment, he said, "I am afraid that the imperial concubine ate something to promote blood circulation and severe cold during menstruation. Now her menstrual blood has increased greatly, and her body is cold." It is cold, so the abdominal pain will not stop, and if it goes on for a long time, I am afraid that it will hurt the mother, the mother and the offspring."

The Queen's face changed, and she glanced at Xie Nanny beside her, who lowered her head and avoided the Queen's sight.

"Heal the imperial concubine carefully, and put the imperial concubine's health first in everything."

"Yes, Weichen will go to prescribe the medicine immediately."

Wu Qian withdrew from the door, and the empress squinted at several big ladies in Yikun Palace.

Ling Xi was the first to kneel down, although his face was pale, but his voice was still calm, "Forgive me, empress, our empress always puts the most emphasis on self-care, and never dare to eat cold things during menstruation, let alone things that promote blood circulation. The imperial doctor has such a diagnosis, I'm afraid there is something else wrong."

"Bastard!"

The queen said with a stern voice, she slapped the wooden table, "You bunch of slaves, if you don't serve your master well, you're good at justifying yourself. Come here, lock them all up for me!"

A group of maids and eunuchs from Chengqian Palace poured into the door, and Ling Xi raised her head in astonishment, "Empress, our empress is still ill, we can't leave people around."

"The imperial concubine is taken care of by herself, you should think about it carefully, who was careless and gave the empress something that shouldn't be eaten." Xie Mama took a step forward and waved at the servants.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty Empress! The servants are wronged——"

Ling Xi and the others were dragged out of the door, the queen closed her eyes, and veins appeared on her forehead.

Mammy Xie was very happy, the corners of her mouth couldn't help turning up.

"The Queen Mother arrives—"

A shout outside the door made the jumping Yikun Palace instantly quiet down.

The queen stood up abruptly, and Xie Momo's face turned half pale in an instant.

Since the queen mother moved into the Shoukang Palace, she has hardly been out of the house. No one thought that the disease of Nian Guifei would actually bring the queen mother here.

Qingju supported the queen mother and slowly walked into the outer room of the bedroom, the queen hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "It's all my son's fault for disturbing the queen's mother Qingxiu."

The Empress Dowager didn't sit on the chair in the middle, didn't cry out, just looked around, then walked to the inner room where the imperial concubine rested, and said as she walked, "The imperial concubine is not well, the slaves of Yikun Palace can't move."

The queen felt a chill all over her body, pursed the corners of her lips, her voice was a little dry, "Yes..."

After entering the inner room, Concubine Nian was not in so much pain, but she was also dizzy, and her face was frighteningly pale.

"Call the judges from the Tai Hospital to come over and study the pulse case together."

"Yes," Qingju hastily asked someone to order.

Ling Xi, who walked into the house again, cried and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, "I thank the Queen Mother for your kindness. My master's illness is really strange. The imperial doctor said that he ate something cold and invigorating the blood. But the slave girl follows the mother every day, the mother The food is simple, there are really no such things.”

The Empress Dowager sat on the soft couch beside her, with a calm expression, "Is the imperial concubine's food delivered from the Imperial Dining Room?"

Ling Xi shook her head, "The imperial concubine doesn't eat much, but it has to be refined. Menstruation is coming, and I don't like to eat food from the imperial dining room. These days, the servants cook it in the small kitchen by themselves."

"Have someone go to their little kitchen and check."

The queen mother put one hand on the Kang table, her voice was very calm, but when her arm touched a plate of embroidery thread on the Kang table, she suddenly stopped, "What are these?"

evening,

The emperor managed to escape from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and when he came to Yikun Palace to visit his concubine, the Empress Dowager had already returned to Shoukang Palace, but she left Aunt Qingju behind.

Qingju presented the plate of silk threads to the emperor, "I have been checked by the imperial physician. These embroidery threads are all boiled with extremely thick medicinal juice. The imperial concubine has been embroidering the screen of the spring scene this month, with her hands on her lips. I don’t know how much it has been contaminated. During the menstruation last month, there were already some symptoms of excessive bleeding, but the imperial concubine didn’t care. Someone used it before, so it didn't escape the Queen Mother's eyes."

Master Yongzheng's face was gloomy, he looked at the plate of embroidery thread and did not speak for a long time.

Ding Qi came out from the inner room and bowed to the Lord Long Live, "My Majesty, I have discussed the prescription with all the imperial physicians. Fortunately, the imperial concubine has a sensitive constitution, and she seldom uses medicines at ordinary times. On the contrary, the onset of the disease was early. , I found it quickly. Now, if you get rid of the properties of the medicine in your body and warm up your body, you will be fine for the time being. However, those two medicines have overbearing properties, which are extremely harmful to the woman's body. , need to be taken care of very carefully.”

Lord Yongzheng took a deep breath, and gave the embroidery thread to Zhang Bao who was beside him, "Let someone start the investigation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we must find out the result!"

"Your Majesty!" Qing Ju seemed to have something to say, glanced at the imperial physician next to her, and shut her mouth again.

"You all go out first."

Master Yongzheng backed away from the left and right, Qingju slowly leaned over and said, "The emperor wants to investigate, it is also ordered. But it is best to investigate secretly. If the results of the investigation are not what the emperor wants, it is better to deal with them secretly."

Master Yongzheng frowned and raised his head, Qing Ju sighed softly, "The noble concubine's family is deeply favored by the emperor, and the harem is bound to be jealous. But if anyone really has the courage to poison the noble concubine, he must have something to rely on."

A few days later, Zhang Bao found out the result.

Nanny Xie was taken out of Chengqian Palace without a sound and disappeared without a trace.

The emperor ordered the empress to contemplate her mistakes behind closed doors on the grounds that she was not strict in governing the palace, and the harem was jointly managed by concubines Xi and Concubine Qi.

Yangxindian

Hongyun stubbornly knelt outside the palace gate, the queen was punished to close the door and contemplate his mistakes, and the emperor forbade him to pay his respects.

"My lord, you'd better go back, you'll only make Long live lord even more angry," Zhang Qilin persuaded in a nice voice.

Hongyun shook his head, his eyes were red, "My empress was also ill at the end of the year, and it's not long now, Huang Ama should be sympathetic. The imperial concubine fell ill in her own palace, why? Can you blame it on my empress?"

"Oh, my lord, there are some things you don't know, you should concentrate on studying now..."

Outside, Zhang Qilin persuaded his hair to be turning white.In Dongnuange, Su Wei was standing in front of the window, also anxious.

"The empress might not know what that nanny did. Even if she wanted to cover it up, it was for Brother Hongyun's sake."

Lord Yongzheng sat behind the dragon case without raising his head, "In all the battles for the heirloom, which mother-in-law didn't think about his own son? I just got out of the previous court, and it was my son's turn in a blink of an eye. If he wants to kneel, let him kneel, he is just eight years old, he can read books, and deals with disciples of aristocratic families every day. I have mentioned it so many times before and after, and it is all on deaf ears!"

"If you want to be educated, educate yourself well. What's the use of punishing you by kneeling?"

Su Wei walked back to the dragon case, "Besides, after all, Hongyun is your only son, and you have always valued him a lot. Let alone the queen, many people guess that Hongyun will be the prince in the future Woolen cloth."

"I won't set up a crown prince." Master Yongzheng raised his head, frowning slightly, "Establishing a crown prince is tantamount to setting up a target. Like the second brother, he will carry heavy burdens all his life, and in the end, he will have nothing."

"However, even if you don't establish a crown prince, in the hearts of everyone, Hong Yun's identity is different from Hong Pan and Hong Shi."

Su Wei added water to Master Yongzheng's inkstone, and accidentally added too much.

Lord Yongzheng had been holding the pen for a long time, but had to put it down, and got up to pour water.

"I want to find a way to let them rest their minds temporarily and study hard."

Grandpa Su stepped aside in embarrassment, watching Master Yongzheng add water and grind ink by himself.

"I remember, when Lord Kangxi was here, didn't someone mention 'Crown Prince Mijian'?"

Master Yongzheng's hand grinding the ink suddenly stopped.

early April

Emperor Yongzheng announced the secret reserve law at court:

The imperial pen of the Holy Master will be stored in a box for those who will inherit the great line in the future, and placed behind the plaque of "Uprightness and Brightness" in the Qianqing Palace, and will be taken out of the box and read out after a hundred years.The other axis is hidden in the inner palace with a secret decree for verification.

Cheng Qiangong

The embarrassed queen fell ill again, and she looked better. She was supported by Shujin to take a walk in the yard.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good!"

Shilong ran in recklessly, Shujin hurriedly stopped her, "What are you doing, be more careful, don't startle your mother!"

Shilong glared at Shujin, shook off her hand, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are rumors from outside that the emperor established a secret crown prince law in the early court, and our Hongyun elder brother is afraid..."

"Shut up!" Shujin scolded, and glanced at the palace servant beside him.

"Ma'am, let's go into the palace."

The queen was still a little dazed, and walked towards the inner hall supported by Shujin.

Shilong also knew that she almost missed something, she lowered her head, pursed her lips, and silently followed behind.

"What is the crown prince of Secret Construction?" The queen was supported to sit down on the soft couch, and she seemed to come back to her senses.

"That's right..."

Shilong hemmed and hawed about the edict of Lord Long Live, and the queen's face became paler and paler.

"Your Majesty," Shu Jin hurriedly supported the Queen's arm and comforted her, "You have to think about it, the Emperor is afraid that there will be another battle for the throne from the previous dynasty."

"Seize the throne? Why seize the throne?"

The queen's eyes turned red, "My son is the eldest son, who is qualified to take it away from him?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the former Crown Prince?"

Shujin lowered her voice to the lowest possible level, "The prince of the previous dynasty was born so noble, and in the end he was also..."

"It's the prince who doesn't live up to himself!"

The queen glared at her eyes angrily, but there were tears in the corners of her eyes, "No matter how unbelievable he is, he has been the prince for so many years. He was also the most honorable and most admired prince among all the princes! Just like my Honghui, my Hongyun..."

"Ma'am," Shujin lifted the handkerchief to wipe the queen's tears, "our elder brother is still young, don't worry."

The queen propped her hands on the couch, her tears were like broken beads, "What secret crown prince? He just isn't satisfied with Hong Yun, he just thinks Hong Yun is not good enough... If, if Hong Hui is still alive..."

"Your Majesty, you can't say such things. Brother Hongyun is the most filial to you. He knew that you were grounded, so he ran to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and knelt for an entire afternoon. His knees were green."

"What's the use of that?!"

The queen suddenly raised her head, "The emperor slapped me so hard that everyone in the world knew about it! He is not satisfied with his son-in-law, and he doesn't want to make his son a prince! I, the queen, Hong Yun, my elder brother, in the future It's all a joke!"

Outside the bedroom of Chengqian Palace, Hongyun, who had finally begged for an edict to pay her respects to the Empress, stood silently in the shadows.

The author has something to say: The Gongdou during the Yongzheng period is not at the same level as the Gongdou during the Kangxi period.

This chapter is [-] words, I feel like I am still writing the text^_^