Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 31 years

At night, Eunuch Su, who had been out for a day, did not get the rest he expected, but was ordered by the fourth elder brother to keep a vigil.

Eunuch Su muttered and waited for the fourth elder brother to wash up, then sat on the ottoman and took off his hat, which shocked the fourth elder brother, "How did you do it? There is such a big swelling on the forehead!"

Su Wei gently rubbed the front of his forehead, "I accidentally bumped it, it wasn't so swollen just now."

The fourth elder brother squinted his eyes and stared at Su Wei. Su Wei flattened his mouth, turned around and plunged into the mattress, and said sullenly, "It was really a collision, it was a collision."

The fourth elder brother looked at him, didn't pursue further, lay on his back on the bed, reached out to pat the bag arched in the mattress, "Go to bed and sleep."

"No," Su Wei retreated.

The fourth elder brother sighed and pushed him, "Then go to sleep on the couch, you can't sleep if you sit here."

Su Wei was bored for a while, then slowly withdrew his head, went back to the couch, moved the kang table to the ground, and lay on it. The fourth elder brother just wanted to talk, the man got off the couch again, and went to the box to hold Bring out a set of bedding.

The fourth elder brother secretly rolled his eyes, "Let the waiter boil two eggs for you, or it will be more swollen tomorrow."

"Oh," Su Wei agreed.

In the middle of the night, the exhausted Su Wei couldn't fall asleep, staring at the roof with his big eyes.

Today, after he got rid of Zhang Bao, he didn't wander around anymore, but went to Guang'an Temple alone, imitating the appearance of a devout believer, kneeling three times and knocking nine times into the temple gate, offering incense to every bodhisattva.

In fact, no matter in the previous life or the present life, Su Wei has no religious beliefs.Even though he had already died once, even passed through the Qing Dynasty alive.In his heart, if you ask for something, you must give something, and praying to God and worshiping Buddha can only be a psychological comfort at most, and it is of no use at all.

However, at that moment, he didn't have any other thoughts.Just pious, kneeling in front of every Buddha statue, praying for forgiveness, praying for blessings...

September passed in a confused darkness, and Su Wei stretched out comfortably in the sunshine at the end of autumn, feeling like he was just recovering from a serious illness.

"Hello, Eunuch Su," a familiar little figure bowed his head to salute him, turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey," Su Wei took a step forward, "Little friend Shiyue, why did I provoke you? I just ignored you when I saw you recently."

Shiyue lowered her head, "Eunuch Su didn't provoke me, it was me...it was my fault."

Su Wei tilted his head, "Your fault? What did you do wrong?"

"I... I clearly knew that Fujin wanted to ask you something, but he didn't tell you. I'm not loyal enough... Fujin is my master, but I want to stop you. I'm not loyal enough... I'm not a good person if I'm not loyal. "

Su Wei froze for a moment, smiled, then tightened his face again, stepped forward and took the basket in Shiyue's hand, which contained two big white pears, "For the master?"

"No, I ate it myself," Shiyue still lowered her head, her voice muffled, sounding extremely depressed.

Su Wei took one from inside, and put the basket back into Shiyue's hand, "Hey, this is your apology gift, I forgive you."

Shiyue raised her head, saw Su Wei took a bite of the big white pear with a smile, and immediately became happy, "Thank you, Mr. Su."

Su Wei had a good time...

Before the gold festival, news suddenly came from the atrium of Zhengsan School that Li Gege was ill, and very seriously ill.The fourth elder brother came back from the shooting range and went to Li Gege's house.

Fujin specially invited the imperial physician to see him. The imperial physician said that it was mainly caused by typhoid fever, weak body and restless mind.The person couldn't eat for several days, and was so thin that he almost lost his shape.

When the fourth elder brother entered the room, Li Gege asked someone to move a screen to block the two of them.

"What is this for?" Fourth elder brother frowned.

Li's voice was weak and weak, "I'm sick, I'm afraid I'll let you off. You can come and see, I'm flattered already, elder brother, go back now."

The fourth elder brother frowned and thought for a moment, waved away the servants in the room, sat outside the screen and raised his voice, "Did you know something?"

Li's voice stopped, and when he spoke again, he was sobbing, "Yes, my master is smart and wise. After dealing with Wu Quan, I must also know about my concubine. I dare not hide it from you, and I don't want to hide it from you." .”

Brother Si nodded, "Then... what do you think?"

"I," Li twitched slightly, "I've thought about it for a long time, but I'm timid and can't make up my mind... Maybe I still have to trouble the Lord. I just ask the Lord to spare Xi'er's life and drive her out of the palace." , she is stupid and doesn't understand anything."

The fourth elder brother was taken aback, got up and walked around the screen, and saw Mrs. Li sitting beside the bed, thin and pale, holding a foot of white cloth in her hand, "You?"

Seeing the fourth elder brother coming in, Mrs. Li stuffed the white cloth into the quilt in a panic.

"Why are you bothering?" Si elder brother asked softly.

Mrs. Li lowered her head, "My concubine comes from a humble background and doesn't understand the truth, but she knows the seriousness of this matter and doesn't want to cause trouble for the master. But I... haven't been able to give birth to a child for the master, and I don't want to have the guts... "

The fourth elder brother sat by the bed and gently hugged Mrs. Li, "Don't worry, no one will force you with my master here. Take good care of yourself, what should we...how to..."

Mrs. Li raised her head slightly, with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Lord, in this life, my life is yours, and my death is your ghost. If there is such a day, I will definitely be bumped to death in front of others."

"Don't talk nonsense," the fourth elder brother patted Li Shi, "Don't think about anything, take good care of yourself."

Mrs. Li nodded, and slowly leaned on Si Age's shoulder...

In October, good news came from the previous dynasty. Mr. Nian Ya Nian was awarded the governor of Huguang and officially became the second-rank official of the frontier.

The fourth elder brother was very happy when he came back from court. He personally took the account book from the treasury and picked out a bunch of congratulatory gifts for Mr. Nian.Su Wei felt distressed watching from the side, and finally kept half of it because the emperor probably didn't like the close relationship between the prince and the ministers.

The fourth elder brother sent Namutu and Songgan to deliver congratulatory gifts on his behalf. Su Wei learned from Ruan Lu that Namutu's family had already made a marriage, and he might be called out of the palace soon.

Su Wei told the fourth elder brother about this, and the fourth elder brother thought for a while and said, "It's time, Namutu and Songgan are still a few years older than the elder, it's time to start a family and start a business."

Yuqing Palace

De Zhu waited on the prince to read, and the chief eunuch Liu Xu came in bowed and bowed to the prince, "Your Highness, Li Jia's young master is waiting for you to go over. Eldest brother is not feeling well recently."

The crown prince raised his head slightly, "Did the imperial physician see it?"

Liu Xu bowed and said, "Not yet, the young master told me to wait until you go over."

The prince frowned, "How do you do things? What are you waiting for with such a big matter? Can I see a doctor when I go? Go to Xuan Tai Physician."

"Hey," Liu Xu hurriedly leaned over, lifted the curtain and went out.

De Zhu lightly pressed the prince's shoulder, "His Royal Highness, you should go and have a look. Eldest elder brother is a noble man, if there is something really wrong, what should the emperor do if he turns around and blames him?"

The prince closed his eyes and slammed the book on the table. De Zhu stepped back and lowered his head.

After a while, the prince smiled coldly, "Now that things have come to an end, I actually have to rely on a child to stabilize my position."

"Your Highness," De Zhu stepped forward slightly, "In ancient times, there was Goujian who lived hard and tasted courage. Those who achieved great things must first learn to endure. When the Holy One dealt with Oboi, didn't he also submit to others? Besides, you are destined by destiny, and the elder brother was born. It is God's affirmation of you, as long as we are safe, there will always be a day..."

The prince turned his head to look at De Zhu, and took his hand, "I hope that as you said, if there is a day, I will definitely make it up to you."

De Zhu smiled slightly, "Master, go quickly, the young master is impatient, it would be bad if you turn around and make a fuss."

The prince sighed, nodded, stood up and walked out of the house.

De Zhu looked at the back of the prince going out, and smiled bitterly.

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In order to avoid being affected by the dispute between the two palaces in the past, the successors of the eunuchs on duty in the main hall were all newly allocated from the respect room, or the eunuchs were optimistic about coming.Among them, in order to replace Ku Kui, Su Wei transferred a young eunuch named Li Ying from his elder brother's dining room.

Xiaoyingzi is the apprentice of the chef of my elder brother. He is 16 years old this year. He is usually stupid and doesn't fight for anything. His master is anxious when he sees it.

It happened that Su Wei, who was once obsessed with cooking, had a good friendship with the master and liked Li Ying very much, so he took the opportunity to sell the master's favor and transferred Li Ying to Zhengsan Institute.And under Xiao Erge's active instigation, Xiaoyingzi was accepted as an apprentice.

In fact, Xiaoyingzi is not as stupid as the master thinks.Su Wei once saw Xiaoyingzi working in the kitchen, and the dining room was especially busy when it was time for meals.Each courtyard, masters, brother, Fujin, and Gege cannot delay their meals, and the order of cooking is strictly required.

However, Xiaoyingzi was different from other young eunuchs, he didn't panic at all, and he didn't ask loudly.After entering the kitchen and taking a look around, the whole process of washing, picking and cutting vegetables is done quietly, steadily and orderly.Often when a master is about to start the pot, his plate is sent over.

Sensitive legs and feet, clear mind, as long as the heart is not bad, it is a usable talent.Su Wei was very conceited about his vision, and in the end he took Xiao Yingzi back to Zhengsan Institute with a small package and a tearful farewell to the master.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the new year, and there seemed to be nothing new about the court banquet this year, but Su Wei was sensitively aware of the increase in the prestige of the elder brother.

From the point of view of the courtiers, Suo Xiang and Ming Xiang are both downgraded and staying in office.In comparison, Suo Xiang is more valued by the emperor.However, Mingxiang's decline did not affect the eldest brother's influence in the court. On the contrary, because the eldest brother was involved in more political affairs, he gradually gained the support of other ministers.

Uncle Tong Guowei's lineage was even more prominent, and Prince Yu Fuquan took the initiative to talk to him.However, at the court banquet, Tong Guowei only gave rough gestures to the fourth elder brother, but was very attentive to the eldest elder brother.Only Long Kedo, who was the first-class guard in front of the imperial court, still had a few toasts with the fourth elder brother. Su Wei obviously felt the dissatisfaction of the fourth elder brother.

Years later, the fourth elder brother, who was one year older, continued to go to court and study, and the elder brother's office became even more crowded.The emperor once wanted to add a few new princesses to the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother rejected them all. Instead, two new people entered the eldest elder brother's yard.According to the gossip Su Wei heard from Xiao Erge, it is said that Dafu Jin's fourth child is a girl.

Years later, Su Wei lived a very happy life. One of the great advantages of having an apprentice is that he doesn't have to worry about food, drink and housing.Xiaoyingzi is very diligent. When he is not on duty, he will deliver meals to Su Wei, clean up the house, and run back and forth.

There is only one thing that Su Wei is not very satisfied with, that is, this stupid Eunuch Li refuses to be called Master Su Wei.According to Xiaoyingzi, when he first entered the palace, he did odd jobs in the dining room, fetched water and chopped firewood in winter, and caught typhoid fever, so ill that he almost died.It was a master chef who had never met before, who saved him by rubbing his body twice a day with three bowls of ginger soup.After recovering, Xiaoyingzi swore in public that she would only recognize one master in her life.

So Xiaoyingzi said that he was called Su Wei, Grandpa Su, Brother Su, or Grandpa Su, but he was not called Master.Su Wei struggled for several days, but finally had no choice but to compromise.

Speaking of Su Wei's happy life, there is one person who has to be credited, and that is the little girl Shiyue.This girl is especially talented, not only proficient in female embroidery, but also good at cooking.He often makes desserts for Fujin in the tea room in the atrium, and every time Su Wei can take advantage of it to eat a few pieces.Different from the dim sum in the big dining room, there are not dozens of exquisite processes, but they are simple and delicious, which suits Su Wei's taste.After Su Wei tasted it a few times, he couldn't stop.

In the 32nd year of Kangxi, the backyard of Zhengsan Institute was calm.The fourth elder brother goes to the atrium four or five days a month, usually on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year at Fujin's place. On the other days, Li Gege can spend two days and Song Gege can spend one day.

For Fujin, the arrival of Si Age is a mixed blessing.But the fourth elder brother seems to have forgotten all the previous things, and the conversation with Fujin did not involve sensitive aspects.Fujin carefully responded to the fourth elder brother's topic, and the two respected each other as guests.

In March, the emperor was going to move to Changchun Garden, and all the elder brothers accompanied him.The fourth elder brother took the opportunity to hand over the booklet to the emperor, and called the older four Haha Beads out of the palace, leaving only the four younger ones.

Su Wei knew that among the four haha ​​beads who left the palace, the fourth elder brother would definitely personally arrange the future of Namutu and Songgan.

Although the eight haha ​​beads who followed the fourth elder brother were carefully selected and everyone came from different backgrounds, they still have different qualifications.After so many years, Su Wei also saw that Namutu, Songgan, and Jiahui had the best qualifications.

Among them, Namutu is loyal and upright, with high vision and far-sightedness; Songgan City is deep and good at interpersonal relationships; Although this person is not very qualified, he has a heart of loyalty, and he will do what the fourth elder brother says even if he goes through fire and water.

After the older four Haha Zhuzi left the palace, the remaining four were basically headed by Zhaojia's Enchuo and Ulanara's Jiahui.

Moving to Changchun Garden this time, the emperor specifically asked all the grown elder brothers to bring their relatives.Therefore, the atrium of the third institute was also extremely busy this time, and the three masters each packed a bunch of things.

The day before leaving the palace, the fourth elder brother went to the Yonghe Palace to greet him as usual, and it was past noon when he returned to the elder brother's place.

The fourth elder brother went back to the house and looked around, looked at the snacks on the table, lost his appetite, turned around and went out to Su Wei's hut.

In front of Su Wei's hut, Shiyue knocked on the door with a smile on her face, and wrapped a big bag of her newly made Qiansi rolls for Su Wei.

After Su Wei took it, he scratched his head, "Why are there so many this time?"

Shiyue lowered her shoulders slightly, feeling a little frustrated, "This time Fujin only brought two sisters, Shi Yao and Shi Huan, and I can't go. We won't be able to see each other for a long time, so I'll do more for you, you It can be eaten for a long time if it is tightly packed."

Su Wei felt a little embarrassed after being favored by others, "Thank you, sister Shiyue, I will bring you the flower dew from Changchun Garden this time when I come back."

Shiyue smiled and stretched out her little finger, "That's settled."

Su Wei was stunned for a moment, then slowly stretched out his hand, hooked up with someone, and made an agreement, but he didn't pay attention to the corner of the corridor, a glass-colored boa robe that was blowing with wind.

The fourth elder brother didn't look for Su Wei, but turned around and went back to the main hall. Wang Chaoqing, who was waiting closely, naturally saw the scene just now, and his heart suddenly hung in the air.The eunuch had close contacts with the court ladies, and was tabooed by the master. I don't know if the fourth elder brother would blame Eunuch Su.

The fourth elder brother went all the way back to his bedroom, slumped on the couch, his face slightly cold.Wang Chao leaned forward and stood at the door, not daring to move.

There were two plates of dim sum on the kang table, and the fourth elder brother squinted at the plate of red dates, bird's nest and thousand silk rolls.A moment later, with a slap, the plate fell to the ground, Wang Chaoqing thumped and knelt down, and the fourth elder brother kicked over the Kang table with a cold face, "What kind of dim sum is this? Pull the waiter out to beat thirty big boards!"