He Shen

Dong Edanyu was full of gratitude, Shanbao smiled and said a few words, although Dong Edanyu's promotion will help him control the shipping department, but he is not very in favor of Dong Edanyu becoming the chief so soon.

It is definitely not easy to get along with the principal who can be airborne to the Shipping Department. Dong Edanyu has just entered the official career, and his knowledge is still inexperienced. Now he spends most of his time in the Chonghua Palace.

However, he is not Dong Edanyu's father, and the seat has already been given to him, so whether he can sit still depends on his ability.

Fukang'an was going to marry a concubine, Shanbao was dizzy and dizzy, wishing he could become Nezha and give birth to three heads and six arms.

Ali and Zhuo have quite a few daughters, but Qianlong was heartbroken by his daughter, so he didn't take it into the harem this time, and turned his finger to Fu Kang'an, and rewarded Fu Kang'an with two honors, for fear that his son and woman would not be enough.

Because it is a serious ceremony to accept Fujin, the Chonghua Palace also had to set up a few tables of wine to celebrate.

Tomorrow, when his son took over, Qianlong generously asked Fukang'an to go back to Chonghua Palace to rest earlier. Fukang'an first changed into homely clothes in the main hall, took a few sips of tea from the maid, and asked with a smile, "Where is Shanbao?"

"Niu Hulu's bodyguard is in the front and holds the director of the building."

After putting down the teacup, Fukang'an is about to go, "Xiao Xizi will follow."

The earth dragon is burning in the room, which is very warm, and the incense of suet jade is burning with high-quality incense, which is fragrant and graceful.Shanbao was dressed in bodyguard uniform, vacated the chief seat, and sat on the second seat, and said with a slow smile, "I heard that you are all old people in the Zhuangzi where the former empress dowry, you are quite respectable, and you are not like ordinary people. .”

Xia Fei is the head of the old village on the largest Zhuangzi of Empress Xiaoxian. He is round and fat, with a fleshy face and only a slit in his eyes. He said with a smile, "Who dare to be? Just serve the master's field wholeheartedly." Since Shanbao took over the management of Empress Xiaoxian's farm, he is Seventh Brother's confidant, Xia Fei is extremely polite.The other stewards also said a few words of humility.

"If it weren't for your dignity, you wouldn't dare to use this kind of account book to fool me." Shanbao suddenly changed his face, smiled coldly, and swept the face of these people very rudely.

Xia Fei's face froze, and he said with a bitter and aggrieved expression, "What do you mean, my lord? The slaves were not on duty for the first day. Back then, the slave's mother had the honor to serve the first queen to comb her hair. The first queen handed over Zhuangzi to the slave. A slave dare not slack off for a day, my lord, please don't make me innocent."

Shanbao listened to these people shouting their grievances in turn for a quarter of an hour, and quietly drank half a cup of almond tea.Empress Xiaoxian's dowry is numerous, and Qianlong will not short Fukang'an. In addition to these antiques in the land and shops, Qianlong also gave Fukang'an 5 taels of silver. It sounds like a lot, but the palace costs a lot. Longevity of Qianlong, Qianqiu of the Empress Dowager, and Qianqiu of the Empress, the gifts to be bought on these three big days are all made of real gold and silver, and there are weddings and funerals between brothers and relatives, so the Chonghua Palace is really not rich.Fukang'an, a big idiot, would only say, "Shanbao, just figure it out."

Shanbao was not the God of Wealth, so he felt overwhelmed, Shanbao said flatly, "Everyone who can sit here today is decent."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be decent to take care of the manor house, would it?" Shanbao said coldly, "However, you'd better go out and find out what kind of person I am! If you mess with the account book, you're out of control! One bite at a time Slave, but it is a slave who wants to deceive the master!" Phoenix eyes swept across the faces of everyone, "You are at this age, and you are more knowledgeable than me in reading things, so I don't need to say more, I just ask you, this account is yours. Take it back and redo it yourself, and then send it to me! It’s better to stay here until I present it to Brother Seven! You guys also give it a try, see if you are decent in front of Brother Seven!”

"My lord, please don't be annoyed." Xu Cheng, the other steward, smiled apologetically, "The servants are careless, or they made mistakes. If so, the servants can take it back and redo it. You have to ask your lord to speak well for the servants in front of the master. "

Shanbao smiled, and the corners of his lips raised a hint of sternness, "I've looked through Zhuangzi's accounts in the past ten years, and I know that even now you have to call me mean in your heart."

"How dare you dare, my lord, the little ones will never dare to disrespect your lord."

Shanbao smiled, "Some things, after so many years, I value peace, and I don't want to mention it because of the empress's face. It's just that everyone has their own duties, and everyone behaves like this. Losing the foundation is chilling, if Brother Seven wants to employ people in the future, he will not dare to employ you guys!"

"The slaves dare not die, Master Niu Hulu, you, you say so, the slaves really died unjustly." Xia Fei cried with a mournful face, his heart was pounding, don't lose the big because of small things, they are Because Empress Xiaoxian's face is under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, listening to this voice now, could it be that Seventh Brother wants to choose someone who can be used, and he is thinking about it.The little guard was not easy to mess with, so he said, "The slaves will go back and remarry now. Master Niu Hulu, you, take care of me, it's the slaves who have fainted."

Shanbao was unpredictable, "In that case, I will just wait for the account books of the managers."

Everyone went up to take the ledgers, Shanbao smiled, "The old queen's Zhuangzi always took [-]% of the rent, so you don't want to increase the rent, suck the bone marrow of the tenants, and give the wool to the sheep! What's going on? It's not decent, don't talk about the old face of several lifetimes, I'm afraid it's..."

A few people really changed their colors, they didn't dare to underestimate Shanbao anymore, they didn't dare to rely on themselves at the moment, they said repeatedly, "Slaves, don't worry, if it's so inconvenient, are the servants still considered human beings?"

Fukang'an stood in the company room for a while, only to lift his foot in when he heard that the people inside had dispersed.

"Is there a problem with the account?" Fukang'an asked.

"The water is clear and there are no fish. These people have been in Zhuangzi for decades, so it is inevitable that they will be greedy." Shanbao stood up to greet them, "If you beat them, they will be more honest."

Fukang'an helped Shanbao, "Sit down and talk. If you are not honest, pick up the thorns and deal with the two, and kill one to make an example."

"I know that well." Shanbao asked, "The courtyard of the Fujin has been tidied up, do you want to go and have a look?"

"If there's anything to see, just leave it alone. I don't live here. I accept it. Thank you for your hard work."

"Eating the king's salary, worrying about the king." Shanbao rubbed the center of his brows, with a tired look on his face, "I have drawn up the list of annual rites, except for the emperor, queen, and queen mother, you go to the study Several masters and the masters of Xian'an Palace also prepared a copy each." He took the gift list at hand to Fu Kang'an, "It's not something expensive, and I want it."

Fukang'an took a closer look, nodded and smiled, "Okay, let's go on this way. But for these masters, it's better to tell Huang Ama first."

"I also want to remind Jingyang Palace, elder brother who also lives in the palace, if he acts differently, the emperor's place will not look good."

Fu Kang'an smiled, helplessly, "I know, Empress Mama hosted a banquet in the Palace of Compassion, and Emma announced the fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law, Mingzhu Gege, Fu Erkang, and I went to have dinner with you. "

Shanbao was stunned for a moment, and asked with a smile, "It's all right for you, why do you have my share?" Shanbao didn't know that his work in the Chonghua Palace had been recognized by Qianlong. It's his direct relative's grandson-in-law, he's really not an outsider, so he named Shanbao.

"You are the eldest sister's son-in-law, so it's normal to call you." Fukang An said, "Huang Ama means that the matter is over."

Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager has always had a good impression of Shanbao, and now she is the great-grandson and son-in-law, and she is closer than before.After a few words with Fukang'an, he began to ask Shanbao, leaving Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei aside.

"Yong'er honored Aijia's fresh dim sum, and said that you taught her." The queen mother was full of kindness, Shanbao. This marriage was personally appointed by Qianlong and officially recognized. Forbidden content, the Empress Dowager is naturally happy to see their young children growing affection for each other.

Shanbao smiled slightly, "Yonggege is innocent and cute, and he prefers cooking skills. The servant saw some recipes, and then copied them and sent them to Yonggege. The servant is just talking on paper. The taste is good, and the queen mother likes it. It can be seen that Yonggege Ingenuity."

The queen mother said cheerfully, "It's good for you to do this. The emperor's vision will never be wrong."

Shanbao smiled and said, "Yes. Don't say that the servants are blessed with long live blue eyes, even the fifth elder brother, Wu Fujin, Mingzhu Gege, and Fu's son-in-law. Queen Mother's placket.Shan Bao intends to smooth things over for the Fifth Prince and the others in front of the Queen Mother and give them favors.

The Queen Mother secretly sighed, she didn't want her son to be in trouble after all, so she cheered up and asked, "Ziwei, I heard that you were not in good health a few days ago, but now you are in good health?"

Ziwei hurriedly replied softly, "Thank you Mama Mama for your concern, Ziwei has already done her best."

"That's good." The queen mother said lightly, "Your emperor Ama has the softest heart. Your mother has guarded the emperor for more than ten years, and the emperor feels deeply in his heart. Be filial and filial. You are all married, what? What should be taken care of, what should not be taken care of? What can be done and what can't be done? You should also be more aware of the word "measure."

Compassionate Ninggong was temporarily cold, and saved once, Shanbao naturally wouldn't talk too much at this time, he was happy that these people were embarrassed and made a fool of themselves.It was Qing'er who crossed the line, and said softly, "Queen Mother, Lingfei, Wufujin, and Mingzhugege love each other like mother and daughter, do you think you should invite Lingfei to come here with you?"

Fukang'an laughed first, "Sister Qing'er, it's better to invite Huang Erniang over here. Huang Erniang is the mother of a country, the master of the harem, and a serious aunt." Very close, even though Concubine Ling had shown her affection for Chonghua Palace, Fu Kang'an hated this woman from the bottom of her heart.She is just Huang Ama's concubine, so she dares to make friends with the prince carelessly. She is ambitious and has no duty!

"What Fukang'an said is true." The queen mother personally promoted and selected the successor. Although she didn't like the emperor, she was also a noble girl from Manchuria.

Fu Kang'an smiled and said, "Mama Mama Huang will send this errand to her grandson, and she happened to call the twelfth brother over together. I will go to Kunning Palace to invite the queen mother, and Shanbao will go to my elder brother to call the twelfth brother. "

The family and everything are prosperous, the prince of Fukang Anyuan, who can show kindness to his successor, the queen mother naturally couldn't ask for it, and smiled, "It should be so. Go."

Ziwei felt a little uneasy, the relationship between them and the queen was not good, but if the fifth elder brother took the lead in this matter, the fifth elder brother and Kunning Palace would be able to relax.

Thinking of this, Ziwei forced a smile and said, "Imperial Mama, Ziwei is a younger sister, and it's not easy to watch my brother run errands. Little Yanzi and I have always liked Elder Brother Twelve, why don't Little Yanzi and I go invite Elder Brother Twelve."

Fu Erkang suddenly understood the meaning of loving his wife, and chimed in, "Yes, Mama Huang, Brother Seven has a noble status, so Yong Qi and I should do it for us."

Shanbao didn't say a word, arguing in front of elders is not a wise person's approach.The Empress Dowager spent most of her life in the imperial palace, she didn't understand anything, she ignored Fu Erkang and Ziwei's proposal, and said with a kind smile, "Fu Kangan and Shanbao go, the Ai family still has something to say to the fifth elder brother and Ziwei. "

Fukang'an brought Shanbao out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the queen mother directly warned, "Ziwei, little Yanzi, although Elder Brother Twelve is young, he is also your younger brother, a serious uncle, and a great defense of men and women. At this time, you are female relatives." , it’s not very convenient to go to Elder Brother’s place.”

Ziwei's face turned pale, and Little Yanzi was full of dissatisfaction, but being held tightly by the fifth elder brother, she also closed her mouth tightly and did not speak.

After a while, Qianlong came. He didn't see Fukang'an, so he couldn't help asking. Hearing that he had gone to Kunning Palace, he praised him, "It's rare that he is thoughtful."

The Queen's position has always been a bit embarrassing. From the beginning to the end, Qianlong didn't like her very much. It was because of the Empress Dowager's face that she was appointed as the Empress.Even in the first few years when Empress Nala was established, Qianlong could not forget his love for Empress Xiaoxian, and Qianlong refused to preside over the silkworm ceremony that was supposed to be presided over by Empress Nala, which led to a hiatus.

Qianlong's long-term affection for Empress Xiaoxian contrasts more sharply with his thin affection for Empress Nala.

But Empress Nala has a son, even though the king is ruthless, the son is the eldest son of the middle palace, if the concubine succeeds to the throne, how will their mother and son be treated in the future?

Can Queen Nala not fight?

Now that Fukang'an lives in the Chonghua Palace, the queen has put away those desires to fight for power and profit. Her status is definitely not comparable to that of Queen Xiaoxian.

The queen was both surprised and delighted that Fukang'an came to invite him in person, and when she heard that Shanbao had invited Twelfth Elder Brother, she said gratefully, "Seventh Elder Brother, I heard Twelve said that you often teach him bow and arrow, thank you very much. "

"Emperor Niang is too polite. We brothers live close to each other, so we meet each other more often. Brother Twelve is very talented in archery."

The queen smiled happily and said, "Let's go there now, don't ask the queen mother or the emperor to wait for us." When Shanbao went to the elder brother's place, the eleventh elder brother and the twelve elder brother were playing together, so he simply called Shang Ba Elder brother, I brought all of them, smiled and whispered in the empress dowager's ear to explain a few words, the empress dowager smiled and said, "Today is a family feast, Aijia misses you too, eleven or twelve, come and show the emperor mama. "

The two little elder brothers are very well-behaved and sensible, snuggled up in front of the Queen Mother, and rubbed them for the Queen Mother.The queen mother asked the eighth elder brother again, "It's cold outside, it seems that you don't wear much."

The eighth elder brother answered politely, "It's not cold, grandson thinks it's okay, Xie Huang Mama is thinking about it."

Little Yanzi flashed her big eyes and said, "Ama Huang, would you like to call He Ke and He Jing over to have dinner together? Ama Huang, today you are really complete, only He Ke and He Jing are missing."

Little Yanzi is not stupid, Shanbao believes that Little Yanzi has an accurate and keen intuition, she immediately discovered that today's population is complete, that is, the two princesses of Yanxi Palace are not mentioned.

Qianlong said, "Heke and Hejing are still young, so let's just leave it at that. It's cold and windy outside, so there's no need to bother them. What does the queen say?"

The queen's eyes added a bit of genuine joy, and she smiled, "What the emperor said is that their daughter's family is no better than a few elder brothers. They are delicate and can't stand the wind outside. Why don't you ask Lafayette to give them a seat?" Cai, they are all sensible girls, they will definitely understand Lafayette and the emperor's loving heart."

The queen's words were very reasonable. The queen mother was satisfied that the queen was enlightened, and said with a smile, "Nurse Gui, go down and order the longevity restaurant, and enjoy the table of Yanxi Palace Heke and Hejing. Tell them, use it with peace of mind. The Ai family, the emperor, and the empress feel sorry for their frailty, so there is no need to come over to thank them today." The understatement even blocked the usual route of the concubine Ling.

Everyone sits down.

After the Empress Dowager and Qianlong spoke, Ziwei got up with the wine and said softly, "This glass of wine is made by Ziwei to honor the emperor Ama on behalf of the four of us. Thank you Huang Ama for forgiving us and loving us with an infinitely broad mind. Huang Ama's gratitude and respect cannot be described in words, Ziwei respects Huang Ama."

Qianlong said with a loving father's face, "Okay, you are still my most beloved children. I remember the joy of the last time I was in the insignia; I remember the lion dance you gave me when I lived for a long time; if I do it, you can do whatever you want."

The fifth elder brother also picked up the wine, and said to the queen, "Emperor Niang, this glass of wine is toasted to you by me on behalf of my brothers." Being preempted by Fu Kang'an, the fifth elder brother was unwilling. Taking him as the leader, there is nothing wrong with this move.

The queen naturally smiled and drank.

Ziwei and fifth elder brother are both excellent in singing and writing, but there are still quite a few mistakes.You are so busy making up points in front of Qianlong and the Empress, it seems like you have neglected the most important person, right?

Shanbao blinked at the queen mother, Qianlong's eyes swept away, his heart was clear, he held his wine glass with a smile and said, "Emperor mother, it's the new year again, my son wishes my mother a blessing like the queen mother for three thousand years, and a lifespan eight hundred older than Pengzu's." spring."

The queen mother was very happy immediately.

Everyone talked about interesting things outside the palace or the New Year's celebration, Fukang'an saw the opportunity and asked, "Fifth Brother, have you prepared the New Year gift for the masters?"

The fifth elder brother raised his eyebrows, masters?When will he prepare New Year's gifts for the masters?But he was not stupid, he hurriedly said, "It's almost the same, it's the first time for the seventh brother to celebrate the new year in the palace, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask me."

Fukang An smiled, "Definitely."

Fifth elder brother took out his elder brother's airs and asked, "Your wedding in the first month of next year, the Chonghua Palace is ready, do you want me to go with your sister-in-law to help?"

Shanbao almost squirted his drink, maybe he was trying to do a disservice to him.

"It's almost there, there is Shanbao."

"Yesterday, Shanbao was responsible for your congratulations, right?" Fifth elder brother's IQ returned to the top, which was quite impressive, he sipped his wine and praised, "Shanbao is really capable."

"Don't dare to be the fifth master's compliment, the slave is just doing trivial things." Shan Baoqian said.

"Seventh brother's wedding is coming soon, Shanbao, have you made an appointment with Yong'er yet?"

Shanbao smiled, "Yonggege is still young, the princess wants to stay with Yonggege for a few more years, the servant is not in a hurry."

Little Yanzi suddenly pointed at Fu Kang'an and asked, "Didn't you get married and have a wedding yesterday? Why do you want to have a wedding?"

The fifth elder brother's previous demeanor was greatly compromised by this stupid sentence, Shanbao really didn't understand why the fifth elder brother married Xiao Yanzi!

The Empress Dowager frowned greatly after hearing this unstandardized words.

The fifth elder brother explained to Little Yanzi in a soft voice, "The seventh younger brother was married to a side Fujin yesterday, so he is not considered married. He will not come in until the first month of next year."

Little Yanzi didn't stay in the palace for a day or two. Naturally, she knew the reason why the eldest brother in the palace wanted many women. Even Yongqi had two princesses before, but Yongqi didn't ask them to come out. Don't bother, Yong Qi will never go to their room, after a quarrel, forget it.

At this time, when I heard Fukang Anna's little wife, Xiao Yanzi was full of words, but she suffered a big loss from Shanbao before, and she was a little afraid of Shanbao, and Shanbao was from Fukang'an, so Xiao Yanzi bit her lip , nodded without speaking.

The meal was quite enjoyable, and Qianlong officially lifted the ban on the fifth elder brother and Ziwei.

Only the concubine Ling of Yanxi Palace had a pale face and broke a few xiangluopas. Why, the elder brothers and princesses in the palace have spread all over the world. Needless to say, the fifteenth elder brother is still in his infancy, and Ke He What's the reason why Jing can't go?

Is it really out of favor?

Seventh elder brother went to Kunning Palace to invite the queen himself... Thinking of the news that the maid inquired, the concubine shuddered. If seventh elder brother was crowned a great treasure in the future, even if the queen was a stepmother, the queen would also be named empress dowager. These concubines will depend on the empress dowager to live. At that time...wouldn't they be at the mercy of others.

She and the empress have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, so it's not like the empress will make decisions at will.

But Seventh Elder Brother's background is the most noble among the princes, so he can't be shaken easily... As long as the queen doesn't make mistakes, he will be a stable empress dowager in the future.

Could it be that he had unknowingly reached a dead end!

Since the imperial concubine was reprimanded and downgraded for offering soup to the imperial court last time, Lingfei no longer dared to act recklessly.Fukang'an is not the fifth elder brother, she can be bought with a few kind words.

Apart from going to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, Fukang'an didn't go to the harem in his spare time, that is, he went to the Palace of Compassion. First, the eunuch went to the Palace of Compassion to report back. The concubine only saw Fu Kang'an's profile in a hurry when Qianlong lived long.

However, Concubine Ling used to be a court lady next to Empress Xiaoxian, and she talked about how merciful the former empress was before Qianlong, and sent things to Fu Kang'an a few times, but Fu Kang'an just sent eunuchs to Yanxi Palace Thanks only.At the same time, don't forget to report to Qianlong: Hey, your concubine gave me something again.

Later, when Concubine Ling wanted to send something to Chonghua Palace again, Qianlong's face was indifferent, noncommittal, and Concubine Ling naturally didn't dare to make any further fuss.

But the queen is different, the queen is the mother of the main palace, and the princes and princesses all have to call the queen mother.It is the aunt's responsibility for the empress to care about the prince.

As long as the queen is not too stupid, she will not reject Chonghua Palace's kindness.

The queen was as concubine Ling expected, not smart enough, but not stupid either.

Even Nurse Rong is no longer persuading the master to fight for the throne, the queen said coldly, "The identity of the seventh elder brother, except for the passing Prince Duanhui, no one can match. From what Yongzhen said, he is friendly to their little brothers." Kindness is three mountains better than Jingyang Palace."

"Isn't that right? The seventh elder brother personally invited the empress to have a banquet in the Palace of Compassion. Why did the fifth elder brother have such a time?" Nanny Rong curled her mouth, with naked disdain hanging from the corner of her mouth and said, "Every day I take concubine Ling When you are a mother-in-law, it's not that the slaves don't speak well, and an adult brother and a young concubine should avoid it!"

The queen sighed, "Let them go, as long as I stay safe, I will be the queen..."

The master and the servant said something from the bottom of their hearts, and Nanny Rong served the master and rested.