A Chronicle of the Growth of the General Manager in the Qing Dynasty

After winter, the weather became colder and colder, and it got dark very quickly. After dark, Su Wen left the fourth master's mansion by himself, got into the carriage that had been prepared and rushed to the sticky pole.

This was Su Wen's first job since he joined the stick, so he was still a little nervous. This time, the fourth master didn't give him an order, but just asked him to get the news.

The car drove for quite a while before arriving at the location. The man driving the carriage was called Zhang Liu. He was a guard specially arranged by the mansion to take this route, so he was trustworthy. Su Wen asked him to guard outside, and entered the sticky pole by himself.

This time it was still Li Baitang who received Su Wen, he hurriedly said: "Young Su Wen has met Li Baitang."

Although Li Baitang is the bodyguard at the sticky pole, after talking with Su Peisheng last time, he also knew that Su Wen is now the proud person around the master, so he said very politely: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, this time Su Wen Is the father-in-law here to get news or pass on news."

Su Wen was led to the main room by Li Baitang, and he didn't sit down, but said: "When I came this time, the master didn't have any news to pass on, but I just ordered to take back all the news I got from the stick recently. .”

Hearing this, Li Baitang went into the inner room and took a bamboo tube and handed it to Su Wen, saying: "The news is in it, after you take it back, you can write the news in the booklet and tell the master. "

Su Wen took it over solemnly, and said: "I understand that the sky is getting darker and darker. I am afraid that the master will be anxious, so I will leave now. I hope Li Baitang will forgive me."

Li Baitang also understood Su Wen's worry, so he sent him out, and finally said: "By the way, when you go back, tell the master that this time the emperor took the prince and the thirteenth elder brother to inspect the Yongding River and is about to return. , at most ten days, because there is nothing to hide the news, so it was not put in the bamboo tube."

Su Wen carefully remembered what Li Baitang said in his heart, and when he went out, he said: "Please rest assured, Li Baitang, I will definitely report back to the master what you said verbatim. I just quit."

Li Baitang nodded in satisfaction, and watched Su Wen get into the carriage and leave before returning to the courtyard.

Su Wen hugged the bamboo tube tightly in his arms, feeling that it took a long time to arrive at Siye's Mansion, got off the carriage, Su Wen greeted Zhang Liu and hurried to the room.

He took out the booklet and translated all the news in the bamboo tube. All he did was to keep all the news in his mind, and then report back to Fourth Master verbatim. As for the note, he burned it directly. That's it.

After the news in the bamboo tube was destroyed, Su Wen also remembered it in his heart, and went out to the fourth master's study. Su Peisheng was also waiting in the study. As soon as Su Wen walked in, he saluted and said: "Master, slave Bring the news back, and everything went well."

Fourth Master put down the booklet in his hand, took a sip of the teacup next to him, and said, "Tell me the news."

Su Wen first told him the news that Li Baitang told him. When the fourth master heard the news that the emperor was about to return from visiting the Yongding River, he nodded and said: "I know about this, let's continue."

"Returning to the master, this year Nian Xialing has been retired by the emperor, and he will return to Beijing to retire soon. Nian Xialing's eldest son, Nian Xiyao, has been appointed as the governor of Guangdong, and Nian Xialing's second son, Nian Gengyao. Now he is working in the Hanlin Academy for review. According to the investigation, it is known that Nian Gengyao seems to be more talented than his brother. Nian Gengyao's first wife is Nalan Xingde's daughter. Fusen has many contacts..."

The fourth master raised his hand when he heard this, Su Wen hurriedly stopped, and the fourth master said to Su Peisheng: "Nian Gengyao, Nalan Fusen? What do they talk about after they meet?"

Su Wen also bowed his head and remained silent. He knew that the fourth master still had a piece of information in Su Peisheng's hands. The information on the sticky stick was generally approximate, and it was not accurate to what person said what. The sources of information obtained are more detailed.

Su Peisheng hurriedly said: "Master, Nalan Fusen didn't seem to know the relationship between Nian Gengyao and his family before. Because Master Mingzhu was punished by the emperor, the Nian family didn't have much contact with him until Nian Gengyao in 39 years. Nalan Fulton, the second brother of Nalan Fusen, was on the same list as Jinshi, and then contact was restored. Nian Gengyao's wife was Nalan Xingde's second daughter, who had disappeared at the beginning of this year, leaving only one Zi Nianxi, recently it is said that Nian Gengyao is going to marry the daughter of Su Yan, the assistant Duke of the clan."

The fourth master didn't pay too much attention to these things, but continued to look at Su Peisheng, and Su Peisheng continued: "When Nalan Fusen and Nian Gengyao were in contact recently, they were usually in restaurants, talking about poetry and the art of war. , according to the information obtained by the slave, Nian Gengyao and Nalan Fusen have quite the same ideas, and they both seem to be very interested in the art of war."

Fourth master didn't show much expression, just picked up a pen and wrote down a large character 'Nian' on the paper. After finishing writing, he said to Su Peisheng, "Keep watching Nian Gengyao and Nalan Fusen." Looking at Su Wen, he said, "Is there any news?"

"Returning to the master, there is another news that after Suo'etu was bestowed dead by the emperor in 42 years, the prince seemed to be very dissatisfied. The elder brother and the third elder brother have already started activities, and the eighth elder brother has always been calm. Yes, but according to sources, before his death in 42, Prince Yu also praised Eighth Prince in front of the emperor for not boasting, smart and capable, with good conduct, so he should be the crown prince."

The fourth master pondered for a while and said: "Su Peisheng, tell your nails, and tell the elder brother and the third elder brother everything about the eighth elder brother and Prince Yu."

Su Peisheng complied, and after Su Wen reported the news, he stood honestly in the study room. Now he was thinking about Nalan Fusen and Nian Gengyao, and now Nian Gengyao was under Xianghuang's banner. Coating, has not been assigned to the fourth master as a slave, Nalan Fusen, as a time traveler, knew Nian Gengyao's end but still contacted him, I don't know why?

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There is a special rule in Si Ye's mansion, that is, there seems to be a family reunion every once in a while, that is to say, Si Ye will have a meal with his own women. These women all have their own families behind them. If you want to talk about something, you have to say it on this occasion. If there are really capable people in the family, the fourth master will generously recommend it, but if it's just a playboy, then the fourth master will punish him severely , so in summary, this kind of family gathering is a very important thing.

During the meal, it was quite peaceful. Su Wen was still a little surprised when he saw Niu Hulu's family. Since Niu Hulu's family was carried into the fourth master's mansion, he had suffered a lot. The news that Niu Hulu's family was punished by the fourth master spread throughout the whole house in an instant as the master left in the middle of the wedding night, and the fourth master never went to Niu Hulu's place to spend the night after the usual three days.

Because of Niu Hulu's falling out of favor, Si Fujin and Li Caifujin didn't make things difficult for her, but the other princesses were not so kind, especially Wu Yagege, who had always been dissatisfied with Niu Hulu's concubine With Fujin qualifications, she always finds trouble with Niu Hulu in secret. As a time-traveling woman, Niu Hulu was forced to marry the fourth master. Although she was left out in the cold, she was quite at ease and didn't bother about anything. On the contrary, he was very happy, so he blocked Wu Ya's methods if he could, and told Si Fujin directly if he couldn't. Of course, Si Fujin couldn't let go of the opportunity to punish Wu Ya, so in fact Generally speaking, Niu Hulu's life is good, very leisurely, and gets along well with the maids around him.

"Grandpa, look, it will be your birthday in a while, should you make a big deal this year?"

The fourth master thought for a while, and said: "Well, Huang Ama will come back in a while, and the crown prince and Shisan will be there by then, so let's make a big deal."

Sifujin was also full of joy when he heard the news that elder brother thirteen was coming back. Sifujin treated elder brother thirteen very well because of the good relationship between fourth master and elder brother thirteen, so he said: "That's really good News, the concubine should make good preparations this time, when the thirteenth brother and the others come back, it will be in time for the birthday of the master."

Seeing that Fujin had finished talking with Fourth Master, Mrs. Li said, "Master, this Nemin is almost ten years old, do you think it's time to find a nanny to teach him?"

Hearing this, Si Fujin frowned, and said, "My concubine has been so busy recently that I almost forgot about it, and this younger sister won't remind me, sir, what do you think?"

Fourth master didn't pay too much attention to the undercurrent between Sifu Jin and Li Shi, but when he heard Li Shi's words, he also thought of the daughter Namin. Although Fourth Master now has three sons, he only had one daughter. Although I didn't pay much attention to it at ordinary times, I still cared about it in my heart, so I said: "When Fujin enters the palace, let's talk to Er Niang, and ask Er Niang to find a better nanny from the palace to teach Na Na Min."

Li Shi smiled triumphantly, and Sifujin quickly agreed. Sifujin didn't react too much to Li's complacency. She is no longer what she used to be. He is healthy, and this son is the only legitimate son of Si Ye's mansion, so from any point of view, Si Fujin doesn't take Li Shi's provocation very seriously, and usually treats it like watching a play.Su Wen looked at the ironic smile on the corner of Niu Hulu's mouth, and had to sigh in his heart, women are smart, and fighting is irreducible...