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

"Ru Lan, where did you rest yesterday?" Sifujin didn't ask clearly yesterday because he wasn't feeling well recently.

"Returning to master, the fourth master went to Song's place first yesterday, and he left Song's yard and went directly to the study before he had a cup of tea. When the fourth master came out, his face seemed to be full of anger."

Hearing this, Si Fujin's expression turned pale, and he said, "This is the same for Mrs. Song, her daughter has been gone for a few months, and she is still crying like this, is it true that the whole family will be sad with her?"

Although Ru Lan agreed in her heart, she still didn't dare to say it clearly, so she changed the subject and said, "Master, just leave her alone, it will be fine in a while, tomorrow is the full moon banquet at the Prince's Mansion... "

"That's right, are all the things I asked you to prepare before?"

"Master, don't worry, the servant has made arrangements according to your instructions."

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"Little mosquito, come here."

When Su Wen heard Su Peisheng's greeting, he hurried over immediately and said, "Director Su, what do you want?"

Su Peisheng stroked his clean chin and said, "Go to the storeroom and prepare all the things that the Lord ordered. Those are all for the Crown Prince. There is no room for any mistakes. This important task will be entrusted to you."

Su Wen pretended to be moved and said: "The little one will do it now, thank you Director Su for your kindness."

Su Peisheng touched the money that Su Wensai gave him just now, and said with a smile: "Well, he is a sensible person. These things are also a test for you. You can follow the miscellaneous family tomorrow."

"Yes Yes."

Su Wen cursed in his heart. Some of the property he had saved with great difficulty in the past few days lost more than half of it all at once. Not out of date.

After asking about the location, Su Wen arrived at the storeroom in Siye's Mansion. After exchanging greetings with the guards outside the storehouse, and explaining the matter clearly, he went in smoothly. This storehouse is at the far left of Siye's Mansion On the other hand, it looks like an independent courtyard from the outside, and with a few eunuchs, they picked out according to the list given by Su Peisheng. Don't look at the fourth master as an elder brother, in fact, there are not many gold and silver items in the warehouse. As for the things, most of them are porcelain, calligraphy, painting, cloth and so on. Also, in the current period, after Kangxi experienced a big war and a small battle, it didn’t take long for Kangxi to start recuperating. My son, thinking about it, I feel a little sympathetic to the old man. From now on, every son will do anything for the throne...

According to the list, it took half an hour to prepare everything. After tidying up, I moved to a separate corner with a few young eunuchs. It was convenient when I came to pick it up. After everything was packed, I left warehouse.

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The next day, according to Su Peisheng's instructions, Su Wen packed all the gifts into a big cart, and Fourth Master walked out with Si Fujin.

Fourth Master got into a relatively large car in the middle, and Si Fujin didn't follow, but got into the next car. Su Wen thought about it and felt that it was very different from some novels he had read before. After reading it The people around seem to take it for granted, but it seems that there are some etiquettes that I haven't figured out yet.

Su Wen followed Su Peisheng and some maids of the guards, walking pitifully on the road. Who said that the favored servants all serve in the master's car?All of them walked on their feet, and it was impossible for them to get into the carriage.

After walking for a while, when they arrived at the gate of the palace, Su Wen secretly looked at it. Su Wen had never been to this Forbidden City in her previous life. At that time, she was just a college student who had just graduated. Her life at home was ordinary, and she had already finished college. It's pretty good, besides, I didn't get admitted to a school in Beijing. Although I watched the Forbidden City many times on TV, it was far from the shock of watching it from a close distance.

The main entrance of the palace alone, the gate and the soldiers at the gate are already very imposing. The guards at the gate carefully inspected for a long time before letting them go. It seems that every emperor is afraid of death. Ah, the guards are so tight.

After entering the palace, Fourth Master and Si Fujin had already got out of the car, and Su Wen followed behind Su Peisheng obediently. Since they were attending the full moon banquet, Fourth Master and Si Fujin first went to Yonghe Palace to pay their respects to Concubine De.

Su Wen and Su Peisheng followed to the gate of the main courtyard of Yonghe Palace, and stopped. Fourth Master and Si Fujin walked in together, and within half a cup of tea, Fourth Master came out alone.

The imperial palace is very large, with many roads. After walking for a long time, I don’t know how many times I turned around. Finally, I came to Yuqing Palace. Because today’s protagonist is the prince, I came to participate because of Hongxi’s full moon banquet, so I didn't go to greet Kangxi.The emperor can't see you all the time.

The fourth master and the prince had a good chat, and they walked out together. The prince was dressed in an apricot yellow dress, embroidered with exquisite patterns, which looked a bit like a dragon, but it was not like a python. The prince is only in his twenties now. Years old, when he was young, plus he was cultivated by Kangxi since he was a child, the style of the whole body is indeed not comparable to that of the current fourth master. The current prince is loved and trusted by Kangxi, and the fourth master has always followed the prince , the relationship between the two seems to be very good.

After leaving the prince's courtyard, we arrived at the main courtyard of Yuqing Palace. There were people coming and going, eunuchs and court ladies were also busy, and the prince's Fujins were all by Prince Fujin Shi's side. Shi's appearance was not She is very beautiful, but her temperament is very good. Sitting with other Fujins, she wins a lot, but her complexion doesn't seem to be very good. That's right, a child born to Fujin is so ostentatious, and even won the favor of Kangxi. I like it, this matter is not comfortable for any wife...

Su Wen thought of a gossip. I remember someone said on the Internet that Hongxi was very much loved by the prince and Kangxi after he was born. Later, because of Hongxi, the prince did not allow Shi to have another child, and Kangxi even acquiesced. This argument is absurd, at least, Shi Shi gave birth to a daughter later, but, looking at this scene, it was indeed a slap in the face of Shi Shi.

"The eldest brother is here, the third brother is here..."

A ray of light flashed in the prince's eyes, and the fourth master greeted the two elder brothers.The two elder brothers also bowed to the crown prince. Although the eldest elder brother was only 22 years old, he still had some murderous aura left on his body because he had followed Kangxi on an expedition. He had a handsome face and was a handsome man. He was favored by Kangxi, so even when he bowed to the prince, he still seemed rebellious.

Another scholar who looks like a scholar is the third prince Yinzhi, who is only one year older than the fourth master. His calligraphy, literature, riding and shooting are quite outstanding among other princes, and he is very favored by Kangxi, but there is a feminine look in his eyebrows .

"Fourth brother, you came here quite early today, it seems that you are getting close to the crown prince." The third elder brother said.

The fourth elder brother acted as if he didn't understand the meaning of his words, and replied respectfully: "Third brother was joking, today I came a little early because I wanted to greet my mother."

The eldest elder brother looked impatient, and said: "Okay, what are you talking about, congratulations, the prince, and Huang Ama was very happy when Hongxi was born, but don't spoil the prince too much, after all It’s still different from concubine and concubine.”

The crown prince naturally understood the meaning of his words, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are joking, although Hongxi is a concubine, he is also the second son of the palace, and Huang Ama just favors her a little bit, the difference between concubine and concubine is naturally Worlds apart."

As soon as the prince's words came out, it hurt the elder brother's heart. Although the elder brother took the limelight of the eldest son, he was still a concubine, and he was incomparable with the prince's eldest son. However, Fujin gave birth to four daughters in a row, and there was nothing left in the mansion. Hearing the crown prince's blatant show off, he felt angry.

The third elder brother didn't speak anymore. He has nothing to do now, and the fourth master had a daughter a few days ago, but she died again. Because of the prince's words, the whole room fell silent.

Su Wen was also so oppressed by the frozen atmosphere that he didn't dare to move, and even his breathing slowed down. At this time, people came from the yard, "The fifth elder brother is here, the seventh elder brother is here, the eighth elder brother is here, and the ninth elder brother is here." , the tenth brother is here, the twelfth brother is here, the thirteenth brother is here, the fourteenth brother is here..." Because of this series of announcements, the atmosphere finally eased.

A group of people did not know where they met, and they arrived in a mighty manner. Several people saluted one by one. The princes have their own merits. The fifth elder brother Yinqi and the ninth elder brother Yinzhen are both concubines. However, Yinqi was raised by the queen mother since childhood, so although they are brothers, they are far from the intimacy imagined.

The seventh elder brother Yinyou was not favored because he was born with a disability. If you don't look at his legs, he is also a handsome young man, but because of his leg disease, there is a sinister look in his eyes.

The eighth elder brother Yinhu is still inconspicuous now, because of his mother's low status, he was raised by the eldest elder brother's mother, Concubine Hui, probably because he had no sense of security since he was a child, he is very good at observing words and expressions, as soon as he walks in, Just pay attention to the reactions of others.

Brother Nine was born by Concubine Yi, and now Concubine Yi is in favor, so he is also a tyrant in the palace. His face is not bad, but he is far from the feminine and beautiful as described in some novels.

The tenth elder brother Yinji was born of the noble concubine Wen Xi, with a high status, maybe because he was protected too well, but his behavior was most in line with his ten-year-old age.

The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother came together. Although the two usually fight constantly, they have a good relationship.

After several elder brothers came in one by one, the hall became lively. Eighth, ninth, tenth, and fourteenth, these few obviously had a good relationship and talked very intimately, while fifth elder brother and seventh elder brother and The twelfth elder brother sat and chatted together, and the thirteenth elder brother followed the fourth master consistently. It seemed that the camp to win the heir apparent had initially formed.

"Prince, Fujin said that everything is ready and we can start the banquet." A young eunuch reported back in the hall.

"Yes, I see." The prince waved his hands, got up and said, "Let's all go out together, we can start the banquet."

After hearing the prince's words, everyone joined the banquet one by one. Because of Kangxi's acquiescence, the wedding banquet was still held in the front yard of Yuqing Palace.

"Prince, my brother respects you, this Hongxi nephew is blessed to have Huang Ama's favor." The third elder brother picked up the wine glass first and said.

Before the prince could reply, the elder brother said: "It's time to toast the prince. Huang Ama personally gave Hongxi the name." After speaking, he raised his wine glass, and the others followed suit. The prince obviously Very happy, he raised his wine glass and was about to speak when he heard: "The emperor is here..."

All the people in the yard knelt down, and the brothers got up one by one.