Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 37 years

Zhengsan Institute in early February

Elder Fourteen took off his shoes and put them on the couch in the inner hall. Su Wei brought a bowl of steaming milk tea, "Master Fourteen, drink something hot, go and get rid of the cold."

The fourteenth elder brother took the tea bowl, took a few sips, and the fourth elder brother who was leaning over to read a book looked at him, "It's so cold, the snow hasn't melted yet, why did you think of coming to the fourth elder brother?"

The fourteenth elder brother pursed his lips, and put the tea bowl on the kang table, "The fourth brother was always away from the palace a while ago, and I couldn't find anyone when I came here."

"What's the matter?" The fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows, his indifferent attitude made Su Wei want to pinch him.

Brother Fourteen rubbed back, hesitated and said, "During the Lantern Festival, myna and I came to drink in the Imperial Garden."

The fourth elder brother flicked the book for a while, and Su Weineng could clearly see the fourteenth elder brother shrinking his neck, "I saw it at the court banquet too, you and the eighth elder brother are quite in tune with each other," the fourth elder brother said ambiguously One sentence.

The fourteenth brother scratched the back of his head, "Actually, it's not a co-production. The main reason is that the fourth brother is too busy, and the thirteenth brother is too boring. I can only play with the starlings at ordinary times."

"How old are you?" The fourth elder brother frowned, and the parent meeting mode started, "Yinxiang is about the same age as you, when did you play like you? look at you--"

"Hey, master." Seeing that the situation was wrong, Su Wei quickly said, "The bow you made specially for the Fourteenth Lord last time is still kept here by the servant. Do you think it is better for the Fourteenth Master to take it back immediately? Didn’t Master Ada of the shooting ground say that our fourteenth elder brother is about to open a three-strength bow? Don’t turn around and delay the class. However, according to my servant, our fourteenth elder brother is really a star alive. I miss you 11 At the age of ten, it seems that the bow is less than two and a half strength—”

"Shut up," the fourth elder brother interrupted Su Wei's endless nagging with a cold face. Su Wei lowered his head with his mouth flattened.

Elder Fourteen rubbed his hands aside, "What kind of bow, the fourth brother specially made it for me? Fourth brother, my younger brother can really shoot a three-strength bow. The last time my younger brother hit the bull's-eye three times in a row in the shooting range. "

The fourth elder brother flipped through two pages of the book randomly, and his voice was much lower, "You are still young, don't always try to be brave, and be careful not to hurt your muscles and bones when you open such a powerful bow."

"Oh," the fourteenth elder brother's expression brightened immediately, he took another sip from the tea bowl, and said to the fourth elder brother, "By the way, fourth elder brother, I haven't told you yet. During the Lantern Festival, my younger brother and my starlings I met my eldest brother in the Imperial Garden."

"He?" Brother Si frowned, "Brother is also with you?"

"No," Brother Fourteen shook his head, "Brother saw us throwing dice, scolded us, and punished us to meditate behind closed doors. Brother Nine and Brother Ten were angry with the boss. After the elder brother left, I heard Brother Nine say, tell Myna not to listen to him all the time in the future, everyone is Brother Huang, who is more precious than whom."

The fourth elder brother squinted his eyes and was silent for a moment. The fourteenth elder brother drank all the milk tea and moved to the fourth elder brother, "Fourth elder brother, when will you move here? Brother can come and help."

The fourth elder brother glanced at Yinzhen and laughed twice, "What help? You want to go out of the palace to play?"

The fourteenth elder brother smirked twice, "Mynah also said that after he moved to the mansion, he would entertain his brothers to have a good time. I think, I have to go to my own brother's mansion first before going to their place."

The fourth elder brother looked cold, "You are not allowed to go to Lao Ba's place, if you want to leave the palace, you can come to my place. You are growing up too, you have to know some things in your mind."

The fourteenth elder brother blinked, and the fourth elder brother sighed, "Lao Ba grew up in the Palace of Yanxi Palace, and his mother was humble, so for so many years, Lao Ba has always obeyed elder brother. But now, Lao Ba Ba Po is loved by Huang Ama, and he was knighted with us at the young age, do you think he still has the same thoughts as usual?"

The fourteenth brother tilted his head and thought for a long time, and then said, "The fourth brother said that the eldest brother forbade us to play, and the eighth brother invited us to the house. Is he actually resisting?"

The fourth elder brother nodded slightly, "It's almost the same, but after thinking about it, there is too much talk here. You are still young, don't get involved in these unnecessary turmoil, and study hard in the Maoqin Palace. What about power, fame and fortune? After all, it is not as good as Huang Ama's love."

Fourteenth Master bit his lip, nodded seriously, and suddenly said seriously after a while, "Then, after Fourth Brother moves to the house, don't forget to ask me to play."

The fourth elder brother straightened his face instantly and took a few deep breaths. Su Wei heheed helplessly, how did these two brothers get into a family?

In March, Lord Kangxi formally decreed that the eldest son of the emperor, Yinti, be the king of Duoluozhi County, the third son, Yinzhi, be the king of Dorocheng County, the fourth son, Yinzhen, the fifth son, Yinqi, the seventh son, Yinyou, The eight sons of the emperor Yinhu are all Dorobel.

Although, seeing the mansion bestowed by the emperor to the fourth elder brother in advance, Su Wei and the fourth master had already guessed that the title would be below the county king, but when the imperial decree was actually issued, the originally stable state of mind was different.

The fourth elder brother stayed in the house for several days in a row, neither returning to the palace nor going out.Su Wei just lay with him all day long, reading scripts and chatting about things.

Although the princes have been formally knighted, the household division and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have to discuss and arrange the household rewards.Before the property of the Grange was settled, brothers could not formally build a mansion.

Su Wei heard from the fourth prince that the prince's salary is the highest among the titles, with a salary of 1 taels of silver and 500 hu of rice. The county king is half of the prince, and Baylor is half of the county king.Su Wei pinched his fingers and calculated, it was 200 taels a year, an average of [-] taels a month!

The fourth elder brother looked at the tearful Su Wei Zhile, "Didn't you persuade the master not to take fame and title so seriously? Why are you so depressed now?"

Su Wei looked at the fourth elder brother with a bitter face and said, "But 200 taels is really not enough. The maids and servants in this courtyard have to pay monthly money, and the master has to spend reward money when he goes out. Fujin Gege's rouge and gouache, repairing flowers and plants, What if I can’t afford vegetables? Can those stones in East Garden be exchanged for meat?”

"Fool," the fourth elder brother couldn't bear to pinch Su Wei's face, "Of course I don't only have the 200 taels of salary, the knighthood also entrusts a pile of property such as farms, grain farms, melon gardens, etc., why not Will make you hungry!"

Su Wei blinked his eyes, still not at ease, and was pecked on the lips helplessly by the fourth elder brother.

Lord Kangxi's first entrustment to the princes also caused an uproar in the court, and all the ministers expressed their thoughts one after another.

Some thought that the elder brother deserved to be a prince due to his military merits;

The fourth elder brother seems to be the one who has the least sense of existence, and Eunuch Su also feels quite at ease that this farce has nothing to do with his master.

As a result, in mid-April, Tong Guowei suddenly asked the emperor to make all his elder brothers kings, but the emperor refused.Tong Guowei turned to plead for the fourth elder brother's life. The emperor was extremely impatient and said, "The fourth brother is reckless, moody, and unbearable to be a king."

A word from the emperor, no matter what the context, is powerful.

Su Wei looked at the things sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although they were not shoddy, their appearance and quality were downgraded.It's true that people's hearts are not old, and the world is cold, and the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be regarded as a model of snobbery.

The fourth elder brother didn't show much about the lying gun incident. He was bored in the study for two days, so he went to do what he should do.However, Su Wei knew that this matter still needs to be investigated. How could Tong Guowei, who was indifferent to the fourth elder brother, suddenly plead for the fourth elder brother's life?Even if he was concerned about the former queen's affection, it would be too reckless to act like this.

Atrium of Zhengsan Institute

Xi'er slipped around in the front yard and returned to the East Wing. She saluted Mrs. Li and said, "My lord, the fourth elder brother has not come back. I heard from Eunuch Zhang that he won't be back for a few days."

Mrs. Li sighed annoyedly, and sat on the couch.

Xi'er approached cautiously and said, "My lord, why is it so urgent? The fourth elder brother has been busy recently, and was scolded by the emperor, even Fujin doesn't get close to the fourth elder brother."

"What do you know?" Mrs. Li glared at Xi'er, "The more troubled the fourth elder brother is, the more he needs company. Could it be that he only comes to the backyard when he lives in peace on weekdays? It's not like you don't know how the fourth elder brother behaves. Besides , I really have something to do. The fourth elder brother won the title, so many servants have to be recruited. My natal family doesn’t show it. If my brothers can get a chance to work for our mansion, I will take care of them nearby in the future.”

Xi'er suddenly said, "Then, wait a little longer, my lord, the fourth elder brother can't stay in the palace forever. Eunuch Zhang said that after a while, the house will be repainted, and the fourth elder brother should come back."

"That's good," Mrs. Li nodded, "I hope that the fourth elder brother can promote people from my natal family for Xiao Gege's sake..."

The rewards of the princes are imminent, and it is Kangxi's 23 taels of silver to settle down in the residences of the princes before the real estate purchase.

Now Su Wei was relieved, seeing the boxes being carried into the warehouse, Mr. Su happily ate two big bowls of rice.With enough money, the fourth elder brother made the last adjustment and repair of his house.According to the Code of the Qing Dynasty, "The base of Baylor's Mansion is six feet high, with three main entrances and one open door. There are five main halls, each with five wide rooms, all of which are made of tiles. The ridges are two kinds of lions and seahorses. The doors and pillars are decorated with red and green oil. , Liang and Dong are pasted with gold, and flowers and plants are picked and painted."

Before, when Lord Kangxi was renovating the house, Liang Dong did not paint, but this time the fourth elder brother ordered people to carve and paint carefully according to the rules.

Holding the ledger, Su Wei complained, now it will take a few years for the painting to be done again, and Su Wei knew about the fact that the fourth elder brother was later named Prince Yong.But he couldn't tell the fourth elder brother directly, he could only hold his money and hem and haw.

The fourth elder brother kicked him sullenly, "Master, is it short of you to eat, or short of you to wear it? Who did this iron cock learn from?"

Su Wei pouted, feeling extremely wronged

In May, the awards of Prince Zhijun and Prince Cheng were presented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the two princes were included in the Xianglan Banner, and the number of assistants they received was the same as that of Prince Yu.In terms of real estate purchase, Su Wei was particularly amazed. In Shanhaiguan, Daliangzhuang No. [-], Yinzhuang No. [-], Banzhuang No. [-], Melon Garden No. [-], Vegetable Garden No. [-], Daliangzhuang No. [-] outside the customs, Shengjing Daliangzhuang No. Fifteen, [-] households under the leadership of Shengjing Sanzuo, one in the orchard, and another, [-] households each, [-] households each, [-] harvesting households, charcoal army, gray army [-] each from the Coal Army and the Coal Army.

Su Wei pinched his fingers and calculated that Baylor's property purchases were about half of the county king's. In this way, there should be no shortage of money to buy meat.

Paint and beams began to be painted in the courtyard, and the smell was suffocating. Su Wei followed the fourth elder brother back to Zhengsan.

There is no precedent for Baylor's award, it takes a long time, and it won't come for a while.Su Wei reckoned that after the award was awarded and the personnel were in place, he would have to wait another year to find an auspicious day to move to the mansion.

However, some issues have to be decided in advance.According to the previous regulations, there are 25 eunuchs used by the Prince's Mansion, and only [-] eunuchs in the Baylor Mansion. Su Wei has the final say, and the people who must be taken away are Zhang Bao, Zhang Qilin, Wang Qin, Kukui, Wang Chaoqing, Wang Yicheng, Xiao Erge, Li Ying, Chai Yu, and the rest of Chang Qing, Yang Yi, and Ruan Lu are also old people from Chengqian Palace. Su Wei guessed that the fourth elder brother would not abandon them.In addition, Fujin had to keep two, and the rest had to be arranged as soon as possible.

The relocation of the house is imminent, and the servants in the yard are not at ease.Su Wei knew what the little eunuchs were worried about. Once they were thrown back into the palace, they would have to do hard work without any background, so he went to the respect room twice himself.Although the matter of the fourth elder brother made people in the palace feel a little contemptuous, but Su Wei was at the sixth rank anyway, and with the help of Liu Chaoqing, he finally found a lot of good ways out for the servants of Zhengsan Institute .

In July, Bodun, the leader of Zhenghongqi, found the mansion of the fourth elder brother. Su Wei was quite impressed by this adult who was determined to be a eunuch for the fourth elder brother.

This time, Bodun gave the fourth elder brother a heavy gift. The porcelain and jade were all made in the previous dynasty. There were two boxes of sealed money. Su Wei thought it was silver at first, but when he opened it, it was all gold.Roughly estimated, there must be a thousand taels.

Su Wei coveted it in an unreasonable way. Anyway, the elder brother is the master, and he should be respected by the slaves. 1000 taels of gold is about 1 taels of silver. The fourth elder brother's white-collar salary will take five years to earn back.

However, the fourth elder brother refused, and under Su Wei's tearful eyes, Zhang Bao forced Bodun and the cart of gifts out of the gate.

The gold master left, and the fourth elder brother fell into silence again. After being asked by Su Wei, the fourth elder brother finally said, "Zhenghongqi is the power of the prince."