Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 39 years

Ningshou Palace

It is a rare gathering of concubines, and only Concubine Hui is missing among the four concubines.

The Empress Dowager was helped out by two nuns, sitting in the first place, with gray hair, drooping eyelids, and the days when she was separated from the harem, even if she was raised by the world, she had to be slowly emptied .

"I'm sure you've all heard about what happened yesterday." The Queen Mother leaned on the cushion, her voice sinking, "Although it's something about old sesame seeds and rotten millet, it still involves people's lives anyway. The emperor ordered Concubine Hui to think about it behind closed doors. , the affairs of the harem will be temporarily assisted by the third concubine."

"I would like to obey the imperial edict," Consort Rong, Concubine Yi, and Concubine De stood up and bowed down.

The queen mother nodded, "You and Concubine Hui entered the palace at about the same time, and you have experienced a lot of things in the harem. Don't be like her, regardless of the severity."

"Yes," Sanfei nodded.

Concubine Yi slightly bent her mouth and said, "The concubine only found out that something happened to Yanxi Palace after listening to the servants gossip. It's still not clear what happened. Could you please The Empress Dowager tells the courtiers and concubines, so that they can be used as a warning in the future."

The queen mother sighed, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "It's just a slave's one-sided words. After all, there is no evidence pointing to Concubine Hui. However, since Concubine Hui took charge of the harem, there have been many rumors and accidents. That's why the emperor kept her behind closed doors. Thinking. At the end of July, the Holy Majesty is going to go on a tour of the north again, so let’s let this matter go, and don’t discuss it too much. When the Emperor comes back, we will discuss the matter of the Central Palace.”

"Follow the Queen Mother's instructions," the concubines stood up and took orders.

After leaving the Ningshou Palace, Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong, who went back to the West Sixth Palace, were next to each other in soft sedan chairs.

"I thought it would be a good show." Concubine Yi covered the corners of her lips regretfully, "but the Empress Dowager turned it off with a few words."

Concubine Rong smiled slightly. "The queen mother is not in charge of this matter. I think the emperor is unwilling to say anything."

"That's right." Concubine Yi tapped her leg lightly, "I heard that Yuqing Palace was responsible for this matter. After all, the palms and backs of the palms are all flesh."

Concubine Rong sighed and shook her head lightly.

Yanxi Palace

Concubine Hui, dressed in plain clothes, knelt in front of the Bodhisattva, twisting Buddhist beads in her hands.

On an ordinary night, an unremarkable eunuch and a broken water gourd reduced her from the head of the harem to a criminal woman in the blink of an eye.

She could calmly refute Yuqing Palace's censure, eunuch's testimony, and harem's rumors one by one, but she panicked when she met the emperor's cold eyes.

In the stagnant main hall, the emperor sent away the redundant servants, leaving only two close servants.The eunuch who testified against her was strangled to death in front of her by these two close servants.

She couldn't help trembling, but she didn't dare to cry out. She had too much unwillingness and struggle in her heart. In the intrigues of the harem, which of the high-ranking concubines hadn't been stained with blood, she wasn't afraid, but just unwilling.

"Liang Jiugong," the emperor's voice was cold and calm, "send that water ladle to the Prince's Mansion in Zhijun."

This sentence was like a poisoned dagger, piercing into Concubine Hui's heart mercilessly.It was also at this moment that she remembered that the man she had served for more than thirty years was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the monarch of the people.In this world, the so-called wealth, power, and even life are all between his permission and his disallowance.

"Your Majesty," Yin Liu approached with a tray in his hand, "you have been kneeling all morning, you should rest for a while. If you fall ill, won't the county prince be more worried?"

Concubine Hui slowly let out a breath, slowly opened her eyes, stood up with Yinliu's support, "Have you sent the message to Big Brother?"

Yinliu's movements froze slightly, Concubine Hui looked at her and smiled bitterly, "What did the emperor say to the outside world?"

Yin Liu lowered her head, "The emperor borrowed the empress dowager's words, saying that he wanted the empress to meditate behind closed doors, and didn't mention much about Concubine Ping."

Concubine Hui nodded, "Then it's fine, just be more careful now. The emperor and I have no trust at all. Now even if the restraint is lifted, I can't help Eldest Brother anymore."

"Your Majesty," Yin Liu helped Concubine Hui to sit on the couch, "The Emperor has not confirmed your crime. After this time passes, you will still be the head of the four concubines."

Concubine Hui smiled, "What is the head of the four concubines? From the looks of outsiders, the fourth concubine has been in the palace for the longest time, and her position is the most prominent, and she is extremely glamorous. But in fact, Empress Renxiao is gone, Empress Xiaozhao is gone, and Empress Xiaoyi is gone. The queen is gone, and the fourth concubine is still just a fourth concubine. In that person's heart, we four women will always be a foil, maybe even the noble concubine Wen Xi can't compare to it. What's the point of being the head of the four concubines? Woolen cloth?"

"Your Majesty," Yin Liu knelt down slowly, "Don't think like this, don't embarrass yourself like this, the servant girl feels distressed when she sees it, and the elder brother will feel even more distressed when he knows it."

"I didn't embarrass myself," Concubine Hui stroked Yinliu's shoulder, "I just suddenly figured out something, or believed something... But don't worry, big brother can't turn back when he's gone. I'm a mother-in-law, so even if I can't help, I can't hold him back."

Zhijun Palace

A wooden water ladle was thrown on the ground, Da Fujin pursed the corners of his lips, and raised his hand to make all the servants in the room back out, "Master, don't be too angry, my mother just grounded her left foot, Huang Ama also There is no charge of being a real mother, after a while, let's ask the queen mother for a favor, and this matter will be over."

"In the past?" King Zhijun snorted coldly, "Now is the critical juncture in the dispute over the repair of Dongyue Temple. Yinreng picked this moment to attack, not just to bring down my mother. Huang Ama was already hesitant. With this accident, I will not entrust this matter to me."

Da Fujin frowned, took a step forward and said, "Master, you have just finished helping to build the Yongding River, and your momentum is on the rise, and Er Niang is in charge of the Sixth Palace, and she is in control. It is normal for Huang Ama to have taboos, so why don't we Take a step back at this time, so that Huang Ama can be wary."

"It's too simple for you," the elder brother sighed. "This king is not Yinzhen. I can't retreat if I want to. If I take a step back, Yinfeng will definitely take a step forward. He has already You are the crown prince, with his step, all my years of painstaking efforts will be in vain."

Da Fujin lowered his head slightly, pondered for a moment and said, "We can't take this step, and we can't let the prince go. Then, how about pushing it to someone else?"

"Push it to someone else?" Eldest brother frowned slightly, "Who can I push it to? I don't know how Er Niang is now, how can I have the spirit to plan for others? Now I can only take one step at a time and see clearly Is there any good way out there?"

Da Fujin sighed, "There has been no news from Er Niang, and our news can't be sent in. Huang Ama sent this water ladle for no reason. Anyway, the prince's move really made Huang Ama Getting angry."

Eldest brother walked to the window, his eyes were cold, "Yinreng's blatant attack this time shows that he can't hold back anymore. There is no turning back when you open the bow. Now that we have come to this point, let's see who can laugh." Finally."

Zhuangzi

Su Wei wandered around the compound, this time out of the mansion, only the fourth elder brother and the three young masters, Fujin and the two princesses did not come, so the scope of Su Wei's activities can be more casual.

This courtyard was specially expanded by Zhuangzili for the fourth elder brother. It has a four-entry house and a small garden with two rockeries and some fruit trees. It is far from the exquisiteness of the East Garden, but it is still unique.Especially suitable for Mr. Su's appetite, the summer is full, and the plum trees in the small garden are full of yellow fruits.

"31, 32," a brisk voice came from behind the rockery.

Su Wei, who had just walked to the small garden, walked around to the middle of the two rockeries following the voice, "Big Gege?"

Mo Yaqi, who was kicking the shuttlecock, was startled, and the shuttlecock fell into the middle of the rocks, "Grandpa Su."

"Big Gege, why are you here alone?" Su Wei climbed up the rockery and picked up the shuttlecock.

Mo Yaqi kicked the gravel under his feet, took the shuttlecock handed over by Su Wei, and whispered, "I sneaked out, and my mother thought I was taking a nap, so I went to rest myself."

Su Wei frowned slightly, "Why did you sneak out? You want to play shuttlecock, so it would be nice to ask the servants to accompany you."

Mo Yaqi lowered his head, "Niang Er and Mammy don't let me play shuttlecock, I'm not in good health, and Niang Er also said that the girl's jumping is not good... I'll just play for a while, Su Gonggong, don't talk to Mammy Mama said yes?"

Su Wei grinned, "You are the master, and your mother is a slave. Eunuch Su has always only listened to the master."

Mo Yaqi looked at Su Wei, raised a smiling face, and said with a shuttlecock, "Grandpa Su, I'll kick with another foot, do you think I'm good at kicking?"

In the study, Chang Lai hurriedly said, "Master, it may be difficult for Concubine Hui to make a comeback this time. The servant heard that there are triple guards inside and outside the Yanxi Palace. On the surface, they are quietly meditating behind closed doors, but in fact they are strictly guarding against it. "

The fourth elder brother leaned back in the chair, "Second elder brother has seized the opportunity this time, but such a big move may also attract the embarrassment of the emperor. No matter how concubine Hui is, she is also a harem woman. The elder brother's If you don’t move your position, you won’t know who will win or lose in this battle.”

Fu Nai thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Master, now that Concubine Hui has an accident, will the emperor entrust the errands of Dongyue Temple to the prince?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head, "No one can guess what Huang Ama is thinking. I am afraid that the matter of Dongyue Temple will still have to be delayed. At the end of July, Huang Ama will go on a northward tour outside the Great Wall. Maybe this matter will be temporarily closed. On hold. Unless..."

"Unless what? What did the master think of?" Fu Nai asked.

The fourth elder brother bent the corner of his mouth, "Unless someone jumps out on his own initiative and takes on this hot potato."

garden rockery

"Okay!" Su Wei clapped his hands fiercely, "Big Gege kicked really well, the cross kick and the back kick are connected, it's as beautiful as dancing."

Mo Yaqi caught the falling shuttlecock and smiled shyly, "I'm always with Su Gonggong—"

"Big Gege!" A sudden scolding made Mo Ya startled. Su Wei turned his head and saw Mother Feng rushing over, almost with her hips on her hips, "How could you run out like this and even kick the shuttlecock secretly?" ! Have you forgotten my master’s orders?”

Mo Yaqi backed away timidly, "Nurse, I—"

"Go back with the slave girl," Feng Nanny couldn't help but dragged the big grid, snatched the shuttlecock and threw it into the rockery, "This is not something you should play with!" Mo Yaqi's eyes turned red instantly.

"Nurse Feng!" Su Wei lowered his face.

"Hey, Eunuch Su," Nanny Feng glanced at Su Wei, "This servant has to take Da Ge back home. You are a slave in the outer house, so you should avoid dealing with Da Ge from now on."

"Hmph," Su Wei sneered, "Who does our family associate with, and we can't get a servant to teach us!"

Mother Feng's complexion changed, "What does Eunuch Su mean? Who doesn't distinguish between superiority and inferiority? Could it be that in the eyes of Eunuch Su, Song Gege is not the master?"

It’s such a trick to turn against the guest, and Su Wei secretly slandered, "Whether Song Gege is the master or not, you and I know. What our family knows most now is that the one you are holding in your hand is the eldest daughter of Lord Baylor, the legitimate master!"

Surprised, Nanny Feng let go of Mo Yaqi's hand, sobbing loudly.

"Hey, my master," Nanny Feng knelt down on the ground, wiping Da Gege's tears with a handkerchief, "This old servant was confused for a moment, and his actions were neither serious nor serious, and hurt you. You don't know, The old slave entered the house, and seeing you not there, his heart was about to fly. You are the servant who looks up to you, and the servant loves you the most. You said you sneaked out to play, but the young master found out later, and you will be punished again. , how can the servant be willing? You have to forgive the painstaking efforts of the servant."

"You—" Su Wei just wanted to go forward, but was grabbed by someone, "Grandpa Su, the master is looking for you," Wang Chaoqing said while pulling Su Wei's arm.

Su Wei looked at Wang Chaoqing, Wang Chaoqing winked at Su Wei.

Outside the small garden, Su Wei shook off Wang Chaoqin's hand, "Why are you grabbing me! Look at that Nanny Feng, who relies on the old to sell the old, and doesn't take Da Gege seriously at all!"

Wang Chaoqing sighed, "Eunuch Su, Young Master Song personally ordered Nanny Feng to Da GeGe. Doesn't Young Master Song know what kind of slave she is? You follow Lord Belle every day, so you should not get involved in the affairs of the back house." , Da Gege is Song Xiaozhu's biological daughter, and she will never be harmed. If you join in, you may end up making a mess of yourself. You saved Da Gege's life, and what happened afterwards, don't you remember?"

Su Wei pursed his lips, and looked back at the direction of the garden. Mo Yaqi was walking out following Nanny Feng step by step, with his head bowed and shoulders shrugged, and he lost all the energy he had just now.

"I'm different from you," Su Wei muttered in a low voice.

"What?" Chao Qing didn't hear clearly, and asked with his head tilted.

Su Wei glanced at Wang Chaoqing, turned around and walked towards the house where the fourth elder brother lived, "There are some things that I don't say, let alone no one can say."

When Su Wei stepped into the door, Fu Nai and the others just left.

The fourth elder brother took a look at Su Wei and said, "What are you doing, come here and rub my shoulders for Grandpa."

Su Wei stomped and walked behind the fourth elder brother, pinched the fourth elder brother's shoulder and said, "Why is Chang Lai walking in such a hurry, is something wrong in Beijing?"

The fourth elder brother took a deep breath, and told Su Wei about Concubine Hui, "Now the matter in Dongyue Temple is more complicated, how should eldest elder brother and Prime Minister Ming deal with it?"

Su Wei blinked, "Things have already happened, and Big Brother and Mingxiang can only take a step forward. The question now is how Suoxiang will react."

"Suo Xiang!" The fourth elder brother was stunned.

"Yes," Su Wei nodded hesitantly, "Am I wrong? Concubine Ping is the daughter of the Hesheli family, the niece of Suo Xiang, and the younger sister of Empress Ren Xiaoxian. Her child was killed , her own death is also confusing. At the beginning, because of Galdan's disaster, the emperor should not pursue it, but now it is different, shouldn't Suoxiang take advantage of this to fight back?"

The fourth elder brother pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You are right, we have all ignored the real victim of this incident. I guess, everyone is waiting for the reaction of the elder brother and Ming Xiang, who have been sick all the time. On the contrary, Suo was ignored. The crown prince made a big move to bring back an eunuch from Shengjing, can he just sit behind closed doors and meditate? It seems that there is still trouble in the capital."

Su Wei pouted, "Then, when are we going back home?"

"Huang Ama will go on a north tour at the end of July, and my master is on the list of entourages. We have to go back and prepare in a few days," the fourth elder brother was still immersed in Su Wei's deduction, and answered a little casually.

Su Wei poked at the fourth elder brother in dissatisfaction, and leaned against the table with his mouth flattened, staring at the fourth elder brother without blinking his big eyes.

"What's wrong?" Brother Si looked up at Su Wei, "Did someone offend you?"

Su Wei nodded calmly, "I remember you said that next year you will bring Honghui to the front yard, and you will also find a master and attendant."

"That's right," the fourth elder brother blinked, "Honghui is old, I plan to let Fu Nai's elder brother Fu Min enlighten Honghui, and I will invite my teacher Gu Badai to come after two years."

"What about the two little princesses?" Su Wei looked angrily, "You have a son in your heart, so don't you care about your daughter?"

"Mo Yaqi and Ilha are watched by Fujin, and they are disciplined by their mother-in-law. Fujin also arranged for Nurse Jingqi and a female master," the fourth elder brother saw that something was wrong with Su Wei, and said cautiously .

"What kind of mistress? Don't you see that Mo Yaqi is very different from Ilha?" Su Wei recited the events in the garden in a row.

The fourth elder brother frowned slightly, "Mr. Song made Mo Yaqi a bit bored, but Mo Yaqi was weak since she was a child. If Mr. Song hadn't watched her every day, she might not have lived to such a big age. What's more, they They're all girls, so it's better to be taught by the birth mother."

"Then," Su Wei's eyes widened, "then we can't let Mo Yaqi be bullied by a nanny. Besides, kicking the shuttlecock is also good for the body, so there is no need to be so strict to prevent death."

The fourth elder brother smiled, and put Su Wei in his arms, "You're right, when we go back to the mansion, my master will go and talk to Song Shi, let her let Mo Yaqi out to play, and then give her another slave, okay? "

Su Wei shook off the fourth elder brother's hand, "Mo Yaqi is your daughter, don't be perfunctory to me. I know that the girls from your Aixinjueluo family are all prepared for Fumeng, and a life is not worth a few cows Sheep money—”

"Xiaowei!" The fourth elder brother's eyes darkened, "Since you know about Fumeng, you should also know that I can't protect them for the rest of their lives. The time when they stay with their mothers may be the happiest days in their lives. What I do is to prolong this period of time as much as possible. My sisters are countless in Fumeng, even Huang Ama's daughter is like this, so what can I change?"

"No," Su Wei stared at the fourth elder brother, "Even if I can't change it, I will never let Mo Yaqi follow the old path of those princesses. I was the one who brought her back from the gate of hell. If I can save her once, I can save her." Her second time, just wait and see!"

Su Wei turned around and walked out of the house. The fourth elder brother held his forehead and sighed.

Summer is getting stronger, Forbidden City Qianqing Palace

Lord Kangxi opened the booklet, glanced at it, stretched out his hand to rub the center of his brows, Liang Jiugong hurriedly served hot tea, "Your Majesty, is it still about Dongyue Temple?"

The emperor snorted coldly, "What else can there be other than this? No one cares about the people's livelihood in the world. A group of civil and military officials are staring at a ruined temple."

Liang Jiugong bowed slightly, not daring to answer.A little eunuch stooped to enter the door, and leaned over to report, "My Majesty, Ninth Brother, please see me."

"Let him come in," Master Kangxi sighed.

"I will see Huang Ama," the ninth elder brother Yinzhen bowed.

"Old Ninth." Master Kangxi put down the notebook, "What do you want to do with Huang Ama?"

Yinzhen stood up with a smile, "Come and ask Huang Ama for grace. The starling wants to turn one of his grain farms into a hunting garden, and I want to go and see it with my tenth brother."

"Hunting Garden?" Master Kangxi frowned slightly.

"That's right," Yinzhen took out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to Liang Jiugong, "Mynah's crops are not good, but the grass and trees are flourishing, so mynah drew the blueprint himself, saying that he wants to change it into a hunting garden. Invite the brothers to hunt."

Lord Kangxi took the blueprint handed over by Liang Jiugong, his brows gradually relaxed, "Hunting Garden..."