Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 39 years

Qianqing Palace

The night of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was silent and long with the slight chill of the approaching snow.The sharp and sharp wind swept over the window lattice, and the flame on the copper candlestick was cut by someone, leaving a puff of green smoke.

"You are quiet," said Kangxi Lord, leaning on the couch, and glanced at Tong Jiashi who was lighting candles.

Tong Jia lowered her head slightly, her voice was elegant, "The harem is originally a lively place, and when the New Year's Eve is approaching, the concubines want to find a trace of purity, so they have to look more like a saw-mouthed gourd."

Master Kangxi smiled, "You're still young, so it's okay to join in the fun, don't hold yourself back too tightly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Tong Jiashi nodded slightly, "The concubine doesn't feel restrained, on the contrary, she is very comfortable. Stay away from the noise, and keep a little bit of peace in your mind, so that you can always remember who you are."

Lord Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Tong Jiashi, "Your idea of ​​keeping clear is very similar to Xiaoyi. But Xiaoyi can concentrate as if he is reading in the afternoon even at the banquet where the drinks are mixed. Stay clear at all times."

Tong Jia's mouth curled up, "A concubine can't compare to my elder sister's realm. The calmness of reclusiveness in the court must be the essence that was condensed after going through the wind and rain with the emperor. I am afraid that the concubine will only be able to look at the ocean and sigh in this life."

Master Kangxi smiled, and tapped Zhuo Yan'er with his fingers, "There is no absolute thing in the world, whether you can only look at the ocean and sigh depends on whether you put your heart into it."

Siyefu

The Fujin Courtyard is brightly lit, and the cold wind of early winter blows through the corridor, blowing the redwood bonsai beside the steps to whine.The two heaven and earth lanterns hanging in front of the main room reflect the white color of the gravel road in the courtyard.

Kneeling in the middle of the yard, Shiyue's eyebrows and eyes were unwavering, and a slight chill oozes from the frosted stone slab. She didn't shrink back and hugged her shoulders tightly, and she didn't beg for mercy loudly.Even though she has all kinds of doubts and all kinds of complaints in her heart, they are no match for one obsession at this moment, as long as he is safe.

In the main room, Fujin was sitting in the middle, and Song Shi and Li Shi who had heard the news also came late at night.Shi Yao dipped in peppermint oil and gently pressed Fujin's temples. Fujin's eyes were slightly closed, his eyebrows were tightened, and the hand on the table tightly held the edge of the table.

Song shi lowered her head, pinching the veil in her hand, and covering the corners of her lips from time to time, she never thought that things would develop like this.

Li turned her body slightly, looked at Shiyue kneeling in the courtyard through the open door, and frowned slightly.

"Fu Jin, don't be too sad, take care of your body," Jiang Nanny who was standing aside said.

"That's right," Shi Yao bent down, "Fu Jin is angry, and punished those dirty people, so why bother yourself."

Mrs. Li glanced at Shiyao, and said to Fujin, "Fourth Master is drunk? How did this girl get to be with Master? Fujin has to find out."

Fujin breathed a sigh of relief, opened his eyes, and said in a sullen voice, "Bring her in."

"Yes," Nanny Jiang leaned over slightly, pointed to two maids, and carried Shi Yue, who was kneeling in the courtyard, into the main room.

Shiyue's knees were numb and icy, and when she knelt in front of Fujin, she staggered and supported the floor to stabilize her body.

Looking at Shiyue, Fujin took a deep breath, "Tell me, what's going on tonight?"

Shiyue looked up at Fujin, then hurriedly lowered her eyes, "Yes, it's a slave..." Shiyue bit her lips, "It's a slave for a while, for a while—the slave is guilty, please forgive Fujin," Shiyue's words stopped In the throat, he kowtowed at last, and two lines of tears rolled down his face.

Fujin's face was cold, his nails scratched the edge of the table, "How did you get into the fourth brother's bedroom?"

Shiyue straightened up trembling, her hands tightly clenched together, "Your servant, my servant is in the East Garden, and I happened to see Si elder brother drunk, so, I went up to help—"

"Bastard!" Fujin swept down the tea bowl on the table with one hand, and the flying bowl cover just hit Shiyue's forehead, "Come here, pull me out and beat me!"

"Forgive Fujin, forgive Fujin" Shiyue covered her forehead, tears slid down the bloody water, and the two women took Shiyue's arms and dragged her out of the house.

"Stop!" Su Wei hurriedly stepped into the door, bent down to salute Fujin, "My slave pays respects to Fujin."

"What are you doing here?" Fujin was full of anger, "You slaves are not easy to take care of your master, I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

"Forgive me, Fujin," Su Wei knelt in the hall, "The slaves have been punished before, but today's incident cannot be entirely blamed on Shiyue, the master is drunk, thinking, wants to be served, Miss Shiyue just happened to catch up -"

"Shut up!" Fujin scolded angrily, interrupting Su Wei, "I think you are too confident, dare to slander Lord Baylor so openly, do you think Ben Fujin dare not do you?"

"The slave is willing to accept the punishment," Su Wei knelt his head on the ground, "I just ask Fujin to spare Miss Shiyue once, and wait for the fourth brother to wake up before dealing with it."

"Presumptuous!" Shiyao said from behind, "This is the back house, Shiyue is Fujin's servant, according to what Eunuch Su said, Fujin can't even deal with a servant?"

"I—" Su Wei was speechless for a moment.

"Eunuch Su," Shiyue knelt on the ground with a crying voice, "Shiyue appreciated your kindness. Today's matter is Shiyue's fault alone, and Shiyue is willing to bear it. You should stop pleading for Shiyue .”

"Okay, pull Shiyue down, twenty sticks!" Fujin ordered in a cold voice.

Seeing that the two women came forward to pull Shiyue again, Shiyue's forehead was bruised, Su Wei turned cold, turned around and stood up, tore off a sign from his waist, and held it in front of Fujin, "I offended Fujin, this It is a token rewarded by the master and son, whoever sees this token is like seeing Sibaile!"

Fujin stood up with a look of astonishment, "Su Peisheng, you are so courageous!"

"I don't want to run into Fujin," Su Wei bent down, "I just ask Fujin to suspend the punishment of Miss Shiyue."

Fujin stared at Su Wei for a long while, his face condensed into ice, "Okay, okay, I'll see how much Lord Belle can pamper you today? Aren't you willing to be punished for Shiyue? I'll help you! Come on , pull Su Peisheng down for me, and beat him thirty times!"

"Grandpa Su," Shiyue's eyes widened, she broke free from the tugging of the two wives, and rushed to Fujin, "Master, master, beat your servant, the servant is willing to be punished—"

"Shiyue," Su Wei called out, "I bumped into Fujin and deserved to be punished. Don't make me feel uneasy..."

Mrs. Li turned her body sideways, looked at Su Wei, and slightly frowned.

"What are you waiting for?" Fujin said loudly to the two wives.

The two women looked at each other, but neither of them dared to take a step first. Mother Jiang raised her eyebrows and said sharply, "Didn't you hear what Fujin said? Forgot who is the master?"

The two women froze and hesitated to come forward, Su Wei took a step back, raised his head and said, "Don't bother, Su Peisheng will take the punishment on his own."

"Grandpa Su..." Shiyue collapsed powerlessly on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

With clear eyes, Su Wei turned and walked out the door.

The servants in the yard had already moved the benches, the gatekeeper of the inner courtyard held on to the benches, and Chai Yu, who worked in the backyard, supervised the implementation.Chai Yu glanced at Su Wei and pursed his lips.Su Wei nodded and leaned over the stool.

There was a muffled sound in the yard, and Shiyue crawled to Fujin's side in fear, grabbed Fujin's clothes, "Master, master, please be merciful, Mr. Su belongs to the fourth elder brother—"

"Get up!" Shiyao kicked Shiyue, and Shiyue fell down in response. Song couldn't bear to turn her head away, "Don't touch Fujin with your dirty hands."

"Stop!" There was a loud yell, and the people in the house looked up, and a series of lanterns poured into the yard, led by Zhang Qilin and Zhang Bao, "Master Baylor is here," Zhang Qilin raised his head and shouted.

Su Wei turned his head and saw the fourth elder brother in a navy blue python robe walking into the yard with his hands behind his back. When his eyes met, Su Wei turned his eyes away. The fourth elder brother's face was still flushed, probably just after drinking.

"Greetings, sir," said Fujin, Song Shi, and Li Shi to welcome him to the door.

The fourth elder brother had a cold face, and his voice was cold, "It's just a girl, why does Fujin make such a big fuss?"

Fujin looked up at the fourth elder brother in surprise, "Master, did you forget Bi'er in the Song family's house? Shiyue did such a thing, the concubine's face is really shameful. But Su Peisheng, for such an undisciplined servant, openly Threatening me with my master's token!"

"Okay," the fourth elder brother interrupted Fujin, "Shiyue is different from that Bi'er, the master ordered her to serve her. Now that Fujin knows about it, the master will find a day to bring her in, and this farce ends here." until."

The people in the room suddenly fell silent. Both Song Shi and Li Shi turned their heads to look at Shiyue who was frozen in place. Only Fujin kept his body pale and braced himself. After a while, he bowed slowly, "In that case, congratulations Got a newcomer."

The fourth elder brother sighed, "I'm tired, you all should rest too, Su Peisheng bumped into Fujin and fined him half a year's salary—"

"Fourth master," Fujin raised his head and interrupted the fourth elder brother, "Su Peisheng threatened the master with the token of the master, and all the maids and servants in the room are watching. Since the concubine punished him with [-] boards, he didn't stop halfway. Reasonable. Otherwise, what is the face of the concubine as the concubine Fujin? Could it be that the concubine has served the fourth elder brother for so many years and gave birth to the eldest son for the fourth elder brother, so now she can't even beat a eunuch?"

"Ama," I don't know whether it was a coincidence or artificially, the door of the East Wing was opened at this moment, and Hong Hui ran out barefoot in pajamas.

"Big brother," the wet nurse hurriedly chased after her with her little boots in hand.

"Ama," Hong Hui hugged the fourth elder brother's leg with a bewildered expression.

"Fourth elder brother forgive me, Fujin forgive me," the wet nurse wrapped the elder brother in a blanket in a hurry, Honghui persistently hugged the fourth elder brother's leg, "Ama, can you go out with Honghui to watch the lights tomorrow? "

The fourth elder brother looked down at Honghui, then looked up at Fujin who refused to budge, his face was as cold as ice.

"Continue," Fujin raised his voice, the fourth elder brother picked up Hong Hui and walked into the house, Fujin turned around and followed.

Su Wei pursed his lips and closed his eyes, but the falling plank didn't hurt as much as before.Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin didn't know when they took over the wooden board, they lifted it high and put it down gently every time.Chai Yu loudly reported the number of times, thirty times seemed to pass quickly.

"Reporting to Lord Belle and Fujin, Eunuch Su has already beaten thirty boards," Chai Yu came into the room and reported.

The fourth elder brother took a breath, and Hong Hui fell into a drowsy sleep in his arms, "Someone take him back, the monthly routine for half a year will be deducted correctly."

"Yes," Chai Yu leaned over and stepped back.

Fujin glanced at the fourth elder brother, but didn't make another sound. Both Song Shi and Li Shi lowered their heads, and the atmosphere in the room was stagnant.

The fourth elder brother looked down at Shiyue who was still paralyzed on the ground, and asked in a soft voice, "I remember your maiden name is Wu? Your father's name is Wu Zhuguo, the county magistrate of Shanyang County?"

Shiyue was stunned for a long time before knelt down and straightened her body in panic, "Yes, the maidservant's original surname is Wu, father, father is valued by the fourth elder brother, and he got an errand for the county magistrate."

The fourth elder brother nodded, and Fujin gave Shiyue a cold look.

"Fujin has worked a lot lately. He tidied up another yard in the Xibeiyuan and sent some servants to take care of it. After the New Year's Eve, the master will send Wu's register to the clan's mansion."

"Yes," Fujin stood up expressionlessly and bowed. Shiyue's body trembled, but she didn't dare to speak when she wanted to say something.

The fourth elder brother handed Honghui to the wet nurse, got up and walked out the door, both Mrs. Li and Mrs. Song saluted and sent them off respectfully.

The fourth master walked to the door, passed by Chai Yu, stopped slightly, and gave orders coldly, "The third courtyard has been cleaned up, and you will take Honghui to move there tomorrow. The nurse next to the elder brother is not Seriously, replace them all!"

"Yes," Chai Yu leaned over to accept the order, Fujin's legs went limp, and he collapsed on the chair.