dream back to qing dynasty

Chapter 63
(One)

Looking at the tired-looking Fourth Master, he stared at the person lying on the bed—Thirteen Fujin, for about three hours.Thirteen Fujin finally regained his life, or God was pity for our master, or God’s sincere feelings touched God, he finally let Thirteen Fujin live, but I was worried, the future road How will I go about it? Fourth Master is afraid that he has already ignored everything. He has ignored everything since the day he made up his mind to save her.

The person on the bed moved a bit, I looked at her, her pale face did not hinder her beauty, but the eyes that embody her soul were tightly closed at this moment, precisely because of those tightly closed eyes , How many unexpected things have happened in the past few years.My thoughts can't help but drift to that year's draft girl...

"Fourth brother, you must promise me today!" As soon as the thirteenth master came back from the House of Internal Affairs that day, he begged him to find a beautiful girl for him, but the fourth master refused to agree, while the thirteenth master did not agree. As if possessed by a demon, he came to look for the Lord every now and then, as if he would not give up until he reached his goal. Even I, a eunuch, was full of curiosity, what kind of person could make a prince With such an infatuation, could it be that he has grown up with superpowers?In my heart, I also hope that the master will agree to let me see such a character, but I am just a slave, and I can only worry about it on the sidelines.

It was just in time for Fujin's birthday in the mansion. Thirteenth Master looked at him happy, and he invited the birthday star of the night to be a lobbyist. Finally, he agreed after hesitation. Seeing Thirteenth Master leave happily, I followed I was happy for a while.But who would have thought that the parties involved that night would become entangled with each other, and they could no longer make sense of it.

I went to pick up my grandfather from school that day, but found that my grandfather was a little different from usual. He didn't pass me the things in his hand as usual, and he held them in his hands thoughtfully. He didn't seem to notice that I was standing in front of him. I quickly took the things from him, and Batu had already led the horse over, and the master also recovered, but he didn't take it. He turned around and walked towards the Changchun Palace, stopping him just about to go out to see the things. Xiunu's own mother--the concubine de concubine, finally opened her mouth to ask for the Xiunu in the mouth of the thirteenth master. Fujin - Yalarta.Mingwei, I'm afraid at that time, she has already been planted in the heart of the master, and she will never linger away.

After leaving Concubine De's place, Master went to Master Thirteen's place. They discussed in low voice for a long time, and then went out in a hurry. Finally, near dusk, Master handed me a note and said solemnly, " You go to the residence of the beautiful girl first, and hand this paper to a beautiful girl named Yalarta. I will take you in. Remember, don’t let anyone find out.” I gripped the note tightly, and I’ve seen the words on the note, and I still recognize it, just two words “pretending to be sick”, At that time, I didn't know the mystery of it, so I just followed my master's orders and didn't think about him.The journey went smoothly, and when I reached the door of the beautiful girl, I knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside, "Who is it?" I quickly put the note on the ground at the door, dodged aside, and hid under the pillar. later.After a while, the door opened suddenly, and a face that was not very beautiful but very clear appeared in front of me. I saw her poking her head out to have a look, but she didn't seem to find anything, and she was about to close the door. , I looked anxious, wishing I could pass the note in front of her, when I was in a dilemma, she finally saw it, picked it up with lightning speed, closed the door, and I finally relaxed Get down, go back to the master, and pay the errand.Now that I think about it, she was destined to be with men after all. I heard that she was really sick the next day and missed the selection.And the fourth master went to the Changchun Palace to beg Concubine De, and De finally agreed to him, took that beautiful girl, and stayed in her palace as a female official.

Since then, the master has paid more and more attention to Concubine De, always walking around Changchun Palace from time to time.On this day, he suddenly stopped and asked me to stay where I was, and he walked in one direction. I looked up and found that the maid was cleaning some utensils vigorously. Such a boring job as the utensil can actually be interesting. She even hummed a little song I had never heard before, and didn't realize that the master was standing behind her.Suddenly she flicked the rag in her hand, and then there was a silver bell-like laughter, but she stopped moving when she saw Grandpa. Grandpa turned his back to me, and also blocked everything that happened next, just When Grandpa came back again, a large area of ​​his front skirt was already wet, but I was surprised to find that Grandpa was actually smiling!Going back to Empress De Concubine for dinner, the maid also waited on her for a while, not long after she withdrew, Master Thirteen also followed out for convenience. After asking for his resignation, seeing that it was getting late, Concubine De also nodded in agreement.Naturally, I followed closely behind, but my grandfather stopped suddenly, causing me to almost bump into him. I looked around and found that Thirteenth Lord and the female officer were talking in the shadow. Although the voice was not loud, it was just right. We could hear them. When they finished speaking, they happened to be right next to you. I could clearly see the surprise of the female officer, but I greeted Thirteen and left. When I turned the corner, I suddenly turned my head and looked at me. Taking a deep look behind me, I was startled, could it be that the master is also interested in this court lady?
After returning to the mansion, Grandpa went into Fujin's room and came out after talking. He didn't enter anyone's room that night, but just sat in the study and read a book.And I found that he probably didn't read a single word. More than an hour passed, and he didn't see a page turned. It was as if his eyes had penetrated the book, and he didn't know where he saw it.I was also faintly worried. Judging from the situation, I probably fell in love with the palace lady, but the thirteenth master liked her very tightly, and the thirteenth master also fell in love with her first. The two brothers have always been on good terms, and the master is better than myself. My younger brother is taking care of the Thirteenth Master. Now that such a woman is born, how should it end?

(two)

Goodbye Miss Mingwei was at the banquet given by the emperor in the Changchun Garden. The emperor ordered several empresses to accompany him that day, and the concubine Defei was also among them, and the master was also one of the princes who accompanied him. He has seen this kind of scene a few times with people close to him, but it is strange that the court lady named Mingwei is also in the entourage of Concubine De. On such occasions, there is a limit on the number of entourages she brings. It seems that she is still very happy. Being favored by the empress, he has been promoted to such a position in a short time, and just now he heard that the tenth master took the lead with her, and he looked annoyed. When he heard it, the master didn't have any expression. After the banquet, he took a moment to leave and left, but ordered me to stay where he was. When he came back, he had a smile in his eyes, and his left hand seemed to have touched some treasure. several times.

Not long after returning to the mansion, the Lord and the Thirteenth Lord received the official decree and went to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas on business. Naturally, I went with them.After noon that day, Master Thirteen ran over to find Master, and took out two things as if offering treasures. I saw that they were just an inkstone and ink, which only looked more delicate and nothing special. "Fourth brother, this is I saw it in Yiyi Mozhai, excellent Hui ink and Duan inkstone, look delicate, right? Xiaowei likes to write in her spare time, and the handwriting is pretty good, she should like this as a gift." After finishing speaking Looking at the master with a smile, the master just glanced lightly and said a good word, the thirteenth master can't pay attention to these things at this time, he just hugs his things and is happy for himself, as if that person is here right now The eyes are the same as before.But my heart skipped a beat. A few days ago, I went to pick out a set of brushes with my master. I picked it carefully for a while. The shopkeeper didn’t want to sell that set. I paid enough money for it. When I bought it back, I was surprised at the time, what kind of writing brush did I buy from Dayuan Road, and it cost so much money, it was not like the usual style of the master, now that I think about it, it probably has something to do with the Xiaowei that the thirteenth master said.I thought about raising my head to look at Xia Ye, and then at Shi San Ye. I don't know if this harmonious atmosphere will disappear one day. As a slave, I can only hope in my heart that there will not be such a day.After that, I saw the thirteenth master come in in a hurry, and sat next to the empress after seeing the ceremony.The empress also asked Miss Mingwei to greet the master, but there was nothing wrong with it.However, when Miss Mingwei was packing up the presents brought back by my grandfather, I saw that there was still a piece of fabric left in my grandfather's hand, and the girl also wanted to take it. I stood there in a daze, looking over from my position, Master's hand was holding hers under the cloth, and Miss Mingwei was probably shocked at the moment, I unconsciously raised my head to look at Master Thirteen, he was telling a joke to the empress, maybe he didn't pay attention When I got here, I breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the two of them. Miss Mingwei still stood still, but the master didn't even intend to let go. Miss Mingwei's face was already flushed at this time, and I also I don't know what happened to Grandpa today, it never happened before.Suddenly, I heard Master Thirteen say something, and I didn't understand it. Just paying attention to Master and the others, Miss Mingwei intensified the pulling force, and sat down on the ground without thinking, I'm afraid it was Master Thirteen Also see something.Master Yun Qingfeng calmly explained, and actually amused the empress, all the maids and eunuchs in the room laughed, and I could only twitch my lips, looking at the past, only Miss Mingwei smiled wryly with.

Grandpa winked at me suddenly, and I came back to my senses. I still had the pen in my clothes. Before going out, Grandpa told me to send it quietly today.I backed out quietly, and only went to the servant's room. I didn't know where Miss Mingwei lived for a while, so I just walked in a certain direction, thinking that I would find a little eunuch to ask later, and I will see you right away. A little eunuch came over, he still recognized me, and greeted me, I asked him where Miss Mingwei lived, who would have thought that the little eunuch turned out to be the younger brother she recognized, it was a coincidence, when I heard that there was something I brought it to the girl, and he volunteered to take it. I couldn't refuse, but I told him repeatedly that I must hand it over to the girl. He reassured me one by one, said his resignation, turned around and left, and I hurried back to the house. In the middle of the day, he whispered something in the ear of the grandfather, but he didn't say much, and continued to talk about the housework with the empress, and asked to resign and return to the mansion after a while.

When I got back to the mansion, my master asked again. I just told the truth, but he frowned and said, "Take a chance to find out if it was delivered to the girl? Don't get it wrong!" !” I hurriedly replied, feeling anxious.Fortunately, the girl put the object away after it was confirmed, so she was relieved and returned the message to the master.This matter has come to an end, but my heart is getting more and more uneasy.

A few days later, I heard that Thirteenth Master had a fight with De Yang in Jiu Ye's mansion and was injured, so the emperor let him rest at De Concubine's place that night.The next day, my grandfather went to my mother's place to look for my thirteenth master to go to school together. I didn't know what happened. When I came back, I locked myself in the study room. How did this happen?I thought there was only one possibility, and it was naturally related to that girl Mingwei.And in those few days, the number of times Thirteen Lords visited the mansion was also reduced, and then the rumors about Thirteen Lords and Miss Mingwei started like this, and the rumors were so uproar that it was beyond the limit. Miss Mingwei has already been favored by Master Thirteen, and the person who said it was conclusive, saying that many people saw Master Thirteen lying on Miss Mingwei's bed with their own eyes, and the time was the night he was injured. The reason why I closed myself for half a day that day.But I was thinking in my heart, it's good to get down now, or the master just stopped thinking about it.

(three)

Facts proved that things didn't go as I hoped. The master just didn't go out during that time, and he also ordered his servants not to gossip with others, so the matter stopped.It's just that one time when my master came back from a business trip, he asked me to send a set of palace-made books to Miss Mingwei, but he didn't let me explain who gave it to me.I also finally understood that the development of the situation does not mean that it can be controlled by controlling it. The winter hunting that followed pushed the whole thing to the top of the wave, and it could not be recovered.

That winter, the emperor issued an order to go hunting in the Northeast. Those princes and elder brothers often accompanied them, and they even ordered a few empresses who were usually favored to accompany them. The concubine Defei was also among them. girl.Ever since I saw her appear in the accompanying team, my heart has been anxious, and I can only comfort myself that the thirteenth master is also in the accompanying team, and the master should not do anything out of the ordinary.

The female family members were all sitting in the car along the way, so they didn't meet Miss Mingwei again. When Lord Shisan disappeared for a while, he didn't know where he went. After finding him, the team stopped for some reason. It didn't take long, and then rushed to the destination, and finally arrived at the place when it was getting dark, camped and settled down.That night, the emperor had dinner with everyone, and the dinner was very pleasant, until the Thirteenth Master only drank a few glasses of wine and then retreated uncomfortably, thinking to himself, probably because he didn't see the girl Mingwei at the banquet In a hurry.Grandpa also followed him as if he had nothing to do.

Who would have thought that an earth-shattering event would happen the next day. My grandfather went out early in the morning and didn't let me follow him. After a while, his guards came to me and said that he bumped into me while exploring the road. When I arrived at the two black blind men who didn't have Maodong, they were injured, so I quickly put down my things and rushed over.When I arrived, I saw bloodstains all over Grandpa's body. Physician Lu was tearing and cutting Grandpa's underwear. I squatted down and waited on him. I was afraid that something might go wrong. Fortunately, Physician Lu said that It's not a serious problem, only the flesh is hurt, so I feel relieved.At this time, a guard ran over in a panic, saying that Lord Thirteen was being entangled by the black blind man. Before I could recover, a woman's shadow followed and saw clearly that it was Miss Mingwei. I was stunned, but found that Grandpa stood up staggeringly at this time, and I said in shock, "Master, don't move around, you, you can't get up..." But he couldn't hear the surroundings at all. With a dissuading voice, I wiped away the ginseng slices that were going to stop the bleeding, and staggered to follow, ignoring the fact that I was shirtless in the winter, I quickly took the coat and a few ginseng slices that were handed over to me. He followed closely and asked him to put on his coat.

When we arrived, we saw Master Thirteen still dealing with the black blind man with a knife, but he could not find Miss Mingwei. Master asked the people next to him like crazy, and finally someone saw her, she It was actually on the edge of the woods not far from Heixiazi. I saw that Grandpa's face was covered with sweat, his face was full of anxiety, and there was extreme panic in his eyes. He completely forgot that he was still the injured person.

Suddenly a little bear rolled out of the woods, could it be... I panicked, and the miserable cry of the little bear also led the big bear who was fighting with Master Thirteen to Mingwei who was sitting on the ground Girl, when he found out, he couldn't move at all. Grandpa's face changed, and he lost all color in an instant. He desperately wanted to rush forward. Fortunately, I called two guards in advance, and finally held him down. He stopped, but he roared like crazy, "Xiaowei, Xiaowei, run, run!" The thirteenth master had already run over, and the fourteenth master was also roaring there.Suddenly, Grandpa broke free from the guard's uniform, grabbed a bow and a white arrow, and shot them as fast as he could, hitting the blind black man's vitals. Finally, the heavy fellow fell down, and Grandpa stepped back. Back, staggered, I hurried forward to help him, but he pushed me away, and walked straight forward. When everyone found Miss Mingwei, Thirteenth Master had already fainted. beside her.And the master hurried a few steps to come to her, called Xiaowei softly, and turned to look at the injury of the thirteenth master, I knew his heart was relieved.

Chaos ensued, as the imperial physician passed on to the imperial physician, and the stretcher was used as a stretcher. The Thirteenth Lord was finally carried away.At this time, Miss Mingwei was struggling to stand up, but her feet seemed to be sprained, and her face was ugly. Seeing that she was about to fall down, the master who had been watching him stretched out his hand to support her, and seemed to say something to her What.At this time, the Fourteenth Master went back and forth, took off his cloak and wrapped it around Miss Mingwei, then picked her up and said to the master, "Fourth brother, let me hug you, you I was also injured." Grandpa stopped there with his hand outstretched in mid-air, but he couldn't find any reason to refute, and now he probably remembered the injury on his body, and the wound was deepened by the arrow just now. Quite a lot, at this time it was really oozing blood, I quickly called two guards, put a big cloak on him, put ginseng slices on him, and helped him away.After walking a few steps, Grandpa suddenly turned his head, glanced at the direction of Master Fourteen, and his face turned serious. I quickly motioned to the two guards, and dragged Grandpa back to the tent like a shelf.A sudden thought changed in my mind, could it be that Master Fourteen also...?If my idea is unfortunately true, so what should I do? The one inside this circle has not been detoured, but another one has gone in. I sighed softly. How can I, a slave, understand this clearly? .

When we got back to the house, the concubine de concubine and the imperial doctor were already waiting in the tent, with anxious faces, the master only asked about the situation of the thirteenth master, the empress said it was not a hindrance, only hurt the flesh, so the master ordered Nodding, lying on the couch, the empress followed closely, ordering the imperial doctor to show it quickly, the master suddenly raised his head and said to the empress, "Mother, let Mingwei by your side come tonight Take care of me." After I finished speaking, I passed out, the room was in chaos, but my heart "thumped", and it was hard to calm down!
(four)

The concubine de concubine actually agreed to the master, and let Miss Mingwei go to the master's tent to serve her, and Li Hai'er, who was beside the empress, also went with her, but she transferred me to her side, saying that two people went from her at once, Let me come over and take a hand.In this way, I came to the tent of the Concubine De, thinking in my heart that there might be some use for calling Li Hai'er there.

Carefully follow the empress back to her tent, and when she finished her meal, I stood and bowed my head and waited to serve.Suddenly, I found that the surroundings were quiet at some point, and there was no sound. Just as I was wondering, the empress made a sound, "Qin Quan'er, how long have you been serving Sibeile?" I was startled , hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down, only to find that there was no one else in the tent except the two of us, and there was no time to think about it at the moment, so he replied, "It's been more than one year and three months since I returned to your mother." .” The look of sincerity and trepidation. "Oh, get up and answer, there is no one else around now." Concubine De said, I thanked her, got up and stood aside, but still lowered my head, I don't know what questions she will have next, I thought not to As long as it's about Miss Mingwei. "Master Baylor and the Fujins get along well on weekdays." The empress continued to ask, "It's good to answer what the empress said." After I finished answering this sentence, the atmosphere became serious again. He didn't dare to raise his head to see what the situation was, and he was so nervous that he didn't even dare to make much movement while breathing.

"What happened to Lord Belle and Miss Mingwei?" The tone of the inquiry was full of inquiry, and I couldn't hear any emotions. The question I was most afraid of was still asked.He didn't even think about how to answer, he was startled, his legs lowered naturally, and he just knelt down like this, unable to say a word, just stayed there. "But it's okay, I don't blame it." Suddenly, my grandfather's pale face flashed in my mind. He has lost a lot of weight these days, and he has spoken less, so he made a decision immediately, "Return to your mother's words, I haven't said much about Miss Mingwei, I just asked the servant to send her a few things, and they are not bad things, as for what the master thinks, the servant really doesn't know!" My head He lowered himself even lower, thinking to himself: "My lord, this slave can only do so much, and the future can only depend on good fortune." "Get up, today's conversation, I don't want a third person to know. Do you know?" ?” I nodded and agreed, “Go out and ask Dongmei and the others to come in. I’m a little tired after all this trouble, so go and rest.” I agreed and retreated, and called Dongmei to come in.He trotted back to his tent, exhaled a deep breath, but his heart was still beating violently, thinking about just now, he was not sure if he did right or wrong.

Early the next morning, I went to see the master again with the empress, and Miss Mingwei was not in the tent, but Dong Lian was serving. Mingwei's whereabouts, I vaguely heard the words of Master Shisan.After a while, the empress called Dongmei and gave some instructions in a low voice, and Dongmei lifted the curtain and went out.Or the commotion was a little louder, and the master actually woke up. I found that the master seemed to be getting more and more lonely, his face was still pale, and his eyes also lost their usual momentum and spirit.When the empress saw it, she hurriedly ordered me to serve the prepared breakfast, and I hurriedly followed suit.But I wondered in my heart that Miss Mingwei went to the Thirteenth Lord, and I don't know what happened that night. Seeing the current state of the Lord is probably not a good thing for him.

When I returned to the tent with my breakfast, Miss Mingwei was still nowhere to be found. The concubine Defei took the porridge bowl from me and fed him herself, and finally his complexion improved a little.Just as he was eating, he saw the door curtain move, Miss Mingwei came in, first greeted the empress, and then greeted the master, but the master just closed his eyes and didn't say what it was, but the empress asked lightly. After asking the question just now, she really went to Master Thirteen.Mingwei was obviously stunned there, not knowing how to answer. "Er Niang, I asked Xiaowei to go. Yesterday, the old thirteen was injured because of me. My son was worried about it, so I sent her to take a look on my behalf." Suddenly, the grandfather who had been resting with his eyes closed opened his eyes. With just such a sentence, it is estimated that not only Miss Mingwei understood his intentions, but also the empress understood clearly.The matter ended like this, and then the empress went to see the thirteenth master again. I found that the condition of the thirteenth master was much better than the master, and I was refreshed. Just like this injury.Seeing that he had almost recovered, he left after sitting for a while.

Why is there such a huge difference between two people with similar injuries, one recovers his energy overnight, chatting and laughing happily, while the other is still sluggish and has no energy, the medicine prescribed by this imperial doctor is not as good as that of Mingwei The effect of the woman's medicine came well!If the medicine called Mingwei was taken by the master yesterday, then the situation today is completely opposite!I have been thinking about this question since I came out from Lord Thirteen, but this is what if after all, I know that after last night, everything that should have happened has happened, and the answer is clearly in front of me.But I still have Empress Concubine De, she is my mother after all, maybe I still have great hope, otherwise he wouldn't say that today.

And if things were really that simple, then something unexpected happened to me.I still clearly remember what happened that afternoon. That day, the lady was lying on the bed and taking a nap. The Fourteenth Lord's voice came from outside, "Er Niang, Er Niang!" As soon as the voice came, people followed in. Concubine De moved on the bed, opened her eyes, Dongmei helped her up, behind her Putting a big pillow on her face, her face softened naturally, and she smiled and beckoned Master Fourteen to sit down.Fourteen also found a nearby place, and they were talking about who was doing something today, who was making a fool of himself again, and the emperor praised someone again. Suddenly, he changed the subject and said, "Er Niang, the girl next to you Why isn't that clever girl named Mingwei here?" "Oh, I asked her to take care of your fourth brother, your fourth brother has injuries, and she is more careful than others." The empress replied, and suddenly asked, "Why, what's the matter?"

The Fourteenth Master moved a place, sat down next to Concubine De, and said coquettishly, "Emiang, I like this girl very much, so just tell Huang Ama that you can give it to me!" I stayed there for a while, and my worries finally came true. If I was still sleepy at this time, it all disappeared without a trace.I also saw Concubine De froze as she patted Master Fourteen's hand, she stood up slowly, turned her head to look at Master Fourteen, and said, "Are you serious?" Master Fourteen played with the jade pendant on his waist Nodding her head heavily, "Then what if I don't allow it?" Concubine De said flatly and half-jokingly, Master Fourteen raised her head, and said coquettishly and shamelessly, "Then I'll hit you!" Go to that pillar, Er Niang, you just helped my son this time, and I will study hard in the future." Concubine De didn't agree or say no, she just said to think about it, and let the fourteenth master back out The fourteenth master lifted the curtain and went out with a disturbed expression, leaving the concubine De in deep thought, and me who was shocked. The fourteenth master inserted this horizontally, and the thoughts of the concubine de concubine were no longer simple. Woke up.

(Fives)

Returning to the Lord's side to take care of me has already reached the lower boundary of Jinan Mansion. I finally ended the days of fear, and it seemed that I had returned to my previous calm.But this calm didn't last long, and something happened. It may not be a big deal for others, but for our father, the thirteenth master, even the fourteenth master, and Miss Mingwei, But it was an earth-shattering event. Since then, one stone has caused thousands of waves. It is very difficult to calm down, and only I can know my own mood.

On that day, officials from the Jinan Prefecture set up a stage by the Daming Lake to watch the ceremony. They also prepared a huge and luxurious dragon boat. The Lord would accompany him, as well as his mother-in-law, concubine and concubine.I had a premonition in my heart that something was going to happen tonight, and the news that came later confirmed my premonition. Not only did it really happen, but it was also a big event. The emperor married the Thirteenth Lord , the object is the girl Mingwei whom our grandfather has been thinking about.I was surprised, I didn't expect this matter to be settled so quickly, without any warning.I know from the eunuchs and maids at the side that the Thirteenth Master did not attend today, nor did he accompany him on the dragon boat, but he was seen by the Tenth Master when he was visiting a temple fair by the side of the road. Miss Mingwei, who was also accompanied by the empress concubine De, was called to the boat by the emperor. After a few clicks, the emperor was so happy that he gave the girl to the Thirteenth Master as a side Fujin. The concubine said it.There was a lot of discussion around, envious, ironic, sarcasm, admiration, disapproval, but none of this has anything to do with me, I just want to know what happened to our grandfather at that time, it is better not to do something stupid.

I stood anxiously in the lower cabin, inquiring about any new news. Fortunately, when the banquet was over, there was no other news except that the emperor rewarded Miss Mingwei with a precious jade bracelet.My hanging heart was finally relieved, and Grandpa finally held back, no matter what happened at that time, it didn't matter anymore.

At night, when I was waiting for my grandfather to go to bed, I found that the little nail on his right hand was broken, and there was a new wound on the left side of his right palm. I can't understand how the master endured it at that time.Thinking of the lonely and paler face when the Lord came back in the evening, he sat for a long time without saying a word, only heard his sigh and nothing else, and then he ordered us to wait for bed early, even the habit of reading before going to bed on weekdays Also saved.

The road back to Beijing was actually peaceful, but each master had different expressions on his face, and there was a bit of a weird atmosphere along the way. Master tried his best to avoid contact with Miss Mingwei, his face became more and more indifferent, and his words became less and less, just The direction of his eyes that he had inadvertently betrayed his heart clearly.However, there is one person among them who is different from everyone else, and that is Master Shisan. Since the marriage was given, the smile has not disappeared from his face.He is still by my side as usual, and occasionally disappears for a while, but I can see that there is something between my grandfather and Thirteenth Lord, and it is something that cannot be pointed out.But the feeling seems to be better than before.

After returning to the mansion, the life is still the same, but the number of times the master goes to the palace is not as much as before. It is just a routine greeting. It seems that he is avoiding something. I think if the master is really like this, just let it go. Okay, but even I know it's easier said than done!Not to mention that the master spends more and more time shutting himself in the study, even the frequency of going to each room is obviously much less.But Grandpa's heart is even more serious.

That day I was walking down the corridor, when Pearl, Fujin's personal servant girl, walked up to me, I put on a smiling face and went up to her, this Pearl usually wins Fujin's heart the most, so I have to be careful.Called her a thousand times, and heard her say, "Qin Quan'er, Fujin asked you to come over for a meeting, and I have something to say." I hurriedly followed, thinking that Fujin was just asking about my master's daily life, I usually ask about it.

Followed Pearl into the door, saw Fujin sitting there embroidering flowers, I hurriedly went up to say hello, when she saw it was me, she dismissed the maids around her, leaving only Pearl by her side, my heart tightened , This scene is very familiar. It has already been staged at the Defei Empress, and I finally realized that this is not an ordinary simple inquiry, and it probably has something to do with another person.There was a drum in my heart!

"Qin Quan'er," Fujin's soft voice woke me up, "The servant is here!" I quickly replied. "What have you been doing the past few days? Why haven't you come and walked around recently?" "If you go back to Fujin, you have more work to do these days, and you will stay in the study until after midnight!" "I heard He has been walking less in each room, and recently he has become thinner and his smile has disappeared, did something happen during the winter hunting, or...?" I was surprised and knelt on the ground, "Slave Damn it, the slave didn't take good care of Lord Baylor, the slave..." "Okay, I know it's none of your business, I just want to ask you one thing, does the current situation of the master have anything to do with her?" She accelerated Speed ​​of speech, a little impatient.I suddenly raised my head and looked straight at her, how did she know this, but I couldn't say the word yes in my mouth.Fujin looked at me, his face changed slightly, and he said, "I understand!" Turning around, he called again, "Pearl, reward Qin Quan'er with a few pieces of silver." , there is no need to let the master know, so as not to worry him." I nodded in agreement, took the reward and left the door, but the broken silver in my hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and was pressed there.

(six)

I went to Anhui to do business with my master, and I was accompanied by Shi Sanye. I never thought that this would last nearly half a year.During this period, Master Thirteen and Miss Mingwei kept writing letters, and several Fujins in the house often sent letters to greet them, but every time Master just glanced at them and put them away.The letters were sent together, and the number of letters from Master Shisan was more than that from Master Thirteen. Basically, every Fujin sent letters, and occasionally some brought clothes, while Master Thirteen only had one from Mingwei, but It's always thick, and every time I see Master Shisan laughing there, tears are about to come out. I really don't know what Miss Mingwei wrote.And the master is always curious, every time he receives a letter, he will look at the thirteenth master. At this time, the brows of the master will be slightly frowned, the color in the eyes is black and bottomless, and the hands are tightly clenched. hold.Lord Thirteen occasionally raised his head to look at Lord Thirteen unintentionally. Whenever I felt like I heard the sound of metal colliding, I immediately looked away, but it didn't take long for Lord Thirteen to laugh. It will come again.

Finally one day, after my grandfather received the letter, he walked up to the Thirteenth Lord who was rolling backwards and forwards with a smile, and said, "Thirteenth Brother, what's so funny, let Fourth Brother have fun too. I'm so bored!" The thirteenth master stopped laughing, looked up at the grandpa, something flashed in his eyes, but immediately smiled again, handed the letter to the grandpa and said, "Fourth brother, you Look, this Xiaowei doesn't know where she got so many jokes, but she has never heard of it before, you read this paragraph, and then read this paragraph..." Thirteenth Master said excitedly, and put it in his hand. A pile of papers, and I can see that Grandpa's face is gradually softening, and a smile overflows from his eyes. "Fourth brother, the jokes I usually tell you are all from Xiaowei's point of view. Thinking about her, she is really a special person, and I really miss her!" When he said this, he suddenly stopped, Thirteenth Master After all, what was he thinking about? Normally, this girl Mingwei would not be able to touch her at all. Everyone was deliberately avoiding her. It seems that the Thirteenth Master is a little carried away today.Grandpa quickly changed the topic and never mentioned it again.

One afternoon, I went out with my grandfather to relax. After walking for a long time, I saw a few girls playing by the side of a pond. My grandfather stopped in a daze, looked at it for a long time, and murmured, "I I saw Xiaowei!" I was startled, and replied, "Master!" He came to his senses, took me to an embroidery village, and walked in. I was very puzzled, what is this Which one can you sing?The boss greeted him enthusiastically, and the master didn't say much, just said how many purses he wanted to order, and carefully picked out a piece of fabric, a pattern, and the color of the thread.Then the master took out a piece of paper from his belt and asked the boss to embroider it into the lining according to the words on it. I looked at it carefully and was surprised. It was not the letter paper of Miss Mingwei who disappeared a few days ago. son?Thirteenth Master searched and searched for it in the past few days, but he couldn't find it, and he was annoyed for several days.But this one appeared in my grandfather's hand today, I'm afraid it was left secretly when I read the letter that day.The boss greeted him graciously, and asked about other purse styles and fabrics. The master said casually, he was only so concerned about one person, and to put it bluntly, other people were just a cover-up.I sighed in my heart: Lord, in this life, you may not be able to let go of this person.

Finally returned to the capital, the master and the thirteenth master returned to their lives and went straight to the Changchun Palace of the Concubine De.The purses were assigned names one by one, and the empress distributed them in a unified way, so there was no way they could make a mistake.The emperor is very happy because the master and the thirteenth master have done a good job this time. The master's Baylor rank has risen to another level, and the thirteenth master has also sealed the belle. The empress is naturally very happy, and she kept the master and the others for dinner. .

The Thirteenth Lord couldn't see Miss Mingwei in the house, so he asked the empress, and the empress replied that she was packing up the gifts they brought in the back room, so she hurried in, and brought in the master's gaze, the people outside They all laughed.The empress was chatting with the master, but she didn't see the thirteenth master coming out for a long time, so she asked Dong Lian to invite him out with a smile.Dong Lian went in and came out after a while and said, "The two of them are making out, I'm afraid they won't be able to separate for a while." She couldn't even pretend to laugh anymore, her face became more and more indifferent, and the hand holding the teacup was shaking slightly.After a while, the Thirteenth Master finally came out, and the empress kept laughing at him. The Thirteenth Master was not annoyed, and said with a smile, "I'm a little anxious to wait." The laughter in the room just disappeared. The sound came up again, but I felt that it was very cold around Grandpa.

The emperor is going to tour the south again. This time, the prince was left to supervise the country, and the master was also retained to assist the prince. The concubine de concubine did not accompany the emperor to go to Xiangshan to pray for blessings at this time of the year. Miss Mingwei also went to Xiangshan, only the Thirteenth Master followed.

The master sent the empress to Xiangshan and immediately turned around. Fortunately, there is still some distance between Xiangshan and the imperial palace, so thinking about it will not cause any trouble.Thinking that the days passed like this, suddenly the empress brought a message, saying that the empress was not in good health in Xiangshan, and the accompanying doctor Lu couldn't make up her mind, and the emperor was not at the moment, so she had to come and invite the master.The Lord took his resignation to the Prince and went straight to Xiangshan.

When I arrived at Xiangshan and saw my mother, it was not a serious illness, but I was caught with a cold. After taking the medicine, it didn't get better, but it got worse. My master sat by the bed and comforted my mother. After a while, Miss Mingwei came in , I greeted my mother and father, I sneaked a look at her, and found that her complexion was not very good, and her spirit was not good.She stayed by Niangniang's side and waited on her all the time. Several times I saw that she seemed to have something to say to Master, but every time she hesitated to speak, I was afraid that Master would also see something.

Waiting for the empress to lie down, the master asked me to stay in the house by myself and go out alone, but the master decided to see her, so what if I saw her, it just made me sad.During a stick of incense, the master came in from the outside, showing no emotion, and I didn't talk much, just waited carefully by the side.

I have lived here for a while, I only pay my respects on time, take care of my mother and drink medicine, just close the door to study, deal with the official documents sent by the capital, and never go to Miss Mingwei again, everything is safe and sound , Empress's illness is getting better day by day.Seeing that Master Xiang also planned to return to Beijing, suddenly the capital did not deliver letters or official documents for two consecutive days. After two days, I sent people to the capital to inquire, but none of them came back. I also felt that the matter was not simple.This time, the Lord didn't dare to go back to the capital easily, so he stayed again.A few days later, the crown prince suddenly sent someone, and when he was about to go out, he insisted on letting the master go back, but the master couldn't shirk, so he could only agree to go back, but just as the voice fell, the girl Mingwei slipped and fell into the water, the master Without even thinking about it, he rushed over, fished the girl up, and turned back to the person sent by the prince.

Miss Mingwei's illness was really serious this time, and she was already unconscious when she was picked up. Doctor Lu prescribed some medicine after seeing it, saying that it was only the girl's own luck.The master stayed by the girl's bed that day and didn't close his eyes all night.The next day, I went to tell my empress that I would take care of Miss Mingwei personally, saying that if there was something difficult to explain to Lord Thirteen, my empress would understand the truth, but the previous incidents did not hinder me too much, and I left it to my master. .

Except for the meal and sleeping time, the master stayed in the girl's room, but the girl Mingwei didn't get better, the fever didn't subside, she woke up and fainted, even when she woke up, she was not very clear, sometimes Ye Ye stayed there several times, and even fed the medicine with his own hands.When there was no one else, I just held her hand in a daze, and called Xiao Wei in a murmur, while I could only be anxious by the side, unable to do anything.Maybe it was the master's deep emotion that touched the heavens. After the doctor Lu came that day, he told the master that the girl's fever had subsided and she would wake up in a few days. The master finally relaxed. After so many days of tossing, his face He became thinner and paler, and his expression was full of exhaustion.

In the next few days, Miss Mingwei was still in a coma, and the master would walk around her room from time to time, probing her forehead with his hand, and left with peace of mind when she didn't burn again, only letting Dong Lian and the others take care of her carefully.It wasn't until the thirteenth master rushed over, that the master stepped aside, and he didn't go so frequently anymore.And Miss Mingwei woke up shortly after the thirteenth master came.

Not long after, the concubine De concubine was taken back to the palace by the people sent by the emperor, and something big happened in the palace. Suo'etu actually wanted to support the prince to ascend the throne and force the emperor to abdicate, but in the end, his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he was defeated. He was imprisoned, but the prince was not implicated too deeply, and he was still his prince.And the master was far away in Xiangshan at that time, and he had nothing to do with it. He never thought that he escaped a catastrophe.

After going through so many things, the master became less talkative, even complained to the emperor about his illness, went home to rest, read books and practiced meditation, and became even less close to each Fang Fujin.I'm really afraid that one day he will get involved in something and enter that Buddhist gate.

(Seven)

The big red wedding invitation was quietly lying on the desk, and the gilded happy words were particularly eye-catching. On the top of the wedding invitation, an arm was propped there, and the hand on the arm was clenched into a fist, supporting the forehead. I don't know the expression of my grandfather, but I only know that my grandfather has been in this posture since he accepted this wedding invitation, and it has been more than an hour, and the wedding invitation has never been opened.

The candle flame flickered there, and occasionally there was a "cracking" sound, but there was no other sound, and the atmosphere was suffocating.I finally couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the scissors, walked to the edge of the table, removed the shade covering the candle, and cut off a section of candle wick. With a flick, the cut candle wick just fell on the wedding invitation, and then a hand covered it, and the fire went out.I knelt on the ground in horror, and hurriedly said, "Damn the slave, damn the slave..."

"That's all." Grandpa's voice came, a little hoarse, I raised my head in surprise, and saw that Grandpa had stood up, holding the wedding invitation in his hand, and walked in front of me. The burn marks were like an ugly bat lying on it, showing a ferocious expression, which was really an eyesore.I looked at Grandpa's pale hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Grandpa, let the slaves see your hands, and call an imperial physician to take a look."

"It's not a problem, there is no special pain. You send this post to Fujin, let her watch and buy something, and tell her to buy things if they are good. The thirteenth brother is not someone else." Master ordered road.

I took the post, went to Fujin's courtyard with a lantern, and waited for Pearl's summons. I was still thinking about my master's hand, so why wouldn't the big fire be hot? "Qin Quan'er, Qin Quan'er!" Suddenly Pearl's call came from my ear, and I hurriedly answered, "What are you thinking, so distracted, Fujin let you in!" Then I turned around, and I followed closely behind her.

When I entered the room, I handed over the post and repeated my master's words. Fujin opened the post, with a smile on his face, "The matter of the thirteenth brother, I said I would do it, and today I will do it." It's finally settled, he can finally feel at ease now." He couldn't hide his joy in his words.Standing there with my head down, I thought, the Thirteenth Lord is not the only one who is happy. Except for one person who is so sad that he no longer knows the pain, the rest of the family should be happy.

"Qin Quan'er," Fujin called me, "the servant is here." I quickly replied.What's going on here, I thumped to my knees on the ground, and said, "Damn the slaves, they got it by accident." After a while, I heard her say again, "Forget it, since the master didn't blame me I won't say anything, but I have to be careful in the future. When it's the day of posting, people will look at it and think that our father has a problem with him. Pearl, please make up for it, add some red, Look better." After speaking, he handed the post to Pearl. "Qin Quan'er, I'm going over to my master right now. I'm not good at such a big matter, so I'll do it anyway. I have to discuss it with my master." I hurriedly got up and replied, "Yes, the servant is in front. Lead the way. Please, Fujin."

Along the way, I arrived at the door of the study in anxiety, reported to the master in the back room, and entered the room to welcome Fujin.Fujin entered the house, and just about to salute, the master stopped him, "It's just the two of us, if there are no outsiders, then we can avoid this common ceremony." Fujin answered yes and sat down, with a clear smile on his face. some joy.

"Is there something going on here?" Master's usual cold voice came.

"The concubine saw that post, and I still think it's better to discuss such a big matter with the master. I'm afraid that I will lose the courtesy to the thirteenth master if I give it away, and I am afraid that I will lose the courtesy to the prince As for the etiquette, it's better to let the master decide first." Fujin said unhurriedly.

"Well, it's because you're thoughtful. Since you're thoughtful, go ahead and do it. By the way, seeing that the thirteenth brother is about to start a family and build a dental office, buy something that will be needed when the time comes. Wait until the big wedding." I'll send it later, his life is still tight now, and as the fourth brother, I have to help." The master said again.

"Yes, I understand." Fujin replied softly. "Then who will the mansion send over to the thirteenth brother's mansion?"

"Well, you don't have to worry about it. I have my own idea. You can just buy the congratulatory gifts. It will save you a lot of hard work. Look back and find someone to go with you. There are too many people, so it's good to have a discussion. "Grandfather replied lightly.

"Yes, that concubine will resign." Fu Jin blessed Fushen.

"Well, let's rest earlier, we will be busy tomorrow." Grandpa waved his hand.

"Master..." Fujin seemed hesitant to speak, "Is there anything else?" Master raised his eyes. "I don't know if Grandpa can't go inside the house tonight?" asked a very soft voice. "Oh, I still have official documents to deal with today, so I won't go there. I will visit you in your room another day, so go back and rest earlier." After finishing speaking, the master sat behind the desk.I hurried to the door, lifted the curtain, and said in my mouth, "The slave will send Fujin respectfully." She raised her head and glanced in the direction of the desk, turned around and left, I could clearly see the loneliness on Fujin's face.

Putting down the curtain, I walked to the side, wanting to tidy up the bed for Grandpa. "Qin Quaner!" Master called out. "The servant is here." I hurriedly ran to the desk and lowered my head, "Go out of the house tomorrow and go to Yarrata's house to find out who served Xiaowei before she entered the palace, and where she is now, don't worry too much." Make a fuss, find out and come back to me." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head to deal with his official documents. "Hey! The servant obeys!"

I withdrew and continued to tidy up my grandfather's bed. Lord, why are you here? It should be time to give up. After more than ten days, she will be the thirteen Fujin. The daughter-in-law of the brother you care about the most, you My thirteenth sister-in-law, everything is fixed, no matter how difficult it is to change, what can I do if I don't let it go?It just adds to the sadness!
(Eight)

I stood silently in a certain courtyard of the Changchun Palace, looking at the joyously decorated room in front of me, red ribbons, red lanterns, and red paper all over the place, red everywhere, but in my eyes it became There was blood, and now the blood flowed from the bottom of the heart of the grandfather in the room, bright red, flowing wantonly there.Just came out from the concubine De concubine, and knew that Miss Mingwei had gone to the palace of the Thirteenth Lord, and the other elder brothers were also clamoring to go to the bridal chamber, and even the little girls and eunuchs in the yard followed to join in the fun.Since the incident last time, the Thirteenth Lord's wedding was the first happy event in the palace, and everyone wanted to take a breath of relief and slow down.

Master these days is getting thinner and paler, and the clothes he used to wear seem to be a bit looser on him. It is difficult to see him outside the study during the days in the mansion. The bursts of Sanskrit sounds made my heart cool down for a while.Master sent someone early today to ask Fujin and the others to come into the palace to help, and he sat there for a long time before taking me to the Changchun Palace in a hurry, and greeted the concubine De, but came here directly, Ming Miss Wei's residence is gone, and the building is empty, leaving only the heartbroken.At this time, I really wish God could create another girl named Mingwei to clean up the sadness all over the place.Just as he was thinking, Grandpa came out of the house with a few pieces of written paper folded in his hand, looked up and said, "You just wait here with Er Niang, I will come back with Thirteenth Brother after I finish my visit." After stuffing the paper into the skirt of his clothes, he left without looking back.

There was laughter and noise from the room, as if all the elder brothers were there, I was worried after all, and followed, fearing that the master would find out, I hid far away in the fake cave, looking at the master, he just He stood at the door but didn't go in, stood there with his hands behind his back, motionless, only the wind blew his clothes, and the fallen leaves hit his body lightly, looking like a statue from a distance——Lonely.I don't know how long it took before the door opened, and the prince came out with his head. I don't know what he was talking to the master. The last one came out was the thirteenth master. He seemed to be pulled out by force. Looking at it from a distance I don't know the expression, I only saw him standing in front of Grandpa, the surroundings became quiet, but I couldn't hear their conversation, I saw them walking towards me, so I could only quickly back out and be my friend. Things to do.

He returned to the mansion late, and the master came back in Fujin's carriage.At the banquet, he drank all the toasts, but he ate less vegetables, and he couldn't do it right away, and he even got drunk earlier than the Thirteenth Master.When I arrived at the mansion, my master woke up and turned around. After a few orders, he hid in the study room, and didn't tell anyone to wait on him. Even I was blocked outside the door. He only said that no one should disturb him, and then he was silent.Fujin stood at the door of the study for a full hour, but could only leave sadly.Looking at the back of her leaving, think about how many people have been hurt by this injury, that room must be a bridal chamber with deep affection, but this room?How can it be described in a cold word, alas, there will be a family ceremony tomorrow, according to the rules, the new daughter-in-law will light cigarettes and serve tea to her uncles and brothers. I don’t know what will happen when we meet. up.

The next day's family ceremony, my master didn't let me follow, but only brought his long-term follower.But I was absent-minded this day. When I was doing things, I either left this or that. I almost dropped the Tang Sancai on the shelf just now. The page fell off, and I squatted down to pick it up. Not all of it was in my grandfather’s handwriting. I couldn’t understand a few words at first, but I could only recognize a few words such as pain, love, and so on. I quickly cleaned it up and waited. Grandpa is back.

When the night fell, the master came back, he couldn't see any expression, he only ordered to prepare for the midnight snack in the house of the old master, nothing else, I hurriedly ran to make arrangements, after everything was ready, I saw the delicate young master leaning against the old master. On his body, his face was full of joy, but Grandpa had a slight smile on his face, but his eyes were only blank. He only drank a glass of wine, his face turned slightly red, and he ordered him to fall asleep.Of course I don't know what happened in the family ceremony, but after all, Grandpa walked out of his study and changed back to the four beiles, maybe it was the best result.

Grandpa went to the house of Master Nian for several days, and the house could often see the master visiting everywhere happily, as if no one would know, I could only sigh secretly in my heart, now my most important One of the things I want to do is to find Miss Mingwei, who is now the personal maid before the Thirteenth Fujin. The Lord has urged many times, saying that she must be delivered when the Thirteenth Lord opens the mansion, and there is no shortage of money. Give it to me, after all, it was the money that led me to find that girl named Xiaotao.Not long after Thirteen Fujin entered the palace, she was also arranged to marry out of the mansion. Her husband worked as a errand in Qiye's mansion, but he didn't seem to be very prominent. When she heard that she was asked to serve her original master, she didn't even think about it. He agreed to go, it seems that Thirteen Fujin treated them well.The woman who made the Lord fall in love with me has gained a good impression in my heart.But so what, now that the status has been determined, everything is in vain.

I took Xiaotao back to my master, but unexpectedly, my master left Xiaotao in the room and talked for a long time. I was busy going in and out, and the most I heard was the word Xiaowei, and Xiaotao answered the master's questions with trepidation. , It is estimated that there are many doubts in my heart, but I dare not say it.

Grandpa rewarded Xiaotao with some silver taels, and asked me to stay with her at the residence.On a certain day, I sent Xiaotao there, and met Miss Mingwei, who became the thirteenth Fujin. I heard that the Thirteenth Master loved his Fujin very much, and he was very kind. It seems true today. When I saw it last time, it was much plump, and it became more juicy, adding more charm.

The scene where their master and servant met also moved me. Thirteen Fujin's eyes were full of surprises, and I could see the tears welling up in my eyes. There was no cover-up or falsehood. Only such a woman can make the Lord fall in love like this.When she saw me, her face was shocked again, and she only asked me to pass a sentence to the master, "Master Belle's heart, Xiaowei, took it with pleasure, thank you for your trouble, and hope that you will take care of your body, cherish it more !” Lord, your heart is not in vain after all!I didn't dare to forget a word, I said it to him as soon as I came back, but I didn't say anything, I only saw a smile in his eyes, which gradually became stronger.

(nine)

Master has always been a person with deep emotions, and he doesn't easily show his emotions and anger on the surface. He has always had that cold look, but he has an aura of power without anger.But the master is also kind to the people below, generally don't do things that are too outrageous, and the master will not pursue too much.I thought that my master would eventually bury his feelings for Thirteen Fujin very well, and it would be watertight from then on, but I never thought that on that day, my master's mind would not only crack open, but also make me see him for the first time in history. When I got out of control like my grandfather, I almost thought the sky would fall apart.

That place was Baye Mansion. That day, it was said that Fujin invited many Fujins to the mansion to listen to operas. Jiao was a famous actor. That Zhao Fengchu heard that even the emperor liked to listen to his operas.But I know that my master didn't go to the mansion with Ba Ye for him, but the thirteen Fujin who was also invited.

Naturally, I followed, and all the Fujin in the mansion also went, so I could come back together by the way.I just followed the masters into the second gate, but I saw a large group of people standing in front of me. I don't know what happened, but suddenly I found that the master rushed up. I didn't know why, so I hurriedly followed and found Grandpa was half kneeling on the ground, with a person lying in his arms. Looking at the clothes, I didn’t know which family’s side Fujin it was. I hurried forward a few steps, and was surprised, it turned out to be her—Thirteen Fujin!Grandpa just hugged him like that, held one of her hands, and watched carefully. I saw anger, heartache, pity, and even madness quickly overflowing from Grandpa's eyes, flowing on his face, and rippling away. How is that? A face, that is the expression I thought I would never see on his face in this life!Today it is so obvious!Thirteen Fujin seemed to have injured her wrist. Grandpa was looking at her wrist for a moment, holding it carefully with his hands, as if it would be crushed if he was not careful.Master's eyes met Thirteen Fujin's, but Thirteen Fujin also looked at Master fixedly, with complicated expressions in his eyes, they just looked at each other like this, everything around them didn't seem to exist, the gap between heaven and earth Only the two of them.I stared at them desperately, not knowing what to do to block other people's eyes.

At this time, Ba Ye forcibly entered, and I came back to my senses, and saw that Fujin had squatted down without knowing what to say. The thirteenth Fujin seemed to want to lean towards Fujin, but it seemed that he had been raped by something. It was as if it was pulled tightly, unable to move, I took a closer look, the hand, it was the hand, under the wide cuff, could it be him?I couldn't help but widen my eyes. If this goes on, not only our Lord Thirteen Fujin, but also Thirteenth Lord and others will be involved in a big dispute. Could it be that the Lord just ignores it?Cold sweat dripped from my head and dripped onto my shoulders, "Where's Thirteenth Brother?" A familiar voice came, and the atmosphere changed drastically in an instant. The master replied hoarsely to the owner of the voice, his wife Fujin, with eyes But I have never left Thirteen Fujin, and my heart that I had just let go was picked up again. I looked at the people around me, each of them had different expressions, but all eyes fell on the embracing group. On people, including several Fujins in the house.Nothing can be seen on Da Fujin's face, it is indifferent, although he is not favored by the master, he has the same temperament as the master, and his emotions are not easy to show, but I dare not look at the other Fujins.

Suddenly Thirteen Fujin moved, and she finally came to her senses. A smart person like her knows how to deal with such a situation. She refused Ba Ye's request to invite an imperial physician, and struggled to stand up. But it seemed that my foot was also injured, and my eyes returned to my grandfather. He still had the same expression, as if there was no one left in the world, only his Mingwei was left!Fortunately, Thirteen Fujin was fully awake, and turned around to ask Fujin for an eunuch to help her into the car, and I noticed at this moment that her sleeves moved, "Come here," it was the voice of the master, a normal voice , he finally returned to his original position, I hurried up, hit a thousand, and called out "Master!" Standing up, the expression on his face was still so cold.

"Hey!" I quickly responded, squatted down, and carefully said to Thirteen Fujin, "Fujin, this servant will pick you up, just don't use too much force." "Okay, thank you!" I was taken aback, It warms my heart, I have been a slave for so many years, and I have never heard a word of thanks from my master. Whoever is a slave does not know that is his duty, what kind of person he is, but I can't let me think too much, so many People were watching, I just told Thirteen Fujin not to use force, just put his hands on me.

I gently picked her up. The thirteenth Fujin is not very heavy, and there is a faint fragrance on her body, which is different from the different fragrances of those Fujin in the house. It gives people a peaceful and warm feeling. For the first time, I As if he felt the mood of the master, how could he let go of such a woman.Naturally, I hugged her carefully, for fear of hurting her half a bit. I knew clearly in my heart that if I lost a million taels of gold at this time, it would not be worse than hurting Shisan Fujin by a little bit. She understands that she is not only deeply loved by Grandpa, she is already the flesh on the tip of Grandpa's heart, and she can't let go of her.

The Fujins with different expressions just came over to help at this time, but their faces have changed into a uniform look of worry. I sneered in my heart, I am afraid that these are all for my grandfather to see.Suddenly Eighth Master came over and whispered something in Thirteen Fujin's ear, others couldn't hear it, but I could hear it clearly when I was holding Thirteen Fujin, so I naturally didn't care so much, just watched Grandpa motioned to continue walking, and carried Thirteen Fujin all the way to the car. Fujin ordered me to call Imperial Physician Lu to the mansion, and I didn't dare to delay, so I ran straight to the Imperial Hospital.

Urging Imperial Physician Lu to rush back to the mansion, not long after entering the inner courtyard, she was stopped by Master Nian's personal maid, Xing'er, saying that Master Nian suddenly felt unwell, and asked Imperial Physician Lu to take a look. Knowing what's going on inside, you can only go with it.But this time there was a big event, the master of the year was happy, so the master of the year was naturally happy, as if he had obtained some treasure, and said to me, "Qin Quan'er, go and tell the master." Then he asked the little girl in the room to report to Fujin, but she refused to let Imperial Physician Lu leave.

I trotted to Grandpa's study room, and as soon as he saw me coming in, Grandpa immediately asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?" I can only say what a slave should say, and I know who he is asking, "Nonsense! Why did you invite this imperial doctor? Qin Quan'er, take that imperial doctor to Jicuixuan for me, right away! "My father's cold face became even colder, and even his words were like falling ice scum. "Hey!" Just as he was about to leave, he heard him order, "Let Fujin go to Master Nian's place to watch, and ask the kitchen to open another stove for Master Nian's courtyard. Also, you wait there, the imperial doctor will give ten After reading Sanfujin, come back and talk to me." After finishing speaking, the master turned around, stood in front of the window, and stared straight at one direction, I knew it was Jicuixuan, presumably Thirteen Fujin was at the time Lie in that room.No more thinking about it, I retreated from my master's study and went to do what I should do.

When I entered the room, Fujin was already sitting in Master Nian's room, smiling and talking to her, I invited Ann, and quickly replied Ye's words to Fujin.And that year when the master saw that there was no shadow of my master behind me, his face full of joy collapsed instantly, and his eyes became cold unconsciously. I shivered all over, and I didn't want to stay any longer. Go in the direction of Ji Cuixuan.

I bowed and waited outside the door. After a while, Imperial Physician Lu came out, and I was busy taking him to Grandpa's study.Everything is over, and the busy Baylor Mansion is also quiet. I stood there, thinking about what happened that day, flipping through my mind one by one, but I couldn't make sense of it.

After the imperial doctor left, the master stayed in the house all the time, and the dinner was brought into the inner study. Since then, he has been standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking in that direction, and it is as if there is a magnet in the Jicuixuan. It caught his attention, even his body, standing there motionless.But a few times he walked to the door, stopped moving forward again, only sighed deeply, and then returned to the window. I memorized it by heart, and it happened as many as six times.

I don't know how deep the night is, the candles are crackling, trembling imprints on Grandpa's back, even Grandpa seems to be trembling slightly, the wind blows, bringing the sound of rustling leaves, I can't help but It also reminded me of the lonely back of the Thirteenth Lord standing in front of the door when he got married. It gave me the same feeling tonight, the same close at hand, but as if far away in the world.

(ten)

"Master, Shisan Fujin's complexion has improved a lot in the past few days. I heard that Master Thirteen is coming back to work in the next few days. A few days ago, Thirteenth Master was serving Thirteen Fujin. Not in the hands of others." "..." After I finished my reply, I looked up at Grandpa, and Grandpa's eyebrows were stretched, and they were no longer as frowning as they were a few days ago, which couldn't be wiped off.Since that day, Shisan Fujin has made the excuse that there are pregnant women in Sibaile's mansion, and it is not suitable to keep patients. He took the thirteen Fujins back to Beizi Mansion.Since returning to the mansion, Thirteen Fujin has been sick at home, and was seriously ill at one point. Thirteenth Master was out of his mind all day, so he took Thirteenth Master's errand and asked Thirteenth Master to go back to take care of him.Master is naturally worried, because he knows that my younger brother is working in Master Shisan's mansion, so he asks me to inquire about Shisan Fujin's condition from time to time.The news brought back today is finally good, Thirteen Fujin can get out of bed and walk around.

After hearing the news, the Lord didn't let me stop my inquiries about the thirteen Fujin. I still went to the mansion to find my younger brother in three or four days, using the excuse of inquiring about the Thirteen Fujin, without showing any trace.My younger brother is still young, so he is very happy to see his elder brother visit him often, and he will answer any questions he asks, and he also happens to be an errand in front of Thirteen Fujin, so he knows a lot of things.Thirteenth Master's doting on Fujin is well known, but listening to Zhu'er's description, it is beyond my imagination. According to what he said, I am afraid that Thirteenth Fujin wants the moon in the sky. Thirteenth Master Will pick it up without hesitation.Of course, I can’t report these things to the Lord, so I will pick some interesting things about Thirteen Fujin, and the Beizi Mansion that Thirteen Fujin cleaned up. The more I inquire, the more I admire this magical Fujin. This job is also very interesting, and the master listens very carefully every time. There is often a smile in his eyes, and he will say something from time to time, " Only Xiaowei can imagine it." Or "This is her."

Just like today, after I finished replying, I stood and waited for him to speak, but he sat there without moving for a long time. Seeing that I hadn’t spoken for a long time, he suddenly looked up at me as if he had come to his senses, “Why? Already?" There was clearly longing in the eyes, "If you go back to the master, that's all, the slave just went to the Beizi Mansion three days ago." I continued to bow my head. "Oh, it's only been three days. It's been a long time since I've been here!" Master muttered to himself, and I suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Master Min of the family often visits Thirteen Fortune The thirteenth Fujin is very close, and the Thirteenth Fujin also said that Master Min will have a future blessing." I don't know why I said this suddenly, but I just thought it was also about the Thirteenth Fujin, so I replied naturally Lord. "Oh, is that so? I haven't been to Su Min's place for quite a while, so let's go to her place for dinner today!" I saw my grandfather waved his hand, and I was busy making arrangements for the meal. Rested in Master Min's house.Later, Master also often went to that garden, and Master Min might never have dreamed that she was favored because of a sentence from Thirteen Fujin, or she already knew it in her heart.I don't want to bother to guess what, I'm doing what I should do with all my heart.

Soon my errand ended when my master and Thirteenth Master went to Tongcheng for business, I naturally followed, and I heard that Shisan Fujin also let Defei Empress into the palace, saying that he wanted to take care of him personally, so that Shisan Father, don't worry.When I returned to the mansion, I heard that two servants died inexplicably in the mansion. How did they die? How long after something happened, the two slaves committed suicide, and there is no way of knowing what happened.Everyone may make the two things clear. I understand very well that Thirteen Fujin has retreated completely again, and I admire her more and more, thinking that if she is born as a man, I don’t know what she will do. Something earth-shattering is coming.The master didn't do much about this matter, he only gave 100 taels of silver to each of the two families, and ended the matter hastily.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Master Nian gave birth to the full moon. Master Nian was born prematurely, but the little Princess was so round and smooth, the master liked it very much, the little elder brother in the house, the little Gege also Not many, the garden was full of the proud laughter of the young master in those days, and she often went out for a walk with Xiao Gege in her arms.This time, the mansion made an exception and hosted a full moon wine. I heard that the concubine De concubine personally ordered it to come down. Many princes and ministers were invited, including Prince Baylor.However, Shisan Fujin said he was sick and did not attend the banquet. It is not surprising that Thirteenth Master came to the banquet alone. Since the time when Eighth Master was injured and seriously ill, Shisan Fujin rarely came out of the house, big and small. She seldom showed up at small banquets. It seemed that she had the acquiescence of the concubine De, and naturally the emperor acquiesced. In fact, she was comfortable thinking about it. This might be another clever part of her.

One day my master came back to the mansion and asked someone to cut some bamboo, saying that he wanted to make a cup. I don't know where I got the idea. I was busy for a long time, and finally made it. The full text of the song head is engraved on the wall of the cylinder, colored and processed, which is really a bit interesting.From now on, my grandfather will always play with this bamboo cup from time to time, and it takes half an hour to play with it. At that time, my grandfather's expression is the most gentle.The Jicuixuan, where Thirteen Fujin used to recuperate from his injuries, was also converted into his other dormitory by the master. There were only a few changes in the furnishings in the room. No one was allowed to touch or move the couch. I put it there, and only added a bed about ten feet to the right of the couch. People rarely move around in the room. Even if it is cleaned, the couch must never be touched. Even if it is covered with dust, it is not allowed to wipe it with a cloth. .That house became the place where the master of the study often went. At that time, the master never let anyone enter the house to serve him, and he was only locked in the house by himself, as if he had an appointment with someone.

([-]) Ending
The days were uneventful, but the news of the thirteen Fujin can still be heard from time to time, not to mention that at the birthday banquet of the Concubine De, there were several jokes, saying that it was the birthday gift of the Empress My favorite is a kang screen made of Suzhou embroidery, the exact shape is not something we slaves can see, it is a gift from Thirteen Fujin.There is also the tenth master who is always not getting along with Thirteen Fujin, and is blocked by Thirteen Fujin and becomes dumb. Everything is wonderful and attractive.However, I found that the frown lines on my grandfather's brow became deeper day by day, and the number of times I went to that room increased significantly.

And this time in Chengde, the Thirteenth Fujin was a blockbuster again. He was appreciated by the emperor and accompanied him for a while. This is an opportunity that other princes Fujin rarely get. She stole the limelight and was proud of the spring breeze.But Thirteen Fujin is a person who can't even ride a horse well. Because of this, she became the joke of everyone in this hunting trip. As long as it is about riding a horse, everyone will definitely talk about the exquisite Thirteen Fujin. It has become her only flaw, which is probably the reason everyone likes to talk about it.I never thought that such a person who can't ride a horse will be appreciated by Lord Kangxi, who has always attached great importance to horse riding skills. It's really admirable, and I'm also jealous of a group of accompanying Fujin princesses.

It is said that there are unpredictable things in the sky, this originally peaceful hunting suddenly thunder and lightning, and dark clouds burst in. In the past few days, they were talking and laughing, but today a lot of soldiers came to the palace, and then the emperor shut down several people. The princes, including the thirteenth master, as soon as the master got the news, he hurried into the other palace to ask to see the emperor, and he didn't come back until dark.I was left in the mansion to follow Fujin. At this time, the whole room was filled with too tense atmosphere, as if it would explode if touched, but it was difficult for Fujin to sit there calmly and arrange everything as usual.

The news from the palace finally came that the Lord knelt down at the gate of Yanbozhi Shuangzhai all night, and what was even more shocking was that Thirteenth Fujin was charged with the crime of Nightmare Town by Thirteenth Lord, which is a capital crime!For the thirteenth master, she didn't even care about death after all, but she was still so vigorous.After the master came back, he had a high fever for two days. Fujin served him wholeheartedly, but broke his heart again. In the nightmare, the master clearly called another woman's name, but she never pretended to be his hand, guarding her. Looking at this man whose heart doesn't belong to her, perhaps Fujin has already gotten used to it. Sibeile's mansion is no better than Shisanbeizi's mansion. It has several concubines, but her eyes still betrayed her. She may have understood this time It's so different, a woman who really walked into the heart of the master, maybe when that woman dies like this, her husband's heart will also die like this.Everyone just doesn't talk about it, but in fact they understand it very well in their hearts.

The hunting trip in Chengde ended hastily after a few days, and it took half a month to return to the capital. The thirteenth master and other elder brothers were imprisoned in the palace by the emperor, and the thirteenth Fujin was also imprisoned alone. It is said that the noble master watched him and waited for the day to execute him, but this news was absolutely sealed off, and outsiders did not know that such a big thing happened.

Ever since the master returned to the mansion, he locked himself in the study for a whole day, and when he came out, he passed on some things to Fujin. When Fujin walked out of the house, I could clearly see the despair in her eyes.Finally, there were only me and my grandfather left in this room. My grandfather looked at me and was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth, "Qin Quan'er, you have been with me for many years, do you have the idea of ​​going home?" Surprised, he quickly knelt down and said, "Master, this servant has never given up on me these past few years, and I have lived a decent life. I swear to myself that I will follow you for the rest of my life. Qin Quan'er's life is yours." Yes, there is no such thing as going home or not going home." For a long time, the master sighed deeply, but what he said next left me dumbfounded, something I had never thought of, but I had no intention of turning back.

I raised my eyes to look at Master again, Thirteen Fujin still hadn't woken up, thinking about how anxious I was waiting in this house yesterday morning, the yard was full of dead men from Baylor Mansion, and I kept praying in my heart that Master would go well Returning, in the midst of anxiety, finally the heavy door was hastily opened, and the master hurried in, followed by two dead soldiers, holding Thirteen Fujin in his hands, and saw her pale, already He lost his usual anger, and his eyes were tightly closed at this moment. Before he could think about it, he had already arrived in the back room, where the doctor was desperately saving Thirteen Fujin, and the master didn't leave even a single step. , staring at the person on the bed, his hair was a little disheveled, his face was as white as paper, his lips were bloodless, and there was nothing but anxiety in his eyes, not a trace of fear could be seen.

I don't know what method I used to get Thirteen Fujin out, and I don't know what's going on outside now, I just know that I cleaned up the house according to my order, and waiting here, I only know that Thirteen Fujin's fate is finally He was rescued, and he also knew that the master was going crazy again, but this time it was a little more intense, and he ignored life and death.I don't know what will happen to Shisan Fujin when he wakes up, and I don't know how the master will arrange the days to come. People, as if they were born to be like that, their hands are tightly clenched, ever since I knew Shisan Fujin was fine, I have been guarding by the bed, my face has always been so calm, different from the coldness before, even I saw A trace of satisfaction.

My eyes were fixed on them, and I secretly made a decision: If God must let a person die, then accept me, Qin Quan'er.

(Finish)

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