Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 59 Jade Pot Bingxin Doesn't Talk About Love
He Guizhu brought Aunt Su Ma to the back hall. There were three big rooms, not even a bed, only a table, with a few wooden chairs lined up on both sides, and a central hall painting of a tiger roaring in a dragon spring hung on the wall. Son.La Aunt Su Ma was about to ask a question, but He Guizhu had lifted up the painting in the central hall and pressed some mechanism, and a door had slid out on the north wall of the west chamber. ——It turns out that this is a fake wooden wall with a passage inside.He Guizhu went in first, followed by La Aunt Su Ma.

The road inside is even more complicated, with seven turns and eight bends, and there are roads everywhere.According to He Guizhu, except for one of them, the rest are blocked.Aunt Su Ma felt more and more surprised, and asked as she walked along, "It was said that Xiao Weizi's house is very shallow, why not?"

"It only came into existence in the first ten days," He Guizhu said, "Master Wei bought the entire back half of the street, and I heard that this road is some kind of 'Bagua Fascination Formation' that Wu Erye remodeled from the original alley.— — This is the residence of the second master!" He Guizhu said, and had arrived in front of a small courtyard, patted the ring on the door, and called softly: "Second master, please open the door, I am Zhu'er!"

The door opened with a bang.Wu Ciyou was wearing an antique bronze shirt, and only a black satin leather vest with butterfly buttons. He came out without a hat and opened the door.

Seeing that it was La Aunt Su Ma, Wu Ciyou frowned, sparks of excitement flickered in his eyes, and then he smiled heartily: "Ha! It's Wanniang! Please come in!" The little boy servant who was [-] years old called out: "Mo Xiang, here are the guests, let's fan the stove and make tea!" The little boy agreed and went to the side room.Here He Guizhu said with a smile: "You two, sit wide, and Zhu'er is in front of me to take care of you."

"Master Wei, come back and tell me!" Aunt Su Ma warned He Guizhu again, and then turned to Wu Ciyou and said, "I heard that the master is in good health, what medicine do you take? Can you ask the doctor to have a look?"

"I don't need to see a doctor for my minor illness." Wu Ciyou smiled wryly, "Although I am not very good at medicine, I can still take care of myself."

Speaking of this, Aunt Su Ma hesitated to speak, feeling that she still had a lot to ask, but she just couldn't say it.Wu Ciyou also noticed it, and felt even more uneasy.The two sat silently facing each other, unable to find a new topic for a while.But I also feel that this is good, and I am reluctant to destroy this atmosphere.

After a while, Aunt Su Ma suddenly thought of it, and said with a smile: "Long'er has been really thinking about my husband all this time. It's getting cold, let me send you some clothes. After a while, Mr.'s calamity has passed, and he will invite you back Teaching!" As she spoke, she unwrapped a soft gauze wrapper.When you shook it off and looked at it, it was a jade-colored fox fur trimmed with sable fur. When Wu Ciyou walked over to look at it, it was light, soft, smooth and dense, and it was indeed very valuable. Scholar, if you wear this thing, don’t let someone take it as a thief, and you will be stolen by a thief!" Aunt Su Ma couldn't help laughing, and also giggled.Just at this time, the little boy came in with tea, and Wu Ciyou personally served Wanniang a cup, and then sat down to talk.

"Wanniang," Wu Ciyou said suddenly, "Now there are only you and me here, what kind of identity is this 'Long'er', can you tell me directly?"

"What can't you tell me directly?" Aunt Su Ma was startled, she took a sip of tea to cover it up, and said with a smile, "Old Madam Suo's old son, he is so tall in his 50s Hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, and hold it in your palm for fear of breaking. Why, you haven’t come to school for three days, and the teacher is in a hurry?”

"No," Wu Ciyou said thoughtfully, "I've been thinking these days, it's really strange to be in a situation like mine. I'm a scholar, and I'm a poor teacher in the capital. Why is Mr. Suo so respectful and respectful? Afterwards, why did we meet so rarely? Even if I offended Oboi by writing an article, why did I mobilize the crowd, and did not hesitate to break face with Lord Suo and copy it from me? Why did you not send me out of Beijing when you came to harm me several times? Many people are desperate to protect each other?"

Before she finished speaking, Aunt Su Ma coughed and laughed and fell down: "You, what a fool...you are just wishful thinking! If you want to be fair, make it upside down!——Think for others, Which one should not be? Sir Suo shouldn't be respectful to the corporal? Oboi shouldn't come to arrest you? Everyone shouldn't save you? Then I shouldn't... come to see you!"

"No, no, that's not what I meant!" Whenever Wu Ciyou heard Lagu Su Ma's harsh and sharp words, he was always a little awkward to deal with, "I was wondering if the prince's heir was entrusted to Su Ma's son?" The grown-ups study, which seems to suit Longer's identity."

When Aunt Su Ma was about to argue, she suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and it was He Guizhu's voice: "Miss Wan, Master Wei and the others are back, and they are waiting ahead!" Wu Ciyou hurriedly said, "Please come over and talk together! " But he didn't listen to Zhu'er's answer, so he was expected to have gone.La Aunt Su Ma hurriedly said: "No need, it's getting late, I should go to the front to make a show, and I should go too." As she said that, she got up lazily, gave her a blessing, and said in a low voice: "Mr. "Wu Ciyou felt dejected, forced a smile and said: "Say hello to Long Er... goodbye!"

The "front" that Zhu'er said was actually "the back". In a small courtyard not far from Wu Ciyou, Wei Dongting, Mu Zixu, and Hao Laosi were waiting for Aunt Su Ma.They just came back from Wu Liuyi, Admiral of the Nine Gates.

Here are all people who know the details, and there is no need to turn a corner, and they can speak clearly in a few words.

Wei Dongting got the news of Feng Mingjun's impeachment from Ao Mansion's insider, earlier than Kangxi knew.After breakfast this morning, Wei Dongting took Mu Zixu and Hao Laosi to meet Wu Liuyi.Since the release of Zha Yihuang, the two have become friends and have always been speculative. Some things can be discussed quite thoroughly, but there is always a piece of paper that remains unbroken.Wei Dongting took pains to lure him with topics several times, hoping that the iron beggar would expose him first, and the asking price would be lower.But the iron beggar has his own rules, every time he comes here, there is no "iron" energy, it becomes a cloud of fog, he either stops with a smile, or Wang Gu talks about him - Wei Dongting knows that he is not good for him You can be reckless and heroic, but in your heart you can also laugh at this person as cunning.

The two chatted for a while, Wei Dongting made plans again and again, and decided to break through head-on, with a smile on his face, he fiddled with the tea leaves floating on top of the bowl lid and said:

"Brother Tie Beggar, you have a bright future after all. - You know these two brothers too, so I might as well just say it. - You are going to be promoted to the official of the patrol yamen!"

"Don't be joking, I am half-life powerful and half-life royal minister, how can I be easily bullied?" Tie Beggar leaned back on his chair and laughed loudly, "Tiger minister thought this was a promotion!"

Wei Dongting said: "Your Excellency has moved from the third rank to the third rank, how can you say that it is not a promotion?"

"That's right!" Tie Beggar suddenly changed his tone, "It wouldn't be a bad idea to sit in the police yamen. Besides, that's because the Holy One loves me, how can I not be flattered!"

Tie Beggar pretended to be confused, talking east and west at times, and this was the most troublesome thing for Wei Dongting when dealing with him.Hearing him say this again now, he thought for a while and said with a smile:
"It's a pity that this is not the emperor's grace. It's a pity that you, a hero of the world, can't see the mystery!"

"How?" Tie Beggar leaned forward and asked, the veins on his forehead couldn't help twitching.

"No matter, Zhongtang made peace with you and treats you as a national scholar, of course you have to repay him as a national scholar!" Seeing him angry, Wei Dongting restrained his energy a little, and also relaxed on the back of the chair, admiring the Ruby in his hand. Kiln cover bowl.

"Hu Chen," Tie Beggar's tone suddenly softened, "You are such a good character. No wonder Mr. Cha praised you. I don't want to go around in circles again, 'I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow'. I will go to that bird hall What is the officer doing?"

Wei Dongting laughed dumbly: "Brother Tie Beggar, if you don't transfer your position, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be demoted, and if you get promoted, it doesn't necessarily mean that you love you. You are smart all your life, so think about it clearly!"

"I understand this!" Wu Liuyi waved his hand, "If you want to take it, you must give it first! Let me be my admiral of the Nine Sects!"

This is a satisfactory answer.After hearing this, La Aunt Su Ma thought for a while and said, "It's a bit of a problem, but you don't have a lottery in your hand, so you can't make an offer. ——It's easy to handle, and it's worth changing to a top-ranked Dingdai after making such a contribution. Turn around and ask the emperor to issue a secret edict, and you will send it when the time comes. At this moment, he might as well keep a low profile and delay handing over the seal. Look at this formation, the mobilization will be fast!"

If Aunt Su Ma didn't go to meet Wei Dongting first, but first came to Jiaxing Building to meet Cuigu, maybe it would be another result.But it's too late now.When she got out of the car, she felt something strange. There was a group of people around the door, whispering to each other. The female shopkeeper of Jiaxing Building—the owner of the hotel downstairs was crying, but she couldn’t make out what she was saying. .

La Aunt Su Ma knew that someone was dead, she gave a "buzz" sound to her head, and regardless of the crowd, she pushed aside the crowd and squeezed into the shop, and went up the stairs in three steps to find Cui Gu.The little eunuch who drove the car here even threatened to drive everyone away: "Men, Prince Heshuo Gege is here to see Miss Cui, and our prince will also come after a while, so you should go away if you have nothing to do!" When I heard that the prince's family had come, I was afraid that I would have some relationship with the prince, so the whipping would be the next best thing, and it would not be worthwhile to squat in the prison temple for a night.After listening for a while, there was no news, so they walked away bored.

(End of this chapter)