Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 24

Zhu Qi's house was bought by Gao Shiqi, and Yu Ziyi turned out to be his fellow from Qiantang, a well-known rascal in the capital.Yu Ziyi has been in the capital for many years, and he has already been poor and rich, and he has seen all kinds of life.For a while he became rich and looked like a dog, and for a while he got into a lawsuit and became a pauper again.Yu Ziyi knew that he would not be able to keep the family wealth he got after all because he had no backer behind him.Now climbing Gaoshiqi, it is like hugging a living Bodhisattva.Gao Shiqi is now just the secretary of Zhan Shifu, who has no power, but he is the best at bluffing people, so Yu Ziyi regards him as the master.

Gao Shiqi lived in Shimo'er Hutong, showing his grandiose posture even more.Every day when I go back to my house, I always put on airs and knock on the door knocker.The doorman could hear the sound of the master knocking on the door, and he nodded and bowed when he opened the door: "Oh, you are back, master." Now it is winter, the doorman lowered his head and welcomed the old man in, and someone had already handed him the copper stove.Without looking at anyone, Gao Shiqi took the stove and walked slowly into the house.The hand stove family had to prepare for it a long time ago, it should not be too hot or too cold.This hand stove was bought when he first started to make a fortune a few years ago. He thought it was very auspicious, and he never left it in winter.After entering the living room, a maid named Chunmei would quickly make tea and serve it to her.Master Gao's tea is not easy to brew, it always tastes wrong.When the family members were serving the master, Mrs. Gao would always scold them, blaming them for not doing this or that well.

Gao Shiqi didn't go to Zhan Shi's mansion these few days, he only went out every day to find out the news, and then went home to stay.One day, Gao Shiqi inquired about a good thing outside, and when he got home, he immediately called Yu Ziyi over.Everyone in the family knew that as long as Yu Ziyi came, the whole family would not be allowed to enter the living room.

Gao Shiqi drank his tea slowly and didn't speak for half a day.Yu Ziyi didn't know that Gao Shiqi was looking for him for something important, so he said first: "Lord Gao, then Zhu Qi hasn't been looking for you these days, but stays at Shuntian Mansion every day, and I'm still burdened with a lawsuit!"

Gao Shiqi was upset, and said: "What do you mean by that? I don't need to live here, the emperor will reward me with a house!"

Yu Ziyi hurriedly said: "Lord Gao, don't be angry, that's not what Yu meant."

Gao Shiqi said: "Businessman, take a long-term view!"

Yu Ziyi said: "Yu understands! Our fellow villagers in Qiantang are counting on you to make a fortune, so you can take care of us."

Gao Shiqi said: "I, Gao, value fellowship with fellow countrymen the most. I came to you today to help you get rich."

Yu Ziyi hurriedly asked: "What business does Mr. Gao want to take care of me?"

Gao Shiqi said: "The imperial court will drive out the people with smallpox in the city and the neighbors within four weeks and five households out of the capital, and they will never be allowed to enter. Their houses will be empty." Gao Shiqi had the news that he went out by himself He found out by drilling a hole in the mountain, but now he is speaking as if the emperor himself gave him a decree.

Yu Ziyi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Oh, yes! This is a big deal!"

Gao Shiqi laughed and said, "I don't need to teach you about this kind of thing, just remember not to cause trouble."

Yu Ziyi hurriedly bowed his hands to Gao Shiqi a few times, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Gao, for your guidance! I have buddies in the yamen, so I'm going now!"

Gao Shiqi sat still, he never got up to see Yu Ziyi off.At this moment Mrs. Gao came out and said: "Master, you always help him make money, we have to make plans ourselves." It turned out that she had been listening inside just now.

Gao Shiqi smiled and said, "You don't understand, if Yu Ziyi makes money, doesn't that mean I make money?"

Mrs. Gao half-understood, and said: "Master, I think it's not a big deal for you to stay at home all day long."

Gao Shiqi said: "Don't I go out every day?" Gao Shiqi said so, and his heart felt empty.After all, I didn't know what happened in the palace for a long time.He sipped his tea for a while, then got up suddenly and went out.Mrs. Gao asked him where he was going, and he only asked about my errands in the palace, so don't ask more questions.

Gao Shiqi originally wanted to go to Suo'etu's residence.When he arrived at Suo's house, he knocked lightly on the door.Seeing that it was Gao Shiqi, the doorman said coldly, "So it's Mr. Gao! Did you come here by yourself, or did my master ask you to come here?"

The master mentioned by the disciples was Suo'etu, and Mr. Sony Gao Shiqi couldn't see him.Gao Shiqi hurriedly said, "Master Suo asked me to come."

The doorman said nonchalantly: "Really? Come in. My master is enjoying the snow in the garden, you can go by yourself."

Gao Shiqi thanked him and bowed to enter the door.The doorman turned to his back and said: "My master is very happy now, if you lose my master's interest, you will be the one who suffers, don't rely on me!"

Gao Shiqi turned around, only knowing that Gao knew, he took a few steps backwards, and then turned and went in.Gao Shiqi walked through several courtyards in Suofu, and then turned around the winding corridors, greeting servants whenever he met them along the way.Entering Suo's Garden, I saw that the strange stones and precious trees inside were covered in snow, just like the fairy palace in Yaochi.Before Gao Shiqi had time to greet him, Suo Etu caught a glimpse of him and asked, "Gao Shiqi, I heard you are very proud outside?"

Gao Shiqi knelt down, knocked his head on the snow with a blunt sound, and said: "The slave greets the master, the slave dare not!"

Suo'etu said: "I don't care how you show off in front of others, just don't forget your status as a slave!"

Gao Shiqi knelt down, kowtowed again, and said, "Shiqi has been Lord Suo's slave all his life."

It turned out that although Suo'etu was supporting Gao Shiqi everywhere, he was using him as a slave.Suo'etu said: "Listen to me carefully, you may be rich and prosperous; otherwise, you will have to live on the street and sell calligraphy!"

Gao Shiqi said: "Master's grace, Shiqi will never forget it!"

Suo'etu said again: "You are a person who has not obtained any fame, and I am also a person who has no reputation."

Hearing Suo'etu say this, Gao Shiqi kowtowed again and again, saying: "The master has made great achievements for generations and was born noble, how dare Shiqi compare himself with the master!"

Suo'etu glared at Gao Shiqi with a dark face, and said, "Bold! Who wants to be compared with you? I didn't finish my sentence! I mean, you are a person who has no fame. It's different from those Jinshi!"

Gao Shiqi didn't dare to raise his head, and lowered his eyes and said: "As long as he can follow the master and do the work of a dog for the master, it will be Shiqi's blessing!"

Suo'etu scolded: "You have no ambition! I still count on you to do great things for me!"

Gao Shiqi said: "All Shiqi are at the command of the master!"

Suo'etu said: "I will make a long-term plan for you, and let you go to the emperor's side slowly. The emperor likes your good calligraphy very much."

When Gao Shiqi heard that the emperor liked his handwriting, he couldn't help being ecstatic in his heart, but he said: "No matter who Shiqi is with, he only remembers that you are the master of the slave."

Suo'etu said again: "You have to learn from Chen Tingjing, and don't just be clever. Back then, the emperor would rather dismiss a second-rank minister, Wei Xiangshu, than keep Chen Tingjing. It can be seen that he is important to the emperor. But Chen Tingjing only followed Mingzhu. , I don't like it when I look at it!"

Gao Shiqi knew that Suo'etu and Mingzhu were deadly enemies, but he would inevitably have to deal with both sides, so he was always trembling in his heart.Mingzhu looks very generous, and greets everyone with a smile when she sees her, but Suo'etu has long eyes and tiger eyes all day long, and is very frightening.Sony has long been the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Mingzhu has recently been assigned to be a doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Everyone knows that Mingzhu and Aobai get closer, but Suo Suo and Aobai are at odds.

Although Gao Shiqi lived outside the forbidden palace all day long, he was much clearer about the affairs inside the palace than Chen Tingjing.When he visited Suo'etu this time, he wanted to hear news from the palace, but Suo'etu didn't say a word, and he didn't dare to ask.At this time, Suo'etu raised his eyes high, still looking at the snowy scenery in the garden, and said: "Get up, your pants are wet on your knees, you have to meet people when you go out!"

Gao Shiqi got up, patted the snow on his knees, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the trousers are wet and covered with a cotton robe." Shut up and secretly laugh.

At this time, a servant rushed over and shouted: "Young master, the master has sent a letter from the palace, asking you to enter the palace quickly!"

Suo'etu's complexion changed drastically, he murmured, and ran out.It turned out that Sony had been staying in the palace all day recently, and hadn't come back day and night.

Gao Shiqi stood in the garden for a while, then came out by himself.All the family members of Suofu looked flustered, Gao Shiqi greeted them but no one paid any attention to them.He thought something must have happened in the palace.

Gao Shiqi rode home on horseback, feeling chills in his knees.I knelt in the snow for a long time just now, and my pants were already soaked.He lost his temper as soon as he entered the door, yelling at Chunmei to get her pants and change into them.Gao Shiqi changed his pants, but he was still angry while sitting on the kang.Mrs. Gao hurriedly called Chunmei: "You dead man, the master has been in the door for so long and still doesn't know how to make tea?"

Chunmei had already brought tea, Gao Shiqi took a sip, spit it out, and cursed: "Have a good tribute tea, how did you make it!"

Chunmei was so frightened that she knelt down holding the tea tray, trembling all over.Gao Shiqi scolded: "Get up! Kneel down without talking. Kneeling and ruining your trousers, our family looks shabby from the outside!"

Chunmei hurriedly got up, bowed her head and took a few steps back, standing beside her.Mrs. Gao guessed that the master must have gone out to get angry, but she didn't dare to ask.

(End of this chapter)