Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 33

Gao Shiqi has been very restless for the past few days, so he finally went to Suo'etu's mansion with some spare time.He was worried that Suo'etu would know what he said to the emperor in the South Study Room.It's hard to tell who belongs to who in this palace.

Gao Shiqi is an old man in Suo'etu's house, so it is not necessary to enter the house to go to the door.The concierge didn't treat him respectfully, and still called him Mr. Gao.In the winter month of last year, the emperor set up the South Study Room, and Gao Shiqi turned his head to go in, and he was promoted to the sixth-rank Zhongshu.The concierge of Suo's mansion knew about it, and when he saw him coming to the mansion to greet him, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile and called him Mr. Gao.Pass it in, and they all say that Mr. Gao is here.Suo'etu was furious when he heard this: "How can there be any tall people here?" During the speech, Gao Shiqi had entered the garden with his family, and Suo'etu yelled: "You dog slave, the emperor let you enter the South Study Room. Come to me to show off? Why are you pretending to be an adult!" Gao Shiqi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I ask Xiangguo to forgive me! How dare you slave! They are all screaming at the door." Suo'etu was full of anger , scolded for half an hour.From then on, the whole family still just called him Mr. Gao.

Suo'etu was lying on the couch in the flower hall with his upper body exposed to the wind, and he heard that Gao Shiqi didn't go back to the room to change his clothes when he heard that he was here.Gao Shiqi bowed and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Slave Gao Shiqi pays homage to master!"

Suo'etu snorted, and said, "The emperor has alienated me, and you, a slave, are afraid of meeting me?"

Gao Shiqi kowtowed again and said, "Lord Suo will always be the master of the slaves. It's just that he's been on duty in the South Study Room recently, so he can't separate himself."

Suo'etu sat up and said, "You raise your head and let the old man see you!"

Gao Shiqi raised his head slowly, looked at Suo Ertu bravely, and lowered his eyes hastily.Suo'etu's face was full of flesh, his eyes were blood red, and he was very afraid of people.Did he really know about Nan Study Room?Gao Shiqi's chest was pounding as he thought about it.He is more afraid of Suo'etu than the emperor, this reckless man has no reason to say it.

Suo'etu looked at Gao Shiqi closely, and said coldly: "You are getting more and more promising."

Gao Shiqi kowtowed again: "The servants are all from Master Suo!"

Suo'etu still lay down, turned his eyes to other places, and asked, "How are Mingzhu and Chen Tingjing doing?"

Gao Shiqi replied: "The emperor sent Chen Tingjing an errand to go to Shandong. Chen Tingjing actually spoke good words for Mr. Suo!"

After Gao Shiqi finished speaking, he looked at Suo'etu's face again.When he said this, he wanted to see if Suo'etu really knew about the South Study Room; on the other hand, he seemed frank, and if Suo'etu heard about it, he insisted that there was a villain in the middle.

It seems that Suo'etu didn't hear anything, but he didn't accept Chen Tingjing's favor, and said, "Does this old man need him to say good things?"

Gao Shiqi was relieved now, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Yes, yes, Chen Tingjing just saw that Mr. Suo is a relative of the emperor, maybe one day the emperor will be happy, and you will be restored to your post again. "

Suo'etu glanced at Gao Shiqi coldly: "You still remember to walk around my place, don't you also look at this?"

Gao Shiqi leaned down again: "Master Suo's kindness, I will never forget it! This servant has said long ago that in this life, this slave will always be the master's person! Master Suo, Chen Tingjing and Mingzhu are doing it again."

Suo'etu seemed very interested and asked, "What is it for?"

Gao Shiqi then told about Fu Lun, the Governor of Shandong Province, who made the book, but only placed his own dispute with Chen Tingjing on Mingzhu.

Suo'etu nodded, and said: "This Chen Tingjing, don't look at him who is usually not talkative, but when it comes to critical moments, he is so daring!"

Gao Shiqi asked: "Master Suo admires Chen Tingjing, right?"

Suo'etu sneered and said, "Joke, who can I appreciate?"

Gao Shiqi hurriedly climbed up the pole: "Yes, Mr. Suo's talent, there is no second person in the dynasty. It's a pity that the traitor framed him, and he was temporarily wronged."

Hearing this, Suo'etu became even more annoyed, pointing fingers and cursing for a long time.Gao Shiqi fell on the ground, not daring to breathe.The servants also bowed their heads, panicking.Only the parrot on the stand didn't know anything, and followed Suo'etu's tongue: "Pearl is as good as it is, Mingzhu is as good as it is."

Suo'etu cursed, and suddenly asked: "I heard that Mingzhu's mansion is very lively?"

Gao Shiqi didn't dare to lie all the time, so he said something half-truthful: "Mingzhu often asks my servants to sit down, how can my servants have free time?"

Suo'etu said angrily: "You dog slave, don't pretend to me! You can sit in any house, and you can even go to Mingzhu! You are the most slick, I don't know? The old man just likes you !"

Gao Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief secretly, and said: "There are many unavoidable things in socializing in the officialdom. Lord Suo is so considerate, and this slave feels at ease."

Suo'etu felt tired and shouted: "Go down, the old man is sleepy and wants to sleep for a while."

Gao Shiqi got up from the ground.Kneeling for too long, when Gao Shiqi got up, his legs were numb and his eyes were dark.He stumbled backwards until he turned a corner before he dared to turn around and walk forward.He walked through winding corridors, large and small halls, and the servants he encountered either pretended not to see him, or only called him a high-pitched gentleman.Gao Shiqi agreed with a smile, but his heart was dripping with hatred.

Unexpectedly, Gao Shiqi knelt on the ground and let Suo'etu yell and scold him, but Zu Zeshen bumped into him.Even though Zu Zeshen was a fortune-teller for others all the year round, his calculations were not as good as those of heaven, and his house was completely burned down by a fire a few days ago.He wanted to find Suo'er to find a family background and make a living.Although Suo'etu has lost power, it is still possible to find a job for someone.When Zu Zeshen entered the door, he saw Suo Etu yelling at Gao Shiqi's dog slave.He hurriedly backed away, as if Gao Shiqi was kneeling on the ground and caught a glimpse of him.Zu Zeshen went out and thought about it for a long time, then went to look for Mingzhu.He originally wanted Suo'etu to find an errand in the palace at random, but he thought he saw Gao Shiqi's appearance, and it would be strange if Gao Shiqi only had to find time to not kill him in the future.Gao Shiqi didn't actually see him, it's just that he was timid.He thought it would be better to ask Mingzhu for help and go to another local yamen to dawdle.

When Gao Shiqi returned home, he began to vent his anger from the porter, scolding everyone as a dog slave, and scolding all the way into the living room.Gao Shiqi drank tea, sulked for a while, shouted at all the servants, and then told his wife about the anger he received at Suo'etu.Madam listened, tears came out, and she cried: "Master, you are now a sixth-rank middle school, what kind of crime did you suffer? Now that he himself has collapsed, you are the emperor's celebrity, what are you afraid of him doing? "

Gao Shiqi sighed: "You women and Taoists just don't understand the affairs of the court! As the saying goes, turn your hands into clouds, and turn your hands into rain. No one can be sure of our emperor's thoughts. Suo'etu is unlucky today. Well, Mingzhu is proud; maybe Minger Mingzhu is unlucky again, and Suo'etu is proud. Suo'etu has made great achievements for generations, and is the uncle of the current queen. Even if he is a sick tiger, he is still scary to watch!"

Madam wiped her tears and said: "Maybe you can only make a living under this reckless man in this life?"

Gao Shiqi shook his head and sighed, but also burst into tears.

The housekeeper, Gao Daman, wanted to come in to report the matter, but when he saw that the servants were all standing outside, they dared not enter, so he asked in a low voice what was wrong.Gao Shiqi heard it from inside and shouted, "Daman, come in."

Gao Daman crouched and entered the door, seeing that the situation was not good, he lowered his voice: "Master, there is a message from the concierge that Yu Ziyi has come."

Gao Shiqi said, "Yu Ziyi? Tell him to come in."

Gao Daman nodded and went out.Gao Shiqi let his wife in. Her eyes were red, which made people look uncomfortable.

Everyone in the capital now knows about Yu Ziyi, but they don't know how much he is worth. Anyway, many houses and shops outside Xuanwu Gate belong to him.How would outsiders know that Yu Ziyi was just doing business for Gao Shiqi.No one else knows how their business will be divided into dividends.Even among the people in Gao's mansion, only Gao Daman had heard about it, and he didn't know the details.

Gao Daman led Yu Ziyi in, and left by himself.Gao Shiqi didn't need to be polite, Yu Ziyi sat down by himself, bowed his hands and greeted him: "My little brother hasn't come to see Mr. Gao for several days."

Gao Shiqi said: "You just take care of the business, you don't have to come here often at home. The old man made the emperor value him more and more. If you come too much, it's not good."

Yu Ziyi said: "Congratulations, Mr. Gao. My younger brother is also a sensible person. From now on, I will only come at night."

A slight smile appeared on Gao Shiqi's face: "Ziyi is a smart man, and he knows the details of officialdom. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Yu Ziyi said: "The house that was sold in Suanzao'er Hutong last year now has a new owner, and the price is not bad. Should I let it go?"

Gao Shiqi looked at Yu Ziyi with a smile and said, "Ziyi, I believe in you."

Yu Ziyi met Gao Shiqi's smiling eyes, looked at him for a while, and couldn't help but feel guilty.He seemed to understand that when Gao Shiqi said he trusted him, he was actually not at ease, so he hurriedly said: "My little brother is grateful for Mr. Gao's trust, and my little brother dare not have any selfishness."

Gao Shiqi nodded and said, "I told you, trust you, you can handle business matters as you see fit."

Gao Shiqi stopped talking about business matters, and raised his hand to the north to respectfully talk about the emperor.Everything in the court, Yu Ziyi sounds like it happened in the sky, with his mouth open like a frog.This tall man is really amazing, in his eyes he is simply the emperor.Gao Shiqi said a lot of things that the emperor was aware of, what Yu Ziyi felt was not the wiseness of the current emperor, but the truth of "If you want people to know nothing, you can't do it yourself".He secretly confessed to himself that he must not fool Mr. Gao, otherwise he would not be able to eat and walk around.

(End of this chapter)