When Shiqing heard this, her subordinates paused for a moment, and replied softly: "The slave maid thinks that this is quite normal, after all, the trivial matter of a sesame mung bean in this house can be spread, not to mention that this matter is related to Honghui, the elder brother, so the people below will be even happier." ”

There is no way, he also wants to live a comfortable life, but Emperor Kangxi doesn't know whether he wants to delegate power, or if he really lacks energy, all kinds of errands are simply pressed on the head of the fourth master.

On the one hand, the courtiers and the people, on the other hand, the test of Emperor Kangxi, if you want to be perfect, you need to be more cautious, and you need more time to weigh the pros and cons, plus he wants to go to the grange with Erfu to inspect it, and he needs to take a few days, which means that he must handle all the government affairs before this, otherwise how could Emperor Kangxi release people!

The fourth master is not a tireless iron man, walking in the night, he can't help but sigh.

"Master, are you in a bad mood?" Su Peisheng asked cautiously when he heard this.

The fourth master chuckled and shook his head, but walked forward without looking back: "The government is busy and trivial, and the master is suffering from a lack of skills, what is a good way for you monkey cub to solve it?"

"The slave is vulgar and doesn't understand those court affairs, but he has a stupid idea. Su Peisheng replied tentatively.

"Tell me. "Chatting in private, the fourth master doesn't mind listening to Su Peisheng's advice.

When Su Peisheng heard this, his little short legs took a few steps backwards, and he quickly and lightly approached the fourth master, shook off the other eunuchs who were with him, and said in a low voice: "Master, you see that there are staff members in our house, and there are elders in the court to discuss politics, why do you have to do everything yourself, you can completely hand over some less important government affairs to the people below to deal with!"

"Stupid, it's a stupid idea. The fourth master said with a sneer.

Su Peisheng looked confused, he didn't understand how to use it like a fish in water, how could it become a stupid idea in the mouth of the fourth master, those old pedants all said that governing the country and governing the family are similar, so if you can do a good job as the big housekeeper of the fourth master's mansion, why can't the fourth master follow his own example to manage a country......

The fourth master seemed to explain very well: "Everyone has selfish intentions, even those powerful ministers and eunuchs. ”

"The slave once heard the master of Fujin say that one person is in charge of errands, it is easy to be controlled by selfishness, and two people are on errands, it is easy to be in the same stream, if three people are together, there is mutual suspicion and defense, it will be more reassuring to the master, if you are worried that the courtiers are selfish, why not try this method?" Su Peisheng continued.

Without others in front of him, Su Peisheng spoke a little more casually.

When the fourth master heard this, his footsteps paused slightly, and then he shook his head again, and said secretly: How can this matter be compared with the general affairs in the house, Erfu's tricks are easy to use on the housekeepers, but it is too funny to apply them to the courtiers who are like old foxes.

However, Su Peisheng's words can be regarded as a wake-up call for him.

Although the government affairs of the DPRK and China are not comparable to the affairs of the government, there are similarities, as long as he has a way to let the several forces in the court coerce each other, then he does not need to be so cautious and walk on thin ice when dealing with the affairs of the government, and he still needs to think carefully about how to operate, and he cannot discuss with others, after all, the staff in the government may not be able to be loyal to him.

Because loyalty has a crucial relationship with the size of external temptations.

And if there is an opportunity to place a chess piece, eyeliner, and eyes and ears beside him, I think those fat and oily families will not be stingy to pay, so the fourth master needs to be more cautious.

Not long after the fourth master left the Peony Terrace, Shiqing led Zhao Dezhu to Erfu's room.

Erfu wore a half-new jacket, sat on the Taishi's chair with sleepy eyes, yawning and listening to Zhao Dezhu's reply.

The content of Zhao Dezhu's report is similar to what Lu Gege said, and it is also slightly different.

She commanded Shiqing to prepare strong tea to refresh herself, and asked with a look of disbelief: "There are such rumors everywhere?"

"Indeed, it has been widely known to everyone in the house before dinner. Zhao Dezhu replied with his head down.

Erfu took the strong tea, took a sip, her mouth was full of bitterness, but she was also a little more energetic, she yawned, and continued to ask: "Let me ask you, there are some inconsequential rumors in this house, if no one is behind it, how long will it generally take for everyone to spread the word?"

Zhao Dezhu thought for a moment and replied softly: "If such a rumor, which is not mixed with any earth-shattering internal information, wants to spread all over the mansion and spread to everyone in a well-known situation, it will always take three or five days, after all, there are many palace maids and servants who do not often move around like slaves, and they are on errands in the miscellaneous room and laundry room, and the servants who can move freely in the mansion also have their own errands, and they can't get together all day long to chat and wander around." ”

"Do you think the news is spreading a little fast?" asked Erph, rubbing her chin with one hand.

"The master didn't say it, and the slave didn't think that the news came a little suddenly, as if it had suddenly spread everywhere.

If it was in the house, it would still make sense, because the earliest place where the news could be spread was the laundry room, and the palace maid who sent the change of clothes to the courtyards was quick to spread the news to the courtyards.

But now it is in the Old Summer Palace, the garden is large, and the residences are scattered, if you want to spread such a news to everyone, let alone an afternoon, even three or two days, it may not be able to spread all over the place, this news can spread everywhere so quickly, there must be someone behind the scenes. When Zhao Dezhu heard this, he was slightly stunned, and nodded in agreement.

"And who do you think spread this news on purpose?" said Erph with a smile.

"The slave maid thinks it's the Wulanala clan side Fujin. Regarding this question, before Zhao Dezhu could answer, Shiqing had already rushed to answer.

"What's the purpose?" asked with a smile as Erfu turned her head to look at Shiqing beside her.

Shiqing blinked, thought for a moment, and replied with some uncertainty, "Maybe she is testing your thoughts." ”

"No, I have already handed over Honghui's marriage to her, the side Fujin, to be responsible, but I am arranging one or two concubines Gege, this little thing, will I still worry about her, so she is definitely not testing my attitude.

On the contrary, have you just noticed that Zhao Dezhu just mentioned that in the afternoon of the Wulanala clan's side Fujin, he also walked to the peony platform with an abnormal expression, but when he walked halfway, he turned back again, I think she should have asked me, but I don't know how to change her mind, and then there is the news that suddenly spread to everyone, will there be anything involved......" Erfu shook his head with a smile, denied Shiqing's answer, and analyzed it by himself.

As she spoke, she thought of certain key points.

For example, the other party in this matter - Brother Honghui.

"Zhao Dezhu, the person you arranged for the Changchun Immortal Pavilion, have you seen Brother Honghui today?" Thinking of this, Erfu had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and asked in a sharp voice, she seemed to have thought of a certain possibility.

She remembered that Xiao Qi had told her that Brother Honghui and a delicate girl walked together affectionately, but when Xiao Qi talked to her, she didn't think much about it, she just thought that Honghui was walking in the garden with a certain person in his courtyard, but now that she has contacted the news from the Wulanala clan, it seems that there is another possibility.

"Back to the master's words, Brother Honghui did go to Wulanala to ask for peace from time to time, and according to the doorkeeper, Brother Honghui also went to the outside of the Peony Terrace in disarray, but he happened to meet Su Peisheng Su Gonggong and was stopped by Su Gonggong. When Zhao Dezhu heard this, he took out the booklet in his sleeve and flipped through it, turned to a certain page, pointed to a few lines of small characters on it, raised his hand and motioned for Shiqing to hand it to Erfu, and replied in a low voice.

Erfu took the booklet and looked through it, nodded with a smile, and handed it back to Shiqing, asked her to return it to Zhao Dezhu, and then said: "In this way, it seems that this matter can be explained."

Brother Honghui met a beautiful girl who was in love with him, and he had the intention of including her in the house as a concubine, and he originally planned to directly ask the fourth master to be the master, but Su Peisheng stopped Honghui outside the peony platform, and probably persuaded him a few words, and then he hit the idea on the head of Fujin on the side of the Wulanala clan.

And Wulanala Clan's side Fujin is obviously not optimistic about this matter, otherwise she would not let the news spread, it is estimated that she is just looking forward to someone jumping out to stir up the situation.

After all, Brother Honghui has not yet married, he has already accepted two Gege and two concubines, two of which are Western women who are not good in official language, and one is pregnant, this is what the famous family cares about the most, he wants to take a concubine now, as long as the Fujin of the Wulanala clan does not deliberately delay Honghui's future, he will definitely find a way to stop it.

What do you think?" said that, she pursed her lips and smiled confidently at Shiqing and Zhao Dezhu.

"The master's analysis is very reasonable, Lu Gege has already jumped out to make a stumbling block for Wulanala Fujin today, but you don't care about these things, so you didn't be provoked by her. Shiqing originally thought that Erfu's analysis was a little whimsical, but as Erfu analyzed it to the end, she also felt that this possibility was very high, after all, the importance of Fujin on the side of the Wulanala clan to Brother Honghui was something that anyone with a discerning eye could see.

Zhao Dezhu nodded again and again in agreement, because he had already remembered some gossip in the past.

For example, Brother Honghui once had a relationship with Xiao Liniang, the actor of the Hong family class with the help of cultivating and weaving Xuan.

"In that case, let's not meddle in things.

Shiqing, tomorrow, choose a congratulatory gift for me that is not light or heavy, whether it is a palace maid from the Baoyi Banner, or a dowry maid from the Wulanala clan, the identity is always higher than those Western women who are sold to us as goods, and a palace maid arranges to serve Honghui in the past, which can be regarded as a lift, and this lucky girl should be congratulated. Erf smiled and pressed her slightly heavy head, and commanded softly with a relaxed expression.

It's just that the smile on the corner of her mouth still contains a bit of indescribable sarcasm.

For Erf had already thought of the little calculations of the Ula Nara clan.

If the Wulanala clan is not Honghui's biological mother, then she wants to arrange a close maid of her own to serve Honghui at this time, which is a matter of course, one is to better control Honghui's every move, and the other is to take the opportunity to win over Honghui, but the Wulanala clan is Honghui's biological mother, and has given him a lot of hope, how can it be possible to arrange a close maid to lower Honghui's value at this time, so that some famous families have no intention of marrying Honghui, the eldest brother of the prince's mansion!

In this way, the plan of the Ulanala clan could not be clearer.

The Ulanala clan just wanted to borrow the hands of other people in the mansion to get rid of the little palace maid she was going to point out to Honghui.

It's just that Erfu still can't figure it out, who will become the knife in the hands of the Ulanala clan, after all, this kind of thing is an inconsequential trivial matter, that is, some people don't want her to get too close to Honghui, that is, those concubines in Honghui's courtyard don't want one more person to share the favor, but they may not have the ability and courage to reach out to the side of the Wulanala clan, and those who have the ability and courage to do these things should not be tricked, so isn't she doing this too much......

Unless it is someone who has already arranged for the Ulanala clan to do it, there is only one person left to take the blame.

Thinking of this, Erf's heart was shocked.

She hurriedly stopped Zhao Dezhu, who was leaving, and ordered in a deep voice: "Ming'er, you go to the front, and ask Imperial Doctor Hu and Imperial Doctor Liang to come over and ask me for peace together." ”

"The slave understood, and the slave would go over early tomorrow to invite Imperial Physician Hu and Imperial Physician Liang over. Zhao Dezhu replied respectfully.

"Okay, then you can go down. When Erf heard this, she waved her hand slightly and let him go down.

She watched Zhao Dezhu walk out of the upper room, and then looked at Shiqing who was standing next to her in a daze, and asked with a smile, "Do you know why I want to do this?"

"The slave doesn't understand. Shiqing replied honestly, she really didn't understand the reason for Erf's arrangement.

"I want Zhao Dezhu to report the good news for the Wulanala clan, and I want to let Imperial Doctor Hu testify for me, I am full of expectations and curiosity about Brother Honghui's new Gege, so as not to be designed to be blackened by someone when the time comes.

When you choose gifts, you should also be cautious and avoid gold and silver jewellery that can be infused with harmful things.

I remember that I have a pair of more delicate jade carved magpie Dengmei hairpins, although the jade quality is ordinary, only green jade, but the carving is fine, and the intention is better, you will find out the pair of hostas and prepare it, as a small gift to Xin Gege, and then let the Hu Taiyi they look at it. Erph explained with a smile.

After saying that, she drank all the strong tea and walked to the inner room.

After a hard day's work, she had to rest her fatigue so that she could cope with more troubles tomorrow.