The eighth master's post called the ninth master, who was hugging the little concubine, and he arrived at the eighth master's mansion with great momentum, and sat down and scolded: "The fourth one is not a thing!" Did he really run away? ”

The eighth master leisurely poured him a bowl of tea, pushed it over and told him to calm down, and said: "Well, I heard that he caught a cold on this trip, and he was not accustomed to the water and soil, and now the weather in Beijing is getting hotter and hotter, so he took the family to Zhuangzi to cool off, escape the heat and recuperate." ”

Jiu Ye poured half a bowl of tea, and slammed on the ground: "I'll suck him!" Isn't that trapping me in? ”

The two brothers came back together, the ninth master was at ease, he thought that someone in the capital would definitely come to the door to inquire about the news, but can the matter of Zhili be said? No matter how stupid he is, he knows that the emperor is not going to enjoy the scenery, so many generals come at night and leave at dawn, and the matter here is not clear.

After coming back, he only understood two sentences of starling, and there was no more.

Close the door and have fun with the new concubine brought back from Baoding Mansion, anyway, there is a fourth brother outside. Before leaving, the emperor only explained to him, didn't he see the fourth brother enter the palace immediately after he came back?

The Ninth Master thought that this matter had nothing to do with him. Who knew that the fourth child was so unrighteous! He turned himself upside down! I also took the whole family away! Then the rest of the people have no one else to ask, aren't they going to rush at him?

The eighth master didn't say a word, and the fourth master walked too fast, so he didn't have time to react. He called Lao Jiu to come, and he also wanted to dig something out of his mouth. Since the fourth child flashed so fast, it can be seen that something more serious must have happened in Baoding Mansion than the Wenchang Pavilion that Lao Jiu said.

But Lao Jiu just blindly scolded Lao Jiu when he came, and he didn't say a word about it. The eighth master also has a number in his heart, although he can't guess it, but Lao Jiu's mouth is so tight, and he thinks that there is indeed something wrong with Zhili.

He had the heart to inquire about it again, and without forcing Lao Jiu to say it, he comforted him and said, "You don't have to worry, just go back and close the door of the mansion?" Whoever comes will push them out and tell them to find the fourth child. ”

The ninth master also planned to do so, but he was put on a stand by the fourth child who had always looked down on him, and he couldn't get angry.

He said, "No, I'm going to add to him!" ”

On the Eighth Master's Mansion, the Ninth Master called Fourteen over, and when he saw him, he sighed loudly: "Fourteen, I heard that your fourth brother is sick, I don't know this, I think you are going to see him, turn around and give you the gift, so that you can take it with you, and I won't provoke him." ”

Fourteen guessed that this would be the case when he came, and he sat down and scolded, "Don't mention him to me!" When I came back, everyone was informed, and even the thirteenth side called his family to go, and I asked his eunuch to come and put down his things and leave, and I wanted to go to see him in a few days, but he just ran to Zhuangzi! If he says he's sick, can I go see him sooner? This is treating me as an outsider! ”

The ninth master got a bosom friend, and he and the fourteenth were drinking in the eighth master's mansion while rushing to scold the fourth master for not being kind, people are too dark, running too fast, don't treat brothers as people, and his heart is cold.

From the afternoon to the evening, the two of them said goodbye drunk.

After they left, the eighth master let out a sigh of relief, returned to the study and loosened his neckline, not even bothering to wash.

Bafujin didn't see him coming, and when he heard that Xi was scattered, he had to come to the front to find him. As soon as he entered the room, he saw that he was leaning on the couch and did not speak, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Is this tired?" She lifted his leg up to make him lie down more comfortably, and then called for hot water for washing, and wiped his face and combed his hair herself.

When she was done, the eighth master held her hand and sighed, "Okay, you don't have to be busy." I'm not going to move tonight and sleep here. ”

Ba Fu Jin asked everyone to go down, sat on the edge of the couch and asked with concern: "What?" I've heard people say that you guys are not quite haode? Don't Lao Jiu and Fourteen hate the fourth brother's hand? ”

The eighth master shook his head and sighed: "These two people are not happy, but Lao Jiu doesn't want to stretch out his hand, fourteen...... In the end, he is a brother with the fourth brother, and there is no certainty. ”

The eighth master said so, and the eight blessings had nothing to do. None of them thought that the fourth master would leave, Jingli was already staring at him and the ninth master, the two people who came back with him, the ninth master was there at his age, and the brothers from the eighth master downwards were not liked by the emperor. He will follow to accompany him, and I don't know if Concubine Yi blew the pillow wind.

Anyway, everyone knows that the ninth master knows more things than the fourth master. So they all want to dig it out of the mouth of the fourth master.

Although it is not so easy to say that the fourth master is guessed, he is not a person who is easy to fool. But sitting in the capital is not the same as hiding in Zhuangzi.

This dodge, on the contrary, seems to be really something. It makes everyone more anxious.

The eighth master also got the fourth master, and after the family went to Zhuangzi, he was shocked to realize that something happened to Zhili.

It is said that as long as it is a thing, it is impossible for nothing to leak out, but sooner or later. But being one step ahead of others is an advantage.

It can be said that the fourth master's run has made the water in Beijing even more muddy.

It also made the eighth master unable to sit still.

Ba Fujin looked at him with a sad face, and said tentatively: "Or, I'll ask the fourth sister-in-law to inquire?" ”

The eighth master shook his head, took her hand and shook it: "The fourth sister-in-law and the fourth brother are husband and wife in the end, she really knows, I'm afraid she won't tell you." What's more, the temper of the fourth brother is not a person who will tell the women and children about the things outside. I see that none of the rest knows, except for those who followed. ”

Ba Fu Jin immediately remembered, and hurriedly said: "I remember that this time I followed the fourth brother out with a side Fu Jin in their house!" ”

At that time, she chose the person to accompany her, so she went to visit the Sibeile Mansion, also to send some Cheng Yi. At that time, after the fourth sister-in-law answered, she asked: "If the fourth sister-in-law doesn't follow this time, which sister will be asked to accompany her to wait?" ”

She thought it would probably be one of the few grids that the fourth Baylor had in the past two years.

The fourth sister-in-law just smiled and said, "Our lord has already discussed this matter with me, and it is our side Fujin who will follow." ”

Ba Fu Jin said this, the eighth master also remembered, he fell into deep thought again, Ba Fu Jin said to himself: "I came back and told you at that time, it is said that the fourth brother has been waiting for him since he was still living in the palace when the elder brother was still living in the palace, and it has been ten years, right?" Why don't you go out and don't forget to take her with you? ”

Speaking of this, Bafujin naturally didn't believe it in his heart. Is there really anyone in this world who can be pampered for ten years? No matter how good she looks, she can't compare to a young and tender little girl?

The eighth master said slowly: "The fourth brother is a person who misses the old love. That's why he has always wanted to be good friends with the fourth brother. It's a pity that the fourth brother doesn't seem to look down on him all the time.

Ba Fu Jin wanted to inquire from this side Fu Jin, and said, "Why don't we find something to give to this side Fu Jin?" ”

The eighth master was stunned, but did not object to this suggestion.

Seeing that he also agreed, Bafujin said with a smile: "I heard that the Li family is from an ordinary banner person, and it is not a big portal, I guess I haven't seen anything good, and the fourth brother doesn't seem to be able to spoil people to the sky, I secretly asked someone to give her some silver, maybe I can ask it." Besides, she can't do it, and the people around her can always pry one or two open. ”

The eighth master said: "It's okay, you can ask someone to try it." ”

Bafujin nodded and said, "Then leave this matter to me, you can rest well, I'll go." She got up to leave, and the eighth master also got up and said, "I'll go back with you, I'm the only one who is deserted here." ”

Bafujin covered his mouth and smiled: "This is to see that others are useful, so I go with them." ”

The eighth master also smiled, and said with a long gesture: "Even if I have to make a fujin to have a good life, the little one is polite here." ”

The two returned to the backyard, and Bafujin immediately asked someone to come out with the account book to pick out things, and chose several pieces generously, and then asked the eighth master: "The master said, how much silver is appropriate for her?" She gestured three fingers, "Three thousand?" ”

The eighth master shook his head and said, "Give a thousand first, just say that it is a gift for her to see her well." Otherwise, if you give a heavy gift rashly, you are afraid that you will scare people away. ”

Bafujin took out two silver tickets, called her nurse and told her what to do about this, who to find to do it, etc., and turned his head and asked the eighth master: "Does this work?" "I got the eighth master to nod before letting people out.

When there was no one else in the room, Bafujin went up to the couch and gently hugged the eighth master, and said, "Master, I will follow you, no matter what you do or where you go, I will follow you." ”

The eighth master closed his eyes and patted her hand.

Bafujin's nurse is from Prince An's mansion, and her family is clothed. After she went back, she didn't dare to call her son to do it, Fu Jin said that she would not show her face, so she found her cousin and nephew-in-law, and looked around and around to see that the relationship with Prince An's Mansion and Eighth Master's Mansion was far away. Horizontally and vertically, people are holding relatives everywhere, and speaking of which, the seven aunts and eight aunts always bump into each other.

It is definitely not possible to go directly to Zhuangzi to find this Li Fang Fujin. This cousin's niece and son-in-law is also capable, he inquired about where the Li family was, and then sent the gift list to the Li family, saying that he had something to send to Li Fangfujin.

Li Cang and Li Sheng stayed behind to take care of the house, and they were not idle. Seven relatives and eight relatives have to move around often, they dare not leave behind their knowledge, riding and shooting, and they have to teach their children, and they are also very busy.

But this person mentioned Li Fangfujin, but refused to say the origin, Li Cang and Li Sheng met him together after receiving the letter. As soon as this person came in, the Li brothers saw that he was a banner man, and then looked at the corners of the robe and boots, and recognized him as Baoyi.

Li Cang is the elder brother, so he smiled and asked directly which banner of the clothed brother this person is? The relationship is very good, Li Sheng said with a smile: "Our mother's family is inlaid with blue flags, where is my brother?" Maybe the two of us still know each other. ”

The man said nonsense: "Let's be farther away, my hometown is from the southwest." As he spoke, he was about to stuff the gift list into Li Cang's hand, Li Cang hurriedly took the tea and occupied his hand, Li Sheng went up and sat back according to him, and said, "It's not that we don't know how to lift, and this official doesn't give gifts." It's just that when my brother comes to our house, he always has to say his name and surname, so let's tell the masters, right? ”

This is not what people think.

He was afraid that these two people thought it was a different little gift, so he deliberately left the gift list for two days, seeing such a heavy gift, shouldn't the Li family immediately pat their chests and pack the ticket? Why ask so much nonsense?

The man said, "I am also entrusted by others, and it is difficult to tell me about my identity." Brother, they are all sincerely begging your lord to do things, you look at this thing, we are sincere. ”

Li Cang and Li Sheng glanced at each other, Tong Jiashi had told them before that they were not easy to mix in the affairs of the masters, not to mention that their aunt and grandmother were also very difficult in the house, and a bunch of people were waiting to grab her pigtails.

Under this generous gift you will ask for it. If you can't ask where they came from, ask them what they're asking for.

When they got the news, they hurriedly sent it to their aunt and grandmother, and dragged it here first, lest they not be able to get through the Li family's door, and then run elsewhere, it would be difficult to say whether it was good or bad.

Li Cang just accepted the gift order, this person breathed a sigh of relief, Li Sheng stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "The thing is good, I just don't know if we can take it, you might as well tell me what the hell is going on." ”

This person wrote lightly: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I heard that your aunt and grandmother followed the holy car to Baoding Mansion, we are curious, and we want to ask my aunt and grandmother what strange things they have seen." He thought that if this side Fujin had a big mouth and had already told the Li family, it would be better for him to inquire from the Li family.

After speaking, he took out another hundred taels of silver and stuffed it into Li Sheng's hand, saying, "That's for your aunt and grandmother, and this is for Brother Xie." Don't take it. ”

Li Sheng refused with him and accepted it and sent this person away. The Li brothers calculated how big this gift was, a total of 1,100 taels of silver, a nine-turn exquisite pagoda, and four pumpkin-shaped inlaid treasure stoves, all of which were large and small, exquisite and extraordinary.

Li Cang sighed: "This gift should be five thousand." ”

Li Sheng also frowned and asked him, "Second brother, what do you say we should do?" ”

Li Cang said: "I'll go to Zhuangzi." He asked the man to take it back, but he only copied a copy of the gift list, saying that he didn't dare to accept it if it wasn't done. It was probably Li Sheng who accepted the one hundred taels of silver tickets to tell this person to leave with confidence, probably thinking that they really loved money, but they were just timid and didn't dare to take things.

On Zhuangzi, Li Wei had just arrived two days before she saw her second brother, and the family should have been happy to come, but when she heard her, she was not happy at all.

Li Cang saw that the eldest sister's face was not good-looking, and immediately said, "We didn't dare to accept it, sister, don't worry." ”

Li Wei frowned and said, "I'm not worried about that!" I'm worried...... Isn't this a problem for me to find trouble for my family? ”

Li Cang didn't dare to say that this kind of thing has not happened once or twice in the past few years, and there are countless things entrusted to the Li family, all of which started from her draft and stayed in the palace. At that time, some people said that she was married to the emperor as a mother, but later I knew that she was married to my brother, and I knew that she gave birth to several children and became a side blessing. If it weren't for them Ama becoming officials, the threshold of the family would have been broken long ago.

In fact, Ama even took away the old lady at home, because he was afraid that there would be more and more intercession with people, and the old man had soft ears, but he didn't agree to come down with affection, what if he caused trouble to his aunt and grandmother?

He hurriedly comforted her: "Sister, don't worry, the third child and I are not made of paper, not to mention that Ama Eniang is not at home, usually we live behind closed doors, and not many people can find the door." This person, we are worried that he has any bad intentions, thinking that there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, so we dragged him and came to tell you. ”

Li Wei didn't have a better way, she said: "You stay for a meal, I'll ask someone to take you to the house over there to see your nephew, he's skinned, don't get used to him too much." ”

Li Cangle was happy, and immediately stood up and said, "I just want to meet my nephews!" I brought them something! ”

Li Wei also smiled and asked someone to take him over, and after her brother left, her face immediately sank again, and she took the gift list and went to find the fourth master.

In the front yard, the fourth master was reading in the house, and Dai Duo in the next room was pretending to be talking to the three elder brothers. He wiped sweat in his heart, and secretly said thanks to the fourth master, he had already figured out which chapter he wanted to talk about, and even explained to him how to talk about it and how deep it was, but he didn't make a fool of himself according to the script.

Suddenly, there were voices outside, Honghui and the others were still writing in a regular manner, Dai Duo walked to the window, and saw Su Peisheng half-hunched and waiting for a young beautiful woman to come in.

She was in her early twenties, and wore a large open sleeve in pearl red, which he had brought to the house last year. Dai Duo saw that she entered the fourth master's house directly without being announced, and remembered that she seemed to have come directly from the door just now, and she didn't see Su Peisheng or others come in to say something, and then go back to lead people into the courtyard.

In an instant, Dai Duo knew who it was.

In the study, the fourth master saw that she was angry and aggrieved, and the gift list in his hand was almost crumpled, pulled her down with one hand, slowly pulled the gift list out of her hand with the other hand, and shouted Wang Yicheng: "Give you Master Li tea." ”

He said softly, "What's the big deal? Tell me to take a look. ”

When you open it, it's all good stuff.

Closing the gift list, he continued to ask gently, "Who gave this?" ”

Li Wei said angrily: "I don't know who it is!" I sent it to Li's house and asked me to tell me about the rarity of Baoding Mansion! I'm ......" The words were covered by the fourth master.

The fourth master couldn't help it, so he shushed and said softly: "The children are studying next door, you are scaring them so loudly." ”

Li Wei sat on the couch and stomped her feet angrily, making the fourth master laugh, hugged her and patted her, and said, "Okay, okay, what a big deal?" can make you angry like this. Is your brother here? Then ask him to have dinner with us at noon, and then I will ask him, ask clearly, who will bring it to you to vent your anger, okay? ”

"I'm not angry about this." She twisted in his arms and smiled. With him, her heart will be gone.

Seeing that she let go of her worries, the fourth master let go of her, picked up the gift list and looked at it, and said with a smile: "This is using you as a temple door." ”

After speaking, he squeezed her hand and teased her: "Such good things, didn't they make you happy?" ”

Li Wei said proudly: "Don't you look down on people?" I've seen a lot of good things! As he spoke, he stared at him and said slowly, "Isn't it the biggest one in front of you?" ”

The fourth master was amused by her, nodded at her, shook his head and smiled.