It stands to reason that Qingyue should be happy that she escaped punishment, but her face added a little melancholy. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Yinzhen persuaded: "Qingyue, there is me in the thirteenth brother." You don't have to worry. Besides, now that he is in his own house, the people who take care of him are his own people, and they should be better than in the palace. ”

But Qingyue listened, and said to him incorrectly, Fourth Master, the most important thing for you now is not to seize military power, you should hold the Internal Affairs Office in your hands. Yin Zhen was silent, he didn't know if this was Huang Ama or Qingyue. In all dynasties, military power is the most important, if there is no military power, Li Shimin can not win the Xuanwumen change, Zhu Di can not replace Zhu Yunwen, that is, in this dynasty, Ao Bai holds military power, and Huang Ama can not be in power, so he designed to capture, and after imprisoning Aobai, the imperial power returned to Ai Xinjue Luo.

Yin Zhen thought for a while and asked Qingyue: "Qingyue, I want to know, is this what Huang Ama means?" Or do you mean it? ”

Qingyue knew that Yinzhen was suspicious, after all, there were so many precedents ahead, let him let go of the military power, could he not be suspicious? Qingyue said: "That's what I meant." Your Majesty, he has not yet decided who to entrust the unification to. What he is most worried about now is that you will kill each other, the kings will support their troops and stand on their own, and the Qing Dynasty will fall apart. ”

The muscles on Yinzhen's face beat: "Didn't you say that the emperor would not give all his military power to a prince?" Just like the prince's auxiliary government, he is nominally a prince, but there are countless elder brothers and auxiliary ministers underneath. ”

Qingyue looked through the window lattice and looked at the courtyard, where wisteria was planted, and in spring, it was the best time for wisteria flowers to bloom. She could see Wisteria, but she couldn't see him, and she was inevitably a little lost in her heart.

Yinzhen looked over with Qingyue's gaze, it was the courtyard of the thirteenth, and it was arranged to meet here, he felt that it was inappropriate and changed the place, but Qingyue said that it was best here, otherwise how could she let the emperor know that she only had Yinxiang in her heart. Yin Zhen sighed and followed her.

Qingyue looked at the courtyard wall motionlessly, and after a while, she said: "Fourth master, the emperor is a human, and he will also change." So, you have to change, too. ”

The emperor has changed, so he has paved the way for obtaining military power, if the emperor finds out......

Qingyue continued: "You don't have to worry, you are not the commander of the northwest battalion, but the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and it has not been done yet, no matter how suspicious the emperor is, he can't suspect you." ”

Yin Zhen shook his head: "No, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu is still the military power, as you said, the emperor has changed, then he doesn't want any prince to get involved in the military power, whoever moves a little bit will be unlucky." I've already broken a thirteenth brother, and I won't allow anything else to go wrong. ”

Qingyue stopped her gaze, turned her head and asked Yinzhen: "Fourth Master, then you take it back now, is it too late?" ”

Yin Zhen saw the appearance of the three mothers and godson of Qingyue, and smiled: "It's too late." ”

"Then let me tell you one more thing, the emperor is a generation of Ming monarchs, and he can distinguish between public and private." Qingyue also smiled.

Laughter has become a weapon, not because of genuine happiness, but just to hide the emotions in the heart. Qingyue thought, I'm afraid she won't laugh in the future.

After Yinzhen left, she met several different people here, the Cao Gang, the Yingchun Courtyard, the pawnshop, and her other master, Mama Su, before she came back, she had entered the Third Elder Brother's Mansion. Tong Ling was the last, the old man didn't lie to her, Tong Ling's figure was still vigorous. She was a little relieved, and then asked about Cockscomb Mountain. Tong Ling leaned over and reported: "This time it is all thanks to the blessing of the master, his old man pretended to go to Songshan Shaolin to fight with Master Fangzheng, and used the Dharma Boxing method and the internal strength heart method as a gambling contract, inviting heroes from all walks of life to watch and witness. took the opportunity to also send a heroic post to Zhang Xiaodonkey's friend Tietou Li, which made Zhang Xiaodonkey's heart itch unbearably, and we captured him in Songshan when he went down to Jiguan Mountain. "In the past, Qingyue would definitely be full of interest in fighting for the first place in the world, which seemed to be like reading a realistic version of Jin Yong's hero. But now, Qingyue is not in that mood, although she knows the context of history, she has to bear the torment of history, and she is in it, she has long been scarred and has exhausted her strength.

Out of the door of the teahouse, it was already sunset. The wind and sand rose, Qingyue pulled up her cloak and walked on the official road, the merchants on both sides of the road, the closed doors, the closed doors, the people on the street covered their mouths and noses, bowed their heads and rushed home. She remembered the wisteria flowers in Yinxiang's yard, and after tonight, she didn't know how much they would wither.

Someone hit her hard, and she stumbled. When she looked up, her whole body tightened. The man gave her a salute and walked briskly to the corner. Qingyue motioned to Tong Ling, who was following her, and Tong Ling followed the man.

Prince, it can really surprise people.

Back in the palace, it was time to light the lamp, the eunuch on the lamp carried the fire candles, lit them one by one, the wind was stronger than the sunset, the palace lamps danced in the wind, the firelight danced, people passed under the lamp, the shadows ran around, the majestic palace, but exuded a ghostly atmosphere.

When she came back, she had just drunk the porridge when the princess's aunt, Wei, pushed the door in. Qingyue put down the porridge bowl, stood up to greet her, Wei said to sit down, let the little palace maid add a pair of chopsticks to her, and it became porridge, and Qingyue ate the porridge unhurriedly, the two of them ate quietly, the little palace maid who was waiting, felt the strangeness of the atmosphere, and the atmosphere did not dare to breathe, this room, except for the occasional candle flame would beat, it was like a coffin.

When they finished eating, the little palace maid beckoned the little eunuch outside the door, collected the food box together, and said goodbye to them, Wei nodded, and the little palace maid quietly retreated, and closed the door.

For a long time, Wei didn't speak, Qingyue saw that she didn't show her intentions, and she didn't bother to speak, the two of them were like clay sculptures in the temple, sitting motionless.

An hour later, the messenger in the Kangxi Palace came, saying that Kangxi wanted to see Qingyue, Qingyue looked at Wei, Wei got up and said, "You go." I'm gone too. Qingyue gave her a blessing, sent her out, and then went to Wanzi Pavilion with the people.

In the Wanzi Pavilion, Kangxi was lying on a recliner, and the candidate for the replacement of the Northwest Battalion had been decided, but he did not encounter many obstacles as he thought, and his sons did not fight for military power. He was suspicious and reborn, but when he understood the inside story, he had to admire Yinxi's son, the means of the royal man were extraordinary, and he was the one who did it to the extreme. He was not as angry as he imagined, and he was even a little happy, after all, this such an excellent person was his son, and life was also a happy thing if he had a son. For so many years, he never figured out that the timidly smiling Wei would give birth to such a son. In addition to Wei's excellent appearance, his temperament is extremely weak, and his background is low, after entering the palace, he tolerates people everywhere, and he is bullied by many concubines in vain, not to mention, the palace maid with a little status also dares to embarrass her, and he has the heart to protect her several times, but her temperament, anyone wants to bully her. After a long time, he was busy with state affairs, and he didn't bother to care about the rights and wrongs in this harem. For most of his time in the court, Webster lived in her cottage and did her needlework......

Hearing Qingyue's bow, Kangxi opened his eyes, touched his head, and instructed Qingyue to pick up the important ones.

Qingyue knelt down and replied: "The Cao Gang has raised 50,000 quintals of grain from Jiangnan, and has signed a contract with the grain merchant for 496 points, and once the autumn harvest is over this year, 150,000 quintals of grain will be raised, but the 200,000 taels of silver for the grain have not yet been settled, plus the cost of boats and cars, porters, and the Cao Gang's draw is probably 400,000 taels." ”

Kangxi was silent, nodded and let Qingyue continue.

"Eighth Elder Brother and General Mu Zhang'a met privately. The little eunuch in Concubine Hui's palace became a Yuan Mei bottle. Today I was in the Shunyi Teahouse and met the fourth elder brother. ”

Kangxi listened to this, and asked lazily: "What did he ask you?" ”

Qingyue raised her head and replied into Kangxi's eyes: "Fourth Master, ask me to inquire about the Thirteenth Master." ”

Kangxi asked again: "How long have you been in his mansion?" ”

Qingyue immediately replied: "Six months." ”

Kangxi's eyes flashed, and then he understood, it turned out that Qingyue had gotten along with Yinxiang at that time. Fei Seyao, deceived him again on this, people's hearts will change, so there are so many betrayals in the world. His heart was light, and his pity for Fei Seyao was a little less.

"Didn't Fei Seyao tell you? Don't make friends with Brother! Kangxi's voice began to be a little stern.

Qingyue sneered in her heart, quasi-lust seduced intelligence, not allowed to promise sincerely, this kind of creed, only a man can think of it. On the surface, she only kowtowed and pleaded guilty: "Emperor Qi, Fei Seyao has confessed, and the slave and maid always remembered it at first, but later, the slave and maid no longer controlled the slave and maid's heart." Please punish the emperor. ”

Kangxi changed the topic and asked, "What have the other elder brothers been doing lately?" ”

Qingyue saw that Kangxi no longer pursued her and Yinxiang's previous affairs, and knew that Kangxi no longer cared about her and Yinxiang's affairs, but turned his mind back to state affairs.

"The third elder brother was concentrating on repairing books, and in his spare time, he opposed the literati chanting poems in the Songshan study. The fourth elder brother went to the household office every day, and on the fifteenth day of the new year, he went to the temple to burn incense and meditate. The fifth elder brother visits the glaze factory every day, sometimes goes to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to listen to music and singing, and also goes to the overpass to watch juggling and listen to storytelling. Brother Qi has been busy marrying a girl into the mansion recently, and I want to ask you to canonize her. The eighth master, the ninth master, and the tenth master often get together, and the eighth blessing Jin celebrates his birthday, the ninth master sent a picture of Wu Daozi's Magu offering his birthday, the tenth master sent a golden Guanyin, and the fourteenth master sent Hetian Yushanzi. The Fourteenth Master usually loves to play Buku with his subordinates and shoot Yi competitions. The sixteenth master went to Wanfuzhuang to build a horse farm on the side of Zhuangzi. Speaking of which, Qingyue stopped. Because the other little elder brothers were all raised in the inner court, reading and practicing calligraphy every day, all under Kangxi's care, she didn't send anyone to monitor her.

Kangxi then asked: "What poems did the third child and those literati write and what did they do right?" Which girl does Lao Qi want to marry? What do the eighth, ninth, and tenth say when they get together? ”

Qingyue replied: "The third master and they sing everything, or objects, or scenes, or people, or paintings, and they are not confined to one style. They also told a joke recently, and the slave maid should make you laugh when they tell it: there is a Mr. Baizi, who was invited to the palace as a staff member by a shadow official, and the shadow official did not know the law, so he consulted this Mr. Baizi on everything. One day, when the patrol was arresting the man who had stolen a bell, the shadow officer asked, "How do you convict him?" Mr. Baizi said: "The Master's Dao is loyal (pronounced the same as "stealing the bell"), and he is just angry. The shadow officer released the man who had stolen the clock. After another day, the patrol caught another person stealing the seat, and the shadow official asked Mr. Baizi again, and he replied: "Chaowen Daoxi (pronounced the same as "stealing the seat"), it is okay to die." And the ruler of the shadow immediately put the thief to death. When the king of Hades went out on his patrol and learned about it, he ordered the ghost judge to arrest Mr. Baizi and scolded him: "A brute who doesn't know anything! You are not good at academics, mistaken and punished, and your crime is not small, and you will become a pig and a dog in reincarnation. Mr. Baizi repeatedly lamented: "I dare not quit being a pig and a dog, but a pig must be sentenced to the south, and a dog begs to be a female dog." The king of Hades asked why, and replied: "Qu Li" cloud: Lincai Mu Gou (sound the same dog) gets, and the mother of Lincai (sound the same dog) is exempt. ”[①]

After hearing this, Kangxi smiled and said, "They will be free." ”

Qingyue said again: "The seventh master wants to marry a girl surnamed Zhao Hanren, this girl's father is a landed talent, known as a small property, but there are no children under his knees. Raise this girl as a man, it is said that this Zhao girl knows all the poetry and songs, and she plays the piano well, and the seventh master is unforgettable when she hears it...... "Qingyue said this, so she stopped, this kind of thing, whether it is good to say that Miss Zhao's style is corrupt, whether it is said that she has the style of Zhuo Wenjun, it is all in Kangxi's words.

Kangxi didn't care, and let Qingyue continue, Qingyue continued: "The eighth master, the ninth master, and the tenth master get together, sometimes it's just laughing and laughing, sometimes it's the ninth and tenth masters discussing the issue of private property profits, and sometimes they also talk about the government. The most talked about government affairs is the promotion, appointment, and dismissal of officials. But the matters of sending the ceremony were all done by the ninth master. When the tenth master is fine, he will also accompany him. ”

Kangxi said unhappily: "He has a heart." ”

Qingyue lowered her head and pretended not to hear.

Kangxi glanced at Qingyue who was kneeling on the ground, since she recently punished her and Yinxiang, she is such an attitude, the recklessness and courage that she still had in her body before have been collected, doing things quietly, being obedient, kneeling quietly, sitting quietly, standing quietly...... Whether this is the result he wants or not, he will also use this chess piece.

Yinxi, who had been sick at home for a long time, suddenly received a decree from the inner court and ordered Guo Luoluo to preside over the funeral of Concubine Min for the concubine. On the surface, this is a funeral, revealing bad luck, but this is the meaning of the inner court, and it has become decent again. Guo Luo Luo complained a little by his temperament, but he became serious, the funeral that was not big, was held by her to "drum music", "grief and sorrow", and the people who came and went to mourn were endless, so that the whole capital knew that there was a childless old lady in the imperial city. Yin Yu looked scared, saw him several times, and asked him to come forward to stop Guo Luoluo's absurdity, but Yinyu held the book and said that she would go, as long as she didn't violate the rules. Guo Luoluo's nonsense didn't bother him, but what made him upset was another thing: Qingyue hadn't contacted him since he came back from Chengde. He secretly asked the little eunuch who contacted Qingyue, and the little eunuch shook his head, as soon as Qingyue came back, he was promoted to the emperor's chief chef, replacing Mama Su who left the palace, and it was difficult for him to see Qingyue in private, let alone pass on the news. He went to Qingyue's hut several times to wander, and was always questioned by the old lady who served Qingyue, and he had to push away every time.

Yinxi always felt that Qingyue's trip to Chengde this time was strange. Prepare to cool off half a year in advance, although it is not without precedent before, but it is a headache to let the close person leave casually. Then after Qingyue came back, she was promoted to three levels by virtue of Bai and became the chief manager, and the female officials in the palace have survived all their lives, and they may not be able to survive this position. Although this is all decided according to the emperor's preferences, why can Qingyue make Huang Ama suddenly like it, and like it so much that she likes to replace the person she has used for more than ten years. In the end, it's been almost a month and a half since Qingyue came back, why don't you contact yourself, is she hiding from herself, or does Huang Ama find out something, or maybe it's Qingyue...... Thinking of this, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, Qingyue's departure had already driven him crazy, if she betrayed him, what did he mean by living......

Zhao Yuan'er knew that Yinxi had been a little distracted recently, looking at the book, not turning a page for a long time, fishing for fish, the fish food was eaten up by the fish, and he didn't pull the hook, he was drawing, and he couldn't put pen to paper. He explained it and let the people who served him pass through the snacks, and whoever upset Lord Belle would not make anyone happy. For a while, the people who served Yinxi were cautious, and everyone had a dark cloud on their heads, just like the master.

The person sent to investigate came back, and Zhao Yuan'er happily pushed the door in: "Master, you're back!" ”

Yin Yu stood up from the recliner and ordered Zhao Yuan'er to invite people in. Zhao Yuan'er took one step and two steps to bring the man in.

"Minions, see Lord Belle." After the man entered the door, he first greeted Yinxi.

Yinxi waved his hand: "Xu Jing, you have been with me for so many years. Don't be polite, tell me about your inquiry. ”

Xu Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "As Lord Belle expected, Miss Qingyue didn't go to Chengde. ”

Yinxi's heart sank, she really deceived herself, was she as stupid as the prince in her mind? Yinyu motioned to Xu Jing, and Xu Jing continued: "The slave found out from the post station that Miss Qingyue did not have a record of going to Chengde, but he didn't dare to be careless, he went to Chengde in person, found our people, and checked inside and outside the palace in Chengde, no one had seen her, but the slave found out one thing. ”

Yinxi waited for Xu Jing to speak on the surface, but his heart began to be irritable, Xu Jing thought that he was telling a story, and it was not good to say something, and it also aroused people's appetite.

Xu Jing replied with some pride: "Master, in the Zhuangzi of the fourth master Chengde, there is a woman, this woman is pregnant, and she gave birth to a boy on the day the slave returned. ”

Yinxi thought it was a big deal, and when Xu Jing said it, he didn't think it was funny, a Baylor raised more women and children, what was this, besides, there were not many children of the fourth brother's concubine, as long as the fourth brother was willing, please play the emperor, and the emperor canonized it, they can't talk about the fourth brother's private virtue with this matter, or take the opportunity to attack the fourth brother's power in the court.

Seeing that Yinxi was as calm as ever, Xu Jing was anxious, and only then did he say that this woman and the prince's chief maid often met in secret.

As soon as Yin Yu heard this, his head exploded, could it be that this woman is the prince's woman? The fourth brother is raising an heir for him, so what does this cold-faced king want to do? Immediately, Yinxi's head was full of excitement: "Zhao Yuan'er, go to the account room and take a thousand taels of silver to Xu Jing." ”

Xu Jing said that he didn't dare, and Yinyu said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, now you go back to Chengde immediately, give me a good look, and this is a token of Daxing Firm, you can use this to mobilize any Daxing Firm's people and things." ”

Xu Jing knelt down and took the token with both hands, kowtowed to Yinxi and said, "The slave will definitely live up to the master's explanation." ”

The fourth brother, who is just on the surface, also has his own little Jiujiu? He has always not believed it, the thoughtful fourth brother, the arrogant and untamable fourth brother will not have that mind, the thirteenth brother is blocking for him in front, and the back is leaning on the prince, compared to the third brother and the fourteenth brother, maybe he is his biggest threat.

In the evening, Zhao Yuan'er rushed in with a happy face, and he handed over the secret letter from Qingyue to Yinxi.

After carefully inspecting the seal, Yinxi slowly opened the secret letter, found the book, and wrote the secret words on the paper one by one: Tomorrow morning, see you in the Jingshan Pavilion behind the Baiyun Temple. He then rolled the paper and burned it at the lantern, and the fire was so bright that it devoured the paper, and when the paper burned out, the fire disappeared with it.

Yinxi didn't sleep well all night, even if she squinted, she dreamed, dreaming of his dead Eniang, she was crying, not the kind of heart-rending crying, but quietly crying, as if her eye socket was a spring, and tears kept pouring out, if he didn't open his eyes, her tears would not stop......

Baiyun Temple was the family temple of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty at the beginning, and later the dynasty changed, and it was abandoned here, and the grass also grew more than one person high, and there were only wild beasts such as roe deer and foxes in ordinary times. Later, in the tenth year of Kangxi, an empty Taoist came here for nothing, took out a hundred taels of gold from the oil pot with his bare hands, and then rebuilt the Baiyun Temple with this hundred gold, and gave lectures here, alchemy and self-cultivation. Because of this history, since the Baiyun Temple was rebuilt, there is an endless stream of crazy men and women who come to worship in Baiyun Temple, those who do business seek wealth, those who travel seek peace, those who do officials seek promotion, and the mother-in-law asks for children and marriages.

Yin Xi put on civilian clothes early in the morning, held a plain fan, took two house slaves, and arrived at Baiyun Temple.

Baiyun Temple is hidden in the valley, built by the mountain, there is a reservoir opposite, Kangxi 30 years, only repaired, straight to the Gyeonggi River. This is the first time he has come to this view, he is not like the fourth brother, he worships the Buddha, he only believes: worship ghosts and gods and stay away. Just after the early spring, the new green all over the mountains, lined with a little peach blossom and apricot blossom, is very pleasant to see.

When he entered the view, he also followed the customs, cleaned his hands and lit three incense sticks, and bowed three times to the Yuan Shi Tianzun.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" A loud voice sounded in the corner.

Yin Yu looked for prestige, and he was old-fashioned, dressed in gossip clothes, holding a whisk in his hand, and sneering at him. Yinxi returned the gift and instructed his entourage to donate a tael of silver.

Lao Dao said: "Poor Dao is here, just following the wishes of the family teacher, not for the donor's one or two pieces of silver." ”

Yin Yu smiled: "I don't know who the Immortal Elder Family Master is, and what his last wishes are. ”

Lao Dao glanced at the disapproving Yinxi, and said: "The family teacher is the head of the empty road, before he turned into an immortal, he once explained to the poor road, around the time of today, there will be a noble person coming, let me be here, and make a good relationship with him." ”

Yinxi still smiled, and instructed his entourage to seal a letter of one hundred taels of silver and give it to the immortal chief, asking him to do a ritual for his deceased mother.

Seeing that Yinxi was unmoved, Lao Dao pushed away the silver handed by his entourage, and sighed: "That's it!" This is what the tutor asked me to transfer to the nobles. Then, he handed Yinxi a yellow apricot-colored bag.

Yinxi took it with both hands, and signaled his entourage to hand over the silver taels, and the old Taoist saw that Yinxi had received the bag, took the silver taels, and went out of the hall, poof, and threw the silver taels into the fireproof water tank. Talking in his mouth: Idiot, stupid, the world only says that husband and wife are good, how can they not see the catastrophe coming, and fly separately; Foolish, idiot, the world only says that children are good, how can I not see no filial son at the bedside of a long-term illness; Foolish, stupid, the world only talks about money and good wealth, how can I not see Shi Chong's green pearl dilemma; Stupid, stupid, the world only says that it is good to be an official, how can you not see the dream of Jinling white sideburns......

Yinxi looked at the back of the old man, and thought to himself: I don't know if I despise him, or if he underestimates me.

When I arrived at the Jingshan Pavilion in the back mountain, Qingyue had not yet arrived. Yinxi admired the spring scenery with his back hand, and the depression and unhappiness of a few months seemed to be much more relaxed. There was a grass-colored aroma in the air, which was more refreshing than the incense in the room, maybe in the future, he could go out and walk more, he was just reprimanded, not imprisoned like the old thirteen.

After a while, Qingyue came with a basket, but there were no incense candles in the basket. After greeting him, Qingyue stood behind him silently and accompanied him to enjoy the beautiful scenery of spring. At a glance, she was much thinner than before. wanted to ask, but held back, since she was looking for him, then wait for her to speak first.

After waiting for a long time, Qingyue didn't say a word, Yinyu frowned, wasn't she in a hurry to return to the palace?

Qingyue saw Yinxi's thoughts, but she couldn't speak first.

The two stood in Jingshan Pavilion for a long time, and only then did Yinxi ask, "What are you looking for me?" ”

Qingyue leaned over, gave Yinxi another salute, took out food and wine from the basket, put them on the stone table, set up the dishes and chopsticks, and poured the wine.

"You want to invite me to dinner?" Yin Yu asked.

Qingyue pleaded and met Yinxi's eyes: "You drink this glass of wine first, and I'll tell you." ”

Yinyu took the wine handed by Qingyue, drank it without hesitation, and then showed Qingyue the empty cup.

Qingyue also drank all the wine in front of her, and then slowly said to Yinxi: "This is the wedding wine of me and the Thirteenth Master." ”

Yinxi's hand holding the cup trembled, and he thought he had misheard. can look down at the plate, the children and grandchildren are gluttonous, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious, the mandarin ducks are playing in the water, a match made in heaven, as if all this is true.

"No way, Thirteen is a sinner, and the Emperor Ama will not give him this grace. You're lying to me! Yinxi's hands trembled even more.

Qingyue smiled lightly: "Yes, the emperor doesn't give us grace." Won't we give grace to ourselves? ”

Yinxi's face turned pale: "You guys are crazy." ”

Qingyue replied that we were all crazy.

Yin Yu wanted to speak again, but Qingyue stopped in front of him.

[(1)] Excerpt from "The Legend of the Laughing Forest"