After all, Zilan is a daughter, even if she practices martial arts to strengthen her body, her skeleton is not as burly as a man. She wore a coarse gray robe and a blue jacket, and her knees were on the ground, her hands propped up on the cold stone slabs, and her shoulders shivered with cold.

Fourteen was not a cold person, and he was afraid that he would trample her down with one foot, so he stepped on the copper saddle and turned over on his horse. Seeing that Fourteen didn't step on her back, Zilan was moved in her heart, Lili Suosuo got up, made way out, and said respectfully: "Congratulations to the master." ”

When the horse's hooves sounded, she dared to raise her head, and watched the fourteenth escort disappear into the corner of the street, without a trace, before turning back to work in the horse house.

To the gate of Donghua, the genius is bright, the dark mountains rise and fall, the palace people are holding lanterns to serve the master in various residences, the eighth master and the ninth master stand under the palace wall hand in hand, and when they see the fourteenth, they look nervous and say: "Go quickly." Fourteen was surprised, followed the two of them in a few steps, and said, "What's wrong?" The eighth master looked straight at the end of the palace street, and he couldn't hear joy and anger in his words, he said: "Yesterday, the lights of the Qianqing Palace were not extinguished all night, and the emperor Ama stayed all night. He looked at it four times again, and said in Fourteen's ear: "It is said that it is for the corruption case of Tuoheqi, and the prince is involved." The Ninth Master said on the side: "Tuo Heqi is the elder brother of the concubine, and Huang Ama is angry for this. ”

The harem and the previous dynasty, plus the crown prince, the older Kangxi gets, the more suspicious he becomes, and he always feels that the prince is colluding inside and outside to kill the king and seize the throne. Fourteen Dao: "I have long heard that Tuo Heqi is favored by the emperor Amma, and often uses the prince's honor guard when traveling, and a cabinet coat dares to act so perversely, which is really bold, and if the emperor Ama wants to deal with it, it is really a wise move." The four eunuchs lit the way in front, and there were palace people on both sides to ask for peace, and the eighth master's tone was extremely stern, as if teaching a student, and said: "What you said just now, you must not mention it in front of Huang Ama, you just don't know what to do, you don't have to get involved." ”

Fourteen listened to the words of the eighth master, and didn't even ask the reason, so he said, "Okay." ”

The concubine was in a panic all day, and she didn't even eat breakfast, so she went to the Yifei Palace in a panic. Concubine Yi loves to sleep lazy, and someone was shocked by her sweet dream, so she got up angry and ignored Concubine Ding. Ding Concubine laughed for a long time, and then talked about her brother Tuo Heqi's corruption and dismissal, and begged Concubine Yi to give her an idea.

Concubine Yi is arrogant, but she is very assertive in major matters, the palace maids held a large bouquet of fresh and delicate plum blossoms, she took off her armor and twisted a few flowers on the bun, looked at the glass mirror and said: "Your eldest brother and the crown prince are close, and the crown prince will protect him." If the crown prince can't keep him, it's useless to ask anyone. After a pause, he got up and put on a palace robe with pale yellow piping and white background printed with peony flowers, put on a moon-white jacket, leaned on the pillow, and said: "Don't ask around in a panic, the emperor hates the fact that the former dynasty and the harem have something to do with it, not to mention your eldest brother." Even if your eldest brother is locked up, killed, and hanged, you have to stay quietly in the palace without making noise or making noise, and nothing happens when anything happens. ”

Hearing the words "killed and hanged", Concubine Ding only felt her heart tremble, and her tears flowed: "The concubine is stupid, she can't have a Buddha heart like Niangniang, and she can be quiet and inactive." Concubine Yi remembered that when the emperor confined the eighth and fourteenth masters in the summer resort, she was afraid that the ninth elder brother would be involved, and she was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night, and she was sick and couldn't get up for several days. In this way, he has a little understanding and pity for the concubine, but the brother is the elder brother, and it is nothing compared to his own son.

Concubine Yi took out her heart and said: "If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the twelfth elder brother, his uncle has committed something, and the emperor still doesn't know how to suspect it, if you stir up another stick..." Concubine Ding learned from the pain, took out the embroidered handkerchief into the placket, wiped away the tears, and said: "Sister is right, my sister has fallen out of favor for a long time, if it weren't for the twelve elder brothers to rely on, I don't know what it would be like to be down." Now, reciting scriptures and writing is already a blessing for cultivation in previous lives, where can I take care of who and what things outside? Concubine Yi shook her hand and said, "That's exactly the reason." ”

After talking for a while, Concubine Fang Qiang held back her heart palpitations and returned to the dormitory with an indifferent face.

The brothers are speculating about how Kangxi will deal with Tuoheqi and how to deal with the crown prince. As if it was fine, the Household Department and the Ministry of Industry still took turns in the study, and after dinner, he took the Ninth Master to the shooting range to test archery. Coincidentally, the thirteenth and fourth masters were also there, and the fourth master was calm and relaxed, and said with a smile: "It's more interesting than that, how about making a bet?" ”

Fourteen was interested, and said, "What are you betting on?" ”

The fourth master pointed to the imperial garden and said, "Who has the least red hearts, how about going to the forest to catch a squirrel and give it to the person with the most red hearts?" "The fourteenth master understands in his heart that the fourth master is playing a pretense in front of Huang Ama, and when Huang Ama asks him what he has done, he will say that after the brothers have finished archery and caught squirrels in the forest, Huang Ama may reprimand a few words of unprofessionalism, playthings and the like, but he will never be suspicious, and he can also stay out of the Tuoheqi incident.

Fourteen is very confident in his riding and archery skills, and deliberately competes: "If I lose, I am willing to go to the forest to catch squirrels, but if I win, I want the fourth brother to grind a cup of ink for me." ”

His eyebrows were upturned, his eyes were fixed on the fourth master, and the corners of his lips were smiling.

The ninth master reached the fourteenth with his elbow, gritted his teeth and said softly: "This is too much..." The ninth master was surprised.

At the sound of the order, the guards immediately set up the red target and prepared their bows and arrows.

The four elder brothers were in their prime, all of them were burly and tall, they were dignified and well-dressed, and they all stood in the courtyard, causing the palace maids and grandmothers who passed by around to stop and talk in a low voice. There is a palace maid Hong'er who was sent by the master to the Huanyi Bureau to get pulp and laundry, and there is also a palace maid Wumei, who is always present in Yonghe Gongshi, who sent clothes to the Huanyi Bureau, and the two of them each stood in the corner door with a basket of clothes to peek. At first, the two of them didn't speak yet, because the fourth master was hit by an arrow, and Lede Hong'er said: "The fourth master is really powerful, and the archery is so powerful, it compares the other masters." ”

Wumei lives in Yonghe Palace, and Concubine De often summons the Fourteenth Master, so she often meets Fourteen, and helps Fourteen from the bottom of her heart, and is willing for him to win. In addition, Shi Chang is now the most favored concubine in the palace, and even the palace maids below are also flying and domineering.

Wu Mei rolled her eyes and said: "Among the elder brothers, only the fourteenth master's riding and archery martial arts are the most powerful, who in the palace doesn't know, don't talk about embarrassing nonsense here." Hong'er was like Concubine Yi, with a pungent heart, pointing to the tip of Wumei's nose and saying, "Which palace are you from?" You dare to talk to me like this, you don't want to live anymore, do you? Wu Mei couldn't bear to be bullied, and said with a stiff neck: "My master is Shi Changzai of Yonghe Palace, and the emperor has to run to our yard four or five times a day." Hong'er smiled coldly and said: "A girl who is always there, she dares to show off her power in front of me, I tell you, even if your master sees me, you have to be polite." ”

They began to insult one by one, and no one refused to obey anyone, and they saw that they were about to fight, but two people suddenly turned in from the palace street. The man who walked in front was dressed in a bright yellow end coat and a red-tasseled winter crown hat, and his face was not angry and arrogant, so that people did not dare to look directly.

Li Dequan shouted: "Shut up, the emperor has arrived." ”

Hong'er Wumei trembled with fright, and hurriedly knelt down, and said with a trembling mouth: "The slave maid asks the emperor for peace." ”

Kangxi indifferently looked at the two palace maids who were prostrate on the ground, as if looking at the two little grasshoppers, there was no trace of emotion in his tone, and said: "The emperor lost his manners, drag it down." Li Dequan naturally understands the meaning of "drag it down", and just now the emperor said "drag it down" to the two eunuchs in the Qianqing Palace. To drag it down is to drag it down and cut it.

Li Dequan gestured back, and four eunuchs stepped forward and dragged the two of them towards the palace street. Hong'er has followed Concubine Yi for many years, looking at the formation, knowing that there is no way to live, so she struggled and shouted, tears welled up: "Your Majesty, spare your life, your emperor, spare your life..." ”

The eunuchs snorted, and one of them took out a handkerchief and blocked the shouting mouth.

Such a great movement alarmed the birds of a tree, and they fluttered across the air of the riding range, and a bird with bad eyes struck its head on the mouth of Fourteen's arrow.

Kangxi saw a few brothers, a slight smile appeared on his tired face, and said, "What about archery?" The fourth master took half a step forward and said with a smile: "Back to the emperor Amma, the ministers and others are comparing arrows." Kangxi picked up a bow in his hand, put himself in a correct position, and as soon as his right hand was loosened, the arrow flew out, and in a moment, the counting guards flew with red flags, indicating that they were in the middle of the red heart.

The fourth master praised: "Huang Ama has good eyesight and good archery!" ”

Kangxi was a little happy and said, "You compare arrows? The ninth master smiled: "I also made a bet, if the fourth brother wins, Fourteen will help him catch a squirrel in the forest." If Fourteen wins, the fourth brother will grind a cup of ink for him. Kangxi pointed to the fourth master and said with a smile: "You have sharpened the ink, and the fourteenth reading can't compare to you, but even I admire the martial arts of riding and archery." ”

The fourth master said with a smile: "Huang Ama is right, the son is just betting on pleasure, but I didn't expect to really win." Fourteen couldn't help it anymore, and said, "No, no, if it weren't for the bird of that tree flying over and blocking my arrow, how could I lose?" ”

Fourteen was faintly childish, Kangxi not only didn't care, but said with a rhetorical smile: "Manly man, if you lose, you lose, what's the big deal, go, catch a squirrel for your fourth brother." He took out a handful of peanuts from his purse and handed it to Fourteen, saying, "Don't let the eunuch help you catch it, you can only be sincere when you catch it yourself, and this one will be useful." He didn't look at the fourteenth face full of sorrow, patted him on the shoulder, and said lovingly: "Go, Huang Ama is waiting for you here." ”

In fact, Fourteen is Kangxi's youngest adult son, and when he first studied for a few years, he was the most favored by Concubine De, so the foundation of Fourteen Manchu Han and Mongolian languages was almost taught by Kangxi himself, and it was at this level that he was much closer than other princes.

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