novelraw Chapter 100
Chapter 100
Shuwan returned home and told the fourth elder brother about Mrs. Cao.
The fourth elder brother was silent for a while after listening, "This Mr. Cao is very cunning, he must be looking at Suo'etu, so he wants to change the family."
"He wants to rely on you? That's strange." Shuwan smiled, "You seldom make friends with ministers. He let the big brother and the eighth brother not contact you, and instead clings to you."
The fourth elder brother was displeased, "What are you talking about? Am I not as good as the boss and the eighth?"
Shuwan hurriedly clarified, "That's not what I meant! I mean that you are indifferent to fame and fortune, and don't like forming cliques."
Then she shrugged again and said something very scumbag, "Of course, if you insist on thinking that way, I can't help it."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
Xiaoxiao made a joke, Shuwan's head was pressed on the shoulder of the fourth elder brother, and she was sticky with him.
"Let's continue what we said just now and continue talking! Why did Mr. Cao want to cling to you?"
The fourth elder brother pinched her face, and simply vented his anger.
"Suo'etu belongs to the prince's party, and he is against the big brother. He dare not take refuge in him. Even if he goes to the past, the big brother may not believe him.
As for Lao Ba, although he doesn't pick anyone, he accepts anyone, but Mr. Cao is not worthy of him against Suo Ertu.Mr. Cao is just an ordinary person, not of much use value. "
Shuwan asked: "Wow, Mr. Cao looks down on you! The eighth elder brother is not willing to recruit someone, why does he think you will help him?"
The truth is such a truth, but Shuwan said it with inexplicable ridicule.
The fourth elder brother explained in a good-tempered manner, "Master Cao is not sure, but he has no better choice. You let him find someone else, and you see who will take care of him."
Mr. Cao has no background and no connections. If it weren't for Shuwan and Wu Fujin doing business, he wouldn't even be able to match up with the fourth elder brother.
This time Shuwan understood everything, and she asked: "Then do you want to accept Mr. Cao's support?"
The fourth elder brother took off the prayer beads on his wrist and fiddled with his fingertips.
After a while, he said: "I can show him a way. As for his future, it depends on his fate. It's not convenient for me to contact Mr. Cao. You can help me with this matter."
The fourth elder brother told Shuwan what to do, and asked her to send a message to Mrs. Cao.
The fourth elder brother originally planned to hang out with Mr. Cao for a few days, but Shuwan said that it is not easy for Mr. Cao to climb to this position, so why bother to bully him?
So the next day, Shuwan sent someone to invite Mrs. Cao.
Sitting opposite Shuwan, Mrs. Cao looked nervous.
"Fu Jin, what does the county king mean?" Mrs. Cao asked with a forced smile.
Shuwan took a sip of her tea, "What the king of the county means is that if Suo'etu has any wrongdoing, Mr. Cao can directly report him in the secret book. If Suo'etu doesn't, then Mr. Cao can feel at ease."
"This..." Mrs. Cao couldn't accept such a result.
This is equivalent to saying nothing!
"My master really admires the king of the county, and wants to do his best for the king of the county."
Shuwan: "Admiration? That's unnecessary." It sounds weird.
"The king of the county has always been diligent in doing things and never made friends with ministers. The prince has taken good care of him these years. Our county king always earnestly completes everything that the prince has told him. Mr. Cao has been an official for many years, so he should know right?"
In the eyes of the prince, the fourth elder brother is his man.Although the important and confidential matters will not be handed over to the fourth elder brother, the prince still needs the support of the fourth elder brother, the county king.
If the fourth elder brother accepts Mr. Cao's support, the prince will not be able to justify it.The fourth elder brother will never destroy his relationship with the prince for the sake of an ordinary official.
Mrs. Cao is not stupid, of course she understands what Shuwan meant.
Shuwan persuaded: "If you want to tide over the difficulties, in the end it depends on Mr. Cao's own choice. Others can't help you."
Shuwan suggested to Mrs. Cao that she would either betray Suo'etu and change her life.Or just wait and see what the emperor will do with Suo'etu after he gets rid of him.
The fourth elder brother's suggestion is to let Mr. Cao wait with peace of mind and do nothing.
"People who have betrayed once will usually betray the second time. No one likes this kind of people. There are many disciples of Suo'etu, and Mr. Cao is just an ordinary one. The law does not punish everyone. Mr. Cao suffers for a while, maybe there will be a turnaround .”
Mrs. Cao was very disappointed. It was as if Sifujin had said nothing.
But she still presented a generous gift, thanking Si Fujin for her guidance.
Shuwan didn't accept her things, "I haven't done anything, so I won't accept the gift. If Mr. Cao survives this calamity safely, you can come to the county prince's mansion and talk to me."
Mrs. Cao thanked Shuwan again, she understood what Shuwan meant.If their family can get through this turmoil safely, Mr. Cao will have the opportunity to be the fourth elder brother's disciple.
Because Shuwan didn't accept gifts, Mrs. Cao bought a lot of things before leaving, and spent a lot of money.
Wu Fujin smiled at Shuwan, "Such a good guest, you should help her. If her family is down and out, then there will be no such a lot of money to take advantage of."
Shuwan smiled and said: "What do you know, it's not the time to help her yet. If I act now, I will be taken advantage of by Xiao En Xiaohui who rushed forward."
Shuwan had passed on the word that Mr. Cao must have understood the meaning of the fourth elder brother, and he did not see him go to other places to seek camp after that.
In May, the weather became hotter, and Shuwan and the fourth elder brother discussed about giving the eldest elder brother a gift.
Last year's draft, the emperor did not send people to the Yongjun palace, but he chose a Fujin for the elder brother, and they got married in June this year.
After Fujin became Zhang Jia's family, it was hard enough to be a stepmother as soon as she entered the house.
The fourth elder brother suggested that the gift should follow the old practice, and it should be two cents thicker than the gift when the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother got married.After all, the elder brother has a title, and the elder brother is a bald elder brother.
Shuwan agreed and asked Chun'er to draw up the gift list.
The two were talking homely, when Su Peisheng suddenly ran in in a panic.
"Prince Fujin allowed the servant to be rude, something serious happened, Suo'etu was arrested, and now he is being detained in the clan mansion."
The fourth elder brother stood up abruptly, "So suddenly!"
"Yeah! No news at all!"
Shuwan asked: "Do you want Si elder brother to go into the palace to have a look?"
The fourth elder brother took two steps out and then backed away.
"No! I can't go! Now is the most chaotic time, we can't get involved." The fourth elder brother said to Shuwan, "Recently, I will try my best to stay with you at home and not go anywhere."
Shuwan smiled and said: "This is the best, it's just a holiday."
The arrest of Suo'etu was a major event, involving a lot in the DPRK.
Apart from his in-laws, more than half of the officials in the court have relations with him.
Over the years, he has sought contacts everywhere for the prince.If anyone rejected him, he even said that he would kill the minister.
Now that he was suddenly arrested, the whole capital was in motion.
The eldest brother bears the brunt of the incident and seizes the time to add insult to injury.He snatched up Suoetu's crimes and seized the opportunity to make Suoetu unable to stand up again.
The eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother are also in the team that made trouble, and the eighth elder brother is still making further plans on how to take over Suo'etu's contacts.
The prince and Suo'etu's people are trying to rescue Suo'etu, and they must not let Suo'etu fall like this.
The capital city was in chaos, people came and went from the Eighth Prince's house next door, and the carriages were almost lined up at the entrance of the alley.
The fourth elder brother is passive and sabotages work, and will never go out if he can hide at home.Although he has been staying at home, he knows the things outside better than anyone else.
After Suo'etu was arrested, the emperor said that Suo'etu formed a party for personal gain and discussed state affairs.
This crime seemed a bit vague, and after the fourth elder brother learned about it, he sighed to Shuwan: "If the prince is smart, it's better not to save Suo'etu this time."
"But the prince can't help it! Suo'etu is the prince's right-hand man, without Suo'etu, there is no arm. He knows that the emperor will not spare Suo'etu, but there are reasons why he has to be saved."
"That's right, the prince is in a dilemma now."
Suo'etu was arrested, and the court was in turmoil, but life was still to be lived.
In June, the elder brother got married, and Shuwan and others all went to congratulate her.
In the main courtyard, the elder brother went to the front to greet the guests after lifting his hijab.
Shuwan and other female relatives talked with the newly appointed Da Fujin.
San Fujin teased: "Look at the way my elder brother walks with the breeze and beaming with joy, it can be seen that he has married a daughter-in-law, and he is very happy."
Dafujin Zhang Jiashi lowered her head shyly, her ears were red.
Shuwan complained in her heart, the elder brother may not be happy because of marrying a wife, right?Suo'etu fell, of course he was happy.
Someone asked: "Why don't you see the elder brothers and princesses in the county palace? Didn't they all come to say hello when Er Niang came in?"
The room was crowded with people, and Shuwan couldn't find who was the one who said it when she turned her head.
When the father marries a wife, why do the children come to join in the fun?I don't know which little slut is owed, the children greeted the stepmother so that she could have fun?
The room became quiet, and Zhang Jia's face was a little apprehensive.After all, she was still young, and she was always worried that she would not be able to get along with her stepson and stepdaughter.
Shuwan turned her head and rushed to the back and said, "Who was talking just now? Why are you so ignorant of the rules? Today is the wedding, and tomorrow is the day when the children and concubines greet Da Fujin."
She smiled at Da Fujin again: "Sister-in-law, you are married, and there are many young guests in the house. The children have to greet their peers! Children are also guests, so you can't neglect them, right? A big brother will introduce the children to you tomorrow." You don't have to worry."
Shuwan pulled Sanfujin and the others to introduce her to each other.
"These are all sisters-in-law. From now on, you can just find us for playing cards and watching theaters. Those are relatives of the clan. Let me introduce you."
With Shuwan's mediation, the room became lively again.Zhang Jiashi smiled gratefully at Shuwan, thanking her for helping out.
When it was time to start the banquet, Wu Fujin and Shuwan went to drink together.
Wu Fujin whispered: "This new sister-in-law doesn't look like a powerful person, I'm afraid life will be difficult in the future."
Shuwan nodded, now the elder brother is focused on fighting for power, and probably has no intention of cultivating a relationship with Zhang Jiashi.After Da Fujin passed away, the elder brother was very playful and treated everyone the same.A young girl like Zhang Jiashi probably won't be able to get into Big Brother's heart.
In the front yard of Zhijun Prince's Mansion, the elder brother sat at the table and greeted everyone for a drink.
He came to the table of the fourth elder brother, and the fourth elder brother quickly picked up the wine glass and stood up.
The elder brother clinked glasses with him and drank the wine in the glass.
The fourth elder brother drank the wine and said with a smile: "Brother is really a good drinker."
The elder brother put his arms around the shoulders of the fourth elder brother, and he leaned into the fourth elder brother's ear and whispered: "Old fourth brother! I admire you very much! I also know that you are ambitious. How has my brother treated you these years? Not bad! Don't be bored at home all the time, come out and help big brother."
The fourth elder brother just smiled, "Thank you for your kindness."
He categorically refused, and the elder brother felt angry when he saw him like this.
"You! Hmph, hang yourself on the tree of the crown prince!"
The eldest elder brother went to find someone else to drink angrily, and the fourth elder brother sat down with a light smile, picking up vegetables and eating slowly.
He doesn't meddle in their affairs!If they love to fight, they will fight!
After the elder brother's wedding banquet ended, the emperor set out for a tour outside the Great Wall within a few days.The fourth elder brother was not among the escorts. Taking advantage of the emperor's absence, he was passive and sabotaged and stayed at home every day.
This man!Don't be too idle, you will make trouble when you are idle.
The fourth elder brother is tired of being by Shuwan's side when he has nothing to do, saying that she has neglected him for a while, and pointing at random with Shuwan's business plan, making Shuwan's head big.
In the past, the fourth elder brother was not at home every day, and Shuwan still missed him, but now the fourth elder brother stayed at home every day, and Shuwan found him annoying.
Shuwan snatched back the business plan from the fourth elder brother.
She said impatiently: "Can you find something to do? Don't always dictate my business map."
In order to keep her ears quiet, Shuwan went all out and sacrificed her son and dog.
"Go and teach Kang Bao how to write! He is your son, and if you don't write well, you will lose face. Or you can teach Xiao Bao to read and recite a thousand-character prose. Or you can go and accompany Da Gege with her. Go fishing in the garden.
Big Ge likes to fish, and I don't allow her to go fishing without an adult.No matter how bad it is, you go play with the tiger head!I'll give you 500 taels of pocket money, you go make clothes for the dog! "
The fourth elder brother was unhappy, "What do you mean? We have only been married for a few years, and you are tired of me?"
Shuwan rolled her eyes, she said this like complaining about her husband.
"I'm busy! But you always make trouble! It's been a long time, and I haven't finished finishing such a little thing!"
The fourth elder brother pointed to the business plan and said: "The thing you wrote is not good at all! You have to raise the price! You have invested so much capital, and the things are sold too cheaply."
"Still going up? If it goes up again, no one will be able to afford it!"
Shuwan called it a good guy, someone more evil than a capitalist appeared, and he was a feudal landowner!
"The price of food has gone up this year, so of course your stuff has to go up too."
Shuwan: "Okay, thank you for your suggestion." But I just didn't change it, just slightly.
While the couple were chatting their teeth, Chun'er came in to announce that the Crown Princess had sent a message, asking Shuwan to enter the palace to speak.
Shuwan turned to look at the fourth elder brother, "Do you think I should go?"
"A few days ago, the elder brother wooed me. Today, the princess called you into the palace. It should be to win me over for the prince. You are on good terms with the princess. For this friendship, you should go to the palace."
Shuwan didn't understand, "Why do you have to win over one or two? I think you are the same as Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother."
Everyone is very low-key, why only win you over?
The fourth elder brother was angry and funny, "In your heart, am I just an incompetent person? Although my title was obtained by the method of cowpox, I have been working hard all these years and I am worthy of this title." Bar!"
Now among the princes, only the elder brother and the fourth elder brother are the county kings. After the third elder brother was reduced to Baylor, he has never regained his title. It is a little embarrassing for him to be caught in the middle.
Shuwan smiled guiltyly: "I... I mean to praise you for your indifference to fame and wealth! You are like a fairy, sucking wind and drinking dew, so you don't care about being wooed by others!"
The fourth elder brother was so angry that he pinched her face, "Since you know that I am indifferent to fame and fortune, then don't agree to the crown princess's solicitation, change clothes quickly and go to the palace!"
Shuwan sucked in the cold air and rubbed her face, "You are too hard, you squeezed my face red!"
Fourth elder brother: "This is to show you some color, so that you don't need to apply rouge."
Shuwan pursed her lips, she ordered someone to prepare a carriage, changed into solemn clothes, and wore a few more jewelry.
Before going out, Shuwan smiled and blessed the fourth elder brother.
The fourth elder brother smiled and went to help her, "Old husband and wife, why are you still polite?"
Shuwan aimed at the right moment, stretched out her hand, patted his ass, turned around and slipped away.
The fourth elder brother was embarrassed to chase someone out of the house, considering that there were people outside the house.
He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Little pervert!"
After entering the palace, Shuwan got into the sedan chair and went directly to Yuqing Palace.On the way, I happened to meet two court ladies next to Empress Defei.
Shuwan ordered people to stop, and beckoned for the concubine's maid to come over.
"What a coincidence, what are you doing?"
"If you go back to Fujin, the slaves will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get this month's monthly money."
One of the maids whispered: "Your Majesty has said that you must never agree to the matter of the Crown Princess."
Shuwan smiled and nodded, "Okay, since you have received the monthly payment, then go back quickly! Don't make your mother wait!"
After the two maids left, the eunuchs carried Shuwan to Yuqing Palace.
Shuwan helped Bu Yao on her bun, the Concubine De concubine has a strong foundation in the palace!The Crown Princess must have kept her secret when she was invited into the palace, she actually found out so quickly.
When they arrived at Yuqing Palace, the Crown Princess greeted her in person, and Shuwan hurriedly saluted.
The princess smiled and said: "Let's avoid these polite etiquette between us! Come in the house, it's hot outside, and there is an ice basin in the house, so it's cool."
There are ice basins in the four corners of the house, and the chill of the ice cubes dispels the heat of summer.
The palace lady set up a table of melon and fruit desserts, and water droplets condensed on the fruits splashed in the well water, making people drool just looking at them.
The Crown Princess dragged Shuwan to talk about this and that, and said a lot of homely things, and finally talked about the fourth elder brother.
"What is King Yong doing recently? The crown prince followed the emperor to the outside of the Great Wall. Sanbeile and Eighth Prince are taking turns guarding the court. Why don't you see King Yong?"
Shuwan thought about it and said: "The king of the county is very angry, and he is the most intolerant to heat. Every summer, I get prickly heat, and it doesn't work if I drink medicine or apply medicine. This summer, the emperor is not in the capital, so the fourth elder brother took the opportunity to dodge. Anyway, there are three beiles and eighth elder brothers Now, nothing can go wrong in the capital."
"It turned out to be like this. In the past few years, King Yong really suffered, and he had to go on business despite the scorching heat."
The corner of Shuwan's mouth was smiling, wondering whether this sentence was ridicule or pure concern.
The princess sighed wearily, "Forget it, I won't go around in circles. With our friendship, it would be too boring to test each other."
The princess held Shuwan's hand, pleading with her eyes, "Shuwan, help me, help the prince. The fourth elder brother is the king of the county, and we need his support."
Shuwan took a deep breath and swallowed.
She held the princess's hand back and said sorry.
"Sorry, I can't agree to this."
The princess lowered her eyes in disappointment, Shuwan felt guilty, but her words were still merciless.
"Crown princess, as you said, with our friendship, we are still testing each other at this time, saying those high-sounding words, and our good fight will be for nothing.
Let me tell you the truth, I am personally willing to help you, but I have my own family, and I have to be responsible for the whole family.To put it bluntly, even if the fourth elder brother joined, the prince would not be able to rescue Suo'etu. "
The princess sighed, "How could I not understand what you said?"
But it's useless for her to understand, the prince has to understand.
Shuwan sat there, her face seemed to be covered with frost.
"Crown Princess, there are no outsiders here. We are close friends. I have a few words to tell you."
The princess had long expected that Shuwan would reject her. Although she was prepared in her heart, she was still disappointed.
She forced a smile and said, "Just talk."
She thought, "Left and Right" are just words of comfort. She has heard this kind of words so much that she is already tired of them.
Shuwan said: "If the prince wants to change the situation, the first thing is that he can't save Suo Ertu. The more he wants to save people, the more angry the emperor will be. The emperor values the prince more than all other princes. In the emperor's heart, the prince has become the current In this way, it was Suo'etu who led him into trouble."
The princess was shocked, "Speak carefully! How dare you talk about government affairs?"
"Is there anyone else here?"
"That's not..."
Shuwan nodded, "Then I'll continue. Second, the crown prince can no longer collect money and be greedy for power. He also pretends to be a courteous corporal, gentle and amiable. He must change his image and act cautiously."
The princess's heart was beating wildly, "You...you said it easily."
Shuwan persuaded in a low voice: "The emperor is only fifty, and he is in good health. The prince will have to endure it for at least another 30 or [-] years. The emperor is not old yet! As juniors, we should be filial. How can we trouble the elders?"
The princess hurriedly covered Shuwan's mouth, "You are so courageous, how dare you say anything?"
"I'm close to you, there's nothing I can't say to you. I can't get the fourth elder brother to help the prince, but I'm an outsider, and I can see it more clearly than you. I can only say a few words, and what I can do is really limited. "
Shuwan dared to say that, every word and every word was for the Crown Princess, what else could the Crown Princess complain about?
She pulled Shuwan and sighed: "I know that you are doing it for my own good, but there are some things you can't say nonsense, even in front of King Yongjun, you can't say those words. Don't worry, I forgot those words just now , will never be passed on.”
With Shuwan's heart-to-heart confiding, the Crown Princess no longer hides it.
"I understand what you said, and the prince understands it too, but the prince can't do it, it's too difficult. The prince is fighting alone, and the princes below are watching. Everyone is staring at that position.
With power in hand, the emperor is worried; without power in hand, the prince is not stable. "
Shuwan patted the princess on the back, chatting to comfort her.
The princess said again: "As for collecting money and other things, I also persuaded him, but the prince just didn't listen. He is used to extravagance, and he is allowed to use everything in the palace, and the good things come to him first. He can't change the luxury at all. Habit."
Shuwan sighed: "It's just a pain for you, you are so sober, life is harder than a foolish person."
"Yes!" The princess's eyes were numb, "Sometimes I wish I was just a side Fujin, and I don't want to think so much, just be happy."
Shuwan sat quietly with the princess for a while, seeing that the palace gate was about to be locked, Shuwan went home.
She has been gone for so long, and the fourth elder brother is anxious to wait.
As soon as Shuwan came home, the fourth elder brother chased after her and asked her.
"What did the princess tell you? How did you answer?"
Shuwan asked Chun'er and Xiaohua to wash her face and remove the jewelry from her head.
After she finished tidying up and kicked out the servants, she chatted with the fourth elder brother about the affairs in the palace.
"You guessed right, the Crown Princess wants you to help the Crown Prince. I refused and said some outrageous things to her. After listening to the Crown Princess, she told me some things that I could not tell others. Finally, I sat with her for a while, and then Just come back."
Fourth elder brother: "...What the hell are you talking about, you are talking about it!"
"It's said that it's treasonous, it's a secret that can't be revealed, so don't get to the bottom of it."
The fourth elder brother didn't force it either, "Did the Crown Princess blame you?"
Shuwan thought for a while, "No! How could the Crown Princess hate me? We both said some unknown things, and we cannot betray each other. Don't worry, the Crown Prince may blame you, but the Crown Princess will never won't blame me."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
Shuwan is well versed in the way of getting along with people, how to draw in the relationship between two people?Of course, let the two have a common secret.One heart-to-heart exchange is worth hundreds of superficial exchanges.
Rejecting the crown princess will not alienate them, but make them closer.
The fourth elder brother is quite at ease when Shuwan does things, she refuses to go into details, and the fourth elder brother does not force her, anyway, she always speaks when she wants to.
The couple were bored at home, and Shuwan continued to prepare for building a workshop in other places.
It happened that the fourth elder brother was by his side, so Shuwan borrowed someone from him carelessly.She asked the fourth elder brother to call some reliable eunuchs to help her manage the workshop, master the product formula, and inquire about things for the fourth elder brother by the way.
The fourth elder brother began to bury Shuwan again, "Thanks to you doing such a big business, how can you leave this kind of thing to the eunuch? Isn't it better than the eunuch to hand it over to the servants below?"
Bao Yi is the servant of the Bannerman, and the Bannerman likes to use their own servants, thinking they are more reliable than others.
Shuwan confronted him, "What if those coatings steal my formula? Eunuchs are more reliable."
"Confused! If you are greedy for the formula, both the coat and the eunuch will steal it. In the face of interests, everyone is the same. Compared with the eunuch, it is more convenient for the coat to work outside."
Shuwan patted her forehead annoyed, indeed, some people look down on eunuchs and think eunuchs are rootless people.
If the eunuch is working outside, I'm afraid he will be made things difficult.If the other party shows a little disrespect, the eunuch will become angry and may deliberately mess up the errand.
"Okay! Coating is also fine. You can find some reliable people for me and send them to the workshop to learn from the master master. If they pass the assessment, they can be the shopkeepers of my workshop."
"Heh, my people also need to be assessed? You are too disrespectful to me!"
Shuwan rolled his eyes at him, "I'm going to take the test, not only I want to test them, I also want to test you!"
Shuwan said with a smile: "Only after passing the test of Ben Fujin can I get into Ben Fujin's bed."
The fourth elder brother looked out through the window curtain, "It's sunny, you think about that kind of thing? Tell me! Where do you want to be, I will satisfy you now!"
Shuwan squinted at him, bah!Stinking rogue!