Chapter 22 Chapter 21 Under the Prince's Door

The children of the shabby Eight Banners are also the children of the Eight Banners. It took Yeletu two nights to finally find the channel for trusting the letter to the Eleventh Palace. Yehenala was worrying about Wang Qiu's health, but there was no movement on Yugege's side, so it was not good to go out casually. government.After receiving the news, he was overjoyed, and a day later, he sent an unpretentious sedan chair to an alley not far from Flagstaff Lane. The following experience was consistent with Wang Qiu's expectations, afternoon tea, cakes containing strong love potion, and then the drug's effect, the two hugged and rolled into a ball, gasping, laughing, and moaning.This time Wang Qiu was very open, because he knew in his heart that there is no friendship without a reason in the world, and if he wants Yehenala to do things for him, he must give her what he needs most.At the moment of physical entanglement, Yugege's delicate and fiery face and Lu Yunjiao's white and tender body occasionally flashed in his mind. Perhaps, he has held back for too long and needs to indulge.

After the passion, the two lay on the bed panting.Yehenara put her head on his chest, drew circles on his body one after another contentedly, and said with a chuckle: "I can't see that you look like a frail scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken. So fierce." Wang Qiu said lightly: "Physical training is also a compulsory item for floating doors, otherwise how can you survive in the murderous arena?" She smiled even more charmingly: "Your master still teaches this?" He said lazily: " No, this depends on talent, you can’t force it.” She said: “What kind of talent is it? It’s said that the Manchus were born on horseback, and they are physically strong, so they should be better than the Han people in that respect, but my old lady happened to meet Yinyang. When the pewter gun head's work is not wilting, he will finish it in a short time, and I feel that he hasn't woken up yet..."

Wang Qiu was afraid that she would get more and more enthusiastic, and it would be weird to discuss this with the dignified prince's side Fujin, so he asked, "Is it settled with Su Keji?" "Well, that's right," she put her snow-white arms on him, "Why did you insist on calling him to the palace? Wouldn't it be better for you to go to his house to talk?" "Because this matter requires Fujin to come forward in person." "Aren't you just asking a few questions?" Wang Qiu shook his head: "Not only that, I want to ask him to do a very important and quite dangerous matter. If it is done well, it will lead to prosperity, promotion and fortune, and if it is not done, the wife and children will be scattered and the family will be ruined."

"So serious?" Yehenara frowned slightly, "Didn't your adoptive father just participate in the underground flower fair and lose some money, how could it be so complicated? Su Kezi has been in the officialdom for decades, he is tactful and cautious, and he is careful in his life. , It’s okay to do some insignificant things, but I’m afraid I can’t bear the burden.” Wang Qiu sighed: "I don't know, but the current situation is getting more and more urgent, and a lot of pressure is on the top. Su Keji's move is a last resort, otherwise I will just sit and wait to die."

Hearing what he said, Yehenala immediately felt pity. She finally found the pleasure of being immortal from him, and secretly wished that it would last forever, so how could she be willing to let go?Caressing his cheek, he said: "Don't worry, you explain the plan in detail, I'll talk to Su Kezi with him, and if you can't move the prince out - that old guy is so lazy on the bed, but he is always responsive to us, His snort can scare Su Kezi to death." So the two stood up in their clothes, and Wang Qiu put forward his plan: To put it simply, he followed Tao Xingyu's old path, asked Su Keji to find the person who dragged him into the water, and expressed his willingness to participate in the underground flower fair to gamble and bet on what he needed. The silver was provided by Wang Qiu, and Su Keji had to record all the members of the underground flower club during the gambling process in order to trace it.

After hearing this, Yehenara felt relieved, and said with a smile: "It's not as scary as you described, just tell Su Kezi to be careful, don't sneak around to pry into other people's secrets, just let nature take its course, it's all about winning or losing." He's just playing with your money." "The people in the Underground Flower Club are cunning and suspicious. Once they find something strange, they will kill them without mercy. My adoptive father, Mr. Wang, and the whole family of Qingchen who just happened are proofs. Therefore, he must be extra careful. Don't contact him any more, and then you will have to rely on Fujin to deal with him."

"You still call me Fujin," she poked his forehead with a half-smile, "the more you grow, the angrier you get, understand?" "This..." Wang Qiu didn't know what to call her. The little maid coughed lightly outside, Yehenara raised her voice and asked what was the matter, the little maid said that Su Keji had arrived and was waiting in the study. Yehenara said: "Understood, I'll go right away." Turning to Wang Qiu: "You don't need to come forward about this matter, I will tell him directly." "Thank you Fujin." Wang Qiu bowed deeply.

She glared at him: "Call me Fujin again?" Wang Qiu waited alone in the wing room for about half a stick of incense, feeling uneasy, fearing that Su Keji would refuse the matter at the expense of his own life, so he walked around the room dozens of times, finally hoping that Yehenala would come back, and hurriedly greeted him. The former asked: "How is it?" Her pink face Hanchun glanced at him: "I still want to ask? How dare he not agree to what I said?" "Thank you very much." He breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "What's his attitude? Is he reluctant?"

"Actually, when you approached him two days ago, he already had a premonition that you would make such a move, so he thought about the reasons for refusing. However, I approached him personally, and my words implied that I have an unusual relationship with you. If I refuse, I will be very upset." Very angry, he has nothing to say and promises to do his best." Wang Qiu's face became hot, and he said: "How can Fujin spare his own reputation... If word of this guy gets out..." Yehenara said indifferently: "He dares! Do you want to live? As for the silver taels for gambling, you can send them over by yourself in a few hours. It doesn't matter if you give more, just make him feel better."

In the end, everyone in the palace thought about everything, Wang Qiu said gratefully: "Yes, I will do it right away." "Wait," she pressed his shoulder and said with a smile, "I'll make an appointment with him in the third watch, it's still early, we..." "Ah!" Wang Qiu's scalp was numb, "I, I..." She suddenly bit his ear, and said: "After tonight, you have disappeared without a trace. Unless there is something else, where can I find it? Come with me!" When she led him to the sandalwood bed with beautiful tassels, Wang Qiu felt like a poor little sheep.

On the second watch, Wang Qiu was almost helped into the sedan chair, and quickly left the small gate in the backyard of the palace and went straight to Su Keji's house.Su Keji has been waiting with the light on, and when he saw Wang Qiu, he complained: "Well, Mr. Wang, you don't have enough loyalty. Use Prince Fujin to suppress the official. This, this is a job that easily loses your head!" Wang Qiu didn't explain, but took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket and stuffed them into his hand, saying: "It's ten thousand taels in total, my lord, count it, this is the capital of my lord's participation in gambling, of course you don't have to put it all in, lest it doesn't match your wealth It aroused the other party's vigilance. At the beginning, I reported two thousand taels, saying that it was the capital of the family. After a while, I pretended to be optimistic about the bet, asked for more bets, and asked where I could borrow gambling funds, so as to gradually increase the bet. , you can bet up to seven or eight thousand taels." "Then eight thousand taels will be enough, and I will count the extra banknotes for you." Su Keji made a gesture to draw a few silver bills, but Wang Qiu quickly stopped him, and said sincerely: "This matter is dangerous and unpredictable. My lord is willing to step up to take on this important task. I am grateful to you. There is nothing in return. The extra silver bills will be used as your lord's subsidy." For household use, buy some clothes for my sister-in-law and nephew, please be sure to accept them." Su Keji has also become a fine old bureaucrat. After being humble, he put away the silver ticket and said, "I'm sorry to call you an official... Now that the scientific examinations in all provinces are basically over, the list of Jinshi has been submitted to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites and other yamen, and I will be dismissed tomorrow." I went to meet that person and revealed that I wanted to participate in the gambling list." "Who is that person?" Wang Qiu asked along the way. "Hmm..." Su Keji hesitated again and again, but tonight Yehenala's unabashed support for Wang Qiu and the 10,000 taels of silver bill helped, he gritted his teeth, "Anyway, Mr. Wang will find out in the future, To put it plainly, this person's name is Ha Feng'a, the head of the sixth-rank Lan Ling in the House of Internal Affairs. Although he is only from the rank-6, the House of Internal Affairs is a place to serve the emperor, and it also assists the daily affairs of the prince's mansion and Baylor's mansion. It is an exquisite position. Therefore, the communication is extensive, and almost half of the officials stationed in Beijing know each other.” "Hafon..." "He has a lot of background. He has been working in the Eighth Prince's Mansion before, and he is Ahebao's personal bodyguard." The message that Yeletu inquired from Zaktar suddenly flashed in Wang Qiu's mind: Qingchen committed suicide because of "slander" Ah Hebao misleading him to bet on the wrong person, causing him to lose all his money, and thus angered the Eight Princes' House. So happy that dozens of members of the whole family disappeared. From Hafeng'a to Ahebao, this line is closely connected with the underground flower club. It seems that the strategy of finding Su Kezi to break into the underground flower club is correct. Next, the two agreed on the secret contact method in the future and the method of contacting in an emergency. Wang Qiu also taught some precautions for gambling and betting, the key to extracting the underground flower party, etc., and they kept talking about the weather. bright. Back at the residence in Flagstaff Lane, Wang Qiu felt that his whole body was about to fall apart, and fell asleep on the bed with his head covered. Normally, Yehenara was a well-known young woman, and no matter how strong a man was, she couldn't bear to toss her words. Wang Qiu didn't even have the strength to argue, and soon fell asleep. After sleeping until noon the next day, Yeletu fried a plate of dog meat, fresh carp from the Yellow River, and lotus seed udon soup.Wang Qiu didn't argue with him, and ate his bowl upside down without saying a word. After walking around the yard a few times, he still felt sore and backache, and wanted to go back to sleep again.Yeletu leaned against the door to stop him, and said with a fake smile: "Yugege came over this morning." "Ah! She, why is she here?" Wang Qiu asked in surprise. "I thought I took dumb medicine last night," Yeletu said, "What good can I do? Her eyes were swollen like fish bubbles from crying, and she came in to find 'Wang Qiu, the heartless', so I stopped her immediately." Said that the master went out, so she took a bench and sat in the courtyard to wait. I was at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, Wei Sie Baylor rushed over after a while, and tried to persuade her to go back. Master, when the two of them mentioned marriage proposal, is Zhou Yurong in the end? what happened?" Wang Qiu secretly rejoiced that he slept soundly, otherwise he really couldn't cope with this situation, sighed deeply, and told the story of Wei Sie Baylor's door-to-door proposal.Yeletu said angrily: "It's not mean to say that Wei Xie Baylor is so mean. He obviously messed up the situation, but he put the responsibility on the Lord and became a peacemaker himself." Wang Qiu said: "You can't blame him, Wei Siebeile was also under a lot of pressure. After all, it is an iron law that Manchus and Hans are not allowed to intermarry. Wang Qiu is just a grassroots man, and he is a disgraceful gambling disciple. If it is spread, it will only discredit the entire family of King Keqin. Good morning." "Yes, what I said is right," Yeletu nodded in agreement. As a student of the Eight Banners, he naturally knew the weight of it.After a moment of silence, he showed his face again and said, "However, what I lost was Sang Yu and what I gained was Dongli. I made up for it last night, right?" "Okay, here we go again." Wang Qiu pushed him away impatiently, and after entering the room, he thought of something, then turned back and said, "Is Ha Feng ah on the list of going to Xi Da Niang's brothel?" "It seems..." Yeletu took out the list and scanned it again, "Yes! He went there twice in four days, one at noon, and stayed there with two strangers for an hour; People go, and the time is very short, and it takes about half a cup of tea to come out." Wang Qiu took the list and looked at it carefully, and boasted: "Sure enough, I have worked hard. Such a meticulous and thorough record saves a lot of repeated investigations, and rewards them with more money later... These two trips don't seem to be like going to prostitutes. .” "Well, who would want to come out so soon after taking money to have fun? At least make yourself tired, just like my father," Yeltu stabbed, "It will take longer to go with friends, you wait I, I wait for you, it usually takes three or four hours, this guy has a problem." Wang Qiusui said with reservations about the content of the secret conversation with Su Keji last night, implying that nothing happened with Yehenala. Yeletu was dazed when he heard this, and after a while he slapped his thigh and said: "It seems that what Uncle Qingchen said is right, the root lies in Ah Hebao! In recent years, the Eighth Prince has presided over the examinations, and Ah Hebao is the Eighth Prince's favorite son. The inside story, who will be admitted and who will not be admitted, and it is precisely because of this that Uncle Qingchen believes in Ah Hebao, and bets all his wealth, right?" "Furthermore, if Ah Hebao wants a Jinshi who is slightly inferior in level and is not favored by gamblers to be selected, he only needs to blow the wind in front of the Eighth Prince and beg a few words. It is not surprising that the Eighth Prince is lenient. There are three hundred places." Wang Qiu said. "Immediately transfer back to the brothers on Xi Da Niang's side, and monitor Ahebao and Hafenga with all their strength!" "No, Mrs. Xi is the key person. Her brothel may be an important base for underground flower party activities, contacts, and gambling lists. You must not give up this clue," Wang Qiu said in a deep voice, "There is Su Keji at Hafenga Play by ear, as for Ah Hebao, he is the son of the Eighth Prince after all, so it's better not to move for now." "But Uncle Qingchen..." Yeletu couldn't help feeling sad when he thought of the tragic death of his parents and his family's whereabouts. He rubbed his palms together for a while and said, "I finally understand the anger and pain of my father. I just watched my relatives suffer. Unlucky but helpless, Uncle Qingchen treats me... well..." Wang Qiu stood up and patted him: "At least we have a direction to work hard, let's go, go for a walk for a while, recharge our energy, and start harassing thirteen casinos from tonight, there is no way, the cost is too high, and we can't make ends meet what." Two days later, Wei Sie Baylor hurried to find Wang Qiu, saying that the prince has an invitation, and he left immediately.The two rode fast horses to the Prince's Mansion. Mian Ning was sitting in the study staring at a thick stack of checklists. When he saw them, he smiled and said: "The rain is about to come and the building is full of wind, and the triennial capital test is about to begin." Wang Qiu was startled, but quickly understood what he meant, and said respectfully: "The prince is also investigating the matter of the underground flower festival?" "Huang Ama arranged for me to investigate the cheating in the examination..." Mianning stopped after only half a sentence. Wei Siebeiler and Wang Qiu were both smart people, and immediately realized the meaning: first, the new official took office three fires, and Mianning wanted to stop the chaos of fraud in previous years; The second is that the underground flower club is definitely not willing to give up this piece of fat, and it is bound to come up with more tricks, so it must be handled carefully. Wei Xibei Le said cautiously: "The water of the test is very deep, and it involves the interests of a large number of people." "Since I know it's tricky, how can I sit idly by and ignore it? If things go on like this, the test will become a place for underground flower parties and gamblers to speculate. People with real insight and talent will not be promoted and appointed, and the country will not The country is over!" Mian Ning sneered, "this matter will definitely offend many senior officials of the royal family, but this king has long been prepared, the last time I said something in front of Huang Ama before death, Huang Ama said that we must investigate it to the end and punish those who do not. loan!" "With the full support of the emperor, the crown prince will make great efforts to clear up the trend of cheating in the exam." Wei Xi Baylor flattered him just right. Mian Ning has been in the center of power for a long time, so he is naturally used to flattery, so he turned to Wang Qiu with a slight smile and asked, "Does Mr. Wang have a good plan for this?" Wang Qiudao: "Caomin has arranged for spies to break into the underground flower fair, and there should be an answer in the near future." "Which Beijing officials are known to be involved?" "Uh..." After all, in front of the current crown prince, there is no evidence to speculate, Wang Qiu said, "Although there are a few clues, they have not been confirmed and are under further investigation." "If you need support from the yamen, or if you are short of manpower, you can directly ask the king," Mian Ning smiled at him, "Mr. Wang's bet was right last time, and left a deep impression on Emma Huang. I brought it up in front of the king, saying that the trend of gambling has been repeatedly banned, which shows that it is not enough to just ban gambling blindly, and effective counseling and persuasion are needed, and Mr. Wang is a virtuous person in the gambling family, and the court should reuse it. It is the best policy to persuade gambling, use gambling to avoid gambling, and bring folk gambling style into the right track." "Caomin remember the teachings of the crown prince." Wang Qiu said. Wei Xibei Le took the opportunity to say: "The last time Mr. Wang escaped from prison, Ming Ying and others were desperate and often went to harass him. Dali Temple also threatened him to leave Beijing under the name of the Tao case. Mr. Wang is in a dire situation." There is another layer Trouble him, he is too embarrassed to say it out, that is, Yugege is skeptical about Wang Qiu's promise to marry Zhou Yurong, and he always asks Wang Qiu to find out, and the Baylor Mansion is in a state of turmoil. "There is such a thing?" Mian Ning's eyes narrowed, and he said angrily, "This king has tolerated him again and again, but he is so ignorant, do you really think that this king is a Bodhisattva made of mud-without temper?" Weiss Baylor lit another fire: "Last time I heard Mingying utter wild words, it's true... I didn't take the prince seriously..." A sharp light flashed in Mianning's eyes, but someone who has cultivated to his level has a lot of self-cultivation, restrained his temper and said slowly: "Anyway, the future will be long, and he will always look good in the future. As for Mr. Wang... since Huang Ama intends to use him, Why don't you just concede to take up the post of Shao Zhan in the Prince's Mansion, and assign two guards to Mr. Wang tomorrow, who will also serve as guards and guards, how about it?" Before Wang Qiu could react, Wei Sie Belle tugged at his sleeves, knelt down and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Prince!" After leaving the prince's mansion, Wang Qiu asked confusedly, "What kind of official is Shao Zhan? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Wei Xibei Le said with a smile: "As the saying goes, as long as the prime minister's family is a seventh-rank official, as long as he has a relationship with the Prince's Mansion, no matter the rank, status or status, it is extraordinary. Wait for someone to harass you." "That's true, it's just..." Wang Qiu thought it was funny, "When you go to the casino to play, you must put the guards at home, otherwise, if the two burly men stand behind, who would dare to gamble with them?" Wei Sie Baylor laughed out loud when he heard this.