Kangxi's poison went extremely fast, and he was fine after only a day's rest in bed. As expected by Concubine De, Kangxi did not hold the fourth elder brother accountable, and soon released him from the clan residence. The fourteenth elder brother did not come to greet Concubine De Fei for several days, and he was actually angry with Concubine De Fei. Concubine De is both sad and angry. She has worked hard for half her life to fight for a good future for the fourteenth eldest brother. She didn't think that he not only didn't appreciate it, but also competed with herself.
After a stalemate for a few days, Brother Si had heard of it from nowhere, and personally persuaded the Fourteenth to come to concubine De Fei. Concubine De Fei has always spoiled this little son. Seeing that he was willing to bow his head, her anger in her heart died down. When the fourteenth elder brother coaxed her with a little coquettish coquettishness, the things that happened a few days ago were gone.
The fourteenth elder brother said he would go to Bucufang to practice boxing, and he left after a short while, but the fourteenth elder brother stayed and sat there with Concubine De concubine gossiping. De Fei felt a little guilty about this son. After chatting for a few words, she couldn't help but ask: "You have been blaming Eniang for being partial and helping the old fourteen. This time our mother and son rift is not for you. Is it a good opportunity? Why did you help Old Fourteen?"
Si Age paused, and replied: "Because I have figured it out."
"Oh?" The Concubine Dee felt a little strange, so she heard the fourth elder faintly replied: "In the past few years, I have been fighting and fighting. On the surface, it seems like winning or losing, but in the end, even a thirteen brother can't keep it. Think about what E Niang said is really reasonable, what good is it to be an emperor? In addition to suffering and suffering, she is dazed. Instead of this, it is better to be a prince and live a happy life."
Concubine De was overjoyed when she heard the words, staring at the fourth elder brother and asked: "Do you really think so?"
Si elder brother laughed at himself and replied: "What if you don't think so? The sons and ministers in the court have no line, no soldiers, and no chance of winning at all. If they really fight, they will die no matter what. I don’t know. Unlike the fourteenth elder brother, there is a great chance of winning with Erniang..." He said, but he got up and knelt down for Concubine De, and said sternly: "Erchen is willing to assist Eniangli to protect the fourteenth’s Bit."
Seeing his sincere face, not like a liar, De Fei said that he really looked away, bent down to help him up, and said with satisfaction: "The so-called brothers are of the same heart, and their strength is broken. With your help , Your fourteenth brother will get twice the result with half the effort. The old thirteen is also his life, don’t be too guilty."
Si elder brother lowered his eyes, only nodded, but said nothing.
Concubine De concubine thinks very well here. Although the fourteenth elder brother has military merits, he has not been in the middle of the court for a long time, but the fourth elder brother is very familiar with the affairs of the dynasty. With his help, the fourteenth elder brother will surely act smoothly. a lot of. But what she could never imagine was that the fourteenth elder brother did not get close to her mother's four elder brothers after returning, but they got closer and closer to the eighth elder brother and the others.
It turns out that when the fourteenth elder brother was born, Concubine De's status was much higher, and he could raise his son by himself, instead of sending his son to the concubine Tong, who had a higher status than her, to raise her son. In this way, Concubine De was unavoidable to be more arrogant to the youngest son who was raised by her side. Later, the fourteenth elder brother went to the army again, and a few years later, he developed an unruly temperament.
After returning to the court this time, although De Fei intended to bring the two sons closer, the fourteenth elder brother did not like the gloomy and harsh temper of the fourth elder brother, but felt that the humble eighth elder brother was more open. Eighth elder brother deliberately wooed him again. In a short time, fourteenth elder brother and eighth elder brother got closer and closer, and they went to sit in Yongshou Palace after a short distance. Gradually, Carrying and the Eight Fortunes Jin Qingchuan also became acquainted, and she only felt that she was hearty and magnificent, and she was not even better than the Sifu Jin in the Yongwang Mansion.
The fourteenth elder brother and the eighth elder brother were mixed together, but Defei became more anxious when she saw it. I was afraid that the fourteenth elder brother had a simple temperament and should not be used by others. Seeing Kangxi's delay in establishing a prince, he guessed that he was swaying between the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, always thinking about a way to make the eighth elder brother completely lose the favor of Kangxi.
On this day, Concubine De concubine knelt in the Buddhist hall again and prayed that Kangxi's fourteenth prince would be the prince. Jade came in lightly from the outside and walked to Concubine De Concubine and whispered that the emperor ordered the palace to clean up and inherit Qiangong. , Took all the clothes and jewelry that Liang concubine had used before to the fire and burned them.
After hearing a movement in her heart, Fei Defei looked up and quietly looked at the Guanyin statue in the Buddhist altar for a moment, and then asked Jade suddenly: "Jade, I remember the eighth brother's Danqing seems to be good."
Jade didn't know why she suddenly said this, and nodded when she heard the words: "Yes, even the emperor said that his paintings are unparalleled in the world, and even the painter in the Ruyi Pavilion can't match it."
De Fei smiled softly, "This is easier."
She stood up from the futon, turned and walked outside, and told Jade: "You go to the Yongshou Palace and invite the eighth prince to come, and say that the palace has something to ask him."
Jade didn't know what she meant, and she didn't dare to ask, so she went hurriedly. After a while, eight princes came to Yonghe Palace with the emerald, and first invited An to the Concubine De, and asked in a respectful voice: "I wonder if the Concubine De concubine has any instructions for summoning?"
Concubine De concubine asked the palace lady to serve tea to the eighth elder brother, smiled gently, and said: "Eighth elder brother, I heard that your Danqing paintings are good. It will be the birthday of Guanyin in a few days. I want to ask you. A Guanyin statue is hung in the Qin'an Hall. I don’t know what you want?"
Ba Age was a little surprised, "The mother lifts up, but Ba is not ashamed of it."
De Fei smiled and said: "Hey, this is merit, not a reputation, so don't be humble."
Her words were over. Eighth brother was not good enough to refuse any more, so he had to respond. Seeing that De Fei had no other orders, he got up and left.
Back in the Yongshou Palace, Qingchuan heard that Concubine Dee actually asked Ba Ge to paint the deputy Guanyin statue. She was surprised and said, “What kind of painter does not have any painter in Ruyi Hall. Why do you want you to paint? What is it for? Is there a conspiracy?"
Eighth prince also suspected that he was here, but he couldn't figure out what conspiracy the Concubine De could set up, but now that he agreed to her, now he can only draw the Guanyin statue first. He said: "Don't care about so many, let's paint the portrait first, and let the rest act according to circumstances."
Painting a Guanyin image is different from painting others. Since it is a portrait of a Bodhisattva, it must first be sincere. The Eighth prince was afraid that Concubine Dee might find something wrong, so he specifically quit the trivial matters these two days and burned the incense to bathe. Qingchuan waited on him to paint the Guanyin statue in the study. Unexpectedly, when the Guanyin statue was about to be painted, Li Dequan came secretly.
Eighth prince asked someone to introduce him to the study, and smiled and asked, "Is there something wrong with Li Jingda?"
Li Dequan glanced at the statue of Guanyin on the bookcase and said: "The old slave went to Ruyi Pavilion just now for something. He saw a painter inside who was painting the statue of Guanyin for Concubine De concubine. He said that Concubine De concubine is tight and will have it tomorrow. , So the painter has been rushing to work. The old slave glanced casually, but this look scared the old slave. Ba Ge guessed what the old slave saw?"
Eighth elder brother raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did Li Jingda see?"
Li Dequan replied: "The old slave saw that Guanyin looked exactly like the concubine Liang."
The eighth prince looked still, but fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qingchuan couldn't help being surprised, and asked, "Is what you said is true?"
Li Dequan replied: "How dare the old slave lie!"
Qingchuan pondered for a while, turned his head to look at Ba Age, and said: "If the portrait is changed to the appearance of a concubine, the emperor will be angry when he sees it, and the consequences will be disastrous. Ba Age, I think you might as well go back to Concubine De. Mother, just say you are upset and can't paint."
Eighth elder brother chuckled and shook his head, "I pushed this time, what should I do if I change the trick next time?"
Qingchuan was not surprised, and asked: "Then what do you mean..."
Eighth brother thought for a while and replied: "After I finish painting, I will give it to Old Fourteen for safekeeping. I will tell him that this painting is very important, so that he will not leave her body for a while. Son, I must not dare to do anything."
Qingchuan thought for a while, but felt that this was wrong, and couldn't help asking: "What if she secretly changes the painting?"
Eighth elder brother smiled and said, "Didn't I say that? Let the old fourteen not leave her body for a while. If she tries to change this painting, the old fourteen will know about it. With the old fourteen's character, she must be I'll fall out with her. By then, she won't have time to clean up the relationship between mother and child, how can there be time to deal with us?"
Li Dequan smiled and praised: "High, high!"
Qingchuan didn't say anything. He always felt that this method seemed good, but it had flaws.
Ba Agoite asked the fourteenth prince to come, solemnly handed him the statue of Guanyin and sent it to Yonghe Palace for Concubine De to have a look.
Concubine Defei saw that it was Elder Fourteen who had sent the statue of Guanyin. She was a little surprised. After seeing the portrait, she asked Jade to pick it up and put it away. She didn’t think Elder Fourteen had avoided it and said:" Mynah said, this painting is very important. You can't let others touch it casually. I asked Eniang to see it and send it to Qin'an Hall to hang it myself."
When he said this, De Fei immediately understood that Ba Ge was already prepared, so he asked Fourteen to look at the painting. She smiled and said: "Oh, no matter how important it is, you can't hold it without letting go, right? Erniang prepared cakes for you. You put them on the table first, and then take them away after you finish eating them."
When he said that, he winked at Jade and told her to pour tea for Elder Fourteen. Jade knew it, nodded slightly, and poured a cup of tea for Elder Fourteen, but when it was handed to him, his hand shook, and the tea was snapped on his body.
The fourteenth elder brother stood up subconsciously and wiped the tea on his body. Jade was so scared that he knelt on the ground, and said repeatedly: "The servant girl deserves to die, the servant girl deserves to die, Brother Fourteen, are you okay?"
The fourteenth elder brother didn't care, and smiled: "It's okay."
Concubine De said: "It's not good for you to look like this, Jade, you are waiting for the fourteenth elder brother to come back and change yourself clean."
The fourteenth elder brother thought for a while, then got up and followed Jade to change clothes at the back. After a while, he saw that Concubine De was still sitting at the table. He pointed to the scroll on the table and said to him: "You go there quickly. But you have to hang it up, remember, don't open it when you hang it up, wait until tomorrow when your emperor Ama goes to open the painting."
The fourteenth elder brother smiled and said, "Em mother, I am not a kid anymore. I naturally know how to do it, so don't worry." Then he took the painting and went to the Qin'an Temple, instructing the eunuchs The scroll was hung in front of the case.