The Salted Fish Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

101-105

Chapter 101

Early in the morning, the Fourth Prince went straight to the Shangyu Courtyard and entered from the Donghua Gate. On the left side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, this is one of the three courtyards of the Imperial Household Department, which is in charge of the horses used in the palace.

This is where the emperor raises horses.

The deposed prince was detained here.

The Fourth Prince stepped in and saw a small courtyard guarded by heavy soldiers next to the southernmost stable. This courtyard used to be a resting place for the palace maids who raised horses in the Imperial Household Department. Now, under the imperial power, it was given an extra mission.

The guards carefully checked the Fourth Prince's token and opened half of the door to let people squeeze in from the middle.

Su Peisheng raised his eyebrows, but before he could scold, he saw the master waved his hand slightly and squeezed in through the gap. The master didn't care, so naturally, he, a servant, had no right to speak. He pouted and followed him in with his bag on his back.

The small courtyard was dilapidated, the paper on the windows was yellowed, and even had some damage. The small courtyard was empty, and the doors of the three main rooms at the back were open, but no one was seen. The fourth prince's eyes wandered and saw a very small tent against the east wall.

The tent was very small, as tall as a person, and he had to bend down to get in and out. He calmed down and reached out to open the tent, only to see a person lying on the blanket on the ground.

The light passed through the gap of the tent and fell on the face of the man lying there. The man stretched out his hand to block the dazzling light and squinted his eyes to look at the person with his back to the light. After a while, he recognized the person, "It's you, Fourth Prince. You are so thin that I can't recognize you."

Fourth Prince looked at the dignified Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty, who was now in a tent where he couldn't straighten his back. His eyebrows jumped slightly, "Second Brother, the ground is cold, be careful of the cold wind."

Su Peisheng understood what his master meant and hurriedly took out a piece of leather from his luggage. In the bitter cold of winter, the cold air drilled into his body, and fur was windproof and warm, which was really indispensable.

The prince coughed twice and shook his head to refuse, "No need, the bricks are like green jade beds, I'm used to it." He was the deposed prince, and was imprisoned here. It was the emperor's kindness to have a broken paving.

The fourth prince was silent for a moment, took the leather from Su Peisheng's hand, and spread it on the ground with his own hands, "If your body is damaged, it will be difficult to recover even if you are treated with gold and jade in the future."

The prince was stunned, but laughed twice, "It seems that you have been sick for a while, but you have been treated with gold and jade." There is no time for him to be treated with gold and jade. I am afraid that he will die in this small courtyard.

The fourth prince pursed his lips and helped the prince sit on the leather with his own hands. The two sat opposite each other in silence, and did not dare to say anything else. After picking up some things that did not hurt or itch for a while, the prince lay down again, still persuading, "It's this time, just go out."

As luck would have it, someone came outside to deliver lunch. The soldier who delivered the lunch put the lunch box a few feet away from the tent and left in a hurry, not daring to say a word.

The Fourth Prince took the lunch box from Su Peisheng and opened it. There was a layer of white oil on the plate of meat and vegetables, which was obviously cold. There was a plate of fried cabbage with tofu, and the tofu was broken into pieces, like leftovers. The rice was even cold, and it looked hard and even a little raw. Obviously, Shangyuyuan was so close to the tea and dining room, but these things seemed to have traveled for several nights.