The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 26 [026] Wanli Emperor Longyan Dayue, Xue Baochai peeping through the screen
Zhu Yijun asked:
"Aside from you and your men, did anyone else see Jia Qiang's murder?"

"Probably not. Jia Qiang and the three of them covered their faces during the killing process. Even if someone saw them, they should not be able to recognize their identities."

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, then ordered lightly:

"Then you just pretend you didn't see it, and those subordinates you want to tell, don't tell anyone about it."

"Yes!"

Chou Chen bowed in surprise.

Zhu Yijun smiled lightly and said:

"Apart from this matter, what else has Jia Qiang done recently?"

Qiu Chen originally wanted to report that Jia Qiang was ambushed and killed by the Jurchens, but he swallowed the words abruptly.

If the report is truthful, the emperor may ask him why he did not protect Jia Qiang and put Jia Qiang in danger.

Anyway, Jia Qiang managed to kill those Jurchen assassins successfully.

So, let's not mention it.

Qiu Chen's thoughts changed, and he said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, he has just set up an escort agency called 'Rose Escort Agency'."

Zhu Yijun showed a look of relief, stroked his beard and smiled lightly:
"That's right, Yuanyang hot pot restaurant was established first, and now an escort agency is established. This kid has two tricks. What else did he do?"

Chou Chen flattered and said with a smile:
"He also wrote a brilliant poem, which was copied by Jia Baoyu of the Rongguo Mansion and hung on the wall. The minister memorized the poem on purpose."

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows slightly, and ordered with great interest:

"Then you recite it to me."

"Yes!" Qiu Chen cleared his throat, shook his head and recited:
"When I was a teenager in fresh clothes and angry horses, I lived up to my youth and knew how to do it."

The lead cloud is like a curtain and the rain is like a pour, and the thunder is like a blowing wind like a complaint.

The wheel turned and the horse neighed, galloping freely for eight thousand miles,
People have not reached their hearts, but their hearts have arrived, and millions of heroes are crushing the city.

The majestic water column is as dense as a waterfall, paving the way with blood from the South and the North.

Swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, who will not accept it when it sweeps across the universe? "

"Okay! What a 'who refuses to accept'!" Zhu Yijun applauded and laughed heartily.

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded in agreement, but he was very puzzled: the words in this poem are arrogant and flamboyant, and there is a hint of anti-phase, so it is not an exaggeration to call it an anti-poetry.

If someone else wrote such wild and rebellious poems, I am afraid that they may be arrested and questioned, and may even be ransacked and executed.

However, Jia Qiang's writing such a poem was not only fine, but also made the emperor very happy.

How could this Jia Qiang be so favored by the emperor?

Is he really just a son of Ningguo Mansion?
Does he have any unknown special identity?

Zhu Yijun exhorted:

"Captain Qiu, you continue to be responsible for protecting Jia Qiang. If you do a good job, I will reward you a lot."

"Yes! This humble minister must not disgrace the Holy Grace!"

Qiu Chen gave a salute, and slowly exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

He originally wanted to report Jia Qiang's killing of Murhazi to the Supreme Emperor, but then he thought:
This is a big case involving human life, since the emperor ordered him to keep it strictly confidential, if he told the emperor, if the emperor talked about this matter with the emperor, the emperor would definitely suspect that he leaked the secret.

At that time, even if he had ten heads, he wouldn't be able to cut them off!
Therefore, this matter must not be reported to the Supreme Emperor.

At the same time, a fast horse galloped out of Shenjing City, crossed the Shanhaiguan Pass, and after a long journey of starry nights, finally arrived at the city of Hetuala outside the pass two days later.

The fast horse ran wildly until the gate of General Longhu's mansion before stopping.

A Jurchen spy got off his horse and rushed into the mansion like crazy, crying loudly:
"The second Patriarch was murdered and ascended to heaven!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the mansion, exclamations and howls one after another, making a mess.

With red eyes, Nurhachi strode towards the spy, grabbed his collar, and asked:

"What you said is true? Who killed Murhazi?"

The spy responded tremblingly:

"I don't know either. I went to the Juxian Inn the morning before yesterday to pay my respects to the Second Patriarch, but found that the Second Patriarch and his subordinates were all killed."

"Trash!" Nurhachi pushed the spy to the ground, and in a rage, he drew his knife and chopped off one of his arms.

"Ah—" Amidst the spies' screams, Nurhachi pointed his knife at the sky and roared:

"I, Nurhachi, swear to God, I will find out who killed my second brother and avenge him!"

In fact, what he said was half false and half true, and he didn't mean it.

As a hero of a generation, Nurhachi is extremely cold-blooded, cruel, sinister and vicious, so why do he care about family affection?
The reason why he vowed to take revenge is actually to show his relatives, friends, old friends and his soldiers.

He deliberately put on a hypocritical face of emphasizing love and righteousness, so that his subordinates would be grateful and work hard for him.

On this day, Jia Qiang ordered Yuanyang Hot Pot Restaurant to cook a table of dishes and sent them to Lixiangyuan for Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai's family to eat.

When the food was delivered, Jia Qiang also came to visit, nominally to check on Xue Pan's injury.

Because Xue Pan was beaten up by Liu Xianglian a few days ago,
Jia Qiang wanted to see how his injury was doing, so she took the opportunity to get close to him and win a few orders for her escort agency.

Xue Pan was really grateful, and regarded Jia Qiang as a good brother who loves Jin Jian, and took Jia Qiang to eat together.

There are many rules in Rongguo Mansion, and there is a particular emphasis on "separate seats for men and women", so Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai did as the Romans did, and did not sit at the same table with Jia Qiang and Xue Pan for dinner.

Between the two dining tables, there is also a screen full of peony flowers.

While eating and chatting, Jia Qiang sighed intentionally or unintentionally:

"Brother, I just built an escort agency recently, but so far I haven't completed a single business. I'm afraid it will be closed in a few days."

Xue Pan immediately said with a silly smile:
"Brother Qiang, don't worry, the shops of our Xue family company are all over the country, and there are many businesses that require escorts, which are suitable for your escort agency to do."

The corners of Jia Qiang's lips raised slightly, she cupped her fists and said:

"That's very good, brother really solved my urgent need, thank you!"

Xue Pan laughed loudly and said:
"Why are we being polite between brothers? Your business is mine. In the future, our Xue family firm will give priority to cooperating with your bodyguard agency when encountering business that requires escorts."

Xue Baochai has a delicate mind, and although she is separated by a screen, she has already heard the purpose of Jia Qiang's visit today, which is actually to do business with his brother.

But Xue Baochai didn't dislike Jia Qiang's approach. On the contrary, he felt that Jia Qiang was flexible, sociable, and very talented in business.

Through the screen, she could only vaguely see the outline of Jia Qiang's phantom,

Although the hot pot was delicious, her attention was not attracted by the food at all. Jia Qiang was pulling her whole heart, and half of her soul was also bound by him.

It has only been more than a month since we met last time, but Xue Baochai feels like three autumns have passed, he has no intention of eating and drinking all day long, and can't sit or lie down.

However, when they met today, most of the time they could only sneak a few glimpses of Jia Qiang's figure through the screen, which made Xue Baochai feel uneasy and lost.

After eating with the sound of a deer's heart beating wildly, Xue Baochai wanted to go around the screen to meet Jia Qiang, but couldn't muster up the courage.

It was not until Jia Qiang left that Xue Baochai, accompanied by Aunt Xue, met Jia Qiang again.

"Aunt Xue, I haven't seen you for more than a month. You look more radiant than before." Jia Qiang teased with a smile.

Xue Baochai's cheeks were slightly red, her beautiful eyes were rippling, and she smiled shyly, "Brother Qiang praised you absurdly."

Jia Qiang said politely: "When you have time, you can come to my Luxue Temple with your sister Lin."

Xue Baochai's eyes trembled, she nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, I will make an appointment with Sister Lin, and we will bother you together."

Although he didn't say a few words, Xue Baochai's heart was as sweet as honey.

When Jia Qiang turned to leave and her back disappeared outside the door, Xue Baochai looked away reluctantly.

Jia Qiang left Pear Fragrance Garden and walked towards Luxue Temple along the nine-curved flower path. When she passed a withered rabbit ear flower, she suddenly thought of Qin Keqing.

Rabbit ear flower, also known as cyclamen, is native to Persia and is a perennial bulbous herb.

In the original book, Qin Keqing's name tag is Cyclamen.

The comparison of Qin Keqing to Cyclamen comes from the name of the flower.

the reason is:

One is that when Baoyu was wandering in the illusory realm, Fairy Jinghuan said that her sister Keqing was a visitor from the fairyland.

The second is that before Qin Keqing died, in Sister Feng's dream, she mentioned the specific family management strategy for the Jia family to reserve a way out, which revealed some secrets.

These all imply that she was not an extraordinary person in her previous life, but a guest from Wonderland.

Therefore, Qin Keqing's name tag is Cyclamen.

When she saw the cyclamen in front of her, Jia Qiang suddenly thought of Qin Keqing.

"Last time I whipped her with a willow stick. I don't know if she has a long memory?"

Jia Qiang's heart moved, and she walked towards Ningguo Mansion, wanting to see if Qin Keqing has been hanging out with Jia Zhen ghost recently?
If she continues to sink into the sea of ​​desire, unable to extricate herself, she is afraid that she will die young and die young.

All unscrupulous words are spoken out, and the beginning of the quarrel is really peaceful.

In the original book, the death of Qin Keqing in the Ningguo Mansion was the beginning of the accelerated decline of the Jia family.

So, she can't die yet.

(End of this chapter)