serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 81
Xue Pan's high fever persisted, and Jia Hu didn't dare to delay, so he ordered someone to send him back to Rongguo Mansion overnight.

Seeing Xue Pan's tragic appearance, Aunt Xue fainted directly. Poor Baochai, a girl, endured grief and begged Jia Mu.

Jia Mu knew from Lin San's mouth that Xue Pan had been stabbed for Baoyu, and immediately sent someone to invite Wang Taiyi.

Upon hearing the news, Imperial Physician Wang rushed to Rong Mansion with two doctors, re-bandaged Xue Pan's wound, prescribed a prescription, and waited until his condition stabilized before leaving.

It's time to sign.

Xue Pan was still lying on the bed, eyes closed.

Aunt Xue was sitting by the bed, holding Xue Pan's hand in one hand, and wiping tears with the other.

Baochai stood aside and kept wiping away her tears.

Outside, Xiangling had already decocted the medicine, and was pouring the pot of hot medicine into the bowl.

At this moment, Zhou Rui's family walked in, "I'll come." The man raised the tray and asked, "How is brother?"

Xiangling shook his head.

Zhou Rui's family sighed, and walked into the room carrying the tray.

Seeing Zhou Rui's family come in, Baochai quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, "Sister Zhou is here." She reached out to take the tray.

"Hi girl!"

Zhou Rui's family put the tray on the low table beside the bed, looked at the sleeping Xue Pan, and said to Aunt Xue: "The old lady, the lady asked me to visit my brother's condition."

Aunt Xue nodded numbly.

Zhou Rui's family sighed: "The concubine should also take care of herself. Doctor Wang went back to the old lady and said that my brother is fine, just take care of him slowly." Then he said to Baochai: "Just now the old lady ordered someone to take care of me." I'm going to invite Doctor Wang, and I'll come back later to check my brother's pulse."

Baochai immediately answered, "But brother Bao is back?"

Zhou Ruijia nodded solemnly.

Baochai breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again, "Is everyone alright?"

Zhou Rui's family thought about it, and said: "I was frightened and had a fever, so the old lady ordered someone to invite Wang Taiyi to come again." He stopped here, "The old lady said, wait for the second master Bao to get sick. Alright, come and kowtow to Uncle Xue in person."

Baochai was startled: "What?!"

Aunt Xue turned her face stupidly.

Zhou Rui's family: "Second Master Bao said that Uncle Xue was stabbed to protect him." Then he gave a general account of what happened outside the north gate.

Aunt Xue let out a long sigh and lowered her head again.

Baochai stood there quietly.

Zhou Rui's family looked at them, and then said: "The old lady, the madam ordered someone to prepare some supplements, and they will be delivered after the doctor Wang's inspection."

Aunt Xue said, "Thank you, old lady." She said to Baochai, "You go to Rongqing Hall."

"no need."

Zhou Rui's family quickly said: "The old lady said that my brother's condition is serious. By the way, the old lady also said that the kindness of the Xue family is in her heart."

Aunt Xue and Baochai looked at each other, knowing that the Xue family can continue to live in Jia's house with peace of mind.

Zhou Rui's family breathed a sigh of relief, "Speaking of which, it is also the protection of the ancestors." He told them about the affairs of Grandma Liu's family. look like.

After finishing speaking, she smiled at Aunt Xue again: "Although we are relatives, my aunt still has to thank Grandma Liu."

Aunt Xue: "You should be thankful." She said to Baochai, "Go and kowtow to Grandma Liu for your brother, and then let me see how Baoyu is doing."

Baochai nodded.

"Grandma, the medicine is cold." Xiangling said.

Zhou Rui's family smiled awkwardly, "I won't delay my aunt from taking care of my brother. I'll come back when Doctor Wang comes."

Aunt Xue stood up: "I'm sorry to bother you again. Baochai, pack up and go."

Baochai: "Yes."

In front of the gate of Ningguo Mansion
With his hands behind his back, Jia Hu looked at the convoy of the Beijing Palace that was gradually going away, showing a strange expression.

As soon as Jia Hu returned to the mansion, Shui Rong rushed over. He didn't inquire about what happened last night, but just talked about the Shui clan. He didn't mention the royal family, but every sentence was about the royal family's defense against and suppression of the Shui clan. And implicitly stated that the reason why the Beijing Palace is so small is that the royal family secretly worked the black hands.

He also talked about the other three county princes' mansions, Dongping County King and Xining County King were old and frightened by what happened back then, and said that the Nan'an County King didn't even dare to step out of the barracks now.

In the end, he told himself that the reason why the Supreme Emperor forced the crown prince to rebel was to eradicate the Xungui military line in one fell swoop, but he did not expect that the Tartars would take the opportunity to go south to seize the pass, which allowed the Xungui lineage to escape the disaster !

In a word, the royal family is full of malice towards Xungui.

Before getting on the carriage, I said another sentence - only fine water can flow long.

Jia Hu understood what he meant, it was a warning to himself that all the birds would hide their bows, and the rabbits would perish; the royal family could only share adversity, not prosperity.

For thousands of years, it has been common for emperors to be suspicious and ruthless. No matter how high your credit is, as long as he thinks you are a threat, he will eventually become a dead soul under the knife.

There are magnanimous monarchs, but not many.

Jia Hu turned around and walked towards the backyard. As he walked, he was thinking, Shui Rong should not be sure if he knew about his collusion with the Manchu Tartars. The reason why he told himself so much was to take precautions to prevent himself from reporting to the emperor.

The second point, and the most important point, is to alienate the trust between myself and the royal family, make myself have doubts, dare not work hard for the emperor, and reserve some things in future wars. This is a bit of self-respect. .

Jia Hu sighed. Today's Great Zhou is an intricate situation. There are Tartars outside, and Beijing King and other people with evil intentions inside. Now these people are waiting, waiting for the current step to step into the void, as long as one The place is chaotic, and the seemingly calm Great Zhou Dynasty will be full of wars, and the Tartars will also take the opportunity to break through and plunder the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi, just like in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

The King of Beijing, the Salt Gang, and the White Lotus Sect. By the way, the emperor also offended the gentry and Buddhists. The promotion of the New Deal is not stable in Jiangsu. It has been suppressed by the army. It will be even more difficult in other places. It may not be a few years , the Great Zhou Dynasty would fall into war.

To be honest, Jia Hu looked down on the emperor's behavior of messing with the pot, and he didn't blame the gentry for complaining.

No integrity!
"Second Master."

Jia Hu looked up, and Hu Po greeted her with a few maids.

"what happened?"

"Master Jiao is here."

Jia Hu: "Understood." After thinking for a while, he said to Amber: "You go to the old lady's place and just say what I say. Please invite that grandma Liu to stay for two days and take a good look around. I'll see her when I'm done."

Amber was taken aback for a moment before replying, "Yes."

Honor Hall

Here, Grandma Liu, who was dressed in women's clothes, hurriedly helped Baochai up, saying, "No way! No way! Girl, get up! Get up!"

"Grandma, please sit down!"

Baochai helped Grandma Liu to sit down, and said: "The Xue family can't repay grandma's kindness. When my brother recovers from his illness, let him kowtow to thank you, and he will repay you even if he is a cow or a horse."

Grandma Liu waved her hand: "You can't do it! You can't do it!"

Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, and Xing Xiuyan were sitting together, looking at Grandma Liu secretly and discussing in whispers.

This unattractive and even somewhat ugly country old lady opened their eyes. Not only did they save Baoyu and the others by mistake, but she was also good at speaking. A few simple words made everyone laugh and hurt their stomachs.

Wang Xifeng called the maid again to serve the fruit to eat with Grandma Liu, and was talking and laughing when the maid's voice came from outside: "Miss Amber is here."

The curtain was lifted, and Amber walked in, and saw Grandma Liu sitting next to the old lady, an elderly lady with gray hair, a dark face, and many deep and deep wrinkles on her face , a little hunchbacked.

Amber smiled and went forward to greet Jia Mu.

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Why are you here?"

Amber: "Go back to the old lady, the second master asked me to come and see the second master Bao, and pass on a message by the way." Turning to grandma Liu, she asked with a smile, "Are you grandma Liu?"

Just now I talked to Baochai and Wang Xifeng, but I didn't pay attention to the maid's report.

Grandma Liu saw that Amber was covered in silk and silk, and she was no worse than her aunt Wang Xifeng. Go down, "please grandma."

Everyone was startled, but after thinking about it, they all laughed.

Wang Xifeng helped her up with a smile, pointed to Hu Po and said, "This is Miss Hu Po, don't scream."

Grandma Liu smiled awkwardly, and quickly apologized to Amber.

Amber blushed and was not angry. She gave her a slight smile, and then said to Jia Mu: "Second Master said, please stay at home for two days, Grandma Liu, take a good look around, and come to see her when you are done."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Jia Mu came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, stay here for two days, and go for a walk."

Grandma Liu: "My daughter and son-in-law are still waiting."

Before saying a word, Wang Xifeng pulled Grandma Liu and said with a smile: "You can stay here with peace of mind, I'll let the boy go and report that you're safe." Seeing that she was still hesitant, she hurriedly said: "This is also the fate of your old age. Not everyone can see our second master. Normally, those high-ranking officials lined up in line to meet you, but today he was lucky enough to take the initiative to meet you.

In my opinion, your old fortune has come. If he is happy, a leak from his finger will be enough for you to be old and rich for several lifetimes. "

Everyone laughed.

After hearing what she said, Grandma Liu didn't dare to say any more, so she nodded.

(End of this chapter)