King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 159
After the performance of the Minister of Rites, the joint trial of the three departments did not pass, and the result of the cabinet vote was checked by the Ministry of Punishment.

In this regard, the Supervisor of Rituals directly approved the red flag, passed it directly after passing it to the Criminal Division, and then issued it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for execution.

As a result, a very formal investigation into the Japanese envoy's being taken to Europe was started, and the results were notified to the envoys of other countries at any time.

However, the reality is that Zhu Jinghong, as the person involved, did not participate at all, and should eat, drink, and play.

Of course, these are important affairs of the imperial court and have nothing to do with ordinary people.

For example, in the Rongguo Mansion at this time, basically no one cares, because there are more important things at home.

What's up?Of course it is to clean up the family tradition.

Although Jia Amnesty had performed poorly before, objectively speaking, he still had some ability, especially a bit more ruthless than Jia Zheng.

In order to change his family's image and restore his unfavorable position in the emperor's heart, Jia She's rectification was totally out of favoritism.

From the beginning of the purge to the present, only seven or eight days have passed, and countless servants in the family have been fined and punished.

And there are hundreds of people who were betrayed due to serious mistakes.

Under this powerful blow, Rongguo Mansion took on a new look, and everything became orderly.

Jia Amnesty felt more at ease, and naturally some people were upset, such as Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng who were seized from power.

Putting Mrs. Wang aside, as a daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng has not been reused by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Xing, and has been "unemployed" at home these days.

With such a hot-tempered personality, it would be torture to suddenly be idle, so Jia Lian took a closer look at her.

"I want money again. What are you going to do with the money? Do you want to give it to your friend again?" Wang Xifeng said with a cold face.

"This time it's really serious!"

"What's the matter?"

"I want to host a banquet!"

Wang Xifeng stared and asked, "What kind of distinguished guest are you inviting? You actually want 100 taels of silver!"

Objectively speaking, although 100 taels is a huge amount of money, it is nothing to the Rongguo Mansion, so Wang Xifeng can afford it.

"Naturally a distinguished guest..."

Seeing that Wang Xifeng didn't let go, Jia Lian had no choice but to explain: "It's the guard in the palace. He helped me out of the siege in Jinling before, and I said that day that I want a generous reward!"

"Now that people come to the capital, how can I not express myself!"

Wang Xifeng didn't take it seriously: "Even so, there is no need to be so extravagant, he can help us...we can help him in Beijing too!"

"You really have long hair but short knowledge. You are a celebrity around Master Thirteen, so you don't need our help!" Jia Lian was full of resentment.

Sitting on a chair at the side, Jia Lian picked up the teacup and said coldly: "The current situation in our family is not because no one in the palace speaks. Now that the opportunity comes...do you want to let it go?"

"If you don't want to give me money, I'll find my wife to go. She is the one who decides what to do with this family!"

Seeing Jia Lian getting up to leave, Wang Xifeng immediately said, "Wait a minute..."

"It's just a hundred silver, I'll just give it to you!"

Wang Xifeng offended many people when she was housekeeper, but now she loses power and is treated coldly, so many people in the family want to see her laugh.

If she begs Mrs. Xing for 100 taels of silver, she won't be able to hold back her face if she is strong, and she doesn't want to be ridiculed by the people in the house.

Ping'er brought the bank note, Jia Lian glanced at it with joy, and looked at Wang Xifeng after pocketing it.

Thinking of what happened recently, Jia Lian said with emotion: "If there is no one to help, no matter how much money you save, it will be useless!"

"Is it useful to use it?"

Jia Lian replied: "As long as it is used in the right place, it will be useful!"

Wang Xifeng sneered: "Is it the right place to give those friends outside?"

"you……"

Jia Lian was in a hurry for a while, and then walked away.

Seeing him leave, Ping'er handed tea to Wang Xifeng and said, "Grandma, why bother? I gave away all the money, and offended people for nothing!"

"What's more, the second master has changed now, and he will never be as nonsense as before. Second grandma can rest assured!"

Hearing Ping'er say so much, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "You are so considerate of him, why don't you come and pay for the 100 taels?"

"If I had money, I would have honored Second Mistress long ago..."

"Don't be poor, you go out immediately and send a message, ask a few people to follow the second master, and talk back at any time if there is any movement!"

Jia Lian, who was going out, didn't know that someone was watching him secretly.

Holding 100 taels of silver, he quickly left the mansion and rushed to Lu Yuxin's residence. He was sure to make this friend.

Besides, in Rongguo Mansion, Baoyu, who had been ill for a few days, can now go to the ground.

Just as Daiyu cared about him, so naturally he also cared about Daiyu.

He came to Jia Mu's courtyard on the grounds of paying his respects to his ancestors, intending to meet Lin Daiyu.

It's a pity that he came at an untimely time, and Daiyu was not in Jiamu's courtyard.

It turned out that during this period of time, without Baoyu's company, Daiyu went to see Baochai all the time. The two exchanged knowledge at any time, recited poems, composed lyrics and played the piano. The days were more interesting than before.

Now that Daiyu has Baochai as her confidant, the importance of Baoyu in her heart will naturally decrease.

What's more, these days, Aunt Xue often taught Daiyu, and made her understand many rules and principles.

So Daiyu also thought that she really should hold back her longing, preserve the reputation of herself and Baoyu, and stop adding trouble to her uncle's family.

Daiyu is a smart person who will grow up when things happen, but Baoyu is not like this.

After rushing away at Jiamu's place, he rushed to Lixiangyuan again, but the maids who followed him couldn't persuade him.

Jia Baoyu came to Lixiangyuan in a hurry. At this moment, Chai and Dai were deliberating their knowledge, one smiled without saying a word, the other frowned and thought hard.

Daiyu has always been confident about her knowledge, but she never expected to be stumped now.

But when she thought that Baochai was three years older than herself, she must have read more books, and Daiyu felt relieved.

After thinking for a while, just as Daiyu's thoughts gradually cleared up, she heard noises coming from outside.

"Sister Lin? Sister Lin?"

"It's the second elder brother..." Daiyu beamed with joy.

But Baochai, who was sitting upright behind the desk, felt very uncomfortable at the moment, because Baoyu was too ignorant.

Now that Rongguo Mansion is in such a situation, he read and write restlessly, and even went to hang out in the inner house again. This is not just passing a knife to someone.

To be honest, Baochai no longer wanted to stay in such a place of right and wrong as the Jia family, so she had already mentioned this to her mother several times.

But one is that the repair of Xue's house has not been completed, and the other is that Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang have a deep affection for sisters. Their sister's suffering made them unable to bear to leave, so the matter of leaving Jia's house was put on hold.

Of course, Aunt Xue also made a promise to her daughter that they would move out as soon as Xue Pan arrived in Beijing.

Sighing, Baochai was about to avoid it, but Baoyu had already entered.

"Okay... I've been looking for you everywhere, but it turns out that Sister Lin is hiding with Sister Bao!"

Baoyu smiled, and then sat down on the chair next to Daiyu.

"Second Master Bao drinking tea"

After dismissing the maid serving tea, Baoyu couldn't help but look at Baochai twice more, and then asked Daiyu, "Sister, her health is getting better these days!"

With a slight smile on her face, Daiyu replied: "Please trouble my second elder brother to remember that it's not a big problem to take medicine on time these days!"

"That's good. I've been detained outside these days, so I don't have time to see you... I've always kept it in mind!"

"Seeing that my sister is fine now, my heart is at peace!"

Although she had heard these words many times, Daiyu was still so moved that she knew that Baoyu really cared about her.

Baochai, who was sitting beside him, was extremely shocked when he heard these words, so he could only read the book and pretend he didn't hear it.

But then Baoyu said: "It's all the fault of that thirteenth master. If he hadn't given birth to these troubles, how could I say goodbye to Sister Lin!"

(End of this chapter)