King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 49

After Li Wenzhao left, Zhu Jinghong, who was sweating all over, returned to the bedroom and was about to take a bath under the service of the eunuch.

Zhu Jinghong always felt a little awkward being served and bathed by these eunuchs who were neither male nor female, but he could only bear it.

He originally wanted to call Yinglian, but he was just thinking about it, after all, Yinglian is not very popular yet.

It's nothing more than serving tea and water on weekdays. If she is really asked to take a bath, it is inevitable that people will not think of that kind of thing.

If this spread to the capital, Yinglian's life might be in danger.

After taking a bath and putting on new clothes, Zhu Jinghong learned that the prince was still sleeping, which made him temporarily stop thinking about the matter.

Bored, he thought of Baochai again, and his whole body became agitated for a while.

Since it is the world of the Red Chamber, it would be unreasonable not to collect a few gold hairpins... Zhu Jinghong secretly thought.

After asking Zhang Lin to inquire before, he has learned that Daiyu is only 12 years old and has now been sent to the Rongguo Mansion in the capital.

At the age of 12, he didn't graduate from primary school, which made him really unable to do anything.

Under such circumstances, if Baochai, who is tied for the head of the golden hairpin, is not taken down, it will be a waste of time in this world.

Of course Zhu Jinghong would not admit that he was actually greedy for others.

"I was a bit abrupt when I came to the door last time. I'm afraid the Xue family girl has a bad feeling for me, so I helped him today... I have to let her know!"

If Xue Baochai knew that Zhu Jinghong defined what happened last time as "somewhat abrupt", I'm afraid he would only be half-dead with anger.

After much deliberation, Zhu Jinghong finally sat down at the desk and wrote the first letter in his life.

After finishing writing, he immediately asked someone to prepare a gift, intending to send the letter as a reward.

"Flirt, flirt, ten years old..."

Zhu Jinghong laughed, this feeling of doing whatever he wants is really refreshing.

Of course, the reward to the Xue family was not just to tease Baochai, in fact, it was more to send a signal to let the Xue family know that Zhu Jinghong would support them.

Otherwise, the Xue family will withdraw and appeal intimidation by officials at all levels in Jinling, and the game will not be able to continue.

There are quite a lot of treasures in the palace, and if you want to reward them, you can just call them. Deng An prepared the things in less than half an hour.

In order to "cover people's eyes and ears", three sets of rewards were prepared, and Zhu Jinghong quietly put the letter into Baochai's set.

While waiting for the leader to leave the palace with gifts, the entire Xue family is extremely nervous now, just because the official of Jin Yiwei came to the door today.

Jin Yiwei directly obeys the emperor's orders, and can arrest officials and people without going through normal procedures. Naturally, no one can avoid him.

Now that the Xue family is suing the officials, they have already caused big troubles, and the recent business affairs have not gone well, and now they have brought Jin Yiwei...

The entire Xue family is in pessimism and fear at the moment, and most people blame Xue Pan for causing the disaster.

As the head of the family, Xue Pan was quite apprehensive at first, but after talking with the Jinyi guard, he realized that he was thinking too much.

Jin Yiwei not only didn't come to cause trouble, but to save his family from the siege.

"Then it's settled, the Xue family will send a few people to the Yamen later, and go to Zhenjiang Mansion with us!"

"Thank you all, I really appreciate it!" Xue Pan bowed solemnly.

"Then we will say goodbye!"

Seeing that several captains were about to leave, Xue Pan winked at the housekeeper not far away, and the latter understood and immediately handed over a purse.

"Everyone, this is a little money for tea, don't be disgusted with it!"

"This...how embarrassing!" The leading little flag officer stared at the money bag.

Xue Pan smiled, put the money bag directly into the hands of the little banner officer, and said, "What's so embarrassing, if you don't accept it... then you will look down on Xue!"

Weighing it lightly, at least four or fifty taels, made the little flag official burst into laughter.

"Then... thank you very much!"

Everyone was in harmony, and Xue Pan sent Jin Yiwei out of the mansion in a high-profile manner, so that everyone could see him talking and laughing with Jin Yiwei.

After sending Jin Yiwei away, Xue Pan immediately went back to the inner house and explained the situation to his mother and sister, hoping they would not worry.

"Pan'er, do you have friends in Jinyiwei?"

In a yamen like Jinyiwei, few people make friends with them, Xue Pan shook his head directly.

"Then how can they help us? Could it be that they have other plans?"

Widowed for many years, in order to protect her husband and son's family business, Aunt Xue has a strong wariness.

Baochai on the side said: "Could it be that the prefect Jia has thought of a way!"

Xue Pan nodded slightly, and said, "This magistrate is not bad, he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness!"

Just when the family felt relieved, there were hurried footsteps outside.

"Madam, uncle...a father-in-law is here, saying that he is here to pass on the words of the Thirteenth Master, please hurry up!"

What Xue Pan was most afraid of hearing was the word "Master Thirteen". He was still relaxed just now, his heart tightened, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

He wanted to drink tea to relieve himself, but the lid of the cup jingled with trembling hands, expressing his fear directly.

"It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be avoided... Pan'er, go quickly!" Aunt Xue looked sad.

At this moment, the sky of the Xue family seemed to be falling down again.

"Yes!"

With a tragic heart, Xue Pan stepped out of the room, leaving the mother and daughter alone in tears.

"Baochai, you said what evil did my mother do in her previous life to encounter such things!" Aunt Xue couldn't help crying.

Frightened, Baochai didn't know how to resolve it, so she could only comfort her mother with gentle words.

Facing people at the peak of power like Zhu Jinghong, her ingenuity is almost useless.

Besides, Xue Pan, who rushed to the front hall, was 1 cautious when he saw Deng An.

"I don't know what the Thirteenth Master ordered?" Xue Pan was extremely frightened, and hung his waist in front of a Deng An.

Deng An looked indifferent, and said slowly: "Xue Pan, Lord Thirteen has orders!"

Xue Pan didn't dare to be negligent, he just knelt on the ground, as if he was listening to the instruction.

"The Thirteenth Lord said that when he visited the Zunfu a few days ago, his behavior was a little abrupt and rude. After returning, he felt very presumptuous!"

what what?Did I hear it wrong, or was the dead eunuch talking nonsense?Is this really what the thirteenth master told me to pass on?

But seeing Deng An's serious expression, Xue Pan had to admit that this was indeed true.

"That's why I prepared a special gift today, and sent it to the Supreme Mansion to express my apology!"

After saying this, Deng An yelled outside, and a young eunuch carried three big wooden boxes.

"Uncle Xue, the one on the left is for you, the one in the middle is for your girls, and the one on the right is for your wife!"

Seeing that Xue Pan was still standing in a daze, Deng An said slightly dissatisfied: "Uncle Xue, don't you still want to thank you?"

"Thank you Thirteenth Lord for your generous gift, thank you Thirteenth Lord for your generous gift!" Xue Pan kowtowed again and again, as if he had saved his life at this moment.

"The Thirteenth Lord has ordered that everyone should take their belongings personally, do you understand?"

"understand……"

After replying, Xue Pan quickly ordered the servant to ask Aunt Xue and Baochai to come out.

As the saying goes, if you don't go out of the gate, you don't go out. Aunt Xue and Baochai seldom come to the front hall, but Zhu Jinghong has ordered her two to dare not follow.

In fact, Xue Pan would be happy to see it come to fruition. It would be best for the whole family to know about the gift today, so that there would be less gossip behind it.

After Aunt Xue and Baochai came out, they knelt down in front of Deng An again, and finally received the gift.

"I've already delivered the message, so I'm leaving!" Deng An arched his hands and was about to walk out.

"Eunuch, go slowly, I will take you out!"

For this gift, another hundred and ten taels of silver must be sent out, but Xue Pan only feels at ease when spending this money.

After she left, Aunt Xue ordered someone to carry the box to the inner house.

According to Zhu Jinghong's order, the three boxes were carried back to the three people's residences, and they will open and inspect them individually.

"Amitabha... was rewarded by the thirteenth master today. I have understood the grievances before, and I can finally feel at ease as a mother!" Aunt Xue clasped her hands together, kneeling on the gods that existed in the dark.

"I hope..." Baochai was not so optimistic, because the family was still involved in lawsuits.

(End of this chapter)