Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 367 Kindness

The door was opened by a slightly plump woman.

She can only be considered to be above average in appearance, but her figure is very bumpy, and she looks very hot, which makes people imagine her.

Although Jia Rui has seen many beauties, when he saw such a mature woman, he couldn't help but scan her body.

This woman is none other than Qingwen's cousin, Miss Deng.

This woman had also been in the entertainment field. She glanced at Jia Rui and saw that he was dressed in an extraordinary way and had a jade pendant on his body. It looked like he was not an ordinary person.

"This noble man, why do you come to my little house?"

As the woman spoke, she moved closer to Jia Rui. Her body seemed to have no bones, and she wanted to collapse on Jia Rui's body.

Jia Rui frowned and took a step back. Although Jia Rui was lustful, not just anything could catch his eye.

"I heard that Miss Qingwen from Rongguo Mansion lives here, right?" Jia Rui said as he spoke, he took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it over.

Miss Deng's eyes lit up when she saw Yinzi. She quickly took it and put it in her arms. Then she said, "Yes, yes, Qingwen is my cousin. She was kicked out of the house and has no place to live." , so my family kindly took her in."

Jia Rui smiled and said, "That's it, I've found the right place."

He said and walked inside.

The lamp girl didn't show any reaction to Jia Rui's rudeness. Instead, she smiled and followed him into the yard.

Then the lamp girl closed the door with her backhand, and finally said in a low voice to Jia Rui: "If you care about our girl, you can pay more, and I will bring you some food and wine, and let our girl accompany you to drink."

Jia Rui shook his head and said, "No need for food and drinks. I'm going to see how Miss Qingwen is doing now."

Speaking of which, Jia Rui is also very curious about this girl Qingwen.

Qingwen is the most beautiful girl in Jia Baoyu's room. Her beauty is even better than many of the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling.

When Miss Deng saw Jia Rui's refusal, she was not angry. Instead, she led the way diligently and led Jia Rui to Qingwen's room.

Qingwen inside was crying because Jia Baoyu had left and she was helpless.

Suddenly she heard a knock on the door. Qingwen turned her head with difficulty and saw her cousin-in-law, Miss Deng, walking in with a strange man.

Seeing this scene, Qingwen's face turned pale.

She also had some understanding of her cousin-in-law's character, especially during the time she had lived in her house, and she knew all about the scandals involved.

Now, seeing him walking in with a strange man, he knew what was going on without even thinking about it.

Qingwen gritted her teeth and pulled out a pair of scissors from the quilt next to her, then put it on her neck.

"Cousin-in-law, if you remember how good I was to my family in the past, take people out. Otherwise, the most you can get is a corpse."

Miss Deng was startled by Qingwen, "Auntie, if you don't want to talk, there's no need to do this."

After saying this, she slowly leaned towards the bed, trying to snatch the scissors from Qingwen's hand without her noticing.

"Stand still, if you go any further, I will die in front of you." Qingwen's eyebrows stood upright, her almond-shaped eyes widened.

Seeing Qingwen's vigilance, Miss Deng could only retreat helplessly.

Jia Rui watched Qingwen's movements from behind and nodded gently. This girl really had a strong character.

"Don't be afraid, I'm Jia Rui."

When Jia Rui announced her name, Deng girl and Qingwen were both shocked.

Who is Jia Rui? That is the white jade pillar that supports the entire Jia family, and the purple golden beam that supports the sea.

It can be said that Jia Rui now represents the Jia family.

The two of them didn't expect that such a big shot would appear in their small yard.

Jia Rui jumped forward lightly and came to Qingwen's side. Then he moved his hands flexibly and snatched the scissors from Qingwen's hand.

Qingwen didn't have the scissors in her hands, and she was sick and had no strength. She could only grit her teeth and move back as much as possible, and then she wanted to bite her tongue and commit suicide.

Jia Rui sighed. This girl thought he was a bad guy, so he took a step back and said:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to accommodate you on Baoyu's behalf."

When Qingwen heard the word Baoyu, there was finally a light in her eyes.

Jia Rui turned to Miss Deng and said: "From now on, Qingwen will be taken care of by you. I won't let you work in vain. I will give you ten taels of silver every month. As long as Qingwen is still alive, I will continue to give you this money." .”

After hearing this, the lamp girl's face was filled with ecstasy.

Although this is in the capital, ten taels of silver is not a small amount.

Like Grandma Liu back then, she still had maids at home and only had twenty cars a year.

These ten taels of silver are enough for Miss Deng and her family to live comfortably in the capital, enjoying popular food and drink.

"Master Marquis, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you."

Then the lamp girl looked around at the dilapidated and cold wing, patted her thigh for the last time and said:

"How can we recuperate in this place? I will send someone to send Miss Qingwen to the main house where we live."

After saying this, Miss Deng ran out to attract people.

When there were only two people left in the room, Jia Rui found a chair from the side and sat down, and then said to Qingwen: "I know what you are thinking, but I'm afraid you won't be able to do it in the end!"

Qingwen listened and nodded gently.

The future Second Grandma Bao is Miss Daiyu. She is a person who does not rub dirt in her eyes. Even Xiren’s future is not guaranteed, let alone herself?

"Then I'll make an arrangement, what do you think?"

Qingwen blinked her witty yet dim eyes, "Please give me your instructions, Lord Marquis."

"You will recuperate at your cousin's place first. After you recover, I will buy you a small yard nearby. In the future, it is up to you whether you want to continue waiting for Baoyu or find someone to marry."

After Qingwen heard this, a trace of color finally appeared on her pale face.

But she soon started coughing violently again, and finally put the handkerchief to her mouth involuntarily. When she couldn't take it away, there was already a pool of blood on the handkerchief.

Jia Rui frowned, Qingwen was seriously ill.

He recalled the plot in the Dream of Red Mansions book in his mind, and suddenly remembered that Qingwen died that night after Jia Baoyu's visit.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then the lamp girl walked in with several nearby neighbor women.

The few people who came in may have heard what the lamp girl said about Jia Rui, so they were a little cautious after seeing Jia Rui.

Jia Rui smiled and comforted her a few words, then stepped aside and let several women and Deng girl carry Qingwen to the main room.

The decoration of the main house is ordinary, but at least it looks like a private residence, and there is also a fire pit, which makes the whole house warm.

Miss Deng sent several neighbors away and returned to the main house. Then she smiled and flattered Jia Rui and said, "Master Marquis, what do you think of this place? If there is anything wrong, I will clean it up immediately."

"It's okay." After saying that, Jia Rui took out another golden bean and threw it over.

"This is this month's money. I'll ask my boy to bring it to you next month."

The lamp girl took the golden beans and smiled so much that the lines on her forehead opened.

She had wanted to buy a gold ring for a long time, but because she had no money and her concubines couldn't spend such a high price to please her, she never saved enough.

Now it's good, with this golden bean, I can finally get my own gold ring.

As for her undisciplined husband, she said that she was a bastard. This month, she used the initial reward to deal with him. Anyway, he had wine and meat, and she didn't care about anything else.

After winning the gold, the lamp girl became more cheerful. She smiled and said, "Master Marquis, you guys are talking here for now. I have some work to do in the kitchen."

After saying this, he walked out of the room and stood at the door of the courtyard to blow up the wind.

"What do you think of the suggestion I just made?"

Qingwen looked at Jia Rui with her wonderful eyes, and finally nodded gently with her eyes closed.

"Well, I'll have someone hire a doctor for you first, and he'll take care of your illness first, and then we'll move."

After saying that, Jia Rui left the room and went to the yard.

When Miss Deng saw Jia Rui coming out, she trotted over quickly and said, "Master Marquis, have you finished talking to our girl?"

When saying this, Miss Deng blinked at Jia Rui ambiguously.

Jia Rui didn't look at the other party at all, but threw another golden bean, "I saw that Qingwen was seriously ill, so I immediately found a better doctor from the street to give her some medicine."

After saying this, Jia Rui turned around and left.

When he was about to go out, Jia Rui turned around and added: "If you don't have enough money for medical treatment, just come to Dingxihou Mansion to get some money."

He didn't have much affection for Qingwen. It was just because of the obsession in the Dream of Red Mansions that he helped her. Now his kindness has been exhausted.

But the lamp girl didn't know what Jia Rui was thinking. She took the golden bean and after confirming that it was pure gold, she hurried to the street.

In no time, she led an old doctor into the courtyard.

Then came to Qingwen's room.

"Girl, I've found a doctor for you."

As she spoke, Miss Deng diligently covered Qingwen with a quilt, and then pulled out one of her arms from the quilt.

The old doctor first looked at Qingwen's face, then frowned and began to feel her pulse.

During this period, Qingwen heard coughing sounds from time to time.

After a long while, the old doctor put down Qingwen's arm, carefully covered her with a quilt, and then said to Qingwen with a smile: "It's nothing serious, it's just an occasional cold. I'll prescribe some medicine and you take it slowly. "

After saying that, the old doctor turned around and went out with the medicine box on his back.

Miss Deng looked at Qingwen for a moment, and then quickly followed her out.

In the middle of the yard, the old doctor said to Miss Deng: "Why didn't you call a doctor earlier? You are very ill now. I'm afraid there is nothing I can do."

When the lamp girl heard this, she thought, "Is this really a big deal?" You must know that Qingwen is now the cash cow of their family, and the Marquis Jia of Dingxihou Mansion still values ​​Qingwen so much. If things go wrong, Qingwen will be the concubine of the Marquis in the future, and their family will also benefit from it.

If Qingwen died now, wouldn't their family fall back into the same situation as before, where they had one meal but no one?

(End of this chapter)