Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 66 The Death of Qin Keqing

Things at Grandma Lai's house have finally settled down, but many people are not satisfied.

The first one who was dissatisfied was Mother Jia, she thought Jia Rui was too uninteresting, she didn't come to Rongqing Hall after summoning her several times, it was because she threw her old face on the ground and stomped on it a few times.

And the resolution of the matter has nothing to do with him, the ancestor of the Jia family. It was Lai Da who gave all his family wealth to save his life.

Another person who is dissatisfied with Jia Rui is Wang Xifeng.

She only heard about Lai everyone's matter later, and she didn't know what happened. This time, even Mrs. Wang hid it.

If she had known in advance, she would definitely have swam away from it, and at least she could have earned a few thousand taels of silver. Now it's all good, and she didn't get anything.

But the matter has come to this, and there is nothing to do with the dissatisfaction of these people.

However, Wang Xifeng felt a little worried at this time, because what she did to Jia Rui, although it was said that Jia Rui was at fault first, it also depends on Jia Rui's status.

In the past, Jia Rui was just a white man, so it didn't matter. Now he is a powerful minister. If he wants to take revenge, his little arms and legs may not be able to hold it.

But luckily beating the dog depends on the owner, he is supported by Jia's mother and uncle Prince Teng, if Jia Rui wants to take revenge, he also has to see if he can move the two big Buddhas.

After letting go of her worries for a while, Wang Xifeng started to deal with the affairs of Jia's mansion as usual.

Although she was busy with things during the day and didn't have much time to think about anything else, but in the dead of night, thinking about Jia Lian going to Yangzhou, she couldn't sleep alone, and she couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts.

On this day, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er chatted and laughed for a while, then fell asleep indiscriminately.

Before she knew it, she was already in a trance, and suddenly vaguely saw Qin Keqing walking to her bed.

He said with a smile: "Auntie, sleep well! I'm going back today, and you won't give me a ride. Because the ladies have always been so good to each other, I can't bear to leave my auntie, so I came to say goodbye to you. I still have one unfulfilled wish. If I don't tell my auntie, others may not Used in China.”

Sister Feng didn't feel afraid even in a trance, so she asked, "What's the matter, just say it clearly."

Qin said: "Auntie, you are a hero in the makeup team. You can't even pass the men who wear crowns. How come you don't even know two common sayings? As the saying goes, 'When the moon is full, it will lose, and when the water is full, it will overflow' , and it is said that "ascending a height must fall a heavy one". Now our family is proud and proud, and it has been a century. His poems and books are old!"

Wang Xifeng was a little surprised, and said these frustrating words well, but he and Qin Keqing were on good terms on weekdays, so he didn't turn his face, but asked:

"According to what you say, is there any surefire solution?"

"Auntie is also an idiot. How can there be anything perfect in the world? But there are a few things that can be done, and maybe you can prolong your luck for another 200 years."

"What's the matter?"

"Although the ancestral tombs are sacrificed at four seasons, the output is not fixed. Although there is ethnology in a clan, the things needed are supplied by the two prefectures, and there is no fixed name."

"In my opinion, it's better to buy more land near the ancestral grave and use it as a sacrificial land, which can be managed by the whole family. Before the ancestor worship, even the government is inferior. Even if there is a downfall in the family, you can return to your hometown to study and farm. It’s also a retreat.”

"Farewell, congratulations to Sister Feng?"

Sister Feng hurriedly asked, "What's the happy event?"

Qin Keqing smiled and said, "This secret must not be leaked."

Then she said: "I know that my aunt has a suspicion with Jia Rui from Qianjie. In my opinion, I should settle this grievance as soon as possible."

"Why is this?"

"Then Jia Rui is very lucky and unpredictable, and the Jia family may rely on him in the future."

Wang Xifeng wanted to ask why, but suddenly the door was knocked four times.

Wang Xifeng woke up suddenly, only to find out that it was Nan Keyimeng.

Ping'er, who was sleeping next to her, also woke up at this time, and asked outside the door: "What's the matter?"

"Grandma Rong from Dongfu is gone."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng thought about the dream he had just now, and was shocked into a cold sweat.

But soon she calmed down, and immediately ordered Ping'er to change her clothes. After getting dressed, she led a group of maidservants and went straight to Mrs. Wang.

Besides, Jia Rui had been sleeping until midnight when suddenly Brother Ying spoke from outside: "Uncle, people from Ningguo Mansion have come to report their sorrow. Grandma Rong is gone."

Jia Rui woke up immediately, after a little sobering, he knew that it was Qin Keqing who was gone.

For this Qin Keqing, Jia Rui also had some sympathy, no matter what, she is also a great beauty, even known as the number one beauty in the Red Chamber.

It's a pity that he made a wrong step, and finally had to hate Tianxianglou.

Qin Keqing's death was also the beginning of the downfall of Ning and Rong.

This is mainly because the identity of this Qin Keqing is too mysterious.

Speaking of which, her father's name was Qin Ye, who served as a guard in the imperial court.This is a kind of petty official who is responsible for construction projects. He has a low status, little power and not much salary.Therefore, the financial situation of the Qin family should be said to be not very prosperous.At this time, Qin Ye was nearly seventy years old, and his wife had already died of illness.

In fact, Qin Keqing is not Qin Ye's biological daughter, but an adopted daughter.Back then, Qin Ye and his wife had no children, so they went to the health care center to bring a boy and a girl.But the boy died soon after (one of the doubts), and only the girl was left, who is now Qin Keqing.

Although she grew up in the poor Qin family since she was a child, she was very slender and beautiful, "described as graceful and graceful, with a romantic personality."Because the Qin family "had always been involved with the Jia family, they got married and promised to marry Jia Rong."

As for her origin, no one knows.

But something could be seen from her funeral.

In addition to the extravagant and extravagant funeral to the extreme, there were also four kings and eight princes, and all the nobles set up street sacrifices.

This is probably only at the level of princes and dukes. How can a small Qin Keqing receive such courtesy?
It can be seen from this that Qin Keqing's status is extremely noble.

Another is the strangeness of Qin Keqing's death. I remember that last winter, Jia Zhen invited Zhang Shiyou to see Qin Keqing.

This gentleman with excellent medical skills once said, "After the vernal equinox, it will be fine."

But now it's already July and August, why did he die suddenly?
It seems that it is still inseparable from the dirty affairs of Ningguo Mansion.

Just when Jia Rui was thinking wildly, Xue Baochai had already finished dressing.

"Uncle, I'm going to see the old lady."

Jia Rui sighed, "I was thinking about moving soon, but now I have to stay in this small house for a while."

"Master, the Ningguo Mansion is also the patriarch anyway. Although you are not the patriarch, you have a lot of power in the court. What happened to the Ningguo Mansion, we can't let people gossip about it."

"Okay, I see. You go to see the old lady, and then tell the old lady not to bother, you can go there on behalf of our family."

In Jia Rui's heart, there was no difference in the status of Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother, so naturally she couldn't go to Rongguo Mansion to salute a daughter-in-law who was a great-grandson.

And the youngest in their family are Jia Rui and his wife Xue Baochai.

With Jia Rui's current status, it is not suitable to visit in the middle of the night, so Xue Baochai has to take care of everything.

But when Jia Rui and Jia Rui arrived at the main hall, they saw Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, who had already got up.

"Grandfather, don't meddle in the affairs of the younger generation, just go with Baochai."

Although it is already summer, after all, the wind is strong at night, Jia Rui is afraid that Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang will be caught by the wind.

"No, this is something that happened in the Ningguo Mansion after all, and the patriarch is not mean to me. Our family has today, and the patriarch has meritorious service, so I have to go."

(End of this chapter)