I am cultivating immortality in the Red Mansion

Chapter 61 Reasonable
"My cousin raised a lot of bugs." Fuling and Jia He said as they walked: "There are all kinds of bugs in the bug garden. I once took a look when I passed by. There are soft and hard bugs, and flying bugs. There was a lot of climbing." Thinking of the situation at that time, she shuddered: "It makes my heart go crazy."

Jia He asked: "When was the insect garden built? Mrs. Liu is so generous that she allows outsiders to raise insects in her home. She is really not afraid that the flowers and plants in the garden will suffer."

"What can I do? The prince knew that the princess was afraid of insects, so he originally refused to let his cousin and his wife raise her in the palace. Later, he couldn't help but the princess loved her cousin and kept begging the prince. The prince agreed, but he didn't allow her to be raised in the back house. It’s set up in the front yard.”

The flowers in the garden are in full bloom and fragrant.

The two walked on the gravel path and whispered softly.Poria stretched out her hand to push aside the branches of flowers and plants sticking out next to the little girl, so that she could walk more smoothly.

Jia Yue covered her mouth and said, "Sister, why don't you take me over and take a look?"

"Isn't this... not appropriate?" Fuling hesitated: "That place is in the front yard."

"I'm going to see if there are any bad bugs. What should I do if Madam gets sick because of bugs?" Jia He knew that she was loyal, so he mentioned Madam Liu specifically: "Think about it, Madam Liu The illness started during the Chinese New Year. That’s when my cousin’s wife stayed.”

After saying this, Fu Ling also started to feel weird: "The girl is right. And the insect garden was built after my cousin and his wife moved in. There weren't that many insects at the beginning. My cousin and my wife often went out to do shopping, and then there were gradually more insects. Get up."

Jia He took advantage of the situation and asked: "Then the master of Anlin Temple was introduced to my wife by my cousin?"

"No. Before my cousin's wife came to Beijing, Master Zhiwu had already come to the house. Speaking of which, Master Zhiwu knew my cousin's wife, and it was my wife who introduced her."

Jia He nodded and thought about taking this opportunity to go to the front yard. Firstly, he could see the insect garden, and secondly, he might even meet the monk Zhiwu who was practicing Zen in the outer courtyard.Then he continued to encourage Poria.

She gently pulled Fu Ling's sleeve: "Good sister, please take me to see it. I have grown up and seen people raising flowers and grass, but I have never seen anyone raising insects."

The little girl was pretty and looked at herself eagerly.Fuling felt a little soft-hearted when she saw this, and hesitated for a while before saying: "Well, I will take you there, but I can't alert others, just the two of us quietly, do you think that's okay?"

Fu Ling was finally persuaded by her and led her to the front yard. She couldn't help saying: "It's not suitable for us to go there in a sedan chair. We can only walk, otherwise I will be scolded by the master. If the girl is tired from walking, Okay, let’s take a break for now.”

At first, Jia He thought it was only a few steps away, and he would not be tired no matter what.It wasn't until the two of them walked slowly for more than an hour that she regretted it and asked Fuling bitterly: "Aren't you here yet?"

"Almost." Fu Ling looked around: "Just go through that door again."

A servant came over to say hello: "Miss Fuling, why are you here at this time? Wang..."

Poria hurriedly made a silent gesture and whispered: "I'm going to see my aunt's insect garden. As you know, I don't like people to mention the insect garden. But I saw some insects in the garden behind, so I If you want to ask the Insect Garden Manager what to do, just go over here."

The maids and women who passed by had greeted her before, and she always said this.

The boy nodded clearly. After seeing Jia He, he was a little shocked by the beauty of this little girl.But the people in their house never asked much about other people's affairs, nor did they ask much about this little girl. They just went about their business at hand.

The insect garden is almost as big as two rooms of Mrs. Liu's bedroom, and is located in the most remote corner of the front yard.It is quite humid inside, and a variety of plants and flowers are planted to provide for the insects.

There are really many bugs, some with soft bodies and many with hard shells.Jia He has seen basically all varieties.The hard shells of certain bugs reminded her of Mrs. Liu, who was lying motionless in bed.I don’t know what kind of poison the evil man used to make a good person look like that.

Jia He stepped on the damp ground of the insect garden and had reasonable doubts as to whether these insects were kept in captivity by his cousin through some wise and evil person.

Gu insects need food.

The Medicine Gu King feeds on medicinal herbs, and there is a small medicinal garden over the black throttle that is enough for it to eat.The Nightmare Gu King devours dreams. As long as there are people around who are dreaming, there is no fear that the Nightmare Gu King will not have enough to eat.What Sleepy Gu needs is sleep. As long as it gets enough sleep, it can survive by breathing air.The swallowing poison eats plankton, and can easily feed it in any small pond.

In this huge mansion in front of us, if there are Gu insects that need some insect food, and people who are partial to Gu cultivators cannot get it easily, they will have to find ways to find the source of food.

For example, set up a bug garden and ask people in the house to take the initiative to help get the food needed for the bugs, and then raise them well.

Jia He asked the steward responsible for taking care of the insects: "Who usually comes to this insect garden? Is it just my cousin and my wife?"

The steward was an old man in the house. Because he was good at taking care of flowers and plants and also knew how to control bugs, he was sent by the owner to take care of bugs.

He said bluntly: "King..."

Poria coughed slightly: "Everyone knows that the master is not coming. Just tell me who will come."

The steward hurriedly said: "It's my cousin's wife who is here. If she is not free, just ask the guard or maid around you to come."

Jia He was very curious: "She has guards?"

"Yes." The steward saw Fuling serving the girl. He didn't dare to be careless and didn't ask any questions. He just said very respectfully: "My cousin's wife came all the way from her hometown to Beijing. She was escorted by guards on the way."

It turned out to be brought from his hometown, Jia He nodded.

After leaving the insect garden, Jia He expressed his wish to meet his cousin's wife, and that they wanted to meet alone in private without anyone else present.

Fu Ling was very hesitant: "But the master has ordered that the girl is not allowed to talk alone with other people in the house. If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome, and someone must follow." He added: "This is also for the girl. For the sake of my safety, you also know that this house is not peaceful."

"Then help us find a room. We'll talk in the room and you'll wait outside." Jia He said, "Think about it, you are someone close to Madam. If she is worried about something happening around you, What should I do if she refuses to speak out? I am a child, and there are some things she dares to say to me, but she may not dare to say them to you."

Poria looked a little relaxed, but she still said: "But the master has ordered..."

"Don't you think it's strange that she asked someone to set up this insect garden?" Jia He said, "It's better than this. I promise you that you won't ask me anything I shouldn't know. I will only ask about things that may be related to my wife's condition. ,what do you think."

Of course, if the other party accidentally reveals some details that she doesn't know, she really won't be blamed.

(End of this chapter)