Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 98 Xiangling

In Dongshan Pavilion.

Jia Rong performed a "performance" that made Xue Pan and others sigh with emotion. She comforted him with a few gentle words, sat with him for a while, and then left slowly.

After Xue Pan and others left, Jia Rong suddenly called Ge Ying and ordered him to find someone.

"That man is a disciple of the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion. He was originally a young novice from the Hulu Temple in Gusu City. Go and bring him to me."

Jia Rong ordered.

"Yes." Ge Ying nodded respectfully, turned and left.

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Today, during the hanging ceremony, Jia Rong saw Xue Pan and suddenly remembered something.

It is now the end of September in the seventh year of Long'an. Sister Lin has not yet gone to Beijing. Naturally, Jia Yucun has not left either. Xiangling has not yet been sold to two families, causing a life-threatening lawsuit.

At this time, it is a good time to cut off the beard!

How could I promise the pink and tender honeysuckle to that fool Xue Pan? Isn’t this a waste of natural resources, like flowers stuck in cow dung?

What's more, there are also the two lives of "Feng Yuan" and "Xiang Ling", as well as the tragic tragedies of "Zhen Shiyin" and "Feng Shi".

Since it's still early, why not save someone?

"Oh, I'm so kind-hearted!" Jia Rong shook his head, with a smile on his lips, looking at the stone rockery with a look of anticipation.

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Ge Ying was very reliable in handling affairs. In just a short time, he invited people to the old residence of Ningguo Mansion.

However, Jia Rong was busy receiving guests and had no time to pay attention to him.

Just leaving the door open outside the hall and waiting for a while, Jia Rong sent away the guests and looked up at him.

"Are you the little novice monk from the Gourd Temple in Gusu City?" Jia Rong looked at the door and asked unceremoniously.

Menzi had a smile on his face, bowed his waist like a big shrimp, and nodded repeatedly.

"Returning to your words, the villain did become a monk in the Calabash Temple in Gusu City. But there was a fire on the night of March 15th in the third year of Long'an, and the Calabash Temple was completely destroyed. The villain had no place to live, so he could only grow his hair and return to secular life. , came to Jinling City, and relied on the relationship with a fellow villager to become a disciple in Yingtian Mansion Yamen."

Menzi are servants in the old government offices who were engaged in janitors, guards, messengers and other miscellaneous tasks.

Xu is the first time that Menzi has come into contact with such a noble figure as Jia Rong. At this moment, he lowered his head and bowed, with a flattering smile on his face, but he was telling everything he knew, and he wished he could tell all the eighteen generations of his ancestors.

Jia Rong nodded when he heard this and said in a deep voice: "Did a kidnapper rent your house recently? The person he kidnapped was the young lady of Zhen Shiyin's family who lived next to the Hulu Temple, and was called 'Yinglian'. "

After hearing this, Menzi finally understood Jia Rong's purpose of looking for him. It was actually for Zhen Yinglian!

In an instant, Menzi's eyes lit up and he said quickly, "That's right. That kidnapper pretended to be Miss Yinglian as his daughter and is looking for a buyer to sell Miss Yinglian. Does the nobleman want to redeem her or report to the official court? Everything can be done for the noble man."

Menzi lowered his head and climbed along the pole, hoping to get in touch with Jia Rong.

"Are you so capable?" Jia Rong chuckled lightly, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. Miss Yinglian needs to be brought safely, and the kidnapper Wang Bazi also throws it into the Qinhuai River for me Go inside."

After saying that, Jia Rong called Sun Rui and asked him to bring a few people to cooperate with his disciples.

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Menzi, Sun Rui and others worked quickly. That night they threw the kidnapper into the Qinhuai River and invited Zhen Yinglian into the old residence of Ningguo Mansion.

The disciple also very "considerately" presented a document, which was Zhen Yinglian's contract of sale.

"Well done." Seeing the deed of sale, Jia Rong smiled and nodded, praised the disciple a few words, and then asked Ge Ying to give him 50 taels of silver from the accounting room as a reward.

"Thank you, Uncle Rong!"

Menzi's face was full of joy, he kowtowed to Jia Rong to thank him, and left happily.

Although, this time he, Sun Rui and others threw the kidnapper into the Qinhuai River and sank, so they were sued for a life. However, getting 50 taels of silver is nothing.

"Brother Rui, let him go and be a companion for the kidnapper." After the disciple left, Jia Rong calmed down and gave Sun Rui instructions.

In an instant, Sun Rui nodded solemnly, with murderous intent in his eyes, and turned around and left.

Menzi is an outsider, unlike Sun Rui and others who are servants in the house, and their loyalty is low. If someone uses coercion or inducement, it will be a witness against him by his political opponents. Jia Rong will not let this happen.

After taking care of the house, Jia Rong held Zhen Yinglian's bond of sale, turned around and walked into the back hall to see what the legendary "Han Xiangling" looked like.

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The old house of Ningguo Mansion, the back hall and the main room.

On the Arhat's bed in the hall, a little girl was sitting upright. She was born with pink makeup and was well behaved. A trace of rouge between the eyebrows makes her even more extraordinary. Mei Xiang and Caiwei were asking around her.

But the girl lowered her head, only rubbed the corners of her clothes, and mumbled, "I don't know" and "I don't remember." This made Mei Xiang and Caiwei feel pity, and their faces glowed with a kind and maternal light. He held her in his arms and comforted her softly, saying that the suffering would be over after entering Ning Guo Mansion.

"Sir." "Sir." Jia Rong walked into the hall. Mei Xiang and Caiwei saw it. They quickly got up from the Arhat bed and gave Jia Rong a blessing ceremony.

Including Zhen Yinglian, the same was true. She timidly saluted and said, "Master, I am blessed."

"Okay, okay." Jia Rong nodded with a smile, walked up to Zhen Yinglian, and looked at her face carefully. Sure enough, she had pretty features, white skin, and she was a beauty at a young age.

Especially the sparkling cinnabar between her eyebrows made Zhen Yinglian look good, as if she was tainted with a bit of fairy spirit.

"After entering Ningguo Mansion, all the previous hardships will be over. From now on, you will be called 'Xiang Ling' and work with Mei Xiang. You will receive a monthly salary as a second-class girl. I will try to send someone to find your parents."

Jia Rong finished speaking.

Zhen Yinglian or Xiang Ling's childish face finally moved. She raised her head slightly, opened a pair of pure eyes, and glanced at Jia Rong's face.

But I saw that Jia Rong had clear eyes, a smile on his lips, a handsome figure and extraordinary appearance. That tone and demeanor didn't sound like he was joking, but sincere.

In an instant, Xiangling felt warm and nervous in her heart. She finally calmed down and gave Jia Rong another blessing.

"Thank you sir."

This time, the tone was less nervous and apprehensive, and more sincere and grateful.

Jia Rong smiled and nodded, then ordered Mei Xiang to give him a bath and serve him food.

That night, Xiangling slept on the small couch in the fumigation cage. Listening to the gasping and tired voices inside, she felt nervous, but she also felt a sense of expectation, "Will Uncle Rong really help me find my parents?"

After thinking about it, the breathing inside suddenly stopped. Xiangling finally relaxed her mind and gradually fell asleep.

The silent night, like a light blue curtain, gradually enveloped Jinling City. And that night, Xiangling's fate also changed, and she began to move towards another unknown life.

(End of this chapter)