I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 129 Xue Pan’s Gift

After Qingwen left, Ruizhu stood up and closed the door, then walked to Jia Cong and knelt down, saying, "Please have mercy, Third Master, and save my young mistress."

Jia Cong pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What happened to your young mistress? Is she sick? If she is sick, she should go to the imperial physician for treatment. Why are you looking for me?"

Ruizhu said with difficulty: "This matter is a family shame and should not be made public."

"But now the young mistress has been forced to a point where her life is worse than death, and she can't care about much anymore."

“Third Master, you don’t know that our East Mansion’s eldest master, Master Zhen, has actually taken a fancy to his own daughter-in-law, the young mistress.”

"This Master Zhen has been interested in the young mistress since before she married into the family."

"Then he asked someone to propose marriage, and eventually the young lady married into the Ningguo Mansion."

"And after the young mistress married in, Master Zhen used some unknown method to prevent Master Xiaorong and the young mistress from consummating their marriage."

"And Master Zhen would ask Young Madam to reflect on herself every day. Every time, Master Zhen would send away the people around her and spend time with Young Madam alone, pressing her step by step."

"If the young lady makes a wrong move, not only will her innocence be lost, but her life will also be in danger."

"Young Madam wanted to die many times, but thanks to Baozhu and I's persuasion, she managed to hold on."

"But now Master Zhen is forcing her even more, and Madam can no longer hold on."

"And the young lady heard that Third Master Cong, in order to save the young master of the Xue family, did not hesitate to stop the sedan chair in the street and sue the prince of the current dynasty."

"I feel that the Third Master is a true hero with great righteousness and heroic spirit."

"That's why the young lady wanted to ask for help from the Third Master. I hope the Third Master can help my young lady and find a way for her to survive."

After hearing Ruizhu's words, Jia Cong found it absurd and bizarre.

It is said that all the unworthy people come from the prosperous times, but the real cause of the trouble is peace.

The reason why the Jia family was eventually ransacked was that the land was left covered in white.

In fact, it was mainly caused by Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion.

This Jia Zhen is really shameless and lustful.

After thinking for a while, Jia Cong could not help but say: "It's not that there is no way. Even rabbits will bite when they are anxious. It's just a matter of fighting to the death. It depends on whether you dare to do it."

Ruizhu heard this and said through gritted teeth: "Please give me some pointers, Master."

"Now the young lady is desperate. She has been so kind to me that I will save her even if I have to die."

After hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "This is easy to handle. The last time I saw Jia Zhen, I saw that his steps were weak and his legs were powerless."

"The eye sockets are sunken and the face is red. I think it's due to excessive sexual indulgence."

"Doesn't your young mistress send him ginseng tea every day? Just add a herb to the ginseng tea, and he will fall ill after taking it for half a month."

"Although this disease won't kill him, it will make him no longer have the energy to cause trouble for your young lady."

Hearing this, Ruizhu couldn't help but become curious.

I just told Third Master that Madam has to send ginseng tea to Master Zhen every day?
If I didn't say it, how would Mr. Cong know this?
Shouldn't it?

Could it really be that what I said was wrong?

Ruizhu thought about it for a while, then said, "Thank you for your advice, Third Master. Please give me the prescription."

"If I can really save the young lady, I will definitely repay Third Master's kindness with a gift of grass and a ring."

Jia Cong said: "It's fine if you repay me with a gift of grass and a ring. I just felt sorry for your young mistress and helped her casually."

"You can write, right? Go get a piece of paper and write down the prescription yourself."

Ruizhu looked at Jia Cong deeply and said, "Yes, thank you, Third Master."

Jia Cong was naturally able to write a prescription for Ruizhu.

But if he put pen to paper, his handwriting would inevitably be left behind, and the prescription would become a handle in the hands of others.

It was fine to help others occasionally, but Jia Cong never thought of putting himself in the picture. Therefore, he would not write the prescription himself.

Ruizhu quickly ground the ink and carefully wrote down the prescription that Jia Cong told her.

Ruizhu asked again, "Third Master, I wonder what signs this prescription will have when it starts to work? Will it be discovered soon?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't worry, since I dare to prescribe medicine for you, how could I not think of this?"

"This prescription is colorless and tasteless. After taking it, his body will collapse quickly."

"But even if a doctor came, he would only think that he was suffering from excessive sexual indulgence and would not be able to tell that he was poisoned."

Hearing this, Ruizhu was overjoyed and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank him: "Thank you for your help, Third Master. I am very grateful and will repay you generously in the future."

After Ruizhu left, Qingwen walked into the study room curiously and asked, "Third Master, what did Ruizhu say to you just now? It was so mysterious that no one else could hear it?"

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask with amusement: "You already know that you shouldn't let others know, so why are you asking?"

Qingwen said dissatisfiedly: "I really don't know what you are hiding, and I don't know what you are doing secretly!"

"Next time I have something to do, I won't tell you. I'm just trying to keep you in suspense!"

Seeing how deep Qingwen's resentment was, Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh.

……

The next day, Aunt Xue and her family moved next door to them.

Early in the morning, Xue Pan came to visit as usual.

It took Jia Cong a while to understand.

The whole family moved out, but not all of them moved.

It turned out that they were still living in Lixiangyuan, but the yard here had been cleaned up.

This way, they can live on both sides.

Xue Pan gritted his teeth and said that he would only live here and would definitely not live in Lixiangyuan.

The two families are so close, it would be better for them to visit each other more often.

At this moment, Aunt Mei sent Cai'er to call Xue Pan in.

However, Xue Pan didn't want to go.

In the end, I went there shyly.

As Xue Pan expected, Aunt Mei asked him about the news of the merchant girl last time.

Ask him how the question is going and whether his family is willing.
Can I find out about the girl? What does she look like? Is she a good person? How is her needlework? And so on.

Xue Pan hesitated for a long time, and finally managed to fool the person by some persuasion, then quickly ran away in panic.

Fortunately, Xue Pan has not forgotten the important matter.

The reason he came this time was actually to treat Jia Cong and his mother to dinner.

In the afternoon, Aunt Xue came to invite us in person.

Aunt Mei and Jia Cong had no choice but to go to the Xue Mansion next door.

Aunt Mei and Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, were eating inside.

Xue Pan and Jia Cong were drinking outside.

Aunt Xue and her daughter, as well as Xue Pan, thanked Aunt Mei and her son again and again, so there is no need to remember them in detail.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Xue Pan laughed and said, "Brother Cong, in order to thank you for saving my life, I have prepared a few gifts for you. I hope you like them."

(End of this chapter)