I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 167 The old man fights for a seat
Qin Keqing rolled up her sleeves, revealing half of her white wrists that were whiter than snow and frost.

Jia Cong's eyes froze for a moment, and the next moment, Jia Cong reached out and touched Qin Keqing's pulse.

Qin Keqing shuddered all over and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

This cry is so soul-stirring.

Jia Cong couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this call.

Jia Cong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. No wonder the comment on her in the Red Mansion's verdict was: a sky of love, a sea of ​​love, and an illusory body of love.

Let me take your pulse carefully. Why are you screaming so excitedly?
As expected, she is a demon of disaster-level evil. Her every word, every action, every move, can unintentionally seduce a man's soul.

Any normal man would find it difficult to resist her temptation, so it's no wonder that Jia Zhen was so determined to have an affair with her.

Qin Keqing seemed to feel something was wrong as well. Her pretty face blushed and she lowered her head tightly.

Jia Cong concentrated on examining the patient's pulse carefully, and after a while he changed to the other wrist.

After taking Qin Keqing's pulse, Jia Cong had an idea of ​​her condition.

It was caused by typhoid fever, but the heart disease added an extra layer of symptoms.

Jia Cong said to Baozhu, "Go get me some writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I'll write a prescription and try it for a few days."

"If the symptoms get better, try a different prescription after a few days, and it will be fine."

Baozhu went away immediately and brought back writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Jia Cong picked up his pen and wrote a prescription, and also gave some instructions on things that needed attention.

After writing the prescription, Jia Cong said to Qin Keqing, "Mr. Rong, your illness is quite common. Just don't think too much about it, or you will get sick from worry."

"If you need anything or have any problem, just send someone to me."

"Just take care of yourself and take care of yourself. I'll just say one line of poetry and you'll be at ease: White egrets fly over the vast paddy fields, and yellow orioles sing in the shady summer trees."

After saying this, Jia Cong stood up and said goodbye.

Qin Keqing stood up to see her off, but Jia Cong stopped her.

But Qin Keqing was sent out in the end, and Jia Cong had no choice but to let her go.

After watching Jia Cong walk away, the master and servant came into the room.

Baozhu couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, what was the meaning of that poem that Third Master Cong just said? Could it be that he was forcing Grandma?"

Qin Keqing came out of her trance and said, "The poem that Master Cong San mentioned is a poem that Wang Mojie wrote in Wangchuan."

"In fact, what Mr. San wanted to tell me was the last two lines of this poem: The old man should stop fighting for a seat with others, why should the seagulls still be suspicious of each other?"

"There is an allusion here. It says that once upon a time, there was a young man on the seashore. He had a simple and innocent heart."

“When he goes to the beach, many seagulls will fly to him and even land on him to play with him.”

"One day, the boy's father was ill and wanted to eat seagulls, so he asked him to catch a seagull."

"When the boy went to the beach again, the seagulls flew far away and never came close to him again."

"What these two lines mean is that I no longer have any intention of harming you, so why are the seagulls still afraid that I will harm you?"

Baozhu couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, so it seems that we have misunderstood Third Master's intentions? Did Third Master never have such thoughts about Grandma?"

Qin Keqing pursed her lips and said, "I think so. As soon as the Third Master entered the mansion, he sent his maid to take care of me."

"Maybe they are afraid that something might happen to me. Right now, the eldest master and his son are attending a funeral. If something happens to me, I don't know how it will spread outside!"

"It turns out that we misunderstood Mr. San's intentions."

Baozhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Qin Keqing felt relieved and felt a lot more relaxed.

But for some reason, she felt a hint of disappointment in her heart. …

But as soon as Jia Cong came out of Qin Keqing's courtyard, he saw Jiao Da appearing from nowhere and approaching him stealthily.

He rubbed his hands and chuckled, "Third Master, I have something I want to advise you on. I am a straightforward person, so if what I say is inappropriate, I hope you won't blame me."

Jia Cong probably knew what Jiao Da wanted to say. He must be saying that he shouldn't do anything with Qin Keqing, as it would violate ethical principles.

Jia Cong was curious whether Jiao Da, who had a bad temper, would scold him.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Jiao Da laughed and said, "Third Master, this old servant's idea is that even if you want to secretly take in Grandma Xiaorong, you shouldn't do it so conspicuously."

"Third Master, you can come back after dark. If someone sees you in broad daylight, who knows what gossip will spread."

Huh?
Jiao Da's words made Jia Cong shocked.

He thought the old man would scold him!

Even if you don't scold him, at least you should advise him that beautiful women are the root of trouble and it's not worth ruining one's reputation for a woman.

I didn't expect him to say this.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Jiao Da, I thought you would advise me to stay away from him?"

"Brother Xianzhen is also thinking about her. You would swear when you are drunk, but why do you say this to me?"

Jiao Da laughed and said, "Master Zhen is Xiaorong's grandmother's father-in-law, how can he be compared with Master Cong?"

"It is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, or even to keep a woman outside."

"But Master Zhen's behavior was really outrageous. Not only did he get most of the maids in the mansion, he even invited people to his house for a drink and messed around."

"Since entering the mansion, Third Master has only devoted himself to studying and has never acted like Master Zhen."

"Even if there are some fishy behaviors, it is human nature. I just hope that Third Master can restrain himself a little more."

Hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh to himself.

He didn't expect that this guy's bottom line was so flexible.

Come to think of it, this is human nature.

Jiao Da is not completely ignorant of the ways of the world.

But Jia Zhen's previous attempt to steal someone's wife and to gather a crowd for incest was really out of character.

Another more important point is that Jia Zhen did not make good use of Jiao Da.

This is probably what Jiao Da is most dissatisfied with.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile and said, "I heard that Rong'er's family was sick, so I went to visit them."

"Brother Zhen and his son have just passed away. If something happens to Rong's family again, what will people say about our Jia family?"

"I don't know what's going on in your mind, old man, to say such a thing."

After hearing this, Jiao Da realized that he had misunderstood. It turned out that the Third Master did not have such thoughts at all.

When Jiao Da thought of what he had just said, his face turned red with shame.

He said quickly, "Third Master, I was blinded by greed just now. I judged others by my own standards. I don't know what nonsense I said. I hope you will punish me."

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are loyal, why should I punish you? Just make sure you understand the reason of the matter before you talk."

Jiao Da blushed and said, "Yes, Third Master, I'll remember that."

(End of this chapter)