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Chapter 4744 [Qin Keqing]

Not long after Yuanchun returned to the palace from visiting her parents, she remembered that after she had visited the Grand View Garden, it would be sealed off and no one would be allowed to see it.

This naturally caused a huge waste. Therefore, another imperial decree was issued, ordering Sanchun, Daiyu, Baochai and others to live in the garden without any restrictions or confinement.

He also issued an order to allow Xiang Nan to live in the garden, so that he would not be left alone and bored outside the garden after all his sisters went into the garden.

After the decree was given, the sisters were naturally very happy and each chose the courtyard they liked.

Xiang Nan chose Yihongyuan.

The place is surrounded by white walls and green willows. Once you enter the door, you will see corridors on both sides. There are a few rocks in the courtyard, and on one side there are several banana trees, and on the other side there is a crabapple tree, which looks like an umbrella, with green silk hanging down and red flowers blooming.

Lin Daiyu chose Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

There is a white wall here, with several houses inside, shaded by thousands of green bamboos.

The entrance is a winding corridor, and the steps are paved with stones to form a path. There are three small rooms upstairs, one bright and two dark, all with beds, stools, chairs and desks built to suit the space.

Xue Baochai chose Hengwuyuan.

As you enter the courtyard, you will see a huge, exquisite rock that juts into the sky. It is surrounded by various stones on all sides, which cover all the houses inside. There is not even a single flower or tree.

There were many strange grasses: some with vines, some with creepers, some hanging down from the mountaintops, some growing through cracks in the rocks, and even hanging down from the eaves and around the pillars, winding around the steps; some were like fluttering green ribbons, some were like coiled golden ropes, some had fruits like cinnabar, and some had flowers like golden osmanthus, with a fragrance that could not be compared to the scent of any other flower.

There are corridors on both sides, and above them are five elegant buildings with a curved roof, corridors on all four sides, green windows and oil-painted walls, which are more elegant and different than the previous ones.

Yingchun lived in Zhuijin Tower, Tanchun lived in Qiushuangzhai, Xichun lived in Liaofengxuan, and Li Wan lived in Daoxiang Village. Two old maids and four servants were added to each place. In addition to the wet nurses and maids, there were also people who were responsible for cleaning.

On June 1st, they all moved in. Immediately the garden was filled with flowers and embroidered ribbons, willows swaying in the breeze, and it was no longer as lonely as before.

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After moving in, everyone realized the benefits of this garden.

First, the garden is warm in winter and cool in summer. In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, it is already summer and the weather is hot, but the temperature in the garden is still maintained at 25 or 26 degrees, so it is very pleasant;

Second, magnetite is used for lighting, instead of candles or oil lamps, so it is not afraid of fire and is much brighter than candles or oil lamps. Magnetite is not only used for lighting, but also for boiling water, making tea, and heating water for bathing... It has many benefits.

So as soon as these girls came in, they fell in love with the garden.

After Xiang Nan entered the garden, he played with his sisters every day, reading, writing, playing the piano, playing chess, reciting poems and painting, and he was very happy.

Although entering the Grand View Garden meant being surrounded by women, Xiang Nan had seen and tasted it all, so he didn't have to be like Jia Baoyu, who always looked down on his sisters and maids, licked their rouge, and smelled their fragrance.

He has always been well-behaved and would never do anything overly intimate.

After all, he is an old man, and he is better at handling and controlling emotions than Jia Baoyu, a young boy. So he gets along very well with the sisters and doesn't make anyone angry or cry easily.

On the contrary, he coaxed Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu very well. Even Yingchun and Xichun became more cheerful and optimistic under his care.

... Just when Xiang Nan and his sisters were enjoying themselves in the Grand View Garden, Qin Keqing, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion's grandson, suddenly fell ill, and several doctors were consulted but none of them could cure her.

Therefore, Jia Zhen wanted to ask Xiang Nan to go and see what disease his daughter-in-law had and why it was so difficult to cure.

"Brother Bao, please help take a look." He said to Xiang Nan, "I have invited several doctors from the Imperial Hospital and have taken several doses of medicine, but there is no effect."

Xiang Nan was also stunned when he heard that Qin Keqing was ill, and then he and Jia Zhen went to Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing's residence, and saw her lying sickly on the bed, her face was pale, without a trace of blood.

"Second Uncle Bao is here~" Jia Rong hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Help me check her pulse, can she still be cured?"

"Don't worry, let me take a look." Xiang Nan nodded and came to Qin Keqing.

"Uncle Bao~" Qin Keqing was lying on the bed. When she saw Xiang Nan coming in, she also remembered to greet him.

"It's okay, just lie down." Xiang Nan waved his hand, walked closer, held her slender hand like white jade, and felt her pulse.

"Uncle Bao, how is it?" Jia Rong hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Xiang Nan pondered in silence, already knowing what disease Qin Keqing had.

She actually doesn't have any serious illness. The reason she looks like this now is entirely due to the demons in her heart.

Yes, she had an affair with her father-in-law Jia Zhen. But this was discovered by her mother-in-law Youshi and her husband Jia Rong, so she felt ashamed to face people and had no place to stand in the mansion.

Because this matter weighed on her mind, she had no appetite for food or even to continue living, which is why she became weaker and weaker, until her face turned pale and she was dying.

"Qin, I already know what's bothering you. I want to ask you, do you want to die or live?" Xiang Nan asked Qin Keqing using the secret method of sound transmission.

Qin Keqing was stunned for a moment and looked at Xiang Nan in surprise.

"Don't worry, what we said, I said it, you said it, they can't hear it." Xiang Nan explained, "I know you are suffering from a mental illness. To be honest, Brother Zhen is really a bad guy. He actually forced you to do such a shameful thing. No wonder you want to commit suicide."

"My second uncle is truly a god. He knows everything." Qin Keqing's eyes turned red and tears fell.

In fact, she was unwilling to do such an immoral thing with Jia Zhen, but Jia Zhen was the patriarch of Ningguo Mansion and had the final say.

Not only was Youshi a second wife, but her father was only a minor official and died early, so she had no power to restrain Jia Zhen. Jia Rong, as a son, did not dare to confront Jia Zhen.

Qin Keqing's father, Qin Ye, was only a 6th-rank official in the Ministry of Works. The key point is that Qin Keqing was not Qin Ye's biological daughter, but was adopted by Qin Ye from Yangshengtang.

Because of this, Qin Keqing couldn't resist and was forced to do something shameful with Jia Zhen. Although the two of them were also secretive, they chose Tianxiang Tower, a secluded place, for their tryst.

But as the saying goes, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and this matter was eventually known to the servants, and even Youshi and Jia Rong knew about it.

After the incident, Jia Zhen was fine, and no one in the entire Ningguo Mansion dared to say anything about him.

But it was different for Qin Keqing. Not only did Youshi and Jia Rong regard her as a vixen who seduced men, even the servants in Ningguo Mansion spoke coldly to her.

It is for this reason that Qin Keqing felt that she had no place to stand and wanted to die. Jia Rong and You Shi were naturally happy to see her die, so when Jia Rong first met Xiang Nan, he asked him "Is this disease curable?" It was clear that he wished she would die.