The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 285 Ginseng
Mrs. Wang heard Jia Ke's words just now, she dared not hesitate now, and immediately ordered her confidant Zhou Rui's family to go there in person.Now that she doesn't trust those careless little maids, she still sent her confidants, Zhou Rui's family is mature and prudent, so don't worry.

Zhou Rui's family got the order, so they dared to hesitate and trot all the way, just like running to the Marquis of Wuyang, this time it was to save the life of their second master, so there was no delay.

Zhou Rui's family took Mrs. Wang's order and ran away in small steps like Wuyanghou's mansion.Along the way, there was a lot of turmoil, and I didn't dare to say hello to acquaintances, because I was afraid of delaying time. If something happened to the second master, the wife would not spare their family.

Zhou Rui's family did not dare to stop on this road, and arrived at the Wuwei Hall of the Marquis of Wuyang. Qin Keqing lived behind the Wuwei Hall, in the formal compound.

Zhou Rui's family broke into Wuwei Hall all the way, and there were several maids along the way who told her that she couldn't stop her. They knew who she was, so they didn't dare to stop her too much, so they let her come to the big rooms where Qin Keqing lived behind Wuwei Hall. house.

When she got here, she still wanted to break in, but was blocked by an old nanny at the door. Although Zhou Rui's family was anxious, seeing this old nanny's expressionless face, and for some reason only seeing his sharp eyes, she felt guilty.He didn't dare to force his way in any more, so he said anxiously to the old nanny, "This sister, it was the uncle who ordered me to see the grandma. The second master in our mansion is dying now, and the uncle asked me to come to the grandma to pick her up." Medicine, please let me in, old sister."

Even the old lady was unmoved, but after waiting for a while, a little girl ran out and said to the old lady, "Mother Zhang, the eldest grandma said to let Zhou Rui's family in quickly."

After hearing this, the old nanny let go of Zhou Rui's family.

Zhou Rui's family followed the little girl into the inner room, and saw Qin Keqing sitting on the soft couch in the room, and Aunt Zhou was sitting next to him.

Qin Keqing and Aunt Zhou heard that Jia Zhu was seriously ill when Jia Ke went to Rongguo Mansion, and they were discussing Jia Zhu's condition at that time.Suddenly I heard a commotion outside, and when the little girl went out, I found out that Zhou Rui's family had barged in after asking, but in the end she was blocked by Nanny Zhang.

Qin Keqing thought that if there were no important matters, Zhou Rui's family would not have the courage to break into her inner house, so she ordered the little girl to tell Zhang Nanny to let Zhou Rui's family in.

When Zhou Rui's family saw Qin Keqing, they knelt down on the ground immediately, crying in their tone: "Grandma, our second master is not good. The uncle said that there is a ginseng that has been in the house for thousands of years, and it is said to be in the sandalwood box. Let me pick it up."

Qin Keqing knew what was going on as soon as she heard it. The precious medicinal materials in the warehouse of their house were almost all packed in sandalwood boxes. Among them, there were about ten sticks of ginseng. Jia Ke wanted her to take a precious ginseng Send it over.

Moreover, seeing the appearance of Zhou Rui's family, she thought it was an urgent matter, so she called the orchid grass next to her to her, and then took out a bunch of keys from her waist to choose one of them, and then took out a pair from the kang table next to her. Then he took out a piece of paper from the table, wrote a few lines on it, handed it to Lan Xiang, and asked her to say: "That ginseng is in the sandalwood box on the top of Duobao Pavilion." , get it quickly."

Lan Xiang didn't dare to neglect after taking the key, so she hurried out of the room.

Lan Xiang hurried to the warehouse of Wuyanghou Mansion, and was stopped by Wu Zhong, who was guarding the warehouse, in front of the warehouse.

This Wu Zhong is Chuncao's father, he is dull and not good at colluding with others, but he is very honest. Now he is the warehouse supervisor in Wuyang Hou Mansion, and sometimes he is patrolling the warehouse with three or five servants.

Seeing Lan Xiang, Wu Zhong asked in a muffled voice, "Aunt Lan Xiang, what's the matter with me?"

Lan Xiang said anxiously: "I was ordered by Grandma to pick up things from the warehouse. It's urgent."

After speaking, he showed Wu Zhong the pair of cards and the key, and then handed the note to Wu Zhong. Wu Zhong took it and looked carefully, it turned out that it was for medicinal materials, and he wanted to get a ginseng in the warehouse.Then he checked the pair of cards again, and then led Lan Xiang to a warehouse, only to see that there were two big locks on the door of the warehouse this time.

Wu Zhong silently took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, opened one of the locks, and then took a step back to the side.

Lan Xiang stepped forward, took out the key in her hand and opened another lock, and then Wu Zhong led Lan Cao into the warehouse.

Wu Zhong was very familiar with the scene in the empty room, and soon led Nan Chao to a Duobao Pavilion. Lan Xiang looked at the Duobao Pavilion, and there were neatly placed large and small sandalwood wooden boxes on it. Lan Xiang was stunned by this.

You must know that these large and small boxes are worth a lot in themselves, plus the medicinal materials inside.It can be said that every box is a priceless treasure.

Lan Xiang didn't dare to wait any longer, and according to Qin Keqing's instructions, she took down a sandalwood box from the top of the Baibao Pavilion, and saw that the wooden box was sealed tightly with wax.A note was pasted on it, which only said one thousand-year-old ginseng.

Lan Xiang took the ginseng without daring to delay, and immediately left the warehouse. At this time, Wu Zhong was still waiting at the door of the warehouse. Seeing Lan Xiang coming out, he only glanced at the wooden box, and did not make any move.

Afterwards, the two locked each other, Lan Xiang handed over the pair of cards, left the warehouse and hurried back to Qin Keqing's residence in Wuwei Hall.

When Lan Xiang returned to Qin Keqing's residence, Qin Keqing was asking Zhou Rui's family about Jia Zhu's condition, and Zhou Rui's family knew that Jia Ke had fully understood Jia Zhu's condition, so they didn't hide it too much, but now there are too many people talking.He just said to Qin Keqing, "Grandma doesn't know something. Our second master hurt his body by studying day and night for fame. This time, the imperial examination was carried out of the examination room again. Grandpa invited the imperial doctor and said that this time is very dangerous. , Grandpa remembered this ginseng plant, to see if it can save our second master's life."

As for what the imperial physician said, even if there is ginseng, it can only be involved for a year or two, but he didn't mention it.

Qin Keqing also felt shocked when she heard Zhou Rui's family's words. She knew that Jia Zhu was in poor health when she married into Wuyang Hou's mansion, but she didn't expect it to be so bad. It seemed that her life would be in danger at any time.

After hearing this, Qin Keqing sighed and said: "I didn't expect such a smart person like the second master to suffer from such a serious illness. It's really unlucky." After Qin Keqing finished speaking, she wiped her eyes with her sleeve again, as if she How sad it is.

In fact, Qin Keqing only met Jia Zhu a few times after she married into Jia's mansion. What kind of feelings did she have there? She did this only to show Zhou Rui's family, otherwise her second uncle was about to die, and she hadn't shed tears yet. , spread out to let people listen to the joke.

After hearing what Zhou Rui's family said, Aunt Zhou kept chanting Amitabha Buddha. She also watched Jia Zhu grow up, and knew that this child was willing to work hard. Now that she is sick like this, she feels a little sad.Although when Jia Ke was young, Aunt Zhou hated Jia Zhu, but now that Jia Ke is an extremely human minister, Jia Zhu has been thrown thousands of miles away, and Aunt Zhou has almost forgotten those childhood things. .

While they were talking, Lan Xiang came in from the outside, holding a sandalwood box in her hand.

As soon as Lan Xiang came in, she hurried to Qin Keqing's side and set the wooden box in front of Qin Keqing.Although Qin Keqing is the mistress of the family, no one in the family is seriously ill, and she doesn't know what the ginseng in the sandalwood box looks like, so she is also very curious about the ginseng in these wooden boxes.But this is not the time for inquiry.

Qin Keqing took the wooden box, checked the wax seal on it carefully, and saw that there was no damage.

Qin Keqing held the wooden box in her hand and stroked it carefully for a while, as if she cherished it so much. After a while, she handed it to Zhou Rui's family, "This thing was at the house when I came here, and I knew it was a precious thing. So I kept it It is stored in the innermost part of the warehouse, and the uncle also said that it will be used when I give birth. Since the second master is so anxious, let's take it."

When Qin Keqing said this, her mouth was full of regrets, as if she valued this ginseng so much.

Zhou Rui's family took the sandalwood box and held it in his arms like a baby. He saw Qin Keqing's love for this ginseng just now, so he naturally knew that Qin Keqing didn't value this thing. Presumably Jia Ke kept it for Qin Keqing's protection when she gave birth. .This time, Jia Ke was able to reluctantly pull out the ginseng, and she didn't feel alienated from them, and treated them as a family.

Holding ginseng, Zhou Rui's family saw that the matter was over and Jia Zhu was still waiting for help, so he quickly saluted Qin Keqing and wanted to say goodbye and go back.

Qin Keqing knew that he was in a hurry and didn't stop her. She just told her to be careful on the road, to walk steadily, and not to let the ginseng shake too much. If the twigs were broken, it would affect the curative effect.

After listening to Zhou Rui's family, they agreed, and then hurriedly saluted Qin Keqing and left.

Seeing her in such a hurry, Qin Keqing realized that Jia Zhu's condition might be worse than she knew, and now she might be waiting for this ginseng to die.

Qin Keqing couldn't help but worry about the Rongguo Mansion now. In Qin Keqing's view, Jia Zhu is the only one who can play the leading role in the Rongguo Mansion, and the others are unbearable.Once Jia Zhu has something to do, the Rongguo Mansion may have no successors.In fact, pretending that he didn't get fame, just relying on his character, can also make the Rongguo Mansion last for a few more generations.If he is gone, how can the lustful, ignorant Jia Baoyu be able to support such a mansion.

Seeing that Zhou Rui's family left, Aunt Zhou said with some regret: "Such a good ginseng was given to them. Even if we cut it up and keep half, we can keep you safe when you give birth."

Qin Keqing knew that some things should not be spread, so she had no choice but to comfort Aunt Zhou and said: "This ginseng has been the best in our mansion for thousands of years, but it is worse than this ginseng. We still have some in our mansion. When I give birth If you take it out, it won't be too bad if you think about it. And if this ginseng can save the second master's life, it can be regarded as our uncle's merit."

Aunt Zhou knew that the ginseng had already been sent out, and she had no way to get it back, so she could only accept Qin Keqing's words.

Not to mention Qin Keqing sighing here, Aunt Zhou's pity, and Zhou Rui's family holding the wooden box given by Qin Keqing without stopping for a moment, still trotting all the way back to the small courtyard where Jia Zhu lived.

As soon as Zhou Rui's family entered Jia Zhu's room, they handed the wooden box to Jia Ke. Jia Ke took the wooden box without looking at it, and directly handed it to Mrs. Wang.

(End of this chapter)