Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 351 Concubine Zhen is gone

As soon as the Emperor saw Jia Rui, he stepped forward, grabbed Jia Rui's hand and dragged him inside.

Although the Emperor didn't have much strength, Jia Rui didn't dare to resist, so he let the Emperor drag him inside.

When I went in, I saw a very ill woman lying inside.

The woman was obviously dying and was in a daze.

The Supreme Emperor first walked to the woman's bedside in small steps, and then said softly: "My beloved, wake up quickly, Jia Rui is here."

The Supreme Emperor screamed several times, and the woman finally slowly opened her eyes.

She glanced at the Supreme Emperor reluctantly, trying to smile, but she only pulled the corners of her mouth.

The Supreme Emperor's distressed tears fell again.

Then the Emperor wiped away his tears and waved to Jia Rui. Jia Rui could only step forward and kneel down in front of the woman.

It turned out that the woman lying on the bed about to enter a trance was none other than Concubine Zhen.

At this time, Concubine Zhen was no longer as cheerful as when Jia Rui saw her some time ago. She only saw a pale face, withered hair, and wrinkles on her face. She looked like she had aged by more than ten years. .

Concubine Zhen saw Jia Rui trying to reach out, but he lowered his hand weakly. Jia Rui peeked at the Emperor and saw the Emperor nodded gently, so he dared to kneel forward a few steps.

"The concubine Qiantai, do you have anything to say to me?"

Concubine Zhen lay there and opened her mouth, but no words came out. She was obviously very anxious, and suddenly there was a trace of blush on her face, and she was able to speak.

"Take good care of little Zhen'er and don't let her be wronged. Family matters have nothing to do with her, so don't involve her." Concubine Zhen said this in a loud voice.

Jia Rui nodded quickly, "Don't worry, I will take good care of her."

Concubine Zhen was satisfied. She nodded and turned to look at the Emperor beside the bed. "I can't serve you anymore. You have to take care of yourself!"

The Emperor was now in tears. He held Concubine Zhen's hand tightly and nodded, but could not say a word.

At this time, Concubine Zhen smiled slightly, and her face looked dozens of years younger in an instant, as if she had returned to her best days.

The Supreme Emperor and Jia Rui looked at each other at this scene, and at the same time, ominous feelings rose in their hearts.

Sure enough, Concubine Zhen slowly lowered her arms, then tilted her head and made no sound.

As soon as the Supreme Emperor saw this scene, he no longer cared about the emperor's majesty and collapsed directly on the ground.

Seeing this, Jia Rui hurriedly stepped forward to help the Supreme Emperor.

The Emperor was too excited now to say anything about the flowers. He just pointed at Concubine Zhen, meaning that he wanted Jia Rui to go over and take a look.

Jia Rui made a gesture and asked Zhao Jin, who was waiting next to him, to support the emperor. He carefully came to the bedside of Concubine Zhen and stretched out his hand to test the tip of Concubine Zhen's nose.

As expected, Concubine Zhen was no longer breathing.

Jia Rui turned his head and shook it gently, then stepped aside and knelt down.

The Emperor didn't know where he got the strength at this time, and he threw Zhao Jin away. He threw himself in front of Concubine Zhen's bed, hugging the body and crying bitterly.

The other palace daughters and eunuchs in the main hall didn't know what to do when they saw this scene.

Or Jia Rui said softly to Zhao Jin: "Why don't you invite the Queen Mother to come and comfort the Emperor?"

Zhao Jin's eyes lit up, then he nodded slightly and turned around to leave the palace.

After a while, he came back and nodded gently to Jia Rui.

After Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief, he and Zhao Jin went up to support the Emperor and comforted him softly.

The Supreme Emperor was now so paralyzed that he could no longer stand. Two people were supporting him and sitting on a chair far away, crying and shaking at the same time.

After a while, there was a noise outside, and then the Queen Mother led people into the palace of Princess Zhen.

After the Queen Mother came in, she first saw Jia Rui and was stunned for a moment.

You must know that this is the three-foot forbidden area in the inner courtyard of the palace. Why is Jia Rui here?

Although she still didn't understand, she didn't delve into it for the time being. Instead, she came to the Supreme Emperor, held his hand and whispered comfort.

Obviously the Empress Dowager's comfort was much more effective than that of Jia Rui and Zhao Jin. At this time, the Supreme Emperor was like an abandoned child who had found a home again. He was nestled in the Empress Dowager's arms, sobbing, but in the room The people inside clearly felt that the Supreme Emperor was no longer as sad as before.

Jia Rui saw that the Queen Mother was here and had nothing to do with him, so he left quickly because he was not able to participate in the affairs in the palace.

At this time, the Emperor had no time to pay attention to Jia Rui. The Queen Mother nodded, and Jia Rui withdrew.

After coming outside, Jia Rui often breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Rui was quite frightened today.

Then Jia Rui returned home in a cold sweat.

In the main hall of the home, Mr. Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, accompanied by Xue Baochai and several other wives and concubines, were anxiously waiting for Jia Rui. As soon as Xue Baochai saw Jia Rui back, he immediately took a few steps, grabbed Jia Rui's hand and asked with concern:

"Is there nothing going on in the palace? Your husband is not involved, right?"

Xue Baochai was also frightened. He was caught by people in the palace in the middle of the night. Everyone in the palace knew that something big had happened.

Usually when this happens, either there is a memorial of eight hundred miles at the border, or there are some drastic changes in the capital.

Jia Rui touched the cold sweat on his head and said, "It's nothing, just a false alarm."

Everyone in the lobby breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Jia Rui's words.

Especially Mr. Jia Dairu, who was sitting in the middle, was like a deflated rubber ball, suddenly spread out on the seat.

This frightened everyone.

Mrs. Wang, who was sitting next to Jia Dairu, hurried over and kept caressing Jia Dairu's chest.

"Old man, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Jia Rui also came over, stretched out his hand and directly pinched Jia Dairu's pulse.

Although Jia Rui is not a doctor, when he was practicing martial arts, the system also instilled in him a lot of knowledge about meridians and acupuncture points, so he also had some knowledge of meridians.

After a while, Jia Rui's hand left the old man's veins, and he said with some relief: "It should be nothing serious."

Mrs. Wang and others felt a little relieved after hearing what Jia Rui said.

However, Mrs. Wang was very concerned about her old man's health. Although her grandson said it was nothing serious, he still felt that he should hire another doctor.

"Although it's nothing serious, let's invite an imperial doctor to come over." Mrs. Wang ordered Jia Rui.

Jia Rui smiled bitterly, and then said: "Old lady, there is no one in the Tai Hospital today. If you have to ask a doctor, let's ask a famous old doctor on Ningrong Street to come and take a look."

Mrs. Wang glanced at her grandson in surprise, but when she saw her grandson, it didn't look like he was lying. Although she didn't understand what was going on, she still followed her grandson's words and asked the housekeeper to call a doctor as soon as possible.

While everyone was waiting for the doctor, Jia Dairu also slowly recovered.

He opened his eyes, "There's nothing wrong with me, I'm just a little anxious. I'll be fine once I calm down."

Although Jia Dairu said this, the people present could not trust anyone. Jia Dairu was Lao Taishan of Dingxihou Mansion.

Therefore, after everyone's persuasion, Jia Dairu could only sit on the chair and wait for the doctor.

While waiting, Jia Rui said to Xue Baochai beside him: "I would say that our family should also have a doctor. Otherwise, every time a family member gets sick, we have to go outside to invite him. It is inconvenient and I am afraid of delays. illness."

Xue Baochai glanced at Jia Rui and felt that there was nothing she could do about her husband's outbursts.

"Uncle, don't you think about it, those famous doctors are not so easy to hire. Why should they come to our house? And we don't trust those two knives, and we don't dare to use them even if they are invited!"

Jia Rui nodded after listening. Xue Baochai's estimate was indeed right.

However, Jia Rui still believes that there should be a doctor at home, so that unexpected events can be prevented.

"You don't need to worry about this matter. I'll ask the people below to inquire about it and arrange a doctor for our family as soon as possible."

While the couple was discussing, the housekeeper hurried in with an old man.

Jia Rui also knew this old man. Back then, Jia Rui fell into Wang Xifeng's lovesickness trick and became so sick that he almost met the King of Hell. It was this old man who treated Jia Rui.

However, despite his age, this old man is not very good at his craftsmanship. Otherwise, the original person would not have been dying of illness back then, allowing Jia Rui to take advantage.

But now that we can't invite anyone from Tai Hospital in the middle of the night, we can only let the old man deal with it temporarily.

Although Jia Rui despised the old man's medical skills, his grandmother, Mrs. Wang, had great trust in the old doctor.

Seeing the old man coming, he quickly asked the maid to invite the old doctor to Jia Dairu's side.

The old man was not too polite. When he came to Jia Dairu, he sat on a chair and took his pulse directly.

After a while, the old man opened his eyes, and then said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with the old man's health. It's just that he didn't get enough rest. I'll prescribe some medicine and he'll recover after a few days of rest."

Mrs. Wang immediately had a smile on her face, and she said, "Thank you very much. Please make a prescription immediately."

Xue Baochai quickly stepped forward and led the old doctor to the next room to prescribe medicine, and then ordered the people below to get the medicine immediately.

In just half an hour, the prepared medicine was delivered to Jia Dairu.

After Jia Dairu took the medicine, accompanied by Mrs. Wang, he returned to his yard to rest.

Jia Rui watched his grandparents return to the back house, and then took Xue Baochai and several concubines back to Xue Baochai's yard.

In the room, Jia Rui sat in the middle, Xue Baochai sat next to Jia Rui, and several of Jia Rui's concubines stood on both sides.

Jia Rui glanced down, and then said to Brother Ying beside him: "Prepare a seat for Aunt Zhen."

(End of this chapter)