Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 368 No poison, no husband

When the lamp girl thought that she would fall back into the nightmare-like life before, she started to tremble all over.

"Old doctor, I beg you, please save our girl, I will kneel down for you."

As she spoke, the lamp girl immediately fell to her knees.

What Miss Deng is kneeling for is not Qingwen's life, but the money that Qingwen can earn.

The old doctor thought that the relationship between Miss Deng and Qingwen was so good that he could kneel down and plead for her.

So he sighed and said: "I have a prescription here. You can eat it and see. If the fever can be relieved, you can come to me to exchange for the prescription."

Miss Deng was overjoyed and immediately led the old doctor to the room next to her, prepared the Four Treasures of the Study, and asked the old doctor to write a prescription.

Then, Miss Deng came to the medicine shop again, grabbed some medicine for Qingwen, and immediately got up at home. Half an hour later, the medicine was delivered to Qingwen's bedside.

Qingwen now has hope of living, so she took the medicine very cooperatively.

Perhaps because Qingwen gave up her will to die, her condition gradually improved.

Of course, Miss Deng’s busy schedule is inevitable.

However, the lamp girl did not find it hard, but rather enjoyed it.

Now in the eyes of Miss Deng, Qingwen is a hen that can lay golden eggs.

As long as this hen is taken care of, their family will have an unbeatable ten taels of silver every month.

After Qingwen's cousin Duohun Chong came back, he had no objection to Qingwen occupying the main house of their house.

Although sleeping in the side room is not as comfortable as the main room, as long as there is wine and meat, what will happen if you barely sleep?

Just as Qingwen's health gradually improved, Jia Baoyu finally came to visit Qingwen again.

However, because Miss Duodeng watched Qingwen very closely, Jia Baoyu could no longer sneak in secretly this time.

No, Jia Baoyu was blocked from the door by Deng Girl and wouldn't let him in no matter what.

"I'm telling you, Mr. Bao, since our girl has left the house, why don't you rush here like this? You want others to see it. How can our girl have the face to see people in the future!"

Jia Baoyu has always been indifferent to women, and now he is bowing and laughing along with her.

"Good sister, she has served me for a while, please let me go in and see her."

Miss Deng looked Jia Baoyu up and down, and when she saw his handsome face, she couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Just when she felt soft and wanted to let Jia Baoyu in, she suddenly thought of her money.

Now Qingwen is entrusted by Jia Houye to take care of her. If Jia Baoyu secretly takes over her during this period, wouldn't the future of her family be doomed?

As for Jia Baoyu, he is nothing more than a silver-like wax spear head, a useless thing, and there is not much benefit to be gained from him.

"Second Master Bao, it's not that I don't let you in, it's mainly that Lord Jiahou asked me to look at Qingwen. If I let you in, and Lord Jiahou finds out, will I still be beaten to death?"

As soon as Jia Baoyu heard about Jia Houye, he started to beat the drum in his heart, but he still asked with the last chance: "Who are you talking about, Jia Houye?"

Miss Deng glanced at Jia Baoyu, and then said: "Does Mr. Jia have a second one on our Ningrong Street?"

When Jia Baoyu heard that it was indeed the person he had guessed, he stopped pestering him, turned around and left.

As soon as Jia Baoyu left, Qingwen's voice came from the room inside: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law?"

When Miss Deng heard Qingwen calling him, she quickly closed the door and trotted into Qingwen's house.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qingwen struggling to get out of bed, "My aunt, why are you getting out of bed if you don't have a good rest in bed?"

As she spoke, Miss Deng stepped forward to support Qingwen and push her back onto the bed.

Qingwen lay down again and said, "Sister-in-law, did Second Master Bao come just now?"

Miss Deng's eyes flickered, "Where is Mr. Bao? It's Lai Wa from the entrance of the alley who came to borrow money."

When Qingwen heard that it was not Baoyu, her eyes were a little dim. She lay on the bed with her head turned to one side, not knowing what she was thinking.

Miss Deng let out a sigh of relief. Seeing Qingwen acting like this, she was still thinking about Baoyu. This was not the right thing to discuss with her and the boss.

Although Jia Rui and Jia Baoyu are both noble people, how can Jia Baoyu compare with Jia Rui?

As long as Qingwen climbs into Jia Rui's bed, their family will be able to prosper, and her husband will be able to get an official position, and she will be an official wife.

But if Qingwen is given to Jia Baoyu, what their family will get is just monthly money from Qingwen once or twice a month. And those gadgets that Jia Baoyu doesn't want.

After thinking of this, Miss Deng made up her mind that she must not let her girl meet Jia Baoyu again.

Besides, Jia Rui has not been idle in the past few days since he returned home, because Xie Xiu'e came to the house.

Good guy, although Xie Xiu'e said she grew up in a family of officials, she has a very petty temper. When faced with Sanjie You, the two of them could quarrel from day to night.

At the beginning, the two of them went to Xue Baochai for comment. Later, Xue Baochai also annoyed the two of them and simply ignored them. In the end, the two of them simply blocked Jia Rui near the second gate at night.

These two people, one is the cute old love, the other is the new love interest, Jia Rui is in a dilemma.

In the end, Jia Rui couldn't bear it anymore and could only hide in Jingchen's place where he remembered again for two or three days.

Of course, I stayed here in Jingchen. In addition to taking a break, I also took a look at his newborn son.

This boy is completely different from his mother Jingya, like a naughty puppy, squirming on the bed.

At first, Jia Rui didn't care much about it, but after a day or two he realized something was wrong. This little guy's body and bones were so good. How long had it been since he was born? He could actually crawl on the bed?

Isn't this another time traveler?

Even once when no one was around, Jia Rui tested the little guy and exchanged passwords with him.

"Palace Yuye Liquor?"

"Yeah wow!"

"The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of the earth?"

"Haha!"

Jia Rui touched his chin and finally breathed a sigh of relief. This little guy didn't seem to be a time traveler, but he was probably gifted.

The stone in Jia Rui's heart was finally put down. In this world of Dream of Red Mansions, there is no need for two time travellers, only one of him is enough.

Just when Jia Rui thought that this day would continue to be leisurely, an imperial edict from the Supreme Emperor summoned Jia Rui to the Dragon Head Palace.

Jia Rui was a little confused when he came. There was nothing important these days. Why would the Supreme Emperor recruit him into the palace in the afternoon?

Although he said he was confused, he still appeared in front of the Supreme Emperor obediently.

The Supreme Emperor looked at a memorial in his hand, "This is the memorial sent by a doctor from the Ministry of War yesterday. Have you read it?"

As soon as Jia Rui heard it, he knew what it was about, so he smiled and said, "I have read this memorial."

"Then what do you think?"

Jia Rui scratched his head and pretended to be very honest and said: "Everything depends on the Supreme Emperor. Whatever the Supreme Emperor thinks should be done, I will do whatever I want."

"Don't be petty and tell me honestly."

When Jia Rui saw that Xiao Jiling had been exposed by the Supreme Emperor, he could only reveal some useful information.

"Your Majesty, this memorial says that the navy has begun to take shape and can go south to deter pirates. I think it is right."

The Supreme Emperor clicked on the memorial in his hand, "Then tell me, can our navy defeat those pirates on the sea?"

Jia Rui narrowed his eyes and then said: "With the navy's capabilities of nearly sixty large warships, those pirates will be vulnerable to a head-on naval battle."

The Supreme Emperor nodded first, then glanced at Jia Rui: "You little guy are also playing tricks on me?"

"I don't dare."

"Then let me ask you, you said that the pirates are vulnerable to a head-on attack. What if the pirates don't fight us head-on?"

Jia Rui also felt very troubled by the Emperor's questions. In fact, he had thought about the strategy of going south several times, but in the end he had no foolproof plan.

If you really want to wipe out the pirates on the southeast coast, there is only one way, and that is to rely on the huge strength of the imperial court to overwhelm them with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai.

Otherwise, the pirates can completely engage in guerrilla warfare with the imperial court at sea, but they will not fight you head-on. They will run away when you come over. When you go to one place, they will rob in another place. In the end, the imperial court will still have nothing to do with the pirates. .

However, the Emperor was asking urgent questions now, so Jia Rui could only throw out his immature thoughts.

"Your Majesty, with the current warships and the pirates at sea, if we don't fight head-on, there will be wars all along the southeast coast. Faced with this situation, we can only offer heavy bounties. On the one hand, we will use heavy money to destroy the pirates, and on the other hand, we will We spend a lot of money to send people to find the pirates’ lair, only in this way can we slowly eliminate the pirates bit by bit.”

The Supreme Emperor nodded, "Then do you think Prince Nan'an is qualified for this task?"

Jia Rui's eyelids twitched. Prince Nan'an controlled the navy very strictly, but before the navy was fully prepared, the Supreme Emperor ordered the navy to go south immediately. What does this mean? Jia Rui has already guessed it.

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment, and decided that he should just make it clear to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I think Prince Nan'an is qualified for this task."

"Oh, tell me then."

A trace of evil flashed in Jia Rui's eyes, "The Prince of Nan'an County trains the navy very carefully, and the navy also looks up to Prince Nan'an County. As a result, this navy should still have a certain fighting capacity."

"Therefore, when the navy goes south, it is also a hard nut for the pirates. Although they can fight guerrillas everywhere, they will always be encountered by the navy. In this way, slowly as time goes by, the pirates will be slowly weakened."

"However, the consequence of this is that many towns along the Jiangnan coast will be attacked by pirates. The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will definitely attribute these crimes to the navy, that is to say, to the Prince of Nan'an."

"Under such circumstances, if the imperial court further reduces the navy's food and salary supply, and coupled with the opposition of the Jiangnan gentry, the navy will only face internal and external difficulties, and finally be slowly disintegrated and eliminated."

The Supreme Emperor smiled slightly when he heard this, and admired Jia Rui's words very much.

(End of this chapter)