Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Jia Cong also smiled and comforted her, saying a few words to Qingwen, coaxing her to sleep and recuperate, but her heart was already cold.

He had been in Liaodong for a long time and was used to seeing people using ginseng soup to hang themselves. Qingwen's complexion was now radiant because of the strong medicinal effect of old ginseng, which stimulated her last vitality.

If the effect of this old ginseng wears off, even if the Great Luo Immortal descends to earth, he will be unable to save the day.

Thinking of this section, I felt scared, anxious and confused. I couldn't sit still anymore and said: "You all go, leave the two of you to watch. As soon as Qingwen wakes up, I will give her ginseng soup. I will go find Mr. Ye myself." ”

Baochai, Daiyu and others accompanied him out and said sadly: "Shenjing is so big, where are you going to look for it? Why don't you just wait for the news at home. If... Qingwen can't see you, wouldn't it be a lifetime regret?"

Jia Cong sighed, with tears in his eyes, and looked back at Qingwen on the bed, saying: "The hate has been forged, I really can't just watch her... I have to do something.

If God is merciful, maybe he can let me meet Mr. Ye, if... Well, it will be hard on you at home. "After that, he decided to go out.

As soon as I ran to the stable and got on my horse, I suddenly heard a soldier coming to report that an angel had delivered a message.

The middle door was wide open, and several eunuchs in yellow came in on horseback, holding imperial edicts in their hands.

"The Holy One has a decree, and Duke Ding will accept it."

Jia Cong rode over with no expression on his face, snatched the imperial edict from the leading eunuch's hand, inserted it into the leather pouch next to the saddle, and gently clamped the horse's belly. Go out.

"My lord, you..." All the eunuchs' faces turned dark, and they were at a loss. How had they ever seen such behavior? They refused to kneel down and even snatched the imperial edict by force.

Zhang Yuanba, Du Dapeng and other soldiers were also frightened. They ignored the eunuchs and said loudly: "My lord, wait for us." After saying that, they all rode away and flew away, leaving a few angels behind. Messy in the wind.

The leading eunuch was Dai Quan. He smiled sinisterly, reined in his horse, and said, "Let's go back!" He led everyone away.
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Jia Cong galloped out of Ningrong Street like a puff of smoke. He had long since chased all the soldiers out of sight. He secretly said that Mr. Ye would help the world by hanging pots and did not accept large sums of money. He must not have much money. Inner city inns are expensive for food and accommodation, so he should be able to stay there. Outer city.

Thinking of this festival, Jia Cong reined his horse and rushed out of Xuanwumen like a gust of wind along the Gangwa City Street. He stared blankly at the crowded and noisy flow of people in Tea and Food Alley and Jiaozi Bridge. He suddenly felt powerless. Shenjing has a population of one million. How easy is it to find someone in a haystack?
After calming down for a while, Jia Cong replaced himself as Ye Tianshi, secretly thinking that since he came to Beijing to attend the appointment sincerely, and he most likely couldn't afford to live in the inner city, he should live in the outer city closest to Ningrong Street, and this place must be cheap and safe. , so it should be the area from Xuanwumen to Caishikou.

Jia Cong made up his mind and asked a roadside stall owner: "Which inn in this area is cheap and clean?"

When the hawker saw him wearing a golden crown and bright clothes, he nodded and bowed and said, "I just walked diagonally along Haibei Temple Street, to the south of Liulichang, passed Liubei Lane, Ten Rooms, Chunshu Hutong, Chun Shu Toutiao, Er Tiao and San Tiao Hutong are all inns, which are cheap and good.”

Jia Cong was confused after hearing this. Where could he find these slums? He pointed his riding whip and shouted: "Take me there."

ah? The hawker looked at the wonton stall and felt a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Sir, I really can't leave. There are people over there who are dedicated to leading the way. How about I find one or two for you?"

Jia Cong's face darkened and he shouted: "Stop talking nonsense and lead the way immediately. I will give you a big reward. Throw this stall away from me!"

ah? The vendor ate and drank from him, his heart trembled, and he saw that he was full of murderous intent. He didn't dare to disobey, so he could only stammer: "Yes, yes, please come this way."

"Lead the horse and move quickly!"

"Yes Yes."

The hawker had no choice but to keep the stall in mind and was afraid of offending Jia Cong, so he had to lead the horse quickly to lead the way, secretly thinking that if I didn't delay for a while, nothing would happen.

Not long after, we passed Liulichang and arrived at the place.

"Sir, this is Chunshu Hutong, and it's full of inns." The vendor said, pointing to the alley in front of the alley filled with flags saying "** Inn Feels Like Home".

Jia Cong nodded and reached into his arms to reward him with some silver, but found nothing. Then he remembered that he no longer had any silver with him. Due to some embarrassment, he happened to meet a few soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division asking around, and he hurriedly called out. come over.

"Master, what are your orders?" The soldiers all had good eyesight and asked with a smile.

"Take out all the money you have and give it to him. Just go back to Qiu Liang and receive the reward." Jia Cong pointed his horse whip.

All the soldiers were stunned. They blocked the road and robbed, and robbed me? Just when he was about to have an attack, he suddenly saw a jade plaque in the other person's hand. When he saw the writing on it clearly, he was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Yes, I will obey your Majesty's decree."

After speaking, he hurriedly donated his money generously and collected ten taels of silver and handed it to the hawker.

The hawker shrank aside in fear. How could he dare to accept it? In the past, the soldiers and horsemen extorted exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. When had he ever seen money back?
The team leader had quite a lot of experience in dealing with these hawkers. He glared and shouted, "Just take it if I tell you to. If you don't want the money, what if you want to get a stick?"

"Yes, thank you for your reward, sir, and all the military masters for your reward." The hawker suddenly came to his senses, holding the silver in his hand, and thanked him profusely. This money was more than he had spent in half a year of selling.

"Have you checked the inns in these alleys?" Jia Cong asked.

"Come back to me, Sir, I'm checking. I've already checked more than half of it."

"continue!"

"Yes."

"I'm going to lead the horse for you, sir. The stone road in this alley is uneven and the BMW was seriously injured." A soldier was very clever and rushed up to lead the horse.

Jia Cong nodded and let him lead him in. He had just walked half the alley when he suddenly heard a shout from an inn in front of him, "Found it!"

Everyone hurriedly rushed towards it. It didn't matter if they had a chance to get involved in such a great feat. They could also claim "simultaneous discovery" when they went back.

Jia Cong was even more ecstatic. He jumped off his horse and rushed into the inn with a few strides. Three or four captains in royal robes saw him coming in and hurriedly greeted him.

"No. Where is Mr. Ye?"

"Sir, please take a look." A lieutenant handed over the inn's account book and pointed to a line of words, "On a certain day of the month, Mr. Ye Gui from Wu County, Southern Province checked into a certain room."

Jia Cong said happily: "Shopkeeper, please invite Mr. Ye to me quickly."

"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Go quickly!" several captains shouted hurriedly.

The shopkeeper was questioned by Jin Yiwei for the first time in his life. He was so frightened that his bones went weak. He leaned on the counter and trembled: "Sir, Mr. Ye went out in the morning and hasn't come back yet..."

"Asshole! Why didn't you stop him? Where did Mr. Ye go?" Seeing the cooked duck fly away, the lieutenants yelled and cursed.

The shopkeeper was about to cry but had no tears. He spread his hands and said: "Little... How can I ask about the customer's whereabouts? I saw Mr. Ye carrying a medicine box this morning. He thought he was on a medical visit. As for where he went, I really don't know."

"You bastard! You bitch, you ruined the important affairs of our guard. I'm going to ask you for it!" The captains gritted their teeth in anger, slapped the table and cursed, so frightened that the shopkeeper had already fallen to the ground.

Jia Cong was also agitated, but managed to maintain some composure. He raised his hand to stop everyone, slowly stepped back two steps, sat on a bench in the lobby, and said, "When will Mr. Ye return in the past?"

"Tell me, when will Mr. Ye come back?" Two captains came out carrying the shopkeeper and pinned him down in front of Jia Cong.

"This... I can't say for sure. If it's early, it will be around Shen Zheng, if it's later... I won't come back until after Xu." The shopkeeper stammered with his teeth chattering.

Jia Cong's heart sank, thinking that Qingwen was almost out of gas, and it was still early in the day, and it was too early to be right. If he waited here, even if Mr. Ye came back early, he might not be able to make it in time.

Yin said decisively: "Leave two people to guard this place. If Mr. Ye comes back, he will be sent to my home immediately. The rest of the people will use this place as the center and spread out to look for it."

"Yes." "Sir, please bring all the guests in the store. They may know Mr. Ye's whereabouts." Several soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were very clever and had already gone to the backyard to drive out the guests.

Jia Cong thought about it and hurriedly asked everyone.

A merchant's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but he didn't dare.

"You, come out!" The first captain had already noticed it, pointed at him and shouted: "Tell me, do you know where Mr. Ye is going?"

The merchant swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "To tell you what my lord, Cao Min had abdominal pain last night, but fortunately Mr. Ye cured it with acupuncture.

Since the husband did not accept the consultation fee, Cao Min invited him to have a casual meal in the store. He said that he seemed to be going to Gaojing Hutong to visit an old friend today. "

Jia Cong frowned and said, "Gaojing Hutong?"

The first captain hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Returning to your lord, Gaojing Hutong is outside Zhengyang Gate, several miles away from here."

"Go to Gaojing Alley quickly to look for the person."

"I have the order." A school captain quickly took the order and ran away.

Jia Cong felt disappointed, sighed, stood up slowly, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."

Everyone hurriedly returned the greeting: "Don't dare."

"When the ground is ripe, I am willing to lead the horse and lead the way for you." Seeing that the great work was about to be completed, the soldiers and horsemen hurriedly volunteered.

As soon as Jia Cong arrived at Gaojing Hutong with the others, he heard the report from Jin Yiwei.

"Your Excellency, I asked Mr. Ye's old friend Zhou Yuanwai. He said that Mr. Ye left after lunch an hour ago. He said he was walking around and practicing medicine. He didn't know where he went."

When Jia Cong heard this, he felt as sad as death. He was silent for a moment and said, "Look around again."

"Yes." The captains did not dare to say anything and hurriedly ordered them to go down and search everywhere.

"You all go look for it, don't follow me." Jia Cong waved away everyone. He looked around blankly, not knowing where to go, so he simply found a small street at random, turned his horse and got in.

Jia Cong sat on the horse in a daze, letting the horse go through the streets and alleys, thinking about all the things he had done since he met Qingwen. Die Mingzhi...

I wanted to change her fate for her, but I couldn't bear to hope that this elf who dared to love and hate, was fierce and cute, would die because of me.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong was filled with sorrow, grief and anger. He couldn't help but burst into tears. He looked up to the sky and shouted wildly, making the sound of the clouds stop.

Everyone in the alley looked at him sideways when they saw him riding a horse. Suddenly, they were startled when they heard his roar. Several children playing on the roadside were so frightened that they swooped back into the yard.

Jia Cong's breath was extremely long, and he whistled for a long time. He stopped after a while, and breathed out a sullen breath. He felt exhausted both physically and mentally. He could no longer hold on. When his anger was released, his body suddenly went limp and he fell off the horse.

"Ouch, that young man fell, help him up quickly." Upon seeing this, several enthusiastic ladies who were doing laundry and chatting at the door hurried over and helped Jia Cong to sit down by the roadside.

Many young ladies and daughters-in-law from the neighbors couldn't help but gathered around him out of curiosity. Looking at the noble young master in front of them, they all had stars in their eyes and hearts in their hearts. Occasionally they would wink at each other, hold hands and rub shoulders, joking and joking.

"Hey, Xiaoli, look, he is much more handsome than your man."

"Bah, what's the use of being handsome, let alone a silver-like pewter spear head, it looks good but is useless."

"Hey, little Lang Hoozi, I'm feeling spring again, I know what's useful and useless, and I'm not afraid of people laughing at me."

"Young man, you are the loudest in this alley at night, and you still have the nerve to criticize others."

"Screw you."

When the girls heard this, they all blushed and covered their mouths with laughter. They looked up and down at Jia Cong, as if they were observing whether he was "useful" or not.

When all the women saw that he was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and that the horse alone was worth who knows how much, they all started to gossip.

"Where are you from, brother?"

"What are you doing here in this poor alley?"

"What's your name?"

"Brother Gui Geng? Do you have a wife?"

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Jia Cong was covered in steel and iron bones. Although he was not injured, his heart was filled with despair. He could not hear their words. Thinking of being separated from Qingwen Heavenly People forever, he wished he could not take their place in their lives.

When the women saw that his eyes were dull and he didn't turn around, but just shed tears, they all shook their heads and walked away, saying: "It's over. He has a good family background and a good skin, but he is a fool and useless."

The eldest girl glared at them and said, "Can't you see that this young man is suffering in his heart and can't express it? How can he be a fool?"

The women laughed and said: "Third girl, you are so embarrassed again. Look at his clothes, just pick off a piece, enough to buy our house. It is obvious that he is a young master from a wealthy family. When he comes to eat, he opens his mouth and reaches for his clothes. How can he have something?" What's wrong? He must be a fool."

The third girl rolled her eyes at them and didn't argue. She just walked to Jia Cong and squatted down, saying softly: "You have something difficult in your heart. Just talk about it."

Jia Cong looked dull and murmured: "My wife is dying, and it was me who... harmed her."

The third girl asked curiously: "Why don't you ask a good doctor to diagnose and treat him? My father is also ill and is about to die. Fortunately, a miracle doctor came. How about I ask him to give your wife a look?"

Jia Cong shook his head and remained silent.

"You grandma from a wealthy family has a delicate body and is weak. What kind of disease can she have at such a young age? It might as well take a look. What if she is cured?" The third girl said calmly.

Jia Cong sighed and ignored her.

Suddenly hearing the sound of the door behind them, the three girls stood up and said joyfully: "Sir, come quickly and check on this young master's wife."

"Oh? What's wrong with you, Madam?"

When Jia Cong heard Zhong Zheng's peaceful voice behind him, his whole body was shocked as if he was electrocuted, and he jumped up suddenly.

"Master Guo?!"

"Mr. Ye...Mr. Ye! Help, Mr. Ye!" Jia Cong cried with joy and even lifted his clothes and bowed down. (End of chapter)