The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 40 The Troublemaker

Born in the Duke Hou Men's house, many things cannot be done independently, regardless of gender!
This is the case with Jia Baoyu.

Now, he is seven years old. Today, he steps out of the gate of Rongguo Mansion for the first time and comes into contact with the outside world. Everything he sees is novel, just like a curious baby.

Although he didn't sleep well all night, Jia Baoyu came to life again when he was out of Jia Zheng's sight. He hurriedly took Qin Zhong's hand and got into the carriage, talking and laughing, tirelessly.

The journey was quite smooth. When we got out of the city, we met several groups of hungry people with green eyes. When we saw them from a distance, we would either avoid them or lie down on the ground and kowtow.

Jia Baoyu left the house for the first time, opened the curtains, and felt strange about everything he saw. He pulled Sun Shaozu, who was following on horseback, to ask this and that, how happy he was.

But Qin Zhong was sickly, huddled in a corner of the carriage, with no look in his eyes. It was not clear that he had a bad stomach.

Either he had too much fun last night and didn't sleep well, or a combination of both.

Anyway,

This group of about a hundred people stopped and stopped several times because Qin Zhong went to the toilet and changed clothes.

After leaving Shenjing Yongding Gate, we walked west along the official road for about twenty miles.

Qin Zhong, Jia Baoyu and his party saw a large-scale Taoist temple halfway up the remaining mountains of Yanshan Mountain.

I saw a plaque hanging on the tall mountain gate, which read "Qingxu Guan" with three flying phoenixes.

When the carriage of Rongguo Mansion stopped in front of the mountain gate, there were already two eighty-nine-year-old Taoist boys waiting there.

Li Kui lifted the reins, Xuanhua raised his axe, and the team stopped.

Sun Shaozu flew off his horse, took a step forward, and helped Jia Baoyu out of the carriage with a diligent look on his face. He glanced at the sick Qin Zhong, looked disgusted, and hummed expressionlessly:

"Brother Zhong, is it okay?"

"If the body is not cheap, it is the same as staying in the carriage to rest."

"Save me from having diarrhea later, unable to hold it in, dirtying the Taoist Pure Land, disturbing the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and missing the important event of Second Master Bao!"

Qin Zhong tilted his head and turned away, not wanting to pay attention to this snobbish person.

what?
I am the only son of a dignified fifth-ranking official in the capital, but you, a mere mediocrity, look down upon you. What qualifications do you have to be a master in front of me?

Qin Zhong's face was as pale as paper, and he looked like he was dehydrated from diarrhea. The corners of his mouth moved but he could not make a sound.

Li Kui, the leader, had already started eating and drinking in the tent set up by the sergeant, without any intention of going up the mountain.

Jia Baoyu climbed on the shaft of the carriage and turned to look inside the carriage. He was sweating profusely but didn't know what to do.

He looked into the Taoist temple again and saw that the auspicious time was approaching.

If we wait any longer or carry Qin Zhong up, we will definitely miss the time.

Suddenly, Jia Baoyu was in a dilemma. Should he go to the main hall to fulfill his wish, or stay with his good friend and be punished by Jia Zheng?
"Second Master Bao, in my opinion, how about we do this first and leave two young men to look after Brother Zhong. After you fulfill your vows in front of the gods and Buddhas, we can send him home. What do you think?"

Sun Shaozu was devoted to flattery and had long disliked Qin Zhong for getting in the way, so he just kicked him.

After Jia Baoyu heard this, he didn't reply immediately. He glanced at Qin Zhong in the corner of the carriage, with hesitation on his face. Jia Baoyu was always hesitant. Sun Shaozu was very angry when he saw it. He couldn't beat him or scold him, so he had to coax him again and again:
"Looking at his face, Brother Zhong seems to be dehydrated. He should be fine. I'll go back to the city later and find an experienced doctor to take a look. He'll be fine after a few doses of medicine. It won't be a problem."

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu sighed, took Qin Zhong's hand, and said lovingly:
"Prince Jing, please stay here for a moment. I will be back soon."

He turned around and glanced at Hoe Yao and Mo Yu, and warned:
"You two stay and take good care of Mr. Jing."

Chu Yao and Mo Yu agreed wholeheartedly, and Jia Baoyu entered the Taoist temple reluctantly.

Under the guidance of two little Taoist boys, Jia Baoyu bowed respectfully and prayed in front of the statue of Emperor Zhenwu. When he got up, he gave away a bag of silver to give alms.
After doing all this, Jia Baoyu hurried out of the hall, called Ming Yan and hurried down the mountain. He was also worried about Qin Zhong's health.

Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu and his party were on the mountain road. They were blocked by Taoist Zhang who came after hearing the news and couldn't get away for a while.

This Taoist priest looks to be about sixty years old. He is Jia Daishan's stand-in. He was sold to Rongguo Mansion by his parents when he was seven or eight years old, and he practiced in Qingxu Temple for Jia Daishan.

Since he accepted Mrs. Wang's benefits, Taoist Zhang did not fail to do his best.

Do the whole show!
Today, I made an appointment with some traveling Taoist friends to intercept Jia Baoyu here, so that the anecdote about the second master Bao Bao being born with a jade in his mouth could be spread to the public.

When Sun Shaozu saw it, he felt it was funny. He stood beside him with his sword in his arms. As long as it did not threaten Jia Baoyu's safety, there was no need for him to stop him. He thought to himself:

"A piece of broken stone is very strange. Maybe it's a trick that Mrs. Wang can't play with. What's so interesting about it?"

Jia Baoyu couldn't get away for a while, so he had to take off the psychic jade and handed it to Taoist Zhang and his group to watch with a sad face.

Everyone passed around and looked at each other, marveling at each other, and asked Jia Baoyu again:
"Is it effective?"

How could Jia Baoyu know whether it worked or not? He shook his head.

It was just an ordinary piece of jade. After a while, everyone lost interest. The psychic jade returned to Taoist Zhang's hands, hung it around Jia Baoyu's neck again, and presented his magical weapon.

It was just a few pieces of broken jade. How could Jia Baoyu be interested, and it was difficult to refuse in person, so he threw it to Sun Shaozu, and then he was able to escape.

When I got down to Qingxu and looked at the mountain gate, I saw Qin Zhong in the carriage having fallen asleep. Jia Baoyu couldn't wake him up, so he urged Li Kui and others to go back to the city to find the doctor.

In the evening, the group arrived at Qin Mansion.

After listening to the report from his disciples, Qin Ye held the hem of his official robe in one hand and ran over to pick it up. The snow on the ground had not been cleared yet.
Not wanting to be in a hurry, I lost my footing, tripped over the two-foot-high bluestone threshold, and fell heavily on the steps.

I couldn't get up for a long time, I was in tears and couldn't make a sound.

Seeing Qin Ye fall like this, everyone was so frightened that they hurriedly helped him up. Not wanting to cause secondary damage to Qin Ye, they fainted from the pain.

At this time, Qin Ye was in his mid-fifties, two years older than Jia Mu, and his bones were brittle, so he was most afraid of falling.

Now, with his fall like this, if he didn't have supplements like wild ginseng and seasonings for three to five months, he might not be able to walk in the fields, let alone go on duty at the Ministry of Industry.

You Xiaoniang, who was busy in the yard, saw her and ran out with her long skirt in hand, shouting for a doctor.
On the one hand, they called their servants and carried Qin Ye and Qin Zhong in haphazardly.

Seeing the Qin family in such chaos, Jia Baoyu knew that it was inconvenient to stay for a long time. He turned around three times and was helped into the carriage by Ming Yan and Ban He. Under the protection of Sun Shaozu, Jia Baoyu drove to Rongguo Mansion in the west of the city.

(End of this chapter)