Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 330: Grandmother Jia: Why did I give birth to him?

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After escaping from the manor through the dug tunnel, the White Lotus leader was still terrified and did not dare to delay at all. He got on a carriage and fled with a dozen of his trusted subordinates who were highly skilled in martial arts.

The 500,000 taels of silver that Bai Caier sent not long ago is still in the warehouse. What a pity!
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with Bai Caier. How come his residence was exposed not long after she left?

She must have leaked the secret!
No wonder he felt something was wrong with Bai Caier that day. He was afraid that she had already hooked up with Jia Rong!

Outrageous!

Really looking for death!

Just as I was thinking about what to do, the carriage suddenly tilted for some reason.

Fortunately, the leader of the White Lotus Sect was quite capable and quickly jumped out of the window to escape. A group of his subordinates with high martial arts skills also stepped forward in time to surround him.

"Who are you?"

The White Lotus Sect leader looked ahead with a gloomy expression.

"Haha, don't you know who I am? Didn't you invite me to tea a few days ago? How come you forgot so quickly?" Jia Rong said with a smile.

The White Lotus Sect leader's eyes widened immediately.

"Are you, Jia Shunzhi?"

"Yes, that's exactly me." Jia Rong cupped his hands.

The White Lotus Sect leader looked very unhappy.

Put yourself in their shoes. He invited Jia Rong at the beginning, but he didn't expect that Jia Rong would invite him now. And looking at the people around Jia Rong, it seems that things will not go well.

"It was a misunderstanding. It was really a misunderstanding that day. I just heard about the eldest son's talent and wanted to meet him. I didn't expect that I misunderstood. I am really sorry, I am really sorry..."

The White Lotus Sect leader smiled gently as he spoke, as if the two of them were old friends.

Jia Rong also smiled and said, "Send the Master on his way."

"you……"

Just as the White Lotus Sect leader said a word, he suddenly felt a chill on his chest, and a long embroidery needle pierced through his chest.

"Senior Sister, you are so awesome!" Xiao Xiao praised.

"Haha, just for fun."

Miss Mu smiled slightly, raised her hand and several embroidery needles shot out. The guards who rushed up were also good at it. They blocked the needles with their weapons and prepared to rescue people and leave first.

But since Jia Rong has made a plan, how could he let anyone get away so easily?

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The Ningguo Mansion's personal soldiers behind raised their crossbows and shot mercilessly. Thousands of crossbow arrows flew, and no matter how powerful your martial arts were, it was useless unless you were wearing iron armor and an iron helmet.

In just a few breaths, more than a dozen masters including the White Lotus Sect Leader became a hornet's nest, with blood all over the ground, it was a miserable sight.

"Remember to bury it deep."

"Also, no one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened today."

Jia Rong said a few words, then walked into the carriage and drank a cup of hot tea.

Xiao Xiao followed him in and said with a smile, "Finally, I have taken revenge. If anyone dares to attack us, the White Lotus Sect Leader must die!"

Jia Rong said seriously, "Keep a low profile. The killing of the White Lotus Sect leader was done by the Royal Guards. We came out to enjoy the scenery and didn't meet anyone."

Xiao Xiao nodded: "That's right, Master."

While the two were talking, Miss Mu suddenly came over, handed over a package from outside the curtain and said, "This is something from the White Lotus Sect Leader. I didn't dare to look at it."

"what?"

Jia Rong took it, opened it and was stunned!
"This is……"

Prince's token?

Prince Yoshitada?

Never mind who he is. He's dead anyway. It's a pity that I didn't prepare a good coffin for you.

"Melt it down and make some gold ingots to play with." Jia Rong gave them to Xiao Xiao.

"Ok!"

Xiaoxiao took the token and smiled.

A little money-grubber.

……

A hidden island in Weishan Lake.

Lady Bai Lian held a little white rabbit with an injured leg in her arms and asked with a worried look on her face, "How long has it been since we heard from the Master?"

The maid first placed a medicine box on the table, then thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, it has been more than a month."

"Oh, it looks like... it's more dangerous than safe!" Lady Bai Lian sighed, put the little white rabbit on the table, and carefully picked up the golden wound medicine to apply it on the little white rabbit's wound.

The little white rabbit seemed to enjoy this kind of service, with its eyes half closed and not moving.

"No way? Our spies in the Royal Guards said that the Lord Sect Leader escaped from the tunnel, and the Royal Guards didn't find him, so how could he be in such a dangerous situation? Besides, the Lord Sect Leader has the Four Guards of Heaven and Earth by his side, and they are the most top-notch masters in the world." The maid said with a puzzled look on her face.

Lady Bai Lian shook her head: "Although the Four Heavenly Guards are highly skilled in martial arts and well-known in the martial arts world, they are nothing in the eyes of the court. The Jinyiwei is fully capable of making them disappear without anyone noticing."

She hadn't said anything else. The true identity of the White Lotus Sect Leader was Prince Yi Zhong of Da Xia, the brother of the Dog Emperor. How could the Dog Emperor arrest him with such fanfare for the sake of his reputation? He would definitely hide the truth and quietly make him disappear!
"Then what should we do?" The little maid was a little panicked.

The White Lotus Sect cannot be without a leader for a day!

"Don't worry, this matter hasn't spread yet. Even if everyone has their own thoughts, no one wants to be the first to do so. Let's wait and see what happens."

"By the way, send a pigeon to ask Cai'er to come back."

"Yes……"

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The Hall of Mental Cultivation of Daming Palace.

After Prime Minister Ye returned to the cabinet, Emperor Anping was indeed much more relaxed, and the war in the northwest gradually stabilized. Although the occupied prefectures were not recovered, at least no more cities were lost.

But Emperor Anping did not relax for a moment, instead he worked even harder.

Because he didn't want to be controlled by Ye Xiang.

I don't want to be a puppet emperor!
I don't want someone to steal my throne...

"Has the White Lotus Sect Leader been found?"

"Your Majesty, not yet." Zhao Quan said while wiping the sweat off his face.

All the Jinyiwei troops have been assigned out, but the leader of the White Lotus Sect seems to have evaporated from the face of the earth, and there is no clue at all.

Emperor Anping was obviously not satisfied with this answer. He said with a gloomy face, "I will give you the people and the power. Let's put everything else aside. We must find the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and then... I want to see his head with my own eyes!"

"Sir, obey the order!"

Zhao Quan gritted his teeth and agreed, feeling very bitter in his heart.

The world is so big, and the human world is so vast. Where can I find someone for you?

……

"Master, are you really going to Southeast Asia? When will you be back?" Qingwen wore a pink gauze dress tonight, with a light rouge on her lips. She spoke softly, and I felt pity for her...

"Maybe several years..." Jia Rong said with a smile.

"what!"

Qingwen cried out miserably, leaned into Jia Rong's arms, and said pitifully: "It has been several years. When you come back, I will be an old maid."

Jia Rong hugged her and said with a smile, "Aren't you only fourteen? In three years you will only be seventeen. How can you be old?"

"Seventeen is an old girl!"

"Master, I will serve you tonight." Qingwen raised her head and looked at Jia Rong with burning eyes, as if she wanted to melt Jia Rong.

"Wait until you're fifteen."

Jia Rong pushed Qingwen aside.

Qingwen reached out and pulled Jia Rong, pouting and saying, "But when I was fifteen, my master was not in the capital, how could I serve him?"

"Silly girl!" Jia Rong poked Qingwen on the head: "You won't follow me to Jiangnan!"

"Huh? Really!"

Qingwen opened her eyes wide, with a mixture of surprise and disbelief: "Master, you're not lying to me?"

"The one who lied to you is a bad guy!" Jia Rong said seriously.

"Master, you are so bad!" Qingwen raised her hand and punched Jia Rong: "Are you going to take me with you or not?"

"Of course I brought it. Tomorrow I'll ask Ping'er and Xiangling to prepare clothes for the trip south. Our whole family will go to our hometown in Nanjing to celebrate the New Year."

"it is good!"

Qingwen's face turned red with joy and she stood up and was about to leave.

Jia Rong: "Where are you going?" Qingwen: "To talk to Ping'er and Xiangling."

Jia Rong: "I told you to tell them tomorrow. It's so late now and everyone should go to bed."

Qingwen: "Oh, then I'll go make the bed."

Jia Rong: "Go ahead."

After reading for a while, Qingwen had already made the bed and was doing needlework under the lamp... no, she was painting her nails. Jia Rong discovered this when he walked closer.

"How are you going to sleep at night with your nails painted now? Aren't you afraid of getting them on the quilt?" Jia Rong said speechlessly.

"Yeah, it's okay, I'll wash it in a minute."

"Then why are you applying it now?"

Is it just to wash it later?

"It looks good, let me take a look."

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Qingwen stretched out her little hand and waved it in front of Jia Rong's eyes: "Is it beautiful?"

Jia Rong: "Beautiful, conceited."

Qingwen: "Pah, I am the one who stinks! I smell so good!"

"Really? Let me smell it."

"Hehe, that's annoying! I'm leaving!"

"Wait a minute." Jia Rong stopped Qingwen who was about to run away and asked with a smile, "Why are you wearing such a charming outfit tonight?"

"How can I be so charming..."

Qingwen covered her face shyly.

She was indeed prepared to sacrifice herself, but when she heard that Jia Rong was going to take her south with him, she was no longer in a hurry.

Mainly, I'm a little scared.

Xiangling said it hurt a lot...

"Let's stay here tonight."

"Um……"

……

July 20th is a very auspicious day, suitable for traveling or getting married.

Three huge ships from Kyoto Matou slowly set out. On the bow of the first ship, a large flag was hung, fluttering in the wind, with a big Chinese character "Jia" written on it.

"Is this the Grand Canal connecting the north and the south? It's really beautiful." Xichun, who was traveling far away for the first time, looked at the setting sun and the long river outside the window and suddenly laughed: "The setting sun on the long river is round, isn't it round?"

Miaoyu, who was heading south with them, said with a smile, "That's talking about the scenery in the grasslands and deserts. I think there are few people there, and there is not much smoke and fire. It may not be appropriate to use it here."

"The grassland, I really want to see it! I want to ride a big horse on the grassland!" Xichun said with a smile.

Yingchun smiled and said, "The newspaper reported a few days ago that the imperial court won a great victory in the northwest. Who knows, maybe the northwest will surrender this year. When the time comes, you can act like a spoiled child. Are you afraid that Rong Ge'er won't take you with him?"

"Speaking of the court's great victory this time...something feels wrong." Tanchun looked puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Yingchun asked.

Tanchun said, "In the past, the imperial court would celebrate when they won a great victory. Even if there was no special examination, at least the whole capital would be filled with laughter and joy. But you saw the scene on the horse just now... Not only was there no joy, but the horses looked hurried, dragging their families with them, as if they were preparing to flee south for refuge."

Yingchun asked doubtfully, "Are you talking about...our family?"

Tanchun said seriously, "Second sister, don't tell the truth."

Yingchun: “…”

Miaoyu smiled and said, "Victory or defeat is the court's business. We girls in the boudoir don't need to worry about it. Let's get together at this time and write a few poems to relax."

"If you want to write poetry, you have to call Lin and Yun, as well as Baochai and Baoqin."

Xichun covered her face and said, "There are so many poets and poet madmen, but I am not very good at it. It's so hard!"

Tanchun laughed and said, "Then you should blame Miaoyu for not teaching you well and asking Rong'er to deduct her monthly salary."

Xichun: "Ah, yes!"

Miaoyu said: "Amitabha, I am innocent."

"It's the teacher's fault for not teaching strictly. What are you accusing me of?" Tanchun said.

"Okay." Miaoyu said with a stern face, and took out a ruler from somewhere: "No more playing, let's start the class now! Today we will learn "The Analects of Confucius Chapter 12"

Xichun: "..."

"Teacher, can we start learning tomorrow?"

Miaoyu patted her palm with the ruler and smiled, "What do you think? Unless you can write a good poem today!"

"Yes, I can!"

Xichun hurriedly assured.

Hehe, why don't I ask Lin Yatou, Qin Yatou or Bao Yatou to write a song for me later?
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Rongguo Mansion, Jia's grandmother's courtyard.

"Brother Rong has carried the coffin back to Jinling?"

"Yes, old lady, they left this morning, and took the second and third young ladies with them." Yuanyang said while serving Lady Jia.

"what!"

Grandmother Jia was surprised, but then she recovered and said, "Let your granddaughter go early, since she will be back soon anyway."

"Hurry up and get ready, we are leaving today!" said Grandmother Jia hurriedly.

"Grandma, we are all ready, but Master Bao went out last night and hasn't come back yet..." Feicui said anxiously.

"Hurry up and send someone to find him!"

"..."

Everyone hurried to look for Baoyu, and at this time Jia She suddenly came to Jia Mu's yard.

"Mother, I heard that you are going to Jinling to live out your retirement?" Jia She asked suspiciously.

Grandmother Jia said with a stern face: "You still remember to come and see me? We haven't seen each other for half a year, right?"

"Haha." Jia She was embarrassed for a moment and laughed, "My son is busy. You know I am the heir of the Rongguo Mansion. I am in a high position and have a lot of social activities all day long. I really don't have time. I just got some free time today and came to see you."

"Oh," said Grandmother Jia hurriedly, "I dare not delay your important matter. You can go ahead and do your work. Your brother will follow me to Jinling to fulfill his filial duty."

"Old lady, isn't Kyoto good enough? Why do you have to go back to Jinling?" Jia She knew there must be a reason, but he couldn't guess what the old lady was up to.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Big Brother, don't let your imagination run wild. You said yourself that you are the heir of the Rongguo Mansion. Even if I want to take you with me, can you leave the capital without the emperor's permission?"

Jia She fell silent suddenly.

Yes, he holds the title of Rongguo Mansion and cannot leave Beijing without the emperor's permission.

"Stay in Kyoto and take care of your family business. I will go to Nanjing to enjoy a few years of peace and quiet. When I reach Mount Wutai, even the emperor cannot stop you from returning to Nanjing to observe mourning."

"Hehe, what are you talking about, old lady? You will definitely live to be a hundred years old, and another thirty years will be no problem." Jia She said insincerely.

"Haha."

Grandmother Jia laughed. It was rare to hear her son say such nice words. It was really like the sun rising in the west.

She really wanted to live another twenty or thirty years.

"Go and do your job well in Kyoto, and don't bring shame to our Rongguo Mansion."

Jia She: "Son knows, old lady, son has one more thing..."

Grandmother Jia: "What?"

Jia She blushed and said, "I want to ask you for someone."

Grandmother Jia said sternly, "Who?"

Jia She twirled his beard and chuckled, "I think Yuanyang is a pretty good girl..."

"Don't worry about it." Grandmother Jia waved her hand and said, "Yuanyang is comfortable for me. She must follow me to Jinling. Besides, Baoyu doesn't have anyone to serve him properly. I plan to give Yuanyang to him in a few years."

"what!"

Jia She said with a dark face: "Is Baoyu, that beast, worthy of being served by Yuanyang? Old Madam, you are partial again!"

Grandmother Jia sneered, "Baoyu is not worthy, so how can an old man with a big beard like you be worthy? Do you know how to write the word shame?"

"Haha." Jia She laughed and said, "Mother, you also know that I have never liked reading since I was a child. I was only forced by my father to learn a few words. I am ashamed that I can't write well."

Jia Mu: "..."

What a sin this is!

Why did I give birth to him?

(End of this chapter)