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In fact, Su Ning also played an ignominious role in the confiscation of the Jia family's property. First of all, Su Ning was a guard of the Sticking Rod Department. As the emperor's confidant, he must have told the emperor about the Jia family's affairs.

Therefore, Su Ning has always been clear about the emperor's thoughts on the Ning and Rong mansions of the Jia family, especially the Jia family's children's unrestrained extravagance and debauchery, which turned themselves into gold nuggets in the eyes of others.

Secondly, Suning also has some ideas about the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. If Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun could be gathered in advance, it would definitely feel great, not to mention that he also wants Jia Baoyu to kneel down and sing "Conquer" willingly.

Therefore, Suning facilitated the early confiscation of the Jia family's property. At this time, Lin Daiyu had not yet died of illness. The purpose was to capture the Twelve Golden Hairpins as much as possible, otherwise they would not obey.

As soon as Su Ning returned to the Su Mansion, a group of beautiful women surrounded him. Xue Baochai was the first to ask the questions that Lin Daiyu and others had been wondering, "Husband, how is Brother Bao?"

"Oh! Not so good! The difference in status is a little hard for him to accept." At this time, Suning pretended to be compassionate and sighed to the sky.

Lin Daiyu, who was standing by, couldn't help crying immediately, "Wow...what should I do?"

Xue Baochai quickly supported Lin Daiyu and comforted her, saying, "Sister Lin, don't cry. You'll hurt your body if you cry like this."

"Sister Xue, if Brother Bao is no longer with me, there is no point in living anymore."

"..." Xue Baochai was speechless and could only look at Su Ning in front of her helplessly.

At this moment, Su Ning could only look at Lin Daiyu helplessly and assured her, "Ms. Lin, please don't cry! I will try my best to find a way to rescue Baoyu. Try to take the medicine I prescribed for you. Don't wait for Baoyu to come out before you die."

"Young Master, can we really save Brother Bao?" Sure enough, Lin Daiyu looked at Su Ning in front of her with expectation and asked.

"It shouldn't be a big problem! I'll do my best."

Lin Daiyu quickly bowed deeply to Su Ning and said, "Thank you, young master."

Then Xue Baochai noticed Jia Xichun standing aside, and then looked at Su Ning in front of her and explained, "Husband, Xichun wants to leave the Su Mansion and become a nun."

"What?" Su Ning naturally frowned and looked at Jia Xichun beside him. He didn't marry her to him to become a nun.

At this moment, Jia Xichun looked at Su Ning in front of her with a calm face and saluted, "Young Master, please help me."

"Ms. Xichun, what exactly do you think?" Su Ning looked at Jia Xichun in front of him and asked without comment.

Then Jia Xichun explained to Su Ning concisely that she might be the first member of the Jia family to give up hope on the family. "Actually, when my brother Jia Zhen was attacked and killed, I wanted to become a nun. Now that the Jia family has been ransacked, thanks to you, young master, for rescuing us, I want to become a nun even more."

However, Su Ning looked at Jia Xichun nonchalantly and said soothingly, "Can't you stay in the Su Mansion from now on? I can make you a concubine. It's definitely better than spending the rest of your life with the company of ancient Buddhas and green lamps, right? Even if you often go to the temple to worship Buddha, there will be no problem."

"This..." Everyone present at this moment couldn't help but be stunned. Jia Xichun didn't expect that Su Ning actually wanted to take her as a concubine.

Then, Su Ning ignored the surprised and shocked looks of others and continued, "Miss Xichun, although you and Shi Xiangyun have both come to our Su family, you are both free, so I still hope you can reconsider."

"..." Jia Xichun, who should have been disheartened, couldn't help but feel shy.

At this moment, Shi Xiangyun in the corner accepted it without hesitation, "Young Master, Xiangyun is willing to stay and serve you. I don't dare to hope for the status of a concubine, as long as I can serve you tea and water, it will be fine."

"Haha, okay! As long as you stop lying drunk in the peony bushes." Suning's move this time can be regarded as changing Shi Xiangyun's tragedy. The most heartbreaking thing is Shi Xiangyun's plea to Jia Baoyu when she was in trouble.

Unfortunately, Jia Baoyu was also disheartened at that time, and he was in a difficult situation, so he naturally turned a blind eye to Shi Xiangyun, who had become a "boat prostitute".

Therefore, Shi Xiangyun's fate in the original novel was destined to be very tragic, but now she has become Suning's personal plaything, which is much better than her fate in the original novel.

So Shi Xiangyun understood what Su Ning's kindness meant, "Thank you so much, young master, for your help! Otherwise, I would have become a prostitute now. I will serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life."

Seeing that Jia Xichun was also a little moved and hesitant, Su Ning said to these beautiful women with a smile on his face, "Okay! You can help Miss Lin go down and rest first. I believe Brother Bao will be back soon. I may not be able to let you enjoy the wealth we had before, but I can guarantee that you will have enough food and clothing."

"Thank you, young master."

Then Lin Daiyu was supported by Jia Xichun and Shi Xiangyun and taken away. In fact, her physical condition was still very good. After all, Su Ning had already cured her deficiency, which was easy for Su Ning, who was like a living dead. So she just wanted to pretend to be pitiful and gain sympathy from Su Ning. Therefore, none of the beauties in the world of Red Mansions have a simple role.

As for Xiren, she was not taken to the Su Mansion because there was no need for her. This time, only the direct descendants of the Jia family were imprisoned, and servants like Xiren and Xiaohong were driven away.

However, Jia Xichun did not expect that Su Ning would take the initiative to propose to take her as a concubine, so she was a little conflicted for a moment. If possible, who would be willing to spend the rest of their life in a temple?

After they returned to the room, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Xichun shrewdly and asked, "Sister Xichun, the young master wants to take you as his concubine. What do you think?"

"I...I don't know either." At this time, Jia Xichun lowered her head shyly. Which woman wouldn't want to marry a good man?

However, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Xichun with compassion and tried to persuade her, "Sister Xichun, if it weren't for the young master, our family would have been in dire straits. Fengjie gave Qiaojie to Uncle Wang, but Uncle Wang ended up selling Qiaojie. Fortunately, the young master intervened and prevented a tragedy. Therefore, the young master is our family's great benefactor."

"Yes! Next, Brother Bao will ask the young master for help." Jia Xichun could naturally hear the meaning behind Lin Daiyu's words, but she expressed Lin Daiyu's true thoughts with a bitter face.

Lin Daiyu deliberately ignored the sarcasm in Jia Xichun's words and continued to persuade, "So sister, why don't you stay and serve the young master well? This way, we can repay him."

"But……"

"So do you hate the young master?"

"How could that be? The young master is the most popular nobleman in the capital, and he doesn't have the arrogance and extravagance of those noble sons. Naturally, I am happy."

"That's it! We, the poor and struggling people who are barely surviving, still have to rely on the young master."

"..."

In fact, Jia Xichun's defenses had already loosened a little. After all, what Lin Daiyu said made a lot of sense. They really needed Suning's help.

……

If we were to ask who could still face life with a smile after the ending of "Dream of Red Mansions" where all the beauties cried, then only Qiaojie was the accident in this tragedy.

As one of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, Qiaojie is the one who gets the least attention, but has the best ending.

Although life has its ups and downs, thanks to the help of Granny Liu, I can live a stable life for the rest of my life.

Qiaojie enjoyed a happy life for only ten years. Due to changes in the Jia family, she was sold to a brothel by her cruel uncle and treacherous brother, and was finally redeemed by Liu Laolao.

Some people also doubt that perhaps Qiaojie was just sold, rather than sold to a brothel.

Although both involve selling oneself, there are essential differences.

For example, the Jia family also bought maids from outside, but Xiren was sold because the family could not make ends meet.

If a wealthy family like this buys a maid and wants to redeem her, they will at most ask for a ransom, or if the owner is kind enough, they can do so without asking for money.

Taking Xiren as an example, this is a common thing.

However, if you sell yourself as a maid, the gold and silver you get will be very little. Since your cruel uncle and treacherous brother want to sell you, it must be for money. Therefore, it is actually unrealistic to sell yourself to a wealthy family as a maid.

Qiaojie could be sold for five hundred taels of silver, which, based on the calculation that ordinary people earn twenty taels of silver per year, would be enough for 25 years of living expenses.

It can be seen that it is most likely that Qiaojie was sold to a brothel, which is also the place where she was sold at the highest price.

This is in line with the character of a cruel uncle and treacherous brother. And selling her to a brothel to redeem herself would require at least double the ransom money.

In other words, Granny Liu must pay at least five hundred taels of silver, with no upper limit, to successfully redeem herself.

So what price did Granny Liu need to save Qiaojie? How could she raise the money?

The most important point is, did Liu Laolao’s family agree to save Qiaojie?

This has to do with Liu Laolao's son-in-law. First of all, Liu Laolao appeared because her family could not make ends meet and her son-in-law was too embarrassed to do so, so Liu Laolao came to the Jia Mansion for help.

It can be seen that Granny Liu has always lived with her son-in-law and his family.

This seems very common now, but in the past, a son-in-law who could take care of Granny Liu must have been a filial son.

What did Granny Liu gain from her two visits to the Jia Mansion?

One hundred and eight taels of silver.

Two gold ruyi ingots.

Six pieces of gauze and silk.

Several pieces of clothing given by Lady Jia as a reward.

Several pieces of other people's clothing.

Several bottles of life-saving and health-preserving pills.

Two dou of japonica rice from the imperial field.

Some snacks.

Among them, two gold ruyi ingots are equivalent to thirty taels of silver.

Gauze and silk are high-end fabrics. According to history, the prototype of the Jia Mansion was manufactured in Jiangnan, and they provided fabric for the emperor's clothes, so six pieces of cloth were worth at least three hundred taels of silver.

Lady Jia's clothes were made of the best material, and there were at least five to ten pieces, which cost at least two hundred taels of silver.

The fabric for other people's clothes is worth one hundred taels of silver.

Life-saving pills are the most valuable, and one pill can be priced at a hundred or so taels of silver.

On the premise that her son-in-law is filial, the Jia family is grateful, and the Liu family has spare money, Liu Laolao wants to save Qiaojie, at least her family agrees.

The premise for this consent is that you don’t have to sell your house or land and can guarantee your life.

According to conservative estimates, Granny Liu had one thousand taels of silver, which was all the family assets. But after rescuing Qiaojie, would the Liu family survive?

So Granny Liu still has some money, and this money is for the cup that Miaoyu dislikes and doesn't want.
Miaoyu once said that it might be difficult to find such a tacky cup in Jia Baoyu's home.

This shows how valuable Miaoyu's cup is.

Therefore, although the price Liu Laolao paid to rescue Qiaojie was not enough to sell all her property, it would definitely allow her to live until liberation overnight and start living the life of an ordinary citizen.

This also corresponds to Qiaojie's verdict, a girl who weaves in a deserted village shop.

Granny Liu became rich because of the Jia family, and she also returned to a normal life because of the Jia family.

It's just a cause and effect.

……

Soon, Granny Liu, who had received the news that the Jia family had been ransacked, came to the capital again and went to the prison to visit Wang Xifeng, who was now terminally ill.

At this moment, Granny Liu looked at Wang Xifeng in front of her and burst into tears. "Auntie, why are you like this now?"

"Grandma, I didn't expect you to come and visit me?" Wang Xifeng, who was already extremely destitute, was also very surprised to see Liu Laolao.

"Aunt, where is Qiaojie?" Then Granny Liu asked about Qiaojie with a puzzled look on her face.

The mention of that poor daughter made Wang Xifeng burst into tears, "Wuwuwu..."

When Granny Liu saw this, she immediately suspected something bad was going on. "Grandma, please stop crying! Tell me where Qiaojie is!"

At this time, the maid beside her hurriedly looked at Granny Liu and explained, "Grandma, the eldest grandmother originally gave Qiaojie to Uncle Wang, but she didn't expect Uncle Wang to sell Qiaojie for 500 taels."

"What? Where did you sell it to? I'll find a way to redeem it."

"Don't worry, grandma! Fortunately, the young master of the Su Mansion took action and rescued Qiaojie safely."

"That's great! I didn't expect that when the Jia family was in trouble, it was the Su Mansion who came to their aid."

Wang Xifeng, however, had a feeling of seeing through the mundane world and said, "It is my own fault that I am now in this situation. I only hope that the disaster will not fall on Qiaojie. This child is innocent."

"Don't worry, Auntie! Good deeds will be rewarded! As long as I'm here, I won't let Qiaojie suffer any injustice."

"Grandma, thank you."

"Auntie, please don't be polite with me! This is what I should do. As long as there's food for our family, I will never let Qiaojie suffer any injustice."

Just when Granny Liu was visiting Wang Xifeng in prison, Su Ning was summoned by the suspicious emperor. "Su Ning, I heard that you helped the Jia family?"

"Your Majesty, I was the one who brought Lin Daiyu and Jia Xichun to your residence. Furthermore, the Wang family sold Jia Lian's daughter, Qiaojie, to a brothel, and I rescued her."

"You have a good relationship with the Jia family?"

"Normally! Your Majesty, I just have a good relationship with Jia Baoyu! Besides, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu are a perfect match, so I provided help to the best of my ability."

"Suning, do you think I was wrong to confiscate the Jia family's property this time?"

"Your Majesty, I feel that you have been too late in confiscating the Jia family's property. There is no need to give these tactless nobles of the Jia family too many opportunities."

"Oh? I thought you would plead for the Jia family, but I didn't expect you to look down on these people in the Jia family?"

"Your Majesty, I have always been very familiar with the Jia family's situation. Now that they have acquired this piece of land, it is not a loss at all."

"Well, I have decided to pardon Jia Baoyu. You can go to the prison and take him out."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

...(End of chapter)