Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 103: Pretty Lin Daiyu, Father and Daughter Meet
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. One day, in the villa of the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion, Wang Xifeng was chatting with Qin Keqing.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qin Keqing hesitated for a moment and looked at Wang Xifeng and said.

"Madam Ru, I wonder if there is any progress on my father's matter."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

"I came here today just to tell you this."

"The Marquis has sent people to investigate your father's affairs."

"Just as you thought, it was the Ningguo Mansion who framed you and put your father behind bars."

"The Marquis has already made arrangements. I'll let you meet your father this afternoon to calm your father and daughter's minds."

"Also, there are matters regarding the Marquis' Mansion that require your cooperation. Please discuss this with your father as well."

Hearing this, Qin Keqing blushed with joy.

Before, Wang Xifeng had told her frankly that the Marquis' Mansion intended to use this incident to make a big fuss against the Ningguo Mansion.

At that time, Qin Keqing was thinking about rescuing her father, and secondly, she had also met Jia Jue.

Last year, Jia Jue returned to Beijing in triumph, and the people of Shendu gathered on Zhuque Street. As the chief contributor to the great victory in Mobei, Jia Jue could be said to be the dream lover of thousands of girls in Shendu.

Qin Keqing also had a good impression of Jia Jue, but later her impression of him declined because of some rumors about Jia Jue.

Now, after all these things, Qin Keqing has a comprehensive understanding of Jia Jue, and the prejudice caused by rumors in the past has disappeared.

As the adopted daughter of a sixth-rank official, being able to become a concubine of the great Marquis of Guanjun was definitely a step up.

After all, let’s not talk about anything else, just look at Wang Xifeng in front of us.

Wang Xifeng is the legitimate daughter of the Wang family, one of the four major families in Jinling. Her uncle Wang Ziteng is a powerful second-rank official.

With such a family background, the only difference is that she would become the concubine of Marquis Guanjun. What else is there to complain about?

Qin Keqing nodded shyly and said.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis and Madam Ru, for your help in making the arrangements."

Looking at Qin Keqing's shy look, Wang Xifeng smiled and held Qin Keqing's hand and said.

"Okay, no need to be so polite, we will be a family sooner or later."

"Although the Marquis is decisive in killing others, he has the deepest affection for his family."

"Both ladies are generous people, not the kind who can't tolerate others."

"You'll know when you get to the Marquis' Mansion."

"Okay, you can rest here for a while. I will make some arrangements now and send someone to take you to see Lord Qin this afternoon."

"Then I'll trouble you, Madam."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Xifeng left the villa. Qin Keqing also felt that her life had taken a turn for the better.

In the side hall of the courtyard where Lin Daiyu lived in the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion, Jia Jue was taking Lin Daiyu's pulse.

After taking the pulse, Jia Jue looked at Lin Daiyu meaningfully and said.

"Daiyu, you are not obedient."

Lin Daiyu hurriedly said after hearing this.

"My Lord, where did you get this from? Why am I not listening?"

Jia Jue said with a calm smile.

"Didn't I tell you to take your medicine properly before I left Beijing? You definitely didn't follow the doctor's instructions."

Lin Daiyu said in surprise.

"Ah, even the Marquis can diagnose this."

Jia Jue said calmly.

"The prescriptions I prescribe are strictly based on your physical condition."

"Normally, if you had taken the medicine as directed by the doctor, your condition should have improved by about 50% to 60% by now."

"But judging by your pulse, although your condition has improved, it's only about 30% to 40%."

"You definitely didn't take your medicine properly. Tell me, how should I punish you?"

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Jue pitifully and said.

"My Lord, I didn't mean to do that. It's just that the medicine is too bitter. I feel like I'm feeling much better now. Can I not drink it?"

Looking at the pitiful Lin Daiyu, Jia Jue couldn't help but shook his head.

"You, after reading so many books, don't you understand that bitter medicine is good for the disease?"

"You still need me to teach you this little thing."

Lin Daiyu nodded helplessly, looking at Jia Jue with watery eyes, looking so pitiful.

Seeing this, Jia Jue couldn't help but soften his heart, and then looked at Lin Daiyu gently and said.

"Alright, alright, looking at your expression, those who know me will think I'm asking you to drink medicine, but those who don't will think I'm asking you to swallow gold."

Lin Daiyu stuck out her tongue playfully, then hugged Jia Jue's arm and said coquettishly.

"It's really hard, Lord. You're the best. You'll definitely find a way, right?"

Looking at the beautiful girl acting coquettishly, Jia Jue said with a hint of helplessness.

"Alright, alright, flatterers have to take medicine."

"How about this, I'll adjust the prescription this time and try to make the taste more neutral."

"If you still can't hold on, see how I deal with you."

Lin Daiyu said happily after hearing this.

"Thank you, my Lord. I knew you were the best to me."

After he finished speaking, Lin Daiyu also felt that the tone of their conversation was a little ambiguous, so she shyly let go of Jia Jue's arm and lowered her head, with a blush on her cheeks, looking so beautiful that she was beyond compare.

Looking at Lin Daiyu in front of him, Jia Jue felt very emotional.

Such a beautiful and talented woman was so miserably plotted against in the Rongguo Mansion in the original novel.

Not only was the huge family fortune swallowed up by the Rongguo Mansion, but in the end, after Lin Daiyu lost her usefulness, she was also abandoned by the Rongguo Mansion and died miserably of illness.

The Rongguo Mansion is truly a den of evil that destroys people. Even a good person who enters it will be driven crazy.

Now looking at the pretty and charming appearance of the girl in front of me, this is the state a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl should be in.

After prescribing a new prescription for Lin Daiyu, Jia Jue looked at her gently and said.

"Daiyu, the prescription has been adjusted."

"Remember to take your medicine this time."

"By the way, let me tell you another good news."

"Your father will be coming to Beijing soon."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Jue with joy and said.

"My Lord, is it true? Is my father coming to the capital?"

Jia Jue said with a slight smile.

"Yes, I passed by Yangzhou on my way south this time and stayed in Yangzhou for two days."

"I helped your father take care of his health and had a brief chat with him."

"His official duties in Yangzhou have basically been completed. He will report to the capital once this year's salt harvest is completed."

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Jue expectantly and said.

"Then my father will stay in the capital from now on."

Jia Jue nodded and said.

"That's right, Lord Lin has made great contributions during his salt inspection. Upon returning to the capital, His Majesty will certainly reward him accordingly."

"By then, it should be almost certain that Lord Lin will enter the cabinet."

"Since you are in charge of the center, you naturally want to stay in the capital."

"Once Lord Lin returns to the capital and settles down, he will bring you back to the mansion so that father and daughter can be reunited." "Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, and then said with some hesitation.

"Then can I still come to the Marquis' Mansion in the future?"

"My Lord, I have no other intentions. I just can't bear to leave the ladies. They have all been so kind to me."

After hearing this, Jia Jue pretended to be disappointed and said.

"Oh, I just can't bear to leave them."

Seeing Jia Jue looking somewhat lost, Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and then said shyly in an inaudible voice.

"Yes, I can't bear to leave you, Lord."

Seeing this, Jia Jue smiled meaningfully and said.

"What are you reluctant to part with me for?"

When Lin Daiyu saw Jia Jue like this, she knew that Jia Jue was deliberately teasing her, and her pretty face immediately turned red.

"Hmph, Lord Marquis, you are so bad. I will ignore you."

Looking at Lin Daiyu like this, Jia Jue couldn't help but laugh heartily.

It's fun to tease an innocent girl.

After coaxing Lin Daiyu for a while, Jia Jue was in a good mood and left Lin Daiyu's courtyard happily, leaving Lin Daiyu muttering to herself.

Some were happy and some were sad. In the other courtyard, Zhao Pan'er sat in her bedroom with a heartbroken look on her face.

That morning, after several days of observation, Zhao Paner finally found an opportunity to meet Ouyang Xu.

It was during this meeting that the last bit of hope in Zhao Paner's heart was completely shattered.

She originally thought that Ouyang Xu must have had no choice but to get engaged to the Gao family.

However, after meeting Ouyang Xu, Zhao Paner discovered that Ouyang Xu had become completely unrecognizable to her.

At first, when Zhao Pan'er asked Ouyang Xu about his engagement with the Gao family, Ouyang Xu just avoided the question.

However, Zhao Pan'er kept asking questions, which made Ouyang Xu impatient, so he just said it directly.

The officialdom has its own rules. Although Zhao Pan'er is very kind to Ouyang Xu, this cannot change the fact that Zhao Pan'er has fallen into a lowly status.

Although ancient officials liked romance, they treated prostitutes as playthings.

Even if they really like a woman, they usually redeem her and take her as a concubine. If they marry a prostitute as their wife, they will be ridiculed by their colleagues and will also ruin their future.

So from the very beginning, Ouyang Xu had no intention of marrying Zhao Pan'er as his wife.

He knew very well that Zhao Pan'er's background could not withstand scrutiny. Once he married Zhao Pan'er as his wife, this matter would become his weakness in the future. Once his political enemies exposed this matter, he would be completely defeated.

Thinking back to the way Ouyang Xu looked at her with an alms-giving look, Zhao Pan'er felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart.

It seemed as if letting me become his concubine was a great favor to me.

At this moment, Zhao Pan'er felt both hatred for Ouyang Xu and the ridiculousness of her own wishful thinking.

I should have understood long ago that a scholar who came from a successful imperial examination would not marry a woman like me who had a tainted past.

But I still have this foolish dream, thinking about wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe, and becoming a lady of imperial decree. It is really wishful thinking and I overestimate my own abilities.

The more Zhao Pan'er thought about it, the sadder she felt. She couldn't help but feel so sad that she fainted.

In the afternoon, Qin Ye was being held in a room in a villa near the Shendu Ministry of Works.

In just a few days, Qin Ye looked older, disheveled and in poor spirits.

Because Jia Zhen colluded with officials from the Ministry of Works to frame Qin Ye, Jia Zhen's original purpose was not to send Qin Ye to jail, but to make Qin Keqing surrender and marry him.

Therefore, in order to avoid future troubles, Qin Ye was only detained here privately and was not handed over for formal questioning.

Just as the clerk from the Ministry of Works who was guarding the place was dozing off listlessly in the gatehouse, a dozen personal soldiers escorted Qin Keqing to the gate of the villa.

Seeing this, two clerks hurried to the door, stopped everyone and said.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

The leading guard slapped the clerk so hard that he spun around twice, then gave him a look and the guards controlled the two clerks.

Then the leading personal soldier looked at Qin Keqing respectfully and said.

"Miss Qin, please come in."

Qin Keqing nodded slightly and, led by her personal guards, came to the door of a room in the villa.

At this time, there was a copper lock on the door.

The personal guard drew his sword and split the copper lock in two strokes.

Qin Ye, who was in the room, heard the noise and hurriedly got up to check. When he saw Qin Keqing and the personal soldiers escorting her standing at the door, Qin Ye was shocked and then said angrily.

"Shame on you, shame on you! These beasts, after failing to frame me, actually arrested you, Ke'er, and are planning to lock you up too."

When Qin Keqing saw her father with disheveled hair and an indignant look on his face, she couldn't stop crying.

"Daddy, you have suffered, your daughter is here to save you."

Qin Ye was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said with some disbelief.

"What, come and save me, who are these people?"

The leading personal soldier immediately spoke.

"Sir Qin, we are the followers of the Marquis of Guanjun. We are here to escort Miss Qin to visit you, Sir Qin, on the orders of the Marquis."

"You and your daughter can discuss the details slowly. I'll be waiting outside. If you need anything, just call me."

Then the personal guards went to guard the gatehouse.

At this moment, Qin Ye was completely confused and looked at Qin Keqing with a puzzled look on his face.

Qin Keqing hurriedly spoke when she saw this.

"Dad, please sit down first and listen to your daughter explain the whole story to you."

Qin Ye nodded, and then the father and daughter sat opposite each other in the room.

Qin Keqing then told Qin Ye everything that had happened since he was taken away.

He told her everything, from the time Ningguo Mansion sent someone to him to his own trip to the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion for help.

After hearing what his daughter said, Qin Ye felt blood filling his pupils and his rage soared to the sky.

"Shameless, the worst kind of shame. The Duke of Ningguo was so heroic in the past. How, how could a beast like Jia Zhen emerge from the Ningguo Mansion?"

At this time, Qin Ye was extremely indignant and hated Jia Zhen to the extreme.

You, Jia Zhen, are a forty-year-old old man, lustful and full of vices, yet you dare to set your sights on your own daughter.

He even came up with such a vicious plan to force me to submit. This is really too much.

Seeing her old father so angry, Qin Keqing hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Dad, anger hurts the liver, please calm down."

"Don't worry, he won't have a good ending. The Marquis has always been at odds with the Ningguo Mansion, and with our family's affairs, Jia Zhen will be in big trouble this time."

Qin Ye sighed and said after hearing this.

"But if this is the case, Ke'er, you will have to go to the Marquis's Mansion as a concubine."

"It's true that the Marquis's Mansion is rich and noble, but being a concubine in such a large and secluded mansion is not a good thing."

"If there's discord in the Marquis' Mansion, even if Dad wants to help you, there's nothing he can do."

After hearing this, Qin Keqing understood that her father was worried about her and felt that his daughter had been implicated because of her.

Qin Keqing said after waving her hands repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Daddy. I've met the two ladies of the Marquis' Mansion and Madam Ru's daughter before. They are all kind people."

"Besides, being able to marry a world-renowned general like the Marquis of Guanjun as a concubine is a blessing for my daughter. This is a blessing in disguise for our family. Dad, there is no need to be so sad. You should be happy for your daughter."

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(End of this chapter)