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

Chapter 80: Puzzle, Daiyu in danger

Jia Jue said immediately after hearing this.

"I wonder what your majesty's orders are."

Emperor Yongping smiled calmly, then looked at Jia Jue and spoke gently.

"I have two princes. What do you think of them?"

Jia Jue said after hesitating for a moment.

"Your Highnesses are the sons of the dragon and the grandson of the phoenix, the royal family's nobles. How can I, a minister, judge you?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to answer."

Emperor Yongping stroked his beard gently and said calmly.

"Look, you are quite a bold man. You don't even dare to have the slightest opinion on this matter."

"It's those civil officials who, since I ascended the throne, have been constantly asking me to appoint a crown prince, saying that in order to consolidate the foundation of the country, a crown prince must be appointed early."

"Tell me, how can I put an end to this unhealthy trend?"

Jia Jue said after a moment of thought.

"The matter of appointing a crown prince is a matter for Your Majesty to decide on her own. The officials are asking Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible, simply to facilitate the interests of your factions."

"For this kind of situation, killing the chicken to scare the monkey is no longer effective. Killing the monkey to scare the chicken might be more effective."

Emperor Yongping said after a slight smile.

"I knew you wouldn't be the type to not retaliate after suffering a loss. Tell me, what are your plans?"

Jia Jue said after bowing.

"Your Majesty, I recently received an anonymous letter concerning Master Lou's protection of his relatives."

"I have done some secret research, and what I have found is basically true."

"Master Sheng Hong, the Imperial Scholar, also played a significant role in this. I believe he would definitely be willing to be the one to impeach this."

Emperor Yongping said with a chuckle.

"To relieve the hatred in your heart, draw your sword and kill your enemy."

"You really care about your old father-in-law."

"Now that you have made up your mind, let's wait for this grand court meeting."

Jia Jue nodded slightly and said.

"I understand. Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

Emperor Yongping waved his hand and said.

"Xia Shouzhong, bring the things over here."

"The slaves obey the order."

Then Xia Shouzhong came over with a tray on which was placed a jade hairpin inlaid with coral.

Jia Jue looked at Emperor Yongping with some confusion.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"Take this gift home and study it carefully. If you can figure out something before the grand court meeting, I will take the opportunity to solve the problem of your brother-in-law at the meeting."

"If you can't figure it out, then let your brother-in-law find another way out."

Jia Jue said after bowing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I understand. I will take my leave."

After Jia Jue left the hall, Emperor Yongping took a sip of tea and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Xia Shouzhong on the side said after hesitating for a moment.

"Your Majesty, there are many people in the court who can handle this task. Why do you still want the Marquis of Guanjun to do it?"

Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"Why, I still need to explain to you."

Xia Shouzhong was so scared that he fell to his knees. He wanted to slap himself twice, thinking that he was just talking too much.

Emperor Yongping looked at Xia Shouzhong meaningfully and said.

"Oh, I almost forgot to ask you, is the picture of boating on the cold river beautiful?"

When Xia Shouzhong heard this, he couldn't help but shudder and quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."

Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"I never thought that you were a two-timing person, accepting gifts from the Queen with your left hand and from Concubine Yue with your right hand."

"If I assign you something to do in the future, do I have to feed you first?"

Xia Shouzhong kowtowed tremblingly like pounding garlic. Soon blood flowed from his forehead and his face was covered with blood in an instant.

"I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongping ignored it and leisurely picked up a memorial to read.

Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to stop and just kept kowtowed and begged for mercy.

After about a cup of tea, there was no movement in the hall. Xia Shouzhong was shocked and frightened, and coupled with excessive blood loss, he had passed out.

Emperor Yongping looked at Xia Shouzhong lying on the ground, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Xia Shouzhong has followed Emperor Yongping for decades. No one is heartless, except plants and trees.

Emperor Yongping sighed and said with emotion.

"I am a lonely man, a lonely man."

"Never mind, someone come."

Emperor Yongping called out, and the guards outside the hall immediately came into the hall, knelt on one knee and spoke.

"What's your majesty's order?"

Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"Send him back to his residence and ask the imperial physician to treat him."

"According to the order."

Then two guards dragged Xia Shouzhong away and sent him back to his residence.

Then several young eunuchs came into the hall and cleaned up the bloodstains.

Emperor Yongping couldn't help feeling a little lonely at this moment.

He is now the emperor of the Great Zhou, the master of the vast land and countless people. He is supreme, and no one in the entire Great Zhou dares to question his absolute majesty.

But he has lost most of the emotions and feelings that a normal person should have.

In front of most people, he is an emperor who is high above everyone else.

Only in front of Jia Jue would he occasionally reveal a trace of normal human emotion.

Emperor Yongping had to admit that he did have a slight preference for Jia Jue, probably because of this reason.

After a brief moment of emotion, Emperor Yongping put away his emotions and became the emperor again, continuing to work hard for his country.

In the afternoon, in the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion, Jia Jue was chatting with the girls in the backyard.

Jia Jue took out the jade hairpin given by Emperor Yongping and looked around at his wives and concubines and asked.

"Come and see if there is anything mysterious about this jade hairpin."

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen looked at Jia Jue and said with a smile.

"Husband, isn't this just an ordinary jade hairpin? It should be inlaid with coral, there's nothing mysterious about it." Sheng Minglan asked curiously.

"Yes, my husband, why are you studying this jade hairpin for no reason? Where did you get it?"

Jia Jue smiled and said.

"Your brother Changbai's future depends on this jade hairpin. If you can figure out the secrets of this hairpin, Changbai will be safe this time."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Minglan's expression became a little more serious, and then she began to look at the jade hairpin carefully.

But after looking at it for a long time, Sheng Minglan didn't figure out anything and said very frustratedly.

"This is just an ordinary hairpin. Alas, I am still too stupid to see anything."

Zhang Guifen, who was standing by, saw this and grabbed Sheng Minglan's hand and said.

"Minglan, don't be anxious. Let's wait and see. Since my husband said this, it must be true. There must be a deeper meaning behind it."

Just as several people were studying the jade hairpin, Wang Xifeng hesitated for a moment and said.

"My Lord, my two sisters, I do have some crude opinions, but I'm not sure if I should share them."

After hearing this, Sheng Minglan hurriedly looked at Wang Xifeng and said.

"Xifeng, you're so smart, you must have figured something out, right? Tell me now."

Wang Xifeng said after organizing her thoughts.

"Since it is related to Master Sheng's future, this jade hairpin must have been given by His Majesty."

"This jasper hairpin itself is nothing special; it's made of ordinary jasper. But this coral, if I'm not mistaken, isn't produced in our Great Zhou, but rather was brought in by merchant ships from the South Seas."

"The red coral produced in our Great Zhou is generally whitish, the red color is not deep enough, and its value is average."

"Husband, two sisters, come and see."

"The red coral gemstone inlaid on this hairpin is completely red, with almost no white, and the quality is excellent."

"It's obvious that the Nanyang barbarians picked them overseas and then traveled a long distance to send them to the Great Zhou."

"Also, the jasper used in this hairpin is of average quality and doesn't really go well with this grade of red coral."

"To put it bluntly, it's like sticking a flower in cow dung."

"This doesn't quite conform to the rules of inlay. Logically, a good horse should be paired with a good saddle."

Jia Jue suddenly had an idea and had some thoughts. At this moment, a little maid came running over and said something.

"My Lord, Madam, something bad has happened. Miss Lin has suddenly passed out."

Jia Jue asked hurriedly after hearing this.

"What happened? Why did Daiyu suddenly faint?"

The little maid said in fear.

"I don't know either. Miss Lin just said she wanted to go to the garden, so we accompanied her there. But not long after we arrived, she passed out."

Zhang Guifen asked immediately.

"Have you gone to see the doctor?"

"I have invited him, but I don't know when the doctor will arrive. Miss Lin's condition is getting worse. I am worried that Miss Lin may not be able to hold on until then."

After hearing this, Jia Jue quickly went to Lin Daiyu's yard, and Zhang Guifen and others followed him.

Not long after, Jia Jue arrived at Lin Daiyu's bedroom. At this time, Lin Daiyu's maid Xueyan was crying in anxiety.

After seeing Jia Jue, Xueyan hurriedly came forward and knelt on the ground and said.

"My Lord, please save my young lady."

Jia Jue said after helping Xueyan up.

"Get up, I will check on your young lady's condition."

"it is good."

Then Jia Jue quickly walked to the bed and checked on Lin Daiyu's condition.

At this time, Lin Daiyu fell into a coma, her face was red and she had difficulty breathing. Jia Jue turned Lin Daiyu's eyes over and took a look, and found that her pupils had dilated a little.

At this time, Jia Jue didn't care about anything else and directly took off Lin Daiyu's clothes.

Xueyan, who was standing by, exclaimed in surprise when she saw this.

"My Lord, you..."

Jia Jue said sternly.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm trying to save your young lady's life. Hurry, get some wine."

Seeing this, Xueyan didn't dare to say anything more. She quickly got some liquor. Then she became very alert and looked at Jia Jue with a hint of vigilance, fearing that Jia Jue would make any unusual moves.

After Jia Jue took off Lin Daiyu's outer clothes, only a bellyband was left on her upper body. Then Jia Jue took out a pair of silver needles from his sleeve, disinfected them in wine, and quickly acupunctured Lin Daiyu all over her body.

As Jia Jue performed acupuncture, Lin Daiyu's breathing gradually calmed down and her condition improved a lot.

Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, but then she became a little distressed.

It seems that my young lady can be saved, but for an unmarried woman wearing only a bellyband to be subjected to acupuncture by the Marquis, it is equivalent to my young lady losing her virginity.

Just as Jia Jue was giving acupuncture, Zhang Guifen, Sheng Minglan and others also rushed over.

After seeing the scene in the room, Zhang Guifen exclaimed, and then Sheng Minglan hurriedly covered Zhang Guifen's mouth and spoke in a low voice.

"Sister, don't let your imagination run wild. My husband should be treating Daiyu. Don't disturb him. Let's go out first."

Zhang Guifen nodded helplessly, and then the few of them retreated.

Not long after, Jia Jue finished acupuncture for Lin Daiyu, then left Lin Daiyu's bedroom and came to the hall.

Sheng Minglan quickly stood up and looked at Jia Jue and asked.

"My dear, how is Miss Daiyu?"

Jia Jue said with lingering fear.

"It was a close call. I almost died. Luckily I survived."

Zhang Guifen said with some doubt.

"Husband, what happened to Miss Lin? Although she usually looks a little weak, she has never been this scary."

Jia Jue then told the girls about Lin Daiyu's illness.

Regarding Lin Daiyu's illness, later generations who studied the Dream of the Red Chamber had different opinions. Some said it was pulmonary tuberculosis, while others said it was congenital heart disease.

First of all, this statement about tuberculosis is not true because tuberculosis is contagious.

In the original version of A Dream of Red Mansions, Lin Daiyu stayed with the people in Rongguo Mansion all year round, and no one was infected with tuberculosis, so this disease can be ruled out.

It is said that Lin Daiyu has congenital heart disease, but her disease worsens in winter and spring and is milder when the weather is hot. This does not seem like the characteristics of a heart disease. In addition, the typical characteristics of a heart disease are not coughing, but palpitations and panic. Only when it is serious will a severe cough occur. Lin Daiyu has been coughing since she was a child, and her condition is sometimes better and sometimes worse.

Before Lin Daiyu arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, she was not very familiar with the place, so she rarely went out. Usually, Zhang Guifen and Sheng Minglan would visit her in her room from time to time.

As the male host, Jia Jue basically never came to Lin Daiyu's place because of the difference between men and women. Naturally, he had no chance to diagnose and treat Lin Daiyu, so he didn't know what disease Lin Daiyu had.

It was only when Lin Daiyu suddenly fell ill that Jia Jue had the opportunity to diagnose her and finally came to the conclusion that Lin Daiyu actually had allergic asthma.

The typical characteristic of allergic asthma is repeated attacks in winter and spring, and often in the second half of the night. Lin Daiyu died on a cold night.

In fact, simple allergic asthma is not fatal. What is more important is that Lin Daiyu is born weak and her immune system is weak in all aspects.

In addition, Lin Daiyu was sad and depressed in the later period of the original novel. All these reasons combined led to Lin Daiyu's death.

Lin Daiyu fell ill today, and happened to be in the garden.

It is spring now, everything is reviving, and there are many allergens such as pollen.

Lin Daiyu lives in seclusion and has not left her residence for a long time. Today, she went to the garden, which caused her to have an allergic reaction and then an asthma attack, which almost killed her.

Fortunately, Jia Jue had the medical skills rewarded by the system, and the timely rescue saved Lin Daiyu from the brink of death.

(End of this chapter)