After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 15 The Twelve Beauties of Jinling

After thinking for a moment, Chu Yan asked, "Have you ever seen a bald monk and a lame Taoist?"

There are gods in the book Dream of the Red Chamber.

The greatest fairy who has ever appeared is called Fairy Jinghuan, who lives in the illusory world of Lihentian. The book says that she "manages the love affairs and debts of the moon in the human world, and controls the resentment of women and the obsession of men in the mortal world."

Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai, Jia Yuanchun and others are all reincarnations of gods from heaven. They come to the human world just to resolve the debt of love.

but.

Chu Yan has traveled to this world for thirteen years and has never seen any gods or any supernatural powers.

Jia Lian pondered this for a moment, then shook his head, "I've seen many Taoists and monks, but I've never seen anyone with a bald head or a lame foot!"

"Oh."

Chu Yan looked at him and suddenly laughed.

Jia Lian's heart was pounding, not knowing why Prince Qian was laughing.

"Have Jia Baoyu and your wife ever fallen ill on the same day?" Chu Yan asked again.

Jia Lian became more and more confused. What King Qian asked was really like an antelope hanging on a horn, which was hard to understand!
"I wonder what illness Prince Qian is talking about?" Jia Lian tentatively asked, "If it's just a common headache or fever, maybe someone has fallen ill on the same day."

Chu Yan said, "It's like a demon has taken possession of the body, and it's wielding a knife and slashing at everyone it sees."

"There is absolutely no such thing in the mansion!"

Jia Lian answered decisively immediately.

Chu Yan nodded slightly and chatted with him for a while. He learned that there was a Rongcui Temple in the Grand View Garden, where Miaoyu lived, and there was a Lixiang Courtyard, where twelve little actors lived.

Chu Yan did not ask about the other maids such as Qingwen, Zijuan, Ping'er, Yuanyang, Xiaohong, etc.

He knew the internal situation of the Jia family and could use Leng Zixing as an excuse, but if he knew who the maid was and in whose room she served, then it would be difficult to explain.

Even Jia Lian didn't know all these little things. For example, it was said in the book "Dream of Red Mansions" that Lin Xiaohong was Jia Baoyu's maid, but Jia Baoyu didn't know her.

"I heard from Leng Zixing that the Ning family's family traditions aren't very good. Some are cheating on their husbands, and some are supporting their uncles."

Chu Yan changed the subject and asked about the Ningguo Mansion.

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian became anxious and said hurriedly, "Replying to Prince Qian, my Jia family may not be considered a family of scholars and scholars, but we are also dukes of the current dynasty, and our family education is very strict. How could there be such a vile act as adultery! If there is, it must have been done by a servant, and Brother Zhen has not discovered it yet!"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "The one who stole the ashes is the Brother Zhen you mentioned. It's not me who said that, it's Leng Zixing."

They blamed everything on Leng Zixing, and I don't think they would dare to confront him later.

"what?!"

Jia Lian was horrified. He had been following him cautiously before, but now he finally raised his head and looked at Chu Yan.

After a long pause, he forced a smile, his face showing an uncomfortable expression. "May I ask, Prince Qian, what is the origin of this Leng Zixing? I don't know anything about this matter... On a daily basis, I have seen that Brother Zhen is a very good person, filial to his father, strict in disciplining his servants, and there has never been any bad rumors about him and his daughter-in-law... Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is also a gentle and peaceful person. The old lady once said that she is the best among the great-grandson's wives. I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here, and who knows."

Chu Yan frowned and asked him, "I heard that Jia Rong's wife, Qin Keqing, has a younger brother named Qin Zhong?"

It seems that he is asking Qin Zhong, but in fact he is asking about Qin Keqing's current situation.

According to the book "Dream of Red Mansions", Qin Keqing died of illness before the construction of the Grand View Garden, but from Jia Lian's words, it seems that Qin Keqing is still alive?

Sure enough, Jia Lian talked about some things about the Qin family, and Chu Yan concluded that Qin Keqing was still alive.

"It seems that Leng Zixing is talking nonsense."

Chu Yan sneered, "I will talk to him again when I see him another day." Jia Lian felt relieved immediately. Good, that's how it should be. Leng Zixing, that guy, was talking nonsense and should have been beheaded long ago!
Glancing at him, Chu Yan smiled and said, "A few years ago, did you accompany your cousin Lin Daiyu back to Yangzhou to take care of her father's funeral?"

Jia Lian was suddenly embarrassed. He shook his head and said vaguely, "That never happened. I heard that Uncle Lin died of illness in Yangzhou."

He used the word "heard", and Chu Yan immediately understood and said, "It seems that it is related to me again."

Jia Lian hurriedly replied, "Sister Lin lost her mother when she was young. The old lady was worried that she would have no one to take care of her at home, so she sent someone to bring her to the capital. She has lived in my house for seven or eight years and has never left the capital."

He didn't dare say anything more about it, for fear of causing displeasure to King Qian.

"What is Lin Daiyu's personality like?"

Chu Yan seemed to be asking casually, but in fact, the purpose of the whole conversation was not only to judge whether there were immortals in this world, but also for Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others!

He led his troops into the capital and became emperor. He had the power of life and death over the old officials of the Shun Dynasty in the capital. He only needed an edict to decide who he liked.

Most people would succumb to his power, flatter him, and even offer their beautiful daughters or nieces, or simply search for beauties from the public and try every means to present them to him.

Chu Yan has seen too many similar things during the years of rebellion.

However, the girls in the Grand View Garden are a little different, especially Lin Daiyu, the fairy with the crimson pearl and the crown of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.

The book says that her final fate was "hanging with a jade belt in the forest" - that is, she died by hanging.

If Chu Yan had issued a direct decree ordering the Jia family to present Lin Daiyu, she would have likely committed suicide that very night in Xiaoxiang Pavilion. "It would be better to collect her beautiful bones in a brocade bag, and to cover her romantic life with a handful of pure earth. Her nature is pure and she will return to it; it is better than being trapped in the mud and ditches."

Lin Daiyu is proud.

For other people, Chu Yan can issue an order to order them to enter the palace, but for Lin Daiyu, he needs to take it slow.

Moreover, Chu Yan is rather greedy. He wants both them and their hearts.

The whole world will soon be his, and he can choose any woman in the world as he pleases.

But the more he couldn't get something, the more interested Chu Yan was in it!

"Sister Lin's temper..."

Jia Lian recalled the past and said with a smile, "My sister lost her parents when she was young. It's a pity that she lives in my house. Although the old lady treats her like her own granddaughter and I, as her eldest brother, love her, she is still an outsider. It's inevitable that she will feel sad and depressed. She also has a bad temper and often quarrels with Baoyu."

Chu Yan asked: "From what you said, the two of them are engaged?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "I dare not hide it from Prince Qian. My wife privately said that they have a good relationship. If the old lady makes the decision in the future, she will let Baoyu marry Sister Lin. But the lady doesn't seem to be very happy about it..."

Chu Yan asked some more questions and confirmed that the Lin Daiyu in the book "Dream of Red Mansions" and the Lin Daiyu in the capital city now had very similar personalities.

"I heard that Xue Pan from the Xue family killed someone in Jinling? Is that true?"

Chu Yan changed the subject again.

Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone in Xue Pan's family had complained to Prince Qian about the man he had killed?

The case had already been closed, and it was announced that Xue Pan was dead, but how could Jia Lian dare to conceal it? Prince Qian knew almost everything about the Jia, Xue, and Shi families, and the fact that Xue Pan had faked his death could not be concealed!
"Oh, that's it."

After listening, Chu Yan nodded and asked, "What are the talents and looks of Xue Baochai, the sister of Xue Pan, and Xue Baoqin, the sister of Xue Ke?"

He asked so many questions about the inner chambers, and even a fool wouldn't believe him when he said he wasn't interested in these girls.

Therefore, Chu Yan asked directly, targeting Xue Baochai, who was as famous as Lin Daiyu. Based on his understanding of the two people in the book Dream of Red Mansions, the Xue family should not refuse his order, and Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin would not commit suicide because of entering the palace.

(End of this chapter)