time and space

Chapter 29
Since the Zhang family’s birthday banquet, Baitang and Wu Xuemei have been soft on orders, and sold all the goods they brought back from the world of Red Mansions—many people found that other small handicrafts were also very good, classic and exquisite, while buying embroidery. Easy to buy back.Seeing that the online shop was about to open, Baitang packed up and prepared to go to the world of Red Chamber.

On the outskirts of City D, there is a not-so-big wholesale market for small commodities. Baitang took a taxi and ran there—she didn’t buy a car, mainly because this guy is blind and finds it troublesome about the rules of the road, so she simply doesn’t drive yourself.Baitang bought a thousand small mirrors, a bunch of imitation crystal bracelets, necklaces, earrings, etc. Although they are cheap, they look crystal clear and beautiful in style. They should be very popular with ancient girls and wives. A cheap music box... Others also bought a lot of practical and convenient gadgets such as two large packs of nail clippers, small foldable scissors, and stainless steel thermos cups.For one yuan lighters, Baitang wholesaled several large packages, and because she bought a large quantity, the seller gave her a discount of ten cents.

Arriving at the grove outside Yangzhou City again, Baitang heard a loud noise outside the grove, she walked out of the grove curiously, and found a prison car parked on the official road, and the officers and soldiers escorting the prisoners were sitting and resting under the trees .

"Stop! Who are you?" Seeing someone coming out of the woods, an officer yelled to stop, and the others pulled out half of their waist knives.

"Passing by!" Baitang said calmly, his demeanor shocked a group of officials, and made them feel relieved.How could such a man with the appearance of a nobleman rob the prison car, and put the knives back into the scabbards one after another.

"Who are these prisoners? What crimes have they committed?" Bai Tang curiously asked the officer A who called out, and took out a one hundred tael silver note and handed it over, "We are destined to meet each other. You have worked hard all the way. These 100 taels I’ll give it to everyone to drink tea to relieve their fatigue.”

All the officers and soldiers were very happy. Officer A quickly took the banknote and stuffed it into his sleeve.

"Master, you just arrived in Yangzhou, right? You don't know that these prisoners are members of the Zhen family, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou. They sold illegal salt, murdered the prince, killed court officials, bullied the people...the crimes are serious! The emperor specially ordered Take them to the three divisions of the capital for interrogation, and they will never come back after this trip!"

"The Zhen family? Does it have anything to do with the Jinling Zhen family?"

"Yangzhou Zhen's family is a branch of Jinling Zhen's family." Guancha Jia said.

Bai Tang calculated the time. It's not the day when the Zhen family will fall, right?

"Does the Jinling Zhen family not care?"

"There is no way to control it. The evidence is conclusive. The fourth prince and Master Lin were almost killed. The emperor was shocked. Who else would dare to protect them? If you say that these people deserve it, they think it's great to be rich. Confiscating the house and destroying the family!" The official sent a twitching corner of his mouth.Those salt merchants used their money to run rampant in Yangzhou City, and even the magistrate dared not provoke them.The previous magistrate was ruined because he offended the Zhen family, which shows how arrogant these salt merchants are!Hmph, this time I kicked the iron plate, it deserves it!
"Master Lin? But Master Lin Ruhai, the Imperial Envoy?"

"Young Master, do you know Mr. Lin?"

Bai Tang nodded: "Mr. Lin, was he injured? Is he okay now?"

The attitude of the officials became better and they said respectfully: "Master Lin's injury was not serious, but the fourth prince was seriously injured and his life was in danger. It is said that Master Lin donated a spiritual medicine passed down from his ancestors to save the fourth prince. life!"

What panacea?It should be the Peiyuan Pill that I left for Lin Ruhai, right?Will this fourth prince be the new emperor in the future?The social structure and court structure of the Red Chamber World were set up according to the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Kang Yuan also ascended the throne at the age of six, and then went through ministers fighting and Ping Sanfan. His experience was very similar to that of Kangxi, and even the number of sons was not much different.And the fourth prince is silent and steady, he is up-to-date, and has many similarities with Yongzheng.Bai Tang guessed that if nothing unexpected happens, the next emperor should be the Fourth Prince.This time, Lin Ruhai gained a good impression in front of the future emperor!

"I'm in a hurry, so I'll take my leave now!" Bai Tang nodded in agreement with the officials and turned to leave.She was thinking about going to Yangzhou City to meet Lin Ruhai. It would be better if she could pay her respects to the Fourth Prince.

"My lord!" Officer Jia hurriedly called to stop Bai Tang, "If you are looking for Mr. Lin in Yangzhou, you don't have to. Mr. Lin has already left Yangzhou."

"left?"

"Yes, the emperor thought that Mr. Lin had done a great job in saving the fourth prince, so he was transferred to the capital to be a Minister of Rites. Yesterday, the Lin family left Yangzhou and went to Beijing by water and land." The official said.

What a coincidence!Baitang took out another silver ticket and handed it to official officer A: "Thank you for your advice. Take this to drink with the brothers!"

The officials were so happy that they grinned, alas, I was so lucky to meet such a generous nobleman today.A total of 200 taels of silver, enough for their group to drink for ten days!
Baitang walked into Yangzhou City, bought a lot of delicious special snacks along the way, found a remote place, clicked on the already lit skill "God Travels Thousands of Miles", and the next moment, Baitang appeared in the outskirts of the capital.

Walking on the official road, there are more and more passers-by. Everyone chats while walking, talking about new things happening in the capital. The most talked about is the border war that just ended, and the Dashun Dynasty won a big victory.Baitang heard Jia Zhu's name, and her cheap apprentice shined on the battlefield, defeating the enemy's 1 troops with 5 of his own, and captured the enemy's leader alive, a great achievement.After Emperor Kang Yuan knew Jia Zhu's contribution, he thought of Jia Daishan who had blocked the knife for him. He lamented that Duke Rong had a successor, and with a swipe of a pen, he rewarded Jia Zhu with the title of Marquis of Dingyuan.The second bedroom of the Jia family finally stood up again, and Jia Zhu dispelled the dark clouds that Mrs. Wang brought to the second bedroom.Jia Zheng was as happy as a laughing Maitreya, and he also looked away, his son is so upbeat, and he cares about other false names, isn't it good to be an old man at home with peace of mind?He has a lot of time now, and when he is bored, he spends time with his two youngest sons, supervising Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan's homework.Without Mrs. Wang's favor, Jia Baoyu has grown a lot. Although he still doesn't like economics and officialdom theory, he is very proficient in reading the Four Books and Five Classics, and writes well in policy theory. .Without Mrs. Wang's secret persecution, Jia Huan is no longer the Dong cat in the original book, but this child has an active personality and doesn't like reading but likes to learn martial arts. He regards his elder brother as an idol and wants to grow up to be a general.Jia Zheng was dissatisfied at first, but later he thought that his younger son could take care of each other with his elder son after joining the army, so he no longer forced Jia Huan to study, but asked Jiao Da from Ningguo Mansion to teach Jia Huan the joint martial arts.

(End of this chapter)