Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

Xue Chang was unwilling to give in. He really just made a wrong bet. He didn't expect that the current Holy Emperor would be so petty.

The emperor actually ignored his talents and only acted based on his temper.

Just because he once stepped on two boats and stood in the team of the loyal and righteous old prince, now he cannot see his talent and must kill him!

It's not like he never thought about throwing away all his family property and taking his son and daughter to the emperor's nose to survive. But after thinking about it again and again, he still couldn't lower his proud head.

He already regretted that he could not stand upright in the court hall because of the smell of copper. I don't expect that a son as smart as him would be a loser!

This made him completely lose the desire to have another son and bow down to his son. No matter how smart his daughter Baochai is, she can't comfort his heart.

"Ahem! By the way, why don't you see Pan'er and Baochai? Now I am taking Yu'er with me when I go south. They can play together when they meet cousins."

Jia Zheng looked around and talked about him.

In fact, there were the emperor's secret guards lurking around him. Although he and Xue Chang had to meet each other, he was afraid that Xue Chang wouldn't be able to bear it anymore and would make him suffer.

"Cough cough!"

Xue Chang also saw it. He was anxious now because his body really couldn't bear it any longer. The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days. He can't die on New Year's Eve without arranging a way out for his children, right?

Xue Chang coughed so hard that he coughed up blood. He threw the blood-stained handkerchief in front of Jia Zheng, and then looked silently at his brother-in-law, who had become tactful and had no sense of family affection.

Jia Zheng had an unbearable expression on his face. He took the bloody handkerchief and opened it, then his tone softened.

"I am Pan'er and Baochai's biological uncle. Even if you don't say anything, I will still help. I just advise you not to think too much and just get proper medical treatment. This matter will not be difficult to deal with."

Xue Chang then lowered his head and turned his eyes away from Jia Zheng.

"I am also helpless. If Pan'er can be half as good as his sister, I can survive even if I can. But now, it is useless to say more. Thanks to the mercy of the Holy One, for the sake of my Xue family's many years of hard work , I am willing to take care of you."

Xue Chang coughed, and after telling him what he had said, the emperor promised them things.

First, find a free post in the Ministry of Household Affairs for Xue Pan, asking him to continue leading the family's children in business and be loyal to the country.

Second, recruit Baochai into the palace and choose a virtuous son-in-law in the coming year.

"Oh! Why are you doing this? My niece will only be eight or nine years old next year, so why are you so anxious?"

Jia Zheng was helpless. Xue Chang was too smart. Now that he guessed that there was someone from the emperor here, he dragged Jia Zheng into trouble.

In this way, if the emperor fails to make his promise in the future, Jia Zheng will become a thorn in the emperor's heart.

If it weren't for the conditions written in the secret letter sent by Xue Chang through the handkerchief, Jia Zheng wouldn't be able to bear with him impatiently.

This profiteer really gave too much, and Jia Zheng couldn't help but be moved.

"Ahem! Since you said so, I will go back and take the children to meet Brother Zheng, ahem!"

"Forget it! Forget it! If you are so sick, it's better for me to take you back! I'll take Baoyu with me to your house right now."

Jia Zheng said, and asked people to call Baoyu out to meet his uncle Xue Chang. Afterwards, a sedan was arranged and everyone went to Xue's house together.

Unexpectedly, the first person Baoyu met in this life was Sister Bao.

When the children met, they quickly started playing hand in hand.

Baoyu always liked girls, but when he saw a fairy sister like Baochai, he couldn't take his eyes away immediately.

And Xue Baochai, who has not yet lost his father, still has his natural innocence. Although she still looks like a gentle big sister, she looks like she is "playing house".

"Don't worry, dad, I'll take care of my brother."

Seeing that the elder had something to say, Baochai took the initiative to take over the task of taking care of his younger brother. Xue Pan could no longer hold back and showed off his wooden sword.

Baoyu is good-looking, and he still likes her very much.

"Brother! Look at my crouching tiger thunderbolt sword! I can kill bad guys with it! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Jia Zheng saw Xue Pan running away innocently, and then he comforted Xue Chang and his wife and said:

"Seeing how sensible my nephew and niece are, my brother-in-law should also take good care of his health."

When Xue Chang returned home, he didn't want to talk at all. The emperor's people could not put their hands on his mansion. Only when he reached his own territory did he feel at ease.

When Aunt Xue saw that her husband was silent, she was afraid of neglecting her brother-in-law. He quickly wiped away his tears and said with a smile:

"That's right! I tried to persuade him like this, but he just didn't listen. He's so busy now and doesn't know how to rest. My brother-in-law needs to help me persuade him more."

"Where, where. My brother-in-law has been ill for a long time. He will be cured in the future if he finds a good doctor to treat him. I have already compiled a letter and asked a famous medical expert in the palace to go south. He will be there in a few days."

"That's good!"

Aunt Xue only chanted Buddha's name and thanked Jiazheng profusely. She is still young and does not want to be a widow.

"Brother-in-law wants to have dinner at home. You'd better prepare the bar."

When Xue Chang heard this, he called Aunt Xue in a gentle tone to prepare the banquet, and then invited her away.

"I was poisoned by arsenic. It's already pretty good if I can survive for a year or two. Why do you have to give her hope again!? Ahem." A sense of powerlessness appeared on Xue Chang's pale face. He was really unwilling to do so!

Ever since he discovered that he had fallen into the trap, he had lost hope in climbing up.

As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Although he prides himself on being extremely smart, he sometimes makes miscalculations. Now I don’t think about anything else. I just want to spend the remaining time with my family.

Jia Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since coming to his hometown of Jinling, the emperor's supervision has become more stringent. Even if Jia Zheng never stopped writing short essays to report on what he saw and heard during the day, the emperor would not be at ease.

But this kind of supervision makes people really uneasy. Who can guarantee not to make mistakes? Now he has to guard against talking in his sleep, which reminds him of the way he was stared at by the system when he first traveled through time.

It’s really like a year.

"Ha! If you have no intention, why are you holding it like this?"

Xue Chang coughed and laughed at Jia Zheng, saying he was really inferior to himself. There is not even such a relaxed environment for speaking.

"Why are you laughing? If you hadn't guarded him like this, that person wouldn't have given you arsenic."

Jia Zheng turned his neck left and right and moved his legs and feet.

"Two choices. One, fake death. The other, living dead."

"what?"

Xue Chang was surprised, this was something he didn't expect.

Jia Zheng threw the bloody handkerchief out of his arms, threw it in front of Xue Chang and said, "There are many smart people in the world! You are so smart that you have been misled by your cleverness."

Jia Zheng is still very optimistic about Xue Chang's talent. Whether it's his ability to make money or his ability to collect information. Jia Zheng is optimistic about it.

Therefore, he planned to save Xue Chang's life for his own use.

"Can arsenic be cured?" Xue Chang's eyes lit up.

"Of course! But your previous conditions are not enough."

Jia Zheng was full of confidence, "Evaluate it, how much is your life worth?"