Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

Aunt Xue was so frightened that her legs went limp after hearing Xue Pan's rebellious words, she quickly reached out her hand to cover Xue Pan's mouth, and cursed in a low voice: "You're going to die, shut up and apologize to Master Jiu and Master Ten."

Xue Pan stared at his doting mother with big eyes, unable to turn his head. Thinking of the suffering he had suffered for so many days, Xue Pan was not happy, and shouted: "Apologize? He should be the one to apologise! Mom! You don't know, he has bullied me so badly these days, I can't eat enough to sleep well every day, and I have to work every day! Look, what's wrong with my arm!"

Xue Pan hopped while talking, staring at Old Ten with big resentful eyes.

Old Eleven stopped laughing and raised his eyebrows. This kid is still so stubborn, he should be locked up for a few more days!

Lao Jiu didn't speak, but sneered, and glanced at Lao Ten, his eyes clearly said that he didn't care about this kid.

How could Aunt Xue fail to see the meaning of these two masters, she knelt on the ground with her arms around Xue Pan repeatedly pleading guilty, her forehead hit the ground, and bloodshot eyes ooze from abrasions.

At this moment, I saw a family member of Xue's mansion running in from outside in a hurry, with anxious expressions on their faces, they came up to Aunt Xue and replied: "Madam, the master is gone."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue rolled her eyes and passed out on the ground. Xue Pan was also stunned. He had never been close to his father. He was sick and didn't have the energy to discipline him. He was happy to be at ease under the protection of his mother, but he never thought that his father would die.

He always thought that his father was just sick, and their Xue family had plenty of money, and when they had money, they took the most expensive medicine and hired the best doctor, and everything was cured, so how could they die?

Looking at his mother who had passed out on the ground, Xue Pan sat on the ground blankly, not knowing what it was like.

Lao Jiu and Lao Shi looked at each other, and they didn't feel any surprise in their hearts. It's rare for the coiled poison to last until today.

It turned out that after Lao Jiu arrived in Jinling that day, he went to Xue's mansion. After seeing Xue Gong, he found that he was not sick, but poisoned. , It's all just to hold on for a while, but, how could this court poison appear in Xue's residence?

My heart sank, the south of the Yangtze River was flooded, the embankment collapsed, and the rebuilding of the river course was the material that the Xue family was responsible for purchasing. Could it be that the Xue family colluded with the prince's people?

Thinking of this, Lao Jiu's eyes towards Xue Gong changed, and his tone became colder: "I hate people who betray me the most. You should understand that you have been with me for so long."

If this matter is not handled properly, the crown prince will be able to hold this basin of sewage on mynah's head. Now mynah is struggling in front of Huang Ama. He can't imagine that if this basin of sewage is really detained, they will be punished by the emperor. How to deal with Ama!What a Xue family!

There was a murderous look in Lao Jiu's eyes, and Xue Gong, who was lying on the bed, saw it, struggling to sit up, but rolled out of the bed weakly, and lay down in front of Lao Jiu.

Lao Jiu squatted down, looked at the begging look in the eyes of the person in front of him, and snorted coldly: "I am afraid that this poison was made by the prince's people. You betrayed the master and thought that you would be rich and prosperous if you took refuge in the prince, but in the end you were wiped out." Now, I still have the face to beg for forgiveness, huh?"

A trace of remorse and despair flashed in Xue Gong's eyes, and he struggled to speak: "Jiuye, I secretly kept the letters between the prince and me, and the officials from various provinces embezzled and repaired the account books of the river bank. They are all hidden."

Lao Jiu's eyes changed slightly, only to hear Xue Gong continue to say: "I know that time is running out, I just ask Jiu Ye to take care of these things and save the lives of my Xue family."

Looking at Xue Gong, who was full of pleading faces, Lao Jiu moved his fingers, and finally nodded and said, "I will promise you."

Recalling Xue Gong's expression at that time, Lao Jiu glanced at Xue Pan who was sitting on the ground at this moment, the killing intent in his heart gradually suppressed, turned his head and glanced at Lao Ten: "Save this kid's life first."

The old ten raised his chin: "I didn't want his life at all." It's so boring to kill, but it's fun to bully this kid.

Aunt Xue took her family to look for Xue Pan in the Xue residence, and only her four-year-old daughter, Baochai, was left by her father's bedside. Rao Baochai was usually calm and calm, but at this time she saw with her own eyes that she had always loved her dearly. My father died, feeling pain in his heart as if someone had stabbed him with a knife. He held his father's hand that was getting colder and wept until he was dark.

When her mother and elder brother came back, Baochai, who was crying so hard that she couldn't breathe, threw herself into her mother's arms. Aunt Xue also felt sad at this moment. Seeing her daughter like this, she couldn't stop crying.

Xue Pan on the side stared blankly at his father who was motionless on the bed. Everyone felt that the young master was heartless and didn't even drop a tear when the old man died, but Xue Pan stumbled two steps and let out a wow A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fell to the ground.

"Pan'er, Pan'er!"

"elder brother!"

Both Aunt Xue and Baochai turned pale with fright, and hurriedly helped Xue Pan up. Seeing that Xue Pan's face was as white as paper and his eyes were dull, he was so frightened that he could only shed tears.

"Mrs. Xue, Mr. Xue still needs to take care of his funeral, so he can leave it to me first." The old ten said upon seeing this.

Aunt Xue knew that Master Ninth and Master Ten had not punished Xue Pan for the crimes he committed above, but even if they spared him, she also knelt down to thank Xue Pan and took Xue Pan to the backyard to find a doctor in peace of mind. Go to the government for diagnosis and treatment.

The servant girl of Xue's mansion led the way and arrived at Xue Pan's room. As soon as Shi Ye entered, he saw that the room in front of him was very spacious. On the wall facing the door was a picture of a beautiful woman going out of the bath, and beside it was a picture of peonies. Blooming picture, the two paintings are placed together, which looks very abrupt.

Looking at the furnishings of this room, the red sandalwood tea table and chairs are all inlaid with gold. The huge red circle pattern water Cheng in the glaze, nondescript, looks very strange, and looking to the side, a set of pastel hollowed-out pan-wen vases fills the entire wall.

Decorations like this filled every corner of the room where things could be placed, making a spacious room crowded.

Master Shi looked at the decoration of the room in front of him, and asked the servant girl of the Xue residence, "Who ordered these things to be arranged?"

"What you said back to the master is the young master's meaning." The servant girl replied quickly.

Master Shi really has no words to describe Xue Pan's taste at this time. Although the Xue family is a merchant's family, it is not without roots. This Xue Gong is also a man of knowledge. Why is Xue Pan's taste not like that of the old nine? The imperial merchants who have been trained look like illiterate local rich men!

Turning to look at Brother Nine, he saw that his face was also a little blue after seeing the furnishings of the house, Old Ten couldn't help laughing at him a few words, usually he was bullied by Brother Nine, this time he should feel proud up!

"Ninth Brother, your servants have good taste, haha!"

Old Nine had a gloomy face, wishing he could stab the kid on the bed to death, Old Eleven had a happy face, thinking that this kid is not worth anything!

At this time, the doctor was invited over, and the doctor glanced at Xue Pan lying on the bed, with a look of surprise on his face, he remembered that he had seen this young man from Xue's mansion when he came to Xue's mansion to treat Master Xue a few days ago Young master, he was obviously a chubby boy at the time, why did he look like this after not seeing him for a few days?

Once again, the doctor shook his head: "Young master is very weak and anxious, but you have to take good care of yourself, otherwise you may fall to the root of the disease."

Shi Ye looked at the pale and drowsy little Xue Pan on the kang in front of him, and then thought about his appearance that day when he was domineering and clamoring to teach him a lesson, he couldn't help reaching out his hand to touch his nose, and said in a rough voice: " Whatever medicine you use, just prescribe it, and use the best one!"

Lao Jiu watched from the side, caught Hua Tou and said with a smile: "It seems that there are more than one rich and powerful masters in this room."

Old Ten choked on these words for a long time without saying a word, so he turned his head angrily.

At this time, in the front yard, Aunt Xue endured her grief to prepare for the funeral for Xue Gong. Xue's family was busy making a group, packing up the corpse, arranging the mourning hall, receiving mourners, and some people went to the temple to invite The monks come to chant scriptures to save the souls of the dead.

Baochai was still young and wanted to help her mother with cooking. Aunt Xue saw that her daughter was crying so hard today, and her face was only tired. She would not let her be tired outside, so she hurriedly called Baochai's maid to let her go. She helped the young lady back to rest.

As soon as Baochai was sent away, she saw another middle-aged man coming in to offer sacrifices, followed by a young man carrying the sacrifice. Aunt Xue took a look at him and felt that this man looked unfamiliar. He looked familiar, and seeing that he was well dressed and elegant, Aunt Xue didn't dare to neglect her, so she went up to him.

"My condolences to my aunt." It was Jia Zheng who came.

Aunt Xue was slightly stunned, then looked at the person in front of her carefully, and suddenly remembered that she had received a letter from her sister Mrs. Wang a few days ago, saying that her brother-in-law was ordered to come to Jinling with the imperial envoy to do business. , She has also seen the appearance of her brother-in-law, but now more than ten years have passed, and the man in front of her still vaguely looks like that year.

Seeing Jia Zheng at this time, Aunt Xue felt relieved.

Now the Xue family has a total of eight houses. When Xue Gong's father passed away, the family was divided, and now only Aunt Xue's house has been following Master Jiu to inherit the title of imperial merchant. The other houses also rely on Xue Gong on weekdays. Doing some errands to make ends meet, now that Mr. Xue has died, leaving behind a son and a daughter, Aunt Xue, a widow, and a son who is only seven years old, they all want to take over Mr. Xue's money and business.

Aunt Xue naturally knew what those people were thinking. Now that Master Jiu and Master Shi are in the Xue family, those people dare not act rashly, but Master Jiu and Master Shi are outsiders and masters after all, so how could they meddle in the family affairs of the Xue family? Now that Jia Zheng is here, the Jia family and the Xue family are related by marriage, and the Jia family is originally from Jinling. The Jia family, which is already very prestigious in Jinling, is even more powerful because of the influence of the Rong and Ning mansions in the capital. Zheng was his brother-in-law, and he went to the mansion to pay his respects in person. Aunt Xue naturally felt more at ease, and made up her mind to keep Jia Zheng and ask him for help.

"Brother-in-law, Pan'er's father is gone now. I am a woman whose house is in a mess, and I have to show my face outside to receive foreigners. What a shame! I hope my brother-in-law can help for a while." Aunt Xue said, On the one hand wept again.