The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Jia Zheng's complexion could no longer be described as blue and white.There were already large beads of sweat on his forehead, his lips were slightly parted, he didn't say anything, and he had already started to tremble violently.

Ping'er looked at him, smiled faintly, and said nothing.

After a while, Jia Zhengcai fell into the chair behind him and said dejectedly: "In your opinion, what should we do?" Although he was asking Ping'er, his eyes were not on her. Before she could answer, he shook his head and said: " What you mean is nothing more than asking me to come forward and report him, I... can't do such a thing. "

Ping'er said: "Second master guessed wrong, I'm not here to persuade you to report him."

Jia Zheng looked at her suspiciously, and said slowly, "If you don't report it, what else can you do?"

Ping'er smiled and said: "Our master is definitely not going to survive, but whether the men in our family, together with brothers and sisters can survive, is still uncertain."

Jia Zheng's complexion became more and more gloomy. He swayed, closed his eyes, and sighed: "The only one that the Holy Majesty is afraid of is your master. If he dies... For the sake of his own reputation, the Holy Majesty also wants to leave the royal family behind." later."

Ping'er laughed and said: "Exactly. The Holy One loves fame, that's why he hesitates to convict. If the master can't understand the holy will, and continues to go around and annoy the emperor, I'm afraid there will be disasters in front of his eyes. If the master can take the initiative to subdue the law , to avoid many embarrassments for the Holy One, I'm afraid I can leave some Yu Ze for future generations."

Jia Zheng opened his eyes and said, "And if I can persuade him to commit suicide, not only will I be able to save these younger generations, but I will also be able to dispel the suspicion of the Holy Majesty. I will kill two birds with one stone."

Ping'er nodded and said, "Second master is a sensible person."

Jia Zheng said again: "It's just that, I have become a villain."

Ping'er stared at him and said, "Second Master has always been a self-proclaimed Daoist. I don't know if you are only seeking fame, or are you really a gentleman who disciplines himself? If you are a real gentleman, you will definitely not sit back and watch our master ruin a family just because of your own reputation. life."

Jia Zheng smiled wryly and said, "I understand now that what you are after is still your master, but your master is not your master."

Ping'er also smiled wryly and said: "If you can save my master, that would be the best, but it's a pity that the situation is pressing."

Jia Zheng stared at her and said, "Don't worry, Wang Ziteng is not only a relative of my family, but also a good friend of mine, so I will naturally take care of his family."

Ping'er smiled and said: "With the help of the second master, this matter will definitely be accomplished. I will first thank the second master on behalf of my master."

Jia Zheng nodded slightly. Seeing that she had finished speaking, Ping'er took her leave. When she came, a green cloth carriage was waiting at the door. Lin Zhixiao sent her out. My old acquaintances have seen it before, when they got into the car with a smile at the door, they immediately turned into a sad face, took out a golden hairpin with five phoenixes and Chaoyang from their arms, held it in their hands and looked at it several times, tears streaming down their faces. He slumped down, held back quickly, raised the curtain and looked outside, saw that he was far away from Jia's house, leaned towards the car door and asked, "Wang Wu, what's going on in the prison?"

The driver leaned back, leaned against the car door and said softly: "The second wife of Jia's family and Mrs. Xue's family both sent a lot of things in, and the Dali Temple is located like that, so it shouldn't be a big pain."

Ping'er nodded and said, "Have all the government offices been ordered?"

Wang Wudao: "Fu Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment refused to accept the money, but he accepted the rest."

Ping'er said: "You still have to rely on him for the girl's affairs. If you go to inquire again, you must know his preferences."

Wang Wu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Miss Ping, our money...is running out." The case of the Wang family is too involved, and it takes a lot of money to manage it. Ping'er is sitting on most of Sister Feng's private house. , can't stand the expense.

Ping'er frowned and said, "How much money is left?" Before he asked, he had already calculated a sum silently in his heart, and said, "Sell the house in the east of the city too. Go and get five thousand silver and deposit it in several houses In the bank, give me the silver bill. Fu Shilang, you have inquired about his preferences. Don’t rush to give gifts, I will make arrangements. In addition, I will prepare silver for Dali Temple. I want to...try to see her, no, it’s better first Don't see me anymore, save the money for later spending."

Wang Wuyi responded and continued to drive out of the city. Ping'er sighed again in the car, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes, because he temporarily let go of something on his mind, he felt a little slack in his heart, and he leaned against the wall of the car and sank. go to sleep.

Sister Feng stayed in prison for many more days, and the prison had already found out the identities of everyone in the palace. Because Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Wang Ren's wife all had husbands and high-ranking orders, and the charges were not yet determined. At a glance, people like Sister Feng, who have been retired and returned home, have no backer, and are burdened with many crimes, are very negligent.

At first, Sister Feng hoped that someone would come to rescue her, so she gritted her teeth and forbearance, but day after day, the situation was only bleak and not getting any better, so gradually a little resentment arose in her heart—the first person she hated was not her family. Those relatives, but Ping'er, Gein Jia's family, Xue's family, although they may not be able to help them a lot, at least they are willing to take care of them in prison. Mrs. Wang even bribed the jailer and sent Zhou Rui's family to meet them However, Ping'er has occupied the privacy of the family, and has many shopkeepers and servants under his command, but so far he has not said a word or a thing, which inevitably makes Sister Feng feel cold.Thinking back to the past, when the two were in good relationship, Ping'er's all kinds of loyalty and consideration, compared to today, I feel more and more aware of people, knowing the face but not the heart, besides the resentment, there is also a bit of self-pity, and I gradually know that things in the family cannot be kind this time. I have lost my hope of going out slowly.

Unexpectedly, that day when I was scolding Ping'er in my heart, I suddenly heard a jailer who usually had the most things rush in and whispered something to Mrs. Wang Ziteng. Leaning on the fence, he raised his voice, "Mother, what happened?"

Mrs. Wang Ziteng cried hoarsely, and said after a long time: "Your father... has gone."

Sister Feng felt like thunder was coming, and she was stunned. After a long while, she suddenly called out "Father", and burst into tears, partly because of the nature of father and daughter, partly because of the complete loss of support, and the inner panic.

For a while, there was a lot of crying in the prison. Everyone in the Wang family knew that the future was not good, and they all panicked. Only Sister Feng calmed down after crying for a while, and recalculated her future. Pushing it on her head, it was only when his father died, the emperor was concerned about his reputation, he may not pursue his family members, and gradually heaved a sigh of relief in grief, who knew that after waiting for a long time, it was Wang Ren and other brothers who were demoted to the people , the descendants will never be hired, and the news that he was exiled.