Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

Lin Zhong was wearing a gray robe, and his chubby body seemed a little slimmer than it looked three years ago.Jia Lian has an advantage, as long as it is someone he wants to remember, even an ordinary housekeeper, he can remember it properly.So when he saw the gray back standing in the hall, Jia Lian smiled and shouted: "Butler Lin."

Lin Zhong turned around with a slightly startled expression, and hastily saluted Jia Lian. "Slave Lin Zhong has seen Lord Lian."

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to help, and ordered his servants to serve tea.

Lin Zhong was terrified, "Master Lian, how dare this slave, you just ask the slave to deliver the letter."

"letter?"

"Master Lian, to tell you the truth, besides presenting the New Year's gift to the master and wife, this servant also has another letter to deliver to Master Yu Lian himself." He took out a yellow paper envelope from his heart. , stretched out his hand to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian took it, slowly opened the envelope, and took out the letterhead inside.His slender fingers unfolded the letter paper, and as his eyes scanned the content below, his handsome eyebrows frowned more and more.

"Auntie is sick?"

Lin Zhong nodded with a sad face. In fact, he still had another letter in his arms, which was addressed to the old lady of Rongguo Mansion, but it was really difficult to tell an old man about this kind of thing. .

"My uncle said in his letter that my aunt was depressed. Do you know why?"

Although Lin Ruhai and Jia Min only met once, but Jia Min's love for him is real, and Lin Ruhai's kindness to him in promoting him, these two people in Jia Lian's heart are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Jia Amnesty cannot be discussed together.When he heard about Jia Min's illness, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel worried.When I saw Jia Min that day, she was weaker than ordinary women. If she had a good life and a healthy body, she would be able to live a peaceful life.

"Hey..." Lin Zhong sighed for a long time, with a sad expression on his face, "Young master...gone a few days ago..."

"What?!" Jia Lian was startled, his knuckle fingers squeezed the letter paper in his hand until it was crumpled.

Lin Zhongqiang endured the bitterness in his heart, and replied: "A few days ago, the young master suffered from the wind and cold, but he didn't want the wind and cold to become more serious, and then he left. How can the master and madam be affected by this, especially madam, who is a I can't get sick anymore." Lin Zhong secretly wiped his old tears, and continued: "Master knows that Madam loves Lord Lian the most, and he thought that if Master Lian could go to see Madam, he would have no regrets in the future."

When Jia Lian heard what Lin Zhong said, he knew that Jia Min's illness must be very serious.

"I see, you have come from a long way, go and rest first." Then he ordered Liu'er to arrange a room for the people from Lin's residence.

Lin Zhong hesitated, "Where is the old lady?"

Jia Lian pursed her lips, "I will send this letter."

Only then did Lin Zhong wipe away his tears and followed Liu'er out.

The letter was delivered to Rongshou Hall later, and in the evening, Mother Jia sent a doctor there again.Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian also went to visit the old lady, but they didn't stay for a while before they were invited out by the old lady.Jia Amnesty felt uncomfortable, but Jia Lian didn't affect him at all.This old lady has been eccentric for a day or two, and it is enough to be a living Bodhisattva. As for the others, there is no need to bother.

What makes Jia Lian consider the most now is the trip to Yangzhou.

It's really not the right time to go to Yangzhou at this time...

At this time, the trip to Eastern Xinjiang is imminent. If you leave Beijing at this time, you will miss a good opportunity, but Lin Ruhai is kind to him, and Jia Min treats him sincerely.

Jia Lian gently clasped the table, which is his usual action when thinking.

"Master, there's a letter from Ye City." The source of the voice was a thin young man in a big gray robe, with his head hanging down, and the sideburns on both sides fell down, covering his cheeks.

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, and stretched out his hand, with well-defined joints and slender fingers.

The letterhead is a unique parchment paper, on which are written five words "Prince Rouran is dead".

"Those old guys are really ruthless. This time Wang Ziteng will be troublesome." Jia Lian couldn't help but sneer, "You go back to Yecheng for the time being, and let the people over there not act rashly for the time being. After Wang Ziteng has left, they will implement it." action."

"Yes."

After the gray-clothed boy left, Jia Lian just fell on the backrest behind him, the faint light set off his handsome face like a crown of jade.It's just that the warm color has a pair of dark eyes.

The next day when Lin Zhongjiao resigned and returned to Yangzhou, Mother Jia was crying, wiping her old tears, and exhorted, "My poor son, you must tell her to relax when you go back, and don't get sick." Otherwise, I, as a mother, would not be living alone."

Lin Zhong was also drawn into tears by the old lady's emotions.Kneeling in front of Jiamu with a fat body, she kowtowed several times, "Don't worry, old lady, the servant will definitely bring the words to you."

"Poor thing, where did I suffer all this back then?" Mrs. Wang was also wiping away her tears.

Hearing this, Lin Zhong gave Mrs. Wang a hard look, before lowering his head and continuing to wipe away his tears.

There is one more important thing, Lin Ruhai didn't let Lin Zhong tell those people in Jia's house——Jia Min's nanny died.How the dowry nanny died, even Lin Ruhai didn't know the truth, only that Jia Min found someone to tie him into the backyard, and he never came out again.Later, Lin Zhong saw from a distance two old ladies carrying something wrapped in straw mats out of the back door.The two hurriedly dropped the straw mat to the ground, revealing the face of the person inside.Lin Zhong recognized that person as Jia Min's dowry nanny.The two old maids hurriedly lifted up the straw mat again, muttering words like "Mrs. Wang" and "Little Master" in a low voice as they walked.

Later, on the day when Lin Zhong set off from Yangzhou to the capital, Jia Min summoned him outside the door dragging his sick body, and specifically told him, "Go and see how my good second sister-in-law is doing!"

After thinking about it, Lin Zhong guessed that the current affairs in the house must have something to do with Mrs. Wang!

"It's getting late, you should leave early." Jia Amnesty couldn't stand Jia Mu's crying and making noise, so she hurriedly urged Lin Zhong to go on the road.

Lin Zhong was slightly taken aback, raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen, and his fat nose was red.

"But the slave still has to wait for Lord Lian."

"Lian'er?" Jia She was slightly startled.

While everyone was talking, they saw Liu'er running over with a mournful face, "Master, Second Master left the house last night."

"What did you say? What did he go out for?"

Liu'er handed the letter in his hand to Jia She, and said, "Yesterday I was talking about my aunt."

Lin Zhong was surprised, "Could it be that the servant went to Yangzhou first?"

"Er..." Jia She's beard trembled wildly, and the wind was messy.

At this time, on the Yangzhou official road, several fine horses were galloping against the wind, roaring past.The leading young man in a black cloak is Jia Lian.

Jia Lian didn't like to take waterways.Although the waterway is more comfortable than traveling by car and horse, the embarrassment of being trapped in a small space always makes him feel uncomfortable.He suddenly could understand why his mother and concubine were so thrifty back then, but spent a lot of money to build a big ship alone.The mother and concubine are not alone in the boudoir.

"Second Master, Jinling is ahead, do you want to rest your feet first?" The person who asked for instructions was a middle-aged man, well-behaved, and at first glance, he thought he was an ordinary follower. Who would have thought that this man was Back then, Zhu Kui was the famous scimitar overlord in the Jianghu.

The horseshoes of the leading horse did not stop, whistling against the whistling sound of the wind.A person on horseback was wearing a large black cloak, which was blown and shaken, revealing the dark green brocade robe with cloud patterns inside.

"Don't go to Jinling, stop at the next station."

The master opened his mouth, and the followers behind him naturally stopped talking.

The next station in Jinling is Yuancheng.The Yuancheng post station was built next to the official road outside the Yuancheng, which was much more convenient. When the few people arrived in Yuancheng, it was already dark.The boys at the post station helped take off the harness and took the salute, and a few more well-dressed boys led Jia Lian and his party into the inner room.

"Hehe, there are a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries who come to our Yuancheng station every day. If you come a moment later, I'm afraid there will be no vacant rooms." The person who spoke was a very bright young man.

Jia Lian took out a small silver ingot and threw it to the young man, "Bring me some hot water."

The young man opened his eyebrows, smiled moistly, and answered straightforwardly: "Okay."

A few people followed the young man up the stairs, although their steps were light, they inevitably made thumping sounds.Standing on the left side of the stairs was a young young man with a sword, wearing a strong blue suit, looking at Jia Lian and the others with a defensive face on his young and delicate face.

Seeing this, Zhu Kui also had a look of defense in his eyes. "Young master."

Jia Lian shook his head lightly, with a faint smile on his lips.

The people behind put down their guard and followed Jia Lian to the wing.

After passing through the corridor and walking to a sky-shaped room, the young man said with a smile: "Masters, the rooms next to this are reserved for you. You guys like to take a rest. If you need anything, you can always call me." That’s right. The little one Zhang Xiaoer, just call the little one Xiaoer.”

"Yeah." Jia Lian responded lightly, then smiled vaguely, and said, "Just now I saw that the room over the stairs is guarded, so could it be that there is some important person living in it? I don't know how we got there when we first came here." Real man, lest I offend you."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoer looked around vigilantly, and then said in a low voice: "Master, you don't know, the master here wears a veil when he comes here, and he doesn't speak on weekdays. It's good that they are here." It's been a few days, and I only heard a few coughs from inside. Originally, the little one thought that the big men must live in a quieter place, but they didn't expect that they would choose a large and small room, and asked the little one to clean the inside according to the standard. Tian Zihao has been arranged, but the little one is tossing to death."

"Oh——" the voice rose, and Jia Lian laughed and said, "It seems that I am picky, I will just pay attention to it in the future, please don't talk too much." Then he handed over the silver ingot.

Zhang Xiaoer caught it cheerfully, with eyes full of stars, and said with a smile: "Oh, I can save you a little one, don't worry, sir."

After several people entered the room, Zhu Kui checked the doors and windows, and the terrain, and he was relieved when he saw nothing unusual.

Jia Lian poured a cup of hot tea and was about to drink it when the thin young man at the side stopped him. "Wait a minute, son. You'd better be careful when you're new here." As he said that, he wanted to test it out with a silver needle.

Jia Lian smiled and shook her head to avoid it, "Don't be suspicious, I'm not a big shot, I'm just a small official of the Imperial Academy, who would have the heart to deal with me."

Zhu Kui said disapprovingly, "I'm afraid it's impossible to guard against. There are too many young people out there. It's safer for Lin Tuo to be so cautious."

Lin Tuo was the thin young man who had just spoken.

"Hehehe, but the young master is right, I am used to it."

Zhu Kui laughed and said, "I really think you remembered what you did back then, so you took precautions."

Linto blushed.In those days, in order to make a living, he specially drugged the rich businessmen and nobles who came and went every day, and then stole their property.I didn't expect that the crime would fall into the hands of my son. I thought that I would have to be sent to the officials to deal with it severely, but the son said that I was a useful talent, and took me in, so I got a formal identity.

Jia Lian ignored the two talking and laughing, and quietly listened to the movement on the side.His ears are more sensitive than ordinary people, and some small sounds cannot escape his ears.Although those coughing sounds were very low, he definitely heard it right.

This voice is very familiar... Where did I hear it?

Seeing Jia Lian thinking deeply, Zhu Kui called out, "My lord, what are you thinking?"

"Well, it's nothing." Jia Lianwen stood up with a smile, put her right hand on her back, and knocked on her left side with her left hand. After a few times, she ordered: "You guys also go to rest, but be more vigilant tonight, I'm afraid the next door It is not safe to live in, and it will inevitably bring disaster to the fish in the pond."

The two agreed naturally.