[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

After Jiang Che died, Bao Cong had to temporarily act as the official of ceremonies and arrange various matters for Tanchun's wedding.

He didn't expect that he would be delayed for a month or two, so he asked Dong Ming to transport Uncle Zhang back to be buried first, and to arrange for his family.

Dong Ming was shocked, and said: "If you go back to Beijing, who will serve you? Who will run errands for you?"

Bao Cong rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's not like I've lost my arms and legs, so I don't need someone to wait on me. There are so many people here, so you can just call anyone for errands."

Dong Ming was reluctant to part: "How can those rough veterans be so caring? Besides, you have some things that you can't ask them to go to!" It's not easy for outsiders to know about Yushixuan's communication.

But Bao Cong said: "Calculating the time, Chen Ping should be here too."

He vaguely remembered that Chen Ping was falling behind and was on the road at that time. He had already taken care of the robbery here. No matter how slow Chen Ping was on the road, he should have caught up in the past few days.

Speaking of Chen Ping, Dongming was very depressed. He naturally knew that he was not as good as Chen Ping in everything, but he still didn't forget to struggle at the end: "Brother Chen Ping hurt his leg, why don't you ask him to send Uncle Zhang back to Beijing? In this way, he can take advantage of the situation to recuperate. Otherwise, he will serve you, or you will serve him?"

Bao Cong shook his head, disapproving: "You should go, I'm all talking about things here, what can he do? Besides, Chen Ping still has something to do, so he can't go back to Beijing by himself. If you are familiar with him, let him go with me."

Alas, there are Wu Hui and Qingshuang in the capital, and Chen Ping outside, why is it so difficult for him to compete in front of his master!

Dongming tidily packed his things, looking bored—Tanchun and the others copied a big box of scriptures for Uncle Zhang, two big boxes of things that Bao Cong bought for Lin Daiyu and everyone in the Jia family, and he himself paid tribute to his masters and friends in private. Specialties from all over the world... Dongming felt more at ease until the carriage was packed to the brim.

What about a big truck!Maybe Grandma Lin will reward him with a good job after seeing Huanxi!

Dongming's spirits lifted, and he didn't resist returning to the capital. He was thinking about how he could stand up in front of Lin Daiyu.

=== 888 ===

Dongming envied Chen Ping, but Chen Ping felt that he was out of luck.

He was a wounded man, and he was honestly squatting in the cottage to gamble and wait for Bao Cong to pick him up. Who would have thought that Bao Cong would continue and lose him!

That little one, wow, wow, wow, wow!

But Bao Cong was the master, and he left because of an emergency, Chen Ping, a slave, didn't dare to care about anything, he just muttered a few words in his heart, and then drove Xiao Liu to drive the carriage and chase after him.

It was a pity that it rained heavily on the road, and they encountered a landslide again, making the dirt road difficult, and Chen Ping still fell down.But he wasn't discouraged either. He had been to Bogda's house many times, and he could find the direction even with his eyes closed.There was no figure of Bao Cong in front of him, so he could find the place where the wedding party was even by finding his own way.

So Chen Ping was not in a hurry to hurry, instead he asked Xiao Liu to slow down and pay attention to safety.After all, he still has a limping leg, and those who chased him may not give up chasing him.

Originally thought that they would be able to catch up with Bao Cong seven or eight days later, but unexpectedly the two had to pick up a few people halfway, which slowed down their speed again.

It rained heavily that day, Chen Ping and Xiao Liu were sheltering from the rain in a broken house in the countryside, and a few people rushed in by chance, Chen Ping was startled, thinking it was the man in black who was chasing and killing him, so he and Xiao Liu quickly hid.

In the end, it was a big man, a woman, and two children under the age of ten.

At the beginning, Chen Ping thought that he was also a person who took shelter from the rain by chance, so he and Xiao Liu made silent gestures and began to gossip.

——At midnight, and in the wilderness again, this big man in a short jacket and the woman and child in a satin and brocade dress don't look like a family at all.

——Could it be that your wife eloped with her lover with her child?

--Definitely is!But it's also strange, why did she elope with two children?

——I think these two children should be the lover's children...

The two of them were smiling happily, and they were having a good time speculatively, when the big man suddenly asked the woman: "I have rescued you, quickly give me the secret letter!"

Secret letter?

Chen Ping and Xiao Liu pricked up their ears.

The woman was sad and angry and said: "Why was the master burned to death in prison? Why didn't you save the master?"

Burned in prison?

Chen Ping and Xiao Liu looked at each other, and immediately thought of Zhou Qi.At this time, the two of them looked at the woman carefully, and they felt familiar.Xiao Liu pointed at the woman and said silently, "Mrs. Zhou Qi, Mrs. Li!"

Chen Ping understood, nodded, and looked solemn.

The two listened more carefully to their conversation.

The big man stared at the woman gloomily for a while, and said unhappily, "How did I expect Jia Baocong to be so bold that he would kill him openly?" After a pause, he said in a strange tone, "It's no wonder, who told him to go back on his word?" What? Taking advantage of the downfall of the Jia family, the resignation made things worse. Now that Jia Baocong kills him, it is revenge. He deserves it."

"You!" Li shivered with anger, and said angrily, "He's your father! How can you say that!"

"Father?" The big man snorted, looking nonchalant, "Since he married you, how can he still be my father? I was imprisoned in the woodshed by you, tortured, starved and beaten by servants, and despised and bullied by outsiders. He only knows Scolding me, why did he ever take care of me?" He paused for a moment, with a strange look on his face, "That's right... he's still my father, it's just that you bastard blowing pillow wind all day long is too disgusting... …”

There was a hint of malice in the wind, and Li Shi and the two children couldn't help shaking into a ball and took a few steps back.

Xiao Liu was stunned, and unexpectedly heard a family ethics drama. It turned out that this big man was Zhou Qi's eldest son in disguise, that is, the one who was originally engaged to Jia's family!

Oh, hello, Princess Anhe really took his life, if he really married into Zhou's family, marrying such a man who murdered and robbed him, what a tragedy it would be!

Chen Ping, however, was so anxious that he murmured in his heart: What about the secret letter, why don't you talk about the secret letter!

Perhaps God heard Chen Ping's heartfelt thoughts, and the big man asked about the secret letter again, and Mrs. Li was still stubborn, but the big man grabbed the little boy and threatened: "If you don't want to watch your life Hurry up and give me the secret letter!"

Immediately excited, she rushed over like crazy to save the boy, but was startled by the blade on the boy's neck. She cried, "This is your brother! He's still so young, how can you bear it!"

The big man didn't change his expression, "Give me the secret letter, and I'll let him go, otherwise..."

The blade drew a bloodstain on the boy's neck. The boy cried out in fear, but he didn't dare to struggle too much. Li Shi suddenly screamed: "You crazy man! I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you!"

There was a moment of silence in the dilapidated house, Li cried and took out a key from his bosom, saying: "The secret letter is hidden in the secret cabinet in the study, this is the key, take it and let us go!"

The big man threw the little boy and reached for the key.

Over there, the three members of Li's family hugged each other and cried together.The next moment, the big man stabbed at Li Shi with a big knife, Li Shi screamed, and then Xiao Liu jumped out and fought with the big man. There was only a ding ding bang, and then a puff, blood spattered on the ground. On Li's back, the back was wet with ice, Li took a breath, and almost passed out from fright!

The big man took the opportunity to grab Li Shi and threw it at Xiao Liu. Xiao Liu had no choice but to catch Li Shi, and watched the big man escape through the broken window clutching his wound.

Panting for breath, Mrs. Li broke free from Xiaoliu's side, protecting the two children on guard.

Xiao Liu smiled sarcastically, stepped back and wiped the blood on his knife.

Chen Ping came out from the hiding place leaning on a cane, and said to Mrs. Li: "Are you a fool? This kind of crazy person will let you go if he gets what he wants? It's clear that he wants to kill someone!"

Mrs. Li looked at Chen Ping and the two and asked, "Who are you?"

Chen Ping said smoothly: "Seeing the road is rough, I just draw my sword to help."

What?Brother Chen still has such a sense of justice?Little Six wanted to laugh, but Chen Ping glanced at him and held back.

Naturally, Mrs. Li didn't fully believe it. She glanced at Chen Ping and remained silent.

Chen Ping smiled, asked Xiao Liu to take a bag of pastries, handed them to the two children, and said with an amiable look, "Are you all hungry? Have something to eat first."

The two children were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they did not dare to take the pastry. Mrs. Li was reluctant to starve the children, so she boldly took the pastry and shared it with the two children.

When the atmosphere became softer, Chen Ping ordered Xiao Liu to fetch water for Mrs. Li and the others, and set up a fire to keep warm.After waiting for a meal, Mrs. Li really relaxed her guard.When Chen Ping asked about the secret letter again, Mrs. Li didn't keep silent.

"I don't know a few words, and I don't know what the secret letters say. I only know that those secret letters came from the capital. The master asked the eldest son to send them to Xinjiang, and sometimes they sent them from Xinjiang. The eldest son personally Send it to the capital... The master secretly hid a letter, saying that it can be used to save his life."

"Master has a bad temper, and my concubine serves tea and water at home on weekdays, and never dares to ask more questions. I never thought that now that the family is ruined, I don't know what to do in the future..." Mrs. Li said, humming Crying, the two children also cried, a miserable scene, very pitiful!

Xiao Liu seemed to be infected too, seeing how pitiful Li Shi was, he pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to her to wipe away her tears.Li Shi gave him a wink with tears in his eyes, looking more and more vulnerable, Xiao Liu shuddered, suddenly felt that gaze slipped into the veins, and it seemed to slip around his body, making him feel numb and comfortable.

His dark face turned red, he poked Chen Ping's arm, and whispered: "Oh, brother Chen, this Mrs. Li is quite good-looking despite his age."

Chen Ping murmured and didn't answer.

He was thinking about something strange.

Of course Bao Cong didn't kill Zhou Qi, but Mr. Zhou said that it was Bao Cong who set fire to kill him... Chen Ping felt that it was very likely that Mr. Zhou set fire to kill his father. He hated Zhou Qi so much, and he still wanted that secret letter... Maybe it was because Zhou Qi refused to give him the secret letter that he got killed!

What Mrs. Li said, and thinking of what Zhou Qi said in prison before his death, Chen Ping guessed that the secret letter might be related to the princess' robbery.

The person who received the letter in Xinjiang should be Bogda Asen, and the person in Beijing must have colluded with Asen!

If he could get this secret letter, wouldn't it be another great achievement?

Thinking of this, Chen Ping became anxious, and hurriedly asked Mrs. Li: "Is that secret letter hidden in the secret cabinet in your study? The key you gave that person just now is to open the secret cabinet?"

Oops!Young Master Zhou must go back to Zhou's house to get the secret letter, what should he do if he snatches it first?

Chen Ping yelled at Mrs. Chen anxiously, asking her to go back to Zhou's house to get the secret letter. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen said angrily: "What are you talking about! I won't go back to die! That secret letter has already I hid it in another place, even if you go to Zhou's house, you won't be able to get it!"

Chen Ping was stunned, and looked at Mrs. Chen again—well, I can't tell, this is really a scheming woman with extraordinary strength!

=== 888 ===

The capital, Lin's other courtyard.

Lin Daiyu was watching Qingwen study it.

Let’s say she is sad, her daily work is still swift, she is still full of energy when instructing girls and servants, and she is still jingle-dang when training people, but she is not sad, that turn around, those eyes Just blushing, what's the matter with flashing tears?

The whole Qingwen is split... Lin Daiyu is afraid that she will be full of anger and make something wrong with her...

Zijuan carried tea into the study, and looked at Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu asked quietly: "Where is Qingshuang?"

Zijuan looked at Qingwen outside, lowered her voice even more, and said, "I'm on leave, maybe I'm going to Miss Fuyan again..."