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

When did Yuan Chun get pregnant?

Why is there a sudden miscarriage?

Was it someone who harmed her, or was it because Yuan Chun was in poor health?

Apart from learning that Yuan Chun had lost a boy in the Tai Hospital, the Jia family couldn't find any other news!

It was only at this time that Bao Cong suddenly realized that the so-called useful people outside him were far from enough.

Yuan Chun is alone in the deep palace, and only Baoqin is his confidant.But he doesn't even have a single available person in the palace, let alone inquiring about Yuanchun's news, he can't even get in touch with Baoqin...

No wonder those families that have daughters in the palace have tried their best to place people in the palace.Like Jia's family, whose mother's family is difficult to get any news about, it is of no use to Yuan Chun!

Bao Cong recruited Chen Ping to ask, okay, those slaves sent from Xinjiang cultivated a bunch of them, but all of them were men!

Could he castrate people and send them to the palace?

Not to mention whether those people will work for him after being eunuched, he is a person with deep-rooted civilized thinking, even if he stays in this feudal society for decades, he will not be able to do that kind of thing!

"Hey, hurry up and send a letter to Xinjiang. If you want a good female slave, hurry up and pick it up and send it over." Bao Cong sighed, "Mistake, misstep!"

Chen Ping was surprised, "female slave... I don't know what the third master is going to do?"

For women, the so-called usefulness means singing and dancing?Can serve people?pretty?Or... do you need to know some special skills?

It depends on where the treasure will be used, and naturally there are different selection criteria.

Bao Cong said: "It doesn't matter what age you are, you have to be calm and cautious, be able to serve others, have a plan in mind, and be better at medical skills..."

The more he said, Bao Cong thought of someone.

Qiaoyan, who now lives with Lin Daiyu, meets these conditions.

And looking at it over the years, this character is also very good.Her father was exiled in Xinjiang again, and sent her to the palace, so there was no need to worry that she would be bribed by others to harm Yuanchun.

Just as he was thinking about it, Bao Cong heard Chen Ping say: "Isn't this Miss Qiaoyan you're talking about? It's hard to find such a person from outside, even if they are sent from Xinjiang, they will have to be raised for a while before they can be used."

Bao Cong shook his head hurriedly, and said: "I want to send someone into the palace to serve my eldest sister, Qiaoyan is not a servant of our family, and I promised her father that I will find a good marriage for her, how can I break my promise? "

The palace is not a good place. It is easy to send a girl into the palace, but it is difficult to leave the palace safely!

It turned out to be for the eldest lady, no wonder the third master was so anxious.

The eldest lady is having a miscarriage in the palace now, and she is short of a female doctor with medical skills to take care of her.

Therefore, Chen Ping suggested again: "Why don't the third master send Miss Qiaoyan into the palace to take care of the eldest lady, and then replace her when I find someone here?"

"I'll go, do you think the palace is your home? If you want to send someone in, you can send someone in, and if you want to change someone out, you can change them out?"

If the Jia family has power to this extent, he doesn't have to worry that there will be no one around Yuan Chun available!

Baoyu got angry in anxiety, and finally couldn't help shouting, "Hurry up, the family has a baby in the house or you are looking for someone outside, find me a suitable person!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Ping saw Bao Cong yelling at him for the first time, and quickly retreated, standing at the door of the house, still in shock.

In the yard, Qingshuang was reading a book at the stone table under the big tree, but she was actually staring at the sky in a daze.

Seeing that Chen Ping was blasted out by Bao Cong, he turned a page of the book expressionlessly, and concentrated on the book again.

When Chen Ping saw him, he went to sit down in a bad mood, and asked Qingshuang, "Hey, is the third master very angry these few days?"

Qingshuang didn't even roll her eyes, and said calmly: "Missy is ill, and the third master has been close to her since childhood, so naturally he became angry with anxiety."

Chen Ping originally had a bad relationship with Qingshuang, and he used to look down on Qingshuang's noble appearance.

But have you read two more books than them? She looks like a little boy, likes to speak politely, and is very girly and clean.

But later, the few of them went out with Bao Cong and got along slowly, and they had some friendship with each other.Only then did he know that Qingshuang is a noble person, but she is very kind and has many ideas.

If he and Wu Hui were in a dilemma and couldn't solve it, they asked Qingshuang for advice, Qingshuang was always generous and would always help them solve it.

This time, Bao Cong got angry, and Chen Ping saw that Qingshuang was idle, so he approached him cheaply, and asked him in a low voice: "Hey, the third master asked me to find someone to send to the palace to serve the eldest lady, I think It's just right to hold Qiaoyan, but the third master refuses, saying that Qiaoyan is not a servant of the Jia family. What do you think about this matter?"

Qingshuang glanced at the study room, then squinted at Chen Ping, "What's so difficult about it, the third master is not willing, and if someone wants to enter the palace by himself, the third master is not easy to stop."

When Chen Ping heard this, he regained his energy immediately, and urged: "What do you say? Let Qiaoyan tell the third master that she wants to enter the palace to serve the eldest lady?"

"She is a good girl, she is no different from Miss Qianjin living in Jia's mansion, and she must marry well in the future, why would she want to enter the palace to serve others?"

Qingshuang shook her head, turned another page of the book, and said casually: "Do you think everyone is as lucky as you?"

"Be a servant, and you will soon catch up with the master in food and clothing. Everyone inside and outside the house will call you Brother Chen Ping. In the future, if you marry a beautiful girl, you can be the head of a caravan after you take off your slave status. With luck." , Raise a good son and grandson, maybe you can still honor your ancestors."

He raised his chin and twitched the corners of his mouth, "My father is still suffering in Xinjiang. Even if he marries a good man, can he leave his father in Xinjiang for the rest of his life with peace of mind?"

"Oh, why didn't I think of this idea!"

Chen Ping thumped his hands, laughed a few times, and quickly shrunk his head to look at the study room. Seeing that Baocong hadn't moved, he turned to Qingshuang and said, "I just want Qiaoyan to tell the third master by herself, and I need someone to persuade me." OK."

"You and I can't even enter the inner courtyard, let alone go to the girl in the Grand View Garden. Don't you have a good relationship with Qingwen? You go and beg her for me to help me this time. I owe you a favor, how about it? "

He thought that Qingshuang would agree, but who knows, he sighed sadly, shook his head and said: "I can't help you, don't you also know Qingwen well? Go find her for help."

Qingwen has been angry with him recently and has ignored him for several days.

He didn't ask what was going on, but took advantage of the situation to avoid Qingwen.

After all, both of them are grown up, and Qingwen is Baocong's eldest girl, too close is not good...

"Qingwen's savage temper, she speaks with a gun and a stick, I can't stand it!" Chen Ping circled Qingshuang a few times and begged: "She only talks to you and is kind, so you just raise your finger and help me!" help me!"

Qingshuang stared at the book, ignored it, and only said: "I can't help you."

After struggling for a long time, Chen Ping failed to convince Qingshuang, so he left with a sigh.

Of course, Chen Ping would not give up either.

With his own money, he bought pearl flour cream, poria cocos paste, sweet-scented osmanthus dew, etc., and two or three bolts of good fabric, and sent them to Qingwen.

Before she could say anything, Qingwen threw the thing back on Chen Ping, pointed at him angrily and scolded: "It's a pity that I usually think you're a good person, but you actually partnered with my brother and sister-in-law to plot against me!"

"You bastard, it's amazing to be rich! You tell that person to buy ten or eight little girls outside! How dare you come to me and do such a disgusting thing!"

Chen Ping was dumbfounded by the scolding, holding a few gift boxes, and said blankly: "Auntie, what are you talking about? What's wrong with me?"

With a straight face, Qingwen scolded: "Shameless thing! Did you take money from my brother and sister-in-law and come here as a lobbyist for them? Do you want me to marry some old man who popped up from the corner as a concubine?"

"Don't talk about being concubines for these disgusting people, even the third master's concubine, I won't do it! You black-hearted people, hurry up and die!"

It turned out that Qingwen's brother gambled and now owed 600 taels of silver.

The two couples came to ask Qingwen to take the money, but they thought that Qingwen would refuse, so they secretly collected 600 taels of silver from others, and told Qingwen about a marriage.

The other party was Jia She's subordinate's retainer. Although he already had a wife at home, his wife had been sick all year round and could not survive for a year or two.So he said, marry Qingwen as a concubine first, and then help Qingwen to be a concubine after the death of his wife.

The man is also considered to have a head and a face, more than enough to match her as a girl.If you entrust Mrs. Jia Shexing's way, go to Jia's mother to ask for marriage.Qingwen thinks about it, it is very likely that Jia's mother will marry her.

She has been annoyed by this for the past few days, when she suddenly saw Chen Ping giving her these things, she thought that her brother and sister-in-law entrusted Chen Ping to force the marriage, so she yelled at her.

After hearing Qingwen's few words, Chen Ping immediately understood that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly said: "I have friendship with you, and I am not short of money. How could I plot against you with your elder brother and sister-in-law?"

"I'm looking for you today because I have something else to ask for."

So, he hurriedly whispered about Baocong's troubles, and that he wanted to entrust Qingwen to lobby Qiaoyan so that she could go to Baocong to ask to enter the palace.

Seeing that Qingwen's face was slightly calm after hearing this, Chen Ping quickly asked: "Why did your brother and sister-in-law suddenly force you to marry someone as a concubine? Isn't your marriage decided by the old lady and the third master?"

Qingwen sighed, and said angrily: "This time, my elder brother and sister-in-law have already received 600 taels of silver from him, and I heard that the man is a guest of Master Xi. If a person of such status asks the elder to ask for marriage, what can the old lady do?" Will you or not? Even the third master, maybe it's hard to refuse."

After hearing this, Chen Ping smiled and said: "I don't think the third master will agree, except Miss Lin, you are the person he cares most about. When the third master gets married, you will be..."

Before she could say anything, Qingwen kicked Chen Ping out, angrily said: "You are only a concubine! Your whole family are all concubines!" Saying this, she slammed the courtyard door shut firmly.

Seeing that Qingwen was so angry, Chen Ping ignored the gift box she held in her hand, knocked on the door after throwing something away, and begged, "Sister Qingwen, great aunt! I was wrong!"

"I won't talk anymore! I still ask you to do something! How about that? Don't forget to help me!"

I could only hear Qingwen reprimanding the little girl viciously inside, "Don't open the door for this wolf-hearted and black-hearted person!"

The little girl whimpered aggrieved twice and responded again and again.

Chen Ping had no choice but to stop knocking on the door, and shouted loudly: "I left the things at the door! Auntie, grandma, don't be angry with me, it's important to get down to business first!"

Seeing Qingwen failed, Chen Ping hung his head, so he had to write a letter to Xinjiang, asking someone to be sent over there.

But, he knew it was futile.

It will take two or three months to send someone from Xinjiang.When people come, they have to be taught etiquette, they have to be raised, and they have to be trained in various ways. It will take half a year, right?

Bao Cong can wait there, how can I wait in the palace Yuanfei?

After much deliberation, only Qiaoyan is suitable.

I just don't know if that aunt, Qingwen, has gone to speak for him.

Chen Ping thought about it, and then went to ask Qingshuang to be reliable.

Qingwen's temperament is also strange. Among the servants, she can argue back every word that others say, but Qingshuang said a few words slowly, and she listened.

I went to see Qingshuang again, but Qingshuang was rare and was drinking.

Strange, he seldom drank alcohol, because when he drank, his complexion turned pink, and he looked even more gorgeous like a girl.

"Hey, the sun is really coming out from the west today! You actually have something to worry about, and you're all drinking away your worries!" Chen Ping was not polite, and sat down, took the jug on the small table, and directly poured it into his mouth. I took two sips.

Qingshuang put down the wine glass in disgust, and stopped drinking.

Chen Ping didn't care too much, he drank happily with the jug, and complained while drinking: "Grandma Qingwen, I can't help her, you should help me! We are good friends!" brother!"

Qingshuang curled her lips, and shook her head with a sneer, "You ask for help, we are good brothers, and you, Chen Ping, have too many brothers."

Chen Ping heheed twice, his eyes sparkled and he said: "What's the matter, walking around the rivers and lakes outside, not making friends everywhere, how can I have a place?"

He thought for a while, sighed again, and said, "It's easier for me to talk to men, but I really don't understand what these girls are thinking!"

"Talk about this Qingwen. She herself was forced by her elder brother and sister-in-law to marry someone as a concubine, but she came to take her anger out on me."

"I kindly gave her something and asked her to do something for me. I don't know if she has done it? One thing is another thing. She can't be so angry that she doesn't help me because of that?"

Qingshuang heard this, but her eyes flickered, and she pretended to be calm and said: "Qingwen was forced by her brother-in-law to be a concubine? What's going on?"

When Chen Ping heard Qingshuang's question, he poured beans like beans, and told everything Qingwen said and the news he had inquired about.

"Not to mention, this time this man please pardon the master to be a kiss. If the old lady agrees, the third master might not be able to refuse."

"Qingwen's elder brother and sister-in-law are too unreliable. They come here to make troubles every year. If Qingwen hadn't been protected by the third master, she would have been tossed somewhere." Chen Ping babbled, and took another sip. Wine, sigh.

Qingshuang pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Go and tell Qingwen that you can help her solve this matter. Once Qingwen is happy, she will definitely help you solve this matter."

Chen Ping asked in surprise: "How can I help her? Go and ask the third master?"

Qingshuang shook her head and said: "It's not enough to beg the third master, you have to solve Qingwen's brother and sister-in-law. What's going on like this every year?"

They all knew that Lin Daiyu was the only one in Baocong's heart, and he had already expressed his intention to marry Qingwen off.

If Qingwen gets a bad reputation and has such a troublesome brother and sister-in-law, how can anyone be willing to marry her in the future!

After hearing this, Chen Ping also thought it was a good idea, so he discussed with Qingshuang how to send Qingwen's brother and sister-in-law to do hard work outside, buy a beautiful girl for the guest, and resign Qingwen's marriage.

Knowing that Chen Ping helped her solve this trouble, Qingwen was happy now, accepted the gift, went to the Grand View Garden, and quietly persuaded Qiaoyan.

Qiaoyan went to tell Bao Cong that she was going to enter the palace and wanted to fight for a chance so that her father could be forgiven. Bao Cong was surprised for a long time.

But the girl's family made up their minds, and Bao Cong persuaded her several times, but Qiaoyan didn't change her mind, so she agreed.

He took out 20 taels of silver and gave Qiaoyan a pair of plain jade bracelets, saying: "You bring these silvers into the palace and give them to eldest sister. Besides daily necessities, if there are people who need it, you can also buy them with silver." One or two, if there is an urgent matter in the future, it is good that someone can come out of the palace to report."

He pointed to the pair of very simple and inconspicuous jade bracelets, and said: "Don't give these two jade bracelets to others. In the future, you can use this jade bracelet as a token for reporting."

Although the jade bracelet is ordinary and no different from other ordinary jade bracelets, but there are attributes on it, which only Bao Cong can see. As a keepsake, he can recognize it at a glance.

Qiaoyan only thought that Baocong had marked the dark part of the jade bracelet, so she nodded and put away the silver and jade bracelet.

After thinking for a while, Bao Cong instructed again: "The most important thing for you to enter the palace is to take care of your eldest sister's body, and you don't have to worry about the rest. And you must always tell your eldest sister that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. If there is a catastrophe in Jia's house in the future, She can't stand out, just close the palace door to live, take care of yourself is the most important thing."

Qiaoyan was very surprised when she heard this.

How many families sent their daughters into the palace just to protect the family.When the family is in good times, let the family be more beautiful. When the family is in trouble, there is someone who can intercede for the family.

But Bao Cong's instructions are just the opposite. When Yuan Chun is in trouble in Jia's house, should he withdraw to protect himself?

Qiaoyan encountered a catastrophe at home since she was a child, and later she was lonely and helpless. Her temperament has long been honed to be very cautious and steady.

At this time, although she felt that Bao Cong's words were a bit strange, she didn't ask any more questions, and just nodded in agreement.

Bao Cong was very satisfied when he saw it.Sure enough, he saw Qiaoyan right, she was the most suitable person to enter the palace.

On the sixth day, Mrs. Wang went to the palace to visit Yuanchun again.

Bao Cong stopped by, spent hundreds of taels of silver to bribe the eunuch, and secretly pushed Qiao Yan to Yuan Chun's side.

On this day, Bao Cong went to see Jia Mu's place to say hello, and saw Mrs. Xing begging Yuanyang to be a concubine for Jia Amnesty.

Wang Xifeng has always been a very eloquent person, but she retreated far away in the corner, lowered her head, and pretended that she did not exist.

Yuanyang lay at Jiamu's feet, weeping, complaining about her grievances, saying that she was going to be a nun, and was about to swear and swear, but was interrupted by Baocong.

Bao Cong walked in quickly, greeted Jia Mu and Mrs. Xing first, then smiled and said coquettishly to Jia Mu: "Uncle has a bunch of concubines, why do you still miss Sister Yuanyang? Be careful that your body will be hollowed out!"

"Sister Yuanyang is such a smart person, my ancestors shouldn't give it to uncle to waste. Why don't you send it to me, my yard is short of people like Sister Yuanyang who are in charge!"

Jia Amnesty is an old man, his servants almost pried Qingwen away secretly before, and Bao Cong was sulking about it!

Now that he wants a mandarin duck, Bao Cong wants to pry it away openly, so he will be mad at that flirtatious old man!

Jia's mother was already very angry at Mrs. Xing and Jia She, but when Bao Cong came, she also said that she wanted mandarin ducks, and started arguing with her uncle.

She was so angry that she almost didn't recite it!

"Okay! You bunch of villains! Big and small, everyone misses my Yuanyang! It's fine if you don't know how to be filial on weekdays, but Yuanyang respects me for you, and you still want to torment her like this! Look at me! It's easy to bully the old bones, isn't it?"

Mother Jia was crying, grabbed Bao Cong and beat her several times: "Don't even think about any of you evildoers! Even if I die, you can't bully her!"

Bao Cong endured the beating and didn't hide. He just patted Jia Mu on the back and muttered, "Old Ancestor, don't be mad at your uncles and aunts!"

As he said that, he shouted at Mrs. Xing again: "Auntie, go back quickly and tell Uncle that the old ancestor is going to be mad at him!"

Mrs. Xing was petrified, when Wang Xifeng saw this, she quickly tore off Mrs. Xing's clothes, and the two hurriedly left.

Bao Cong didn't go out, but knelt down in front of Mother Jia, coaxing her with a smile, "Don't be angry, old ancestor, my aunt has gone!"

Jia Mu also knew that Bao Cong was stubborn. Seeing him like this, she knew that he was joking just now, so she wiped her tears, called Yuanyang up, and complained to Bao Cong, "You didn't come to comfort me when you saw me angry. An uncle who doesn't live up to expectations will come to piss me off!"

He taught him again: "You are going to get married now, why are you still as narrow-minded as a child?"

As she spoke, she suddenly glanced at Yuanyang, then at Baocong, and thought: Baocong is reckless, and I heard that Qingwen, who serves him, is also impatient.Lin Daiyu will be Bao Cong's regular wife, but she is sometimes awkward.If there is really a calm and generous person like Yuanyang around to persuade her, it will be a fill-in.

So, she had some thoughts in her heart, and she pulled the mandarin duck and said warmly: "You grew up beside me, just like my granddaughter. Don't talk about becoming a nun in the future, I will find a good person for you, let you live a good life.”

Yuanyang didn't know what Jia Mu was thinking, but only knew that Jia Mu really loved her, so she cried aloud for a while, wiped her tears again, and served Jia Mu again.

Seeing this, Bao Cong sighed, and in his heart he only wished that Jia's mother could live a long life and take care of these helpless girls in Jia's mansion.

Back in his yard, Baocong was thinking about Lin Daiyu, so he asked Qingwen to give Lin Daiyu a matryoshka doll to play with, and to see how she was doing.

When Qiaoyan entered the palace, he was really afraid that Lin Daiyu would become weak again if no one took care of her body.

When Qingwen came back, she brought back the doll and said to Baocong with a smile, "Miss Lin seems to be in good health and spirit, but she is just angry. Did you tell her that the third master gave her this set of dolls?" Let her raise so many girls in the house for the third master?"

"She said she didn't want it, and asked the third master to raise it by himself!"

Bao Cong: "?"

Wronged!

When did he say he was going to raise so many girls?