Cold fragrance and warm jade [Red Mansion Chai Dai]

"The Zhen family?" Chongyu's heart tightened.

His earliest impression of the Zhen family was that there was a Zhen Baoyu who was very similar to Baoyu in that family, but during this period of time, more and more investigations into the Prince of Nan'an County were carried out. Frequently, but it seems that he did not participate in the rebellion related to Nan'an County King Too much.

The Zhen family once won the holy family, but today it is gradually declining, and the family situation is no longer the same as before.After all, the Zhen family has not completely fallen, and there are still many families attached to it.

If the Zhen family wanted to work for the King of Nan'an, those who were attached to the Zhen family would not necessarily know that what they were doing was related to treason.However, as long as each of them does a little, the person who controls the overall situation may be able to accomplish a major event that will subvert the country.

At this moment, something happened to the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

"The Zhen family was ransacked." Lin Ruhai said in a deep voice, "It was Qu Xiangfeng, the grandson of Nan'an County King, who led people to do it. Some time ago, Qu Xiangfeng was ordered to go out to Beijing to inspect all places for any deficit."

"It just happened to be on the head of the Zhen family. It is said that Qu Xiangfeng gave the Zhen family time to make up for the deficit. It is because the Zhen family did not repent. The matter has been exposed and they still do not repent. Fat of the people, ointment of the people."

"Qu Xiangfeng had no choice but to exercise his authority in order to keep the money in the national treasury. He took the lead and searched the Zhen family first, and used the Zhen family's wealth to make up for the shortfall. Those who have officials in the Zhen family will be escorted to Beijing. The rest will be left to themselves. .”

"It's too unpredictable." Chongyu frowned, and suddenly remembered something, "It's not right."

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai smiled, "Tell me."

"The Zhen family seems to have sent someone to the Jia family some time ago, and sent people to deliver a lot of things to the Rongguo Mansion. I don't know if the Zhen family already knew that their family was doomed, so they planned to make friends with their family, and there is a noble concubine with them. Inside, maybe we can keep the wealthy Jia family and use it as their family's retreat?"

The Zhen family and the Jia family have been on good terms for many years, and it is not unusual for the Zhen family to send someone to the capital and also to visit the Jia family.

Such things often happened in the past, such as Jia Mu, who already knew the habits of the men and women sent by the Zhen family very well.The men from the Zhen family have only been here before, and before the women come, Mother Jia can make targeted preparations first.

But when Zhen's family was ransacked, it was different.

The person who attacked the Zhen family was the grandson of the King of Nan'an County. Considering the movements of the King of Nan'an County during this period, the Zhen family obviously did not cooperate much before. Taking the Zhen family as the knife is also a good way to tell other people who are secretly contacting the King of Nan'an that if they refuse to cooperate obediently, the Zhen family today will be them tomorrow.

The reason Qu Xiangfeng used this time to act was exactly what many honorable families could not avoid.

It is precisely because of this that the prince urged Qu Xiangfeng to go out of Beijing to inspect the state treasury deficits in various places this time. Qu Xiangfeng also had a lot of power during the inspection, and not many people cared about it.

There are frequent inspections, but in the past, even the inspectors themselves participated in corruption, deficits, etc. How could it be possible to strictly investigate and deal with them?

The king of Nan'an County is also one of these honorable families. His grandson went out of the capital according to the order, and the others didn't take it seriously. Good thing, it's over.

Even if someone thinks that Nan'an County King has plots, it is just that the County King's Mansion or the Crown Prince has to find money to spend.

Who would have thought that this time Qu Xiangfeng would actually investigate the Zhen family!

The more Chongyu thought about it, the more she felt that this was the truth.

Lin Ruhai also nodded slightly: "I think so. Since the king of Nan'an County intends to win over the Zhen family, he will definitely contact and test the Zhen family first, and then confirm that the Zhen family is not willing to join forces with them."

Corruption and deficiencies are very different from collaborating with the enemy and treason.

The Zhen family picked him up several times in those years, and the scene was endless.

Their loyalty to the country and the royal family is not lacking. Even if the king of Nan'an County said that he wanted to act like this for the sake of the prince, and it sounds like they are also cooperating with the people of the Miaoling tribe, it is reasonable for them to refuse to agree.

"The Zhen family dealt with the King of Nan'an in the past, and secretly ordered people to come to the capital and sent a lot of things to the Jia family. They have always had a lot of contacts with the Jia family, and they may have entrusted some of their hopes to the Jia family. Just seeing that there is no movement in the Jia family..."

As Lin Ruhai said, he pressed his temples on both sides with some distress.

"I don't know if I didn't understand the deep meaning from the abnormality of the Zhen family, or if I did, I went to inform the Nan'an County prince's mansion or the crown prince, so that the Zhen family completely lost their room for maneuver, and the house was ransacked all at once."

In the end, it was just ransacking the house, not exterminating the family.

Although Qu Xiangfeng came out of Beijing to investigate the deficit of state treasury in various places, but his power is not so great.

It's not even possible to kill someone, they have to be escorted to Beijing for interrogation first.

But many people know that when the Zhen family picked up the driver four times that year, Bai Huahua's money was spent like water. In addition to posting their family's wealth, they had to withdraw money from other places.

If these things are not investigated, everyone knows it well and defaults to the rules.But once someone picks him up, it's impossible to get rid of the crime.

Even if the Zhen family had a way to make up for the shortfall, they would not be able to get back the wealth they had in the past.

What Lin Ruhai didn't have an answer to, Chongyu naturally didn't have either.

But he thought of something else.

"I heard that the Zhen family also has a Baoyu, but I wonder how the Zhen family's Baoyu is doing now?"

"Zhen Baoyu?" Lin Ruhai also heard about it.Long before Jia Yucun became the teacher of the Lin family, he once went to the Zhen family to apply for a job.Later, Chongyu pestered Jia Yucun to ask about the Zhen family.

Moreover, the Zhen family is a well-known family in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are family friends with the Lin family's in-laws, the Jia family. Lin Ruhai also had some contacts with the Zhen family in the past. Only after arriving in the capital, the journey was far away and it was inconvenient.

After pondering, Lin Ruhai said: "The news that has come now does not mention him. But he has no official position, so he must be fine."

"Not necessarily." Chongyu sighed lightly and shook his head, "Young master, who is used to flowers and wealth, once he loses the protection of his family, so what if his life is safe? So what if he is not punished? The contrast in this life is enough to make him suffer a huge blow .”

"That's not the only one who was hit by him." Lin Ruhai snorted, "Let's not talk about them. When this happened, there were many people who wanted to stand in line. We stood in line early and just waited for the results to come out. I Let me tell you first, and as long as you know about it, you should be prepared for whatever you do.”

"Don't worry, Dad, I understand."

Lin Ruhai sneered, and said: "Now that I understand, let's talk about you and Miss Dai. What are you two doing? It made everyone in the house think that Miss Dai is going to die."

Chongyu shrank his head: "Father, I'll tell you the truth, but you have to hold on, you'd better promise me again, you won't scold me and my sister."

Lin Ruhai glared at him: "Be serious!"

Seeing too much Baoyu's somewhat fearful appearance in front of Jia Zheng, it is rare for father and son to talk properly, and it is rare for Baoyu to listen to Jia Zheng's teachings. He is actually very satisfied with his relationship with Chongyu.

Although this son was sometimes too courageous and would be unscrupulous in front of his father, he was a sensible and good son when he was taken out, and he learned the rules well.Especially talented, not as arty as some young masters who play with words, and not limited to crooked talents such as poetry and poetry, even writing articles on the right path of the imperial examination is amazing.

Lin Ruhai is very satisfied with Chongyu, the only thing he is worried about is that this son is too assertive, sometimes some whimsical ideas are very useful, but he will scare people first.

Lin Ruhai thinks that he has been with Chongyu for many years and knows Chongyu, but he is still surprised by Chongyu's thoughts from time to time.

It's about the same this time.

In fact, Lin Ruhai had already heard the news when Chongyu ordered someone to ask Mo Zhongliang to diagnose Daiyu's pulse.But Chongyu didn't come to him, and didn't order anyone to inform him, so he knew that no matter how serious it looked, Daiyu was definitely fine.

It is precisely because of this that he was able to hold back all the time, did not visit Daiyu first, and even when Chongyu came to him, he had to raise the Zhen family's problems first, disrupting Chongyu's rhythm, so that Chongyu would not think that everything was wrong. In control.

But the story of the Zhen family was almost over, and he couldn't help it anymore.

Chongyu stood upright.

"Father, I'm very serious now. But what I'm going to say is really special and beyond the imagination of the world."

Just when Chongyu wanted to express some of Daiyu's careful thoughts about Baochai in a way that Lin Ruhai could possibly accept, Baochai had brought Ying'er to Daiyu's room.

The medicinal smell is strong, covering all other flavors.

The girls looked very busy, some were emptying spittoons, some were holding hot water...

When Baochai arrived, Daiyu's parrot called out, "Sister Bao is here, Sister Bao is here!"

So a girl who entered Daiyu's bedroom with a medicine bowl turned her head, looked at Baochai, stepped into the bedroom more quickly, and told the big girl Zijuan who was waiting inside.

Daiyu was actually in good condition at first, but after smelling too much of the medicine, she felt uncomfortable, and was forced to drink these bitter medicines, and Xiangling, who knew medical principles and was instructed by Chongyu to secretly cooperate with her, Daiyu acted It is already very easy to vomit medicine.

However, after being tossed for a long time, she was somewhat not in good spirits.

The little girl who brought the medicine invited Zijuan to the side in a low voice before telling her about Baochai's arrival.

Daiyu didn't pay much attention at first, but when she faintly heard the word "Baochai", her spirit was shaken, and she couldn't help raising her eyes to look at that girl.

Few of the servants in these big families are not clever and transparent.The Lin family had taught all the maids very well, and the maids who could serve Daiyu, even those who seldom showed their faces in front of Daiyu, had their own place to be calm.

Suddenly being looked at by Daiyu, the little girl reacted quickly, she looked at Zijuan quietly, seeing that Zijuan should agree, she hurriedly said: "Girl, Miss Bao is outside, do you want to invite her in?"

Daiyu was slightly taken aback.

Just now she had heard Baochai's name, she might have guessed that it must be Baochai's arrival, the little girl would know that Baochai followed her back to the room before, but she was left outside for so long, still holding Baochai Come in and talk to Zicuckoo.

Chongyu has been out for a while, so he must have explained her situation to Baochai.

At this time, Baochai came to see her again.

The sour feeling in Daiyu's heart became stronger and stronger.

She couldn't help thinking wildly.

Did Baochai understand the deep meaning from what Chongyu said, knew her feelings that were not allowed by the world, and was still willing to come, or did she just hear that she was in a bad situation, and came here out of ordinary sympathy?

He even wondered if Baochai felt that her life was not long, and Fang felt that it would be all right to allow her a little self-willedness at the end of her life, just as in the past when she was young, she never minded some sarcastic remarks from her. she?

Daiyu said nothing, the little girl who was about to go out after telling Zijuan was a little nervous.

Zijuan understood, and hurriedly said: "Girl, why don't you invite Miss Bao to come in? Although the smell of medicine is strong and it doesn't smell very good, it's your fault for not letting Miss Bao in today. Now let Miss Bao come in and say Speak?"