[Red Mansion] Today is also not a person in Jia's house

In a few words, the blame was cleared away, which caused Xue Baochai a headache.

"Brother's words are muddled. How many merchants in the world dare to offend the Cao Gang? Since they don't know each other, they shouldn't go up and talk to them."

"No matter what the reason is, I'm afraid I'm offended, and I have to find out the reason and solve it. Even for the sake of my mother and me, I should relax."

Xue Pan changed two or three maids before finally taking the medicine. He clutched his red and swollen cheeks and couldn't speak clearly.

"You don't have to worry about it. I asked earlier, and I said it was someone from the chief rudder of the Cao Gang. I'll just pay you back later."

"There is also Liu Xianglian, who also has a lot of friends. The worst thing is to pay for a banquet, and ask them to say something nice for me. It's okay."

Seeing his confident appearance, Xue Baochai was slightly relieved, but couldn't help worrying.

"In the past two or three years, we have closed a dozen shops, and I am always worried that I will be left empty-handed."

"Let's see how much money Sister Yuanchun sends to the palace every month, let alone my future is uncertain, I just ask you to leave me two or three thousand taels as a dowry."

Xue Pan couldn't hear this, turned over and got off the steps.

"You are not talking nonsense, my younger sister is naturally the best, tens of thousands of taels of silver is not much for a dowry."

"Good sister, don't be sad, it's my fault, don't mess around again in the future."

He hurriedly went to the table to coax his younger sister, seeing her bowing her head and weeping, she bowed anxiously.

"My fault, my fault, is it my fault?"

It took a long time for her to wipe away her tears before laughing.

"I promised you to do it, don't be sad, go back to sleep before it's too late."

Aunt Xue supported Xue Baochai, looked at her son, and couldn't hold back a sip.

"If you have the final say, the sun will come out from the west."

"If I told you to ask your aunt to help catch that Liu Xianglian, there would be no disaster today."

Xue Pan is confused, and she is not smart.

Xue Baochai rubbed her forehead.

"Mom, don't say it, if you suffer a few losses and improve, you will be stronger."

He quickly pushed his mother back to rest, and told the servant girl to guard Xue Pan, and returned to her room, extraordinarily energetic.

Yinger came with tea.

"Girl has been busy for half a day, drink a bowl of calming tea and rest."

Xue Baochai took the tea, stared at it for a while, and asked suddenly.

"A while ago, I asked you to ask about the account book outside, are you coming?"

Ying'er went to the cabinet and took out a box from it.

"It was delivered yesterday. The girl was busy celebrating the Double Ninth Festival with other girls, so she didn't take it out. It was the account of the two pawnshops."

"There are a few more. It is said that there will be big business during the festival. I will send them next month for the girl to have a look at."

Such rhetoric can fool Ying'er, but not Xue Baochai.

"Hmph, what a big deal, it's just a trick, lest I find out, so I'm rushing to fake it."

"Hurry up tomorrow, ask someone to send a message, and you must deliver the account book within three days, or wait for brother to come to your door."

The Xue family has no one who is serious in power, and the shopkeepers below are getting more and more fooled, but Xue Pan is an idiot, and he doesn't know if he is being deceived.

Xue Baochai became more and more irritable and lost sleepiness, so she asked Yinger to go out to rest, and looked at the account book by herself by the candlelight.

In the current situation, it is a fluke to keep some property.

There were so many shadows from the lights that she didn't even realize that she was already half of the Xue family's ruler.

Speaking of power, Wang Xifeng is the busiest.

The construction of the Grand View Garden is nearing completion, and the rest of the decoration is different from those wood and stones that can only be purchased. In the huge Ningrong and Rongfu, it is no small feat to move some things into it.

Finally, there was an easy job, and Wang Xifeng seldom lay down in the house.

"It's almost over. Leave the rest to the men. After half a year, I've offended everyone in my family."

"You have worked hard these days."

Ping'er beat her leg and said with a smile.

"Grandma knows that I have worked hard, so it is not considered hard work, and our strings are also loose."

"I didn't say that, grandma is too strict. Some women gossiped about me and offended them. It will be hard for me to live in the future."

"One thing more is worse than one thing less. We should also think about ourselves, there is no disadvantage."

There was no one else in the room, and they spoke their own words without hiding anything.

Wang Xifeng let out a long sigh, showing a little tiredness rarely.

"What can I do if the account is tight? I know you are doing it for me. After this big event is over, I will relax a little."

"Everything else is ready. The day of the family visit is the fifteenth day, and there are candles and colored paper. When you come back and draw out the silver, it will be easy."

The two looked at each other and smiled, chatting lightly.

Not long after, Jia Lian came in.

"You are still hiding here, quickly give me 500 taels of silver, someone is coming from the palace."

Wang Xifeng immediately sat up.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and it's just half a month later, so don't frame me."

Not only was she annoyed, but Jia Lian also had a headache.

"What did I lie to you for? You're in the second master's room. My wife sent me back to get the money."

"Hurry up, if it's annoying, it's not a matter of 500 taels."

What he said was true, Wang Xifeng didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly asked Ping'er to go with him to get the money.

"Strange, why are you coming here more frequently?"

Muttering a few words, I always felt that something was wrong, so I followed quietly, and seeing that it was indeed a palace official, I had no choice but to come back.

When Ping'er came back and put away the pair of cards, she was stunned.

"What is grandma thinking about?"

"The people in this palace are very dignified, but a ten-year-old eunuch actually sits on top of the second master, looking like a high-ranking official."

He joked casually, but he couldn't prevent Wang Xifeng from facing a formidable enemy.

"What did you say, little eunuch?"

Ping'er was startled.

"Yeah, it's a new face, and the second master said he had never seen it before."

"But there are so many eunuchs in the palace, it's impossible for us to know all of them, so it's not surprising."

Wang Xifeng gripped the corner of the table, feeling more uneasy in his heart.

"No, no, this is not right!"

He stood up abruptly and walked back and forth in the room.

"When I came here, I was always a big eunuch like Eunuch Xia. When will it be my boy's turn?"

"Not to mention anything else, we only work in the yard, and we don't look for a daughter-in-law with a head and a face. How dare you ask the woman who is watching the night at the bottom of the wall to pass on a message to Baoyu?"

Ping'er was stunned, lowered his head and thought about it, it really was the truth.

"Grandma didn't tell me that I didn't notice, but every old lady sends a message to a big girl like Amber Glass. When did you send a little girl without a name?"

"But the palace is different from the outside, we can't offend even a little eunuch."

The more you are used to it, the harder it is to detect it. Sending money to the palace every month has long been a rule. If it weren't for the suspicion this time, I'm afraid it will not be discovered until the word is sent to the palace.

Wang Xifeng bit her finger, thought for a while, and found that she was helpless.

Sitting on the stool for a long time.

"The form in this palace may not be as good as we thought."

Ping'er exclaimed, but didn't dare to ask, the room fell silent.

Whether it is good or not, we will only know after visiting relatives.

Wang Xifeng had doubts in her heart, so she decorated the Grand View Garden more carefully, wishing to stuff all the good things into it.

On the canal, Lin Ruhai's boat was finally approaching the capital.

It's just that apart from the one he was on, there were four or five fast boats guarding the surrounding area. If you look carefully, you can see people with swords walking around on it.

In the cabin, Lin Ruhai was drinking tea.

"You can relax a little when you get to the capital, no matter how bold those people are, they don't dare to chase here."

"You've worked hard these days, go to shore and rest first."

Sitting opposite him was a young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in fine clothes, with a vigilant expression, always paying attention to the movement around him.

It's Cheng Xiangjin's eldest son, Lin Yun's eldest brother, Cheng Jie.

Hearing the words of concern, he didn't relax at all.

"Those people are really bold, and there are desperadoes, they can't relax."

"It's not the same group of people who have been chased and killed several times. I'm afraid there may be more than one family behind them. It's better to be careful."

From Yangzhou to the capital, they traveled for a full month. Under the double escort of the Cheng family and Water Transport, they were attacked three times. Although there were not many casualties, they did not dare to take it lightly.

Lin Ruhai looked at the seemingly calm river through the window and sighed.

"I originally thought that I would bring Yun'er and Yu'er home for a reunion when I returned to Beijing, but now I'm afraid it won't work."

"Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor... it is too dangerous to drag them in."

When mentioning the little girl, Cheng Jie's face flashed an imperceptible softness, and soon became firm.

"She's not afraid."

Lin Ruhai shook her hand and coughed twice to hold on.

"She is a good child, so she is not afraid, but as a father, I can't put her in danger."

"This time is not the end, but the beginning. If it can be done, I will support them."

A sudden wind blew up outside, causing ripples on the calm river.

Two days later, the ship docked.

The guards with swords were nowhere to be seen, only Cheng Jie was in charge, and Cao Tongxuan was already waiting at the pier.

"Safety?"

"Safety."

The two looked at each other, tacit understanding.

There was already a sedan chair waiting, and Lin Ruhai was picked up to go to the Lin Mansion without disturbing anyone.

"Grassman Cao Tongxuan, I have met Lord Lin."

The first time we met, Cao Tongxuan was respectful and polite, but he kowtowed and no one called out.

He quietly went to see Cheng Jie who was sitting at the bottom, motioned for help with his eyes, and snorted again.

There is no way, Cao Tongxuan will pay his respects again.

"I have met Mr. Lin."

Lin Ruhai seemed to have just heard it.

"Mr. Cao please, my old man can't stand it."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Cao Tongxuan was already getting ready, but in the end there was still the second half of the sentence, so he had to retract his raised legs.

"This time I've come to Beijing, I've already met the Holy Majesty, everything is ready and I only owe Dongfeng."

"Your Majesty has already made arrangements in the court, and the coastal wars are the beginning of the purge."

At this time, everything is wrong, and the only safe topic is business.

Sure enough, Lin Ruhai pondered.

"Your Majesty has long had a secret decree. If you want me to be the censor of the capital, you must be personally involved in the situation."

"The new nobles and the old Xun have been hostile for many years, and His Majesty has been restrained. If you can control the political situation, you can let go."

"Just do it along the coast, and I will ensure that there will be no worries in the rear!"

Cao Tongxuan said again.

"According to His Majesty's secret decree, I have found out the evidence of Xungui secretly accepting bribes and harming others, and I have brought them together. My lord will have a look at it later."

"Two of them are the most important..."

An hour later, after the political affairs were finished, Lin Ruhai stroked his beard.

"You did a good job, no wonder you were summoned secretly by His Majesty."

"I'm tired today, you go back first, I have to go to the palace tomorrow, wait for me to come back to discuss, you start first..."

The voice stopped, and Lin Ruhai realized that Cao Tongxuan had woken up at some point.

What I just said was engrossed, but I didn't notice it at all.

The three-point satisfaction that had just risen in my heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"It's not suitable to stay in the right and wrong place of the capital for a long time, you should go earlier."

"see a visitor out."

Cao Tongxuan sighed bitterly and said goodbye honestly.

Looking at his back, Lin Ruhai became more and more displeased, and turned to ask Cheng Jie.

"So cunning, why don't you beat him out?"?