[Red House] Raiders of life

When Lin Ning arrived, Jia Baoyu was lying on the bench, his complexion was pale, and he was as angry as a gossamer.From the buttocks to the thighs, all were dripping with blood.The board was thrown on the ground, Lin Ning looked at it, there was one finger behind it, the width of an adult's palm, and his heart skipped a beat.

She also beat children in several time travels, especially when she was Xue Ling, she often beat Xue Pan.But the rattan sticks are all small, no more than a two-finger-wide ruler at most, and the hands are measured.Even if it is dripping with blood, at most it will be bruised and bruised, and it will not hurt the muscles and bones.However, Jia Baoyu was different, even though he was dripping with blood, but this board...

This is not a family law for beating children, it is clearly used to punish slaves.If you meet Diao Nu, use this, go down dozens of boards, and your life will be gone.

Mrs. Liu knelt in front of Jia Zheng, weeping and stopped Jia Zheng, "If Baoyu made a mistake, the master will teach me a lesson, but how can I use such a board and hit such a heavy hand. I have been married to the master for more than ten years, and I have to do it. Baoyu is a child. He is my life. If something happens to Baoyu, I... I don't want to live."

Liu's appearance is not a complete beauty, but she can be regarded as handsome, especially when she treats Jia Zheng with gentleness and consideration, she can catch men's hearts very well.Over the years, Jia Zheng's affection for her has already surpassed that for his original wife, Wang.Hearing her cry sadly, her face was moved.Looking at Baoyu's injury, he also felt a little regretful. When he was angry, he didn't think too much about it, so he got someone to take the board and beat him up, without looking at the severity of the board.

Lin Ning walked in quickly, and was lazy to look at Jia Zheng, so he directly ordered his servants, "Go and move the rattan drawer spring stool and carry it to the fourth master's room. Then send someone to invite the imperial physician. Quick, quick, quick!"

Several times in a row, I was so anxious that my servants ran away.

Jia Zheng was flustered, hurried to get up, and only said mother, and Lin Ninghao rolled his eyes, and then swallowed back the explanation.

Lin Ning squatted down and touched Baoyu's forehead, covered with sweat, and with a hazy expression, he called out "Grandmother" in a daze, the voice was as thin as a mosquito's moan, barely audible.Lin Ning was so distressed that he hurriedly said, "Grandmother is here! Don't be afraid!"

Jia Baoyu forced an ugly smile and said, "Don't worry, grandma, I don't hurt."

It's this time, and I still want to comfort her.It's a simple sentence, only eight characters, but it's extremely slow, and it's very difficult.As soon as the words fell, Baoyu couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.

Liu Shi was so shocked that she couldn't help crying again, she reached out to hug him, but she was afraid of hurting him, so she didn't know what to do for a while.

The servants came over with a spring stool, and Shan Shan instructed several people to lift Jia Baoyu up and go to the inner courtyard.

There was a lot of chaos in Baoyu courtyard.The girl brought a hot water towel, and wanted to clean Baoyu's bloody wound first.However, it is early summer now, and the clothes are thin. After a while, the trousers were glued together earlier than blood, and when they were pulled a little, Jia Baoyu fainted, and his whole body trembled like a conditioned reflex.The girls felt distressed and anxious, and dared not move any more.I don't know how to take off these pants.

Lin Ning frowned, "I took the scissors and cut all the trousers, and moistened the wound with a towel."

The girls were busy and responded to the words to do it.It took a long time to get all the trousers off tremblingly, and he was horrified to see that the palm-width scars from the buttocks to the upper thighs were criss-crossed, with flesh and blood, and none of them was intact.Liu couldn't help feeling even more distressed, she personally snatched the medicine from the girl, and rubbed it on him carefully.

After all this hard work, the imperial doctor also came, took the pulse and looked at the injury, shook his head repeatedly and said: "This attack is too heavy." At the end, he said: "Fortunately, no muscles and bones were injured, but this injury may take a while gone."

Then the medicine for external application and oral administration was prescribed.Only then did the house stop.

Because Lin Ning didn't speak, Jia Zheng didn't dare to leave.When Lin Ning turned around and saw him standing there, he became angry and said, "Look for yourself, you can do it!"

Jia Zheng smiled shyly, and Lin Ning saw Jia Baoyu asleep, so he didn't dare to disturb him, lest he wake up and scream in pain.Then he turned and went back to Huaifang Hall.Jia Zheng followed, helped Lin Ning to sit down, and took the girl's business, and offered Lin Ning tea himself.

Lin Ning asked, "What's going on?"

"Today, the chief minister of Prince Zhongshun's mansion came to the mansion to say that there was a little actor named Qiguan who was flattered by Prince Zhongshun. Some people saw Baoyu drinking with him. The waiter in the restaurant said that Baoyu ran away in a hurry. The clothes that came out were still in disarray. Coincidentally, the sweat towel that Baoyu went out that day was gone, and another one was tied back. The long history of the palace said that the sweat towel was given to Qi Guan by Prince Zhongshun. It was presented by the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom."

Lin Ning paused, shocked.There is indeed such a passage in the original book, but if it is said that Baoyu, whom she brought up with one hand, has an affair with that Qi official, Lin Ning absolutely does not believe it.The children she raised, no matter who they were, still had some understanding in character.

Jia Zheng only felt that he was really wronged, but he taught his son a lesson, but many people complained.Even if he strikes hard, he should fight.

"It's not because I acted viciously. Baoyu is my son, and I, as an old man, can't help feeling sorry for him. It's just what he did! The rules in our family were set by our mother in the early years. What kind of tricks are you playing? It is absolutely impossible. Pian Baoyu did such a thing, and he was found to be the one that King Zhongshun loves the most. He...he..."

Jia Zheng shook his head and sighed, Lin Ning asked, "Have you asked Baoyu, what did Baoyu say?"

"Baoyu refused to recognize him before. He said he didn't recognize any Qiguan. But Chang Shi took out the sweat towel that Baoyu had lost, and said that the one that pointed to Qiguan was in Baoyu's hand. Changshi's words were so convincing that I had to order People went to Baoyu's room to search, but they found it. Baoyu's complexion changed drastically, and he hesitated to find words to evade. He didn't study well in the past, and he didn't work hard by playing the serious Four Books and Five Classics. He preferred to get some rouge from his daughter's house. It’s nothing more than gouache, and it’s still so disappointing, and such a thing happened. I was angry for a while, and that’s... that’s why it’s more serious.”

Lin Ning looked at Jia Zheng for a long time, and said, "Your own son, you don't believe me, but I do. I don't care what others say. I will only ask Baoyu when he wakes up."

One sentence sent Jia Zheng away.Lin Ning couldn't help sighing, although it was said to be for the affairs of Qiguan, it was just an introduction after all, and Jia Zheng still didn't like Baoyu's rouge affairs after all.Otherwise, he would not have said that sentence.

At night, Baoyu woke up once, and fell asleep soon after taking the medicine.He didn't wake up until noon the next day, and his expression was much better.Lin Ning felt relieved and asked him why.

Baoyu's face turned red instantly, and he said: "A few days ago, Feng Ziying invited me to have a drink. During the dinner, there was an actor named Jiang Yuhan. Before yesterday, I really didn't know that he was Qiguan. Because he is someone else. He invited me, but I couldn’t drive him away. So he drank two glasses. Later, when he told me about the rouge shop, there was a lot of praise in his words. Seeing that he was interested, I was happy to talk to him For a while. Because he said that he and a few close friends mostly use this, he asked me, which type is the best to use when they usually sing operas like them, which requires heavy make-up. He also said that he had made it himself, But it’s not as useful as mine.”

"I saw that he seemed to be of the same kind, so I talked a lot. Later, I found out that he was born as an actor, and he usually wears a lot of clothes. I thought that although this kind of people are young now, and their skin does not look obvious, they may live for two years. The skin on the face will age faster if it is damaged by the current rouge and other things. I introduced to him a new set of beauty makeup in the store. It is gorgeous regardless of the color of eye shadow and blush, and it is suitable for dressing up when singing. I also thought about it Then you can look back on a set of skin care that has a restorative effect.”

"He listened carefully, and told me about the existing series of prescriptions. But most of the prescriptions are relatively complicated. Especially the methods of purification and distillation that my grandmother said, I know it myself. But I don't know how to do it Said. I could only make excuses and get away with it. It’s probably rare to meet someone who has the same hobbies as me. I drink too much when I’m happy. Because I was drunk, Feng Ziying opened another room and let me rest for a while Unexpectedly, in my half-dream and half-awake state, I saw that Jiang Yuhan touching me in a daze. I woke up in fright, but found that my belt had been removed. That Jiang Yuhan also looked disheveled, Just about to climb onto my bed, I was so scared that he kicked him down, grabbed a sweat towel and tied it in a panic, and went out. Only when I returned home did I know that it was not my sweat towel."

Lin Ning frowned, "Why didn't you tell me about such a thing?"

"I... that Jiang Yuhan is an actor. There are always rules in the family, and you are not allowed to have anything to do with this kind of people. I am still with him... I dare not say it for a while, thinking about waiting for a day when my grandmother is in a good mood. Speaking of it. But it’s only been a few days... how did I know that he is from the palace. If I knew it earlier, I wouldn’t dare to hide it.”

"Then everyone in the palace is here today, why don't you explain it clearly to your father?"

"Father didn't like me playing with rouge at first, but I talked about it with an actor. Later, I almost talked to this actor...almost was given by him..." Jia Baoyu blushed, "If father knows, why don't you beat me?" kill me."

Lin Ning poked him on the forehead, "If you don't tell me, your father won't beat you? Who can blame you for being so hurt!"

Jia Baoyu shut his mouth silently, only feeling the pain below the buttocks, the pain made tears swirl in his eyes, not daring to fall, so he had to secretly wipe away the tears when Lin Ning was not paying attention.

Seeing him like this, Lin Ning wanted to scold him but couldn't. He calmed down and asked him what he wanted to eat, and after he said it, he asked the kitchen to do it.Then he ordered the girl to have a good time before leaving.

In the evening, when Jia Hu and Jia Zhu came back, Lin Ning told Jia Baoyu what he had said.

Jia Hu nodded, "This is exactly the same as what I found."

Lin Ning said: "It seems that this time, someone wanted to use Jiang Yuhan to set Baoyu's words."

Jia Hu said again: "Nowadays everyone knows that Baoyu's rouge shop makes money, and the recipes are unique. Not to mention limited editions, they are ordinary ones, and they are sold out within two days of being put on the shelves. The workshops over there can't keep up with the production. With such a situation, who wouldn't be jealous? Especially now that many empresses in the palace have used this, and they don't need to pay tribute on weekdays. For this, the Consul General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also specially sought out the third brother to discuss Xiang, thinking that he might as well talk to Baoyu This business has been decided. All the proceeds of rouge and gouache in the harem come from the rouge shop.

Before that, the business was led by the Qian family in Yancheng.The Qian family is now in the line of the eldest prince, and the third lady of the Qian family is the concubine of King Zhongshun.Five points of the Qian family's annual income were given to the eldest prince, and three points to King Zhongshun.Don't think it's just some rouge and other things, but the palace costs a lot.How could the Qian family be willing to do such a big deal?Even King Zhongshun and the First Prince who were behind couldn't sit still. "

Jia Zhu said: "I think this is not the first time, and I'm afraid it won't be the last. It's just the beginning, but it's just a small fight, and I don't know what they will do later." At this place, Jia Zhu paused again and sighed, "I don't know who Baoyu has followed."

In Jia Baoyu's eyes, no matter whether it is a master or a slave, there is no such strict classification.Even an actor, if he has the same temperament and interests, he is willing to discuss with him.In particular, he has a pure heart and no city. If others treat him a little bit better, he can show his heart and soul to them.Such a temper can't be said to be bad, but it is easy to be tricked by others.

Looking at Lin Ning's expression, Jia Hu felt a bit of self-blame, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother gave him the rouge shop for his own good. No one thought that in just one year or less than two years, he To be able to run the rouge shop to this extent. I thought it was just a job for him, but who would have offended so many people. But the matter is not as serious as we thought."

Seeing that both Lin Ning and Jia Zhu were looking at him, Jia Hu smiled, "Since he attracts attention, it proves that he has this value. As long as he has this value, do you think King Cheng will watch him being taken away by others?"

These words made Lin Ning and Jia Zhu enlightened.Jia Zhu nodded and said, "King Kang Jun has been obsessed with making money these years. As long as it is a business that makes money, he is very interested. After a while, when Baoyu's injury is healed, I will take him there. Let’s go to Chengjun Prince’s Mansion. Coincidentally, my eldest sister sent someone over today to ask me about Baoyu’s injury and why.”

In this regard, Jia Zhu and Jia Qiong are siblings after all, so it is more convenient than Jia Hu.There is still a part of Jia Qiong's shares in the rouge shop!If you pull Tu Mingyi over again, whoever dares to make such an idea about Rouge Shop, Tu Mingyi will be the first to fight with you!

This aspect is settled, but Baoyu still has to pay attention to his temper, otherwise he will be fooled.

Lin Ning said: "Although the servants around him are loyal, they are not smart enough, let alone have insight. I will pick two suitable ones and send them to him tomorrow. If he wants to go out in the future Let them take them with you. You can observe outside and see if there are any suitable candidates. Please come into the mansion, just treat it as an extra gentleman for Baoyu, as the Four Books and Five Classics are taught in these academies, so there is no need. Teach him some common conspiracies and schemes, and with his temperament, I don’t expect him to be able to learn how to strategize. You just need to understand a little, and don’t be fooled and calculated at will.”

Jia Baoyu is now 11 years old. He is too old to run around in the inner courtyard all the time, so it might not be good for Lin Ning to teach him.

Jia Hu laughed and said, "If that's the case, you don't need to pay attention to the identity of the master. My subordinate, Mr. Tan, thinks he is the talent."

Mr. Tan is Jia Hu's staff.Lin Ning knew this.Although Mr. Tan has other things to do, Baoyu doesn't have to go to class on time every day. Besides, it's convenient because they are all in the outer courtyard.Following the people around Jia Hu can also let Baoyu see what is going on in the court.

Lin Ning nodded, and asked about the person who drank with Baoyu that day.If Jiang Yuhan was a mess, then those who drank that day were probably not clean.

Jia Hu said: "I was going to talk to my grandmother about this. Then Jiang Yuhan probably got the order of King Zhongshun and worked hard on Rouge, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have such a congenial chat with Baoyu who is proficient in this way. It's just that he couldn't." To use this to make something out of it, I thought about using Baoyu to get drunk and cling to him. If it turned out to be a good thing, King Zhongshun would naturally threaten him with this, and it would be best to force us to compromise. It’s good to have one or two.”

Everyone knows that Qiguan is a member of King Zhongshun, if Baoyu really touched him, it would be a mistake.What's more, King Zhongshun's reputation is not good, and he doesn't care about it.If it was spread that he was making a fuss with the Jia family because of an actor, he was covered in lice and would not be afraid of having one more, but Baoyu's reputation would be ruined if he was found guilty of this crime.In the end, it was their Jia family who were holding back and had to bow their heads.

Really thought of a good idea.

"He failed. King Zhongshun never caught the scene. Even though Baoyu's sweat towel was taken afterwards. But the sweat towel is not a rare thing. It has no mark of Baoyu, nor my mark of Jia's house. There is no evidence King Zhongshun probably also thought of this, so he deliberately asked Chang Shi to say half-truths and half-truths to tell his second uncle, maybe it was to scare Baoyu. Second, he also wanted to find out the depth of our family and the relationship attitude towards things. As for the people who drank that day..."

Jia Hu paused, and sneered at the corner of his mouth, "There are quite a few, one Feng Ziying, one Xue Pan, that's all. There is also one Liu Yu."

Jia Zhu frowned, Liu Yu was Jia Baoyu's biological uncle, and sighed inwardly, only to hear Jia Hu say to herself: "You must let Second Aunt know about this matter, but it's not easy for you to talk about it."

Jia Zhu is the original wife's legitimate son, and Liu is the stepmother.Even if they get along well these years, if Jia Zhu said this, it might make people think that they meant to criticize the stepmother's natal family.

Lin Ning took up the conversation and said, "Let me tell you. You are all juniors. This is the most appropriate thing for me to say."

Jia Hu also meant the same thing, so he didn't say much else, but he talked about the Dong Mansion.It's about Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing's matter. Although it's been a long time, Jia Hu has been paying attention to it.After Jiao Da said those words, he was nowhere to be seen the next day.After Qin Keqing's death, her two maids also died after hitting the pillar.It is really a "loyal servant".

However, Jia Hu found out the truth through other clues.I didn't say it before, it's because things like this are really against the norms, and he didn't want Lin Ning to think too much before it was confirmed.But now it has been confirmed, and it has also been found out that Qin Keqing's identity is relatively ordinary.This is a major event that concerns the whole family, so we have to say it.That's why he specially called Jia Zhu over today.

Lin Ning knew about this a long time ago, but he was prepared.When Jia Zhu heard about it, she was stunned, she was so horrified that most of her souls died, and she almost fell off the chair when she couldn't sit still.

"Brother Zhen is so... so..." Jia Zhu also studied since she was a child, and now she is a core figure in the Imperial Academy, and she also presided over the construction of the library.But at this moment, he couldn't find an adjective.But such a person is still his cousin of the same clan.This is not over yet, Jia Hu's next words refreshed his cognition again.

"A few days ago, big brother Zhen invited the third younger brother to have a drink. During the dinner, he found a woman to accompany him. It is said that besides the third younger brother and sister, there is only one housekeeper girl in the third younger brother's room. It is really deserted. Now the third younger brother and sister are pregnant again. It's inconvenient to serve her while she's here. It's better to take that woman as the second bedroom."

Jia Zhu's complexion darkened.

"The third brother didn't answer, lost his temper and came back."

Jia Hu's expression turned cold, if he dared to respond, he might break his leg.

"Who do you think that woman is?" Jia Hu was still smiling, but it made people feel even colder, "It's sister-in-law You's natal sister, known as Second Sister You."

How can I let my sister-in-law entertain guests at the table?What does this treat as a person?Still urging my cousin to accept my sister-in-law as a concubine?What is this all about?Jia Zhu felt that she was going to be messed up in the wind.

Jia Hu went on to say, "That's not enough. There are more powerful ones. After careful investigation, I found out that Sister-in-law You's two stepmothers and younger sisters, the second sister and the third sister, both had an affair with big brother Zhen. It was Rong'er who got her foot in it too."

Jia Zhu felt that it was no longer messy in the wind, and he wanted to call a "beast", but he felt that comparing Jia Zhen with a beast was an insult to the beast.

"Brother Zhen did this. First, he was tired of playing and didn't want to be responsible, so he wanted to find someone to take over. Second, why..." Jia Hu pursed his lips, "Brother Zhen has been in contact with the eldest prince these days Very close. The third brother is in the Ministry of Industry. The glass, soap, toothpaste, and toothbrush are all made by him. If Baoyu’s rouge shop is already coveted, then these things are even more eye-catching. It’s just that these things are produced by the Ministry of Industry , it is a royal property, and the emperor keeps it, so they dare not do too much. Even if they do it, they have many scruples."

"However, the third younger brother has already started to make heating work. The business in Beijing has not been very easy after the arrival of this glass. If you want to do it, you can only go to other places. But the distance is farther, the Ministry of Industry I'm afraid that there are not enough manpower, and we can't catch up. The third brother wrote a note a few days ago, and it was an idea given by your grandmother. We invite bids from rich merchants in various counties. Anyone who is interested can submit a proposal. The imperial court will hand over Fang Zi Give them, and give certain technical support and marketing advice, and other production and installation will be done by them. They will get [-]% of the benefits, and the court will get [-]%. It is a mutually beneficial approach. Not much."

"Brother Zhen's move to send a woman to the third brother is also thinking of gaining some benefits. It would be great if you can get one or two prescriptions, but if you don't, you can also let the second sister You listen to the wind. Speaking of it There are also famous names in this bidding. Who wins the bid, the selection criteria are mostly in the hands of the third brother. Everyone knows the profit of glass, who doesn't want to win the bid?"

At this point, how could Lin Ning and Jia Zhu not understand.It's fine for others, but it's really possible for my family to plan their minds on their own brothers.You Qi didn't even look at the fact that Second Sister You had played by herself.

Lin Ning looked at Jia Hu, speaking in such detail, I'm afraid he didn't just want to tell them this.Lin Ning raised his head and said, "What are you going to do?"

Jia Hu frowned, "Grandmother, Big Brother Zhen can't stay!"

Jia Zhu nodded again and again, and said nothing else, but said that the relationship with Qin Keqing could not be kept this time.Jia Zhen's death relieved the anger of the royal family and did not hurt anyone's face.This matter was covered with a quilt, and no one mentioned it after that, and it gradually passed away.

Lin Ning nodded, "Be clean. Don't let people see the clues."

Jia Hu smiled, "Naturally."