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Chapter 21

That day's meal

Lady Jia was a little absent-minded.

Daiyu had gone through a lot that day, so she didn't have much energy to speak during the meal.

Thus, he ate his meal quietly.

After the meal, Lady Jia didn't keep her to talk as usual.

She only needed Yuanyang to accompany her back to rest.

Daiyu's mind was still full of the things that happened during the day.

Ben also needed to go back and sit by himself.

So he didn't say much and went back.

After Daiyu left, Lady Jia fell into some kind of melancholy.

Old Wang, who was beside her, couldn't help but ask, "Are you still worried about Bao Er Ye?"

Lady Jia sighed and said, "There used to be such a saying.

It was said that no matter how ridiculous a libertine was, once he got married,

He would be different from before.

With a wife, he would naturally know his responsibilities.

He would know how to make progress. "

Old Wang was shocked, "Are you planning to get married for Baoyu?"

"There's no need to get married so soon." Mother Jia's tone suddenly changed, "But with Baoyu's age, an engagement is just right."

But after saying that

Lady Jia was silent for a long time.

Old Wang had a vague guess in his heart.

But it wasn't easy to say it out loud.

For a moment,

The room quieted down.

The next day, Lady Jia didn't mention those words again.

It was as if nothing had happened yesterday.

But there were two people in Rongguo Province who felt like their hearts were on fire.

One was Zhou Rui's family. Even if they woke up after a night's sleep and remembered yesterday,

They would still feel a chill down their backs.

The other was Lady Wang.

She returned to Jia Zheng's courtyard.

Without saying more than a few words to Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng went to Concubine Zhao's place.

Zhou Rui's family washed their faces and pretended to be as usual, continuing to busy themselves in Rongguo Province. But when they glanced in the direction of the green-screen cabinet, they felt like they didn't want to set foot there anymore.

The anger in Lady Wang's chest became more and more stifled. She was just sick for a while.

As a result, Baoyu didn't dare to go to his sister's place. He only accompanied Lady Wang all day long to invite a doctor to take a look.

Outside of Rongguo Province, something big happened.

During the morning court session, an imperial censor reported that the First Ministry of War's writing style was improper, causing a joke of favoring his concubine and neglecting his wife.

What was even more laughable was that under his influence, the concubine's younger brother actually took advantage of the fact that he was an official to forcefully kidnap a commoner's daughter and even violated another innocent family's daughter.

Later on, when someone died, An Ming was still able to bribe and gloss over the matter.

He truly deserved to be beheaded!

This post was naturally referring to An Ming.

This was all arranged by Qianlong.

The purpose was to remove He Shen from this matter.

The imperial censor was instructed by Qianlong to use improper conduct, an accident in the backyard, and a death as a pretext to point out An Ming's bribery.

An Ming could be dealt with without leaving any future troubles.

Soon, An Ming and the concubine's younger brother were sentenced to death by a thousand cuts.

The bribed official was demoted in rank.

The next day, his concubine was hanged to death with a foot of white silk in fear.

His wife also cut off her relationship with An Ming and left on her own.

This kind of incident was neither big nor small.

Although someone died, the First Ministry of War's writing style wasn't important enough in the capital.

It was just dealing with a First Ministry of War's writing style. Who would take it to heart?

On the contrary, when the low-ranking officials heard about it, they all clamped their tails between their legs. The atmosphere of bribery in the capital also slowed down.

Jia Zheng naturally knew about this matter.

When the imperial censor reported the matter that day, he was listening at the side.

Although he didn't even see An Ming's face, he was so shocked by Qianlong's ruthlessness that a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

The other officials only saw An Ming's bribery and thought that he was convicted because of this.

However, Jia Zheng had just reminded He Shen to be careful a few days ago and not to let the imperial censor report this matter. At this moment, his mind was naturally filled with thoughts about how An Ming caused such a disaster. It was only because of his improper conduct, causing chaos in the backyard, and also because he couldn't control his concubine's younger brother. He allowed him to snatch a civilian girl, violate other people's chastity, and cause a death …

Thinking about it according to this logic.

If he didn't care about Baoyu, and Baoyu really insulted Daiyu, with Daiyu's temper, he would be angry and cause a death.

What should he do then?

Old Mistress and Lady Wang would definitely do their best to protect Baoyu, and he only had one son …

At that time, wouldn't he end up like An Ming?

Jia Zheng shuddered.

At this moment, He Shen was sitting in the Taoist temple and talking with Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng quickly raised his head and looked at He Shen opposite him. He tried to suppress the panic in his heart and said in a low voice, "I really have to thank Brother Zhizhai. If Brother Zhizhai didn't remind me, An Ming today would be me in the future …"

Of course, what kind of status did Rongguo Province have?

It wasn't to the extent of being dismembered like An Ming, but it was certain that he would be demoted and reprimanded.

For Jia Zheng, who valued his reputation, this was equivalent to dismembering him.

Therefore, Jia Zheng's gratitude at this moment was full of sincerity.

He Shen was drinking tea.

The cup covered half of his face, so no one could see his expression clearly.

He Shen pursed his lips slightly and said with a smile, "As long as Brother Cunzhou keeps this matter in his heart, it's good enough."

The reason why he chose this moment to report An Ming's matter to Qianlong was because he knew that Qianlong thought highly of him and naturally wouldn't tolerate someone like An Ming.

However, he didn't want to implicate He Shen, so Qianlong would definitely instruct the imperial censor to sentence An Ming to death for other crimes.

An Ming's family was indeed in a lot of trouble. He Shen only mentioned it briefly, and Qianlong took it to heart.

On this side, Jia Zheng had already received a hint from him. Now that An Ming's matter had come out, it became a warning bell ringing in Jia Zheng's ears.

Jia Zheng wouldn't think of anything else. He would only think according to He Shen's logic …

Naturally, on one hand, he was shocked and determined to discipline Baoyu, but on the other hand, he wanted to thank him.

Jia Zheng still had a lingering fear, so he quickly talked to He Shen about how to discipline Baoyu.

He Shen's expression didn't change at this moment. He even said with a bit of mischief, "Baoyu has been doted on since he was a child. Everyone in the residence treats him like the apple of their eye.

When has he ever suffered?

It'll be useful to make him suffer more.

Let's not talk about anything else. It'll be good even if he has fear in his heart.

Fear in his heart will prevent him from acting recklessly just now. "

Jia Zheng nodded and secretly clenched his fists. He thought that he couldn't be soft-hearted towards Baoyu in the future.

He Shen changed the topic and suddenly asked about Daiyu, "How's Daiyu these two days?" His words were straightforward.

Jia Zheng didn't think too much about it. He only thought that He Shen was worried that Daiyu had an accident and implicated him.

Therefore, he answered frankly, "That day, I asked a few maids and older women to send the things that Brother Zhizhai sent to Daiyu. They said that he was very happy.

I think there shouldn't be any big problems. "

He Shen nodded and stood up, saying, "It's getting late. I still have something to do. I won't accompany Brother Cunzhou."

Jia Zheng nodded and watched He Shen leave.

However, when He Shen was far away, Jia Zheng felt bored sitting there. Therefore, he went back to Rongguo Province early.

Today, the person who followed Jia Zheng out was Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui had heard from his wife that He Shen was very protective of Miss Lin and was afraid of offending him.

At this time, he couldn't help but ask.

"Master, that He Shen took such good care of Miss Lin. Could it be that he has taken a fancy to Miss Lin …"

Jia Zheng's face darkened, "What do you know?

Don't mention these words to me in the future.

It's against the rules. "

Zhou Rui was so scared that he shrunk his neck. He only wanted to go back and tell the women in his family that they shouldn't offend someone they shouldn't.

Now, he only said a few words, and Second Master blamed him like this.

If the women in his family offended Miss Lin, he didn't know what kind of punishment they would receive.

After Jia Zheng returned to Rongguo Province, he went to see Lady Wang.

First, it was because Lady Wang was sick. Second, he wanted to give Lady Wang some instructions.

When he entered the room and saw Baoyu waiting on Lady Wang's bed, he praised him, "You're very sensible today."

Baoyu was a little scared and didn't respond.

However, when Madam Wang heard this, she felt much better.

When Jia Zheng sat down, he asked a few more questions about Madam Wang's condition. Seeing that he was also concerned about her, Madam Wang felt a lot better.

But before Lady Wang could say a few more words to Jia Zheng, she heard Jia Zheng say, "I have something to tell you. Baoyu, go out and wait."

Baoyu was very scared of Jia Zheng, so he hurried out.

When Madam Wang saw this, she felt both heartache and exasperated at the same time.

"What's the matter, Master?" He actually wanted to leave, as if he wanted to talk about something private.

Lady Wang was anxious.

"In the future, you have to be more careful and cautious with Daiyu."

Lady Wang frowned, "What do you mean, Master?

I've always been very careful with Daiyu in the mansion.

Who doesn't know that she's Old Madam's beloved granddaughter? "

"Don't say these words to brush me off."

Jia Zheng pulled a long face, "You just have to know that in the future, treat Daiyu well and be careful. Don't let her have discord."

"Why are you saying these things for no reason?"

Jia Zheng told Lady Wang about An Ming.

Lady Wang's heart tightened, but she said, "I can't bear to see those maids with Baoyu all day. Don't worry, I won't let Baoyu mess around."

Lady Wang still hoped that Baoyu would marry into a good family in the future.

Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, he had to mention He Shen again.

"If he hadn't reminded me, I would have been soft-hearted again that day and indulged Baoyu."

Jia Zheng sighed, "In the future, Baoyu can't always talk about Sister Lin. He's happy.

But what about Daiyu?

In the long run, I don't know how many people he'll offend. "

Although Jia Zheng said so, Lady Wang still felt that Baoyu shouldn't have been beaten like that.

Baoyu always talked about Daiyu. Did Daiyu not take any blame?

When those maids got close to Baoyu, she could still flare up.

However, when something happened to Daiyu, she was still careful and didn't dare to talk to Daiyu.

She should be the one who was short of breath!

"Rest well for a few days. Ask Caiyun to prepare some high-quality ginseng and bird's nest for you to stew," Jia Zheng said.

After hearing this, Lady Wang's face finally looked a little better.

However, after Jia Zheng left, Lady Wang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

She thought more than Jia Zheng.

Assistant Minister He took care of Daiyu for Master Lin's sake. She couldn't find fault with that.

However, seeing that he took care of Daiyu to this extent, could she say that it was just the ordinary affection of an elder towards a junior?

Being in the inner residence, Madam Wang naturally had a broader view on such matters and could see further into the future.

Immediately, Lady Wang laughed again.

If that was the case, it was a good thing.

It could make Baoyu stop thinking about Daiyu all day long. He wouldn't even eat and drink and become crazy.