The Second Master of the Red Chamber

In Shuntian Mansion, when Jia Yucun heard from his subordinates that Xue Pan had beaten someone to death in Jinxiangyuan, and that the person was captured and taken back to Shuntian Mansion, he was a little confused.

He frowned, and when he was thinking about how to exonerate Xue Pan and sell the biggest favor to the four major families, his cronies reminded him: "Master, don't think about the benefits first, let's think about how to get out. If Since this case involves Xue Pan's beating to death of Feng Yuan, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to my promotion!"

"Well, how about it?" Jia Yucun didn't think it was a big deal for someone like Xue Pan to accidentally kill someone.

"The person who died was Captain Qiu's son."

"Captain Qiu, which Commander Qiu?"

"Qiu Tianyin, the commander-in-chief on the left side of the guard camp!"

"Is it him?" Jia Yucun frowned suddenly, and then sighed: "If so, I might be in trouble."

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In Rongguo Mansion, the drama suddenly stopped.

Aunt Xue was not in a hurry to go home, because she knew that if something happened to her son, it would be easier to save her son by staying at Jia's house.

Mrs. Wang returned to the house and saw Aunt Xue looking at her worriedly, and comforted: "Don't worry, I have already found out that the person was taken away by Shuntian Mansion. Sister Yin of Shuntian Mansion also knew that it was Jia Yucun.

Thinking about it, Pan'er will definitely not suffer as long as he is here.For the current plan, it is better to find out the cause of the matter first, and then find a way to rescue Pan'er. "

"What sister said is that everything depends on her help. Pan'er is a loser, if he can escape with his life this time, I, I..."

Aunt Xue wanted to speak harshly, but it was obviously in vain.If she had a way to control Xue Pan, she wouldn't be like this all these years.

Mrs. Wang also understands Aunt Xue's helplessness. Although she is very disgusted with Xue Pan's bastard, after all, he is her sister's only son. How can she not rescue him?
But now Jia Zheng has just been promoted to another province, Jia Lian is not at home, and there is no man in charge of the family.Suddenly encountering such a bad thing, she didn't know what to do for a moment, so she could only send people out to find out the news.

Fortunately, Xue Pan's boy came back soon.The boy who came back to report the news earlier was only responsible for taking care of the horses downstairs at Jinxiang. He immediately ran back to report the news, so he didn't know the details of what happened.

The one who came back this time was Zhou Xing, Xue Pan's close confidant. Naturally, Mrs. Wang and others immediately detained him for questioning.

What happened is not complicated.It turns out that Xue Pan gathered a group of his brothers to drink at Jinxiang Tower today. Halfway through the drink, his old bustard Hao Yun'er, who summoned him, could not be summoned. After questioning the old bustard, he found out that Qiu Pan, the son of Captain Qiu of the guard camp, was also attracted by Jin'er. If you fall in love with Yun'er, you must keep Yun'er as your companion whether you live or die.

In fact, for a building, there are only a few popular ones, and sometimes there is inevitably competition, but the building can usually make arrangements for them.

Unfortunately, Qiu Pan had issues with Xue Pan and others.The original reason was that Qiu Pan had a feud with Feng Ziying. The rude Qiu Pan was beaten up by the young and frivolous Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying almost went to jail.

The circle of young men in Xicheng is so big, so Xue Pan and others naturally sided with Feng Ziying, and had several conflicts with Qiu Pan.

Today, in front of all the brothers, Qiu Pan actually dared to snatch his woman. This immediately made Xue Pan furious. Therefore, regardless of the dissuasion of others, he immediately led people to find her.Unexpectedly, he met Qiu Pan trying to force Yun'er in the room.

Xue Pan could not bear it now.You must know that Xue Pan, who is so young and wealthy, had to coax Yun'er into his hands in the first place. How dare this Qiu be so obscene!With old and new grudges coming together, Xue Pan took the slogan of greeting Qiu Pan's mother and rushed in immediately, bound to show his majesty and kill the villains.

Xue Pan is a person who acts recklessly, and when he is furious, there is no importance in his actions.Only when he suddenly discovered that Qiu Pan was curled up on the ground, with no air coming out, did he become frightened.

But at this time, Qiu Pan's entourage heard the sound and came over. He was so stunned that he didn't have time to escape, so he was caught on the spot by the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion.

Zhou Xing was also taken away as an accomplice, but for some unknown reason, he was quietly released not long after entering the Shuntian Mansion Prison.

After learning the whole story, Aunt Xue was shocked, angry and scared. She scolded Zhou Xing and asked him why he didn't keep an eye on Xue Pan and let him get into trouble.

But it was of no use, so he looked at Mrs. Wang again.

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Now that we know the whole story, the most important thing now is to confirm whether Pan'er was injured or not. I have asked the housekeeper to visit the enemy's house. I hope she is okay, otherwise... But please don't worry, sister, the enemy But for a fourth-grade official, no matter what, Pan'er would only have to suffer a little, and his life would not be in danger.

I hope Pan'er will learn a lesson from this and be able to act more restrained in the future and never be so reckless again. "

Aunt Xue nodded, hoping that Qiu Pan would survive.She didn't think that if she really beat someone to death in public, she would only suffer a little after being an official.

Unless they are relatives of the emperor!Obviously, the Xue family is not.

Things went contrary to expectations, and that day the enemy hung up a white cloth and cried out with joy and sorrow.

Neither the Jia family nor the Xue family could enter the enemy's house.The other party has obviously cut off any possibility of getting private, and has a fight-or-die attitude.

What's embarrassing is that not only Jia Zheng and Jia Lian are not in Beijing now, but Xue Pan's other strong supporter, his uncle Wang Ziteng, is also not in Beijing. Instead, he has been patrolling the border on orders.

This caused Aunt Xue and others to feel helpless as they had nothing to do except rush to report the news.Just when Aunt Xue and others were trying various ways to solve the problem, a piece of shocking news came.

That night, the Ministry of Punishment suddenly sent people to Shuntian Mansion and took Xue Pan and other intervening personnel to the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Even Aunt Xue, a female prostitute, smelled something unusual about this incident, so she ignored her eyes which were red from crying and braced herself to go to Rongguo Mansion to find Mrs. Wang to discuss countermeasures.

Before I could go out, I heard from the housekeeper: "Madam, the eldest son of the Feng family has sent someone!"

"Quick, please!"

Aunt Xue did not forget that before her son went out this morning, she said that he was going to invite Feng Ziying and others. This time the other party sent someone over, maybe there was important news.

"Young Feng Sheng has met Mrs. Xue."

"No need to be polite, your eldest son sent you here for something important?"

"To get back to Madam, our uncle asked me to come. There is indeed important news that I want to convey to Madam."

"Speak quickly."

Aunt Xue had no time to talk nonsense and just got straight to the point.

Feng Sheng said: "Our uncle said that he is deeply sorry for what happened today. He asked me to tell my wife that if she wants to save Uncle Xue, for the current plan, only one person can be invited to come forward to be able to reverse the situation."

"who is it?"

"It must be the Marquis of Zhenyuan!"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she felt that the other party was talking nonsense.Not to mention Jia Lian, even if their brother-in-law Jia Zheng was at home, they would not be so panicked.

"Why?"

"My uncle said. The enemy family is no better than other families. Although Qiu Tianyin is only a fourth-grade captain, he is a disciple of Prince Zhongshun.

According to the news my uncle received, just this afternoon, Qiu Tianyin went to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, and then Prince Zhongshun took him into the palace with him. It seems that he had already gone up to heaven to hear about his son's death. "As soon as these words came out, not to mention Aunt Xue, even Baochai behind the screen was shocked. Aunt Xue's body was trembling in the chair. It was obvious that both mother and daughter were thinking about the news they had just received. .

If what this person said is true, then it makes perfect sense for the Ministry of Punishments to suddenly intervene in this case.Thinking of this, Aunt Xue felt cold all over and couldn't say a word.

"Your Majesty is jealous of evil nowadays. If you listen to the enemy's words, I am afraid that Uncle Xue will have no chance of survival. Therefore, my uncle said that if you want to save Uncle Xue now, only the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who is deeply trusted by Your Majesty, can have the chance to try. .”

Aunt Xue was silent for a long time, subconsciously glanced at the screen, and finally took a deep breath and said: "Duo, thank you so much for letting me know this news, and thank you for me. Now that our family has suffered this change, it is also It’s inconvenient to have guests here, so please come back.”

Aunt Xue, who was anxious to go to Rongguo Mansion, immediately sent someone to send the Feng family away, and then had someone seal a red envelope.At this juncture, she was afraid of offending anyone and losing the hope of saving her son.

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

Jia Mu ate some porridge and looked at Mrs. Wang below, "How is the situation with Brother Xue?"

"If I go back to the old lady, things may be a little troublesome. Just now Lin Zhixiao came back and said..."

Mrs. Wang gave a general report to Jia Mu about the information they obtained.Seeing that Mrs. Jia was silent for a long time after listening, Mrs. Wang felt a little worried.

You must know that the Xue family now lives next to the Jia family, and the Xue family's daughters even live in the Jia family house. The main reason is because of the close relationship that she, the second wife of the Jia family, is the biological sister of Mrs. Xue family.

Now that Xue Pan is involved in another life lawsuit, the Jia family's reputation will naturally be damaged, and Mrs. Wang knows that Jia Mu has always disliked fools like Xue Pan. From this, one can imagine Jia Mu's feelings for Xue Pan and even Xue Pan. family attitude.If she was offended because of this, she couldn't argue.

Fortunately, as long as Jia Baoyu is not involved, Jia Mu will take care of herself.She did not blame Mrs. Wang for anything, she just said in a deep voice: "Since you said that the Ministry of Punishment has intervened in this matter, I'm afraid things are getting worse.

In addition, your master and Lian'er are not in Beijing, and such major criminal cases are definitely not something that you and I, the female class, can control.

But after all, we are relatives, so we will naturally help wherever we can.If you can't help, there is nothing you can do. Everyone has his destiny. "

Mrs. Wang has always been shrewd and has served Jia Mu for many years.Although it seemed that there was nothing wrong with Jia Mu's words, she immediately understood what Jia Mu really meant.

Mrs. Wang's face was filled with uncertainty. She glanced around, and Yuanyang signaled to the two maids to leave.

"Old lady, it's not that my daughter-in-law is unreasonable and prefers to help her sister and nephew. It's just that... my daughter-in-law just pities Bao Yatou. I have watched this child grow up since she was a child. Regardless of her appearance or personality, she is the best choice.

Baoyu fell ill because of Lin Yatou's incident, and I'm afraid she's still worried about it now.I just thought about setting up a good marriage for him as soon as possible, so that he could settle down early and live up to the high expectations of the master in the future. "

Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang and hummed: "I know what you are thinking. If it were before today, I would have no objection. Bao Yatou is indeed a rare good girl, with a good temperament, uprightness and courtesy.

It just happened that such a good girl met such a brother!Have you ever thought about it, if you let Baoyu marry Bao Yatou, and let Baoyu bear the reputation of a brother-in-law who is sued for his life in the future, how will others talk about him behind his back? If it affects his future, how can you realize it? high hopes? "

Mrs. Wang was shocked. As expected, Mrs. Jia was always thoughtful. She had forgotten about Sister Gu's previous eagerness.

Her eldest son died young, leaving only this precious seedling.As a mother, she naturally has to eliminate all unfavorable hidden dangers for him!

Just looking at Mrs. Wang's expression, Jia Mu knew that she understood, so she didn't say much, waved her hand and said: "Okay, you can go down. I'm afraid your sister will panic by now. If she comes, you can Comfort her well, and there is no need to come to see me again when the night is late."

"Yes."

After saying this, word came from outside that Aunt Xue had arrived, so Mrs. Wang said goodbye to Jia Mu and went to Rongxi Hall.

When she saw her sister coming out at the door of the small house where she was sitting, even though Mrs. Wang had already made up her mind, she still couldn't bear it when she saw her sister's anxious face and red and swollen eyes, and she called out emotionally: " younger sister."

"elder sister!"

Aunt Xue didn't care about being polite to Mrs. Wang. As soon as they met, she quickly told Mrs. Wang all the news she had learned and from the Feng family.

Mrs. Wang did not expect that there was a relationship between loyalty and obedience to the palace and even the emperor, and her heart sank, "If this is really the case, I'm afraid Pan'er..."

"Sister...?" Aunt Xue looked at Mrs. Wang pleadingly.

At this juncture, the only thing Aunt Xue could count on was the sister in front of her who was the head wife of the Duke's Mansion.If even Mrs. Wang can't do anything, then she may have no choice but to sit back and wait for death.

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Your brother-in-law has just left the capital, and I'm afraid he hasn't taken up his post yet. Besides, even if your brother-in-law is promoted now, he is only a third-rank scholar in politics. Ruo Pan'er's matter really alarms Shengting, I'm afraid your brother-in-law There is nothing we can do in Beijing.

For the current plan, he can only rely on his uncle.Let's do this. You and I will write another letter and inform the second brother in detail about the situation here to see if he can mediate it. "

Mrs. Wang's words seemed not wrong to Aunt Xue. She also knew that although Jia Zheng had been an official in the central government for many years, he actually did not have many holy relatives.Being able to advance to several levels this time is all thanks to Yuanchun's credit.

"What my sister said is right. It's just that his uncle is far away at the border, so he's just out of reach, and Pan'er's matter doesn't dare to be delayed. My sister also knows that, and he's such an unlucky person. If he really sacrifices his life, How can I live from now on? So my sister thinks that she cannot ask the imperial concubine in the palace to help save her cousin’s life..."

Yes, this is the real reason why Aunt Xue hurried to see Mrs. Wang.She didn't doubt that Wang Ziteng was unable to save Xue Pan, but she was worried that the distant water could not quench the near thirst.

But Yuanchun can!As a noble concubine, Yuanchun was in the palace, only one step away from the emperor.

In Aunt Xue's view, if the real enemy brought this matter to the emperor, then looking at all the relatives and friends, only Yuanchun would be the most sure to save people.

But as her words fell, Mrs. Wang fell silent, and sighed for a while: "I'm afraid the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

Aunt Xue heard the sentence "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on her heart, and her heart suddenly became cold.

Baochai, who had been unknown next to her, also raised his head and glanced at Mrs. Wang, lowered his head and said nothing.

Since ancient times, many dynasties have had ancestral precepts that harems are not allowed to interfere in politics, but there has never been a clear definition of what counts as intervening in politics.

Something happened to Xue Pan, and Yuan Chun came forward to ask for a favor in front of the emperor. Is it considered political interference to help find out some information?She is Xue Pan's first cousin!
Doesn’t that count as doing politics?Xue Pan beat Qiu Pan to death. This was a major criminal case. There were three judges to review it. How could the concubine have any right to speak or interfere?

But no matter what, since Mrs. Wang said so, Aunt Xue has no reason and dare not mention it again.

So Aunt Xue came and left at night.

Mrs. Wang personally escorted Aunt Xue into the car and watched her carriage leave.

In fact, she did not intentionally refuse Aunt Xue's proposal before, but she knew very well that Yuanchun was not only her pride and reliance, but also the pride and pillar of the entire Jia family. She would never use it to wipe the butt of someone like Xue Pan. reason.

Even if she wanted to, Jia Mu would not allow it.

Therefore, telling Yuan Chun about Xue Pan's accident would be an act of kindness.As for what Yuanchun will do, it all depends on Yuanchun herself. She will never ask Yuanchun to do more in the name of her mother.

After all, in her heart, Xue Pan is not one ten thousandth as good as her daughter, and she will never allow her daughter to offend Long Yan because of Xue Pan's evil deeds.How could she not know that it would be difficult for her daughter in the palace. (End of chapter)