The Red Mansions

Chapter 101 Poor Qin Keqing

in a few days.

Qin Keqing came to Jia Yun quietly again, saying that her younger brother had gone to study at the free school in Jia's mansion.

From this, Jia Yun affirmed that Qin Ye was deeply involved with the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

And when Qin Keqing married Jia Rong back then, the two families were married, and there must have been a collusion of interests among them.

"Does Qin Keqing really have another identity?" Jia Yun was a little uncertain at this moment.

As for asking Qin Keqing, she didn't know anything about it.

"Where did all the money Qin Ye earned go?" At this moment, another question suddenly arose in Jia Yun's heart.

He originally thought that all the money earned by Qin Ye would be placed with Qin Keqing, otherwise Qin Keqing wouldn't have so many precious treasures in his room.

But now Qin Keqing has clearly told him that Jia Zhen asked people to arrange those treasures, and later when she was not interested in Qin Keqing, she asked people to remove them.

Therefore, the whereabouts of Qin Ye's money has become a mystery.

That sum of money is not a small amount!

Qin Ye has worked in the Ministry of Industry's Construction Department for many years, even if he only embezzles 1 taels a year, the accumulated amount over the years cannot be underestimated.

What's more, the three-year-old magistrate still has one hundred thousand snowflake silver.

Qin Ye must not only embezzle 1 taels every year!

Only those who know the inside story know how much, but it must be beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Jia Yun glanced at Qin Keqing, who was sitting drinking tea, as bright and charming as a ripe peach, charming to the core, stood up, and walked around the room thinking.

"In the original book, the coffin Qin Keqing used after his death belonged to Prince Yizhong. Does she have anything to do with Prince Yizhong?"

Jia Yun stood in the perspective of God, trying to find some clues.

After Qin Keqing's death, Jia Zhen organized the funeral wantonly, which ignited the fuse of the Jia family's demise, and put the Jia family in dire straits.

That's why it is said in the book that "all unscrupulous words are published, and it is safe to start a quarrel."

In fact, it is unreasonable for Jia Zhen to organize the funeral wantonly.

Generally speaking, scandals are always hidden, and there is no such thing as he deliberately advertised.

You must know that Qin Keqing was seriously ill before, and had already prepared for the "funeral affairs", and the coffin board and clothes must have been prepared as well.

Jia Zhen was not picky before, but she became picky again after death?
He despises the uselessness of the coffin boards, and in the end he insists on buying a masonry coffin from Xue Pan, which only princes are entitled to share, and he is satisfied.

This is not as simple as arrogance. Jia Zheng said at the time that this thing can be enjoyed by ordinary people, and it would be good to use high-quality fir.

Jia Zheng has always been confused, but after all, he was born in the Duke of Houmen and has been an official for many years. Of course he understands the power of the two words.

Taking Qin Keqing as a concubine, it is not inappropriate to use something that can only be enjoyed by a prince, but it is a serious crime. It is not an exaggeration to say that it will bring disaster to the family.

It is the instinct of an official that Jia Zhenghui said this because he thought so.

But Jia Zhen insisted on going her own way, so Qin Keqing lay down in the masonry coffin shared by the prince.

The charge of usurpation is considered appropriate.

Since then, this thunder has been hanging over Jia's head.

Later, Jia Zhen invited monks and Taoists to do the Great Compassion Repentance and the Cleansing of Misfortune, to make the momentum bigger, for fear that others would not know that he loves his daughter-in-law.

If something goes wrong, it must be a demon. Many of Jia Zhen's deliberate actions are to lead others to believe that he and Qin Keqing have an affair, so as to cover up the real cause of Qin Keqing's death.

In other words, Qin Keqing's death may have other secrets behind it.

However, what is it that made Jia Zhen prefer to carry out the crime of trespassing and wantonly organize the funeral?
"Is it possible that Qin Keqing was killed by Jia Zhen?" Jia Yun asked suspiciously.

"But even if Jia Zhen killed Qin Keqing and committed the crime of homicide, there's no need to be charged with trespassing in order to cover up the matter, right?"

Thinking of this, Jia Yun's heart moved, and she thought to herself, "What if Qin Keqing's identity is really unusual?"

So this question came back to the original point, whether Qin Keqing still has another identity is still uncertain.

Because those previous analyzes were just assumptions and reasoning, but there was no evidence.

Now that Qin Keqing is disgusted by Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, it is probably even more impossible to track down the hidden secrets.

Seeing Jia Yun frowning in thought, Qin Keqing stood up and hugged him, calling softly, "Uncle..."

Jia Yun came back to her senses and asked, "What's wrong with Ke'er?"

"I saw you frowning all the time, what are you worried about?" Qin Keqing asked softly.

"I'm not worried about anything, I'm just thinking about something." Jia Yun shook her head and smiled, and then asked, "Did Uncle Zhen and Brother Rong suspect your recent changes?"

Qin Keqing slowly shook her head and said: "No, some time ago, the slave family specially stopped my husband and asked him why he was suddenly so indifferent to the slave family."

"He didn't say that the slave's body stinks, but that he has no interest in women when he sees the slave's house now. Do you think it's ridiculous?"

Jia Yun wondered, "They didn't investigate why this happened?"

Qin Keqing sneered and said, "The two of them only care about Gao Le all day long, how can they think about these things?"

As she spoke, a look of disappointment appeared on her face.

Jia Yun nodded and said hesitantly, "Ker, you have to be mentally prepared to be divorced by Brother Rong."

"Ah? Divorce his wife? You think he might divorce his slave's family?" Qin Keqing asked repeatedly in a panic.

Although she had an affair with Jia Yun, she never thought of leaving Ningguo Mansion. As a woman, and a woman bound by ethics, she didn't even have the courage to resist.

Hearing this for the first time, Qin Keqing was in a mess and panicked.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Well, it's very possible. Besides, you're going to visit me less recently. I guess when they come to their senses, they will definitely investigate your recent changes."

Qin Keqing's eyes turned red, and she said with tears in her eyes, "Uncle, what should I do with my family? If my family is really divorced, how can I have the face to live in this world?"

Jia Yun said solemnly: "You can't let it go, don't you still have me to accompany you? It's just that it's not easy for you to imagine a normal life at that time."

"Woooo, it's you, woooo, you killed my family!" Qin Keqing burst into tears in Jia Yun's arms.

Jia Yun quickly wiped away her tears, pecked her a few times, and gave her some persuasion before she calmed down.

Qin Keqing flung herself into Jia Yun's arms, and whispered pitifully, "If my family is really divorced, uncle, you can't let me go, or I won't even have the courage to live."

Jia Yun resolutely said: "Don't worry, my yard will be reserved for Ke'er at any time, and Ke'er will even be able to bear children for me in the future and live a normal woman's life."

"Really?" Qin Keqing looked up at Jia Yun with sparkling eyes and asked expectantly.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Of course, I'm not lying."

"That's good. In this way, the slave family will not be afraid that Jia Rong will divorce the slave family and become homeless." Qin Keqing said.

Jia Yun frowned and said, "What do you mean by that? Even if you don't come to my place, wouldn't you still have your natal family to go back to?"

Qin Keqing shook her head and said: "My father's condition is recurrent, and he probably won't live long. The imperial physician once told the slave family in private that my father's life expectancy is at most three years."

"If my father is gone, what's the point of staying in my mother's house? Do you often feel hurt?"

Jia Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, then if Brother Rong really divorces you, you can come to my place!"

Qin Keqing nodded, came out of Jia Yun's arms, and said, "I've been away from my family for a long time, it's time to go back."

Jia Yun didn't keep her either, because the weather was hot now, so he gave Qin Keqing a bottle of toilet water that he had made himself, and of course he didn't forget to give her a box of snow clam oil.

Then he thought that Qin Keqing's situation in Ningguo Mansion was not very good recently, so he took ten more silver notes of one hundred taels and gave them to her for emergency.

Qin Keqing took a few things, took a deep look at Jia Yun, sighed and said, "My family is right with the wrong person, my uncle is reliable, so my family can rest assured."

"Hehe, don't think about it, you have to live your life, you understand?" Jia Yun urged.

"By the way, there is another set of sayings about toilet water and snow clam oil, you should memorize..."

Qin Keqing nodded after listening, took the initiative to peck Jia Yun, then turned and left.

After sending Qin Keqing away, Xiren came to find Jia Yun and said, "Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, brother Yun, are you staying at home, or going to Xue's house?"

"Let's go to Xue's house!" Jia Yun replied, and asked again: "By the way, after Xiangling came to our house, are you used to it?"

After bringing Xiangling home last time, Jia Yun gave her to Xiren to train her. During this time, he was fascinated by reading history books in the study, and did not pay attention to Xiangling's recent situation.

Xiren said with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiangling is responsible, and you don't know, she likes to read books. She has only been here for so long, and she has almost finished reading the books in my room. What do you think?" Is it powerful?"

Jia Yun was surprised and said, "I remember you have a set of Four Books and Five Classics in your room, right? Is she really almost finished reading it?"

"That's right, she's not like the other maids in the family who play around, but likes to read alone with a book, especially the Book of Songs." Xi Ren said with a smile.

Jia Yun smiled, thought about it, got up and found a set of "Complete Tang Poems" in the study and handed it to Xi Ren, and said: "Since she likes to read poetry, let her read this set of "Complete Tang Poems!" "

"Hehe, she will be very happy now." Xiren laughed, "By the way, do you want to take her with you when you go back to Xue's house?"

Jia Yun nodded and said, "It must be brought, Baochai and the others want to ask her about the family situation!"

Xiren nodded and said: "That's right, you are a aunt after all, it's inconvenient for Miss Bao and the others to ask you some things, but it's much more convenient to ask Miss Xiangling."

……

On the way home, Qin Keqing tightened the bank notes in her sleeves, feeling much more at ease.

During this period of time in Ningguo Mansion, both Jia Zhen and Jia Rong treated her extremely coldly, which made her feel uneasy.

Ever since she married into Ningguo Mansion, she has lived a luxurious life, with excellent food and clothing.

But since following Jia Yun, there has been an inexplicable surge of air in the body. The air is good, but it seems to recognize people, which dislikes Jia Zhen and Jia Rong.

As a result, her situation in Ningguo Mansion suddenly plummeted, and all the treasures originally arranged in the room were also removed. Compared with before, her usual food and clothing suddenly became shabby and tight, which made her extremely disturbed.

It's all right now, Jia Yun gave her 1000 taels of silver, which immediately made her feel at ease.

Just as she was thinking about something, she ran into Wang Xifeng at the gate of Ningguo Mansion. Qin Keqing quickly suppressed her thoughts, stepped forward with a smile, bowed and saluted, "Second Aunt."

"Is this going out?" Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

Qin Keqing nodded and said, "Yes, I went to buy some things."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "If you want to buy something, you can tell the girls to buy it, why do you have to go there yourself, aren't you tired?"

"I'm not tired. I've been in the mansion for a long time, and I'm so bored, so I want to go out for a walk to get some fresh air." Qin Keqing smiled.

While talking, the two entered Ningguo Mansion hand in hand.

After arriving at Qin Keqing's room, Wang Xifeng looked around, only to see that there was no decent decoration in the room.

She couldn't help but sighed: "Brother Zhen and Brother Rong are too outrageous, changing faces is like changing the sky, what's wrong with them?"

Qin Keqing took the toilet water and snow clam oil from Baozhu, put them on the dressing table, with a blank expression on her face, shook her head and replied: "I don't know, my family is also confused!"

Wang Xifeng said: "Men don't have a good thing, let's not talk about them, seeing that the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, I'll bring some zongzi just made in the house and invite you to try."

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "Then I would like to thank Second Aunt, I was thinking whether to make it myself or go out to buy it, but it happened that Second Aunt brought it here, now it's all right, I don't need to go out to buy it, let alone do it myself. "

Wang Xifeng raised his eyebrows and said, "How did you arrange it in the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Qin Keqing shook her head and said, "Who knows? Now that the mother-in-law has taken over the affairs of the family, the servant's house is quite free."

After a pause, she hesitated with red eyes: "These days, the meals that my family eats in the mansion are all cooked by Ruizhu. The husband hides from my family, and the servants in the mansion also hide from my family. No matter what, woo woo..."

"It's too much! Isn't this treating you as an outsider?" Wang Xifeng said angrily.

Qin Keqing looked aggrieved, and said with tears in her eyes: "My father-in-law and my husband said that my body stinks, and even the morning and evening morning and evening routines are spared. My family is really wronged. Second aunt, you hear, my body really doesn't stink."

Wang Xifeng didn't even smell it, so she said, "Oh, they really stink like men! You have a strange smell on your body, how could it stink? I think they said that because of their crooked noses."

At this time Ruizhu brought in hot water from outside and asked Qin Keqing to wipe off her sweat.

After Qin Keqing washed her face, she said to Wang Xifeng, "Second Aunt will sit down and have a cup of tea first, and my servant will go into the house and change into looser clothes before coming out to talk."

"Go, I'm not in a hurry to leave right now." Wang Xifeng smiled.

……

When Jia Yun came to Kuayuan, she saw Li Wan and Suyun, master and servant, standing in the corridor of the attic from a distance, looking at him with a smile on their faces.

When they came to the door of the attic, Jia Yun and Li Wan looked at each other with knowing smiles.

"I thought you disappeared from the world!" Jia Yun took Li Wan's hand and walked to the attic, then turned her head and said to Su Yun: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you seem to be very happy."

Suyun blushed, turned around and gently closed the door.

"Even if I become a ghost, I will come to you." Li Wan smiled and asked, "Why didn't Xiren come over today?"

Jia Yun replied: "She still has work to do today, so she can't come here free. She just told me that you are here, and then she is busy again."

When the three of them came to the upstairs bedroom, Jia Yun hugged Li Wan and kissed her hard. After letting go, she let out a long breath and said, "I really miss you! I just love you."

Li Wan backed away with a smile, then turned around and asked, "Does it look good? I dressed up specially to see you today."

The mature and plump Li Wan exudes a unique charm all over her body. Her waves are choppy, her waist is soft, her legs are slender, her figure is well-proportioned and delicate, and she is indescribably charming.

Today she is wearing a long purple dress, like a purple rose in full bloom, charming and charming.

Jia Yun's eyes lit up, and she praised: "As expected of a pretty widow, you are so beautiful today!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and embraced Li Wan in his arms, inhaling the fragrance of her body to his heart's content...

After everything calmed down, Jia Yun asked, "I heard that you have been back for a while, why did you come here today?"

"I've wanted to come over to see you for a long time, but I haven't looked for an opportunity." Li Wan bit his red lips and said while looking at him with blinking eyes.

Then she told Jia Yun that she had to make a high profile after returning home because of her appearance change.

"No matter where I go, I attract attention like a lantern at night, so I have to be careful, and I didn't find time to come to see you until today." Li Wan said with a smile.

Jia Yun nodded, and asked, "So the Rongguo Mansion knows about snow clam oil?"

Li Wan nodded and said: "Yes, fortunately you gave me snow clam oil, otherwise I really couldn't explain it clearly."

"By the way, when I leave today, you have to give me some snow clam oil, otherwise I won't be able to deal with the old lady when I go back."

Jia Yun asked, "Are you going back to Jia's mansion today?"

"I'm not going back, I'll go directly to the academy, and I'll go back to the mansion with Lan'er after the Dragon Boat Festival in a few days." Li Wan shook his head and said.

Jia Yun smiled and said, "Then you can stay longer today and leave in the afternoon, how about it?"

Li Wan nodded and said, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to leave this afternoon. If I don't eat enough today, I will never give up."

Jia Yun laughed loudly, and turned her head to the well-behaved Suyun beside her and asked, "Young girl Yun, you have to use all your strength to accompany us today."

"Your maidservant is not afraid." Suyun said with a blushing face, hesitated for a moment, then she smiled and said, "My maidservant is really thinking about it these days."

Jia Yun patted her chest and laughed loudly: "Just think about it, let's go crazy for today."

……

After Qin Keqing changed into loose clothes from the room, she walked out gracefully and sat down in front of the dressing table.

Wang Xifeng came behind Qin Keqing and saw that the dressing table didn't even have a few boxes of rouge, and the jewelry was even less pitiful, so she asked, "Where are those jewelry and rouge gouache you used to? Brother Rong did too much, right?" ?”

Qin Keqing shook her head and said, "Don't blame him, it's the father-in-law who lost his temper and took away all the valuable things from the servant's house."

"It's unreasonable!" Wang Xifeng scolded, "Brother Zhen is too outrageous, how can he treat his daughter-in-law like this?"

Qin Keqing opened the toilet water that Jia Yun gave her, sprinkled a few drops on her body, and said with a smile: "It's actually good, at least I live with peace of mind, not as trembling as before."

"Hey, I used to see you and Brother Rong treat each other like guests, and I was very envious. I didn't expect that Xin'er didn't know that such a big change happened to you." Wang Xifeng sighed.

Then, she sniffed her nose and said in surprise: "What did you sprinkle on your body just now, why is it so fragrant?"

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "The fragrance dew I bought outside is said to be made from many precious herbs. You can smell it. The faint fragrance smells very good. It is light and delicate, soft and not pungent at all."

"I heard that this scented dew can also effectively prevent prickly heat and repel mosquitoes, refresh the mind, refresh the skin without drying it, isn't it hot, so I bought a bottle and came back to try it."

Wang Xifeng's eyes were straightened. The silver that she didn't pick up at Li Wan's place not long ago seemed to have returned. She murmured, "Try..."

(End of this chapter)