The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 225 Metamorphosis

Lin Daiyu didn't sleep well all night. When she got up the next day, she found that her maid Xue Yan came in with a pair of panda eyes and a water basin in a depressed state. It was obvious that she had not slept well last night.

Xue Yan originally looked a bit silly and cute, but now her eyelids were slightly swollen, her eyes were straight, and she looked even more dull, as if she was having a headache. While serving Lin Daiyu to wash herself, she yawned and squeezed out the water when twisting the towel. On to the ground.

Lin Daiyu was both angry and funny when she saw this, and scolded: "I committed a thief last night, and my three souls have lost my seven souls." After saying this, she also yawned a long yawn, which brought tears to her eyes.

Xue Yan laughed out loud: "Young lady didn't sleep well last night?"

Lin Daiyu said slightly embarrassed: "Who can sleep well after crying and howling all night long?"

Xue Yan stuck out her tongue and said, "I have long heard that the Jinyi Guards are scary. If you fall into their hands, your skin will be peeled off even if you don't die. I believe it this time. I heard from Granny Zhang that it only took half a day to raise someone in the prison." Two bloody bodies came out, neither of them humanoid. I don’t know whether they are dead or alive, but they are probably not alive anymore.”

It turned out that after the Kang family and his son were assassinated yesterday, although the two assassins were eventually captured, they both died and no useful information could be obtained. In anger, Yi Hong immediately began to torture the prisoners to extract confessions, and drove all the way from the capital. He was so tired that he didn't even rest at night. He continued to burn the midnight oil and worked overtime to provide the prisoners with the "full set of services" exclusive to Jinyiwei.

Commander Yi's "dedication" spirit is indeed highly admirable, but it also brings great trouble to the masters and servants of the Lin family who live in the back house of Xunyan Censor's Yamen.Although the cell was still some distance from the back house, the screams in the quiet night could still be clearly heard in the back house, making people's hearts tremble with fear and keeping them awake all night.

After Lin Daiyu had finished washing her clothes, she was about to walk around the yard for a few quick laps as usual, when she saw Ping'er walking in.This pretty maid is getting plumper now, her skin is white and rosy, and she is swaying when she walks, but her eyes are a little swollen. She obviously didn't sleep well last night. When she saw Lin Daiyu, she smiled sweetly and saluted, "Good morning, Miss Lin." .”

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, "Good morning, sister Ping'er. Is Third Master Huan up?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "I got up and went to the front again. I even asked my maid to come and see if Miss Lin got up and ask her if she slept well last night."

Lin Daiyu's heart warmed, and before she could answer, Xue Yan complained: "There is so much noise in the cell, it's amazing that I can sleep well."

As soon as he finished speaking, a shrill scream suddenly came faintly from the cell. Although it was not as quiet during the day as it was at night, it could still be heard clearly, and the hairs on the hair of the three women stood on end.

"We're here again early in the morning. This place is really untenable." Lin Daiyu sighed.

Ping'er patted her plump chest and said, "No, we've been making trouble all night, and now we're still making trouble. If this continues, who can bear it?"

At this time, a gust of morning wind blew, and there seemed to be a smell of blood in the air. Lin Daiyu felt even more uncomfortable. Xue Yan suggested: "Why don't you tell the master, let's move to another courtyard."

Lin Daiyu was a little moved, but when she thought about her father being in danger one after another, and even Kang Lingcheng and his son being assassinated, how arrogant and crazy were the forces behind the scenes?If I move to another courtyard at this time, I am afraid that my father and brother Huan will have to take care of me again, so I might as well endure it a little longer, so I said: "Let's talk about it later!"

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When Jia Huan woke up early in the morning, he first visited Kang Lingcheng and found that the latter still had a fever, so he gave him a bowl of ginseng chicken soup to supplement his nutrition. He also asked the housekeeper Xiao Lei to invite Feng Jiren over, and he still wore a hood for diagnosis and treatment.Yesterday at the Chengnan Pier, Kang's father and son were assassinated. This incident has caused a stir in the city, so Feng Jiren vaguely guessed the identity of the injured person, but he was smart enough to pretend not to know so as not to get into trouble.

Feng Jiren took Kang Lingcheng's pulse and found that it was a little stronger than yesterday. He couldn't help but said happily: "There is hope for life. When I get back, I will prescribe a dose of medicine to strengthen the body and strengthen the body. The clerk will send it to the house. If the patient wakes up, he will cook it." After taking the dose, if you don’t wake up, you’d better drink some ginseng soup.”

Feng Jiren changed the medicine for Kang Lingcheng's wound again, and then left. Soon after, he asked the clerk from Jirentang to deliver a dose of medicine.

Jia Huan asked his servants to take care of Kangling City and then went to the cell. The screams could not be heard last night. He was also curious about how Yi Hong's interrogation went.

As a result, as soon as Jia Huan entered the prison of the Salt Patrol Censor's Yamen, he was so drunk by the strong smell of blood that he almost vomited out his breakfast.

"Master Jia!" The Jinyi captain guarding the gate already recognized Jia Huan and knew that this young man was highly regarded by Lin Ruhai, so he did not stop him and greeted him politely.

Jia Huan nodded: "Brother, I interrogated you all night, thank you for your hard work."

Captain Jinyi licked his lips and replied: "It's not hard, it's fun, hehe!"

Jia Huan couldn't help but sweat. At this moment, a guard in Jinyi came out with a wooden basin. The blood in it was soaked in some extremely disgusting objects. He could vaguely recognize some nails with flesh and blood, and smashed broken pieces. Refers to even disgusting objects similar to fat pigs.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Jia? Good morning, have you had breakfast?" The guard holding the wooden basin asked with a smile, and deliberately put the basin in front of Jia Huan in a disgusting manner, and said with a smile: "These are all It's fertilizer unloaded from the prisoners and buried under the flower trees in the courtyard. The flowers will bloom beautifully next year!"

Jia Huan suddenly felt nauseated. Are these Jin Yiwei perverts?

Seeing Jia Huan's expression, the two guards in Jinyi couldn't help but look at each other and smile. Then the man carrying the wooden basin left humming a ditty, holding the wooden basin with one hand, taking steps as if he didn't recognize his relatives, just like a waiter preparing to serve food in a restaurant.

The captain in Jinyi who was guarding the door chuckled and said teasingly: "Master Jia, do you want to go in and broaden your horizons?"

Without saying a word, Jia Huan walked towards the prison. A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the captain in Jinyi, and he secretly thought that this boy has some talent. Ordinary people would be scared to death when they see this kind of scene, but this boy actually dares to get in. ,hey-hey!
Although Jia Huan had been mentally prepared, when he saw the situation in the prison, he still couldn't help but feel numb. Grandma, this is not a prison cell, it is simply a slaughterhouse. About six or seven prisoners were stripped naked and tied up. On the cross, the body was dripping with blood, and there was not an inch of good skin to be found. One of the calf's flesh had been rinsed off with boiling water, and even the bones were exposed. It was too horrible to look at.

Jia Huan recognized that this unlucky guy was Diao Sheng, the former housekeeper of the Lin Mansion. This guy had always been very stubborn and did not admit that Kang Lingcheng ordered him to poison Lin Ruhai. I wonder if he has confessed now.

At this time, Yi Hong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was sitting behind the case, sorting out his confession. When he saw Jia Huan coming in, he showed a smile and said: "Oh, Jia Xiucai came just in time. I don't know much about reading. You are a scholar, come and help me." I, the commander, will read it over and see if there are any typos. These confessions will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice in the future, and even the emperor will read them, so there is no room for sloppiness!"

(End of this chapter)