The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 227
Maybe the air in the prison was too turbid. After Lin Ruhai watched Yi Hong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, leave, he suddenly coughed violently. Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly helped him out of the cell, but outside, Lin Ruhai still coughed. Zhang's skinny face turned red from holding back, and there was a heart-wrenching thumping sound in his chest, as if his lungs were about to be coughed out.

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other worriedly, supported Lin Ruhai from left to right, and patted her back to comfort her.

After a long time, Lin Ruhai calmed down and loosened the handkerchief covering his mouth. There were spots of blood on it. Lu Xiangsheng was shocked and lost his voice: "It's terrible. Ziming, please call the doctor quickly. Master Lin is vomiting blood."

Lin Ruhai closed the handkerchief as if nothing had happened, put it back in his arms and said, "It's okay. There's no need to be surprised. I won't die as a teacher."

Lu Xiangsheng said anxiously: "But..."

Lin Ruhai said calmly: "Although I don't know the medical skills, my body still knows that the poison has penetrated into the bone marrow and the disease is terminal. It can't be cured by medicine or stone. It's just one more day to live."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Jia Huan in surprise when he heard this.

Jia Huan was speechless. The poison of Aconitum had seriously damaged Lin Ruhai's internal organs and caused irreversible damage. It was really uncertain how long Lin Ruhai could live!
Lu Xiangsheng's heart dropped when he saw this. As the saying goes, once he is a teacher, he is always a father. He is a sincere person. Although Lin Ruhai taught him knowledge for a short time, his love for Lin Ruhai is also sincere.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "I am from a family of Zhongming, Dingshi, and a family of poets and calligraphy. I have been an official for more than twenty years. You two are both the first and last batch of students. Haha, if I can teach two Jinshi before my death, I will have no regrets as a teacher!"

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng's eyes turned red when they heard this. The former said hurriedly: "Uncle, please don't say that. You will live a long life."

Lin Ruhai smiled casually, stroking his beard and said: "Birth, aging, illness and death are human nature. You should not imitate those children. Study hard and study seriously. In the provincial examination in three months, don't lose the reputation of being a teacher. "

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng quickly lowered their hands and said yes.

Lin Ruhai whispered again: "Since ancient times, cruel officials have never had a good end. Yi Hong is too harsh and harsh, and he is very fond of success. Sooner or later, something will happen. You must not offend him, but you must not get too close to him. "

Jia Huan knew that Lin Ruhai's words were mainly to warn him. He probably realized that those confessions were transcribed by him, so he hurriedly said solemnly: "Huan'er understands, please remember your uncle's teachings."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said, "Go ahead. You two don't have to get involved in the case from now on. You can study quietly for a few months and prepare to take the annual examination and the provincial examination."

The so-called annual examination is a routine annual examination conducted by the government for scholars who have already achieved fame. Only those who have passed the examination can participate in the provincial examination. If they fail to pass, they will be punished. If the results of the annual examination are particularly poor, they may be stripped of their honor. Of course, this This situation rarely happens, because the annual examination is very simple, and as long as the academic neglect is not too ridiculous, you can basically pass it.

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng quickly said yes. Just as the three masters and apprentices returned to the front office, a servant came to report: "Master, someone from the second uncle's house in Beijing has come."

Jia Huan thought for a while and then realized that his cheap friend Jia Zheng had sent people here. Of course, Jia Zheng sent people here to find Lin Ruhai, and it was unlikely to be looking for him, and it was most likely related to Prince Yi Zhong.

Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Bring people into the living room."

The servants hurriedly took orders and left.

Jia Huan said, "Uncle, please be busy while Huan'er and Brother Jiandou go to Yuewei Hall to study."

Lin Ruhai nodded and ordered: "Don't tell Yi Hong that Kang Lingcheng is still alive for the time being, until his injury has completely improved."

Yi Hong was very happy with his achievements and loved to use torture. If he knew that Kang Lingcheng was not dead yet, he might torture him again, and he would probably torture the half-dead Kang Lingcheng to death.

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng nodded in agreement and then went to Yueweitang to warm up their books.

This Salt Patrol Censor's Yamen is quite large and is divided into the front Yamen, the middle Yamen and the back Yamen. The front Yamen is the largest and is the main office area, while the Zhongyamen is where Lin Ruhai receives guests on a daily basis. The back Yamen is used for Arrange for family members.

Yueweitang is located in Zhongya, where Lin Ruhai usually reads and writes. Occasionally, he will invite three or five literary friends to dance and write here. When Jia Yucun was a teacher in the Lin family, it was here that he taught Lin Daiyu, and now it has become This is the place where Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng study every day, and Lin Ruhai will also give lectures to them here in her spare time.

Let's say that Lin Ruhai met two servants sent by Jia Zheng in the living room. One of them was Li Shi'er and the other was Lai Chunsheng. They were both servants who served Jia Zheng on weekdays.

As soon as the two servants Li Lai saw Lin Ruhai, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "I would like to say hello to my uncle and say hello to my cousin. I also wish my uncle and cousin well on behalf of the old lady, master and madam."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "Get up. Brother Lian will leave for Beijing at the beginning of the month. He must have already entered the mansion, right?" Li Shier smiled and said: "Second Master Lian has arrived in Beijing early. My uncle and cousin are with Lian. I also received the gifts that the second master sent back. The old lady and the madam liked it very much, and the brothers and sisters were also very happy. The old lady kept praising Uncle Lin for his filial piety."

After exchanging a few useless words, Lin Ruhai asked, "Brother-in-law sent you here in a hurry, but what's the important matter?"

Li Shier hurriedly took advantage of Jia Zheng's letter. Lin Ruhai took the letter and was about to open it when something happened again and asked: "Do you know that Brother Huan is here with me?"

Li Shier was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "Second Master Lian went back and told me, I must know it."

Lin Ruhai nodded and asked the housekeeper Xiao Lei to arrange for Li Shier and Lai Chunsheng to rest. Then he opened Jia Zheng's letter and read it. However, after reading it, his brows suddenly furrowed and he pondered for a long time before turning around and heading to the study.

Let's talk about Li Shi'er and Lai Chunsheng going down to rest with Butler Xiao. Li Shi'er chatted up and said, "Butler Xiao, Mr. Lin seems to have lost a lot of energy now, and his energy is not as good as before."

Xiao Lei nodded and said: "The master was poisoned by an adulterer, and his body has not recovered yet."

Li Shier sighed: "I've heard about this too. It's really hard to guard against thieves day and night. I've seen this person Diao Sheng before, but I didn't expect him to do such bad things and bring Lao Xiao to his death." The housekeeper was also killed and he really deserves to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.”

When he mentioned that his father was killed by Diao Sheng, Xiao Lei said with a serious face: "Diao Sheng is now in the hands of Jin Yiwei. The skin and flesh of one calf has been washed away by boiling water and the bones are exposed. I am afraid he will not live for a few days." ”

Li Shi'er and Lai Chunsheng shivered smartly when he heard this. When he arrived at his residence and put down his baggage, Li Shi'er said again: "I heard that Third Master Huan is here. The logical slaves have to pay their respects to Third Master Huan, so I have Butler Lao Xiao." Please help spread the word."

Xiao Lei said: "This is easy. Third Master Huan is studying in Yueweitang. Come with me."

Li Shi'er rolled his eyes and followed Xiao Lei outside Yuewei Hall, thinking: "It seems that Lin Ruhai really thinks highly of Huan Laosan and even let him study here. This shows that the wife's worries are right. Huan Laosan was already a bit clever in his studies, but now that Lin Ruhai has given him careful guidance, he might actually be able to pass the exam."

It turns out that before Li Shier came, Mrs. Wang gave him a secret mission, which was to find out about Jia Huan's current situation. It seemed that although Mrs. Wang was illiterate and did not understand the art of war, she knew how to know oneself and the enemy.

Let's say that Xiao Lei asked Li Shier to wait outside Yuewei Hall, and then went in to notify Jia Huan.

After a moment, Li Shier saw a young man strolling out of the hall. He was wearing a jade-colored scholar's robe and a square scarf on his head. He was nearly 1.7 meters tall, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a charming temperament. Calm and composed, he is handsome and gentle as jade.

Li Shier was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized that the young man in front of him was Jia Huan. After not seeing him for three years, Jia Huan had changed a bit. The main reason was that he had grown taller very quickly, and was much taller than his peers. In addition, Shang Jia Huan has a calm temperament and looks like he is sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Ouch, isn't this Master Huan? I almost didn't recognize it. Li Shi'er would like to say hello to Master Huan." Li Shi'er pretended to be polite and said with a smile.

Jia Huan didn't have a good impression of this Li Shi'er, and in the original work, when Jia Zheng was on a business trip, he was fooled by this guy. This dog slave was cunning, greedy, and disloyal to his master. He was not a good thing. So he said calmly: "Li Shi'er, did the master ask you to come?"

Seeing Jia Huan's cold attitude, Li Shier couldn't help but sneer in his heart, "Well, Huan Laosan, you are just a bastard who was exiled by the Jia family. What are you pretending to be?"Do you think you can fly into the sky by hugging Lin Ruhai's lap?Dream on!

Although he was very unhappy, Li Shier was a man of words and a sword, so he still replied with a smile on his face: "The master sent me to deliver an important letter to Mr. Lin. I learned that Mr. Huan is here, so I specially Come and say hello to Mr. Huan San."

Jia Huan nodded and said, "I'm ready. I'll say hello to the master, his wife, and the old lady. I'm busy with my homework, so you can go down and rest."

After Jia Huan finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the house. He was too lazy to look down upon such a cunning and cunning slave.

Li Shier was secretly angry and said with a smile: "Master Huan, wait a minute, my wife asked my servant to bring you a message."

Jia Huan stopped and turned to look at Li Shi'er, who smiled and said: "My wife said, Brother Huan is still young. He should study hard in the south and read the book thoroughly. Don't end it in a hurry. If you act too hastily, you will easily fail the exam. Hehe, although I am ignorant, I still think what my wife said makes sense. Sharpening a knife can help you chop firewood, what do you think, Mr. Huan?"

After Li Shier finished speaking, he stared at Jia Huan with a smile.

(End of this chapter)