Zhu Xie had always looked carefree, with a rare serious expression. He sat upright and said: "As the salt inspector, Lin Ruhai holds a large amount of evidence of salt smuggling in his hands! So he must not die, at least for now.
You can’t die yet! Junchen, whether you go to Yangzhou to save Lin Ruhai or not, come back immediately! Don’t stay!”
As he spoke, he took off a gold medal from his arms and handed it to Xue Hong, saying, "If there is anything urgent, take this gold medal to the shopkeeper of Cuiyun Tower in Yangzhou."
Xue Hong took the gold medal and put it directly into his arms. At the same time, he joked: "We've been making trouble for a long time. This Cuiyun Building is your family's property. No wonder you have to sit in the east of Cuiyun Building!"
Zhu Xie: "Don't talk nonsense! Strictly speaking, this Cuiyun Tower belongs to my father. Its main task is to collect intelligence, and making money is only secondary. Besides, the three thousand taels of silver I spent on the treat were real money! No.
Despite my father’s will, I can’t support even a single coin from Cuiyun Tower!”
Xue Hong smiled and comforted the furious Zhu Jie: "Okay, okay! I know you are very interesting, Your Highness, Sixth Prince. But speaking of it, I heard that Lin Ruhai's daughter is still in the Jia family. And the Jia family is a family friend of the Zhen family. You
Aren't you afraid that if you rescue Lin Ruhai, he will backstab His Majesty?"
Zhu Jie smiled coldly: "Huh! He dares to say otherwise. The hatred between his son and his daughter alone is enough to keep him and the Zhen family at war!"
The word "interest" was written all over Xue Hong's face.
Chen Chen, who had been diving, finally spoke up, dropped the bunch of grapes in his hand, and said, "It's up to me, after all, I'm more familiar with things in Yangzhou."
It turns out that Lin Ruhai was under great pressure to marry Jia Min, not because of anything else, but because the power and noble power represented by the Lin family, a civil servant and a clear figure, were equally powerful.
I have never seen that even now, civil servants and nobles in the court are fighting every day.
Since Lin Ruhai married Jia Min, the Lin family clan has deliberately alienated Lin Ruhai, in order to show off to the power of civil servants.
Lin Ruhai also paid the price for his willfulness. He was originally a talented person in Xuanma, but he was sent to Yangzhou to serve as the Salt Inspector. Although this position was a lucrative position, it was also a fatal job.
If we achieve results, we will make enemies of the entire Jiangnan salt merchants!
If they were in peace every day, the emperor would hold a grudge, and he might one day be disrespectful to the emperor because of snoring, and have his house confiscated and thrown into jail.
Lin Ruhai chose to be loyal to the emperor, but as a result, he was constantly stumbled over the years of his tenure. His son was implicated and died young, and his wife Jia Min died of poisoning.
Lin Ruhai still has a daughter left, and I heard that her life in the capital was not that good. Her ambiguous relationship with Jia Baoyu has spread almost throughout the capital, and she still wants to get married.
I guess Lin Ruhai's intestines may be filled with regret now.
After Chen Chen talked a lot, he seemed to feel a little thirsty, so he picked up the cup and took a sip.
Xue Hong suddenly understood why Lin Daiyu in the original novel was left alone after Lin Ruhai's death, with no help from her clan. Even the emperor was mean and unkind to Lin Daiyu, the "daughter of a hero".
If the original plot develops, Lin Ruhai will soon die in office. Once Lin Ruhai dies, the emperor's layout will be instantly disrupted, and the game with the Xungui family will temporarily fail.
At the same time, the Zhen family's handle also flew away like a cooked duck.
In this case, it would have been nice if the emperor didn't pull Lin Ruhai out of the coffin and whip the corpse.
As for Lin Daiyu's complete helplessness later on, it is probably because Lin Ruhai and Xun Gui were too close, which caused the civil servants to become estranged. Otherwise, even Lin Ruhai, a classmate of Hua Lang, would support Lin Daiyu.
Shilin Qinggui is more like a golden sign. If Lin Ruhai doesn't seek death on his own, no matter how frail and sick Lin Daiyu is, there will be many people rushing to marry Lin Daiyu home! If not for anything else, just for the name of the Four Generations of Marquises and the Shilin Family.
Will suffice.
However, Lin Ruhai never expected that Mrs. Jia would ruin Lin Daiyu's maiden name in order to pave the way for Jia Baoyu!
People say that men and women have different seats when they are three years old, but Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu have always lived together, so what if they are separated by a wall?
Besides, the servants in Jia's mansion were all snobbish and dared to talk about their master's affairs, let alone Lin Daiyu, a "desperate girl" with no one to support her.
Xue Hong nodded: "I see. In this case, Lin Ruhai has no other way to go."
Chen Chen looked like he was gloating: "You don't know who gave him the problem with his eyesight. I heard that Lin Ruhai was so angry that he vomited blood after learning about Lin Daiyu's experience at Jia's house, and he had to recuperate for a long time."
Xue Hong: "Then why didn't he take his daughter back?"
Zhu Jie shook his head: "It's useless. For Lin Daiyu, Yangzhou is more dangerous than the capital."
"The worst outcome for Lin Daiyu if she stays in the Jia Mansion is to marry the ignorant Jia Baoyu. She can rely on the Jia Mansion to have enough food and clothing. If she returns to Yangzhou... life or death is uncertain."
Xue Hong thought to himself: "The worst result is that Jia gives Jia Baoyu? No! There is a worse result. The family wealth is drained, and finally the jade belt hangs in the forest."
Zhu Xie: "Junchen, I have mobilized the Jinyi Guards in Yangzhou to protect you secretly. It is not yet time to show off, so you don't have to worry that the other party will intercept and kill you at all costs."
"But remember, don't take anything out of the Lin Mansion! Especially if you can see it from the outside, just give it to the Jin Yiwei of the Lin Mansion directly."
Xue Hong nodded to express that he understood that although this business was extremely dangerous to others, for Xue Hong, who had already entered the Zhixuan Realm, it was almost like traveling.
As long as the opponent doesn't summon a large-scale army to surround and kill Xue Hong, the rest won't be a problem, not to mention that Xue Hong himself is still half a miracle doctor. He is not afraid of the bright and dark sides!
After Xue Hong and the others exchanged cups and cups, it was already sunset.
The three of them parted ways and agreed to meet again in the capital.
Xue Hong had just left Cuiyun Tower, and after taking a few steps, he felt someone following him behind him. Xue Hong didn't pay attention, got on his horse and galloped away.
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Xue Mansion, in Xue Baochai's boudoir.
Xue Baochai: "You mean, Brother Hong went to a brothel, not a place of smoke and willows?"
Ying'er's little head kept nodding: "Yes! I saw Uncle Hong going up to the top floor of Cuiyun Tower with my own eyes. I heard that only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can't go up to the top floor of Cuiyun Tower."
Xue Baochai's heart suddenly returned to his stomach: "So...Brother Hong should really just be invited."
However, Xue Baochai suddenly remembered something: "Brother Hong is already sixteen years old! It's time to talk about marriage long ago!"
Even though Xue Hong himself had said in his early years that he would never marry if he was devoted to Taoism, but that was still true when he was a child.
"What if a noble girl from any family falls in love with Brother Hong..."
Ying'er saw Xue Baochai's originally smiling face suddenly turned cold, and she quickly knelt down to apologize, thinking she had done something wrong.
Only then did Xue Baochai come to his senses and waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you. It has nothing to do with you here. Go down."
Ying'er responded softly and then cautiously stepped out.
Xue Baochai looked around and saw no one around. He took out a green shirt from the bedside table, hugged it tightly in his arms, covered it with a quilt, and fell asleep deeply.