[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

Chapter 116

"What else is there to say here?" Bao Cong stretched his arms, showing some interest.

Lin Daiyu didn't explain, but instead asked Baocong: "Do you know that there are families and children living in the capital?"

"You Anju?" Bao Cong was surprised, "I seem to have seen it somewhere, but I'm not sure. But the name seems to be an adopted child."

He thought about it for a while, and then he remembered that in a remote alley in Beicheng, there was a plaque like this hanging in the courtyard of a house.This is what he discovered when he was wandering outside to draw a map of the capital.

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, "The children are adopted. There are more than a dozen orphans living there, and most of them are girls."

Bao Cong nodded understandingly. There are poor families who have children who cannot afford to support them, and some give them away or abandon them. Under the patriarchal thinking, girls are naturally the ones who are abandoned.

"What does that have to do with Mrs. Li? Could it be that the woman stole rice paper for money to help those children?" Bao Cong asked.

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said: "The owner of You'anju is an old woman who came out of the palace. She has gold and silver to support her, and the government takes care of her. It's cheaper than others to buy food and cloth. So those children have to pay for food, drink and clothes. No worries."

Seeing that it was not for the sake of livelihood, Bao Cong became more and more curious, "What's the matter? Could it be possible to take back the rice paper and use it for those children? If so, she loves those orphans more than her own granddaughter, and that's all." have to?"

Puzzled, he said again: "How can those orphans know how to write? Could it be that old nanny who taught them?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and nodded this time, "You guessed it pretty well. It's not the old lady who is the husband, but Mrs. Li's granddaughter. She first learned calligraphy from me, and when she goes back, she will be the teacher. I went to Youanju to teach those children how to read. Mrs. Li stole my rice paper, not for money, but for a lot of inferior rice paper. One sheet was exchanged for a stack, and all of them were used to practice calligraphy for the children!"

"Yo! He turned out to be such a capable person!" Bao Cong was dumbfounded!Unexpectedly, there was such an operation, so she hurriedly asked Lin Daiyu: "How old is Mrs. Li's granddaughter? She is so smart, she can learn characters from you, and she can teach others later? It's amazing!"

Lin Daiyu proudly said: "I'm only six years old, and I've only been studying with me for two months. Her front teeth are leaking, and she can't even read clearly. I don't know how she can teach others!"

The words are distasteful, but the expression is clearly proud that I have such a capable and smart student.

Bao Cong also praised again and again, saying: "When I am free, I really want to meet you, a good student!"

Then he asked puzzledly: "Since Mrs. Li has done a good deed, why don't you praise her, but instead punish her and ask her to make up the rice paper you took earlier? You are not a stingy person, and you usually reward me with a lot of things. People will feel distressed after using it.”

"Hey?" Lin Daiyu shook her head, pursed her lips and started laughing, and said calmly, "I don't think I'm a fool, but you are a fool. Why don't you know that the most important thing to be in charge of your own country is to establish rules?"

"Although Mrs. Li did good things outside, it is a fact that she stole things from the house. If you break the rules in the house, if you don't punish her, others will follow suit. From now on, no matter how much you earn The family business is not enough for everyone to share!"

Bao Cong nodded in agreement, and then praised Lin Daiyu: "It is much clearer than me to be the mistress of the house!"

The two were chatting and laughing, but Zijuan came in and said: "Madam sent someone to tell, please invite the third master and grandma to have a reunion dinner."

Bao Cong was surprised, "She found out so soon? I still want to meet again tomorrow!"

Lin Daiyu sneered, and said, "Don't you know right away? She has someone guarded at our door!"

"What are you doing at our door? I haven't told her when I'll be back!" Bao Cong muttered, "I still want to ask An to see her tomorrow!"

Lin Daiyu had a guess.

Mrs. Wang didn't ask about Qingwen when she came to the house before, but when she heard that Bao Cong came back, she couldn't wait to ask again.To make preparations, Lin Daiyu was on the road at this moment, and hurriedly told Bao Cong about Qingwen.

When Yuanchun gave birth, Qingwen was somehow kidnapped by Mrs. Wang and almost died. Baocong believed it.Just asking why, Lin Daiyu shook her head again and again, and said: "I wanted to wait for Qingwen to come back and ask her, but my mother kept sending people to watch over our side, so I didn't let her come back, and lived outside with Qingshuang. "

Yuanchun's place is a royal secret, so it's better to wait for Bao Cong to ask it himself, and their relatives and siblings will naturally say something.

Bao Cong nodded, and when he came to Mrs. Wang, he just pretended not to know anything. When Mrs. Wang asked about Qingwen, Bao Cong became unhappy, and said, "Mother doesn't need to look for her anymore. It's hard for her to be a girl who knows about going out of Beijing." Find me, I will place her elsewhere now, and it will be fine."

When Mrs. Wang heard that Qingwen really went to find Baocong, she became anxious and said, "You, how could you place her somewhere else? What if she talks nonsense to others? This is a big deal of family raiding!"

She thought that Qingwen had told Baocong everything, so she had no scruples, and she directly revealed it regardless of whether Lin Daiyu and Baochai were still nearby.

Baochai also had an idea about this, and a little guilty, she raised her eyes to look at Baocong, but Baocong didn't look at her, as if she didn't know that it was her idea.And Lin Daiyu, like an outsider, bowed her head silently drinking tea.

Although Bao Cong didn't know what was going on with Yuan Chun, he was angry with Mrs. Wang's bad intentions, so she said mercilessly, "Don't worry about it, mother, can't you still trust me? Qingwen is also a girl who followed me since childhood. Now You followed Daiyu again, even if you don’t look at the monk’s face, you still have to look at the Buddha’s face. How can you deal with it without us even talking about it?”

Mrs. Wang also became angry, stood up quickly, blushing, and said: "You were born by me, why can't I deal with you as a girl? I am not Mrs. Gaoming now, but I am also your mother." And your own elder sister, even if she is down and out, she is still your elder sister! Are you going to put your own elder sister to death for a girl now, and disregard the lives of the entire Jia family?"

"We, our Jia family, can't afford any more...a major event!"

Seeing Mrs. Wang being so excited, Bao Cong pressed his temples with a headache and took a deep breath before calming down.

It seems that something big happened in Yuanchun's place, otherwise Mrs. Wang wouldn't be so excited.Besides, killing such a thing, if it is not really important, Mrs. Wang would hardly do it.

But he hasn't figured anything out yet.

Only by finding the problem can we solve the problem.

Therefore, Bao Cong slowed down his tone and said slowly: "Mother, don't worry, I will visit my eldest sister tomorrow. If you are dying or living, wait until I see someone and see how the situation is before making any plans. Although I am far away Not as wise and wise as my grandparents, but I have been an official for a few years and have some connections, which is better than my mother messing around at home!"

After hearing this, Madam Wang calmed down, but she still didn't let Qingwen go, and said: "If you are really filial, bring that girl here, and let me watch and deal with her. "

Bao Cong shook his head stubbornly, "No, I have the final say on this matter, human life is at stake, and mother can't decide."

"You!" Mrs. Wang was so angry that she dropped her teacup, pointing at Bao Cong and yelling: "The girl's life is fate, so what about your own sister's life? What about your mother's life? What about your daughter-in-law's life? What about you?" What about brothers and sisters? Where did you put us?"

As if about to be mad.

Bao Cong was also so angry that he stared at him. It was not appropriate to say anything about this scene, and he didn't need to eat, so he just pulled Lin Daiyu and shook his sleeves away.Only Baochai was left behind to help Mrs. Wang caress her heart, and at the same time wipe her tears with a handkerchief, busy inside and outside...

The next day, Bao Cong went to visit Yuan Chun in the backyard of Huangjue Temple early.

Baoqin brought the fat boy over, and Baocong teased him with the rattle before letting the boy and the servants go out to talk to Yuanchun alone.

He asked about Qingwen, but seeing that Yuanchun hadn't spoken yet, he burst into tears.Bao Cong hurriedly said: "What did I say? You made big sister so sad? You are weak, so don't cry like that! Otherwise, you can hit me on the mouth!"

Yuan Chun wiped away his tears, forced a smile, and said, "It's all my fault, and my mother did this for me. I, I also can't think of what my mother said. She wants to kill someone. If I knew , I will definitely not. I thought my mother was just planning to sell her away."

Bao Cong sighed and said, "Sister, don't blame yourself, mother has her own reasons for doing things. Besides, I have persuaded me to stop this matter from happening. Tell me, what's wrong with you and mother so?"

Bao Cong is his younger brother, and at present he is the only pillar of the family, Yuan Chun has nothing to hide from him, so he asks Qiaoyan to bring the child, and said to Bao Cong: "This is your niece, take a look."

Bao Cong saw that the baby was blue and purple all over, his arms were as thin as two fingers, and he was sleeping with his eyes closed, but he was restless.The small mouth is slightly opened to breathe, and the movement of the chest can hardly be seen...

"What's going on here?" Bao Cong was shocked, looked at Qiaoyan, and then turned his gaze to Yuanchun.Yuan Chun had already started crying again, choked up and said: "She was born like this, Qiaoyan said, this is because I used too many medicines for pregnancy. Those medicines accumulated in my body, and now they are transferred to The child died, and it is unknown whether the child will live for a few years..."

"Then who was the child just now?"

Yuan Chun replied: "That's Yingchun's daughter, Xuan'er. I, I and she agreed to ask Xuan'er to live with Xuan'er, so that this child can borrow my sister's blessing."

That's what he said, but Bao Cong understood something like lightning in his mind.Xuan'er and Xuan'er, two names so similar, how could they be chosen at random?

He looked at the child, and murmured, "Big sister, are you going to... switch these two children?"

Yuan Chun didn't speak, and Qiaoyan didn't make a sound, only the baby in the swaddle seemed to be woken up, and cried uncomfortably.That crying sound was weaker than the meowing of a milk cat, and the little hand was pressed against the corner of the swaddle, struggling but unable to move.Qiaoyan hurriedly patted her to comfort her, but she couldn't comfort her for a while, saying: "Little master has never slept well, maybe it's because it's too cold in this room, I'll take her back and ask the nanny to feed her and sleep, shall I?"

Yuan Chun nodded, and let Qiaoyan go out with the baby in her arms.

Bao Cong slumped on the chair, unable to recover for a long time.This matter of the royal family changing children has always been heard only in stories, but I didn't expect him to meet him in person today, it's like a fairy tale.

"What, what's the matter?" Bao Cong asked Yuan Chun: "There are so many good imperial physicians in the imperial hospital, can't she be cured? If she is no longer a princess, can she be treated by a better doctor?"

Yuan Chun tearfully explained: "As far as medical skills are concerned, Qiaoyan's medical skills are also considered excellent. She understands what's going on, and if she can't cure the poison on the child, what can those imperial doctors do? In a few years, let's just watch her die slowly."

"Then you can't take away the child's original identity for the sake of glory and wealth! You are her mother, don't you love her?" Bao Cong became angry, not only for this child, but also for Yingchun and her child.How sad it must be for her to be separated from her mother and daughter!

Yuan Chun said: "It's because I love her so much! Where are you in the palace? Even the princes and princesses have a hard time. If you are favored, you can eat enough and wear warm clothes, and people will stare at you when you see a doctor and take medicine. But Unfavorable like me, I don’t know what will happen when I go back to the palace. If this child goes back to the palace with me, the Holy Majesty will feel disgusted when he sees her unlucky birth. Not to mention three or four years, I may not even be able to live a year. Half a load!"

"Alas..." Bao Cong sighed, unable to speak for a long time.What do you want to say about welcoming the spring?But since Yuanchun discussed with Yingchun, it can be seen that Yingchun also agreed.The child raised by Feng's family is just the daughter of the Marquis's family. If she is raised under Yuan Chun's knees, she will be a royal princess!

Yingchun has always been soft-hearted, so it is possible to agree because of this.

Sighing again, Bao Cong suppressed the pain in his heart.

Yuan Chun continued: "There is no other way, our family is like this, this is already the best way." As for the future, let's talk about it later.

If all goes well, Xuan'er grows up safely and gets married as a princess, and the royal family will only provide an extra dowry.If it doesn't go well and Xuan'er's identity is exposed, it's just a matter of denial, at worst, she can understand herself with a rope, and she can also protect her child and family.

Just thinking about her own child, ranging from meeting each other for a lifetime without being able to recognize each other to being separated forever in a few years, really makes people think about it, it's chilling to the bone and painful to the heart!

Bao Cong was stunned for a long time, and then asked Yuan Chun when he would return to the palace.

According to his wish, it is naturally better not to return to the palace.If you can't go back to the palace, the two girls are raised outside the palace, and they are not considered deceiving the emperor.

Yuan Chun said: "During the full moon, the mothers and mothers in the palace came to see the child. Although they didn't mention when they would let me return to the palace, but the New Year's Eve is approaching. As a concubine, I gave birth to a royal daughter. It is logical that I should attend the palace banquet." Yes. Come to think of it, there should have been a decree years ago."

Bao Cong's heart became heavier.

He can't be the master if Yuan Chun returns to the palace or not!No matter how desperately he desires, what's the use?

He pressed his heart, just like Mrs. Wang, he felt a pain in his heart.

But this press really made him press something that he had forgotten!