The Red Mansion's Doting Wife Maniac

Chapter 101

Cui Rong was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help thinking hard, "When did I offend them? I don't know how to offend them. I didn't have much contact with these people in the first place. It can be said that there is no grievance in the past and no hatred in the present. That day, Mr. Gao hosted a banquet and invited me. I went to drink, so I went, but he slandered me for stealing his family heirloom, and even reported to the officials to arrest me. In the big prison, I didn't say how many years I was sentenced, just like that... lock me up..."

Later, the younger brother died tragically, the younger sister committed suicide, and the bad news came one after another. If the old father didn't visit him every few days and let him know that there are still parents to support, he might really not be able to hold on.

But even so, he couldn't see the hope of going out.

If Chen Yun hadn't appeared, Cui Rong felt that he would have died in prison.

"Although the Gao family is bullying others, your family is not an ordinary commoner. Mr. Cui is a high-ranking person. Being a county magistrate is not a problem at all. What is the Gao family doing to your family for no reason? It must be If there is a problem, think about it carefully." Chen Yun said with a frown.

There is definitely a problem here.

Cui Rong saw Chen Yunjue's seriousness, and couldn't help thinking back to the past. Maybe Chen Yunjue's reminder had an effect, and he remembered a small thing that he didn't care about at all.

"Mr. Chen, before Mr. Gao invited me to drink, I accidentally went to the wrong private room in the restaurant and entered his private room. At that time, there were many people in the private room. Mr. Gao was still very angry and was about to rush out. Hit me, but the boy next to him held him back. So later, he said he invited me to a banquet to apologize, so I went."

Cui Rong said, looking at Chen Yunju, "Could it be because I accidentally broke into his private room and angered him?"

Chen Yun shook his head, "If it's just that you went to the wrong private room, it wouldn't be like this. Besides, in this matter, you went to the wrong private room and you were rude first. How could he hold a banquet to apologize for you?"

This is simply a Hongmen banquet.

Cui Rong frowned slightly, "He said that he was so angry that day that he almost hit me, and he apologized to me for his disrespect."

"It can be explained in this way, but it's far-fetched." Chen Yun shook his head and said, "The problem probably lies here, but there may be something else that you don't know, and you didn't notice it at the time."

Cui Rong rubbed her forehead, "I really can't remember."

How can I recall things that I didn't notice back then?

Chen Yun frowned when he thought about Mr. Gao smoking opium, "What were they doing when you went in?"

"Smoking." Cui Rong said, "Smoking is very common for the children of these aristocratic families."

Chen Yun took a breath, "Did you see it?"

"See what?" Cui Rong was a little confused.

Chen Yun rubbed his forehead, then smiled wryly, "I probably know why Mr. Gao keeps staring at you."

Although this opium has not been banned, they must know the disadvantages of it, but they are reluctant to part with the huge profits.

That being the case, it can only make Cui Rong, who saw it, completely shut up.

Cui Rong was very puzzled, "Master Chen knows?"

Chen Yun told Cui Rong about the big smoke, "It is very likely that you just ran into them trading, and they are afraid that you will leak the secret, so they will use all means to silence it."

It didn't continue later, probably because Cui Rong could suppress Mr. Cui inside, and Mr. Cui and his wife could also suppress Cui Rong outside, which was another technique of checks and balances.

Cui Rong and his son were stunned for a moment, then their eyes turned red again.

"My younger brother and sister, just because of... because of this kind of thing..." Cui Rong had hatred in his eyes, "You dog thief!"

"I've rescued you now. Maybe Mr. Gao already knows that Jiangdu can't stay any longer. You all come back to Beijing with me." Chen Yun excused.

The Gao family is very powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, but this does not mean that Mr. Gao is also powerful in the south of the Yangtze River. He just raised the banner of Yizhi and asked the county magistrate to buy the face of the Gao family to deal with Cui Rong.

Compared with Mr. Gao from the side branch, and Chen Yunju from the eldest son of the direct branch, that's completely different.

You are a distant relative of the family who is a high official in the court, but this Mr. Chen, his grandfather is from the first rank, his maternal grandfather is also from the first rank, his father and uncle are also high-ranking officials in Beijing, and the official positions of the uncles are not low. It's amazing, at a young age, he was an official of the fourth-rank Dali Temple.

Even if you pick the youngest Chen Yunxian, a little Zhima official from the county magistrate, how can you provoke him?

It's not that Chen Yun is afraid of Mr. Gao, it's such a thing as opium, which involves too much, and he is afraid that Mr. Gao will gather a group of gentry, and it will be troublesome if he wants to get away.

The Cui family suffered a lot from the Gao family, Chen Yun said they wanted to go to Beijing, and they didn't object, Chen Yun sent a few people back with Mr. Cui to pack up their things, and they left Jiangdu immediately.

Before evening, everything was packed and I left Jiangdu overnight.

That night, Mr. Gao's post arrived at the door, but after knocking on the door for a long time, no one opened the door.

The boy went back to report, and someone visited at night, only to find that the building was empty, and half of the people were gone.

At this time, Chen Yunjue and his party had already left Jiangdu far away.

In the early morning of the second day, he entered Yangzhou Mansion.

Yangzhou is the territory of the Chen family, and Chen Yun is naturally not afraid of anyone, but Jiangdu belongs to Yangzhou.

If Cui Rong was retaliated in this way because he ran into Mr. Gao trading opium, then this opium has been in circulation for four or five years. I am afraid that the whole Yangzhou has already communicated with each other. Chen Yunjue has no idea how many aristocratic families in Yangzhou are clean of.

He stayed in Yangzhou for two days to conduct a thorough investigation of the clan, but found no trace of opium smoke. He did not say the reason for such mobilization, and the next day he brought the three members of the Cui family on board a boat and entered the capital.

It was already December when Chen Yuncheng arrived in the capital.

He directly brought the three members of Cui's family home and placed them in the guest courtyard. After asking the servants, the elder brother was at home, so he hurried to the elder brother's yard.

"Big brother!"

"I've heard that you are on your way back. Sit down and talk." Chen Yunxian asked his brother to sit down calmly.

Chen Yun took a sip of tea and calmed down, "Brother, did you see my letter?"

Chen Yunxian looked serious, "I see, I asked His Majesty to use the death row prisoners in the prison of Dali Temple as an experiment. This opium is indeed as you said, it is a harmful thing, because it involves so much, it cannot be investigated with great fanfare. , the emperor secretly sent someone to Jiangnan to investigate opium, but there is no real news yet."

Chen Yun borrowed the story of the Cui family to Chen Yunxian, "I suspect that Cui Rong was retaliated against in this way because he saw Mr. Gao was trading opium. Otherwise, he would target Cui Rong and the Cui family for no reason. It doesn't make sense."

"From this point of view, Cui Rong is probably the only person who has witnessed their transaction." Chen Yunxian was thoughtful.

Chen Yun excused, "Brother, if Cui Rong really caught Mr. Gao trading opium back then, I am afraid that this opium has been circulating in the south of the Yangtze River for four or five years. This... this is terrible."

Chen Yunxian rubbed his younger brother's head and said, "Four or five years ago, it was not long after I came back from my study tour. I stayed in Jiangnan for a long time, but I didn't find this kind of thing. It must have been after I left Jiangnan. It’s been spread for four or five years at most, as long as the source is found out, it shouldn’t be difficult to solve it.”

"Brother, this kind of thing is addictive, and the profit is huge, I'm afraid I can't stop it." Chen Yun said with a pale face.

Since this kind of thing flowed into the territory, it has never been cut off. Even in modern times, it has been repeatedly banned, let alone ancient times?

There will always be people who will take risks for huge benefits.

Chen Yunxian saw that his younger brother was very afraid of this thing, he frowned, and said, "If the strict prohibition can't be stopped, then kill..." His voice was full of coldness, "Kill them until they are afraid."

Chen Yun was stunned, "Kill directly?"

"As long as you participate in the buying and selling of opium, kill them all, and see if they want to die or want opium." Chen Yunxian said.

Chen Yun choked, "Will the emperor agree?"

This murderous aura is too heavy.

"I will convince Your Majesty that big smoke is too harmful, and it is only circulated among the gentry today. If one day this kind of thing spreads to the army, wouldn't all the soldiers in my court fall at the wind? Waste? How to defend against foreign enemies in the future?" Chen Yunxian said.

Chen Yunjue immediately understood from what angle his eldest brother wanted to persuade the emperor.

If it's just big profits, the emperor doesn't want to see the squires get big, and he just strictly prohibits them, but once the sergeants are involved, the nature is completely different.

Today's His Majesty is very good at horseback riding and archery. He went out several times in the past, and he would never allow this kind of thing to appear in the army.

"If this kind of thing can really be contained, I'll be relieved." Chen Yunjue sighed.

Chen Yunxian also sighed, "I didn't expect you to go out and encounter such a big event. Let's postpone the study tour for now. This kind of thing is prevalent in the south of the Yangtze River. I am also worried about your safety."

"I see, brother."

"You have been exhausted all the way, I think you are exhausted, go back and take a bath, go to bed early."

"it is good."

When Chen Yun left from his elder brother, his anxiety eased a lot.

He took a shower, went to bed, and soon fell asleep.

He felt itchy on the tip of his nose, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Daiyu squatting in front of him, holding a clean brush.

Chen Yunjue: "..."

After sitting on the ground for a while, he finally laughed, "You're kidding me?"

"Brother Yunyu, you finally woke up. Did you just have a nightmare? You frowned tightly, and you kept talking nonsense." Daiyu put the brush in her hand on the table, and asked with concern.

Chen Yun sat cross-legged on the ground and sighed, "It's probably because I'm tired from traveling recently, it's fine, don't worry."

"Last time you said you were going back to Beijing, when will you arrive in the capital?" Daiyu asked.

Chen Yun smiled, "I just got home this afternoon, and you probably won't get the news until tomorrow."

"Brother Yunzhuan's complexion is not very good. If you are very tired, you should go back and sleep for a while." Daiyu said worriedly, "Every time we meet each other recently, Brother Yunzhuan's face is full of exhaustion. When I ask you what's wrong, you are always perfunctory." Prevarication, I'm worried about you."

Chen Yun was slightly taken aback. On the way back, he also met Daiyu several times, but he didn't want Daiyu to know about the smoke. When Daiyu asked, he was naturally perfunctory and asked anxiously. So I found an excuse to prevaricate.

Unexpectedly, this made Daiyu worry about him even more.

He thought for a while and said, "I'm home now, with my elder brother here, what can't be solved? Don't worry, don't worry about me. At the beginning of the year, he said that he would take you to see tits when I came back.

Since I came back early, how about I take you to see tits in two days?If you are lucky, maybe you can bring two back for you to raise. "