After the Gu of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Zhen is also in her eighties. Although she was born in a poor family, but because of her merits in raising Emperor Pingkang, she was blessed when she was old.

Even though the Zhen family committed a serious crime, Emperor Pingkang still took care of her, and she was provided with everything in the Huangzhuang, which was actually much more comfortable than when she was on the boat.

Old lady Zhen doesn't care about these foreign things. At her age, she has enjoyed everything that should be eaten and used. Even if she is about to die, she doesn't think much of it. His grandson, Baoyu.

Although it was said that Baoyu was sent to Beirong, but thinking that Baoyu, who had been pampered all her life, would have to live in the bitterly cold Beirong, the old lady Zhen couldn't help feeling distressed. If it wasn't for Baoyu's safety, she really didn't want to send her only grandson Send it far away.

I thought that Baoyu had been safely sent to Beirong, but I never expected that this group of people would capture Baoyu back.

"Baoyu!" Mrs. Zhen called Baoyu nervously, "Baoyu! Why are you here!"

Jia Baoyu looked at the white-haired old lady in panic, he didn't know why he was here, let alone who the old lady was, but he couldn't control himself for some reason.

I only heard 'myself' trembling: "Old lady, grandson doesn't know, grandson is here when he wakes up, grandson... grandson..."

Jia Baoyu couldn't hide the panic on his face. He didn't know what he was talking about. He didn't know the old woman in front of him at all, but he couldn't control himself at all. Under the fear, Jia Baoyu burst into tears and kept crying. They called old lady, madam.

The more Baoyu cried, the more distressed Mrs. Zhen became. Although she didn't understand how those people found Baoyu, she knew that she had lost her son, but she couldn't lose her grandson.

"Baoyu, don't be afraid." Mrs. Zhen touched Baoyu's tender face with shaking hands, "With grandma here, you will be fine."

Even if she sacrificed her life, she would still protect her only grandson.

She glared at Xia Xingquan viciously and cursed: "Whatever you want, just go for the old man, why hurt Baoyu a child!"

Xia Xingquan was not afraid at all, and said with a smile: "Your family's child is still a child, so the one abducted by your Zhen family is not a child?"

To put it bluntly, the adopted daughters who were abducted by the Zhen family were much younger than Zhen Baoyu. Taking Princess Pingan as an example, she was only three and a half years old when she was abducted, not even four years old.

Old Madam Zhen choked and was immediately speechless.

Didn't she know that the children who were trafficked to the Zhen family were even younger!It's just that I don't feel bad if the needle doesn't stick in my body.

Xia Xingquan waved his hand with a smile, and immediately someone pulled Baoyu down.

Although Mrs. Zhen was anxious to get her grandson back, she was in a better position than others, and in the end she could only watch Baoyu being taken away.

The purpose of Tu Lei letting Mrs. Zhen see Baoyu with her own eyes was just to frighten Mrs. Zhen so that she could help reverse the case of the deposed prince, but he didn't really intend to let Jia Baoyu pretend to be Zhen Baoyu all the time.

After all, they are not the same person. Even if Xiao Honghong controls her, she will not be able to survive for a while, just scare the old lady of the Zhen family. Not beautiful, so as soon as Mrs. Zhen was bluffed, Xia Xingquan ordered Jia Baoyu to be taken down in time.

The old lady Zhen was really taken aback, she looked at Xia Xingquan with her sharp eyes, and said after a long time: "What does my father-in-law want me to do, you might as well speak up."

She has been in the palace for a long time, Xia Xing's body is more secretive than others, but not her. Old Madam Zhen only needs one glance to see that Xia Xingquan is an eunuch from the palace.

"The old lady has good eyesight." Now that the old lady Zhen found out, Xia Xingquan is no longer obsessed, "Our family came to look for the old lady because of the prince's business."

The old lady Zhen's brows moved slightly. Although Xia Xingquan was talking about the prince, she somehow felt that Xia Xingquan was talking about the deposed prince and not the new prince.

Apart from Zhen Yingjia, the old lady Zhen knew the matter of abolishing the crown prince back then. She naturally knew that if people knew what they did back then, the whole Zhen family would be completely ruined. Emperor Kang's incident was a matter of the country, and Emperor Ping Kang would never spare the Zhen family and others.

She said coldly: "You are going to ruin my Zhen family and let my Zhen family be buried with the deposed prince."

"The Zhen family!?" Xia Xingquan sneered disdainfully, "Could it be that the old lady is really a virtuous woman who treats the concubine as her own son? The concubine's grandson as her own grandson?"

His eyes were slightly cold, "In this Zhen family, apart from Zhen Baoyu, does Mrs. Zhen have any other grandchildren?"

Don't look at the fact that the Zhen family got rich by relying on the old lady Zhen who was the nanny of Emperor Pingkang back then, but as a man, the old lady Zhen still did what she should. Among them, apart from Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Guifei, the second master and third master Zhen have no blood relationship with the old lady Zhen.

Want to say that Mrs. Zhen would disregard Zhen Baoyu's life and death for the so-called "Zhen family"?Even ghosts don't believe this.

The old lady Zhen's face was slightly gloomy, "I still have the grandson of the fifth prince, so I have to think about the fifth prince."

"Fifth Prince!?" Xia Xingquan sneered disdainfully, "I'm afraid the old lady doesn't know that the Holy One intends to adopt the Fifth Prince."

The old lady Zhen has also been imprisoned in the Huangzhuang for a long time, and some news is not clear. Since the incident with the Zhen family, not only Zhen Guifei has been relegated to Zhen Palace, but even the fifth prince is a bit embarrassed in the palace. It is said that Shengshang intends to adopt the fifth prince, but he doesn't want it.

Even if it was Xia Xingquan, he had to accept the idea of ​​the Holy Majesty, speaking from his heart, as far as the Holy Majesty was concerned, there was nothing wrong with wanting to adopt the fifth prince, but to adopt him to Prince Yu! ?

He was really convinced, what did His Majesty think?Do you want to punish Prince Yu?Or the whole son?

Prince Yu's only daughter was harmed by the Zhen family so that not only could she no longer have children, she even had a hard time saying how long she would live, so she adopted the fifth prince from Concubine Zhen to Prince Yu! ?Wouldn't it be a knife in someone's heart!No wonder Prince Yu would rather kneel in front of Qianqing Palace than accept the Fifth Prince.

However, according to the information sent by his elder brother, it is a certainty that the fifth prince will be adopted. Even if it is not Prince Yu, it will be another prince, and it depends on the prince of the collateral line.

After all, the fifth prince is a prince, and even if he is adopted, he is still the son of Emperor Pingkang. With Emperor Pingkang's mind, I am afraid that a prince's title cannot be lost, but except for Prince Yu, the other princes have their own Son, who is willing to give the throne passed down by the ancestors to others?

Even if Emperor Pingkang would subsidize him afterwards, the title would be gone if he lost it, and anyone with a normal mind would not agree to it.

The old lady Zhen showed a slight look of surprise. She knew that her daughter had been implicated and was demoted to be a court lady, but she had never heard of the news of the fifth prince. She thought that the fifth prince was still in the palace well. The mind of adoptive fifth prince.

But Mrs. Zhen, if you think about it, this kind of thing is indeed very likely to be done by Emperor Pingkang. As an emperor, the bad ones are always the fault of others. It is also very possible for the prince to be adopted.

But fortunately, the fifth prince has not yet passed away, so there is still a lot to do.

The old lady Zhen was secretly glad that she had made such a move back then, and directly planted the obsession Gu on the Holy Master. Although no one has been able to control the obsession since the death of my uncle, even if it can only exert one-tenth of its effect, it is still possible. It was enough for the Holy One to favor the Zhen family.

As long as she can see the Holy Majesty...

The old lady Zhen had a fierce look in her eyes, she pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

Xia Xingquan was slightly surprised. He thought that old lady Zhen would agree to anything as long as she saw 'Zhen' Baoyu, but she didn't expect her to give up! ?Could it be that she really believed that the Holy Majesty would risk the displeasure of the world and let the Zhen family go?

"In this case, we have nothing to talk about." Xia Xingquan said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the old lady is also an old man in the palace, so she must know how to become an official. How many posts did you survive?"

The so-called “pasting officer” is to stick mulberry paper on the prisoner’s face one by one, and then spray water to soak it. The mulberry paper is smooth and soft, thick and white, and has strong water absorption. Let the prisoner suffocate to death. (Note [-])

There are a total of nine posts for posting and adding officials, which symbolizes from the ninth rank to the first rank. When the last post is posted, it is the first rank, an extremely human minister, and directly "ascended to the sky".

Usually the prisoner couldn't hold on until the fifth post, and Baoyu was only a child, so he was terrified that three posts would kill him.

Old Madam Zhen glared at Xia Xingquan viciously as if struck by lightning, "How dare you."

The smile on Xia Xingquan's face remained unchanged, "Dare you dare, the old lady can give it a try."

As he said that, Xia Xingquan really pretended to bring Jia Baoyu out.

The old lady Zhen was startled, and hurriedly said: "Stop! Stop!"

Baoyu is only a few years old, so he can survive this kind of torture.

Old lady Zhen tried to snatch Baoyu away, but Xia Xingquan's opponent at that time, Xia Xingquan pushed old lady Zhen far away, allowing her to watch her grandson be promoted to an official position with her own eyes!

Playing must be a full set, Xia Xingquan is serious, and he really got Jia Baoyu to get a post for him.

Of course, they would not bully a child, not to mention that this precious jade is not that precious jade. If the real Zhen Baoyu deserved to be tossed to death, but this precious jade is a fake after all, it would really suffocate him to death.

At first glance, several hidden guards seemed to have attached officials to Baoyu's face, but in fact the pasted mulberry paper had been manipulated early on, and it would definitely not suffocate the child to death.

But Jia Baoyu was also terribly frightened, yelling all the time, struggling desperately, seeing her little grandson struggling constantly, at this time, Mrs. Zhen still had any desire to be competitive, even if she wanted to make five The prince pushed to that position, and that can be compared to Zhen Baoyu's hair!

If Baoyu is gone, she will really have nothing.

The old lady Zhen gritted her teeth in hatred, struggled and hesitated for a long time, and finally resigned to her fate and said in a cold voice: "What does father-in-law want, just say it!"

Xia Xingquan laughed loudly, "The old lady is indeed a cheerful person, there is only one thing we have to do."

While Xia Xingquan was speaking, a trace of red smoke quietly clung to Old Madam Zhen's temples.

Except for Baoyu who went to rest, Yingchun and the others were children at heart after all. Seeing that the chrysanthemums in Xunfang Garden were blooming well, the children held hands to play, or fighting grass, or fighting flowers. Happy.

Although Tu Lei was busy with the affairs of the Zhen family, he did not forget to tell Daiyu about Qin Keqing and asked Daiyu to help Qin Keqing take a look.

Although Qin Keqing heard Tu Lei say that Daiyu's medical skills are excellent, but she didn't take it seriously, after all, Daiyu is only a six-year-old child, even if she came out of her mother's womb to study medicine , no matter how good it is, it is limited. Knowing Gu art is already surprising enough. If you want to say that you can even know medicine, you must be a genius among geniuses.

However, Daiyu helped Qin Keqing feel the pulse in a decent manner, like a little doctor, not only that, Daiyu also moved her brows slightly, and there was an uncontrollable surprise in her eyes, as if she had really discovered it. What.

Seeing Daiyu's serious face, Qin Keqing also felt a little curious, "What's wrong?"

Daiyu pondered for a while, and asked bluntly: "What kind of cold medicine can my sister use?"

Qin Keqing was indeed manipulated by someone, and coincidentally, the medicine on Qin Keqing's body was exactly the same as that on Jia Min's body.

It's just that the medicine on Jia Min's body is not heavy. Although it is a hindrance to offspring, after a little recuperation, there is still a chance to have children, but the medicine on Qin Keqing's body completely cut off her vitality, let alone having a child. I am afraid that even if I manage to conceive, I am afraid that the child will not be born, and it is even more likely that two people will die, it is not insidious.

Ordinarily, most ordinary women would feel nervous and fearful when they heard that they had been hit with sterilization drugs, but Qin Keqing instead smiled gently and didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, she smiled lightly and said, "I guessed it a little earlier."

She had known for a long time that with her own status, others would allow her to live, but they might not be able to allow her to have children. It was considered light enough to put sterilization drugs on her.

Compared with the poison on her body, she is more curious about how Daiyu can get rid of the poison in her body. You must know that she has been extremely cautious all these years. Although she rarely calls the imperial physician, she is a famous doctor in Beijing. I haven't seen it less.

So many doctors didn't see the poison in her body, only Daiyu saw a thing or two, it can be seen that Daiyu's medical skills are probably better than those doctors in Beijing.

Qin Keqing is a smart person. Even if she knows that her younger brother and future siblings are full of mystery, she also knows that these two children dare to show them directly in front of her, and they don't mean to treat her as an outsider. What is such a thought like? They are all much stronger. In comparison, where Daiyu learned this medical skill is not important at all.

Daiyu pondered and said: "My sister has used traditional Chinese medicine for many years. It is very poisonous. It will take some time to get rid of it completely. My sister might as well use some medicinal food first..."

Daiyu prescribed a prescription, and recommended some medicinal food for Qin Keqing to eat, and explained in detail which medicinal materials in the medicinal food should be added or subtracted to achieve the greatest effect. This method of medicinal food was also used by her on Jia Min. The solution, after all, it's hard to say clearly about her medical skills, so I can only make people cook medicinal meals from time to time, and secretly nurse her body.

Of course, it was also because of Jia Min's poisonous nature that he could do this. If he was like Qin Keqing, he would have to be accompanied by decoction.

Qin Keqing lowered her eyes, "Yu'er doesn't have to give up, I don't want to have a baby either."

People like Jia Rong are not worthy of her having children for him.

Daiyu was stunned, but finally stopped, and then smiled and said: "Although it is so, let's take some medicinal food, after all, the second wife's poison is extremely overbearing, even if you don't detoxify, you have to take care of your body, otherwise-"

Before Daiyu finished speaking, Qin Keqing exclaimed, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't hide her surprise, "It was the second wife who did it!? I thought..."

She thought the poison on her body was the old lady's hands and feet.

Daiyu scratched her head and said bluntly, "I guess."

She paused and said softly: "My mother also has the same poison. My mother's poison is accumulated over the years from the annual gifts sent from Rongguo Mansion."

That's why Jia Min's poisoning was mild, but Qin Keqing's poisoning was severe. Although Mrs. Wang made a fuss about the New Year's gift she sent every year, it was just an occasional contact, and the poison was transmitted through the skin. After all, the poison was limited. , but Qin Keqing actually swallowed the poison like this, and the effect is naturally very different.

When she heard that Jia Min also had the same poison, Qin Keqing couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and only heard Daiyu continue: "The only ones who can touch the ceremony of the year are the old lady and the eldest wife and second wife Liao in the mansion. There are several people in Liao, and the eldest wife doesn't care about the family, so I guess it was the second wife who did it, after all...a tiger doesn't eat a woman."

Even if Mother Jia and Jia Min are in such a fight now, she believes that Mother Jia will not poison her only daughter cruelly.

When Qin Keqing heard the words that a tiger's poison does not eat a girl, Qin Keqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of hatred flashed in the eyes, so it was because of her!

While Daiyu and Qin Keqing were talking softly, Tu Lei also brought Baoyu back, only to see that Baoyu came out of Tianxiang Tower with a pale face, as if he had been bullied and wrung severely.

When Xiren saw Baoyu, he couldn't help being surprised, "Baoyu, what's wrong with you?"

She felt distressed and annoyed at the same time, thinking that the Ningguo Mansion had taken good care of her, but Baoyu had become like this.

Baoyu is also a little confused. It is said that Tianxianglou is luxuriously furnished, and there is nothing in it from top to bottom that does not suit his wishes, but he has been having nightmares in Tianxianglou. First, he dreamed of an old woman screaming. Seeing him making Baoyu, and then dreaming that he was being tortured, thinking of the feeling of the mulberry paper soaked in water and sticking it to his face, Baoyu couldn't help shivering.

It's so real, it's as real as it is real, if he didn't wake up and find himself still in Tianxiang Building, he would really wonder if he was really promoted by someone.

"Stop talking." Baoyu broke down and said, "I had a nightmare."

Xi Xin muttered to himself, even if it was a nightmare, it shouldn't be like seeing a ghost like this.

When Xiren was about to ask carefully what kind of nightmare he was having, Baoyu frowned slightly and couldn't help covering his nose with his hands, "What's the smell on you? Why is it so heavy?"

Originally, Xiren had a light daughter's fragrance on her body, but for some reason, Xiren's body now has a strong fragrance of incense. The vulgar lily fragrance is not only that, but there is also a faint disgusting smell in the fragrance. Baoyu couldn't bear it immediately, and stepped back a few steps to question.

Xiren's face turned pale, but if she dared to say that she fell into the cesspit because of greedy mouth and eating too many crabs, she could only vaguely say: "This slave accidentally stained her clothes, so I had to talk to the servants of Ningguo Mansion. Borrowed clothes."

Baoyu suddenly realized, and ordered: "This incense is not good. Next time, use storax, borneol, or plum blossom cakes for a little incense."

Xiren agreed, but secretly helpless, although what Baoyu said was good, but these spices can be touched by them servants?Besides, even if she succeeded, she fell into a cesspit this time, and these spices were too bland to suppress the smell on her body.

Xiren saw Baoyu talking for a long time, but his face was still very bad. She dared Baoyu to return home with such a face. If the old lady saw it, she would not be severely punished.

Xiren hurriedly asked the little maid to twist the veil, and wiped the hot veil directly on Baoyu's face. Unexpectedly, as soon as the wet veil touched Baoyu's face, Baoyu screamed, and subconsciously pushed Xiren away. .

As soon as Xiren fell, he fell dizzy immediately, but what was even more unexpected was that Baoyu also rolled his eyes and passed out for some reason.