The Forest of Red Mansions

On the same day, Xue Pan robbed Xiangling by force, had a dispute with Feng Yuan, and instigated Xue's family servants to commit murder. A series of actions all happened in public, and there were many people who witnessed it. It's settled.

Murder paid for his life, and Xue Pan still did not think about repenting after the incident, distorted the facts, used power to suppress people, and bribed the government to escape punishment.

Even Jia Yucun, who helped Xue Pan to judge the case indiscriminately, was also killed. Immediately after Xue Pan was demoted, he was demoted to a prison for meritorious service, and finally ended up in exile in Ningguta.

As soon as the news came back, Aunt Xue rolled her eyes and passed out. She woke up and cried desperately for Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang and her elder brother Wang Ziteng to rescue her.

It's a pity that this time it seems to have kicked the iron plate. Whether it's the name of Jia's mansion or the face of Wang Ziteng, it doesn't matter. He ran around and put in tens of thousands of taels of money, but nothing changed. , only got a chance to visit.

In just a few days, Aunt Xue became haggard. Even Xue Baochai's plump figure became much slimmer, but her eyes were darkened and her face was pale. Obviously, she hadn't had a good night's sleep these days, and she was tortured so much. light.

As soon as they entered the cell and saw Xue Pan, the mother and daughter burst into tears, "Pan'er, my son! You have suffered..."

But he saw that Xue Pan had lost his human form. When he came in, all the gorgeous clothes on his body were snatched away by other prisoners, and only a pair of obscene trousers were left for him. Not to mention that he was unkempt, dirty and smelly all over, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Looking down upon her appearance, her right leg was twisted in a strange posture, and she was only lying on the ground, humming weakly.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai felt great pain in their hearts, and wept bitterly.

"elder brother……"

Hearing the voices of the mother and daughter, Xue Pan's dim and desperate eyes lit up, and he scrambled to them, wailing, "Mom, sister, save me, save me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" die!"

"Pan'er, don't worry, mom will find a way to rescue you, mom will never let you die!"

Xue Pan felt a little relieved when he heard the words, and cried with tears: "Mom, get me out quickly, I can't stand it, they all bully me, beat and kick me every day, and even rob me of my food, I will I haven't eaten for several days, and my legs seem to have been broken by them too!"

Only then did Aunt Xue remember, and hurriedly opened the food box she brought, took out the carefully prepared food inside and handed it to Xue Pan, watching him gobble it up was even more heartbreaking, "Don't worry, my son, take it easy Eat, don't choke. Is your leg still hurting? Girl Bao, go find a servant, your brother needs to see a doctor."

Xue Baochai hurriedly wiped away tears when she heard the words and went out, but came back a while later and said, "Mom, they don't agree."

Aunt Xue frowned, "Did you stuff money?"

"I stuffed 100 taels, but they took the money but they refused to let go." Xue Baochai said angrily, "They said that my brother is a death row prisoner, and it is a kindness for us to come and take a look, let alone see a doctor for treatment. They also said that my brother should be guillotined soon anyway, and seeing a doctor is a waste of time."

Aunt Xue fell on her back in anger when she heard the words, "It's too much to bully!" She cried again: "Thinking about how prestigious our Xue family was in Jinling back then, who would dare not give us some face? Now it's even Xiao Xiao The yamen servants dare to bully us, what a crime!"

Xue Baochai said nothing, but secretly clenched his fists.

What about the Xue family?It's just a merchant, she was carried out of the Rong Mansion and the Wang Family just now, and she hasn't seen those people give her half of the face!

Thinking of the humiliation just now, Xue Baochai became more determined to surrender.

Soon, it was time to visit, and Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai had no choice but to leave with tears in their eyes.

On the return carriage, Aunt Xue's eyes were red and she said worriedly: "Your brother's current appearance really cannot be delayed, we must find a way to get him out as soon as possible, but neither the Jia family nor the Wang family can do anything about it. What should I do?"

Xue Baochai pondered for a while, then said: "Mom, let's go and ask sister Lin."

"The Lin family?" Aunt Xue was taken aback, "Why? Although Lin Ruhai has some abilities, he may not be as good as the Jia family and your uncle. Besides, he is still far away in Yangzhou, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire."

"Mom, you are confused." Xue Baochai sighed: "Have you forgotten Prince Yu's Mansion? Prince Yu's Mansion will send a lot of things to the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family every month, and they are always concerned about them. It can be seen that the Lin family and Prince Yu We have a good friendship, if the younger sister of the Lin family is willing to beg Prince Yu, maybe Prince Yu can save face and extend his hand."

"Even though my brother's case is a bit troublesome, it's really not a big deal with Prince Yu's status. As long as he is willing to help, my brother will definitely be able to save it."

Aunt Xue frowned when she heard the words, and said hesitantly: "But the three youngsters of the Lin family have never been close to us, especially that damn girl Lin Jinyao, who has sharp teeth, a cold mouth and a very cold heart. There are some contradictions, this time something like this happened to our family, maybe she can hide and laugh, can she be willing to help?"

Speaking of this, Xue Baochai also had a headache, if she could, she didn't want to lose face and beg Lin Jinyao and the others, but this was the only way out she could think of right now.

The four princes and eight princes look majestic and prestige, but anyone with a little discernment knows that these big families have declined, and now few of the children of these big families still hold some real power. Yin is just fooling around.

"No matter what, we have to give it a try." Xue Baochai said lightly: "I remember our family has a good hot spring village in Xiaotangshan. Mom will find it later and take us to beg Sister Lin and the others."

Aunt Xue was in shock, but thinking of her poor son, she agreed.

With a small box in their arms, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai hurried to Ningxiangyuan. When they saw Lin Jinyao, Aunt Xue took her hand and burst into tears without saying a word.

Lin Jinyao frowned slightly, and withdrew her hand, "What's wrong with Aunt Xue?"

Aunt Xue said: "Your elder sister and I just went to see your disappointing elder brother. You don't know that your elder brother has suffered a lot and suffered a great crime this time! He was beaten and hurt all over. Not to mention, that leg was also broken by someone, and it looks like he lost half his life!"

Lin Jinyao blinked, her expression unchanged, and she didn't answer.

Aunt Xue gritted her teeth secretly, and only scolded this damn girl for being so cold-hearted!

However, she didn't dare to show it on the surface, and just continued to cry: "Although your brother's actions are a little ridiculous, his heart is the most kind-hearted. He doesn't even dare to kill a chicken on weekdays. How dare he kill people? Excuse me He is so courageous that he would never dare! Although he was wrong about what happened that day, it was Feng who deliberately provoked him first. Your brother was so angry that he asked the slave to teach him a lesson. Who would have thought that the slave was too harsh You beat someone to death, and in the end you put this charge on your brother's head, what a crime!"

Lin Jinyao remained silent.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai gritted her teeth and said bluntly: "Sister Lin, we sisters did get along a little unhappy in the past, and I'm here to apologize to you." Then he got up and saluted her.

"Today, my mother and I came to bother my sister for nothing but because of my useless brother." Xue Baochai choked with red eyes and said, "I know that my sister may also hate my brother's usual absurdity, but no matter how bad he is But it is very good for me and my mother. After my father passed away, only my elder brother and my mother are left to depend on each other. My elder brother is the lifeblood of my mother and the pillar of our family. I'm afraid my mother won't be able to survive, so no matter what, I can't just watch him go to the guillotine."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Jinyao, and then knelt down on the ground with a "boom" under her astonished gaze.

"Baby girl!" Aunt Xue was shocked, and hurriedly wanted to pull her.

Xue Baochai put her hand aside, only looked at Lin Jinyao, and said, "My request should be difficult for others, but now I have nowhere to go. I don't know who else can save my brother except Sister Lin. Sister Lin, we Please, help me."

Lin Jinyao said softly: "Sister Bao, let's get up quickly, even the Jia family and the Wang family are helpless. I'm just a little girl, how can I be so capable?"

Xue Baochai said: "No, as long as my sister is willing, she will definitely be able to help, Prince Yu..."

"Sister Bao, you want me to ask Prince Yu for help?"

"I just hope that my sister can send a message to Fujin. As long as my brother can be rescued, the Xue family will be very grateful!"

The Xue family is indeed just a merchant, and it is indeed beginning to go downhill, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Jia Bujia, white jade is used as a horse for Tang Jin; Abang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling; the East China Sea lacks white jade beds, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling; in good years, there is heavy snow, pearls are like earth and gold is like iron.

This "pearls are like earth and gold is like iron" refers to the royal merchant Xue's family. It can be seen that his family property is rich, even though it is not as good as it used to be, it should not be underestimated.

Now Xue Baochai's words are determined to save money and avoid disaster.

"Of course, my sister has worked hard, and I will not treat my sister badly." Xue Baochai pushed the small box on the table and said, "I heard that my sister loves hot springs very much. It just so happens that our family has a hot spring village in Xiaotangshan, which is passable. If my sister doesn't dislike it, then I will accept it, no matter what the result is, it's just a little favor from me as a sister, if my sister can ask Prince Yu to take action, I will definitely thank you very much afterwards."

Xue Baochai is very smart, she knows that with her relationship with Lin Jinyao, friendship is useless, and with Lin Jinyao's indifference, playing the sympathy card is a waste of effort, only benefits, she firmly believes that money can move people's hearts.

Lin Jinyao pondered for a while, then sighed softly, "Okay, tomorrow I will deliver a message to Prince Yu's mansion, but I can't guarantee the result."

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai both breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled on their faces, "No matter what, I thank my sister first."

Prince Yu's mansion was very face-saving, so Lin Jinyao handed over the name card, and was soon received by Fujin.

On the day when Lin Jinyao went to Prince Yu's Mansion, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were restless all day, but Lin Jinyao didn't return to Jia's Mansion until sunset.

"Sister Lin." Xue Baochai looked at her expectantly, "What's the matter?"

Lin Jinyao sighed: "It just so happened today that Prince Yu was also in the mansion, so I told the prince directly, and the prince said that this kind of thing is not a big deal, but for some reason, it seems that someone is watching, so it is inconvenient Make some moves. After all, although Prince Yu is high and powerful, he should not be too public. Today, the Holy Majesty is the most wise and powerful, and he hates power play. If someone finds out and stabs it out, even Prince Yu will not be able to please him. good."

After the words fell, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were almost desperate.

But I heard Lin Jinyao say: "I begged the prince for a long time, and the prince said that he can give it a try, but the risk..."

Xue Baochai heard the string song immediately and understood the elegant meaning, "My sister just said it."

Lin Jinyao stretched out a hand.

The mother and daughter gasped.

But after struggling for a long time, Aunt Xue gritted her teeth and said: "I agree! As long as I can save my son, I will admit that I will go bankrupt!"

Xue Baochai moved her lips, but didn't say anything.

Lin Jinyao silently curled the corners of her mouth, her smile was very sweet,