Red Mansions: No Tears

?Jiang Ke returned to the guest house, just walked into the room and sat down, the servant who he deliberately left in the yard also followed in, and said to Jiang Ke in a slightly proud and excited tone: "Qi Ye, you are really attracted to me!" I guessed it right, as soon as you left, two or three groups of people came to me to ask me about you, but they didn't know that I had tricked them out."

"Oh? Who are here?" Jiang Ke calmly touched the teacup on the table.

The servant immediately went forward knowingly and brought up the teapot to pour a glass of water for the master, and at the same time did not forget to continue: "I don't know if it's because Mr. Lin's illness has dragged on for too long, and one of them is actually from the Lin residence. The family gave birth to a son, who seemed to be called Lin Wang, so he asked Qi Ye about when he would leave this visit, and said that Qi Ye was away from home, and I was the only one with you. Master came all the way from the capital, not only brought two personal servants, but also several servant girls in the house."

"We are just a family of merchants, how can we compare with other young masters? Doesn't he know that the second master Lian is also a fifth-rank fellow? Since he is an official, of course it has to be a bit ostentatious." Jiang Ke chuckled lightly. I don't take it seriously.

"It's true, but this official is too easy to do! I heard from them that since the second master Lian came to Yangzhou, he went out every day around noon, and he wouldn't come back until three o'clock. It's still the money of the Lin family, hey! Is this Mr. Lin always generous to every relative who comes to visit? No wonder they are all sick like that, and they still have to keep Master Qi here as a guest." Sighed contemptuously.

"Come on, you can criticize the master's affairs? Besides, who else will come." Jiang Ke glared at the young man, and brought the topic back to the right track.

The little servant patted his forehead guilty, and continued: "The other two groups of people are also strange. It seems that they are all servants of Mrs. Lin's natal family. What's the matter? I kept my eyes open and didn't tell them that the second old lady was Mrs. Lin's aunt. I only said that Master Qi used to be a student of Mrs. Lin. He heard that he was ill and came to visit him specially. I heard that we have nothing to do with the Lin family, everyone looked relieved, put on a condescending face to me, and then left... But I got some gossip from one of them, I heard that they are As for the investigation of the property of the Lin family, it seems that they were instructed by the old lady of the Jia family, saying that once Lord Lin dies, let them find a way to get the property of the Lin family back to the Jia family."

"So that's the case, but this also explains why Jia Lian dared to be so bold..." Jiang Ke narrowed his eyes, and coldly came to a conclusion: the Jia family's sending someone to send Lin Daiyu back to serve the illness was just a 'good deed' on the surface. In fact, what he was worrying about was that when Lin Ruhai died of illness, they would take over everything from the Lin family as soon as possible, so Jia Lian didn't care about Lin Ruhai's condition at all, and didn't even bother to run for him to seek medical treatment.

Qingshan Academy is a well-known academy near the capital, so of course it is indispensable for the children from the aristocratic families from the capital to study nearby. When Jiang Ke came to Yangzhou to seek advice from Lin Ruhai, it was not long after Jia Min died of illness. Because he saw with his own eyes how much Lin Ruhai loved his dead wife, he went to After Qingshan Academy, he inadvertently paid more or less attention to the situation of Lin Ruhai's wife's family, Rongguo Duke's Mansion, but he didn't expect that what he heard from his classmates was almost all about how absurd and extravagant the masters of Rongning and Ningfu were. At that time, he didn't understand why Lin Ruhai would entrust his only daughter to such a family to raise his only child?

Jiang Ke tapped his fingers on the table with a pensive expression. Originally, it was not up to him to intervene in these messy matters of the Lin family, but whoever called Lin Ruhai was not only half a teacher with him, but he had to call him "cousin uncle" anyway. '?Besides, he just couldn't let go of what he saw on the boat in those few days. He really wanted to know what kind of unavoidable situation he faced that forced a little girl under ten years old to carry her servants behind her back every day. Did you pour out the medicine you took?

Jiang Ke recalled the situation when he saw Lin Daiyu just now, and always felt that the first impression that the little girl gave him was that she looked very weak, with a faint but not lingering smell of medicine on her body, one could tell at a glance that she had been taking medicine all year round, but …

"An Shan, try to inquire about Miss Lin's situation after she returns to the Lin family these two days." Jiang Ke raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Do you want to inquire about Miss Lin? But I can't enter the inner courtyard as a man, so I'm afraid I can't inquire about many things." The little fellow An Shan frowned and replied with a embarrassed expression on his face.

"Do your best! Grind the ink for me. I'll write a letter back to my father to see if he can persuade Mr. Yan to come to Yangzhou..." Jiang Ke said calmly.

"Mr. Yan please come here?! But isn't Mr. Yan only willing to see a doctor for his own family members? The last time someone came to see a doctor with a big gift, he was beaten back by Mr. Yan's apprentice before he even reached the door, what did he say? The clown who can't stand on the stage is also worthy of his teacher's father, but he is the eldest wife's brother... Qiye's uncle." An Shan reminded with fear.

"Having said that, Master Lin's identity is different from them after all. Mr. Yan once worked in the Imperial Hospital, so he should know the importance of it. Even if he doesn't understand, my father will definitely try to persuade Mr. Yan." Jiang Ke He pursed his lips, as if he couldn't think of any good solution for a while, so he planned to write a letter home to Elder Jiang, asking him to invite an old doctor whom the Jiang family worshiped all the year round to come and diagnose Lin Ruhai's father and daughter's pulse.

The old man of the Jiang family is surnamed Yan. Although he is skilled in medicine, he has a bad temper. It is said that he was favored by the Jiang family when he was traveling when he was young, and later he worked in the Tai Hospital. He was poor and didn't know some unspoken rules, so he was framed by others and lost his job. In the end, he almost had nowhere to go. It just so happened that the old man of the Jiang family planned to hire a special doctor for the family, so that he had a way out However, although Mr. Yan agreed to stay in the Jiang family as an offering, he stated that he was only willing to treat a few masters of the Jiang family. He even said that no matter who insisted on forcing him to do something he didn't want to do, he would rather flee into the mountains than stay in the Jiang family.

The medical skills in ancient times were underdeveloped, and it was rare to be able to invite a family doctor with excellent medical skills, and it was not comparable to the supreme and noble status. Of course, it was only a matter of humility, so Jiang Ke was actually not very sure in his heart that he could really ask Mr. Yan himself Even though Mr. Yan has already brought out one or two disciples with good medical skills, he can also call them over directly, but sometimes, some knowledge cannot be learned from books, but needs to be accumulated through experience. Jiang Ke faintly feels that Lin Ruhai I'm afraid only Yan Lao can see a thing or two about his condition.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden sound outside the courtyard door, Jiang Ke motioned An Shan to go out and have a look. After An Shan went out for a while, it seemed that the voices of several women came into the house together with An Shan's figure. .

"Jiang Qiye, the eldest girl said that you didn't have much to eat with our master at night, so she ordered us to bring a supplementary dinner." The leader Qiu Nanny walked towards Jiang Ke with a smile. saluted, then explained.

"Miss Laulin is bothering you." Jiang Ke said while looking at the dishes that the mother-in-law had put on the table. As expected, they were all freshly prepared. He paused and asked again: "Miss Lin also used Food?"

"That's natural. The eldest girl is young and weak, but she can't stand hunger. But because I don't know whether Jiang Qiye's taste is the same as when he was a guest last time, so I only made two servings according to the eldest girl's wishes. , if Jiang Qiye doesn't like it, just tell me, and I'll ask them to make another one." Qiu Nanny nodded and replied.

"It's okay, I've never been too picky about food, and you guys know a thing or two." Jiang Ke smiled, and asked An Shan to send Aunt Qiu out, saying that he would call Steward Lin after his young master had finished eating. The man sent to wait in the yard took the leftovers and dishes back to the big kitchen, asked a few casual questions along the way, and then came back.

"Qi Ye, I just checked with those women again. I heard that Miss Lin fell ill the next day after she came back, and she didn't get better until yesterday. These days, most of the medicine Miss Lin used They brought them together when they came from the capital. I also asked them if Miss Lin was taking medicine all the time. Mother Qiu said that she heard from her youngest daughter that Miss Lin always takes medicine sometimes and sometimes not. Food, but a maid who brought Miss Lin from Jia's family has to gossip every time, trying to persuade Miss Lin to take the medicine, and said that it was the old lady Jia who told her to." As soon as An Shan entered the door, he immediately went to the hospital again. Leaning into Jiang Ke's ear, he told Jiang Ke the news he had just found out.

"Oh? Did you ask them why they didn't just grab the medicine here, but they had to bring it from the capital?" Jiang Ke asked suspiciously.

"I didn't ask that, but... Is it possible that people think that everything in the capital is better, and even the medicinal materials must be better than those sold here, so they use the ones brought from the capital? It will break after a long time." An Shan scratched his head and guessed to himself.

"Then inquire about this direction again, such as whether Miss Lin's prescription is the same as before she went to the capital. If you can get the medicinal materials brought in the capital, it is the best, even if it is only the dregs of the medicine. I will return it to Senior Brother Wu. Let's take a look and see if they can see something famous." Jiang Ke felt that the news An Shan had inquired this time was just right for him, and what he wanted to know most was what kind of medicine Lin Daiyu had been taking?

"Ah? Seventh Master, you don't plan to take care of Miss Lin's affairs, do you?" An Shan immediately asked back with surprise when he heard the master's order. Obviously, when he was on the boat, he also saw Lin Daiyu sneaking down. The drug scene.

"Why not? Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that Mrs. Lin will only have Miss Lin's blood in the future. I should help a little if it is reasonable. Besides, you think that Miss Lin will be an orphan in the future. Going to her uncle's house, can I have a good life?" Jiang Ke felt that since he already knew that Jia's family was uneasy and good-hearted, it seemed against the law to ask him to watch a little girl fall into a situation of isolation without help. his conscience.

Of course...Jiang Ke will not admit that he has an inexplicable feeling for Lin Daiyu in his heart, so he is reluctant to see her suffer. If others know, what will they think of him?He would say that he has a problem with his brain, and he would actually fall in love with a little girl who hasn't grown up yet?Or would it be said that he also took a fancy to the property of the Lin family, but because the reputation was not right, so he planned to ask for favor?The former sounds a bit obscene, old cows eat tender grass or something... In fact, he is only five years old, okay? !The latter sounds absolutely impossible, after all, the Jiang family is not short of money, even if they are short of money, it is not his turn to plan such a thing. ?