The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 260 The Bald-Headed Monk II (Second Update, Please Vote)
He threw a tantrum and begged to see her?

So, does she want to see him/her?

When did the Ningguo Mansion become so easy to talk to?
The silence in Shen Ning's eyes made Jia Zhen, who was about to say something, seem to understand something. He quickly stood up and said, "Son, I'll call a few more people to send him away."

"go Go!"

Shen Ning waved her hand dismissively.

She was exhausted after a long day, and hadn't even had a proper chance to spend time with her daughter before coming home.

"Your older brother is getting dumber and dumber, what are we going to do?"

Jia Zhen, who hadn't gone far, heard it clearly and tripped on flat ground, almost falling over.

As he regained his balance, he heard his sister giggle and quickened his pace.

Today... I do seem to have been pretty stupid.

"Go, call a few more people."

As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Jia Zhen coldly ordered the servant beside him, "Bring Jiao Da over here too. I want to see what this monk is all about."

"Yes!"

The servant ran off as fast as he could.

"Amitabha~"

As Jia Zhen was walking out, he heard a Buddhist chant and was startled, thinking that the bald-headed monk had run into the inner courtyard. He hurriedly looked around but couldn't find him.

"Did you hear anything?"

Shen Ning, who was teasing her daughter, also heard it.

Judging from the maids' expressions, they clearly didn't know.

Her heart skipped a beat as she finally remembered those two people who might be deities.

"Madam, what sound are you referring to?"

"Hmm, it's nothing."

Shen Ning's heart was racing. "Qingping, go to the front yard and ask if that bald-headed monk has left yet?"

"Yes!"

Qingping left in a hurry, but Shen Ning no longer had the heart to tease her daughter.

What did Jia Zhen just say?
wrong?

So... what is correct?

Did she deserve to die? Did the Lin family deserve to be destroyed? Did Daiyu deserve to be a dependent with no one to rely on? Did Yuan Chun deserve to be an imperial concubine in the palace, only to be strangled to death in the end?
Or is it that the Lan family, Jia Wen, and Jia Wen should never have appeared in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber?
"Ahh~~"

When Jia Yue realized her mother was no longer teasing her, she stretched out her little hand, tilted her head back, and gave her mother a toothless smile.

Shen Ning snapped out of her reverie and gently stroked her daughter's little face.

It's so soft and smooth, it makes you want to kiss it.

Shen Ning leaned down and kissed him, saying, "Bring me the warehouse manifest."

If the visitor really is the most mysterious monk or Taoist priest in the Dream of the Red Chamber, she feels she still needs to make the necessary preparations.

Jia Zhen seems alright now, but it's hard to say what will happen after she's gone.

It's all too easy for men to go astray.

Especially since he is both rich and has a high social standing.

As the clan leader, the newly added clan rules probably mean nothing to him.

"Also, if Rong-ge'er is dismissed from school, have him come over immediately."

The Yu family is very good.

However, it's normal to neglect other people's children after having your own.

Shen Ning's heart aches most for her youngest daughter in her arms.

The little girl has been like this for days since she left home; what if she really were gone...?

"Ahhh~~"

The little girl waved her hand and grabbed the gold hairpin from her head.

"You can't take this."

Qingzhu rushed over and coaxed Jinchai away, to prevent her from scratching herself or her wife.

"Madam, the girl has stopped crying now. Lie down and let Xiaodong and the others massage you."

Press it?

Shen Ning was very tempted.

However, she also has her own experience. Usually, she falls asleep three out of ten times during a massage. Today, she was tired after a long day, and if she fell asleep during the massage, it might be difficult to wake her up.

After all, even gods have some special abilities.

"No need for now, let's invite the physician to check your pulse!"

If she were perfectly healthy, why would the so-called deity want her dead...?

That wouldn't be a god, it would be a demon.

"……Yes!"

Xiaodong, who had originally intended to give her a massage, hurriedly went to find the family doctor.

Outside the second gate, everyone was wondering why the monk had suddenly disappeared.

"How exactly did they disappear?"

Jia Zhen suspected that the man had run into the inner courtyard, and that the Buddhist chanting he had heard earlier was the work of the bald-headed monk.

This is terrible!

“Oh dear, it was just a gust of wind,” said one of the clan elders. “We just squinted our eyes and he suddenly disappeared. Could he be a deity?”

immortal?

How can it be?

At most, a martial arts master?

Having read The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Jia Zhen couldn't help but wonder if the other party was some kind of martial arts master.

Just as he was about to give Ambassador Jiao a wink and quietly check the inner courtyard, Qingping arrived.

Upon hearing that the monk had suddenly disappeared, her expression turned quite strange.

With so many people here, it's understandable that two eyes can't see anything, but why did dozens of eyes squint for a moment?

"Whoever sees which direction the monk went and can find him will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver."

When Jia Zhen offered a large reward, Qingping quietly withdrew.

She had heard what the clan elder had just said.

The wife has done a lot of big things lately, and that monk...

When Qingping was a child, her grandfather told her many stories about the Jurchens killing people everywhere, so she ran back without delay.

At this moment, Shen Ning was already filling out the warehouse list on her daughter's dowry list.

Although her daughter's dowry was already quite generous, she had received many rewards in the past six months, so adding some more to her daughter's dowry was no big deal.

"Grandma~"

Rong-ge'er and Qing-ping came in one after the other. "Grandson originally planned to come over after catching up on his studies, but you're calling me grandson now..."

"Just in time!"

Rong-ge'er is thirteen.

Shen Ning glanced at him with a smile, "My storeroom is overflowing with stuff, pick a few things and take them back."

Qin Keqing went home this afternoon, otherwise I would have just given it to her directly.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Rong-ge picked up his aunt who was reaching out to him and then came closer.

"Grandma, you were amazing today!"

Although they couldn't go inside, they could hear the conversation inside clearly from the next room.

"...It's not that I'm powerful, it's that the Great Zhao is powerful now, we have a revolver that can absolutely overwhelm others."

Shen Ning sighed inwardly, "Rong-ge'er, you must know that at any time, strength is the most important thing. This applies to the country, the family, and individuals—it applies to everyone. When you are weak, countless people will want to push you down." "Grandson understands."

Rong-ge'er has learned his lesson.

He had already deeply experienced this from the Lai family.

“Your father’s mind isn’t very sharp. He has done things wrong. Even though you are his son, you can’t just tolerate it all the time.”

In the novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*, Sister Feng and Baoyu were nearly killed by Ma Daopo, a scheming woman hired by Aunt Zhao.

Although the monk and the Taoist seemed to appear every time to save people, Shen Ning now felt a sense of incongruity when she thought about it.

Their first appearance was to guide Yinglian away.

Zhen Shiyin, over fifty years old, finally had a beloved daughter, whom he carried everywhere. The bald-headed monk, seeing this, would burst into tears, insisting, "Benefactor, why are you holding this unfortunate child, who brings misfortune to her parents, in your arms?"

Zhen Shiyin knew it was madness and ignored him.

Finally, the bald-headed monk pointed at him and laughed, saying, "You spoiled brat, I laugh at your foolishness. You're like a mirror reflecting the snow in vain. Beware after the Lantern Festival, when the smoke will dissipate and the fire will be extinguished."

Sure enough, Yinglian was lost on the Lantern Festival and suffered all kinds of hardships, which changed the fate of her family.

The second one is Daiyu, who is also three years old.

When the bald-headed monk came to the Lin family, he said he wanted to take Daiyu away to become a nun. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, like Zhen Shiyin, naturally disagreed.

He said, “Since you can’t bear to part with her, I’m afraid her illness will never be cured. If you want her to recover, she must never hear crying again, and she must not see any relatives or friends outside of her parents. Only then can she live a peaceful life.”

Later, Daiyu lived with her relatives, the Jia family, and was always in tears. In the end, she died young.

The third is Baochai...

Only Baochai is different.

They left her a prescription for Cold Fragrance Pills to cure her illness and also asked her to make a gold lock.

Huh?
How could the bald-headed monk be so biased?

Here...

Shen Ning put down her pen and pondered the plot of the book.

It's infuriating that she doesn't quite remember.

Did the monk take the initiative to visit the Zhen and Lin families, and also to visit the Xue family?

The monk gave a hint, but neither family believed it, not even the Xue family…

She couldn't remember the plot; she could only deduce it.

The book clearly records that he visited the Zhen and Lin families, but the Xue family did not make a clear record of this. So, was he invited?
Shen Ning had a headache; she seemed to have done something stupid.

If a monk wants to see her, and she politely invites him over for a proper talk, wouldn't that be different?
Also, if the monk has arrived, is the Taoist priest far behind?

They converted three people in total: the first was Zhen Shiyin, the second was Liu Xianglian, and the third was Baoyu.

Those who are interested are all men.

Xichun's decision to become a nun had absolutely nothing to do with them.

Rong-ge said a few words inside the room, but seeing that his grandmother did not answer, as if she was thinking about something else that was hard to understand, he quickly gave the maids a look and took his little aunt, who was still happily calling out to him, out of the room so as not to disturb his grandmother's thoughts.

Shen Ning indeed did not notice them.

She tried desperately to save herself.

She didn't want to be like Wang Xifeng and Baoyu.

No, the Xue family may never have even seen the bald-headed monk.

Everything was just a fabrication by their family, intended to create momentum and bring good fortune to Baochai.

Her hairpin was to be paired with jade, which could be an imperial seal or a precious jade.

Shen Ning sighed.

She's already scared before she's even met the person; that's not good!

She patted her head, snapping back to reality, "Where's Rong-ge'er?"

"gone back."

Qingzhu answered cautiously.

The lady stood there in a daze for a long time, and it got dark outside. "The girl played with Rong-ge for a while, and then fell asleep while listening to him recite his lessons."

It's been that long?

Shen Ning glanced at the cold moon outside and sighed softly in her heart.

"By the way, has the imperial physician arrived?"

"You came and went, madam. Are you feeling unwell?"

"That's not true."

Shen Ning shook her head, "Never mind, let's just order water!"

Take a shower and go to sleep!

She put the sandalwood prayer beads she had gotten from Jia Jing on her wrist and placed the red jade Qiankun ring by her pillow, but she still couldn't fall asleep.

Shen Ning could only think about everything she had done since entering this world.

Yes, I've never harmed anyone; I've always been doing good deeds.

When we arrived at the King of Hell's palace, it didn't seem so scary.

Monks and Taoists are immortals, and the Jia family also has several immortals.

Daiyu and Baoyu are clearly immortals, and Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Fengjie, Qiaojie, etc. also have their own backgrounds.

Even if they descend to the mortal realm to experience love tribulations, there are so many loves in this world, how many have they actually experienced?
Family affection, friendship, teacher-student relationship, patriotism, etc., which one is not affection?

But what did they go through?
If the bald-headed monk doesn't come, fine, but if he does, she'll definitely ask him: Are immortals descended to earth just to fall in love and suffer?

Won't their inner demons be even stronger if they go back like that?

What wrong did the Lin family do?

Is it because Daiyu has to repay her debt of tears that her entire family has to die?

Shenying Attendant and the Stone descended to the mortal realm to enjoy wealth and luxury, but what was the result?

A person's life is so long, how old was Baoyu when he became a monk?

Aren't they afraid that he will cause them trouble after returning to his divine position?

Not to mention the other girls, each one died a more tragic death than the last.

What did they do wrong?
What did she do wrong?

She disciplined the men of the Jia family, making them stand up and act like human beings—was that wrong?
If the gods insist on making them animals, why not just make them animals from the beginning?

Shen Ning fell asleep, but her mind was still racing.

She didn't know that she would develop a fever in the middle of the night.

She fell seriously ill before the Lunar New Year and escorted her coffin back to her hometown. Although she didn't suffer much hardship, it was still different from home.

He took a knife for Jia Wen, and when he hit Wohe, he used too much force and lost a lot of blood. In addition, his mind was constantly racing, scheming to subdue Wohe, Suo Jin, and Tie Bao. Once he lay down, he couldn't get up.

The local physician came overnight to examine the patient and prepare medicine, but by dawn, the patient was still delirious with fever.

Early in the morning, Jia Zhen went straight to the palace to fetch the imperial physician.

When Dr. He came over in person and unwrapped the bandages from his hand, the wound was already red and swollen.

"Director He, my mother..."

Jia Zhen was very flustered.

In the military, many people die from fever after suffering minor injuries.

"This medicine... isn't right."

On the spot, He Yuanzheng demanded to have their wound medicine tested.

After a while, he only found that there were some differences, but he couldn't taste what had been added yet.

The powder was fine and all mixed together; he would have to go back and sort it out slowly.

"Madam Shen's health was not very good to begin with."

Childbirth is already very taxing on a woman's health, and with the series of misfortunes that befell the Jia family, plus Madam Shen's serious illness and injuries...

"Now we can only clean it and reapply the medication."