Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 162 Xue Baochai's Surprise (Double Daily Monthly Ticket Request)
In this small pavilion, a little warm sunlight shines through, revealing the outline of the person facing you on the screen.

Originally, Xue Baochai still wanted to gain as much initiative as possible, but now it seems that she can only be led by the nose.

After all, she was the one who needed help, and this was her biggest weakness. Before the other party became impatient, Xue Baochai quickly apologized.

"Master Censor, please forgive me for my negligence. I really want to do my part for the people in this city, so please give me a chance."

"We are meeting here today, but I am forced by the etiquette and law to act hastily. I hope you will forgive me."

Yue Ling, who was about to get up and leave, sat back down after hearing what was said.

He tapped lightly next to the teacup, but there was no response from Xiangling.

Yue Ling frowned and asked, "Pour some water?"

Xiangling thought Yue Ling was going to leave, but after Yue Ling spoke, she realized what she should do.

"Oh, I'll pour it for you."

Seeing that Xiangling was not yet used to receiving guests, Xue Baochai called Ying'er, who was more clever beside her, and said, "You go."

Ying'er nodded slightly, then went to Xiangling, took the teapot, and poured water for Yue Ling.

Yue Ling looked at the screen again, and he couldn't help laughing in his heart. "There were six censors in charge of the local area before. Xue Baochai naturally thought that I was also a censor. She had mistaken my identity. However, this is also a common problem for smart women like her. She always uses her own experience to judge the world. She is still a little immature."

"And then there's the etiquette she mentioned. If she had disregarded the etiquette and was able to show up in public, she would have kicked Xue Pan out long ago, sorted out the Xue family's north and south businesses, and become the female CEO. Don't mention it, Xue Baochai is really suitable."

After taking another sip of the fragrant tea, Yue Ling asked, "Okay, tell me what you want to ask of me."

Hearing Yue Ling insist on the word "ask", Xue Baochai could no longer regard this matter as a deal, and said helplessly: "Sir, my brother was deceived by the villain, and was mistakenly arrested when the government troops were arresting a thief last time. Your Excellency is inspecting the local area on behalf of the emperor, and he must have noticed the weirdness of this city. The local officials here are not as glamorous as they seem."

Yue Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, and became interested. He said, "Tell me more about it."

Xue Baochai paused and said, "The streets of the city are full of starving people, and the land is full of wailing. The porridge stalls have been closed for a long time, and the soldiers in the city have rosy faces. It doesn't look like they are out of food. Unless the government deliberately created this disaster and used the government to suppress the people, I can't think of any other possibility."

From the small details, we can tell that Yue Ling likes smart girls.

Of course, he also likes girls like Xueyan who are silly and cute.

"go on."

Xue Baochai heaved a sigh of relief. "Whether you believe it or not, the government office is really making things difficult for our Xue family. If we want to bail out my brother, we need to exchange it for 300 dan of grain. And you just went to the government office to investigate, and you must have found something fishy. Since the government office has problems, the Xue family can also donate the grain, but we won't give it to them to enrich themselves. The Xue family is more willing to lend a hand to you."

Yue Ling asked back: "Why do you think I went there to check?"

Xue Baochai answered frankly, "Because the lord is followed by a different group of soldiers from the patrolling city. At first glance, they are better soldiers than those of Cangzhou Prefecture."

"Then why are you so sure I have the evidence?"

Xue Baochai replied, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be in the mood to listen to me."

Yue Ling nodded repeatedly, thinking that Xue Baochai was extremely smart and could even control people's hearts just right.

Thinking of this, Yue Ling couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Why did Jia Baoyu deserve to have Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu jealous of him?"

Seeing that the other party had not spoken for a long time, Xue Baochai was afraid that the other party would ask for too much, so she added: "I have also found the place where you have been staying recently. It is inappropriate to bring your family with you when you are on an inspection tour for the emperor. It is against the rules..."

Without waiting for Xue Baochai to say anything, Yue Ling smiled and said, "Are you threatening me?"

Xue Baochai sighed, "I dare not, I am reminding you with good intentions."

Listening to the other person's voice, even if he lowered his voice intentionally, Xue Baochai judged that he should be young. She said a few more words and seemed to be angry, which made her more certain of what she was thinking.

"As expected, this censor still wants to make a fortune, just like any other treacherous villain. Well, the Xue family doesn't lack this little money and food. As long as my brother is safe and my mother is at ease, that's enough."

After a while, Xue Baochai, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was shocked by Yue Ling's words and became speechless.

"Miss Xue, you don't have to test me. Just now you said that I was followed by a team of soldiers who were different from the patrol soldiers. Do you think that an ordinary censor could mobilize the elite troops of the Beijing Camp?"

Xue Baochai raised her eyebrows when she heard this, but she heard Yue Ling hadn't finished his words yet. "You and I are discussing matters today. Your failure to thoroughly inquire about my identity is your first shortcoming. The second is that your Xue family is really dispensable to me. I can save you with a raised hand, and I can also take you away with a closed hand."

Yue Ling stood up and paced in front of the screen, saying in a relaxed tone: "The Xue family in Jinling, because the eldest son Xue Pan competed for a trafficked woman in Jinling, he ordered the servants to commit a murder. Because the Jinling prefect Jia Hua had an old relationship with the Jia family, the incident was reduced to a small one, and the Xue family had to flee north to avoid disaster."

"Miss Xue, can you let your brother stay in jail for this illegal business and allowing slaves to commit crimes? Bribing the prefect and interfering with the law with power, isn't that wrongful to your Xue family?"

Xue Baochai's cherry lips moved and she asked in a trembling voice, "You, how do you know?"

"how could I know?"

Yue Ling chuckled and said, "I know a lot more. You, Xue Baochai, have been knowledgeable and talented since childhood, but you were envied by God and have a fever since birth. This disease is very strange and is the result of 'the mortal heart occasionally burns, and the evil fire attacks at the same time'. It requires a strange medicine called Lengxiang Pills."

"This medicine requires the stamens of white flowers from the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, as well as the rain, dew, frost and snow from the four seasons of Rain Water, White Dew, Frost Descent and Light Snow. It must also be supplemented with white sugar and honey, and taken with a decoction of Phellodendron chinense. If it doesn't rain during the Rain Water season of the year, you have to wait another year before you can make the medicine. So you should always have bottles and jars ready to store these medicines."

Looking at Ying'er at the side, Yue Ling said, "You, Miss Xue's maid, Huang Jinying, are clever and skillful, and are the best at making silk threads. You are good at making silk threads such as a stick of incense, a stool facing the sky, an elephant's eye, a square, a chain, a plum blossom, and a willow leaf."

Ying'er, who was originally serving at the side, had already been frightened by Yue Ling with her eyes wide open. However, when she heard that there was still something for her to do, she hurriedly covered her lapels with her hands, as if no matter what bellyband she was wearing today, it could not escape the sharp eyes of the young man in front of her.

Ying Er hurried behind the screen, took Xue Baochai's arm and said, "Miss, we can't beat him. Today we have met a fairy! I can't tell him about what happened in the boudoir, can I?"

Xue Baochai was already in a daze. Only her mother and Ying'er knew about taking Lengxiang Pills. The other servants of the Xue family were completely unaware of it. And this person could actually tell her such a complicated formula?

Xue Baochai, who had been upset for a long time, became even more dizzy after being shaken by Ying'er. She quickly slapped her hand away and said, "Go away, where is the immortal? I'm afraid this person has already found out everything about the Xue family. He is a more powerful person than I imagined."

Ying Er hid behind Xue Baochai and said, "Anyway, I don't dare to see him. In front of him, I feel like I have no clothes on!"

Yue Ling sat back in his original position outside the screen. Seeing Xiang Ling coming out again, Yue Ling smiled and said, "Miss Xue, who is this little maid? I don't need to explain it in detail, right?"

Xiangling walked to the table, changed her silly look, and immediately knelt on the ground, "God, please calculate where my parents are now. If the gods can fulfill my wish, I will do anything for you."

Yue Ling coughed lightly. He tapped Xue Baochai, but he didn't expect that it would trigger such an unexpected plot.

Yue Ling raised his hand and helped Xiang Ling up, comforting her: "As for you, your fortune lies in the southeast, and you should be born in the south of the Yangtze River. I am not a god, but I can help you see that you will have a chance to meet your parents again in the future."

Xiangling bowed again and said, "Thank you, Immortal."

Knowing so thoroughly about herself, Xue Baochai no longer hid herself and immediately walked out from behind the screen.

When she saw the boy sitting opposite her was so young, even younger than she had expected, and seemed to be only a few years older than her, she was so shocked that she stopped in her tracks.

Yue Ling looked in the direction of the footsteps and saw a young girl standing on the side of the screen. She was wearing a honey-colored long coat and a light blue skirt. Her clothes were not luxurious, but just the outfit of an ordinary person.

But looking at her appearance again, her face is like a silver basin, her eyes are like water apricots; her lips are red without any makeup, her eyebrows are green without any drawing, and with her voluptuous figure, she looks more mature than Lin Daiyu, and has a different kind of charm and elegance.

"Miss Xue, are you willing to speak out?"

Xue Baochai bit her lip lightly. She had never met such a powerful person before. However, thinking that this young man was so young and yet he could supervise a place, it must be no one else except Yue Ling, who had recently become famous all over the country.

"I, a commoner, kowtow to the Marquis of Anjing."

Yue Ling raised his hand to support her, "You are quite smart, so there is no need to be polite."

Xue Baochai stood up and carefully asked Yue Ling, "How does An Jinghou plan to deal with my brother? If...if anything happens to him, my mother will definitely not be able to bear it. I, I will also...not have a single day of peace."

Yue Ling smiled and said, "Ms. Xue is not someone who wants to live a peaceful life, so there is no need to complain to me about your pity."

Xue Baochai bit her lip again, as if she was not worthy of having any worries in front of Yue Ling.

From Yue Ling's perspective, meeting Xue Baochai reminded him of the jokes from his previous life.

With a father who died early, an ignorant mother and a naughty brother, her life was really hard.

Shaking his head slightly, Yue Ling said: "In fact, the Xue family is too clever for their own good..."

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