The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 56 The Mei family regrets their marriage
The carriage soon arrived at Mei Hanlin's house.

The driver said, "Sir, the Mei Hanlin's house is just ahead."

Jia Rong got out of the carriage and stood on the ground looking at the deserted streets nearby.

Xue Ke's expression was not very good and he didn't look very happy.

After Xue Baoqin and her maid got off the car, they were also not happy.

Jia Rong's coachman helped Xue Ke's men unload the luggage. The brother and sister did not come empty-handed, but brought many gifts and gift boxes.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Okay, the small courtyard rented by the Mei family is 30 meters ahead. Just go over and knock on the door. I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."

Xue Ke said hurriedly: "Thank you for your care, sir. If it weren't for your help, we would definitely not be able to get in today."

Jia Rong said, "I received the news last night. I didn't mean to neglect you all night, but the rules here are ten times stricter at night than during the day. Anyone caught at night will be sent to the prison. It will be dark in an hour, so you should be careful."

"I'm leaving now. See you later!"

After Jia Rong finished speaking, he took his men and left.

The Xue siblings looked at each other and had to move forward.

Soon Xue Ke came to a door with the words "Mei Mansion" written on it. He tidied his hair and clothes, and quickly plucked up the courage to knock on the door.

After knocking for two minutes, the door was quickly opened, and an old man dressed as a servant looked at the people outside.

"who are you?"

"Is Mei Hanlin here? We are from the Xue family in Jinling, and my sister is engaged to Mei Hanlin's son."

After hearing this, the old servant closed the door and said, "Go away! We don't know anyone with the surname Xue!"

Xue Ke pushed the door quickly, but it wouldn't move. He could only shout, "Uncle! Open the door! Are Mr. Mei and his wife here?"

The old man shouted, "Go! Get out of here! If you offend the police, we will take you all to jail!"

The Xue siblings felt desolate. It turned out that these people were not unaware that they were here, but they were unwilling to acknowledge it and unwilling to take them in.

But at this point there was nowhere else to go, so the two siblings and their maids and servants stood at the door with large and small bags and continued to call for help.

But the person inside was pretending to be dead and refused to open the door to let them in.

Xue Ke suddenly felt powerless, and no one could get any help from him, no matter how hard he tried.

It is clearly my sister's lifelong event, but I have no way to do anything about it.

Several people waited in silence for more than ten minutes, but the door in the yard refused to open.

The weather is cold, and people's hearts are even colder.

When the few people were at a loss, they saw a sedan chair passing by.

These double sedan chairs were obviously those of nearby officials. Xue Baoqin and Xue Ke also thought of Mei Hanlin's official position, so they decided to wait a little longer.

It gets dark early, and a bunch of useless intellectuals get off work early.

After Mei Hanlin's sedan stopped, a servant lifted the curtain and Mei Hanlin walked out quietly.

The emperor's attitude has been obviously very bad these days. Not only has he not found the thief's trace, but he also discovered that a group of his subordinates were slacking off and being perfunctory with him.

Isn't that a sure thing?!

Everyone wants to be an official, not work for the emperor. Who says that being an official means working for the emperor? Isn’t it good to have some ideals?
The new emperor's temper is getting worse and worse, and he curses people at every turn.

Mei Hanlin felt that it didn't matter. It had nothing to do with an honest and dutiful civil servant like him anyway. He might as well be transferred out to serve next year. The capital was too dangerous.

"Lord Mei!"

Mei Hanlin suddenly saw a group of people standing at his doorstep, carrying luggage.

I also saw the attire of Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin, as well as several men and women behind them who looked like servants.

Xue Baoqin is a beautiful girl who exudes a proud and independent beauty from the inside out.

Mei Hanlin was not happy. "Who are you?"

This was just nonsense. Xue Ke revealed his family background at an extremely fast speed.

Mei Hanlin was very puzzled. "How did you get in? Nowadays, all the city gates are heavily guarded, and it is difficult for even officials from outside to come in. How did you get in?" Xue Ke quickly took out a piece of paper and presented it. "It's this note. As long as Lord Mei vouches for us, we can stay according to the rules, and the court will not blame us."

Mei Hanlin had no idea that such a thing existed, so he quickly took the document and took a look at it.

It would have been fine if he hadn't read it, but when he saw the words written on it, especially the last part, "I am willing to use the lives of the Mei family as a guarantee," he was immediately frightened out of his wits and his face turned pale.

"Go! I don't know any Xue family! My son has never married, so go find a good family for yourselves and don't harm me!"

Mei Hanlin threw the document on the ground and walked in quickly.

"Uncle! Lord Mei! Lord Mei!" Xue Ke shouted, but the people from the Mei family had already come out of the yard and pushed Xue Ke out directly.

Xue Ke fell to the ground, and the luggage at the door was quickly thrown away by several servants.

boom!
The door of the Mei family was closed.

This marriage is really ruined.

Xue Ke lay on the ground, pounding his hands on the ground in regret, "How hateful! How hateful!!"

Xue Baoqin came over to help Xue Ke up, "Brother, get up. We need to find a place to stay quickly. Otherwise, it will be ten times more dangerous at night."

Xue Ke stood up and looked at the luggage on the ground, then looked at his quiet sister.

"Now..." Xue Ke was unable to speak.

Xue Baoqin quickly comforted him, saying, "Let's not talk about the marriage for now. Since the Mei family has broken off the engagement, I will decide my own marriage. Brother and I should leave quickly and go to the Jia family to seek our relatives."

Xiao Luo picked up the document written by Jia Rong and handed it to Xue Baoqin.

Xue Baoqin put away the note and comforted her, "Let's go to Rongguo Mansion first. There is no time to lose. It will be dark soon."

Xue Ke also realized that there would be trouble after dark, so he quickly took his people to visit his relatives at the Jia Mansion.

It got dark early and it was pitch black halfway through the journey. There were indeed many more soldiers and officers, and they were so scared that they thought they were going to be arrested and sent to jail.

Everyone walked carefully towards Ningrong Street, but were soon stopped by a group of soldiers.

"Who are you? Walking around at night, don't you know there's curfew?! Arrest them!"

Xue Ke was so frightened that his legs went limp. He quickly knelt down and said, "Please spare us, sir! We are going to Rongguo Mansion to seek refuge with the Jia family. We are not bad people!"

Xue Baoqin quickly took out the note and said, "General! This is the note that Master Jia Rong from Ningguo Mansion gave us. We are just about to go and seek refuge with Master Jia Rong!"

At this time, even Xue Baoqin thought there was no hope. A girl being captured by a group of soldiers and thrown into jail was definitely not going to get well.

However, he didn't expect that after he announced Jia Rong's name, this group of people stopped making things difficult for him.

"If you are here to seek refuge with your relatives, go quickly. When it's late at night, if you see anyone walking outside, kill them without mercy! Go!"

The general quickly rode away on his horse, ignoring this group of seemingly delicate and tender men and women.

In fact, everyone knows that the person who causes trouble all day and night is not an ordinary person, at least he must be quite old.

From ten years ago to now, he should be at least forty years old.

It's even possible that it's not human.

Everyone is just pretending to patrol. They make a lot of money anyway, so there is no need to deal with that unknown thing.

As for Jia Rong, he is a member of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes Group after all. Now that the Military Merit Group has regained attention, it would not hurt to give him some face.

Xue Baoqin and her family soon arrived at Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rong did not wait for their family to come over. As soon as Xue Baoqin and Xue Ke arrived at the door, a servant came over to deliver a message.

"But Master Xue Ke?"

"Yes." Xue Ke agreed quickly, and then became nervous and scared, fearing that this place would not accept them.

The housekeeper said, "The master has already informed the Rongguo Mansion. You can come and stay. You can go to the Rongguo Mansion to visit your relatives first. If there is a place there, stay there. If it is inconvenient for Aunt Xue, you can come and stay there."

Xue Ke, Xue Baoqin, and their maids and servants all breathed a sigh of relief, as they finally had a place to live.

Xue Ke sighed, "Living in the capital is not easy."

(End of this chapter)