The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 75 Taking advantage of others’ danger
The Rong family spent a lot of money to save Jia Baoyu's life.

Jia Rong didn't care about all this and really didn't go to Rong Mansion anymore. He was busy with many things every day.

The emperor wanted to attend various activities these days, but was afraid that the assassin would appear, so he tried hard to seek various comforts to prove that he would not be in trouble by the assassin at this time.

Jia Rong was soon transferred to be in charge of the repair work of the imperial mausoleum and the Temple of Heaven, and was also responsible for security and patrol.

Because he comes from a family of military honors, he gives people the impression that he knows some technology.

And because he was a civil servant, the Emperor sent him to check on security so as not to appear afraid of the assassin.

"Lord Jia, do you know what I want you to do?"

The emperor summoned Jia Rong alone in the imperial study and asked him seriously whether he understood his feelings.

Jia Rong said seriously: "I am willing to guarantee with my life that I will never let the thieves cause trouble at such an important occasion!"

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a little more at ease now.

"Okay, you lead the Ministry of Works to get this done. Have you thought about what reward you want afterwards?"

Jia Rong knew that this man was still worried and tried hard to seek comfort, so he said, "I want to be promoted to a higher rank."

The emperor smiled and said, "Okay! When you have made contributions, I will upgrade your title by one level!"

You bastard, you deliberately suppress me before employing me, and find an excuse to punish Jia Baoyu and others before re-employing me. You think I will work even harder, right?

Jia Rong quickly took people from the Ministry of Works to make some money.

On such a major national mourning occasion, money is spent like water. If money is spent like water, there must be people who make money.

The tomb of the retired emperor had been prepared long ago, and the new emperor had already ascended the throne, so the funeral was quick and simple.

Under the protection of Jia Rong and others, the emperor who had been on the throne for more than ten years left the palace for the first time in a long time...

Of course, they rushed back to the palace before sunset. Everyone knew how dangerous the capital city was after sunset.

After spending two months preparing for the funeral, Jia Rong finally had time to go home.

When I got home for dinner, I saw Ping'er and Yuanyang coming over to set the table.

Seeing this, Jia Rong smiled and said, "I'm sorry to both of you. Our family is not a royal family, so we only need to follow the rules for nine months."

Yuanyang said quickly, "Don't worry, Master. I have waited for so many years. Now she is yours. It won't be a problem if I wait a few more months."

Jia Rong looked at his two sensible sisters, Feng Xiaoqi, and asked, "How have you been doing in the mansion these past few months?"

Ping Er said, "Everything is fine. The eldest lady treats us very well, but she is too idle and feels uncomfortable."

Jia Rong suggested, "Then take care of some of the things. There are so many things going on in this mansion, and Yuanchun is just like her mother, so Yuanyang and Ping'er can help take care of things."

Jia Rong looked over and asked, "Where's Yuanchun?"

Baoqin said, "I was looking after the children. They started to make noise and cry again. I didn't come over because I was afraid of disturbing the master's peace."

Jia Rong really needs to rest for a while.

"I wasn't this tired even during my father's funeral, but it was worth it. This time, the emperor promoted me from a third-class general to a second-class general. Although my official position has not changed, it is still very good."

Yuanyang said happily: "Congratulations, Master!"

Jia Rong was in a good mood and had a meal with Yuanyang, Ping'er and Baoqin.

The other few people had to take care of the children, or were pregnant and gave birth secretly in the backyard, not daring to make it public.

Yuanyang and Ping'er are just new to the profession, so they would avoid trouble if possible. There's no need to give others an advantage.

Princes and grandchildren born during the period of national mourning are all illegitimate children, and this is not officially recognized.

The emperor himself had to abide by this rule and could only play with eunuchs.

Jia Rong was just planning to take a nap when he heard someone walking quickly outside.

"Miss Lin!"

Yinglian reminded outside the door.

Jia Rong had no choice but to separate from his two concubines and put his clothes in order.

Not long after, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue came in.

When Jia Rong saw this combination, he asked, "What happened?"

Aunt Xue cried, "Master Rong, please save my son!" Jia Rong asked curiously, "What happened? Didn't you come out with Baoyu?"

Xue Baochai said sadly, "No, Baoyu was released a long time ago. My brother committed a crime before and was punished for two crimes. We spent all our money but still couldn't get him out."

Jia Rong quickly said, "Go find your uncles. They are your and Xue Pan's uncles. How can they just stand by and watch someone die?"

Wang Ziteng is the maternal uncle of Xue Baochai and Xue Pan, and Jia Zheng is her uncle-in-law. On the contrary, he has nothing to do with Jia Rong.

Aunt Xue wiped her tears and said, "I have found them all. This time it was my son who implicated them. We mother and daughter are too ashamed to continue living in Rong Mansion!"

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Where do you live now?"

Aunt Xue lowered her head and started crying.

Xue Baochai gritted her teeth and said, "I'm still living in Rong Mansion now, and I'll make plans after my brother comes out."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Why don't you go to the palace? I remember your uncle came back a long time ago."

Xue Baochai said sadly, "We have looked for them, and they told us to go back to our hometown in Jinling and not to cause trouble here."

Jia Rong looked at Lin Daiyu and said, "Miss Lin, you should live with me from now on. People are saying that the Rong Mansion has a bad reputation. You have been with Baoyu all day in the past few years. It will be bad for your reputation if it gets out."

Lin Daiyu knew that Jia Rong was doing this for her own good, but she was not willing to accept this kindness.

"I'm sorry to trouble Brother Rong, but I'm a clean man and I'm not afraid of these things."

Jia Rong said helplessly: "Since you said so, I respect your opinion."

Aunt Xue saw that Jia Rong didn't care about her affairs, so she begged, "Master Rong! Please be kind and save my son!"

Xue Baochai quickly knelt down before Jia Rong and begged, "Brother Rong!"

Seeing this, Jia Rong said helplessly, "Okay, you can call me Brother Rong. Although we haven't had much contact in these years, I will help you once for the sake of you, me and Miss Lin. Bring me three thousand taels of silver, and I will use the money to help you get the man out and let him start a new life."

Xue Baochai said quickly, "Okay! Thank you, Brother Rong!"

Jia Rong said, "Send the money here tomorrow and I will help you with your connections. Now go back."

Xue Baochai looked embarrassed, looked at Jia Rong pitifully and said, "Can you lend me three thousand silver coins? I will pay you back in the future!"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "How can three thousand taels be considered a lot? I don't want your money. If Miss Lin hadn't brought you here, I really wouldn't want to ask for help. If the censors knew about this, I would definitely get into trouble."

Xue Baochai said bitterly, "Brother Rong, you don't know that we have spent nearly 20,000 silver coins in the past two months, and borrowed a lot from everywhere. We sold everything that should be sold, and now we have less than 100 taels in our hands."

Jia Rong looked at Xue Baochai and said, "No wonder the pearl hairpin on your head is gone and your clothes look like they've been worn for a long time."

At this time, Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue did not seem like members of the four major families, but more like maids and village women.

Both of them looked bitter. Now Jia Baoyu was not worthy of Lin Daiyu, but Xue Baochai was even less worthy of Jia Baoyu.

The main reason why the Jia family did not drive the mother and daughter away was that the banquet was not organized by Xue Pan. Xue Pan was just a participant. Moreover, Xue Pan was a person of all kinds of people who knew Jia Baoyu. It was Jia Baoyu who led Xue Pan astray.

Without the mischief of princes and nobles like Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan would not have been able to offend the emperor just by drinking, eating meat, and visiting brothels with the gangsters.

"Well, since Miss Lin is unwilling to come and stay, then you and your mother can live with me. I will help with Xue Pan's matter."

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were both stunned, and soon realized that Jia Rong might be planning to take a concubine.

Before the Xue mother and daughter spoke, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Rong with a frown.

"Brother Rong, you are an upright person, and I don't think you are a lustful person. Why do you take advantage of others' misfortune?"

Jia Rong said unhappily, "It seems that you have lived a good life and have never been poor. Do you know that Sister Baochai has the same strange disease as you, and needs to be prepared with Lengxiang Pills to suppress it? Making this thing is time-consuming and laborious, how can an ordinary family make it?"

"I also made a few out of curiosity before, so I knew that Xue Pan had been making this troublesome medicine for his sister all these years and was willing to help him do business. However, he didn't know what was good for him and gave up this good fortune, and followed those playboys to suffer misfortune."

"The Xue family is short of money now, and it's hard to even come up with a hundred taels. I took them to my house to help them and save their lives. Why do you think I'm taking advantage of someone in distress?"

"You've been eating ginseng and bird's nest at the old lady's place for a long time, and you should have understood that doing things like ordering people around requires money and face. Do you think it's a good thing for Sister Baochai and the others to continue to stay there?"

Lin Daiyu said hurriedly: "I misunderstood Brother Rong."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's okay. Being able to speak out proves that we have a good relationship. I don't like to hide things. If you have time, come to my place more often and accompany your sisters. Although it is a bit inconvenient to move from your grandmother's house to my place, I still hope you will consider it carefully."

Lin Daiyu nodded. The Rongguo Mansion was not as good as before and was much more embarrassing than when she first came in.

Xue Baochai was now at her wit's end, and Aunt Xue also knew her family's situation, so she finally agreed to this matter after expressing her gratitude profusely.

(End of this chapter)