Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 81: The Changes in Rong Mansion
Not long ago,
Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall,
Grandmother Jia, who had not slept all night, had not received any news from the outside world, and her expression became increasingly gloomy.

The later the news arrives, the greater the resistance King Kang will encounter and the less likely it will be to go smoothly.

Until the first ray of light appeared in the sky and shone into the hall, so blinding that Grandmother Jia's heart sank to the bottom. Now she could only wait for a miracle to happen.

Seeing his mother's complexion getting worse, Jia Zheng, who had also been with her all night, came forward with a bowl of sweet water and said to her mother, "You should pay more attention to your health. How can you bear not eating or drinking for a whole night?"

Grandmother Jia's lips were a little chapped, but she had no intention of drinking water. She just wanted to wait for news from the imperial city, and the good news that Prince Kang had successfully ascended to the throne.

At the right time, footsteps were heard outside, and Jia Zhen from the East Palace stumbled into the hall, choking with sobs.

Seeing Jia Zhen's expression, everyone in the hall knew that something bad was going to happen.

Grandmother Jia closed her eyes tightly and her breathing became more rapid.

Jia She anxiously picked up Jia Zhen and said, "Brother Zhen, please speak up. What happened?"

Jia Zhen cried to his mother, "The master has been captured, and Prince Kang is dead. The King of Qin is summoning all officials to the palace to discuss state affairs..."

Jia She was terrified and took several steps back before he could steady himself. He muttered, "It's over, it's all over..."

Jia Zheng was so frightened that he loosened his grip and the bowl of sweet water fell to the ground, the porcelain pieces shattered into pieces and the water spilled all over the floor.

After King Kang died, the King of Qin issued an edict to all officials.

It goes without saying that the Prince of Qin will move into the East Palace and ascend the throne smoothly in the near future without any variables. This also indicates that disaster is coming for the Jia family.

The first to be affected was the Dongfu, which actually participated.

Jia Zhen was crying so hard in the hall that the earth was shaking. Grandmother Jia felt dizzy and saw a revolving lantern in front of her eyes.

At that moment, everyone was panicking. As the person in charge of the Jia family, Grandmother Jia still pretended to be calm and said, "Don't cry, the sky hasn't fallen yet. Go and see how the master of the East Mansion is doing."

Several strong women came in and helped Jia Zhen to get up, and they left the hall and went to Ningguo Mansion.

And Grandmother Jia could no longer support herself, and fell off the armchair and fell heavily to the ground.

Jia She and Jia Zheng panicked immediately and shouted, "Come quickly, come quickly! Find the imperial physician, no, find the doctor!"

……

Shi Xiangyun, who originally wanted to stay with Lin Daiyu, was stopped and had to stay at Rongguo Mansion last night.

Every time she came, she was accompanied by the Sanchun sisters and lived in the porch at the back of Rong Xi Tang, close to Li Wan.

I was already worried and couldn't sleep well.

I woke up drowsily early in the morning and heard the nanny, maid, and housekeeper's wife shouting outside.

Shi Xiangyun looked out the window and saw a line of Jia's servants passing by, muttering to themselves.

A housekeeper's wife led two maids holding medicinal herbs in their hands and said, "Hurry up, go to the hall, the old ancestor is dying!"

The little maid asked in confusion: "Why is he not okay? He was fine when we were playing cards yesterday."

"How do we know? We are not serving in the room. Only the eldest and second masters are in the hall."

An older maid wiped her tears and cried, "Oh my, the old Duke can't come back, the old ancestor is not well, what should we do with this family?"

Shi Xiangyun pulled back her body, her mind was stunned, "Is my great-aunt dying?"

He quickly put on his clothes and went to the next few rooms to call the girls.

After Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun left the room, and before Shi Xiangyun could explain, Li Wan pushed the door open and walked over. She looked around and said, "It's good that you are all up. Come with me to the hall to visit the ancestors." The girls followed Li Wan closely. Before they reached Rongqing Hall, they heard miserable and noisy crying from under the hanging flower door.

The girls had never seen such a scene before and were all very scared. Xichun, who was even more timid, was already silently shedding tears.

Li Wan said again, "Follow me."

The women finally arrived at the inner room of Rongqing Hall. The door was tightly blocked and there were people sitting and standing in the room. There was little empty space.

Beside the couch, an old doctor was taking Lady Jia's pulse. His brows frowned from time to time, which was frightening to watch.

After a while, the old doctor withdrew his hand, and Jia She hurriedly asked, "How is my mother?"

The old doctor first sighed, which made everyone in the room nervous.

"The old lady's condition is not good. She is frightened and overworked, which has drained her energy and damaged her spirit. The heart governs the blood vessels, and her blood and energy are deficient. Her face is pale, her lips are pale, her eye sockets are sunken, and her hair is suddenly gray. She needs long-term care to nourish her heart and spleen, regulate her energy and blood, and not overwork, frighten, or get angry, otherwise she will develop a disease."

Then he looked at Jia's wrapped forehead, which was faintly purple, and said, "The skin injury is fine, except for some pain, it will heal faster than this internal deficiency disease."

Like everyone else, Shi Xiangyun looked at Lady Jia who was lying quietly on the couch.

Grandmother Jia's eyes were closed and her brows were slightly wrinkled. Her white hair was too conspicuous, as if it had turned white overnight. She looked several times older than before.

His mouth was slightly open, as if he was speaking, but no sound came out.

The sisters were all wiping their tears, and Baoyu was crying the most violently. Shi Xiangyun was frightened for a moment, and then she also wiped her tears.

Jia Zheng looked at the young people, sighed, and said to Li Wan, "Daughter-in-law Zhu'er, take them out. The old lady needs to rest. Let them come back to visit later."

"Yes."

Not long after they were driven out of the hall, Cuilu chased after them and hurriedly pulled Shi Xiangyun and said, "Miss, the third wife is here to pick you up and wants you to go back."

"Huh? Going back so soon?"

Baoyu asked again, "I didn't even know when Sister Yun came yesterday, and now I see she's leaving again? Why is she leaving in such a hurry?"

Looking at Baoyu's tear-stained face, Shi Xiangyun found it somewhat funny.

She couldn't laugh in this situation, so she had to hold back and said, "Maybe something happened at the Shi Mansion, so we have to hurry back. Besides, our great-aunt is sick, so we don't have the mood to play. Brother Ai, if you don't concentrate, I'm afraid you will be beaten."

Hearing this, Baoyu was not very happy, "Sister Yun can only teach me now. She has changed, she has completely changed!"

Then he shook his head and walked away.

Shi Xiangyun sighed helplessly and said goodbye to her sisters. It was not until she walked out of the corner gate of Rongguo Mansion and came outside the mansion that she saw the Shi family's sedan chair.

After getting on the sedan chair, Shi Xiangyun asked in confusion, "Aunt San, why didn't the sedan chair stop at the gate but stopped outside the mansion?"

Wu, the wife of Marquis Zhongjing Shi Ding, did not answer but asked, "How is the mansion?"

Shi Xiangyun replied, "My great-aunt is ill. The house is in chaos and everyone is crying."

Wu sighed and said, "Go back first, and don't come here too often in the future."

Shi Xiangyun's mouth shrank, her eyebrows slightly lowered, and she asked tentatively: "Then...then can't I go to Sister Lin's place?"

Wu thought for a moment and replied, "You can go, but don't go too often."

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