The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Jia Rong did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and said respectfully and humbly,

"I will follow my father's teachings and will... A-choo A-choo!"

Before he could finish his words, he sneezed several times in succession.

Jia Zhen frowned and took a step back, covering his face with his sleeves, his face full of disgust.

"You've become such a wretch, yet you still want to hang out outside. You should stay in the mansion until you get married!"

Jia Rong was slightly startled. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he did not dare to show any disobedience on his face.

He replied tremblingly,

"Yes, father! I obey you."

Jia Zhen glanced at Jia Rong and snorted.

"Your soon-to-be wife, Mrs. Qin, has a younger brother, Qin Zhong, who has recently enrolled in the provincial school. Please take good care of him."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.

Jia Rong bowed.

"Yes, father!"

Only after Jia Zhen walked away did he dare to slowly raise his head.

With a sigh of helplessness, he rubbed his nose and said to himself,

"And who is thinking about me?"

Immediately, he looked around and saw that all the maids and servants passing by had their heads lowered, not daring to raise them.

Knowing that the previous scene must have been seen by this servant,

Yet his face remained calm.

As if nothing had happened, he turned around and went back to his own courtyard.

It's as if it's normal.

……

In the splendid palace.

In the Imperial Study,

Turning into the side hall, a red-lacquered imperial desk made of golden nanmu wood was piled with densely packed memorials.

After the memorial, half of a head was vaguely visible, and from time to time it was slightly raised along with the faintly swaying pen.

Suddenly, a tall eunuch with a fair face and no beard, white hair, dressed in brocade clothes, holding a whisk and dragging a memorial in his hand, walked in quickly.

First, he knelt down respectfully in front of the imperial desk and bowed.

"This servant pays homage to His Majesty!"

A head popped out from behind a pile of memorials half a person's height.

His hair was gray, and he was wearing a green uniform embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon. His face was full of fatigue and old age.

This person is none other than the current emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, Emperor Xinglong.

After a slight pause,

Emperor Xinglong immediately continued to review the memorials.

At the same time, a somewhat tired voice came,

"Oh, it's you, old fellow. What's the matter?"

The old eunuch quickly stood up and handed over the memorial in his hand.

"Secret report from the Shadow Department: A copy of the secret letter from Yangzhou Salt Inspector Lin Ruhailin, a matter of great importance, has arrived ahead of the original carrier pigeon!"

"Oh?"

Emperor Xinglong paused his pen and frowned slightly.

"Lin Ruhai? What's the matter? Dai Quan, read it out!"

After saying this, he continued to review the memorials in front of him.

"Yes!"

The old eunuch named Dai Quan bowed and then stood up.

He walked to the side of the imperial desk in small steps, unfolded the memorial in his hand, and a hoarse voice sounded.

"I, Lin Ruhai, the Imperial Salt Inspector of the Yangzhou Salt Administration, tearfully submit this petition..."

Emperor Xinglong, who had just reviewed the memorial in his hand and put it aside to reach for another one,

The outstretched hand paused slightly.

He turned suddenly and looked at Dai Quan, extending his hand.

Dai Quan trembled all over, and hurriedly hunched over to close the memorial in his hand and presented it to Emperor Xinglong with both hands.

Emperor Xinglong took the memorial,

Quickly read from beginning to end.

Soon, after reading the memorial, Emperor Xinglong's face became terribly gloomy.

He folded the memorial abruptly and slammed it on the table.

"What a bold thief! I knew Yangzhou was plagued by banditry, but I never imagined that in broad daylight, someone would dare to rob the family of a high-ranking official of the imperial court."

Dai Quan had already fallen to his knees with a thud.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and take good care of yourself!"

Emperor Xinglong snorted coldly.

"Hmph! I'm not angry at those ignorant bandits. They're just small fry and can be destroyed in the blink of an eye. I'm angry at the officials in Yangzhou!"

"Just because you're afraid of my punishment, you shamelessly compromised with a gang of bandits and watched them grow stronger! This is truly outrageous!"

Then he snorted coldly,

"Dai Quan, convey my order to Shandong to prepare for the Japanese invasion..."

Emperor Xinglong was about to angrily order troops to suppress the bandits, but when he thought of the current complicated political situation.