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

"I, how can I face death and give an explanation to your father after you call me?"

Xue Baochai was also very sad and worried, and was about to persuade him again.

It was her maid Ying'er who came in trotting with a panicked look on her face.

"Ma'am, Miss, there's a letter! There's a letter!"

"Master has a letter!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai hurriedly put down the medicine bowl and stood up to greet him.

Xue's mother was also shocked instantly and hurriedly sat up.

Xue Baochai asked Ying'er,

"Where is my brother's letter?"

Ying'er hurriedly took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Xue Baochai.

"Miss, when Uncle Zhang was about to go out, he found this, wrapped in a stone and thrown it at the gate."

"Immediately send it in!"

While Ying'er was speaking, Xue Baochai had finished reading the words on the paper.

Instant exclamation.

"Two hundred thousand taels?!"

Xue's mother hurriedly asked,

"Baochai, what's the letter? Is it news about your brother?"

Xue Baochai gave Ying'er a look, and Ying'er bowed and left.

Only then did she turn around and walked to the bedside with a worried look on her face, handing the letter in her hand to Xue's mother.

"Mom, it must be the group that kidnapped my brother who sent a letter saying that if I want my brother to return safely, I need to prepare 200,000 taels of silver and go to Qingfeng Village in Yangzhou to redeem him."

"If I don't get enough money in a month, I will kill my brother..."

Xue's mother shuddered, and the letter in her hand fell to the ground.

Xue Baochai hurriedly bent down to pick up the letter and put it aside.

Xue's mother was now angry, anxious and worried, and she cursed,

"Damn thief! Why doesn't he just rob it?"

"Two hundred thousand taels? That would drain the entire Feng brand!"

Then he burst into tears and cried,

"No money! I have no money! Just let them kill that evil brother of yours! Woohoo~"

"That way we can save mother and daughter from worrying all day and night!"

Xue Baochai knew that her mother was just saying this in anger, but when she thought about her brother being greedy for time outside, she realized that the thieves took the opportunity to kidnap him and threaten the Xue family.

The Xue family could barely afford two hundred thousand taels of silver, but Xue Baochai, who was familiar with the Xue family's accounts, naturally knew that

The Xue family has been declining in power for many years. Once the Xue family really takes out the 200,000 taels of silver from Fengzihao,

I am afraid that all the businesses of Fenghao will be in trouble and may even go bankrupt.

In that case, the loss would be far greater than the apparent 200,000 taels of silver.

If the Feng brand is gone, will the Xue family still be one of the four major families in Jinling?

But on the other side, it was his own brother.

How could Xue Baochai watch him being killed by thieves?

He immediately hugged Xue's mother and cried,

"Mom! Even if my brother is wrong, it's that gang of thieves who are the most hateful!"

"We'll find a way to rescue my brother first, and then you can discipline him properly. Now, the best thing to do is to find a way to rescue my brother!"

Upon hearing this, Xue's mother stopped her anger and cried out,

"If your brother had even a fraction of your sensibility, our Xue family wouldn't have reached this point! Even a mere bandit dared to bully us, an orphan and a widow~"

"I'm sorry, Master, and I'm sorry, your father!"

Xue Baochai's eyes also turned red from crying.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

After crying for a long time, I finally calmed down a little.

Xue Baochai wiped her tears, looked at her mother and asked,

"Mom, our Xue family's Feng brand also has a store in Yangzhou. Do you know how we got it there?"

Although Xue's mother was a woman and was worried about her son's panic, she was not a stupid person.

He immediately understood what his daughter was thinking.

After a moment of deep thought, he said,

"It was much earlier then, before you were even born. It was only when your father was still alive that he asked for permission to open a branch."

"Now that so many years have passed, apart from the annual flattery, those personal relationships have probably become sparse."

Xue Baochai couldn't help but frown when she heard this.

At this moment, Xue's mother's eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Xue Baochai happily and said,

"I remember now! You must have a distant relative who is still serving in Yangzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai hurriedly asked,

"Tell me quickly, who is this person and what official position does he hold?"

Xue's mother looked at Xue Baochai and said happily,

"I remember now. That man is the husband of your uncle's younger sister. He once passed the imperial examination and is now a high-ranking official in Yangzhou, serving as the fourth-rank salt inspector. He's Lord Lin Ruhai!"

"If we're really talking about our relationship, you should respectfully call me uncle! When your aunt passed away, my Xue family even contributed to the funeral!"

Xue Baochai's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said to her mother,

"That's great! The Yangzhou Salt Inspector is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, with troops and money at his disposal. If we can ask Uncle Lin to intercede for us, maybe we can rescue my brother!"

Xue's mother was delighted when she heard this and said hurriedly,

"Okay! Then I'll write a letter myself and have someone deliver it to him, asking him to come forward and intercede!"

As he said this, he lifted the quilt and was about to get off the bed.

However, Xue Baochai stopped her mother.

"Mom, wait a minute!"