Jia Ke comforted Jia Baoyu for a few more words, then said goodbye to Jia Mu again and left the Grand View Garden.
After Jia Ke returned to Wuyang Hou Mansion, he discovered that Qin Keqing had returned.
As soon as Qin Keqing saw Jia Ke come in, he immediately stepped forward to greet him, placed him on the main seat, and then accompanied him in the side seat. The two of them had not spoken a word since they met in Jia Baoyu's room. Until now.
Only a couple can say something intimate.
"Uncle, you don't know that you scared me to death today. I didn't expect such a strange thing to happen in the world." Qin Keqing is still a little frightened now. Although she accompanied Jia Mu to look after Jia Baoyu just now, her heart was in her throat.
It hurts my eyes, and now that I think about it, I still feel a chill running down my back.
"This is nothing, there are more strange things than this." Jia Ke has seen countless strange things over the years, so he has long been accustomed to strange things, not to mention that there are real monsters and ghosts in this world of Red Mansions.
"Do you know any other strange things?" Qin Keqing asked curiously.
"What's this? Isn't that piece of jade in our family just of strange origin?" Jia Ke said indifferently.
When Qin Keqing heard what Jia Ke said, she immediately looked unnatural. In her opinion, Jia Baoyu's psychic jade pendant, although it was auspicious, was also a source of disaster.
Jia Ke saw Qin Keqing's worry and immediately comforted her: "What's there to worry about? If this matter were taboo, our family would have been in trouble a long time ago. We can't wait until today."
Qin Keqing didn't want to talk more about this matter, so he changed the topic and said, "Uncle, you are really not afraid at all when you encounter that weird thing today."
Jia Ke said nonchalantly: "I have seen more dead bodies on the battlefield over the years than you have ever seen. Not to mention these little ghosts and monsters."
When Qin Keqing heard what Jia Ke said, she felt relieved, but she still said with lingering fear: "Uncle, do you think someone will do this to our family?"
After hearing this, Jia Ke knew that Qin Keqing was really scared today, so he quickly comforted him and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter. Others may suffer from such evil obstacles, but you and the old lady in this house are absolutely due to each other."
It’s nothing.”
Please see clearly that after hearing this, there was some disbelief in my heart, "How is this possible? Is it true that this is a magic person?"
"What you don't know is that not everyone can cast this spell, and you and the old lady are of the highest rank in this mansion. If I want to cast a spell against you two, I'm afraid the luck of the dynasty will backfire before I even cast it."
Qin Keqing felt relieved only now. To say that these women are the most concerned about these gods and ghosts, and even people like Qin Keqing are not immune to this.
While the couple was talking, Ruizhu came in from outside and asked, "Uncle, is it time for grandma to serve food?"
Qin Keqing looked at Jia Ke first, and when he saw him nodding, they all said with admiration: "Then let the kitchen serve food."
When Ruizhu went out, Jia Ke asked again: "Isn't Lan Xiang always with you? Why can't she be seen today?"
Because Lan Xiang comes from a wealthy family and can speak well, she has always been Qin Keqing's right-hand man. To outsiders, she and Qin Keqing look like sisters.
Qin Keqing frowned at first, and then said calmly: "It's nothing. Sister Lanxiang was very happy, so I stopped her errand and let her raise the baby in peace in my hospital."
Jia Ke is a little embarrassed now, firstly because he asked about his concubine in front of his eldest wife, and he didn't even know that the concubine was pregnant.
Jia Ke touched his nose helplessly, and then said to Qin Keqing: "I have been so busy during this period that I didn't notice that another child was about to be born at home."
Qin Keqing also knew that Jia Ke was busy with official duties during this period, so if Jia Ke didn't ask about these things, he wouldn't bother Jia Ke.
After Jia Ke finished eating, he went around Lan Xiang's yard and expressed condolences to the pregnant woman who had worked so hard.
As soon as Jia Ke entered Lan Xiang's yard, he saw Lan Xiang's maid waiting there. It seemed that she had been waiting for a while. Lan Xiang was smart, knowing that Jia Ke would definitely come to visit her today, so
The maid was sent to wait at the door early.
When the little maid saw Jia Ke coming, she quickly stepped forward to salute, and then let Jia Ke into Lan Xiang's main room.
Lan Xiang was lying on the bed at this time, stroking her abdomen with her hands and giggling.
You must know that it has been more than a year since the medication was stopped, and Qiaolian has also given birth to a son. It has been such a long time. But there has been no news from her. She was already very anxious. Unexpectedly, she is finally pregnant now, and this child is hers.
The capital of Wuyang Hou Mansion to establish itself.
How could Jia Ke understand the thoughts of these women? Seeing Lan Xiang giggling there, he thought she was happy to have a child.
"Don't worry now, it was my fault for letting you take those medicines back then, otherwise all of you would have had them long ago."
At this moment, Lan Xiang seemed to notice that Jia Ke had come in and hurriedly wanted to get up. Jia Ke immediately went over to hold her down and let her continue to lie on the bed.
"Since you already have it, don't mess around with it."
Lan Xiang lay on the bed and said happily: "I feel relieved today. Otherwise, I thought I would never be able to be a mother in this life."
When Jia Ke heard this, he felt guilty again. Because he was not officially married, he allowed his three concubines to take the tiger and wolf medicine all the time. As a result, their bodies were a little corrupted. Now that he thinks about it, he owes the three of them a little.
Jia Ke comforted Lan Xiang a few words, and ordered people to bring a lot of food and clothing to Lan Xiang. After everyone retreated, Jia Ke took something out of his arms and quietly stuffed it into Lan Xiang's hand.
"Take this thing and replenish it during this period. Even on the day of delivery, this thing will be life-saving."
Lan Xiang took the thing in her hand and took a look. It turned out to be a red cloth package. She opened it gently and saw a formed ginseng inside.
Lan Xiang often helps Qin Keqin with housework, and has been to the warehouse countless times. As soon as he saw this ginseng, he knew where it came from. This thing is very precious, even the life of Mr. Zhu Erye of the Rongguo Mansion next to him is at stake, and Jia Ke
I only sent one such ginseng.
In the next few days, the Jia Mansion was peaceful on the surface, but secretly it was turbulent. Jia Mu mobilized all her power in the Jia Mansion this time to find out the person who wanted to attack Jia Baoyu.
However, this trend only lasted for seven or eight days and then ended quietly. Jia Ke did not know much about the specific results. I wonder if Jia Mu found out the reason.
However, Jia Ke is more inclined to believe that Jia Mu already knows the whole story, but because of Jia Zheng's face and his reputation, she suppressed the matter.
But he didn't pay attention to these house fights. What he was most worried about now was whether the grain storage road could raise food.
A month or two passed, and Jia Ke sent messages to the Ministry of Revenue almost every day asking about grain matters. However, the replies the Ministry of Revenue gave him were ambiguous, and it was not clear whether the grain could be transported to the capital on time.
It's now May, but there's still no news from the Ministry of Finance.
Jia Ke felt that he could not wait any longer, otherwise no matter how many officials were dealt with, the lives of millions of people in Shaanxi would not be saved.
So in the military aircraft junior high school that day, Jia Ke said to several other military aircraft ministers: "My lords, it's been more than five months now, and there is still no news from the Ministry of Revenue. I think we can't wait any longer. We must
Let the Ministry of Revenue give you a clear time to see if the grain can be delivered?"
Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, immediately retorted, "Master Jia, is this inappropriate? The emperor has made a decree, saying that it will be shipped on the fifth day of June. It is only May, and there is still a month. Why rush?"
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"Mr. Liu, are you really confused or are you pretending to be confused? At this time, there is no news from the Ministry of Revenue. Is this normal? If there is grain in the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue, some should be transported anyway, and it is transported by water
There should be news. But now everything is quiet, don't you think it's strange?" Jia Ke's words left Liu Yu speechless.
In fact, Liu Yu was also scratching his heart for this old friend during this period. Regardless of whether he got paid or not, he would be responsible in the end.
Lei Ying, the Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "The matter has become obvious. I am afraid that the Ministry of Household Affairs will not be able to provide these grains. We should make plans in advance."
Old Hanlin Mengming said: "We should send people to check the grain storage warehouse immediately, so that everything will come to light. If we continue to wait like this, there will be no grain harvest in Shaanxi in September. What will we do to provide disaster relief?"
Among them, only Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, said nothing. In fact, based on his experience, he had already known that there was something fishy in it. But seeing the confident look of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, I am afraid that there is a bigger figure behind them to support them.
Jia Ke thought for a while and said: "Who do you think is appropriate to send to conduct a thorough investigation? Is it the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, or let someone from the Yushi Yamen go."
When Liu Yu saw that Jia Ke really wanted to send someone to conduct a thorough investigation, he immediately became anxious. He knew in his heart that the Household Department could not withstand the investigation, and the money and food that went out from the Household Department were not paid in full.
Now if he wants to save his old friend, he can only risk his old face.
"Master Jia, if you can extend your stay for a few more days, I think Liu Wan, the Minister of Revenue, will definitely give you an explanation." Liu Yu said to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke stared at Liu Yu for a long time, only to see Liu Yu's face turned pale and covered with sweat. Then he said: "I can't wait long, and neither can the court or the victims of Shaanxi. I
Give Liu Wan another five days. He must give me a satisfactory explanation, otherwise it will not be a question of dismissal from office. Let him first feel whether the head on his neck is still there."
When everyone heard what Jia Ke said, they couldn't help but look serious. Jia Ke's words were very serious, but everyone thought it was not too much. After all, such a big event would not happen once in many years.
Liu Yu's heart was pounding with panic now. He couldn't help but regret taking the blame for Liu Wan. He knew the seriousness of this matter. But now he had no room for regret.
Liu Yu decided to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to find Liu Wan soon and ask clearly. What was going on with his family? And whether the person behind him could come out and take care of this matter.
Liu Yu bowed and saluted Jia Ke, "Thank you so much for this time, Master Jia. I will keep it in my heart. I will repay you generously if I have the opportunity in the future."
Jia Ke can give him five days this time, which is already a great kindness. These five days can allow Liu Wan to do a lot of things, either to introduce a scapegoat or to make up for the food, and there are opportunities to make amends. Good operation.