Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Chapter 276 Picked up the Jia family's treasure

"Don't hurt my Baoyu." Mrs. Wang watched as those blind creatures seemed to be touching Baoyu.

"My Baoyu..." Mrs. Wang felt as if her heart was being torn apart by a knife. She cried out in grief,

"Stop! Stop!"

Some of the people below heard it and stopped, while others did not hear it.

There were also people from the Jia family who might have wanted to save him and reached out to pull Baoyu.

There were others who couldn't stop their hands and "bang" hit the arms of the people who were saving them.

The one who was hit was unwilling to accept it and subconsciously fought back.

The two sides tore and pulled at each other, and ice chips wrapped in mud and water flew everywhere.

People couldn't help but step back, and even some mud spots flew onto the masters of both sides, but they didn't seem to care and were only concerned about Baoyu's safety.

Mrs. Wang was not like the others, afraid of the splashing mud. She stared at her silly son closely.

Seeing him staring in the direction of the Lin family, he smiled happily.

He opened his mouth and seemed to be saying,

"They're all alive! That's great! Thank you!"

Then he lay quietly on the ground, letting the noise and mud around him fade away.

There were stains all over her face, I don't know if they were tears or dirty water, but she was smiling even with her eyes closed.

Mrs. Wang was heartbroken.

What an injustice!

With Jia Baoyu's participation, both masters shouted,

“Stop… stop… stop!”

At this time, the two families finally heard the call for a ceasefire and stopped fighting.

The scene before me was a mess, with many people lying on the ground, some unconscious, some groaning in pain.

Those who were still standing were staggering, with bruised faces and swollen noses, and their clothes were in disarray.

……

"Save people, save people quickly!"

Lin Ruhai instructed the people behind him in an urgent voice.

"Rescue all our people. Once today's matter is done, return to the Lin family."

"There will be a generous reward when we get back," he added, with a hint of fatigue in his voice.

He saw that Jia Min's eyes were a little red and swollen, so he stood there without moving.

He sighed softly, "Madam, let's talk about everything when we get back."

“These are all stopgap measures.”

Jia Min murmured to himself, "Are they injured? So many people."

Lin Ruhai smiled bitterly and said, "It's inevitable to get hurt. Look, you can get up now."

"No one died."

Jia Min nodded and said softly, "Go back!"

"I want to give them enough red envelopes for the New Year."

"I feel sorry for them."

……

When the Lin family returned to the mansion, the wounded who seemed unable to move before were able to slowly stand up.

Seeing this, Jia Min was somewhat surprised, but Lin Ruhai was not surprised at all.

In the chaos, pretending to be injured is also a skill.

Lin Daiyu returned to her boudoir first, and Zijuan hurriedly helped her take off her outer cloak.

Zijuan was just about to shake out the cloak, hang it on the hanger, and then change Lin Daiyu into her usual clothes.

But I accidentally saw some mud on it.

"Miss, there are spots of mud on your clothes," she reminded.

Lin Daiyu glanced at it disapprovingly and said, "Yes, when Jia Baoyu died."

"I don't know how it splashed here. It doesn't matter. Just wash it off."

Lin Daiyu thought to herself that Jia Baoyu was a kind-hearted man, but most of the time he was powerless.

It’s hard to say how bad he is, after all, he is the male protagonist of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Throughout the book, his care for women is unmatched.

Lin Daiyu felt sorry for his misfortune and angry at his lack of resistance, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

While I was deep in thought, I heard Zijuan shouting in surprise in my ear: "Miss, what do you think this is?"

Zijuan held something in her hand and stretched it in front of Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu looked at it carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh! Isn't this Jia Baoyu's precious jade? What the wind blew it here?"

She turned to look at Zijuan, "Where did you pick it up from?"

Zijuan was still surprised, “Miss, from your hood.

"What should I do?"

"This is the Jia family's treasure." Zijuan reminded.

Not only the Jia family knew about this, but it could be said that the entire capital city knew about it.

"What should we do? There has just been a commotion, it's not convenient to send him back!"

Lin Daiyu pondered for a moment and said,

"Get a handkerchief and put it away first!"

"See if there's a chance to return it."

"We don't neglect this thing of theirs."

"This is something that is as important as your life."

Zijuan nodded when she heard this and put it away carefully.

At this time, Lin Daiyu asked, "Zijuan, please redeem your Jia family's relatives when you have time!"

……

At this time, the Yihong Courtyard in the Grand View Garden of the Jia family was in chaos.

Mrs. Wang was personally in charge, and maids were kneeling on the ground, looking terrified and at a loss as to what to do.

"What happened? Who told the Second Master?" Mrs. Wang's voice was stern, and her eyes were like knives, sweeping over everyone.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. They really didn't know.

The Grand View Garden was under the strict guard of Zhou Rui's wife.

I’m afraid that Jia Baoyu will go out.

But he was the one who went out.

Mrs. Wang looked worried. The doctor had examined her and said that her injuries were not serious, but she was still unconscious.

Just rest and wait to wake up.

At this moment, Xiren, who was sorting out Jia Baoyu's clothes, suddenly ran out, looking panicked.

"Madam, it's bad. The Second Master's jade is missing."

Mrs. Wang's face suddenly turned pale. She stood up and hurried towards Baoyu's bedroom.

The maids around also held their breath and dared not make a sound.

In the inner room, Grandmother Jia was still watching the maids searching around.

The cane in her hand hit the ground from time to time, making a dull sound.

The maids carefully unfolded the clothes that Jia Baoyu had changed out of, one by one, and examined them carefully.

From the bed to under the bed, from the corner of the table to behind the chair,

Baoyu was still nowhere to be seen.

"Did Second Master bring anything with him when he went out?" asked Grandmother Jia, leaning on her cane.

"Who helped the Second Master clean up?" she asked.

Xiren followed Mrs. Wang in and said timidly,

"Ma'am, I cleaned it up."

"Every night when Second Master takes off his jade, I wrap it in a brocade handkerchief and put it under the quilt."

She continued,

"I'm just afraid of bringing an ice man with me the next day."

"Then bring it to Second Master every morning."

At this point, Xiren's voice became more serious, "Madam, I remember clearly that I brought it this morning."

Mrs. Wang glared at Xiren, then turned to the maids and asked sternly,

"Who was packing the clothes here just now?"

"Who was there when I was packing clothes?"

"No one can leave."

"Check them one by one."

Grandmother Jia and the maids were stunned, "Second daughter-in-law, do you mean someone stole it?"

"You can't sell that thing if you steal it."

"Everyone in the capital knows that it belongs to the Jia family."

Mrs. Wang said coldly, "I'm just afraid of those people who are short-sighted."

"I thought it was just ordinary jade, so I took it."

Xiren said anxiously, "Second Madam, there were too many people just now."

"Seeing that the Second Master was injured and returned, each room sent people over."

"Including the East Mansion and all the girls in the garden."

"Then investigate every one of them and interrogate them one by one," Mrs. Wang said angrily. At this point, she turned around and shouted,

"Zhou Rui's family, Zhou Rui's family."

Hearing Mrs. Wang calling Zhou Ruijia again, Grandmother Jia reminded her, "Second daughter-in-law, how are you going to investigate?"

"We just threw something away in a big way not long ago and checked it once."

"Now check again."

"What will others think of our Jia family?"

As she spoke, Grandmother Jia glanced at the maids.

The investigation of the so-called imperial gift almost resulted in a loss of life.

The matter of Qingwen has not been clarified yet, and now another one comes up.

Mrs. Wang's face changed. Damn it, why didn't she think of this problem?

What should we do? Wait for people to hand it over voluntarily? That would be a fantasy.

At this time, Jia's mother said, "Offer a reward! Take that thing out and sell it. We will give you whatever silver you can get."

"More reward silver is needed."

Madam Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

This is so outrageous that you can get a reward for stealing something.

There is no such thing in the world.

At this moment, Zhou Ruijia ran in from outside, panting and saying,

"Ma'am, you called me?"

Madam Wang glared at her, "What took you so long?"

"What did you do just now?"

Zhou Ruijia's expression was like a bird announcing good news, "Madam, I have asked someone to look for Zijuan's family."

"Since the two families are severed, Zijuan's family is also suspected of collaborating with the enemy."

Mrs. Wang’s eyes darkened.