Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Confessing to Daiyu; the Xue family in panic...
Daiyu had just walked to Wu Tianyue and was about to speak when she was interrupted by the little maid from the Xue family.
Seeing that everyone was frightened by the little girl's words, only Wu Tianyue raised his eyebrows, as if he had expected this, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"What happened?" Baochai asked anxiously, "Why did Mom faint?"
"The Madam had just gone to the concubine's, and they were talking when the gatekeeper, Mrs. Wang, suddenly came running in in a hurry. I don't know what she said, but the Madam fainted. Sister Tongxi sent me to find the young lady."
After hearing this, Baochai didn't care about the others and ran out in a hurry. Daiyu and others followed her to Mrs. Wang's courtyard.
Mrs. Wang had already invited the imperial physician, who was taking Aunt Xue's pulse.
Seeing Baochai coming in tears, followed by so many people, including Wu Tianyue, he said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. Maybe she ate something bad. Why are you all following her?"
Then he told Yingchun, "Take the sisters back to the garden."
After hearing this, everyone had to return to the garden first.
After everyone left, Mrs. Wang comforted Baochai, "Don't be afraid. Perhaps Pan'er keeps a low profile. Who would think he's easy to mess with? I've already sent someone to the Censorate with your uncle's letter."
Baochai didn't know what was going on. When she heard it was related to Xue Pan, she asked in a trembling voice, "What's wrong, brother?"
Before Madam Wang could speak, Mrs. Wang, who was standing nearby, replied, "I was guarding the door today when Wang San from the shop—the shop assistant Madam chose for you a few days ago—came running in covered in blood, saying that you had been captured by bandits."
As he spoke, he shuddered as if he remembered the scene at that time.
Mrs. Wang glanced at her sideways and said nothing.
When Baochai saw this, she knew that she disliked this old woman's impoliteness, so she quickly instructed Wang Po: "Since my aunt has sent someone to the Censorate, my brother must be fine. Go outside and ask a doctor to see that fellow first."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang took the order and left.
Aunt Xue also slowly woke up after the doctor gave her acupuncture. When she learned that her sister had been arranged, she breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her daughter and cried.
As for the sisters, after being driven back by Mrs. Wang, they no longer had the mood to sit back and watch. They sat for a while and then dispersed.
Wu Tianyue escorted Daiyu to the gate of Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Daiyu ask, "Are you busy today?"
Wu Tianyue thought for a moment and realized that the Xue family hadn't encountered any setbacks before, so they wouldn't need him for help. Nothing would happen for a while, so he smiled and said, "Nothing should happen today. What's wrong?"
Daiyu wanted to ask him to come in and talk, but then she thought that there were many people in the courtyard, and it would be bad if word got out that he was involved in this matter.
So he looked around and saw no one, so he pulled him under a tree and asked, "Did you have anything to do with my aunt's fainting?"
Wu Tianyue didn't expect Daiyu to be so perceptive, and he didn't want to hide it from her. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect her to faint, but the Xue Pan incident is indeed related to me."
How did Xue Pan get involved again? Daiyu was even more confused: "What on earth did you do?"
Wu Tianyue briefly told Daiyu about the matter, but he did not mention that he wanted to take her with him when he was sent away in the future.
Daiyu was a little frightened: "How can you be so bold? What if someone finds out it was you who did it?"
"No." Wu Tianyue laughed, "The people Fei Yan brought out are all my confidants. If they can't be trusted, then I won't find anyone else in this world who can be trusted."
Daiyu was still worried: "What if Second Uncle personally asks someone to help, and Feiyan and the others get caught?"
Wu Tianyue laughed and said, "Sister, you have been in this mansion for so many years, and you haven't realized that the Jia Mansion is already at the end of its strength?"
Daiyu was surprised and asked, "Can't we even go outside?"
"Throughout history, if a family is about to go bad, the worst offenders are definitely not the women in the inner house," Wu Tianyue said with a smile. "Even young ladies like you find your family's life difficult, which means those men outside have already torn this family apart."
As he spoke, he explained to Daiyu, "Put aside the fact that I've already asked the Chief Secretary to make inquiries everywhere, even if I didn't have that back-up plan, the Jia family used their connections to arrange an official position for Jia Yucun, who appeared out of nowhere, let alone others? They've long ago wiped out all the patronage left by Duke Rong. People outside only give his family some face because they still have Wang Ziteng."
Suddenly remembering that Jia Yucun was Daiyu's teacher, he said, "I'm not saying Jia Yucun has no ability. It's just that we weren't very familiar with each other back then. It's too much to arrange for him to be the prefect based on just a letter from your father. And I heard that your second uncle is trying to find a way to replace Jia Yucun recently."
Daiyu thought of Jia Yucun's position and guessed that the Jia family's current emphasis on him might be related to Xue Pan's murder. However, this was someone else's family affair, and it involved human life. She was just speculating and didn't want to bring it up. So she didn't tell Wu Tianyue, but only asked, "According to what you said, the Jia family can't hold on for much longer?"
"Not really." Seeing her frown, Wu Tianyue comforted her, "As long as Wang Ziteng is still here, the Jia family can restrain themselves a little. If they can support a few capable children, they might be able to make a comeback. Even if the younger generation is incompetent, if they buy more ancestral land, they can become a wealthy and leisurely family. But if they still don't know how to restrain themselves..."
It's difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. How could these people possibly restrain themselves? Daiyu thought, and said worriedly, "Then grandma..."
Wu Tianyue pinched her nose and said, "Don't worry, the Jia family won't be liquidated unless Wang Ziteng is brought down. Besides, I'm here for you. How could I ignore you?"
Daiyu was so frightened by his action that she stopped worrying about the future of the Jia family. She looked around and saw no one around. Then she said, "What are you doing? It's broad daylight. What if someone sees you?"
"I was wrong." Wu Tianyue apologized smoothly, "My sister is so cute, I couldn't help it."
Daiyu's cheeks flushed, and she said embarrassedly, "You only know how to bully me."
After saying this, he turned and went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Seeing Wu Tianyue still following him, he drove him away and said, "Why are you following me? Why don't you go do your thing?"
"Yes, sir."
Seeing him acting so unruly, Daiyu snorted and went into the yard.
Wu Tianyue then turned around and returned to Yihong Courtyard. The people sent by Feiyan were already waiting in the study.
After hearing Fei Yan's situation, Wu Tianyue nodded and said, "I understand. Go back first and tell Fei Yan: Be careful."
The man agreed to go, and Wu Tianyue asked someone to find out what the Xue family had done. He was relieved to know that there was still no news from the person sent by Mrs. Wang. He picked up a book and read it while waiting for the Xue family to come.
Aunt Xue and Baochai stayed at Lady Wang's for a long time. Seeing no news, they asked anxiously, "Why is there no news?"
Mrs. Wang was also a little anxious, but she remained calm: "The Censorate is very busy. Perhaps he was tripped up by something."
As she was speaking, Mrs. Wang from the Xue family came running over again, "Madam, there's a letter from the bandits."
Baochai hurriedly stood up, took the letter, opened it and read it. Her face turned pale and she said, "They want a ransom. If it is not delivered before sunset tomorrow..."
Aunt Xue was so scared that she started crying, but Mrs. Wang frowned and seemed to be thinking about something. If it were ordinary kidnappers, they would definitely not dare to rob the Xue family's caravan. Even if they did rob it accidentally, these two days would be enough for them to find out the Xue family's background.
They just sent the letter today, they must have made some inquiries and felt they could afford to provoke us. If that's the case, there must be someone behind these bandits, and this person must be someone powerful.
Baochai also thought of it. Seeing that her aunt was silent, she guessed her decision, but still wanted to fight for it. She said with tears in her eyes: "Please save my brother, aunt."
Mrs. Wang couldn't bear to watch her nephew die, but the kidnappers had sent a letter, which meant they were still looking for money. If she paid the money honestly, she would be fine. So she advised Aunt Xue, "Why not send the money as the kidnappers asked?"
After hearing this, Aunt Xue nodded while crying, and stood up to raise money.
"Who do you want to send, Madam?" Baochai was heartbroken by Mrs. Wang's ruthlessness, but she didn't dare to confront him. She could only ask politely, "We only have the servants at home. What if the person who goes is not important and they take the money and won't let him go?"
After hearing this, Aunt Xue hurriedly looked at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang frowned and thought, there were indeed many people in this mansion that she could order around, but she was a daughter-in-law of the Jia family, and the person who was robbed happened to be her nephew. How could she ask the descendants of the Jia family to take risks for the Xue family?
After struggling for a while, he decided not to get involved: "Why not ask my sister-in-law?"
Aunt Xue was at a loss for words. She was about to send a letter to the Wang family when she suddenly thought of something. She stood up and walked out, saying, "This matter must not be spread outside. It's better for me to go there myself."
Baochai hurriedly stopped her mother and said, "A few years ago, when we first arrived in Beijing and hadn't even reached my uncle's house, my aunt sent someone to stop us on the road. She said my uncle was out and that if I went there now, they probably wouldn't help."
"What should I do?" Nothing worked, nothing worked. Aunt Xue was at a loss and cried, "If it really doesn't work, I'll go there myself."
She was her own sister, and she lived in the Jia Mansion. If something happened to her there, it would be impossible to hide it, and others would not know what to say about her. So when Mrs. Wang heard about it, she hurriedly grabbed Aunt Xue and said, "How can you, a virtuous woman who has been widowed for many years, go there? I have to send someone to go."
As he spoke, he was thinking about the people from the Jia family's side branches.
Baochai realized that the person she was going to send was definitely not someone who had any say. She felt desperate and forced herself to calm down and think of a solution.
Suddenly I thought of Wu Tianyue. He was the prince of the royal palace. Even if he didn't show up, he could just ask the people around him to go, and they wouldn't dare to offend him.
But I'm not familiar with him, so I need to find someone who can speak to him. I can't help but think of Daiyu's relationship with Wu Tianyue. I feel a little disgusted with myself. I said I would keep the secret before, but now I have to ask Daiyu for help with this matter. But without her, my brother...
Thinking of Xue Pan's situation, Baochai made up her mind and said to Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang, "I have thought of someone."
Aunt Xue asked hurriedly, "Who?"
Baochai was a little embarrassed to speak, but still said, "The prince of Zhongshun Palace."
"Him?" Madam Wang thought for a moment and smiled. "He is indeed the most suitable. No matter what background those people have, they will definitely not be able to surpass him. And I heard that Pan'er often practiced martial arts with him a few days ago, so they must have some personal relationship."
"But apart from martial arts training, the prince has never asked Pan'er to go." Aunt Xue was a little unsure, "Will he be able to help with this matter?"
"You don't know," Madam Wang advised, "around these nobles, even a cat or dog is more precious than others. If the prince knew about Pan'er's situation, he would definitely help."
Aunt Xue felt relieved after hearing her sister's words, but she was still troubled: "Who will tell the prince?"
Mrs. Wang lowered her head and thought for a moment. Then, seeing the bright and beautiful Baochai beside her, she smiled and said, "Bao-ya would be the best person to go. She and the prince both live in the garden. I heard that the prince has set up a poetry club with her sisters. She will definitely have no problem going to the prince."
Baochai saw her mother looking at her with hope, and she sneered in her heart, but she remained calm and replied, "I will go."
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