Chapter 246: Death is Really Not the Right Time

In the heavy snow, galloping horses rushed out of the imperial city.

Jia Yucun looked at the back of the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department who was gradually disappearing in the heavy snow, and sighed, “He died at a really bad time! The Laba Poetry Meeting tomorrow is ruined.”

Just when Jia Yucun was feeling melancholy, he heard someone behind him say, “What are you doing here?”

When Jia Yucun turned around, it was Jia Lian who came and looked at him with a smile.

Jia Yucun was stunned and thought: Oh no! Did he hear what I just said?

Without giving it any more time to think, Jia Yucun could only walk over with a smile on his face: “Second Master Lian.”

Jia Lian: “I just sent the second master back home, and I saw you standing there in a daze, so I came over to take a look.”

Jia Yucun: “The Second Master is back? What do you mean?”

Jia Lian sighed, “Your Majesty, considering that the Second Master had just received his post outside the capital, was unfamiliar with administration and had been deceived by his subordinates, he was demoted three levels in a row, but was granted the privilege of continuing to serve as a Langzhong in the Ministry of Works.”

Jia Yucun clasped his hands together and said, “The emperor’s grace is so great!”

Jia Lian nodded and said, “I think the Second Master is not in a very good mood. Go and talk to him when you are free.”

Am I free?!
Jia Yucun was not angry, but instead smiled and nodded.

Jia Lian was about to say something when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure running towards him!

Jia Yucun also saw it.

As they got closer, the person running towards them became clearer and clearer. It was Kong Xiaoer, who was wearing mourning clothes.

Kong Xiaoer walked straight past the two of them holding a bundle, stopped in front of the imperial city, then knelt down and raised the bundle high above his head.

Li Hu was not at home, and the doors of the inner study were all locked.

After reading the prince’s letter, Li Hu said to Amber, who was wiping the desk, “Open a window and get some fresh air.”

“Then you have to put on your clothes first.” Amber answered, washing her hands in the copper basin beside her, taking the fur cloak hanging on the clothes rack and putting it on Li Hu, then she took a lot of sandalwood and added it to the incense burner, watching it burn before putting on her own cloak, and then went to open a window on the north side.

A gust of snow blew in. Amber stretched out a palm to catch the drifting snowflakes and said, “Early this morning, Jia Yucun’s wife sent a message saying that Xiangling’s mother will arrive in the next few days.”

Li Hu: “Oh? So fast?”

Amber: “Seven or eight years have passed. Finally, there is news about her daughter. Naturally, Xiangling’s mother traveled day and night to come.”

Li Hu nodded.

“It’s too cold, turn it off.”

“Close it.”

Hubo closed the window, handed a cup of hot tea to Li Hu, and said, “I heard from Sister Ping’er that the second master of Rongguo Mansion has returned.”

Li Hu raised his eyebrows: “Come to get medicine again?”

Amber covered her mouth and smiled. Wang Xifeng had a good relationship with Lin Daiyu, and she would come to the Li family to get any medicine she needed.

Li Hu laughed angrily: “After all, you are a royal consort of the imperial court, why do you love to take advantage of others so much?”

This is no small bargain! Amber was suddenly stunned. She was clearly talking about the Second Master’s matter, so how did it get to the topic of medicinal materials?

Amber: “There is one more thing. Master Bao was beaten by the old lady.”

Li Hu perked up: “Tell me about it.”

Seeing Li Hu’s expression, Hubo smiled and shook her head. She sorted out the documents on the table and said, “Didn’t the Zhen family come to Beijing? The other day, the Zhen family’s wife brought the Zhen family’s young master and young lady to pay respects to the old lady. I heard from Sister Ping’er that the Zhen family also has a Baoyu, who looks very similar to Master Bao, and has the same temperament and character.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Then the two of them must have met too late, got along very well and became close friends who could talk about anything.”

Amber: “Second Master guessed wrong. It’s because they look so much alike, and their preferences are almost the same. At first, they were able to give in to each other, but later, I don’t know why, they started quarreling. When the old lady and Mrs. Zhen arrived at the warm room, the two were quarreling fiercely.”

At this point, she shook her head and said, “I heard from Sister Ping’er that Zhen Baoyu is extremely naughty and throws tantrums. He doesn’t look like a young master at all.”

Li Hu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then asked with a smile, “Zhen Baoyu was throwing a tantrum on the ground, and then the old lady beat him?”

Amber: “Second Master guessed wrong again. He wasn’t on the ground. He was rolling around in Madam Zhen’s arms.”

Li Hu blinked his eyes, imagined it, and then shuddered. That scene was amazing! Amber suddenly laughed.

Li Hu looked at her: “What’s wrong?”

Amber held back her laughter and said, “Second Madam, when Second Madam heard that Master Bao was beaten, she immediately got up from the sickbed. Then, the old lady ordered people to beat Master Bao with ten more boards, for a total of twenty boards.” She covered her mouth and laughed.

Li Hu also laughed. This stupid woman, if she wanted to pretend to be sick, she could just pretend to be sick. But if she got up at this time, she would not only offend the first wife, but also bring shame to the Zhen family. Jia Baoyu was being punished on behalf of his mother. What a pitiful child!
At this moment, the voice of the third uncle came from outside the door: “Second Master, Captain Kong is here.”

Kong Qingxiang? This guy is really impatient!

Li Hu: “Let him in.” He then said to Hubo: “Send a housekeeper’s wife to check on Baoyu and bring him some of his favorite cakes and pastries.”

Knowing that Li Hu had something important to do, Amber agreed and went out.

As soon as Amber walked out, Kong Qingxiang came in in a hurry, angrily saying: “It was sold! Our first wife’s title was sold by that old man and the title went to the second wife.”

Li Hu: “What did you sell?”

Kong Qingxiang gritted his teeth and said, “Before he died, the old man sent a bundle to Kong Xiaoer. In it were not only a confession, a petition for the second wife to inherit the title, but also a petition from the people of Qufu against the first wife, as well as the so-called evidence.”

Li Hu was really surprised this time. What the emperor did was really ruthless!

“He won’t leave any way for our eldest wife!” Kong Qingxiang, with red eyes, was particularly scary at this time.

Li Hu was silent for a moment, then said, “Don’t worry. According to the rules of past dynasties, the most that can happen is that the eldest wife’s inheritance rights will be deprived. There will be no life-threatening situation.”

“I won’t give up!”

“Are you unwilling to accept this? Then find evidence to prove that the eldest wife was wrongly accused.”

Kong Qingxiang calmed down a bit and thought for a moment, “This is too weird! Would that old man commit suicide out of fear of crime? Impossible.”

Li Hu looked at him. This boy thinks very quickly.

“I know!” Kong Qingxiang shouted, “It’s the Fourth Prince! Yes, it must be him! No wonder that little beast Kong Xiaoer always runs to the Fourth Prince for no reason! I’m going to report them to His Majesty.” After saying that, he turned around and left.

Li Hu: “Stop.”

Kong Qingxiang turned around and looked at Li Hu.

Li Hu: “Do you have any evidence?”

Kong Qingxiang: “I can go find it.”

Li Hu: “Looking? Can you find it?”

Kong Qingxiang was stunned.

Li Hu: “You forgot, then I will remind you that the Fourth Prince is His Majesty’s son. Do you understand?”

At this point, no matter how unwilling Kong Qingxiang was to accept it, he could only swallow his anger with saliva.

Li Hu: “Now that the title has been passed to the second branch, it does not mean that the next Duke of Yansheng will also be from the second branch.”

Kong Qingxiang’s eyes lit up: “That’s right! Since they can make that old man die unclearly, I can also make that beast Kong Laoer die quietly!”

Li Hu was stunned. What he meant was to let their eldest wife win it back from the next generation, not to let him kill anyone!

Kong Qingxiang became excited: “Thank you, uncle, for your guidance!” and bowed deeply to Li Hu.

Li Hu: “.”

Kong Qingxiang: “I will go back and write the letter now.” Then he left in a hurry.

Looking at his disappearing back, Li Hu could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Just then, Li San walked in hurriedly.

Li San: “Second Master, there is news from the palace that the virtuous concubine has passed away.”

Li Hu was stunned for a moment: “Who died?”

Li San: “The Second Prince’s mother, the virtuous concubine.”

Li Hu was stunned. She died at a really bad time! With her death, how could he ask for permission to take Lin Daiyu to Jinan to celebrate the New Year? !
(End of this chapter)