Yangzhou, Patrol Salt Imperial History Yamen, Lin Mansion,

Lin Ruhai held the emperor's secret letter from Kyoto in the study, read it several times and put it in the brazier on the side.

He muttered, "Is Your Majesty finally going to rectify the chaos in the salt works?" Now it's time to clean up. ”

At this time, someone knocked on the door and brought morning soup to Lin Ruhai.

"Master, it's time for breakfast."

Lin Ruhai said, "Let's put it here first." ”

Then, take care of yourself and start writing.

The man continued: "Yesterday, there was something at the cook's house, and the old lady went, so she went back to her hometown to keep filial piety. This porridge is made by the new cook today, if there is any discomfort after the uncle's taste, tell the villain, and the villain will explain the master's taste to the cook. ”

Lin Ruhai didn't care much about these little things, and waved his hand and said, "No need, you go and get busy first." ”

Then the man should go down and exit the door.

After writing a few words, Lin Ruhai was in a good mood, picked up the bowl and ate the meat porridge.

After reading the book for a while, I wanted to get up and go to the yamen to be on duty, but I suddenly felt unbearable pain in my abdomen and wanted to have diarrhea.

This situation had been bothering him for many years, but today the pain was so extreme that he couldn't afford to do it anymore.

"Someone."

A little guy ran in from outside, bowed down and asked, "What's the matter, master?" ”

"I'm going to get a doctor, I'm feeling a little unwell."

The man hurried to ask the doctor to come and heal him.

When Lao Langzhong arrived at the house, Lin Ruhai had already fainted, lying on the couch and unable to speak.

Aunt Bai beside her, Aunt Zhou wiped her tears anxiously, saw Youlangzhong approaching the house, and said busily:

"Doctor, please save my master, my lord wants to have a good family, how can he live in this family."

An Da, the chief housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, hurriedly persuaded the two aunts,

"The old man has been a little unwell before, and he didn't take it to heart if it wasn't very serious, and if this disease suddenly occurs at this time, it shouldn't be a big problem, the two ladies can't delay the hour any longer, let the doctor diagnose and treat one or two."

Saying that, the two aunts got out of the way from the couch and walked out of the house, and after Lang Zhong saluted, he stepped forward to feel Lin Ruhai's pulse.

After a long time, Lao Langzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead a few times before withdrawing his hand.

An Da hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how is my master?" ”

Lao Langzhong said slowly: "The pulse is weak and invincible, and the yang energy wants to get rid of the image, which is smooth and powerful, and weak and weak is the opposite, which should be the disease of hot dysentery." ”

"Is there a cure?"

Lao Langzhong replied: "If you had seen it earlier and taken a few medicines, it would have been fine, but now it is a sign of spleen and stomach deficiency, hurting the origin, I am afraid it will be difficult to heal, the old decay can prescribe a pair of medicine first, so that adults can recover their senses, and I hope not to blame for the shallow medical skills." ”

Muxiang, Sanleng, Angelica, Tangerine Peel, Guangshu, Citrus Aurantium, Coptis chinensis, Cork, Rhubarb, five coins each;

Black petunia and fragrant rice, two taels each.

After writing and handing it over to the people of the Lin Mansion, someone was busy grabbing the medicinal decoction.

After taking the medicine, Lin Ruhai slowly woke up and asked An Da what his situation was now.

He sighed when he heard that his symptoms would sometimes cramp, weakening his body, and then losing his mind until he died.

An Da thought that the old man was disheartened, and hurriedly persuaded: "Master, you can rest assured that the old slave will find a famous doctor to treat the old man again, and he will definitely be able to cure the old man." ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head with difficulty and said, "I just received the will today, I thought I would do something, but I didn't want to suffer this catastrophe." ”

"Don't worry, I don't want to die yet." After a pause, he spoke:

"It's just that I really can't rest assured that the little girl in the capital, now I think about her who I owe the most in this world, if I can go back to eight years ago, I will not send her to Jiafu, so that she will grow up alone without father and mother, it is too late."

"Send a letter to Jiafu, asking her to come back, I hope I can see her again."

Lin Ruhai's voice became smaller and quieter, and he fainted again after a while.

……

Capital

In order to make the girls in Jiafu happy, Jia Rong has been preparing ingredients in the house for several days, needless to say.

Until the twelfth day of the first month, in the Rongguo Mansion,

Before the fifteenth day was still the New Year's music, Baoyu was surrounded by sisters, three or five cards, several people played against each other, and they were all stubbornly happy together.

When noon came, Shi Xiangyun saw that it was not too early, put down the cards in his hand that were about to lose, threw them on the table, and said:

"It's this hour, we should go to Brother Rong'er, this time it's much farther than going to his house."

Xue Baochai, who was sitting opposite, said: "It's not early, it's time to pick it up, we are guests, and it's not good to let Brother Rong wait longer." ”

Hearing that all the women stopped making trouble, they got up and went back to the hospital to make some preparations for a while.

Seeing that the sisters were about to get up and leave one by one, Baoyu's heart was very tormented, her smile froze, and she didn't know what to say.

Lin Daiyu saw that Baoyu didn't like it, and asked, "Brother Bao, don't you go to Naughty Fun with the sisters?" ”

Baoyu thought of Jia Rong's appearance, he used to boast of being the first talent in the house, but now he was timid in front of Jia Rong and didn't dare to compare with him.

Even if his favorite sisters were going to Jia Rong's side, he couldn't get it back, and he couldn't say anything to keep the sisters, although he didn't like it, he was helpless.

"Sister Lin, I won't go, you Gao Le is, the old lady won't let me get too close to Brother Rong."

Baoyu's face showed a bitter smile, Lin Daiyu saw it in her eyes, and said to the sisters:

"I'm a little tired of making trouble every day, and if I stay in the yard today, it's different."

Tanchun persuaded: "Sister Lin, this time Brother Rong is the host, our sisters are coming together, how can there be fewer people." ”

Shi Xiangyun said: "That's it, Sister Lin, the last time I opened a mansion to celebrate Brother Rong'er, there was no one missing, and this time it was for Brother Rong'er to open a party, and there are only more people." ”

"It's good for Sister Lin to take a break in the car, sisters Gao Le will not be happy with one less person, and how can I leave you in the house in the cold." Xue Baochai also persuaded.

When Lin Daiyu was in a dilemma, the maid beside her also persuaded her.

Zijuan said, "Girl, it's okay to go out and take a walk." Every year during the Lantern Festival, don't you also want to go out to see, although this is not the fifteenth, you can also take a look at the lanterns on the roadside. ”

Snow Goose muttered in a low voice, "I don't know what delicious food Uncle Xiao Rong has made." ”

Everyone in the room persuaded like this, and Daiyu couldn't shirk anything no matter how much she wanted to shirk, so she looked back at Baoyu again.

Although Baoyu desperately hoped that Daiyu could stay, she couldn't say it in front of her sisters, and she looked so childish, and said:

"You can go to Naughty Fun, I will rest in the house for a day, and in two days I will also have an appointment to go out with my friends to play."

Lin Daiyu had nothing to say at the moment, "According to the sisters, if I don't go, I will have to implement a name of unsociability." ”

All the women laughed and left, and went back to their respective courtyards.