The next morning.

Xiren had just poured out the washing water in the courtyard, and before he could turn around, he saw Jia Baoyu walking out in a hurry.

"Second Master!"

The attacker quickly stopped him and rushed over to ask, "You didn't even eat anything this early in the morning. What's the rush to do?"

Jia Baoyu flicked his sleeves and said with a frown: "Looking at my fingers, it has been twenty days since I sent someone to find Sister Lin in Suzhou. I don't know if any news has come back from the south. I was planning to go to the old lady to ask.

Asking."

As he said that, he sighed sadly: "I just regret that the telegraph shop is too slow. Otherwise, if I could get Sister Lin to send a message thousands of miles away, a word would be worth a thousand pieces of gold!"

"Don't dare to say such nonsense!"

The attacker hurriedly made a gesture of silence and said in a lowered voice: "Because of the old lady's birthday this year, the old man, his wife, and the three girls are all worried about money. What can you say at this time?

Aren't you asking for trouble?" Rang

After a pause, he added: "Besides, if news about Miss Lin really comes back, how could the old lady hide it from you?"

When Jia Baoyu thought about it, he couldn't help but become more frustrated. He lowered his head and turned around and walked slowly into the main room. When he saw that he was about to enter the door, he suddenly changed his direction, stretched his arm across the corridor pillar, and opened half of the door.

He buried his face and said in a low voice: "Tell me, could it be, could it be that dream..."

"Why did the Second Master bring up this matter again?"

The attacker was about to comfort him when he suddenly saw a woman peeking outside the door.

Xiren raised his eyebrows and took a few steps forward to ask, "Auntie, does he have something to ask our father for, or..."

The woman hurriedly nodded and walked in. She smiled and said, "Just now someone gave the second master a box of gifts. Because we saw that the second master was talking to the girl, we didn't dare to come in and disturb him."

After saying that, he waved behind him, and two healthy servants came in carrying a box.

Seeing that the box didn't look like any ordinary thing, and even had a lot of red copper wrapped around it as decoration, Xiren couldn't help but wonder: "Who sent this?"

"The person who came didn't say anything. He only said that the owner's surname was Lin. He also said that the second master would know it when he saw him..."

"The last name is Lin?!"

Jia Baoyu, who was still lying on the pillar, immediately became energetic when he heard the word "Lin". With eyes full of tears, he rushed forward in three steps and then walked around in a circle.

Qidao: "How do you open this thing?"

"It says there is some kind of buckle."

As the woman said this, she was about to step forward to help find the mechanism, but was stopped by Jia Baoyu with her arms crossed, and said with disgust: "Okay, okay, just leave the things here. It's none of your business. Get out of here."

Go down."

When the woman left in anger, Jia Baoyu hurriedly called out She Yue Bihen and others, who were all groping on the box.

After a while, Bihen shouted: "It should be here!"

As he said that, he stretched out his hand and pressed hard, and the box popped open with a 'click'.

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed and opened the lid of the box without thinking. Then he saw a bloody big black dog curled up in the box, its limbs twisted and reversed, its torso disemboweled, all its internal organs exposed, and it was indescribable.

The ferocious and terrifying.

Four-fifths of the neck was cut off, leaving only a layer of skin connected to the back of the neck. In the middle of the fuzzy beard, a milky-white throat was trembling and swaying, as if to say hello to him.

The dead dog's head was slightly tilted up, and its blood-stained mouth opened towards Jia Baoyu, as if he was accusing himself of his tragic experience.

Seeing this scene, Yihong Courtyard was filled with screams. The maids who had been crowding around the box immediately dispersed, leaving only Jia Baoyu staring at the dog's head with his round eyes open.

When some newcomers saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Bao was a man after all, so he was more courageous than women.

But those who were familiar with him, such as Xi Ren, She Yue, and Bi Hen, all secretly screamed that something was wrong when they saw this, and hurriedly surrounded him from all sides. This call, who was helping him, did not get the slightest response from Bao Yu.

After all, he had experienced a lot. Although Xiren was not panicked, he directed everyone to carry Baoyu into the house, and at the same time ordered She Yue Bihen to go and report it to the master and his wife.

But she said that She Yue had received an assignment and was rushing to Qingtang thatched cottage, but she didn't expect to bump into Caiyun on the way.

"Madam, can you be at home..."

"Second Master, is he at home..."

They both spoke at the same time and shut up at the same time.

Because She Yue was so anxious after all, she quickly said: "I want my sister to know. I didn't know what kind of evil person just now actually packed a black dog that was tortured and killed in a box and sent it in as a gift. The second master didn't notice it for a moment."

I was so frightened that I became hysterical!" Rang

"Is this happening?!"

Caiyun was also very surprised when he heard this. He didn't care about his own errand and hurriedly led She Yue back.

When they arrived at the Qingtang hut, Caixia happened to come out with a teapot to refill the cup. Seeing the two of them in a panic, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why, Baoyu refuses to come? Didn't you tell him that it's my uncle's wife who's here?"

"

"That's not what happened!"

Caiyun didn't have time to explain to her and led She Yue directly into the main room.

When I entered the door, I saw a thin lady sitting side by side with Mrs. Wang next to the main seat in the middle.

She Yue recognized that the lady was the wife of Prince Teng and Wang Taiwei, and hurriedly followed Caiyun to attend the ceremony.

Mrs. Wang looked outside for a few times and saw that there was indeed no trace of her son. She couldn't help but wonder: "Why is it that only She Yue is here?"

"Madam, something happened!"

She Yue hurriedly knelt down and told everything about what had just happened. Mrs. Wang was shocked, confessed to her sister-in-law, and went to visit Baoyu in Yihong Courtyard.

"I'll go with you, go with you."

Wang Ziteng's wife also stood up quickly, assuming a very concerned posture.

By the time the two of them arrived at Yihongyuan, Li Wan, who lived nearby, had already arrived in Tanchunzao and was surrounding Baoyu's bed, calling him repeatedly, but did not hear any response from Baoyu.

"My son!"

Mrs. Wang rushed forward to take a closer look, only to see Jia Baoyu lying on her back on the bed, her eyes wide open and her mouth wide open, still looking dumbfounded.

"My son, my poor son!"

Mrs. Wang could not help but throw herself on him and burst into tears.

Upon seeing this, Li Wan and Tanchun hurriedly tried to persuade her, and even Wang Ziteng's wife was also explaining. It was difficult for Mrs. Wang to control her emotions. Just in time, the doctor was invited, so the three of them joined Xichun, who had just arrived.

, Wang Xifeng, persuaded her to wait outside.

After Mrs. Wang sat down in the outside room, she calmed down and suddenly slapped the coffee table with her hand, and said angrily: "Who did this?! Who dares to be so bold?!"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Xi Ren came out tremblingly and replied: "I asked people to track down just now, but the people who delivered the boxes were all strangers, and they had already left without a trace..."

"Hmph~!"

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth: "This matter must not be left alone, it must be..."

Just as he was talking, Jia Zheng also rushed over after hearing the news. When he entered the door, he asked about Jia Baoyu's condition. When he heard that a consultation was going on inside, he smiled bitterly at Wang Ziteng's wife and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law is laughing at me. This child is completely innocent."

Zu Yifeng was so frightened by a dog corpse."

Mrs. Wang immediately said, "He is not the only one who was frightened. Xi Ren, She Yue... and many maids were also frightened!"

This is true, but Baoyu was the only one who was scared out of his wits.

Because Wang Ziteng's wife was present, Jia Zheng didn't want to argue with her, so he changed the topic and asked about the origin of the dead dog.

After listening to Xi Ren's retelling, he couldn't help but twist his beard and said: "In this case, it will be difficult to find out clearly."

Mrs. Wang became even more unhappy after hearing this, and once again claimed the truth: "It is difficult to investigate, but we must investigate it, and we must investigate it to the end!"

Hearing this, Tanchun Xiaxiali was about to speak but stopped.

However, he said that after being rescued by famous doctors, Jia Baoyu finally regained consciousness in the afternoon. However, due to excessive shock, he had to rest for a while before he could fully recover.

Mrs. Wang sent the doctor away with great gratitude, turned around and saw her sister-in-law who was following suit, and said helplessly: "I'm afraid it won't be easy for our family to do this, but don't worry, sister-in-law, I will go to Zijin Street for a walk later."

, I have to ask Jiao Changqing to come forward and be accommodating no matter what I say."

However, it turns out that the reason why Wang Ziteng's wife came to visit today is because Wang Ziteng will be escorted to Beijing in the near future. As of now, the Wang family does not expect Wang Ziteng to be freed from guilt, and only wants to see him through a relationship.

Now that she had received the promise, Wang Ziteng's wife was naturally overjoyed and hurriedly thanked her sister-in-law.

Recalling her past condescending attitude, Mrs. Wang didn't know whether to be proud or sigh.

After sending off Wang Ziteng's wife and returning to the main room, Mrs. Wang went straight into the inner room without even looking at Jia Zheng.

Seeing that although her son had woken up, his eyes were still dazed and his face was bloodless. Mrs. Wang couldn't help but shed tears again. She stepped forward and took Baoyu's hand, gritted her teeth and said, "My son, don't worry.

I will raise you at home, and I must get to the bottom of this matter so that I can avenge you!"

"Ah~!"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang's words touched Baoyu's nerves. He suddenly shouted, curled up and held his head, crying: "Sister Lin, Sister Lin, she... wuwuwu..."

Why is it Girl Lin again?!

Mrs. Wang hurriedly comforted her son, but she became increasingly jealous of Lin Daiyu.

Seeing that her comforting for a while had no effect, Xiren hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Baoyu's arm, regardless of his dignity, and said, "Second Master, Second Master! You have forgotten that in that dream it was a bad wolf that was bullying Miss Lin.

Now that the evil wolf has died without a complete body, won’t Miss Lin be able to sit back and relax?”

After saying this twice, Jia Baoyu stopped crying and murmured: "Yes, yes, that wolf is dead. It will only be good for Sister Lin, only good..." Rang

Tanchun saw this and took advantage of the situation to persuade him: "Madam, let your second brother have a rest first."

Mrs. Wang then turned back to the outside, only to find that Jia Zheng had already left without saying goodbye. She became even more angry at him.

After feeling sulky for a while, he remembered what he had just promised his sister-in-law and ordered: "Send a message for someone to prepare the carriage. I will leave for Zijin Street in a quarter of an hour."

Tanchun agreed and was about to go down to deliver the message. Before leaving, he stopped again and turned around and asked: "Madam, after you met Brother Jiao, do you still want to ask him to help investigate this matter?"

"That's natural!"

Mrs. Wang said matter-of-factly: "Chang Qing has always been very resourceful. If he comes forward to investigate, the evil thief will definitely be able to escape!"

Tan Chun nodded slightly, and then suggested: "Then Madam, you might as well tell Brother Jiao about the family sending someone to Suzhou to pick up Sister Lin. Maybe he can analyze some clues from it." Rang.

"this……"

Mrs. Wang pondered for a moment, thinking about her relationship with Jiao Shun, she revealed the treacherous words of Jia Mu and Baoyu, and there should be no problem, so she nodded in agreement.

Tanchun felt relieved and went out to spread the message.

Although she was not completely sure, she had already suspected something in her mind. After all, the man did not use other people's names, but claimed his surname was "Lin". If there was no Lin Daiyu factor in this, she would not believe it.

And those who do such things in Lin Daiyu's name are probably Lin Daiyu's enemies rather than friends.

After analyzing to this point, and taking the recent actions of Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu as a reference, it is easy to figure out who the villain is who brought the dead dog to the door.

But if there are no equal words for reference, he is afraid that he may not be able to figure out the key to this, so Tanchun just suggested to Mrs. Wang not to forget to mention this matter.

The whole journey was silent.

When Mrs. Wang rushed to Jiao's house, Jiao Shun had not turned around yet.

This was within Mrs. Wang's expectation. After all, Jiao Shun was an official of the imperial court, and he was not a master like Baoyu who idled around at home all day long. He should be working in the Yamen at this time.

However, what she expected was that Jiao Shun had been staying by Lin Daiyu's side all day today, putting nine points of his care and attention into Sister Lin, and leaving one point for Xue Yan.

The little maid who had lost her virginity was moved to tears.

Not mentioning this, Mrs. Wang was already prepared, so she was not in a hurry. She only took Shi Xiangyun and chatted about household matters. When she saw Jiao Shun after nightfall, she stepped aside and explained her purpose.

After hearing what she said about what happened - especially the outrageous remarks made by Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu, Jiao Shun immediately had the answer in his heart.

The person who can do such a thing and has a strong motive is none other than Xue Datou! Rang

Although I don't know exactly how the news leaked, it is probably that Xue Pan was angry after hearing the words of being equal, so he sent such a special box of "gifts" in the name of Lin.

He opened his mouth and was about to announce his guess, but after thinking about it, he held back.

Not to mention that I am not completely sure yet, so what if I can be sure that it was Xue Pan?

Will the two families turn against each other because of this?

Do the two families dare to publicize this matter?

Can this matter affect the marriage between the two families?

The answer is obviously no. After all, it is Yuci's marriage, which cannot be easily controlled by the two families - unless the words of Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu are publicized, but the Wang family and the Xue family obviously have no such intention.

Since nothing can be changed by saying it, why should I be a villain in vain?

It's better to take the opportunity to buy another favor for Aunt Xue.

Thinking of this, Jiao Shun just pretended to be indignant and said that he would try to find out the matter without mentioning Xue Pan's suspicion at all.

Mrs. Wang didn't know what was going on, but she was very satisfied with his attitude. With a fleeting look, she whispered: "I won't go back today. I will stay directly at Xue's house."

Isn’t this a coincidence?

Jiao Shun is also preparing to go to Xue's house to sell favors.

Well done, I wonder if I will be able to relive the sisterly love again today.

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