The Good Grandson of the Red Chamber

Chapter 89: Fearing the bright moon would scatter, turning into colorful clouds to fly away.

Upon arriving in Yangzhou, Jia Min will give birth to a son.

Soon after, my cheap father will ascend the throne as emperor.

Then Lin Ruhai was appointed as the Salt Commissioner. Lin Ruhai was full of enthusiasm to repay his friend's kindness. In order to express his gratitude for being recognized, he would do his best to collect salt taxes.

For this reason, Jia Min and his son were poisoned one after another, and in the end, even he himself met his end.

Xia Chengzong couldn't bear to see Jia Min and her son being poisoned one after another.

Therefore, he spent 100,000 emotion points to exchange for two antidote pills.

We hope to save the lives of the mother and child.

Lin Ruhai refused to accept the antidote pill, shaking his head and saying, "Brother Zong, your uncle is going to take up a post."

"Where would you encounter any danger? But you, with your exceptional talent, must be wary of being harmed by malicious people."

"These two pills are so valuable, you should keep them for yourself. It would be best if you didn't need them, but you can't be without them."

Lin Ruhai's words left Xia Chengzong speechless.

Uncle Lin naively believed that he was in more danger than Lin.

Little did he know that in a few years he would be appointed Salt Commissioner, a position a hundred times more dangerous than his own!

However, these things cannot be revealed in advance.

Xia Chengzong had no choice but to say, "Uncle Lin, please take it. I have a few pills here, enough to deal with any crisis."

Seeing Xia Chengzong's insistence, Lin Ruhai did not refuse any longer and accepted the antidote.

Seeing this, Xia Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief.

Hopefully, these two antidote pills can save the lives of Jia Min and her child, preventing a tragedy from occurring.

Huh?

By the way, Uncle Lin said he died of illness, but I'm afraid he also died of poisoning.

Two pills weren't even enough for their family; they were still missing Uncle Lin's pill.

However, he didn't have any more emotional points to exchange for an antidote pill right now.

Fortunately, Uncle Lin was an official, and the salt merchants wouldn't dare to kill him unless absolutely necessary, as that would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.

Among the family, Uncle Lin also passed away from illness in the end, for reasons unknown.

By then, he will naturally have enough emotional points to exchange for antidote pills to rescue Uncle Lin, and perhaps there are other ways as well.

……

Meanwhile, Lin Ruhai chartered a ship.

These past few days I've been busy loading luggage onto the ship.

Three days later, they officially set off.

Prince Chung-jung and his family came to the dock to see them off.

Princess Zhongzheng and Jia Min bid each other a tearful farewell in the carriage.

Prince Zhongzheng ordered a banquet to be prepared. Before parting, Prince Zhongzheng earnestly urged Lin Ruhai to drink, and Lin Ruhai drank every cup offered.

Lin Daiyu clung to Xia Chengzong's arms, her small arms tightly wrapped around his neck, refusing to part from him no matter what.

"Third brother, I don't want to go to Yangzhou, I want to stay in the capital!"

Xia Chengzong advised, "Sister Lin, just go ahead. I'll come to Yangzhou to see you in a few days, okay?"

Lin Daiyu exclaimed, "You're lying! Mother said Yangzhou is so far away; it takes more than a month to get there by boat!"

"How come you had time to go to Yangzhou to see me? If I leave, I'll never see my third brother again. I don't want to go!"

Goodness, at such a young age, I can't even fool her. It shows that being too smart isn't always a good thing.

Xia Chengzong, his lie exposed, remained calm and smiled, saying, "Where did I lie to you? No matter how far the journey, I will arrive one day. I will come to see you when I miss you."

Lin Daiyu didn't believe it at all. She shook her head like a rattle-drum, saying, "I won't go, I don't want to go, waah..."

As she spoke, she burst into tears.

She cried so hard that tears streamed down her face, and Xia Chengzong's heart was thrown into turmoil.

Inside the carriage, the princess held Jia Min's hand and said, "Sister Jia, why don't we let Lin stay in the palace? I'll take care of her myself."

Jia Min shook her head and said, "If she stays, she'll probably miss her parents again, which will disturb my sister's peace and quiet."

"That's how all children are. How can they not cry when they're suddenly separated? She'll be fine after she's cried for a while."

Who knew that Lin Daiyu would cling to Xia Chengzong's arms and cry incessantly.

The nanny stepped forward and clung tightly to Xia Chengzong's neck, refusing to let go, but she couldn't lift her away.

Before long, her voice became hoarse from crying.

Xia Chengzong quickly coaxed, "Okay, okay, don't cry. You won't leave, you'll stay, okay?"

"Really? You're not lying to me?"

Hearing him say this, Lin Daiyu finally stopped sobbing.

Xia Chengzong held her for a while longer, and Lin Daiyu, probably exhausted from crying, soon fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

The wet nurse hurriedly stepped forward and took Lin Daiyu from his arms. As they were exchanging hands, Lin Daiyu suddenly convulsed and reached out to grab something.

It startled the two of them, but fortunately she didn't wake up.

The wet nurse carried her and carefully boarded the boat.

Lin Ruhai and his family boarded the boat, the boatman untied the mooring rope, and the boat quickly went downstream.

Lin Ruhai waved to the crowd from the boat.

Prince Chung-jung waved his hand and shouted loudly, "Have a safe journey and take good care of yourself."

The boat sailed down the river, gradually becoming smaller in everyone's sight.

Before long, it blended into the many boats, gradually sailing away and disappearing into the green hills and clear waters.

A sense of loss immediately arose in everyone's hearts.

Xia Chengzong returned to his palace and entered his study, but he felt extremely uneasy.

One moment he was thinking about Lin Daiyu crying her heart out, and the next he was thinking about how she would cry when she woke up and couldn't see him!

She must feel like a big liar and hate herself for a long time, right?

Lost in thought, he unconsciously took out a sheet of Xuan paper and began to paint.

Before long, a portrait of Lin Daiyu crying in his arms, her face streaked with tears, appeared on the paper.

He stared for a long time until there was a knock on the door outside the study.

He then put away the portrait and said, "Come in."

Xia Bei pushed open the door and walked in, reporting, "Your Highness, there are people outside who are slandering our perfume."

"They say our perfume contains toads, snakes, centipedes, and other highly toxic substances."

"Although it smells nice, it is extremely harmful to the body, and long-term use will endanger life."

"Because of such slander, customers started hurling insults at our perfume, causing sales to plummet, and now almost no one is buying it!"

Xia Chengzong replied, "I understand. You may leave."

Xia Bei hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Yes, Your Highness!"

After Xia Bei left, Xia Chengzong couldn't help but shake his head.

The perfume business deal was decided by him more than a month ago.

In this era, most of the essential items for time travelers have already appeared.

Perfume hasn't appeared yet, although it's a rather tacky product, but it's profitable, so it's not shameful.

So, in just over a month, he joined forces with Prince Zhongshun to produce the first batch of perfume for the Great Qian Dynasty.

He then used some marketing tactics from later generations to see if the perfume would become a hit in the capital.

Unexpectedly, it was smeared and suppressed by several other major businesses, and ended up being universally condemned.