Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 335 Reputation Outside
Qingzhu Yayuan.

"Shang Rong!"

"Uncle Guo!"

"Quickly, please come inside, the prince and Mr. Chen have been waiting for a long time!"

As Tian Chang said this, he enthusiastically came up and hooked Lai Shangrong's shoulders.

Lowering his voice, he said: "I've also heard about you. I went to the palace on the Dragon Boat Festival to thank you, and I asked the empress for you. The empress told you to relax. Although the concubine Xiande will be punished recklessly, she will not implicate you!"

Lai Shangrong glanced at Tian Chang. Although he spoke cryptically, since the queen could tell that the virtuous concubine was punished rashly, she certainly didn't know anything about it. She just didn't know how much Uncle Tian Guo knew.

He said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, Madam!"

"Hey! Why are we so polite? Although it is not convenient for the queen to comment on the affairs of the court, the harem is the queen's responsibility. The queen has already advised the emperor to exempt the virtuous concubine from the punishment. I believe you also know it."

When glass was being developed, both Tian Guojiu and King Zhongshun had tasted the benefits.

The research and development in the next year will naturally not fall behind, and Lai Shangrong naturally gave certain guidance to these related households.

Today was supposed to be a thank you banquet after taking the shares, but Tian Chang unexpectedly received such news again.

No wonder Mrs. Wang hurriedly came to thank her in person when she returned from the palace. It seemed that the Queen was indispensable for the reason.

"I can't repay the kindness of the empress. I will send you some hard work in the future!"

There is no free lunch in the world. Since she has clarified the relationship to herself through the Rong Mansion and Tian Guojiu, the queen naturally does not show kindness without expecting repayment.

If it had been in the past, he might have considered the emperor's thoughts, fearing that loyalty did not mean absolute disloyalty, and that befriending foreign relatives would arouse the emperor's suspicion.

But now, I am much more flexible and don't want to hang myself from a tree.

Uncle Tian Guo didn't respond directly to his words of retribution, he just laughed to cover it up.

The two of them arrived at the small courtyard where Uncle Tian Guo was entertaining guests and went upstairs. King Zhongshun, Chen Yiwen, Qiu Duo and others were all there.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! The office is busy, so I kept the prince and everyone waiting for a long time!"

There is indeed nothing wrong with being a lower official. Except for Tian Chang, who has no official position, the rest are higher than his fourth rank.

Of course, there are differences between civil and military forces. Although Qiu Duo is half a level above him, he can barely be considered on the same level as him.

"You lead us to make money, so what does it matter if we wait!"

King Zhongshun was straightforward.

Lai Shangrong did not dare to treat the emperor's brother sincerely.

Jing Qu said: "Your Majesty is serious. He is doing things for the court. But the bigger the stall is, the more people will covet him. I hope I can resign and become a wealthy and idle man."

Chen Yiwen smiled and said: "This state-owned department is a big one, who else but Shang Rong can do it!"

King Zhongshun echoed: "Yes, yes! They are just shortsighted, don't care what they do! Come on, let's drink!"

After three rounds of drinking, King Zhongshun also began to behave wildly.

"What a pity! Last year we had Shui Rong's concubine as our companion, but this year it's a little less interesting!"

It was not easy for others to talk to others, so Tian Chang said: "My lord, please be careful. Now that King Beijing has married a member of the concubine's family, it is not a good idea to say this!"

"Hmph!" King Zhongshun snorted coldly: "He is just a grandniece who married his mother's concubine. Do you really think that I am afraid of him?"

King Zhongshun and Emperor Zhenglong were of the same mother, and were both descended from Concubine Zhen of the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

The Empress Dowager had no children and only had one princess, who was married to King Beijing.

Not long ago, the King of Beijing, who had been released from prison, married Zhen Yuyao, the second daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, under the auspices of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager. They were also regarded as the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, paving the way for him and establishing a relationship with the emperor.

It's just that the Tian family has no family ties and only depends on the attitude of the loyal and submissive king. I'm afraid it may not be that easy.

This also made Lai Shangrong more and more wary. He knew that the emperor did not care about his biological mother. After the death of Princess Zhen, the Zhen family in Jiangnan was ransacked.

"Your Majesty! You can say some things, but we dare to listen. I already have enough troubles!"

"Hahaha! Shang Rong, this is what others have said, but it seems hypocritical for you to say it. Now you have too many lice and you are not afraid of itchiness. Then why didn't you take this into account when you closed the house for the daughter-in-law of the Mei family who has never married?" With Xue Baoqin as his concubine, the emperor's original intention was to make Lai Shangrong his lone minister, so naturally he had to promote it for him, and the best candidate was King Zhongshun.

"It's just a rumor in the market! Her father passed away and is still keeping a filial piety. Where did the house come from?"

King Zhongshun said reluctantly: "How can there be no reason for the groundless rumors? It must be like this, right?"

Lai Shangrong had nothing to say now.

He hurriedly interrupted and said: "Don't talk about lowering the official position. I heard that the prince is presiding over the wedding this time?"

"Forget it, it's really unlucky. If it weren't for the orders of my father and mother, I wouldn't have bothered to help him. But my cheap niece..."

Speaking of this, he covered it up: "It's a pity that Shang Rong didn't go, otherwise...hehehehe!"

"Drink! Drink!"

Lai Shangrong thought to himself that it seemed that his bad reputation was completely confirmed.

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Rongguo Mansion, East Kuanyuan.

Jia Lian glanced at the angry Jia She in the hall, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said cautiously: "My son has met the master!"

Jia She slapped the table and said angrily: "The State Administration Department is going to use our money to build houses for those poor people again. Do you know?"

Jia Lian was also panicked after hearing this. Wang Xifeng now regarded him as an enemy bandit, and he did not dare to raise his hand in the official position.

How could that little monthly salary be enough for him to receive the salary? He was already counting on the dividend from the State-owned Enterprises Division. However, when the dividend was missing at the end of last year, he was already desperate and couldn't do anything but eat the grain.

I originally expected a good harvest this year, but unexpectedly I heard bad news.

"Still...is there such a thing? My son has never heard of it!"

Jia She spat: "Bah! You, a fellow intellectual, really donated in vain. You don't even know about such a big thing!"

He would not have gotten the news so quickly, but everyone in the capital who didn't know about Lai Shangrong's relationship with Rong Mansion wanted to let him take the lead.

Compared with Jia Lian, Jia She spent more money than Jia Lian. Last year, he rebuilt the Dongkua Courtyard, and he didn't need anyone to push him.

He pointed at Jia Lian and said angrily: "You... you go and call me that slave Yangzi!"

"How dare this...son!"

Jia Lian was submissive in front of Jia She, but not much better in front of Lai Shangrong.

"Bah!" Jia She picked up the folding fan in his hand and threw it towards him.

"Look at how cowardly you are, are you really my son? He is about to fall now, what are you afraid of him doing!"

Since Jia She was asked to come forward, of course, he had to be given confidence. Naturally, he had to be told about the recent impeachment by the DPRK and China.

This is why Jia She is so confident.

Jia Lian said: "Fall? How come? Master, don't listen to rumors!"

"Why not? Because that little girl from the Xue family is still helping Mudleg build a house. It's been almost a month since this happened. How can we still have time off?"

"It's been a month? It can't be right? The old lady and my wife came back from the palace a few days ago. They rummaged through the palace and picked up a lot of good things. The second wife personally sent them to the next door."

Hearing this, Jia She was stunned for a moment.

After being silent for a long time, he shouted: "Okay! Okay! I only want to have a second wife if I have something good to do. When I wanted to give the second girl to him, the old lady pushed me back. Now she must have gotten some news in the palace and secretly secretly agreed to it behind my back." Go give gifts.”

After a pause, he said: "No! No! We can't let their second wife take advantage of all this benefit!"

Jia Lian also breathed a sigh of relief: "Then...should we still call Shang Rong?"

"That's nonsense! Look at your potential. If your wife doesn't get close to him, what can I expect from you?"

(End of this chapter)