Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 148 Concubine Yuan saves relatives
If she had faced Jia Mu's teasing in the past, Mrs. Wang could only laugh along with her and endure the tone.

But now his grandson is in a high position and has a place in the court.

Although Jia's mother is the Duke's wife, her husband Jia Dairu has long been gone. She only wears the title of a Duke's wife in vain, without even a trace of power.

Under such circumstances, he dared to look down on his own family and asked Jia Baoyu to help his granddaughter-in-law. This was obviously a violation of etiquette.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang glared at Jia Mu fiercely, and then said angrily:
"Old lady, you are rude."

Mrs. Wang's words caused the entire Rongqing Hall to become silent.

You must know that Jia Mu is the spiritual pillar of the entire Jia family, and her words are almost as important as the imperial decree in the entire Jia family.

But Mrs. Wang dared to fight Jia Mu back.

After hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Mu narrowed her eyes with a hint of anger.

The reason why she behaved so rudely today was to add color to Jia Rui and let him know that the Rongguo Mansion is still respected among the Jia family today.

Although you, Jia Rui, are quite powerful now, my granddaughter is also a concubine in the palace, so compared to you, you are still far behind.

But she didn't expect that Mrs. Wang would dare to refute herself.

Just when the anger in Rongqing Hall began to rise, and it was about to get out of hand, a refreshing laughter rang out.

"What's going on? It was lively just now, why is no one talking now?"

After saying this, the door curtain was raised, and Wang Xifeng walked in from the outside.

Now Wang Xifeng's belly has become prominent, but because of her personality, she is still so lively.

Fortunately, the personal maid Ping'er has been paying attention to her. Whenever Wang Xifeng is in danger, Ping'er will rush forward immediately.

Wang Xifeng's arrival relaxed the atmosphere in Rongqing Hall.

Wang Xifeng was extremely smart. In fact, he already noticed that the atmosphere in the room was not right as soon as he entered the room, so he spoke to break the deadlock.

Wang Xifeng came to Xue Baochai's side in a few steps, grabbed Xue Baochai's hand and said with a smile:

"My grandma Rui, I haven't seen her for a few months and she is becoming more and more beautiful."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xifeng hurriedly went to bow to Mrs. Wang.

However, what Wang Xifeng did to Mrs. Wang was two kowtows and six bows.

Sitting above, Jia Mu breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Wang Xifeng was trying to smooth things over for her, so she gave such a heavy ceremony.

In fact, Wang Xifeng was saluting Mrs. Wang as her granddaughter-in-law.

But everyone doesn’t know this.

Mrs. Wang was quite a peaceful person. When she saw Wang Xifeng giving her such a grand gift, the anger in her heart disappeared. She stepped forward and personally helped Wang Xifeng up, patted his hand and said:
"You already have twins. Aren't you afraid of causing fetal distress by performing such a big ceremony?"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I am a strong-skinned person, not like your squeamish Grandma Rui."

When he said this, he winked mischievously at Xue Baochai, who was standing next to him.

Xue Baochai shook her head. There was really nothing she could do about this Feng girl.

At this time, a bright girl quietly stepped forward and pulled the embarrassed Jia Baoyu aside.

Next, Mrs. Wang sat down again, and the noise in the lobby started again, as if the embarrassment just now had never happened.

No one in the entire Rongguo Mansion had a rest that night. They stayed with Jia Mu and others.

Seeing that it was the fifth watch day, Mother Jia saw that it was getting late, and quickly ordered the noble ladies to go to the back to change into high-grade makeup.

Under the guidance of the maid, Xue Baochai went to the back and put on the marquise's makeup. Then, with the support of the two maids Ying Ge and Ying'er, Xue Baochai came to the front again.

After arriving at the front, I saw that Jia Mu had already changed her makeup, so she quickly stepped forward to perform the national ceremony.

After that, Xue Baochai retreated to Jia Mu and sat down steadily.

Soon, the other imperial ladies came out.

According to the national etiquette, they first saluted Jia Mu who was sitting in the middle, and then saluted Xue Baochai who was sitting on the side.

But when they saluted Xue Baochai, they felt a little embarrassed.

In terms of seniority, none of these people have more seniority than Xue Baochai, but in front of the national ceremony, seniority is nothing, so these people can only bite the bullet and kneel down to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai didn't take it seriously and raised his hand gently. Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and others stood up.

Then there was a message from the front, asking Jia Mu to lead everyone to wait at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

Everyone quickly helped Jia Mu, and then a group of people came to the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

When I came here, I saw that the men were already waiting here.

These men in official robes were headed by Jia Rui, followed by Jia Zheng, Jia She, Jia Zhen and others.

Although Jia Zheng is the biological father of the imperial concubine, according to national etiquette, he can only stand behind Jia Rui.In this way, everyone waited for nearly an hour. Jia Rui became a little impatient when he heard the sound of horse hooves, followed by a eunuch galloping over.

The eunuch got off his horse in front of everyone, took a quick look, and found Jia Rui standing in the front.

The little eunuch didn't dare to neglect this popular person of the Supreme Emperor, so he walked to Jia Rui and knelt down in front of Jia Rui regardless of others.

"The little one salutes Mr. Jia."

Jia Rui raised his hand gently, and the little eunuch dared to stand up.

"When will the imperial concubine leave?"

Jia Rui was really impatient to wait, so as soon as the little eunuch stood up, he asked in a hurry.

"Returning to Mr. Jia, the imperial concubine had not eaten at the first quarter of the day. She went to the Baoling Palace to worship Buddha at the second quarter of the morning. She went to the Daming Palace to receive the banquet and look at the lanterns at the first quarter of the morning before asking for the order. I'm afraid she didn't get up until Xuchu."

When Jia Rui heard this, his calves started to spin a little.

The end time is from one to three o'clock among the twelve hours.

That is to say, they still have lunch, and they don't leave the palace until Youshi in the evening, which is around seven o'clock.

And what time is it now?It had just dawned. If he had waited until night, Jia Rui would have been fine, but his grandmother, Mrs. Wang, would have suffered.

So he stood there with a frown and winked at Wang Xifeng, one of the female relatives.

That Wang Xifeng is really a ghost, she immediately understood something when she saw Jia Rui's color.

So Wang Xifeng quickly walked to Jia Mu's side and said softly: "In that case, old lady, why not go back inside to rest temporarily, and it won't be too late to come out when the time is almost up."

In fact, Jia Mu had been standing for more than an hour, and she couldn't bear it anymore. Now after listening to Wang Xifeng's words, she naturally followed the good advice.

So he took everyone back to Rongguo Mansion to rest.

Jia Rui, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others also went to the concierge to sit for a while. As for the other Jia family members, they did not receive the same treatment as them and could only stand outside the door and wait.

Just like this, we waited until the sun set in the west. Suddenly, there was a sound of rapid footsteps outside the door, and finally there was the sound of clapping one after another.

The little eunuch who had been following Jia Rui heard the clapping and quickly said to Jia Rui and others:
"I'm coming."

Jia Rui, Jia Zheng and others quickly stood up, arranged their court clothes, and then ordered people to report to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jia inside.

After a while, the female family members headed by Jia Mu and Xue Baochai appeared at the door.

Jia Rui scanned the crowd and found that his grandmother, Mrs. Wang, was standing at the back of the female family members because she had no rank.

Seeing this situation, Jia Rui frowned, but there was nothing he could do.

The reason why the granddaughter-in-law has a royal decree but the grandma does not is because it is a regulation of the imperial court.

Ancient people said that if you are not married, you should obey your father, if you are married, you should obey your husband, and if your husband dies, you should obey your son.

Since Jia Dairu is alive, Mrs. Wang's status cannot go beyond Jia Dairu.

Therefore, the imperial edict has nothing to do with Mrs. Wang.

If Jia Dairu dies one day, Jia Rui can give a memorial to Mrs. Wang.

After waiting quietly for another half an hour, suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves in front, and then everyone saw a dozen eunuchs in red riding horses towards this side.

When they arrived at the entrance of West Street, the eunuchs dismounted one after another, drove their horses to the outside, and then stood with their hands down.

After a while, the sound of wind instruments came from the distance.

Immediately after, there were pairs of talented girls, the one in front was wearing a dragon fan, and the one behind was carrying a gold incense burner. A faint fragrance wafted out of the incense burner.

Then a crank-handled seven-phoenix golden umbrella came over, which was the crown, robe and shoes.There are also eunuchs on duty holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, basins, whisks, etc.After passing one by one, eight eunuchs came slowly behind, carrying a golden embroidered phoenix with a golden top.

The luanjia stopped in front of everyone, and then a sound seemed to come out from the luanjia. Immediately afterwards, several eunuchs rushed over and helped Jia Mu up first.

Then came Xue Baochai, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and others.

On the male side, Jia Zheng, Jia Rui and others were also helped up.

It should have been over when we got here, but the sedan did not start immediately, but another sound came from inside.

An older eunuch hurriedly came to the front and said, "Which one is Mrs. Wang, the grandmother of the Marquis of Dingxi?"

Mrs. Wang, who was kneeling at the end, raised her head and signaled.

The eunuch quickly stepped forward and personally helped Mrs. Wang, then helped her to the front and stood beside Jia Mu.

Jia Rui, who was on the side, nodded secretly when he saw this scene.

This Jia Yuanchun is indeed a human being who has been wallowing in the palace for many years. Does she know who is supporting her in the palace?
Another eunuch came out from the other side and also helped Jia Dairu to the front of the team.

At this time, Luan Jia set off again and entered Rongguo Mansion through the main entrance.

(End of this chapter)