Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

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When it was almost dinner time, Xue Pan hurried in from outside.

"What's the matter, why are you calling me here in such a hurry?"

As soon as he entered the door, Xue Pan said with an unhappy face. It seemed that he was having fun just now, but he was unhappy when Jia Rui came over.

Jia Rui shivered with anger when he saw Xue Pan acting like this.

If it weren't for Xue Baochai standing next to him, a slap would have hit him in the face.

Seeing that her husband was so angry, Xue Baochai quickly came over to comfort Jia Rui, then walked up to her brother, winked at him, and then asked in a deep tone:
"I heard that you have hired a servant in the past two days. Does mother know?"

Xue Pan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said:

"Who are you listening to? How could I do such a ridiculous thing?"

Jia Rui couldn't bear it anymore, dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground, then stood up and pointed at Xue Pan and said loudly:
"How long are you going to hide it? I've already sued you to Shuntian Mansion. If I hadn't been there for you, you would have been sent to prison now."

After hearing what Jia Rui said, Xue Pan also understood that he could no longer hide what he had done.

His eyes were a little panicked, but he didn't take it too seriously. At most, he could send the woman away with a few dollars.

Xue Pan, who was relieved, muttered: "Isn't he just an upright official? How much can he be worth? What's the big deal of sending away 1000 taels of silver?"

Seeing Xue Pan's nonchalant look, Jia Rui sneered and said:

"1000 taels of silver? Are you dreaming? I've been told that I'll marry you without a matchmaker, or I'll take your head."

Xue Pan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his face became angry.

"This little girl has such a dark heart!"

Jia Rui waved his hand to interrupt Xue Pan, and then said:

"Don't talk nonsense, tell me what happened that day? Who was there? Is someone provoking you?"

Xue Pan was really angry when he saw Jia Rui, and he didn't dare to say anything more. He muttered:

"It's nothing. That day, Baoyu took me to the Beijing Prince's Mansion to have a drink. However, there were many rules there, so I couldn't let my hands and feet go freely, so after I came out, I went to Huifang House with a few friends to have a meal. It seemed like a meal. More often than not, when I saw someone singing well, I pulled him into the house."

Jia Rui was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said, "Who are they?"

"It's Feng Ziying, Liu Xianglian and a few others."

"Didn't they persuade you?"

Xue Pan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said: "I seem to have persuaded you a few words, but I can't remember clearly."

Jia Rui lowered his head and said nothing, and the room fell into silence.

At this moment, Brother Ying came in from outside, walked quietly to Jia Rui's side, said a blessing, and then said: "Uncle, Wangcai is waiting outside, if you have something to report."

"Call him in."

Brother Ying quickly bowed and then withdrew.

After a while, she led Wangcai into the house.

After Wangcai came in, he glanced at Xue Pan standing next to him, and then quickly saluted Jia Rui.

Jia Rui waved him to stand up, and then asked: "How is the investigation going at Lieutenant Long?"

"Go back to me, sir. Master Ma Tao has already investigated this matter and found nothing fishy."

Jia Rui frowned, did he really think too much?

Jia Rui was silent for a while, and then said: "This matter must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise it will be another troublesome matter if those dog-nosed censors find out."

Then Jia Rui asked Xue Pan, who was standing aside, "What are you going to do?"

Xue Pan didn't realize the seriousness of the matter yet, so he replied carelessly: "Isn't it just a matter of money? If 1000 taels doesn't work, just 2000 taels. I don't believe there are people in this world who don't love money."

Jia Rui looked at his rogue appearance and shook his head.

Turning around, Jia Rui said to Wangcai who was standing below: "Go to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen to see that woman. When you get there, say more nice things and have a more upright attitude. First, negotiate with her according to Xue Pan's wishes. , see if we can use money to eliminate this matter."

After hearing this, Wangcai quickly gave him a thousand dollars and then withdrew.

After Wangcai left, Jia Rui said angrily to Xue Pan: "Don't have high hopes. Although I have never seen this woman, I know through his methods that this woman is not easy to mess with."

Xue Baochai, who was silent, said sadly: "What should I do? If this woman doesn't let go, will the elder brother really pay for her with his life?"

Jia Rui snorted coldly, and then said:

"That's not the case, but if that woman really doesn't let go, I'm afraid your eldest brother will really marry someone else."

Xue Pan stood nearby, trembling with anger, he had teeth, and then said:
"Why don't you spend a few dollars to make this little bitch disappear?"

Jia Rui was so angry that he raised his palm and almost landed on Xue Pan's face.

However, Jia Rui still maintained his last sense of reason and did not drop his hand in mid-air.

"You are so courageous. You dared to kill people and silence them. You didn't even think about it. If someone was standing behind them, wouldn't you put the handle of the knife into someone else's hand?"

After hearing this, Xue Pan became embarrassed, lowered his head and stopped talking.

When Xue Baochai saw her brother being scolded, she quickly came over to smooth things over. "Uncle, please calm down. It's not like you don't know what kind of bastard my brother is. Don't be the same as him."

Then, Xue Baochai helped Jia Rui to the seat again.

"Uncle, how do you think this matter will be resolved in the end?"

Jia Rui squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, with a sarcastic sneer on his lips.

"How can we end this? If the other party takes money, of course everyone will be happy. If not, let your brother marry this woman."

Xue Baochai was a little reluctant.

"No matter what, my brother is still your brother-in-law. Isn't it ridiculous to marry someone who has no clue and has been in that kind of place?"

Jia Rui sighed, and then said: "With my ability, I can naturally force this matter to settle, but we must at least have some conscience as human beings and not go too far."

After hearing this, Xue Baochai showed helplessness on his face, then came back and glared at his brother fiercely.

Jia Rui shook his head, "That's it for today. You go back and wait for the news."

Jia Rui turned on the chasing mode.

Xue Pan glanced at Xue Baochai with some embarrassment, which meant he was apologizing for causing trouble for his sister.

Then Xue Pan turned around and left.

After Xue Pan left, Xue Baochai came forward again and said apologetically: "It's all my brother's fault. I caused trouble for you."

Jia Rui sighed, reached out and took Xue Baochai into his arms.

"Your brother is really the source of trouble. You should take more care of him in the future, otherwise he will do something else in the future."

Xue Baochai nodded meekly, and then I leaned into Jia Rui's arms.

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The next day, Jia Rui went to the infantry commander's Yamen to run errands as usual.

It wasn't until lunch that things were almost done, and he was able to relax a little.

But before Jia Rui could take a sip of tea, Wang Cai from outside came in in a hurry.

"Uncle, something is not right."

Jia Rui frowned when he saw Wangcai's angry look. He already had a premonition in his heart, so he put down the tea cup very calmly.

"Does the heirloom disagree with the silver settlement?"

Wangcai nodded quickly and said: "This little girl has a very stubborn temper. I even increased my money to 3000 taels, but she didn't even spit out her words and even scolded me."

When he said this, there was some resentment on Wangcai's face. It seemed that it was not just a scolding.

Jia Rui was not in the mood to understand these trivial matters. He thought for a while and then said to Wangcai: "You go there again and say you can take her as your concubine. Let's see what she says."

Wangcai opened his mouth with an expression of reluctance on his face, but looking at Jia Rui's calm eyes, he suddenly lost the courage to speak and quickly nodded and left.

Jia Rui sat alone in the lobby, feeling a little unhappy.

I still haven't fully adapted to the life of the ancients. If I were a real ancient and powerful, if I encountered this kind of thing, I would definitely kill and silence him.

Jia Rui sighed, but he had no regrets.Because a human being must have the lowest bottom line, which is not to kill people indiscriminately.

When I went to the office in the evening, another news came from Wangcai's place. The woman was determined not to spit out her words, saying that if she wanted to withdraw the lawsuit, she would have to reveal that the matchmaker was marrying her.

Jia Rui narrowed his eyes and suddenly smiled.

This is really treating yourself as a soft persimmon.

Okay, since you want to marry the matchmaker, then I will let Xue Pan really marry the matchmaker, and I want to see what happens to you in the end.

"You go back and tell her that I and Xue Pan agreed to her and ask her to withdraw the lawsuit immediately."

Wangcai glanced at Jia Rui and saw that Jia Rui still had a smile on his face, but for some reason, Wangcai only felt cold all over.

Wangcai didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he left in a hurry.

Jia Rui also went home after Wangcai left.

As soon as he returned to the Hou Mansion, Jia Rui immediately told Xue Baochai what happened today, and told Xue Baochai that he had promised to marry the upright official Ming Yuanzheng, so that Xue Pan could prepare.

Xue Baochai was a little reluctant, but looking at Jia Rui's firm eyes, Xue Baochai didn't dare to say anything more and could only lower his head and agree.

With Jia Rui's reply, the landlord dropped the lawsuit the next day.

Xue Pan also listened to Jia Rui's words very much. After the landlord withdrew the lawsuit, he sent a matchmaker to the door.

And this matter was also spread in the capital, and Xue Pan completely lost his face in Java this time.

Even Jia Rui felt that he had lost face. For several days in a row, Jia Rui came and went in a hurry. He just felt that his face was dull and he was embarrassed to see others.

(End of this chapter)