Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 195 Gifts
"What are you hiding? Let me tell you, your master, I have been promoted and am now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I take these things to thank Mr. Jia for his kindness."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment, and then her face was filled with ecstasy.

"Master, you won't lie to me, will you?"

Shen Wence quickly took out the imperial edict, showed it in front of her, and then said: "This is the imperial edict of the Supreme Emperor. Hurry and offer it to me in the ancestral hall."

After Mrs. Li received the imperial edict, she believed that her master had truly reached heaven in one step.

After that, she smiled happily and didn't care about Shen Wence packing up those treasures.

Because, in Li's eyes, those piles of things were not as valuable as the imperial edict in his arms.

Looking at Mr. Li who was swaying as if floating out, Shen Wence shook his head.

After it got dark and there were fewer people on the street, Shen Wence ordered the servant to carry the box and follow him out of the house.

Afterwards, they hurriedly arrived at the door of Jia Rui's house, avoiding pedestrians.

As soon as there was a knock on the door, a head poked out and looked out. When he saw it was Shen Wence, the man quickly came out to salute.

It turned out that Shen Wence had been to Jia Rui's house several times, so the concierge knew him.

"Mr. Shen, do you want to see our uncle this late at night?"

Shen Wence did not dare to be rude to this concierge, because the saying goes: the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door.The concierge of Jia Rui's family is almost the same even if he is not seventh grade.

"I wonder if Master Jia is convenient now?"

After Shen Wence said this, he passed a silver coin on the spot and stuffed it into the concierge's hand.

The porter skillfully shook the money into his sleeve, and then said with a smile: "How can I, the porter, know about the affairs of the inner house? Master Shen, wait a moment, I will have someone go in and inform you."

After saying this, the concierge opened the side door, welcomed Shen Wence in, and asked him to wait.The concierge sent a boy in to report.

After a while, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps inside, and then Shen Wence saw Jia Rui coming in a hurry with a dozen boys.

When Shen Wence saw Jia Rui, it was like meeting his biological father. He came to Jia Rui in three steps and then fell to his knees with a plop.

"The lower official Shen Wence comes to see the benefactor."

Jia Rui quickly stepped forward, helped Shen Wence up with both hands, and then said with a smile:

"Is this still necessary between us?"

After finishing speaking, he personally took Shen Wence to the outer study room.

After the two entered the study, the guests and hosts took their seats. The servants served fragrant tea. Jia Rui waved the servant to leave. Only Jia Rui and Shen Wence were left in the room.

At this time, Shen Wence stood up again and wanted to kneel down. This time, Jia Rui's sharp eyes caught him.

"Didn't I say it? With our relationship, we don't need to be so polite."

Shen Wence was moved and nodded repeatedly, "Sir, I have humbled myself and received your favor to get where I am today. From now on, I will obey your orders."

A smile finally appeared on Jia Rui's face.

This is exactly what you need.

"There is no need to say this. We are all working for the Supreme Emperor. We must be loyal to the Emperor and never slack off."

"Yes, yes, I will bear in mind the grace of the Supreme Emperor even though I am humble in my position. From now on, I will do my best for the Supreme Emperor."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, and then suddenly said: "After you take over as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, don't let go of the officials of Shuntian Prefecture. When Jia Yucun, the former prefect of Jinling, comes to take over in a few days, you can help him stand up."

Shen Wence immediately understood that this Jia Yucun should also be from Jia Rui, and the two of them had the same surname Jia, and might even be members of the Jia family.

In this case, you should get close to Jia Yucun after he comes, to ensure that you can still use him in the future?
"Don't worry, sir. When Master Jia arrives, I will personally lead him to hand over the matter and explain all the taboos to him clearly. I will never let Master Jia Yucun make any mistakes."

"Okay, I'm relieved with your words."

When Shen Wence saw that the matter was almost explained, he clapped his hands quickly, and the boy waiting outside immediately came in carrying the box.

Jia Rui frowned when he saw the box, "What are you doing? Do I still owe you this thing?"

Without even opening the box, Jia Rui knew what was inside.

Shen Wence quickly stood up and explained: "A little local product, please keep it for others to enjoy."

Jia Rui waved his hand, and then said: "Take it back, I don't like this thing. If you send it here, it will make me unhappy. Why bother?"

Although Shen Wence still wanted Jia Rui to accept the things, but seeing Jia Rui's determined expression, he had no choice but to let the boy carry the things down again.

Jia Rui then told Shen Wence: "Shaanxi and Gansu have just gone through war and need people to manage it. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, you should pay attention to it."

After hearing this, Shen Wence's eyes flashed, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Don't worry, sir. After I took office, I will pay attention to the affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu."

We are all smart people, so there is no need to elaborate. In just a few sentences, we have decided that there may be major personnel transfers in Gansu and Shaanxi.

However, such large-scale mobilization is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It still requires an opportunity.

Then Shen Wence stopped disturbing Jia Rui and stood up to leave. Jia Rui also showed him the dignity of sending him out in person.

When Shen Wence disappeared, Jia Rui ordered people to close the door of the house and returned to the back house.

The reason why Jia Rui treated Shen Wence so politely was because he was interested in his development.

Because from the last impeachment incident, Jia Rui saw that he still had little say in the imperial cabinet.The main reason is that none of the three great bachelors is one of his own.

Even Shen Jian, the former Minister of Civil Affairs who had just become the bachelor, only had a good relationship with Jia Rui because he and Jia Rui were loyal to the emperor.

But people didn't listen to Jia Rui. They would even go against Jia Rui when there was a conflict of interest.

Let’s take this time as an example.

When the cabinet was recommending the Minister of Personnel, Shen Jian did not say hello to Jia Rui. If Jia Rui had not helped the Supreme Emperor correct the memorial, I am afraid that the Minister of Personnel had made the decision, and Jia Rui didn't even know about it.

And Shen Wence is the candidate Jia Rui is preparing to promote into the cabinet.

This Shen Wence was also a second-ranked Jinshi, and he was cautious in doing things, so that no one could catch him.

With such a clean net worth, as long as he works hard, it is really possible to enter the cabinet, and the Minister of Personnel is just the next step.

Jia Yucun, who was also a Jinshi in the two rankings, was stained because he had been dismissed from his post due to his excessive greed in the past, so it was difficult for him to become a cabinet bachelor.

Things in the court came to an end, and Jia Rui could finally relax for a while.

In fact, it is easy to say that it is just that there is no intrigue, and Jia Rui has to do what needs to be done.

For example, in the morning, I went to Longshou Palace to approve the discounts, and in the afternoon I went to Beijing Camp to supervise the training of those ruffians.

Fortunately, due to the passage of time, Jia Rui can complete it easily, so he can be regarded as relaxed.

Jia Rui had just returned from Longshou Palace that day. He was not going to go to Beijing Camp in the afternoon and wanted to rest at home.

As soon as he entered Xue Baochai's house, he saw Xue Baochai whispering with Yuanyang inside.

Jia Rui said hello, turned around and retreated. After going out, he turned a corner and entered Sister You's yard.

During this time, the second sister You was in confinement, and her mother had gone back, leaving only the third sister You.

Jia Rui had already guessed what You Mu was thinking.

This means that Sister You San also wants to be sent to her own bed.

Let's be honest, Third Sister You is indeed prettier than Second Sister You, and coupled with the strength in her bones, people feel a desire to conquer her when they look at her.

However, Jia Rui doesn't like Sister You's energy. He likes a woman who is classical, gentle and obedient to her husband.

This is also because women with personalities like Third Sister You are everywhere in modern times, while gentle and considerate women like Second Sister You are almost extinct.

And Jia Rui didn't want to please a woman in this ancient time.

Because of this, the relationship between Jia Rui and You Sanjie is very delicate. Although You Sanjie wanted to get close to Jia Rui several times in the past few days, Jia Rui was put off.

This made Sister You a little annoyed, and she even started to lose her temper with Jia Rui.

This time Jia Rui entered the second sister You's yard and met the third sister You.

Third Sister You glanced at Jia Rui, turned her face aside with disdain, and then pointed at a little maid, "Why don't you hurry up and prepare face wash for your aunt?"

The little maid took a peek at Jia Rui and saw that he had no other instructions, so she hurried out.

Jia Rui shook his head and went directly into Second Sister You's room without speaking to Third Sister You.

As soon as he walked in, Jia Rui smelled a faint fragrance of milk.

Unlike Xue Baochai, Second Sister You personally raised and nurtured her daughter.

Therefore, there is always a milky smell in Sister You's room.

After Jia Rui took a deep breath, he followed the scent and came to Sister You's side.

At this time, Second Sister You was teasing little Jia Rui on the bed.

Jia Rui opened her big black and shiny eyes, looking at the two superstar figures in front of her. From time to time, she stretched out her little hands that were still not flexible and grabbed them forward.

Jia Rui went over and hugged Sister You. Sister You turned around, smiled sweetly at Jia Rui, and then focused her attention on little Jia Rui.

Just like this, the two of them cuddled together, teasing the infant baby.

At this time, the sound of the door curtain sounded, followed by the sound of footsteps. Jia Rui looked back and saw Sister You coming in, holding a basin of water in her hand.

"Second sister, don't you want to wash your face? Hurry up."

Sister You gently got rid of Jia Rui, then glanced at him easily, and then asked the maid Xianglan to wash her face.

Jia Rui leaned on the bed and watched Second Sister You finish washing and getting dressed.

Jia Rui was a little confused. What was he going to do if he was dressed so formally?

"What, you want to go out?"

Second Sister You smiled brightly at Jia Rui, "When you go to Grandma's place, of course you have to dress more formally."

Jia Rui had never really paid attention to what Sister You was wearing at Xue Baochai's place before.So he asked a little strangely:

"You're at home, why are you dressed so formally?"

"Grandma is a person who respects rules. Apart from these things, she is also very kind to me. How can I embarrass grandma?"

(End of this chapter)