Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 22 Mother Jia's Displeasure

Nanny Lai entered the main hall, only to see an old lady reclining on a couch in front of her.

Next to the old lady, there was a pretty little girl sitting, chatting with the old lady.

That old lady was none other than the Rongguo Mansion, or even the ancestor of the entire Jia family—Mother Jia.

As soon as Aunt Lai came in, Jia Mu saw her, smiled, and reached out to wave to her.

Nanny Lai hurriedly smiled, trotted a few steps to Mother Jia's side, and said with a smile, "The old slave greets the old lady."

"You old man, when did you become so polite?" Mother Jia asked jokingly.

"The old lady is the most noble person in our house, no matter how polite you are, you can't be too polite." Aunt Lai quickly said with a smile.

Don't look at Nanny Lai with five people and six people outside, even many masters have to salute when they see her, but in front of Jia Mu, she is still as cautious as before.

Jia Mu also likes Grandma Lai's cautious and cautious temperament.

"Okay, stop talking about these gossips, did you go to the next mansion to see Rui Ge'er?"

Aunt Lai pretended to hesitate for a moment, then looked at Jia Mu cautiously, and then said, "I met you, but I didn't say anything."

After hearing this, Jia's mother didn't take it seriously, "It seems that this child has not seen much in the world, so he is a little shy."

Aunt Lai opened her mouth several times, but finally she seemed to have something to hide.

Seeing him like that, Jia's mother knew there was something hidden in it, and then squinted at the little girl sitting next to her.

"Daiyu is tired, let Zijuan take you back to rest."

Although Jia Mu was asking Lin Daiyu's opinion verbally, her tone was very firm, and she almost said this sentence in a commanding tone.

Zijuan, who was among the maids below, was very sensible and immediately stepped forward to help Lin Daiyu and left the room with her.

After Lin Daiyu left, Mother Jia asked lazily, "What happened?"

Aunt Lai leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Mr. Jia Dairu is quite kind, but I think Brother Rui is very arrogant and doesn't take the old slave seriously at all. The right way is to beat a dog, but also Look, Master, isn’t this a slap in the face, old lady?”

After hearing this, Mother Jia lowered her eyes, opened them again after a while and said, "It's also my fault that our children are not up to date, but if there is one who can hold up a sky in the court, you don't need to suffer like this." .”

Although Jia's mother said that Nanny Lai was angry, she was actually unhappy.

Just like Aunt Lai said, beating a dog depends on the owner. You don't care about Aunt Lai's face, but also because of the gift that I, Jia Mu, give you. How can you be so rude?
This shows that now that he has been promoted to an official position, he no longer takes himself seriously.

After thinking of this, Mother Jia's eyes flashed with a fierce light. It seems that she must let this little guy know that she is still an ancestor in the Jia family. Here, the dragon is for me, and the tiger is for me. Lying down.

"I haven't seen Brother Zhen for a long time. Go and call him over. I have something to say to him."

After hearing this, Aunt Lai had a smile in her eyes.

What will happen if you, Jia Rui, are beaten as an official? In the Jia clan, you still have to listen to the clan leader.

"Yes, ma'am, I'll do it now."

After finishing speaking, Aunt Lai bowed and exited the main hall.

Besides, Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion was losing her temper at this time.

It turned out that during this period of time his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing fell ill, and countless famous doctors were invited to see her, but they did not recover.

No, today we invited a doctor from Rongshengtang, the most famous doctor in the capital, to come for a consultation. As a result, the doctor said some random things, and in the end he didn't say how to cure his daughter-in-law.

That's why Jia Zhen lost her temper and was jumping around in the lobby cursing.

It was at this time that Nanny Lai entered the main hall of Ningguo Mansion.

Speaking of this, Aunt Lai, you are a slave after all. How dare you walk into the main hall of Ningguo Mansion in such a bright and clear manner.

If she had been so daring when Old Ning Guogong was around, she would have been killed with a cane immediately.

It's a pity that Ningguo Mansion is now lonely, even worse than Rongguo Mansion.

Therefore, although Jia Zhen has always been the patriarch, the affairs of the Jia clan depend on the attitudes of Jia Zheng and Jia's mother in the Rongguo Mansion.

"What's wrong with Master Zhen? Which slave are you angry with? If it's not a big deal, for the sake of this old slave, let him go." Lai Momo walked to Jia Zhen while smiling and talking. and blessed him with a blessing.

When Jia Zhen saw that it was Grandma Lai, she quickly stopped talking, and then returned the same salute.

"Old mother, come to my Ningguo Mansion. Do you have anything to tell me?"

Aunt Lai smiled and then said: "It's nothing serious. The old lady hasn't seen Uncle Zhen for a long time, so she wants to invite you to come over and meet her."

Jia Zhen is not a fool either.

In fact, he had long discovered that Jia Mu's attitude towards him was not very good, as if she looked down on his character, so he was not easily recruited to Rongqing Hall.

For a while, I thought of myself for no reason, and there must be something for me to do.

So Jia Zhen hesitated, took out a banknote from her arms, and then secretly stuffed it into Grandma Lai's hand.

"Old mother, what does the old lady mean? Tell me something so that I can be prepared, so that I can reply to the old lady's words. Otherwise, I will be rude or have nothing to say. Wouldn't that make me suffer?"

Grandma Lai just glanced sideways at the banknote that was delivered to her hand, and then pushed it back.

It's not that she doesn't love money, it's that her family is also very rich now, and they don't care about these dozens of taels of silver anymore.

"The slaves don't dare to ask for these money, but the slaves can talk about Uncle Zhen's problems."

"Then thank you, old mother."

After Jia Zhen said this, she quickly helped Nanny Lai sit on a chair nearby, and then shouted to the slaves below.

"Blind thing, hurry up and serve tea to the old mother."

The boy down there ran out quickly after hearing this. After a while, he came in with a bowl of tea, and then brought it to Grandma Lai respectfully.

Nanny Lai picked up the teacup, took a sip, then raised her head and said with a smile, "The new 'Anhui Taiping Monkey King'?"

"Yes, yes, this is tribute tea. I managed to buy a pound or two of it."

"Then I have to try it out."

After finishing speaking, Grandma Lai picked up the tea cup and tasted it carefully.

Seeing her at this time, Jia Zhen still had time to drink tea, she jumped up and down anxiously, but she didn't dare to stop her.

Seeing that the teasing Jia Zhen was almost done, Mammy Lai put down her teacup and said with a smile: "My uncle is too impatient. If my grandfather was like you back then, I'm afraid he would have lost many battles."

"That's what the old mother taught me."

"Okay, I won't mess around with you anymore. The old lady asked you to go this time because of the matter of Jia Dairu's grandson Jia Rui."

(End of this chapter)