Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 23

When Jia Zhen heard that it was Jia Rui's business, she frowned.

Unlike Aunt Lai, Jia Zhen still has some friends.

In the past few days, the news that Jia Rui won the favor of the Supreme Emperor has been spread all over the court, and Jia Zhen has also heard about it.

From Jia Zhen's point of view, Jia Rui is a blessing in the sky, and he will soon be able to make a fortune.

But at this moment, what did Mother Jia discuss with him about Jia Rui?
"Old mother, could it be that the old lady wants to reward Jia Rui?"

"Haha, the old lady asked me to deliver the things this morning, but it's a pity that she didn't even look at me and walked away." When she said this, Grandma Lai's face was full of disdain.

Jia Zhen immediately understood what had happened. It seemed that Jia Rui had annoyed Jia's mother by letting herself go and deal with Jia Rui as the patriarch.

If it were in the past, Jia Zhen would not take Jia Rui seriously at all. She would drag Jia Rui to the ancestral hall and beat him dozens of times for any reason.

But what is the situation now?Jia Rui was a popular person in front of the Supreme Emperor, if he really beat him dozens of times, he would say a few words to himself in front of the Supreme Emperor, let alone his glory and wealth, he might not even be able to save his life.

The reason why Jia Zhen has such an understanding is because he knows that the bottom of his butt is not clean.

So Jia Zhen rolled her eyes and suddenly staggered a few times, as if she was dizzy.

A boy next to him saw that Jia Zhen was unsteady and quickly came over to help him.

"Oh, ouch, why are you suddenly dizzy and unable to stand up, hurry up, let me go to the doctor."

When she said this, Jia Zhen's body seemed to soften, and she leaned completely on the boy's body.

The boy was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Facing Jia Zhen's huge body, he tried his best to support his feet, so that he could not fall down.

Fortunately, the people outside also found out that something was wrong inside, so they rushed in with a few servants, who worked hard together, and hurriedly helped Jia Zhen away.

And Nanny Lai, who was sitting there, was stunned by the situation in front of her.

She didn't expect that the uncle Zhen in front of her would be so shameless.

Just when Grandma Lai didn't know whether to continue sitting and waiting for Jia Zhen or go back and let the old lady reply, a young woman in her 20s came into the living room.

This young woman is still pretty, but there is an indescribable weakness between her eyebrows.

This kind of weakness is not physical, but mentally makes people feel that she is weak and can be bullied.

This person is none other than Jia Zhen's successor - You Shi.

Youshi was not the original wife. She was much younger than Jia Zhen. She was living in a family like Jia's house and had no family background, so she was looked down upon at first.

Therefore, she was not annoyed if a little maid did not serve her water according to the rules in front of outsiders.

This time Jia Zhen didn't want to see Jia Mu, so she pushed her out as a shield. Although You didn't want to, she didn't dare to resist, so she could only come to the main hall to see Aunt Lai.

"Mom, I'm here to salute you." As soon as You entered the door, he saluted Aunt Lai first before she could stand up.

Aunt Lai paused for a moment, then slowly stood up and casually said a blessing in return.

Then, Nanny Lai couldn't wait to ask: "How is Uncle Zhen? Is it still possible?"

"My old mother is really sorry. My master is so dizzy that he can't walk anymore. If it's really urgent, why don't I go with you?"

Aunt Lai knows You's character, and she can't take charge of Jia Zhen's affairs. Letting her go is just a waste of time.

So Mammy Lai gave a blessing with an unhappy face, and said to You Shi while walking: "I won't bother grandma, and I will come back after Uncle Zhen recovers in a few days."

Youshi sent Nanny Lai out of the side door of Ningguo Mansion, and then turned back.

And Nanny Lai re-entered the Rongguo Mansion with an unhappy face, and then came to the Rongqing Hall.

This time she didn't need anyone to lift the curtain for her, she went directly into the main room, and then walked to Jiamu's side in small steps.

At this time, Jia Mu was lying on the imperial concubine's couch. When she heard footsteps beside her, she opened her eyes gently and glanced at her, then asked, "Brother Zhen is here? Let him in."

There was a trace of embarrassment on Madam Lai's face.

"Going back to the old lady, Uncle Zhen suddenly fell ill and was so dizzy that he couldn't walk, so he couldn't come."

When Jia Mu heard this, her eyes suddenly widened, and then she immediately regained her composure.

"Oh, since you're sick, let's take care of it at home. It's not a big deal anyway."

After Jia Mu finished speaking, she closed her eyes again.

Nanny Lai stood beside her for a long time, and when she saw that Mother Jia was no longer paying attention to her, she quietly left the main room.

After she left, Mother Jia opened her eyes again.

In fact, when Aunt Lai went to call Jia Zhen just now, Jia Mu felt a little regretful.

It's just some trivial matter, and it's the Taishanghong's Jia Rui who is offended at this time.

Moreover, Jia Rui's meteoric rise is actually not a bad thing for the Jia family.

At least it can raise the status of the entire Jia family and make them less embarrassed in the capital.

No matter how things are now, Jia Rui's current status was not due to Jia Zheng's recommendation.

With this face, if there is anything wrong with Rongguo Mansion in the future, can Jia Rui ignore it?

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Not to mention that Jia Mu was thinking hard here, but also that Jia Rui left home and rode straight to Long Jinwei's Yamen outside the palace.

It can be different from before.

In the past, every time he entered this yamen, he had to sign in and conduct himself carefully with his tail between his legs.

But this time he was the official of the yamen, so as soon as he got off the horse, a yamen servant came over and took away Jia Rui's horse.

Then there were three or four yamen servants on duty, who bowed to welcome Jia Rui into the main hall.

As soon as he entered the main hall, Jia Rui saw his former boss Huang Bingren.

Although Huang Bingren said that he had a smile on his face now, he could see a trace of bitterness in his eyes.

He knew yesterday afternoon that the Supreme Emperor had dismissed him from his post and asked Jia Rui to take over his post.

But he didn't even dare to let go of what the Supreme Emperor said, so he could only quietly bring 3000 taels of silver to see Dai Quan at night.

He wanted Dai Quan to give him a nice word in front of the Supreme Emperor and keep his official position. At the worst, he wanted Jia Rui to be his deputy.

However, Dai Quan, who was nice to him before, directly refuted him this time, telling him clearly to stop daydreaming.

In the end, Huang Bingren had no choice but to kneel there, begging Dai Quan to arrange a job for him.

Dai Quan couldn't bear to look at his old subordinate, so he finally thought about it and sent him to Yunnan as a general.

It should be said that this general is also a real job, and speaking of it, his grade is even higher than that of his Commander Long Jinwei.

But even so, Huang Bingren didn't want to.

Where is that place in Yunnan?Can it compare with Beijing?

And even if you are a seventh-rank official in the capital, it is better than going as far away as Yunnan to become a general.

But it was not him who had the final say. Dai Quan felt that he was worthy of his old subordinate, so he served tea to see off the guests.

In the end, Huang Bingren had no choice but to accept the reality.

And in order to fear that he would continue to offend Jia Rui, the celebrity in front of the Supreme Emperor, he came over early this morning and waited in the lobby.

The purpose is to leave a good impression on Jia Rui during the handover, so that he can climb the tree of Jia Rui in the future.

(End of this chapter)