Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 34 Red Luan Star Movement
Jia Dairu obviously didn't know that his grandson's heart had begun to turn dark, and he was still stroking his beard and nodding slightly.

Then with the help of Jia Rui, the grandfather and grandson entered the room.

Mrs. Wang in the room finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the peaceful faces of her grandparents and grandchildren.

"Rui'er, what should I do with the money sent today?" Mrs. Wang asked.

Jia Rui said indifferently: "You keep the 2000 taels for your family to spend. If possible, buy back the land that our family sold. I will use the rest."

Mrs. Wang nodded with satisfaction, and murmured in her heart: It's better to be an official. I have only been an official for a few days now, and all the money I sent out before has come back, and I even made some money.

Then Mrs. Wang took out the bank notes from a box on the table, counted them, counted out four or five, and handed them to Jia Rui.

"I've given you the silver, remember to save some money."

Jia Rui took the silver and stuffed it casually into his bosom.

At this time, Jia Dairu coughed.

Jia Rui knew that the old man had something to say, so he quickly corrected his attitude and stood beside him respectfully.

"You're not young anymore, it's time to start a family. A few years ago, because you didn't live up to expectations and didn't have a good place to settle down, you didn't get engaged. Now that you are a member of the imperial court, it's time for you to have a marriage. When Jia Dairu said this, longing appeared in his eyes, as if his great-grandson had been born, and he was hugging and laughing.

Mrs. Wang next to her looked at her husband angrily.

If the old man hadn't been a hindrance, his great-grandson would have been embraced by now, so there would be no need to worry now.

"Is there anyone you like, tell me and I'll tell you." Mrs. Wang's face was full of excited smiles.

Jia Rui was a little shy.

However, this kind of thing will always happen, and for the sake of my life, I have to think about it.

To say that he is considered a member of the imperial court now, it is easy to marry a daughter-in-law who is dignified and well-matched.

However, I have transmigrated into the Dream of Red Mansions, if I marry a woman I don't know, wouldn't it be for nothing?
Now that you have come to Dream of Red Mansions, you must marry the woman among the twelve beauties in Jinling, so that you can travel through Dream of Red Mansions in vain.

Jia Rui thought for a while, now Jinling's Twelve Hairpins.

Finally scratched my head a bit.

These women are either married again, or have not yet grown up, or are their relatives, or have not yet appeared.

The only ones who can really take action are Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun.

Of the three, Shi Xiangyun need not be mentioned, he is too young.Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu are the only ones who are left.

As far as these two people are concerned, Jia Rui likes them both, after all, these two are the heroines in Dream of the Red Chamber.

But he knew in his heart that he could not own these two women at the same time, he could only choose one of them.

After much deliberation, Jia Rui still focused on Xue Baochai.

To say that Lin Daiyu is actually more pure than Xue Baochai, but Jia Rui doesn't like her character.

Although Xue Baochai has a lower status than Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai has a gentle and considerate personality, plus he is good at winning people's hearts and has a successful way of doing things. He is the best candidate for the grandmother.

So Jia Rui rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "When it comes to girls from other people's families, we don't know the roots. It's better to have girls from our own family."

Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up and she said, "You little monkey, do you think you have someone in your heart?"

Jia Rui touched his nose with some embarrassment, and finally said, "I think Miss Baochai from the Xue family is pretty good, and she could be a good match."

"I met Miss Xue once. She is indeed dignified and generous, and she treats people well. It would be a good thing if she really married into our family."

After Mrs. Wang said this, she looked at her husband next to her. After all, in such a major matter of deciding her grandson's marriage, Jia Dairu had to make the final decision.

Jia Dairu stroked his gray beard and thought for a long time, and finally said: "I have heard of Miss Xue, and her reputation is indeed good, but her family and ours are not in the same household now."

If it was in the past, if Jia Dairu's family wanted to be related to the Xue family, it would be a high-ranking relationship. Even if Jia Rui married, they might not be willing.

But it's different now.

Jia Rui is already a third-rank official and can be regarded as a high-status official in the court.

Marrying Xue Baochai with such a status is indeed a mismatch for the Xue family, an imperial merchant family.

Jia Rui didn't care.

You must know that getting married since ancient times is a good idea to marry two surnames.

Although Jia Rui's current status is already a member of the third rank, it is still a bit embarrassing.

Those important officials in the court were not willing to let their own girls marry Jia Rui.

After all, in the eyes of these people, despite Jia Rui's current glory, once the Supreme Emperor passed away and the Emperor really took control of the power, the first thing he would do was to settle accounts with the Supreme Emperor's cronies, and Jia Rui happened to be one of them.

In the end, the only ones who could really get married with Jia Rui were the old relatives of the four major families.

In this way, after many calculations, it finally fell on Xue Baochai's head.

"Grandfather, our family is just in its infancy. How can there be so many well-matched families? I think Miss Bao is pretty good."

Jia Dairu frowned, looked at Jia Rui and said, "You have to think about it, once you get married, people like us can't go back on our word."

"Think about it."

Jia Dairu nodded, turned to Mrs. Wang and said, "If that's the case, then go to Xifu tomorrow to find out what's going on there."

Helping the old lady nodded hesitantly.

Jia Dairu saw his wife's hesitation, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal, but during this period I heard people in the house say that gold and jade have a good match. Could it be that the old lady secretly promised Miss Bao to Baoyu?"

Jia Dairu frowned when he heard this.

"If this is the case, then you have to think about it. After all, you can't ruin the relationship between relatives because of a woman."

Jia Rui listened to it but didn't take it seriously.

"Grandpa, don't worry too much about Rongguo Mansion. Our family is now several times stronger than Rongguo Mansion. If nothing else, just pass a message to the Yamen. I'm afraid it will be more effective than Master Jia Zheng."

Jia Dairu was also happy when he heard his grandson's proud words. He stroked his beard and nodded slightly, as if he agreed with his grandson's words.

"Well, I'll go to the West Mansion after lunch. If I can meet Aunt Xue's family, I'll check her out."

While the grandparents and grandchildren were talking in the room, in the alley not far from Ningrong Street, there was a monk looking in the direction of Jia Rui's house in surprise.

"I said brother, what do you think about this?" The Taoist asked the monk next to him anxiously.

The monk also stared into the distance with a serious face.

It turned out that in the eyes of the monk and the Taoist priest, there was a bright yellow light rising next to Rongguo Mansion, which was weak and extremely weakened.

This ray of light was like an umbrella in the midair, casting a little bit of silk to firmly protect a small house.

This light is not external, but a combination of luck and dragon energy.

This shows that the owner of the house is not only an official, but also quite trusted by the supreme, so a part of the dragon spirit is separated to protect his home.

"It seems that Fengyue Baojian cannot be retrieved for the time being." The monk said helplessly.

"If I do this, how can we explain it to Fairy Jing Huan? After all, that treasure is just a temporary loan for us. If we don't return it, we will be in trouble."

The monk sighed and said: "Sure enough, we little fairies can't figure out the changes in the secrets of heaven. Now that something has happened, let's answer the truth to Fairy Jinghuan."

The Taoist stood there in a daze for a long while, then stomped his feet and said at last: "I'd better go for a walk, if it doesn't work, I'll go back and apologize to Fairy Jinghuan."

(End of this chapter)