Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 466 Begging for mercy

Sister You lowered her head and listened to Jia Rui's heavy breathing, her face turning as red as an apple.

At this embarrassing moment, Second Sister You's personal maid Xianglan shouted outside the house:

"Uncle, aunt, and Mistress Lian from Rongguo Mansion are here."

Jia Rui frowned. Wang Xifeng came at the wrong time. He was just about to let someone take his daughter away and take the next step when she came? Isn't this a slap in the face?

Second Sister You pushed Jia Rui, then reached out and hugged her daughter who was playing beside her, and said with a smile: "Go and see this aunt!"

Jia Rui had no choice but to stand up and touch his daughter, and then left the room amidst her daughter's screams of joy.

When I came outside, I only saw Xianglan, standing respectfully at the door.

"Where is Jia Lian's wife?"

"Back to the uncle, the old lady called her to her room. It was the maid in the old lady's yard who came to inform you to come over."

Jia Rui nodded and walked out.

Soon, Jia Rui returned to the old lady's yard.

After entering the yard and walking along the verandah to the main house, he heard a burst of laughter before entering the house.

My old lady was so happy to be praised by Wang Xifeng, she smiled so happily.

Seeing Jia Rui coming, the maid guarding the door immediately opened the door curtain and invited Jia Rui into the house.

When I entered the room, I saw that the old lady had scattered the leaf cards and was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, joking with Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng glanced at Jia Rui, her eyes were filled with joy, but she still had a calm smile on her face.

She stood up and said the blessing not far from Jia Rui, "The Duke is back and I am here to greet you."

Jia Ruixu helped her, and then said with a smile: "We are all family members, so why be so polite."

Then, after Jia Rui saluted the old lady again, he sat on the embroidered pier next to the old lady.

Mrs. Wang looked at her grandson and said with a smile: "The old lady of Rongguo Mansion has sent Lian's second daughter-in-law to invite you."

After saying this, Mrs. Wang winked at Jia Rui.

Jia Rui smiled slightly. It seemed that even the old lady knew what Jia Mu meant.

"Haha, if that's the case, I'll go there."

Mrs. Wang nodded, and then said: "We are all relatives. If there is anything you need to take care of, just do what you can. Don't spread the word and let outsiders laugh."

Jia Rui nodded, then stood up and walked out.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly saluted Mrs. Wang, "Auntie, I'm leaving now. I'll come and see you when I have time."

Speaking of which, Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang are indeed somewhat related.

Both of them are members of the Wang family, but they are a little far apart.

Now the relationship between Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang has eased a lot because of Jia Rui (Jia Rui needed ginseng when he was ill, and Wang Xifeng gave raw ginseng seeds, so the relationship has been estranged for a while), so the two of them can still talk.

After Jia Rui came outside, he stopped at a rockery. After a while, he heard footsteps and rapid breathing in the distance.

A woman hurriedly ran towards this side.

Jia Rui saw the right opportunity and pulled the woman into the rockery.

The woman screamed in fright, but when she saw it was Jia Rui, she patted her chest and glared at Jia Rui.

"Killing with a Thousand Swords, it scared me."

It turned out to be Wang Xifeng.

Jia Rui hugged Wang Xifeng and smelled her body fragrance, "Why did your old lady send you here?"

"I originally asked Yuanyang to come, but I took this job away." Wang Xifeng said while panting.

But Wang Xifeng realized something later, and gently pushed away Jia Rui's hand, then stared into his eyes and said, "When I left, I seemed to see Yuanyang's face being unhappy. Is it because of your enemy?"

Jia Rui was a little embarrassed, "We are all sisters. From now on, you can take care of her in Rongguo Mansion."

Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Rui, with anger on her face, and she seemed to be jealous.

"Okay, my aunt, I was tricked by your old lady. If you want to blame, blame your old lady."

Wang Xifeng's eyes were a little erratic. Did their old lady give up her maid for Rongguo Mansion?

No wonder Jia Rui was tricked. The old lady in their family is so scheming and afraid of others.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. The worst I can do is promise you something."

Seeing the benefits, Wang Xifeng turned from anger to happiness, "You agreed to this, but you can't go back on it?"

"I will never regret it."

"Okay, you can arrange an errand for my brother."

Jia Rui scratched his head when he heard this.

It should be said that this Wang Ren has been in Beijing for a while.

During this period of time, this dear man can be said to be playing tricks on cats and dogs, doing everything he can. That is to say, relying on the power of Rongguo Mansion and Jia Rui, no one bothered him, otherwise he would have been beaten to pieces long ago.

Moreover, Jia Rui also heard that Wang Xifeng often subsidized his brother's family, at least one or two hundred taels of silver every month.

"Don't you understand the virtues of your brother? I would like to arrange errands for him, but I'm afraid that he will make a mistake and I won't be able to protect him."

In fact, Jia Rui was also refusing because he didn't want to provoke Wang Ren.

This guy is a typical shameless villain who will do anything for money. In Dream of Red Mansions, he finally sold Wang Xifeng's daughter Qiaojie. If Grandma Liu hadn't been kind enough to spend all her family property to redeem Sister Qiao, this little girl wouldn't have known how much she would have suffered.

But he couldn't say that in front of Wang Xifeng, he could only find a random reason.

Wang Xifeng is also a little helpless. He also understands the character of her brother. He is good at eating, drinking and having fun. It is a bit difficult for you to ask him to do serious things.

Originally, Wang Xifeng just wanted to spend some money to raise her brother so that everyone could live in peace. However, she did not expect that she received a letter from her father in Jinling a few days ago.

This old man, who used to be one of the best among people, asked Wang Xifeng in his letter to find a job for his brother so that he could make long-term plans.

To say that Jia Rui, the cheap father-in-law Wang Zisheng, has a somewhat mysterious identity.

Speaking of which, this Prince Shengcai is the eldest son of the Wang family. He is the brother of Prince Teng and Mrs. Wang.

But later, for unknown reasons, he was forced to return to his hometown in Jinling, where he took charge of the family business and nominally served as the clan leader.

It is said that he is in charge of the family in his hometown, but in fact he has been assigned.

Otherwise, the second oldest prince, Prince Teng, would not be in charge of the Wang family and inherit the title.

However, Jia Rui was not prepared to explore these matters. After all, this was a secret matter of the Wang family, and there was no need for him to get to the bottom of it.

Therefore, although he has been with Wang Xifeng for a long time, Jia Rui has never asked about these matters about the Wang family.

"Master, please help me. At least let him have an errand. Otherwise, he will fool around every day. What if he gets into big trouble one day?"

Jia Rui sighed. He could not refuse Wang Xifeng's plea.

Since Wang Xifeng followed him, she has kept a secret of women's conduct and has not had contact with other men. She also gave birth to a son for him.

What's more important is that I can't give others my status.

Therefore, Jia Rui can still accept some compensation elsewhere.

Jia Rui rubbed his forehead, and then said with a headache: "How about letting your brother and Xue Pan become imperial merchants together?"

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng also thought this was a solution.

Huang Shang was a buyer for the royal family, which was a big job. And as long as he bought the right things, he didn't have the same constraints as being an official.

You see, isn’t that what Xue Pan is like?

"This is a good idea!"

"Okay, since you agreed, let him report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the next few days, and then go and establish a good relationship with Xue Pan, get some experience from him, and then he can do it by himself."

Saying this, Jia Rui took out his name card from his arms and handed it to Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng put it away carefully, and then coaxed Jia Rui gently for a while. Then the two of them packed up their clothes and left the rockery. Then they left Wu Guofu and went to Rong Guofu next door.

After entering Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rui saw Jia She and Jia Zheng not far from the side door.

When the two people saw Jia Rui entering, they quickly stepped forward to salute.

Jia Rui returned the favor with a smile, and then the group accompanied Jia Rui into the Hall of Rongxi.

After having a cup of tea in the main hall and joking for a while, Jia Zheng left temporarily on the grounds of official business.

At this time, Jia She diligently accompanied Jia Rui to the Rongqing Hall behind.

When they arrived at the entrance of the main hall of Rongqing Hall, they saw Yuanyang standing not far away, looking anxiously to the side.

When she saw Jia Rui coming, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then a red cloud rose on her face.

Then Yuanyang pretended that nothing happened, smiled and stepped forward to give Jia Rui and Jia She a blessing, and then said: "The old lady is waiting for Uncle Rui."

Then, he stepped forward to help Jia Rui and walked him through the door personally.

Jia Rui did not stop Yuanyang's movements, but allowed Yuanyang to serve him.

After entering the house, Yuanyang immediately took Fuchen from the maid's hand, dusted Jia Rui's body, and then personally moved a chair and placed it on Jia Mu's bed.

Jia Rui sat on the chair without hesitation with a smile, and then took the teacup handed over by Yuanyang.

"You don't come here often, so I didn't prepare a special teacup for you. This teacup is for me, so you can make do with it." Yuanyang whispered in Jia Rui's ear.

With a smile on his face, Jia Rui nodded slightly, then opened the tea lid and took a sip of tea, "It's really good tea, with a rouge aroma."

Yuanyang glanced at Jia Rui angrily, then went to pick up the old lady from behind.

Jia She didn't have a seat yet, but stood opposite Jia Rui, looking at him with some jealousy.

He was jealous that Jia Rui got another beauty.

Soon there was a sound of footsteps behind, and then Yuanyang and a few maids walked in from outside, supporting Jia Mu.

When Jia Mu came in, Jia Rui stood up and bowed from a distance.

Jia Mu nodded slightly, and then sat in the middle with Yuanyang's support.

At this time, Jia Rui sat back on the chair without hesitation.

After Jia Mu was done, she looked at Jia She who was standing beside her, and then said, "Brother, please bring a chair for you."

Soon a little maid brought another chair and placed it opposite Jia Rui.

Jia She bowed to Jia Rui first, and then he dared to sit down.

(End of this chapter)