Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 47 Getting Married
"I heard that you and Brother Rui are engaged. When are you going to do things?" Jia Mu asked Xue Baochai's hand with concern.

Xue Baochai's face turned red when she asked her question.

However, he still lowered his head and whispered softly: "It's just the past few days."

Mother Jia was stunned for a moment, she didn't care about Xue Baochai's marriage, but just heard that they were engaged, why are they going to get married all of a sudden?There's no need to be in such a hurry, right?

"Are you a little tight on time? Why not choose a good day after the new year?"

In fact, Mother Jia couldn't ask Xue Baochai these things. If she wanted to ask, she should ask Aunt Xue.

Xue Baochai's face was so red that it almost turned into a red apple. She lowered her head deeply, and then said softly: "I heard from my mother that he is not young, so he is in a hurry."

Jia Mu nodded, then looked at the canopy, thought for a moment, and then said to the mandarin duck who was standing by and waiting: "Bring out the coral screen in my warehouse in a while and let Bao girl take it away. I will give it to you." Her makeup was added.”

Xue Baochai still wanted to refuse, but Jia Mu gently patted her hand, and then said: "I, an old lady, want to give you some makeup, do you still want to refuse?"

Xue Baochai gave up and gave Jia Mu Wan Blessing again.

Then everyone had breakfast at Jia Mu's place, and then Jia Baoyu hurriedly left for school.

Jia Baoyu left, and a girl joked with Jia's mother again, and then they all left.

Xue Baochai also took the coral screen carried by the servant back to Lixiangyuan.

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Two days later, Jia Lian hurriedly left Beijing with Lin Daiyu and went straight to Yangzhou.

Then, the Jia Rui family and the Xue family started to get organized.

They are busy with their feet beating on the back of their heads, mainly because they have too many things to do and too little time.

However, fortunately, Jia Rui's house only has a small courtyard, which is not very spacious, so it won't take long to decorate it.

Their wedding room was chosen to be Jia Rui's original bedroom, which was just re-decorated. During this period, Jia Rui could only live in the wing room.

The 25th of the twelfth lunar month is suitable for offering sacrifices, asking for money, getting married, and making alliances.

Jia Rui got up early, and then under the arrangement of his servants and the elders of the clan, he put on the auspicious clothes, and then went to the ancestral hall of Ningguo Mansion to pay homage to his ancestors.

Only then did he return home, wearing the groom's red dress, riding a steed to Lixiangyuan in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion to pick up Xue Baochai.

And Xue Baochai in Lixiangyuan also got up early, put on wedding clothes under the arrangement of the old lady sent by her mother and aunt, and waited in her boudoir.

It wasn't until Sishi (about nine o'clock in the morning) that I heard a burst of noise outside, followed by the sound of firecrackers.

After a long time, the old lady came in and helped Xue Baochai leave the boudoir and came to the main hall of Lixiangyuan.

Here, Aunt Xue looked at Xue Baochai in her wedding dress with tears in her eyes. She felt a little reluctant and kept crying.

Even her elder brother, Xue Pan, who was usually out of tune, no longer had the exuberance of the past, and stood there feeling a little depressed.

Xue Baochai stepped forward and knelt down in front of Aunt Xue, "Mother, after my daughter is gone, mother must take care of herself!"

After hearing Xue Baochai's words, Aunt Xue felt sore in her heart, "My son..."

After only one sentence, he was choked up and could no longer speak.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wang also came over as her natal family, she hurried forward to gently support her younger sister, and then said:
"Baochai's marriage is not far away. It's only a few steps away. If you want to call her back at any time, you'll make it look like they're about to leave her. It'll be a joke to outsiders."

This is an old matchmaker who was married outside and hurried in.

"Old Madam, the auspicious time is about to pass. Please ask the girl to get in the sedan quickly."

It turned out that Jia Rui had already come over and visited his mother-in-law and uncle, but he quickly avoided going out.

It wasn't until I saw that the time was almost up that I ordered the matchmaker to come to remind me.

Xue Baochai knew that time waits for no one, so she saluted Aunt Xue again with tears in her eyes.

Then his brother Xue Pan carried Xue Baochai outside.

Here, Jia Rui is standing in front of the eight-carried wedding sedan chair, next to a white horse.

Those who followed were only acquainted young people from more than a dozen clans. If you say that he is also a third-rank official now, the wedding ceremony is a bit shabby.

And Xue Baochai's dowry was not as rich as imagined, only a dozen or so suitcases, and it didn't look like the rumored "good year with heavy snow, pearls like earth and gold like iron".

Jia Rui just glanced at Xue Baochai and didn't pay attention to the wedding procession following behind.

In ancient times, the dowry was something that girls depended on. Even the husband's family could not take it away. Even after the divorce, the girl could take the dowry away.

In the end, only the bride's children can inherit the dowry.

In other words, these dowries are Xue Baochai's private money, and even Jia Rui cannot interfere with it, so Jia Rui doesn't care whether it is more or less.

After getting on the sedan chair.Amidst the blowing and beating, Jia Rui took the sedan chair to the door of his home.

But after arriving here, he couldn't walk anymore. It turned out that there was already a heavy traffic in front of his house, and he was surrounded by people.

Seeing this scene, Jia Rui also showed helplessness on his face.

In order to save trouble, he didn't publicize the wedding at all, but the emperor announced it under the Dragon Head Palace.

The Emperor was also very considerate and gave him half a month's leave and some treasures.

In this way, Jia Rui originally wanted to hold the wedding quietly, but the news got out somehow.

Look at this, this is a gift to yourself.

Jia Rui's current official position is very powerful. In addition to being in charge of the guards of Qianqingmen and Longshou Palace, he is also in charge of part of the intelligence agency.

Many of the large and small gray businesses in the capital are under his surveillance.

In this way, those local snakes and officials who earn this money will naturally not let go of this opportunity to flatter Jia Rui.

Therefore, not long after Jia Rui left, there was an endless stream of people coming to give gifts, almost blocking the entire street.

Fortunately, Ma Tao, who was pulled over by Jia Rui today, tried his best to maintain order, which allowed Jia Rui's wedding sedan chair to arrive at the door.

The next thing is a formality, but it is worshiping the ancestors, worshiping the heaven and the earth and so on.

After the procedure, Xue Baochai was supported by the maid and sent into the wedding room that had been prepared long ago.

Jia Rui also started entertaining guests at the front.

Originally, when Jia Rui got married today, he only invited some elders and good friends of the clan, and the others were not invited at all.

But he didn't know that it would cause uproar in the city, but officials and local gangsters who had some relationship with his official position came to give gifts, so the front yard was bustling with people, and it was even hard to stand.

This is not bad, but the wedding banquet will be even more troublesome.

In order to keep a low profile, Jia Rui only invited about ten tables, but looking at the courtyard full of people in front of him, not to mention ten tables, even fifty tables could not be accommodated.

In the end, the uncle Xue Pan who came with him had an idea. He invited these officials and local gangsters who came to build relationships and give gifts to a restaurant in the Xue family's capital city, and personally accompanied them.

In fact, Xue Pan did this not only to share the pressure on Jia Rui, but also to build relationships with these people.

Although he is already Jia Rui's uncle, but no one knows him, he just took this opportunity to spread his reputation, and if he wants to get along with him in the capital, people should take a look The face of my brother-in-law Jia Rui.

(End of this chapter)