Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 72

Besides, at this time, Wang Xifeng was talking to the old nun in the quiet hall.

"Grandma, I have something to ask grandma?"

Wang Xifeng blinked, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal."

So he told Wang Xifeng about a village case.

It turned out that there was a rich man named Zhang in Chang'an County, and he had a daughter named Jin Ge'er, who was betrothed to the son of Chang'an Shouwei.

But once when Brother Jin was offering incense in the temple, he met the brother-in-law of the prefect of Chang'an. This man immediately fell in love with Brother Jin, so he came to ask for his hand in marriage.

Now the Chang'an garrison knew it.

So the two families were at loggerheads.

And this rich man surnamed Zhang also leaned towards the Chang'an prefect in his heart. After all, if he married the Chang'an prefect, his business and business would be taken care of.

But he couldn't afford to offend Chang'an Defense, so he sent someone to the capital to make connections, and wanted to make Chang'an Defense withdraw from the marriage.

I don’t know how I got to know this old nun, so I found Sister Feng’s head.

Sister Feng was silent for a long time after hearing this.

To say that in Sister Feng's opinion, this is just a trivial matter, but their family has an old relationship with Chang'an Jiedushi, and a letter can solve it.

But if you want to do this, you need the Jia family's favor. If you waste your own family's favor by doing things for others for no reason, the smart Sister Feng will naturally not do it.

The old nun was naturally a smart person, so he said quietly: "This rich man has already withdrawn 3000 taels of silver and put it in my nunnery. As long as grandma completes the task, the 3000 taels of silver will be offered immediately."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng finally smiled a little.

Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly stopped.

Because she thought of Jia Rui in the next room.

If Jia Rui was a member of the clan without any position or power, Wang Xifeng would naturally not take it to heart, but now Jia Rui has a high position and has a problem with him. If he knows that he has taken over this matter, if he interferes with it, he will Not to mention money, even life may not be saved.

But remembering the hardships of Jia's family, Wang Xifeng really needed the 3000 taels of silver, so she was silent for a while and said:

"You go back first, and come find me tomorrow morning."

When the old nun saw that Wang Xifeng didn't refuse directly, he knew that there was a door for him, so he didn't bother, took his leave and left.

Wang Xifeng thought for a long time in the house, thinking about the Jia family and her own future, she felt a little apprehensive.

Maybe others don't know about the Jia family, but Wang Xifeng, as the chief housekeeper, naturally understands that the Jia family's internal treasury is almost empty.

The rentals sent by Zhuangzi from all over the country are not as good as each year, and even the shops have begun to lose much profit.

The Jia family had already started to live without money a few years ago.

If this continues, in a few years, I'm afraid I will have to sell off the land to make ends meet.

If it is said that Jia's family starts to be frugal and manage the family now, it is not impossible to live on, but after so many years of luxury, she just wants to be frugal, and the few people above will not agree.

It should be said that Jia Rui is a backer now. If he relies on Jia Rui, many things can be done smoothly, the money will come back, and the Jia family can continue to maintain such a life.

However, he was reluctant that the child could not trap the wolf. If he wanted to trap the wolf Jia Rui, he had to sacrifice something.

For the Jia family and for his own future, some things had to be done.

Wang Xifeng's eyes flashed, she made up her mind, finally stood up, straightened her clothes, opened the door, turned around and came to Jia Rui's door.

She knocked on the door lightly, and then said softly: "Brother Rui, open the door, sister-in-law has something to say."

Jia Rui was taking a nap in the house, waiting to do errands in the evening.

He was a little surprised when he heard Sister Feng's knock on the door suddenly.

He and Sister Feng were almost at odds, what did Sister Feng come to find him at this time?
This Sister Feng is ruthless and merciless, so looking for me at this time will not be setting me up again, right?
After thinking of this, Jia Rui shouted from the house: "Sister-in-law, it's getting late. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it tomorrow."

"Brother Rui, open the door, sister-in-law really has something to discuss with you." Sister Feng kept knocking on the door while talking.

Seeing this, Jia Rui knew that if Sister Feng was not allowed to come in, she would not leave.

For the sake of his own reputation, Jia Rui had no choice but to get out of bed and open the door.

The door just opened halfway, and Sister Feng slipped straight through, then turned around and closed the door.

Jia Rui was taken aback by his action, then took a few steps back and looked at Sister Feng vigilantly.

At the same time, Jia Rui's ears began to listen outside the door.

One must know that Jia Rui's Dragon Elephant Prajna Kungfu has already reached a certain level. As long as he works hard, he can hear clearly the wind and grass in a radius of more than ten feet.

But in Jia Rui's ears, there was only the sound of Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong playing nearby, and there was nothing else out of the ordinary.

Seeing Jia Rui's vigilance, Sister Feng knew that this guy was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years.

So Sister Feng smiled and stepped forward, put her hand on Jia Rui's shoulder, and said gently: "After all, you are also a high official of the imperial court. Are you ashamed to be scared like this by a little girl like me?"

Jia Rui hurriedly took a step back, trying to get rid of Wang Xifeng, but Wang Xifeng was so clever, how could he let Jia Rui escape from his palm, so he took advantage of Jia Rui's back, pretending to be unstable, and fell on Jia Rui. Rui's arms.

Instinctively, Jia Rui stretched out his arms, and took Wang Xifeng into his arms, immediately warming his arms.

If people saw this, they would immediately admit to having committed adultery.

Now that he had reached this point, Jia Rui let go, and just kept on doing nothing, and directly hugged Wang Xifeng in his arms and rubbed her fiercely.

This time Wang Xifeng did not resist, but let Jia Rui's hand walk on her body.

And Jia Rui hugged Wang Xifeng, thinking about how to pass the test in the future.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Jia Rui was a little distracted, Wang Xifeng patted his chest gently.

"I'm thinking about how this family will live in the future." Jia Rui did have a headache. If this matter spread, he and Wang Xifeng would not be able to see anyone.

"What's the matter, as long as we keep a secret, who knows, and who dares to chew our tongues?"

"Hmph, Jia Lian is a bit smart, maybe he will find out sooner or later."

"Don't worry, that bastard is a poor man, as long as he has money, he will be happy outside." When he said this, Wang Xifeng's mouth was full of jealousy.

"Okay, don't talk about these unhappy things, I have something to tell you." Wang Xifeng quickly woke up.

"I knew it would be fine for you to come."

"What, you don't like me coming? Then I'll just leave."

Saying this, Wang Xifeng would get up and put on her clothes.

Jia Rui hurried over, immediately hugged Wang Xifeng, and coaxed her: "Good man, I'm the one who speaks fast, so please forgive me this time."

Wang Xifeng didn't want to leave either. Seeing that Jia Rui gave in, she took advantage of the situation and lay down on Jia Rui's body.

"Today, this peaceful old nun found a business for me. Tell me if I can do it or not."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xifeng told Jia Rui about the old nun's entrustment.

After hearing this, Jia Rui immediately remembered that this should be Wang Xifeng taking power over the Mantou Nunnery.

But didn't Dream of Red Mansions say that Wang Xifeng took over this matter very boldly? Why is he still discussing it with himself over this trivial matter?

(End of this chapter)