Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 110
Not long after, Jia Lian came back excitedly.

"Master, the old lady has agreed to set aside 10 taels of silver for the construction of a family-friendly villa."

Jia Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

"But the old lady said that this is Daiyu's dowry after all, so if you want to use this money, you need a name."

"Then what does the old lady mean?" Jia Zheng tore down some of them vaguely.

"The old lady said that Baoyu and Daiyu are childhood sweethearts, and they are not young anymore. If they continue to hang out together, it will spread a bad reputation, so it's better to set them up."

Jia Zheng nodded after hearing this and did not object.

In Jia Zheng's view, Lin Daiyu is the only daughter of his own sister Jia Min. If she can marry into the Rongguo Mansion and become her daughter-in-law, she can take care of her and be worthy of her sister in the underground.

"Then let's do it." Jia Zheng said calmly.

"Go to the back and tell your wife to let him handle this matter." Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said to Jia Lian below.

"Yes, I'm going right now."

Jia Lian agreed, then left the study and went straight to the back house, entered the second gate and came to the Rongxi Hall, turned to the side, and came to the three small main rooms.

This is where Mrs. Wang usually stays.

After the servant girl informed, Jia Lian entered the room and saw Mrs. Wang sitting in the middle, holding a string of beads in her hand, her eyes closed, and she was chanting "Buddha".

"Greetings, Madam." Jia Lian went up and saluted.

Mrs. Wang opened her eyes, looked down and said:

"Get up quickly, a family of flesh and blood doesn't need to be so polite."

As Mrs. Wang spoke, she ordered Jin Chuan, who was beside her, to show Jia Lian a seat.

After Jia Lian sat down, he said to Mrs. Wang:
"Madam, the masters have already made an appointment to build a family-saving villa, but since the money is not available, they plan to use Sister Lin's dowry first."

"Can the old lady agree?"

"Go back to Madam, I just informed the old lady. The old lady said that if you want to use this money in a legitimate way, you must first settle the matter between Sister Lin and Baoyu. I came back and reported it to the master, and the master has agreed. I'll talk to my wife and let her take care of the rest."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang narrowed her eyes and clenched the rosary in her hand tightly.

After a few breaths, Mrs. Wang calmed down a bit, and then said, "I see."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes, and Jin Chuan, who was standing beside him, quickly winked at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian also understood, then stood up and saluted before leaving.

When Jia Lian left, Mrs. Wang suddenly opened her eyes and threw the rosary beads in her hand fiercely.

The maidservants around immediately became silent, shrinking to the side like a quail, not daring to show their heads.

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Let’s talk about Jia Rui who returned home.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xue Pan was there, happily showing off to Xue Baochai, how much is the building materials he hoarded this time worth, and how much can he earn this time?
While listening to his brother's words, Xue Baochai glanced at the door. When he saw Jia Rui coming in, he quickly stood up and greeted Jia Rui.

Then he picked up the floating dust and lightly whipped Jia Rui.

"Brother-in-law, you are really clever, this time we can make a lot of money." Xue Pan said loudly.

Jia Rui walked a few steps and sat down on the chair, "Then you should do your business well and stop messing around."

"Okay, okay, I understand. Let's not say these depressing words. I would like to ask if the goods we stocked up this time can be sold? Several companies have already come to ask."

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a while. It should be that the price will increase even more if he hoards it for a while, but to be on the safe side, it's better to sell it immediately.

"Since people come to ask about it, you can sell it. Only by keeping the money in your own bag can you feel at ease."

"Just as I thought, I will go and talk to these families tomorrow and ask them to prepare money."

After speaking, Xue Pan bowed to Jia Rui, then said a few words to Xue Baochai, and then left.

After Xue Pan left, Xue Baochai stepped forward and asked:
"How much money did you pay this time?"

Jia Rui said angrily: "A full 5 taels."

Xue Baochai was also surprised when he heard this, but soon calmed down. Although 5 taels of silver is a lot, it is not a big deal to Jia Rui's family now.

"I haven't touched the interest in the past few months, so I just moved this money first. It's enough." Xue Baochai gently comforted Jia Rui.

Jia Rui sighed, patted Xue Baochai's hand, and said, "The emperor's move is really wonderful. It made all these powerful people bleed profusely. It made these powerful people feel distressed and helpless."

Jia Rui has already seen the emperor's intention. On the surface, it is to maintain filial piety and let the concubines in the palace go home to visit relatives. In fact, it is to let these concubines with powerful backings spend a lot of money, and even to make these Everyone’s capital has been wiped out.

In this way, although the influence of these powerful people can be hit, it can also allow them to collect some, because without money, they can't do things.

I don't know if the Supreme Emperor also saw the emperor's intention?

The Supreme Emperor has been in charge of the world for so many years, and he has never seen any conspiracy. He should have seen through the emperor's thoughts.

But instead of stopping it, the Supreme Emperor agreed to the emperor's wishes and even added fuel to the flames.

It seems that the Supreme Emperor was also consciously weakening the powerful at this time and creating conditions for the emperor to take power in the future.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui felt a wave of vigilance in his heart.

When the Supreme Emperor was alive, under the protection of the Supreme Emperor, he could have the wind and the rain, but once the Supreme Emperor was gone, he would have no tree to protect him, and his final fate could be imagined.

Just when Jia Rui was thinking wildly, the voice of Mrs. Wang's maid came from outside. "Uncle, it's getting late, please go back and rest!"

As soon as Jia Rui heard it, he knew that Mrs. Wang was urging him to leave Xue Baochai's place as soon as possible.

The old lady also watched too closely. She was not doing well yet, so she sent someone to remind her, fearing that she would hurt her precious great-grandson.

Jia Rui had no choice but to leave sullenly, Xue Baochai sent him to the door, seeing Jia Rui's dejected look, really felt a little distressed.

But the old lady had spoken, and Xue Baochai, as the grandson's wife, really didn't have the guts to resist.

In this way, Jia Rui returned to his yard, and then asked the maid Ying Ge to bring dinner to him, and he ate a few hasty bites.

Afterwards, seeing that the sun had not completely set and the idleness was boring, he left the mansion, turned to the front of Ningrong Street, and saw that demolition of an alley on Ningrong Street had already begun.

Isn't this action too fast?It was just discussed in the morning, and the demolition began in the afternoon.

As soon as Jia Rui turned his head, he understood that this should have been discussed a long time ago, and this morning was just passing the light of day.

After one side agreed to pay, the other side had already started construction.

At this moment, two small sedan chairs passed by, and suddenly there was a crisp sound from the sedan chairs.

"Is it Master Rui?"

Jia Rui turned his head to look, and a charming face appeared from the car curtain.

It was the Second Sister You whom I met in Ningguo Mansion.

Looking at the direction of the sedan chair, Second Sister You should be going to Ningguo Mansion.

"It turns out to be Miss You. Are you going to Brother Zhen's house?"

"Brother-in-law invited us to play at home for a few days?" Second Sister You gave Jia Rui a shy look.

"Isn't Uncle Rui at home with sister-in-law?"

Seeing this bright and seductive face, Jia Rui's unsatisfied heart began to beat.

However, Jia Rui was not the Jia Lian who was fascinated by beauty. If Second Sister You had lost her body, Jia Rui would never accept her no matter what.

The current Second Sister You, in Jia Rui's eyes, has abundant yin energy in her meridians, she probably hasn't lost her vital yin yet.

But this time when they return to Ningguo Mansion to stay permanently, the sisters You Erjie and You Sanjie may be in trouble.

Just cut it off yourself.

So Jia Rui said with a smile: "Baochai is pregnant, the old lady kicked me out."

The second sister You in the sedan chair's eyes flickered after hearing this, and then she said, "Didn't my sister-in-law arrange a housemate for you?"

"Those little girls were too young, so I gave them back."

When he said this, Jia Rui stared at Second Sister You's face.

Second Sister You blushed from Jia Rui's stare, but she didn't dodge.

At this moment, a sharp and pungent voice came from a sedan chair behind.

"It's on the street! The flirtatious eyes are disgusting."

Second Sister You seemed to have come to her senses at this moment, quickly put down the sedan chair curtain, and said to the people in the sedan chair behind, "You have a lot of things to do, and I talked to Uncle Rui for a few words, and you made it like this!"

"If you want to talk, go to a restaurant and let people see you on the street. If you have nothing to say, you can talk about it." The sharp female voice in the sedan chair continued.

Jia Rui stood by and laughed when he heard this.

This Third Sister You is really interesting. On the surface, her tone is not good, and she dislikes her sister for embarrassing herself. In fact, she is implying that she, a big man, should find a secluded place to talk.

This is helping her sister achieve good things.

Since the other party has come to your door, don't be too polite.

"I'm sorry, there is a secluded private kitchen in front, let's go there and have a meal!"

After saying this, Jia Rui led the way, and the sedan behind followed closely. After a while, he walked out of Ningrong Street and stopped in front of an ordinary house.

There was a man who looked like a servant standing outside the house, when he saw Jia Rui coming, he hurried forward to beat him.

"I have met Mr. Jia."

Jia Rui threw a broken piece of silver and said, "Prepare a secluded courtyard, and ask your back chef to bring you a table of special dishes. Today, I want to treat you."

The boy took the money and said with a smile on his face: "Master Jia, you go this way."

As he said that, he led the way.

Jia Rui called to the sedan behind and followed him.

A group of people entered a small courtyard, and the sedan chair stopped here. Second Sister You and Third Sister You got off the sedan chair, and then looked around, and found that although the courtyard was small, it was very delicate.

I only saw a small pond in the small yard, with golden carp swimming back and forth, and it was dotted with lotus flowers.

The surrounding houses are also small and exquisite, with exquisite patterns hanging everywhere, such as blue sparrows or peonies.

What a wonderful place.

(End of this chapter)