Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 114
Jia Rui ate a delicious meal with great interest, and after the meal, he thought of calling the cook back to the mansion.

But think about it or forget it, this mother already knows the existence of Second Sister You, if she leaks the word when she returns to the mansion, and the old lady finds out, she will inevitably be scolded.

It is better to do less than to do more, so forget it.

After dinner, Jia Rui returned to the back house with Sister You in his arms, and slept all night.

The next morning, Jia Rui had a delicious meal, and then took his personal servant Wangcai to the Hubu Yamen to run errands.

Not long after Jia Rui left the hospital, Sanjie You came back with his mother.

Mrs. You couldn't take her eyes away from looking at this magnificent house.

This old lady You is actually even more keen on clinging to the powerful than the second sister You and the third sister.

Second Sister You hopes to become famous like Youshi in Ningguo Mansion, a large part of which is that Mrs. You's constant brainwashing.

"Good guy, no matter how much this house is in Beijing, it costs several thousand taels, right?" Mrs. You said in amazement.

"Almost, I didn't ask, and my brother-in-law didn't say much." Third Sister You said nonchalantly.

At this moment, the old Cangtou just went out and saw Liu Sanjie supporting an old woman, so he immediately knew that he had returned with his mother.

He immediately went forward to call a thousand, and then said: "Third Grandma, you are back."

Third Sister You nodded, then helped her mother into the door and asked the old man:
"Is my sister okay? Did the uncle come back yesterday?"

"Go back to Third Grandma. My uncle stayed overnight in the house yesterday. Second Grandma was with him. He went to the Yamen this morning."

Third Sister You nodded, then dismissed the old man and helped Mother You into the back house.

This is the second sister You who got the news, and with the help of the maid Chunlan, she went to the door of the second child and waited for her mother.

As soon as Mother You entered the door, she saw a gleam of joy in the corner of Sister You's eyes.

"My second sister, I have seen you."

Saying that, Mother You stepped forward, hugged Second Sister You and looked her up and down.

She found that Second Sister You was still as weak as before, but there was a hint of feminine charm in this weakness.

As someone who has experienced this, Mother You immediately knew what Second Sister You had gone through.

"Did you serve the uncle yesterday?"

Facing the mother's blatant questioning, the second sister blushed, and finally nodded slightly.

Mother You was overjoyed. After the raw rice was cooked, even a wealthy family like the Jia family could no longer turn their backs on anyone.

"Okay, okay." Mother You said happily, patting her daughter's hand.

Third Sister You who was standing next to her squinted at her elder sister, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes.

But after all, she is her own sister, and besides, she is considered to be in her sister's favor, so Third Sister You didn't say anything else.

The mother and daughter came to the middle hall of the backyard, and finally let Mother You sit in the middle, and the second sister You and the third sister greeted her mother again.

After the ceremony, the mother and daughter began to speak intimately.

"I wanted you to go to Ningguo Mansion to meet your elder sister, but I didn't expect the world to change so quickly. I haven't seen you for a day, and the second sister has become Uncle Jia Ruijia's concubine." When talking about this, Mother You felt Sincerely proud.

As a person who wants to cling to the powerful, he is naturally aware of Jia Rui's status in Beijing.

Although Jia Rui has not been knighted so far, Jia Rui's power is a hundred times stronger than that of Ningguo Mansion.

With such a person as a backer, then for the rest of my life, I will not be able to enjoy the splendor and prosperity.

After being happy for a while, Mother You frowned again and asked, "Have you sent someone to Ningguo Mansion to say hello?"

Second Sister You and Third Sister You looked at each other after hearing this, and then their eyes showed confusion.

You's mother was sitting at the top. Looking at the expressions of her two daughters, she knew that the two girls had forgotten about this matter.

"Tell me about you, you are already big girls, how do you care about everything? You said to go to Ningguo Mansion the day before yesterday, but you didn't arrive until today. How worried should your sister be?"

Third Sister You's eyes flickered with mockery, and she said, "If she was worried about us, she should have sent someone to ask yesterday, did mother see the people from Ningguo Mansion yesterday?"

Mother You turned her head aside in embarrassment.

Third Sister You didn't want to embarrass her mother, "Well, it's okay to send someone to talk about it now."

Then Third Sister You said to a servant girl standing below: "Go and tell Lao Wang (Old Cangtou), send someone to Ningguo Mansion to tell, and tell them that our sisters have something to do and can't come, so they don't have to worry."

The maid hurriedly nodded and wanted to go out, but was stopped by Third Sister You immediately, "Send someone with a strict mouth, and don't reveal the whereabouts of our sisters."

The maid agreed.

Then Second Sister You hurriedly arranged a place for her mother to live, and ordered the cook to clean up her mother's property.

After making arrangements for my mother, the second sister You and the third sister, I have the opportunity to speak alone.

"You gave it to him yesterday?" Third Sister You asked, staring at Second Sister You's eyes.

"You don't know how good he is, how can I refuse." When she said this, Second Sister You's eyes were blurred.Third Sister You sighed after hearing this, it seems that her elder sister has already fallen into it, I hope Jia Rui is not a heartless person, otherwise, according to her elder sister's state, she will suffer for the rest of her life.

Not to mention that the second sister You and the third sister were talking here, and Jia Rui returned home after leaving the Yamen. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the old man Jia Dairu sitting in the main hall, waiting for him with staring eyes.

Jia Rui touched the non-existent cold sweat on his head, then carefully went over to salute.

"Do you still know to come back? Where did you fool around yesterday? Do you know that your grandma was worried all night?"

"Old man, something happened in the palace yesterday and was left behind by the Supreme Emperor."

"You still dare to lie, use the family law." Jia Dairu snarled at the old butler beside him.

The old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jia Dairu in bewilderment.

Their uncles have different identities now, they are senior officials of the second rank of Shangshu Zhengshu of the Shangshu Hubu, can the old man still swing the board like before?
Seeing that the old man was in a hurry, Jia Rui hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on the ground and said, "Grandpa, please spare your grandson this time."

"Then what did you do yesterday?" Jia Danru didn't really want to hit Jia Rui, she just wanted to scare him.

Jia Rui rubbed his hair, then pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Yesterday, a few foreign officials invited wine, but they drank a few more glasses, and they arranged to sleep outside."

Jia Dairu was an honest gentleman. He did not expect that his grandson would lie to him, so he believed it to be true.

"Don't be too greedy in the future. Being too drunk will cause trouble."

"Yes, grandson must remember."

"Go see your grandmother, she was worried all night yesterday."

Jia Rui hurriedly saluted and said goodbye, and then hurried to the old lady Wang's place in the back house.

It happened that Mrs. Wang and Xue Baochai were talking in the room, and they all had happy faces when they saw Jia Rui coming.

Xue Baochai stood up first and came over to clean the dust off Jia Rui.

"What did you do yesterday?" Mrs. Wang asked while looking at Jia Rui.

At this time, Xue Baochai, who was cleaning the dust from Jia Rui's body, also stopped for a while.

Jia Rui opened his mouth and wanted to tell the story about Second Sister You, but then he thought that Xue Baochai was pregnant now and it would be better to wait until Xue Baochai gave birth to the child. It would not be too late to calm down.

If Xue Baochai gave birth to a boy this time, then there is no need to worry, because Xue Baochai has a son by his side, and even if other wives and concubines have children, it will not threaten her status.

So Jia Rui recounted what he said to Jia Dairu again.

After hearing this, the two women felt relieved.

After talking for a while, Mrs. Wang saw that Xue Baochai was a little tired, so she quickly ordered his maid to help Xue Baochai back.

Jia Rui also stood up and wanted to go back to the room with Xue Baochai, but was stopped by Mrs. Wang.

"Wait a minute, the West Mansion sent someone to ask you something."

After hearing this, Jia Rui could only give Xue Baochai an apologetic look, and then returned to Mrs. Wang's side.

"What's going on with them? They're busy every day, but they don't see any serious business." Jia Rui complained.

Mrs. Wang did not answer Jia Rui's words, but watched Xue Baochai being helped out, then turned to stare at Jia Rui and asked:

"Tell me, where did you go yesterday?"

Jia Rui's heart skipped a beat, but he was still very calm on the face, "Didn't I tell you? He was drunk outside."

"You think I'm a fool, old lady! To be honest, what have you been doing?"

Seeing how shrewd the old grandmother was, Jia Rui finally opened his mouth and told about Second Sister You.

After listening to Mrs. Wang, she was not as angry as Jia Rui imagined, but said flatly:
"What should I do? It turns out that I just took in a concubine. Do you need to hide it?"

Jia Rui didn't know what to say anymore, he opened his mouth, and then muttered, "I'm not worried about Baochai's pregnancy, if she gets angry, what will happen to your precious great-grandson?"

"What's there to be angry about? She's pregnant and can't serve you anymore. Naturally, she has to arrange someone. Why don't you let an old man stay alone in an empty room?"

When she said this, Mrs. Wang's mouth showed dissatisfaction.

Because since Xue Baochai became pregnant, Mrs. Wang had asked Xue Baochai several times, hoping that Xue Baochai would choose a pretty maid in the house to be Jia Rui's concubine.

But a month had passed and no one was seen sleeping with Jia Rui. Therefore, Mrs. Wang was dissatisfied.

"Grandmother, Baochai is very virtuous, and she has already arranged for me after she became pregnant. Two of them, Yingge and Yinger, are also choosing, but I think they are still young, so they have not accepted the house. I plan to wait for a while. .”

Although Jia Rui has traveled to the world of Dream of Red Mansions, he still has the last trace of modern stubbornness in his bones, that is, he cannot harm other girls.

This is also the last bottom line left by Jia Rui under the erosion of the world of Red Mansions.

Mrs. Wang curled her lips and said, "They are not young anymore. They are already in their prime. What do you have to worry about?"

The term "cardamom years" originated from the poem "Farewell" by Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "Ping Ping is more than thirteen, and the cardamom shoots are at the beginning of February." The image of a thirteen-year-old girl is also very appropriate, and later generations will use it to refer to beautiful girls around the age of 13.

Mrs. Wang meant that Yinger and Yingge were 13 years old and could get married, which was not blamed in ancient times.

(End of this chapter)