Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 173 Almost Revealed

It was almost a month since Wang Xifeng gave birth, and Jia She was bleeding heavily this time, so he held a grand full-moon banquet for his grandson.

All the named people in the Jia clan were invited, and Jia Rui was naturally among them.

Because he received Jia She's invitation, Jia Rui took a day off and took Xue Baochai there that day.

As soon as I arrived at the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion, I saw colorful flags hanging high, a lot of people, and a lot of excitement.

Jia Lian personally greeted guests and friends at the side entrance. Looking at the smile on his face, you can tell how happy this guy is.

Jia Rui looked at the happy Jia Lian from a distance, curled his lips, and thought with some jealousy in his heart: "If you knew that this son was mine, you would just be taken advantage of. I don't know what would happen to him."

Although he thought so, Jia Rui came to the door with a smile, got off his horse, and then had people carry the sedan directly into Rongguo Mansion.

When Jia Lian saw Jia Rui coming, he immediately left others behind and came to greet him personally.

"Brother Rui is here, and I want to thank you for your honor today."

Jia Rui waved his hand, and then said: "What kind of polite words can you and my brother say? Your business is my business. Your child is one month old, can I not come?"

Jia Lian was very happy by Jia Rui's thoughtful words, and immediately asked the boy below to lead Jia Rui and Xue Baochai in.

When they came inside, a maid changed Xue Baochai's sedan chair, and then led her to the inner house, while Jia Rui went to the Rongxi Hall in front to chat and joke with Jia She and others.

Not to mention Jia Rui, let's talk about Xue Baochai. After entering the second gate, he got off the sedan, and then, holding the maid's hand, he came to Wang Xifeng's yard.

This is the busiest place today.

As soon as Xue Baochai entered the door, she heard laughter and laughter inside.

Xue Baochai came to the door, and a maid had already lifted the curtain for her. Xue Baochai lowered her head and went in, only to see that it was already full of people.

Wang Xifeng sat on the bed with her child in her arms. Next to her was Mrs. Jia. Sitting on the embroidered pillars on both sides were Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing.

Several sisters in the mansion and Lin Daiyu were also surrounding Wang Xifeng, chirping and teasing the children.

This kind of occasion is naturally indispensable for the living treasure Jia Baoyu in the mansion.

However, because several sisters were surrounding Wang Xifeng, he couldn't get in, so he could only stamp his feet anxiously behind.

In accordance with family etiquette, Xue Baochai first went up to salute Jia's mother, and then saluted Mrs. Wang, Mrs.

Wang Xifeng pursed her lips with a smile on her face, looking at Xue Baochai who looked over, with a sense of superiority in her eyes.

"This child is so well-behaved, much more honest than our Xuan'er." Xue Baochai saw that although the child was awake, he was not afraid of people at all and was staring at Xue Baochai with his shining little eyes.

"My son follows me, he has such a carefree personality." Wang Xifeng himself laughed when he said this.

The people next to him all smiled in agreement. After all, Wang Xifeng was the biggest today and no one would make her unhappy at this time.

Soon the banquet started in the front, and the female relatives in the back also had a meal at Jia Mu's place.

After that, everyone dispersed, but after returning home, Xue Baochai thought more and more about it.

Mainly because the child Wang Xifeng gave birth to looked so similar to their Xuan'er when she was young, and he was almost carved from the same mold.

As he was thinking about it, Xue Baochai had some bad thoughts, his brows were furrowed and his heart was beating wildly.

Before getting married, Xue Baochai had heard some rumors about Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng.

But at that time, Jia Rui was average-looking and had average abilities, but Wang Xifeng was the head grandmother of Rongguo Mansion. No one believed that Wang Xifeng would fall in love with Jia Rui, so they all regarded it as a joke.

Just when Xue Baochai was suspicious, Brother Ying walked in from outside with Jia Rui on his back.

All I saw was that Jia Rui smelled of alcohol and walked crookedly. It looked like he had drunk too much.

Xue Baochai frowned. Their uncle rarely drank, let alone got drunk. What happened today?
Although he was unhappy, Xue Baochai hurried up and took Jia Rui from Brother Ying, then personally laid him on the bed and changed his clothes.

"Okay, you can go down too, I'll be fine as long as I'm here."

Brother Ying was a little reluctant after hearing this, but he still didn't dare to disobey Xue Baochai, so he could only go out reluctantly with his lips pouting.

After Brother Ying left, a hint of cunning flashed in Xue Baochai's eyes, a smile appeared on her lips, she walked gently to the bed and sat next to Jia Rui.

"Uncle, what is your relationship with Feng Yatou?"

Jia Rui, who was originally in a daze, woke up after hearing these words in confusion.

When Jia Rui woke up, he did not open his eyes immediately. He identified through his ears and smell that the person sitting next to him was Xue Baochai.

Jia Rui was so frightened that he was almost sweating. Fortunately, he sobered up. If Xue Baochai asked Xue Baochai what happened after drinking, it would be really bad luck.

"Uncle, what's going on between you and Feng Yatou?" Xue Baochai asked softly again.

Jia Rui's heart almost jumped out of his throat now, but he still pretended to be drunk and muttered: "Who has anything to do with that crazy woman? I almost got killed by her. I wish I could eat her."

When Xue Baochai heard what Jia Rui said, she finally felt relieved. It seemed that the uncle and Wang Xifeng had nothing to do with others.

But soon, another doubt arose in my mind. Why did Feng Yatou make him hate her so much?
Xue Baochai asked a few more questions, but saw that Jia Rui was already asleep and snoring, so he had no choice but to cover Jia Rui with a quilt and went out by himself.

After Xue Baochai left, Jia Rui opened his eyes and looked at the door, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.

It was too dangerous today. If I hadn't been alert, I would have just told the truth.

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Not long after Wang Xifeng's child's full-moon banquet, news came from the Rongguo Mansion that Jia She's eldest son was a legitimate grandson and named Jia Ping.

Jia Rui was relieved to hear this name, but at the same time he was a little curious as to what method Wang Xifeng used to get Jia She and Jia Lian to agree to the name.

Although he doesn't understand the mystery, Jia Rui is not ready to get into it, as long as he achieves his goal.

Time passed smoothly, and it was almost June. The Emperor had been in Jiangnan for a while. According to the previous schedule, he would return in October.

According to the news sent back, the Emperor was having a lot of fun in Jiangnan during this period.

The officials along the way tried their best to fawn over them, and immediately offered tribute to whatever was delicious and fun.

If it weren't for the fact that the Emperor was old, these officials would have wanted to send all the beauties from Jiangnan to the Emperor.

But even so, now there are two young and beautiful newcomers around the Supreme Emperor.

After Jia Rui got the news, he was very worried about the health of the unit emperor.

As a close confidant of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui knew that the Supreme Emperor's health was deteriorating.

Originally, under the care of the imperial physician, as long as he maintained his health with peace of mind, he could persist for a few more years. However, if the emperor was obsessed with beauty, his already poor body would collapse.

You must know that the Supreme Emperor is Jia Rui's thigh. If the Supreme Emperor lives for one more day, Jia Rui's power can be sustained for one more day. Therefore, compared with others, Jia Rui hopes that the Supreme Emperor will live a long life. If possible, Jia Rui even I hope the Emperor will live forever.

Unfortunately, this is all fantasy. The only thing Jia Rui can do now is to exchange some nourishing medicine from the system and send it to the Supreme Emperor, hoping that these magical medicines in martial arts can make up for the shortage of the Supreme Emperor's body.

Therefore, after Jia Rui learned about the current situation of the Supreme Emperor, he sent the Supreme Emperor to deliver medicine every now and then.

At first it was Jiuhua Yulu Pills, then Xueshen Pills, Shaohuandan and other products.

The news came back from the intelligence agency that after using the elixir sent by Jia Rui, the Supreme Queen became much better mentally and physically. In particular, she became stronger physically and even managed to control two women in one night.

When Jia Rui saw this, he stamped his feet angrily. I sent you medicine to take care of your health, not to play with women.

There was no other way, Jia Rui could only write another memorial, in which he repeatedly advised the Supreme Emperor to be careful with the dragon body and not to lose the big for the small.

Other people's memorials can only be sent through the telephone station, while Jia Rui's memorial is sent through the intelligence agency.

Therefore, two days later, the Supreme Emperor received the memorial from Jia Rui.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor was in his palace in Nanjing, enjoying himself while eating wine and watching the singing and dancing below.

Although there was no one to care about the Supreme Emperor in the capital, he could not indulge like this because there were so many civil servants below watching him. If he dared to do this, the study would be filled with memorials to persuade him.

Only when he arrived in the south could the Supreme Emperor be free from restraints, and at the same time put aside the intrigues in the capital, and be able to rest at ease for a few days.

Especially some time ago, Jia Rui kept sending pills. After the inspection by the imperial doctors, the emperor felt light and healthy after taking them, and he didn't care anymore.

Just when the Supreme Emperor was happy, Dai Quan slipped in quietly from the side, then came to the Supreme Emperor's side, looked at the Supreme Emperor, but did not dare to speak.

You must know that Dai Quan is the absolute confidant of the Supreme Emperor. Even he dare not disturb the Supreme Emperor. This shows how much the Supreme Emperor hates people disturbing his enjoyment.

But he just didn't speak and just stood there. The Supreme Emperor also knew that this guy was disturbing him again, so he glared at him fiercely.

Dai Quan grinned in fright, and finally said bravely: "Lord Jia Ruijia sent a memorial from the capital."

Upon hearing that it was Jia Rui's memorial, the Supreme Emperor's expression calmed down.

"Bring it here."

Dai Quan took the memorial and was somewhat prepared, because in the memorial, Jia Rui gave many admonitions, and almost pointed at the emperor's nose and said that he was dissolute and immoral.

"Why is it that my words don't work?"

(End of this chapter)