Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 203
Wang Xifeng's idea was in line with Jia Rui's wishes.After transferring Jia Lian away, I won't have to worry about being cuckolded in the future.

But in terms of face, Jia Rui still has to pretend.

"Isn't that bad? After all, we are all relatives. If he goes to that place, it won't look good on me, right?"

Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Rui fiercely, then pushed him away, "Now that Gu Nian is a relative, why didn't you think about it when you slept with me?"

Jia Rui left Wang Xifeng speechless, and finally said with a helpless smile: "Okay, okay, aunt, I will do as you say."

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Rui agreed, she smiled again and snuggled into Jiarui's arms again.

Wang Xifeng narrowed her eyes and continued to say to Jia Rui: "Don't let him know where you are going at first. Give him a thought. When he gets on the road, suddenly change the place for him."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately understood what Wang Xifeng meant. If Jia Lian was asked to go to those remote places from the beginning, Jia Lian would definitely be unwilling and would definitely come to beg him. They were all relatives, so he couldn't disagree.

But if you let him have a thought first, thinking that he wants to be an official in a good place, and then suddenly change his place halfway, he will feel that the sky is not responding, and the earth is not working.

And it has to be Wang Xifeng. The tricks he uses one after another make it difficult for people to guard against him.

No wonder the original body was played to death by Wang Xifeng. If this Wang Xifeng were a man, he would be really suitable to be an official.

"Okay, it's all up to you."

The next day, under the force of Jia Mu, Jia Lian came back to apologize to Wang Xifeng.

And Wang Xifeng seemed to be very magnanimous and forgave Jia Lian on the spot.

This made Mother Jia, who had been watching, very happy, thinking that everything was going well with the family, and that the young couple had some conflicts, and a fight at the head of the bed and a fight at the end of the bed was not a big deal.

But little did Jia Mu know that soon she would never see her grandson again.

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The time was very peaceful, and another ten days passed quickly.

That afternoon, Jia Lian came back drunk from outside, entered the courtyard, and lay down directly in the guest room.

The reason why he lived in this place was because although Wang Xifeng had forgiven him on the surface, she was still angry and never let him enter the room.

Jia Lian was also very sensible this time and did not disturb Wang Xifeng. He meant that after a while Wang Xifeng's anger subsided, and if he went to laugh with her and say a few nice words, they should be able to reconcile.

As soon as Jia Lian lay down on the bed, several government servants came to the door of Rongguo Mansion, holding a sealed document bag.

When the yamen servant arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, the servant naturally came up to talk to him.

"Masters, do you have some errands to come to Rongguo Mansion?"

This boy was afraid that several government officials had come to Rongguo Mansion to cause trouble, so he first explained his identity.

The reason why he has this scruple is because with the rise of Jia Rui, the people in Rongguo Mansion have become more and more unscrupulous.

Not to mention the master in the main palace, even the slaves below began to act domineeringly.

In this mansion, official officials come to the door once or twice a month. Because of this, the doorman asked in advance to give time to the people inside.

Unexpectedly, the officer's tone this time was very polite, "I was ordered by the Ministry of Officials to deliver the confession documents to Uncle Jia Lian of Rongguo Mansion."

The young man was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his face was filled with ecstasy.

This was a happy event, and there was no need to cover it up, so he hurriedly welcomed several government servants to the concierge to sit for a while, and then told the other servants to go in and report.

Soon, the news reached Wang Xifeng.

After Wang Xifeng got the news, she said in her heart: This enemy is really fast at doing things. It has only been a few days and the documents have been issued?
Although she already knew the news, Wang Xifeng still looked ecstatic and immediately took Ping'er to the guest room where Jia Lian was resting.

As soon as I walked in, I smelled the smell of alcohol, and then I saw the messy bed and floor.

Wang Xifeng frowned, and then said to Ping'er who was standing next to him: "Hurry up and help the second master clean up, then get some washing water and order the kitchen to send him sobering soup."

After saying that, Wang Xifeng exited the room, leaving Ping'er alone and looking a little helpless.

Although she was reluctant to clean up the mess, she did not dare to violate Wang Xifeng's order, but Ping'er still had methods.

She immediately went out and called a few maids to go in and clean things up for Jia Lian. At the same time, she ordered a few women to go to the big kitchen and ask them to prepare sobering soup for Jia Lian.

After half an hour of tossing like this, Jia Lian finally cleaned up, and Jia Lian also woke up from drunkenness.

At this time, Wang Xifeng entered the room holding her breath again.

Jia Lian was still a little unhappy. He sat on the bed and rubbed his forehead, "What's wrong? I can't even lie down for a while after being drunk?"

Wang Xifeng secretly hated it, but there was a smile on her face.

"Congratulations, Second Master. Congratulations, Second Master. Just now, I came to report that the official department has sent you the official documents. Please go and pick them up as soon as possible!"

After saying this, Wang Xifeng laughed and teased Jia Lian: "Second Master is really secretive in his work. How can I not know about such a big thing?" Jia Lian was also dumbfounded. When did I have a relationship?
Although he was still full of doubts, Wang Xifeng still pushed him out of the yard and asked him to hurry to the front.

Therefore, Jia Lian brought a boy to the study room in front with full of doubts, and then ordered someone to bring the Yamen servant over.

As soon as the yamen officer saw Jia Lian, he quickly asked: "But Mr. Jia Lian, the eldest eldest son of Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Lian did not dare to be rude and said quickly: "That's Jia Lian."

Then Jia Lian hurriedly asked someone to serve fragrant tea.

The yamen servant did not drink tea, but rushed the document belt in front of Jia Lian.

"Uncle Jia, this is an official document from the Ministry of Personnel. Please check it and sign for it."

Jia Lian took the document and hurriedly asked: "This official, what's going on? To be honest, I didn't go to the official department, how could you send me this thing smoothly?"

Jia Lian actually doesn't want to be an official in other places. He is so cool and comfortable in the capital. Who wants to be thousands of miles away from home and suffer that kind of punishment?

Besides, with their current status in the Rongguo Mansion, it would not be an honor to become a minor official in another place. Therefore, Jia Lian never thought about becoming an official in another place from the beginning to the end.

"Uncle Jia, this is not something that a small government servant like me can know. If you want to ask, you'd better go to the ministry and ask."

Jia Lian nodded, then opened the bag. He took out the official document and looked at it carefully, and there was a hint of joy on his face.

It turned out that the document clearly stated: "Jia Lian is ordered to be the Tongzhi of Suzhou and take office within one month. The time must not be missed."

Below is the big seal of the Ministry of Personnel.

Although Jia Lian is unwilling to leave the capital, it depends on where he will become an official. Suzhou is a paradise on earth, and being a fellow scholar there will naturally be different.

After that, Jia Lian signed his name with a smile on his face, rewarded the yamen servant with dozens of taels of silver as a happy gift, and then sent him away.

On this side, Jia Lian had just dismissed the government servants. On the other side, a letter came from Jia's mother, telling Jia Lian to hurry over.

Therefore, Jia Lian came to Jia Mu's Rongqing Hall without stopping.

After arriving at the door, she saw Yuanyang standing outside. When she saw Jia Lian coming, she quickly said a blessing, and then said with a smile: "The official is here."

Jia Lian was a little moody now. He glanced at Yuanyang, and then said with a smile: "If you are envious, follow me and I will go south and let you be an official wife."

Yuanyang felt a little disgusted in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face: "How can I, a slave, be so lucky?"

After saying this, he opened the door curtain and let Jia Lian in.

As soon as Jia Lian entered the inner hall, he found that not only Jia's mother was there, but also Jia She and Jia Zheng.

As soon as Jia She saw Jia Lian coming in, he immediately stood up and asked, "What official position did the Ministry of Personnel give you?"

Regarding Jia She, Jia Lian did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He quickly saluted first and then said respectfully: "The Ministry of Personnel released a Suzhou magistrate for me."

After Jia She heard this, his face was also overjoyed.

This Suzhou Tongzhi seems to be just a fifth-rank official, but he has great power. In Suzhou, even the Suzhou prefect has to look at the Tongzhi's face for some matters.

This is the real second-in-command of Suzhou Prefecture.

It is said that he has more power than the second-in-command Jia Zheng sitting next to him.

What's more, that place is a fat place, with an income of at least 3 to [-] taels of silver a year.

If anyone else wants to be a fellow magistrate in that place, they must at least provide the staff with 5 to [-] taels of silver.

Thinking of the money, Jia She suddenly asked: "How much did you count?"

"I didn't pay a penny, and I didn't even clear it. I don't know why, but the official department suddenly issued this document."

Jia She scratched his head and couldn't figure out what was going on. Could it be that those hungry wolves in the official department had begun to adopt a vegetarian diet?

But Jia Mu, who was sitting at the top, had a smile on her face, "What's so hard to guess? You don't even think about Rui Geer's current status. The people in the official department are rushing to fawn over him."

Jia Zheng, who was sitting next to him, also stroked his beard and said, "I heard that Shen Wence, the newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, is very close to Rui Geer. It should be that he gave this official a job for the sake of Rui Geer's face. Son."

Jia Zheng's words made everyone suddenly realize.

Isn't that so?
The smile on Jia Mu's face became even brighter. Sure enough, there was someone in the court who wanted to be an official.

If an ordinary person wants to ask for a real job, it will cost a lot of money, and he may not be able to succeed in the end.

But as long as there is a big boss supporting the government, even if it doesn't cost money, if there is a real shortage of people in the bureaucracy, we have to take care of us first.

(End of this chapter)