Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 206 Lost and found

Jia Rui hurriedly changed his clothes, left the inner house, and then went to the outer study accompanied by the servant.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jia Zheng pacing anxiously in the study.

Jia Rui quickly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "I've met my uncle."

Jia Zheng, who was anxious, looked back when he heard the voice, saw Jia Rui coming, and quickly stepped forward to help him up.

"Nephew, you don't need to be polite."

Then Jia Zheng and Jia Rui sat opposite each other, and the boy below brought them fragrant tea.

Jia Zheng made tea and took a sip, then said: "Something happened at Jia Lian's place, did you know?"

Jia Rui pretended to be stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "How is this possible? Who dares to cause trouble for our family."

"Nothing is impossible. Jia Lian just sent back a letter. He was dismissed from his position as Suzhou Tongzhi and is now assigned to Hainan."

Jia Rui seemed to be stunned on the spot.

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Rui and guessed that Jia Rui didn't know about it either.

"My dear nephew, you have connections in the civil service department. Please find out what's going on. Can you change Jia Lian's official position back? If that doesn't work, let him continue to come back and help at home."

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "Let Brother Lian come back, I'm afraid it won't work in the short term. After all, the court just gave him an official, and he resigned on his side. It will be difficult for the court. I'm afraid there will be no one in the end." Good ending."

Jia Zheng nodded after hearing this, knowing that what Jia Rui said was right. Even if Jia Lian resigned, he would have to wait a year or two.

"Then can you change his place?"

"I don't know. I'll go to the official department tomorrow and ask what's going on."

"Then trouble my nephew."

Jia Zheng had no other choice but to do this.

Then, Jia Zheng took his leave, saying that he was still waiting for news from Jia Mu.

Jia Rui also said a few polite words to persuade Jia Zheng to stay. Seeing that he insisted on leaving, he could only send him out of the house.

After sending Jia Zheng off, Jia Rui originally wanted to go to Second Sister You to continue playing with his daughter, but just after walking a few steps, news came out from the inner house that the old man Jia Dairu asked Jia Rui to go there.

Jia Rui had no choice but to change his route halfway and came to the residence of Mr. Jia Dairu in the inner house.

After entering the yard, I caught a little maid and asked. The old man was currently studying in the small study.

Jia Rui followed the corridor and came to a small study at the back of the courtyard.

When he came to the door, Jia Rui stood there respectfully, and then signed in: "Grandson Jia Rui, pay homage to the old man."

"Come in." Jia Dairu's old voice came from inside.

With Jia Dairu's words, the little maid waiting at the door dared to lift the door curtain and let Jia Rui in.

Jia Rui entered the door and saw the old man Jia Dairu behind the desk holding a book and looking at it with relish.

You know, the original Mr. Jia Dairu loved reading very much, but his family was poor at that time, so except for some Four Books and Five Classics, he had very few leisure books.

But since Jia Rui became rich, the family has no shortage of money. Mr. Jia Dairu spends a lot of money to buy books.

In addition to spending their own money to buy it, officials from various places also responded to their wishes and sent various rare and unique copies to the Dingxi Marquis Mansion.

Therefore, Mr. Jia Dairu now has tens of thousands of books in his collection, which cannot be accommodated in one study room. Jia Dairu built a three-story bookstore in Dingxihou Mansion.

Jia Dairu placed his collection of books on different floors according to the degree of cherishment.

Although there is only a small area in the entire bookstore now, Jia Dairu believes that the entire bookstore can be filled before his death.

He did this because he could not help Jia Rui in his career. He believed that leaving this bookstore could be regarded as leaving a fortune to future generations.

Jia Rui saluted again.

Mr. Jia Dairu put down his book, nodded, then pointed to the seat next to him and motioned for Jia Rui to sit there.

Jia Rui walked a few steps closer, sat next to Jia Dairu, and then said, "Old man, why did you call me here?"

"I heard that Jia Zheng, the second master of Rongguo Mansion, came here in person?"

"Yes, I just sent him away."

"He doesn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for anything! What's the matter with this visit?" Jia Dairu picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Something happened to Jia Lian, who was sent to Suzhou as a colleague."

"what happened?"

Jia Rui quickly told Jia Dairu about Jia Lian.

Jia Dairu frowned, knocked on the table with his hand, and then said: "You can ask a little bit, but don't get too involved. After all, the officials have certain rules for handling affairs. If you use your power to suppress the officials, Ministry, there will be too many people offended.”

Jia Dairu is an old scholar, but that doesn't mean he is stupid. He doesn't want Jia Rui to offend too many people because of Jia Lian in Rongguo Mansion.

"Don't worry, old man. Your grandson and I are not stupid. How can I offend the entire official department because of Jia Lian?"

Jia Dairu was relieved, and then waved his hand to tell Jia Rui to get out of here and not delay his reading.

Jia Rui touched his nose and left in embarrassment.

After coming out of Jia Dairu's place, he went to the front and saluted Mrs. Wang, said a few words, and then turned around and went to his yard again.

This time he did not go to Second Sister You, but entered Xue Baochai's house.When Ying'er saw Jia Rui coming, she immediately came over to serve him happily, handing him towels and changing clothes. She was extremely attentive.

Jia Rui knew exactly what this little girl was thinking, but because of her loyalty, Jia Rong never wore it.

"Where's your grandma?"

"Is grandma doing something in the front?"

"It's already getting late. Her business isn't finished yet?"

"This is not the rent from Gansu and Shaanxi. There are too many stewards, so it has not been sorted out yet."

Since Xue Baochai was not there, Jia Rui got out of the room and went to the room next to him to play with his son Jia Xuan for a while.

Waiting until it was time to turn on the lamp at night, Xue Baochai returned to the back house, tired.

Jia Rui got the news and Xue Baochai was having dinner when he came over.

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Rui coming in, she quickly got up to greet him and led Jia Rui to the main seat, while she stood beside him.

Then, he asked Brother Ying and Ying'er to prepare dishes and chopsticks for Jia Rui.

In fact, Jia Rui had already eaten, but he still took a few bites with Xue Baochai.

After Xue Baochai finished eating, Jia Rui asked: "How is the harvest in Shaanxi and Gansu this year?"

Xue Baochai also had an excited smile on his face, "This year's harvest is very good. Except for part of the grain reserves that have been prepared for famines, the rest has been exchanged for money and sent over."

Brother Ying, who was standing next to the two of them, wiped his mouth and said:

"In addition to the money, I also gave away a lot of game, as well as live deer, swans, and red-crowned cranes. It's really fun."

"So many good things?"

"That's not the case. There are many other things I haven't seen before."

Xue Baochai knew that Jia Rui loved Brother Ying, so although she interrupted her, she did not blame him.

"Uncle, what should we do with these livestock? Should we kill them and put them in an ice cellar, or should they be given away?" Xue Baochai asked.

When Jia Rui heard that there were so many rare animals, it would be a pity to kill them directly.

"Don't we still have a large open space in our back garden? Now we can circle it and put these animals in it. Our children can also see them in the future."

Xue Baochai smiled and nodded in agreement.

"How is your brother's father-in-law? Is there any news?"

Jia Rui believes that with so many village leaders from Gansu and Shaanxi coming to Beijing this time, there should be news.

A smile appeared on Xue Baochai's lips, and then he said: "He is already happy to miss Shu. He has two beautiful girls, [-] acres of farmland, and no one dares to mess with him in that place. He lives a much more relaxed life than us."

Jia Rui nodded, and then asked in a different direction: "How is your sister-in-law?"

Jia Rui is very curious about Cheng Ying, a little girl.

She was born in poverty, and to make a living for her family, she actually sang in a brothel, yet she was able to maintain her innocence in such a chaotic place.It wasn't until he met Xue Pan, the demon king, that he lost his virginity.

After that, she asked Xue Pan very forcefully to marry her. Even Jia Rui, the big boss of the day, didn't let her compromise. Is this girl stupid or smart?

"Haha, my sister-in-law is quite capable. No woman can get close to my eldest brother now."

Jia Rui's eyes flashed after hearing this.

He now had some suspicion that this girl was deliberately letting Xue Pan succeed.

This was due to Xue Pan's stupidity and his own support, so he was specially chosen to be his husband.

If this is really the case, Cheng Ying is really quite capable, scheming and courageous.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. When I come here, I will tell you that the glazed screen sent by Rongguo Mansion last time was sent back to Wang Xifeng."

Xue Baochai was a little reluctant after hearing this. She loved this emerald glazed screen very much.

"Why don't you want the things you sent me so well?"

Jia Rui sighed, then pretended to know nothing and told Jia Lian's story.

"Although this matter has nothing to do with us, after all, they did it because of my face. Now that things have gone wrong, can we still accept gifts?"

Xue Baochai was helpless after hearing this.

Who knew something like this would happen? Since I didn't do anything for others, it wouldn't be appropriate to take their money.

"Then do you want to send the other things back together?"

"That's not necessary. Everything else is worth nothing. Only this emerald glass screen is worth a lot."

Xue Baochai nodded and helplessly ordered Ying'er to pack the glazed screen and send it back to Wang Xifeng.

As for Xue Baochai going to deliver it in person, she was a little embarrassed. After all, they got things wrong this time, and Xue Baochai felt a little ashamed of Wang Xifeng.

That night, the glazed screen that Wang Xifeng had been thinking about for a long time appeared in her room.

While admiring the screen, Wang Xifeng praised her own wit.

It turns out that Wang Xifeng had planned all this, and Jia Rui did it according to her wishes.

(End of this chapter)