Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 243 Water Lotus
Besides, after Wangcai returned to the capital, he did not return to Dingxihou Mansion. Instead, he hurriedly found a house for Jia Rui near Ningrong Street.

It's a pity that there are many houses near Ningrong Street, but the more luxurious ones are owned by officials or wealthy families, and they are not planning to sell their houses.

Even if there are one or two dilapidated houses that are ready to be sold, they are not interested in the small yard and the wealth, let alone Jia Rui.Therefore, he did not complain.

Wangcai ran from afternoon until dark, but couldn't find a suitable one.

This time Wangcai is in a hurry.

If I don't handle the uncle's affairs well, if I lose favor, what will I do in the future?
Wangzai gritted his teeth. Since he couldn't buy it, I might as well grab it!
Today's Wangcai is no longer as simple as he was at the beginning. Now Wangcai is a moderate landlord. In addition, with Jia Rui's power, Wangcai has begun to float to the sky.

Just when wealth and wealth were rising in his heart and evil was growing in his courage, a man not far away suddenly stopped him.

"Butler Wangcai, you are shopping here!"

Wangcai looked back and saw that he knew this person. He had also appeared during a dinner invitation given by a local official.

He is the staff and steward of the Yizhong County Prince's Palace. He is just a so-so person and cannot yet enter the inner circle of the Yizhong County Prince's Palace.

"It turns out to be Butler Wang! Why do you have time to come to our Ningrong Street?"

The staff member surnamed Wang came over with a smile and said: "It's nothing serious. There is a house owned by the prince nearby that I am ready to sell. I am not planning to find a dental shop nearby and hang up the house."

Wangcai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said, "My family is looking for a house. If your yard is not for sale, you might as well give it to us."

"That's just right, let's go and see it together."

Wangcai naturally followed them happily to a secluded alley next to Ningrong Street.

To say that this alley is located next to the bustling Ningrong Street, it can be considered a good place to find peace in the midst of the hustle and bustle.

There are more than a dozen yards on both sides of the alley, and there is a row of willow trees in the middle of the alley.

Soon, the two came to the middle house. Butler Wang opened the door with the key on his body, then pushed the door open and went in.

Wangcai walked into the courtyard and looked carefully, and found that the courtyard should have two entrances. In the middle of the courtyard was a large copper tank with water, and then a hand-operated verandah connected the inner and outer courtyards.

"Come on, brother, let's go into the house and take a look."

Saying this, Butler Wang took Wangcai into the main room, which was the first to enter the courtyard.

After entering the door, Wangcai was satisfied, because the furniture inside was neatly packed, and there was even no dust on the table.

It looks like you can move in immediately as long as you add some personal belongings.

"Brother Wang, how much does this house cost? We adults bought it."

"You can't buy it. Our prince and you are both officials in the same dynasty. What does a small house mean? I made the decision and gave it to Master Jia."

"How embarrassing is this? Although this house is small, it is not cheap in the capital."

"Haha, it's just one or two thousand taels of silver. From now on, our two families will be close to each other. Isn't it better than this?"

Wangcai blinked after hearing this, and finally agreed.

"In this case, I will thank the prince on our behalf."

"Okay, let's go to Shuntian Mansion now to complete the procedures."

Wangcai saw that the other party was so happy, so naturally he would not refuse, so the two of them hurried to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen in the night.

At this time, Shuntian Mansion has already got off work. If ordinary people disturb others at this time, they will inevitably get a slap in the face.

But these two people are of great background. One is the personal servant of Dingxihou Jia Rui, the current chief minister, and the other is an aide of Yizhong County Prince's Palace. How dare anyone from Shuntian Palace offend them.

Therefore, there was no need for Yin Jiayu Village of Shuntian Prefecture to come out to say hello, and the scribes below fawned over and got the land deeds for the two of them.

After finishing the work, the two of them separated at the door of Shuntian Mansion Yamen. Wangcai happily went to the tooth shop again, planning to buy some maids for his new aunt.

The staff member named Wang also smiled and returned to the Yizhong County Prince's Mansion to resume his duties.

It turned out that Wangcai was looking for a house on the street today, and he was soon found out by Prince Yizhong, who was paying attention to the developments in Dingxihou Mansion.

Prince Yizhong received the advice from the old nanny and naturally wanted to make friends with Jia Rui.

However, he didn't have a house right near Ningrong Street.

These things did not trouble Prince Yizhong. He immediately asked his men to go nearby and force a wealthy businessman to vacate his house.

The wealthy businessman was naturally unwilling to do so, but in the end he compromised with the powerful slaves facing Prince Yi Zhong.

However, in order not to leave any trouble, the Yizhong County Prince's Palace still agreed to this wealthy businessman. From now on, the tea used by the Yizhong County Prince's Palace would be purchased by this wealthy businessman.

In this way, the grievances in the wealthy businessman's heart were settled, and he moved happily. Before leaving, he asked his men to clean the house cleanly.

This is why Wangcai found his home spotless when he passed by.

Wangcai was busy until late at night. With the help of the newly purchased maid, the house was finally ready. As soon as Jia Rui and the aunt came, they could move in immediately.

Wangcai just squinted in the concierge for a while, then went out immediately after dawn to pick up Jia Rui outside the city.

At this time, the sky was bright, and in a small nunnery in the suburbs, Jia Rui was eating the vegetarian meal sent by the little nun Jingchen.

Looking at this bald beauty, Jia Rui's heart began to beat again.

I don't know why, although this little beauty is good-looking, she is still worse than Xue Baochai. But every time Jia Rui sees this little beauty, he always feels the pleasure of breaking a taboo.

Before Jia Rui had finished breakfast, Wangcai slipped in through the corner.Jia Rui put down the bun in his hand and glanced at Wangcai.

"Have you found the house?"

"Back to the uncle, the house has been bought and the maids have been prepared. They are just waiting for my aunt and grandma to move in!"

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, Wangcai was quite efficient in doing things.

Just when Jia Rui turned his head to talk to the little nun, Wangcai spoke again.

"Uncle, the house was taken over from the Yizhong County Prince's Palace. The people from the Yizhong County Prince's Palace didn't want money and said it was given to the uncle."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned his head and stared at Wangcai closely.

"what happened?"

Wangcai quickly reported yesterday's events to Jia Rui truthfully.

Jia Rui was a little funny at first.

You know, he and Prince Yizhong had argued several times in the court, and both sides were at loggerheads. Now Prince Yizhong actually kindly gave him a house. Is there something fishy in it?
Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment. Since the other party gave it to him, he would keep it.He put away the icing and fired back the cannonballs.

"Okay, since they gave it to us, we will accept it."

Then Jia Rui turned around and said to Jingchen calmly:
"You pack your things. I'll ask Wangcai to prepare the sedan in a moment. You and I will go to our new home together."

Jingchen's face was slightly red, but he quickly calmed down, "Everything depends on the donor."

Jia Rui smiled and then asked: "What is your lay name? If we become husband and wife, I should still call you by your Dharma name, right?"

There was a trace of confusion in the little nun Jingchen's eyes, but they soon became clear.

"I have lived in a nunnery since I was a child. I only have Buddha in my heart and no lay people. Even if I follow an adult, I only have one name."

Jia Rui looked at the little nun who looked like a holy lotus. Somehow, he could hold back the blasphemous thoughts in his heart.

Then Jia Rui sighed and said nothing more.

After breakfast, Jia Rui found the old nun from Shuixian Temple.

"I'll take Jingchen away. You are her master and her mother. You have raised her for so many years, and you have worked hard without any credit. I have a 1000 tael of silver certificate here. You can take it and buy some fields."

As soon as Jia Rui finished speaking, Wangcai took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it over.

The old nun looked very disgusted and did not pick her up.

The little nun Jingchen next to me was even more moved when she saw this scene. Master really didn't lie to me.

However, Jia Rui saw greed in the old nun's eyes.

However, Jia Rui didn't point it out, because Jia Rui didn't want to destroy Jingchen's thoughts about the beauty of this world, and he also wanted her to continue to be pure and flawless like a lotus flower emerging from the mud and unsullied.

"Since the master insists on not accepting it, I won't force it."

After listening to Jia Rui's words, the old nun's eyes dimmed immediately. Maybe she was also complaining in her heart about why she was so reserved just now. She would have known how happy it would be to receive the money.

"Is the sedan ready?"

"Uncle, Narcissus Temple is quite far from the capital, so I didn't prepare a sedan, but a carriage."

After finishing speaking, Wangcai looked at Jia Rui secretly.

And Jia Rui thought for a while, it would be better to take a carriage.

"In this case, let's say goodbye."

After saying that, Jia Rui stood up and walked out. Wangcai quickly followed him out. When he came to the door, he found two little maids standing there.

"Uncle, this is the maid I prepared for my new grandma."

Jia Rui glanced at the two maids and saw that they were not ugly, but they looked very smart.

"Okay, that's them!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui continued to walk outside, while Wangcai paused and said to the two maids:

"Why don't you two hurry up and wait for your aunt to pack her things?"

The two little maids hurriedly said a blessing, then entered the room and followed Jingchen to the back.

Without even a single stick of incense, the pure dust came out from inside.

Behind her were two little maids, each carrying a small package.

The old nun who was pressing the door of Shuixian Temple looked at Jingchen leaving from a distance, with a trace of reluctance in her eyes.

Jia Rui personally stepped forward and helped Jingchen into the carriage.The two little girls also got into the carriage respectively.

Then Jia Rui made a fortune, "Buy a hundred acres of good land near here, and I will donate it to the temple."

Although the old nun did not accept Jia Rui's 1000 taels of silver, Jia Rui was still prepared to give her some rewards.

Therefore, one hundred acres of land was purchased for the temple.

(End of this chapter)