Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 255
Jia Mu, who was sitting on top, shook her head helplessly when she saw how anxious Bowling Hou Shi Nai was.

This is too impatient, as if he wants this official.

But now that he had spoken, Jia Mu had nothing more to say, so she smiled and said to Jia Rui:
"Then I'll bother Brother Rui more."

Then Jia Mu said to the mandarin duck beside her: "Take out the coral in my warehouse and let Brother Rui take it back for little Jia Xuan to play with."

Jia Ruike knew that the things in Jia Mu's warehouse were all rare treasures, and if he took out a piece of coral now, it should be worth a lot of money.

But he still had to pretend, so Jia Rui stood up and said "dare not", as if he didn't want to collect the things.

Jia's mother had been involved in conspiracies all her life. She could see through Jia Rui's insincerity at a glance.

But I still have to act with Jia Rui.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. Do you still want to interfere if I give something to my great-grandson?"

Jia Rui seemed very helpless and reluctantly accepted Jia Mu's gift.

When Jia Mu saw Jia Rui collecting the things, she knew it was done.

He has also heard about Jia Rui's reputation. Although he is a bit greedy, he really gets things done for money.

So this time, it seems that there should be no problem with Bowling Hou Shi Nai's matter.

After that, Jia Rui stopped staying here and stood up to say goodbye.

Baoling Hou Shi Nai acted like a dog-legger and personally walked Jia Rui to the door. He didn't return to Jia Mu's room until Jia Rui left the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he seemed to be relieved and had a smile on his face.

"Thank you, aunt. If it weren't for you, my nephew's matter would have gone wrong this time."

Mother Jia was also very helpless towards this unfulfilled nephew. She sighed and said, "You should be more angry. I don't have much affection left in my old face."

"Aunt, you are still young. You can still support us for a few more decades. You can't say such depressing words."

Mother Jia was amused by his rogue behavior and said, "Hey, go back quickly and ask Xiangyun to come and accompany me during the Chinese New Year."

"I will send Xiangyun over tomorrow, then I will go back now."

When Baoling Hou Shi Nai saw that the matter was done, he left relaxedly.

Mother Jia was very doting on her nephew, her natal family. Seeing that he was about to leave, she quickly asked Yuanyang to take a few more pearls from the warehouse.

"During the Chinese New Year, you can take these things with you and go to Dingxihou Mansion. After all, it's not surprising that there are many people."

Baoling Hou Shi Nai happily took the box, put it in his arms and said, "I will personally visit the Chief Minister during the Chinese New Year."

Seeing Baoling Hou Shi Nai leaving, Jia Mu also felt a little happy in her heart.

In the past few years, although Baoling Hou Shi Nai and his younger brother Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding were also included in the four major families, their relations with other families have obviously weakened.

Through this incident, Jia Mu clearly felt that the relationship between the two families had become closer and closer than before.

Speaking of which, it is not a bad thing that Bowling Marquis Shi Nai got sick this time. At least it brought the four major families back together.

Jia Rui left Jia Mu's place and walked toward the second door. Halfway there, he met the little maid.

"Master Hou, we have something to ask of Master Hou, Second Mistress, please move aside."

When Jia Rui heard that it was Wang Xifeng, he did not shirk and followed the little maid to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Wang Xifeng's laughter and the chirping of a little baby in the house.

Listening to the mother and son playing happily, Jia Rui also had a smile on his face.

Just when Jia Rui was dazed, a voice woke him up.

"Master Hou, why are you standing on the wind outlet? Follow me in quickly."

Jia Rui turned around and saw that Ping'er was blinking at him.

Jia Rui blushed a little, touched his nose, and finally entered Wang Xifeng's room under the leadership of Ping'er.

When Wang Xifeng saw that it was Jia Rui who had come in, she just glanced at him gently, then treated him as a transparent person and continued playing with her son.

When Jia Rui saw Wang Xifeng ignoring him, he had no choice but to sit by himself and watch them.

After a while, Jia Rui got really annoyed and said:
"Didn't you ask me to come over to discuss something? If you have anything to say, just say it. I'm still busy with something?"

Wang Xifeng then stopped and called out: "Ping'er".

Ping'er lifted the door curtain and came in. He glanced at Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng first, and then stepped forward and asked:
"Grandma, what's the matter?"

"Send the child to his wet nurse. I have something to say with Uncle Rui here."

Ping'er quickly stepped forward to pick up Jia Ping, and then went out.

"He's got a letter."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, not understanding, and asked involuntarily: "Who wrote the letter?"

Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Rui angrily, "Who else could it be?"

Jia Rui also realized that she was talking about Jia Lian.

Jia Rui crossed his legs and asked as if nothing had happened, "What does the letter say?"

"The letter said that he was ill some time ago, and he almost didn't die. Fortunately, the second master went there and hired a good doctor, and he recovered." "Are you distressed?" Jia Rui was a little unhappy. , Wang Xifeng was cruel to her back then, but now Jia Lian is just ill, isn't it fatal?Why did you relent?

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Rui's face sinking, she immediately laughed on the bed.

Jia Rui was also a little stunned. Is what he said so funny?Looking at Wang Xifeng like that, I almost died laughing.

After a long time, Wang Xifeng finally regained her composure. She sat upright again and straightened her clothes.

"I didn't expect our chief minister to be so jealous, so scary."

Jia Rui muttered: "I didn't see you scared, I just saw you smiling happier than anyone else."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. My damn guy wrote a letter saying that he wants you to help transfer him back to Beijing." Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Rui charmingly.

"How is this possible? It wouldn't be fun to have him come back to find me!"

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Rui's stern refusal, she felt a little sorry for Jia Lian.

After all, I was the one who felt sorry for Jia Lian, and now it was because of me that I let him go to those remote places. It would be a lie to say that I didn't feel guilty.

So Wang Xifeng walked to Jia Rui's side, sat on Jia Rui's lap enchantingly, put her arms around his neck and said:

"Since he can't return to Beijing, let's move him to a better place."

Jia Rui smelled the fragrance on Wang Xifeng's body and was already a little distraught.

"It was you who asked him to go to Hainan back then, and it's you who asked him to change to a better place now. Don't you think you can't be accurate?"

Even though he said this, Jia Rui's mind began to spin. He was thinking about where to send Jia Lian.

Soon Jia Rui thought of it.

Jia Lian was not allowed to go to that place in the south of the Yangtze River. If he went there, Jia Lian would be enjoying his blessings.

Then he can only come to the north and think about it, and then let him go to Shaanxi. That place is better than Hainan anyway.

Besides, Shaanxi belongs to its own people, so Jia Lian will not be ostracized if he goes there.

Moreover, Shi Nai, the Marquis of Baoling, also wanted to become an official, so he simply took care of their affairs together.

"Now there are no shortages in other places. There is still a prefect in Shaanxi. If he is willing, I will let him be promoted to become a prefect."

Wang Xifeng was finally happy after hearing this, "Thank you very much."

"Thank me however you want."

As Jia Rui spoke, he hugged Wang Xifeng tighter, and at the same time, there was a heat in his abdomen that began to rise upwards.

Wang Xifeng smiled suspiciously, and then lay obediently in Jia Rui's arms.

Seeing that the time was right, Jia Rui immediately picked up Wang Xifeng and walked to the bed.

Soon, Jia Rui scored twice with Wang Xifeng.

After the clouds cleared and the fog cleared, Jia Rui had dinner at Wang Xifeng's place before leaving Wang Xifeng's place.

A few more days passed, and New Year's Eve was approaching. The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor had already sealed their seals, and the cabinet had gone off work for the holiday.

Jia Rui, who has been busy for a year, can finally have a few days of rest.

Jia Rui originally wanted to sleep in on New Year's Eve, but contrary to expectations, Jia Rui's sweet dream was awakened by Mr. Jia Dairu.

"Call Jia Rui out quickly, you are still sleeping at this hour."

Mr. Jia Dairu's loud voice came directly from outside the courtyard to inside.

Jia Rui angrily covered his head with the quilt, trying to block out the urging voice.

But soon the quilt was lifted, and Jia Rui's eyes were brightened by the bright sunlight.

After a while, Jia Rui adapted to the environment, and then saw Xue Baochai sitting in front of the bed, looking at him helplessly.

Seeing him open his eyes, Xue Baochai could only coax Jia Rui like a child and said: "Get up quickly, the old man is waiting outside anxiously. If you delay for a while, the old man will hit you."

Jia Rui could only stand up helplessly, then put on his clothes under the service of Xue Baochai and several maids, then washed his face, and then walked outside.

When I walked out, I saw Mr. Jia Dairu standing in the yard, basking in the sun, blowing his beard and staring at his bedroom.

Jia Rui hurriedly ran to the old man's side and said with a smile: "Old man, where are you basking in the sun?"

Jia Dairu snorted, and then said: "Have you forgotten what day it is today? How unbecoming it is to stay in bed at this hour."

When Jia Dairu reminded him, Jia Rui then remembered that today was the day to worship ancestors, and Jia Zhen had reminded him some time ago that Jia Rui should be one of the chief priests.

And now Jia Rui is also a noble man who forgets things a lot, and he even forgot about this incident.

Jia Rui patted his head and apologized quickly: "Oh, oh, I've been busy with work these days, so I forgot about it."

"Hmph! Why don't you hurry up and get dressed, and then follow me to Ningguo Mansion."

Jia Rui hurried back to his room, changed his travel clothes, came out and accompanied the old man to leave Dingxihou Mansion, and arrived at Ningguo Mansion surrounded by a group of people.

Today, I went to Ningguo Mansion to put up lanterns and streamers, with red sleeves fluttering. People from the Jia clan came in and out of Ningguo Mansion, which made Ningguo Mansion seem so lively.

(End of this chapter)