Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 258 Inexplicable Hostility

Duke Rong Jia Yuan closed his eyes and thought for a while on the altar, and then said: "Jia Rui will have great achievements in the future, and he will inevitably be jealous of ghosts and gods. Why don't you and I guard him day and night?"

Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "You and I have official duties in the underground kingdom, so we cannot stay together. It is better to take turns here."

"Brother said very well."

After Rongguo Gong Jia Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Jia Rui's house with his spiritual eyes.

I only saw a small ancestral hall in Jia Rui's house, with incense coming out slightly. The scent of incense came in the air and fell on Jia Yuan, the Duke of Rongguo.

Duke Rong Jia Yuan smiled and said, "It's a place where we can stay temporarily."

After saying that, Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan did not enjoy the incense offerings here, but bowed his hands to Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan, and then turned into golden light and fell into Jia Rui's home.

When Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan saw Rong Guo Gong gone, he frowned and then looked in the direction of the palace.

There is a lucky golden dragon rolling up and down.

The Luck Golden Dragon felt that someone was watching him, so he suddenly stopped rolling and looked towards Ningguo Mansion.

But he just glanced at it and didn't care, because he saw the good luck of the dynasty in Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan.

But Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan felt the majestic momentum of the Luck Golden Dragon.

This is not like the end of the dynasty, this golden dragon of luck is at its peak.

Ning Guogong Jia Yan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then threw the steel whip in his hand towards Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was still kneeling there and was about to get up with everyone when he suddenly felt an evil wind.

Jia Rui was startled and was about to use his magical power, but the evil wind came too quickly. Before Jia Rui could react, the thing had already come closer. Jia Rui was hit without even seeing what the opponent was.

However, Jia Rui did not feel any threat or physical pain next, which made Jia Rui a little baffled.

The momentum of Ningguo Gong Jiayan in the distance also declined rapidly.

It turns out that the steel whip in his hand is the result of his many years of military aura. If Jia Rui inherits the momentum of this steel whip, his troops will naturally move closer to Jia Rui.

This is the secret trick left by Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan for Jia Rui.

With this steel whip around, the morale of our army will slowly converge on Jia Rui.

Although this convergence is very slow and may even be interrupted, after all, Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan only represents the Jia family, and there are other princes who also control the fate of the dynasty's army.

However, since it is difficult to manifest this kind of divine way, and other descendants of princes and princes do not have Jia Rui's hidden dragon qualifications, Jia Rui can be regarded as the only one.

Then Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan closed his eyes and began to enjoy the incense slowly, recovering his divine power.

Soon after the ancestor worship was completed, Jia Rui and others exited, and then the ancestral hall was closed again.

At this point, everyone was already finished, but for some reason, someone made a mistake again.

It turned out that You didn't know what his psychology was, so he invited Jia's mother to sit in the main hall of Ningguo Mansion and asked other children in the family to come and pay homage.

When Jia Rui heard the news, his face became unhappy.

Although Mrs. Jia is the wife of the Duke, her status is not bad. She also has grandparents in her family, so your status as Mrs. Jia is not the most noble.

Now it is inappropriate for me to worship you instead of worshiping my own ancestors.

Sitting in the main hall, Jia Mu thought it was You's respect for her at first, but then after hearing You's words, she also felt that something was wrong.

So Jia Mu glared at Youshi fiercely, and then said as if nothing had happened: "We still have several old sisters-in-law in our family who are not too young. They are also the ancestors of the family. Let's invite them together. Everyone Let’s worship together.”

After hearing this, Yuanyang, who had been serving Jia Mu, hurried out to make arrangements. After a while, he invited Jia Rui's grandmother, Mrs. Wang, and another old woman over.

When Jia Mu saw the two coming, she stood up with a smile, stepped forward to support Mrs. Wang, and said:

"The descendants below should be filial and let us old sisters accept the courtesy of the children. If the children have something to do in the future, we old sisters should take care of them."

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded and replied: "That's not true. Our two families are quite lively now. Other families are a little lonely. Who can we help?"

Mother Jia smiled and patted Mrs. Wang's hand, "It's my sister who knows how to be kind."

After saying that, he took Mrs. Wang and sat in the middle of the hall.

Yuanyang also quickly supported another old lady and sat down with Jia Mu and others.

After that, You went to inform the tribe.

After a while, people from all ethnic groups came to worship according to their status.

For a while, they finished paying homage to their ancestors, and then they went home.

Returning to his home, Jia Rui felt that this busy day was more tiring than a day of fighting.

He didn't care about etiquette anymore, just lay down in the room, stretched out his limbs, and fell asleep without any image.

I don't know how long it took, but when I heard someone calling him, I slowly opened my eyes and saw Sister You sitting next to him, holding a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. "Why are you the only one here, and where are they?"

Second Sister You said with a smile: "Grandma has gone to the palace to congratulate Concubine Xiande. Third sister and Aunt Zhen have been invited to Ningguo Mansion by my eldest sister."

Jia Rui nodded inexplicably, and then sat up with the help of Second Sister You.

While Second Sister You was helping Jia Rui dress and groom, she muttered, "My eldest sister said she wanted to marry Brother Rong another daughter-in-law."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, but quickly stopped saying anything. After all, Jia Rong was not young anymore, and his wife had been dead for so long, so it was time to take another one.

"Which family is it?"

"I heard that she is the daughter of a minor official. She is very pretty. Her maiden name is Xu."

As soon as Jia Rui heard the long sign, he felt something was wrong.

Jia Zhen's romantic affair is known to everyone in the family and is spread in the market. Isn't it possible that the Xu family is afraid of losing its reputation?
Just as Jia Rui was thinking, Second Sister You continued: "Originally, the wedding was planned to be held before the year before, but you were busy at that time and they were afraid that they would not be able to invite you, so they planned to do it after the new year."

Jerry sighed.

Jia Zhen is really a dog who can't change herself from eating shit.

With his status in the Ningguo Mansion, the current situation of the Jia family's rising tide, and the fact that Jia Rong is still a fifth-grade official, why can't he marry a well-matched man?

Why did you fall in love with the daughter of a minor official?
If Jia Zhen continues to do this, the reputation of the Jia family will be ruined.

So, Jia Rui said to Second Sister You, "Send someone to call your sister and Mrs. Zhen back. I'll go to Rongguo Mansion."

After saying that, Jia Rui turned around and left, leaving Sister You alone in a daze. She still doesn't understand what her uncle is worried about.

But since the uncle was destined, she could only send someone to Ningguo Mansion to recruit Sister You and Zhen back.

Besides, Sanjie You and Mrs. Zhen, who were in Ningguo Mansion at this time, were having wine with Mrs. You in the newly built back garden.

How could Sanjie You and Mrs. Zhen get together?

It turns out that Third Sister You has a carefree temperament, and Aunt Zhen is a new girl who has just come to Jia Rui's house from the closed environment of the palace. She is curious about everything, and the two of them have fun playing around each other. Together.

After returning from the morning sacrifice, You suddenly sent someone to invite the You sisters to get together during the festival.

However, Xue Baochai was going to go to the palace with Jia Mu to pay homage to Concubine Xiande, and Jia Rui needed someone to take care of her, so in the end Sister You stayed.

The lively Third Sister You took her new friend Zhen to Ningguo Mansion.

In the warm winter, various delicacies were placed on the veranda of the garden, as well as hot wine, and the three sisters ate happily.

Due to her strict upbringing and the strict rules in the palace, Zhen almost never drank alcohol, so she only tasted it lightly.

But Sanjie You is different. She often drinks alcohol at home and after marrying Jia Rui, so she still has some drinking capacity.

Therefore, Sanjie You drank seven or eight cups in a short while, and then her cheeks turned red, making her look even more charming.

While the sisters were having a drink, Jia Zhen suddenly barged in out of nowhere.

The reason why Jia Zhen came here was because she knew that Jia Rui's two concubines were drinking with Youshi, so she wanted to come over to please them (I don't know if this is true, but that's what he thought).

As soon as she walked to the verandah, she saw Sister You's cheeks were flushed, her waist was trembling, and she didn't know what she was laughing at.

"What happy thing happened to my sister?"

Third Sister You turned around and saw Jia Zhen curling her lips in disdain, and the smile disappeared from her face.

Before marrying Jia Rui, to be honest, Third Sister You was a little afraid of Jia Zhen.

Although on the surface she was careless and looked down upon Jia Zhen, in fact she knew in her heart that if Jia Zhen wanted to attack their sisters, there was nothing they could do.

But things are different now. She is the concubine of Dingxihou Jia Rui, the chief minister of the dynasty. Even if Jia Zhen had a thousand courages, he would not dare to touch her.

Therefore, the current Third Sister You looks down on Jia Zhen's dissolute and unmotivated appearance.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here? It doesn't matter if you bumped into me. If my uncle knows that you bumped into his little baby, let's see how he deals with you."

Jia Zhen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Mrs. Zhen who was sitting next to Third Sister You.

I only saw some baby fat on Zhen's face, and her face was like a peony, which made her appear dignified and generous but also seductively naive.

Jia Zhen couldn't help but become obsessed with it.

When Mrs. Zhen saw Jia Zhen being so rude, she felt angry.

You must know that she was born into a famous family. Her family was the Zhen family in Jiangnan. She was selected to be sent to the palace to help Concubine Zhen, so her status was not ordinary.

Speaking of which, Jia Zhen's status is really inferior to hers now, and only Jia Rui, who has the power to rule the country, can let Zhen be his concubine.

(End of this chapter)