Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 287
After listening to Jia Rui's words, Li Chengyang's eyes fell on the orb in his hand.

At this sight, Li Chengyang couldn't take his eyes off him.

Although it was daytime, Li Chengyang could still see the strange light emitting from the orb.

Moreover, I don’t know what material this orb is made of, but it is actually crystal clear.

If this thing were taken outside, it wouldn't be possible to touch it if it didn't cost a million taels.

Li Chengyang has been a cabinet minister for so many years, let alone owning it, he has never even seen such a thing.

Not only Li Chengyang, but He Chaodong and Zhu Biao not far away were also looking at the orb from a distance, and they could hardly keep their eyes away.

Li Chengyang's throat was a little dry and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Sir, you won't regret it, will you?"

"There is nothing to regret about this. A manly man, if you spit on it and nail it, you will exchange it for this thing."

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Li Chengyang snatched the orb from Jia Rui's hand with lightning speed and held it in his arms.

"I agreed on behalf of Fann. Your Excellency will hand over the work tomorrow and check the accounts."

"Okay, Mr. Li, please be happy, we've settled on this."

Then Li Chengyang held Baozhu and said to Jia Rui: "Master Jia, I'm feeling a little uncomfortable. I'd like to take a day off today. What do you think?"

Li Chengyang was worried about the treasure in his arms, fearing that if it got knocked halfway, he would never feel at ease in his life.

Jia Rui naturally knew what the other party was thinking, but he still cared about Li Chengyang's health in order to save face, and then he happily agreed to his lie.

Then Li Chengyang hugged the orb and left the cabinet happily.

Jia Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief. This hot potato was finally given away.

At this time, He Chaodong walked up to Jia Rui and said with some regret for him: "Master Jia has suffered a loss in this business."

Jia Rui pretended to be very helpless, sighed and said: "Oh, there is no need to ruin the feelings of our colleagues because of this matter."

He Chaodong looked at Jia Rui very jealously and said to himself that you have so many things at home. This priceless treasure was given away as soon as he said it would be given away. If I had known you would give it to me, I would have risked my life to give it to you. Change your Ruifosheng ticket number back.

Zhu Biao, who had been sitting silently, stood up, cupped his hands towards Jia Rui, and then said: "Master Jia, that orb was a gift from the emperor. It would be inappropriate to exchange ticket numbers with others like this."

According to ordinary etiquette, what Jia Rui did was simply deceiving the emperor.

This is even a big clue. If the emperor wants to cause trouble for Jia Rui in the future, this alone can kill Jia Rui.

However, Jia Rui didn't care about his relationship with the emperor at all. He knew in his heart that as long as the emperor was alive, nothing would happen. Once the emperor died, both sides would be life-and-death enemies. Who would care about such a trivial matter.

"It's nothing, it's just a bead, isn't it? At the worst, I'll go to the Supreme Emperor and explain it later."

Zhu Biao said nothing when he saw Jia Rui carrying out the Supreme Emperor.

Besides, Li Chengyang hurriedly left the cabinet and returned to his mansion in a sedan.

As soon as he got off the sedan, a person came out next to him.

This startled Li Chengyang, and at the same time he felt a little annoyed. Who is this?So ignorant of the rules.

When he was about to get angry, the man was already talking with a smile.

"Master Li, how are you talking to Master Jia?"

Li Chengyang took a look and reluctantly suppressed his anger. It turned out that this person was Fan En.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk in the study."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengyang took several boys and Fan En to the outer study room.

After entering the room, Li Chengyang sat in the middle. A servant brought him fragrant tea. As for Fan En, he could only stand and wait below.

Li Chengyang took a sip of tea and then said calmly:

"I have already told Mr. Jia about your matter, but you also know that this is the ancestral property of Mr. Jia's family. It must be taken back no matter what, otherwise it will not be justified in terms of filial piety."

"Then Mr. Li, didn't you say that I would offer several hundred thousand taels of silver as compensation?"

Li Chengyang placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table, then glared at Fan En and said, "What is Mr. Jia's identity? Do you still care about your 10 taels of silver?"

After listening to Li Chengyang's words, Fan En seemed to understand something. Then he stared at Li Chengyang and said, "Sir, I have paid you a lot of respect over the years. You can't just ignore me when I encounter danger, right?"

Li Chengyang also felt a little ashamed, so he pretended to cough to cover up his mood.

"It's not that I don't care. As you can see, I went to negotiate with Mr. Jia for you, but after all, I can't compare with Mr. Jia, so I really may not be able to control this matter."

When he said this, Li Chengyang sighed again and said: "You also know how many unknown things were involved in the matter that was done back then. If it is really revealed, will your head be saved?" Let’s talk about it differently.”

Li Chengyang has already begun to threaten Fan En.Fan En also trembled after hearing Li Chengyang's words.

But he soon became normal again.

When talking about what happened back then, he didn't feel that he was grateful. Although he had taken away the Ruifusheng account through clever means, the Ruifusheng account was already in dire straits back then. If he hadn't taken over, it would have gone bankrupt in a few years.

After more than ten years of hard work, the Ruifusheng bank account has finally become one of the famous big bank accounts in the empire. Now if he changes hands, he will lose all the money he has invested in the operation and investment for more than ten years. Is it watery?
"Sir, what do you think of this? I will give Mr. Jia another [-]% of the shares. Mr. Jia does not need to interfere with the ticket number. He only needs to sit at home and collect the money."

Li Chengyang was tempted for a moment after hearing this, but he quickly touched the orb in his arms.

If it was really like what the other party said, wouldn't he be receiving salary for nothing?With Jia Rui's greedy personality, he will not cause trouble for himself in the coming days.

"No, Mr. Jia keeps his word, how can he ruin the reputation of his ancestors because of a small profit? I won't say more. You go back and prepare to hand over."

After hearing what Li Chengyang said, Fan En lost his temper. The two big bosses put pressure on him. Not to mention him, only the Supreme Emperor in the whole world could bear it.

Even the emperor was helpless in the face of this situation, let alone a common man.

Fan En felt that there was no way to change the facts before him, so he bit the bullet and said: "Since Mr. Jia insists on returning the ancestral property, then the villain has no choice but to offer it with both hands."

Li Chengyang smiled slightly after hearing this, and then said:

"That's right. There is no need to hang yourself from a tree. With our relationship in the future, you will have many opportunities to make a fortune."

"Then I wonder how much money Master Jia will compensate the villain?"

Li Chengyang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "What kind of compensation money? Why didn't I know about this?"

Fan En was really anxious this time, "Master Jia doesn't want to pay even a penny, does he?"

Li Chengyang's face sank, "Master Jia is fair and honest, please don't ruin Master Jia's reputation."

After saying this, his tone softened a little, and then said: "You also know this matter. What you did back then was not aboveboard. You have made a lot of money over the years. It is also true that Mr. Jia wants to take it back now." It's normal, so don't make things more complicated."

Fan En's face turned pale and his feet were shaking. He did not expect these officials to be so shameless.

However, it is useless to say anything now. Facing two cabinet ministers, what can he do as a businessman?
Li Chengyang didn't have time to chat with Fan En anymore. He still wanted to go back to the back house to see the orb.

So he picked up the teacup next to him and gestured.

The waiter next to me immediately shouted: "See you off."

Fan En had no choice but to bow deeply to Li Chengyang before leaving.

After Fan En left, Li Chengyang said to the boy beside him: "You should keep an eye on this matter and don't let this guy go out and talk nonsense."

"Sir, if this guy dares to talk nonsense, what should I do?"

Li Chengyang squinted his eyes and smiled, "I remember he injured someone before because he was fighting for a concubine?"

"There is such a thing. At that time, he was arrested by the Yamen on the Shanxi side. It was only after you said hello that he was safe."

"If he dares to talk nonsense, I don't think the Ku family on the other side will give up. I can't help him this time."

The boy understood it and said, "I understand."

Then Li Chengyang left the study and returned to the inner study, carefully playing with the orb in his hand.

The more he looked at this orb, the more he liked it, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that he couldn't live without it.

This thing is enough to be your own family heirloom.

I'm afraid there aren't many such orbs even in the Emperor's house.

Li Chengyang caressed the treasure in his hand, mocking Jia Rui for not knowing the goods. This kind of thing is much better than that ticket number.

Not to mention Li Chengyang, let’s talk about our protagonist Jia Rui. After finishing this matter, he can be regarded as relieved of his heartache.

Then, while rushing for lunch, I went to flatter the Supreme Emperor, and by the way, I told the Supreme Emperor about the luminous pearl, and then I slowly went home for lunch.

Originally, according to the rules of the cabinet, ministers had to have lunch in the palace and could not go back until the afternoon, but Jia Rui was left alone now. He usually did business all morning and went home to rest in the afternoon.

After coming back, I first reported to the old lady and the old man, and then returned to Xue Baochai.

Under normal circumstances, Jia Rui would have dinner with Xue Baochai at noon, which shows that Jia Rui attaches great importance to the eldest wife.

After Jia Rui entered the door, he saw Xue Baochai holding his son and training a maid next to him.

"Why are you looking at me? He fell to the ground and you didn't even see him. What would have happened if I hadn't gone over there?"

(End of this chapter)