Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 291 Jia Lian's Confusion
I could only see that the courtyard of Rongqing Hall was now quiet. The little maids who usually chattered were now standing in the courtyard with their mouths closed.

As soon as Jia Rui and Yuanyang arrived in front of the lobby, the little maid lifted the door curtain and shouted inside: "Uncle Rui is here."

Jia Rui lowered his head and entered the door, then scanned the hall and saw that everyone with names in Rongguo Mansion was here.

Even Jia Zhen, the head of the Ningguo Mansion, who had been recovering from illness, was sitting on the sidelines.

As soon as Jia Zhen saw Jia Rui coming in, she immediately stood up and walked to Jia Rui's side with small square steps.

"Ruidi is here. Come on, I'll help you sit down."

After finishing speaking, Jia Zhen took Jia Rui's arm and led him to the seat opposite Jia She.

Jia Rui is really confused about Jia Zhen's attentiveness. He taught him a big lesson some time ago, causing him to lose 50 taels of silver and his position as patriarch. Now he is so attentive to him. what's going on?

Could it be that he has Stockholm Syndrome? The more he abuses him, the more loyal he becomes to her?
Although Jia Rui didn't understand the reason, he still accepted Jia Zhen's attentive service with peace of mind.

After Jia Rui sat down, he raised his hand to his mother Jia who was sitting in the middle, and then asked knowingly: "Old lady, what happened? Why did you call me over in such a hurry?"

Jia Mu did not speak, but looked at Jia She who was sitting below, which meant that you should answer.

Jia She stroked his beard, and then said awkwardly: "Brother Rui, maybe you have also heard that my unsatisfactory Jia Lian ran back from Hainan."

Jia Rui seemed to have just heard about this.His face turned red with anger and he slapped the table next to him.

"Where is Jia Lian? You have the nerve to do something like this, but don't have the nerve to come out?"

Jia Mu spoke at this time, "I beat him so hard that he is resting in his room now!"

"Now that you still have the nerve to rest, carry him here for me."

Everyone in the hall was shocked when they saw that Jia Rui was really angry. You must know that Jia Rui was still very polite in front of Jia Mu. This was the first time he slapped the table like this.

Lai Da, who followed Jia Rui into Rongqing Hall, heard Jia Rui's instructions and went out without even looking at Jia Mu sitting in the middle and Jia She next to him.

However, no one paid attention to such small details, and they all sat there and did not dare to speak.

After a while, there was a burst of wailing in the yard, and then two boys carried Jia Lian in, followed by Wang Xifeng and Heping'er who were very anxious.

After entering Rongqing Hall, when Wang Xifeng saw Jia Rui, she also twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, and then shed tears as if she cared about Jia Lian very much.

Jia Rui looked at Jia Lian lying on the soft bed and didn't pity him. For what he did, beating him to death was considered a light matter.

"I asked you why you escaped back?"

Jia Rui now no longer wanted to show face to Jia Mu, who was sitting in the middle, and asked directly.

Jia Lian, who was lying there wailing, felt guilty when he saw Jia Rui sitting there. He lowered his head and did not cry out in pain, and did not answer Jia Rui's words for a long time.

Jia Rui stamped his feet angrily and said to Lai Da below: "Get all his boys for me and just play boards in the yard. I don't believe that no one is telling the truth."

Lai Da went out to do his work without saying a word, and soon the sound of screams came from the yard.

Jia Rui sat there with a gloomy face and said nothing.

After a while, Lai Da came in from outside and knelt down beside Jia Rui and kowtowed.

"Uncle Rui has hired a servant."

"what happened?"

Lai Da hesitated and glanced at Jia Mu and Jia She in the lobby.

At this time, Jia Mu, who was sitting in the middle, knew that he had to speak, so she sighed and said to Jia Rui, "Brother Rui, you don't have to embarrass him. I'll tell you, old lady."

After hearing this, Jia Rui could only wave his hand and let Lai Da go out.

Then Jia Rui looked at Jia Mu with his eyes, which meant that he wanted her to continue.

Mother Jia thought about her words for a moment, and finally said: "This unsatisfactory thing, after arriving in Hainan, he just lived and drank, but ended up getting involved with the daughter of a local aborigine, and they gave birth to a son for him."

Jia Rui frowned, what big deal is this?Isn't it just that he gave birth to a bastard?Is there any need to escape back?

Mother Jia sighed, and then said: "I didn't expect that this woman turned out to be the daughter of a local leader. They forced this unsatisfactory thing to marry the matchmaker."

As soon as Jia Mu finished saying this, Wang Xifeng, who was standing beside her, suddenly started wailing.

Ping'er hurried over and hugged her master, wiping her tears and glaring fiercely at Jia Lian, who was lying on the soft bed.

At this time, Jia Lian buried his face on the soft bed and did not dare to look up at the people in the hall.

"What happened next?" Jia Rui didn't believe it. Just because of this, Jia Lian ran back. "The native people had already sent their men to arrest Jia Lian, saying they wanted to take him back to marry him. Then he was so frightened that he abandoned his official position and ran away."

Jia Rui frowned and then asked: "Where is that native woman?"

Jia She, who was sitting on the upper hand, began to speak at this time, "This unsatisfactory thing still has some affection. I have brought it back and now it is temporarily living on my side."

Jia She was still very happy to have brought back a grandson. This time he was able to flourish.

Hearing this, Jia Rui also began to worry. He was not worried about Jia Lian, but worried about the Hainan indigenous people making trouble.

Jia Lian not only slept with someone else's daughter, but also gave birth to a child without permission. Now he has kidnapped someone else's daughter. What father can bear it?
You must know that in places such as Hainan, although they are officially under the jurisdiction of the court, a large part of them are governed by local indigenous people.

These local native leaders are simply native emperors. They have soldiers and money. Under normal circumstances, as long as they don't cause too much trouble, the court will not care about them.

If people really make trouble this time, and Jia Lian is unreasonable, there is a high chance that the court will settle the matter, but at that time Jia Lian will abandon his son.

It was indeed a shocking event.

Jia Rui stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in Rongqing Hall, with murderous intent in his eyes.

We can't let the people below report this matter to the Supreme Emperor first. We might as well take advantage of it ourselves and directly say that the people below are plotting to rebel and kill the indigenous leader and his family. At that time, there will be rumors. As for the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Emperor would not really be serious.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui turned around and asked Jia Lian, "How did you come back?"

This time Jia Rui's tone was too fierce and full of murderous intent. Jia Lian was frightened and quickly replied: "I took the merchant's merchant ship and set off directly from Hainan without taking the land route. I landed at the port via Tianjin Wei, and then Return to the capital in one day."

Jia Rui nodded. According to his speed, plus the reaction time of the indigenous leader, it would take at least a month for the other side to spread the trouble to the capital, and this month was just enough to take care of his funeral. .

"From today on, you are not allowed to leave the Rongguo Mansion. If I know that you dare to go out and make friends with friends without asking the court, I will break your legs and throw you into the prime minister's mansion."

Seeing Jia Rui's fierce words, Jia Lian nodded quickly.

Where is the Prime Minister's Mansion?If you are really thrown there, your reputation will be ruined in this life, and you will not have the face to see your ancestors after you die.

After teaching Jia Lian a lesson, Jia Rui turned around and said to Jia's mother: "Rongguo Mansion should keep a low profile during this period and don't make any more troubles. After a while, things will calm down and send Jia Lian out of Beijing for a while." In a few years it will all be over.”

Jia's mother also experienced things. Compared with the ups and downs of Rongguo Mansion back then, Jia Lian's affairs were simply child's play.

"Brother Rui, just go and do things. I will naturally be watching over Rongguo Mansion. As long as I am here, there will be no chaos in Rongguo Mansion."

After Jia Mu finished speaking, she glared at Jia She fiercely.

Jia She felt that he was very wronged. He didn't cause this incident. Why did his mother always glare at him?
Next, Jia Rui did not stay in Rongguo Mansion. He turned around and left. Instead of going home, he went straight to Zhao Jin's house outside the palace.

Although great eunuchs like Zhao Jin had a place to live in the palace, they still built their own residences outside the palace for show.

In this house, not only were there servants to serve him, but he even had a concubine.

The relationship between Jia Rui and Zhao Jin is unusual. As soon as he arrived at Zhao Jin's home, a young eunuch naturally came out to greet him.

Jia Rui seemed to have entered his own home. As he walked inside, he asked, "Is your master here?"

"As far as Master Jia is concerned, our master has not come back yet."

"When will he get home?"

"Sir, our master will be home before dinner today."

Jia Rui nodded, and then led by the eunuch to the main hall. Soon the maids brought fragrant tea and fruits.

Jia Rui was bored, drinking tea while waiting for Zhao Jin.

The sky is getting dark, and lanterns have been lit outside.

After a while, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and then Zhao Jin, surrounded by several young eunuchs, walked quickly to the hall.

When Jia Rui saw Zhao Jin coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him, "Brother Zhao, please let me wait easily!"

Zhao Jin quickly stepped forward, took Jia Rui's hand, and said with a smile, "I didn't leave for a while today. I made Jia Rui wait too much."

After saying that, the two people entered the hall. Finally, Zhao Jin waved his hand and ordered all the little eunuchs who were following him and the maids waiting in the hall to retreat.

Jia Rui smiled, Zhao Jin was indeed a person who had served the Supreme Emperor for so many years without making any mistakes. How could anyone else compare to this cleverness.

When everyone below was gone, Zhao Jin asked straight to the point: "Brother Jia, come to see me so late. Did something big happen?"

(End of this chapter)