Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 295 Jia Lian’s arrangements

Jia Rui received the imperial edict from the Supreme Emperor that Jia Zheng was appointed governor of Hainan, and hurriedly left the palace and returned to Rongguo Mansion.

Under the guidance of Yuanyang himself, Jia Rui came to the old lady's Rongqing Hall.

After coming in, I saw not only Jia Mu and Jia She, but also Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.

Jia Rui did not go up to salute Jia Mu as usual, but stood there, clapped the imperial edict in his hand, and said to Jia Mu: "I am pregnant with the imperial edict and cannot salute. Please forgive me, old lady."

Jia Mu was startled when she saw this scene. She quickly stood up and shouted to the mandarin duck beside her: "Why don't you prepare the incense table quickly?"

Jia Rui smiled, waved his hand and said, "My family doesn't have to be like this."

Then he motioned for several people to kneel on the ground.

Naturally, Jia Mu and others did not dare to say any words. Jia Mu was the leader, followed by Jia She. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing knelt behind, and the maids and wives in the room also knelt down.

At this time, Jia Rui unfolded the imperial edict and read it out in front of everyone.

The great righteousness is: Jia Zheng has made outstanding contributions and is the governor of Hainan.

The people below were overjoyed when they heard the news.

It turned out that Jia Zheng was just a scholar from Hainan Province, and his official position was not very high.

Now he can reach the sky in one step and become the governor of a province. Although Hainan has only just been established as a province, he is still a parent official in charge of a place, so it can be regarded as a step to the sky.

What's more important is that the governor of a province is the second rank, and this official position ranks second among the entire Jia family.

If it weren't for the monster Jia Rui, Jia Zheng's official position would be enough for Jia Mu to boast for 100 years.

As the news spread throughout the Jia family, the entire Jia family burst into joy.

But since there are those who are happy, there are naturally those who are unhappy.

And this unhappy person is Jia She.

Why are you so unlucky? Just after your son got into trouble, your second brother has already been promoted. Doesn't this make it more obvious that their eldest brother is incompetent?
But if Jia She knew that it was because his son got into trouble that Jia Zheng was promoted, he would probably beat his son Jia Lian a hundred times and then bury him with his own hands.

After everyone was happy, they sat down again. Jia Rui was still sitting on Jia Mu's side, and his status in Rongqing Hall was the same as Jia She's.

"Old lady, I have almost arranged the affairs on the Hainan side. You don't need to ask any more questions about this matter. However, Jia Lian's affairs are still a little troublesome."

When Jia Mu heard that nothing would happen on the Hainan side, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Amitabha, with the blessings of our ancestors, we finally got through it safely."

Jia Rui looked at Jia Mu's look with some disdain in his heart. You want to live in peace, but there are so many good things.

Jia Rui actually hated Jia Lian so much that he suddenly came back, but on the surface they were all relatives, so he couldn't do anything openly.

Mrs. Wang still had a look, so she quickly asked: "Is there anything else going on on Jia Lian's side?"

Jia Rui sighed and pretended to be very helpless and said: "Second brother Lian is an official of the court after all. How can he come back for no reason? If the court investigates this, it will be no small matter."

Everyone in the hall nodded when they heard what Jia Rui said. They agreed with Jia Rui's statement.

Although he is a bastard, Jia She is still very concerned about his son's future, so he quickly asked:

"Why don't we spend some money to do some research and see if we can get through this?"

Jia Rui nodded, and then said: "It was really hard to fool someone before, but now that the Supreme Emperor has a silver penalty system, you can avoid it as long as you are fined."

"Okay, let's pay for it." After Jia She said this, he looked at Mrs. Wang aside, meaning to ask her to intervene.

Mrs. Wang, who was sitting there, heard that she had to pay a large sum of money, but she was unwilling. She closed her eyes like a puppet and sat there without responding to Jia She.

When Jia She saw Mrs. Wang's appearance, he became a little angry. He stood up and pointed at Mrs. Wang with his finger and roared loudly,

"Why don't you, the wife of the head of the house, say anything? Do you not want to pay for it? You have to think about it, this Rongguo Mansion is not yours yet."

Mrs. Wang was also startled, and then her expression changed and tears flowed out.

She stood up and knelt down in front of Jia Mu, sobbing and saying, "Old lady, it's not that my daughter-in-law doesn't want to pay, it's really that this family can't afford it."

After saying this, Mrs. Wang burst into tears.

Sitting on top, Jia Mu also sighed when she saw this situation.

She barely understood the current situation of Rongguo Mansion. It was good to know that Rongguo Mansion could barely survive now. If Rongguo Mansion had to spend a lot of money, Rongguo Mansion might really not be able to survive.

Moreover, Jia's mother didn't want all the Rongguo Mansion's money to be spent on Jia Lian. After all, he had another grandson, Jia Baoyu.Therefore, Jia's mother looked at Jia Rui and said, "Brother Rui, is there any other way to escape guilt other than asking for money?"

Jia Rui thought for a moment in embarrassment, and then said: "It will be difficult to settle this matter without paying for it. Well, at least I am the chief minister of the dynasty and can barely suppress it, but during this period, the second brother Lian We can’t stay in the capital anymore, let him hide outside for a while, and wait until the situation calms down in a year or two before he comes back.”

Everyone felt good when they heard Jia Rui's method.

In this way, the family would not have to lose a large amount of money, and Jia Lian would only be able to hide out for a year or two at most, and it would not be short of his food and drink expenses, so why not do it?
So before Jia Mu could say anything, Mrs. Wang stood up and gave Jia Rui a blessing.

This startled Jia Rui. You must know that Mrs. Wang's identity is a generation higher than Jia Rui's, so Jia Rui quickly hid aside and returned the greeting.

Mother Jia also smiled when she was sitting on top. She said to Jia Rui, "Don't hide. This is your aunt giving you a return gift on behalf of me, an old lady. Thank you for your help to the family."

But Jia Rui even said he didn't dare.

After everyone sat down again, Jia Rui said to Jia Mu: "I am going to ask Brother Lian to go to Zhuangzi in the northeast. This can be regarded as a punishment for him. Outsiders will not say anything more if they find out."

After hearing this, Jia Mu felt a little unbearable, but she turned around and thought, if Jia Lian really went to the prosperous places such as Jinling in the south, he would not be hiding, but going to enjoy the blessings. The censors in the court heard that After that, it was nothing new.

And I heard that Jia Rui and the people who helped Yushitai were not dealt with. These people would not buy Jia Rui's face. At that time, if the matter was really revealed, Jia Lian would not benefit.

It's better to listen to Jia Rui and go to the Northeast to hide for a year or two.

"Yes, Rui Ge'er is right. Let him go to the Northeast and suffer for a few years, so that he will know the consequences of being ignorant."

When others saw Jia Mu, they had already made up their minds, so they stopped saying anything.

Even Jia Lian's father Jia She.I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my son going to the Northeast. Who caused him to get into such a big trouble?
Just when everyone thought it was time to leave, Mrs. Xing stood up and spoke.

"Old lady, it's so cold in the Northeast that it's freezing to death. It's okay for our brother Lian to go there, but what should we do with the newborn baby?"

After everyone heard this, they were stunned for a moment, because in everyone's minds, they didn't take the newborn child into consideration at all.

Mother Jia, who was sitting on top, pondered for a moment. Although she was not interested in the child born to this foreign woman, this was her great-grandson after all, and she could not let him go to the Northeast to suffer.

"Don't go to the Northeast with your children when they are young. Just keep them at home."

Jia Mu made the final decision.

A smile immediately appeared on Mrs. , why not let that Banren woman accompany Jia Lian."

Jia She was a little unhappy after hearing this, "If you say so, who will take care of the child?"

Mrs.

Jia Mu sat up and listened to Mrs. Xing's last words, and finally understood what Mrs. Xing had planned.

She wanted to adopt this newly born baby.

Jia Mu didn't even think about objecting to this.

When Mrs. Xing got married, she had a bad health for some reason, so she never got pregnant.

Now that she is getting older, she is also worried about her own death, so she wants to adopt this little baby so that she can have someone to rely on.

Jia Mu saw this clearly, so she was not prepared to object.

"I think it's good. The boss and his wife have nothing to do. They can just spend time at home and see the grandson."

When Jia She saw that his mother had agreed, he said nothing more.

Jia Rui sat down, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Since we want to keep this child, the mother of the child cannot be anonymous. Old lady, please tell me, should this woman also be recorded in the genealogy?" .”

Jia Rui's question is consistent with his status as the leader of the Jia family.

In fact, Jia Rui didn't care about this woman. He was making Jia Lian uncomfortable.

If this matter goes through, there will be no chance for Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian to reconcile from now on. In addition, there will be one more candidate to compete with his son Xiao Jia Ping for heir, and she will probably hate this country woman and Jia Lian in her heart. .

This is Jia Rui's purpose, to seize every opportunity to separate Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian.

Jia Lian believed that this was to smooth out the bumps in the road for his son Xiao Jia Ping, and he would never admit that he was jealous.

Jia Mu sighed, then touched her forehead tiredly, "Let's do it."

In this way, Jia Lian had a legitimate concubine in his family tree.

You must know how serious a family's genealogy is. Once it is listed in the genealogy, then it is a person with a name.

(End of this chapter)