Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 304
Jia Rui knelt there and replied with a somewhat ugly expression: "I don't dare."

The Supreme Emperor shook his head, and then said to Zhao Jin who was following him: "Hurry up and help Master Jiahou up."

Zhao Jin stepped forward to help Jia Rui up with a smile.

"Jia Aiqing, I have wronged you today." The Supreme Emperor said gently to Jia Rui with a smile on his face.

When Jia Rui heard this, his nose felt sore and he almost shed tears.

The Supreme Emperor said gently: "Old Chen has just returned to the court, and I have to give him some face, so I feel wronged to you."

When Jia Rui heard the Emperor's comfort, he finally lost his temper and said, "I understand the Emperor's painstaking efforts, but I am a little petty."

The Supreme Emperor walked back to his throne and looked at several memorials in front of the imperial court. "Our Mr. Chen suddenly returned to the court, and his purpose is not pure."

The Emperor sighed.

Originally, the Supreme Emperor thought that Chen Guozi came back because he was restless, and that he was old and was about to be buried. He wanted to leave some legacy to future generations, so he dragged his old body back to the court.

But the secret document sent by the Intelligence Department today made the Supreme Emperor very disappointed with Chen Guozi.

But these things cannot be said to Jia Rui.

At this time, the Emperor felt more and more guilty towards Jia Rui.There is only Jia Rui, a pure minister, beside me, and the others are half-hearted.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor became more and more certain about his decision not to immediately depose the emperor.

Now that he has decided to let the emperor continue to work, he must have more contact with his favorite minister Jia Rui.

The Supreme Emperor closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "Jia Rui."

"Wei Chen is here."

"How old is your eldest son?"

Jia Rui was a little confused. Why did he talk about his eldest son? What does this have to do with him?
Although the Emperor's thinking was too wild, Jia Rui still answered truthfully: "Back to the Emperor, Wei Chen's eldest son Jia Xuan is two years old this year."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor clapped his hands and said happily: "That's great. I heard that King Zhongshun's little daughter has just turned two years old this year."

Jia Rui was not a fool. He understood as soon as the Supreme Emperor finished speaking.

Jia Rui's mind was racing rapidly. He was thinking about the pros and cons of forming a family with King Zhongshun.

Speaking of which, Jia Rui's power has already begun to take shape. Even without the help of King Zhongshun, Jia Rui is confident that he will be able to compete with the emperor after his death.

Moreover, King Zhongshun is the half-brother of the current emperor. Even if he becomes his son and daughter, he will never betray the emperor to help him. In this way, there is not much benefit to becoming his son and daughter with King Zhongshun.

Just as Jia Rui was about to think of a way to refuse, the Supreme Emperor had already spoken.

"Since this is the case, then I will be the master once and betroth Prince Zhongshun's youngest daughter, Princess Huicheng, to your son."

The Emperor has spoken, what can Jia Rui say?All I could do was bite the bullet and say, "Thank you so much for your grace. My whole family will remember the kindness of our Majesty."

The Emperor touched his beard with satisfaction. He felt that he had accomplished a great event.

"Zhao Jin, hurry up and draw up a decree."

Zhao Jin did not dare to neglect and immediately asked the young eunuch to prepare a small table. He knelt in front of the small table and swiped a few dots on the blank imperial edict.

After finishing writing, Zhao Jin personally came to the Supreme Emperor holding the imperial edict and asked the Supreme Emperor to read it.

The Supreme Emperor looked at the imperial edict that had not yet dried on the ink in front of him, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it is exactly what I want."

After receiving the Supreme Emperor's approval, a eunuch immediately came over and copied two copies. After that, the eunuch with the palm seal stamped the jade seal on each of the three copies of the imperial edict.

One of them was kept in the palace as a document, the other was sent to Jia Rui's arms, and the other was carried out of the palace by a young eunuch, apparently to deliver the decree to Prince Zhongshun.

Jia Rui held the imperial decree and reluctantly accepted the fait accompli.

However, thinking about it now, there is no harm in it. Firstly, it can confuse the emperor, and secondly, it can also use King Zhongshun to expand its own power.

Just like that, Jia Rui soon showed a happy smile on his face.

The Supreme Emperor became very happy when he saw Jia Rui. He was also very happy and felt that he had accomplished a great happy event.

Let’s talk about the Zhongshun Prince’s Mansion at this time.

At this time, King Zhongshun was having a drink in Yin'an Hall and watching the actors below singing the latest popular operas in Beijing.

Who is the most comfortable in the entire capital right now?Then it must be King Zhongshun.

In the past, King Zhongshun was still in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but since he was relieved of his duties as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, King Zhongshun has completely let himself go.

He had nothing to do every day, except hanging out with the actors and wandering around the streets with some Qingqi husbands.Either I went to a brothel today, I went to a gambling stall tomorrow, or I spent the day in a teahouse.

Such leisurely days passed for so long that King Zhongshun felt that he was just looking for trouble for himself by being so busy before.

No, King Zhongshun is drinking wine and watching a female actor singing a cappella in the main hall.

Just when King Zhongshun looked happy, a little eunuch ran in rolling and crawling.

As soon as King Zhongshun frowned, an old eunuch next to him understood immediately. He quickly stepped forward and kicked the little eunuch down. He was about to order other people to drag the little eunuch out.

But the little eunuch shouted hoarsely: "The Emperor's decree has arrived, and the imperial envoy has arrived at the door of the mansion."

His voice saved him from the pain of his flesh and blood. The old eunuch frowned and asked in a low voice: "But is it true?"

"Ancestor, how dare you talk nonsense about this kind of thing?"

The old eunuch nodded, then returned to King Zhongshun, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor's decree has arrived."

When King Zhongshun heard the name of the Supreme Emperor, his eyelids jumped, and then he hurriedly asked: "What is it?"

"I haven't heard any recent news about our family."

King Zhongshun's expression changed a little. Could it be that he was causing trouble for himself because he had been spending so much time and alcohol that his old father knew about it?
The more King Zhongshun thought about it, the more he felt that this was what happened, so he was so frightened that his face turned white as ice.

Although he was so frightened that he started to tremble, King Zhongshun still ordered people to prepare the incense table quickly.

The incense table on this side had just been prepared when a young eunuch from outside came in holding an imperial edict.

When the little eunuch saw King Zhongshun standing in front of the incense table with a white face, he knew that this ridiculous prince had misunderstood.

The little eunuch smiled and walked to King Zhongshun's side, "Your Majesty, it's a good thing that you don't have to be nervous."

When King Zhongshun heard that it was a good thing, his expression recovered a little, and then he put a piece of jade pendant into the little eunuch's hand without leaving any trace.

After this, there was a process-like reading of the imperial edict.

At the beginning, King Zhongshun was flattered when he heard the compliments given by the imperial edict. But when it was finally announced that his youngest daughter Huicheng Princess would be engaged to Jia Rui's youngest son Jia Xuan, he was dumbfounded. .

You must know that Princess Huicheng is the youngest girl born to his legitimate wife.

After this little girl was born, she was regarded as a treasure by King Zhongshun. He held it in his hands for fear of falling and held it in his mouth for fear of melting. The other children in the palace, whether they were men or women, were in awe when they met this little princess. Gotta step aside.

But he didn't expect that his treasure would be promised to the stupid son of Jia Rui's family.

If King Zhongshun hadn't been so afraid of the Supreme Emperor, he would have jumped into the palace to argue with the Supreme Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been read out. Please accept it."

King Zhongshun got up from the ground with a livid face, snatched the imperial edict from the little eunuch's hand, and then looked at it carefully. His last hope was shattered. The little eunuch read it correctly.

The little eunuch was a little aggrieved when he saw King Zhongshun's look. He thought that coming to deliver the order this time was a good job, but now looking at King Zhongshun's look, let alone giving him a reward, it would be a thank you if he didn't give himself a slap in the face. .

So the little eunuch quickly kowtowed to King Zhongshun, and then ran away in a hurry without caring about King Zhongshun's reply.

At this time, the palace chief Shi came to King Zhongshun and said, "Your Majesty, this is a happy event!"

"What happy event? Don't you know that the emperor's brother and Jia Rui are not at odds? Will there be a good end for the future orphan's daughter?"

The envoy smiled slightly, and then said: "My lord, you have not cared about the affairs of the court during this period. You don't know it yet. Now there are signs of reconciliation between the emperor and Mr. Jia."

King Zhongshun was a little surprised when he heard this. In his impression, his imperial brother and Jia Ruina were incompatible.Why do you think these two guys are getting closer to each other now, judging from Chang Shi's tone?
"What the hell is going on?"

The chief envoy smiled slightly, and then truthfully told King Zhongshun a few things that the Supreme Emperor had done to bring Jia Rui and the Emperor together during this period.

After hearing this, King Zhongshun opened his mouth wide, and finally asked in disbelief: "You mean that the emperor and Jia Rui cooperate very well in court? And the emperor has always favored Concubine Jia?"

The commander nodded slightly.

King Zhongshun's simple mind was a bit difficult to turn around. How could these big guys in the court change their positions so quickly?Some time ago, they were fighting each other to death, almost using swords, but now they are like one person again. What on earth do they think?

Although King Zhongshun didn't understand, it didn't stop him from knowing that the Supreme Emperor was trying his best to bring the Emperor and Jia Rui together, and the Emperor and Jia Rui also accepted the Supreme Emperor's kindness and were slowly getting closer.

King Zhongshun finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the emperor and Jia Rui have a harmonious relationship, then Jia Rui's marriage is not only not a bad thing, but a great good thing.

You must know that the Jia Rui family has countless gold, silver and jewelry. When his precious girl grows up, she will definitely not be wronged if she marries into the Jia Rui family.

After thinking of this, King Zhongshun finally had a smile on his face, and then he happily held the imperial edict and went to the backyard of the palace to tell his princess the good news.

(End of this chapter)