Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 319 Conflict
Xue Baochai sighed, touched Lin Daiyu's hair, and then put Lin Daiyu on the bed. She stood up and left Lin Daiyu's room without looking back.

After arriving in the courtyard, Xue Baochai felt a sense of sadness again.

This huge Rongguo Mansion looked majestic and magnificent, but Xue Baochai felt waves of cool breeze coming.

At the same time, Xue Baochai began to question Jia Rui for the first time. Was it the right decision for him to match up Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu?

In this mood of worrying about gains and losses, Xue Baochai returned to his home.

Despite Ying'er's reminder, Xue Baochai still came back late. Jia Rui had already returned home from the cabinet and was joking with Brother Ying in the room.

Xue Baochai entered the room and bowed to Jia Rui first, then changed into regular clothes under the service of several maids, and then walked to Jia Rui and sat down.

Jia Rui looked at her carefully. Xue Baochai saw a look of sadness on her brows and the corners of her eyes, so she asked with concern:

"Why are you so worried when you go out? If you have anything to do, tell me and I will take care of it for you."

Xue Baochai looked at Jia Rui, and then said: "I went to Rongguo Mansion today and saw the harshness of the world, so I felt depressed."

"Oh, what happened there again? It made you so worried."

Xue Baochai sighed, and then explained the conflict between Jia Tanchun and Aunt Zhao.

After hearing this, Jia Rui was silent for a long time, and then said: "Tan Chun is a smart man. He knows how to assess the situation and will not do too badly in any environment in the future."

Xue Baochai nodded in agreement.

In fact, in Jia Rui's view, people like Jia Tanchun can truly be the head of the house. Whoever marries Jia Tanchun in the future will definitely have a more stable back home.

But, then again, this kind of Jia Tanchun seems a little cold. I am afraid that in the future, apart from her children, even her husband will not occupy much place in her heart.

"Okay, let's not talk about his family's affairs. Let's talk about what we are going to eat tonight!"

In Jia Rui's opinion, everything in Rongguo Mansion is not as important as his own meal.

If it was normal, Xue Baochai should change the topic now and follow Jia Rui to start discussing what to eat tonight and how to entertain the children.

But today, Xue Baochai was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Instead of following Jia Rui's words, he continued to say in a low voice: "I also met Sister Lin today."

Jia Rui didn't expect that she would suddenly turn the topic to Lin Daiyu, so he asked casually: "How is Daiyu?"

"She was ill when I went there, and Zijuan was the only one waiting in front of her bed." Xue Baochai finally shed tears after holding back tears all the way.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief: "Is there only one maid in Xiaoxiang Pavilion? Where have the others gone?"

A hint of sarcasm appeared in the corner of Xue Baochai's eyes, "Their maids are all deputy young ladies, how can anyone control them?"

Jia Rui nodded. The maids in Rongguo Mansion were indeed different from other families. They were all pampered and pampered, and were a bit better than the ladies from ordinary families outside.

The ordinary people mentioned here do not refer to ordinary civilians, but to small landowners with some fields.

To be honest, the treatment of the maids in Rongguo Mansion was better than that in Dingxihou Mansion.

In their Dingxihou Mansion, because Xue Baochai was very strict, the maids followed the rules one by one and were very observant.

The only maid in Dingxihou Mansion who can really act unscrupulously is Jia Rui's personal maid Ying Ge.

The main reason is that Jia Rui dotes on Brother Ying too much. Not only did he give her a small village early, but he also made a promise that when she grows up, she will become a concubine immediately.

It is precisely because of this that Brother Ying can have a certain range of freedom in Dingxihou Mansion, which not even the You sisters, Xue Baoqin, Aunt Zhen, etc. can compare with her.

"Can you go talk to the old lady of Rongguofu and pay attention to Sister Lin's health?" Xue Baochai begged Jia Rui for the first time.

Jia Rui frowned. He felt that this matter was a bit tricky. Although he was the leader of the Jia clan, it was hard for him to interfere in the affairs of Rongguo Mansion until there was nothing extraordinary happening in Rongguo Mansion.

But looking at Xue Baochai's hopeful eyes, Jia Rui still softened his heart, "Well, after I go to office tomorrow, I will go to Rongguo Mansion to take a look at the situation there."

When he said this, Jia Rui also sighed.

He thought that if Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were tied together, Lin Daiyu would be happy, but things still developed in a direction he did not want.

Xue Baochai listened to Jia Rui's words, and then she had a smile on her face, and then she began to help Jia Rui wash her face and hands diligently.

Then Xue Baochai personally ordered the kitchen to prepare some good dishes, and she wanted to thank Jia Rui properly.

At the dinner table, Xue Baochai naturally tried to please her, and there were also some sexy scenes.

The couple had a meal until it was completely dark, and then they stopped.

After eating, Jia Rui became interested and went directly to Xue Baochai's bedroom without going to the other concubines.After a night of silence, Jia Rui came out of Xue Baochai's room refreshed the next day, and then rode a carriage to the cabinet.

As soon as he entered the cabinet, Chen Guozi hurriedly came over and grabbed Jia Rui, "Master Jia, the Prince of Nan'an County has submitted a memorial. He is about to leave the capital. When will our money be approved?"

Jia Rui shook off Chen Guozi's hand as if nothing had happened, and slowly sat back on his seat.

"Ask him to write down the details of how the money will be used. I will approve it if it is suitable. If it is not suitable, I can't help it."

Chen Guozi blinked, "Master Jia, we don't need to check in such detail, right?"

"Haha, you know that a warship is worth thousands of taels of silver. If you can just relax your hands, then after the naval construction is completed, Prince Nan'an can build a new house."

"Master Jia, don't think too badly of others. Prince Nan'an is also experienced in military affairs. He knows the importance of severity."

After saying this, Chen Guoxin ignored Jiarui, but picked up a memorial from the table and left the cabinet.

Jia Rui looked at the other person's back, feeling disgusted in his heart.

This guy hasn't given himself any peace of mind since he came back, and he keeps trying to quarrel with him in the cabinet.

What troubles Jia Rui even more is that it has been a month now, and Jia Rui still doesn't understand which faction this guy belongs to.

As for the claim that he was the Emperor's man, Jia Rui could only believe half of it, because Jia Rui believed that Chen Guoxin was the Emperor's man, and he also had a small thought. He must have taken refuge with others when he came back this time.

Just when Jia Rui was thinking wildly, Chen Guozi had come back from the outside.

After he entered the door, he touched his gray beard, and then walked to Jia Rui holding the memorial.

"Master Jia, this is the Supreme Emperor's instruction. Please read it."

Jia Rui gave him a disgusted look, then took the memorial and opened it to see that this memorial was from the Prince of Nan'an County asking for money.

At the end of the memorial, the Supreme Emperor approved a few words, "Disbursement in full."

Jia Rui threw the memorial on the table angrily, and then said to Chen Guozi: "Mr. Chen, according to the rules of the cabinet, the memorial cannot be submitted without my consent. You have broken the rules."

"Master Jia has already said that you and I are both cabinet bachelors. Don't I even have the right to see the Supreme Emperor to report matters?"

"Haha, if everyone is like you, how can I be the chief minister of the cabinet? I might as well abdicate and let Mr. Chen do it." Jia Rui retorted unceremoniously.

"Master Jia, I am already old and do not have the energy to hold such an important position. You should be the chief minister of the cabinet."

Jia Rui immediately understood what the other party meant. What Chen Guozi said was: I am too old and don’t have the energy to hold this position. If I were a few years younger, would this position still be yours?

Since Jia Rui became an official, relying on the support of the Supreme Emperor, he has been going smoothly, and he has never been contradicted like this.

Jia Rui was almost mad now. He clenched his hands tightly. If Chen Guozi dared to push again, he would punch him.

When Chen Guozi saw Jia Rui being completely angry, he would not make himself uncomfortable at this juncture, so he stroked his beard with a smile and sat back in his seat.

Jia Rui stood there and stared at Chen Guozi fiercely. It was not until He Chaodong and Li Chengyang arrived that Jia Rui sat down again angrily.

After sitting down, Jia Rui became more and more unwilling to think about it. Chen Guoxing, an old guy, pleaded with Prince Annan and even actively went to the Supreme Emperor to lobby. He would not even kill Jia Rui if Prince Annan did not benefit this old guy. believe.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui picked up the memorial in front of him and read it carefully.

But after he finished reading it, Jia Rui felt discouraged for a while.

It turns out that this memorial was written flawlessly, and even the use of the silver coins was roughly stated.

If Chen Guozi had shown this memorial to Jia Rui just now, Jia Rui would have agreed.

But the old guy Chen Guozi deliberately angered Jia Rui, and then ran to the Supreme Emperor himself. Wasn't this giving himself eye drops?

Fortunately, this guy didn't know the relationship between himself and the Supreme Emperor, otherwise he might have succeeded.

Humph, do you really think you won this time?
In half a year, I want to see how you explain to the Supreme Emperor.

After thinking about it, Jia Rui didn't hesitate, and immediately approved a few words on the memorial. Then he took a piece of formal writing from the side, then wrote a note for receiving the money, and finally stamped it received the seal of the Minister of the Interior.

After finishing, Jia Rui slowly stood up with the memorial and note, walked to Chen Guoxin, and threw the things to him.

"I have already approved the note to receive the money. I asked Prince Nan'an to immediately receive the money and go to Tianjin to prepare for the establishment of the navy. If you miss the Emperor's affairs, don't blame me for not reminding him."

Chen Guozi looked at the memorial and the approval note, and found that 150 million taels of silver was indeed a lot.

(End of this chapter)