Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 360 Adopted Son

This day was the day when Jia Lian was exiled from Beijing.

All the men in Rongguo Mansion, as well as Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, the heads of Ningguo Mansion, have arrived at the city gate and are waiting.

Even Jia Rui condescended to the city gate for the sake of Wang Xifeng.

Since Jia Rui was there, Jia Lian was escorted to the city gate without waiting long.

Jia Lian was frightened these days. He thought he was going to lose his head this time, but he didn't expect that the final punishment would be exile.

And the place of exile was Lanzhou.

This time Jia Lian was completely relieved.

In addition, during this period, in order to show his virtuousness, Wang Xifeng prepared delicious meals and delivered them to the cell three times a day.

Therefore, Wang Jialian was not mistreated. He lived alone in a single room, which not only had a bed but also a table. There were even dozens of books prepared for him to relieve his boredom when he was free.

In addition, knowing that he was exiled to his brother-in-law's home, Jia Lian not only did not panic, but instead ate well, drank well, and slept well. In just seven or eight days, every time he saw him again, he felt that he had gained weight. .

As soon as Wang Xifeng and Qionghua saw Jia Lian coming, they immediately rushed to him, and then each of them held one of Jia Lian's arms and cried there.

Jia Lian was a little embarrassed. In the public, the two women holding his arms made Jia Lian feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, Jia She came over at this time, "Things that don't live up to expectations always make the family worry about you. Let's see if you dare to act recklessly now."

Jia Lian was very afraid of Jia She. When his father spoke, he would stand there with his head lowered in fear and listen to the instructions.

"It's already this time, why are you still training him?" Jia Mu's voice came over.

Jia Lian looked up and saw that Jia Mu was walking over with the support of Yuanyang.

Jia Lian was very moved. You must know that this old lady is the ancestor of Rongguo Mansion and will not leave Rongguo Mansion under normal circumstances.

Now, in order to send his unfilial grandson away, he came to the city gate in person, which moved Jia Lian to tears.

Therefore, Jia Lian knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Jia Mu several times.

"Unfilial to my grandson, my grandma is worried." Jia Lian choked with sobs.

Jia Mu stepped forward tremblingly and wanted to help Jia Lian up, but she couldn't help her. In the end, she could only hold Jia Lian there and cry.

After a while, Jia Rui saw that the time was almost up, and then he stepped forward to persuade Jia Mu.

"Old lady, it's almost time. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to get to the next station tonight."

After Jia Mu heard this, she put away her tears, and then asked Jia She to help Jia Lian up.

Just as everyone was saying goodbye with tears, Wang Xifeng suddenly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui had already anticipated Wang Xifeng's actions.

It turned out that he went to Wang Xifeng a few days ago, and Wang Xifeng discussed this matter with him. Wang Xifeng wanted his son Jia Ping to worship Jia Rui as his adoptive father.

Although Jia Ping is Jia Rui's biological flesh and blood, she is still his nephew on the surface.

Because of this, Wang Xifeng thought of letting Jia Rui fill the vacancy left by Jia Lian, so that her son would have a father to call him.

Jia Rui readily accepted Wang Xifeng's suggestion, and he did not want his son to call him uncle.

That's why Wang Xifeng knelt down in front of Jia Rui in front of everyone today.

"Uncle Rui, my second master is leaving the capital now. I don't know when he will come back. I beg Uncle Rui to please promise me something for the sake of our orphans and widowed mother." Wang Xifeng kept crying after saying this. The people watching were a little sad.

After all, Wang Xifeng is such a strong and strong person. Now he can cry like this, which shows how far he has been forced.

Jia Rui pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then someone helped Wang Xifeng up.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, we are all relatives. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it. As long as I, Jia Rui, can do it, I will never postpone it."

At this time, Jia's mother stood aside and looked at Wang Xifeng, wondering what she, the granddaughter-in-law, had in mind.

"Uncle Rui, my sister-in-law begs you to adopt this poor child like me as your adopted son, so that he can have someone to rely on in the future." After saying this, Wang Xifeng wanted to kneel down again.

Jia Rui quickly hid aside and asked the maids to help Wang Xifeng up again.

Mother Jia's eyes lit up when she heard what Wang Xifeng had just said.

This is a good idea. If their Jia Ping recognizes Jia Rui as her adoptive father, his future will be guaranteed.

Then their Rongguo Mansion can at least guarantee its prosperity for nearly a hundred years.

Jia She was a little reluctant. After all, his son was still alive. If he asked someone else to be his adoptive father, wouldn't this make people gossip?

He was about to step forward to scold Wang Xifeng, but his arm was firmly held by Jia Mu.

Jia She looked back at his mother and saw warning in her eyes, while shaking her head gently.

This time Jia She had nothing to say and could only lower his head and ignore it. Jia Lian, who was about to leave, heard Wang Xifeng's words and thought it was a good idea. He was gone, and he didn't know what kind of punishment their mother and son would suffer. It would be good if there was someone to back him up.

Jia Rui looked at Jia Lian's sincerely expectant eyes and Wang Xifeng's pretended longing face, and finally gritted his teeth and pretended to be very helpless. said:

"Since Sister-in-law Lian said so, I agree. From now on, Jia Ping will be my adopted son. Whoever bullies him in the future will be bullying me, Jia Rui."

Both Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian showed joy on their faces, and then Jia Lian quickly said to Wang Xifeng: "Where is the child? Come over quickly and kowtow to Brother Ruixian."

Wang Xifeng quickly agreed, and then hurriedly ordered Ping'er to carry Jia Ping over.

Soon, Jia Ping, who was only over one year old, was carried in front of everyone.

Today is the first time that little Jia Ping has left Rongguo Mansion, so she has become very lively and her little eyes are looking around.

Wang Xifeng stepped forward and held her son in her arms. Then they came to Jia Rui's side and knelt down with her son in her arms.

Jia Rui stepped forward to help, but was stopped by Jia Lian.

"Ruidi, don't be like this, you deserve this gift,"

Jia Rui could only step aside and watch as Wang Xifeng forced his son in his arms to the ground and kowtowed several times.

After seeing him kowtow, Jia Rui stepped forward and picked up his son openly and openly for the first time in front of everyone.

In the past, Jia Rui would always see his son at night. Most of the time, when his son was asleep, Jia Rui would kiss and touch him.

And his movements were very gentle, for fear of waking up his son.

This time Jia Rui actually held his son in his arms and kissed him hard on the face.

I don’t know if it was because of the nature of father and son, but little Jia Ping not only did not reject Jia Rui’s approach, but instead leaned forward and kissed Jia Rui on the face.

Seeing this scene, Jia She, Jia Lian and others next to them all had smiles on their faces.

After that, it was indeed getting late, and Jia Lian had to leave everyone after the Yamen came to urge them. He took Qionghua out of the city gate, and staggered onto the official road under the escort of the Yamen.

After walking a few hundred steps, Jia Lian suddenly turned back and glanced at his relatives who were still standing at the city gate, especially his son.

There was a trace of reluctance on his face.

Just when Jia Lian turned around and wanted to leave, he suddenly saw Wang Xifeng standing next to Jia Rui, who was still holding his son Jia Ping in his arms.

Jia Lian didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

But soon, he suppressed these worries, thinking that his worries were unnecessary.

Others may not know it, but he knows the grudge between Wang Xifeng and Jia Rui.

If Jia Rui hadn't finally married Xue Baochai, which brought the two families together, I'm afraid Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng would still be enemies now.

In this way, Jia Lian shook these unrealistic jealousies out of his head, and then left the capital with Qionghua and went straight to Lanzhou all the way.

When Jia Lian disappeared, Jia Rui and others got into their cars, and then Jia Rui personally sent Jia Mu back to Rongguo Mansion.

After sending Jia Mu back to Rongqing Hall, Jia Rui came to her courtyard for the first time at Wang Xifeng's invitation.

Jia Rui only came to Wang Xifeng openly once or twice during the day.

After entering the house, Jia Rui immediately smelled a familiar fragrance.

Jia Rui often smelled this smell on Wang Xifeng.

So Jia Rui took a deep breath and pretended to enjoy it very much.

Wang Xifeng's response to Jia Rui's teasing was to glare at him fiercely, then handed the child in her hand to Ping'er and asked her to send it to the next room so that the wet nurse could watch it.

When only Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng were left in the room, Jia Rui let go, took a step forward and hugged Wang Xifeng in his arms, and then made Wang Xifeng sit on his lap with all his strength.

Wang Xifeng was embarrassed and hit Wang Jiarui, but there was nothing she could do about Jia Rui's shamelessness. She could only wrap her arms around Jia Rui's neck and lean on his shoulders.

"Are you relieved now?"

"I'm relieved, but think about it, my son is really at a loss. Your son will be rich and enjoy endless wealth in the future, while my son will be a poor man." Wang Xifeng was still a little jealous in her heart.

Jia Rui smiled softly, hugged Wang Xifeng and touched him randomly, "Don't worry, they are all my sons, can I make little Jia Ping suffer in the future?"

"Remember what you said today, and don't forget about our mother and son." Wang Xifeng pinched Jia Rui's nose and said.

Jia Rui got rid of Wang Xifeng's hand and rested his head on her chest. "Don't worry. In the future, little Jia Ping's future will be more than just a third-class general. I will make him a prince for generations to come."

When he said this, a trace of desire for imperial power flashed in Jia Rui's eyes.

However, Jia Rui was nestled in Wang Xifeng's arms at this time, and no one saw the strange look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)