Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 386 Imprisonment

The courage that Jia Mu had just mustered up was a little discouraged in the face of this formation. Fortunately, there was a mandarin duck beside her to support her, otherwise she would have been a little unsteady.

However, she knew that the ugly daughter-in-law would eventually meet her parents-in-law, so Jia Mu gritted her teeth and walked into the Hall of Rongxi.

Entering the Hall of Rongxi, she first knelt on the ground and said, "My daughter-in-law, Jia Shi, kowtowed to the two ancestors."

Jia Rui stood in the middle and did not ask Jia Mu to stand up. Instead, he asked in a low voice: "Jia Shi, why do you want Jia's descendants to worship other ancestors instead?"

Jia Mu lowered her head and replied: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. For the sake of the imperial court, the Jia family will not hesitate to be broken into pieces."

Jia Rui almost laughed out of anger at her, and then asked: "Don't the princes of Nan'an County have any daughters? Is there any need for our Jia family to produce women?"

Jia Mu was speechless by Jia Rui's question, so she could only lower her head and remain silent.

Jia Tanchun, who was following Jia Mu, felt something was wrong even more when he heard the conversation just now.

However, she was soft-spoken and had no way to ask. She could only prick up her ears and listen nervously to the conversation between Jia Rui and Jia Mu.

"Don't think that if you don't speak, I won't know what your plans are. Let me tell you, under any circumstances, I am the one who calls the shots in this Jia family. Don't you dare to interfere in the affairs of the man in front of you just because of your seniority. "

When he said this, Jia Rui glared at Jia Mu fiercely, almost calling her a chicken.

Jia's mother felt that she had been forced into a corner. If she didn't argue with Jia Rui, she would not be able to raise her head in the world.

So Jia Mu suddenly raised her head and said to Jia Rui: "Everything I do is for Rongguo Mansion. Isn't the patriarch a little lenient?"

"For the sake of Rongguo Mansion, I think you are doing it for yourself. Do you know that if this thing is really done, the reputation of our Jia family will fall from the sky to the ground, and anyone can step on it."

They were playing riddles here, and the people below didn't understand what the two people were talking about.

Mother Jia said in a daze: "Is it possible that if you let it go, the Jia family will be confiscated and exterminated in the future?"

Jia Rui almost vomited blood in anger, but he held it back. After all, Jia Mu and others didn't know his plan. No wonder they wanted to find another way out to protect themselves.

But even so, Jia Rui couldn't bear it.

"Haha, such a big ambition, let me tell you, you have angered the Supreme Being in the palace, do you still want to have a future?"

After saying this, Jia Rui stopped paying attention to Jia Mu and said to Jia She: "Jia Shi has brought trouble to the Jia family. Not punishing him is not enough to correct the clan rules, so he will be punished to the ancestral hall." The ancestors repent in front of their souls and cannot step out of the ancestral hall without my order."

Jia She nodded quickly after hearing this. He didn't have the heart to resist Jia Rui now. Even if his mother was punished, he didn't dare to say a word.

As for why Jia Rui announced the results to Jia She instead of telling Jia Mu directly, it was because in ancient times there were rules and regulations.

What is emphasized here is: obey your father at home, obey your husband when you get married, and obey your son when your husband dies.

According to the etiquette, after Jia Mu's husband Jia Daishan passed away, she had to listen to her son Jia She for everything.

Of course, under normal circumstances, when the word "filial piety" is suppressed, Jia She wouldn't even dare to fart.

But today is not an ordinary situation. Jia Rui is here to announce the punishment to Jia Mu on behalf of the Second Duke Ning Rong.

In such a formal occasion, Jia Mu had no right to argue.

Although he knew that Jia Rui was imprisoning his mother in disguise, Jia She still cautiously stepped forward to support his mother and said:

"Mother, let's go."

Mother Jia was so angry that she trembled all over. She shook Jia She away fiercely, and then said loudly: "If my old lady doesn't obey, what can you do?"

Jia Mu was also willing to risk her life. She knew that if she entered the ancestral hall, her life and death would be controlled by Jia Rui, so she simply broke the pot and threw it away.

Jia Rui glanced at her coldly, and then said: "I can't do anything to you, but I can open an ancestral hall and expel you from our Jia family. At that time, if Jia Sheng and Jia Zheng want to support you, admit that you are Mother, they are not qualified to inherit the title of Duke Rongguo, so I will naturally expel them from the Jia family. Who will inherit the title at that time? I will naturally select virtuous people from the clan to inherit the lineage of Duke Rongguo."

Jia She was shocked when he heard Jia Rui's answer. He could be so carefree now, relying on Jia Rui to support him, and the other was relying on his own title. If these two things were gone, He might have to beg for food.

Therefore, he couldn't control Jia Mu anymore. He stepped forward to help Jia Mu and dragged her out, "Mom, stop fussing. The patriarch has spoken."

Seeing Jia She's useless look, Jia Mu rolled her eyes in anger and fainted when she thought about her current situation.

Jia She watched from the side and was shocked. He wanted to ask someone to carry Jia Mu for treatment, but when he saw the cold Jia Rui above, he immediately lost his courage.

Finally, Jia's mother was escorted by Jia She, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Xue Baochai and others, and entered the Jia family's ancestral hall in Dingxihou Mansion.

At this time, Jia Rui walked slowly down the Hall of Rongxi and said to Jia Tanchun who was still kneeling below: "You are just a girl from the Jia family, not someone's god-granddaughter. Go back and rest."

Although Jia Tanchun has not understood everything yet, she still knows that Jia Rui is doing it for herself this time, so she respectfully kowtows to Jia Rui a few times, and then with the help of the maid Exited Rongxi Hall. This was Concubine Nan'an who was standing outside the Rongxi Hall. She also sensed that something was not good and was about to leave with her people, but she was blocked by Jia Rui's soldiers.

Jia Rui walked up to Concubine Nan'an without even saluting.

According to the rules of the court, no matter how many grievances Jia Rui and Princess Nan have, they must first salute her. This is a relationship of rank.

But now Jia Rui still holds the ranking of Duke Ning Guo and Duke Rong Guo, so Jia Rui can also be on an equal footing with Princess Nan'an.

"Nan'an Princess, if you want to redeem Nan'an County Prince, I think it's better to use a girl from your own family. The girls from our Jia family don't have that blessing."

Princess Nan'an stared at Jia Rui closely, then nodded, turned around and left.

This time the soldiers did not stop her, and Princess Nan'an quickly walked away for a certain distance, but at this time Jia Rui seemed to remember something and shouted from behind:

"Princess Nan'an, don't blame me for not reminding you. The Barbarian King wants your granddaughter. Why don't you just make up for it?"

After Princess Nan'an paused for a moment, she said firmly: "This matter naturally belongs to our Nan'an County Prince's Palace, and there is no need for Mr. Jia to care."

"Haha, I don't care about you, I'm afraid that if you are stupid and mess up again, the court will have to wipe your butt again."

Princess Nan'an ignored Jia Rui this time. She stamped her feet and left with the person.

After the outsiders left, Jia Zhen took small steps to the vicinity of Jia Rui, lowered her head and said:

"Clan leader, I'm going back too."

Jia Rui looked at him and then said: "It has performed well during this period. If it continues, Ningguo Mansion should be able to prosper for several more generations."

Just as Jia Rui finished saying this, the Ning Guogong tablet he held in his arms flashed a light that no one else could see, and then the light turned into a colorful cloud and merged into Jia Rui's luck.

The dragon that was churning in Jia Rui's luck seemed to have evolved at this moment, growing four claws.

This is the lucky golden dragon over the capital. As if it sensed an enemy, it looked in the direction of Rongguo Mansion.

However, a large part of Jia Rui's luck was due to the luck of the current dynasty, so after looking at the golden dragon for a long time, he didn't find out what the problem was. In the end, I can only continue to writhe in the sky and stop caring.

At this time, in a remote Taoist temple in the palace, a Taoist looked at the golden dragon of luck in the sky and nodded slightly.

This golden dragon looks lively, but one of its threads has already been connected to Rongguo Mansion, and his luck is constantly transferring to someone in Rongguo Mansion.

If this continues, there will definitely be a change of dynasty within ten years.

It seems that my investment was indeed correct. With the help of the Jia family, I should be able to break through the last barrier and reach a higher level.

After finishing speaking, the Taoist sat cross-legged again, constantly exhaling the spiritual energy and the court's luck in the sky.

Besides, Jia Rui left Rongguo Mansion and returned to his Dingxihou Mansion. He immediately came to the ancestral hall in Dingxihou Mansion.

Here, Jia Mu was sitting outside the ancestral hall and sighing.

Although Wang Jiashe's wife, Mrs. Xing, and others kept trying to persuade her, it had no effect.

After Jia Rui came in, he told Xue Baochai, who was following him, "arrange a room for her in the ancestral hall. The cost of three meals a day will not be reduced, but she is not allowed to step out of the ancestral hall."

Jia Rui completely imprisoned Jia Mu, causing her to lose control of Rongguo Mansion.

After saying that, Jia Rui no longer cared about Jia Mu, but walked to the middle, put the second Duke Ning Rong back in the queue, then lit three sticks of incense, knelt down and prayed devoutly.

After that, he stood up and left the ancestral hall without looking at Jia Mu.

Although Jia Rui has left, Jia Mu is not done yet.

Although Jia Mu was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, she was an ancestor of Rongguo Mansion after all. The filial sons and grandsons in Rongguo Mansion could not let her stay here alone, so they had to discuss and send someone to accompany Jia Mu every day.

After much discussion, they decided that four people, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Li Zhi, would take turns serving Jia Mu every day.

After they finished their discussion, Xue Baochai had already cleaned up the room for Jia Mu, and then asked Yuanyang to help Jia Mu in.

This room is not big, with only two rooms, the outside and the outside. The outside is the living room and dining room, and the inside is the bedroom.

When Mrs. Wang saw this room, her face turned a little pale.

Because she wanted to show her loyalty today, she looked at Jia Mu first, but looking at the decoration, she had to lay the floor today, which was a very difficult task for the pampered Mrs. Wang.

(End of this chapter)