Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 411 A world of difference

"You can arrange these little things." Jia Rui said as if he was very careless.

Then, Jia Rui rubbed his forehead again and said to Shen Wence on the side: "During this period, we need to be more careful about the affairs of the staff department, and transfer all those unstable officials to idle positions."

"I understand."

After that, Jia Rui asked Shen Wence to retreat.

Then, Jia Rui took the Jiuxi ceremonial guard prepared for him by Qin Shun and went home in a sedan.

Besides, Jia Yuanchun, who had made trouble several times, finally got Jia Rui's permission and was able to go to the back of Longshou Palace to see the emperor.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, she finally met the emperor in a remote courtyard of Longshou Palace.

At this time, there was no one around the emperor to serve him. He was alone in a small, remote courtyard.

Jia Yuanchun looked at the fallen emperor with red eyes.

Although her purpose of entering the palace was somewhat impure, it was to ensure the prosperity of Rongguo Mansion. But at any rate, she and the emperor had been husband and wife for such a long time, and the emperor was indeed very good to her during this period.

Therefore, Jia Yuanchun still has feelings for the emperor for now.

"My concubine, Jia Yuanchun, comes to see the emperor." As he spoke, Jia Yuanchun bowed down.

The emperor saw a change in Jia Yuanchun's face. First his face turned livid, and after a while his face softened, and there seemed to be tenderness in his eyes.

He stepped forward and helped Jia Yuanchun up, and then said, "My beloved concubine, you are the only one who still comes to see me."

Jia Yuanchun also had tears on his face, and then the two hugged each other and started crying.

After a while, the two men held back their tears, and the emperor pulled Jia Yuanchun into the main room of the courtyard.

Jia Yuanchun came in and took a look, only to see that the place was in a mess. The cups on the table seemed to have not been washed for a long time, and there was a circle of black around the rim of the cup.

As for the eating bowls, they were piled messily on the table.

Seeing this scene, Jia Yuanchun felt even more distressed.

The emperor has always been well-dressed and well-fed, how could he be in such a miserable state today.

Jia Yuanchun secretly wiped his tears with his sleeve, and then quickly ordered Bao Qin to wait for the palace maid, "Hurry and clean up."

After listening to Jia Yuanchun's words, the four palace daughters hurried forward to clean up. After a while, the whole room became bright and clean.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun helped the emperor sit on the chair.

After the emperor sat down, he took Jia Yuanchun's hand and patted it gently, and then said: "A friend in need is a friend indeed, my beloved concubine is really my confidante."

There was a smile on Jia Yuanchun's face. She sat next to the emperor and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Jia Rui will not hurt your Majesty for the sake of looking after my concubine."

The emperor nodded gratefully, and when he was about to say something, his stomach suddenly rumbled.

The emperor immediately felt his face turn red.

Jia Yuanchun didn't seem to feel the emperor's embarrassment. She smiled and said to the emperor: "I brought some snacks made by myself. Your Majesty can try my concubine's craftsmanship."

After saying that, he asked Baoqin to bring a food box over.

Jia Yuanchun opened the food box and took out a plate with several very ordinary egg pancakes on it.

"My concubine's craftsmanship is not good, so I can only make these. For the emperor's sake, just eat a few for my concubine's sake."

The emperor looked at the cake, frowned slightly, and felt a little panicked, as if the cake was a scourge.

However, he still forced himself to remain calm, as if nothing was wrong, he picked up a pancake and bit into it.

After finishing one pancake, the emperor realized that nothing happened, so he quickly picked up another pancake and started devouring it.

However, because he ate too quickly, the emperor choked after a few mouthfuls and started coughing non-stop.

Jia Yuanchun quickly ordered Baoqin to bring a cup of tea, "Your Majesty, please have a sip of tea."

The emperor took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, finally swallowing the piece of cake in his throat.

Then the emperor put down the tea and started to wolf down the meal again.

It wasn't until the emperor had finished eating all the pieces of cake on the plate that he put down the plate in his hand with a look of satisfaction.

The emperor felt that these pieces of cake were the most delicious things he had ever eaten in his life.

The dragon liver, phoenix gallbladder, delicacies from the mountains and seas in the past are nothing compared to these cakes.

The emperor finally came back to life. His eyes began to wander, and he began to think about how to use Jia Yuanchun to get out of the current predicament.

However, the emperor now has self-awareness. He knows that it is impossible and unachievable to ask Jia Rui to give up his rights. Now he only asks Jia Rui to put him back into the harem so that he can enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth.

As for other things, he didn't dare to hope anymore.

The reason why there is such a big gap is that he figured it out during this period. The reason why Jia Rui has such courage is that he has won over all the generals in the world within a few years.

Now even if I go out, I can't beat Jia Rui. If I don't make trouble, I will die faster, so I might as well just continue to be a coward.

This can paralyze Jia Rui, and perhaps allow his son to regain power and bring order to the chaos. Therefore, he has now put his hope on the next generation.

As for the candidate for the next generation of children, they can only be the children born to Jia Yuanchun.

Because the emperor understood that it was impossible for Jia Rui to let his other sons ascend the throne, and only the emperor who was related to him by blood could make Jia Rui feel at ease.

So the emperor pretended to be lustful and carried Jia Yuanchun to the back room.

The few palace maids outside looked at each other seemingly, and then held the door for them with flushed faces.

Not to mention that the emperor was planning the next generation here, but also that Jia Rui was sitting in a sedan chair, and then returned to Ningrong Street with the honor guard of Jiuxi cheering in front of him.

As soon as I arrived at the intersection of Ningrong Street, I saw a large number of people kneeling here.

Jia Rui opened the sedan curtain and looked forward. The only person standing in the front was Jia Mu, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion.

Behind her are people like Jia She and Jia Zhen.

After that are the people of the Jia family.

With his current status, Jia Rui could sit in the sedan chair and talk to them. However, in order to show his humility and not be dazzled by the victory, Jia Rui still got off the sedan chair and came to Jia Mu's side in three steps and two steps at a time. .

He personally went up to support Jia Mu, and then said with some remorse: "Old lady, you are not trying to kill me like this."

"Haha, our family is relying on you to support us now. I came out to greet you, so what?"

Then, Jia Rui asked other people to stand up, and then they chatted for a while on the street.

Finally, Jia Rui sent his clansmen back. He only followed Jia Mu and Jia She Jia Zhen from Rongguo Mansion to the Rongxi Hall of Rongguo Mansion.

After arriving here, Jia Rui originally wanted Jia Mu to sit in the middle, but Jia Mu refused. After that, Jia Rui had no choice but to sit in the middle, with Jia Mu accompanying him.

After sitting down, Jia Mu's maid Yuanyang personally brought Jia Rui fragrant tea.

Jia Rui reached out to take the tea bowl and involuntarily touched Yuanyang's hand during the action.

The mandarin duck's face turned red, then he lowered his head and stepped aside.

Jia Rui originally had no interest in Yuanyang, but seeing Yuanyang's behavior, he became interested and stared at Yuanyang several times.

Yuanyang was so shocked that he couldn't even raise his head.

Others in Rongxi Hall also saw this scene, but everyone thought they were blind, as if they didn't see it at all.

Just as Jia Rui took a sip of tea, Jia Zhen, who had been standing below without saying a word, couldn't help but stepped forward and said:

"Patriarch, you see there are still many boys in our Jia family who don't have any errands. How about you ask them to work together to find a job?"

Jia She, who was next to him, also quickly added: "That's right, that's right. In this way, you will also have a helper in the court."

Jia Rui looked at them and then said: "If we say that our family can do things, there are only one or two people, that is, Jia Lian is still capable, and the others cannot be officials even if they are allowed to do so."

Jia She had a smile on his face and said softly: "Chief, you have praised me. Since you think so highly of Jia Lian, why not let him come back from Gansu?"

After finishing speaking, Jia She looked at Jia Rui with pleading eyes.

Jia Rui smiled and then said: "Don't worry, now that I have just taken power, I will transfer the clan brother who made the mistake back from Gansu. If the world knows about it, won't you say that I am using my power for personal gain?"

Jia Zhen kept nodding after hearing this, "The patriarch is right, it doesn't matter if Jia Lian waits for a while?"

After Jia She heard this, he said nothing more.

In fact, Jia She spoke for Jia Lian not because he felt that his son was suffering, but because he felt that he was getting older and needed a son by his side to take care of him in his old age.

But now for the benefit of the entire Jia family, he can only give up Jia Lian temporarily. Besides, he still has several grandchildren by his side.

They stopped talking, but Mother Jia spoke up, "Brother Rui, you said your uncle Zheng has been in Hainan for such a long time, do you want him to come back first?"

Speaking of Jia Zheng, Jia Rui thinks he can still come back.

Although Jia Zheng has no ability, he is still upright. Putting him in the court can be regarded as a help to him.

"Old lady, since you have spoken, I have no reason to refute it. Let's do this. I will issue a document later and let Uncle Zheng return to the court and serve as the Minister of Rites."

Everyone present was overjoyed to hear this, especially Jia Mu, who was even more happy.

After that, Jia Rui took a few more sips of tea and left.

After Jia Rui left, Jia Mu and others sat in the Rongqing Hall, their faces full of joy.

Originally, when Jia Rui just took charge of the court, they were worried about being implicated by Jia Rui. Now that the situation has calmed down a little, they can also see that Jia Rui has controlled seven or eight points of the world.

It seems that Jia Rui may take another step forward. In this way, aren't the Jia family relatives of the emperor?

Therefore, they had long forgotten the idea of ​​keeping a distance from Jia Rui.

Now they are eager to get closer to Jia Rui so that they can seek greater benefits for the future.

(End of this chapter)