Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 412 Hedging your bets

Just after socializing in Rong Guo Mansion, Jia Rui returned to his Dingxi Marquis Mansion, which can also be called Wu Guo Mansion.

Jia Rui is not going to move anymore. He thinks that the place where he lives now is good, and it is close to his relatives. It can be regarded as a return to his hometown.

Another Jia Rui thought that he would move into the palace in the next year or two, and there was no need to waste money on building another Wu Guogong mansion.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw the old housekeeper directing a few boys and changing the plaque.

Jia Rui asked the people around him to be silent. He stood there and looked at the plaque of Wu Guofu that was slowly hung up, with a smile on his face.

"Be gentle, be gentle, knock a little, and I'll peel off your skin."

"A little to the left, a little to the left, okay, that's it."

When the old housekeeper finished his work and wiped the sweat from his head, he turned around and saw Jia Rui standing at the door.

The old housekeeper was startled and hurried forward to pay homage.

"The young one has met the Duke."

"Get up."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui walked towards the main entrance.

The old housekeeper was very discerning and winked at the boy beside him. The boy quickly went inside and slowly opened the main door.

Jia Rui crossed the threshold alone and walked in from the main entrance of the new Duke Wu's Mansion.

Jia Rui walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, and then asked the old housekeeper beside him, "I was just named Wu Guogong today, how did you know it so quickly?"

"My lord, it was Mr. Li who sent someone to congratulate the old lady. Only then did the young ones know."

Jia Rui nodded, no wonder Rongguo Mansion also knew about it.

Then Jia Rui walked forward quickly and went straight to the main hall of his home - Wuwei Hall.

When I came in, I saw that Jia Dairu, Mrs. Wang, Jia Rui's wife Xue Baochai and several of his concubines were here to greet Jia Rui.

Jia Rui quickly stepped forward and knelt down to kowtow to Jia Dairu.

"My grandson Jia Rui came to see the old man."

Jia Dairu's face was unhappy and he didn't seem to want to speak. Mrs. Wang, who was sitting next to her, glared at him fiercely. Jia Dairu said reluctantly: "Get up."

Jia Rui stood up.

Afterwards, Xue Baochai brought several of Jia Rui's concubines over to salute him.

Jia Rui smiled and then let them level up.

After that, Jia Rui sat under the hands of old man Jia Dairu.

"Old man, looking at the way you look today, are you angry with someone?"

Jia Dairu glanced at Jia Rui and asked gloomily: "I heard that you proclaimed yourself prime minister and added Jiuxi?"

Jia Rui smiled and then said: "The times dictate."

"You bastard, you are obviously overly ambitious, so why are you saying that the situation forces you?" Jia Dairu said unhappily.

After the death of the Supreme Emperor, the only person in the world who can reprimand Jia Rui is probably Mr. Jia Dairu.

Only when facing this old man could Jia Rui obey the instructions obediently.

Jia Rui touched his nose and said sheepishly: "I am indeed forced by the situation. This is not the Jinling side. There may be a riot. Don't I want to add fuel to their fire?"

Mr. Jia Dairu, after hearing what Jia Rui said, he lowered his head angrily and stopped talking.

Mrs. Wang saw the atmosphere was a little awkward from the side and said quickly: "Today is a good day for Brother Rui. Let's not say anything angry."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Wang ordered Xue Baochai to set up a few banquet tables in Wuwei Hall.

Mr. Jia Dairu did not reprimand Jia Rui next. Instead, he called Jia Rui to his seat and told him loyal and patriotic words while eating wine.

Jia Rui was perfunctory with the old man while drinking wine.

When Jia Dairu saw that Jia Rui was absent-minded, he stopped saying anything. He just sighed and began to eat attentively.

In the evening, Jia Rui took Xue Baochai back to his yard.

As soon as I sat down, I saw Brother Ying, jumping over to this side.

"Why didn't I see you at the dinner just now?" Jia Rui asked Brother Ying with a smile.

Brother Ying said with an unhappy look on his face: "I'm just a girl who lives in the same house, how can I get on the stage?"

Jia Rui opened his mouth, then simply turned his head and ignored her.

It turns out that although Brother Ying and Hua Lan have already passed the marriage, they are still just the girls of the same house, and have not officially become concubines.

No wonder Jia Rui.

Jia Rui originally wanted the two of them to become concubines directly, but Xue Baochai stopped him.

Xue Baochai said that both of them were born as maids. Once they became concubines directly, the other sisters would be dissatisfied.

In the end, in order to take into account the feelings of others, Jia Rui had no choice but to let the two of them become intercourse girls first.

Of course, this is only in name. The two of them are actually treated exactly the same as other concubines.

Regarding this, Jia Rui still felt a little guilty.

After all, Brother Ying was the first maid in his original body, and she was also the first person Jia Rui saw after traveling through time. After serving him carefully for so many years, Jia Rui felt a little unhappy because he only had a common maid. Son.

And Hualan is even more amazing. He controls the hidden killing agency and is already an important chess piece of Jia Rui. But even if she is like this, she is just a common-room girl. Who can believe it if she says this.

However, Jia Rui still cared about Xue Baochai's future as a mother in the world and wanted to maintain her authority, so he did not interfere with the identity of the two people.

Xue Baochai glared at Brother Ying, who immediately stood aside with his lips pouted and stopped talking.

Xue Baochai delivered the poured tea to Jia Rui, then sat next to Jia Rui and said: "I heard from people below that several distinguished guests came to Rongguo Mansion yesterday, and I heard that many big boxes were brought .”

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and then said to Qin Shun, who had always been by his side and never said a word, "What's going on?"

Qin Shun hurried forward and replied softly: "Master, I have found out clearly that it is tens of thousands of taels of silver sent by Mrs. Zhen of the Zhen family in Jiangnan."

"They sent money to Rongguo Mansion?" Jia Rui felt a little baffled.

Should I give money to Aunt Zhen?

You must know that Aunt Zhen is Jia Rui's favorite concubine and a girl of the Zhen family. No matter how you think about it, if you want to give a gift, it must be for Aunt Zhen?

"My lord, Grandma Zhen also sent tens of thousands taels to me when I returned home." Qin Shun glanced at Xue Baochai first, then lowered his head and said.

"Why are they sending money to Rongguo Mansion?"

You must know that a large part of the current chaos on the Jinling side is caused by Zhen Dianlun, the head of the Zhen family.

"According to my inquiries, the old lady of the Zhen family has moved to live with the second son. It seems that she has broken with the boss of their family. This batch of money is temporarily stored in Rongguo Mansion and our mansion." Qin Shun answered cautiously. .

Jia Rui finally understood that the Jiangnan Zhen family wanted to hedge their bets.

On the one hand, the boss of the Zhen family came forward to bring order to the chaos and raise troops to serve the king.

On the other hand, the old lady went to the second child's place, as if she had broken with the boss, and moved to Aunt Zhen's side.

In this way, no matter what the final result is, the Zhen family can maintain their status.

Jia Rui is familiar with this kind of aristocratic family betting on both ends.

However, Jia Rui didn't think there was anything wrong with this. If he were the old lady of the Zhen family, she would do the same thing.

Jia Rui returned the tea cup to Xue Baochai's hand, and then said with a smile: "She deposited the money in Rongguo Mansion. I'm afraid she will beat the dog with meat buns and never get it back."

When he said this, Jia Rui laughed out loud.

Even Xue Baochai, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but laugh.

Others may not know the situation of Rongguo Mansion, how can the two of them not know?

Now the only rich person in the Rongguo Mansion is Wang Xifeng, but Wang Xifeng has learned the lesson this time and directly ignores the family affairs of the Rongguo Mansion. She stays in her own small yard and only knows how to make her own money every day, regardless of other things.

As a result, the internal treasury of Rongguo Mansion was already very empty.

If it weren't for Jia Rui's current official position getting bigger and bigger, and if Jia Zheng also had some extra income, Rongguo Mansion might not be able to survive.

"Okay, leave them alone." Jia Rui stretched.

When Xue Baochai saw that Jia Rui was tired, he hurried forward to help Jia Rui change clothes. Ying'er and Ying Ge who were standing next to him also went up to help.

After Jia Rui changed his clothes, he hugged Xue Baochai and Brother Ying and rolled on the bed.

While they were in the dark, Ying'er's voice sounded from next door, "Grandma, Grandma."

Xue Baochai's lazy voice sounded: "What's wrong?"

"Aunt Baoqin is sick and is vomiting all over the place."

Jia Rui, who was hugging Xue Baochai on the bed, immediately became anxious when he heard that Xue Baochai was ill.

Speaking of which, Xue Baoqin was Jia Rui's most favored concubine, bar none.

Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a natural naivety. Speaking of which, she is no worse than Xue Baochai.

"Then why don't you hurry up and ask the imperial doctor?" Jia Rui said angrily.

"Back to you, uncle, Eunuch Qin Shun won't let anyone leave the house without your order." Ying'er replied aggrievedly from outside.

Jia Rui slapped his forehead in annoyance upon hearing this.

It turns out that since Jia Rui seized power, he has regarded himself as half an emperor. Once it is dark and locked in his home, the rules are the same as those in the palace. Without his order, no one can wander around.

"Hurry up and take my sign and ask Qin Shun to call the imperial doctor as soon as possible."

After saying this, Jia Rui searched around in his clothes and finally found a gold medal.

Brother Ying took the gold medal and opened the door with a grumble.

Ying'er glanced at Brother Ying and saw that she was only wearing a bellyband on her upper body and shorts on her lower body, so she blushed with embarrassment.

Brother Ying glanced at her disdainfully, "What's there to be ashamed of? Have you never served grandma before?"

While talking, Brother Ying gave the gold medal to Ying'er.

Ying'er took the gold medal and ran out immediately covering her face.

Qin Shun, who won the gold medal on this side, immediately ordered his personal eunuch to go to the imperial hospital to find the imperial doctor.

You must know that these aunts in Jia Rui's Mansion are as noble as the ladies in the palace, so there can be no mistakes.

As for the original doctor who was specially responsible for treating the masters, he is no longer responsible for treating the masters, but can only treat the well-known maids.

That is to say, Xue Baochai did not drive him away because of his hard work and service for so many years. Otherwise, he would not be able to stay here even with his medical skills.

(End of this chapter)