Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 451 The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop

Jia Rui walked in the inner palace with square steps. The maids and eunuchs he met were kneeling on both sides of the road from a distance, as if they were welcoming the emperor.

Soon Jia Rui and others arrived at Kunning Palace.

A group of palace maids and eunuchs were already kneeling at the entrance of Kunning Palace.

In fact, Lao Li had already informed Jia Yuanchun of Kunning Palace that Jia Rui was coming.

However, Jia Yuanchun did not come out to greet him.

But the palace maids and eunuchs who were following Jia Yuanchun knew the importance and swarmed to their knees at the door.

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, then walked into Kunning Palace with his head held high and came to the main hall of Kunning Palace.

I saw Jia Yuanchun already standing near the door, with her personal maid holding Qin next to her.

Jia Rui was quite satisfied with Jia Yuanchun's actions. At least she knew the importance and did not wait for her aloof like the emperor.

Therefore, Jia Rui also gave Jia Yuanchun face, and he stepped forward to salute him respectfully.

Jia Yuanchun quickly ordered Huaqin to help Jia Rui up.

After that, they sat down in the side hall. Jia Yuanchun sat on one side of the kang. Jia Rui was not polite and sat opposite Jia Yuanchun.

A trace of melancholy flashed in Jia Yuanchun's eyes, but he did not show it.

"Do you have anything to do with Rui Di coming to Kunning Palace this time?" Jia Yuanchun was still very enthusiastic, befitting the Jia Rui brothers and sisters.

Jia Rui touched his newly grown beard and said with a smile: "I have been busy during this period and have not come to see my sister. If you have time today, you can come and take a look."

Jia Yuanchun nodded reservedly, then touched his swollen belly and said with a smile: "I don't have anything? I'm just too big to move."

While he was talking, Baoqin brought tea.

Jia Rui picked up the tea and was about to drink it, but Lao Li who was following him quickly stepped forward, took out the silver needle, and gently took the tea cup from Jia Rui's hand.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment. Lao Li had done things quite safely before, but this was the first time that he had taken away his teacup like this.

Lao Li didn't explain to Jia Rui that he first tested it with a silver needle, then asked the eunuch next to him to take a small cup, poured some out and drank it himself. After a while, nothing happened, he put the cup away. handed it to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was very happy when he saw this scene.

But on the surface, he still scolded him angrily: "Where is this? This is my cousin's Kunning Palace. Is this necessary? Why don't you go out and slap me?"

Lao Li had almost figured out Jia Rui's temper. Although Jia Rui's words were meant to reprimand him, Lao Li could hear a hint of relief in them.

So Lao Li kowtowed happily, knelt in the courtyard of Kunning Palace, and began to slap himself in the mouth.

Jia Yuanchun was a little embarrassed at this time. She didn't expect the people under Jia Rui to be so cautious.

However, Lao Li is one of the two great eunuchs in the palace. If he is punished by himself, he may not feel better in the future. So he might as well ask for a favor and show his favor.

"Cousin, Eunuch Li is doing this for your safety. It's his job. Just for my sake, please spare him this time."

Jia Rui didn't want to hit Lao Li, but after hearing Jia Yuanchun's plea, he immediately went down the steps.

"Since my cousin begs for mercy, let him be spared this time."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he sent people out to bring Lao Li back.

After Lao Li came back, Jia Rui glanced at him and saw that both of Lao Li's faces had been swollen by himself, which showed that Lao Li had not been perfunctory just now.

Jia Rui was even more satisfied with this, but he still reprimanded: "If the Queen hadn't interceded for you, you would have been punished like this. Why don't you thank the Queen quickly?"

At this time, Lao Li hurriedly knelt down in front of Jia Yuanchun and said, "I thank you, the Queen. The Queen is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

Jia Yuanchun nodded slightly, and then Lao Li stepped aside and followed Jia Rui closely.

Jia Yuanchun saw that the atmosphere was good at this time, so he asked intentionally or unintentionally: "I heard that Concubine Jing is pregnant?"

Jia Rui didn't expect Jia Yuanchun to ask such an embarrassing question. He was stunned for a moment, then put the teacup in his hand on the table.

"The emperor is also very powerful. Concubine Jing has been pregnant with Liujia for a few days since she lived in Yongshou Palace."

After getting the exact news from Jia Rui, Jia Yuanchun's face turned ugly.

She was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Since ancient times, we have established direct descendants. I don't think Ruidi will violate the ancient rules?"

When Jia Rui heard what he said, he understood what Jia Yuanchun meant.

However, Jia Rui didn't want his son to get involved in this, because in Jia Rui's heart, the future little emperor would not be able to be a few years. Once the world was stable, there would be no need for this little emperor to exist.

If that's the case, why would his son go to this muddy water?

"Don't worry, cousin. I know what to do. Since ancient times, there has been order in the family and the children. I know what to do."

Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

After that, the two people avoided this embarrassing topic and began to narrate some interesting things in the palace.

Near noon, Jia Rui postponed Jia Yuanchun's request for lunch and returned to Yongshou Palace.

Now Jia Rui eats at Yongshou Palace almost every day, which shows his obsession with Concubine Jing during this period.

After entering the palace gate, naturally the eunuchs and maids came out to welcome Jia Rui. Then they surrounded the main hall where Jia Rui entered, and then walked around to the side room. At this time, Concubine Jing was already standing there to greet Jia Rui.

Jia Rui hurriedly stepped forward to support Concubine Jing, and then said, "Didn't I tell you not to be too polite? If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the child in your belly!" Concubine Jing smiled calmly, " You haven’t shown your pregnancy yet! What’s wrong with taking two steps?”

However, Jia Rui was still worried and helped Concubine Jing to sit on one side of the kang again. Jia Rui then sat cross-legged on the other side.

After sitting down, someone outside brought tea. Jia Rui took a sip and felt that it was very ordinary.

"Why didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs send tribute tea?" Jia Rui was asking Lao Li.

Old Li was shocked. You must know that Concubine Jing is the only woman in Jia Rui's palace. There may be shortages in other places, but there will never be any shortages here.

He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, no matter how brave I am, I would not dare to cheat on Concubine Jing. I ask your lord to investigate clearly."

Concubine Jing, who was opposite, reached out and held Jia Rui's hand at the table, "Don't blame him. I couldn't drink the tea that was brought here, so I asked my family to bring some tea that I was used to drinking when I was a child."

After hearing this, Jia Rui let Lao Li go, and then smiled at Concubine Jing and said, "Why don't you let your mother or sister-in-law come into the palace to accompany you, and we can talk about homely things to avoid you being homesick?" suffering."

Concubine Jing's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she nodded eagerly, "Then I'd like to thank you, Master."

"Haha, I have nothing to thank you for. If you really want to thank me, giving me a healthy child would be better than anything else."

While they were talking, it was time for lunch, and the eunuch outside came in to ask for instructions. After Jia Rui nodded, he quickly set up a round table outside with more than a dozen dishes on it.

Jia Rui personally helped Concubine Jing to the table and was a little surprised.

It's not that the dishes are not rich, but that the level of cooking is much worse than that of the imperial chefs in the palace.

"How come the imperial dining room dares to fool you?"

"No way, I just like to eat home-cooked food, so I picked a cook in Yongshou Palace who is good at cooking."

By now Jia Rui finally understood that Concubine Jing didn't like home-cooked food, but that she couldn't trust the imperial dining room.

After Jia Rui understood, he admired Concubine Jing's caution very much.

This is not Wu Guogong's mansion, where Jia Rui has managed everything from top to bottom.

This is the palace. Although Jia Rui controls the situation, the relationships in the palace are intricate. Who knows who has the relationship, so he bribed the imperial dining room.

Concubine Jing's ability to be so cautious also shows that she attaches great importance to the children in the attached middle school, which makes Jia Rui very happy.

He personally helped Concubine Jing to the chair, then he sat next to her, and then the two of them started eating.

Although the taste was not very good, Jia Rui was in a happy mood and still ate two large bowls of rice.

Even Concubine Jing next to her saw Jia Rui eating well and ate more than usual.

After lunch, Jia Rui took a nap at Concubine Jing's place, and then returned to the Yangxin Hall surrounded by the palace maids and eunuchs.

As soon as he entered the Yangxin Hall, Qin Shun slipped in from the side and came to Jia Rui's side, passing a stack of paper in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Ruihan thought it was ordinary, so he took the information casually and wanted to turn a few pages, but when he looked at it, Jia Rui's face turned livid.

"When did this happen?"

"Is this the news that was sent back the day before yesterday?"

"You bastard, why didn't you report it immediately?"

Jia Rui angrily hit Qin Shun with the tea cup in his hand.

Qin Shun hurriedly knelt there and kept explaining: "Master, the people below have been delayed for some reason for a day, but the people below have already started to monitor Concubine De at that time, and she has not done anything yet."

It turned out that this information was from the Intelligence Department who heard that Concubine Li of Changchun Palace was secretly acting in preparation to abort the children of Concubine Jing and Jia Yuanchun.

This can be regarded as touching Jia Rui's reverse scale.

Needless to say, Jia Yuanchun's child was just a cannon fodder, just a tool. Jia Rui was not very angry.

But Concubine Jing was pregnant with her own flesh and blood, Concubine De of Changchun Palace. Who gave him the courage? How dare you prepare to secretly murder him? Do you want to risk the lives of the nine clans?

Jia Rui lowered his head and walked around the main hall of Yangxin Hall a few times, and then said to Qin Shun: "Seal the Changchun Palace, execute all the maids and eunuchs in the palace, and let a new group of people go over."

"The slaves obey."

"Don't leave in a hurry, I still have something to say."

Originally ready to resign, Qin Shun quickly knelt down again.

"Where do the princes live in the palace?"

"Back to my master, the princes live in Qiandong Wusuo and Qianxi Wusuo."

Jia Rui was unfamiliar with these two places and only found out after asking specifically.

Both Qiandong Wusuo and Qianxi Wusuo are located in the inner court. Qiandong Wusuo is located on Neiting East Road, to the north of Qianyingmen, and to the west is the Imperial Garden. Because it is located in the north of the East Sixth Palace, it is also called the "Northern Fifth Palace". The Five Qianxi Institutes are located to the west of Qianqing Palace and north of Baizimen, symmetrical with the Five Qiandong Institutes.

(End of this chapter)