Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 472 Pulling out the thorn
"You evil creature, you still have the nerve to come back." Old Master Jia Dairu's tone was very irritable, and it seemed like fire was coming out of it.

Jia Rui got up from the ground and saluted with a playful smile, "Who made the old man angry? Tell me who made the old man angry. My grandson will take it out on you."

"Asshole, you still have the nerve to smile. Do you know how big of a mistake you have made?"

Jia Rui stood up, then carefully moved towards the old man, and asked as if he didn't know anything about it: "I deal with state affairs every day, and I am so busy that I hit the back of my head. How can I make mistakes?"

"Haha, you don't make mistakes? What's going on in Jiangnan? You're almost turning the world upside down."

Jia Rui raised his head and peeked at Jia Dairu, and then said in a low voice: "Those literati in Jiangnan have gone too far. They secretly colluded together and formed a big net in the name of teachers, students and classmates to cover Jiangnan tightly. The imperial court’s control over Jiangnan is getting weaker and weaker due to the existence of this network.”

Jia Rui wanted to use this reason to persuade the old man to leave those people in Jiangnan alone.

But Jia Dairu was not a fool either. Jia Dairu slapped the table, then glared at Jia Rui and said:

"To eliminate dissidents, just eliminate dissidents. Why are you talking so grandly?"

Jia Rui was exposed by the old man and could only bow his head and say nothing.

Jia Dairu looked at Jia Rui, a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and was very helpless. Although he could still call Jia Rui in front of him and curse a few words, it was no longer possible to take action.

I'm afraid that even if I give the order, no one in the entire Wu Mansion, or even the entire world, will obey.

"Tell me about you. Those gentry families in the south of the Yangtze River don't have huge power under their command, but you have great abilities. How can you drive them all away and kill them all?"

Jia Rui replied somewhat willfully: "Why can't we kill them all? Do they have one more head than others?"

Jia Dairu was trembling with anger and pointed at Jia Rui without saying a word for a long time.

Jia Rui was a little scared when he saw the old man like this. What if the old man was too excited and passed away all of a sudden? What would he do?
So Jia Rui hurriedly came behind the old man and gently stroked his back.

After Jia Rui calmed down Jia Dairu for a while, Jia Dairu finally recovered.

"I won't say anything more to you. If you still recognize me as your grandfather, stop doing things in Jiangnan immediately. Otherwise, you won't come to see me in the future."

Jia Rui frowned, and then whispered: "Old man, this is not for me. If it were me, I would naturally not be afraid of these Jiangnan aristocratic families. This is for your great-grandson. Once I am gone, I will not give him anything." If he has pulled out all these thorns, will his throne be secure?"

Jia Dairu was stunned for a moment, and then the anger in his eyes dissipated a little.

He has now thought about it. Indeed, Jia Rui is naturally not afraid. He has many elite soldiers under his command, but those people from Jiangnan can only shout a few words at most and dare not make any resistance.

But when his great-grandson Jia Xuan takes charge of the world, he will not have the prestige that Jia Rui has now. Will those people in Jiangnan do anything?
The old man also fell into deep thought at this time.

At this moment, there were rapid footsteps outside, and then the door curtain was opened, and Mrs. Wang walked in from the outside.

When she entered the room, she glanced first, and then she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Jia Ruian was fine.

Then Mrs. Wang walked to Jia Dairu and said, "I heard from behind that you were angry today. Even if you are angry, don't cause trouble to our grandson. He is busy with state affairs every day and is so busy that he has no time to listen to you here. complain."

At this time, the old man Jia Dairu sitting there actually agreed with Jia Rui's words.

He was very strict with his grandson Jia Rui, and even beat him and scolded him at every turn before, but he loved his great grandson Jia Xuan to the heavens. I'm afraid it will fall if I hold it in my hand, and it will melt if I hold it in my mouth. I don't want him to get hurt at all.

Jia Rui's explanation just now made him worried about the future of his great-grandson.

It is precisely because of this concern about Jia Xuan that Jia Dairu also agreed with Jia Rui's approach.

Let your grandson Jia Rui take the responsibility for the infamy. Wouldn't it be better to let your great-grandson Jia Xuan accept a clean country?

However, when Jia Rui came in just now, he gave Jia Rui a scolding. There was no way to go down the steps now, so he didn't say anything for a long time.

Mrs. Wang came in to smooth things over, which just gave Jia Dairu a step to step down.

So he stood up and glared at Jia Rui fiercely, and then said to Mrs. Wang: "Why are you here in the front? How could a woman get involved in such a national event and spread the news. "

Although he said this, Jia Dairu still took his square steps and followed Mrs. Wang out of the study.

When Mrs. Wang was about to leave the room, she turned back and gave Jia Rui a reassuring look.

Jia Rui raised his thumb and gestured to Mrs. Wang.

After the old man left, Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief and sat on his seat.

"Master, have all the people who have spread gossip to the old lady been dealt with in the past few days?"

Jia Rui glanced sideways and saw that Qin Shun was standing beside him with a sly look, asking for instructions.

"I'm confused. The old man just got angry. Let's deal with all these people. If this reaches the old man's ears again, won't I have to be trained again?" "Master, you are thoughtful." Qin Shun licked his face. , said flatteringly.

Jia Rui sneered, and then said: "Send someone to check and register the names of all the people who have come to visit the old man these days. And whoever slanders the old man, please remember them all for me. Let the time calm down before dealing with them.”

Qin Shun listened and quickly nodded in agreement.

After that, Jia Rui stretched and looked at the weather outside. He really couldn't go back to the palace in time, so he had to go back to the back house to rest.

In Jia Rui's back house, Xue Baoqin was about to give birth and naturally could not serve Jia Rui, so he went to Aunt Zhen's place again.

Let's be honest, except for Xue Baochai, none of the women in Jia Rui's back house can match her Aunt Zhen in terms of talents.

Aunt Zhen is a talented girl trained by the entire Zhen family. She originally wanted to send her to the palace to be favored by the Supreme Emperor or the Emperor and be favored by the Zhen family.

Although the women in Jia Rui's back house each have their own characteristics, they are indeed inferior to Aunt Zhen in terms of talent and learning.

It was precisely because of Aunt Zhen's unique temperament that Jia Rui fell into her arms again after neglecting Aunt Zhen for a period of time.

On the other side, after receiving the news from the young eunuch Jia Rui, Aunt Zhen knew that Jia Rui was coming, so she finished dressing up happily, and then waited for Jia Rui at the gate of the yard.

As a result, he waited until Jia Rui didn't come, and then he sent his maid out to inquire, only to find out that Jia Rui was intercepted by Third Sister You on the way.

After hearing this, Aunt Zhen was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

Sanjie You, who comes from a small family, is really shameless. She clearly knew that the uncle was coming to her place, but she still kidnapped him on the way. Is this a first-come, first-served basis?

Although she was so angry that she wanted to get angry, it was already a fait accompli and there was nothing Aunt Zhen could do.

But she also had a foresight. Next time the uncle wanted to come here, she would immediately go and wait for him halfway. She must not let other vixens intercept him.

Not only is Aunt Zhen sulking here, but Jia Rui was intercepted by Third Sister You from the garden to her yard.

"Okay, okay, stop holding me back and let the maids below see you. How do you behave?"

Jia Rui said to Sister You with a look of disgust on the surface.

But Sanjie You didn't feel embarrassed at all. She still held Xia Rui's sleeves and said with a chuckle:
"If I hadn't caught you, you would have flown away long ago."

As soon as she entered the room, Sanjie You immediately ordered the maid to bring fragrant tea to herself and Jia Rui.

Jia Rui picked up the teacup and took a sip, then his eyes lit up, "Is the tea good today?"

Third Sister You said proudly: "Two days ago, I went to a banquet with Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. She gave me a few taels, but I was reluctant to drink them. I only drank a cup when you came."

After Xue Baochai moved into the palace, Sanjie You often took Xue Baochai's place at the banquets held by officials and wives in the capital.

Although she is just a concubine, Jia Rui's identity is there, so every time she goes there, Sanjie You still sits on the main seat.

This made Sister You's inferiority complex unprecedentedly satisfying, so she is now very keen to attend these banquets.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about this. Why did you bring me here?"

Third Sister You leaned towards Jia Rui, and then said, "I heard that Miss Xiangyun has been picked up."

Jia Rui thought for a moment after listening to it. It seemed that Jia Zhenghe had said to himself a few days ago that he had made a marriage arrangement for Xiangyun. He was a Jinshi from a poor family and was now studying in the Ministry of Rites.

Jia Rui was planning to meet this young man in a few days, but he didn't expect that the date would be set so quickly.

Because Shi Xiangyun was going to get married, he naturally couldn't go out in Rongguo's mansion. He had to return to his uncle's mansion and marry from his uncle's house.

"In this case, Daiyu should be picked up soon, right?" Jia Rui said, stroking his newly grown beard.

"This aunt is about to leave," Third Sister You said.

Jia Rui heard the joy in Sister You's voice, "She's leaving, why are you happy?"

"You don't know that this aunt doesn't even pay attention to us people. She only knows how to recite poems and poems with Aunt Zhen every day. We don't understand what she says at all." Third Sister You pouted. Mouth, said unhappily.

It turned out that after Daiyu moved to Wu Guofu, because her friend Xue Baoqin had been pregnant and could not move around, she could only talk to Aunt Zhen, who was close to her.

Unexpectedly, after getting to know each other, Lin Daiyu and Aunt Zhen became friends. The two often joked together, and sometimes made love while swimming in the lake.

The other concubines who couldn't get a word in were both envious and jealous of these two people. The best among them was Third Sister You, who was not very knowledgeable.

(End of this chapter)