Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 474: Relationship

The old man gave him a sideways look and said, "Then I don't know."

The young man looked at the old man, then sat up straight and said, "Don't scare me, I am married to the Zhen family. At worst, I will beg the old lady of the Zhen family now. For the sake of her old man, Mr. Jia will not What will he do to me?"

The old man was very angry when he saw the young man's arrogance, but there was nothing he could do about it.

And according to the news from the palace, the young man's family really has nothing major going on this time.

It seems that nepotism is still very effective no matter what time it is. Like this time, this young man's family escaped death because of nepotism.

"Xiao Cao, don't be too happy to look for it. Without the background of old people like us, do you still want to continue to be happy in Jiangnan?"

The young man turned his head to the side and didn't want to look at him. He already knew from the old man's tone that his family was fine. Since he was fine, why should he block the knife for others?
"Xiao Cao, let's do this. Help me say a few nice words in front of Mrs. Zhen." The middle-aged man who had been silent until now spoke.
Xiao Cao glanced at him, picked up the chopsticks on the table, picked up a mouthful of lotus root, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, as if the lotus root was a delicacy.

At first, the old man saw that Xiao Cao didn't give any face to him, so he knew that he wouldn't be able to impress this guy without actual benefits.

"Xiao Cao, my family owns three ocean-going cargo ships in Hangzhou. I heard that your family is in a hurry to buy a ship. These three ships can solve your family's urgent needs."

After hearing this, Xiao Cao turned around and thought for a moment, and then said: "I can't guarantee whether Mrs. Zhen can help. The most I can do is give you a message."

"that's enough."

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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

It's very lively here when the lights are on.

The maids who shuttled back and forth, carrying various delicacies, kept entering the Rongqing Hall, and then bringing out the leftovers.

It's said to be leftovers, but it's actually just one or two chopsticks.

And these remaining delicacies were dinner for the high-status maids of Rongqing Hall.

It turned out that Jia Baoyu finally brought Lin Daiyu back from Wu Guofu today. Jia's mother was very happy and held a banquet in Rongqing Hall to welcome her granddaughter whom she had not seen for a long time.

Therefore, in Rongqing Hall, various delicacies are kept being served.

"Quick, eat more." Mother Jia sat on the main seat, watching Lin Daiyu sitting next to her eating, her mouth closed with joy.

As he spoke, he picked up another chopstick of eggplant and put it in Lin Daiyu's bowl. "Eat more eggplant. It's easy to digest. You won't accumulate food after eating it at night."

Jia Baoyu watched from the side and picked up a chopstick dish as if to have fun and put it into Lin Daiyu's bowl.

As a result, Lin Daiyu just glanced at him and ordered Zijuan, who was waiting beside her, to take out the vegetables and throw them aside.

However, Jia Baoyu did not feel angry. After all, Sister Lin had come back with him, which meant that he had calmed down. If he persuaded her for a few more days, he should be able to recite poems and write poems together as before.

Mother Jia looked at the two live treasures fighting over each other, shook her head gently, then covered her mouth and said to the mandarin duck beside her: "We really can't live without each other."

Yuanyang covered her mouth and laughed after hearing this.

At this time, the door curtain was opened, and Aunt Lai walked in from the outside. She first looked at Jia Mu sitting in the middle, and saw that her face was full of smiles, and then she dared to come forward.

"Old lady, the old lady of the Zhen family is here and wants to see you."

"What's the matter with her coming here?"

"Back to the old lady, it seems that during this period, Uncle Rui was making a big fuss in Jiangnan. Several relatives of her family were involved in it. They wanted to come over and ask the old lady to give Uncle Rui a message." Grandma Lai organized. Language, then said.

Mother Jia put down the chopsticks in her hand, closed her eyes and thought for a moment, and then said: "I am an old lady in the back house who can't control the affairs of the court. If she wants to beg for mercy, she should go to Aunt Zhen."

"Back to the old lady, the old lady of the Zhen family came back from Wu Guofu. Aunt Zhen never saw her at all." Aunt Lai curled her lips in disdain.

"How did you know?"

"My second son happened to be returning from delivering silver at Wu Guofu, and he met him."

Mother Jia knew that Grandma Lai's second son, Lai Er, was involved in some smuggling business, and a large part of it was to be used as profit for Wu Guofu, but she didn't care about this.

"Since even Aunt Zhen hasn't seen them, then I've also disappeared. Go and get rid of them."

After Jia Mu finished speaking, she smiled as she watched Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu making trouble.

Aunt Lai paused for a moment. Seeing that Jia Mu had no other instructions, she carefully exited Rongqing Hall.

After arriving outside, Grandma Lai immediately straightened her back and then came to a small side entrance of Rongguo Mansion.

She opened the door and came out, and saw a rather luxurious sedan parked outside, followed by about a dozen servants and maids.

When the leading maid saw the door open, Grandma Lai came out. She immediately ordered someone to light a lantern and helped the old lady of the Zhen family out of the sedan.

Mrs. Zhen got out of the sedan and glanced at Aunt Lai standing on the steps, feeling a little unhappy.

You must know that a few years ago, not to mention Grandma Lai, even Mother Jia of the Jia Mansion was three points shorter when she saw her.

But just a few years later, even a nun next to Jia Mu looked down on her.

However, Mrs. Zhen also knew that it was for the sake of Aunt Zhen of Wu Guofu that she could let Aunt Lai come out to see her. If it were any other person, let alone Aunt Lai, even her son Lai Er might not be able to meet him.

People under the eaves have to lower their heads. After thinking of this, Mrs. Zhen went up the steps with the help of the maid.

"Old sister, what did your master say?"

With a smile on her face, Aunt Lai said a gentle blessing, "Back to Mrs. Zhen, our old lady said that even Aunt Zhen can't do it, let alone her. You'd better hire someone else. Bar."

After saying that, Grandma Lai nodded and turned back.

This time, Mrs. Zhen was left alone, making her feel bitter for a while.

Once upon a time, no one in the world dared to look down on her, let alone a little Aunt Lai. Even the current emperor had to be careful when meeting her.

Old Mrs. Zhen shook her head gently, then turned back to the sedan and said, "Go back home."

Returning to the Zhen family's house in the capital, as soon as they entered the first courtyard, a young man who was fairly well-dressed approached him.

"How's the old lady doing?"

Mrs. Zhen didn't even get off the sedan, but just replied from the sedan, "I can't do this, you'd better ask someone else to carry the things."

After saying that, her sedan chair headed towards the second door.

But the young man stood there blankly, a little at a loss.

He didn't expect that even Mrs. Zhen couldn't do it, so I'm afraid the other two people couldn't find anyone much stronger.

Finally, when the housekeeper of the Zhen family saw that there was no money to be had, he invited the young man out of the Zhen family.

The young man returned to the hotel with a dejected expression, and saw two other people who looked pretty good.

This young man was a little confused. Could Jia Yucun really be able to do something that even Mrs. Zhen couldn't do?

"My dear nephew, sit down quickly." The older middle-aged man asked the young man to sit across from him.

"How was your visit to Zhen's house?"

"What else can I do? Mrs. Zhen ran around for a whole day, but in the end there was no result, and then she kicked me out." The young man picked up the tea cup and took a deep sip, and then said unconvinced.

"Has her family accepted the things she sent?"

"Haha, they kicked me out even with my belongings."

The two people looked at each other, and then there was some hesitation on their faces.

When the two of them were in Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River, they had several contacts with Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling.

They know that Jia Yucun is a person who gets paid to do things.

Therefore, this time they went to Da Sima Jia Yucun's house again and gave him generous gifts.

After Jia Yucun saw so many treasures, he immediately patted his chest. Although he could not guarantee that everyone would be safe, he could at least save both of them.

Only then did these two people come back with peace of mind.

You must know that the jewelry they brought with them to Beijing this time were all collected by hundreds of gentry and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, these two people can't control others for the sake of their own families, and they are not afraid of being held accountable in the future.

After this purge, even if those gentry and wealthy families can keep their family businesses, their vitality will be severely damaged. How can they dare to confront the few who have not been harmed?

Originally they were in a good mood, but after hearing what this young man said, they felt something was wrong.

You must know that this young man is connected to the Zhen family, and the girl from the Zhen family is an aunt in Jia Rui's house.

Now even the old lady of the Zhen family has nothing to do, is there anything Jia Yucun can do?

And Jia Yucun, whom they are talking about now, is sitting in Qin Shun's house drinking tea.

Qin Shun touched a box of large pearls in front of him and asked Jia Yucun, who was sitting opposite him: "Master Jia, are you going to give me this box of pearls when you come to my house this time?"

"Haha, Manager Qin, you are indeed the most useful person in front of the Duke. I really made you guess. I have a small thing to ask for your help." Jia Yucun put down the tea cup and said with a smile.

Hearing Jia Yucun's words, Qin Shun felt relieved. He was afraid that the other party would give him something for no reason. If he was asking him to do something, then he had nothing to fear.

"What's the relationship between us? Where do we need these? Take them back quickly, take them back quickly." Qin Shun said this, but his hand was pressed on the box without moving.

"Mr. Qin, please keep it. This is my brother's heart. You can't refute my face."

Qin Shun happily touched the box in front of him, "Then I will be disrespectful, little brother."

Then, Qin Shun asked: "Brother came to my house today, what is the specific matter? Tell me, if I can handle it as a brother, I will do it for my brother."

"It's not a big deal. It's just that a few friends I met in Jinling came to Beijing and wanted to ask me to say a few good words to their family in front of the Duke." Jia Yucun stroked his beard and said confidently.

(End of this chapter)