Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 504 Resignation
Although he was surprised, Jia Huan still agreed to his father honestly.

Jia Zheng nodded with satisfaction and then dismissed Jia Huan.

Mrs. Wang, who was in the main room, already knew that Jia Zheng called Jia Huan and comforted her.

After Mrs. Wang learned the news, her heart began to beat.

If the Jia family falls, Mrs. Wang will naturally not be too worried, but according to the current situation, Rongguo Mansion will definitely prosper in the future.

As for their master's title, a county prince cannot escape.

Under this situation, the title must be reserved for Baoyu in the future. Who is Jia Huan? How can he have this qualification?
Didn't the master tell Jia Huan to study hard? I won't give you this chance.

After thinking of this, Mrs. Wang pretended to order her maid Caixia to call Jia Huan.

Jia Huan's fear of Mrs. Wang was a little less severe. After coming in and bowing, he still had a chance to look around.

Mrs. Wang sat on it and cast a disdainful glance, thinking to herself: Just like this, you still want to compete with our Baoyu for family property? Are you trying to break your heart?
Although she was disdainful in her heart, Mrs. Wang was still gentle on the surface, "Huan'er, I dreamed of Guanyin Bodhisattva in my dream yesterday. I made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva to copy Guanyin Bodhisattva's "Universal Gate Edition" three hundred times, but I always I can’t hold the pen anymore, so you can copy it for me.”

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Wang immediately ordered Caixia to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then asked Jia Huan to be sent to the back room and asked him to copy the book there.

Jia Huan had experienced this situation countless times, so he didn't seem to care, so he followed the people inside and started copying scriptures honestly.

Mrs. Wang outside saw this scene and nodded with satisfaction.

Jia Zheng actually knew all this, but he did not interfere.

Just like this, the atmosphere in Rongguo Mansion began to become strange without even realizing it.

In the next few days, Jia Zheng summoned Jia Huan almost every day and gave him gentle encouragement.

Mrs. Wang also intensified her request for Jia Huan to copy scriptures. Jia Huan even had no time to touch the Four Books and Five Classics in one day.

Jia Huan's mother, Aunt Zhao, is also aware of this situation, but what can she do with a concubine? He could only hide in his room and curse Mrs. Wang secretly.

Not to mention the chaos in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rui has focused his attention on the matter of being crowned king in the past few days.

Now that the overall situation of the world is under his control, even the ethnic minority rebellion in Guangxi has slowly subsided. It can be said that the situation is excellent.

In this case, you can also start to implement your goals.

And being crowned king is an important step to step onto that throne.

Therefore, in the past two days, Jia Rui was seemingly unaware of what was going on outside, but in fact, he had secretly hinted at Shen Wence several times.

Shen Wence was also unambiguous. After receiving Jia Rui's hint, he immediately began to contact Jia Yucun again.

The two Jia Rui loyalists murmured secretly for a few days, and then another memorial requesting Jia Rui to be crowned King of Wu came out.

Since Jia Zheng reminded the two of them last time, they also called Jia Zheng this time.

Jia Zheng would not let go of something that would naturally gain Jia Rui's favor, so he readily signed his name on the memorial.

This time it was still morning, and Jia Rui was still holding the little emperor sitting on the throne.

After Lao Li shouted as usual, "If you have a foundation, you will play early, if you don't have a foundation, you will retreat from the court." Shen Wence, Jia Yucun, and Jia Zheng knelt down together.

"I have my own foundation."

Jia Rui sat on top and glanced at the three of them, with a trace of satisfaction in his eyes, but he still said expressionlessly:
"Since you have something to say, let's play it." The three people kneeling below looked at each other. Finally, Shen Wence knelt forward and said:

"I would like to report to your Majesty that Duke Jia Rui of the State of Wu has made great contributions to the imperial court. Now he is assisting Your Majesty in ruling the world. The position of Duke of Wu is not enough to intimidate others. I would like to ask Your Majesty to make Duke Jia Rui of the State of Wu the King of Wu."

After finishing speaking, he raised the memorial in his hand high.

Lao Li, who was standing aside, walked down the imperial steps with a very eye-catching look, took the memorial from Shen Wence, and then held it in both hands and handed it to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui casually took the memorial, opened it and looked at it. It was no different from the last memorial.

Jia Rui pretended to be angry and threw the memorial on the imperial case.

"My father-in-law said last time that this matter should not be mentioned again. If you bring it up again today, could it be that you are resentful of my father-in-law?"

The three people kneeling below naturally knew what Jia Rui meant, so they kowtowed together and replied in a strong tone:

"Gong Jia Rui of the State of Wu has great merits. This is recognized by the ministers and the whole court. It is just and right for the Duke of Wu to confer the title of King of Wu. Your Majesty must not listen to the slander of the villain. You should quickly confer the title of Duke Jia Rui of the State of Wu to appease the hearts of the people inside and outside the court."

At this time, all the ministers in the court almost fell to their knees together.

"I second the proposal."

Since everyone shouted at the same time, the sound was so loud that it almost lifted the roof of the Qianqing Gate Hall.

Jia Rui, who was sitting on top, was very angry and shouted to the people below: "Are you going to bring injustice to your country?"

After he finished speaking, he threw the memorial on the imperial case to the ground.

"Don't mention this matter again." After Jia Rui said angrily, he hugged the little emperor and left the Qianqing Gate Hall.

The Central Minister kneeling below, you look at me, I look at you, and then there is a tacit look in your eyes.

So everyone didn't care about Jia Rui's anger, and then they stood up, greeted each other, and left the palace together.

Jia Rui left the Qianqing Gate and returned to the Yangxin Hall with the little emperor in his arms.

As soon as he entered the Yangxin Hall, he saw Aunt Zhen packing her things.

It turned out that Xue Baochai was already out of confinement and had moved back to Wu Guogong's mansion yesterday, and it was Aunt Zhen who came to replace Xue Baochai in serving Jia Rui.

In addition to serving Jia Rui, Aunt Zhen also has another important task, which is to take care of the little emperor.

Originally, it would have been more appropriate to give this task to the personal maid of the deceased Queen Jia Yuanchun to hold the piano, but Jia Rui did not do so and instead taught it to his own housemates.

Jia Rui now simply doesn't want anyone he doesn't understand to approach the little emperor. Only by keeping the little emperor firmly within his sight can Jia Rui rest assured.

When Aunt Zhen saw Jia Rui coming in, she went up with a smile on her face, took the little emperor into her arms, and then ordered her maids and palace maids to change Jia Rui's clothes.

Jia Rui stretched out his hands and let the palace maids change his clothes. Then he sat on the Kang in the Yangxin Hall and asked intentionally or unintentionally:

"Is Concubine Jing's side about to give birth?"

Lao Li, who had been following Jia Rui, quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "My lord, the news from the imperial doctor is that it has only been in the past few days."

(End of this chapter)