Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 509 Pay off the debt

Jia Mu glanced at Jia Zheng, then lowered her head and said helplessly: "Do you think I don't know?"

"Then why didn't the old lady immediately refuse to obey the princess?" Jia She asked without answering.

There were some memories in Jia Mu's eyes, but it soon became clear, "Did you think that the incident with Prince Yi Zhong was so easy to get over? Look at those who followed Prince Yi Zhong, who has a good ending? Yes, our Jia family is the only one who has preserved his wealth and even maintained his wealth."

Jia Zheng still has fresh memories of what happened at that time, especially that bloody night. The whole night, the sound of killing was loud in the capital, and the next day the inner city was almost a river of blood.

In fact, the Jia family was also one of the main conspirators of that rebellion, which ended with Jia Daishan's death from illness.

In addition to Jia Daishan's death from illness, his eldest brother Jia She also changed from a close minister of the prince to a waste who could only enjoy himself at home. Even Jia Jing, the head of Ningguo Mansion, could only hide in the suburbs and become a Taoist priest.

But compared to other nobles in the city, their Jia family had the best result, at least they were not confiscated and exterminated.

After this incident passed, whenever Jia Zheng thought about it, he was still a little glad that the Supreme Emperor missed his old friendship.

But now from what my mother said, the Jia family was so lucky because of their efforts in being respectful to the prince.

The scene immediately became deserted.

Now the Rongguo Mansion is in a dilemma, especially Jia Mu, the head of the family, doesn't know what to do.

If you are a ruthless person, you can directly refuse to obey the palace in this case, because helping the palace may harm the interests of the Jia family.

But Mother Jia is a person who has no conscience. She still has a basic moral bottom line. It is precisely because of this little moral bottom line that she seems to be undecided now.

Jia Zheng sat there and thought for a while, then finally raised his head and said:
"Things have reached this point. If our family refuses to be obedient to the palace now, then our reputation will be ruined. Instead of doing this, we might as well marry with the palace of obedience and spread the reasons through the grapevine."

Jia Mu's eyes lit up after hearing this. If this is the case, their family's reputation will be improved. At least one person who is not ungrateful can make their Rongguo Mansion invincible.

Jia Mu smiled and nodded and said, "This is a good idea."

But Jia She who was standing below was unwilling, "What's the good in this? If you offend the head of our Jia family for an unrelated person, will our Rongguo Mansion be okay in the future?"

Jia Mu and Jia Zheng looked at each other, and then shook their heads gently. They had a new understanding of Jia She's inconsistency.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. Your brother and I have already discussed it." Jia Mu replied to Jia She with a stern face.

If it was something else, Jia She would not have dared to speak because he was afraid of this mother from the bottom of his heart.

But what is decided now is related to whether Rongguo Mansion can prosper in the future. As one of the heads of Rongguo Mansion, he naturally cannot allow his own interests to be damaged.

"Old lady, I don't agree with this." Jia She said forcefully.

When Jia Mu heard that Jia She dared to refute her, she immediately became angry. She picked up the Mu Ruyi at hand and threw it at Jia She.

After all, Jia She was old and didn't hide at all, so he was hit directly on the head. Fortunately, Jia's mother was older than him and had less strength, so she only broke Jia She's oily skin.

But even this time, Jia She was shocked. He had never seen his mother so angry.

Even some time ago, when he insisted on marrying him, Jia Mu was not as angry as she wanted to beat him now.

Therefore, Jia She did not dare to speak now, and then lowered his head and hid far away.

When Jia Mu saw that Ji Ji was speechless, she turned to Jia Zheng and said, "Your brother is useless, so I'll leave this matter to you." Jia Zheng nodded seriously.

Because he knew that this matter was not easy to handle. If there was a slight mistake, there would be obvious cracks in their relationship with Wu Guofu.

This is not what Jia Zheng wants to see.

Then Jia Mu drove Jia Zheng and Jia She out, leaving her alone in the room.

Jia Mu sat there. After a long time, she slowly climbed onto the kang and took out a broken prison uniform from a small cabinet.

This prison uniform was worn by Jia Daishan in prison.

After Jia Daishan was released from prison, he gave this prison uniform to Prince Gongshun.

He also promised: If one day in the future, Prince Gongshun needs the help of Rongguo Mansion, as long as he sends this prison uniform to Rongguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion will definitely help him with all his strength.

This was also the instruction given by Jia Daishan to Jia Mu when he passed away.

In the serious Dream of Red Mansions, this prison uniform has never appeared. That is because the royal family is at its peak and there is no need for help from the dilapidated Jia family.

But things are different now. The royal family is in a precarious state, and one does not know which day they will be driven out and wiped out by Jia Rui.

Especially during this period, Jia Rui was planning to be crowned king. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Jia Rui's rejection of the advice of court ministers twice was a sign of loyalty, but in the eyes of the royal family, this was just a cover-up.

This made the royal family see the danger.

It was under this circumstance that the prison clothes were sent back to Rongguo Mansion by Princess Gongshun.

In fact, Jia Mu didn't want to interfere in such important court affairs, but when she thought of Jia Daishan's request, she could only hold her nose and admit it, hoping that this incident would not shake her relationship with Wu Guofu.

Not to mention that Jia Mu was worrying about gains and losses here, Xue Baochai left Rongguo Mansion angrily and returned to Wu Guofu.

After returning to his yard, he only saw Jia Rui sitting in the yard, watching the little maid running around inside and outside.

But as soon as Xue Baochai came back, the maids in the yard immediately became dignified and lovely.

Jia Rui immediately lost interest when he saw this scene, then stood up and went back to the house.

Xue Baochai had a sullen face and entered the house with the help of Ying'er. Then several maids hurried over to help Xue Baochai change clothes.

Jia Rui was sitting at the table drinking tea. Seeing Xue Baochai's face full of anger, he was a little surprised. Who had offended this aunt?

You know, Xue Baochai has a good temper. Ever since she came to Wu Guofu, she has never been angry with anyone.

"What's going on? With such anger on his face, who has offended our grandma?"

Xue Baochai had already changed into regular clothes at home, came to Jia Rui's side, sat on a chair, took the fragrant tea sent by Ying'er, and then said:

"Isn't it the side of Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Rui was a little surprised, "What happened to them there?"

(End of this chapter)