Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 539 Family and State Affairs
The old man is trying not to be too public, to leave a good reputation among the people, and to have less resistance when the day comes.

Jia Rui nodded quickly, and then said humbly: "Then everything will be done according to the old master's wishes. We will do whatever you say."

Jia Dairu was very satisfied. He touched his beard and said with deep eyes: "These are troubled times. It is better to have more things than less things. Besides, we are used to living in this house. There is no need to change it to a bigger one. Just change the sign outside the door. , everything else remains as usual.”

Jia Rui was a little reluctant after hearing this.

You must know that he often lived in the palace during this period and was used to the luxury of the palace. After returning to the mansion, he always felt that something was wrong.

Jia Dairu saw what Jia Rui was thinking. He coughed and then said: "Now is not the time for us to be extravagant. Let's make do with it for a while. There will be plenty of time for us to enjoy happiness in the future."

Jia Rui saw that Jia Dairu had tried to persuade him several times, but he could only endure it for the time being, but he made up his mind to live in the palace more often in the future. After all, the conditions in the palace were much better than those in the palace, and everyone was willing to live comfortably in the palace. A place to live, right?

"Then just listen to the old man!" Jia Rui could only agree.

When Jia Dairu saw that the business was finished, he brought the topic to the Rongguo Mansion, "Jia She came to beg me just now and asked me to transfer their Jia Lian back. Do you think this matter can be done?"

After hearing this, Jia Rui felt disgusted in his heart.

Why bring Jia Lian back? Cuckold yourself? No matter how stupid Jia Rui is, there is no way he would do such a thing.

"Old Master, haven't you always said that our family should keep a low profile? I think it's better not to mention Jia Lian for the time being."

Jia Dairu was stunned for a moment. He thought Jia Rui would listen to his words, but he didn't expect that Jia Rui would reject him.

However, he didn't delve too deeply into it. In his heart, Jia Lian was just a relative. There was no need for him to have conflicts with his grandson over a relative.

"Forget it, but you have to remember that Rongguo Mansion belongs to our clan after all, and we still need to help sometimes."

Jia Rui was actually very angry. Why couldn't Rongguo Mansion be quiet for a while like Ningguo Mansion?

However, he couldn't show it in front of the old man, but he happily agreed.

At night, Jia Rui rested at Xue Baochai's place.

"Uncle, you see, the old man and the old lady have both received rewards. When will my title come down?" Xue Baochai leaned into Jia Rui's arms and asked excitedly.

Although Xue Baochai behaved very calmly in front of outsiders, in front of Jia Rui, she often showed the air of a little daughter.

Jia Rui hugged Xue Baochai, and then said lovingly: "Tomorrow I will let them draw up the decree, and I will make sure you are in full glory."

Only then did Xue Baochai feel satisfied.

"Then who will the prince appoint?"

Jia Rui was alerted when he heard this, but he still said calmly on the surface: "The children are still young, why are we in such a hurry? We can wait until they are older."

Xue Baochai still had a gentle smile and said softly in Jia Rui's arms: "The right way is to establish a direct eldest son. Our Xuan'er is the eldest son. No matter what, we can't get past him?"

"We'll talk about this later. Don't worry. How old is Xuan'er now? Why are you so worried?" Jia Rui laughed and didn't answer directly.

The reason why Jia Rui said this is because his favorite child now is Jia Ji, the son of Xue Baoqin.

Jia Rui even wanted to make him his heir at one point, but then he thought about Xue Baochai still being an eldest lady, so he tolerated it for the time being.

However, Jia Rui is still prepared to wait for a while to see what happens when the children grow up before making a decision. Jia Rui's vague attitude made Xue Baochai tremble in his heart. Could it be that the man in front of him had taken a fancy to someone else's son?

If this happens, I will be making wedding clothes for her.

Although Xue Baochai didn't say anything anymore, she had already begun to mutter in her heart that if she wanted to find a way to keep her son's position as the heir apparent, as for other people's sons, she would suppress them as much as possible.

Now the only one who can threaten her is Xue Baoqin. Even though she is her cousin, she is also her competitor now.

Because during this time Jia Rui often went to Xue Baoqin's place and doted on Xue Baoqin even more than before. Naturally, Xue Baoqin's children would also be born first.

As a result, Jia Rui had less time to pamper Xue Baochai's two sons, which meant that Jia Rui's little fatherly love was even less allocated to the two children.

It seems that we really need to find a solution.

Xue Baochai closed his eyes and fell into sleep while thinking.

The next day Jia Rui still got up early, had breakfast, dressed and hurried to the palace.

Yesterday, Jia Rui was classified as the King of Wu, but there are still many rituals that have not ended. First, Jia Rui has to sacrifice to the sky as the King of Wu.

Today Jia Rui is going to discuss this matter with the cabinet.

When he came to Yangxin Hall and summoned several cabinet ministers, Jia Rui immediately asked: "Are you ready for the next few days?"

"Back to your Majesty, we cannot rush into the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven. First, the altar needs to be rebuilt, so it will take at least a month to be fully prepared." Shen Wence replied immediately.

Jia Rui frowned after hearing this. It would take another month, but Jia Rui couldn't wait any longer.

Xu Biao, who was standing below, peeked forward, saw Jia Rui frowning, and then immediately came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the Temple of Heaven is originally the place where the imperial court worships the heaven. If the king is in a hurry, you can use the Temple of Heaven to worship the heaven."

Jia Rui's eyes lit up after hearing this. This was a good idea and he would agree immediately.

However, Wang Wenhuan, another cabinet minister who had just been promoted by Jia Rui, immediately came out to object.

Wang Wenhuan was originally just an ordinary bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Later, when he saw Jia Rui taking power, he began to backstab the head of the Hanlin Academy and try his best to curry favor with Jia Rui.

After Jia Rui purged the cabinet and the court, there was a shortage of cabinet members, so Jia Rui directly promoted this person.

Therefore, Wang Wenhuan can be said to have reached the sky in one step.

However, Wang Wenhuan stayed in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, and he was more or less infected with the scholarly spirit.

In addition, he had been a little distracted during this period, so when he saw that Jia Rui wanted to agree with Xu Biao's idea, he immediately came out to object.

"No, Your Majesty."

Jia Rui glanced at him sideways, and then asked unhappily: "What's not allowed?"

"Back to the king, the Temple of Heaven is the place where the emperor worships the heaven. If the king now uses the altar of heaven to worship the heaven, then people in the world who are loyal to the royal family will gather together to attack."

After hearing this, several ministers nearby nodded their heads, feeling that what Wang Wenhuan said made sense.

(End of this chapter)