Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 553 Abnormality
Time passed quickly, and Jia Rui said that King Wu had been here for three months.

During this period, it was generally stable, and there was no turmoil due to Jia Rui becoming king.

On this day, Jia Rui did not return to Prince Wu's Mansion, but rested at Aunt Zhen's place in the palace.

This Aunt Zhen has been in the palace for more than a year and has been taking care of the little emperor.

Now she regards the little emperor as her biological son and cannot leave him even for a moment.

There is no way, a woman must have someone to rely on. She has been with Jia Rui for so long and has not been able to get pregnant. Now she has despaired of having children and pinned all her hopes on the little emperor.

Aunt Zhen lay in Jia Rui's arms, caressed Jia Rui's chest, and whispered in Jia Rui's ear:

"You said that I take care of the little emperor. My name is not legitimate, and I don't have a serious status in the palace. If you say it, it will make people laugh."

Jia Rui glanced at her, then touched Aunt Zhen's smooth face, "What should we do?"

"What do you think of letting the little emperor recognize me as his foster mother?"

Jia Rui didn't take this to heart at all, "What's the point? I'll talk to the superiors tomorrow and then we'll do it openly."

After Aunt Zhen heard this, she happily nestled in Jia Rui's arms, with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

The next morning, when Jia Rui mentioned the matter, no one among the ministers objected.

In fact, this matter was extremely rude and even suspected of being disrespectful, but all the ministers who might have opposed Jia Rui were killed by him. Nowadays, everyone in the court is either a wallflower or Jia Rui's confidant. Naturally, no one can take this trivial matter against Jia Rui.

Therefore, Jia Rui quickly issued an imperial edict in the name of the little emperor, canonizing Aunt Zhen as a foster mother, and had a title - Mrs. Cao Guo.

This incident was not a big deal in the court, and everyone just took it as a joke, but it caused a huge stir in Jia Rui's back house.

Others didn't take it seriously, but it was Sanjie You who made the fuss.

She thinks that Aunt Zhen is a loner, even she has a title, let alone those of them who serve Jia Rui in the back house every day.

Therefore, Jia Rui had just returned from the palace that day when he was blocked halfway by Sister You.

Seeing Sister You, Jia Rui gently stepped forward to support her, "You are so old, why are you going out? How about staying at home?"

Now Sanjie You is about to give birth, standing there with a big belly, looking so pitiful.

Third Sister You is still as aggressive as before. Although she has a big belly, her momentum has not gone away.

"Uncle, I am pregnant with your child after all. Why is it that Aunt Zhen has a title, while those of us who are raising children for you are nothing?"

Jia Rui sighed. He didn't expect that banning Aunt Zhen would cause such big trouble.

"Okay, okay, what's the big deal? You will be blessed in the future. How can Mrs. Cao Guo hold you down?"

Sanjie You muttered something. Jia Rui didn't hear it clearly, but he could tell that she didn't buy it.

Jia Rui was not in the mood to play tricks with women here, so he quickly asked the maids to help Sanjie You back.

Although Sanjie You still wanted to say something, she was now big and unable to move flexibly. Surrounded by several maids, she left involuntarily.

When Sister You left, Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked towards Xue Baoqin's yard, but he stopped halfway.

Although Xue Baoqin was gentle and pleasant, he couldn't keep himself from asking for anything, so Jia Rui quickly took a detour to Xue Baochai's place. Entering Xue Baochai's yard, someone had already informed him inside. Xue Baochai quickly came out and welcomed Jia Rui in.

After sitting down, Jia Rui took a sip of tea, and then complained to Xue Baochai: "How come these women in our courtyard are just like the ministers in the court, clamoring for a title."

Xue Baochai smiled and sent a peeled apple to Jia Rui's hand, "Human, there is always a comparison. When the women in our yard saw Aunt Zhen getting a title, they were naturally jealous. After all, we are all the same. , now suddenly there is a hierarchy, which makes me feel unhappy."

Jia Rui nodded after hearing this. He regretted it now.

If he had known this was the case, he would not have agreed to Aunt Zhen's request. It was also his fault that he was blinded by Aunt Zhen's beauty that day.

"Okay, this matter is settled for the time being. You are the head of our house. Tell the people below you to tell them to be quiet during this time and not to bother me." Jia Rui helplessly ordered Xue Baochai road.

Xue Baochai nodded, "I'll tell you about this."

Jia Rui did not return to his hometown in the next few days because he was afraid of being caught by the women in the house again.

However, Aunt Zhen in the palace was now very high-spirited. She carried the little emperor around the palace every day. She even met Concubine Jing once and did not bow first as before.

Concubine Jing angrily reported this matter to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui also had a headache over Aunt Zhen's showing off during this period. Aunt Zhen wasn't like this before. She used to be very low-key in the house. How did she become like this now?
On this day, a young eunuch came to tell Aunt Zhen that Jia Rui had gone to Concubine Jing, and asked Aunt Zhen and the young emperor to rest early.

After hearing the news, Aunt Zhen just smiled slightly and sent the young eunuch away.

She turned around and came to the inner room. When the little emperor saw her coming, he immediately rushed over with small steps and rushed into Aunt Zhen's arms.

Aunt Zhen showed a bright smile, hugged the little emperor and entered the back room.

The little emperor nestled in Aunt Zhen's arms and whispered: "Mom, daddy didn't come today?"

The little emperor still thinks that Aunt Zhen is his mother and Jia Rui is his father.

Naturally, none of the palace maids and eunuchs around him dared to reveal the true situation to the little emperor.

"It's okay, your father went to Concubine Jing's place." Aunt Zhen said nonchalantly.

The little emperor blinked his innocent eyes, and then said: "When I grow up, I will kill Concubine Jing and let daddy stay with us forever."

Aunt Zhen was startled, and then asked quickly: "Who taught you this?"

"Isn't that so? But they all say that I am the emperor. Doesn't the emperor kill whoever he wants?" The little emperor blinked his cute eyes and asked innocently.

Aunt Zhen sighed, touched the little emperor's head and continued: "Don't say this in front of outsiders in the future. It will be bad for you if word gets out."

"I know that Concubine Jing has given birth to a little brother, and the little brother may replace me." The little emperor said seriously.

Aunt Zhen looked at the little emperor's innocent and cute face, and hugged him tighter, "Don't worry, I won't let anyone replace you."

After listening to Aunt Zhen's words, the little emperor nestled peacefully in her arms and stopped talking.

Aunt Zhen's eyes became more determined, and she said silently in her heart: No one can replace you, no one.

(End of this chapter)