Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 591 Strange bedfellows
Soon the mammy's shouting disappeared, and she had obviously been dragged away.

Only then did Wang Xifeng smile again, "Hurry and help Aunt Qionghua get up, what are you doing as a family?"

Ping'er quickly stepped forward to help Qionghua up, but at this time, Qionghua's eyes were filled with fear.

However, Wang Xifeng did not notice that although Qionghua's eyes looked frightened and seemed to be very scared, her body was still upright at this time.

"Arrange two rooms for Aunt Qionghua in the nearby yard, and let Aunt Qionghua live there temporarily."

Ping'er agreed and hurried out to arrange Qionghua's residence.

After Ping'er left, Wang Xifeng said: "Our mansion is no better than the outside. Although this mansion looks quite big, there are so many masters and there won't be much room when it's our turn, so please be patient. "

"Don't dare, I'll be satisfied if I can serve grandma nearby."

Then, Wang Xifeng began to chat with Qionghua about Jia Rui's life outside these years.

They were chatting here, Jia Lian also took a bath, came out and said with a smile:

"It's still comfortable at home!"

Then he sat next to Wang Xifeng and asked, "Have you arranged a place for Qionghua to live?"

"Do you still have to worry about this, Second Master? We have already arranged it. It is in the wing in the yard next to it."

Jia Lian frowned, "Why didn't you free up the entire yard?"

"Oh, my second master, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a householder. Now most of the places in our house are occupied by the second bedroom. It would be great if I could free up a yard for you. Besides, if something happens in the future When new people come in, the whole courtyard is occupied by Qionghua again, where can I arrange it? "

Jia Lian was helpless after hearing this. He knew that it would be good for Wang Xifeng to free up a yard.

But think about it, Jia Baoyu is happy in the Grand View Garden, but it is so difficult for him to clear a yard, and Jia Lian feels blocked in his heart.

Although he was angry, Jia Lian could only accept the conditions.

"That's it. I'm tired today. Let's go and rest first. If anything happens, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian stood up and left the main courtyard with Qionghua.

If she had faced this situation before, Wang Xifeng would have been jealous long ago, but now Wang Xifeng just curled her lips and was not sad at all.

At this time, Ping'er walked up to Wang Xifeng and said in a low voice: "The general outside has sent word that our second master has brought back at least 80,000 taels of silver."

Wang Xifeng became angry after hearing this.

Although she didn't care about the money, Jia Rui didn't tell her what he was doing when he brought the money back.
"Where is the money now?"

"Follow Aunt Qionghua."

"Haha, the second master has different intentions with us."

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly, and then said: "Since the second master has money, there is no need for us to subsidize it. If the house is short of money in the future, let them report to the second master."

Ping'er nodded slightly and understood.

Returning to Rongqing Hall, Mrs. Wang in the main room was tapping the table with her hands and closing her eyes, as if she was thinking about something.

After a while, Mrs. Wang opened her eyes and said to a strange little maid next to her: "I heard that there is a pretty bride next to the eldest master. What is her name?"

The little maid lowered her head and said, "My name is Qiutong."

"Looking for an opportunity to introduce Jia Lian to Qiu Tong,"

"My slave understands."

"Do it cleanly and don't let anyone see anything."

"Yes."

Mrs. Wang gently waved her hand and asked the little girl to retreat. At this time, a faint smile appeared on Mrs. Wang's lips.

This girl Qiu Tong is not a simple person. She once caused some commotion in Jia She's room. If Jia She discovers Jia Lian and Qiu Tong's activities, I don't know what kind of trouble the father and son will cause.

But no matter what, by then Jia Lian would no longer be the heir apparent.

Besides, Jia Rui had just come out of Kunning Palace at this time and was going back to Qianqing Palace to rest.

Originally, we were supposed to have a night's rest at Xue Baochai's place today, but unfortunately, Xue Baochai came to Tiankui.

But Jia Rui had no choice but to come back.

I was just lying down in the dormitory of Qianqing Palace. Just as he was about to go to bed, Lao Li quietly walked in from outside and whispered in Jia Rui's ear: "Long live the Lord?"

Jia Rui opened his eyes and said, "What's wrong?"

"My spies discovered that several officials went to Prince Zhongxiao's Mansion."

Jia Rui frowned.

"Send someone to keep watching to see what is going on." After saying that, Jia Rui closed his eyes.

When Lao Li saw that Jia Rui had no other instructions, he quietly left.

After Lao Li exited, Jia Rui opened his eyes again, with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

What does Princess Zhongxiao want to do? Are you not satisfied with your current status?
But think about it, it's possible. This person has been a queen, and her son even almost sat on the throne. It's possible that she's not satisfied.

It's a pity that things are different now. If she lives an honest life according to Jia Rui's arrangement, she may be able to die. If she still dares to torment Jia Rui, she will have to eliminate the hidden dangers.

Thinking about it, Jia Rui closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

A dreamless night.

Jia Rui got up early in the morning. After getting dressed under the clothes of the palace maids and eunuchs, I went to the square of Qianqing Palace and did a set of boxing exercises to stretch my body.

After that, after having a hearty breakfast, I took a sedan chair to the Yangxin Hall and started my day's official work.

At this time, after Jia Rui's reforms, the court was stable and the people's burdens were greatly reduced, so it could barely be considered smooth sailing.

In addition to these, tributes and gold and silver from overseas Nanman countries are also constantly filling the palace.

This made Jia Rui rarely withdraw gold and silver from the treasury to maintain the harem.

This further reduces the burden on the people.

But people's hearts are not enough, and there are always some people who are not satisfied with the status quo.

This is not because after a long period of dormancy, some gentry in the south whose interests have been harmed have finally begun to take action.

This incident occurred in Suzhou.

The Suzhou magistrate sent by Jia Rui to implement diversion and collect commercial taxes was unexpectedly driven out by the people of Suzhou, and fifteen of the more than 20 people accompanying him were beaten to death.

The garrison near Suzhou turned a blind eye to the Suzhou prefect's request for help.

The cabinet has a very unified view on this matter, which is to strictly investigate and use the army when necessary.

After all, several bachelors in the cabinet are the intended beneficiaries of Jia Rui's policies, and naturally they don't want anyone to come out to cause trouble.

Jia Rui looked at the memorial that was urgently sent to him by the Suzhou prefect and fell into deep thought.

Jiangnan has always been relatively peaceful, so how could there suddenly be such a big turmoil? Jia Rui doesn't believe it without the support of behind-the-scenes forces.

(End of this chapter)