Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 619: The Emperor Dies

After the imperial physician left, Jia Rui sat down in front of Jia Dairu's bed, tears rolling down his eyes uncontrollably.

Since he traveled through time, Jia Dairu has been both a grandfather and a father. Although he is very strict, he has always taken care of Jia Rui with all his heart.

Therefore, Jia Rui respected and loved this old man.

Jia Dairu smiled, and then said in a weak voice:
"Don't be sad, there will always be a day like this for everyone."

Jia Rui nodded continuously with tears in his eyes, but he couldn't say a word.

Seeing his grandson so sad, Jia Dairu stretched out his hand with all his strength and touched Jia Rui's forehead.

"Stop crying, you are the emperor now. If others see you crying like this, you will become a laughing stock."

Now Jia Rui could only nod his head repeatedly, trying to hold back his tears, but how could he hold back the tears? They kept flowing out of his eyes.

At this time, Shengmai Powder had been prepared and was delivered to the bedroom personally by the old imperial physician Wang.

Jia Rui quickly took it and drank it for Jia Dairu himself.

Although Jia Rui knew that Jia Dairu was terminally ill, he still hoped that Shengmai San would work and bring his grandfather back to life.

Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. Although Jia Dairu drank the Shengmai Powder, his complexion did not improve. He began to feel less energetic than before and wanted to fall asleep.

Seeing this, Jia Rui shouted anxiously, "Go and have a look."

Several imperial doctors nearby rushed forward to feel the patient's pulse, but they all looked pale after the diagnosis.

Now Jia Rui didn't need to ask any more questions. Just by looking at the expressions of the imperial doctors, he knew that the old man was no longer alive.

Jia Rui kicked an imperial physician who was kneeling in front of Jia Dairu's bed to the side. He knelt in front of the bed, grabbed Jia Dairu's hand and started crying again.

Perhaps because he heard Jia Rui's cry, Jia Dairu forced himself to open his eyes again. He looked at the person next to him and smiled, "Where's Xuan Ge'er?"

Hearing Jia Dairu asking about Jia Xuan, Jia Rui quickly ordered the eunuch to bring Jia Xuan in from outside.

At this time, Jia Xuan also understood that his great-grandfather did not have much time left, so he was crying out of breath.

Jia Dairu looked at Jia Xuan and then at Jia Rui, and said with a smile: "You two should live well together and stop having conflicts."

Jia Rui could only nod continuously.

Jia Dairu coughed and wanted to sit up, Jia Rui hurried forward to support him personally.

Jia Dairu leaned his head on Jia Rui's shoulder and said in a voice that only he could speak: "I left something for you in the study. If Xuan'er is unable to handle the important task in the future, you can use this thing."

After hearing what Jia Dairu said, Jia Rui burst into tears.

Jia Dairu still felt sorry for his grandson, so that he could wash away the stain on himself in case the day came when the crown prince was deposed.

In fact, deposing a prince was not a big deal for Jia Rui, but it might cause a public opinion storm in the court. Jia Dairu left this thing to share the pressure on Jia Rui in the future.

Jia Rui could only hold Jia Dairu's hand and whisper, "I will teach him well. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up."

Jia Dairu closed his eyes with a smile.

Jia Rui watched Jia Dairu close his eyes, and he knew in his heart that the time had come.

He gently stretched out his hand and tested under Jia Dairu's nose, and sure enough, there was no breathing.

Jia Rui felt as if he was struck by lightning and his whole body was shaking.

Qin Shun, who had been serving Jia Rui, stepped forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, the old emperor has passed away. Please mourn for him!"

Jia Rui put Jia Dairu on the bed with tears in his eyes, and then he tidied up his clothes himself, then stood up and walked in front of Jia Xuan. At this time, Jia Xuan also heard Qin Shun's words, and was already kneeling there, crying so hard that he couldn't stand up.

Jia Rui looked at the sad Jia Xuan without any sympathy, and hatred was revealed in his eyes.

If Jia Xuan hadn't harassed Jia Dairu a few days ago, Jia Dairu should have been able to hold on for another month or two with his physical condition.

Thinking of this, Jia Rui was filled with hatred and evil thoughts.

He suddenly raised his foot and kicked directly at Jia Xuan.

Of course, Jia Rui also retained basic rationality, and he did not use his full strength in this kick. Otherwise, with Jia Rui's martial arts skills, he would have been able to cause Jia Xuan's internal organs to rupture and die with just one kick.

But even so, Jia Xuan was kicked two or three meters away, and fell to the ground, coughing up blood.

Xue Baochai, who had been silent all this time, saw this and quickly ran forward to protect Jia Xuan.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the old emperor, please spare Xuan'er this time."

After hearing the three words from the old emperor, Jia Rui finally suppressed his anger. He glared at Jia Xuan who was lying behind Xue Baochai and gritted his teeth for a long time, then finally threw his sleeves and walked out.

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Rui leave, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she couldn't sit idle afterwards. As the master of the harem, she also had to take care of Jia Dairu's funeral.

Therefore, they had to send Jia Xuan to Kunning Palace and send the imperial physician to treat him immediately.

But Xue Baochai herself began her busy work.

Jia Rui staggered back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone and sat on the kang in the side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looking a little dazed.

Just when Jia Rui was distracted, a cup of tea was handed to him.

Jia Rui was like a wooden man. He turned around and saw that it was Ying Ge who brought him tea.

Speaking of which, Ying Ge is the first person Jia Rui has met since he traveled through time, so his feelings for her are naturally different from those for others.

Now when Jia Rui saw Yingge, it was as if he had seen a relative. He went straight into Yingge’s arms and began to cry loudly.

"I'm an orphan. I have no family."

Jia Rui was crying and trembling.

Ying Ge held Jia Rui tightly in his arms and gently stroked his back.

Jia Rui cried like this for an hour, and then he slowly fell asleep in Ying Ge's arms.

In less than half a year, the two supreme beings passed away in the capital city, and thus the capital city, which had just prospered, once again turned into a white ocean.

Especially those people from the Jia family, as royal relatives, had to once again enter the palace according to their rank to keep vigil for the late emperor Jia Dairu.

Among these people, the one with the highest rank is naturally Lady Jia.

According to the previous royal rules of respecting the elderly, Jia's mother only needed to pretend to do so and Jia Rui would let her go.

But for some reason, when Jia Rui saw the Rongguo Mansion family reunited, he thought of his own two elders who had passed away, and felt bad, so he did not issue the decree.

This time, Grandmother Jia was in bad luck. Every morning before dawn, she had to follow her wives into the palace to kowtow to Jia Dairu. After that, she could only rest for a while in the small room next to her, and then come out again to kneel in front of the coffin, and this kneeling would last the whole morning.

Originally, Mrs. Xing wanted to find Yuanyang in the palace to plead for Lady Jia.

But she soon ran into a setback with Yuanyang, who did not dare to cause trouble for her at this critical moment, so Grandmother Jia had to endure the pain every day.

(End of this chapter)