Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 58 Dai Quan
  After seeing off Qin Ye and his son, Jia Rong continued to greet and entertain the guests who came to visit Jia Zhen.

Suddenly, another important guest appears!
  "Grandpa Dai, please come in quickly."

When he heard that the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, Dai Quan, was visiting, Jia Rong went out to greet him from a distance. He greeted him with great courtesy and said "Grandpa Dai" as if he were Dai Quan's grandson, which made Dai Quan happy.

Dai Quan wears a crown of loyalty and virtuousness on his head, and wears a bright red python-sitting brocade garment. He is of medium height, has kind eyebrows and kind intentions, and has the air of an "elder who is a close friend of the world".

But Jia Rong didn't dare to underestimate him.

This is the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, the most trusted person in front of the Supreme Emperor.

Even when Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Jing and other elders of the Jia clan came, they all had to respectfully call out "Old Prime Minister", let alone Jia Rong, a junior.

What's more, if Jia Rong wants to go to the capital camp, he has to gain connections with the Supreme Emperor. And Dai Quan is the "predecessor" of the Supreme Emperor, which is a good opportunity to cling to him.

As a eunuch, if you have money, you can talk easily.

Dai Quan entered the side room of Ning'an Hall, met Jia Zhen, comforted her for a few words, and then walked out.

At this glance, he knew that Jia Zhen was not well, so he focused on Jia Rong. His attitude was obviously much more "kind" than before.

He greatly praised Jia Rong for going to Dongping County Prince's Mansion to shoot swans and win the championship and for several poems he wrote in Taiping Tower. He praised Jia Rong for being a capable person.

Jia Rong invited Dai Quan into the Xiangnan Hall, served tea in person, and said respectfully: "Grandpa Dai, you must have heard that my grandson wants to find a position in the capital camp. You are a family friend of the Jia family, how many We have been friends for many years, and I would like to ask you to say a few kind words in front of the Emperor..."

Jia Rong's attitude was extremely low, not only calling him "Grandpa Dai", but also derogatingly calling himself "grandson". As the eldest grandson of Ningguo Mansion, he is the future successor to the title. Jia Rong's posture can be described as "flattery".

From the first time he entered Ningguo Mansion and saw Jia Rong, Dai Quan felt that Jia Rong had a certain "spirituality".

Whose brothers and gentlemen, I saw that although he was also called "Old Interior Minister" and "Grandpa Dai", he seemed to be very close and respected, but between the lines, there was still a hint of aloofness of a "superior".

After all, he is a descendant of the founder of the country, but where is Dai Quan? Just a "eunuch" in front of the Supreme Emperor.

Dai Quan had not seen the "flattery smiling faces" of Shixun's children for a long time since the Emperor abdicated.

But today, he met Jia Rong.

As the saying goes: If you are polite to others, you must ask for something.

Dai Quan had been waiting for Jia Rong to speak, and now he finally did. He smiled kindly and said, "This is not easy. Although you are young, you should have heard about it. To tell you the truth, the old prince has something in his heart right now. It's a thorn. Others don't even dare to mention it. Your Jia family has violated a taboo, so this matter is a bit difficult."

"Yes."

Jia Rong nodded, "My grandson knows how difficult it is. But after all, he is the descendant of the hero who conquered the world with Emperor Taizu. No matter how big a mistake he made, after two generations of hard work, he should be punished, right? Grandson just wants to be the emperor." Loyalty is just an opportunity to make contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty and restore the glory of our ancestors. Grandpa Dai, please make it happen!"

At this point, Jia Rong promised: "Don't worry, no matter whether this matter succeeds or not, my grandson will have a filial piety."

Dai Quan smiled happily.

He is a layman. As a eunuch, he has no other hobbies except gold and silver.

Only heavy precious metals can fill the emptiness in his heart.

"Okay, okay, Nan Weiqian is an ambitious person, so I will make an exception and say a few good words for you. However, I don't dare to guarantee whether this will happen."

Dai Quan said with a smile.

"Whether it works or not, my grandson will be grateful." Jia Rong said excitedly, and quickly called Lai Sheng and asked him to prepare three thousand taels of silver.

In the original work, Jia Zhen donated to Jia Rong to buy the vacancy of the fifth-grade Longjing Lieutenant, and only spent 1200 taels.

But now, in order to please Dai Quan, Jia Rong spends 3000 taels.

Even though Dai Quan was prepared, he couldn't help but be shocked by Jia Rong's "generous spending".

Dai Quan's eyes lit up.

The eyes looking at Jia Rong showed strong appreciation, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger.

"Yes, he is a good guy to deal with." Dai Quan nodded with a smile.

In this way, Jia Rong packed some money and personally sent Dai Quan out of the house. With a smile on his face, Dai Quan took a carriage and left with a full load. Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Dai Quan off.

To give someone a smile and pretend to be a grandson is indeed a very derogatory thing.

However, following the path of Dai Quan, clinging to the Supreme Emperor, and regaining political status in the "Shang Huang Party" faction was originally part of his plan.

Although the Jia Mansion took the "civilian" route, its basic base was still with the "Tai Shang Huang" and did not join the command of Emperor Long'an.

After so long, if the Supreme Emperor still holds a grudge, he will not even be allowed to go to the capital camp.

Then don't blame him for "forsaking darkness for light".

Although it is said that Emperor Long'an already had "contributors from the dragon" such as Zhenguo Niu's Mansion and Baoling Hou Shi's Mansion.

But the Emperor didn't want him, so Jia Rong could only seek refuge with Emperor Long'an, become his grandson, pray for an official position, slowly accumulate power, and then find a way to break the situation.

only……

In that case, Jia Rong's "road to self-rescue" will be much more difficult.

He can't guarantee how far it will go in the future.

"I hope the Supreme Emperor can understand me."

Jia Rong thought silently.

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  From the seventh day of June, Jia Rong took over the power of Ningguo Mansion and became busy.

While taking care of Jia Zhen, she visited Ning'an Hall in the wing several times a day. At the same time, he was presiding over affairs in the south hall and doing the work of welcoming people and sending them off. He also had "frequent contacts" with Shangsi Fang in an "upright and fair" manner, looking through Shangsi Fang's accounts to understand the "family background" of Ningguo Mansion.

In this way, time flies and it comes to the tenth day of June.

On this day, there were only four days left before Jia Rong's wedding. Early in the morning, Ningguo Mansion began to sweep. After a while, gongs and drums were playing on Ningrong Street, and a large group of people came from a distance, dressed in red and green, beaming with joy, and carrying big boxes.

"People from Qin Mansion are here."

On Ningrong Street, the sound of news came one after another, one wave after another, reaching Ningguo Mansion.

The Ning Mansion had already made preparations to invite the servants, maids, and servants of the Qin Mansion into the main courtyard.

"My uncle is very happy. My servant is here to prepare a house for my eldest grandma."

In the main courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong has been waiting for a long time. Nanny Li, the leader of the Qin Mansion, is Qin Keqing's wet nurse, whom she had met in the Qin Mansion before. Seeing Jia Rong at this moment, he quickly stepped forward and made a Wanfu gift, and respectfully presented a big red gift list, which was Qin Keqing's dowry.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mother Li."

Jia Rong nodded with a smile, opened the dowry gift list and took a look at it, and couldn't help but twitching in the corners of her eyes.

"It's all a slave's duty." Nanny Li nodded with a smile, and suddenly waved her handkerchief, "Open the box and let me have a look."

"Yes."

The servant girl of the Qin Mansion responded and suddenly opened the large boxes with copper rings. In an instant, a dazzling array of gold and jade treasures were revealed in the box. That's really box after box of "treasure".

Rao Shi Ning's Mansion is the residence of the Duke of Guo, and the servants in charge of the Mansion can't help but take a breath after seeing the world.

The Qin Mansion sent thirty-six large boxes, which filled the open space in the main courtyard of Ningguo Mansion. Once the box was opened, there were silks, gold and jade, antique calligraphy and paintings, ancient Western clocks, and glass screens. It has literally everything. All kinds of things are bright and shining.

The people in the Qin Mansion were not happy. Nanny Li came over with a red sandalwood box and presented it to Jia Rong respectfully.

"Uncle, these are the real estate deeds and shops included in grandma's dowry."

The rosewood box was opened, and there was another thick pile of real estate deeds stacked inside.

Jia Rong nodded with a smile and took the rosewood box, "Thank you for your hard work, Grandma Li. Please come with me."

After that, he led Nanny Li and asked the servants of Ningguo Mansion to lift the big boxes one by one, enter the second door in the northeast corner from the main courtyard, and carry them into Jia Rong's courtyard.

(End of this chapter)