Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 113 Grace
Jia Rui's eyes flickered, and then he looked at the woman kneeling in front of him.

I saw her: her manners were graceful and touching, and her jade hairpin was lightly held on her emerald hairpin.The petals dance lightly on the skirt, and the bright eyes speak sweetly.Tranquility is like water reflecting the blue sky, and gentle smile is like the spring breeze.Hua Qianyue's steps are light, and her graceful figure is intoxicating.The garden is full of spring light and the beauty is revealed, which cannot be compared to the beauty of a city or a country.

Seeing this person's demeanor, Jia Rui finally understood why Jia's mother placed her hope of reviving the Jia family on her?
It is said that Qin Keqing is the number one beauty in the Twelve Beauties of the Red Chamber, but after seeing Jia Yuanchun, Jia Rui knew what a peony is among flowers.

After hearing what the empress dowager said, Jia Rui hurried forward, knelt down on the ground, and saluted Jia Yuanchun.

"Minister Jia Rui, kowtow to see the virtuous concubine, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

Jia Yuanchun was also a little curious when he heard it was Jia Rui.

Although she was in the deep palace, she was not completely ignorant of the events of the previous dynasty.

She had heard the discussion from the court ladies and eunuchs by her side a long time ago, that a young man in their Jia family suddenly appeared, and now he is the Secretary of the Household Department and concurrently the Deputy Chief of the House of Internal Affairs.

And after Jia Rui became the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Jia Yuanchun also clearly felt that the treatment on his side was much better than before.

For example, for food and clothing, although no one dared to deduct it in the past, it is not like now. Almost all good things are sent to you first, and they are almost used at the same time as the queen in the palace.

"Brother, you don't need to be polite, get up quickly." Jia Yuanchun whispered in lotus language.

After listening to Jia Yuanchun's words, Jia Rui stood up.

The Supreme Emperor said at this time: "Your Jia family has produced a large number of talents. You are serving the emperor, and Jia Rui is there to share my worries."

Having been praised by the Supreme Emperor, both Jia Yuanchun and Jia Rui hurriedly saluted.

"Jia Aiqing, how are your family's preparations for visiting relatives?" asked the Empress Dowager.

After hearing what the empress dowager said, Jia Yuanchun also looked at Jia Rui.

You must know that she entered the deep palace when she was young, and has never seen her family since then.

It wasn't until she was named a virtuous concubine that she could meet her family members on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

But there are many rules every time they meet, and they are not allowed to talk freely with their relatives.

Therefore, Jia Yuanchun also hopes to go home and meet her parents and her baby brother Jia Baoyu.

"Back to the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, the Rongguo Mansion has already started to build a family-friendly villa. The drawings have been drawn, and the materials have also begun to be purchased."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said nothing.

The Supreme Emperor who was at the side frowned but said: "I heard that your family is not well-off, so don't empty out your old foundation to build a family-saving villa?"

Although the Supreme Emperor hoped to waste the wealth and power of some dignitaries through visiting relatives, he was still worried that his family would not be able to afford it for Jia Rui, his confidant.

"Going back to the Supreme Emperor, it would be very difficult for a family to bear the burden, but with the concerted efforts of our family, we can barely support it."

The Supreme Emperor thought for a while, and then said to Dai Quan, "Jia Aiqing has made great achievements for her hard work, and I reward Jia Aiqing with 1000 taels of gold."

Jia Rui immediately understood that the emperor was worried that he would pay too much and the family would not be able to survive, so he specially rewarded himself.

Jia Rui was moved and knelt down on the ground, "I can't repay the emperor's love for me, but death."

"What are you talking about that is depressing?" The Supreme Emperor reprimanded Jia Rui, and then scolded Dai Quan who was standing beside him: "Why don't you help Jia Aiqing up quickly?"

Dai Quan quickly stepped forward to help Jia Rui.

The empress dowager and the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun on the side were dumbfounded.

Although they had long heard that the Emperor favored Jia Rui, they only realized Jia Rui's status in the Emperor's heart when they met today.

Good guy, it looks like if the emperor threatens Jia Rui, the Supreme Emperor can depose the emperor.

After spending another hour shopping with the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Emperor was finally tired, so he returned to the Dragon Head Palace, and Jia Rui finally had the chance to go home.

However, Jia Rui still misses Second Sister You who lives outside the house!
So he sent a servant home to say hello, and then took his confidant Wangcai to the outer house.

After entering the door, Jia Rui found that the formerly deserted house was now bustling with a few servants cleaning the courtyard in front.

The old cangtou who used to be the concierge seemed to have changed his clothes, and there were five or six gentlemen directing the servants.

When Lao Cangtou saw Jia Rui coming in, he quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"Master, you are back, grandma is waiting for you inside."

Jia Rui nodded slightly, then walked towards the second door with his head held high.

When he got here, he left Wangcai behind and let him have a meal with others in front, while he entered the second gate.

As soon as you enter the second gate, you will find that here and the front are simply two worlds.

I only saw a dozen or so little girls here, Yingying, Yanyan, teaching and playing, and cleaning at the same time.

Several of these people had heard about Jia Rui yesterday, and now that they saw him coming in, they immediately signaled to others.

These maids had been trained before they were sold here, so they fell silent immediately, and then respectfully greeted Jia Rui Wanfu together.

Jia Rui nodded, and then asked a girl he met yesterday, "Where is your grandma?"

"Go back to uncle, grandma is resting inside!"

Jia Rui nodded, "Lead the way ahead."

The little servant girl was immediately in front, carefully leading Jia Rui to a rather exquisite room.

There was also a maid standing at the door of the room. When she saw Jia Rui and others coming, she quickly raised the door curtain.

Jia Rui stepped over the threshold and entered the room, looked around and saw Second Sister You lying on the imperial couch.

There is a poem praising: I am sleeping peacefully under the green screen window, my eyes are hazy and half full of anger.A pillow of cool breeze makes me dream of immortality, and I taste the taste of spring in my dream at noon.The sound of the piano is ethereal in the dream, and the hair is like clouds covering the fragrant shoulders.When you wake up, you will feel intoxicated without a human heart, and you will look like a fairy wrapped in light makeup.Watching the beauty sleeping in spring, Jia Rui couldn't help but walk to the couch, gently stretched out his hand and touched the beauty's cheek.

Sister You was touched in her dream, and she immediately woke up. When she looked up, she saw that it was Jia Rui. Her tense heart immediately relaxed, and she said to Jia Rui shyly and coquettishly:

"The master didn't say hello when he came back, he scared the slaves to death."

Jia Rui took advantage of the situation and sat on the imperial concubine's couch, took Second Sister You's hand and stroked it gently.

"It's my fault that surprised you."

Second Sister You straightened up and leaned against Jia Rui.

Jia Rui hugged the beauty, "Have you sent someone to pick up your mother?"

"Third sister went with her personally."

Jia Rui nodded, seeing the beauty in his arms couldn't hold back, and immediately pushed her down on the couch.

Seeing this, the maid following Jia Rui hurried out of the room and closed the door carefully.

Afterwards, she also drove away the nearby maids, and stood guard at the door herself.

After about half an hour, the clouds and fog dispersed inside.

At this time, the servant girl dared to order someone to enter the room with the washbasin and toiletries.

When I entered the door, I saw the second sister on the bed, her breasts half exposed, leaning on Jia Rui's arms.

At this moment, Jia Rui was stroking the beauty's hair contentedly.

"Uncle, grandma, it's time to wash up."

When Second Sister You saw people coming in, her face immediately turned red. She was from a small family and had never been through such battles.

Let alone her, it was the first time for Jia Rui to meet her.

This kind of thing has never happened after Jia Rui made out with Xue Baochai at home before.

It seems that the girl in front of her was also from a wealthy family, otherwise she would not know the rules of so many families.

"What's your name?" Jia Rui asked the maid in front of him.

"Slave Xianglan."

Seeing the prudent and well-behaved Xianglan, Jia Rui was very satisfied, and at the same time he was relieved of his worries.

Before possessing Second Sister You, Jia Rui didn't think much about Second Sister You, only thinking about Second Sister You's body.

Now that Second Sister You has become his own woman, Jia Rui has to make some plans for her future.

Although his current wife Xue Baochai is not as jealous as Wang Xifeng, Xue Baochai is not easy to mess with either. She is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, and quite scheming.

In the future, Second Sister You will inevitably have to go back to her home, and Second Sister You's bunny personality will soon be eaten by others.

Now that Xianglan is by her side, she can also protect Second Sister You from wind and rain.

"From now on, you will be your grandma's personal maid." Jia Rui said softly.

Xianglan was overjoyed when she heard that.

From yesterday to now, Second Sister You and Third Sister You have been busy cleaning up the house, and have not formally appointed a personal maid.

Now that your master has made the appointment himself, no one can shake his position in the mansion.

"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will try my best to serve grandma well."

Jia Rui nodded slightly, then sat up.

Xianglan immediately ordered the other maids to help Jia Rui wash up.

But Second Sister You suffered from the pain of breaking the melon for the first time, and she was not good at acting, so Xianglan naturally went to serve her in person.

Second Sister You was also satisfied with this, this girl did not serve Jia Rui like the others, but came to help her as a personal servant girl, which shows that she has good eyesight.

The two of them finished washing themselves, and then Jia Rui personally helped Second Sister You to the front hall.

After that, they ordered people to prepare dinner.

Second Sister You sat next to Jia Rui and said with joy on her face: "The cook who just came here today is really good at it. I tried her cooking at noon and it seems to be better than the cook in Ningguo Mansion."

Jia Rui was a little surprised. He had also been a guest at Ningguo Mansion several times, and he still had fresh memories of the exquisite food at Ningguo Mansion.

Now that the second sister actually said that the newly bought cook surpassed the cooks in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rui really didn't believe it.

"Then let her show off her skills and let me see how good her craftsmanship is. If I am happy with the meal, I will be rewarded."

After a while, seven or eight dishes were placed in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was also polite, picked up the chopsticks and tasted everything, then nodded after savoring carefully.

One must know that Jia Rui not only attended banquets in Ningguo Mansion, but also was given banquets by the Supreme Emperor every three days in Longshou Palace.

It can be said that he has tasted many good things that others do not know.

But after eating these four or five kinds of home-cooked side dishes today, Jia Rui realized what it means to be outside the world.

(End of this chapter)