Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 129
Jia Rui had just arrived at the door and before he got off his horse, he heard a noise. Then he saw Xue Baochai, with a big belly, walking out of the door with the support of Ying Ge and Ying'er.

Jia Rui quickly got off his horse, walked a few steps to Xue Baochai's side, waved Yingge away, and supported Xue Baochai himself.

"Why don't you take care of your body so much? You are so old, what are you doing here?"

Although there was reproach in Jia Rui's words, Xue Baochai could hear deep concern in it.

"It's nothing, my husband returned in triumph, how could my wife not go out to greet him."

Xue Baochai spoke calmly, with a gentle smile on his face.

After hearing this, Jia Rui felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He held Xue Baochai's hand, patted it lightly, then put his arm around her waist, turned and entered the door.

Because Xue Baochai was pregnant, Jia Rui paid great attention to speed and kept accommodating Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai also saw Jia Rui's thoughts. With a happy smile, she rested her head on Jia Rui's shoulder, and the couple slowly walked into the inner house.

The two entered the second gate, and then walked along the corridor to the courtyard where Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang lived.

As a result, before entering the door, he saw Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang waiting anxiously at the door.

Jia Rui quickly motioned to Brother Ying who was following behind him to support Xue Baochai on his behalf. Then he walked a few steps and came to Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, kneeling on the ground.

"If you are not filial to your grandson Jia Rui, kowtow to your grandparents."

Jia Dairu immediately stepped forward to support Jia Rui, and then said excitedly: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back."

Then he pulled Jia Rui inside.

Jia Rui was dragged by his grandfather, so he could only turn around and show a helpless smile to his grandmother.

Mrs. Wang smiled softly, then shook her head, and then followed the grandfather and grandson in.

Arriving at the main hall, Jia Rui helped Jia Dairu sit in the middle, and then helped Mrs. Wang sit next to Jia Dairu.

Afterwards, Jia Rui fell to his knees again and saluted the two old men.

Tears welled up in Jia Dairu's eyes, but he quickly ordered his servant to help Jia Rui up.

After this complicated set of etiquette is over, it's time for the family to start talking.

"This time you went to Gansu, didn't you cause trouble for the court?"

During this period of time, the war in Gansu was also rumored in the capital.

Among them, Jia Rui's defeat was the most vicious.

Jia Dairu became restless after learning that Jia Rui was defeated.

Fortunately, news finally came of Jia Rui's victory and the pacification of Gansu, which made him feel relieved.

"Back to grandfather, although grandson is ignorant, he will not cause trouble to the imperial court, and this time he has done little work in conquering Gansu, and the imperial court has awarded him a reward."

"Oh, how did the court award the reward?"

Hearing what his grandfather asked, Jia Rui felt refreshed, as if he had drank a glass of cold beer in the summer, just scratching his own itch.

"Received the grace of the Supreme Emperor, I have some merits, so I was specially named Anxihou."

As he said that, Jia Rui waved to the side, and a servant who followed closely behind Jia Rui held the imperial decree in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui took the imperial decree, held it in both hands and handed it to Jia Dairu.

"Grandfather, this is the imperial edict of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty to canonize me."

Jia Dairu quickly stood up and straightened his clothes, then respectfully took them and slowly opened them.

After he read the entire imperial edict, the wrinkles on his face were widened with laughter.

"Hurry up, deliver this imperial decree to the back hall."

Mrs. Wang stood up from the side, carefully took the imperial edict, and then happily held it out.

"Grandpa, it's not over yet!"

"Any other rewards?"

"The imperial court also ordered me to build the Anxi Marquis Mansion."

After hearing this, Jia Dairu stood up excitedly and trembled all over. What an honor this is. From the founding of the country to the present, only four princes and eight princes have had this honor, and now his grandson is also included.

"well."

Jia Dairu could not say anything else and kept repeating the words in his mouth.

"Grandpa, I plan to build the Anxi Marquis Mansion next to the Rongguo Mansion. What do you think?"

Jia Dairu also came to his senses. He listened to Jia Rui's words and nodded in satisfaction, "That's right, it's right here. There are relatives nearby, and we can take care of each other when we need something."

However, Jia Rui could tell from Jia Dairu's excited eyes that this old man had the same idea as himself, and he was going to show off in front of his relatives and friends!

At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and then a maid came in.

"Grandpa, grandpa, Master Jia of Rongguo Mansion is here to pay respects."

If it were the original time, these little maids would not dare to report like this.But it's different now. They have overheard what Jia Rui and Jia Dairu said just now, and know that their eldest son is already the Marquis of Anxi. Therefore, the inferiority complex they had when facing Rongguo Mansion has been wiped away, and they even have a trace of superiority. feel.

After hearing this, Jia Rui said quickly: "Grandpa, sit here for a while, and I will go and greet him personally."

Jia Dairu nodded.

Then Jia Rui left the inner house and went outside.

It turned out that not only Jia Zheng was here, but also Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen, and even Jia Lian and Jia Rong were there.

Jia Rui hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Jia Zheng and Jia She, "My nephew has met the two uncles."

Jia She took the lead and stepped forward to help Jia Rui up, "Brother Rui, there's no need to be polite."

Seeing that there was no talk outside the door, Jia Rui hurriedly invited them to the main hall to talk.

Arriving at the main hall, the guests and hosts were seated. The maids served fragrant tea and then withdrew.

Jia Rui took a sip of tea, and then asked, "What kind of wind brought the two uncles to my house."

"Haha, I heard from my colleagues that you were granted the title of Marquis of Anxi, so the old lady ordered me to come and congratulate you." Jia Zheng said reservedly.

"Yes, yes, I heard from my friend about this, so I rushed over immediately, and met the elder master and the second master on the way." Jia Zhen also hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

"Haha, some small merits are rewarded generously by His Majesty the Emperor. I feel a little guilty."

"Brother Rui is too modest. We have heard about your stay in Gansu. Without you, the imperial court would not know what kind of chaos it would have been!" Jia Amnesty began to compliment him regardless of his old face.

Jia Rui shook his head helplessly. In fact, he understood how much he cares about him!

"Now that you have been made a marquis, why don't we open an ancestral hall and tell our ancestors?" Jia Zhen said jokingly.

"Okay, for such a big event, it's natural to let the ancestors know about it. In this way, you can prepare immediately, and we will open the ancestral hall in three days." Jia Zheng made the decision on the spot.

Then everyone chatted some more, and Jia Zheng and others left. Jia Rui personally sent them to the door before returning to the inner courtyard.

They still saluted Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang as before. The two elderly people thought that Jia Rui and his wife had been separated for a long time, so they did not see Jia Rui, but drove him and Xue Baochai out.

The couple looked at each other and smiled, then helped each other back to Xue Baochai's yard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, four or five unfamiliar mothers came to support Xue Baochai.

Brother Ying, who had been following Jia Rui all this time, immediately came over to introduce, "Master, this is all arranged by the old lady, a stable woman invited for grandma."

Jia Rui immediately said: "Several old people have worked hard, and each of them will be rewarded with one tael of silver."

After hearing Jia Rui's words, the stable women were overjoyed, and thanked Jia Rui Xing Wanfu one by one.

After that, Jia Rui and Xue Baochai entered the house. Xue Baochai sat down on the bed with the support of Brother Ying and others. Jia Rui moved a chair and sat next to Xue Baochai.

"The child hasn't bothered you during this time, has he?"

Xue Baochai looked at her husband sitting beside her and touched her swollen belly, feeling that all the happiness in the world was concentrated on her.

"Although the child is a little naughty, he is generally good."

After hearing this, Jia Rui put his hand on Xue Baochai's belly, touched it lightly, and then softly reprimanded the baby in his belly: "You have to be good, your mother is tired enough, you can't Let her worry about you again."

Xue Baochai was half lying on the bed, looking at the childish Jia Rui with a doting smile on his face.

Jia Rui played around for a while, and finally brought the conversation back to serious matters.

"This time I brought back 30 taels of silver. You can have it stored in the treasury. There are also title deeds for 12 acres of land. However, these lands are from Gansu. I don't know what the output will be, so you have to worry about it."

When he said this, Jia Rui felt a little guilty, Xue Baochai was already so old, and he still had to worry about such things.

So Jia Rui said: "You are about to give birth, why don't you leave the housework to the old lady during this time, so that you can take care of the baby with peace of mind."

The smile on Xue Baochai's face froze for a moment, and then said softly: "I don't need to work at home, it's just a matter of moving my mouth. If there is anything to worry about, let the old lady live for the rest of her life."

Jia Rui was also engaging in intrigues in the court during this period, so he immediately understood the meaning of Xue Baochai's paintings.

But Jia Rui didn't point it out, after all, it was not a big deal.

"Okay, but you have to pay attention to your health and don't work too hard."

Seeing that Jia Rui didn't mention it anymore, Xue Baochai felt relieved.

Afterwards, the husband and wife ate dinner, and Jia Rui personally helped Xue Baochai to sleep, then turned out of her room and went to her own bedroom in front.

But Jia Rui didn't go to sleep immediately, but ordered someone to call his confidant Wangcai over.

"How's Aunt You's side?"

Wangcai squeezed his little eyes, and then said with a smile: "I have been paying attention to that side. In the past few months, I have deducted more than 200 taels of silver from the uncle's private money and sent it to that side, especially My aunt, her mother and sister are all living well, but I miss my uncle a little bit."

"Then no one harassed them?"

"How could anyone dare? When those gangsters heard that it was the uncle's outer room, they were so frightened that they hid as far away as possible. How could anyone dare to come up?"

Only then did Jia Rui feel relieved, "Come on, let's go and see them now."

(End of this chapter)