Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 141 Trivia
Jia Rui thanked him, then held the imperial edict in both hands and went home happily.

When returning to Ningrong Street, Jia Rui also took a look at the progress of the project on his mansion.

I found that the construction speed of my Hou Mansion was very fast. In just a few months, the general framework was completed.

Jia Rui is very satisfied with this. Today is really a happy day.

Jia Rui entered his mansion, and then went directly to Xue Baochai's room with the imperial decree in hand.

Xue Baochai was holding the child in her arms at this time, and she was having fun with her two maids, Ying'er and Ying Ge!
"Grandma, I heard that Grandma Lian from Rongguo Mansion also has a baby."

"Yes, yes, I've heard about it too, but it seems that Mr. Lian hasn't been home for several days, and he still doesn't know yet."

Xue Baochai was a little surprised when he heard this, "Isn't Feng Yatou watching Lian Er very closely? How can you keep him from going home for several days?"

"I don't know. It seems that Second Master Lian got money during this period, and Second Mistress Lian didn't care much about him because she was busy with family affairs."

Xue Baochai sighed, then gently patted the child in his arms without saying anything.

At this moment Jia Rui opened the door and came in.

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Rui coming back, she quickly stood up and asked Ying'er to change Jia Rui's clothes.

Jia Rui waved his hand to drive away Ying'er, and then flashed the imperial edict in his arms to Xue Baochai.

"Have you seen it? The grace the Emperor has given our family."

After finishing speaking, he opened the imperial edict in front of everyone.

Xue Baochai came forward to take a look, and his face turned red with excitement.

"Is this really true? It can't be fake, right?" Xue Baochai was a little in disbelief.

"Can there even be fake ones? This is the kindness of the Supreme Emperor to our family. Our little baby has been an official since he was born."

As he spoke, Jia Rui shook the imperial decree in front of the child's eyes.

The fat baby in Xue Baochai's arms just opened his eyes. He seemed to see something dangling in front of his eyes, so he stretched out his hand and wanted to catch it.

But Jia Rui was also bad. Although he kept swinging there, he refused to let the child catch him. Finally, the child got annoyed and started crying.

"If you act mischievously, your son will cry."

As he said this, Xue Baochai rushed Jia Rui aside and hugged the child to coax him.

To say that this child is really easy to coax, Xue Baochai just patted it a few times, and the child slowly stopped crying, and then stared at Xue Baochai with his big black eyes, while showing a toothless smile. .

Jia Rui saw the child having fun and wanted to go over to tease him, but Xue Baochai drove him away from a distance.

Jia Rui looked at the child in Xue Baochai's arms and was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only hand the imperial edict to Brother Ying who was standing aside, "Take it to the old man's side and let him take a look and be happy."

"Yes, sir."

Brother Ying took the imperial edict and trotted away.

After a while Brother Ying came back. She entered the room, went to Xue Baochai first, and said in a low voice:

"The old lady prepared some nannies and asked me to bring them over so that I can take a look."

Xue Baochai nodded, "Let them come in."

Brother Ying hurried out and then brought in three young women in their 20s.

It seems that the old lady has taken great pains to find a wet nurse for the child this time. These young women look neat and tidy at first glance. Although they look average, their food pockets are very full.

After Xue Baochai looked at these people for a while, he asked a few more questions, and then chose a young woman named Zhao Ma who was relatively eye-catching.

"You will live in my yard from now on, Ying'er, prepare a room for Aunt Zhao." Xue Baochai then waved his hand and asked Ying'er to take Aunt Zhao out.

Jia Rui didn't say anything during this whole process because he couldn't get involved in choosing a wet nurse.

At this moment, a maid coughed at the door. Ying'er blinked and then left.

Jia Rui glanced at Ying'er's leaving figure, looking a little confused. Why did he have to carry something behind his back?

But Jia Rui didn't care, maybe it was some little secret between the girls, he didn't need to worry too much.

After a while, word came from outside that Jia Dairu asked Jia Rui to come over.

Jia Rui didn't dare to keep Mr. Jia Dairu waiting any longer, so he quickly opened the door.

After Jia Rui left, Yinger entered the room again, and then walked to Xue Baochai's side in small steps.

"What's wrong?" Xue Baochai asked calmly.

"Grandma, people from the family came to spread the word that the Pear Fragrance Court will be used on that side, and that our wife will be moved to a courtyard in the northeast corner."

Xue Baochai became angry after hearing this.This is too rude.

How can there be such a thing? Doesn't this mean driving away relatives?
"What is she going to do with Rikawon?"

"The maid on Madam's side said that Lixiangyuan will be a place for more than a dozen actors."

Xue Baochai couldn't bear it anymore after hearing this, and pushed the teacup on the table to the ground.

"Whose idea was this? How brave."

In the past, Xue Baochai wouldn't have dared to get so angry. After all, he was relying on others, but it's different now. As a marquis, Jia Rui has all the power. He didn't expect that Rong Guofu would dare to do such a thing. This is not to put Jia Rui to death. Offended?
"Grandma, why don't you discuss this matter with me?"

"No need, don't make this little thing difficult for me."

Xue Baochai replied calmly, and then said: "Inquire if there is a suitable house nearby. It doesn't need to be big, but it must be secluded. If it is suitable, I will buy it."

Xue Baochai feels that it is always not good to be under someone else's control. Now, even if I fiddle with you casually, I have nothing to say.

In this case, let's just move out. Now the family is not short of money.

Since Jia Rui became the deputy head of internal affairs, Xue Pan's business has become more and more prosperous, with a monthly income of 8000 taels.

Of course, these seven or eight thousand taels are not something that Xue Pan can swallow by himself. He also gives Xue Baochai 8000 taels per month according to Aunt Xue's wishes.

Xue Pan was reluctant at first. After all, it was his own family. Did he need to spend the money?
However, Aunt Xue is very sober. She knows that her family can become prosperous again because of Jia Rui and her daughter.

It's just that for the time being, the daughter is not annoying, but as time goes by, other people may not be willing to do this kind of business that is not beneficial.

In order to make the Xue family's business last for a long time, on the one hand, it must rely on family affection to maintain it, and on the other hand, it must also include interests in it, so that it can be solid.

In this way, Xue Baochai gained an additional 2000 taels of income every month.

Xue Baochai was very moved by the size of her natal family, so she was willing to use her money to buy a house for her mother and brother.

As for the Xue family's other large house in Beijing, Xue Baochai was unwilling to let his family live there.

One is because no one has lived in that house for a long time, and it must be in a mess. If you want to live in it again, you will need a major renovation.

The other is that Xue Baochai is used to this kind of life in her husband's family, but she doesn't want to be too far away from her mother when her mother's family is close at hand.

Ying'er carefully agreed, then blinked her mischievous eyes and said, "Grandma, aren't we building the Marquis' Mansion in front of us? Why don't we tell the officials in charge and let them build the new house as well, so that we don't have to worry about it?" Make trouble for others."

Xue Baochai frowned and said, "We don't lack this little money, so why bother the uncle? Go and find someone to repair it yourself."

Ying'er nodded quickly.

"Send someone back to talk to my wife and tell her to get ready to pack up and move. You don't need to tell your aunt about this."

Xue Baochai was really angry. This was actually a demonstration to Mrs. Wang.

At this time, Brother Ying, who was outside the door, had heard everything in the room clearly, and she was also a little angry in her heart.

Grandma still doesn't regard her as her own, and let Ying'er do everything, which makes Brother Ying feel very wronged.

Brother Ying snorted, then turned and left the yard, preparing to block Jia Rui by the road.

Let's talk about Jia Rui's side. After talking to Jia Daishan about the grace of the Emperor, Jia Daishan excitedly said something to make Jia Rui loyal to the Emperor.

Afterwards, he took Jia Rui and personally delivered the imperial edict to the small ancestral hall at home before letting Jia Rui leave.

Jia Rui just walked around the veranda, ready to return to Xue Baochai's place, but was blocked by Brother Ying at the veranda entrance.

Jia Rui saw that Brother Ying's eyes were a little red, and he stood there with his mouth pouted, as if he was angry with someone?
"What's going on? Who made your little aunt angry?"

Brother Ying has a different status now, and is also known as the "Vice Lady" in the family. It's too late for others to fawn over her. Who dares to make her angry?
Brother Ying trotted up, grabbed Jia Rui's sleeve, and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, grandma never regards me as one of her own."

After saying this, it seemed that he had been wronged so much that tears began to flow down.

Jia Rui scratched his head a little, "You're a big girl, why are you crying? What's going on?"

Brother Ying took a breath and recounted what had just happened, and then added: "Does grandma not regard me as one of her own? Many things are discussed quietly with Ying'er."

Jia Rui smiled bitterly after hearing this. These little girls didn't know what they were thinking, it was all these trivial things.

"Okay, don't cry, isn't it a trivial matter? In this way, I will treat you as my own, and arrange errands for you now, okay. "

Brother Ying smiled after hearing this, and then wiped his tears, "I knew you were the best to me, uncle."

Jia Rui shook his head helplessly, and then said: "I have two small villages near the capital, and no one is in charge of them now. From now on, you will be in charge of these two villages, and let the village leaders deal with you."

After saying this, Jia Rui turned and left, and Brother Ying also had a confident smile on his face.

She was actually angry in her heart. What use does it mean for you Ying'er to be favored by the eldest grandma?The uncle still likes me.

As she said that, she was like a proud white swan, straightening her neck and chasing after Jia Rui.

(End of this chapter)