Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 144 Secret
"Cunzhou, have you come so early? Did something big happen?" Jia Jiadairu asked impatiently as soon as he saw Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng bowed to Jia Dairu, then shook his head and said nothing more.

Jia Rui, who had been watching from the side, knew that there was something unspeakable, so he quickly invited Jia Zheng to speak in the main hall.

After arriving at the main hall, Jia Dairu sat in the middle, with Jia Rui and Jia Zheng accompanying him on both sides.

Then the maids served fragrant tea, but Jia Rui waved them away.

Seeing that only Jia Dairu and Jia Rui were left in the main hall, Jia Zheng said: "It's really unfortunate for our family."

Then he told Jia Rui and others what happened in Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Dairu was very angry after hearing this. A slave dared to do such a big thing. He was really brave.

But Jia Rui, who was sitting below, disagreed.

There must be some unknown secret here, otherwise, with these 5000 taels of silver and some jewelry, is it enough to let Zhou Rui and his family run away?

Others don't know whether Jia Rui knows that in the house of servants like Rongguo Mansion, who wouldn't take advantage of a few thousand taels of silver?
"What does the second master mean?"

"The old lady asked me to come here to ask Brother Rui to help me get this slave back."

Jia Rui did not act immediately after hearing this, but looked at Mr. Jia Dairu.

"What are you looking at? Cunzhou has already said it, why don't you do it quickly?"

Jia Rui was a little helpless. Since the old man had spoken, he could only do it.

So Jia Rui came out of the main hall and called his personal servant Wang Cai.

"Go to Mr. Dai's place and tell him that a bold minion has escaped from the Rongguo Mansion. His name is Zhou Rui. He has stolen a lot of money from the family and some important things. Ask the old internal minister to take action and find him as soon as possible."

Wangcai heard that something happened to Zhou Rui's family, and he was a little surprised. You must know that Zhou Rui's family is in Rongguo Mansion, but it's windy and rainy, so why did his family run away with the money?

However, Wangcai didn't dare to ask casually. He agreed and left in a hurry.

Jia Rui returned to the main hall, and then said to Jia Dairu and Jia Zheng:

"I have dragged Eunuch Dai from Longshou Palace, and I think there will be news soon."

When Jia Zheng heard that Dai Quan was responsible for this matter, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, I'll go back and wait for news first."

Jia Dairu knew that the Rongguo Mansion must be in chaos now, so he did not leave Jia Zheng alone and sent him to the door himself.

After returning home, Jia Dairu asked Jia Rui:
"You said, is it necessary to use your connections to catch such a slave who has been greedy for thousands of taels of silver?"

"Haha, in my opinion, not only this little money, but also something important has been lost."

Jia Dairu didn't believe it, "I don't think Cunzhou is lying."

"Old Master, in the entire Rongguo Mansion, Mother Jia is the only one who is truly shrewd. Such a shrewd old lady actually used my connections. She must have discovered something fishy."

After hearing this, Jia Dairu still didn't believe it, but this was not his family's business, so he just asked casually.

After that, Jia Rui personally sent Jia Dairu back to his yard, and then came to Xue Baochai's place.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xue Baochai looking at him with gossipy eyes.

Jia Rui shook his head. Women of all ages are always particularly concerned about these things.

In order to satisfy Xue Baochai's curiosity, Jia Rui told in detail what happened in Rongguo Mansion.

Xue Baochai frowned after hearing this and was not as excited as Jia Rui imagined.

"What's going on? Are you worried that your aunt in Rongguo Mansion won't have enough to eat?"

Xue Baochai ignored Jia Rui's teasing and said:

"You said something like this happened in Rongguo Mansion, so is it possible that it happens in our family too?"

"That's for sure, but it's just a matter of how much."

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as they don't go too far, I can only turn a blind eye." Xue Baochai said helplessly.

To say that the intelligence agency under Dai Quan was indeed powerful, Jia Rui sent him a message during the day, and at night, Dai Quan replied and said that the person had been captured.

When Jia Rui heard this, he quickly ordered his soldiers to pick up Dai Quan, and he entered the Rongguo Mansion himself.

Since Jia Rui's rise to prominence, he rarely entered Rongguo Mansion.

This is the first time he has come this year.

Because Jia Rui's identity was different now, as soon as he entered, the people inside greeted him and went directly to the old lady's Rongqing Hall.

After entering the courtyard of Rongqing Hall, I found that the place was orderly and not as chaotic as Jia Rui imagined.

After entering the main room, he found that there were only Jia's mother and her personal maid Yuanyang. As for the other heads of the Jia family that he imagined, they were not there now.

Jia's mother's status is unusual. She is the wife of the duke, which is a higher status than Jia Rui. In addition, according to the generation of the Jia family, she is his grandmother's generation, so Jia Rui also follows the rules. present.

Jia Mu also smiled and asked Jia Rui to sit next to her.

"You came here so late. Do you have any news?"

"Go back to the old lady. A message has come back from Prime Minister Dai Nei. He is already being captured. I have sent someone to pick him up and he will be back soon."

Mother Jia's eyes lit up, and then she said: "You don't need to do this little thing, but it is a shame after all. If word gets out, our family will be embarrassed to stay in the capital."

Jia Rui complained in his heart that it was you, Rong Guofu, who had no shame in staying in the capital, but I wanted to live a good life in the capital.While Jia Rui and Jia Mu were chatting and waiting to be brought back, a maid hurried in from outside and whispered a few words into Yuanyang's ear.

Yuanyang was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked to Jia Rui's side and said:
"Uncle Rui, your soldiers came to send a message, saying that people can't take it back."

Jia Rui was in a daze after hearing this. For such a trivial matter, Dai Quan still wouldn't sell his face?
Jia Rui quickly stood up, bowed his hands to Jia Mu, and then walked out.

But when Jia Rui turned around, he didn't see Jia Mu's face ashen.

Besides, Jia Rui left Rongqing Hall in a hurry. When he walked out of the second door, he saw his own soldiers waiting there anxiously.

As soon as he saw Jia Rui appear, he immediately trotted over.

"Master Marquis, Manager Dai asked me to tell you that something is wrong. Zhou Rui's family has stolen a lot of things this week, and they are already in jail."

Jia Rui was shocked. What did Zhou Rui steal that could make Dai Quan so nervous?

"Let's go to the imperial prison."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he hurriedly left Rongguo Mansion with his people.

Jia Rui hurriedly hurried and arrived at the imperial prison half an hour later.

As soon as he entered the prison gate, he heard Dai Quan anxiously stamping back and forth.

As soon as he saw Ruo Ruo, his eyes lit up immediately, he stepped forward to catch Jia Rui, came to a secluded place, and whispered:

"Rong Guofu is really a troublemaker. He dares to leave such an important thing in the warehouse casually."

Jia Rui asked out of curiosity: "What did that guy steal?"

Dai Quan looked around, then whispered in his ear: "The jade dragon of the former deposed prince."

Jia Rui was also shocked when he heard this.

How could this thing appear in the room of Rongguo Mansion and be stolen by others?

"Have you found anything?"

"What are you looking for? I asked this guy to sell it a long time ago, but I asked my men to conduct a strict investigation. As long as this thing shows up, he won't be able to escape."

Jia Rui asked with anxiety: "Does the Supreme Emperor know about it?"

"Can you not know this?"

Jia Rui also started to feel excited, "Then the old man didn't lose his temper, right?"

Dai Quan sighed, and then said: "Ever since I learned the news, I have been locked in the house for a day."

After hearing this, Jia Rui quickly said: "Then why are you still here? Go back and persuade the old man!"

In fact, Jia Rui didn't really care about the Emperor's health. He was afraid that if something happened to the Emperor, his good days would come to an end.

If possible, Jia Rui even wanted to enter the palace in person. With his relationship with the Supreme Emperor, he would be able to persuade the Supreme Emperor to change his mind.

It's a pity that it's dark now, and even if he is the favorite of the Supreme Emperor, he can't enter the palace now.

"Okay then, I'll go back to the palace now. You can keep an eye here. If you ask me what the result will be, tell me quickly."

"Go quickly, don't waste time."

Compared with these troubles in the Jia family, Jia Rui was more worried about the emperor's health.

Dai Quan and Jia Rui were like grasshoppers on the same rope, so he was not polite, cupped his hands, and left in a hurry.

Jia Rui watched Dai Quan leave, and then entered the Jinyiwei prison again.

Before he entered a little further, he saw Wang Hao, the commander of the Jinyiwei, sitting at a table drinking tea.

When Wang Hao saw Jia Rui coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him.

Although Wang Hao now controls the Imperial Guards, to Jia Rui who can help the Supreme Emperor correct the memorials, Wang Hao is just a nobody.

"How's it going? Are there any recruits in there?"

"Everything that needs to be recruited has been recruited. The main thing now is to ask about the whereabouts of Fang Yulong, but this happened several years ago. They are not very impressed, so I'm afraid they won't be able to recruit anything."

Jia Rui nodded after listening, and then said: "There is a confession, bring it to me."

Wang Hao did not dare to disobey and quickly asked the people below to bring him the confession.

There are quite a few confessions, about ten or so, all written in small regular script.

Jia Rui took the confession and rummaged through it one by one, and finally frowned at one place.

"Bring a pen and ink."

Wang Hao quickly brought the pen and ink himself.

After Jia Rui filled the brush with ink, he touched a few places and lightly corrected it.

By the time Jia Rui read all the confessions, he had changed seven or eight places.

These are all the flaws left by Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, and they all involve the deposed prince.

"People are of no use anymore, and they have made such a big mistake. Let them go underground and repent to Duke Rong Guo."

(End of this chapter)