Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 205 Help
Zhao'er replied helplessly: "The government servant has left long ago. I can't keep him no matter what, as if we are the gods of plague."

Shouldn't we just treat them as plague gods?

Where was Hainan in ancient times?That was a place where officials were exiled, and none of the officials who went there had a good end.

If you can live peacefully until the end of your life, your ancestors there have accumulated good deeds. If things go wrong, they will be killed by pirates or bandits.

Even if there was no bloody disaster, the climate and environment there were completely different from those in the north. In this environment, it would be extremely difficult for Guan'er to get sick and die.

Jia Lian was lying on the bed with his eyes numb. He didn't understand what happened.

A few days ago, I was so excited that I wanted to be an official in Suzhou, the paradise on earth. Why did I change my job to Hainan in just a few days?

"Then what else did the officer say?"

Zhaoer quickly picked up a document from the side and handed it to Jia Lian.

"The officer who delivered the letter said that the second master should arrive in Hainan within a month to take up his post."

Jia Lian tremblingly took the document and opened it, feeling dizzy again. It turned out that it was clearly written on the document that due to the negligence of a junior official below, he mistakenly wrote Hainan Tongzhi as Suzhou Tongzhi.

Jia Lian is still ordered to go to Hainan to take up his post.

This is not an official document. This is simply a fatal post from the King of Hell.

No, I must not go to that place in Hainan. If I go there, I may not be able to save my life.

"Quick, get pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

The boy Xing'er quickly brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the package, sharpened the ink for Jia Lian, dipped the pen and sent it to him.

Jia Lian took the pen tremblingly and wrote a letter in a hurry.

Then he put the letter in an envelope, sealed it and handed it to Zhao'er beside him.

"You return to Beijing immediately with the letter and give your heart to the old lady quickly. Don't be careless. Go back as soon as possible."

Zhao'er took the letter and immediately got out of the cabin regardless of whether it was dark or not. Then he hired a small boat and started sailing up the river back to the capital.

Jia Lian temporarily stopped here because he was ill.

Besides, Zhao'er finally returned to the capital after several days of driving.

After coming back, he hurried to the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

When the young men guarding the door saw that Zhao'er was back, they went up to greet her enthusiastically.

It's a pity that Zhao'er is in a hurry now and has no time to deal with them, so he ignores these people and rushes in.

After entering, he came to the second door and asked a gatekeeper to go to Rongqing Hall to report the news to the old lady.

At this time, there was also laughter and joy in the Rongqing Hall.

Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, happy enemies, were acting coquettishly and fooling around in front of the old lady Jia Mu, making the old lady happy.

Seeing his two babies playing there, Mother Jia felt extremely beautiful.

Now the Rongguo Mansion is finally on the rise again. Her eldest grandson Jia Lian is going to Suzhou to take up a post. He will definitely continue to be promoted in a few years.

And her baby Jia Baoyu can also marry her own girl's daughter Lin Daiyu according to her own wishes, which is considered a close relationship.

In addition, the two sons are filial, and the granddaughter-in-law Wang Xifeng is able to manage the house, so that everyone is not short of money.

Therefore, Jia Mu feels that although the current Rongguo Mansion is not as prominent as when Jia Daishan was there, the atmosphere is better than that time.

Just when Jia Mu was intoxicated in the fantasy of Rongguo Mansion rising again, Yuanyang quietly came to Jia Mu and said in her ear: "Old lady, Second Master Lian sent someone to deliver a message."

Jia Mu frowned, and a bad feeling arose in her heart.

Jia Lian had just set out for a few days, and he hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter. Something must have happened that Jia Lian couldn't handle, so he asked his family to make up his mind.

"Quickly, bring people in." Although she had a bad premonition in her heart, Jia Mu, who had seen the world, still gave the order very calmly.

Yuanyang agreed, then left, and soon he led a boy in his twenties in.

When Zhaoer entered the main hall and saw Jia Mu, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Greetings to the old lady."

"That's all, what message does your master want you to send when you come back?" Jia Mu asked.

Zhao'er quickly took out the letter from her arms, then put her hands above her head, "This is the letter from our second master. Let me hand it to the old lady in person."

Yuanyang quickly stepped forward to take the letter, and then sent it to Jia Mu.

Finally, Jia Mu woke up, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and looked at it carefully.

As time went by, the look on Jia Mu's face became more and more gloomy.

Jia Lian is being teased. He just doesn't know who dares to cause trouble in their Rongguo Mansion. Aren't they afraid of Jia Rui's power?

"Go and call the two gentlemen." Jia Mu put the letter aside and ordered.

Then Jia Mu asked Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu to play in the back.

In a short time, Jia Zheng and Jia She hurried to Rongqing Hall.

As soon as Jia She entered the door, he started shouting, "What's the emergency, you good? Call me now." But Jia Zheng bowed to Jia's mother first, and then asked: "Mother asked the child to wait here, what's the matter?"

Jia Mu asked Yuanyang and others to arrange seats for Jia She and Jia Zheng, and then said, "Something happened at Brother Lian's place. He just sent back a letter."

While talking, Jia Mu asked Yuanyang to hand the letter to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng took the letter, opened it, and then his face became serious.

After reading it, Jia Zheng's face turned livid.

"What's in the letter? Let me read it." After Jia She said this, he snatched the letter from Jia Zheng and read it again.

"What bastard dares to cause trouble for us? Does he want his life?" Jia She roared after reading the letter.

"Shut up." Jia Mu glared at Jia She fiercely.

When Jia She saw his mother angry, he immediately shut up.

"Second brother, what exactly did you say went wrong?"

Jia Zheng lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "It's hard to say. The official department has always been intertwined. If one area is not dealt with, the future may be ruined."

Jia Mu lowered her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly her eyes lit up. She looked at Jia She and said, "After the Ministry of Personnel issued the document, did you send someone to take care of it?"

"What's the point of this? Do the people in the official department dare not to give face to Brother Rui?"

Jia Mu and Jia Zheng looked at each other at the same time, and then their eyes showed shrewdness.

There is nothing to say, it was this confused father who got things wrong.

The officials gave you an official position just for Jia Rui's sake. Do you really think that you got this official position for free?

If everyone is like this, then if the big guys in the capital don't follow suit, will the officials still get paid in the future?

"Stupid."

Jia Mu cursed fiercely.

Afterwards, Jia Mu turned to Jia Zheng and said, "Your brother can't be counted on. You and Rui Ge'er are close. Send someone to him to find out if there is any room for change."

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and nodded obediently.

Although Jia Zheng has not yet been promoted and is still his fifth-rank chief, no one from the Ministry of Industry dares to offend Jia Zheng for Jia Rui's sake.Even the Minister of Industry had to be polite when seeing Jia Zheng.

Recently, several Ministry of Industry projects have passed through Jia Zheng's hands.

If Jia Zheng hadn't been too pedantic, Jia Zheng would have been able to get 2 taels of silver just from these few projects?
Possibly, the money might not have been saved in the end, but Jia Zheng didn't get it.

"My son knows."

Mother Jia nodded with satisfaction, it must be her second son!What would Rongguo Mansion do without him?

Then Jia Mu warned again, "As long as our family knows about this matter, don't spread it randomly, otherwise everyone in the capital will laugh."

After all, this is not a glorious thing. The second master of the Rongguo Mansion was going to serve as the magistrate of Suzhou, but he was changed to Qiongzhou, Hainan halfway.

If you say this, people in the officialdom will laugh out loud.

When Jia Zheng left Jia Mu's place, he immediately asked someone to prepare the sedan chair, and then hurried to the Dingxi Hou Mansion and entered through the side door.

Jia Rui was not busy today. After returning from the Dragon Head Palace of the Supreme Emperor, he did not go to the capital camp. Instead, he stayed at home with Sister You and the girl Jia Rui.

It should be said that Jia Rui cares more about his daughter than his son.

Although Jia Xuan and Jia Rui also liked Xue Baochai's son Jia Xuan very much, they only hugged him occasionally or played with him.

But for the little girl Jia Rui, Jia Rui loved her to the core. Whenever she had time, she would run to Sister You and never let go of the girl when she picked her up.

Fortunately, Second Sister You gave birth to a daughter. If this son was as doted on as Jia Rui, Xue Baochai would immediately turn against her.

Jia Rui often went to Second Sister You's place, and it was Third Sister You who benefited the most.

Because Third Sister You is not as shy as Second Sister You, every time she sees Jia Rui going to her sister's place, she immediately goes over to dominate Jia Rui and won't let go.

Now Sanjie You is thinking about it. Since she is married to Jia Rui, she might as well compete for favor and become Jia Rui's favorite person.

Although Jia Rui didn't like Sanjie You's character, he was surrounded by gentle and elegant women. When he suddenly met a modern woman like Sanjie You, Jia Rui was still a little obsessed.

Therefore, Jia Rui turned a blind eye to Sister You's domineering behavior, so gradually people in the mansion discovered that his favor for the You sisters actually exceeded Xue Baochai of the eldest family.

Today is still the same as usual, Jia Rui had dinner at Sister You's place and took a nap on the bed with his daughter in his arms!
At some point, Jia Rui heard someone calling his name softly in his ear.

Jia Rui opened his eyes and took a look. It turned out that it was Sister You who was talking in his ear.

"what happened?"

"The second master of Rongguo Mansion is here to pay his respects."

When Jia Rui heard Jia Zheng's name, he immediately became alert and sat up from the bed.

"Hurry up and change my clothes. Let the second master wait in the study. I'll be there right away."

The two sisters, Second Sister You and Third Sister You, hurriedly changed Jia Rui's clothes and ordered the maid to go out and deliver the message.

(End of this chapter)