Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 283 Take refuge
After the explanation, Jia Jing did not return to the city immediately. Instead, he ordered Jia Rong to take him to the Dingxi Hou Mansion.

In the past, Jia Jing had no regard for Jia Rui's family.However, today is different from the past. Jia Rui has become the chief minister of the dynasty, which has made his grandfather Jia Dairu's status rise.

According to seniority, after Jia Jing returns to Jia Mansion, he should kowtow to Jia Dairu.

At this time, Jia Rui had just returned and was discussing the next steps of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion with Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai smiled broadly at this time and said, "According to what you say, the old lady will be in trouble. In the end, she will have to spend money from her own private house to make up for the deficit of Rongguo Mansion."

Jia Rui said nonchalantly: "The old lady of Rongguo Mansion has a lot of money in her hands. After making up for this shortfall, the remaining money will be enough for Jia Baoyu to enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth."

After hearing this, Xue Baochai nodded repeatedly, "Baoyu's life is really good. With the old lady taking care of him, and with the assets of Sister Lin's family, their family will not have to worry about it for several lifetimes."

Speaking of this, Xue Baochai did not show any envy, because their family's current assets, even if the Ningrong and Ning Rong mansions were combined, were less than one-tenth of their family's.

While the couple was laughing and chatting, Brother Ying hurried in from outside.

"Uncle, grandma, Mr. Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion has come to pay homage to the old lady. The old lady invites you to come and accompany us."

Jia Rui frowned.

I just went to Ningguo Mansion to cause trouble in the morning, and Jia Jing came in the afternoon. Is this to cause trouble for me?

Despite this suspicion in his mind, Jia Rui still got up, got dressed, said goodbye to Xue Baochai and went to the old man.

After entering the door, Jia Rui saw the old man Jia Dairu sitting in the middle, stroking his beard. Next to him sat an old Taoist priest, talking and laughing with Jia Dairu.

What they talked about were all profound and difficult to understand eight-legged essays, which was really difficult to understand for Jia Rui, a man who had not even passed the exam to become a scholar.

Jia Rui walked forward expressionlessly and saluted Jia Dairu and Jia Jing.

"This is the eldest man of Ningguo Mansion, your uncle Jia Jing. From now on, you should be as close as possible."

Speaking of which, this was the first time Jia Rui had an impression of Jia Jing.

Because Jia Rui was still young when that incident happened, and by the time he could remember it, Jia Jing had gone to a Taoist temple in the suburbs.

Jia Rui did not dare to be rude to this person who was once the mainstay of the Jia family, and quickly saluted again.

Jia Jing quickly helped Jia Rui up, looked at him, and said to Jia Dairu with a smile:

"We have a Qilin in our family."

Hearing Jia Jing's praise, Jia Dairu smiled so much that his mouth reached his cheeks.

You know, Jia Jing is the most important figure in the previous generation of the Jia family.

At that time, he even conspired with Jia Daishan to support the prince.Although he is now forced to practice in a Taoist temple outside the city and no longer interferes with the affairs of the Jia family and the court, he still has a unique vision.

After hearing what Jia Jing said, Jia Rui was also a little embarrassed.

What is Qilin'er?He is a man with great ambitions and good plans.

And what did he, Jia Rui, rely on to achieve his current status?Doesn’t it depend on knowing the causes and consequences of Dream of Red Mansions and having systematic help?
If he didn't have these two things and came to the world of Dream of Red Mansions with just his qualifications, he could barely save his life and have a mouthful of food. How would he still want to be like this?That's just a pipe dream.

There is a saying: Reach out and don't hit the smiling face.

Now that people have said good things, Jia Rui also started to show kindness.

"Thank you for the compliment, uncle. I still need more experience, and I will need more guidance from my uncle in the future." After saying this, Jia Rui felt that Jia Jing was a pretty good person. He understood the ways of the world, and he also knew who the Jia family relied on now. .

Such people have to live for a while, otherwise, it would be a pity to die early like in Dream of Red Mansions.And after that, he would lead the Jia family in a life-and-death struggle with the Supreme Being. Having a political expert like Jia Jing would also be a help.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui raised his head and took a closer look at Jia Jing's face. At this sight, Jia Rui's heart sank.

It turns out that on the surface, Jia Jing's face is glowing now, and he seems to be very energetic.But Jia Rui saw that Jia Jing's strong blood on the surface was actually promoting his potential through the power of medicine, and his erysipelas had penetrated deep into his bones.

You know, although there are immortals in this Red Mansion plane, if an ordinary person wants to succeed in cultivation, it is not much different from modern society, and it is almost impossible.

After Jia Jing suffered a huge setback in his official career, he hid in a Taoist temple, hoping to use elixirs to ascend to Taoism and prove himself in another way.

This is the right path, but he has no way to move forward, so he can only mess around like a blind man touching an elephant.Jia Jing felt a little proud when he saw Jia Rui looking at him.

Over the years, I have devoted myself to cultivation in Taoist temples outside the city, visited Taoist friends, and practiced some elixirs of longevity. With the help of these medicines, I feel that my cultivation is getting deeper and deeper, and I should be able to attain Taoism and ascend soon.

"Why, my nephew also saw how extraordinary I am?" Jia Jing said with some satisfaction.

Jia Rui heard the boast in the other person's tone, so he took out a bottle of Jiuhua Jade Dew Pills from his arms, "Uncle, how about taking a look at this pill of mine?"

When Jia Jing met someone with the same ideals, he naturally gave some advice to his junior.

He took the jade bottle from Jia Rui's hand, opened the stopper, and immediately smelled the aroma of medicine.Immediately afterwards, Jia Jing felt comfortable all over, and the blood-red color on his face began to fade away.

If you look closely, you can see that the pill is round in appearance, golden in color, and faintly shimmering.

Jia Jing was not a dull person. He immediately realized the extraordinary origin of this elixir.

"Nephew, this elixir is absolutely extraordinary. Where did you get it?"

Jia Rui chuckled lightly, and then replied: "This elixir was given by a Taoist priest. It is said that long-term use can cure diseases and prolong life."

After hearing this, Jia Jing thought deeply for a moment and said: "I have visited famous Taoists and collected many elixir prescriptions, but those lead and mercury substances are ordinary medicines, which are very different from the prescriptions like your nephew who use medicines to make elixirs." .”

Jia Rui laughed loudly and continued: "As the saying goes: A true message can be passed down, but a false message can be said in thousands of books. Those names of lead and mercury are just false pretenses. If lead and mercury are really used as medicine, I am afraid that my life will not be long."

Jia Jing couldn't help but trembled when he heard Jia Rui's words.Over the years, the main ingredients of the elixirs he has practiced are lead and mercury.If it was true as Jia Rui said, wouldn't he already be terminally ill?

Seeing that Jia Jing was so frightened, Jia Dairu was a little worried about his health, so he said to Jia Rui: "Since you know this truth, you must have a way to save it. Tell me quickly."

Jia Rui didn't say much, but just said to Jia Jing: "This Jiuhua Yulu Pill has the effect of detoxification. My uncle takes it back and takes it every day. Over time, it will naturally cure diseases and prolong life."

Jia Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I am not greedy for life and afraid of death. There are really some important things that have not been resolved and cannot be settled here. Therefore, I have to stay in this world for a while longer and go to see my ancestors again."

Jia Jing hid the Jiuhua Jade Dew Pill in his arms, and then said to Jia Rui: "I already know about the family property. This is what our Ningguo Mansion did wrong. I have asked Jia Zhen to sell the family's assets. I will give an explanation to the clan."

After saying this, Jia Jing held Jia Rui's hand tightly, shook it, and said sincerely: "From now on, Jia Zhen, this evildoer, please ask your good nephew to discipline him more. If he dares not to listen to you, just beat him." , as long as they are not beaten to death, you will handle it."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction.This time his price was not high, just a few bottles of Jiuhua Jade Dew Pills made Ning Guofu completely on his side.In this way, his absolute authority in the Jia family was established.

After that, Jia Jing had a lively chat with the Confucian ancestors and grandsons of Jia Dynasty, and did not leave until it was almost time to light the lantern.And Jia Rui personally escorted him out of Dingxihou Mansion.

After leaving Dingxihou Mansion, Jia Jing returned to Ningguo Mansion and rested for the night.He left the capital early the next morning and returned to his Taoist temple outside the city.However, he listened to Jia Rui's words and sealed the alchemy furnace after returning.

Then he began to study the bottles of medicine Jia Rui gave him.I have to say that Jia Jing is indeed a very smart person.Although Jia Rui did not tell him the formula of Jiuhua Yulu Pills, he relied on his keen sense of smell and rich medical knowledge to slowly deduce some formulas from the smell and residue of the medicine.

With the medical knowledge accumulated over the years, he repeatedly added and subtracted these incomplete formulas, and finally developed a new elixir.

Although Jiuhua Yulu Pills have extraordinary detoxification and healing effects, the new formula is even better in terms of health care.After Jia Jing developed this formula, he was full of confidence in medical research and devoted himself to it.

After sending her father away, Jia Zhen began to count the property of Ningguo Mansion.This count surprised him.

It turned out that the amount of silver in the warehouse was less than 10 taels.In addition to the ancestral fields and shops left by Ningguo Mansion, even if they were all sold, they would not be able to raise 50 taels.

Jia Zhen always thought that although Ningguo Mansion was in a bit of embarrassment, it would be easy to spend a few hundred thousand taels of silver, but now she found that Ningguo Mansion's financial situation was extremely empty.

For this reason, Jia Zhen had a big quarrel with Youshi, the head of the family.But he knows that this kind of thing has little to do with Youshi, and the main responsibility lies with him as the head of the family.

But now complaining was of no use. He sat in his ward and thought hard for two days, and finally came up with a solution to the problem.

He has no money, but someone has money.

Jia Zhen turned her attention to her butler Laiji.

Although Jia Zhen doesn't care about worldly affairs and only knows about having fun every day, she also understands the situation of Lai Er's family.

In the past, when things were fine at home, Jia Zhen regarded these things as a joke.Now that there is a problem at home, Jia Zhen thinks that whether it is true or false, whether it is a date or not, she should try it first.

(End of this chapter)