Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 343 Add fuel to the fire

Jia Rui hugged little Jia Rui and listened to the report from the maid below.

Jia Rui had already expected that Rongguo Mansion would send someone to rescue Jia Baoyu, but he did not expect that the elder of Rongguo Mansion would come in person.

However, considering Jia Mu's cunningness, it is conceivable that she sent Jia She.

Jia Rui returned little Jia Rui to the arms of her mother, Second Sister You, "I'm going out to see what's going on with our eldest master."

Then Jia Rui left the back house and came to the front.

At this time, Jia She had been welcomed into the study.

Jia Rui entered the study, and Jia She immediately stood up and cupped his hands, "My dear nephew, I am here to cause trouble for you."

Jia Rui laughed, then returned the greeting, asked Jia She to sit down, then he sat on the main seat, and then said:

"Uncle, could it be that you came here this time about Baoyu?"

Jia She sighed and said: "Baoyu is not up to par, we have known it for a long time. In fact, it would be good for you to teach him a lesson, but the old lady is holding on to him, and I have no choice. That's why I came to ask you for a favor and let me Take Baoyu back."

Jia Rui smiled softly, and then said: "Uncle, Baoyu is not young anymore. He will get married after the New Year. But looking at him now, how does he look like an adult?"

Jia She touched his forehead in embarrassment. What was Jia Baoyu like? Everyone in Rongguo Mansion knows.

"In the future, Rongguo Mansion will be handed over to Brother Lian sooner or later. It's fine when the old lady is here, and he can still stay in Rongguo Mansion. If the old lady is gone, what do you want him to do?"

Jia She felt happy after hearing what Jia Rui said. From the words of this sentence, Jia She heard that Jia Rui believed that Jia Lian should inherit the Rongguo Mansion.

There was already a hint of excitement on Jia She's face, but when he thought about going back to work with Jia's mother, he immediately became sad again.

"But what do you want me to say to the old lady?"

Jia Rui stood up, walked to Jia She's side, patted him on the shoulder, and then said: "Some things have to be revealed. It's better to remind the old lady now than if something happened suddenly." , it’s good to make the old lady angry.”

"Then I will tell the old lady this when I go back?" Jia She was a little unsure.

"Go back and tell the old lady truthfully, just say this is what I meant." Jia Rui's tone was firm, which gave Jia She confidence.

"Okay, then I'll go back and talk to the old lady first. If that doesn't work, I'll come back to find my nephew." Jia She still sounded a little unconfident, but at least he dared to go back and tell Jia Mu something that he didn't dare to mention before. It's over.

Then Jia She came out of Jia Rui with excitement and hesitation, and then returned to Rongguo Mansion and went to Jia Mu's place.

Jia Mu had changed her clothes at this time, but she still had a sad look on her face.

At this moment, the door curtain was raised, and Jia She walked in from the outside. A glimmer of hope flashed across Jia's mother's face, and she looked behind Jia She, but there was no one behind Jia She.

Seeing this scene, Jia Mu's face immediately sank.

When Jia She saw his mother like this, he felt a little angry. He ran back and forth to save Jia Baoyu. Your mother can't only know Jia Baoyu and not me.

"Where is Baoyu? Why didn't he come back with you?" Jia Mu asked with a stern face, but still holding on to a glimmer of hope.

Jia She felt even worse, but he still smiled and said, "Mother, I went to Dingxihou Mansion, but Brother Rui wouldn't let him go."

"Why doesn't he let him go? I can't see my grandson anymore?" Jia Mu was a little anxious.

Originally, Jia She was still hesitant about telling his mother about Jia Rui's words, but now that he saw his mother acting like this, he didn't care about her at all, so he simply went on to have a showdown with her.

"Mom, don't be anxious, just listen to me slowly." Jia She comforted with a smile.

"What time is it? Why don't you tell me not to worry? It's so late. Has Baoyu eaten? It's so cold. Is he cold? Why don't you ask? Are you so bearable?" Jia Mu saw Jia She Even the calm look was angry.

Seeing this, Jia She could only stand up and listen respectfully to Jia Mu's scolding.

But it was okay for Mother Jia to get angry and curse at others. In the past, she used to carry a gun and a stick and make sarcastic comments, which made people feel even more uncomfortable.

After a while, Jia She saw that Jia Mu had finished scolding him, and then he smiled and said, "I think Brother Rui is really doing good for our Baoyu this time."

Jia's mother was not a fool either. Jia She's short words gave her a hint of something unusual.

Her eyes flashed for a moment, then she pretended not to understand and continued to cry there, not answering Jia She's words at all.

Jia She opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Although he is usually very hateful at home, in front of Jia Mu, he is just a little sheep.

Just now, the courage that Jia Rui had built up for him was defeated again.

Jia Mu glanced at Jia She while crying. Seeing him standing there awkwardly, her heart turned for a moment, and then she said:

"I knew you couldn't help, go back and eat your bar!" Jia She opened her mouth to say something, but looking at Jia Mu's cold eyes, she suppressed the words that were already on her lips.

In the end, he could only say goodbye reluctantly.

After Jia She left, Jia Mu sighed and stopped crying. She just sat there in a daze.

The mandarin duck next to her blinked, she already felt the undercurrent just now.

"Old lady, what should I do with Baoyu?" Yuanyang reminded in a low voice.

Jia Mu's eyes finally became focused. She sighed again and said to Yuanyang, "What can I do? I can only wrong him. I hope Baoyu will feel better after this incident."

Yuanyang was stunned. Considering Jia Mu's love for Jia Baoyu, now that Jia Baoyu had been so wronged, Jia Mu had nothing to do, which made Yuanyang a little bit incredible.

Jia Mu didn't explain anything to anyone else. She sat there patting her legs and thinking about her own things.

Besides, Jia Rui sat in the study and waited for a long time, but did not see Jia She come back.

Jia Rui understood as soon as he thought about it, Jia She was suppressed by Jia Mu again and might not come back.

Thinking of this, Jia Rui became a little angry. He didn't understand. Jia She was so arrogant outside. Why did I turn into a piece of fish to be slaughtered when I saw Jia's mother?

Jia Rui rolled his eyes, don't you want this matter to pass slowly? In this case, I will add fuel to your fire and expose this matter in advance.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui stood up and walked to the ancestral hall with a few boys.

The Jia family ancestral hall in Dingxihou Mansion has just been built, but the ancestral tablets inside are all brought back from Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, there were four or five soldiers guarding the outside of the ancestral hall, while inside, Jia Baoyu was kneeling crookedly under the god.

Perhaps because he knelt for a long time and his legs felt uncomfortable, Jia Baoyu simply sat on the ground after kneeling for a while.

This is not because Jia Baoyu has no respect for his ancestors. It is because he has never suffered such pain. After kneeling for an hour, he has no feeling in his legs. If he continues like this, he is afraid that his legs will be destroyed, so he can only express his gratitude in his heart. Ancestor apologized and then sat down in the most comfortable position.

The reason why he was not beaten was because he was punished by kneeling. If he had knelt down after being beaten, his life would have been lost here.

Therefore, Jia Rui originally planned to let Jia Baoyu kneel in the ancestral hall first, and then beat him and send him back to Rongguo Mansion tomorrow morning.

Just when Jia Baoyu moved his legs and recovered a little, Jia Rui walked in from outside.

Originally, Jia Rui came here looking for trouble, but now that he saw Jia Baoyu not kneeling properly, he was naturally furious.

"Jia Baoyu, what are you doing?"

Jia Baoyu was surprised when he heard Jia Rui's voice, and looked back. When he saw clearly that it was Jia Rui, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down before the Lord of God respectfully.

Jia Rui walked up to Jia Baoyu angrily, looked him up and down, and then said angrily: "I asked you to kneel before the soul of your ancestors. I didn't expect that you dared to preside over it so unscrupulously. Is this okay?"

Jia Baoyu is so smart. He knew that something was going to happen with Jia Rui's words, so he quickly begged for mercy, "Brother, my legs were so painful just now that I couldn't kneel down, so I took a short rest. Please forgive me." Just do it once, and you won’t dare to do it again in the future.”

But Jia Rui ignored him at all and shouted angrily to the soldiers outside: "Come here, drag Jia Baoyu out and beat him fifty times."

There is something fishy about what Jia Rui said.

If Jia Rui really wanted to hit someone, he would say dozens of hits. He would only say how many times if he wanted to scare the other person and make him suffer.

Although Jia Baoyu said that he was not good at studying, his character was indeed impeccable. At least compared to those flying dogs in Rongguo Mansion, he was considered a gentleman?

Therefore, Jia Rui didn't want to hit Jia Baoyu with dozens of boards and cripple him, so every time he hit Jia Baoyu, he said how many times he should hit him.

The soldiers naturally understood what Jia Rui meant. No matter how hard Jia Baoyu struggled, they still pulled him out of the ancestral hall, tied him to a stool, and beat him fifty times.

The soldiers were merciful. Even though Jia Baoyu was beaten until she cried for her father and mother, she was not seriously injured. She was able to bounce around again after lying on the bed for three or four days.

But outsiders don’t know this!

Moreover, Jia Rui did not plan to hide this time. Instead, he sent someone to quietly deliver messages to the girls in his house.

Of course, Lin Daiyu's place was strictly guarded and no one was allowed to approach her. Naturally, Lin Daiyu could not know that Jia Baoyu was punished.

But no one was in charge of Shi Xiangyun and Jia Yingchun, so the two of them soon received the news separately.

Jia Yingchun was a little better, but she was just circling around the room anxiously, not knowing what to do.

But Shi Xiangyun was an independent thinker, and he had a good relationship with Jia Baoyu. When he heard that he had been beaten, he jumped up and down anxiously.

Shi Xiangyun also knew that he was a soft-spoken person and could not answer Jia Rui. In the end, he could only send someone to secretly inform Jia Mu.

(End of this chapter)