Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 385 Evil Spirit

At this time, the Rongqing Hall in Rongguo Mansion was filled with laughter and joy.

Two old ladies, Mother Jia and Concubine Nan'an, sat in the middle and talked about everyday things, accompanied by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing below.

This time, the protagonist, Miss Jia Tanchun, sat down with a serious face and a trace of fear in her eyes.

Because Princess Nan'an had recognized her as her step-granddaughter just now.

This was originally a good thing, but there was always something strange about it, which made Jia Tanchun, a smart girl, feel that something was wrong.

Just when they were chatting happily, Jia Rui was already carrying the God Lord, Xue Baochai, and hundreds of soldiers to the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion.

The boy guarding the gate here was also startled when he saw this formation, and hurriedly came over to salute Jia Rui.

"The young one has met Mr. Hou."

Jia Rui glanced at him, and then said: "Open the front door."

The boy was a little flustered, and he replied with evasive eyes: "Master Marquis, according to the rules, we are naturally happy that you want to enter Rongguo Mansion, but the front door cannot be opened."

Jia Rui said coldly: "Isn't it possible that the founder of the country, Rong Guo Gong, is not qualified to enter Rong Guo Mansion through the main entrance?"

The boy seemed to have just discovered the memorial tablet of Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan in Jia Rui's arms at this moment, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"I was dazzled for a moment and didn't see it. I'll go and open the door now."

After saying this, he raised his head and looked at Jia Rui. When he saw Jia Rui, he had nothing to say and quickly stood up and ran back.

However, Jia Rui waited until the main door of Rongguo Mansion was not opened, but left Jia Rui outside.

It's no wonder that the servant boy, if Jia Rui wanted to enter through the side door, no one would dare to stop him.

But this time, Jia Rui wants to enter through the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion. This is not something that a servant can make the decision. Now they should go in and report.

Jia Rui made such a big movement in front of the Rongguo Mansion, and a large crowd of people quickly gathered to watch.

Many of these people are members of the Jia clan.

Many people were shocked when they saw the tablet in Jia Rui's arms, and some people couldn't help but kneel down there and kowtow to the tablet of their ancestors.

Even Jia Zhen, the head of the nearby Ningguo Mansion, also got the news. He also knew that the matter was serious and ran over.

As soon as I arrived nearby, I saw a sea of ​​people. Many tribesmen were kneeling there and did not dare to stand up.

Jia Zhen left her tribe hesitantly and walked in. She saw Jia Rui holding the memorial tablet of Ning Rong, standing at the door with a gloomy face.

Jia Zhen has completely settled down during this period and almost never leaves Ning Guo Mansion. If Jia Rui hadn't made too much noise this time, he would not have left Ning Guo Mansion and come out to embarrass himself.

As the patriarch of the previous generation, Jia Zhen knew the importance of these two tablets. They were almost the spiritual pillars of the Jia family. Now that Jia Rui has invited these two tablets out, something big must have happened in the clan. .

And this time, Rongguo Mansion should have caused some big trouble, so Jia Rui, as the patriarch, wanted to take two tablets to settle the score with the head of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Zhen couldn't care about anyone else. He trotted up to Jia Rui, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and kept kowtowing.

"If your descendants are unfilial and disturb the ancestors, they are worthy of death." Jia Zhen muttered while kowtowing.

Jia Rui glanced at him and then said: "Stand aside."

Jia Zhen didn't dare to stand up, so he quickly knelt and crawled a few steps to the side, getting out of the way.

It was at this time that the side door of Rongguo Mansion finally opened, and Jia She hurried out from inside.

After Jia She came out, he knew that what happened today was not a big deal, because many tribesmen knelt behind Jia Rui, but Jia Rui did not let them stand up.

Jia Rui himself held the memorial tablet of Ning Rong Ergong in his arms and stood there with a sullen face.

Jia She took a few steps forward and came to Jia Rui's side. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Jia Rui glanced at him sideways, and then asked: "Isn't it possible that Mr. Ning Rong can't walk through the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion?"

"Let's go, let's go."

"Then why don't you open the door quickly?"

Jia She did not dare to hesitate this time, got up and ran back. After a while, with a dull sound of wooden shafts rubbing together, the main door of Rongguo Mansion finally opened slowly.

Jia She himself was kneeling next to the main entrance, with his head lowered.

Jia Rui glanced at him, then holding the tablet, he led Xue Baochai and his soldiers in from the main gate.

After that, Jia Rui ignored others and walked ahead with a sullen face, directly arriving at the Hall of Rongxi.

A large part of the Jia family did not dare to come in, so the only ones following Jia Rui were Jia Zhen and his son, and Jia She.

Jia Rui stood in the center of the Hall of Rongxi and glanced, then asked: "Why doesn't Jia Daishan's wife come?"

Jia She shivered below, but had to bite the bullet and said: "My mother is ill and is resting behind."

"Is she feeling ill? Didn't she say that she was very happy to talk to Princess Nan'an just now? Why did she become ill so soon after?"

Jia She knelt down and didn't know how to answer.

Jia Rui ignored him and turned around and said to Xue Baochai: "Take people to Rongqing Hall to invite this old lady out and ask her to kowtow to our ancestors." What Jia Rui said It's very serious. This means that Jia's mother no longer admits that she is the daughter-in-law of Jia Yuan, the Duke of Rongguo, so she is invited to come out instead of letting her come out.

Jia She, who was kneeling below, was trembling with fear. If these words were spread, his mother would have to hang herself immediately, otherwise she would not be qualified to be buried with Jia Daishan after her death.

"Patriarch, have mercy. Patriarch, have mercy. I will let my mother come out now. I will let my mother come out now. Don't make a big fight. Don't make a big fight."

Jia Rui was silent for a moment, then nodded.

When Jia She saw Jia Rui's mercy, he ran out of the Hall of Honor as if he had been granted amnesty.

Besides, the atmosphere in Rongqing Hall was very tense at this time.

Especially Jia Mu, the ancestor of Rongguo Mansion, was a little at a loss. Although she had experienced various incidents, nothing like this, where the patriarch held a spiritual tablet and forced Rongguo Mansion, had never happened.

Not to mention that Rong Guofu has not experienced this in the entire world, and no family has experienced this kind of thing.

Concubine Nan'an, who was sitting aside, was also a little embarrassed.

She knew that Jia Rui's doing such a thing must be related to her discussion with Jia's mother.

In fact, Princess Nan'an also felt that she had been wronged.

Because this time, Princess Nan'an's first choice to adopt her granddaughter was not Jia Tanchun.

After all, the Jia family is now supported by Jia Rui and Jia Zheng, and their status in the capital is also first-class. No matter how stupid Concubine Nan'an is, she will never be able to target the Jia family.

The main reason is that she sent him news just after she went to Jia Mu's side.

Princess Nan'an thought that Jia Rui also acquiesced to this matter.

Concubine Nan'an was very grateful to the entire Jia family for this. She thought that the Jia family had spared no effort to save the Prince of Nan'an.

She also thought that when the Prince of Nan'an County came back, he would repay the Jia family well. Especially the Rongguo Mansion did not expect that the matter had just been negotiated and the Rongguo Mansion had been given a lot of benefits. She had just accepted Jia Tanchun's acknowledgment and came out. This kind of thing happened.

And why does Jia Mu insist on getting closer to Nan'an County Prince? That's because she can no longer tolerate Jia Rui.

Now Jia's mother has become a bit over the top.

Although this ancestor of Rong Guofu has been enjoying her old age peacefully in Rongqing Hall, she has not been idle, and she has also clearly inquired about some factions in the court.

Especially this time when Prince Nan'an was suddenly sent south, she felt something was wrong.

Later, relying on some clues and decades of political experience, she had noticed that the Prince of Nan'an had merged with the emperor.

In this way, the emperor had the army of Prince Nan'an, and with the help of Prince Beijing, he already had some power in the court.

In particular, a large piece of Xungui's body has been torn off by him, causing the Supreme Emperor's fundamentals to show signs of collapse.

As for the Jia family, even though Jia Rui is now very powerful, his power comes from the Supreme Emperor. Once the Supreme Emperor is gone and the emperor takes power, the Jia family should be liquidated.

Therefore, Jia Mu thought of simply presenting a certificate to let the emperor know that Rongguo Mansion also stood with the emperor.

And this piece of voting certificate is to exchange for the prince of Nan'an County.

Therefore, after Jia Mu received the news from Princess Nan'an, she immediately invited him to her home.

Then Jia Tanchun became the granddaughter of Princess Nan'an.

But Jia Mu didn't expect Jia Rui's reaction to be so big.

Therefore, Jia Mu is now sitting in the center of Rongqing Hall, at a loss.

Mother Jia also knew at this time that there was no way Rongguo Mansion could compete with Jia Rui. Jia Rui was not only the patriarch, but also a popular figure of the Supreme Emperor. He could control Rongguo Mansion in every aspect.

Just when Jia Mu was feeling uneasy, Jia She trotted in from the outside. After entering, he did not salute Jia Mu, but glared at Princess Nan'an fiercely.

Jia She didn't dare to glare at his mother, but he didn't care about Princess Nan'an at all.

Without the Prince of Nan'an County, the Princess of Nan'an is nothing.

"Mother, the patriarch is waiting for you in Rongxi Hall holding the statues of Ning and Rong's two ancestors."

Mother Jia took a long breath, and then pretended to be calm and said: "Since the ancestor's soul has arrived, I, an old woman, should naturally go and pay homage."

As she spoke, she stood up from the imperial concubine's couch, and the man next to her hurried over to support her.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing in Rongqing Hall also followed Jia Mu, left Rongqing Hall, and went straight to Rongxi Hall in front.

Concubine Nan'an was a little embarrassed. He was nothing, and he was nothing if he didn't follow. In the end, he could only follow Jia Mu and others with the support of the palace maid?

The group of people quickly arrived at Rongxi Hall.

When Jia Mu looked in from outside the Rongxi Hall, she saw Jia Rui holding the spiritual tablets of the two ancestors, full of evil spirits, standing in the middle. Outside the Rongxi Hall, dozens of soldiers stood on the left and right, each holding a sword. Murderous.

(End of this chapter)