Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 426 Hot Potato

After the three people discussed it, they entered Wu Guofu through the side door, and then met Jia Rui in the study.

After meeting, the three people first saluted Jia Rui.

Jia Zheng, who is one generation senior than Jia Rui, is no exception at this point, because this is a national gift.

Jia Rui nodded and asked them to lie down without any courtesy, and then asked the little eunuch to sit in front of the three of them.

After the three of them sat down, Jia Rui said: "There was news from the palace just now that Concubine Yuan is pregnant. What do you think about this?"

The three people looked at each other, and finally Shen Wence and Jia Yucun nodded to Jia Zheng, which meant that they fully supported him.

After seeing the two people's assurances, Jia Zheng stood up confidently and said:

"Concubine Yuan is my daughter and your elder sister. If she gives birth to a prince, she will be the best heir and can guarantee our prosperity and wealth."

Jia Rui smiled slightly and nodded slightly, agreeing with what he said.

However, Jia Yucun saw a trace of amusement in Jia Rui's eyes.

Just such an imperceptible expression made Jia Yucun realize that Jia Rui actually did not agree with Jia Zheng's statement.

"Sir, Youdao has a reputation that is unjust and unjust. If you want to canonize Concubine Yuan's son as the prince, you must first make Concubine Yuan the queen. In this way, who in the court can gossip?" Jia Zheng was confident. Mandi said.

Jia Rui nodded again.

Shen Wence also saw something was wrong with Jia Rui at this time.

But he rolled his eyes and seemed to understand what the Prime Minister was thinking.

Prime Minister, you don’t want to make wedding clothes for others.

Unable to fight tooth and nail to win the country, Jia Yuanchun's son ended up being advantaged, but the Prime Minister's son had nothing to do with it.

However, judging from the current situation, we have to tolerate it for a while, and it will not be too late to replace it when the time is right.

So Shen Wence decided to step forward and give Jia Rui a thumbs up.

So Shen Wence stood up and saluted Jia Rui, and then said:

"Sir, your position is not stable now. There are still many people in the world who don't understand you, so we still have to be safe."

Although this sentence has nothing to do with Jia Yuanchun, Jia Rui heard another meaning from it.

Shen Wence was warning Jia Rui that now is not the time to seek to usurp the throne, and he must wait for a while, otherwise it may cause turmoil in the upper and lower levels.

Jia Rui nodded slightly. He also agreed with Shen Wence's statement, so he looked at him helplessly and said, "Master Shen's words are exactly what I want."

Jia Yucun, who had been silent all this time, also noticed the riddle between Jia Rui and Shen Wence. He rolled his eyes, and then hurried up and said:

"The queen has nothing to do, so she should be demoted to an ordinary concubine. Concubine Yuan is pregnant with merit, and she will be the queen of the Jin Dynasty."

Jia Zheng listened to Jia Yucun's words and was very grateful. He thought Jia Yucun was helping him.

Jia Rui sighed and said helplessly: "I didn't want to do this at first, but the ministers forced me to do it, so I can only obey the opinions of everyone."

After saying this, Jia Rui looked at Jia Zheng, and then said: "You are my clan uncle and the father of Concubine Yuan. It is up to you to handle this matter."

Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then felt a little reluctant.

You must know that regardless of Jia Rui's frivolous words, asking him to do this matter is actually asking him to force the emperor to depose the queen. If this is recorded in the history books, it will really be infamy for thousands of years.

So he turned around and looked at Shen Wence and Jia Yucun, hoping that they, two people more powerful than himself, would take over the job.

Unexpectedly, Shen Wence and Jia Yucun turned their heads aside at this time, not even looking at Jia Zheng.

Seeing this scene, Jia Zheng knew that he could not escape. He sighed and said to himself that it was about his own family, and it was understandable that he was worried about being stigmatized.

So Jia Zheng took a step forward, cupped his fists and raised his hands, "I would like to obey the orders of the Prime Minister."

Jia Rui nodded, "Then you should do it as soon as possible."

Jia Zheng quickly obeyed the order and then retreated.

After Jia Zheng went out, Jia Ruicai said to Shen Wence and Jia Yucun: "You two should follow up on this matter and help Jia Zheng."

Jia Rui was afraid that Jia Zheng would be merciless and things would not go well when the time came and there would be a storm.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely supervise Jia Zheng." Jia Yucun said with confidence.

Jia Rui nodded, and then waved his hand for the two people to retreat.

After the two of them went out, Jia Rui seemed to be talking to himself or giving orders: "If Yuanchun gives birth to a son and we have a prince, what will the emperor do?"

Qin Shun, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes and then lowered his head.

Jia Rui glanced at him and knew that Qin Shun had understood it, so he said nothing more.

Besides, Jia Zheng came out of Jia Rui, returned to Rongguo Mansion, and then went directly to Rongqing Hall to see Jia Mu.

Mother Jia's life has been going well these days. The only thing that makes her a little unhappy is that Jia Zheng has taken Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu to her side.

But she also knew that Jia Zheng was doing Jia Baoyu's favor, so she felt a little unhappy, but she didn't say anything to Jia Zheng.

Today she was talking to Wang Xifeng about family matters.

"I heard that Aunt Xue built this big house nearby?" "Back to the old lady, it was run by idiot Xue. He also has money now, and there are many people who are fawning over him. As soon as Aunt Xue revealed that she lived in a small house, Xue The big fool asked someone to do it immediately."

Jia Mu drank tea and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Then why did I hear that the imperial envoy gave him a ginseng?"

Wang Xifeng said with some jealousy: "It's not because his house exceeds the specifications and the censor can't stand it."

"What did Rui Geer say?"

"What else can you say? Rui Geer's situation is nothing."

Mother Jia sighed, "Bao Yatou must have said something."

Then Jia Mu said: "When we were at our house before, I thought Bao Yatou was a general person. How did she become like this now?"

Wang Xifeng curled her lips and said nothing.

While they were talking, the door curtain was lifted and Jia Zheng walked in from the outside.

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Zheng coming in, she quickly stood up and gave him a blessing, then retreated to Jia's mother.

Jia Zheng accepted Wang Xifeng's salute, and then saluted Jia's mother, "My son has met the old lady."

Jia Mu put down the tea in her hand and asked Yuanyang to show Jia Zheng how to sit down. "You are a great minister and you are so busy that you never see anyone. How come you have time to come to me today?"

After Jia Zheng came back, he became the Minister of Rites. Although this official did not have much power, he was Jia Rui's clan uncle. Therefore, many officials had to give him face for many things, so Jia Zheng was busy. The back of the head.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said with some pride: "My colleagues think highly of me. I just don't want to ask about many things, and I can't stop these people from asking for solutions!"

Jia Mu also nodded happily, agreeing with Jia Zheng's words.

During the time when Jia Zheng came back, the Bingjing collected by their house was enough to cover their expenses for several years.

This is completely different from the previous Rongguo Mansion that could not make ends meet.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Xifeng approached Jia Mu again to say good things, which meant that she wanted to regain the power of housekeeping.

However, Jia Mu didn't say anything this time, because the family was in trouble some time ago, Wang Xifeng gave up her choice, which made Jia Mu a little unhappy, and now she wants to continue to support her for a while.

Therefore, whenever Jia Mu wakes up in the past few days, Wang Xifeng will come to Jia Mu, telling jokes and serving the old lady.

"Old lady, am I here to congratulate you this time?" Jia Zheng said with joy on his face.

"Oh, where did this happy event come from?"

"Old lady, Yuanchun is pregnant."

After hearing this, Mother Jia was overjoyed at first, but soon her smile disappeared.

"What did Brother Rui say?" Jia Mu still knew that Jia Yuanchun's fate was in Jia Rui's hands, so she anxiously asked Jia Rui what he meant.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said happily: "I just came back from Rui Ge'er. He thinks that if Yuanchun gives birth to a boy, he should be crowned a prince."

After hearing these words, Jia Mu felt relieved and had a smile on her face again.

"Brother Rui is still facing our own family." Jia Mu said happily.

"Although the old lady said so, Rui Ge'er has entrusted me with an important errand. I'm a little unsure, so I asked the old lady to take a closer look."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Jia Zheng did not speak, but looked at Wang Xifeng who was sitting there.

When Wang Xifeng saw this, she immediately resigned in a sensible manner.

Jia Mu also asked Yuanyang and others to exit, leaving only mother and son in the entire hall.

When Jia Zheng saw that there were no outsiders, he said: "If our Yuanchun children want to be crowned prince, Yuanchun must be the queen. But now the emperor already has a wife, which is a difficult task, so Rui Geer asked me to go and get this queen." The matter is resolved."

Mother Jia was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of sharpness in her eyes. "After all, this is our own family matter. We can't rely on others. We have to rely on you, the father, to support Yuanchun. If you don't do it, who will?"

Jia Mu has already figured out that once Yuanchun's child is born, the emperor may not live for a few days.

And if Concubine Yuan's child is to ascend the throne, Jia Zheng, the grandfather, must also charge from the front.

At this point, if you can’t take the lead, can you still rely on others?

After hearing this, Jia Zheng sighed, and then said: "I'm afraid that there will be some infamy left in the history books."

Mother Jia looked at her pedantic son and shook her head gently, and then said, "Do you think you have a good reputation now?"

After hearing this, Jia Zheng lowered his head and sighed repeatedly.

To say that Jia Zheng can be considered a moral gentleman, it is a pity that he met Jia Rui and now he has become a rebellious group.

"It is not difficult to leave an eternal reputation. Back then, the Duke of Zhou was assisting the young master, which is why he achieved the eternal reputation."

Jia Mu is criticizing Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng was a little hesitant after hearing this. He wanted to imitate Zhou Gong, but he didn't have Zhou Gong's strength.

"Don't think about anything else now. Let's go step by step. First let Yuanchun become the queen, and then make her son the prince. Then we will slowly plan." Jia Mu said, with a look in her eyes. The light shines through.

(End of this chapter)