Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 461 Kneeling in the Ancestral Hall

While they were talking, Jia Zheng knew from somewhere that Jia Rui was coming and hurried to the small courtyard.

Jia Zheng no longer had the same energy as his uncle in front of Jia Rui. When he saw Jia Rui, he quickly knelt down and saluted.

Jia Rui still took good care of Jia Zheng. When he saw him kneeling down, he quickly stepped forward and helped Jia Zheng up.

Then under the guidance of Jia Lian, after Jia Rui and Jia Zheng entered the main room, Jia Lian gave Jia Rui the chief seat.

Jia Rui was not polite. He sat down on the chair and pointed to the chair next to him.

"Uncle, please sit down."

Jia Zheng thanked him and sat next to him.

As for Jia Lian and Xue Pan, they didn't even have a place to sit, so they had to stand and watch each other.

After sitting firmly, Qionghua very discerningly served the fragrant tea.

Jia Rui took a sip of tea, and then said to Jia Zheng, who was sitting next to him:

"Our family is now big and attracts the wind. The smallest thing will be magnified by others. This time Jia Lian came back from the northwest, it should be known soon. When the public opinion is aroused, what should Rongguo Mansion do?"

After hearing Jia Rui's words, Jia Zheng glared at Jia Lian fiercely.

Jia Lian shrank his head, not even having the courage to speak.

"My dear nephew, what should our family do?" Jia Zheng asked.

Jia Rui frowned, what does Jia Zheng mean?

Under normal circumstances, Jia Zheng should have reprimanded Jia Lian and then asked him to go back to the northwest. Why did he ask this question now?

Jia Rui glanced at Jia Zheng and saw that his eyes were bright. Jia Zheng was waiting for him to reply to him!

Now Jia Zheng is more tactful than before. Some things don't go through his own mouth and he has to be told by others.

But now Jia Rui is not used to his problem, so he directly said: "Going back and forth from where you are, what's the point?"

Jia Zheng didn't speak after hearing this, but he didn't nod either.

Jia Lian's face, standing below, had turned white. He had had enough of the bitter cold land in the northwest and never wanted to go back.

Therefore, Jia Lian immediately knelt in front of Jia Rui.

"Brother Xian, just help my brother and let me stay in the capital. I don't want to be an official anymore, so I can just stay at home and help take care of the family business."

Jia Rui glanced at him coldly and said: "We and other family men are working hard to advance the family. Which one of them is not conscientious? Why do you complain about being tired when you come here?"

When he said this, Jia Rui's eyes showed disgust. This Jia Lian came back from other places again and again to cause trouble for himself. It seemed that he wanted to give him some color, otherwise he would not know about Lord Ma's three eyes.

Therefore, Jia Rui no longer looked at Jia Lian, but said to Lao Li who was following him: "Take Jia Lian into the ancestral hall and let him confess in front of his ancestors. Without my order, he is not allowed to step out of the ancestral hall."

After saying that, Jia Rui angrily shook his sleeves and left.

Lao Li kept hunched over, watching Jia Rui leave. When Jia Rui disappeared, he straightened up and looked at Jia Lian, who was still kneeling there.

"Second Master Lian, you have heard what our master said. Let's go on our own. Don't let me, my slave, harm the peace."

Jia Zheng stood up from his seat, came to Lao Li's side, and said respectfully: "Eunuch Li, can you give him some time to prepare things and say goodbye to his parents at home?"

Lao Li looked at Jia Zheng, without any smile on his face, "Master Zheng, it's not that I'm unreasonable, but my master is already angry. I don't have the courage, slave."

After finishing speaking, Lao Li waved his hand, and two eunuchs walked in from the outside, held Jia Lian and walked out.

Jia Lian knew that this move was inevitable, so he did not dare to struggle, and the two eunuchs carried him out of the small courtyard.

After leaving the yard, they heard a commotion on the roadside. Then several people looked up and saw Wang Xifeng walking towards this side with a group of maids.

When Lao Li saw it was Wang Xifeng, he immediately stepped forward with a humble smile and gave him a thousand salutes.

"This slave has met Second Grandma Lian."

Wang Xifeng did not ask Lao Li to stand up, but glanced at Jia Lian behind him.

"What mistake did my Lian Er make? Where are you going to take him?"

"Returning to Second Grandma, Second Master Lian abandoned his official position and came back without any reason. Our master is very angry and wants to take Second Master Lian to the ancestral hall and let him reflect in front of his ancestors."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng said helplessly: "This unsatisfactory thing makes people worry wherever it goes."

Jia Lian, who was being held up, also begged for mercy at this time, "Second Grandma, please tell me something, or I will really be driven away."

There was pleading and coquettishness in Jia Lian's tone, and Lao Li listened with disgust for a while.

Even Wang Xifeng frowned after hearing this.

However, in the face of Jia Lian's plea, Wang Xifeng could not ignore it. Although she wanted Jia Lian to leave quickly, she still had to do it on the surface.

"Eunuch Li, for my sake, can you let my Jia Lian go?" Old Li raised his head and glanced at Wang Xifeng. Seeing the disgust in Wang Xifeng's eyes, he immediately understood what this master meant.

In fact, Lao Li has long known Wang Xifeng's identity. After all, Lao Li is one of Jia Rui's personal eunuchs. Jia Rui's affairs can hardly be hidden from this old eunuch.

Because of this, Lao Li has always respected Wang Xifeng very much. When he saw her, he kowtowed immediately as if he saw the empress in the palace.

Now seeing the disgust in Wang Xifeng's eyes, I knew that this empress with no real name also wanted to drive Jia Lian away.

Then his tone immediately became hard.

"I'm not refuting Second Grandma's face, but who dares to disobey my master's order? If Second Mistress wants to ask for favors, she'd better go in front of my master."

After saying this, Lao Li pretended to be very angry, stood up and left with Jia Lian.

Wang Xifeng looked at the backs of Lao Li and Jia Lian, with a faint smile on her lips.

Wang Xifeng now hates Jia Lian from the bottom of her heart. Even when he appears in front of her, Wang Xifeng will feel uncomfortable all over.

Now Wang Xifeng is Jia Rui's woman, and she doesn't want any rumors to reach Jia Rui's ears.

Now Jia Rui's status is getting higher and higher. Seeing that he is only one step away from the supreme position, and this step will be very stable, Wang Xifeng can no longer leave Jia Rui.

This is not only for his son, but also for his own future, so he can only sacrifice Jia Lian.

At this time, Jia Zheng walked out of the house and sighed when he saw Wang Xifeng standing on the roadside in a daze.

To say that Lian's second daughter-in-law is indeed good, the entire Rongguo Mansion must rely on her to maintain it.

But Jia Lian was an unlucky person, causing trouble every once in a while. Moreover, he was still uneasy after being driven to the northwest, and dared to run back. What could a daughter-in-law who was serving her parents and old lady at home do?

Jia Zheng came to Wang Xifeng's side and whispered, "Second daughter-in-law Lian, you'd better look away. Since the matter has happened, let's find a way to solve it."

Wang Xifeng came back to her senses, quickly saluted Jia Zheng, then stood up and pretended to be weak and said:

"I have always thought that although our second master is not very capable, he is still quite honest. I didn't expect that he would actually cause trouble for the family."

Jia Zheng also shook his head, he was also a little disappointed with Jia Lian.

Although their Jia Baoyu was undistinguished, he only made trouble at home and did not go outside. However, Jia Lian caused trouble for the family again and again. If Jia Rui was not the chief minister of the dynasty and the current prime minister, Jia Lian would have been in trouble long ago. He was taken out and beheaded.

In comparison, their Jia Baoyu is much more peaceful than Jia Lian.

"We can't stop this, so we'd better go see the old lady and see what regulations she has."

After saying that, Jia Zheng left with the boy.

Wang Xifeng wanted to ignore it, but for the sake of his own face, he could only take the maids to Rongqing Hall to see Jia Mu.

Arriving outside Rongqing Hall, Wang Xifeng pondered her emotions for a while, then her eye circles became red and a few tears fell down.

After that, Wang Xifeng quickened his pace and rushed into Rongqing Hall as if he was in a panic.

People outside Rongqing Hall did not dare to stop Wang Xifeng when they saw her, and even opened the door curtain to let Wang Xifeng in.

Wang Xifeng stumbled into Rongqing Hall and saw Jia Mu sitting in the middle, complaining to Jia Baoyu.

"Tell me, how long have you been here? You haven't brought Daiyu back yet. What use do you have for you?"

Jia Baoyu also replied helplessly, "I go to apologize to my sister every day, but my sister just doesn't see me. What do you think I can do?"

While they were talking, Wang Xifeng broke in. Because of her sudden arrival, Jia Mu who was sitting above her was startled.

"What's going on here?"

Wang Xifeng blinked, then her face was full of grievances, and she threw herself into Jia Mu's arms as if she had seen a savior.

"Old lady, please save our Lian Er!"

"What's wrong with this bastard? Is there something wrong with being an official in the northwest?"

It turned out that Jia Lian returned to Rongguo Mansion, but because Jia's mother was old, no one told her about it.

"Old lady, you don't know that our Lian Er sneaked back a few days ago. Uncle Rui from the neighboring mansion knew about this, and today he sent someone to take him to the ancestral hall."

After hearing this, Mother Jia felt her eyes darken for a while.

This Jia Lian was really unable to hold up the wall. He was already an exile. Later, Jia Rui made him a minor official for the sake of his fellow clan members.

According to the relationship between his family and Jia Rui, if he suffers there for a few years, he will be transferred to a relatively wealthy place, and then he will be promoted slowly, and eventually he will become a big boss.

But I didn't expect that this unsatisfactory thing would come back again. Isn't this a slap in Jia Rui's face? If he knew that he had helped such a thing, he would be so angry that he would jump up and down.

(End of this chapter)