Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 488 Little Princess

The old man Jia Dairu sighed at Jia Rui, and then said: "What good things have you done these days?"

Jia Rui heard the reproach in the old man's tone, so he quickly lowered his head and took a step back, saying "dare not" repeatedly.

Jia Dairu actually had nothing to do about his grandson. He could only rub his forehead and said:

"This morning, someone sent a girl over for you to take care of."

Jia Rui was in a daze. Although he was a bit lustful, he still had principles and never touched any random women outside. What happened to someone giving him a woman now?

And if you give a woman, just give it a woman, and let the old man know, aren't you giving me eye drops?

No, I have to say a few words of rebuttal, otherwise the old man will get angry and make himself look bad again.

"Old Master, grandson, I have been so busy these days that I have no time to meet any women. Why don't you do it for me?" Jia Rui said with a flattering tone.

When Jia Dairu saw that Jia Rui didn't understand, he could only explain to him carefully: "It seems to be the princess of King Zhongshun. Isn't there a lot of chaos in the capital these two days? Those people under your command know that this princess and us I didn’t dare to deal with it privately because I had a relationship with my family, so I sent it to my house.”

When Jia Rui heard this, he remembered that when the Supreme Emperor was here, he had arranged a marriage between his eldest son Jia Xuan and King Zhongshun's daughter.

However, after Jia Rui captured King Zhongshun and imprisoned him, everyone no longer mentioned it, as if they had forgotten it.

Even Jia Rui didn't care about this matter anymore. He didn't expect that during this great purge, someone would actually remember this matter.

But Jia Rui was a little confused. In this case, why didn't he report it to his superiors and then spread the word to himself? Instead, they specially sent people to the house?

"What are you going to do with this little girl? Are you going to continue to let her be my great-grandson's wife?"

Hearing this, Jia Rui hesitated.

Originally, Jia Rui should have decisively disowned the marriage, but thinking about the kindness the Emperor had shown him back then and the fact that the Emperor had to arrange this marriage before he died, Jia Rui was a little undecided.

When Jia Dairu saw Jia Rui's hesitation, a smile appeared on his face.

In Jia Dairu's opinion, Jia Rui's hesitation showed that Jia Rui still had human feelings. If he immediately opposed the marriage, Jia Dairu would be angry.

"I think this is it. Keep her in the house for the time being. When she grows up, she can be arranged to be a concubine next to Brother Xuan."

After listening to Jia Dairu's words, Jia Rui thought it was okay.

However, Jia Rui always felt a little awkward. If he arranged her in his house, he would always think of what happened when the Emperor was here every day when he saw this little girl, which would make him feel unhappy.

So Jia Rui thought for a while and said to the old man: "It's better to arrange it with Jingchen. Jingchen is a quiet person. With her by her side, this little girl should be able to learn well."

Jia Dairu immediately understood what his grandson was planning as soon as he rolled his eyes.

But it doesn't matter, let alone Jia Rui, even Jia Dairu feels a little uncomfortable when he sees this little girl every day.

"Then let's do it."

Seeing that the old man had nothing to say, Jia Rui wanted to leave and meet the little princess.

But before he went out, Jia Dairu stopped him again, "I have something else to say, why are you so anxious?"

Jia Rui quickly stopped and bowed again to listen to Jia Dairu's teachings.

"I think this world will soon be yours, but the Supreme Emperor was very kind to you back then, so you can't cut off his sacrifice."

Jia Rui lowered his head and said: "When the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor passed away, I promised them that the incense would continue."

Jia Dairu was relieved.

"The little girl is at your grandma's place. You should go and have a look."

Jia Rui quickly agreed and then exited the outer study room.

When he came outside, Jia Rui let out a sigh of relief, as if he had put down a heavy burden.

To say that Jia Rui was really afraid and respectful of his grandfather. These are all leftovers from the original body, inherited by Jia Rui after he traveled through time.

And as he stayed with Jia Dairu for a long time, Jia Dairu's concept of caring for his descendants allowed Jia Rui to completely bring Jia Dairu into the role of grandfather.

After leaving the front, Jia Rui passed through the second door and then came to the old lady's yard.

Entering the courtyard, there were still bursts of birds and butterflies, and all kinds of maids shuttled back and forth, laughing and joking.

This was learned from Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu.

Because at Jia Mu's place, the sound of the little girl playing and playing was simply a beautiful scenery, making the already old man feel bursts of youthfulness and liveliness.

Living in such an environment, I naturally feel physically and mentally happy, and sometimes I even feel like a little girl.

After Mrs. Wang went to Jia Mu's place several times, she followed suit and transformed her place into a little girl's paradise.

Of course, Jia Dairu didn't like this, and got angry with Mrs. Wang several times. However, with Mrs. Wang's insistence, Jia Dairu finally compromised.

Although these little girls were playing around, when Jia Rui came, they still stopped with a look, then opened the door curtain for Jia Rui and invited him into the main room.

When Jia Rui entered the door, he saw Mrs. Wang, sitting on the kang as before, with some needles and thread beside her, as if she was about to sew something.

Jia Rui took off his coat to the maid who came over, and then sat opposite the old lady Wang and Mrs. Wang.

"Old lady, how old are you before you still do needlework? Be careful of your eyesight."

Mrs. Wang threw the needle and thread aside angrily, "I'm about to go through it, and your interruption is in vain."

"Okay, okay, it's your grandson and it's my fault. I'll dress it for you, old lady."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui quickly picked up the needle and thread, threaded the thread into the nose of the needle, and then handed it to the old lady in a flattering manner.

The old lady took it with a smile, "What are you doing here?"

"Didn't I hear that the little princess of the Zhongshun family was sent to our house? So I came over to take a look."

"She is a very cute little girl. She is playing with our Jia Xuan in the back!"

"Then let me go to the back and take a look?"

"Go, go, don't scare the little girl." Mrs. Wang took the needle and thread and started to sew a small dress, and sent Jia Rui away impatiently.

Jia Rui left the main room and came to the yard. At this time, a young eunuch quietly came to Jia Rui's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Does Zhang Tao still have such a small idea?"

It turns out that the little princess was sent here by Zhang Tao, the admiral of the Nine Sects.

This guy has been cleaning up the capital in the past few days. Although he has not directly participated, he has done some side work.

Especially when the Intelligence Department and the Jinyi Army went crazy and wanted to rush into Prince Zhongshun's palace, they were blocked by Zhang Tao.

The reason why Zhang Tao is so concerned is because Prince Zhongshun's Palace has been sealed by Jia Rui for many years, but Jia Rui has never dealt with Prince Zhongshun and the people in Prince Zhongshun's Palace, which makes Zhang Tao have some thoughts.

Is it because the Duke of Guo still thought that King Zhongshun's little princess was engaged to his eldest son, so he kept King Zhongshun?

Although it may not be accurate, there is always some shadow. If I can save this little girl, won't I also have some merit when the eldest son becomes the prince in the future?

Because of this, Zhang Tao saved the little girl.

Later, I felt that Jia Rui seemed to have forgotten this matter, so I simply sent someone to send the little princess to Jia Rui's house.

This is him showing off his merits to Jia Rui!

Jia Rui didn't care about the small-mindedness under his hands. As long as he didn't make any mistakes on the big picture, Jia Rui could still accept some minor flaws.

(End of this chapter)