Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 531 Begging for mercy
After hearing Jia Mu's question, Jia Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course I still want to serve the court."

This sentence reflects Jia Zheng's current mentality.

If Jia Rui had not traveled through time, in the orthodox Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Zheng would have served as the academic administrator of the government at most, and he would have been tricked by his subordinates.

However, with the arrival of Jia Rui, Jia Zheng's career suddenly became clear.

First he served as an academic administrator in Hainan, then as governor of Hainan, and finally transferred to the capital as minister of the Ministry of Rites.

There was even a time when he was on the verge of joining the cabinet.

This has made Jia Zheng taste the delicious taste of power. Once you taste this taste, you will become addicted. Now it is impossible for Jia Zheng to retreat bravely.

Jia's mother sighed after hearing what Jia Zheng said. She actually didn't want Jia Zheng to step down. As long as Jia Zheng was there to support her, their Rongguo Mansion would be the first-class family in the capital.

Otherwise, Rongguo Mansion would probably be like the Ningguo Mansion next door. Who in the entire capital would think highly of their family?
"Since you still have this intention, let's do this. I will personally go to Wu Guofu tonight to apologize to Brother Rui."

When she said this, Jia Mu's face became gloomy.

Before Jia Rui became prosperous, who in the entire Jia family would not look at her face, but now she has to lose face and plead with a junior?
But as far as the current situation is concerned, there is no other way. Who can let himself covet the money sent by the respectful princess?

Jia Zheng looked up at his mother and felt very sorry when he saw that her mother had silver hair and was still worried about him.

"Old lady, otherwise let this matter go." Jia Rui said unbearably.

"It's nothing, this is not your problem alone, it's our entire Rongguo Mansion."

With his mother as his backbone, Jia Zheng finally felt a little more relaxed, and then he helped his mother back to the back with a smile.

When the lights were turned on at night, Jia Zheng sent someone to find out if Jia Rui had returned from the palace.

The boy at the door quickly sent back the news, saying that Jia Rui's sedan passed by the gate of Rongguo Mansion not long ago, and it seemed that it was going back to Wu State Mansion.

After Jia Mu got the news, she immediately changed her clothes, left Rongguo Mansion with Jia Zheng, and entered Wu Guo Mansion at night.

Of course, the reason they came was not to find Jia Rui, but because they hadn't seen Mrs. Wang for a long time, and the two of them wanted to say a few words.

Although Mrs. Wang was surprised that Jia Mu came here at this time, she still invited Jia Mu to the inner courtyard.

Arriving at Mrs. Wang's courtyard in the inner hall, the two of them sat down respectively as guest and host, and the maid below brought them fragrant tea and fruits.

Mrs. Wang took a sip of tea and saw Jia Zheng still standing next to Jia's mother. She quickly ordered the maid below to set up a seat for Jia Zheng.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing here this time?" Mrs. Wang saw that it was getting late and she had no time to be polite to Jia Mu, so she asked directly.

Mother Jia put down the cup in her hand, then sighed and said, "This is not my son who failed to live up to expectations. I don't know why I offended Brother Rui, so I brought him here to make amends."

Mrs. Wang looked down at the person sitting next to her. Jia Zheng saw him with his head down and his face flushed. She was a little surprised and asked, "What's going on?"

"Hey, isn't this what he did well in his position as the Minister of Rites? Today Rui Geer suddenly asked him to go to the Wenhua Palace to become a bachelor. Isn't this confusing?"

Mrs. Wang was a little confused about the official system of the imperial court, and asked curiously: "What kind of official is a bachelor of Wenhua Palace?"

When Jia Zheng heard the question, he quickly stood up and said, "The bachelor of Wenhua Palace is mainly responsible for the prince's studies."

Now Mrs. Wang also understood why Jia Zheng was unhappy. Is the Wenhua Palace bachelor now just a decoration? Speaking of which, the power is not as powerful as that of the doctor in the Ministry of Industry that Jia Zheng originally served as!
"Old sister, given the relationship between our two families, can you say something to Brother Rui and ask him to raise his hand?" Mother Jia's attitude was very low-key, even a little flattering.

If it were something else, Mrs. Wang would have agreed immediately. However, as an old lady, she would not dare to participate in such a major court matter because she was afraid of spoiling her grandson's important event.

So she picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but said nothing.

Jia Mu stared at Mrs. Wang for a long time. When she saw that she didn't spit, she knew that it was useless to beg here. However, she still smiled and said some common words to Mrs. Wang, then put down the gifts and hurried away. .

After Jia Mu left, Mrs. Wang quickly ordered someone to call Jia Rui.

At this time, Jia Rui was playing with his son at Xue Baoqin's place.

Now he was lying on the ground covered with thick carpet, barking like a dog at his son, making the newborn baby smile toothlessly.

At this moment, a little maid hurried in and walked to Xue Baoqin, who was sitting on the bed watching the father and son play happily.

"Auntie, the old lady sent someone to send a message and asked the uncle to come over."

Upon hearing the order from Mrs. Wang, Xue Baoqin did not dare to neglect, and hurried forward and said to Jia Rui, who was learning how to bark like a dog: "Uncle, the old lady wants you to come over."

After Jia Rui heard this, he had no choice but to stand up. The little maid next to him quickly dusted off the dust on Jia Rui's body.

"Did the old lady say something happened?"

"The sister who came to deliver the message didn't say anything back to the uncle." The little maid who came in to report said cautiously.

Jia Rui had no choice but to turn around and leave Xue Baoqin's place, and then came to Mrs. Wang's yard, surrounded by the maids.

When he entered the courtyard, he saw Mrs. Wang's personal maid, Xiu'e, waiting for him there.

As Jia Rui walked in, he asked Xiu'e: "What happened today? The old lady called me here so late?"

Xiu'e whispered: "The old lady from Rongguo Mansion came here with Master Jia Zheng just now."

Jia Rui immediately stopped and asked, "Did you say anything?"

"It's the old lady from Rongguo Mansion. She's here to intercede with our second master."

Jia Rui was silent for a moment, and then walked in anyway.

After entering, he saw Mrs. Wang drinking ginseng soup. Jia Rui quickly stepped forward to dissuade her: "Old lady, it's almost time to go to bed. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sleep at night if you still drink this?"

After persuading Mrs. Wang, Jia Rui turned around and looked at the maids in the room, and then said rudely: "You are all dead people. Don't you know that this time is not suitable for drinking ginseng soup?"

When the maids saw Jia Rui's cold face, they were all frightened and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Jia Rui.

"Okay, don't show off your power here with me. If you want to show off your power, go outside." Madam Wang scolded her unceremoniously.

After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Jia Rui could only shake his head helplessly, and then sat next to Mrs. Wang.

(End of this chapter)