Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 537 Important Person
Jia Mu walked to the main hall, looked at the people sitting inside, and saw that no one came to greet her. Although she was unhappy in her heart, she did not show it on the surface.

Jia Mu took a step forward and wanted to say hello to Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang who were sitting in the middle, but Lao Li who was standing aside took the lead and came to Jia Mu first.

"Old lady, the old prince and the old princess are in front, why don't you be polite?"

After hearing this, Mother Jia was stunned for a moment. She immediately understood what it meant. This was asking her to kneel down first!

Mother Jia was actually very angry. You must know that her status was not ordinary. When she saw other princesses with different surnames in the past, she just stood up and nodded.

People like the Princess of Nan'an County and the Princess of Beijing still have to bow with the courtesy of juniors when meeting Jia Mu.

However, the situation was stronger now, and Jia Mu knew that now was not the time for fighting, so she quickly followed Lao Li's instructions and knelt down to salute Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang.

Jia Zheng and others who were following Jia Mu also knelt down with Jia Mu.

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu kneeling down, she quickly stood up and stepped forward to help her, "My family should stop being so polite."

After helping Jia Mu up, Mrs. Wang also raised her hand to help the other kneeling people.

It can be said that Mrs. Wang is very high-spirited now.

A few years ago, I went to Rongguo Mansion to catch the autumn wind, and was kicked around by others. I begged my grandfather to sue my grandma for a ginseng. Now, I have these self-esteemed people kneeling down to me. No outsider knows how happy it is!

At this time, Xue Baochai also came up to support Jia Mu and let her sit in the guest seat.

After sitting down again, Confucian Jia Dai asked: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with coming over this time?"

"I heard my second son say that today is Rui Geer's happy day, so I came here to congratulate him."

Lao Li, who had been standing nearby, heard Jia's mother calling Jia Rui "Brother Rui" and glanced sideways at her.

Jia Mu turned a blind eye to Lao Li's eyes.

"Sister Youlao, I miss you. This is all due to the trust of the court. In addition, my grandson has some minor achievements, but it is nothing." Mrs. Wang said she was modest, but in fact she was already smiling.

Then Jia Mu started to say some compliments again, making Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang above them smile.

After a while, Jia She, who was below, stepped forward and saluted Jia Dairu, and then asked humbly: "Old Master, should I expand the palace this time?"

Jia Dairu was a little hesitant after hearing this, but still nodded.

The mansion they live in now used to be a marquis mansion. Later, Jia Rui became the Duke of the country and it was not rebuilt.

The main reason is that when this mansion was built, the Supreme Emperor foresaw in advance that Jia Rui might be granted the title of Duke, so he immediately made arrangements for him.

But now that Jia Rui has been crowned king and can be said to dominate the world, this mansion seems a bit cramped.

But Jia Dairu still doesn't want to leave this mansion, mainly because he has feelings after living here for a long time, and also because he is still a little stingy and doesn't want to spend money. The other reason is that this is the gathering area of ​​the Jia family, and he lives here. Many old friends can interact with each other.

However, he had not discussed it with Jia Rui in advance, so he could not make the decision immediately and could only be vague to Jia She.

"Then why don't we let our family Lian Er come back to help with some chores?" Jia She said with some guilt.

Jia She was very dissatisfied with Jia Lian. Jia She felt angry when he thought about the stupid things he did. If he hadn't made progress, relying on the relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Jia Rui, he would have been promoted to an official position long ago. How would he be like a small county magistrate now?

But even though he was angry in his heart, Jia Lian was still his son, and he had to give him a way out no matter what.

And now that Jia She is older, although he has several grandchildren, he still needs his eldest son to come back and take care of him, so he shamelessly came to ask Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang.

Jia Dairu looked up at Jia She, and saw that he was no longer young, his hair and beard were gray, and he was still hunched over his clothes and licking his face to beg for mercy, and felt a little sad in his heart.

"I've made a note of this, and I'll say hello to Rui Geer when he comes back."

After receiving Jia Dairu's reply, Jia She stepped aside with a smile on his face.

Jia Mu looked at Jia She, then at Jia Dairu who was in a good mood, rolled her eyes, then sat there and said:
"Speaking of which, the current emperor is still the flesh and blood of our eldest daughter. According to the rules, my second son should also be given a title, right?"

After hearing Jia Mu's words, everyone in the hall fell silent.

Because many people present knew that Jia Rui had some disdain for Rong Guofu, so the title that had been suppressing Jia Zheng was not allowed to rise.

This time, Rongguo Mansion offended Jia Rui again. Now they want Jia Rui to knight their family. I don't know what they think!

Jia Zheng, who was standing aside, was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of displeasure. He did not expect that his mother would mention the promotion of his title at this time.

In fact, Jia Zheng himself also felt that Jia Rui had been suppressing his title, but the two of them were usually pretty good-looking. Jia Zheng had been pretty good in his official career before, so he didn't mention it again.

"How can I, an ignorant and powerless old man, interfere with this matter? Otherwise, you should go find Brother Rui!" Jia Dairu's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although Jia Dairu was also disappointed that Jia Zheng did not get the title, Jia Dairu still wanted to protect his grandson in front of outsiders, so he directly embarrassed Jia's mother.

Mother Jia didn't seem to care, and immediately changed the subject and started chatting about household matters.

While chatting, for some reason, the conversation came to the maid next to her. At this time, Mrs. Wang smiled and said to Jia Mu:

"Speaking of which, the maids of our entire Jia family, who are also the mandarin ducks beside you, are the most understanding of people's thoughts."

When saying this, Mrs. Wang also looked at the mandarin duck standing next to Jia Mu.

It turns out that Mrs. Wang also knew about her grandson's romantic affairs. If it were before, she would have stopped asking about it. But now that her grandson is also a prince, naturally she cannot let her grandson's woman serve others.

So while we were chatting, we directly brought the topic to Yuanyang. This was asking Jia Mu for someone!

Jia Mu glanced at the mandarin duck beside her and frowned.

Speaking of which, she is not willing to let Yuanyang leave her side. One is because she really cannot do without Yuanyang's service. The other is because Yuanyang holds all her secrets. The third reason is that she wants to use Yuanyang to contain Jia Rui and let him Jia Rui does not completely ignore Rong Guofu.

But now that Mrs. Wang has spoken, Old Li next to her is also watching her with eager eyes. If she refuses Mrs. Wang at this time, I am afraid that Old Li can deal with them immediately.

Jia Zheng, who had been silent until now, spoke at this time, "Since the old princess likes Yuanyang, why not let Yuanyang come and serve you, which can be regarded as the Rongguo Mansion's filial piety to you."

Jia Zheng has already agreed, and Jia Mu has no way to refuse now, so she can only bite the bullet and agree.

(End of this chapter)