Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 579 Primary and Secondary
After writing the imperial edict, Jia Rui ordered the young eunuch to be sent to Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion without any delay.

Ning Guofu was naturally happy, and Jia Zhen also jumped from marquis to duke.

You must know that the country is now a new country, and in addition, it is not starting from scratch to conquer the world, so the generals under Jia Rui can only be named earls at most, and they did not occupy the court when the former dynasty was founded.

Therefore, the status of this prince is not low. Except for Jia Rui's son who was named king, the two princes are the most noble.

After receiving the imperial edict, Jia Zhen was naturally happy and sat in the main hall of Ningguo Mansion.

As for the Rongguo Mansion, there is some trouble.

The little eunuch came to the gate of Rongguo Mansion holding the imperial edict.

The boys at the gate of Rongguo Mansion were immediately frightened when they saw the young eunuch holding the imperial edict. On the one hand, they knelt down and kowtowed, and on the other hand, they sent someone in to report.

Soon the middle door of Rongguo Mansion was opened, and then Jia Mu led the masters of Rongguo Mansion out to greet him personally.

The little eunuch nodded gently to Jia Mu, then held the imperial edict high and led the people behind him into the Rongguo Mansion and arrived at the Rongxi Hall, the main hall of the Rongguo Mansion.

After Jia She learned that he was named Rongguo Gong, he laughed so hard that the lines on his forehead opened. He went forward and took out a thick stack of banknotes from his arms and stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand.

There is also a section that canonizes Jia Mu as Princess Rong.

Then the little eunuch began to read out the imperial edict, not to mention the great righteousness, which meant that Jia She was granted the title of Rongguo Gong.

She said in her heart: You got this position only for the sake of my son. Otherwise, how could you, an old man who only knows how to cause trouble, become the Duke of Rongguo?
But Jia Zheng's face, standing at the back, looked a little ugly.

If Jia She is still staying in the side courtyard, is he going to move back to Rongxi Hall? What can I do? Wouldn't it be moved to Jia She's original yard that had a stable that was converted into a stable?
In addition to Jia Zheng's unhappy face, Mrs. Wang's face was even more like that of a concubine.

The little eunuch stood behind the incense table and held up the imperial edict. Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng and others quickly knelt down. The wives and concubines behind them also knelt down with the crowd.

Wang Xifeng, who was standing behind, curled his lips when he saw this scene, feeling a little disdainful.

This is because Jia Daishan is the son of the ancestor Rong Guogong, so he also inherited the title of Rong Guogong. Since the ancestor Rong Guogong was named the Rong King, it is logical that he is also the Rong King.

An incense table has been set up in front of the Rongxi Hall.

Because as Jia She became the Duke of Rongguo, his status was different. He became the legitimate master of Rongguo Mansion, so his position as the younger brother occupying the main house was a bit embarrassing.

She was used to living in the main house, so she was asked to move to the studio all of a sudden. She couldn't handle it.

Jia She sent the eunuch away happily and then returned to the Hall of Rongxi.

As soon as she entered, she noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. She saw Jia Mu, who had been named Princess Rong, sitting in the middle with a pale face.

In the entire Hall of Rongxi, except for his wife, Mrs. Xing, and his daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng, who had a little smile on their faces, everyone else looked unhappy. Although Jia She said he was confused, he was not a fool. When he saw this scene, he knew that he would have to fight with his mother next.

Sure enough, as he thought, Jia She just sat down below and before she started to speak, Jia Mu above said with a stern face:
"Boss, you are now the Duke of Rong, so there is no need to worry about anything else. You are still living in the original courtyard, and the second brother is allowed to live temporarily here to take care of my daily life."

When Jia She heard this, he quit on the spot. He stood up and said without anger: "Why? I am the real Duke Rong. How can it be that Duke Rong does not live in the main house but in the side house?"

Jia She made his words clear directly, and at the same time, he also expressed the grievances he had accumulated over the years.

When Jia Mu saw Jia She who was not angry below, she was trembling with anger. She gritted her teeth and said:
"Why do you live in a side courtyard? Don't you have any idea in your mind? It was because of you, such a loser, that your father died in vain, and now you still have the nerve to say this in front of me?"

It turns out that Jia She was also involved in the prince's rebellion. If it weren't for his father Jia Daishan's protection, he would not be alive today.

Every time she thought of that year, Jia Mu felt a heartbreaking pain.

She remembered that it was still cold weather at that time. In order to save her son, Jia Daishan had to take a cold bath in the middle of winter and stay naked in the yard for a day. Finally, he died of serious illness.

He died on his own and gave up military power, which aroused the compassion of the Supreme Emperor, and then he spared the entire Jia family and Jia She.

Because of this mistake, Jia She finally had to move to a side courtyard renovated from a stable in Rongguo Mansion.

Over the years, Jia She didn't dare to get involved in politics at all, and could only spend time and money at home. As time went by, even the ambitions of the year were completely worn away, and he truly became a drunkard who only knew how to drink and play with women.

When Jia She saw Jia Mu bringing up what happened that year again, she felt sad, stood up, knelt on the ground and stopped talking.

Seeing her son kneel down, Mother Jia let out a sigh of relief when she knew that he had given in, and then said: "This is the situation in our family. The mistake you made is that the new dynasty will not pursue it, but it is also spread among the Jia clan. . Your father’s death for you cannot be erased.”

"Yes, my son understands. The second brother will still live in the main hall, and I will still live in the side courtyard." Jia She said sadly.

Jia She's words made other people in the room breathe a sigh of relief, especially Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's faces were obviously much more relaxed.

Looking at the subdued Jia She, Mother Jia felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking about her precious baby, Jia Baoyu, she decided to suppress Jia She again.

"In my opinion, why don't you make Baoyu your heir apparent? After all, Baoyu is a person with a long history. He will definitely be able to carry forward our Rongguo Mansion in the future. By then, you will be able to atone for your sins."

When Jia She heard what Jia Mu said, he couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up from the ground and said:

"It's my fault that I committed a crime. What does it have to do with my descendants? Besides, our line is also a direct line. Do we have to give up a good family business to my second brother?"

Jia Mu looked at the hypothesis coldly, and then said: "In these years, Rongguo Mansion has been supported by your second brother. Without your second brother, our family would have been finished. Now that you can get the title of Duke of Rongguo, you also rely on it." Since your second brother helped the current emperor, how else could you sit here?"

(End of this chapter)