Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 631 Old Friends
Then, all the important people in the Jia family came over and kowtowed to Yuanyang.

Yuanyang looked at the black heads kneeling below and felt a little emotional. She was originally just a maid in Rongguo Mansion, but now she was sitting in the middle and enjoying the worship of these people.

The laws of nature change, and worldly affairs are unpredictable. Who can tell for sure?

After that, Yuanyang summoned a few of his friends to talk.

Among them, Ping'er and Caixia are the most familiar with Yuanyang.

Among them, there is also one missing, Xiren, but due to Xiren's identity, she is not qualified to come to Rongguo Mansion now.

Ping'er and Caixia entered the main room and saw Yuanyang, who was sitting upright in a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown on her head, with palace maids and eunuchs serving her.

This identity, which was so different from theirs, made the two of them feel inferior.

So the two of them immediately knelt down and paid their respects to Yuanyang according to the rules.

At this time, Yuanyang no longer had the airs of a royal concubine. She stood up, helped her two good friends up, and pulled them to sit on the bed.

"I'll be away for a while, and then we'll have the baby."

Ping Er smiled and said, "You are a member of the royal family now. What are our identities? We will naturally be nervous when we see you."

When she said this, Ping'er's face was full of regret.

In fact, she did have the opportunity to get close to Jia Rui, but unfortunately she had already lost her virginity, so even if she had something with Jia Rui, she could not enter the palace.

But Caixia didn't look happy at all. She sat there with her head down and sighed all the time.

Yuanyang looked at her with a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Don't pretend. I've seen through your thoughts. You just want to ask me for something. Just tell me."

Caixia had no plan at all. She was embarrassed to be seen through. She immediately changed her expression and said with a smile: "Your status is different now. You can save me with just one word. Of course I have to be humble in front of you."

Ping'er smiled and continued, "Her mind is all on Jia Huan, but no one in the mansion likes her, so she can only keep it to herself."

Ever since Mrs. Wang passed away, Caixia, who was Mrs. Wang's confidant, has been distanced from everyone, even those who had suffered at the hands of Mrs. Wang in the past, secretly tried to trip her up. As a result, Caixia has not had a good life during this period.

Yuanyang understood this, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Although I can marry you to Jia Huan with my status, it is indeed a bit disrespectful. After all, you are just a maid, and you cannot be a legitimate wife."

Caixia was unwilling to hear this, "Aren't you also marrying the emperor?"

Yuanyang smiled, then tapped her forehead with her finger, "You, you, I have my current status because the emperor thinks highly of me. I also did things for the emperor in the past. The emperor is rewarding me for my merits."

After Yuanyang finished speaking, she thought for a while and then said, "If the Second House falls into decline, I can appoint you to Jia Huan as his legal wife, but our Second Master is still an official in the Ministry of Public Administration. Although his power is small, his rank is high, and I don't have the right to directly interfere in the Second House's affairs."

Caixia knew there was no other way after hearing this, so she sighed and said, "Then I can only be a concubine. We'll talk about it in the future."

Yuanyang smiled and nodded, "That's right, it's not like a concubine has been promoted to a regular lady before. Just wait and I'll talk to you when I get a chance in the future."

After talking about Caixia, Yuanyang looked at Ping'er again.

Ping Er smiled and said, "Don't look at me. I'm doing well now. I don't need your help."

Indeed, as Wang Xifeng's most trusted maid, Ping'er can be said to be in charge of all of Wang Xifeng's businesses.

Even if she didn't embezzle any of it, the small gifts from her subordinates would be enough for her to live a rich life for the rest of her life.

Moreover, Ping'er's IQ is not inferior to Yuanyang among the four major maids, and Ping'er will not let others suffer.

The three of them continued chatting and soon turned the topic to Xiren.

"How is Xiren doing now?" Ping'er said, "I heard that she was redeemed by her family and now she is married to an actor. Her life is neither good nor bad, so it's just like that."

Caixia sighed and said, "What's so good about it? Her man is a female role actor and doesn't act like a man at all. Once I went out shopping and ran into her. She hugged me and cried for the whole morning."

Several people sighed after they finished speaking.

Among them, only Yuanyang escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. Ping'er and Caixia also had a good ending. The most unfortunate one was Xiren.

After all, Xiren had the best future before. She had the chance to become Jia Baoyu's concubine. Unfortunately, things in this world are unpredictable, and she can only blame herself for her bad luck.

"Or should I tell her husband to arrange a job for him?" Although Yuanyang said this, her eyes were very cold.

"Stop looking for trouble and live your life in the palace honestly. If you can give birth to a prince, your status will rise. In the future, you can leave the palace and live with your son. Maybe you can help her. Don't even think about it now."

After hearing Ping'er's words, Yuanyang sighed and said nothing more.

After that, Yuanyang summoned the current main masters of Rongguo Mansion, including Jia Zheng, Li Zhi, Jia Lian, and Wang Xifeng.

As for Jia She and his wife, because they had made mistakes, they had lost their rank and were not qualified to be received by Yuanyang a second time.

Yuanyang directly instructed Li Zhi below: "Caixia has taken care of the deceased Wang for a long time. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Now we need to give her a way out."

Everyone present knew that Caixia and Yuanyang had a special relationship. After all, they grew up together and were very good friends. It was natural for Yuanyang to speak for Caixia now.

Jia Zheng stood up and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, please give us your orders, and we will do it."

Yuanyang smiled and said, "Isn't your second son unmarried? Let Caixia take care of him for the time being and give her a status so that the first wife won't have any prejudice against her in the future."

When Jia Zheng heard about this, he thought it was no big deal, so he nodded in agreement.

"Your servants obey your orders. We will do it immediately after the old lady's mourning period is over."

After that, Yuanyang summoned the women of Rongguo Mansion and talked to them for a while, then returned to the palace.

After returning to the palace, he naturally went to the Qianqing Palace first to report to Jia Rui.

When Jia Rui saw Yuanyang coming back, he was very happy and pulled Yuanyang into his arms, asking about the process of this trip to Rongguo Mansion.

Yuanyang hugged Jia Rui's neck and told him everything about Rongguo Mansion with a smile.

At the end, Yuanyang said with some worry: "I heard from Ping'er that the first room can no longer bear it. This time when the old lady passed away, the first room might make a fuss."

Jia Rui listened and said, "Isn't this human nature? The eldest wife inherited the title of Duke Rong. When the old lady was alive, the family didn't split up and lived together. Now that the old lady is gone, the eldest wife will naturally take over the Rong Mansion and control the power."

After saying this, Jia Rui stopped talking about these troubles, but hugged Yuanyang and began to rub her body.

Yuanyang was made to feel itchy all over by Jia Rui's teasing. She giggled and tried to avoid Jia Rui's antics.

However, Yuanyang was playing hard to get. Her hiding actually aroused Jia Rui's interest.

Soon, obscene music began to be heard from the Qianqing Palace.

When the chief eunuch Zhao Zhong saw this situation, he quickly drove the eunuchs outside and guarded the door himself.

But after a while, a eunuch came hurriedly with a pen in his hand, just glanced at Zhao Zhong and lay down by the window.

(End of this chapter)