The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 159 Concurrently
Jia Rong's job was simple. He would go to the Imperial Hospital every day to drink tea and sit for a while to find out who his ten imperial doctors were treating.

When he encountered a problem that could not be cured or the method was wrong, Jia Rong would not say anything or remind others.

Good medicine tastes bitter and honest advice is unpleasant to the ears. Jia Rong doesn't like to be a teacher to others. Instead, he likes to watch his colleagues make jokes and cause medical accidents.

Every day, he would be busy for an hour or two just dealing with the affairs of the Imperial Hospital. He also had to check the Imperial Pharmacy. Jia Rong had to know which eunuch or concubine took away what medicine.

Jia Rong, on the other hand, didn't need to steal the medicine. He packed it up and took it away openly, and even brought it directly home in truckloads.

In addition to the work in the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Pharmacy, he also had to wear a sword and ride a horse in the palace every day.

It was a very cold day, and the palace was full of chilly places. Jia Rong actually didn't like the privilege of riding a horse and carrying a sword at all.

It's very uncomfortable to wear a knife on your waist. It shakes and swings around when you walk, which is really troublesome.

When he was about to go home, a eunuch in cotton clothes came over to deliver a message.

"My Lord, the Emperor is calling you over."

"it is good."

Jia Rong quickly rode to the Qianqing Palace.

The Qianqing Palace is nine bays wide, five bays deep, 20 meters high, and has a double-eaved hip roof.

The Wudian is the highest level of architectural style and can only be used in palaces and temples.

In front of the dormitory of such a supreme leader, many people have to abide by the rules.

Jia Rong doesn't.

He rode his horse directly onto the imperial road, stopped his horse at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and went in.

The eunuchs who delivered messages were not qualified to walk on the terrace and the imperial road. The feudal dynasty had a strict hierarchy, and the imperial palace was the epitome of it, with so many rules.

Death in the palace is not a big deal. Many people were killed for corruption and theft. If we count those who died because they accidentally took the wrong path or violated the rules, the number would be even higher.

Many eunuchs did not live to adulthood and died quietly.

The eunuchs in the palace all knew that Lord Jia was not someone who could be trifled with, and that if they were beaten by him, they deserved it. Even the old eunuchs in front of the emperor did not dare to report Lord Jia.

Jia Rong has many flaws. He is disrespectful to his parents, marries a woman with the same surname, seizes the land of nobles, forms a clique for personal gain, spends his days in the boudoir, and is corrupt and accepts bribes...

There were too many weaknesses to count, but the emperor didn't care. The old eunuch knew very well that after reporting him, his fate would be the same as that of the Minister of Rites and many other important officials in the court.

After Jia Rong entered the room, the old eunuch nodded politely and greeted him without saying anything.

Jia Rong walked in and took a look, and found that the emperor was reviewing memorials on the throne in the main hall. There was also a seventeen-year-old youth in the room, and the rest were eunuchs.

The young man is the crown prince. He has been assisting the emperor in handling government affairs since last year and has been responsible for some national affairs.

When Jia Rong came in, the prince politely said, "Duke Ningguo."

Jia Rong also bowed politely, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The emperor looked down at the audience and said with a smile, "Lord Jia, how many times have you met the crown prince?"

Jia Rong replied, "I often patrol the harem, and am often called by the majesties to see the doctors early in the morning. I often meet the crown prince and other princes, but they don't talk much. They just say a few words and then leave. In fact, I am a doctor, so it's a good thing that I am not often seen."

The prince quickly said, "Duke Ningguo, there is no need to be modest. Father often praises Duke Ningguo for his knowledge and ability to govern the country and save the world."

Jia Rong felt a little embarrassed.

The emperor saw Jia Rong smile, and he also smiled and said, "My dear, you can go to Zhongcui Palace when you have time. The Crown Princess is already three months pregnant. Your family has many children. You can talk to the Crown Prince about these things. You don't have to talk nonsense like the Crown Prince's three teachers do."

The prince felt a little embarrassed.

Jia Rong said, "Yes."

The emperor nodded, "Okay, you guys go down and talk."

This was obviously to introduce important officials to the prince and to cede supreme power.

The prince quickly said respectfully, "Yes! Father! I will take my leave!"

Jia Rong said politely, "Your Majesty, I have something I would like to ask for your help."

The emperor smiled and said, "What is it?"

The prince on the side lowered his head carefully. He was very afraid of his father. He had seen his father kill many people since he was a child, including many people around him who were beaten to death by his father.

He had experienced such a kind-hearted father in his memory, but he rarely had any.

Jia Rong said, "This year is the same as last year, with three princes' funerals. Last year it was Prince Xiao who presided over the funeral, but this year there is no one to preside over the funeral for Prince Xiao."

"I have asked Prince Beijing and Prince Zhongshun, but they both refused to come out. They only said that the emperor had given the matter to me and that I was the one who made the decision."

The emperor nodded seriously, and quickly imagined the cowardly appearance of the two cowardly princes in his mind.

Jia Rong continued, "I have too many things to do, so I plan to ask my wives to help with the funeral. However, my women are good at managing their own families, but they are too scared to agree to take care of the prince's funeral. No matter how I persuade them, they won't listen and just say it means they will lose their heads."

"I would like to invite the emperor to my house to calm people's hearts, but the emperor is busy with many things and it is not suitable for him to meet with those female relatives. So I would like to invite the queen to my house to sit down. In this way, entrusting my family to manage the funeral of the three kings is in line with the rules. When it comes to the burial, I will still preside over it."

The emperor thought for more than ten seconds and said, "Okay, the queen hasn't been home for a long time. The concubines have already gone home, so let the queen go out of the palace to visit her family."

"I'll stop by and see you, my dear."

One is in the south and the other is in the north, which is not a natural thing at all.

Jia Rong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"

The emperor added: "Whether it's the Queen going over to take a look or the Three Princes' affairs, don't be frugal. The treasury is now full, and the last thing I lack is that useless silver."

Jia Rong said politely, "Yes, I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to withdraw two million taels of silver."

The emperor said helplessly: "You are still a little petty. If you don't have enough, just ask for more."

"Yes." Jia Rong actually wasn't short of money, but he appreciated the kindness.

The emperor looked at the prince again and said, "Prince, if you have time, you can go to Lord Jia's house and take the princess with you, so that you don't have to go somewhere else to play."

The prince said quickly: "Yes!"

Jia Rong quickly went out with the prince.

The prince accompanied Jia Rong out, and when he saw Jia Rong coming here on horseback, he was shocked and asked, "Why is he coming here on horseback?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "When your child is about to be born, I will ride over there too. If you are sick or in danger, you will understand why I can ride over here. It is very cold and uncomfortable to ride a horse in this winter. Your face and hands will hurt. If you don't believe me, you can try it. I am going back by car."

The prince quickly refused, "Forget it. When Duke Ningguo is free, I will go to Ningguo Mansion to play and take a look."

Jia Rong doesn't like people visiting him, especially men.

"I'll go back and pack up first. It's only the eighth day of the first lunar month and the New Year hasn't passed yet. There are too many relatives at home. I can go the day after tomorrow." The prince said happily, "Okay! Then I'll go the day after tomorrow. My mother has been asking me to thank Duke Ningguo for what happened to my brother a few days ago. I haven't found a chance to meet Duke Ningguo for a while."

Jia Rong said, "Don't be polite. I am just like the other imperial doctors. I am paid a salary."

The prince said, "Then I will ask my mother. When the time comes, I will go to the Ningguo Mansion with my mother and my brother. Will the Ningguo Duke go with me to pay respects to my mother?"

Jia Rong just wanted to go home and play with women. "No, I am the imperial physician. If I go to the queen's place every two or three days, the others will definitely think that the queen is sick. I will not go today. Please ask the prince to say hello for me."

The prince nodded and said, "That's right, I'll go first then."

Jia Rong talked nonsense for a long time before leaving. When he returned home, he felt his hands and feet were cold, so he quickly called the maid in to warm his hands.

The maid who warmed his hands was Yinglian. Yinglian sat on Jia Rong's legs face to face, hugging Jia Rong's shoulders and providing him with warmth.

"Master, Qingwen knows she was wrong. She has been crying like a tearful person these past few days. I beg you to transfer her back."

Jia Rong got angry when he heard this. "I've said long ago that her relatives are worthless. Just let that bastard go. Why doesn't she stay in the mansion as an aunt? Your mother is not her mother, and you are not her sister? And she has to go out to visit relatives, as if to show how much she values family affection!"

Yinglian gently persuaded: "Master is right to scold, Qingwen also knows that she is wrong, she will never go out again, and will not associate with that bastard relative."

Jia Rong was still very angry. "If every aunt in the family has so many problems, then I would rather not have any aunt at all! You don't want to learn from Keqing, but insist on learning from Yuanchun!"

"How long has Qingwen been by my side? And she came from the west. Don't you know that's what I hate the most? She's causing me trouble all the time!"

"Is it unfair to let her manage the embroidery room? There are still a group of maids in charge there. If she feels that I have wronged her, she can take the money and leave!"

Yinglian didn't dare to persuade her, and Lin Hongyu and Ping'er already knew the result, so they didn't agree to Qingwen's request to plead for her from the beginning.

Normally, Qingwen's willfulness and unruliness can be tolerated, but Jia Rong seems to be very disgusted with things like being a burden to relatives.

Jia Rong quickly pushed Yinglian away, stood up and said, "Go back to eat! I'm going to go and relax with the girls!"

Yinglian was not affected. Jia Rong was just unhappy with Qingwen and wanted to give her and others a warning.

Once you marry into this family, you become a member of this place. Whether it’s Xue Baochai or Xue Baoqin, you will be a member of the Jia family in the future.

For Jia Rong, being an orphan is not a disadvantage, but a huge advantage! !

When Jia Rong arrived at the garden, he found the atmosphere there was a bit depressing.

"Big brother is here." Shi Xiangyun greeted happily.

Jia Rong came over and asked curiously, "Why does it feel so quiet? Not as lively as usual?"

Shi Xiangyun, Lin Daiyu and others are difficult to talk to, especially Lin Daiyu, who appears very quiet and lost when the atmosphere is not right. She is the kind of person with extreme emotions: very good when things are going well and very bad when things are going badly.

Xichun replied, "When the princess came here, the second madam was sick, then the first madam was also sick, and the wife was also sick the next day. The princess said she was sorry for us and ate alone in the room. The first madam asked the old lady and others to go back to the west. She didn't tell us the specific reason, and no one knew what was going on."

Jia Rong frowned after hearing this, "How can this be tolerated? You guys eat, I'll go check on the four of them and help them feel better!"

Shi Xiangyun said: "Big brother, you must take good care of yourself and don't get too tired."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Sister Xiangyun is still caring about me. I was so busy the past few days that I forgot to give you a gift. I wanted to set off a beautiful fireworks display for you during the New Year so that you girls and grandmothers could enjoy it at Dengxiantai, but I was too busy to do anything. Let's watch it together in a few days."

Shi Xiangyun nodded happily, "Thank you, big brother!"

Lin Daiyu covered her face with a fan and looked at Jia Rong with a smile, "Brother Rong, do you have a gift for Daiyu?"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "It's boring to talk about it. I have a lot of things to take care of these days. I'll go and get the first and second wives and the wives busy. If they're not busy, we won't have time to relax."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Great! Brother Rong didn't even give Grandma and the others time to recuperate, and he just ordered people around."

After Jia Rong came out to resolve the problem, everyone stopped worrying about Jia Yuanchun and the others and continued to have fun.

Jia Rong quickly called the four parties to the small house for dinner.

"I have driven all the maids and old women out of the yard. If we have anything to say, we can just talk directly."

Jia Rong held a meeting with four women.

Jia Yuanchun burst into tears and said to Jia Rong, "Master! Please stop having affairs with the princess! For the sake of the children and the girls! I don't care even if you sleep with Li Wan's sister-in-law, but please don't do that with the princess again!"

Wang Xifeng also cried and said, "Master! This is a crime that will lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan. You have no shortage of women, so why do you have to do something that will put your head on the line?"

Yu Shi also tried to persuade him, "Master, this is against the law..."

All three women cried several times.

Princess Jinling quickly stood up, knelt in front of Jia Rong, and hugged his legs.

"Master, please don't chase me away. I don't want to be a princess anymore. I just want to be with you. After my father and brother died, I was freezing and starving in a dark room. It was you who brought me food and cared about me, and helped me clean up my father's body."

"I lie with the master, and his body warms me. I have given my innocence to the master, and my body and heart are only satisfied by following the master. Please don't abandon me, master!"

A princess actually knelt in front of Jia Rong, and all she said were things that shocked the three people's views, namely Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Yuanchun and the other two stared at this shameless princess in a daze. They felt that this princess was not as sensible as their own sister, and even had less sense of shame than the maids in the Jia family!
Jia Rong reached out and touched the princess's hair, and said with a smile, "I will definitely keep you, little girl. Come, sit on my lap and talk."

"Yes~ Thank you, Master!"

The pure-blooded Princess Jinling soon sat on Jia Rong's lap, and had her breasts touched by Jia Rong like a hostess.

On the contrary, Jia Yuanchun and the other two look more like aristocratic women.

Jia Rong said to Jia Yuanchun and the other two, "Don't worry. Let her become a nun in the future. When she has a child, just raise it at home. When I build her a princess's mansion across the street from our house, you can come over and play there."

Princess Jinling said happily, "Thank you, Master! My body and heart belong to you, Master. The Princess's Mansion, the Emperor's reward, and the title and property in Jinling are all given to you, Master!"

"Good girl!" Jia Rong kissed her.

Wang Xifeng opened her mouth wide and looked at the whore, totally speechless.

Jia Yuanchun was even more devastated. She thought that only Jia Rong was abnormal, but it turned out that a daughter of the royal blood and the younger brother of the supreme emperor was as despicable as Jia Rong?
Yu said blankly: "I've heard that the royal family was in chaos before, but I didn't expect it to be this chaotic..."

Jia Rong and Princess Jinling didn't take it seriously after hearing this. Jia Rong smiled and said, "Just live your life well. Don't worry about what will happen if others find out about this. To tell you the truth, the emperor put this pretty little hoof in my home to take care of. Do you think I treat her like a bodhisattva?"

As Jia Rong spoke, he stretched out his hand and slapped Princess Jinling on the butt. After a few slaps, Princess Jinling screamed in pleasure, but it seemed that he was hitting the faces of Jia Yuanchun and the other two.

Jia Rong quickly stopped and said to the three people: "Don't bother with the royal family's affairs. If you are afraid of losing your heads, then Yuanchun's family will inherit Rong Mansion, and I and Jinling's family will inherit Ning Mansion. Anyway, we all have the surname Jia. I will take a loss and talk to the emperor about this matter. I can just marry two wives."

Jia Yuanchun thought about this solution quickly and said, "This is not reasonable. There has never been such a thing. You should divorce me. I will become a nun in the backyard and give the position of wife to the princess."

In order to avoid having her family confiscated, Jia Yuanchun thought this was the best way to sacrifice herself to save the entire family.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "No need! It's not a big deal! How are you? Are you feeling better now than before?"

Jia Yuanchun forced a smile, vividly demonstrating what it meant to be in a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)