The eldest son of the red mansion

Now Qiaolian also gave birth to Jia Ke's son, Jia Mao, which made Aunt Zhou very happy. When Jia Zhi was born, Aunt Zhou was very happy.But because Jia Zhi is the eldest son and grandson, he cannot leave Qin Keqing.

This time, Aunt Zhou didn't care so much, and asked Jia Ke to hand Jia Mao over to her to raise her. It is now common practice in Jia's mansion for grandma to raise grandchildren.

Moreover, Aunt Zhou is now the imperial wife of the sixth rank, and is qualified to raise her own grandson.And for this matter, Qiaolian also agrees very much.

In Qiaolian's view, Jia Zhi will definitely inherit Marquis Wuyang in the future, and Jia Mao only needs to be favored by Aunt Zhou more, so that he can get more compensation when the family is separated in the future. In the future, she reluctantly agreed, and pretended to be very happy on the surface.

So the child Jia Mao, who was just a month old, was sent to Aunt Zhou in Rongguo Mansion to be raised by her.Since Aunt Zhou raised Jia Mao herself, she has no free time to take care of Jia Ke's affairs.Now all her thoughts are on Jia Mao.

During the Chinese New Year this year, no one in Rongguo Mansion had a good life, and everyone began to prepare for Jia Yuanchun's family visit.

Jia Ke was the busiest among these people. What he was busy with was not family matters, but the concubines in the capital went home for a blind date. All the etiquette arrangements and the safety of the journey were handled by Jia Ke.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was supposed to be the day when the Lantern Festival was held, but Jia Ke imposed a curfew on this day in the whole city. Never pass.Among them, Jia Yuanchun's route back to Rongguo Mansion is the most heavily guarded, almost five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry. On the route Jia Yuanchun passed, all the idlers were driven home. On this route, It is very quiet now.

A few days before visiting relatives, some young eunuchs from the palace arranged for people to cover the curtains at various street intersections.Tell the people in Jia's house when to retreat, where to kneel, where to eat, where to speak and other etiquette.

The night of welcoming the moon on August [-]th is destined to be a sleepless night for everyone in the Jia family.On the [-]th day of the next day, from the middle of Jia's mansion to Jia's mother, all those who have official titles are dressed up according to their products.

Even Aunt Zhou wore Madam Chiming's high-grade make-up and followed Madam Wang to the gate of Rongguo Mansion, waiting for Jia Yuanchun's return.

However, Aunt Zhou looked so embarrassed in front of the ladies of Zhengyin, but she was not without a trace of pride in her heart. These people are all married wives of the Ming Dynasty, and she is the only one who can stand here as a concubine, although her rank is The lowest among them, but the glory of it is also unknown.

Among these people, Qin Keqing was the most conspicuous.Because she is the youngest, but according to her rank, she is a first-rank Marquise, so in such a large-scale scene, she closely follows Mother Jia.Even her decent mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, is behind her, not daring to step over the threshold.

Now the Qinqin Villa is even more solemn and splendid.The tent dances with the dragon, the curtain flies with the phoenix, the gold and silver are radiant, the jewelry shines, the tripod burns the fragrance of the lily, and the vase is filled with the stamen of Changchun.Quietly without a trace of coughing.The streets and alleys have long been covered with embroidered curtains.Jia Zheng led the men to stand outside the West Street, while Jia's mother waited outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion, and only Jia Ke was absent because of business.

As the admiral of the Nine Gates, Jia Ke led the infantry to command the elite soldiers under the command of the Yamen. At this time, he was in charge of the guard arrangements for the concubines when they left the palace.

On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jia Ke saw eunuchs coming out of the palace gate one after another, and first visited the residences of the concubines to see the situation.

Only then did Jia Ke realize that if the concubines in the palace wanted to leave the palace, it would be dusk.So Jia Ke hurriedly ordered Liu Yu to go back to Rongguo Mansion and report to Jia Zheng and others.The old lady can't be allowed to wait outside the house for a whole day.

Liu Yu didn't dare to be negligent. When he returned to Ningrong Street, he saw Jia Zheng, Jia She, and Jia Zhen, the three highest-ranking family members of the Jia family waiting for Jia Yuanchun's big fight.

Liu Yu hurried forward, came in front of Jia Zheng, knelt down and bowed to him, "Master, I'm here to pass a message to Master by order of Master."

"Get up, what's the matter? Just say it." Jia Zheng knew that Liu Yu was Jia Ke's personal bodyguard. Since Jia Ke sent him here, he must have something to convey to him.

After Liu Yu stood up, he cupped his hands and said to Jia Zheng: "My lord, my lord ordered me to send a letter, saying that all the ladies and ladies will not be able to leave the palace until dusk, so that the old ladies and wives don't have to wait here for a long time. Go back to the room now. Rest in the middle of the afternoon, and it will not be too late to come out to greet you in the afternoon."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They had been standing at the street corner since dawn, and they didn't have a messenger, and they didn't know when Jia Yuanchun would be able to leave the palace. Standing there anxiously waiting.Now Jia Ke sent the news, just in time for them to go back and rest.

After Jia Zheng heard this, he quickly ordered his servant to go to the gate of Rongguo Mansion to report to Mother Jia, and let the family go back to their room to rest first, so they don't have to wait here.And the few of them also turned around and walked slowly towards Rongguo Mansion.

When the boy arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, he saw Mother Jia waiting there with all the people.Among them, Jia's mother was exhausted after standing for such a long time, and she was trembling at this time. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Xing and Qin Keqing who were supporting her, she would have already fallen down.

The kid hurried forward to kowtow to Mother Jia, "Old lady, the uncle sent a message from the gate of the palace, saying that ladies and wives can only leave the palace at dusk, let the old lady go back to rest first, and it will not be too late to come out to greet you in the afternoon. "

Everyone was obviously relieved after hearing this, among them, Wang Xifeng had just given birth to a daughter, and it was only a month or two.But such a grand occasion was exactly what she wanted, so she refused to listen to the persuasion of Jia Lian, Ping'er and others, and insisted on coming out to join in the fun.

At this time, she was following Jiamu closely. Hearing what the boy said, she hurried forward and took Jiamu from Mrs. Xing. Go back to your room to rest first, and it will not be too late to come back when the time comes."

Jia Mu nodded, and Mrs. Wang and others went separately.

Chapter 352

At this time, Jia Zheng and others also returned to the gate of Rongguo Mansion, but they did not dare to enter the mansion to rest, they just made do in the gatehouse.

At noon, they just made a few casual remarks, and waited until the end of Shenshi in the afternoon, when a young eunuch came to send a message to them, telling them to make preparations quickly, and then they reported to the inside and asked Mother Jia to prepare.And they went to Ningrong Street to wait according to etiquette.

But Jia's mother in the inner house got the news of Jia Zheng, so she put on high-grade make-up again, and at the same time ordered someone to pass a message to several other people.

When Jia's mother left the inner house, several strong women immediately stopped in front of Jia's courtyard carrying a small sedan chair.

Mother Jia got into the sedan chair, and then went to the gate of Rongguo Mansion. On the way, she met Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, and Aunt Zhou.When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Qin Keqing had been waiting for a long time.

At this time, Wang Xifeng also hurried over from the inner house. When Jia Mu saw Wang Xifeng coming, she smiled behind her back and said, "You monkey, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Back to the old lady, the servants in the mansion are really incapable. Just now, two wives were arguing and overturned the censer. I punished them. They just put the censer back in its place. No, come on. The news will come soon." Wang Xifeng said helplessly.

He also said that the servants of the Rongguo Mansion are really lazy.Suddenly encountering this holiday, they are not ready yet, and they are still in the usual way.Where can I go wrong?Therefore, Wang Xifeng was too busy to keep his feet on the ground during this period, just to deal with the funeral affairs for these servants.

Besides, Jia Ke waited outside the palace until Xushi, when the eunuch came out to report to him, saying that the concubine Xiande had left the palace.Jia Ke was also extremely exhausted at this time. From last night to today's day, Jia Ke had never dismounted from the horse. It would be a lie to say that she was not tired.

After Jia Ke got the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly waited beside the imperial road. This time, he was going to personally escort Jia Yuanchun back to Rongguo Mansion.

Not long after, a team of supporters came out from the gate of the palace, a pair of phoenix-dragon banners, immature pheasant feather palace fans, and a gold burner burning imperial incense. Wearing shoes, there are deacons and eunuchs holding incense towels, embroidered handkerchiefs, rinsing bowls, whisks and other things.After the teams passed by, behind them were eight eunuchs carrying a gold-topped goose-yellow embroidered phoenix Luanyu, and Jia Yuanchun was sitting in it.

Seeing this situation, Jia Ke hurried forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Jia Yuanchun, "My lord, Jia Ke has met the virtuous concubine. I wish you a thousand years, a thousand years."

Jia Yuanchun in the sedan chair hastily ordered the eunuch to temporarily stop Luan Yu. Jia Yuanchun knew that Jia Ke was now the Minister of Military Aircraft with power over the court. There had never been any secrets in the harem. Well, the eunuchs are always careful with the female Jia Yuanchun, so Jia Yuanchun is still somewhat grateful to her concubine brother, if it wasn't for her, she wouldn't know what kind of ordeal she would suffer in the harem.

Because of Jia Ke's power, even in the days when she was not favored in the palace, there were no eunuchs and maids who dared to show a little disrespect to her, and the food and clothing pulled out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were never in short supply. , This enabled her to survive the most desolate period in the palace.

"Brother, hurry up, my family doesn't need to be so polite." Jia Yuanchun said softly in the sedan chair.

Jia Ke took advantage of the situation and got up, clasped her hands beside Luanyu and said, "This time, I am waiting for your empress, personally escorting your empress back to our Rongguo Mansion."

Jia Yuanchun, who was in the sedan chair, was choking up a little at this time, but he still insisted on the dignity of the royal family, "I often heard in the palace that my brother is famous. Even the emperor praised him several times. I hope that my brother will continue to serve the court and relieve the emperor's worries." .”

At this time, Jia Ke thought in his heart that the emperor might wish that he would die immediately, even if he praised Jia Yuanchun in front of him, it was just perfunctory to Jia Yuanchun.And looking at Jia Yuanchun's words just now, I'm afraid he also somewhat understands the mystery.That's why he brought out the words of asking him to serve the court and be loyal to the emperor.

But now Jia Ke and the emperor are almost in a state of chaos, and no one can take a step back, otherwise it will be an abyss.But when facing Jia Yuanchun, Jia Ke still replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will be loyal to my duty and be a good official for the people of the country."

In fact, Jia Ke still doesn't understand why the emperor hates him so much.If there is no emperor pressing every step of the way, Jia Ke will never feel disobedient. At most, he wants to be a powerful minister with some power.

Jia Yuanchun didn't speak after listening to Jia Ke's words, so Luanyu continued to move forward, and Jia Ke led the elite soldiers of the infantry commanding the Yamen to escort them around.

Therefore, Jia Yuanchun's Luanjia, in addition to the court ladies and eunuchs, plus Jia Ke's guards, can travel several miles.

And those who secretly paid attention to Jia Yuanchun were a little bit tongue-tied when they saw this scene.He thought that Jia Yuanchun really deserved to be the emperor's most favored concubine, and Jia Ke lived up to the name of his powerful minister. With such a pomp, there was only one family in Rongguo Mansion in the entire capital.

This team was mighty and mighty, and soon came to Ningrong Street.At this time, Jia Zheng and all the men from Jia's mansion knelt down at the entrance of Ningrong Street to greet him.

Jia Yuanchun in Luan Yu heard the report from the eunuch, saying that Jia Zheng and others knelt down to greet him at the entrance of Ningrong Street, and hurriedly ordered the eunuch to help him.

Immediately, three or four young eunuchs ran out to Jia Zheng and Jia She, and helped them up.

Jia Yuanchun in Luanyu didn't speak, a group of people followed Jia Yuanchun's Luanyu to the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

At this time, at the gate of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu had brought Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. You, Aunt Zhou and several other high-ranking wives to kneel in front, and behind them were all the female relatives of the mansion.

This time without Jia Yuanchun's order, several eunuchs immediately ran out to help up all the wives in front of them who were wearing imperial costumes.

Then Luanyu didn't stop, and went straight into the gate of Rongguo Mansion.Luanyu carried it through the gate to the gate of a courtyard in the east. This is the place where Jia's mansion prepared to leave Jia Yuanchun to change clothes.

After arriving in the courtyard, several young eunuchs knelt down to ask Jia Yuanchun to get off the sedan chair.Then several maids helped Jia Yuanchun down.