The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

Mrs. Wang immediately called Yuan Chun to explain the matter to her in detail.

Yuan Chun was stunned at first, and asked Mrs. Wang suspiciously: "The Empress really sent someone to pick me up?"

"It can't be false. A young eunuch just came to deliver a message. The person who announced the decree will arrive later. Let your father go and prepare to receive the decree." Jia Mu then told Xi her previous analysis, why the queen would Suddenly delivered a decree.

"So that's how it is." Yuan Chun felt relieved, and began to chuckle shyly.

Mrs. Wang held Yuan Chun's hand, and told her to be careful in everything after entering the palace, to be submissive, and to honor the emperor and empress.But he also told her to be careful, not to be taken advantage of by others, and to suffer.

Mrs. Wang cried as she spoke, "Unexpectedly, you only stayed at home for half a day, and we women still have a lot to say about ourselves, so you are going back to the palace. We only have a chance to see each other once in seven or eight years." You, as soon as you remember what you are now, you are leaving."

"Our big girl is virtuous and virtuous, and it is right for her to be admired by the empress. Come, come to grandma, let grandma hug you well, and I don't know when the next time will be." After Jiamu hugged Yuanchun, she also Couldn't stop crying.

Later, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng also joined the crying camp.

Jia Zheng had already left, and was actively preparing the incense table and other things.

Originally, Jia Amnesty saw that someone was busy for him, so he sat down for a while, ate two pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake as a cushion, and then left.After all, he still has to enter the palace to face the saint later, and he doesn't know how long he will wait, so he hastened to recharge his batteries and save his energy.Unexpectedly, at this moment, all the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in the house burst into tears, making a fuss to see Yuan Chun off.Seeing that the scene was so funny, Jia Amnesty almost spit out the stuff in his mouth, so he covered his mouth and left first.

In the courtyard, a group of little maids were chatting on the porch, when they saw the old man come out with his mouth covered, his face was cold and indifferent, and his eyes were full of disgust.The little maids were all dumbfounded.

As soon as the old man left, the glass that was fetching water in the distance came over and asked them: "Which one of you farted and smoked the old man?"

The little maids shook their heads and said no.

Glass reprimanded: "In the future, I have to play in the corner and make trouble, don't be ashamed here."

The little maids had no choice but to be wronged and agree, obediently hiding away.

After a while, Dongsun came and quietly told Glass: "Master asked you to prepare some shock tea in advance, and if there are any things that are usually useful for old ladies after being frightened, they are all ready."

Glass was puzzled, "Isn't it a happy event for the eldest girl to return to the palace? The old lady is just happy, what are you doing with these things?"

"Whatever you ask, just follow orders. If you do it well this time, you might lose face in front of the old lady. At that time, don't forget the kindness of the Elder Master." Dong Sun instructed her.

Glass hurriedly nodded to express that he did not dare to forget.It's useless to think about it, and it's no big deal, it's just a waste of effort.But if the old lady is really uncomfortable to use it, then she can make a contribution.Glass then hurried to prepare.

When Jia Amnesty arrived at Rongxi Hall, everything was ready. Jia Zheng was dressed in a neat official uniform and stood in front of the incense table in high spirits, waiting.Jia She then also went to put on the clothes of his first-class general.

Not long after, Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the palace, came to announce the decree.

"Jia Amnesty acted righteously and acted benevolently. Seeing injustice in the road, he was meritorious in rescuing the fifteen princes. The special reward is a hundred taels of gold and fifty pearls. Huang immediately enters the palace to thank you. I respect you!"

As soon as Jia Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the word "Jia amnesty", his mind went blank.In a daze, he finished reading the imperial decree, as if he was saying that his elder brother had saved the fifteenth prince after seeing injustice.How can this be!A virtuous brother like that will save people?

Jia Zheng didn't dare to confirm the content, so he looked up at Dai Quan.Maybe it's because I have been thinking too much about begging my elder brother these days, so I have a demon in my heart, and I was confused just now with tinnitus.As long as Dai Quan handed over the imperial decree to him, it meant that he really didn't do anything about his elder brother.

Dai Quan walked towards Jia Amnesty with a smile, and handed over the imperial decree to Jia Amnesty with his own hands.

Jia Zheng's complexion turned gray in an instant.

After Jia Amnesty received the decree, he placed the decree on the mahogany shelf that Jia Zhengzao had prepared, and then invited Dai Quan into the house for tea, and he must give some silver as a reward.

Dai Quan hastily declined.

When the two were exchanging pleasantries, Jia Zheng regained his composure. He shook his buttocks bluntly before getting up from the ground.After Jia Zheng got up, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay, and it was even more inappropriate to go, so he stood there in embarrassment with his eyes downcast.The servants of Rongxi Hall looked at Jia Zheng strangely, so they would inevitably glance at Jia Zheng occasionally with strange eyes.Jia Zheng decided that these people were laughing at him, and his face was extremely hot.

Jia Zheng finally twisted his steps and entered the Rongxi Hall with his head drooping.

Dai Quanzheng politely said to Jia She: "You are now the savior of the fifteenth prince, the famous person whom the sage named to meet, and our family still asks you to do favors. There is no reason to ask for your money. Put it away, don't you?" We need to see you outside. The emperor is still waiting for our return in the palace, Mr. Jia, shall we set off now?"

Jia Amnesty agreed.

They were about to go out, but they saw Jia Zheng blocking the door.

Dai Quan was stunned for a moment, "This should be Jia Cunzhou, the second master of the Rong Mansion?"

Jia Zheng suddenly raised his head and saw that the two of them were in front of him, so he realized that he was blocking the way, saluted quickly, and hurriedly moved out of the way.

Dai Quan glanced at Jia Zheng meaningfully, and sighed in his heart that the second master of Rongfu was actually so stupid.Immediately he smiled and went one after another with Jia Amnesty.

Jia Zheng closed his eyes annoyed, blaming himself for being too stupid just now.Seeing that the two had gone far away, Fang heaved a sigh of relief, took a few steps back, and sat on the chair at the end of Rongxi Hall.

The shame on Jia Zheng's face has not subsided.After a while, when he got better, he saw the mother-in-law next to Jia Mu come to ask him about his situation.When Jia Zheng thought about explaining this misunderstanding to Jia Mu, his lips turned white.But there was nothing I could do, so I bit the bullet and went.

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were sitting around Yuan Chun, holding Yuan Chun's hand tightly.As soon as they heard that Jia Zheng was coming this way, all three of them stood up with joyful smiles on their faces.

Then the messenger said: "My lord has entered the palace with the eunuch who announced the decree."

Mother Jia was startled, and after meeting Mrs. Wang's eyes, she quickly asked, "What's going on?"

"My servant listened to the people in the front yard saying that it seems that the Elder Master has done something to save the fifteen princes, so he was summoned by the emperor."

Mrs. Wang was in a daze when she heard the words.That is to say, this imperial decree has nothing to do with Yuanchun at all?Mrs. Wang swayed and sat back down.

Mother Jia froze for a while, shaking her hands.Seeing this, Yuanyang hurriedly helped her to sit down, and patted Jiamu's back lightly with her hand to give her comfort.

Glass hurriedly brought up the shock tea.

Mother Jia took a few sips, and her face finally eased.

Yuan Chun was already crying with embarrassment. She looked at Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu with tears in her eyes, and ran away covering her face.

Mother Jia yelled twice, but she didn't have the strength to coax her, so she just sent her maid to take care of her.

Mrs. Wang got up to find Yuan Chun, but her legs gave way, and she was supported by the maids.Mother Jia sighed, "Let the child be quiet for a while, who would have expected such a big misunderstanding."

Mrs. Wang nodded quietly, then turned her head and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, her body trembling a little.

Jia Mu pulled her to sit down, patted her hand, and advised her not to be sad. "Yuanchun was released back. It was indeed a waste of your previous painstaking efforts. But after thinking about it, it is a good thing that this child can finally marry you. I can only say this to you in private. The harem It’s not a place where everyone can go, the land of tigers and wolves, after all, only a few can win.”

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly. Originally, she had accepted the fact that Yuan Chun was sent back this morning, and she was just about to calm down, but this imperial decree gave her great hope and expectation, and she almost went to heaven with joy. Being dragged into hell again, it was this gap that made her the most unbearable.

After Jia Zheng entered the door, seeing Mrs. Jia Muwang's expression was not very good, knowing that they already knew something, he sighed sullenly.

Mother Jia asked Jia Zheng to sit down and drink some tea.

After a while, her son, Jia Mufang asked, "Why did your eldest brother enter the palace?"

"I'm not too sure. The imperial decree said that he acted righteously and benevolently, and unintentionally saved the fifteen princes who were in danger."

"So it's true that the boss saved the fifteenth prince." Mother Jia sighed.

"Everyone is entering the palace now, so it's true." Jia Zheng's voice became smaller and smaller, instead he seemed to be muttering to himself.

Mother Jia knew that this was a happy event, even if it happened to the eldest, she should be happy.But she can't be happy now, one is because of Yuan Chun's misunderstanding, and the other is that she feels that mother and son are divorced.In the past, if the boss encountered such a big event, he would definitely go to her to publicize it.Now they don't know anything, and they don't even know the day when his rescue happened.

Mother Jia felt that Jia She had raised her son for nothing.But after thinking about it, she just got angry with the boss yesterday, shouted to sue the officials, scolded him for being unfilial, and even enforced the family law to beat him in public...

"Oh, my brain hurts." Mother Jia thumped her head with her fists, the current situation really annoyed her to death.

Mrs. Wang stood up with red eyes, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite the doctor.

"It's fine for me to be alone." Mother Jia waved her hand and told them to leave.

Yuanyang then helped Jia Mu to the bedroom, followed by Glass.

"I'm going to get some soothing incense to soothe the old lady." Glass said.

Yuanyang glanced away at her, "Go quickly."

The glass agreed, and hurriedly took incense and lit it.

After Jia Mu was supported by the mandarin duck and lay down, she said, "This child is clever and thoughtful. I will ask her to come in to serve her in the future."

When Glass heard this, he smiled sweetly and thanked Jia Mu.

Jia's mother was suffering, and saw that the girl had a naive smile, as if she didn't worry about anything.Infected by this emotion, Jia's mother was relieved, so she asked Yuanyang to give her some more money.

"You'd better take care of yourself right now, there will be plenty of time for rewards in the future."

Yuanyang sat on the edge of the bed, comforting Jia Mu's chest with her hand, and advised her not to get angry again.On the other side of the glass, tell her to go out and wait for orders first, and then she will get the money later.

"You are the only one left to care about me." Mother Jia sighed.

"Don't say that, old lady. You still have sons who honor you. Isn't it a good thing that the old man was summoned by the saint? It was just a misunderstanding just now, and I told everyone not to mention it in the future, so let's just pass the time." Forget it, who would worry about it. It's the eldest girl who needs to be comforted, but it doesn't matter, she has the second wife to take care of her."

When Jia Amnesty was mentioned, Mother Jia frowned fiercely, "That's the reason, but look at what the boss is doing. Why didn't he tell us about such a big thing as saving the fifteen princes?"

Yuanyang looked at Jiamu's face, and said: "Some words are not suitable for me to say. I am afraid that the old lady will not understand at the moment, and I will say it even if I think my mouth is bad. The old man is so cold now, and I will live with you." separated."

Mother Jia guessed this more or less, but she was still very surprised when Yuanyang said it herself.Mother Jia spat out angrily, "He's a bastard, why should he be chilled?"

"Old lady, you really didn't notice?" Yuanyang glanced at Jia Mu, hesitating, she couldn't say something.

Jia Mu was annoyed that Yuanyang had said half of what she said, but she was not guilty, so she insisted on explaining in detail.

Yuanyang had no choice but to say: "It's like taking money from the cashier, and the old man took the money seriously, so you looked down on it and gave him a severe reprimand. And the second room, no matter what the reason is, it has been true for so many years. A lot of money was stolen from the account, but in the end he didn't say no. Similar to this, if there are too many times, the elder will inevitably feel wronged in his heart, and he will feel that you are partial, so he will separate from you. "

"Hmph, what is he? He is divorced from me, and I think I have a crush on him!" Jiamu sneered, not paying attention to Yuanyang's advice just now, "What you said just now is true, there are some things that I did favor the second wife. , but there is a reason. You are still young and don't know much about the world, and you don't know that 'a dog can't change it and eat shit'. The hardest thing about this person is his temper. I am his mother, so I know him best. Don't look at the boss He is pretending to me now, as if he didn't cause any trouble, and he may be planning some disgusting deeds behind his back. As far as his bastard nature is concerned, he will definitely not change. If I don't scold him now, he will cause big trouble sooner or later come."

Seeing what Jia Mu said, Yuanyang couldn't say much.Maybe it's what Jiamu said, the master's learning is only superficial now, just to make a bet with her and put on a show.But Yuanyang always feels that the Elder Master has really changed for the better.The uprightness exuding from the inside out of the old man is obviously very different, why can't the old lady see it?

The tranquilizing incense worked, and Mother Jia yawned, "I'll sleep for a while, and you can call me when that bastard comes back."

……

The so-called narrow road for enemies is the easiest way to meet each other on a narrow road.

Just as Jia She and Dai Quan entered the palace gate, they met Wang Ziteng and two colleagues walking over, joking.

The moment their eyes met, Jia She's expression didn't change at all, but Wang Ziteng was a little dumbfounded, but his expression was still calm.

Dai Quan recognized Wang Ziteng and greeted him specially.

Wang Ziteng glanced at Jia Amnesty, then smiled and asked Dai Quan: "This is a relative of my family, what you brought him here, you must explain clearly, otherwise if you bully him, I will not forgive you."

Jia Amnesty sneered inwardly.This Wang Ziteng was as expected as he had expected before, he was a man who understood the world and was good at falsehood and obedience.Previously, he dared to play with him like crazy and be fierce, it was just because he didn't think highly of him.

After hearing what Dai Quan said, Wang Ziteng looked at Jia She in surprise. He never expected Jia She to have such a successful day.Wang Ziteng turned to Dai Quan to praise Jia She: "This brother has always been upright and brave. He accidentally saved the fifteen princes. It is his luck and his blessing. I am very happy for him."

After Wang Ziteng finished speaking, he laughed heartily, walked up to Jia She, and patted Jia She on the shoulder, as if he and Jia She had been very good brothers before.

Jia She could not give him face, sneered, and pushed his hand away.

Wang Ziteng was embarrassed, turned his back to Jia She, and whispered to him, "Look at you, are you still angry about what happened before? I'm just a bad tempered person, and I forget things after I finish talking. I blamed you for ignoring me before, which made me anxious. I forgot it as soon as I slept, do you remember? Well, I will apologize to you later, and I will toast you three cups. They're all relatives."

After Wang Ziteng finished speaking, he smiled kindly at Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty looked indifferent and didn't want to respond.

Dai Quan cupped his hands and said to Wang Ziteng: "My lords, the emperor is still waiting, we—"

"Eunuch Dai, please hurry up, don't delay the important matter." Prince Teng hurriedly echoed, while looking at Jia She, he stretched out his hand sideways to ask them to go first.

……

In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Jia Amnesty only waited for a while, and then a eunuch summoned him for an audience.

Jia Amnesty had already prepared for the etiquette of the interview, and followed the steps with a calm mind, and he did not make a business trip.After being exempted from Liping by the emperor, Jia Amnesty stood where he was, bowed his waist slightly, and nodded.

"Raise your head and tell me to take a look." The emperor had no impression of Jia She, so naturally he wanted to look at his face first.

Jia Amnesty raised his head, but his eyes still had to squint downward.Without the emperor's permission, the courtiers could not look at the emperor.

At this time, Jia Amnesty glanced at a person obliquely in front of his body from the corner of his eye, wearing a first-grade purple robe official uniform, with a tall figure, and he knew it was Song Xi at a glance.

"Well, yes, it has the demeanor of Duke Rong back then." The emperor laughed.

Song Xi looked sideways at Jia Amnesty.

The emperor then said sternly: "A treacherous sycophant who upholds the government and abolishes power without authorization will cause disaster and destroy the country. After the chaos of King Jin, I am very worried about this. I summon you today because I hope you can dig a hole in the court. Three corpses and five ghosts, belittle the evil and punish the evil, and stabilize our great Zhou Yuanji. The specific matters must have been explained to you by Song Aiqing, and you will not spare money, as long as you can take on this important task."

Jia Amnesty thanked him hurriedly, expressing that he was willing to do his best for the emperor.

The emperor laughed when he heard this, "However, with your literary talents, if you enter Yushitai, will you do things cheaply?"

"Returning to the emperor, although this person's literary talents are average, his mouth is very clever. When he is looking for trouble, others may not be able to talk about him with ten mouths. It is just right for such a person to enter Yushitai." Song Xi commented.

Jia She gave him a sideways look at Song Xi, but he didn't think Song Xi's words were compliments.

The emperor saw Jia She's eyes, "It seems that you and Song Aiqing still have some misunderstandings, so don't blame him. You need to ask Song Aiqing to assist you in setting up the news network. He has a higher official status. It is convenient to enter and exit the palace, and there are many people who can be dispatched at hand, which is just right."

Jia Amnesty didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by "misunderstanding", but anyway, his relationship with Song Xi wasn't very good, and the emperor didn't misunderstand.After thanking him, he took out a letter from his sleeve, which was the detailed plan he had drawn up earlier on the establishment of the news network.Which mansions in the capital, which people are around them, and the locations and numbers of spies to be distributed in various places outside Beijing, Jia Amnesty recorded in detail one by one.At the end, there are also standard clauses that Jia Amnesty himself came up with.

The emperor read: "Surveillance, investigation, and arrest of illegal acts of officials; never frame upright ministers, fabricate charges, slander good people, and will not reveal the privacy of those under supervision at will. All supervision is only for offenders, and investigation Only when the evidence is confirmed, it will be reported to the imperial court."

Song Xi didn't expect Jia Amnesty to prepare such detailed things, so he looked at him in surprise.But he saw that his face was normal, his eyelids were drooping, and he was looking at the ground without squinting.Song Xi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth to laugh, just looking at Jia She's neither humble nor overbearing, he found it very interesting.

"Okay! Before I mention you, you have thought about this first. Marquis Jia En, I have high hopes for you." The emperor then allocated fifty internal secret guards to Jia She, who he could use at will.

"One more thing. As for the money needed to set up the news network, I can find my own way to bear it, and there is no need to use the treasury to fund it." Jia She explained.

The emperor suddenly heard Jia She's words, very curious, and asked Jia She why.

"I have the guts to ask the emperor Yunchen to continue to publish "Secrets of Neighbors". As long as this book exists, I will have a way to get money to cover the cost of building the news network here."

"Oh? Just use the money you get from selling books?" The emperor laughed.

"However, many officials in the current court are double-faced people. The front side of the people is very good, dignified, upright and selfless; The book can expose their ugly deeds, give them a little bit of vigilance, and restrain them a little, which is better after all. And the evil deeds revealed in this book will eventually be dealt with by the court's laws."

The emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Forget it, I allow you to do your books, but you can keep the money you earn from selling books. I let you do things yourself, and I spend the money. There is no reason for you to pay for nothing. One point, important matters must be reported to the court first, such as the previous Jinwang matter, which has a great relationship, and must not be publicized at will."

Jia Amnesty hurriedly knelt down and confessed to King Jin.

The emperor and Song Xi looked at each other, then smiled and said: "Forget it, Song Aiqing has already told me about this. You had an idea earlier and wanted to stop the car to tell him, but he dismissed it as a joke before you finished speaking. However, Song Aiqing cannot be blamed for this incident. Liu Zhongliang went to Jin to make an inspection tour, and he frightened the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It is common sense that he didn't believe you for a while, so don't be offended."

Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi, and it turned out that the emperor's so-called misunderstanding just now referred to this matter.He was already worried about Jindi, and the emperor would worry about why he wrote it in the book first and didn't report it to the official.Unexpectedly, Song Xi had already helped him avoid the responsibility for this matter.

At this moment, Jia She saw that Song Xi nodded slightly to signal him to nod, so he thanked the emperor without saying a word.

The emperor immediately decreed that Jia Amnesty was appointed as the official fourth-rank supervisory censor.It is still claimed to the outside world that he was awarded the title because of his meritorious service in saving the fifteen princes.

The two immediately retired and prepared to leave the palace.

The Yuanjia Road was narrow again, and it was near the gate of the palace. Jia She unexpectedly saw the fifteenth prince playing Cuju.

Isn't the fifteenth prince's behavior a bit too capricious?

Jia Amnesty raised his eyebrows and looked at Song Xi.But at first Song Xi just smiled and didn't mean to blame.When he got closer, Mu Ruiguo kicked the ball to Song Xi's feet, and Song Xicai scolded Muruiguo sharply in front of the guards guarding the gate, and told the eunuchs to take him back to the palace quickly.

Murui had a thick skin and didn't care about these things, but he was obedient and walked back with the ball in his hands.But when passing by Jia She, he stuck out his tongue at him, "Don't forget to thank me, you old dandy who pretends to be young, but you got an official job because you saved me."

Song Xi was really angry when he heard this, and glared at Mu Ruiguo, "Stop!"

Mu Ruiguo realized that something was wrong, looked at Song Xi with some fear, and immediately suppressed the smile on his face.

Song Xi pointed at him, as if he had a lot to reprimand, but after a moment of silence, he finally sighed and waved his hand to signal the palace servants to take him away quickly.

Jia Amnesty was overjoyed.

Song Xi looked at him coldly.

Jia Amnesty was even happier.

After leaving the palace, Song Xi insisted that Jia Amnesty take a carriage with him.Jia Amnesty didn't want to chat with this boring person, but seeing Song Xi's insistence, Jia Amnesty had no choice but to get into his carriage.

Jia Amnesty: "At the gate of the palace, just let me get into your carriage casually. Since ancient times, emperors have tabooed forming cliques for personal gain."

"Unfortunately, he just sent me a task to assist you. At this moment, I'm just discussing business with you."

Jia Amnesty frowned, "Say something quickly."

"Tell me what you were laughing at first?" Song Xi asked.

Jia Amnesty immediately shook his head, saying it was nothing.

Song Xi pondered and said: "When the crown prince left, the queen was extremely sad, so she relaxed the discipline of the fifteenth prince and let him do whatever he wanted. The emperor also felt ashamed of the queen because of the prince, so he let the queen dote on the fifteenth prince." Prince."

"Understood!" Jia Amnesty nodded immediately.

Song Xi stared at Jia She for a while, then narrowed his phoenix eyes, "You can see it, you can see that his temperament is faking, that's why he didn't feel annoyed by the exaggerated words that the fifteenth prince said to you."

Jia Amnesty shook his head.

Song Xi sneered, "Don't deny it, I can see you coming."

"Okay." Jia She spread his hands and had no choice but to admit.It seems that he is still not very good at hiding his expression, so he should pay more attention in the future.

"You should have heard about the situation in the palace, so I don't need to say more. The fifteenth prince is now my elder sister's only son. He is only eight years old, and he is a legitimate son. If someone really wants to harm him, what will he do? Thoughtful and careful care, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be omissions.”

"So you deliberately made everyone think that the fifteenth prince is useless?"

Song Xi nodded, "Although this trick can't ward off all disasters, it can lower the opponent's defense and attack less. As long as the Holy One is in good health, this trick can be played for a few years. Just let him 'grow up and understand'."

"It's also a way. Don't worry, I won't say it. Struggles for imperial power have nothing to do with me." Jia Amnesty immediately plucked himself clean.

Song Xi sneered: "You really think so? What about Jia Yuanchun? When I went to beg my elder sister yesterday, she told me casually that your niece seems to be honest and responsible, but in fact she is very ambitious. She I got close to Dai Quan in private, and spent a lot of money to buy people's hearts, among the female historians in the palace, she is the most 'popular'."

Jia Amnesty looked at Song Xi in surprise, and said straightforwardly: "Of course, there are always tens of thousands of silver paid in, and if there is no effect, the money will be wasted."

Song Xi couldn't help laughing, he pointed at Jia Amnesty, he really couldn't do anything about him.It was the first time he saw someone who spoke like this, and he saw it clearly.

When the carriage was about to arrive at Ningfu, Song Xi suddenly said: "You saved your niece's life, she should thank you."

"I'm just thankful she doesn't hate me. By the way, you asked me to get in the car, what are you talking about?"

Song Xifeng raised his eyes slightly, only looking at Jia She.

The carriage stopped, the sound of the ruts suddenly stopped, and everything was quiet.

Seeing that Song Xi didn't answer him, Jia Amnesty let it go, said goodbye and got off the car.

Song Xi turned his head sideways, watching Jia She's back through the window screen, and he opened his mouth like a sigh or a whisper.

"I just want to share a car with you."

……

Wanfu was waiting outside the Rongxi Hall. When he saw the master coming, he rushed over happily and told him, "It's a happy event. Five hundred copies of the book have been pre-ordered today. The three places where the master mentioned before can put pictures , and sold them all, which were sold by three shops in the north of the city. They said that because of Xue Haomiao's incident, they were entrusted with "Secrets of the Neighbor", and they were willing to try it boldly. According to the price the master said, they got a total of 230 yuan. two."

"A total of 730 taels?" This number was beyond Jia She's expectation. It seems that the first three phases of free campaigns have achieved very good results.

Wanfu nodded happily, "That's right. And the number of people who pre-booked books is still increasing. Every day, many people come to Neighborhood to discuss and guess what will be reported in the fourth issue. There are more people walking around, and the business in the shop is also slowing down. It’s better than before, and quite a few dandies have developed the habit of going back to the neighbor’s house to chat and drink tea when they have nothing to do. The shop is now profitable and has 800 taels of silver.”

"Not bad." Jia She said.

The thief Wanfu laughed, and said to Jia She in a low voice, "Someone in our house also bought the book."

"Recognize you?"

"I hid." Wanfu said.

Jia Amnesty thought for a while, and then said: "It's okay, if someone recognizes you and asks you, just tell the truth that I opened this shop. As for why you bought "Secrets of Neighbors", you can also say that I followed the author. After some contacts, I took this job."

"Keep in mind, little one, everything is clear." Wan Fuli said.

"Okay." As soon as Jia She finished speaking, he heard the rumor that Jia Mu invited him over.

Jia Amnesty had expected it earlier, took the imperial decree he had received from the palace, and went straight to Jia Mu.

Jia Mu just woke up, her face was still tired.She rubbed her temples, and saw Jia Shemen entering the door holding a scroll of bright yellow imperial edict.

Jia Mu suddenly regained her spirits and asked him, "But the emperor's edict to praise you earlier?"

Jia Amnesty showed it to Mother Jia.

Mrs. Wang glanced at the imperial decree, silently clutched the beads tightly, and sighed that Jia She even showed off this thing, obviously the whole house knew the contents.

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian then entered the door and just stood still.

Mother Jia glanced casually and wanted to put it down, but was startled, suddenly felt that something was wrong, took out her glasses to look carefully, and then stared at Jia She with wide eyes.

Seeing the old lady like this, Wang Xifeng remembered what happened when the old lady was watching the second issue of "Secret Stories Next Door", and she was expecting something big, so she hurriedly asked why.

Mrs. Wang also stopped twisting the beads, and looked at Jiamu dumbly.

Mother Jia opened her mouth, closed it, opened her mouth again, and said, "Boss, saint, saint...you are appointed as the supervisory censor?"

Jia Amnesty nodded.

Everyone in the room was silent, and for a moment everyone even forgot to breathe.

Jiamu's complexion was complicated, she wanted to laugh but couldn't, it was inappropriate to cry, let alone angry and annoyed.She was silent for a moment, then pulled the corners of her mouth and forced a smile, "This is a good thing!"

Wang Xifeng waited for Jia's mother to speak, and as soon as she finished speaking, she hurriedly dragged Jia Lian to congratulate Jia She, and said many congratulatory words, all of which were auspicious words to congratulate Jia She on his promotion.

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips with a difficult expression.She really regrets being here at this moment, she might as well hide and pretend not to know, maybe it will save a moment of discomfort.

Four products...

Jia Zheng has been an official for many years. He has worked hard and dedicated himself, but he is still only a fifth grade.Although her rank is not high, Mrs. Wang has always been quite content. At least her husband is more stable and motivated than the bastard Jia She, and the collar is not an empty title, but a real position with real power.

Now she can no longer say these excuses.

The elder brother whom they had never looked down upon suddenly jumped up recently and became the fourth-rank supervisory censor!This is how she will have the face to stand up in Rongfu in the future... Originally, there was still a hope in Yuanchun, but it was broken into pieces this morning.

Mrs. Wang's whole body seemed to be crushed by something, and she felt that her heart, liver, and limbs were all not her own. Her nose was sore, and she was holding back tears, but she never dared to cry when everyone was celebrating.I had no choice but to bite my lower lip fiercely, using the pain to divert my attention, reminding myself all the time.

Wang Xifeng felt that the scene was a bit weird and awkward, so she hurriedly excused that such a big happy event should be celebrated, so she went to make preparations first.Then he called Jia Lian and quit together.

Besides, because Jia Zheng was stimulated by the imperial decree at noon, he took a leave of absence and did not go to the Ministry of Industry in the afternoon.Now he is hiding in the study, playing chess with the Qing guests to relieve boredom, and casually talking about Yuan Chun, he was finally relieved by the explanations and compliments of the Qing guests, and suddenly Jia She was appointed as an official news came.

The Qing guests were very happy when they heard the words, and hurriedly congratulated Jia Zheng.

It was not easy for Jia Zheng to show his displeasure when his elder brother was promoted, so he forced a smile, dismissed those people, and hurriedly asked about the situation.When Jia Zheng heard that Jia Amnesty was in Jia Mu's flower hall at the moment, he walked out quickly. When he reached the gate of Zhu Qiqi, he was a little scared again, turned around and walked back.After hesitating for a long time, he finally arrived at Jiamu Courtyard.

When entering the house, Jia's mother was asking Jia She about the process of saving people.Jia Zheng then stood on the sidelines and listened silently, sitting and lamenting that his life was not good, and he was not as lucky as his eldest brother.Otherwise, based on his talent, the favor he received would definitely be much higher than that of his elder brother.What a pity this opportunity!

When Jia Mu saw Jia Zheng coming in, she told Jia Amnesty intentionally and kindly: "Boss, you are lucky, you happened to save the fifteen princes who were killed. You can be an official in the future, but it is not just luck. Remember to ask your brother more. .”

"Learn how to deal with the second brother? Mother, don't be joking. He offended Wang Heshun, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, because of bragging a few days ago. All the officials in the capital know. And now everyone is calling him by another name behind his back. .”

In fact, Jia Amnesty had already heard someone coming in from the house, with steady steps, he immediately guessed that it was Jia Zheng.But at this moment, he pretended not to know that Jia Zheng was in the house.

Mother Jia looked at Jia Zheng, and finally asked, "What name?"

"Prudish." Jia She simply replied.