Mrs. Jia Shexing never thought that they would see angels again!Will receive orders!In other words, Jia Amnesty always thought that he had been forgotten by the palace and Mrs. Xing simply didn't have this awareness.

If Mrs. Jia Shexing is like this, let alone Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng Yingchun and Jia Cong, they are also like a dream.

After a long time, the angel left, and Jia Amnesty still maintained the posture of handing the purse—even though his hands and waist were empty—while Mrs. Xing fell limply on the ground, so panicked that Wang Xifeng and Yingchun hurried to help.

After finally climbing onto the chair and sitting down, Mrs. Xing murmured as if in a dream, "Who is the big sister at the head, what is her background?"

Jia Amnesty replied blankly: "Yanniang is the cousin of Concubine Yizhong."

After the words came out, Wang Xifeng was dumbfounded.

She never knew this!

Jia Lian was also dumbfounded.

As a son, why isn't he curious about his parents, but since he was sensible, Jia She has always looked like he was intoxicated, asking others, they would either say that he didn't know or gossip about him, which made him grow up so big. I don't know anything about my mother, so I can only speculate secretly that my mother is also an orphan, and her heart is not magnanimous, and she may have died because of my father's absurd depression.

This was the first time he knew about his biological mother.

Jia Lian may not know about other people's affairs, but after all, Concubine Yizhong entered the palace as the future mother of the country, and has been in charge of the East Palace for many years.Her news is not a secret to any family in the capital.

His mother turned out to be the niece of Concubine Yizhong!Zhang's daughter!Zhang Taifu's grandniece!

Jia Lian may be confused about major matters, but he is clear about these ancient things in Beijing!Zhang Taifu has peaches and plums all over the world, and several of his brothers were famous officials at that time!

His mother turned out to be Zhang's daughter?This identity alone is enough to compare Mrs. Wang to the dust!

Wang Xifeng came to his senses first: "Well, so to speak, could it be that Concubine Yizhong begged the palace to fill in the vacancy? The old lady must be very happy to know."

Mrs. Xing was not slow to react, and immediately said: "Why are you happy? It has been four or five years since the concubine came out of the North Palace. Why was there no movement before, but after four or five years, she suddenly begged for mercy from the palace?" I reckon, maybe people saw us moving out and didn’t have much contact with that place, so they took care of Fu Lian’er for the sake of the first big sister. Don’t make a mistake.”

Jia Amnesty also said: "That's right. The old lady will indeed be very happy when she hears about it. But what happens after she's happy? It's nothing more than asking for our help, asking the concubine to say good things for their mother and help their mother to be favored. I don't even think about it. There is no reason in the world for a widowed sister-in-law to put her hand into her uncle's room!"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "It's still the master and wife who are thoughtful! I actually forgot this move."

Jia She said: "You don't go there in the future. Didn't their family come to post before? Just reply to the old lady like this: Since I am born in the clan, I am an outsider, and Niangniang is an outsider. Not only me, but even Lian It's not convenient for my son to go there when the mother is visiting. If the old lady misses us, we can go over to say hello at any time. As for the visiting ceremony, it's still free." He said again: "Lian'er, come with me tomorrow Let's go to Yizhong Prince's Mansion and ask for instructions on what the rules are for the concubine."

Jia Lian quickly agreed.

In the early morning of the next day, the father and son packed up and came to Yizhong Prince's Mansion. Unexpectedly, the servant at the gate of the Palace told them: "Lao and I have made this trip in vain. Our concubine took Miss Lin to the palace. It's gone. Come back later, both of you."

Jia Lian said, "Excuse me, when will the empress dowager come back?"

"Then how do we know!"

Jia She glared at his son, bowed his hands to the boys in green clothes and caps, and said, "To tell you the truth, my son's dead mother was named Zhang, and she was the niece of the concubine's wife."

One of the younger servants immediately looked at Jia Shezai carefully and said, "Mr. Jia Enhou Jia?"

"Exactly."

"It turned out to be the Major General!" the man said affectionately, "The Princess Concubine has indeed entered the palace, and now the only person in the mansion who can speak is Cui Nanny. Major General, please wait a moment, I will go to ask Cui Nanny for instructions. "

The young man went in for a long time before he came out: "Madam Cui asked the young general and young master to talk inside."

Jia She and Jia Lian followed the young man for half a day before they came to a side hall. In the middle of the door of the side hall stood an old woman. Compared with the disgraceful servants of the Jia family, such as those of Zhou Rui's family, the jewelry and clothing materials are a bit dull, but the momentum is really extraordinary. It is the concubine Yizhong's confidant, Nanny Cui.

Seeing Jia Amnesty coming in, Nanny Cui saluted immediately and said, "Young General, long time no see."

"Mommy, I am no longer a major general."

Aunt Cui glanced at her eyes, slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, showing a slight smile, then stepped aside and invited Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian to enter.

This is the side hall of the palace for receiving guests. There are two grand master's chairs on it, and two chairs with backrests on the left and right.Jia Amnesty stood in front of the first chair on the right, Jia Lian stood in front of him, and Nanny Cui stood in front of the last armchair on the left. They sat down after being courteous to each other.

There was no way, even though they were relatives, Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian felt guilty, and they didn't dare to sit if Nanny Cui didn't sit.As for Mother Cui, although she is a concubine's confidant and has the status of a female official, she is a servant after all, even if she is serving guests on behalf of the master, but her status is here, and the rules and etiquette are still not something she can surpass.

I saw that Nanny Cui sat vainly, but there was only one buttocks on the armchair, and it was really hard to sit.

Mother Cui said: "I heard that Mr. Jia filled the vacancy? Congratulations."

Jia She immediately said: "This is all the grace of the empress dowager. If the empress dowager didn't remember this child's mother, I am afraid that in a few years, he will still be eating at home."

Mother Cui was puzzled.

She is Concubine Yizhong's confidant, and she has been with Concubine Yizhong for decades, so she knows very well what Concubine Yizhong does.She did not believe that Concubine Yizhong would recommend someone to the emperor.

However, she is not in a hurry to deny it.

She said: "The major general speaks seriously. When our old prince was here, he said that Long live is different from several thousand years old. He is the person who likes to do practical things the most. Speaking of which, the current King of Beijing is not the same as the three thousand years old back then." Generally, I like to hold banquets and compose poems with literati and refined scholars. I remember that at three thousand years old, every time there was a banquet, I would post a message to my brothers, except for our old prince who couldn’t easily leave the palace, and now Wansui rarely goes.”

Our old prince that Madam Cui refers to is the deposed prince, Prince Yizhong.

Jia Amnesty understood.

Holding a banquet and chatting with literati and refined scholars is indeed easy to leave a good impression on civil officials, but it is also easy to be attacked and form cliques.The current emperor is already the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, he does not need to open any literary society to help him win the hearts of the people, because he is the emperor, and he came to the throne through the abdication ceremony, and he has already occupied the righteousness.

Madam Cui's words also revealed another piece of news: the emperor doesn't care whether officials are elegant or not. What the emperor needs is someone who can do practical things.

This undoubtedly gave Jia Amnesty Jia Lian and his son a reassurance.

Jia Lian himself knew that if it comes to fame, let alone a scholar, he was not even a child, let alone he had never studied hard.But if the standard is to be able to read and write, he has no problem.Not to mention the 20 years in Rongguo Mansion, although he was heavily restrained, it also allowed him to practice in general affairs and human relations.

Jia Lian knew exactly how powerful the servants in Rongguo Mansion were.In his opinion, as long as he is not crazier and more unscrupulous than those in charge, as long as he is bound by the laws of the country, he can probably handle it.

Hearing Nanny Cui say this, Jia Lian immediately said: "If I talk about poetry, I can only feel ashamed, but if I talk about the changes in the world, I have some talents."

Cui Nanny said: "Then our Highness can rest assured. The feng shui in the capital is good, and the thirteen rivers not only make the climate pleasant in the capital, but also ensure the irrigation of the capital. But the outside is not good. Even a person like me Everyone has heard that the outside world is not very good for several years. Either there is a disaster here or there. Now the court is most short of money and food. The bigger it is, the more refugees it will take in, and the more manpower it will inevitably require. The young master knows it in his heart."

Jia Lian was taken aback at the time, looked at Nanny Cui, and then realized that she was telling him not to learn from Jia Zheng.

On the way here, Jia Lian had already heard his father, Jia She, comment on Jia Zheng, and only now did he understand that in the past, Jia Zheng was so honored in the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia's mother expected him so much, and everyone looked down on him outside.

Also.

If he was smart, wouldn't he know that he was actually stealing the Rongxi Hall?Rongxi Hall was originally the residence of the dignified lord of the Rongguo Mansion, even if Jia She, a dignified lord who has been conferred by the imperial court, does not live in it, it should be empty!But what about Jia Zheng?He said that he lived in the east courtyard of Rongxi Hall, but in fact, when others came to visit him in Rongguo Mansion, who didn't first go to the main hall of Rongxi Hall for a walk before seeing others?

Isn't this a fake tiger's prestige holding the Rongxi Hall to suppress people?

It's neat to play prestige, and don't think about what kind of evaluation others will have in their hearts!

Not to mention that Jia Zheng spent almost every day at home chatting with a few diners, and even if he went to the Yamen occasionally, he would just come back after a while.

His official position is not enough for him to stand in the Golden Luan Hall to participate in the Great Court Meeting.

Therefore, in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng looked like someone, but outside, he was nothing.Rongguo Mansion looks okay now. One is the extravagant ostentation of the Jia family, which makes people in the capital talk about it, and makes people in the capital never forget them. power.

However, in Jia Amnesty's view, this is coming soon.

First, Jia Yuanchun's family-visiting villa absolutely emptied the Rongguo Mansion's wealth and made the Rongguo Mansion owe a whole lot of debt. The Rongguo Mansion couldn't pay it back, and their extravagant ostentation would definitely not last for a few years.When they start pawning their lives, it means that the "social obliteration" of the Jia family has entered the final juncture.

Second, based on the virtues of Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, once Jia Yuanchun becomes a concubine, their tails will definitely go up to the sky, and they will not even realize that they have offended anyone.In other words, after Jia Yuanchun visited his relatives, the Jia family was almost kicked out by their small groups and forces.

At that time, it was only a matter of one sentence for the superiors to clean up the Jia family.

When talking about this with his son on the road, Jia She was really happy.

Fortunately, he believed the words in that note, otherwise, not to mention being dragged into the pit, maybe even his own wealth and life, as well as his own children, would become other people's stepping stones and scapegoats.

Jia Amnesty's thoughts were accurately and clearly conveyed to his son Jia Lian on the road.Therefore, after hearing what Madam Cui said, Jia Lian quickly got up and clasped his fists, saying, "I feel at ease after hearing what Madam Cui said. I was also worried that I would only be able to do the job of being a housekeeper, and only know all about poetry and prose." Six orifices, it will fail the concubine's expectations. I just don't know if I can get advice after I take office? What should I do?"

Mother Cui smiled and said, "Lord Jia, please don't worry. Now that the sweet potatoes have been harvested, the next priority is to dry the sweet potatoes, make sweet potato flour, and prepare to make sweet potato vermicelli in the twelfth lunar month. What you have to do, take care of your money and food. Supervise accountants to make accounts, check accounts, and prevent false accounts.”

When Jia Lian heard this, he knew these things well.

Isn't that what he usually does at home?

Immediately thank Madam Cui for her guidance.

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