The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

How Jia Yuanchun persuaded the emperor that night, the empress was not interested in inquiring about it later, she only knew that shortly after leaving the court the next day, Jia Zheng's order to be ennobled was conveyed by a servant to Jia's house.

Dai Quan was still the one who came to the Jia family to proclaim the decree, but after reading out the imperial decree of Jia Zheng's title, he did not leave immediately nor accepted the thank you gift from the Jia family, but turned his head to Jia She with a smile and said : "Master Pardon, the emperor has another order for you, please don't get up in a hurry."

"Ah?!" Jia She, who had already got up halfway, gave Dai Quan a confused look, and after confirming that Dai Quan was not joking with him, he had no choice but to kneel down again mournfully.

Dai Quan took another imperial decree from another young eunuch and read it aloud again, but this imperial decree was to appoint Jia Amnesty as Tongzheng Secretary You Tongzheng, and he took office immediately, and also included a four-rank letter for Mrs. Xing Congratulations.

"Old Minister, the edict is not wrong, is it? The emperor will let me be an official? This is not a petty official! I even have my wife's imperial seal." Jia She took the imperial edict in a daze, and did not dare to do it for a long time. asked confidently.

"Hey! Have you forgotten what the emperor said before?! In fact, the emperor thinks that you will be able to relieve his worries, so he is very kind to you, so you should behave well! Our family is very optimistic about you and your son." Dai Quan smiled inscrutablely.

"Yes, yes, yes." Jia Amnesty replied with cold sweat all over his head, thinking to himself, who does the emperor think he can do things for?Court?common people?Or the emperor himself?Is the emperor out of his mind?Not right either!After all, he is the emperor, so it is impossible to be so foolish, but...why give him such a high official position?The emperor actually did it on purpose, right?On purpose? !

Anyway, no matter what the people in the Rongguo Mansion think, the general situation is now settled, Jia Zheng has successfully assumed the title of the third-class General Wei Lie, and can continue to live in Rongxi Hall. As for Jia She, who has no title, but There is another official position in charge of administration. It seems that the rank of this official position is quite high and the responsibility is quite heavy. This can be seen from Jia She's bewildered appearance.

Mother Jia was really not happy with this result. Her wish for the second son to become the noble was fulfilled, but it seemed that the eldest son did not suffer. The emperor gave him a lot of compensation. It's not small, but not everyone can become an official of that level at once. The most important thing is that the emperor appoints the General Secretary, the General Secretary, who is the emperor's close minister, and he is in charge of the real feudalism and petitions of the subjects of the four directions. Complaints, military affairs, disasters and other matters, this son is really out of her control.

After everyone in Jia's mansion sent away Dai Quan and others who declared the decree, Mother Jia returned to the courtyard with a gloomy expression. Jia mother's house.

"You are really talented, let me tell you, how could you give up your title so simply, you have been waiting here for a long time? After a circle, you got a vacancy for a fourth-rank official position. It was Mrs. Lin who begged for you. Your love?" Mother Jia narrowed her eyes and looked at Jia Amnesty coldly.

Mother Jia knew before that Lin Ruhai had been very close to her eldest son since returning to Beijing, but she never expected that he would seek such respect for her eldest son because of his title, and she couldn't help thinking indignantly that he has this ability, Why didn't you go out for the second brother-in-law earlier?It is extremely unfilial to make her an old woman do these things for her son! !

"My son doesn't dare. All of this is due to the great grace of the emperor, and has nothing to do with Mrs. Lin." Jia Amnesty immediately bowed and bowed.

"Hmph! Since Brother Zheng has already inherited the title, there should be no need to move the place anymore? I won't shirk what I promised you, Yuanyang, find someone to go to the East Mansion to speak to Master Zhen, and ask him to invite the clan to invite you in three days. Several elders from the family came to preside over the separation of the family." Mother Jia didn't believe how long Jia She could keep the official position after losing her title, so she didn't want to argue with Jia She.

"Yes." Yuanyang replied, turned and walked out the door.

At this time, Wang Xifeng stepped forward again and said: "Old lady, since the family is going to be separated, I should also hand over the account books of the public office. I will ask someone to prepare the things in the next two days, and let the old lady look over it first." .”

"Don't worry, this house can't be left alone, I think..." Mother Jia was startled when she heard this, she really didn't think about changing the housekeeper.

"Old lady, brother Lian and his wife belong to the big house, but my son has never heard of a nephew who takes care of his uncle and aunt, and the second brother is not empty here, so why do people criticize him for doing such a thing? I think it would be better to hand over the housekeeping to the second sibling." Before Jia Mu finished speaking, Jia Amnesty interrupted her, expressing that Jia Lian and his wife would not be allowed to stay in the second room.

"Could it be that if you change someone to be the head of the house, I can't be the master, right? I agree to let Brother Feng continue to be the housekeeper. What's wrong?!" Jia Mu scolded Jia She.

"Of course the old lady can make the decision, but this practice seems to be incompatible with etiquette. Logically, Lian's brother and daughter-in-law shouldn't interfere in the second brother's housework, let alone the affairs of the public? This kind of thing spreads to the son. The reputation is even worse, and if the emperor knew, wouldn’t he guess that there is something wrong with the second brother’s claiming the title? He suspects that his son was forced to give up the title!! If the time comes and it’s time to pursue it...the old lady doesn’t want to Did you lose the title you just got?" Jia She replied with a smile, not afraid of the old lady's angry eyes.

"You! You really want to piss me off before I stop, don't you?!" Mother Jia pointed at Jia Amnesty angrily, gnashing her teeth.

Of course, Jia Amnesty didn't really want to piss off Jiamu, but it didn't mean that he didn't think about venting his grievances, because he was forced to give up his title, and he just didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the mansion, but It doesn't mean that he really doesn't understand economic affairs, and it doesn't mean that he doesn't know that most of the public money is actually spent on those people in the second room.

Jia Lian also complained to Jia She privately many times that in order to maintain the ostentation of the mansion, Wang Xifeng had subsidized a lot of personal money to go to the public house, and the money was destined not to be returned. Even if Wang Xifeng has a few profitable shops outside the mansion, he can't be completely satisfied. He didn't care about it before because it will be her and Jia Lian's in the future. What about now?Why should she bother with other people's things? !They have been thinking about how to shirk this burden, but it is a pity that Mrs. Wang looks dull and kind, but she is shrewd and greedy. She refuses to take over the housekeeping power on the grounds that she is ignorant of common affairs, and at the same time allows her companion to embezzle the property of the mansion. Now, since the big house is no longer a serious master, how long will Wang Xifeng have to wait if he doesn't take advantage of this moment to throw away his burden?

So, in fact, during this period of time, everything Jia She and his wife did had a certain intention, but until the last step, no one knew how big the game was, and it is very likely that even Jia She himself hadn't realized what is going on now. A series of actions made their family narrowly escaped a catastrophe.

Mother Jia was also unwilling to nod her head in agreement with Wang Xifeng's handing over the housekeeping power, because she knew that the amount Wang Xifeng reported last time was not all the silver taels that could be used by the public, but was calculated after including some things that could be cashed out quickly. Counting, it may contain a lot of Wang Xifeng's personal things. If Wang Xifeng lets go, who will fill the big hole?

In the past, Mrs. Wang was the housekeeper, because she didn't want to put the money in, so she often came to her and complained that the money in the office was not enough. So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a tacit understanding and fell in love with Wang Xifeng who came in with a generous dowry, and at that time Wang Xifeng was so stupid that she didn't know the danger.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng has also become smarter now, and she gritted her teeth and refused to take over the housekeeping power. In this way, one of their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must bear this responsibility, but Jia Shetian's reason was very legitimate, and she asked her to take over for a while. There is nothing to refute, the more I think about it, the more I feel unwilling! !

"The old lady also needs to be considerate of Lian's brother and daughter-in-law. Now our eldest son and grandson have not been born yet. I am planning to let her rest for a while after this matter is over, and see if she can be named next year. I have a golden grandson in my arms and it's lively. Besides, the second sibling doesn't know how to take care of the house? Didn't she take care of Lian's brother and daughter-in-law for many years before she entered the house? It's not that the daughter-in-law is so stupid, the housekeeper is naturally a trivial matter One." Mrs. Xing also echoed.

"You don't talk, no one thinks you are dumb! Could it be that I don't let Feng girl have a child?" Jiamu scolded angrily.

"I said, girl Feng, you continue to take care of this house. As long as I'm here, who dares to say you're not? Besides, I haven't taken care of housework for many years, and many things have long been rusty. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it for a while. Good." Mrs. Wang tried to persuade Wang Xifeng with a pitiful and sad expression.

"Second wife, don't bully me like that. I used to take care of the house because the master and wife had no way to manage it, so I reluctantly took over the errand. Now the master is no longer the master of the house, so I will continue to be the housekeeper. They can talk, so...Second Wife, it's not that I don't want to answer, but I really don't dare." Wang Xifeng replied with a half-smile.

"So, do you really decide to let go?" Mrs. Wang thought that she was already very low-key, and this niece still didn't give any face to her. It was just like what the boss said, she was either a daughter or a bad girl. A star and a half.

"I'm really sorry for the second wife. I also really want to give birth to a son for the second master. Sister Qiao is five years old, and now she thinks about having younger brothers and sisters all day long." Wang Xifeng replied with a smile on her face.

"Since Feng girl doesn't want to take care of it, let's just tidy up the account books and hand them over to the second wife." Jiamu will not take over by herself, so in the end the only choice is Mrs. Wang.

"Thank you, old lady, for being considerate of my grandson, but my grandson just thought that since my daughter-in-law doesn't need a housekeeper, it's not good for us to continue living with the second master. Only by changing it." As if in a relay race, Jia Lian raised another problem.

"That's right! You have to move back, but there's no place to live, old lady, my son suggests extending the garden wall a few feet back. The second brother has already gained so many benefits, so it's a bit of a disadvantage at this time. It should be okay to let a little half come out to build a yard for my nephew, right?" Jia Amnesty's eyes lit up when he heard this, and after a while he thought about where Jia Lian lived.

"This...since it's for brother Lian to live in, of course it's fine." Jia Zheng opened his mouth, but finally agreed.

"Thank you, Second Master!" Jia Lian hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks.

"It's up to you, brother Zheng. Since the affairs here are all right, we should hurry up with the garden affairs. Otherwise, we will have to wait until the year of the monkey before we can ask for an order to welcome the mother back?" Jia Mu thought in her heart. The most important thing was Concubine Xiande's family visit, so in the end I went back here.

"My son understands. Don't worry, old lady. As long as you have the silver, the project can be carried out at any time, and many things have already been arranged. There will never be too long a delay." Jia Zheng replied quickly.

"That's good." Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction, feeling that there was finally something to make her feel at ease.