Sister Xue of the Red Chamber

Re-enfeased by the Jin Dynasty, Jia Binen was pro-provincial, and Daiyu made small additions

It was Jia Zheng's birthday in September.

On this day, everyone from Ningrong and Rongxi Hall came to the Rongxi Hall for a banquet. Sister Feng set up the banquet according to Mrs. Wang's order, and invited the theater troupe. It was very lively.

Suddenly, a porter rushed to report, "There is a steward in the palace to announce the decree!" It made everyone in the courtyard jump.

He hurriedly called to stop the play, removed the banquet for a while, put down the incense table, and knelt down at the middle gate to meet him.

It was Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace.It turned out that Jia's family was offering Xia Shouzhong so that he could help Yuanchun in the palace.Later, by coincidence, the Jia family got acquainted with Jia Dakong, the eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation who came to deliver the decree. With the same surname Jia, somehow they got in touch.This gradually alienated Xia Shouzhong.

Seeing that Xia Shouzhong came to proclaim the decree today, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and everyone had different thoughts at the moment.

Xia Shouzhong didn't talk too much, he entered the door and stood facing south, and said in his mouth: "Oral order, announce the first-class general of the town, Jia Amnesty, and see you immediately in the court!"

Jia Amnesty went back to the courtyard, changed into his court clothes, and followed him into the palace.

The people at Rongxi Hall were relieved, and the banquet was held again, and it became lively.

Only Mrs. Xing, thinking about it, didn't know what was going on, with a worried expression on her face.Wang Xifeng's heart had already turned a thousand times, but she was still joking with Mrs. Wang with a smile on her face.

Mrs. Wang turned her head and saw it, and said with a smile, "Don't worry too much, Eldest Madam. Although the Eldest Master is a bit of a jerk, and he doesn't lead errands on weekdays, it doesn't matter. Even if there are some small mistakes that the Emperor knows about, it's just a reprimand Just a few words, nothing major will happen!"

He also said, "Today is our master's birthday, it's a great day, sister-in-law, don't be too discouraged, just have fun!" In the words, there may be a sense of blaming Jia She for disturbing the good time.

On the one hand, she was a serious mother-in-law, and on the other hand, she was the head of the Rongguo Mansion and her "good aunt". Sister Feng couldn't say much, so she had to turn her head off. "What's the matter? Let's wait for the old man to come back and we'll find out. Right now, it's more important for us to go to the theater! This is the best theater troupe in the capital. Look at this voice..."

But after an hour, when the banquet was over, Wang Baoshan and a few other housekeepers came running, "Master Jia entrusted eunuch Jia to hand over the message, and asked the old lady, the eldest wife, and Grandma Ning Fuzhen to prepare for it later. Eunuch Xia will come to invite you to enter the palace to thank you! There are also men in the house, as long as they have official positions or titles, they will also change into court clothes and wait!"

Mother Jia changed her previous composure, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know what's going on? If you don't understand half a sentence, you can watch your skin carefully!"

Wang Baoshan replied, "The little ones are not allowed to enter the palace, so they just wait outside the Xihua Gate and worry about it. Later, the eunuch Jia Dakongjia came to pass the message, saying that our eldest lady was promoted to the concubine and became a concubine. Palace lord. This is why I have to summon my natal family."

Jia Mu hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, this is a happy event!"

"Could it be that there is a wrong word somewhere. Yuanchun Jinfeng should have summoned the second master, how did he become the first master?" Mrs. Wang was indignant, and then she didn't mention that she had to enter the palace to thank her earlier, and she couldn't help it. willing. "Don't make a mistake! You missed a big deal, I want you to look good!"

Wang Baoshan hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong also came to this matter, "Please Rongguo Mansion, Ningguo Mansion, all men with titles and official positions, please enter the palace to thank you. Please Mrs. Jia, Mrs. Jia She, and Mrs. Jia Zhen enter the palace to thank you."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked, "The manager has a wrong memory. This lady was originally born to me, so why don't you want me to thank you?"

Xia Shouzhong smiled and said, "This lady is too worried. Although you are the mother of the empress, you are not allowed to enter the palace because you have no orders. Besides, the empress originally entered the palace as the niece of Master Jia She, the first-class town general. Yes. Now that the empress has been promoted to the concubine, as the head of the harem, the empress should summon Mrs. Jia, not the wife."

Not to mention Mrs. Wang was very angry.

Everyone in Jia's residence was beaming with joy. For a while, Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. You dressed up according to their ranks. Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong, who was a fourth-class bodyguard, also changed into court clothes and went to the palace together.

After a few days, Jia Yuanchun, the head of the palace, performed the canonization ceremony, and the canonization decree came down.

I can only praise Xuangui.It is Lai who must be Roujia.Yi Xuan Nei Ze.Yuga, the appropriate number.Ben to badge.Guangzi Maodian.Ergui people Jia's family and Chengliu Jiaodian.Be prepared for the ritual of respect and prudence.He served in the court.For a long time, he has been a model of virtue.I hereby honor the empress dowager's benevolent order.Canonize you as Jia Pin.Erqi only accepts the image.Zhao Gongshun to flow emblem.Dedicated to Hongxi.Act modestly and celebrate joyously.Chin Zai.

But there is no title!

It's just that everyone in Jia's mansion couldn't take this into consideration for a while.

After the canonized decree was read out, there was still another decree.

Concubine Jia has been in the palace for more than eight years, leaving her parents behind.It is human nature to have a family bond of flesh and blood.If it is not possible to make it fulfill the wish of Tianlun, it will also seriously damage the peace of heaven.The empress dowager is compassionate, and she is very kind to the mother's house of the concubine Jia. If there is another courtyard in Chongyu, you can stay outside the pass, and you may wish to invite the inner court Luan to enter her private residence. to sex.

At that time, Hui nobleman was promoted to concubine Hui, nobleman Hai was promoted to concubine Yu, and Zhen Changzai was promoted to nobleman, all of whom were allowed to visit relatives.

At that time, people from Rongning and Ningfu prefectures gathered again at Jiamu's place to discuss the construction of the garden.

There were many vacant courtyards in the north of Rongguo Mansion, and they were in disrepair for a long time, and they were already uninhabitable.Now it just happened to overthrow the garden.Jia Zhen pointed out that she could use this to gain fame, and then drew out a piece of the garden in Ningguo Mansion and merged it into it.

Seeing everyone's agreement, Jia's mother said, "Back when we were still in Jinling, we also took over the car from the grandpa's southern tour, and the cost was quite high. Although the empress is not as good as the grandpa now, the place where money is needed is not. It's not a lot at all. The money can't all come from the public." Jia Mu looked at everyone's expressions before continuing, "This was originally a happy event for our family. Some of the money will be given by the public, and each house will also contribute a share. In this way, the public will give 5 taels, and I will also take 5 taels. The rest, you can see for yourself!"

Although Mrs. Wang wished she could talk about being the "mother of the empress" all day long, she didn't want to take the lead at this time.She smiled and said, "Although the empress is my daughter, she is also the eldest granddaughter of our Rongguo Mansion. The eldest family should take the lead in this matter, what does the eldest wife think?"

Mrs. Xing has been able to suppress Mrs. Wang from time to time over the years, but she is not stupid, she just said: "The second wife is joking. How can we women be the masters. Let the gentlemen discuss it!"

Mrs. Wang was startled, and as expected, Jia Zheng said, "There is 4 taels in our second room."

Jia Amnesty had discussed it earlier than Jia Lian, and he didn't care about the money, so he said, "The big house also paid 4 taels."

Mother Jia was very satisfied.

For a while, Jia Zhen was twenty thousand taels because she was a generation younger.

Mrs. Wang made an excuse that Jia Lian had married a wife, and asked Jia Lian to pay the money.Wang Xifeng hurriedly said with a smile, "The ancestors also know that I will take care of the money in our family. There is no need to ask the second master Lian. Although our family is not like Big Brother Zhen, he is the head of the family in the Ning Mansion, but he also has some family background. So he came out 1 taels, the right should be a scene. Don't refuse!"

"That's fine. Zhu'er's daughter-in-law will pay 8000 taels. She is a widow who is unemployed. Second daughter-in-law, you should pay for her." Mother Jia said.

Calculated in this way, Jia Rong also paid 5000 taels.

In November, because Lin Heyu's vacation was about to expire, the Lin family brothers and sisters returned to the capital.

Jia's mother wanted to send someone to pick her up, but she didn't want the imperial decree to be issued first. She gave the earl's mansion and ordered Lin's brothers and sisters to live there.

Mrs. Wang was feeling sorry for Yinzi, and when she saw the brothers and sisters of the Lin family returning to Beijing, she hurriedly sent Zhou Rui's family over.

"The cousin has returned to the capital! The old lady has been talking about it all day, and she wants someone to take the cousin back to the mansion. I don't want to live here, but let the old lady miss it together!"

"Nurse Zhou is joking." Lin Daiyu never called a slave "sister" like the Jia family did.Daiyu smiled, "I would like to congratulate my grandmother, my cousin's congratulations! It's just that our family is observing filial piety, so it's not easy to come to our house at this time."

Zhou Rui's family hurriedly told about the construction of gardens by Jia Pin's relatives and the establishment of members in each house.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Daiyu got the news, and prepared some money to express her heart. Even if Zhou Mama didn't come, she would have someone send it. It's just that there are examples in each room, and Daiyu didn't." It’s better to go past all the elders.” As he spoke, he ordered someone to fetch a box, “Brother and I are both juniors and married again. Although we can’t follow the example of sister-in-law Zhu and elder brother Lian, we can’t break the example of Brother Rong. Let's go. It's just that Brother Rong has already married, and this is another incident. After much deliberation, I asked someone to ask my grandmother, and finally decided on the number of 5000 taels. It is the most appropriate and does not break the etiquette."

A mere 5000 taels won't catch Mrs. Wang's eyes, not to mention the 4 taels that Erfang gave, even compared with the 8000 taels she gave for Li Wan, it is still less.

Daiyu also had something to say, implying that Jia's mother knew about it.With the 5000 taels, she has no chance to make a move.

Thinking about it, he went all the way to the East Courtyard.When I entered the door, I complained to the mother and daughter of Lin Daiyu about Lin Daiyu, who is petty and can't get on the stage.

He also said, "It is a great honor to be able to contribute to the mother-in-law! The family-senting courtyard is more grand, and the mother is happy to see her, so she can support everyone. Her brother is only a seventh-rank official now. A few good words in front of the emperor, why can't you mention the grade!"

Baochai smiled and said nothing, but asked Yinger to hand over a stack of bank notes.Mrs. Wang pinched it, touched about 8 to [-] taels, and then she got up and went back in satisfaction.

After returning to Rongxi Hall for a little bit, a total of 8 taels!

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, and after thinking about it, she took 4 taels out of it and put it away.Then he came to Jiamu's yard with the remaining 4 taels.

Originally, in Mrs. Wang's heart, only Baoyu was the most important thing.Only now that the daughter is up to the challenge, this leaves 4 taels.I am quite proud of myself: I am afraid that I am the most fair mother in the world, treating her daughter as well as her son!If a daughter has silver, she also has a share for her son!

She didn't want to think about it, the money was originally given out for Jia Yuanchun's sake, but she was asked to give half of it to Baoyu, how could it be fair?I have never seen her share Baoyu's things with Yuanchun.Furthermore, she was afraid that she had forgotten that she had a son Jia Zhu who died young, and she treated Li Wan, Jia Lan's mother and son as nothing.