One hundred and sixty-three chapters of the character volume
"Is your Majesty coming back? I'm afraid it's rare to come back." Jia Zhen sighed, "I originally thought that our Jia family would be able to benefit from the title of Imperial Concubine, and we would be able to think of any good things that come to our Jia family.
Home, but over the past year or so, how is it any different from before? It’s even worse.”
“Father, that’s not what you said.” Jia Rong said hesitantly.
"Isn't that what you mean? Huh, look at how Mr. She is flattering the eldest son of the Sun family. He wishes he could just sell the second girl to the Sun family. Isn't it just for the 81,100 taels of silver?" Jia Zhen disdainfully said.
Authentic: "Mr. Zheng is a good old man. It's in vain that he hangs on to this foreign minister from the Ministry of Works. In what year can't he earn eight thousand taels of silver by building bridges, paving roads, building mausoleums, and temples outside?"
But what about him? He has a clean face and thinks he has a good reputation, but in fact, people say behind his back that he is useless..."
Jia Zhen's words left Jia Rong speechless. The whole government knew what happened to Mr. Zheng. It was impossible to expect him to do anything.
The two complained for a while, but the topic returned to their father (grandfather).
"Father, my son always feels that there is something fishy about grandfather's secretive preparations. Could it be that something is going to happen?" The more Jia Rong thought about it, the less confident he became. "How about asking over there?"
"No." Jia Zhen firmly refused, "Xibian'er is still without a master. Neither Master She nor Master Zheng can make up his mind. It's a pity that Jia Lian is gone. If he is here, let him go to Feng Ziying to find out.
Enough."
"How about your son going to Yongping Mansion?" Jia Rong hesitated. He had actually wanted to visit Feng Ziying for a long time, but he had never had the chance.
With the departure of Jia Lian, who was relatively familiar with him, Jia Yun has now completely become Feng Ziying's northern representative of Haitong Yinzhuang, and can even directly talk to Prince Zhongshun, Wang, Tian, Liang and other important figures in the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce.
This made Jia Rong extremely jealous.
Jia Rui also suddenly appeared in the Jia family. Jia Qiang, who used to follow him, now seems to be clinging to Jia Yun, which adds to Jia Rong's inner panic.
He felt that the Ningguo Mansion seemed to be gradually being marginalized. Although the Rongguo Mansion was also bleak now, after all, there was still an older girl in the palace, and Jia Zheng was still a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry, and the Ningguo Mansion was
Bian seemed to be relying solely on the ten or twenty thousand taels of silver dug out from Lai Sheng to rest on his laurels.
Now that something like this about his grandfather suddenly appeared, it really made him and his father panic a little bit. He didn't know if it was a disaster or a blessing. He even wanted to open the bag of tips in advance to see what happened, but in the end
Still don't dare.
“What’s the reason?” Jia Zhen was also a little moved.
"We are in Beitang, and there are several Zhuangzi over Lutai. It is next to Tianjin Wei and not far from Yongping Mansion. If the Mongols invade, I heard that Yongping Mansion will bear the brunt and may even go south.
If we come from Liangcheng, our Zhuangzi will be in some trouble, so we just want to get some news." Jia Rong thought for a while, "Besides, the two aunts are also in Yongping Mansion. I heard that Feng
The uncle is also very fond of his two aunts. It happened that the south sent some pine flower damask brocade, so he used this as an excuse to send it to the two aunts..." Fastest update on PC::/
Jia Zhen stroked her beard and nodded, this is a reason.
There are Zhuangzi in Ningguo Prefecture in the north and south. The Zhuangzi in the north are mainly concentrated in Erbaodi on the Shuntian Prefecture side. There are three or four on the Tianjin Wei side. There are also a few in Baoan Prefecture. Wu Jinxiao is in charge of them. The south side is in charge of Zhuangzi.
Mainly in Nanzhi, there are also some shops, all managed by Yu Lu's brother Yu Fu.
Generally speaking, if the Mongols come in, they will not be able to defeat the Tianjin border guards. However, since the Mongols are said to be powerful this year, it is unclear whether there will be any changes.
A few days ago, Yu Fu had someone send back some pine flower damask and brocade. The quantity was not large. He originally planned to send a few horses to the Rongguo Mansion, but now it seems that it is better to send them to the Feng family to ask for favors.
"Well, I'm just afraid that people won't look down on these pieces of silk brocade." Jia Zhen still hesitated: "I heard that the Feng family's eldest son is now very popular in Yongping Mansion. Even ordinary gentry are afraid of it.
Zhi Ruhu, I have an acquaintance in the Tongzhou Yamen, and I once came to Beijing to see if there was anyone who could be connected to the Feng family. He was willing to pay a thousand taels of silver just to set up a connection. I thought about it again and again, but still didn’t dare to take it.
This matter..."
The Feng family is different now. Feng Ziying's status is certainly unusual, but it is probably hard to catch someone's eye when looking for products.
"Father, it's just a favor. My son is going to give some gifts to his two aunts, and also asks to see Uncle Feng. This can be regarded as a filial piety from the younger generation. Well, last year, didn't the south also send one or two exquisite pieces?
The golden rattan hat and the jade needle coop? Although these two things are just hand-knitted things, they have a unique flavor. My son heard that the second aunt is used to please Uncle Feng, and he is particularly interested in such different things. Maybe he will give them to him.
These two items can also please her, and maybe she can be asked to say a few nice words in Uncle Feng's ear..."
Jia Zhen didn't expect her son's thoughts to be so delicate. She thought for a while and then said: "That's fine, just go for a walk. But don't reveal anything about your grandfather. If you have a chance to meet him, just ask
Ask about the situation in the capital, and by the way, tell me about the current situation of Jia Shi Wang Xue's family, and ask him to help give some advice."
"Okay, father, actually my son wants to go to Yongping Mansion, and he also wants to avoid Master She. He and the Sun family man are fighting more and more fiercely in Datong, and they have helped to connect many merchants from Beijing and Central China.
As for the Sun family man, although I don't know what the connection is, his son always felt that it was not safe. The son was unwilling to go the first two times, but he couldn't help it. This time, the pardon master asked his son to make a trip again.
I think it’s good to avoid it,..."
Jia Rong revealed her true intention, and Jia Zhen was surprised, "What did you talk about the first two times you went to Ping'an Prefecture?"
"How did my son know? He just took these merchants to meet with the Sun family in Ping'an Prefecture, and then left me aside. My son was so mysterious that he didn't bother to ask more. After they negotiated, my son came back.
But the grandson of the Sun family was quite generous and never treated me badly, and he also granted me a seal of three hundred taels when he left." Jia Rong said with a smile.
Jia Zhen shook her head, "Brother Rong, I'm afraid you have to be more careful. If you encounter something like this again in the future, hide away if you can. Mr. She is careless, and something might happen to you."
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"You want to see me, Baoqin?" Qingwen was startled, and almost knocked out the teacup in Yuanyang's hand.
Seeing Yuanyang coming to the house in a hurry, I wanted to tease Yuanyang about whether he was preparing to enter Feng's house, but unexpectedly, he was stunned by Yuanyang's first words.
“Well, when I came back from the palace with Qin in my arms, I said I was bringing a message from the queen, asking you to go over and ask about the situation.”
Yuanyang's expression is also a bit complicated, but her heart is filled with fear and uneasiness. Even servants like her have felt the turmoil in Rongning's second house in the past few months.
In fact, this situation has been vaguely felt since the Empress’s wedding. The Empress was not in a very good mood during her wedding, and she met Uncle Feng alone. This situation is rare and even very abnormal.
Theoretically, it is not appropriate for the empress to meet outsiders, especially men. The most she can do is meet Baoyu. Meeting Uncle Feng is definitely out of line, but the empress avoided the servants and met alone, and even met her the next day.
I met Uncle Feng again at Tubi Villa.
Like our ancestors, the wives and even the gentlemen were all vaguely aware of this matter, but they all remained strangely silent and seemed to have completely forgotten about it.
Now Baoqin came out of the palace specifically to call Qingwen over to understand and explain the matter. This situation has never been seen before.
"Yuanyang, why would Baoqin want to find me?" Qingwen was puzzled, "How could the empress still care about me?"
"That's not something I can know. I won't drink tea anymore. Come with me quickly. The carriage is still waiting outside." Yuanyang shook his head, "When you see Baoqin, ask her if you have any questions.
That’s it.”
“This is inappropriate.” Qingwen shook her head.
“Huh?” Yuanyang understood immediately, “You want to report it to your grandma?”
"Then I must go. If grandma doesn't agree, I can't go to the Jia Mansion. If I go, I can't listen or say anything." Qingwen carefully considered her words: "I am now from the Feng Mansion, not the Jia Mansion.
of people.”
Yuanyang nodded, which was reasonable. He looked at Qingwen's body up and down, but there was no change. He asked quietly: "Uncle Feng doesn't want your body yet? Why are you still being pretentious?"
Qingwen's face turned red, "Damn it, Yuanyang, why have you become like those shameless little hooves..."
Yuanyang ignored Qingwen's embarrassment. She had an unusual relationship with Qingwen and shrugged her nose, "Don't pretend in front of me. It's no secret that Uncle Feng likes you. Who in the whole family doesn't know? I saw Yun Shang earlier.
You look like you just lost your body, but I didn’t expect you to still be perfect. Didn’t Uncle Feng come back a few days ago? Can you still bear it? "
Qingwen couldn't help but want to tear Yuanyang's mouth apart, "Little hoof, how can you still run away? Even my grandma knows that there is Hehui Yuanyang in Rongguo Mansion, and the uncle thinks highly of him..."
Yuanyang's face suddenly became hot, but he was also a little surprised, "Don't call me out there. How could your grandma know about me..."
"Huh, don't be secretly happy but have to be tough." Qingwen curled her lips. The two of them grew up together, and no one knew the temperament of the other. "I never hide my affairs from grandma, and grandma never cares.
Even if I have to take care of my affairs, I should help him handle them. Do you think my grandma can be a jealous woman?"