Jia Zheng personally led a group of boys to deliver the rewards that Jia Lian had received to Jia Mu's courtyard.
No wonder Jia Zheng made such a fuss. Although the Rongguo Mansion also received some rewards from the palace every year, they were distributed uniformly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the family and had no direct relationship with the emperor.
Moreover, the reason why the emperor personally rewarded Jia Lian with these things was because of military merit, military merit!
Jia Mansion, I haven’t heard this word for many years...
"Old lady, please see, these things were sent back by Lian'er, saying that the emperor was rewarding him for his meritorious service at the border last year."
Jia Zheng asked the boys to stand in two rows, with the ones in the front holding gold and silver ingots and green ruyi, and those in the back holding high-quality palace brocades.
Jia's mother was supported by two girls and came down the steps to take a look.
The gold and silver ingots were all small silver ingots, each weighing two ounces. Mother Jia could see at a glance that they were indeed made exclusively for the imperial court.
There was a plate of gold and silver stacked neatly, taking up two wooden cases.
There is also a small and exquisite green Ruyi...
Jia Mu looked at them one by one, and then at the twelve exquisite palace brocades held by the three young men behind her. For a moment, she felt that the scene in front of her was somewhat familiar.
She remembered that when the Duke was leading troops abroad, the old emperor always gave him something similar to this in order to reward him for his achievements...
Jia Zheng added: "The emperor also gave five royal horses, and now they are all taken to the stable in the south courtyard and kept well."
"Okay, okay..." Jia Mu came to her senses, said hello several times, and asked Jia Lian where she had gone.
"Today is the Lantern Festival. He needs to go to the Yamen to coordinate affairs, so he does not take a break." Jia Zheng replied.
Jia Mu sighed after hearing this, maybe this is the reason why Jia She, Jia Zhen and others are not willing to work as officials outside. Well, they can't even spend the Lantern Festival peacefully, and they have to go to the Yamen to be busy.
It also reminded me of what happened yesterday.
Fortunately, she was worried yesterday that Jia Lian was young and reckless and offended the nobles in the palace. If he made the emperor angry, not only would he not be able to serve in the official position, but he would also be the source of disaster.
Unexpectedly, he turned around and sent the emperor's reward back to show her.
As if telling her clearly how unnecessary her worries yesterday were...
Yes, external matters should be left to their family to make the final decision. Jia Mu herself couldn't help but feel happy that she did not openly agree to Mrs. Xiangyang Hou's request yesterday. Otherwise, I'm afraid that today she
His face cannot be covered.
Last night, she just pretended to ask Jia Lian casually. She realized that Jia Lian had already made up his mind, so she didn't pay much attention.
Jia's mother even decided that from today on, she would no longer treat Jia Lian as a junior, just as she did Jia Zheng, regardless of his official duties outside, and let them do whatever they wanted.
If she couldn't see now that Jia Lian was highly valued by the emperor, she would have lived more than seventy years in vain.
Similarly, those who can see this are Aunt Xue and the ladies in each room next to her!
The emperor's reward always has the meaning behind it, which is greater than the actual reward.
Therefore, at this time, everyone around was rushing to say congratulations to Jia Mu, and the good words were spread out like they were free of charge.
Many of them were directed towards Wang Xifeng.
At this time, the usually well-mannered granddaughter-in-law was like a country woman who had never seen the world. She could not move in front of those gifts given by the emperor, and her eyes were full of greed.
These are all earned without conscience!
She originally thought that the ginseng he got back last time was valuable enough, but when she saw that he was throwing it away without feeling any pain at all, it was like cutting her flesh!
In the past, in addition to the dowry she brought, she had been the home of Rongguo Mansion for several years. It was not an exaggeration to say that she calculated every day and calculated everything with the help of agencies. With such hard work, in the past three or four years, she had made a full calculation.
But I made a few thousand taels of extra money...
But there is no conscience, this reward alone is worth thousands of taels of silver!
Sure enough, it is much easier for a man's family to make money than for a woman, even if she is the head of the Duke's mansion.
Wang Xifeng even vaguely guessed that Jia Lian must have saved a lot of private money... probably in his study, or in the hands of the two foreign women he brought back.
Wang Xifeng had long wanted to give it to Jia Lian, but she didn't find a suitable opportunity.
Now it seems that there is no need for it. She vaguely feels that from now on, she will no longer have to worry about money. Those who have no conscience will eat as much as they can!
All the women didn't feel ashamed at all about Wang Xifeng's appearance, only full of envy.
Any woman can't help but tremble when she sees other people's husbands sending such great wealth to their families. She wishes that her own man could do the same tomorrow, so that she can be like the person in front of her.
, the scenery is infinite once.
Jia's mother asked everyone to follow her to enjoy the feast, and then she said to Jia Zheng and others: "I often tell you that in a family, the men should do business outside, so that the family can prosper.
You were alone before, but now you are better, with Lian'er helping you, I think you can feel more relaxed."
"That's what the old lady said."
Jia Zheng nodded honestly. It could be seen that he was quite happy.
When Jia Mu saw this, she nodded secretly, that's fine. As long as Jia Zheng and Jia Lian's uncle and nephew have a harmonious relationship, the family will not be in chaos.
Then he said to Wang Xifeng: "Okay, little Feng, let your people take all these things away and store them well. This is the wealth that your family Lian Er has earned by risking his life!"
Wang Xifeng nodded hurriedly. She couldn't wait to take these things away. It seemed that if people looked at them one more time, they might snatch them from her.
So he personally held the fragile green Ruyi in his hands, called Ping'er, Feng'er and other girls to move all the things into his house.
Arriving home with great excitement, Wang Xifeng was a little embarrassed when Qingwen came up to touch her.
Although her bedroom was not as big as Jia Mu's, it was still quite big, with four or five standing cabinets, an unknown number of boxes, and a rather spacious compartment.
But now, she actually doesn't know how to place these new good things.
In the past, she couldn't imagine that she still had this trouble. She wished that all the good things were hers and that she could fill her house with them.
After finally discussing with Heping'er, she moved and put the things properly, and she herself was so tired that she fell down on the bed and lay down.
Suddenly he looked sideways at Ping'er and asked: "Miss Ping, tell me, why is your second master suddenly so powerful?"
Ping'er smiled. In the past two years, Wang Xifeng had asked similar questions countless times.
When there was no reply from Ping'er, Wang Xifeng didn't care. She counted on her fingers from the first time Jia Lian went to Yangzhou, when he brought her the hairpin phoenix and a bunch of worthless gifts. Later, Jia Lian became better and better each time.
of things to send home.
Now it’s even more amazing, he started bringing things back to her from the emperor!
In the past, the largest proportion of the family's assets was the dowry she brought. If this continues, it will no longer be the case soon.
It is said that the economic base determines the superstructure. Although Sister Feng did not understand this statement, she naturally understood this truth. She suddenly realized the crisis involved.
"Miss Ping, do you think your second master is becoming more and more powerful now, becoming a high official, and receiving rewards from the emperor? Will he dislike me and not want me anymore in the future?"
Ping'er just sat down next to Sister Feng and was shocked when she heard Sister Feng lying on the couch talking nonsense: "Why did grandma say that?"
Wang Xifeng sat up and said with a slight blush: "Look at me, I have a rough personality and no literary talent. Your second master often talks about me, saying that I don't understand the style. I... hmph, he is now successful, so he will inevitably dislike me for not being enough.
good!
I'm a person who can't get rid of the dirt in my eyes. If he dislikes me, I will definitely quarrel with him. By then, I'm afraid he won't want me anymore."
Ping'er was speechless when she heard Sister Feng say this.
Now that you know this, don't argue with him...
However, as Wang Xifeng's personal maid, she knew that Wang Xifeng's worries were not unreasonable.
"Second Grandma, actually Second Master is very good to you. As long as you don't quarrel with him in the future and just obey him more, Second Master will definitely always treat you well."
Ping'er didn't know that Wang Xifeng was just worrying about gains and losses for the moment. Hearing what she said, he looked at her with a smile.
"Why do you obey him so much? He wanted you, so I gave you to him. Does that count as obeying him? He wanted you to give him that, but you refused, and I forced you to do it. Does that count as obeying him?
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"Second Grandma~!" Ping'er suddenly stood up and stared at Sister Feng, the roots behind her ears turned red.
It’s so bullying!
Seeing that Ping'er was about to run away, Wang Xifeng was even more proud. He reached out to grab her and pulled her over. Then he leaned into her ear and said with a smile: "Seriously, you second master has given us such a good look today, we can't reward him with any reward."
he?
Otherwise, how about you just rely on him again..."
Ping'er got angry, threw away Sister Feng's groping hand, and scolded: "I want you to do it, but I don't."
When Wang Xifeng faced Jia Lian, she was very restrained, but when facing Ping'er, perhaps because of her status advantage, she was very hateful.
She imitated Jia Lian's movements, turned Ping'er's head over, and asked with a smile: "Really don't agree? I'm afraid it's a lie, why did you eat with gusto just when I looked at you..."
Just when Ping'er was so embarrassed by Sister Feng that she had no choice but to do anything, Qingwen came in and said, "Second Grandma, Grandma You of Dongfu sent someone to invite Second Grandma to come over to have a drink and watch a show. The old lady and the others are also going."
"knew."
Only then did Sister Feng let Ping'er go and got up to clean up.
Ping'er was also about to go back to the house to change clothes. Unexpectedly, Qingwen came up to her and asked, "Sister Ping'er, what were you and my second grandma talking about in the house just now? What's delicious?"