"Oh, Lord Marquis, this old slave has sent his regards to Lord Marquis."
In the left side hall of the front section of the palace, Xia Shouzhong and several eunuchs were sitting and drinking tea. When they saw Jia Lian coming in, they rushed to greet him and said with a smile on his face and a flattering look on his face.
Jia Lian glanced at him, shook his head secretly, and said that these eunuchs were accustomed to adapting to the wind. No wonder those noble literati looked down upon eunuchs the most.
In fact, Xia Shouzhong was the eunuch of the Sixth Palace. In the palace, apart from the several eunuchs of Chonghua Palace, only Dai Quan could outdo him.
When a eunuch reaches this level, he must be used to being powerful, and there is absolutely no need to be servile to a Marquis with a foreign surname.
Jia Lian knew that when the Jia family began to decline in the original work, the first to inflict trouble on the Jia family were a group of eunuchs headed by Xia Shouzhong.
The reason why he lowered his stance at this time was because the Jia family was in great power and Jia Lian was deeply trusted in front of the emperor.
It is conceivable that if one day Yuanchun falls out of favor, or loses the emperor's trust, Xia Shouzhong will definitely be among the people who will fall out of favor the fastest.
Even though he knew this, Jia Lian still smiled at him and said: "This time is because the imperial concubine and the queen are visiting relatives. I have exhausted Eunuch Xia and all the other father-in-laws in their busy work. I would like to thank you all."
"I don't dare to accept it. It's the duty of the slaves and others to be able to serve the Marquis and be loyal to the Queen. I don't dare to express my gratitude to you as the Marquis."
Xia Shouzhong said, and the other two eunuchs next to him also echoed with smiling faces.
Seeing them like this, Jia Lian was too lazy to talk nonsense. He waved his hand and Lin Zhixiao walked out from behind him, holding a tray in his hand.
Jia Lian did not hide it, but opened it directly, revealing a brand new plate of small silver ingots inside, which weighed about five hundred taels.
"This is a gift from my Jia family. Please take it with me, father-in-law, and get some wine to eat."
Following Jia Lian's words, Lin Zhixiao brought the tray to Xia Shouzhong.
"This...it's so embarrassing, costing Lord Marquis money..."
This was not Xia Shouzhong's first day dealing with the Jia family. He knew that the Jia family was wealthy, so he said he was sorry and already took the money with his hand.
Jia Lian smiled, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, please take a good rest here, I will not disturb you."
"Master Hou, walk slowly..."
Walking back to the side courtyard where the gentlemen of the Jia Mansion gathered, Jia Zheng came up to him as soon as they met and asked: "How is it going, father-in-law, has everything been sorted?"
Jia Lian nodded. When dealing with these eunuchs, the best thing to do is spend money.
Don't think that five hundred taels of silver is small. Not to mention the matter of saving marriage, the Jia family has stuffed countless amounts of money into the pockets of these eunuchs. Even five hundred taels of silver is definitely enough for the big ones.
The eunuchs were divided.
We must know that the annual salary of a third-grade eunuch at this time was only more than a hundred taels of silver. Just look at the original work, Dai Quan, who was the general manager of the Daming Palace and was known as the internal minister, was willing to promise Jia Zhen for a thousand taels of silver.
Jia Rong donated a fifth-grade Dragon Guard.
It's just that Jia Lian is so rich now that he doesn't think that a few hundred taels of silver is nothing.
As for giving some benefits to these eunuchs, that is also a must. Not to mention opening a way for Yuanchun, but just saying that this time Yuanchun goes home to visit relatives, there are so many things inside and outside, no matter how careful the Jia Mansion is, there will always be orders.
What people criticize.
At this time, it is very important to prevent the eunuchs in charge from talking in the palace, or even saying good things in return.
"In that case, let's hurry over. Your Majesty has finished her bath and is about to have a banquet in the main hall. I should go over and accompany you."
"good."
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By the way, Yuanchun took a bath in the luxurious and comfortable bath and after changing his clothes, he felt really refreshed.
If she hadn't been thinking about getting together with her family for the Mid-Autumn Festival, she would have wanted to hang out for a while longer.
Gathered in the main hall with Jia Mu and others, Yuan Chun ordered everyone inside and outside to sit down without ceremony and have a grand banquet.
Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and other ladies were accompanying them in the palace. Among them, Sister Feng and You were holding bowls of soup at their side, while Jia Zheng and more than a dozen of the principal sons and nephews of the Jia family were accompanying them on the corridor outside the palace.
Yuanchun thought about the scenery in the garden he had just visited, and it was surprising that every aspect was pleasing to the people. And out of respect for her, Jia Zheng and others did not officially name the pavilions and pavilions, at least mentioning them on plaques.
So he ordered the pen and inkstone to serve him, and selected the person he liked best to give his name.
The main building is decorated with a plaque reading "Daguan Tower".
The main hall was given a plaque "Gu En Si Yi" with the title:
"Heaven and earth show great mercy, and the innocent and gray-headed people feel the same sympathy; the past and the present are the classics, and the nine states and all the nations are blessed with grace and glory."
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A phoenix came to give it the name "Xiaoxiang Pavilion".
The red fragrant green jade was renamed "Yihong Kuailu" and named "Yihongyuan".
Hengzhi Qingfen named it "Hengwuyuan".
The apricot curtain is in sight and is named "Huange Villa".
To the west of the main building, the place where you just bathed was named "Hanfang Pavilion", and to the east the flying building was named "Zhujin Pavilion". In addition, there are "Liao Fengxuan", "Lotus Pavilion", "Purple Lingzhou",
There are dozens of four-character plaques with names such as "Qiushuangzhai", "Pear Blossom Spring Rain", "Tongjian Autumn Wind", etc., too numerous to mention.
He also ordered that the old plaque did not need to be removed, so he first inscribed:
"The building is built with mountains and rivers in mind. It took many efforts to build it. It is equipped with all kinds of scenery in the sky and on earth. Fangyuan should be named Xi Grand View."
Yuanchun was inside, showing off his talents. On the outer corridor, all the men of the Jia family were paying close attention to what was going on inside. They only waited for the "literary meeting" inside to end before playing music and starting the opera.
While waiting, every time Yuan Chun's poem came out, except for Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, everyone rushed to flatter Yuan Chun and praised Yuan Chun's talent. This is also a common phenomenon.
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Jia Lian was disdainful because of his status, while Jia Zheng was embarrassed to praise him because she was his own daughter.
As for Jia Baoyu, he had an inkling and confirmed that his sister was really even more talented than ordinary people, and he felt even more sad.
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Suddenly, he saw the maid next to Yuan Chun coming out with her Qin in her arms. After bowing to Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others, she said, "Your Majesty, please let Second Master Lian and Second Master Bao go in."
No one was surprised by Yuanchun's order, and they could only look at Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu with envy.
Who wants two people to be the younger brothers of the imperial concubine? Isn’t it natural for an elder sister to dote on her younger brother?
Of course, there are actually two people in the two mansions who are Yuanchun's younger brothers, Jia Cong and Jia Huan. Among them, Jia Huan is Yuanchun's biological brother.
However, Yuanchun never asked about these two people from the beginning to the end, and everyone treated them as if they did not exist, and they were not even allowed to enter the palace.
But it is said that Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu entered the palace under the guidance of Baoqin. They saw Yuan Chun sitting high in the middle of the main eucalyptus. On both sides of him, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu, and the three springs were arranged in rows. In front of each person's eucalyptus, there were
With pens, ink, paper and inkstones in their hands, everyone was thinking hard with their heads down.
At first glance, it looks like the examiner is supervising the students.
"Greetings, big sister."
"Baoyu... I've met my eldest sister..."
Jia Baoyu was taught that when he saw Yuanchun, he must call her "Empress". He had followed the instructions before, but now he was following Jia Lian and was carried away by his words, so he stuttered.
"Hurry up and get free gifts."
Yuan Chun walked down from the bed, took a shower, touched up her makeup, and changed into regular clothes. She looked even more beautiful and charming. Even Jia Lian couldn't help but take a second look, wondering in his heart, there is no reason why the emperor should not love such a beauty.
That's right.
"I'm not very talented, and I'm not good at chanting. What I'm doing tonight is just to pay off my responsibilities and live up to the garden and the scenery.
I'm glad that all the sisters in my family are well versed in calligraphy. I just ordered them to write a plaque and a poem for each of them, depending on their talents."
Yuanchun explained to Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu who were confused, making Sister Feng and Youshi next to them very embarrassed.
Obviously, these two illiterate sisters must have been embarrassed just now.
Yuanchun didn't care about them, and turned to Jia Baoyu and said, "When I returned home this time, I was very happy to see the words you chanted in this garden. It can be seen that you have not neglected your studies in these years and lived up to my own expectations."
The hard work of teaching young children.”
Yuanchun's praise made Jia Baoyu feel embarrassed. In his father's words, he only had this little ability, and could only work hard on thick words and colorful poems. He was ignorant of serious knowledge.
In short, academics are the two words that Jia Baoyu is most impatient to hear. But when facing outsiders, especially those he has not yet become familiar with, he still won't show off his personality, so he nods obediently.
Yuanchun didn't know these inside stories, because after Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang entered the palace, they all said good things about Jia Baoyu. She was handsome, cute, and obedient.
"Because there are four places in the garden that I love most, the first is Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the second is Hengwu Garden, the third is Huange Villa, and the fourth is Yihong Courtyard.
Since we have this meeting today, you can make two places, Hengwu Garden and Yihongyuan. There is no limit to the rhyme, as long as the five-character rhyme is enough."
When he heard that Yuanchun asked him to compose a poem, Jia Baoyu was relieved. Because these parts were also his favorites, he had already secretly done a lot of poems on them, and now it was not difficult to compose two poems, so he bowed down
Yes.
Yuanchun looked at Jia Lian again.
Jia Lian understood what she meant when she heard that Yuanchun proposed four places but only asked Jia Baoyu to do two.
So he immediately bowed his hands to Yuan Chun and said, "Eldest sister knows me. I am a common man and a rough man. I only like to dance with swords and guns. I am not as elegant as Brother Bao, who can recite and write poems. Eldest sister should not make things difficult for me."
Already."
Yuan Chun didn't expect that she would be rejected by Jia Lian before she could say anything. She was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Lian is too self-effacing. I believe you when you say you are good at martial arts, but I don't believe you when you say you can't recite poems and compose poems. I believe it's not just me, but who else here can believe it."
Woolen cloth?"
Yuanchun waved her hand, and the people she pointed at laughed in unison.
"Back then, in the prince's residence, Brother Lian sang "Die Nian Hua" and "Lovesickness Ling", which were full of romance. Why are they declining now? Oh, I understand. Brother Xu Shilian had no choice but to write about the mountains and rivers of Eight Thousand Miles.
It is so vast and the human relationship in the world is so profound that I would not even bother to praise this garden or scene."
Yuanchun said with a smile. Judging from her appearance, she was not ready to let Jia Lian go easily.