Chapter three hundred and seventy-first feast of all hairpins in Tianxianglou
Seeing King Chu's expression change and look annoyed, Concubine Zhen frowned and her sleepy eyes narrowed into a thin line.
Her husband's temperament was like this. He was forward-thinking and timid when doing things. Then he didn't get the expected results, and he was annoyed in every possible way and worried about gains and losses.
This temperament...
But it also allowed her to have the backyard alone, which can only be said to have pros and cons.
"Your Majesty, if you can't win over the Jia family, then you can't win over them. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry." Concubine Zhen comforted her.
Concubine Liu on the side slightly opened her pink lips and comforted her: "Your Majesty, the days ahead are long, so there is no need to rush."
King Chu frowned, with a look of worry in his eyes, and said: "I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy to pass. What should Jia Heng do if he reveals this matter to his father?"
Concubine Zhen said: "Your Majesty is overly worried. I guess Jia Heng will never report it to my father."
"Oh?" King Chu looked at Concubine Zhen with confusion on his face.
Concubine Zhen said: "This move is suspected of alienating the family ties of the Tian family. Besides, the prince wanted to marry the daughter of the Jia family but was rejected. It seems that the father's thoughts are quite contradictory. Jia Heng's move seems to disdain the Tian family."
King Chu said: "What Qing'er said is not unreasonable, but Jia Heng cannot be judged by common sense. You heard it just now. He seemed to be showing off his face with Gu. Besides, my father... may not be able to deal with it afterwards.
I don’t know.”
Even if things were done, she didn't realize it. Once things didn't work out, the Queen of Chu suddenly became afraid.
There is an element of gambling in it from the beginning.
If it works, the risk is worth taking, but if it doesn't work, the risk is something that I don't want to take.
Concubine Zhen frowned and said, "Then what is the prince going to do?"
The King of Chu said worriedly: "I am looking for Mr. Liao and Mr. Feng, let's see how we deal with them next."
Concubine Zhen sighed softly and said, "That's all we can do."
She really wanted to be a good wife to the man in front of her and help her make suggestions, but the man in front of her didn't believe in her intelligence.
Concubine Liu looked at the frowning King of Chu quietly from the side, with some concern on her face. She always knew that the prince had ambitions to rise to the clouds, but her family was weak and could only compete with him in terms of reputation as a scholar.
There's nothing you can do about it, like gaining military power or gaining military power.
As the King of Chu said this, he left the study and ordered his chamberlain to summon Feng Ci and Liao Xian. They were led into the inner hall and the guests and hosts were seated.
"Two gentlemen, what should we do about this matter?" King Chu told the story of Grandma Zhen's experience in Rongguo Mansion in a few words.
The chief clerk, Feng Ci, twirled his beautiful beard and said, "Your Majesty, this is exactly Jia Yunhui's style of acting, crisp and neat."
"Sir, what you mean is that he is bent on joining the King of Wei?" When the King of Chu said the last words, there was a fierce look in his eyes.
If you surrender to King Wei, he will never tolerate it!
Liao Xian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Yunhui will never side with the King of Wei. What he wants to do now is to be a lonely minister."
"A lonely minister?" King Chu murmured and said in a cold voice: "King Wei will go to the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities soon to observe the government. They have been in contact for a long time, so it is inevitable that they will not get in touch with each other. By the way, the Queen was here before
When Kunning Palace celebrated the birth of King Wei, Jia Heng went to celebrate. It was only because of the growing relationship between their two families that..."
Seeing that King Chu's state of mind was unbalanced, Feng Ci hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please be patient and don't be impatient."
King Chu took a deep breath to calm down his irritable mood, looked at Feng Ci and asked: "Why do you teach me, sir?"
Feng Ci looked thoughtful and said, "Your Majesty, why don't we put ourselves in Jia Yunhui's shoes and think about it?"
"What do you mean?" These words were so fresh that King Chu was stunned for a moment and sat upright.
Feng Ci said: "If the prince is Jia Heng, in charge of the capital camp, the five-city army and horse department, and the Jinyi Mansion..."
"That Gu must be..." King Chu said subconsciously, but suddenly realized something was wrong and paused silently.
Liao Xian said: "The prince is not the prince now, but Jia Yunhui, but try to imagine what he would think."
King Chu frowned and said, "Kegu is not Jia Yunhui."
Seeing this, Feng Ci no longer pretended: "Your Highness, if Feng is General Yunhui, he must be loyal to the Holy One, but he is not in a hurry to end. Without him, the situation is unclear and the foundation is shallow."
"The situation is unclear and the foundation is shallow?" King Chu looked at these eight words and felt a vague understanding in his heart.
Feng Cidao: "Has Your Highness forgotten what the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said about impeaching Jia Yunhui the day before?"
"As someone with a critical position, the safety of the Holy One depends on his thoughts." King Chu said every word, obviously deeply impressed by this sentence.
Feng Ci said: "Therefore, General Yunhui will not move closer to the King of Wei, saying that his foundation is shallow. Now Jia Yunhui is only in charge of the capital camp for the first time. Everything is still due to the trust of the Holy Lord. Even if he really loves the prince, he will not reveal it easily.
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"What brother Xihe said is true." Liao Xian's eyes showed thinking and said: "So, the prince does not have to worry that Jia Yunhui will turn to the King of Wei. Even after this incident, Jia Yunhui will not have a quarrel with the prince.
Because the situation is unclear.”
King Chu nodded and asked, "Will my father now..."
Feng Ci said: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. This is because the prince has taken a fancy to the legitimate daughter of the Rong Kingdom. Since the Rong Mansion does not allow it, the matter should be shelved. As the saying goes, a daughter from one family can be sought after by hundreds of families, so it doesn't matter."
The King of Chu nodded and said: "Yes, a girl from one family will be asked by hundreds of families."
Feng Ci said: "Your Majesty, it is useless to think about other things now."
In fact, even if the palace is blamed, it must be shouldered, otherwise what else can it do?
Liao Xian comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, you are doing more and making more mistakes now. It is better to let nature take its course."
Now that I have taken a gamble, I am willing to admit defeat and the rest will not be superfluous.
Although King Chu was still worried, he had no choice but to accept the result.
Not mentioning the worries of the King of Chu, but saying that Jia Heng, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xiangyun, Daiyu, Baochai and Sister Feng, surrounded by a group of maids and women, left the Rongqing Hall and headed towards the Ningguo Mansion.
On the way, Sister Feng asked with a smile: "Brother Heng, during the Chinese New Year tomorrow, I'm thinking of inviting a theatrical troupe to liven up the scene in Tianxiang Tower. What do you think, Brother Heng?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Feng can just go back and discuss it with Ke Qing."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "The back garden of Xifu should be renovated next year. It looked like that when I walked in. I don't know how many years it has been. In fact, if the two back gardens are opened up, there is still a piece of wasteland behind, and another big garden can be built.
Okay."
Speaking of which, this is the second time that Sister Feng has carried it. After all, she has a lot of money in her hand, and she can't make money by putting it in her hand. It is better to spend the money and build a lot of construction in the backyard to enjoy the garden scenery.
Jia Heng said: "It won't happen this year, let's wait and see next year."
Sister Feng advised again: "There are many sisters in the family, no matter how old they are, and they all live together near the old lady's courtyard. It's not a problem. I heard that the Zhen family built a big garden a few years ago to provide for them.
The female family members of the family watch it, and the lady lives here."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "I will consider it."
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Brother Heng, do those Zhuangzi that were sold at a discount in the Wujia Zhuangtou also be confiscated?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "If Wu Jinxiao uses relatives to hold it, Zhuangzi will be confiscated. If it has been sold to other merchants, we need to be cautious about this matter."
Although there is no market trading code for a bona fide third party to maintain the order of transactions at this time, if there is unlimited liability, it will easily lead to criticism.
Sister Feng asked: "Who should Zhuangzi be in charge of from now on?"
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "Zhuangzi in Rong Mansion, Sister-in-law Feng needs to choose honest and reliable people again."
Tanchun and Xiangyun were a few steps behind, listening quietly to the two talking about family matters.
While the few people were talking, they came to the flower hall. Qin Keqing was talking to Aunt Cai about the New Year and the accounts and expenditures. The second sister You and the third sister were sitting beside them. Because the You family went south, the affairs of the housekeeper in the house were in doubt.
It's up to you to deal with it yourself.
On chairs not far away, Xiangling and Ruizhu were turning over the flower rope.
Xiangling wears a bamboo-green underskirt, a tooth-white coat, and a double bun. She has a soft smile on her fair and rosy face, and a rouge mark the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows, as red as cinnabar.
After the little girl came to Ning Mansion, she was favored by Qin Keqing, and her originally weak and thin figure has grown a lot.
At this time, the mother-in-law came in and reported: "The uncle has returned from Xifu."
Qin Keqing put down the account book in his hand and said with a smile: "Did the uncle come alone or came back with someone?"
Because I had previously invited Sister Feng, Tanchun, Daiyu, Baochai and other sisters to come over for a banquet.
As for tomorrow, since it is a small year, the families of Rongning and Ningfu will celebrate together.
"Second Grandma Lian, Miss Lin, Miss Bao, Third Miss, and Miss Yun are all here." The nanny said with a chuckle.
As he was talking, he heard a sound like silver bells coming from under the eaves of the corridor, and then the sound of jingling bells sounded, and everyone lifted up the curtains and entered the inner hall.
"Sister-in-law." Xiangyun entered the hall and came towards Qin Keqing.
"Sister Yun." Qin Keqing smiled and stepped forward to take Xiang Yun's fleshy little hand with a friendly attitude.
At this time, Tanchun, Yingchun, Daiyu, and Baochai came forward to pay their respects, and all called their sister-in-law.
Sister Feng smiled and said, "Brothers and sisters, what are you busy with?"
Qin Keqing said softly: "Look at the account books and prepare for the New Year's Eve. My sister-in-law is here too. Are you finished with the New Year's Eve arrangements in the Xifu?"
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Absolutely seven or eighty-eight."
As he said that, everyone sat down one after another. For a while, the inner hall was filled with orioles and swallows, the fragrance was fragrant, and it was like a hundred gardens, competing for beauty and beauty.
Jia Heng sat down at the round table and nodded to Sister You who was sitting opposite. He saw her shyly lowering her watery eyes, her cheeks were dizzy, and she called out softly: "Uncle Heng."
Third Sister You was elegant and graceful, wearing a pink coat and skirt, and a crystal beaded flower hairpin on her head. She was holding Yanye in one hand. On her bright face, her eyes were extremely bold, her eyes were slightly rippling, and she chuckled: "Uncle Heng,
Do you have some free time at the end of the year?"
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said: "Although there will be less official work at the end of the year, there are more private matters, and I need to meet guests. In the first month of the year, I have to go to the palace to meet with various imperial ministers, so I may not be free."
At the end of the year, relatives from the Jia family and generals from the Beijing army would come to visit one after another, and preparations for the military parade would also be made.
Jia Heng said, and then asked: "Third sister, how are you doing at home these days?"
"My mother said she would let me go home for a reunion tomorrow, and I thought about taking my sister back to see her." Sanjie You said softly, her eyes overflowing with soft waves.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Yes, it's time for the family to reunite during the Chinese New Year."
Sanjie You didn't hear the answer she wanted to hear. She felt a little sad and asked with a smile: "Uncle Heng, are you still writing in your Three Kingdoms dialect book?"
Jia Heng said: "Half of the second part has been written. Let's take some time to write it."
Referring to the storybook, Sanjie You said softly: "I am also writing, but when it comes to the war battle, I am a little at a loss. I want to ask Uncle Heng for advice."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "I'll tell you in a few days."
Qin Keqing talked to Sister Feng, Chai Dai and others for a while, then turned to look at Jia Heng and asked with concern: "Husband, I heard that someone from the Xifu came to propose marriage to my eldest sister?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Well, she is from the Prince Chu's Palace and the daughter-in-law of Uncle Wang's family. I rejected her."
When the couple was chatting at home, there was nothing to hide.
Compared with being in Xifu, where there are so many people and so many distractions, now I feel much more at ease and comfortable in my own home.
Qin Keqing looked thoughtful and said: "King of Chu? Are you the princess of the Chu Palace?"
Sister Feng said: "How can she be the main concubine? She is also a side concubine, but the side concubines of the royal palace are much better than the main wives of ordinary people. Speaking of it, Princess Zhen, the concubine of Dachu, is still an old relative of my family. They are two sisters.
All of them married in Beijing, and one married the King of Beijing."
Qin Keqing thought for a while and said: "Sister, I have endured a lot of hardships in the palace in the past. You still need to be more cautious in your marriage. Not only your family background, but also your character should be considered."
She felt that this move might arouse the resentment of the wife in the West Mansion, but her husband's move must have a purpose.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "That's right. It's right for our daughter's family to find a suitable husband. However, according to Brother Heng's wishes, this marriage is a bit risky, so we didn't take it."
Tan Chun Yingmei's eyebrows showed worry as she said: "Sister-in-law didn't listen to what Brother Heng said just now. Now Brother Heng is in charge of Jingying, Jinyi Mansion, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. He is valued by the palace. These princes
, I don’t know what I have in mind, I’m afraid that after we get married, it will harm Brother Heng and our family."
After hearing what Tanchun said, several people also looked thoughtful.
It was also the case that Jia Heng was worried about the influence in Rongqing Hall and could not say something too clearly.
Sister Feng chuckled and said, "Three girls are becoming more and more promising. I heard it was unusual just now, but I didn't expect to hear this. It's just like ordinary people looking for helpers when fighting for family property."
When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.
"Sister-in-law Feng...this is such a random analogy." Tan Chun said hurriedly.
"Look at my mouth. It's really hard to say this. It's all taboo." Sister Feng said, covering her mouth with a gesture, and said with a smile.
He secretly thought that this was indeed the reason. No wonder the old lady and the second master were so scared.
Jia Heng said: "Let's not talk about this for now. It's already noon and everyone is hungry. Let's go eat first."
After all, Yuanchun's marriage was the first time these young girls had experienced it, and it was even closely related to their future marriages to some extent, so they didn't show it on their faces, but they were secretly paying attention to it in their hearts.
Qin Keqing also smiled and changed the subject, saying: "Tianxiang Tower has prepared wine and food, as well as venison, which can be roasted or not. My husband and a few sisters will go over right away."
With that said, he gave instructions to Aunt Cai to compile the account books, and then left for Tianxiang Tower.
Tianxiang Building, second floor
The banquet had already been prepared by the servants in advance, and people were sitting down one after another. There was a long and wide lacquered wood table in the middle, with four small stoves placed below, and the "small pots" on it were steaming.
, there are peppercorns, five spices, beans and other seasonings inside, and there are salt and vinegar seasonings all around.
On the surrounding tables were plates of thinly sliced meat, as well as seasonal fruits and vegetables, sake, tea and other ingredients. In other corners, there were also small railways, iron forks, and wire curtains, all of which were amazing.
"My husband said that roasting the venison makes it a little more smokey. If the taste is light, you can cut the venison into thin slices and eat it in a rinse." Qin Keqing explained with a smile.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "This way of eating is both clean and fresh."
In the original work, Bao Qin once said that roasted venison looked strangely pickled, mainly because the barbecue had pyrotechnic black attached to it, which made it look unclean.
Jia Heng looked at Daiyu on the side and said, "Sister, venison is not easy to cook. We have prepared a separate meal there for Zijuan to serve."
Daiyu's bright eyes under her smoky eyebrows blinked, looking at the pieces of venison on the plate, she chuckled and said, "Brother Heng, it's okay for me to eat a piece."
Looking at that bright smile, Jia Heng was stunned for a moment and said: "That's okay, you can only eat one or two slices, and they need to be cooked before eating."
It is most likely to be undercooked when grilled, but the meat cooked by "shabu-shabu" is thin, cooked and easier to digest.
All of a sudden, the maids came forward and were very busy pouring wine, shabu-shabu-shabu-shabu-shabu-pork, and grilling meat.
Xiangyun was holding a dagger and an iron fork at this time, with a bright smile on his face, and greeted: "Brother Heng, let's bake it and eat it. It will be more enjoyable when you grill it."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sister Yun, please slow down and be careful not to burn yourself."
At this moment, a chuckle came from outside: "You can smell the fragrance from so far away. What good food can you eat?"
"This is the big sister here." Tan Chun said with a smile.
Qin Keqing also greeted him with a smile, and saw a slim and beautiful figure flashing past the screen on the stairs. It was Yuan Chun, coming with the maid holding the piano.
