Jia Zheng personally led a group of boys to deliver the rewards Jia Lian 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. The ones in the front were holding gold and silver ingots and green ruyi, and the ones in the back were holding high-quality palace brocades.
Jia Mu, supported by two girls, came down the steps and took a look.
The gold and silver ingots were all small silver ingots, each weighing two ounces. Mother Jia could tell at a glance that they were indeed made exclusively for the imperial court.
A plate of gold and silver stacked neatly took 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 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 back to her senses, said hello several times, and asked Jia Lian where he had gone.
"Today is the Lantern Festival. He needs to go to the Yamen to coordinate affairs, so he doesn't take a break." Jia Zheng replied.
Jia Mu sighed after hearing this. This was probably the reason why Jia She, Jia Zhen and others were unwilling to work as officials outside. Well, they couldn't even live a peaceful Lantern Festival and had 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 the emperor is angered, not only will he be unable to serve as an official, but he will 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 families to make the final decision. Jia Mu herself couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't openly agree to Mrs. Xiangyang Hou's request yesterday, otherwise, she might not be able to hide her face today.
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 like 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 graceful 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 him throwing it away without feeling any pain at all, it was as if he was 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 everything every day. With such hard work, in the past three or four years, I could only earn 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 seemed that there was no need for it. She vaguely felt that from now on, she would never have to worry about money again. There is no conscience, just eat as much as you want!
All the women did not feel ashamed at all about Wang Xifeng's appearance, only full of envy.
Any woman can't help but tremble in her heart 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 satisfy her eyesight, 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 that you have Lian'er helping you, you will probably be able to relax a little more. "
"That's what the old lady said."
Jia Zheng nodded honestly. It could be seen that he was quite happy.
When Jia Mu saw it, she nodded secretly, that's fine. As long as the relationship between Jia Zheng and Jia Lian's uncle and nephew is harmonious, 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 risked his life for!"
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 up the fragile green Ruyi, and 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 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 every time. of things to send home.
Now it's even more amazing, he started to bring 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? He has become a high official and received a reward from the emperor. Will he dislike and abandon me 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 the Second Master is very good to you. As long as you don't quarrel with him in the future and just obey him more, the 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? ?”
"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 close to her ear and said with a smile: "Seriously, you second master has given us such a good look today, we can't reward you with rewards." he?
Otherwise, how about you just obey him again..."
Ping'er got angry, threw away Sister Feng's groping hand, and scolded: "I'll do it if you want, but I won't."
When Wang Xifeng faced Jia Lian, she was very restrained, but when facing Ping'er, maybe because of her status advantage, she was very hateful.
She imitated Jia Lian's movements, hooked 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 last time when I saw you..."
Just when Ping'er was so embarrassed by Sister Feng that she couldn't help it, Qingwen came in and said, "Second Grandma, Grandma You of Dongfu sent someone to invite Second Grandma to come 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, but Qingwen didn't expect her to come up to her and ask: "Sister Ping'er, what were you and my second grandma talking about in the house just now? What's delicious?"
Ping'er glanced at her and remained silent.
