In Sister Feng's Courtyard, there is a high table under the corridor in the west wing. On the table stands a copper kettle with two ears.
There was a long table and benches on the corridor about ten feet away. There were arrow baskets hanging on both sides of the long table, but the "arrows" inside were shorter. Jia Baoyu pulled out one, but there was no arrow.
"This is for throwing pots. Second Master said, this game is called pot throwing.
Just stand here and throw these short arrows into the pot. "
"I know."
Jia Baoyu chuckled.
He can be considered a casual student of miscellaneous studies, and he has already noticed it.
This game originated in the pre-Qin period and became popular later, but few people play it in this dynasty.
At least he hasn't played it.
Now seeing Jia Lian being shown off, he immediately got interested and asked the girl underneath to get out of the way, for fear of hurting her, and then he threw his hand away. By coincidence, it hit the spout of the pot.
"Interesting." Jia Baoyu immediately raised his eyebrows and started playing happily.
Upon seeing this, Tanchun and others gradually gathered around.
Wang Xifeng didn't see Jia Lian here and hurriedly asked the girls.
"The second master came back just now. He said that he and Uncle Zhen had prepared a crowning ceremony for the second master at the ancestral hall. The second master changed his clothes and went."
Wang Xifeng understood, and then asked Ping'er to take care of the sister-in-law and brother-in-law in the courtyard, and went to the kitchen with her.
…
The age of twenty is the year of crowning.
Although people in this dynasty no longer attach as much importance to the crowning ceremony as they did in previous dynasties. Because this dynasty stipulates that a man is considered an adult at the age of sixteen. For example, the princes can open a palace at the age of sixteen.
However, men's crowning has been a symbolic age, just like women's hairpins, since ancient times. For individuals, the meaning is relatively important.
Therefore, in order to express their respect for Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen prepared a simple crowning ceremony for him.
Several respected elders in the clan were also invited to watch the ceremony.
In the middle of the ceremony, I suddenly heard a message from outside that Zhan Shi from the Prince's Mansion was bringing someone here.
The family elders who were watching the ceremony were all shocked, including Jia Zhen, who didn't understand why people from the Prince's Mansion came to Jia's Mansion.
Only Jia Zheng heard some news from the mouth of Beijing Wang Changshi, so he stopped watching the ceremony and returned to the Hall of Rongxi with Jia Lian and Jia Zhen.
"Hahaha, long time no see, General Jia is still as charming as ever."
Last time I was in the Prince's Courtyard, I met Han Zhe, the Prince's Mansion Officer, so when they met, Han Zhe first greeted Jia Lian.
Jia Lian cupped his hands and said, "I don't know that Mr. Han's great presence has failed to welcome you from afar and is disrespectful."
"Where, um, is General Jia dressed like this...?"
Han Zhe asked curiously when he saw Jia Lian wearing deep clothes and wearing a silk hat.
"To be honest, Mr. Han, I will be crowned next year, and the elders of the Cai family are holding a crowning ceremony for me..."
Jia Lian simply said this, and Han Zhe knew that it was his sudden visit that interrupted Jia Lian's crowning ceremony.
But he didn’t apologize at all, he just smiled and said: “Haha, so to speak, General Jia is blessed with double happiness today.
Your Majesty's visit today is based on the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, to bring the three thousand taels of silver awarded to General Jia and the ten thousand taels of silver that the Zhou family lost to General Jia, to General Jia. "
When Han Zhe said this, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were stunned.
Even after they walked in, Han Zhe simply nodded to them without saying a word and had an arrogant attitude, so he no longer had the time to care.
Jia Zhen didn't know about this, so she could only stay silent at this time.
Although Jia Zheng knew it, he had previously felt that the money was not so easy to get back...
But Han Zhe ignored them. After speaking, he walked out and ordered his attendants to carry everything in the carriage in.
Jia Lian was not surprised by this.
It seems that his "Picture of Ruihe" was the right gift.
The prince not only sent him three thousand silver, but he also seemed to have taken the initiative to ask for the ten thousand taels that the Zhou family owed him!
Although the prince's three thousand taels were supposed to be exchanged at equal value, Han Zhe said it was a reward.
This was normal. He had noticed it a long time ago. Most of the people around the prince were arrogant, and it was normal for them to show off their power.
After a while, as expected, two large boxes were brought in by people from the Prince's Mansion and placed in the hall.
"Open."
Following Han Zhe's order, the two boxes were completely opened.
Sure enough, there were two boxes of silver. One box was only half full, and the other box was almost half full. There was also a layer of silver notes on them. At a glance, they seemed to be worth hundreds of taels of silver each.
Han Zhe then smiled and said that one box was given by the prince with three thousand taels, and the full box was brought to the prince's residence by the Zhou family just this morning. The prince immediately had someone deliver it to him.
"The prince thinks very highly of General Jia.
General Jia may not know that the Zhou family originally planned to default on the debt, but how could the prince tolerate him?
When I learned that the Zhou family had not sent the silver to you, I immediately sent me personally to the Zhou family and ordered Zhou Hongchang to deliver the silver to General Jia's house within one day, even if it was less than one tael!
The Zhou family originally wanted to shirk the blame, and even wanted to bribe me with money... Wouldn't it be ridiculous?
Not to mention that I was entrusted by the prince, let’s just say that the Zhou family lost money in full view of everyone, but they still wanted to deny it. Such a shameless behavior made the subordinates feel ashamed.
Therefore, the subordinate scolded the Zhou family.
No, they collected the money this morning. Maybe he misunderstood the prince's intention and sent the money to the prince's mansion instead.
After the prince heard about it, he directly asked his subordinates to send it to General Jia intact. "
Han Zhe seemed to be on good terms with Jia Lian and spoke with loyalty.
But Jia Lian paused for a moment when he mentioned "bribery" and heard something about it.
Jia Lian smiled inwardly at this. He had already meant it, so he didn't need Han Zhe to remind him.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince understands the great righteousness and keeps his humble position in mind. I also ask Mr. Han to express my gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince on my behalf after he returns."
"Haha, easy to say, easy to say..."
To be polite, seeing that Zhao'er hadn't come over yet, I smiled and invited him to sit down for tea and chat...
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Zhe took the generous "tea money" and left with satisfaction.
Only then did Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and others check the silver and banknotes.
Because it is not like the brand-new standard silver ingot given by King Beijing as a reward, the number cannot be seen at a glance.
"Haha, congratulations to brother Lian..."
Jia Zhen said congratulations on the side.
Jia Zheng had no doubts and asked someone to send Jia Lian home.
Jia Zheng had already figured out how to get along with Jia Lian, so naturally he would not be greedy for the more than 10,000 taels of silver in front of him.
"not busy."
But Jia Lian checked the box of money, stopped Jia Zheng, and then ordered: "Go get the big scale!"
Jia Zheng and others were puzzled, does this still require weighing?
This is what the prince brought over!
Jia Lian smiled slightly and said, "Everyone is gone anyway, so there's no harm in saying goodbye."
After a long while, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen looked at each other, not knowing how to express their thoughts.
The missing box is worth three thousand taels.
That big box, even including the banknotes, only amounted to eight thousand taels.
The distance is 10,000, but a full 2,000 are missing!
