The news that the Jia family's wife was awarded the title of imperial concubine was like a strong wind, sweeping through every family in Beijing.
Many famous families are secretly discussing whether the Jia family, a century-old palace, is really going to regain its glory?
Otherwise, how could the Holy Family be so strong? For a time, people from the mansions that were on good terms with Jia's family came to congratulate him.
Are the other families concerned about this matter so much, let alone the Jia family itself?
On the day when the news was received, the whole Jia family suddenly became excited.
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, etc. were naturally overjoyed and hurriedly put on makeup and prepared to enter the palace to express their gratitude.
As a second-grade imperial eunuch, Wang Xifeng is now naturally qualified to ride in a sedan chair and accompany Jia Mu and others into the palace to express gratitude.
Moreover, this was the first time she enjoyed the rights brought by this status, so she was naturally very active. After receiving Jia Mu's order, she immediately went home and took out the Fengguan Xiapei she had just made at a huge expense and wore it.
Just when Jia Lian came back from the office, she stopped and asked, "Our mother-in-law has really been promoted to a noble concubine. Have you heard the news too?"
Jia Lian was wearing official uniform, sitting casually by the bed, looking at Wang Xifeng who was trying on clothes repeatedly.
Wang Xifeng has a slender figure, but she has relatively strong capital, and her stature is among the tallest among women. At this moment, all the outer clothes were removed, and he was only wearing a thin corset, and scattered golden imperial clothes. Sometimes he felt it was inappropriate and had to take them off and put them on again. Repeatedly and vaguely, he showed a person who was about to enter. A pretty young woman in her prime, with the most exquisite and graceful figure.
This is his wife, so Jia Lian naturally sees her as aboveboard.
Naturally, Wang Xifeng also noticed Jia Lian's peek. Seeing his appreciative and smiling eyes, he was obviously very satisfied with her appearance. She felt ashamed and proud at the same time, so she quietly rolled her eyes at Jia Lian and pretended not to know that Jia Lian was there. While sizing her up, he looked back at the mirror and smiled:
"From now on, I will obey you.
Mr. Cai also said just now that you took this situation into consideration when building the garden, so you insisted on building our garden according to the best standards.
The master praised you very much for this, saying that you have foresight and foresight. Without you, our family would have made a big mistake.
But at the same time, the master and the others are also puzzled. I don't know where you got the news. It's really strange that you can predict it so far in advance.
The old lady also asked me, but how do I know? I can only say that you are mysterious and mysterious now, and you don’t explain many things to me, and I don’t know..."
Wang Xifeng thought to herself, and after being served by Ping'er, Feng'er, Xiaohong and other maids, it took a long time before she managed to put on the imperial uniform completely.
Suddenly she felt an extra pair of arms on her waist, and at the same time, there was a familiar scent on her shoulders and neck. Wang Xifeng grabbed Jia Lian's mischievous hands and said coquettishly: "Don't make trouble, you've wrinkled my clothes."
"Why, your men are not more important than a piece of clothing?"
Realizing that Jia Lian was placing more and more of his entire body weight on her, Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at the person in the mirror and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? I won't be entering the palace later. If it gets dirty, , Your Majesty, wouldn’t it be a big deal if you blame me for being disrespectful?”
"Since you are worried about this, why not not go? Anyway, it is enough for the old lady and the others to enter the palace.
It's not like I'm going to receive a reward, but I'm just being led around the palace by groups of maids and eunuchs, and standing in various expensive places for half a day. What's the point? In my opinion, it would be better not to suffer that crime. "
Devour
"what do you know……"
She saw that Jia Lian just refused to let the girls change clothes, so she asked.
When Jia Mu travels, the descendants of the two houses accompany her to protect her. This is the most basic rule.
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian smiled and said: "My wife is so beautifully dressed, I won't worry if I don't keep an eye on her."
"Poor talk." Wang Xifeng laughed.
…
Outside the gate of the mansion, housekeeper Lai Da and others had already prepared a large sedan chair with five by eight carriages, and Jia Zhen had also arranged for dozens of young men in green clothes to accompany them on both sides of Ningrong Street.
The overall scene looks extremely rich and prosperous.
Seeing Jia Lian riding out, Jia Zhen and his son came up to him with smiles.
“The last time we discussed planning to build a garden, I didn’t believe Brother Lian’s words at first, but who knew, Brother Lian’s words turned out to be right.
Now that the matter is over, Brother Lian should tell us everything, right? How on earth did we see the good fortune of our family? "
For people from aristocratic families, maintaining face-saving relationships is a basic quality.
Therefore, before she thought of a way to deal with Jia Lian, Jia Zhen would not fall out with Jia Lian, and even went out of her way to smile more than before every time they met.
The same is true for Jia Lian. The only difference is that Jia Lian knew Jia Zhen's malice toward him through You's mother-in-law and his own spy in Ningguo Mansion. And Jia Zhen probably didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking, otherwise, when he saw Jia Lian, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh.
"Brother Zhen said something serious. I just made a casual guess and did not expect what happened today. Brother Zhen's words are really flattering to me."
"Brother Lian is being humble, isn't he? There are no outsiders here. We are all brothers and nephews of the same family. Is there anything else that we can't say directly to us? Or, Brother Lian thinks that none of us are serving in the court, so he told me It’s useless, so I’m not happy to say it…”
Jia Zhen pretends to be joking, but her words are very guiding.
All because there were some Jia people present who heard the news and came to see the excitement, such as Jia Huang, Jia Qiong, Jia Chang, Jia Yun, etc.
There was a slight smile on Jia Lian's face. Could it be that Jia Zhen actually wanted to use his identity as the clan leader to isolate him from the other children of the Jia clan?
On the contrary, these children of the Jia family, who usually live around waiting for death and can live a much better life than ordinary people just relying on the family's shadow, are mostly ambitious but not talented.
This kind of people naturally brag and beat up after drinking wine. I am the best in the world and think that they are first-rate in intelligence. They cannot become an official because they are unlucky and have a bad background. Therefore, just like Jia Baoyu, they also have the feeling of being tired of being an official.
If Jia Zhen, the clan leader who was also waiting to die, shared their hatred and resisted Jia Lian, a man who looked down on them as an official, they would really be able to twist into a rope, but it would be another matter if the knot was not strong.
Although Jia Lian really looked down on these bastards of the Jia family, he was too lazy to fight with them, so he smiled and said: "Since Brother Zhen insists on asking, I don't dare not tell the truth.
To be honest, I am just guessing based on the current situation.
To give the simplest example, Baoyu's biological uncle, our uncle, led troops to patrol the border and made great achievements.
And my uncle is already valued as a first-class person. In this case, how can your majesty treat our mother-in-law badly?
Brother Zhen said right? "
After Jia Lian finished speaking, he ignored whether these people understood or not, and rode off with a smile.
Jia Rong and others looked at each other. Although they didn't quite understand the necessary connection between the two things Jia Lian said, they just felt that Brother Lian (Second Uncle Lian) was so powerful and unfathomable!
After all, Jia Zhen is the head of the Ningguo Mansion and has dealt with people both inside and outside the palace. She has a keen sense of politics and quickly realized what Jia Lian meant.
The prince cannot be granted a title, so it is only natural for the emperor to favor his niece!
For a moment, he felt very uncomfortable.
He didn't want to admit that there was a gap between him and Jia Lian!
But the facts were before him, and he couldn't convince himself that Jia Lian's judgment was wrong, so he felt particularly uncomfortable.
How did he know? Jia Lian was born to know.
Now that things have happened, it is much easier than they thought to find a reasonable reason.
But maybe Jia Lian didn't expect that he guessed half of the truth at once.
