"Eunuch Xia..."
"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 hurriedly came forward to greet him and said with a smile on his face to please him.
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 on eunuchs the most.
In fact, Xia Shouzhong was the eunuch of the Sixth Palace. Apart from a few eunuchs from the Chonghua Palace, only Dai Quan could outdo him.
A eunuch who has reached this level must be accustomed 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, this 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 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 old slave and others to be able to serve the Marquis and be loyal to the empress. I don't dare to thank 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 didn't cover it up and opened it directly, revealing a brand new plate of small silver ingots inside. The weight was 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 Jia Mansion gathered, Jia Zheng came up to him as soon as they met and asked, "How is it going, father-in-law, are you ready?"
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.
You must know that the annual salary of a third-grade eunuch at this time is only more than a hundred taels of silver. Let’s take a look at the original work. Dai Quan, who is the general manager of the Daming Palace and is known as the internal minister, is willing to promise Jia Zhen and donate a fifth-grade dragon ban captain to Jia Rong for one thousand taels of silver.
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, 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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Let's talk about Yuanchun taking a bath in the luxurious and comfortable bathhouse. After changing his clothes, he really felt 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 with Jia Mu and others in the main hall, Yuanchun ordered everyone inside and outside to sit down without ceremony and have a grand banquet.
Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and other women were accompanying each other in the palace. Among them, Sister Feng and You were holding soup and cups 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 was thinking about the scenery in the garden he had just visited, which was actually very pleasing to the people. And out of respect for her, Jia Zheng and others did not officially name the pavilion scenery, at least briefly mentioning the plaques.
So he ordered the pen and inkstone to serve him, and selected the person he liked best to give his name.
In the main building, there is a plaque "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 in honor, and the nine states and all nations are blessed with grace and glory."
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There was a phoenix who named it "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 more than ten plaques with four characters such as "Liao Fengxuan", "Lotus Xiangxie", "Purple Lingzhou" and "Qiu Shuangzhai", etc. The list goes on and on.
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, and it takes a lot of effort to build it. All the scenery in heaven and earth is prepared, and 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 paid close attention to what was going on inside. They only waited for the "literary meeting" inside to end before playing music and starting the show.
While waiting, every time Yuan Chun's poem came out, everyone except Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu rushed to flatter him and praised Yuan Chun's talent. This is also a common phenomenon. Got it
Jia Lian was disdainful because of his status, while Jia Zheng was embarrassed to praise her 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 in."
No one was surprised by Yuanchun's order, and they could only look at Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu with envy.
Who let the two of them be the younger brothers of the imperial concubine? Isn’t it natural for a sister to dote on her 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 younger brother.
However, Yuanchun never asked about these two people from the beginning to the end, and everyone treated them as if they didn't exist. They didn't even let them in 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 on the main eucalyptus in the middle. On both sides of it, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu and Sanchun were arranged. 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 meeting Yuanchun, he must call her "Empress". He had followed the instructions before, but now he was following Jia Lian and was moved by his words, so he stuttered.
"Hurry and get free of charge."
Yuan Chun stepped out from behind the bed, took a shower and touched up her makeup. She changed into regular clothes, and she looked even more beautiful and charming. Even Jia Lian couldn't help but take another look, wondering in his heart, there is no reason why the emperor should not love such a beauty.
"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. "
Yuan Chun 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 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, he could only work on thick poetry and colorful poems, but he was ignorant of serious knowledge.
In short, studies are the two words that Jia Baoyu is most impatient to hear. But facing outsiders, especially those he hasn't gotten to know yet, 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 to her. Things like being 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 Hengwu Garden and Yihongyuan two places. There is no limit to rhyme, just five-character rhyme. "
Jia Baoyu also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Yuanchun asked him to write poems. Because these parts were his favorites, he had already secretly composed many poems on them, and now it was not difficult to compose two poems, so he bowed and agreed.
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 Yuanchun and said, "Eldest sister knows me. I am a vulgar and rough person. I only like to dance with swords and guns. I am not as elegant as Brother Bao, who can chant and write poems. Eldest sister should not make things difficult for me." ”
Yuan Chun didn't expect that she would be rejected by Jia Lian before she said anything. He was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Lian is too humble. 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 you refusing 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 this world is so profound that I would not even bother to comment on this garden or scene."
Yuanchun said with a smile. Judging from her appearance, she was not ready to let Jia Lian go easily.
