Because of the birthday banquet, Jia Lian had no time to pay attention to the ups and downs that were set off in the top power center of the country.
After leaving the palace, he hardly stopped for a moment. He walked all the important hills of the Forbidden Army that he had not visited in the morning, and went to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle the procedures related to the establishment of the firearms battalion.
By the time he returned home, it was already dark.
"Second Master, Second Master, the old lady has asked you to meet her after you return home. I also told you to go to Mengpo Zhai."
Jia Lian nodded and accepted the words conveyed by the housekeeper, but did not immediately leave for the courtyard. He handed his beloved horse to the young man to take away, and then went to the study.
In Jia Lian's outer study, Jia Yu, Jia Yun, Xie Jun and others have been waiting here for a long time.
After explaining some recent arrangements to these confidants, Jia Lian looked down at Jia Yu and Xie Jun.
Needless to say, Xie Jun is a commander of the Xicheng Army and Horse Department, and he is also the most comfortable person he has used in the Army and Horse Department in the past few years.
Jia Yu is a descendant of the 12th branch of the Jia family in the south. He once served as General Manager Qian in the Xishan Camp of Jinling, and was later seconded to Beijing by him. Now he is temporarily serving in the Beijing Camp.
"Jia Yu, Xie Jun."
"The humble position is here!"
When their names were called, Jia Yu and Xie Jun clasped their fists in greeting at the same time, with a look of anticipation in their eyes.
Jia Lian did not disappoint them. He nodded and said: "I have reported to the Ministry of War to transfer you two to my firearms camp. Jia Yu will serve as the commander of the firearms camp, and Xie Jun will serve as a thousand households."
When Jia Yu heard this, they both looked happy and excited. Among them, Xie Jun immediately knelt down to pay homage and said: "Thank you for your help and support, I am willing to die for you!!"
Seeing him like this, Jia Yu hesitated for a moment, and then imitated him and knelt down in a military salute to show his loyalty.
Jia Lian smiled and asked them to get up.
After Xie Jun stood up, he greeted Jia Yu with a smile and said, "Subordinate, pay your respects to Mr. Du Si."
In Xie Jun's eyes, Jia Yu will not only be his immediate boss, but he will also be Jia Lian's clan brother. Rumor has it that Jia Lian specially transferred him from the south to the capital. This shows that the relationship is hard, and he naturally needs to be more flattering.
Jia Yu smiled at this, and at the same time couldn't help feeling that her original decision was not wrong. It was indeed easier to be an official with a big tree behind her.
Take this Xie Jun as an example. He was only a sixth-grade commander before, but because of the appreciation of Brother Lian, he was promoted two levels in a row and became a fifth-grade thousand-household commander. It was a stroke of luck.
But thinking about herself, Jia Yu smiled. He is not the same. In less than a year, he miraculously went from being a small Qianzong in a certain place to becoming the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guards. He himself felt that it was very dreamy.
Seeing the two of them congratulating each other, other people in the study looked at them with envy.
Jia Lian waved his hand and said: "Now that the Firearms Camp is newly established, the first step is to build a military camp. I have already selected the camp, but I have recently been ordered to go to Tianjin Guards and have no time to handle this matter in person. Therefore, I am not here Within that time, the two of you will represent me and fully assist Sir Su Keguangsu in building the Firearms Camp."
Su Keguang was the former commander in charge of firearms in the Shenji Battalion, and this time he was also transferred to the firearms camp by Jia Lian.
As the saying goes, if a person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog will ascend to heaven. Now that his official position is getting bigger and bigger, the people under him will naturally benefit from it. However, although he has great autonomy in the preparation of the firearms camp, Jia Lian will not bring in all private goods.
Some rules in the officialdom still have to be followed. For example, Su Keguang was transferred to the Firearms Battalion as a captain. It was a formal transfer, and no one could say anything.
After giving Jia Yu a copy of the construction drawings of the Firearms Camp that he personally designed, and letting the two of them study it in detail, Jia Lian then looked at Jia Yun, Sun Zairen and several other big shopkeepers in the study.
Although compared with the firearms camp and the new warships, the commercial affairs that Jia Yun and others are responsible for seem less urgent, but after all, it is also one of his plans for the future power, so before leaving Beijing this time, he naturally has to Make enough arrangements.
Fortunately, with his abundant financial and manpower support, both the restaurant and the grain store are now running very well, and the overall situation is showing a new atmosphere day by day, so Jia Lian does not have to waste too much energy on it.
After sending his men away, Jia Lian sat in the study for a while and was about to get up and go back to the main courtyard. Zhao'er came up to him and whispered: "Second Master, that boy named Sun has entered the capital!"
Jia Lian's footsteps stopped, and a cold color appeared in his eyes.
…
Because Jia Lian had something to do in the afternoon, he did not go to the palace to greet Jia Mu and others.
Of course, Jia Mu and others did not call him for such a trivial matter. The reason why they were anxious to see him was because of the incident in Weiyang Palace today.
In the eyes of Jia Mu and others, the princess is the future queen, the mother of a country, and the person who can control their life and death, honor and disgrace, and must not be offended.
But today, because of him, the Crown Princess was punished by the Queen Mother and the Queen. They were all afraid that the Crown Princess would hold a grudge against him, especially if she would involve the Jia family again.
so……
On the way home after leaving Rongqing Hall, Sister Feng saw that Jia Lian's face was not good-looking, so she hesitated and stepped forward and said: "Otherwise, let's prepare some generous gifts as the old lady and others said, and go to the Prince's Mansion to make amends for her. Already..."
As he spoke, he noticed that Jia Lian's face was getting worse and worse, and he quickly said: "You are a man, so it's normal that you can't bear to look like this. Otherwise, you don't have to go, I can go alone. You know me, it's not a joke to smile with others." The best one, maybe the princess will be relieved of her anger for the sake of my sincerity, which will save the old lady and the others from worrying."
Jia Lian looked back at the girl in front of her, who was clearly glamorous and beautiful, but spoke cautiously. A trace of affection flashed in her eyes, but her face was still stern, and she uttered a few words: "If you dare to go, your legs will be broken."
Sister Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled in understanding. She knew that her man always had his eyes set high above his head, and he would accept soft advice rather than hard advice. Naturally, he would disdain to adopt timid and embarrassing suggestions like Jia Mu and others.
But she wanted to share Jia Lian's worries and be lenient with Jia's mother and others, so she still wanted to try to comfort him.
"It's better to do less than to do more. After all, she is a princess and has a distinguished status. Who am I? It doesn't matter if I smile in front of her or make things difficult for her. As long as I can calm her down and not embarrass you in the future, I will It’s worth it.”
No one likes to apologize to others, especially Sister Feng. The reason why she persisted was not only that she and Jia Mu and others generally felt that the princess could not be offended, but also because she had a heart.
Ever since Jia Lian became more and more famous and had been promoted to higher positions, she realized that there was almost nothing she could do to help Jia Lian. It has always been Jia Lian who has been fighting for fame and wealth.
Although it was the order of the world for the male to lead the outside and the female to lead the inside, she always felt a little uneasy as she had been sitting back and enjoying the success.
Now that she happened to encounter this incident, and Jia Lian couldn't reach an agreement with Jia Mu and others, she thought that if she could come forward to solve this problem, wouldn't it be good for Jia Lian, the Jia family, and herself? Beneficial in three ways?
In the future, she, the Marquis's wife, will be more confident.
Jia Lian, who was standing in front of him, didn't know whether he could see what Sister Feng was thinking. He suddenly raised his hand and touched her face while she watched with wide eyes.
"Who do you think you are? As long as you are still my Jia Lian's wife, you are the most precious woman in the world. No one can make you kneel down and lose your smile for no reason, not even the princess."
Jia Lian caressed his beloved wife's face, then switched from caressing to pinching, using a little force to make her understand his irreversible intention.
"I have my own concerns about this matter, and you don't need to take it for granted. If you disobey and make me unhappy, it's not just a spanking."
After speaking, Jia Lian turned and left.
The Crown Princess has a distinguished status and cannot be offended? Oh, if she offends him, Jia Lian, she may not be able to secure her position as Crown Princess.
Of course, Sister Feng didn't know the madness in Jia Lian's heart. She just looked at Jia Lian's walking figure, her words echoing in her ears, and suddenly a deep shyness appeared on her face. This shyness was reflected in the faint moonlight. , looks more delicate than flowers.
He rolled his eyes at Jia Lian's back in vain, then looked at the surrounding maids, dispelling their teasing and envious looks with a soft hum, and then followed Jia Lian's footsteps.
After returning home, after a simple intimacy, Sister Feng continued her usual restless style and started to get busy.
The rewards given by the Queen Mother were so many that the Western Room was almost full. Sister Feng loves money and good goods. Although she has few complaints about the Queen Mother, she has no objections to the things she received from her.
After taking a bath, Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was still counting the goods happily, and he didn't have much time to pay attention to her, so he took Xiangling girl alone to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to see Daiyu.
Daiyu looked good today. When Jia Lian came in, she was busy with her favorite thing - the red-billed and green-feathered parrot he gave her.
In the corner, the little... big squirrel that had lost its partner was lying alone on the ground, looking lazy.
Daiyu was feeding the birds when she turned around and saw Jia Lian. She glanced behind Jia Lian first and then said, "When did you come back?"
"In the evening, I took care of some trivial matters, so I came over to take a look while I had some free time."
Jia Lian casually sat down at Daiyu's desk, raised his foot and kicked the fat ball on the edge. He was not imprisoned in a cage, but he was not afraid of people at all.
When he noticed the heavy touch, Jia Lian became more and more interested. He couldn't help but look at it twice more, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
To be honest, it was the first time for Jia Lian to see such a round squirrel. After all, squirrels are known for their dexterity in nature, but now they can be kept by Daiyu in such a sensual way that they lie on the ground without even bothering to move. This shows that Daiyu's ability to raise pets is considered unique.
Daiyu keenly noticed Jia Lian's actions. She frowned and said immediately: "Why did you kick it? It has just eaten and is digesting."
Lying down to eat? Jia Lian shook his head and couldn't help but ask: "What did you feed it?"
"Nothing, just seven or eight walnuts, two handfuls of peanuts, oh, and some melon seeds. I asked the maids to peel them and feed them to Jingjing, but he robbed a lot of them!"
There was some complaint and dissatisfaction in Daiyu's tone. Maybe she didn't want this greedy squirrel to eat so much and become so fat that it lost the spirituality and cuteness of its childhood.
Jia Lian smiled and glanced at the "Jingjing girl" who was receiving food from Daiyu and tilted her head to look at him from time to time. I hope this mockingbird can resist the temptation of Daiyu's delicious food. Otherwise, wouldn't it be funnier to have a parrot that is too fat to fly?
Daiyu could see Jia Lian's ridicule, because Jia Lian had once made fun of her. If he could raise Yu to be so fat, why couldn't he also make himself fat?
Bah, she doesn’t want to be fat, she can’t be fat!
Taking a look at Yujiao's round body lying lazily at Jia Lian's feet, Daiyu felt a little embarrassed. In fact, she herself didn't understand why Yujiao was getting fatter and fatter. You must know that she had raised many small pets since she was a child, but none could grow as long as it did.
It can be seen that this is not her master's fault, but it is too greedy.
After ignoring this, Daiyu asked: "Where is sister Yuhuan?"
Jia Lian had known that she had asked this question, so he smiled casually and said: "She has something going on at home, so she can't come to our house for the time being. But she is very reluctant to let you go, and she even asked me to say sorry to you."
Daiyu was silent for a moment after hearing this, and Leng Qiuqiu said: "You don't have to coax me, I know what happened. When the old lady and the others came back, they looked wrong when they mentioned the Zhen family. They just waited for us to ask, But the old ladies refused to say anything and didn't let us ask any more questions."
Saying that, Daiyu looked at Jia Lian seriously: "What happened to their family?"
Daiyu didn't care much about the Zhen family, but she cared a little about Zhen Yuhuan, a little sister she had only known for a few days.
Jia Lian didn't feel surprised to hear what Daiyu said. The matter involved the Crown Princess, Jia Mu and others kept it secret, and it was normal not to let the younger generation know about it.
But he had no worries in this regard. Seeing that Daiyu had guessed it, he no longer concealed it and simply told Daiyu what happened in Weiyang Palace today.
After hearing this, Daiyu's face turned pale. Obviously, the pure and kind-hearted Daiyu couldn't understand how a woman could be so bad and actually push others into the water in such a cold weather.
She was even more worried about Zhen Yuhuan. She knew that Zhen Yuhuan was as delicate as she was, so how could she survive such abuse?
Finally, with Jia Lian's comfort, he felt relieved after confirming that Zhen Yuhuan was fine. Then he wondered: "Why did the princess bully her?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he glanced at Daiyu first, and then said slowly: "Why else? It's probably because I can't see Sister Yuhuan's beauty as beautiful as Sister Lin, and feels that her limelight has been snatched away, so I secretly think about it." Jealousy, you must be doing evil behind the scenes."
Jia Lian was not prepared to tell Daiyu the truth. He thought that Daiyu had always been sensitive. If they knew that it was the queen and others who were planning to give Zhen Yuhuan to the prince as a concubine, which aroused the prince's jealousy and pushed her into the water, he was afraid that Daiyu would be affected by it from now on. It would be bad if I dare not cross the bridge with Sister Feng... (End of this chapter)
