Chapter 9
Jingzhao Mansion, the inner city of Kyoto, Sui Guogong Mansion.
After a game of polo, all the young men and girls in the palace were happy. Riding a horse and galloping like a child, and having a great time playing ball are simply the joys of life.
Jia Sanniang also loves playing polo. After coming to this era, she can understand why men and women in this era are obsessed with this thing. In fact, this way of discharging inner pressure is too simple and crude. At the same time, it can gain praise from others and give people a sense of identity in a group, just like having a magical aura around them.
What's more, even though he is just playing, he can still silence others, saying that playing polo can also practice horseback riding skills and teamwork. It can be said that he achieves multiple things with one stone, and everyone feels that they have won.
"Third sister, you are so powerful." Jia Sanniang just stepped down from the court after a game. At this moment, Jia Sanniang was still holding the bay-red horse she was riding. Jia Liu Niang came forward to praise the third sister just like the atmosphere team.
"Sixth sister's little mouth is so sweet, I feel comfortable hearing these words." Jia Sanniang replied with a smile.
Because she was riding a horse to play ball, she was dressed differently from her usual clothes. At this time, Jia Sanniang was wearing a riding outfit.
She looked particularly neat and tidy. After waking up from her lunch break, she even changed her bun into a refreshing style. All this is so that her external equipment will not hold back when playing polo.
At this time, Jia Liuniang was boasting, and Jia Sanniang pointed at her brothers and sisters on the field. She smiled and said: "But I have to admit the fact, I still can't compare to the sisters on the field. Look at the big sister, she scored another goal."
"The eldest sister is also powerful." Jia Liu Niang praised again, even if the eldest sister Yuan Niang couldn't hear it, she was still praising her words.
When Jia Sanniang heard this, she became happy.
"I'll teach the sixth sister to play polo." Jia Sanniang suggested.
Jia Liu Niang hurriedly agreed and said, "Okay, okay." She also wanted to compete, but unfortunately she was too young. Now that she has a little pony, it is naturally impossible for Jia Liu Niang to play polo matches.
Jia Sanniang said that she was teaching the sixth sister to learn to play polo, but it was better to say that she was playing with the sixth sister for fun.
The happy moments of the day always seem to be short-lived. After a few polo matches, the polo match came to an end.
After waiting for the show to end, Jia Sanniang led the bay-red horse back to the stable. For her beloved horse, she just wanted to wash and feed it with her own hands. It can deepen the relationship between the owner and the horse.
"Bless the third girl." A young man dressed as a servant greeted Jia Sanniang.
"That's too polite." Jia Sanniang replied, "Coming from the perspective of your biological mother, I will also call you cousin."
There was no one else around at this time, and the maid taking care of Jia Sanniang was some distance away. She spoke in a lower voice so that she was not afraid of being overheard. At this time, Jia Sanniang appeared cordial in attitude and spoke in an easy-going tone.
"Cousin, I love eating the sugar cakes made by my aunt. If my aunt is free, she can send a small box of sugar cakes to Tingyuge in the past few days. I also really want to see my aunt." Jia Sanniang mentioned it with a smile. suggestion.
"Mom has some free time, so she can send sweets to the third girl tomorrow."
After the young man replied, he added: "Mother will also be happy to see the third girl."
Jia Sanniang never met her biological mother in this life. But he also knew that his biological mother had an older brother.
The biological mother, Jia Xiaoniang, and the elder brother, Uncle Jia, were born as refugees. The government never mentioned where they were born or where their hometown is.
Now Jia Sanniang's biological mother, Jia Xiaoniang, died early, and Uncle Jia was working as the shopkeeper of a shop in the Duke's Mansion. My aunt works in the kitchen.
As for the uncle and aunt, they have two sons. The eldest son, Jia Yi, is the boy in front of Jia Sanniang and is the same age as Jia Sanniang. Currently, he is working as an errand boy for Jia Hongyou, the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. This job is promising in the eyes of the servants of the Duke's Mansion. After all, not everyone can sneak up in front of the prince.
The second son, Jia Ding, is five years younger than his elder brother and has not yet joined the government as an errand.
The personnel establishment in Sui Guogong's mansion has always been a carrot and a pit. If you want to work as an errand in the government to provide food, you can't just fill the gap if you want to.
Counting from top to bottom, it has been passed down for several generations in Sui Guogong's mansion. The family in the Duke's Mansion has many children, young and old. It can be said that there are too many carrots to fill the hole, and there are not enough holes.
The next day in Tingyu Pavilion, during lunch break, as soon as Jia Sanniang returned to the main room, she saw her aunt Jia's family who had come to deliver candy cakes.
"Greetings to the third girl, long blessings to the third girl." When Aunt Jia saw Jia Sanniang returning to the house, she was busy with blessings and gifts.
"Please get up quickly." Jia Sanniang stepped forward and gave her a hand.
"After the eldest son of the slave family came home, he mentioned that the third girl wanted to eat candy cakes. No, he quickly brought it to the third girl." Aunt Jia's face was full of smiles.
"The fragrance of books and the fragrance of ink, please quickly bring a stool and bring some fruits." Jia Sanniang ordered after sitting down on the couch by the window.
The eldest maids Shuxiang and Moxiang responded quickly, and then hurriedly went to do things.
After a while, Shuxiang brought a stool, and Jia Sanniang asked Aunt Jia to sit down. Mo Xiang presented three plates of seasonal fruits, one plate of citrus, one plate of green dates, and one plate of cherries. Jia Sanniang asked Aunt Jia's family to taste the fresh fruits.
Aunt Jia thanked her and wanted to taste the fresh fruit.
At this time, the eldest maid Mo Xiang brought chopsticks again. Jia Sanniang glanced at the two boxes of candies placed on the small table. She first opened the lid of the sugar cake box, then picked up a small piece of sugar cake with her chopsticks, and tasted it in small bites.
Afterwards, Jia Sanniang praised: "It has such a sweet taste, so fragrant."
"Third Miss, you like to eat. I will make more and send it to you later." Aunt Jia's family said with a smile.
"I have to make some when I have free time. I can send it to you at any time. I am just greedy for this sweet food." Jia Sanniang replied with a smile.
After taking a bite of the Tangsu, Jia Sanniang put down her chopsticks. She was asking about the current situation of Uncle Jia's family. Naturally, everything fits perfectly in Aunt Jia's mouth.
Jia Sanniang also made a joke when she just recovered her past life memory.
At that time, Jia Sanniang thought that if Uncle Jia and his family had more furniture, they would be more willing to go out and become good citizens. As long as you buy some land, you can happily become a small landowner.
Later, she was severely slapped in the face by reality. Only then did Jia Sanniang realize that Uncle Jia and his family were very satisfied with their days working as errands in Sui Guogong's mansion. They don't want to leave the government at all, and they want their children and grandchildren to continue to eat the food of the Duke's government and work for the Duke's government.
This is very embarrassing.
Fortunately, Jia Sanniang also knows a truth: a child is not a fish, and he knows the joy of fish.
She is not the elder ancestor of Uncle Jia's family, so Jia Sanniang has no reason to make decisions for Uncle Jia's family.
From then on, Jia Sanniang realized that there was not much she could do for her mother, Jia Xiaoniang, who died young. Uncle Jia's family seems to be living quite happily at the moment, so she shouldn't get involved in anything else.
Occasionally, Jia Sanniang asked Aunt Jia's family to give her some food, and she would give some gold and silver nuggets in return. There were some small contacts between the two parties, which let the servants in the Duke's palace know that Uncle Jia's family had a daughter of the Duke as their backer. I won’t be looked down upon anymore.
The limit that Jia Sanniang can do is such a small thing.
As for being closely associated with Uncle Jia's family, Jia Sanniang doesn't know how to do it. Because it doesn’t fit the rules of this era.
Even in front of outsiders, it was absolutely forbidden for her to call Uncle Jia "Uncle" and Aunt Jia "Aunt" openly.
In other words, she dared to shout, but Uncle Jia and his wife did not dare to answer.
According to the rules of this era, Jia Sanniang's maternal grandfather and uncle's family should be the aunt's aunt's family and the Zhao family. Thinking about these broken rules, Jia Sanniang also found it quite strange.
In the main room, Jia Sanniang accompanied Aunt Jia's family and talked for a while. When Aunt Jia was about to say goodbye, Jia Sanniang took out a small box from the wooden cabinet next to the couch.
Jia Sanniang put the small box on the small table and said: "I heard that when your family welcomes a bride, you also need to drink a cup of tea from the new wife. This small box contains a little hand It was my intention to add makeup to the bride, hoping it would be a good sign."
"How can this be done?" Aunt Jia's family waved her hands repeatedly and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it. The servant's family has received so many benefits from the girl, but it really can't do anything to help the girl. It's so shameful."
"Don't refuse. I hope that the bride will be prosperous after entering the house, and the good times will become more and more prosperous." Jia Sanniang pushed the small box again.
The eldest maids Shuxiang and Moxiang next to them also gave some persuasion before Aunt Jia took the small box. After thanking her again and again, Shuxiang and Moxiang saw each other off, Aunt Jia's family left Tingyu Pavilion.
Think about the cousin Jia Yi I met today. He is talking about getting married and is about to marry a new wife. Thinking about myself again, I am the same age as Jia Yi.
Jia Sanniang couldn't help but think about what kind of marriage her eldest sister Yuan Niang would find for her after she entered the palace and became the empress.
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign, March 3rd was the Shangsi Festival. It is the best time for tourists to go out and enjoy the spring scenery.
Before the trip, Jia Sanniang knew that this time she would go to Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings, and that her aunt, Jia Zhao, would also go with her.
After the trip, Jia Sanniang’s carriage was bustling with activity. The sixth sister must get together with her, and the sisters sit together and chat.
So Jia Sanniang will not be bored during the trip. Jia Sanniang's ears were filled with the chatter of her sixth sister. She thought to herself, the sixth sister's little mouth kept talking nonstop, was her little mouth thirsty?
"Sixth Sister, drink some tea." Jia Sanniang said while pouring half a cup of tea for Sixth Sister.
"I feel a little thirsty, thank you third sister." Jia Liu Niang picked up the tea cup and drank half of the tea in one gulp.
"Third sister, take a look, there are many people flying kites there." After drinking tea, Jia Liu Niang pointed at the scene outside the carriage curtain. Obviously, Jia Liu Niang's enthusiasm has not diminished, she is still concerned about the excitement, and she is still He has a small mouth and has countless things to say.
"Yeah." Jia Sanniang echoed from time to time.
The team continued on their way. Along the way, they passed a pavilion, saw a flower garden, or a lively crowd of tourists. No matter what they saw, it was full of freshness in Jia Liu Niang's mouth. She always wants to express something, and then express her feelings a lot.
When she arrived at the Daxiangguo Temple, Jia Sanniang felt very happy.
"We're finally here." After spitting out these four words, Jia Sanniang finally reacted. In her heart, she must have been looking forward to arriving at the Daxiangguo Temple as soon as possible, so that she could get rid of her sixth sister's nagging earlier.
When distinguished guests came to the Duke's Mansion, a group of guest monks from Daxiangguo Temple went to the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain to welcome them.
Jia Sanniang is just an inconspicuous and small role in this large group of people. The leading role at this time was her aunt, Jia Zhao.
Kyoto Imperial City, Taihe Palace.
Emperor Hongwu on the throne looked at the Third Emperor's brother who came to say goodbye to him, his expression was calm as usual. Just when the acting king Li Feng was about to resign happily, the emperor said: "I have some free time, so I will accompany my third brother to the Daxiangguo Temple."
"Ah." Acting King Li Fang was stunned on the spot. He knew very well that his royal brother did not believe in ghosts and gods. Regarding the theory of Buddhism and Taoism, the emperor's brother often valued whether this thing was beneficial to the imperial power.
It is beneficial to the imperial power and can be implemented. If it is not conducive to the imperial power, we must find a way to prohibit it.
The theory of Buddhism and Taoism is not popular in front of the imperial brother. Now that the Emperor's brother is going to Daxiangguo Temple, is this a good intention or is it really a good intention?
Li Feng, the acting king, was a little suspicious, but he did not dare to show it.
"I'm not welcome to accompany you." Emperor Hongwu asked.
"Welcome, welcome." Li Fang smiled awkwardly and said, "I just feel that the emperor keeps an eye on the government affairs of the court and does not have a moment of leisure on weekdays. Today I suddenly heard the emperor say that he has some free time, and I was shocked for a moment."
"That's it." Emperor Hongwu seemed to believe his third brother's reasons.
"I misunderstood. I thought that the Third Emperor Brother did not welcome me to go with him. But I am being petty. Here, I would like to express my apology to the Third Emperor Brother." Emperor Hongwu had a very upright attitude.
Li Deng, the acting king, hurriedly replied: "Brother, how can I bear your apology? I really wish that my brother could go with me and go to the Daxiangguo Temple. The Daxiangguo Temple is just covered in smoke. It means that I have been favored by God. The Daxiangguo Temple can be said to be full of brilliance."
Li Fang slapped the dragon's butt repeatedly and said: "Brother Chen, can you imagine that my mother and concubine will be very happy when she knows that the emperor's brother has gone to Daxiangguo Temple. Most likely, the mother and concubine will think that brother Chen is valued by the emperor. In the future, All the descendants of the Dai Wangfu can enjoy the grace and protection of the imperial brother."
"You lazy person, you don't seek to make progress. You still think that your children and grandchildren will enjoy happiness under my protection." Emperor Hongwu laughed at his younger brother and said, "I will not cover up for you with my aunt. Half a point.”
"Ah." Dai Wang was stunned on the spot, and he hurriedly said: "Brother, brother, you can't be a bad person. You have to smooth things over for me in front of your mother and concubine."
"Brother, please, please don't let me have this face. If you really let my mother and concubine punish me, I will be a prince who is about to get married and start a family. It's too shameful, too shameful. ." Acting King Li Fang said that he was also a prince who wanted shame and skin.
