Jia Lian's attitude really made Jia's mother dissatisfied, but Jia Zheng and Wang knew Jia Lian's feelings and couldn't say much. Who makes his own treasure so unsatisfactory? The whole family has poured so much energy into it, but it still cannot help Adou.
On the contrary, Jia Huan suddenly emerged, and he actually took the lead in passing the exam. Even Jia Lan passed the exam. This also surprised the entire Jia family and became a little subtle.
Now even Jia Mu is a little uncomfortable suppressing Jia Huan to show Baoyu. There is nothing else to say, but only this fame is here. It is the dignity of the court and no one can obliterate it.
Ms. Xing sat aside. Although she did not speak, the look on her face revealed her inner dissatisfaction.
Jia Lian was singled out for making irresponsible remarks. Jia Baoyu was only a few years younger than Jia Lian. Now in his early twenties, he was married and had a family. Why didn't anyone criticize him?
Jia Baoyu is his legitimate son, but Jia Lian is not his legitimate son? Jia Lian is still the eldest son of his eldest son.
Jia Mu seemed to realize this and didn't say anything further. Could it be said that Feng Ziying shouldn't have arranged such a good place for Jia Lian? Complaining that Feng Ziying is not good enough to Jia Baoyu?
Waving her hands, Jia Mu's face softened slightly: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Brother Keng is coming, most likely to talk about the third and fourth girls. The third girl is already twenty and it is necessary to arrange her marriage as soon as possible. , since the Feng family was interested, they just happened to get married. I heard that the second girl’s son has already received a decorated officer? Unexpectedly, brother Keng was willing to use his own merits to exchange for a decorated officer for his son, as well as Baoqin and Xiuyan. The two girls actually got the royal decree..."
Even Jia Mu couldn't help but admire her. These days, people are busy with their career advancement. Only those in their 70s and 80s who are about to become official will behave like this. But Feng Ziying is only in her early twenties and has a bright future. She can actually do this. Doing this would be shocking.
No wonder it makes countless people jealous.
Like Er Yatou's heir, according to the truth, if he can't read well, he can only take the path of a military attache. But his father is a civil servant, even if he can take the path of a military officer, how many are willing?
But it's different now. With the status of a distinguished officer, you can find opportunities to fill the vacancy when you get old in the future. And with Feng Ziying's momentum, she will be at least a minister or even a cabinet minister in more than ten years. Arranging to fill the vacancy will be a piece of cake.
Even Xing Xiuyan's son had such an opportunity. It's no wonder that everyone in the house lamented that if Tan Yatou and Fourth Yatou could marry earlier, they might have a son who would be an official in his infancy. This especially made Zhao The aunt was very dissatisfied and felt that the government had delayed her daughter's future.
Xue Baoqin and Lin Miaoyu's imperial concubines pushed this thought to the extreme. When will even concubines be able to have harmonious fates?
In the entire Rongguo Mansion, only Jia Mu, the Xing family, and the Wang family have had this honor, but they have been deprived of it now, but at least they have had it before, and even Li Wan and Wang Xifeng have never had it.
Only the You family in Ningguo Mansion had this experience, and now they have become ordinary people.
If this continues, wouldn't it be possible for Er Yatou, Xing Xiuyan, and even the Third Yatou and Fourth Yatou to have this opportunity? This Feng Ziying was too kind to the concubines in her family, beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Jia Zheng was also slightly disturbed.
After all, the third girl is also her biological daughter, even if she is a concubine, but if she gets married and gives birth to a boy and a half girl, her family can get a royal title, and her son can get a distinguished officer, it is much better than marrying a child of a high-ranking family.
You must know that this imperial edict requires the concubine of an official of the fifth rank or above to have a chance to get the title. Even if you pass the Jinshi examination and enter the official position in the future, it will still take ten or eight years to have the opportunity to be promoted to a fifth rank official.
If Tan Chun is really favored by the Feng family, he will also be good to Baoyu in the future. After all, they are also brothers and sisters.
Now Jia Huan's strong rise has given Jia Zheng a headache. The legitimate son is in despair, and the concubine is in the sky. What should we do? I hope that Feng Ziying can fulfill his promise soon and let Baoyu go to the Hanlin Academy for gilding.
It's just that Brother Keng is a bit too feminine.
There are many wives and concubines at home, so it’s enough to take the third and fourth girls as concubines. How come they even take the two cousins of the eldest daughter-in-law and even the third girl of the Zhen family as concubines?
Now there are rumors that Yun Yatou may want to be Feng Ziying's concubine, which makes Jia Zheng simply don't know what to say.
"Then what mother means is to settle the marriage of the third girl with Ziying as soon as possible?" Jia Zheng pondered, "That's good. Ziying is now a famous person in the court and often goes out. She went to Liaodong the year before last, and there were four or five people there. Yue, not long after I came back, I went to Jiangnan again, and it’s been a few months. Let’s finalize it earlier and let the third girl come over as soon as possible to avoid delays if Ziying has to go out on business again.”
"Well, that's what I mean. I also talked about the fourth girl. The day before yesterday, Jia Zhen came to talk to me and also talked about the fourth girl. I heard that the eldest son, Mrs. Shen, liked the fourth girl very much, so she simply Let’s do it together, choose an auspicious day, and let the two sisters come together..."
Jia Mu was quite neat and tidy, and she made a decision after thinking for a while: "The third girl is most likely willing to go to Sanfang Yu'er. It's good that the relationship between the two of them is young. The fourth girl goes to the eldest brother's house. If it's Yun Yatou... ···
"What does mother mean to let Yun Yatou also join the Feng Mansion?"
Jia Zheng thought his mother hadn't made up her mind yet, but he didn't expect her mother to be so decisive. After all, the rush to marry into Feng's house always felt a bit unpleasant.
If Shi Xiangyun also wants to marry into the Feng family, the four families of King Jia Shi and Xue will be almost "caught in one fell swoop" except the Wang family.
Jia Zheng didn't know that Wang Xifeng had had an affair with Feng Ziying for a long time, and they even gave birth to a son. So counting, these four families were really wiped out in one fell swoop.
"Girl Yun has broken off her engagement with the Sun family through the Ministry of Rites. Can it be restored? Moreover, the Shi family has not been able to get away with it, and Sun Shaozu is not a good match. In the current situation, besides marrying into the Feng family, what else can he do better? Marriage?"
Jia Mu seemed particularly calm at this time and her tone was calm.
"To be honest, although Brother Keng is the best among men, he comes from a three-bedroom family with too many women around him. The third and fourth girls can't help it, but if Yun Yatou has other opportunities, I don't want her to join. Feng Mansion offers Brother Keng as a concubine, but there is no such opportunity now, and Yun Yatou and San Yatou are both twenty years old, and with such conditions, where can I find more suitable conditions?"
Jia Zheng was silent.
Indeed, the four families of King Jia Shi and Xue, except for the Xue family at the bottom, now look better. The three families of King Jia Shi and Xue are all in embarrassing status and are worse than ordinary families.
Not to mention the Jia family and the historians, although Prince Teng of the Wang family was pardoned by the imperial court and even given the status of a military attache in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, he was actually closely monitored by Long Jinwei, and even the slightest movement could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the imperial court.
It was Mr. It's just a matter of picking things up. Maybe after two years, you will have your royal title and your son will be a high-ranking official. It is no different from marrying an official to become a big wife. Let me tell you, even if you are a child of an official, unless you are a Jinshi, otherwise the four It was not easy to get a job as a fifth-grade official before ten years ago."
It was rare to hear such words from the somewhat foolish and greedy eldest daughter-in-law, and Jia Mu was also quite surprised. Perhaps it was because the second girl married into the Feng family and had a good life that she, the eldest mother-in-law, felt this way.
If Yun Yatou is really as the other party said, she will be able to give birth to a son in a few years and be appointed as a high-ranking official. That is indeed much better than marrying an ordinary official family. Thinking about it this way, it makes sense.
It was in this atmosphere that Feng Ziying entered the new Jia Mansion.
Jia Zheng took Jia Zhen, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Rong, and Jia Lan to the door to greet him in person. Feng Ziying also quickly got out of the car and repeatedly said that she could not afford it. Seeing that Feng Ziying was still so humble, Jia Zheng felt a little relieved.
Still following the original model of Ningguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall was moved here.
Feng Ziying was even considerate enough to buy many of the furniture, calligraphy and paintings originally sold in Rongxi Hall intact and send them here, which also made the Jia family very grateful.
Feng Ziying met Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen in the New Rongxi Hall.
No one said too many polite words. Feng Ziying also proposed to accept Tan Chunhe.
Both Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen readily agreed to Xichun becoming their concubine.
The next step is to choose an auspicious day. According to the Jia family's opinion, it is necessary to finalize the arrangements for the marriage as soon as possible, so as not to delay Feng Ziying's business trip again.
Feng Ziying is naturally happy to see this happen. Tanchun and Xichun are not young anymore, and they will both be old girls if they wait any longer. Since they have decided to go through the marriage, they should go through the marriage earlier.
The specific auspicious date needs to be calculated, but initially it will be done in February.
After talking about Tanchun and Xichun's marriage, it was inevitable to talk about other things about the Jia family. The first is the issue of Jia She.
How to resolve Jia She's sins and let Jia She return to Beijing as soon as possible? Although there are difficulties here, it is not completely without room for maneuver. However, it will naturally take some effort to do it safely.
The second is Jia Jing’s problem.
Feng Ziying is quite confident on this point.
Before returning to Beijing, Feng Ziying also went to see Jia Jing.
Jia Jing's attitude is very calm. He will not consider returning to Beijing for the time being. Even if he is pardoned, he will stay in Nanjing, or Jiangnan, for a long time.
Moreover, Jia Jing also made it clear that the kindness he owed to Prince Yizhong for his kindness in the past has been completely repaid, and now he and Emperor Wan Tong no longer have any connection.
The two had a long conversation, which covered a lot of content and gave Feng Ziying a deeper understanding of the head of Ningguo Mansion.
Feng Ziying even openly stated that she would accept Xichun as a concubine, but Jia Jing only said that he should not let down his daughter, and he would get something in return.
