After Xue Baochai exchanged a few polite words with Qin Keqing, he dismissed everyone in the hall, including Xiren, Zijuan, Qingwen, Xiangling, Ying'er, Nanxiang, Ruizhu, Baozhu, and Nuo Da's Huixiu.
In the hall, only Xue Baochai and Qin Keqing were left.
Qin Keqing was not surprised. She had already realized that Xue Baochai was going to talk about the matter between Jia Yun and her. She subconsciously became a little nervous, worried that the matter would not have a good ending, even though Jia Yun had told her that she would accept it.
If she comes to marry him, she will also be asked to be a concubine, but now that Xue Baochai is Jia Yun's principal concubine, if Xue Baochai doesn't want to do this, there will be variables in the matter.
After Xue Baochai retreated from the crowd, he said to Qin Keqing: "My prince has told me everything that happened between you and me."
Qin Keqing was inevitably embarrassed, her head lowered slightly.
Xue Baochai said: "Your Majesty planned to accept you as a guest in a while, but something unexpected happened. The Emperor issued an order to appoint Your Majesty as the General of the Northern Campaign. In two days, Your Majesty will leave Beijing to conquer the North. This expedition will be short."
It can be half a year, or one or two years."
Qin Keqing listened quietly, feeling increasingly nervous and worried.
Xue Baochai continued: "But the prince said that although it is inconvenient to accept you now, he does not want you to continue to live in your own home. This will let you down. He plans to wait for him to leave Beijing and take you in in the name of his wife."
Are you willing to live in the palace and wait until he puts down the rebellion and returns to the capital to accept you as his concubine?"
Qin Keqing suddenly became excited and felt that her wait for Jia Yun for more than a year was worth it. She felt that this man was indeed worthy of being entrusted to her for life. These words also made her immediately hear that the princess Xue Baochai had accepted Jia Yun.
Yun accepted her as his concubine.
Although he was excited, Qin Keqing still said to Xue Baochai in a dignified and polite manner: "This matter is entirely up to the prince and princess, and the slave family will obey your arrangements."
Xue Baochai nodded: "The matter has been settled. You will stay at the palace for lunch today. The prince has gone to the palace and will come back at noon. He said he wants to see you today."
Qin Keqing's face turned red and she said respectfully: "Yes, Princess."
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At noon, Jia Yun returned to the palace from the palace and met with Qin Keqing. Qin Keqing then had lunch with Bu Wuniang and Xue Baochai before leaving the palace.
Jia Yun has already told Qin Keqing to keep the matter of arranging for her to live in the palace secret for the time being, not even to Nanxiang, Ruizhu, and Baozhu. If this matter is spread in advance, it may have a bad impact. When Jia Yun leaves,
Beijing, in the name of Bu Wuniang, take Qin Keqing to live in the palace. By then, the matter will spread and there will be no bad impact.
Under Jia Yun's arrangement, Li Feixue also came to the palace that afternoon in the name of meeting Bu Wuniang, met Jia Yun, and also met Xue Baochai.
Like Qin Keqing, Li Feixue's beauty also amazed Xue Baochai, and Xue Baochai was also satisfied with her knowledge of books and gifts.
When Li Feixue learned that Jia Yun could not accept her as a concubine in the short term and had to wait until the rebellion was over and returned to Beijing to do this, although she was inevitably a little depressed, she could still understand and was willing to live in the Li family's mansion in Che Seo Ma Hutong.
Waiting for Jia Yun to return to Beijing.
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On the mornings of the fourth and fifth days of October, Jia Yun came to the military aircraft office in the palace twice, and continued to follow the military ministers to learn about the war situation against the Shui family.
On the afternoon of the fifth day of October, Jia Yun visited the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager, Empress Yin, and Concubine Duan Qingwan in the palace. According to the request of Emperor Tianzhi, this visit started at the beginning of Shenshi and left at the fourth quarter of Shenshi.
Although this visit lasted a quarter of an hour longer than the first time Jia Yun visited the harem, the time Jia Yun met with Duan Fei Qingwan this time was actually a little shorter than last time.
The last time was even more hasty. After only two or three minutes of meeting, Jia Yun was urged to leave by Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace.
The reason is that when Jia Yun met Queen Yin this time, it took a lot of time. Jia Yun even suspected that Queen Yin did this on purpose!
Although Queen Yin's attitude when meeting Jia Yun this time was similar to that of the first meeting, Jia Yun was still keenly aware that Queen Yin was probably dissatisfied with Xia Hao because of his grounding.
All Jia Yun can do now is to apologize repeatedly for this in front of Queen Yin. Even if it is not his fault, it is Xia Hao who was stupid. Even if this kind of apology will not have much effect, he still needs to do this
Do.
Even though Jia Yun and Qing Wan only met hastily for two or three minutes this time, Qing Wan was still very happy. Before leaving Beijing, Jia Yun asked Emperor Tianzhi for permission to meet this time, which made Qing Wan think that Jia Yun really cared about her.
This mother-in-law also deepened Qingwan's mother-child love for Jia Yun.
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Tomorrow he will leave Beijing for an expedition. Naturally, Jia Yun will stay with Xue Baochai tonight, staying together at Xue Baochai's Huixiu Hall.
On the eve of the expedition, Xue Baochai cherished it very much and let go of his reserve. In addition to having a good time with Jia Yun in the house, he also chatted a lot with Jia Yun.
We talked about "Dragon", about Jia Yun's heroic rescue of her beauty when they first met, about her longing for him when they were engaged for more than a year, and about Jia Yun's journey from poverty to martial arts.
Some things from the promotion stage to the official stage, and talked about Jia Yun’s previous situation of suppressing the rebellion in Jiangnan...
While chatting, Xue Baochai couldn't hold it back after all, and cried again because of reluctance and worry. Jia Yun wiped her tears for her, then held her tightly in her arms and said some words of comfort.
Unknowingly, the two of them fell asleep together in silence.
The next day, the sixth day of October.
In the morning, Xue Baochai personally served Jia Yun to wash and change clothes, and put on the general's armor for Jia Yun. Then he followed Bu Wuniang, Xiren, Zijuan, Qingwen, Xiangling, Yinger, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, etc.
The female relatives of the palace watched Jia Yun leave together.
Jia Yun wore the general's armor and rode a black horse. Under the protection of some royal guards, Jia Yun left the palace and left Shenjing City through Andingmen and headed for Chang'an Camp.
It is worth mentioning that just recently, Jia Yun recruited fifty soldiers from Chang'an Camp to Prince Zhongwu's Mansion. These fifty soldiers are all of good character and have high military value. This time Jia Yun
When he went on an expedition, he did not take many of the palace guards with him. He only took a total of three guards and ten soldiers. The other guards were left behind by Jia Yun in the palace to protect the safety of the palace and his family.
On this day, under the arrangement of Jia Yun and the responsibility of Yu Zhu, a group of people headed by Xue Biao also began a comprehensive inspection of all the Xue family's shops. This group included Xue Biao, shopkeeper Shen, Some of the palace guards, including Shopkeeper Shen, were sent by Jia Yun to Cheng Huanian. They are good at finance and are loyal and reliable.
Starting today, Xue Biao and his party will first conduct an inventory of several Xue family shops in Shenjing City, including the pawnshop "Heng Shudian" on Gulou West Street. After completing the inspection of these shops in Shenjing City, this The group will leave Beijing and conduct an inventory of the Xue family's shops outside Beijing. It is expected that this comprehensive inspection will take one or two years.
This comprehensive investigation is equivalent to an expedition, and the targets of the expedition are the greedy business operators, general managers, clerks, etc. of the Xue family all over the country.
Two days later, on the ninth day of October, under the arrangement of Bu Wuniang and Xue Baochai, Qin Keqing took Nanxiang, Ruizhu, Baozhu and other servants to move out of the Qin family's second-in residence and moved in with Prince Zhongwu. In a small courtyard on Fudong Road.
The so-called small courtyard refers to the main courtyard in the palace. In fact, this courtyard is not too small. It is the size of a courtyard, but it is much more luxurious than ordinary courtyards.
Qin Keqing, Nanxiang, Ruizhu, and Baozhu were all very happy.
There were two other people who were also very happy, one was Tong Dunxing and the other was Shi Liangcai.
Tong Dunxing and Shi Liangcai were both regular guards of Qin Keqing, and both were loyal and honest. In total, they had been guarding Qin Keqing for more than a year. Over the past year, they had guarded Qin Keqing very well. Jia Yun is satisfied.
Jia Yun had promised Tong Dunxing before that she would transfer Tong Dunxing back to him within this year and recommend Tong Dunxing as a third-class palace guard from the fifth rank. Jia Yun also made a promise to Shi Liangcai, as long as he behaves well. After protecting Qin Keqing, he will be transferred back to the palace for reuse in the future.
Jia Yun, who was accustomed to keeping his word, would naturally not break his word on such a small matter. For this reason, he specifically warned Tai Zhu before leaving Beijing.
On this day, as Qin Keqing moved into the palace, Tong Dunxing and Shi Liangcai also returned to the palace. Tong Dunxing was assigned as a third-class palace guard from the fifth rank, and would later be responsible for guarding the gate of the palace, while Shi Liangcai was assigned as a private soldier Squad leader.
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That evening, Tong Dunxing returned home after his duty. The family, including his grandfather and Tongsheng, had prepared a sumptuous banquet and were waiting for him at home.
Tong Dunxing was not surprised. He had already learned in advance that his family would hold a banquet for him tonight to celebrate his transfer back to the palace and his appointment as a third-class palace guard from the fifth rank.
Tong Dunxing went from a person with no fame to a fifth-grade military attache. For an ordinary family like the Tong family, it was definitely a huge leap. Such a great event is certainly worthy of celebration.
However, Tong Dunxing had always been in awe of his grandfather, Lao Tongsheng, and he was usually very restrained in front of Lao Tongsheng. It was not much more restrained than Jia Baoyu was in front of Jia Zheng. Tonight, he was suddenly called by Lao Tongsheng to sit beside him and have a feast together. , and it was in front of the whole family, which inevitably made Tong Dunxing not used to it.
"Come here and sit down. I asked you to come here. Why are you so timid? You are about to become a military attaché from the fifth rank, and you should have the majesty of a man." Seeing Tong Dunxing, the old Tongsheng did not dare to sit down.
Beside him, he said loudly.
Tong Dunxing said "Oh" and then plucked up the courage to sit next to Lao Tongsheng.
Lao Tongsheng immediately said: "Please offer me a glass of wine first."
Tong Dunxing said "Oh" again, picked up the wine glass and toasted the old Tongsheng. After the grandfather and grandson drank a glass of wine together, the old Tongsheng couldn't help but asked: "I just heard today that the prince and Mr. Changshi arranged
You are the third-class palace guard and you will be appointed in a few days. I wonder how many days will it take?"
Tong Dunxing said truthfully: "The prince had made arrangements for this matter before he left the capital. When Master Changshi met with me today, he said that the appointment would be made in a few days. I don't know the specific date."
Old Tongsheng nodded when he heard the words. In this way, the matter was settled. He then smiled at the family members present and said: "In a few days, our family will have a military attache from the fifth grade. Tonight, we will have a military attaché."
Everyone is happy and happy, I believe our ancestors are wise and will also be happy with us tonight."
Everyone laughed and agreed.
At this time, Tong Dunxing's father smiled at Lao Tongsheng and said: "Dunxing is today thanks to his father. If his father had not met the prince and introduced this boy to him, how could he have such great luck today?"
Old Tongsheng was a little proud when he heard this: "This is not true. I think back then, the prince was not a prince, not even a prince, but just a first-class guard in the palace who had just won the martial arts championship. At that time, I could see that the prince would be determined to do something in the future.
He will be glorious and distinguished, so I eagerly asked Hua Zifang for help and introduced my grandson to the prince as his personal soldier, but at that time I did not expect that the prince would be so extraordinary that he would become a prince and a prince."
Everyone laughed and flattered him one after another, and also toasted to the old boy.
Old Tongsheng said: "Speaking of Hua Zifang, my grandson must be grateful to him for being here today. In a few days, when my grandson is officially appointed as a third-class palace guard, I will set up two banquets at home.
If you specially invite a florist, you will naturally need to give a generous thank you gift."
After saying that, Old Tongsheng drank a glass of wine, and then told Tong Dunxing: "My grandson, I have to warn you, although you are about to become a military attaché of the fifth rank, you must not become arrogant because of this. Since you
After accepting this great kindness from the prince, I will do my best to be a guard in the palace from now on. I will work harder than before and be more loyal to the prince."
"In this way, the prince and Lord Changshi will appreciate you more in the future, and you will have a better future. Otherwise, I am afraid that you, a military attaché from the fifth rank, will be deposed in a short time. If this happens
Well, as a grandpa, I won’t let you off lightly when the time comes!”
Tong Dunxing hurriedly smiled and said: "Grandpa, don't worry, I am loyal to the prince. When I think about it, my life belongs to the prince. Even if the prince tells me to die, I...well, although I am afraid
, will die too.”
Old Tongsheng couldn't laugh or cry: "On this big day, why are you saying such unlucky things? Come on, let's drink."
Tong Dunxing hurriedly raised his glass and toasted to Lao Tongsheng.
After drinking a few more glasses of wine, the old Tongsheng, who was already a little drunk, couldn't help but said to Tong Dunxing's parents: "Dunxing is already twenty years old this year. In the past two years, because he has become the prince's personal soldier, there have been many
Several families came to the door and wanted to betroth their daughters to him, but I didn't agree. I was thinking that the prince had promised to give Dunxing a good future in the future. By then, it would not be difficult for Dunxing to marry a good girl.
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Everyone began to flatter him one after another and praised the old boy for his wisdom.
Lao Tongsheng said: "When Dunxing is appointed as a third-class palace guard, it will be time to arrange his marriage."
Tong Dunxing blushed when he heard this, and he was looking forward to it in his heart, thinking that I was finally going to get married, and I could also marry a good girl. It was great. This was considered a favor from the prince!