At the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, Jia Rong sat like a slave.
With his title, he could only go to the edge of the palace to attend the banquet. Naturally, the place where he sat was the edge of the edge.
He didn't feel any discomfort at all, but he didn't think much about the hard cold dishes served at the palace banquet.
Chatting and chatting with guys I don't know or know around me doesn't feel lonely at all.
But he didn't expect that today he would be given a little surprise of being promoted.
It was indeed just a small surprise. How big a gap was there between a third-class general and a second-class general?
Not to mention, combined with the rumors that suddenly arose before, his promotion this time seems to be benefiting from nepotism.
Maybe there are people present who think he is just a freeloader.
Of course, everyone who understands understands that today this is a reward for merit, and by the way, it is also a way to win over Jia Rong, otherwise it would not be so easy to get promoted to the title.
So what if Qin Keqing, who has been rumored a lot these days, is the concubine of the deposed prince?
As long as her name is not on the royal jade plate, she is not considered a true member of the royal family.
For such a reason, no one in the royal family would agree to the promotion of Jia Rong's title, otherwise wouldn't it be chaos?
If some prince's concubine appears in the future, or the county prince's concubine, do you recognize it or not?
Anyone who knows about the existence of some of Jia Rong's actions has to admit that there are indeed reasons to pay attention to and win over him today.
Of course, their emotions are also quite complicated. They know that the rise of Ning Mansion will be unstoppable in the future, but it is a pity that Qilin'er is not their own.
As long as there are no unexpected changes along the way, it is conceivable that after the Ning Mansion rises, it will once again become the core force of the noble power.
On the other hand, Jia Mu, who also attended the palace banquet, felt as if her five-flavor bottle had been overturned when she saw Jia Rong accepting the imperial edict and thanking him.
Brother Rong has actually been promoted to a noble title. If I had known this, Brother Zhu should have been allowed to marry Qin Keqing. Now the eldest and second bedroom of the Rong Mansion all have titles.
What a beautiful thought!
Mr. Sheda and Mrs. Xing, who also attended the palace banquet, did not have too many thoughts, and looked proud and full of ideas and pride.
Master Pardon really doesn't need to feel complicated. He still has the title of first-class general. When it is Lian Er's turn, he also has the title of third-class general. What is there to envy?
If Lian Er is really capable and can keep the title he inherited from being downgraded, that would be quite good.
At this time, the living conditions of Dafang are much better than in the story of the Red Mansions.
Although Lian Er's official rank at this time was not high, his future was not bad at all.
At first glance, among the juniors in the officialdom of Ning Rong's House, the one who can make a difference is probably Lian Er in Rong House, and Jia Zhu has to step aside.
As long as Lian Er and Wang Xifeng give birth to a boy, the inheritance of the title of Rong Mansion will not be lost.
Unlike in The Story of Red Mansions, the succession of the title of Rong Mansion is not clear.
Lian Er was besieged by his second wife, just like a fool. Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, was favored by thousands of people. I guess the old lady and Mrs. Wang both planned the title in the house.
All gossip aside, the palace banquet ended not long after.
In other words, both the current and the emperor, who were hosting the banquet, knew that none of the ministers or Madam Gaoming would be interested in the cooled meals prepared in the imperial dining room.
The reason why such a banquet is held is mainly to give the courtiers dignity and show the royal family's attention. It is also an alternative year-end commendation.
All the ministers who received the dishes given by the emperor were "excited" and very happy, which showed the special care of the royal family.
Especially for noble families, when they receive dish rewards, they will take the cooled imperial dishes home one by one, and first place them in the ancestral hall for worship. Then, regardless of whether they have cooled or not, important members of the family will eat them separately.
It is euphemistically called "bathing in the emperor's grace".
When we came out of the palace, it was already late at night.
Jia Rong and Qin Keqing got on the carriage first, then put aside the royal dishes that had cooled and condensed as rewards, and waited for the Rong Mansion and his entourage to leave the palace.
This has been the case all these years, with the two houses celebrating the New Year together.
There is no way, Jia's mother's seniority is too high, even Jia Rong's direct grandmother, Mrs. Zhao, is a generation shorter.
Normally we can stay away from each other, but when it comes to worshiping ancestors during the Chinese New Year, we can't mess around with the rules that should be followed.
"Brother Rong is really lucky. I didn't expect to be promoted to a noble title at such a young age!"
Jia Mu left the palace after a while, and while getting off the carriage with Mrs. Xing, she smiled tiredly at Jia Rong.
However, there was a bit of sourness in his tone.
Not to mention anything else, Jia Rong was not only promoted this time, but also received the current imperial dish reward, but Rong Mansion was left empty-handed.
In the past, if everyone died together, it didn't matter even if they didn't get a reward.
But now Jia Rong seems to have suddenly caught the eye of today's Dharma. Even with Jia Mu's determination, she can't help but be envious and jealous.
"It's just luck!"
Jia Rong didn't say much to avoid further irritating the old lady.
During the Chinese New Year, it is better to be peaceful and peaceful, there is no need to make everyone unhappy.
When they returned to the mansion, the masters of the two mansions immediately started to worship their ancestors without caring about anything else.
The tribesmen who had been waiting for a long time were all happy and in high spirits, not affected by the cold weather outside at all.
They did not expect that the patriarch Jia Rong would be promoted to a noble title. In addition, life in the family was prosperous, and the younger generations were also making progress, and they felt very happy.
At this time, Jia Rong was already sixteen years old, actually seventeen years old, and it had been more than four years since she came to the world of Red Mansions.
With his ability, in more than four years, even if the Jia clan in Beijing has not been called the Jia clan, it has undergone tremendous changes, at least it has improved by several levels.
With the expansion of various businesses in the Ning Mansion, more and more trustworthy manpower is needed. Naturally, the remaining Liufang clan members have received many opportunities and have a lot of money on hand.
The most important thing is that the young tribesmen have been carefully trained in ethnic studies.
In more than four years, the clan school has successively trained more than twenty child scholars, and the same number of martial arts scholars.
This is quite an incredible achievement. Even though the clan school has not yet trained even a single candidate, it has still been recognized by the clan members.
The patriarch of the clan, Jia Rong, is not only loved by his clan members, but at least his prestige and influence are far from the same.
If Jia Mu wants to fight for clan rights at this time without sufficient reasons, the clansmen will not agree or pay attention to her.
This situation is one of the reasons why Jia Mu's mentality is somewhat difficult to calm down.
Unfortunately, no matter what she thinks in her heart, at least for now, Mother Jia has little way to expand her influence in the clan. This situation makes her feel quite unhappy...