Chapter 1,177 A banquet is held in Fengzao Palace, and Mrs. Wang gives a maidservant
Entered Rongning Street.
Su Mingzhe saw a stage set up by the roadside.
On the stage, Sheng Dan, Jing Mo Chou, appeared back and forth, winning rounds of applause.
"Second Master is back!"
The concierge of Rong Ning's Second Mansion had already seen the Imperial Guards clearing the way to escort him, and he quickly ran over and kowtowed in congratulations!
"No need!"
Su Mingzhe waved to several people to get up, pointed at the stage curiously and asked:
"What's going on? Why is the stage set up at the street corner?"
"Second Master doesn't know something!"
The concierge explained with a smile.
It turns out that people from the Rongning Second Mansion had long predicted that their second master Bao would definitely get a good ranking, so they invited the four major Hui classes to attend the meeting in advance.
Not only the street entrance and the end of the street are swinging, but there is also one in the house.
At the same time, in addition to setting up a stage, the Second Mansion of Rongning also announced that a three-day flowing banquet would be held on Rongning Street.
The so-called flowing banquet is to set up a hundred tables. As long as passers-by say congratulations to Jia's house, they can sit down and eat.
According to this arrangement, four seats will need to be replaced in about an hour.
Each table is worth at least three taels of silver, and with the street troupe singing in the theater, the total cost will definitely exceed tens of thousands of taels of silver.
A celebration costs tens of thousands of taels of silver. It has to be said that Rong Ning's Second Mansion is quite lavish in the whole city of Chang'an.
Su Mingzhe shook his head secretly and felt sorry for the money in the warehouse. Accompanied by eight forbidden soldiers, he arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.
After getting off his horse, Su Mingzhe was about to invite eight people into the mansion to have a banquet and take a rest, but he saw a dozen forbidden soldiers standing at the door of Rongguo Mansion.
After asking the porter, I found out that the eldest sister Jia Yuanchun learned that she had won the first prize. In the morning, she sent an internal official out of the palace and rewarded him with many things.
The internal official did not see Su Mingzhe, the real owner, who is still waiting in the Hall of Rongxi.
Su Mingzhe didn't want to neglect his eldest sister, so he could only take out a banknote from his pocket and stuff it into the hands of the eight Forbidden Army commanders:
"There are still officials at home who need to be entertained, so I have to force my brothers to find a place to entertain themselves!"
The captain of the Forbidden Army was also a noble, and he was an old acquaintance with Su Mingzhe. He immediately returned the greeting with a smile:
"Brother Bao, you're welcome. Since we have an agenda, it is of course important to receive the order!"
Just say it, the captain stuffed the banknotes into his sleeves and left with the honor guard.
Su Mingzhe came to Ronxi Hall under the guidance of an internal official.
Everyone in Rongning's Second Mansion had already set up the incense table.
When the official who proclaimed the edict saw that the rightful master had arrived, he paused and recited some edicts.
When Su Mingzhe accepted the order, the official smiled flatteringly and said:
"Congratulations to Uncle Guo, who is the top scorer in high school. Concubine Yuan said that this is the first time I have won the third prize in Daqing. I specially asked for permission to hold a banquet in Fengzao Palace and invite the family members of Rongguo Mansion to Fengzao Palace.
Thank you and reminisce about the past."
The third yuan and the third year have been regarded as a kind of "auspicious luck" in all dynasties.
What's more, Su Mingzhe passed the fifth grade, second only to Huang Guan of the Ming Dynasty who passed the sixth grade. He was the second person to pioneer the imperial examination in a thousand years.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Jia Yuanchun to use this to invite the emperor to hold a banquet in Fengzao Palace.
After hearing this, Su Mingzhe, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others quickly raised their hands and thanked them:
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
Jia Lian directly took out a bunch of banknotes and stuffed them into it.
Seeing that it was getting late, the official took the banknote, said a few more polite words, and turned to leave.
Because the family members were going to the palace for a banquet tomorrow, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others did not dare to neglect, and quickly took Su Mingzhe, Jia Lian and other juniors to the backyard to announce the good news to Jia Mu.
Not long after, everyone came to the backyard flower hall.
Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. You, Qin Keqing, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, Sanchun, Sister Lin and Sister Bao are all here, watching the play.
Jia Zheng to Jia
The mother kowtowed, said hello, and reported that Jia Yuanchun invited everyone to the palace for a banquet and reunion.
When the female relatives heard this, they were naturally filled with congratulations.
Among them, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. You and Qin Keqing are all female relatives of the Jia family, and they are also on the list of people entering the palace.
After some discussion, everyone decided on the rules and regulations, leaving the women to continue watching the show, while the men went back to the front yard to continue drinking.
Originally, Jia's mother wanted to keep Su Mingzhe to watch the show together.
But this time, Su Mingzhe took the initiative to refuse.
Today is different from the past.
Now that you have become the number one scholar, you have an official status.
Su Mingzhe is still the same as before, shamelessly sitting at the same table with the female family members. If word spreads, others will laugh at him for his lack of etiquette.
Mother Jia had no choice but to let her sweet grandson leave.
When the street cleaning drum sounds, the day's excitement comes to an end.
Su Mingzhe came to his mother, Mrs. Wang, to say hello.
Jin Chuan, Jade Chuan, Caixia and Caiyun were waiting outside. When they saw Su Mingzhe coming, they quickly knelt down and saluted.
When Su Mingzhe saw Caixia and Caiyun there, it was not easy to play with Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan, so he asked with a gentle face:
"Is your wife here?"
Jin Chuan immediately reported:
"Replying to the second master, my wife has just eaten something and is reciting sutras, with Luan and Feng waiting on her."
"In that case, you can continue playing."
Su Mingzhe opened the door and walked into the Buddhist hall. He heard Mrs. Wang kneeling in front of the Buddha statue and reciting the "Ksitigarbha Ten Wheel Sutra" in a low voice.
After a while.
After Mrs. Wang finished reciting sutras, she noticed that her son was coming. Her eyes burst into tears and she couldn't control her emotions. She hugged her son and burst into tears.
Ever since her eldest son Jia Zhu passed away and her eldest daughter Yuan Chun entered the palace, Mrs. Wang was like an old hen protecting her chickens, protecting Su Mingzhe by her side and not allowing others to harm him in the slightest.
It's a pity that a child cannot be raised by his father, and a daughter cannot be raised by her mother.
Su Mingzhe is now the number one scholar, and it is impossible for him to protect him like before.
Today, when she came back from watching a play in Jia Mu's yard, Mrs. Wang didn't know why she thought of her deceased eldest son Jia Zhu.
After having some dinner, she recited a sutra to Jia Zhu, hoping to pray for her deceased eldest son.
Su Mingzhe knew that Mrs. Wang was emotional, so he sat down and comforted her for a while.
After Mrs. Wang got her emotions under control, Su Mingzhe told her about her plan to "separate the family."
According to the old system, at the Qujiang Banquet, the emperor not only bestowed the rank of Hanlin Academy, Editor and Editor of the Hanlin Academy, which was a sixth-grade official position, but also rewarded him with a mansion.
Su Mingzhe asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites. To choose the No. 1 Scholar's mansion, he could choose it from among the vacant courtyards in the city, or he could buy a mansion with the money from the imperial court. Anyway, it only requires the consent of the original owner.
After much thought, Su Mingzhe wanted to place his No. 1 Scholar's Palace in Rongning Street.
"Mother, the child has taken a liking to Lai Mansion. This Lai Mansion is close to Rongguo Mansion. Even if the child goes out to live, it is convenient for him to come and greet him every day. What do you think?"
The Lai Mansion was originally the residence of Lai Da and Lai Er, with a courtyard that spans four acres and is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Lai Da's family died and was exiled, and the mansion was returned to Rongguo Mansion by the governor of Chang'an.
If Su Mingzhe wants this mansion, the Ministry of Revenue will compensate Rongguo Mansion with about 30,000 taels of silver.
Of course, the value of Lai Mansion is naturally far more than 30,000 taels, and it cannot be bought even for 100,000 taels.
However, this is just a meaning.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Jia family to ask Su Mingzhe to make up the difference.
"That Lai Mansion is really good. Since you like it, Ying'er, I will go and talk to the old lady about it!"
Mrs. Wang has always been very supportive of her son's affairs, not to mention that now his son just wants a mansion.
Su Mingzhe chatted with his mother for a while and was about to leave.
Mrs. Wang stopped her son:
"Ying
Son, since the imperial court has rewarded the No. 1 scholar with a mansion, it is natural that enslaved servants are indispensable. I also have six maids with me. Whichever one you think is useful, I will give it to you."
Su Mingzhe wanted to refuse, but when he saw Xiuluan and Xiufeng sisters, their eyes lit up and they hesitated for a moment and said:
"The maids trained by my mother are naturally excellent. However, my mother only has these six maids around me now, but there are already ten maids and four boys around my child. How can I still win my mother's love?"
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"You kid, you're still polite to your mother!"
Seeing that her son was not speaking, Mrs. Wang simply promised:
"I told your father before that gold and jade bracelets are good. I will give them to you after you get married. Now let's reward you in advance!"
The sisters Xiuluan and Xiufeng next to them lowered their heads in disappointment when they heard that they were not responsible.
Su Mingzhe was naturally not picky, so he thanked him immediately:
"That kid, thank your mother for the gift."
Mrs. Wang immediately called the sisters Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan who were outside the door, and told them what had happened. The two sisters naturally thanked her profusely and went to pack their luggage.
Su Mingzhe also thanked him and then said:
"Mother, you gave me the gold and jade bracelet. You only have four maids left with you, which is too shabby. I will go to Butler Shan later and ask him to replace the maids!"
"It's up to you!"
Mrs. Wang didn't have much to do on weekdays, and she didn't need a housekeeper now. She had four maids to take care of her, so she didn't feel too shabby.
Just a moment.
Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan packed their luggage and followed the man out of Mrs. Wang's yard.