The news that the Jia family's wife was awarded the title of imperial concubine was like a strong wind, sweeping through every family in Beijing.
Many prestigious families are secretly discussing whether the Jia family, a century-old palace, is really going to regain its glory?
Otherwise, how could the holy family be so strong? For a time, people from the mansions that had good relations with the Jia family were sent to congratulate him.
Are other families concerned about this matter so much, let alone the Jia family itself?
On the day when the news was received, the whole Jia family suddenly became excited.
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, etc. were naturally overjoyed and hurriedly put on makeup and prepared to enter the palace to express their gratitude.
Wang Xifeng, as a second-grade imperial concubine, is now naturally qualified to ride in a sedan chair and accompany Jia Mu and others into the palace to express gratitude.
Moreover, this was the first time she enjoyed the rights brought by this status, so she was naturally very active. After receiving Jia Mu's order, she immediately went home and took out the Fengguan Xiapei she had just made and spent a lot of money to wear it.
Just when Jia Lian came back from the office, she stopped and asked: "Our mother-in-law has really been promoted to a noble concubine. Have you heard the news too?"
Jia Lian was wearing official uniform, sitting casually by the bed, looking at Wang Xifeng who was trying on clothes repeatedly.
Wang Xifeng has a slender figure, but has relatively strong capital, and is also one of the taller ones among women. At this moment, all her outer clothes have been removed, and she is only wearing a thin corset, and scattered golden imperial clothes.
Sometimes I feel it doesn't fit and I have to take it off and put it on again. Over and over again, it vaguely reveals the most graceful and graceful figure of a pretty young woman who is about to enter her prime years.
This is his wife, so Jia Lian naturally sees her as aboveboard.
Naturally, Wang Xifeng also noticed Jia Lian's peek. Seeing his admiration and smile, he was obviously very satisfied with her appearance. She felt ashamed and proud at the same time, so she quietly rolled her eyes at Jia Lian and pretended not to know that Jia Lian was there.
While looking at her, he looked back at the mirror and smiled:
"From now on, I will obey you.
Mr. Cai also said just now that you took this situation into consideration when building the garden, so you insisted on building our garden according to the best standards.
The master praised you very much for this, saying that you have foresight and foresight. Without you, our family would have made a huge mistake.
But at the same time, the master and the others are also puzzled. They don't know where you got the news. It's really strange that they could predict it so far in advance.
The old lady also asked me, but how do I know? I can only say that you are mysterious and mysterious now, and you don’t explain many things to me, and I don’t know..."
Wang Xifeng thought to herself, and with the help of Ping'er, Feng'er, Xiaohong and other maids, it took a long time before she managed to put on the imperial uniform completely.
Suddenly, she felt an extra pair of arms on her waist, and at the same time, she felt a familiar scent on her shoulders and neck. Wang Xifeng grabbed Jia Lian's hands and said coquettishly, "Don't make trouble, you've wrinkled my clothes."
"Why, your men are not more important than a piece of clothing?"
Realizing that Jia Lian was placing more and more of his entire body weight on her, Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at the person in the mirror and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm going to enter the palace later. If it gets dirty, , Your Majesty, it would be a big deal if you accuse me of being unbecoming of a person."
"Since you are worried about this, you might as well not go. Anyway, as long as the old lady and the others enter the palace, it will be fine.
It’s not like I’m going to receive a reward, but what’s the point of being led around the palace by groups of maids and eunuchs, and standing in various noble places for half a day? In my opinion, it’s better not to suffer that fate.”
"what do you know……"
Wang Xifeng blushed and was embarrassed to tell the truth.
What women care about is naturally different from what men care about.
Even if you are punished by standing, it is a great honor to be able to stand in front of the Queen and the Queen Mother.
If I could exchange a word with the Queen and the Queen Mother again and spread the word, it would be doubly honorable.
Besides, at worst, you can still have a cup of tea in the palace of the new imperial concubine, right?
Who would have thought that the sister of the Jia family whom she met back then would be as good as she is today. She had to go and congratulate her in person, and also let her see her new crown...
So, don't think it's just a trip to the palace, there are many details that women care about, how can Jia Lian, a rough man, understand it!
Jia Lian really didn't know the point of kneeling down to a bunch of irrelevant women, but he could tell that Wang Xifeng was determined to go.
So he leaned close to her ear and whispered something, which immediately made Wang Xifeng's face turn blood red. She turned around and glanced at Jia Lian with tears in her eyes, not daring to reply.
Ping'er and others were standing very close to each other, but even with their sharp ears, they could only vaguely hear fragments of words.
Phrases such as "come back at night" and "this clothes" are not very clear, but just by connecting them in series, it is not difficult to understand why my second mistress had such a big reaction.
How could Wang Xifeng be allowed to be speculated by the girls? She glanced at them with dark eyes and saw them bowing their heads obediently before passing by. Then she changed the subject and asked Jia Lian: "Are you going to escort us into the palace later?"
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She saw that Jia Lian just refused to let the girls change their clothes, so she asked.
When Jia Mu travels, the descendants of the two houses accompany her to protect her. This is the most basic rule.
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian smiled and said: "My wife is so beautifully dressed. I won't worry if I don't keep an eye on her."
"Poor talk." Wang Xifeng laughed.
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Outside the gate of the mansion, housekeeper Lai Da and others have already prepared a large sedan chair with five by eight carriages, and Jia Zhen has also arranged for dozens of young men in green clothes to accompany them and line up on both sides of Ningrong Street.
The overall scene looks extremely rich and prosperous.
Seeing Jia Lian riding out, Jia Zhen and his son came up to him with smiles.
“The last time we discussed planning to build a garden, I didn’t believe Brother Lian’s words at first, but who knew, Brother Lian’s words turned out to be right.
Now that the matter has come to this, brother Lian should tell us everything, how on earth did he recognize the good fortune of our family?"
For people from aristocratic families, maintaining face-saving relationships is a basic quality.
Therefore, before she thought of a way to deal with Jia Lian, Jia Zhen would not fall out with Jia Lian, and even went out of her way to smile more than before every time they met.
The same is true for Jia Lian. The only difference is that Jia Lian knew Jia Zhen's malice toward him through You's mother-in-law and his own spy in Ningguo Mansion. Jia Zhen, on the other hand, probably didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh when he saw Jia Lian.
"Brother Zhen said something serious. I just made a casual guess and did not expect what happened today. Brother Zhen's words are really flattering to me."
"Brother Lian is being humble, isn't he? There are no outsiders here. We are all brothers and nephews of the same family. Is there anything else that we can't say directly to us? Or, Brother Lian felt that none of us were serving in the imperial court, so he told me
It’s useless, so I’m not happy to say it…”
Jia Zhen pretended to be joking, but her words were very guiding.
All because there were some Jia people present who heard the news and came to see the excitement, such as Jia Huang, Jia Qiong, Jia Chang, Jia Yun, etc.
A slight smile appeared on Jia Lian's face. Could it be that Jia Zhen actually wanted to use his identity as the clan leader to exclude him from the other children of the Jia clan?
On the contrary, these children of the Jia family, who usually live around waiting for death and can live a much better life than ordinary people just relying on the family's shadow, are mostly those with great ambitions and few talents.
This kind of people naturally brag and beat up after drinking wine. I am the best in the world and think that they are first-rate in intelligence. They cannot become an official because they are unlucky and have a bad background. Therefore, just like Jia Baoyu, they also have the feeling of being tired of being an official.
If Jia Zhen, the clan leader who is also waiting to die, shares the same hatred with them and resists Jia Lian, who looks down on them as an official, it is really possible for them to twist into a rope, but it is another matter if the knot is not strong.
Although Jia Lian really looked down on these bastards of the Jia family, he was too lazy to fight with them, so he smiled and said: "Since Brother Zhen insists on asking questions, I don't dare not tell the truth.
To be honest, I am just guessing based on the current situation.
To give the simplest example, Baoyu's uncle, our uncle, led troops to patrol the border and made great achievements.
And my uncle is already of the highest rank, so how can your majesty treat our mother-in-law badly?
Brother Zhen said so, right?"
After Jia Lian finished speaking, he ignored whether these people understood or not, and rode off with a smile.
Jia Rong and others looked at each other. Although they didn't quite understand what the necessary connection was between the two things Jia Lian said, they just felt that Brother Lian (Second Uncle Lian) was so powerful and unfathomable!
After all, Jia Zhen is the head of the Ningguo Mansion and has dealt with people both inside and outside the palace. She has a keen sense of politics and quickly realized what Jia Lian meant.
The prince cannot be granted a title, so it is only natural for the emperor to extend favor to his niece!
For a moment, he felt very uncomfortable.
He didn't want to admit that there was actually a gap between him and Jia Lian!
But the facts were before him, and he couldn't convince himself that Jia Lian's judgment was wrong, so he felt particularly uncomfortable.
How did he know? Jia Lian was born to know.
Now that things have happened, it is much easier than they thought to find a reasonable reason.
But maybe Jia Lian didn't expect that he guessed half of the truth at once.