Because of the birthday banquet, Jia Lian had no time to pay much attention to the ups and downs that were set off in the top power center of the country.
After leaving the palace, he hardly stopped for a moment. He walked all the important hills of the Forbidden Army that he had not visited in the morning, and went to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle the relevant procedures for the establishment of the firearms battalion.
By the time he returned home, it was already dark.
"Second Master, Second Master, the old lady has asked you to meet her after you return home. I also asked you to go to Mengpo Zhai."
Jia Lian nodded and accepted the words conveyed by the housekeeper, but did not immediately set off to the courtyard. He handed his beloved horse to the young man to take away, and he went to the study.
In Jia Lian's outer study, Jia Yu, Jia Yun, Xie Jun and others have been waiting here for a long time.
After explaining some recent arrangements to these confidants, Jia Lian looked down at Jia Yu and Xie Jun.
Needless to say, Xie Jun is a commander of the Xicheng Army and Horse Department, and he is also the most comfortable person he has used in the Army and Horse Department in the past few years.
Jia Yu is a descendant of the 12th branch of the Jia family in the south. He once served as Qianzong in the Xishan Camp of Jinling, and was later seconded to Beijing by him. Now he is temporarily serving in the Beijing Camp.
"Jia Yu, Xie Jun."
"The humble position is here!"
When their names were called, Jia Yu and Xie Jun clasped their fists in greeting at the same time, with a look of anticipation in their eyes.
Jia Lian did not disappoint them. He nodded and said: "I have reported to the Ministry of War to transfer you two to my firearms camp. Jia Yu will serve as the commander of the firearms camp, and Xie Jun will serve as a thousand households."
When Jia Yu heard this, they both looked happy and excited. Among them, Xie Jun immediately knelt down and paid homage, saying: "Thank you for your help and support, I would like to die for you!!"
Seeing him like this, Jia Yu hesitated for a moment, then imitated him and knelt down in a military salute to show his loyalty.
Jia Lian smiled and asked them to get up.
After Xie Jun stood up, he greeted Jia Yu with a smile and said, "Subordinate, I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Du Si."
In Xie Jun's eyes, Jia Yu will not only be his immediate boss, but he will also be Jia Lian's clan brother. It is rumored that Jia Lian specially transferred him from the south to the capital. This shows that the relationship is very difficult, so he naturally needs to be more flattering.
Jia Yu smiled at this, and at the same time couldn't help but feel that her original decision was not wrong. It was indeed easy to become an official with a big tree behind her.
Take this Xie Jun as an example. He was only a sixth-grade commander before, but because of the appreciation of Brother Lian, he was promoted two levels in a row and became a fifth-grade thousand-household commander. It was a stroke of luck.
But thinking about himself, Jia Yu also laughed. He was not the same. In less than a year, he miraculously became the commander of the Imperial Guards from a small boss in a place. He even thought it was a dream.
very.
Seeing the two of them congratulating each other, other people in the study looked at them with envy.
Jia Lian waved his hand and said: "Now that the Firearms Camp is newly established, the first step is to build a military camp. I have already selected the camp, but I have recently been ordered to go to Tianjin Guards and have no time to handle this matter in person. Therefore, I am not here
Within that time, the two of you will represent me and fully assist Mr. Su Keguangsu in building the Firearms Camp."
Su Keguang was the former commander in charge of firearms in the Shenji Battalion, and this time he was also transferred to the firearms camp by Jia Lian.
As the saying goes, a person can ascend to heaven if he succeeds. Now that his official position is getting bigger and bigger, the people under his command will naturally benefit from it. However, although he has great autonomy in the preparation of the firearms camp, Jia Lian will not bring in all private goods.
Some rules in the officialdom still have to be followed. For example, Su Keguang, who was transferred to the Firearms Battalion as a captain, was a regular transfer, and no one could say anything.
He gave Jia Yu a copy of the construction drawings of the Firearms Camp that he personally designed, and asked the two of them to study it in detail. Then Jia Lian looked at Jia Yun, Sun Zairen and several other big shopkeepers in the study.
Although compared with the firearms camp and the new warships, the commercial affairs that Jia Yun and others are responsible for seem less urgent, but after all, it is also one of his plans for the future power, so before leaving Beijing this time, he naturally has to
Make enough arrangements.
Fortunately, with his abundant financial and manpower support, both the restaurant and the grain store are now operating very well, and the overall situation is showing a new atmosphere day by day, so Jia Lian does not have to waste too much energy to interfere.
After sending his men away, Jia Lian sat in the study for a while and was about to get up and go back to the main courtyard. Zhao'er came up to him and whispered: "Second Master, that boy named Sun has entered the capital!"
Jia Lian stopped walking, and a cold color appeared in his eyes.
…
Because Jia Lian had something to do in the afternoon, he did not go to the palace to greet Jia Mu and others.
Of course, Jia Mu and others did not call him for such a trivial matter. The reason why they were anxious to see him was because of the incident in Weiyang Palace today.
In the eyes of Jia Mu and others, the crown princess is the future queen, the mother of a country, and the person who can control their life and death, honor and disgrace, and must not be offended.
But today, because of him, the Crown Princess was punished by the Queen Mother and the Empress. They were all afraid that the Crown Princess would hold a grudge against him because of this, especially if she would involve the Jia family again.
so……
On the way home after leaving Rongqing Hall, Sister Feng saw that Jia Lian looked ugly, so she hesitated and stepped forward and said: "Otherwise, let's prepare some generous gifts as the old lady and others said, and go to the Prince's Mansion to make amends for her.
Already..."
As he was talking, he noticed that Jia Lian's face was getting worse and worse, and he quickly said: "You are a man, so it's normal that you can't bear to look like this. Otherwise, you don't have to go, I can go alone. You know me, it's not a big deal to smile with others."
The best one, maybe the princess will be relieved of her anger for the sake of my sincerity, which will save the old lady and the others from worrying."
Jia Lian looked back at the girl in front of her, who was clearly glamorous and beautiful, but spoke cautiously. A trace of affection flashed in her eyes, but her face was still stern, and she uttered a few words: "If you dare to go, your legs will be broken."
Sister Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled with understanding. She knew that her man always had a higher eye than his head, and would accept soft things rather than hard ones. Naturally, he would disdain to adopt timid and embarrassing suggestions like Jia Mu and others.
However, she wanted to share Jia Lian's worries and forgive Jia's mother and others, so she still wanted to try to comfort him.
"It's better to do less than to do more. After all, she is the Crown Princess and has a distinguished status. Who am I? It doesn't matter if I smile in front of her or make things difficult for her. As long as I can calm her down and not embarrass you in the future, I will too.
It’s worth it.”
No one likes to apologize to others, especially Sister Feng. The reason why she persisted was not only because she and Jia Mu and others generally felt that the princess could not be offended, but she also had a heart.
Ever since Jia Lian became more and more famous, she realized that there was almost nothing she could do to help Jia Lian. All along, Jia Lian was the only one fighting for fame and wealth.
Even though it was the order of the world for the male to lead the outside and the female to lead the inside, she always felt a little uneasy as she had been sitting back and enjoying the success.
Now that she happened to encounter this incident, and Jia Lian could not reach an agreement with Jia Mu and others, she thought that if she could come forward to solve this problem, wouldn't it be good for Jia Lian, the Jia family, and herself?
Three benefits?
In the future, she, the Marquis's wife, will be more confident.
Jia Lian, who was standing in front of him, didn't know whether he could see Sister Feng's thoughts. He suddenly raised his hand and touched Sister Feng's face while she quietly opened her eyes.
"Who do you think you are? As long as you are still my Jia Lian's wife, you are the most precious woman in the world. No one can make you kneel down and lose your smile for no reason, not even the princess."
Jia Lian caressed his beloved wife's face, then switched from caressing to pinching, using a little force to make her understand his irreversible intention.
"I have my own concerns about this matter, and you don't need to take it for granted. If you disobey and make me unhappy, it's not just a spanking."
After Jia Lian finished speaking, he turned and left.
The Crown Princess has a noble status and cannot be offended? Oh, if she offends Jia Lian, her position as Crown Princess may not be secure.
Of course, Sister Feng didn't know the madness in Jia Lian's heart. She only looked at Jia Lian's walking figure, her words echoing in her ears, and suddenly a deep shyness appeared on her face. This shyness was reflected in the faint moonlight.
, looks more delicate than flowers.
He rolled his eyes at Jia Lian's back in vain, then looked at the surrounding maids, snorted to dispel their teasing and envious looks, and then followed Jia Lian's footsteps.
After returning home, after a simple intimacy, Sister Feng continued her usual restless style and started to get busy.
The rewards given by the Queen Mother were really many, and almost the whole west room was filled with them. Sister Feng loved money and good goods, and although she had a few complaints about the Queen Mother, she had no objection to the things she received from her.
After taking a bath, Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was still counting the goods happily, and he didn't have much time to pay attention to her, so he took Xiangling alone to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to see Daiyu.
Daiyu looked good today. When Jia Lian came in, she was busy with her favorite thing - the red-billed green-feathered parrot he gave her.
In the corner, the little... big squirrel that had lost its partner was lying alone on the ground, looking lazy.
Daiyu was feeding the birds when she turned around and saw Jia Lian. She first glanced behind Jia Lian and then said, "When did you come back?"
"In the evening, I took care of some trivial matters, so I came over to take a look while I had some free time."
Jia Lian casually sat down at Daiyu's desk, raised his foot and kicked the side. He was not imprisoned in a cage, but he was not afraid of anyone's fat ball at all.
When he noticed the heavy touch, Jia Lian became more and more interested. He couldn't help but look at it twice more, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
To be honest, this is the first time Jia Lian has seen such a round squirrel. After all, squirrels are known for their dexterity, but now they can be raised by Daiyu to be so fleshy, lying on the ground and not even moving, it can be seen that Daiyu
Yu’s ability to raise pets is also considered unique.
Daiyu keenly noticed Jia Lian's actions. She frowned and said immediately: "Why did you kick it? It has just eaten and is digesting."
Lying down to eat? Jia Lian shook his head and couldn't help but ask: "What did you feed it?"
"Nothing, just seven or eight walnuts, two handfuls of peanuts, oh, and some melon seeds. I asked the maids to peel them and feed them to Jingjing, but he robbed a lot of them!"
There was some complaint and dissatisfaction in Daiyu's tone. Maybe she didn't want this greedy squirrel to eat so much and become so fat that it lost the spirituality and cuteness of its childhood.
Jia Lian smiled and took another look at the "Jingjing girl" who was receiving food from Daiyu and tilted her head to look at him from time to time. I hope this mockingbird can resist the temptation of Daiyu's delicious food, otherwise, one will be too fat to fly.
Wouldn't it be funnier if the parrot got up?
Daiyu could see Jia Lian's ridicule, because Jia Lian had once made fun of her. If he could raise Yu to be so fat, why couldn't he also make himself fat?
Bah, she doesn’t want to be fat, she can’t be fat!
Taking a look at Yujiao's round body lying lazily at Jia Lian's feet, Daiyu felt a little embarrassed. In fact, she herself didn't understand why Yujiao was getting fatter and fatter. You must know that she had never been able to raise her since she was a child.
There is no pet that can grow as long as it does.
It can be seen that this is not her master's fault, but it is too greedy.
After ignoring this, Daiyu asked: "Where is sister Yuhuan?"
Jia Lian knew she had this question, so he smiled casually and said: "She has something going on at home, so she can't come to our house for the time being. But she is very reluctant to let you go, and she even asked me to say sorry to you."
Daiyu was silent for a moment after hearing this, and Leng Qiuqiu said: "You don't have to coax me, I know what happened. When the old lady and the others came back, they looked wrong when they mentioned the Zhen family. They just waited for us to ask,
But the old ladies refused to say anything more and didn't let us ask any more questions."
Saying that, Daiyu looked at Jia Lian seriously: "What happened to their family?"
Daiyu didn't care much about the Zhen family, but she cared a little about Zhen Yuhuan, a little sister she had only known for a few days.
Jia Lian didn't find it strange to hear what Daiyu said. It involved the Crown Princess, and it was normal for Jia's mother and others to keep the matter secret and not let the younger generations know about it.
But he had no worries in this regard. Seeing that Daiyu had guessed it, he no longer concealed it and simply told Daiyu what happened in Weiyang Palace today.
After hearing this, Daiyu's face turned pale. Obviously, the pure and kind-hearted Daiyu couldn't understand how a woman could be so bad and actually push others into the water in such a cold weather.
She was even more worried about Zhen Yuhuan. She knew that Zhen Yuhuan was as delicate as she was, so how could she survive such abuse?
Finally, with Jia Lian's comfort, he felt relieved after confirming that Zhen Yuhuan was fine. Then he wondered: "Why did the princess bully her?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he glanced at Daiyu first, and then said slowly: "Why else? It's probably because I can't see Sister Yuhuan's beauty as beautiful as Sister Lin, and feels that her limelight has been stolen, so I secretly thought
Jealousy, you must be doing evil behind the scenes."
Jia Lian was not prepared to tell Daiyu the truth. He thought that Daiyu had always been sensitive. If they knew that it was the queen and others who were planning to give Zhen Yuhuan to the prince as a concubine, which would arouse the prince's jealousy and push her into the water, Daiyu would be afraid of it.
And then, it would be bad if I never dare to cross the bridge with Sister Feng from now on...