Before leaving, Jia Mu took the time to take them together to pay tribute to Princess Nan'an.
On this day, she was reciting sutras for the memorial tablet enshrined by the Liu family. Not long after she finished reciting, Jia Mu sent someone to pass a message to her, saying that she was going to pay her respects to Princess Nan'an.
She happened to have nothing to do, so she accompanied Daiyu there.
When they arrived at the place where the concubine lived, the maids and nuns guarding the door all bowed to them and said, "I have seen Mrs. Shi, the three ladies and several girls!"
"Everyone, get up!"
After Jia Mu called, a well-dressed nanny came forward and said with a smile: "Old lady, you are finally here. I have been waiting here for a long time. The concubine is waiting for you inside."
Come on, follow me in quickly!" After saying that, he ordered someone to open the curtain, supported Jia Mu and went in.
This nanny is one of the confidants of the concubine. She often takes the place of the concubine and goes to the four major families. Since Jia Mu knows her, she smiles and teases her a few words, and then uses her support to take advantage of the situation.
Followed in.
When the concubine saw them coming, she stood up with a smile, greeted Jia Mu, and pulled her to sit on the couch: "You are finally here, please let me wait easily!"
"Isn't it because it was inconvenient to meet guests when I saw you worshiping Buddha a few days ago?"
After the two sat down, everyone saluted her and said hello.
As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jia family, Mrs. Xing naturally has to take the lead in greeting her.
She took a step forward, blessed the concubine, and said: "The wife of Jia She, the eldest daughter of the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion, has met the concubine and wishes to pay her respects!"
Concubine Nan'an looked her up and down, and said to Mrs. Jia, "This is your new eldest daughter-in-law. She looks quite handsome. This is the first time I've seen her!" After saying that, she let her go.
Someone brought a box over and handed it to Mr. Xing.
"This is my idea, wear it and play with it!"
Mrs. Xing did not dare to accept this gift indiscriminately. She secretly glanced at Jia Mu's face and saw Jia Mu nodded towards her, so she dared to reach out and take it: "Thank you, Princess, for the reward!"
Seeing her stand up and leave, Mrs. Wang stepped forward and saluted: "The wife of Jia Zheng, the second ward of the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion, has met the concubine and wishes to pay her respects!"
The concubine had never seen Mrs. Wang, but she had heard about Jia Baoyu, so she said, "Although we have never met you, we know about it. Why didn't your Baoyu come with you today?"
Naturally, Mrs. Wang could not say that Jia Baoyu wanted to come despite making a fuss, but was suppressed by Jia's mother, so she said: "The people here are all female relatives, and it was not convenient for him to follow, so he stayed at home to study with his father."
I’m learning how to read.”
The concubine naturally knew that this was not the truth, but since it was just a small talk, there was no need to take it seriously, so she smiled and said: "Oh~ that's good. My husband just needs to read more books and learn more words. Maybe I can earn a fortune for you."
Gaoming is back!"
Mrs. Wang likes to hear this kind of words the most. When she heard what the concubine said, she was so happy that she didn’t know why.
"Yes, yes, then I will borrow the concubine's blessing. If I really pass the exam one day, I will definitely let him go and pay your respects!"
The concubine also laughed and said: "Hahahahaha... That's great."
Afterwards, Xichun, who was the legitimate daughter of Ningguo Mansion, and Yingchun and Tanchun, who were concubines, came forward to salute her and say hello.
"Xichun of the Jia family of Ningguo Mansion has met the concubine and expressed her regards to her!"
"The Jia family in Rongguo Mansion welcomes the spring. Tanchun has met the concubine and wishes her well!"
Seeing the three of them, Princess Nan'an's eyes lit up: "These are the three springs in your family. I have long heard that you have three beautiful ladies in your family. It's really surprising when I see them today."
Custom."
When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help but smile and said: "How can a kid deserve such praise from you?"
Concubine Nan'an said: "Hey, such a beautiful little girl deserves no matter how much praise you give her."
After that, he ordered people to get things: "Go and string the three boxes of pearls I got yesterday."
When the things were brought in, she asked someone to open them for the three of them to see, while explaining: "This was just delivered by one of my men yesterday. I saw that the color was bright and suitable for you girls to wear, and I thought that today I would like to go with you."
Your family came together to burn incense, so I brought it here. You can wear it and play with it!"
When the three of them saw that the pearls in the box were big and beautiful, and there were colorful pearls with different colors, they wanted what they wanted, but the old lady didn't say anything, so they didn't dare to accept them no matter how much they liked them.
Seeing this, Jia Mu nodded to the three of them: "That's all, since the concubine has said so, then you can accept it!"
After hearing this, the three of them accepted it with happy faces.
"Thank you, Princess, for the reward!"
After the three people retreated, Shi Xiangyun, who was Jia's mother's niece, stepped forward to salute: "Baoling Hou Shangshu ordered Shi Jia Xiangyun to meet the concubine and pay his respects to the concubine!"
The concubine was related to the four major families, so she naturally knew who Shi Xiangyun was, so she smiled and said to Jia Mu: "This girl looks cheerful, she must be a child from your mother's family!" p>
When Jia Mu heard this, she also replied with a smile on her face: "Yes, it is my niece-in-law. Because she felt sorry for her that she lost her parents at a young age, she took her in to educate her for a period of time."
After hearing this, the concubine looked at Shi Xiangyun with pity and said: "It's a miserable child. Fortunately, there is an elder like you taking care of me. I think I will enjoy endless blessings in the future."
"Go and get the box from my dressing table."
When he took the box and opened it, Shi Xiangyun's eyes lit up when he saw what was inside.
The concubine asked someone to hand the box to her and said: "There are some small things made of gold, silver and jade in here. You can take it back and wear it on your body, or play with it. It will just relieve your boredom."
The concubine's gift was prepared based on her personal circumstances, and it was naturally sent to Shi Xiangyun's heart. She hurriedly saluted and thanked: "Thank you, concubine, for the reward!"
After Shi Xiangyun, there are the mother and daughter of the Xue family, one of the four major families. Even if the Xue family is in decline, they are closer to Princess Nan'an. After all, they are all in the same camp.
The two mothers and daughters stepped forward to salute and said: "Xue Wang of the Xue family of the royal merchant, brings his little daughter Baochai to pay his respects to the concubine!"
"Baochai has met the concubine and wishes the concubine her regards!"
As soon as the two of them finished the ceremony, the concubine called them to get up.
Then, he looked at Xue Baochai carefully, and then praised with a smile: "This girl of yours looks really cool. She deserves to be a girl raised by an imperial merchant. She looks like she is blessed."
"Go and get the box of crystals I newly acquired."
When someone brought the box, she said: "Your family is rich, so there is nothing new in giving you something else. The crystal came from overseas. I thought it would be a suitable gift for you, and it will be embedded in the object."
, or the fabric can be used to make clothes or shoes."
Xue Baochai thought it was some rare crystal, but she didn't expect it to be a gem she knew. She couldn't help but feel disappointed. Fortunately, she didn't show it.
The Xue family's business is big, not only domestically, but also overseas. Their family used to have caravans. Others don't know what the gems in the box are, but they know it, but the concubine rewarded it, so naturally they have to show surprise.
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So, the mother and daughter took the box over with joyful expressions: "Thank you, Princess, for the reward!"
