Chapter 186: Concubine Yuan ascends the throne and Jia Lan returns
A maidservant who was delivering a message came in in a hurry, waving her hand to summon the mandarin duck to go out.
Jia Mu recognized the maid who reported the news in the corridor, so she asked Yuanyang: "What's going on outside?"
Yuanyang hurriedly replied with a solemn expression: "Old lady, madam, Butler Lai ordered someone to send a message, saying that an angel has come to the palace to announce the decree. Madam, please hurry up and receive the decree!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Mu quickly ordered Jia She to get up immediately, welcome the angel into the Rongxi Hall, serve her with good tea, and then let Yuanyang serve her back to the room to change clothes.
The rest of the people also went back to change clothes, but Baoyu and others lived in the Grand View Garden, which was far away from here, so they might have delayed their time, so Sister Feng came up with an idea and asked the brothers and sisters to have their personal maids go get their clothes quickly and let the sisters go.
I was changing in Sister Feng’s yard next door.
"I am the king of the country, and I must carry out filial piety and civilize the people. I must respect my relatives and be courteous. I have a virtuous and virtuous concubine, Jia Shi, who is respectful and prudent. She is benevolent to the country, serves the palace deeply, and is diligent in poetry and etiquette.
Regulations, inheriting the pot and using the flowing emblem, to fulfill the duties of Zuo Pingfan.
The Jin family was promoted to the imperial concubine with a gold book, and she was honored to inherit the fate of Xun. She came to Jingfu with salt, praised Kunning, and paid tribute to Yimao.
Awesome!"
After hearing the content of the imperial edict, Jia Mu, who was still kneeling down in panic, immediately felt relieved, her face was full of joy, and she quickly kowtowed in thanks.
The palace eunuch Xia Shouzhong finished announcing the decree, and with a smile on his face he handed over to Jia's mother: "Old lady, please rise, I am very happy! I am really happy! By the grace of the Holy One, Concubine Xian De is now the imperial concubine! The Holy One personally wrote and bestowed the title.
With the word 'Hua', from now on, slaves and maids will have to call Concubine Hua the Empress!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard that Yuanchun had entered the imperial concubine. The happiest person was Mrs. Wang. She held Mrs. Xing's hand tightly and was extremely excited.
Jia Mu stood up slowly with Jia She's support and thanked Ouchi again.
Then, a row of waiters behind Xia Shouzhong walked into the Ronxi Hall one by one, holding plates covered with red cloth, putting the plates down and opening them one by one.
"The Holy One has decreed to grant Rong Guofu a gold-woven robe, a number of colorful coins, and fifty pieces of cashmere cotton..."
At first glance, these sounded like ordinary rewards, but until Dai Quan read it to the end, not only Jia's mother, but also Jia She was moved beyond words.
"A plate of Jia's golden melon seeds!"
What! The Holy One actually rewarded me with golden melon seeds!?
Jia Mu stepped forward tremblingly and looked at the red cloth plate in the waiter's hand. On top was a red lacquered wooden box, which contained about a hundred gold and silver in the shape of melon seeds.
Golden melon seeds were not called golden melon seeds at first, but were called silver melon seeds. They were called golden melon seeds because they looked particularly golden and dazzling when placed in the sun.
Later, it was simply made of real gold.
Since the Ming Dynasty, golden melon seeds have gradually become a gift for the emperor. They are generally only used to reward concubines in the palace, and rarely flow out of the palace. If officials obtain them, they can be kept in the emperor's heart.
Since the death of Jia Daishan, the former Duke of Rongguo, Rongguo Mansion has not been rewarded with golden melon seeds for more than ten years.
Since there is no exclusive mold, these gold and silver melon seeds are always made according to their nature, and then through the hands of skilled craftsmen in the palace manufacturing office, each one is natural, simple and cute.
Mother Jia looked at the golden melon seeds in the lacquer box and burst into tears for a while.
Her body was trembling with excitement, and she slowly stretched out her hand and picked up a handful: "Thank you for your hard work in Xia Zhonggong, this is my thought..."
Xia Shouzhong waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no! I don't dare to be an old lady! This is too precious!"
Seeing that Xia Shouzhong sincerely refused, Jia Mu urged him to sit down and drink a cup of tea before leaving.
In spite of the kindness, Xia Shouzhong did not put off too much and sat down. At this time, the servants brought a cup of tea.
The ticket is hidden in the sleeve.
Eunuch Xia is an expert at this. The moment he twitched his hand and glanced at the corners of his eyes, he realized that the face was not small. The smile in his eyes became more and more friendly. He chatted with Jia Mu for a while before standing up to leave.
When leaving, he deliberately stopped at the front porch of Rongxi Hall, turned around meaningfully and said to Jia Mu: "Your Majesty heard that your little brother Jieyuan will be returning to your home in the near future. He was very concerned about it and asked your servant to send you a message.
Let the young man not be afraid, just come and take the exam!
The slave said something offensively, "Little Xie Yuan is a thousand-mile horse in the Jia family, but the Holy One is also capable of playing music."
After that, Xia Shouzhong said goodbye and went back, leaving Jia's mother being supported by Mrs. Xing, messy in the wind.
"Mother, I seemed to have heard Xia Zhonggong mention Lange'er just now?"
In the absence of Jia Zheng, Jia She sent Xia Shouzhong out of the Rongguo Mansion on behalf of the Jia Mansion. He did not return to Rongxi Hall until he could no longer see the procession of angels delivering the message. He looked at the stunned Jia Mu and asked doubtfully: "
Listening to Xia Zhonggong's tone, why does it seem as if the eldest lady's promotion to a noble concubine this time is due to Lang Ge'er?"
By this time, Jia Mu had not come back to her senses, she was just stunned and didn't know what to think.
At this time, the Hall of Rongxi was full of joy, and everyone was circulating the items given by the palace. In particular, the box of golden melon seeds was the most popular. Even Jia Baoyu couldn't help but curiously picked up a few and put them in his hands to admire. After listening to Jia She's words, everyone became quiet for a moment, with puzzled expressions on their faces.
"Why is it that my eldest sister was promoted to a noble concubine and got involved with Brother Lan?" Xiangyun asked Jia Baoyu curiously with his big eyes twinkling.
The phoenix egg has always been just a mascot for decoration in these occasions. He has always hated Lu Chong and so on. Naturally, he was willing to be a decoration, so he was distracted the whole time and didn't listen at all.
Daiyu spat at him: "You can be distracted even when listening to orders, you are the only one!"
Xiangyun also agreed with Daiyu and ridiculed Baoyu. She was looking forward to the spring, and even her wooden-like expression of welcoming the spring was a little disappointed.
Unlike Daiyu, they still corresponded with Jialan frequently. When they first heard about Jialan, they were all curious.
Jia Baoyu didn't refute, just lowered his head.
He had a not-so-good feeling in his heart, as if he had a premonition that the days when he was like a star in the Jia family would soon be gone forever.
Jia Lian said at the side: "How about I send someone out to inquire?"
"No need." Jia Mu came back to her senses, turned to Jia She and said, "Hurry up and write a name card and hand it to the palace for me. Just say that your wife, your wife, and your second wife will go to the palace tomorrow to thank you. By the way, take a look.
Look at the big girl."
"And!" Mother Jia called to Jia She who turned to leave, with a smile on her face: "Go to Dongfu quickly and tell Brother Zhen that we will open an ancestral hall. We have to tell our ancestors that the eldest girl has become a noble concubine. This is a big deal."
Happy event!"
"Ah, yes, yes!" Jia She and Jia Lian were also full of joy. Yuanchun was promoted to imperial concubine, which is definitely a celebration worthy of special mention. As members of Jia's family, they can straighten their waists when they go out. p>
Mother Jia walked slowly, put her hand into the box of golden melon seeds and rubbed it a few times. She couldn't stop smiling. She hugged Jia Baoyu who was thinking randomly, stroked his face, and said to herself
He said softly: "More than ten years have passed in a flash. Master, our Jia family has finally received the golden melon seeds given by the emperor..."
Everyone looked at Jia Mu who was filled with emotion and smiled and congratulated her.
Suddenly, a voice that was a little strange to everyone but also a little familiar came in.