In the early morning, the sun shines into the west courtyard of Jianchanghou Mansion.
Zhang Yanling woke up from bed, squinted her eyes and sat up...
Axiu, who was dressing up in front of the window, turned her head, her long hair dancing in a circle in the air.
"My husband is awake? Did Axiu wake you up? I'm already gentle enough," Axiu said.
Zhang Yanling got out of bed, stretched out a lot and said: "No, I'm full from sleep. It's really comfortable. It's still more comfortable to sleep on your big bed."
A Xiu stood up with a smile and walked over and said, "I'm afraid it will be bad if Princess He Tan hears what you said."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Why are you afraid of them? Tell the truth. My Axiu can serve others, and I love you, so what?"
Axiu blushed, remembering the unbearable and joyful things last night.
"Stop talking. Axiu is waiting for your husband to wash up. Didn't your husband say that he is going to the manor today? It's getting late, so we have to leave while it's cool." Axiu said angrily.
Zhang Yanling exclaimed, looked at the sunshine in the yard outside the window and said, "Isn't that right? You got up late, why didn't you call me earlier?"
Axiu said angrily: "I saw you sleeping soundly, so I couldn't bear to call you. I just came back the day before yesterday, and I got up very early yesterday morning. I went to Dingguo Duke's Mansion for a banquet in the evening and it was the second watch. How can I eat at this rate?
news. So I’ll let you sleep a little longer.”
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "That's true. But things that are agreed upon must be done. Mr. Xu and Youtang are in Xishan, and your parents are also going to visit. I also want to have a look at Wild Dog Ridge."
Axiu said: "I know, don't worry, the carriages and horses are all ready. My brother and sister-in-law have already gone to Xishan Manor ahead of time. After washing up for a while, we can eat something and then we can set off."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "As expected, he is virtuous and the arrangements are all right. Axiu is just capable."
Axiu smiled, and suddenly her face turned red again. Her husband praised her in the same way last night. I don't know if this ability and that ability mean the same thing.
Axiu said: "Isn't that what we should do? My husband has gone home, do we still need to give him instructions on these trivial matters? I asked Ma Quan and Huang Si to buy some gifts, load them in the car and take them to the villagers. Everything is ready.
Hey, I haven’t seen my parents for a long time. I miss them so much.”
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "It's time to go and see them. In addition, we have to go back to report the good news. Their daughter Axiu is also a married woman now. She is a seventh-grade child, but a little lower."
Axiu said hurriedly: "Axiu is already very satisfied. With the grace of the Queen Mother, I am not qualified to be enfeoffed. I didn't expect that I, Axiu, would be where I am today. Thank you, Queen Mother, and my husband."
Axiu was a little excited when she remembered that the Empress Dowager ordered people to declare Yizhi yesterday evening. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the title of Married Woman can only be enjoyed by head wives. Only princesses in the Jianchang Marquis are eligible. Therefore, the Yizhi was issued
At that time, Tan Ruqing and Axiu had no intention of obtaining the title of Fateful Wife.
When the Queen Mother announced that Xu Wanyi would be granted the title of first-class wife, and Xu Wanyi was happy and grateful, Axiu felt really envious. Although she knew that she had no hope of being granted the title, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
However, when Yizhi then announced that Feng Tan Ruqing would be a fifth-grade Yiren and Axiu would be a seventh-grade Ruren, everyone present was shocked. This was simply happiness falling from the sky, and they were completely unprepared.
The Queen Mother's decree made it very clear that Marquis Jianchang had made great contributions to the court, and his wives and concubines at home were virtuous and helpful.
The enfeoffment of Xu Wanyi was a matter of course. Originally, Xu Wanyi could only be granted the title of second-grade lady, but as a princess of the Duke's Mansion, she was granted the title of first-grade lady. Although the rank of the married woman was based on her husband's rank and title
, but Xu Wanyi obviously has a noble status. In terms of rank, she is already higher than Zhang Yanling. In fact, she is already equivalent to the level of the Duke's wife.
As for the enfeoffment of Tan Ruqing and Axiu, the Queen Mother's decree mentioned special advancement, which means special additional rewards. Rules are rules, but exceptions are common. The Queen Mother obviously wants to make an exception for her younger brother. So.
Tan Ruqing and Axiu both made exceptions and received awards from their wives.
Axiu was of course overjoyed. With her status, it was already a miracle that she married Zhang Yanling. And to be given the title of official wife as a concubine was even more unbelievable. This was a sign of her loyalty to Zhang Yanling and her hard work for the Zhang family.
The praise is a kind of affirmation for her personally.
Zhang Yanling is deeply grateful to her second sister from the bottom of her heart. You must know that this kind of enfeoffment is obviously against the rules and it is clear that she wants to be partial and to gain privileges. But the second sister still does this, which shows that she loves her from the bottom of her heart.
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Zhang Yanling hugged Axiu, kissed her and smiled: "Thank you for what? You deserve this. Axiu, this is what you deserve. If it were me, you and Ruqing would have to be at least a second-class wife. It's a pity.
Your husband-in-law doesn’t have that power. Just wait, when your husband-in-law becomes prosperous and powerful, you can all get a first-class title for fun."
Axiu said angrily: "I'm not that greedy. I'm already content. I don't want Mr. Hou to be in power or anything like that. It's good for the whole family to live peacefully and happily. Sit down quickly and I'll do it for you.
Comb your hair."
Axiu pushed Zhang Yanling down on a chair and took a comb to comb his hair.
After quickly washing and tidying up, Zhang Yanling went to the main room to see Xu Wanyi. Xu Wanyi was still lying on the bed without getting up. She came back late from her parents' home last night, and Xu Wanyi was tired and wanted to stay in bed.
Seeing Zhang Yanling come in, Xu Wanyi wanted to sit up, but Zhang Yanling hurriedly asked her to lie down. She sat on the bedside and talked to Xu Wanyi, telling her that she was going to Xishan Manor today and letting her rest at home.
Xu Wanyi also wanted to go, but she also knew that she could not withstand the long journey, so she could only lose her temper for a while. Zhang Yanling comforted her for a while before going out.
In the vestibule, the carriages and horses were ready. Ma Quan, Huang Si and several servants driving the carriages were waiting.
As soon as Zhang Yanling arrived, everyone immediately took their places. After Axiu and Putao'er got on the carriage, Zhang Yanling got on the horse and ordered to set off. The group left the Jianchang Marquis Mansion and the outer city and headed straight for Xishan Manor.
There was silence all the way, and at noon, Zhang Yanling and others arrived at the entrance of Zhaojiazhuang Village.
Entering along the village entrance road and going straight to Wild Dog Ridge, Zhang Yanling looked at the appearance of the village in Zhaojiazhuang and was deeply moved.
When I first came to the manor, the situation here was not optimistic. The village was dilapidated and depressed. Nowadays, it has been greatly improved. Planning has been done for the dilapidated houses. Starting last year, Zhang Yanling proposed to let the tenants renovate the houses and use them.
Taking advantage of the large-scale development of Wild Dog Ridge, we planned to renovate all the manor and cottages. Now we have begun to see results.
The gravel road runs through the village, and it will no longer be muddy like a swamp on rainy days. There are brick and stone courtyards on both sides of the road. Although they are not luxurious, they will no longer suffer from rain and snow erosion, and there will be no collapse.
The danger.
When passing by the former manor house in the center of the village, Zhang Yanling was very pleased to hear the sound of Lang Lang reading from inside. In order to solve the problem of children in the manor having no one to take care of them and unable to study, Zhang Yanling asked Axiu to transform this place into a private school.
In the school, several teachers were hired to teach the children how to read and read. There were more than 200 children from the tenant households in Xishan Manor, and all of them were enrolled in the private school to read and read, and all of them were free of charge.
Zhang Yanling didn't think that they could learn anything good. He just thought that he should do this. It is good to be educated, literate and rational. No matter how bad it is, it can solve the worries of the tenant farmers. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to construction and
Go in the middle of farming. This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
In addition, there is a nursing home under construction at the west end of the village. Zhang Yanling's goal is to achieve the goal of providing support for widowers, widowers and lonely people in Xishan Manor. This actually does not cost much money, it just depends on whether you are willing to do it.
Wild Dog Ridge has absorbed a large amount of manor labor, and the tenant farmers are much busier than before, and they earn dozens of times more money. But they no longer have worries, no worries about life, and their mental outlook and material life are improving.
Dramatic changes.
The entire manor is now in a state of vitality, which is completely different from the declining reputation seen by Zhang Yanling outside.