When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Zheng wanted to tell the Wang girl to Jia Zhu, she was unwilling to do so, so she rounded off her words and said, "But in my opinion, although my niece is very good, she is not good for our family."
There is still a bit of a mismatch between these two brothers. Not to mention that the eldest brother is now a marquis, but Zhuer will definitely take the imperial examination in the future. This girl does not know a few words. If she is paired with such an ignorant person,
, there will definitely be conflicts in the future."
Jia Zheng nodded after hearing her words and said with satisfaction: "What you said is that our family is different from the past. My eldest brother's marriage has been decided by my mother, so we don't need to worry about it. Now it's only Zhu'er's marriage that worries me.
I'm worried. If he could have passed last year, it would be easier to say. But now he is still just a scholar, and I don't know if he can achieve success in the next subject. Speaking of relatives like this, I'm afraid there won't be any good family."
When Mrs. Wang heard what he said, she also frowned. It should be said that Jia Zhu is indeed studying hard now, but during this period of time, her body has been damaged by continuous use of afurong. If Mrs. Wang had not forcibly taken away most of the medicine, I am afraid that now
Her health was getting worse. But she didn't dare to say these words to Jia Zheng.
Mrs. Wang now thinks of what the old gentleman said last year and thinks that she should arrange a marriage for Jia Zhu so that he can have offspring after getting married. Otherwise, as the old gentleman said, she will regret it then.
In time.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang said to Jia Zheng: "The master told me that Pearl's marriage is easy to talk about. Our family does not ask for wealth and status, we just want a scholarly family who is the right match for the master."
After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Jia Zheng felt that it was very reasonable. Although his wife was a bit dull, she was never confused about important matters, and she was pretty good to his children (this is what he thought).
He answered her and said, "That's exactly what you said. I heard from my colleagues a few days ago that the Imperial Academy Jiujiu has a daughter who is gentle and polite. I think she is worthy of our Pearl. What do you think?"
After hearing what he said, Mrs. Wang thought about it carefully and felt that if the marriage were to take place, it would be of great benefit to Jia Zhu, and at least it would be of some help in his economic and official career. So she hurried over and said, "I think it's better, sir."
You are so considerate, so in this case, we should hurry up and make an appointment to get married. Otherwise, all the good girls will be snatched away by others."
"Of course I know what you are talking about, but since ancient times, there has been an order of growth and development. Although Zhuer is the legitimate son, the eldest brother is not an ordinary person now. His affairs must be settled first before he can marry Zhuer." Jia Zheng said to Zhuer.
she said.
Mrs. Wang asked hesitantly: "I wonder which girl I have ordered for my eldest brother? What do you want me to prepare?"
Jia Zheng thought about it carefully and realized that there were some things that she, her aunt, really needed to prepare for, so she said to him: "Eight of them are the daughters of Qin Ye, the camp guard. Qin Ye and I are half colleagues. It will definitely work out this way."
After hearing what he said, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but become suspicious. Qin Ye's official position was low, and his daughter was not worthy of Jia Ke, a powerful marquis. So she said carefully: "This Qin Ye's daughter is
It’s not that he comes from a humble background and is not worthy of our eldest brother.”
Jia Zheng said unhappily: "This matter was decided by the old lady. This Qin Ye has some connections with our family, and his daughter is a perfect match for our eldest brother. You don't have to worry about this matter. Just prepare a gift and I will give you a few
Tian then went to the Qin Mansion to ask for my eldest brother's hand in marriage."
Mrs. Wang originally just asked and had no intention of intervening. Since Jia Zheng said so, she agreed.
Not to mention that Jia Zheng was discussing Jia Ke's marriage, but Aunt Zhou's courtyard was full of guests at this time. People kept coming to congratulate her, and Aunt Zhou was sitting in the room, her smile never stopped.
These servants are all extremely respectful when they see her now. Even the old ladies beside Jia Mu now greet Aunt Zhou before they dare to speak.
Since Aunt Zhou herself is not good at words, she has trouble taking care of the people who suddenly come to congratulate her. Fortunately, her eldest maid Xia Mai has gradually grown up to speak and do things quickly. She has been helping her to support her.
Only then did I send away waves of congratulatory people.
When it was quiet at night, Aunt Zhou and Xia Mai relaxed. They rested for a while, looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. They had never thought that Jia Ke could do this.
At this time, Xia Mai happily said to Aunt Zhou: "Auntie, you have someone to rely on this time. In the future, we will separate our families. You can also go to the Marquis Mansion next to you to be an old lady. You must take me with you then."
, From now on, I will also be the caring person in front of the old lady of the Hou Mansion." After saying this, I couldn't help but start to imagine how I would be able to get wind and rain in the Hou Mansion, and thinking about it, I started to laugh.
Aunt Zhou was also very happy today. She smiled and said to her like a joke: "Okay, if I become an old lady, I will take you with me. Then I will find a housekeeper for you. You will also be my nanny from now on."
Xia Mai turned red with embarrassment and said, "My aunt knows how to make fun of people." Then she ran out.
Aunt Zhou saw that the room had quieted down, and her smile slowly faded away. At first, she was still happy that Jia Ke was granted the title of Hou, but after thinking about it for a while, who knew the dangers involved? Others only saw it
He was a Marquis, but only his mother thought about the dangers he was involved in. He was born and died over and over again to get where he is today. What's more, she also heard that Jia Ke led people straight into the grassland this time. The risks involved were even greater.
It is not comparable to previous times.
So that night, when everyone was quiet, Aunt Zhou cried for a while under the quilt, but the next morning, her smile changed immediately. She would never let anyone find fault with her.
Starting from the next day, Aunt Zhou's identity was different from before, and her status rose several steps. Although she was still a concubine, no one in Jia's family dared to look down on her. Everyone who met her had to first say something to her.
She gave the gift knowing that she was destined to be an old lady like Jia's mother in the future. Her status in the future would be no different from that of Mrs. Wang now. Even because she is Jia Ke's biological mother, Mrs. Wang might not be as prestigious as her.
Woolen cloth.
Because everyone has seen clearly over the years that Mrs. Wang's two sons, the eldest son Jia Zhu, has failed in many trials, and the second son Jia Baoyu, although still young, is a person who is surrounded by makeup and powder at such a young age. Although
Everyone said that he was born with a piece of jade, and everyone said that he was a promising person. But depending on the situation, it was just a lie.
But Aunt Zhou's only son Jia Ke is completely different. Now he is already the Marquis of Wuyang at a young age. From ancient times to the present, there are only one or two such small marquises. In the future, although Mrs. Wang will guard the Rongguo Mansion, I am afraid she will have to watch her in the end.
Aunt Zhou's expression was lively.
It was only then that Aunt Zhou fully realized what it means to value a mother and her son. Now she would say that she was no less beautiful than Mrs. Wang. As the servants of the Jia family who were born with an eye for wealth, they naturally rushed to curry favor with Zhou.
Aunt.
Aunt Zhou no longer has to send money to the kitchen for her meals now. All kinds of delicacies are automatically delivered to her every day, which is no worse than Mrs. Wang's.
And the maids in her courtyard are more arrogant than before. They think that they will be able to work in the new Marquis Mansion in the future. By then, all of them will have to take care of the same people, so now they are starting to feel a little proud in their dealings with others.
Mrs. Wang was obviously harassed by this incident during this period. People kept coming to intercede with her, all wanting to put their daughter in Aunt Zhou's room as a maid.
Mrs. Wang has seen the snobbish faces of these slaves, but she can't do anything to them. After all, these people have served the Jia family for several lifetimes, and all of them have ancestors who have some relationship with the two old princes, so she can only
Try every means to get rid of them.
But it still couldn't stop these snobbish slaves from making progress. When they couldn't get an answer from Mrs. Wang, they went to Jia Mu to intercede. Although Jia Mu didn't care about things now, she was still the boss of Rongguo Mansion. As long as she
Once she opens Chrysostom, there is nothing that cannot be done in Rongguo Mansion.
During this time, Jia Mu received a lot of old ladies with status. These people were all maids and women who had a good relationship with Jia Mu in the past. Now they are old and they are taking care of themselves at home. But now in order to provide their children and grandchildren with a good life.
Seeing a good future, he put down his old face and came to Jia Mu again to beg for help.
Mother Jia was also very happy about the visit of these people, especially because these people came to ask her to do things, which made her feel the importance of her status in Rongguo Mansion again. So she complained to the maid next to her, but
Every time these people come to visit, she never refutes them.
As for their plans to go to Aunt Zhou's place, Jia Mu all refused. After all, Aunt Zhou already has several maids. If they add more maids, they will probably exceed Mrs. Wang. This is not everyone's rule.
However, Jia Mu also let them go. When the Wuyang Marquis Mansion was built, she arranged for their descendants to come there and let them serve as Jia Ke's slaves. If Jia Ke had any village in the future, he would choose a steward or something like that.
Also, hold on to them first, and then pacify these people.
But Mrs. Wang knew everything about Jia Mu's place. Every time she thought of these things in the past few days, she couldn't help but feel angry. Sometimes she even thought that after Jia Zheng passed away, Aunt Zhou went to become an old lady in the nearby Marquis Mansion, and she
But she has to rely on Jia Ke to maintain the Rongguo Mansion. At that time, she might as well die.
The more Mrs. Wang thinks about it, the more frightened she becomes. The more she thinks about it, the more likely it is that this will happen. And her son Jia Zhu seems to be hopeless now. Although Baoyu has a good background, he is still young and it is hard to say what the future will be like.
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Although Mrs. Wang has been calm on the surface these days, she has become somewhat unable to control the Jia family. This is when all the slaves in the Jia family begin to move closer to Jia Ke, which has a huge impact on her. Unknowingly, many people are interested in Aunt Zhou.
She can no longer carry out the unfavorable things.
Even if there is some trouble on her side, Xia Mai will tell Aunt Zhou the next day. Although Aunt Zhou still greets her every day, as long as she dares to show some respect to Aunt Zhou, Jia Zheng will know about it.
I will definitely come over immediately and give him a scolding.
These were all done by the snobbish slaves in the mansion. Seeing Jia Ke's current status, they naturally swarmed to flatter Aunt Zhou.
This made Mrs. Wang feel that Aunt Zhang's status was equal to hers. Aunt Zhou was only inferior to him by one status.