Qin Keqing glanced at Jia Ke next to her, and Jia Ke nodded gently to her. Qin Keqing took the silver bracelet, stood up and gave Aunt Zhou a blessing (an ancient etiquette - ten thousand blessings). Aunt Zhou
Seeing Qin Keqing accept the silver bracelet, she immediately smiled. Qin Keqing had this thing and passed it on to future generations. Then the future generations would not forget her as an unknown grandmother.
Jia Ke saw from the side how much Aunt Zhou valued this thing, and knew that she was worried that no one would remember her as a grandma in the future. So he said from the side: "Now that I have accepted this thing, I will make a rule
.From now on, all the heads of the Wuyang Hou family will keep this silver bracelet as their keepsake."
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Qin Keqing naturally understood what he meant, so she said with a smile on her face: "Then I will be the first grandma to take charge of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion with this token."
Aunt Zhou was sitting next to her, listening to what the two of them said, with a look of surprise and joy on her face. If it is true as Jia Ke said, in the future, the Wuyang Hou family will know their true roots.
Where is it?
It was getting late and it was time for lunch soon. Jia Ke simply stopped leaving and told Xia Mai to ask the big kitchen to deliver the food to Aunt Zhou. Today he would take Qin Keqing to have a meal with Aunt Zhou.
A reunion dinner.
Qin Keqing did not have any dissatisfaction because of Aunt Zhou's low status. Instead, as a daughter-in-law, she started to make arrangements. Both the maids she brought and Aunt Zhou's original ones were all under her command.
After a while, the living room was tidied up and the tables and tables were placed. At this time, the few maids who went to the kitchen to get food also came back. Aunt Zhou's food was already very good, but this time
The meals were more sumptuous and the big round table in the living room was filled to the brim.
Qin Keqing personally came down to help Aunt Zhou and asked her to sit down in the middle, with Jia Ke and Qin Keqing accompanying her on both sides.
Aunt Zhou looked at her son and daughter-in-law sitting on both sides, and her heart was filled with joy that could not be described in words. Only in this small courtyard could she legitimately enjoy the courtesy of her son and daughter-in-law.
During the banquet, Qin Keqing kept bringing vegetables and rice to Aunt Zhou. This was treating Aunt Zhou as a serious mother-in-law. Aunt Zhou had never felt this way before. This was completely different from eating with Jia Ke before. It was a private meal.
Time made me feel the dignity of Jia Mu.
Although Aunt Zhou enjoyed this feeling, she did not embarrass Qin Keqing and kept urging her to sit down and eat. "We are all our own people, how can we be so particular about it," Aunt Zhou said.
Finally, after Aunt Zhou's repeated requests, Qin Keqing sat down again and the family had a reunion dinner together.
After dinner, Jia Ke and Qin Keqing took their leave and went back to Wuyang Hou Mansion.
But it was said that during this period of noon, Jia Zhen prepared generous gifts in Ningguo Mansion and asked her family to take them directly to Rongguo Mansion to ask for an audience with Jia's mother.
Jia Mu had just had lunch and was taking a nap in her room when she suddenly heard the mandarin duck calling softly in her ear.
Jia Mu opened her eyes unhappily. Elderly people usually sleep less and wake up early at night. They never allow others to disturb their nap at noon.
When Yuanyang saw her mother coming, she quickly whispered in her ear: "Old lady, Uncle Zhen from Ningguo Mansion wants to see you."
Jia Mu frowned after hearing this, and then said, "Then let him come in."
After saying this, a little girl came to change Jia Mu's clothes, while the mandarin duck went out and asked Jia Zhen to be let in.
After Jia Mu was dressed, she came to the main room to see Jia Zhen.
When Jia Zhen saw Jia Mu, she immediately went up to kowtow, and then she cried bitterly and refused to get up.
"What's going on? Who made you feel wronged?" Jia Mu, who lives above, asked inexplicably.
"Old lady, grandnephew, I have made a big mistake. I beg you, old lady, to have mercy on me." Jia Zhen knelt down and cryptically recounted what happened in Ningguo Mansion this morning, and then knelt down again.
Stop and kowtow.
After listening to Jia Zhen's words, Jia's mother felt a little angry, but her reason still allowed her to suppress her anger. Finally, she thought for a while and then said: "I know this. From now on, take care of your own mind. If it happens again.
Even once, I'm afraid I won't be able to save you."
As soon as Jia Zhen heard this, she knew that Jia Mu had promised to help him with the fortune teller, so she put her mind at ease and ordered her servants to bring the gift in.
When Jia's mother saw the gift brought, she didn't want to accept it at first, but she couldn't resist Jia Zhen and insisted on giving it away. Then she reluctantly accepted it. After finishing the gift, Jia Zhen left happily.
After Jia Zhen left, Mother Jia looked at the box on the ground with disgust.
"Yuanyang, if you have time, send someone to deliver this box to Wuyang Hou Mansion. Tell your eldest brother about what happened this morning and ask him not to take it to heart. After all, peace is the most important thing in the family. Let's let it go first this time.
If you pass him, it won't be too late to punish him next time."
After listening to my mother's words, she nodded in agreement and had the box carried to the next room, preparing to send it to Wuyang Hou Mansion later.
Let's talk about Jia Ke and Qin Keqing. As soon as they returned to the main courtyard of Wuyang Hou Mansion, Qin Keqing slumped down on the big fire bed under the window. She was very tired today. It seemed that she had walked more than she had walked in her whole life.
The way to go.
Jia Ke took advantage of the situation and lay down next to Qin Keqing, holding her in his arms. Qin Keqing rested on Jia Ke's arm and slept like this all afternoon.
When dinner arrived, the two of them got up and washed themselves. Wuyang Hou Mansion naturally has its own kitchen, and there is no need to eat what others cook here like the original big kitchen.
Jia Ke immediately called the kitchen steward and asked her to write down all the dishes she could cook on a list, and then sent the list to Qin Keqing for her to choose.
Qin Keqing randomly selected a few items and then threw them away. Jia Ke then added a few more items and then asked the steward to do it quickly.
After a while, the table in the main hall was filled with dishes. Jia Ke helped Qin Keqing to the table, and the couple sat down opposite each other and started eating dinner.
Qin Keqing pressed the table full of dishes and said to Jia Ke with some complaints: "There are only two of us in this house, how can we eat so much? Although our house is not short of these, it is not good to always be so extravagant.
of."
Jia Ke listened to her complaints and was not angry. Instead, he kept adding more food to her. Qin Keqing couldn't eat so much, so she only ate a few bites to make her full.
After the meal, the two returned to the bedroom and entered the Babu bed. Only Qin Keqing's personal maid Ruizhu was sleeping on the small bed outside the Babu bed.
In bed, Qin Keqing complained to Jia Ke again about the extravagance of dinner, "I know you are in a high position now. Some people give you gifts, but after all, our family's foundation is not as good as Rongguo Mansion. Such luxury makes the people
Learn to go, I don’t know how much expenses you have every month. When the time comes that you can’t make ends meet, what will you do?”
"Madam, as soon as I got married, I started to worry about the family property. Well, let me tell you how much property our family has. It will also give you an idea." Jia Ke hugged Qin Keqing and spoke softly.
He said.
As soon as Qin Keqing heard that Jia Ke wanted to explain the family business to her, she immediately became energetic, turned over and lay down next to Jia Ke and listened to his details.
"Although our Wuyang Marquis Mansion has not been knighted for a long time, you and I have also saved some family property." Jia Ke said quite proudly.
Qin Keqing blinked her big eyes and looked at Jia Ke carefully, with admiration in her eyes. This made Jia Ke very happy.
"Let's not talk about the capital city, let's talk about Xuanfu Town, where I started. I have been there since I became an official. From an ordinary 1,000-household worker to a military envoy, I purchased nearly 100,000 acres of land in Xuanfu Town.
"Jia Ke was quite proud when he said this. Now his thinking is getting closer and closer to the ancients, and buying a house and land is a top priority.
After Qin Keqing heard what Jia Ke said, her eyes were wide open. Although she knew that she had an extraordinary life, the dowry she brought with her this time was not a small sum. She originally thought that although Jia Ke was the Marquis of Wuyang, after all, he had not been granted the title for a long time.
Long, the internal sac must be shallow. She also thought about taking out her dowry and buying some land for the family. She didn't expect that Jia Ke would buy such a family property in Xuanfu Town. Not to mention other things, just relying on these fields,
As long as the descendants do not ruin the family, the family can last for one or two hundred years.
Jia Ke looked at Qin Keqing's surprised face and became even more proud, "Where are you? Listen to me next. In addition to the fields, I also have some connections in Xuanfu Town. I send my minions to do business, at least every year.
There is also a profit of more than 100,000 taels."
"Besides this, we don't have nothing in the capital. When I was ennobled, the emperor rewarded me with 35,000 acres of land. However, these lands cannot be moved. In the future, only the descendants of the ennobled can inherit it.
." Jia Ke said to Qin Keqing in the formation.
Qin Keqing nodded seriously at Jia Ke's warning.
"Other than that, the rest are a bit strange."
"Tell me if there's anything fishy, and I'll give you the details." Qin Keqing said playfully.
"After this marriage, the emperor rewarded me with a large amount of property, including 100,000 acres of farmland, and many shops in Beijing. I had people check it out, and the annual income of these shops can reach 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver.
Although I have some credit for rescuing the driver this time, and the emperor is very kind to me, the reward this time is a bit too much." Jia Ke finally told Qin Keqing all the doubts he had had during this period, including many.
Jia Ke is testing Qin Keqing.
Qin Keqing's heart trembled when she heard what Jia Ke said, but she was wise and understood the key immediately. I'm afraid the emperor already knew her identity, but she thought she was an orphan and there was no threat, so
So he let it go gently. Moreover, it was nominally a reward for Jia Ke's marriage, but in fact it should be a dowry for himself.
When Qin Keqing thought of this, she felt relieved, as if a heavy burden of a thousand dollars had been lifted from her heart. This secret had been buried in her heart for more than ten years. She planned to take this secret to the grave for the rest of her life. Even Jia Ke would never
Will tell. Jia Ke wants to know, only when they meet again underground.
Although she thought so, the pressure in her heart never relaxed. Now that the emperor knew the secret, she originally thought she would panic, but unexpectedly she breathed a sigh of relief, because judging from the situation, the emperor no longer pursued the case.
.As long as she stays safe and anonymous, I think she can spend this life peacefully.
After Qin Keqing thought about this, he finally replied to Jia Ke: "Since it is a reward from the emperor, you can continue. The emperor's reward naturally has its own reasons."
After hearing what Qin Keqing said, Jia Ke seemed to have thought about it, "Yeah, what do I want to do with this? The emperor's reward is a favor to me, I will continue with peace of mind."
Qin Keqing was completely relieved after hearing what Jia Ke said. The heavy burden in her heart had disappeared. She lay in Jia Ke's arms and fell asleep.
But she didn't see that although Jia Ke was hugging her, his eyes flashed.