As time went by, the emperor began to recover and began to return to the court to handle official duties. Due to his performance during this period, Jia Ke had completely gained the emperor's trust and was regarded as a confidant by the emperor.
With Jia Ke, the emperor was finally able to balance the power in the court. Now the civil servants and Jia Ke supported by the emperor were evenly matched. The civil servants relied on the strength of their numbers. Although they still occupied most of the positions in the court, Jia Ke
Relying on his position as the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department, he can dictate everything and can barely suppress the civil servants.
After the emperor had balanced all the forces in the court, he started running towards the Diaoyutai. He only started to help Jia Ke when he was a little weak, so that the situation would not be unbalanced.
A few months passed peacefully like this. In these months, Jia Ke replaced the emperor and almost handled most of the government affairs. And several other military ministers have now almost become Jia Ke's subordinates.
Therefore, Jia Ke's status became more and more stable, and the status of Rongguo Mansion and Wuyang Marquis Mansion in Beijing was also increasing day by day. In the late spring and early summer, the ice tribute sent to Wuyang Marquis Mansion from various places amounted to hundreds of thousands taels of silver.
, and the Jia family also made an exception this year and received a tribute of 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver, which has not happened in decades.
Now the Jia family is considered extremely wealthy in the capital, and now the Jia family has once again become the number one among the four major families. Even the Wang family, which owns Wang Ziteng, has begun to avoid the Jia family's influence.
This is only in the capital, in Jinling, the home of the four major families. Now the Jia family is even more arrogant and domineering, and even the children of the other four major families have begun to look down upon them. Therefore, the reputation of being a big family in the elves has become increasingly corrupted.
In addition to this incident, another good thing happened in Jia Mansion, that is, Li Gongcai was pregnant. This incident caused quite a sensation in Rongguo Mansion. This child was considered the first child of the fourth generation of Rongguo Mansion, and
He is also the legitimate son and grandson of Rongguo Mansion.
Mrs. Wang was overjoyed after receiving the news. She was finally relieved. Jia Zhu finally had offspring, and even if something unexpected happened in the future, she would not be extinct.
Jia's mother couldn't close her mouth when she heard the news. All kinds of rare medicinal materials were poured into Li Wan's house like running water. Jia's mother had long been looking forward to having a grandson, and now she finally got her wish to be able to have four generations living under the same roof.
Now Jia's mother is very satisfied with the development of Rongguo Mansion. Now Rongguo Mansion is one of the best in Beijing. Now it has the fourth generation, which can be regarded as perfect.
When Qin Keqing went to greet Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang, she often heard them talking about Grandma Li's pregnancy. On the surface, she didn't take it seriously, but she was very anxious in her heart. She and Jia Ke were to get married.
It has been much longer than Li Wan, but Li Wan is now pregnant, but she has not moved yet, which puts a lot of pressure on her. Although Jia Ke has never put pressure on her, she herself feels pressure from all directions.
Pressing down like a mountain.
One time Qin Keqing went to greet Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou held her hand and chatted for a while, glancing at her belly from time to time. Although Aunt Zhou didn't say it clearly, the sensitive Qin Keqing already understood what she meant.
It seems that Aunt Zhou is also a little anxious, and she may be wondering whether Qin Keqing is unable to give birth.
Qin Keqing had also felt strange looks in the Wuyang Hou Mansion. Among them, Qiaolian was the most unscrupulous. She took advantage of being Aunt Zhou and he took advantage of being Aunt Zhou's niece. Although she had never been rude to Qin Keqing and did not listen.
There was no gossip, but every time her gaze drifted over, it was the same as now. At first it was very covert, but later it became unscrupulous, and even showed an angry look on her face.
Moreover, Qin Keqing once heard Lan Xiang, who was now following him, say that Jia Ke had given medicine to all three of their concubines. As long as Qin Keqing did not give birth to his eldest son, the three of them would not be able to get pregnant. Now thinking about it, it must be a coincidence.
Lian was already a little anxious. She disliked the fact that her belly was always silent, so that the other three concubines could not enjoy the happiness of their mother.
Qin Keqing returned to Wuyanghou Mansion from Aunt Zhou again, and this time she felt even more anxious.
This time she went to say hello to Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou was already a little impatient and asked her directly if there was anything wrong or uncomfortable. Otherwise, why would her stomach not move for such a long time? This made Qin Keqing embarrassed and helpless.
Anyone who lets his stomach fail can only let Aunt Zhou sigh there.
Ruizhu, who had been following Qin Keqing, felt something was wrong with her, so she quietly asked Qin Keqing: "Grandma, are you worried about your pregnancy?" This matter is no longer a secret, Wuyang Marquis
The people in the mansion are beginning to feel anxious. They are now worried that Qin Keqing will not be able to give birth to an heir, and will eventually give up such a large mansion to the neighboring Rongguo mansion.
"Yes, why are my belly so unsatisfactory? Li Wan came in sooner than I did, and she is pregnant now. As a sister-in-law, my belly has not moved yet. Do you think I should be anxious?" Qin Keqing
He frowned slightly and said with a delicate and angry look on his face.
"Miss, the matter of giving birth depends on God's will. That is something we ordinary people can have the final say on. It's useless no matter how anxious you are." Ruizhu could only keep enlightening her, but what's the use?
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"Ruizhu, do you think it would be helpful if we go to the temple to pray to the Bodhisattva?" Qin Keqing asked Ruizhu uncertainly. Qin Keqing was already sick and urgently sought medical treatment. As long as she thought she could get pregnant, there were many methods available.
Try. If the wet nurse at home hadn't sent a letter from other places, asking her not to take medicine randomly, she might have even used those folk remedies.
While the two of them were talking, they heard someone outside the door saying to Qin Keqing, "If you have anything to ask the Bodhisattva, you might as well ask me. Is there anything in the world that we can't do?"
Qin Keqing was startled by the sudden sound outside the window, and then saw the door curtain being opened and Jia Ke walking in from the outside.
"You didn't even say a word when you came back. It almost scared my soul." Qin Keqing glanced at Jia Ke angrily.
As soon as Jia Ke entered the room, Ruizhu hurriedly stepped forward to help him change his clothes. While Jia Ke was enjoying Ruizhu's service, he asked Qin Keqing, "Why do you want to go to the temple to become a Bodhisattva? If you have anything to do, just tell me."
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Qin Keqing's face turned red at his question and she was speechless.
Seeing the look on Qin Keqing's face, Ruizhu had no choice but to say for them, "Uncle, our eldest grandma saw that Grandma Li from Dongfu was pregnant, but she had not moved yet, so she was anxious and wanted to go to the temple to pray to the Bodhisattva for help.
I will give birth to a fat boy."
When Qin Keqing heard what Ruizhu said, she became even more shy. So she lay down on the bed, put the pillow over her head, and refused to raise her head.
Jia Ke had already changed her clothes, came to Qin Keqing's bedside, took the pillow away from her head, then picked her up, let her lean against him, and gently advised her: "This child is born to God."
Can the arrangement be changed without authorization by asking Bodhisattva? As long as you always do good deeds, jade trees will naturally bloom and bear fruit. If you go to the temple to ask Bodhisattva, you might as well spend some money to go to Xicheng to make porridge, maybe it will be of some use."
Qin Keqing leaned in Jia Ke's arms and felt that what Jia Ke said was very reasonable. She had not given birth to a child yet. It must be because she did not have enough merit. After listening to Jia Ke's method, her eyes started to wander and she thought this method could be tried.
Try, she is not short of the two dollars now.
So not long after, a special porridge stall appeared in Xicheng. As long as the poor families were there, they could get a bowl of porridge to drink every day, but after drinking the porridge, they must say "give birth to a baby soon." And this stall is not only in
One place, and will be moved to other places in Xicheng every few days.
During the time this stall existed, many poor people at home benefited from it, and it can even be said that many people were saved. At that time, thousands of families became Buddhas, and they all looked forward to the birth of a son by this noble man.
Strangely enough, three or four months after Qin Ke left the porridge, one day while having dinner with Jia Ke, he suddenly smelled a fishy smell on the table that was so strong that he vomited.
Jia Ke hurriedly invited the resident doctor in the mansion to diagnose Qin Keqing's pulse. After looking at the results, the doctor congratulated Jia Ke and Qin Keqing repeatedly, saying that it was undoubtedly the happy pulse this time.
Qin Keqing was overjoyed when she heard this. She felt that she must have gained some merit during this period of time in Xicheng, and God was moved to give her a child. She secretly decided that for the sake of this child, not only could she not stop giving up porridge, but she would have to continue.
Go down and just pray for this child.
After Qin Keqing became pregnant, Jia Ke ordered him to hand over all matters in the house to Lan Xiang, so that she could raise her baby with peace of mind.
Not only that, Jia Ke also went to the palace personally and asked the emperor to give some experienced nuns in the palace to take charge of all the chores around Qin Keqing. Jia Ke did this to prevent anyone from getting involved.
Make trouble.
By doing this, Jia Ke probably didn't mean to ask the emperor for a petition. Now even in the inner residence of Wuyang Marquis Mansion, Qin Keqing has the emperor's people around him. So what does the emperor have to worry about?
And what Jia Ke is most afraid of now is Mrs. Wang. Although this person is not smart in small things, she has a lady's vision in big things. Now that Jia Ke has no children, Mrs. Wang may not want Jia Ke to never have children.
.Isn’t Jia Lian childless in Dream of Red Mansions? And now Jia Ke is even more different from Jia Lian, so Mrs. Wang’s reason is even more abundant. As long as Jia Ke is childless, then Mrs. Wang’s two sons,
In the future, one of them can inherit the Rongguo Mansion, and the other can also become the master of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, so why not.
After Jia Ke had arranged everything, he sent someone to pass the news of Qin Keqing's pregnancy to Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhou.
This time Rongguo Mansion was even more lively. Compared with the last time, the whole mansion was in a sensation. After all, Li Wan just got pregnant and gave birth to a child, and there was nothing special about the child.
But Jia Ke's eldest son is completely different. This child was born to be the heir, and as long as he doesn't die young, he will definitely be the next Marquis of Wuyang, and his status will be noble.
Aunt Zhou was even more overjoyed this time, and even asked Jia Zheng in person to go to the Wuyang Marquis Mansion to take care of Qin Keqing.
Jia Zheng doesn't rest at Aunt Zhou's place much now, so he agreed to Aunt Zhou's request. Besides, he also had high hopes for Jia Ke's child. Therefore, he told Aunt Zhou to let her stay until Qin Keqing was full moon before coming back.