After listening to Jia Ke's words, Zhang Shiyou understood the meaning, and he was relieved. This visit to the capital was considered a complete success, and his son had a bright future.
So Zhang Shiyou thanked Jia Ke again and again before leaving in a sedan chair.
After finishing Jia Zhu's affairs, Jia Ke said goodbye to Jia Zheng and returned home. After entering the back house, he came to Qin Keqing's room and heard lively voices outside the door.
When the little maid at the door saw Jia Ke, she quickly opened the door curtain for him and announced inside, "The uncle is back."
Then the voices inside became quiet. After Jia Ke entered the room, he saw that not only Qin Keqing, but also his three concubines were there.
When Qin Keqing saw Jia Ke coming in, he quickly stepped forward to pack his clothes, helped him sit down, and then put a cup of tea in his hand. Several other concubines came up to salute Jia Ke, and then stood on both sides of Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took a few sips from the teacup and then asked, "What exciting things are happening at home to make you so happy?"
Qin Keqing sat next to Jia Ke and said to Jia Ke with a smile: "I went to the old lady today to say hello and chatted a few words with the new sister Lin. Sister Lin is really a girl of Lan Xinhui, such a young girl.
At such a young age, I am very familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. I can’t help but like the old lady.”
Jia Ke has known about this matter for a long time. Whether it was in the Dream of Red Mansions or the report to him by his cronies in the Rongguo Mansion, he knew everything about the Jia Mansion.
So Jia Ke asked casually: "Where will the old lady arrange for the new sister Lin to live?"
Qin Keqing is also a smart and clever person. When he heard Jia Ke ask this question, he frowned in his mind and was silent for a moment before saying: "The old lady arranged Sister Lin in the blue silk cabinet."
After hearing this, Jia Ke stopped talking. The reason why he asked this was simply to wake up Qin Keqing.
Among the three aunts standing nearby, Qiaolian was the niece of Aunt Zhou, so she talked to Jia Ke most casually, but Jia Ke had never argued with her. This time, she was covered by the clouds and mountains that Jia Ke said, and her curiosity was even more intense.
It's heavy.
"Sir, tell us, what's wrong with living in a Bisha closet?" Qiaolian walked up to Jia Jiake and gently pushed his shoulder.
Chuncao and others next to him also showed curious eyes, looking at Jia Ke expectantly.
"That being the case, I will tell you about it so that you know the etiquette and don't make such a mistake in the future." Jia Ke put the teacup on the Kang table next to him. It was rare that everyone gathered together today, and he was in great spirits.
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"Where is the Bisha Cabinet? Who lived in it originally? Where has that person moved to now?" Jia Ke asked three questions as soon as he opened his mouth.
Qiaolian immediately replied, "What's this? Baoyu used to live in Bishaqi, but now Miss Lin lives there, and Baoyu moved outside Bishaqi." As soon as she finished her answer, she immediately realized what was happening and couldn't help but exclaimed.
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Jia Ke glanced at her, and it seemed that she already understood.
Qin Keqing frowned and said: "The old lady eats more salt than we eat, so there must be no such negligence. There must be something we don't know about."
Among these people, Lan Xiang is the most discerning about human nature and sophistication. This is because her experience has been more rough than others. She replied from the side: "Is it possible that the old lady intends to marry Mr. Bao and Miss Lin?"
Qin Keqing sat there, clapped her hands and said with a smile: "That must be it. I was so confused just now that I didn't even think of this."
At this time, Chuncao said unwillingly: "In this way, it is a good marriage. Mr. Bao is used to coaxing girls, and only he can tolerate Miss Lin's temper."
So everyone had a heated discussion together, and they all thought that this was a good marriage, and they would get closer in the future.
Only Jia Ke sneered beside him, "I can't see it. As the saying goes, marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. No matter how much the old lady loves Baoyu, she can't be the master of his marriage."
Qin Keqing and the others didn't believe what they said. After all, Jia Zheng was a very filial man. As long as the old lady spoke, there was no reason not to agree.
Jia Ke saw the disbelieving looks in Qin Keqing's eyes and said with a sneer: "The master is a filial man, but there is a queen in our palace. When the time comes, the old lady will have to respect the queen's words."
Qin Keqing thought from the side that this was not the case. It seemed that Baoyu's marriage was still a matter of speculation, but this would harm Miss Lin.
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing couldn't help but show a worried expression. Jia Ke seemed not to have seen it. If he cared about choosing between Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai as Jia Baoyu's wife, although she was a little reluctant, she had to admit that Xue Baochai was better than Lin Daiyu.
It's much more suitable. After all, Jia Baoyu's character is not suitable for childbirth, so I'm afraid she will have to rely on Xue Baochai to support her in the end.
And if Jia Baoyu marries Lin Daiyu, I'm afraid it will only be a moment of happiness. When Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang pass away in the future, the Rongguo Mansion will be divided, and Jia Baoyu will not be able to bear the consequences.
But Jia Baoyu doesn't have any bad intentions. If he really likes Lin Daiyu, he can help them when the time comes, but their lives will be a little difficult in the future. But I don't think it's his turn yet.
Don't worry, his brother Jia Zhu is still there, and he probably won't see Jia Baoyu hungry.
So Jia Ke said: "If it really doesn't work, I will go to my father and have a word with him. I think he will listen to my advice. We can't let a little girl ruin the reputation of our Rongguo Mansion."
In fact, this is what Jia Ke cares about. People nowadays pay great attention to reputation. This time, Jia's mother almost asked Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu to cook the rice. If she doesn't marry Lin Daiyu in the future, the reputation of the Jia family will be bad.
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As for Jia Baoyu's future life, he doesn't care.
Qin Keqing and the three concubines couldn't help but nod their heads after listening to Jia Ke's words. All three of them felt that Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu were a match made in heaven.
It's just that Jia Ke looked at them and smiled, saying in his heart that it was because you didn't see Xue Baochai who was coming soon. Otherwise, you wouldn't know what to choose when the time comes. Because Xue Baochai is really outstanding, among the Twelve Hairpins in Jinling
I am afraid that apart from Qin Keqing, Xue Baochai is a complete person, and she is the only one who can take good care of everything from top to bottom.
Early the next morning, as soon as Jia Ke came to the outer study from the back house, someone handed him a post. Jia Ke took it and saw that it was the birth date and place of birth of Zhang Youshi's son. He thought it was Zhang Youshi, who had sent it early in the morning.
Jia Ke put the post into his arms and went to the military aircraft.
After arriving at the Military Aircraft Department, we began to handle today's official business. A large number of memorials had to be passed through the Military Aircraft Department before being sent to the emperor. The important ones also had to be approved by Jia Ke.
These days, other military ministers know how powerful Jia Ke is, and they don't dare to use any more tricks. After they have reviewed all the memorials, they have to send them to Jia Ke and let him review them. Only when Jia Ke agrees can they
Send it to the emperor.
When the morning's affairs were almost settled, the military minister Liu Yu sent a list to Jia Ke. Jia Ke took it in his hand and saw that it was a group of old ministers who wanted to be resurrected, and some had already donated their official positions.
It is about arranging personnel to take office.
"Master Jia, if you don't have any objections to this list, you can sign it and send it to the emperor so that these people can take office as soon as possible." Although Liu Yu is a member of the emperor, he still has at least respect for Jia Ke.
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Jia Ke read it from beginning to end, then picked up the pen from the side. Just when Liu Yu thought Jia Ke wanted to sign, Jia Ke drew a stroke on it. Liu Yu looked sideways and saw that Jia Ke had written the name of the prefect of Jinling.
The name was crossed out, and then a new name was added on it - Jia Yucun.
That's not all. The name of the magistrate of Taigu County, Shanxi Province was also crossed out, and Zhang Jinping's name was added on top.
Next, sign your name below, and then you will be considered approved of the list.
Although Liu Yu could see it clearly, he had no intention of interfering. Although Jia Ke refuted the emperor's order by appointing old ministers, he was the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department after all. No one could tell one or two names among these people.
Words come.
Speaking of which, Jia Ke still filled in the least, and none of the military ministers present here filled in seven or eight names.
Liu Yu thinks this is not bad, at least Jia Ke will not hinder them because of this matter. After all, no one has many relatives and friends.
The list was finalized after Jia Ke signed his name. All he had to do was hand it over to the emperor for approval and then sign it. As for the emperor rejecting Jia Ketian's two names, it was impossible to think about it. If the emperor did that,
Well, with Jia Ke's young and energetic temper, he could refute all the people on the list if he doesn't make a fuss.
Liu Yu felt relieved after taking the paper that Jia Ke had approved. He was afraid that Jia Ke would continue to hold on to this matter and confront the emperor. Now he finally felt relieved.
Liu Yu took the list signed by Jia Ke, bowed his hands to Jia Ke, and then entered the East Nuan Pavilion of Yangxin Palace to find the emperor.
As Liu Yu expected, the emperor got the list and saw the changed names on it, so he asked: "What's going on with these two? Why were the names changed?"
This list was decided upon by the emperor and several ministers after several days of discussion. Unexpectedly, two names were changed. Others were fine. Jinling Prefecture was an important position, but someone unexpectedly changed it.
"Long live the Lord, these two names were changed by Mr. Jia himself. They must be relatives and friends of Mr. Jia." Liu Yu answered truthfully.
After hearing this, the emperor took a pen and wanted to cross out these two names, but in the end he did not write. There was a stalemate, and finally he wrote his own comment at the bottom of the memorial: Got it. Then he returned the memorial.
He gave it to Liu Yu and asked the officials to act accordingly.
After Liu Yu took the memorial and exited Dongnuan Pavilion, the emperor, who was otherwise normal, suddenly picked up the paperweight on the imperial desk and threw it to the ground. After throwing it, he sat helplessly on the imperial seat.
This shocked Xia Shouzhong next to him, and the other eunuchs and maids waiting on both sides did not dare to take a breath.
In the end, Xia Shouzhong waved to the eunuchs next to him, and three or four eunuchs immediately came up, picked up the broken paperweights one by one with their hands, and then quietly left the Dongnuan Pavilion.