Jia Zheng held Shi Nai's arm and pulled him towards Rongguo Mansion.
The two entered the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Zheng said to him: "The old lady has been talking about you all these years, but because of what happened back then, he was a little embarrassed, so she often said to me, let me take care of you, but
You don’t come to me either, leaving me with nothing to think about.”
Shi Nai said shamefully: "Back then, my aunt wanted to leave more property to Yun Yatou and her mother. It was just because our house was not as wealthy as yours, so we were a little stingy, which made my aunt a little unhappy. Over the years, there have been few contacts.
I haven’t come to see my aunt very much. Now that I think about it, I feel very regretful. I came here today firstly to settle the marriage with Xiangyun, and secondly to see my aunt apologize for what happened back then."
Jia Zheng already knew about Shi Xiangyun, and when Jia Mu came back last night, she told him the cause and effect.
Jia Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this. His family was now enjoying a very comfortable life with all the power in the family. Among the four major families, the Wang family was supported by Wang Ziteng, so it was considered a prosperous family.
Only the Xue family has no backbone, but since they have taken refuge in their own family, they have been given support. Now they are living very well in Beijing. The royal merchants in the royal family should have been exempted from many errands, but because of Jia
Their relationship with Ke still allows them to work part-time. Although the business in the shop is said to be not good, there are still some subsidies from other places and some income every year, so it is not beyond their means.
Only the Shi family has the position of two Guangtong marquises, but they have little income and are already unable to make ends meet. Now I heard that even Shi Xiangyun had to stay up late doing needlework. This shows the embarrassment of his family.
Jia Zheng has decided that after coming this time, he will ask Jia Ke to organize activities for Shi Nai, so that he can have a real job and make the family feel better.
Shi Nai and Jia Zheng were chatting like this while walking to Jia Mu's yard. But to be honest, the relationship that had been a bit estranged before gradually got better. After all, blood is thicker than water, and their two families
His bloodline is not alienated yet.
When the two came to Jia Mu's yard, Yuanyang had been waiting there for a long time.
Although Yuanyang had never met Shi Nai, looking at the man in a python robe accompanied by Jia Zheng, he thought he was the old lady's nephew.
So Yuanyang hurriedly took a few steps forward and said a blessing to the two gentlemen, "The gentleman is finally here. The old lady knew that the Marquis was coming and has been waiting inside."
Hearing what he said, the two people quickly walked a few steps to the courtyard. As soon as they arrived in the courtyard, they saw an old nanny. After walking a few steps forward and seeing Shi Nai, she bowed and saluted, and said: "Second Young Master,
Our lady has been waiting for you inside for a long time."
Shi Nai knew as soon as he heard that this old nanny was a dowry brought from their Baolinghou Mansion, and she was considered an old man to him, so he raised his hand and said: "Thank you very much."
Jia Zheng walked further and came to the door. At this moment, the door curtain was opened, and a silver-haired old lady came out to greet him.
At first glance, Jia Zheng and Shi Nai were not Jia Mu, who else could they be?
It turned out that Jia Mu had heard the voices talking in the yard, so she couldn't wait to come out of the house, hoping to find someone to meet her nephew, whom she hadn't seen for many years.
When Jia Mu saw Shi Nai, her face could not help but burst into tears, which kept falling.
When Shi Nai saw such an old lady, his heart of stone melted, so he walked a few steps and knelt down in front of Jia Mu, hugged her legs and started crying.
Jia Mu also held Shi Nai's head and kept stroking it. The tears on her face never stopped.
Jia Zheng watched the two of them from the side, weeping with joy after seeing each other again after a long separation. Fearing that something was wrong with Jia Mu's health, he quickly went up to persuade him: "Mom, since my second brother is here now, don't be so sad anymore. Come in quickly."
It’s business to sit down and talk in the room.”
After listening to Jia Zheng's words, Jia's mother wiped away her tears, helped Shi Nai up and said, "I shed tears all the time when I get older. Why can't you, a young man, imitate me?"
Shi Nai replied sheepishly: "I'm afraid you have forgotten that I am not young anymore. I'm afraid I will have grandchildren in a few years."
Isn't that what Jia's mother was standing there thinking about? Jia Zheng now has three grandsons. And the descendants of her eldest son Jia She are a bit difficult, so they have a granddaughter.
So Jia Mu smiled and said to Shi Nai, "I was confused."
So the three of them entered Jia Mu's room, surrounded by the maids and wives.
After arriving at Jia Mu's main room, Jia Mu sat down in the center, with Jia Zheng and Shi Nai accompanying her on both sides.
After everyone was done, Jia Mu asked Shi Nai: "How did you find that Taoist Zhang? You actually asked me to marry you."
Shi Nai was a little embarrassed, but thought it would be better to explain this matter clearly, "I'm not afraid of making my aunt laugh, but it's really hard to live in the house now. In addition to some fields and some income every year, the rest of the family depends on
Those stipends from the imperial court are gone."
Jia Mu also sighed a little when she heard this, thinking that her Rongguo Mansion was similar to theirs in the past few years, and she also started to eat a lot of food.
Shi Nai paused for a moment and then said: "I originally thought that marrying Xiangyun to a wealthy family would also be able to help our family. However, I have not had much contact with the powerful people in the court over the years, so I used
I gave a treasure from our mansion to Taoist Zhang, asking him to recommend it, but unexpectedly it was delivered to our mansion."
When Jia Mu heard what he said, she frowned and asked displeasedly, "Could it be that you gave that thing away?"
Shi Nai said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know about the things in our house. Almost all of them were destroyed back then, except for this one. When my father died, he arranged for a soldier to leave a message for me.
My son said that it should be sold only when it was absolutely necessary. I thought that the house was at the end of its rope, so I used this treasure to tell Taoist Zhang that as long as I could find a wealthy family for Xiangyun and help him
In the mansion, this treasure belongs to him."
You must know that this jade gourd is of great importance. In order to get this thing, Jia Mu's brother Shi Laohou offended two or three princes in the court.
Because of this, Mr. Shi Laohou's status in the court was somewhat unstable. Many people had become enemies with Mr. Shi Laohou due to the shuttle between the three princes.
What's so great about this gourd that it makes so many powerful people think about it?
It may be a bit hard to say this. At that time, the Supreme Emperor had not yet ascended the throne, and his father was in charge of the world.
As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he planned to build an imperial mausoleum. Emperor Taizong also chose the auspicious place for himself in the Xishan Mountain of the capital.
When the construction of the imperial mausoleum started, everything was fine, but halfway through the construction, when the dedication hall was being built, an ancient tomb was dug underneath.
This surprised the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty at that time. You must know that every time an imperial mausoleum was built, the Ministry of Works had to conduct an inspection in advance. How could it be possible to find other people's tombs underground?
In the end, Emperor Taizong Gan Gang took the initiative and had the tomb dug clean, and then sent a magician to suppress the owner of the tomb.
This matter fell on Mr. Shi Laohou, so Mr. Shi Laohou had no choice but to dig the tomb passage with his soldiers. Mr. Shi Laohou was afraid of any danger, so he asked the soldiers to test it with live chickens and ducks.
As a result, they were safe and sound, so Mr. Shi Laohou took the people into the tomb. When they entered the tomb, they saw that there was nothing in the entire tomb except the coffin of the owner of the tomb.
Mr. Shi Laohou asked someone to open the coffin. When he looked at you, he was stunned.
It turned out that there was a stunningly beautiful woman lying in the coffin. I don’t know how many years she had been buried here, but she turned out to be lifelike. She seemed to be asleep, and her cheeks were still rosy.
Everyone had never heard of or seen this matter, and they were all at a loss. Later, Mr. Shi Laohou came to the scene in person, and found a jade gourd in the woman's arms.
This jade gourd seemed to be made of ordinary jade, nothing unusual. However, as soon as the gourd left the body, the body quickly decayed and turned into a pair of withered bones in the blink of an eye.
Only then did Mr. Shi Laohou understand that this jade gourd was a rare treasure.
So Mr. Shi Laohou had selfish motives and carried the jade gourd in his arms. He thought he had done it carefully, but he didn't want to be seen by the soldiers nearby.
So this gossip spread, and several old princes of the current dynasty were already quite old. When they got the news, they immediately prepared generous gifts and went to the house of Lord Shi Laohou to pay their respects.
These princes came with the same purpose, which was to buy this jade gourd with a lot of money. At that time, it was like Mr. Shi Laohou made a guarantee that as long as Mr. Shi Laohou sold this jade gourd, the future prosperity of the Shi family would be Just wrap it up on them.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Shi Laohou had already invited experts to see this jade gourd. One of the monks was amazed when he saw the green gourd, and finally told Mr. Shi Laohou that this was a rare treasure. , can bring people back to life and ascend to heaven.
Now that Mr. Shi Laohou knew how powerful this treasure was, he would not sell it to these princes for burial, so he sternly refused.
As a result, these people were offended and began to oppose Mr. Shi Laohou in the court, trying to force Mr. Shi Laohou to sell this treasure through political pressure.
Even Emperor Taizong at that time saw that he was not young enough to peek at this treasure, but he also had a good reputation and could not be infamy for one thing, so he let these people isolate Mr. Shi in the court. Lord Hou.
Fortunately, Rong Guo Gong Jia Daishan still had some abilities at that time. He had many disciples and former officials in various armies. With Rong Guo Gong Jia Daishan's help, others did not dare to go too far, and the emperor also worried about Rong Guo Gong Jia Daishan's strength. There was no robbery.
So Shi Laohou was allowed to keep this treasure, but it also left a source of trouble.
More than ten years later, the Tatars moved south, so all the courtiers recommended Shi Laohou as the front line. The old marquis could only lead 5,000 infantry to the north to meet the Tatars, but they were surrounded on a mountain.
At that time, Lord Shi Laohou persisted in Tushan for 7 days and 7 nights. Almost all 5,000 infantry were wiped out, and 3,000 to 4,000 Tatars were killed or injured.
As a result, Mr. Shi Laohou waited for reinforcements but failed to arrive, and was finally forced to commit suicide.
After the death of Mr. Shi Laohou, the dignitaries were still thinking about this jade gourd. As a result, this incident made Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan angry.
He was furious in the court. The emperor at that time also had a headache when he saw this situation. After all, the civil and military officials and the princes were also wrong in this matter. Just because of one thing, the general of the dynasty was killed and 5,000 soldiers were lost.
Ma, this doesn't make sense at all.
In the end, the emperor came out to make peace with the mud, and announced that the thing was circulated among the descendants of Mr. Shi Laohou. As long as they did not take action, no one could take it away. This appeasement was given to Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo.
Later, after Jia's mother heard about this, she began to be a little wary of this thing. She felt that it was a bit evil, so she asked the two nephews to present the thing in exchange for an official position. Who knew that these two princes remembered it to death?
At that time, Mr. Shi Laohou told him not to sell the green gourd until everything was exhausted.
Therefore, in the past few years, although people no longer mentioned the jade gourd, the official positions of the two marquises of the Shi family have not been changed, and they can only live with two empty marquises.