After Jia Ke learned about the Shi family's situation, although he was unhappy, he did not show any expression. After all, this was a common strategy of big families, and it was not considered a betrayal.
But since they do this, they must follow the rules in the future. Those who rely on themselves will naturally be rich and powerful. Those who rely on the emperor in the future will depend on whether his life is good or not. If he does not take the lead, demote his official position and let him become the leader.
No matter if you are a commoner, if you dare to stand out, don't blame yourself for not caring about family ties.
It's not against the rules for Jia Ke to do this. This is also common sense in a big family. When one family is prosperous, the other family will fall into despair.
Not to mention the mutual suspicion between Jia Ke and the others here, in the Ningshou Palace in the palace, the Emperor's health was getting worse and worse. Therefore, during this period of time, the Emperor had to pay homage to the Emperor almost every other day.
On this day, the emperor had just entered the Ningshou Palace of the Supreme Emperor and saw the Empress Dowager crying there.
The emperor looked at this woman from a distance. Not only did he not feel a trace of pity in his heart, but he felt inexplicably excited. This woman also has today. After a while, the emperor is gone, and he will let this woman know what she did back then.
What a mistake.
The emperor thought so, and his eyes couldn't help but become more and more gloomy.
While the Empress Dowager was crying there, she suddenly felt a chill rising on her body, so she couldn't help but look up and saw the emperor standing far away, looking at her sinisterly.
This frightened the Queen Mother. At the same time, looking at the emperor's face that was very similar to that of the concubine, she couldn't help but feel goosebumps rising.
At this time, the emperor also relaxed his gloominess, and his face turned into a smile. He came to the empress dowager in three steps and two steps, and said with a smile: "Why is the empress crying here? Is there something that makes me unhappy? My son, I
Let me sort it out for you."
The Queen Mother seemed to have just woken up, and she also said with a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just a little worried about your father, so I'm crying here. Now that your father has just woken up, you can go in and see him."
The emperor then excused himself, left the antechamber, and walked straight to the bedroom of Ningshou Palace.
The empress looked at the emperor's retreating figure and couldn't help but feel a chill. Now she felt the emperor's danger more than ever. I'm afraid even the emperor might not save her.
The Empress Dowager thought for a moment that although she was not young, she had not lived enough yet and did not want to die like this.
The only person in the world who can save him now is probably Jia Ke, but once he seeks help from Jia Ke, he will be betraying the Supreme Emperor.
But there is a saying that says that all the hardships are just one death, and no one in this world really wants to die.
So the Empress Dowager quietly left Ningshou Palace, and beside her was the young eunuch Li Deshan.
Li Deshan is now quite favored by the Emperor, and has already mastered some power in the palace, with hands and eyes as wide as the sky.
The Empress Dowager and Li Deshan spread the news all the way to the Imperial Garden.
Suddenly the Empress Dowager said: "How are you doing, Marquis Wuyang recently?"
Li Deshan was a little stunned when he heard the Empress Dowager ask this. After a while, he said: "Empress Dowager, what does this mean?"
The Queen Mother walked forward and said: "I have discovered your little tricks a long time ago."
But Li Deshan said inexplicably: "I really don't understand what the Queen Mother is saying. Please make it clear if the Queen Mother has any instructions."
"You don't think that I am as powerless as the women in the palace, do you?"
Li Deshan did not answer, but told the Queen Mother with his eyes, aren't you?
The Queen Mother looked at Li Deshan's questioning eyes, smiled softly, and then suddenly slapped the rockery next to her.
Although the rockery was not smashed to pieces this time, the force was not small and it actually made the huge stone shake.
Li Deshan was completely surprised when he saw the Empress Dowager like this. In the past, people often heard that the Empress Dowager was the queen of the generals and a heroine. In the past, she thought it was a joke, but now she saw that the Empress Dowager really had two skills.
The Empress Dowager clapped her hands, and then said helplessly: "Kung fu has been lost over the years. I remember when Prince Yi Zhong led the soldiers to invade the palace, I shot them one person at a time and blocked these people outside the gate of Qianqing Palace for an hour. .”
Li Deshan finally understood that his every move was seen by the Queen Mother, but Li Deshan didn't understand why the Queen Mother didn't report him.
"Go back and tell your adults that after the death of the Supreme Emperor, I don't want to fight for power, but only want to protect my old age. As long as he agrees, I will try my best to cooperate with him after the death of the Supreme Emperor."
Li Deshan still didn't believe the Empress Dowager, so he said: "What does the Empress Dowager mean by this? Do you really ignore the Emperor's thousands of miles of land?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she said somewhat sadly: "Since ancient times, the emperor has been a ruthless family. The Supreme Emperor has some affection for me. I will fight to the death to keep his empire, but now he has given up on me."
The Empress Dowager felt a little sad when she thought of this. Although he had been with the Emperor for so many years, and even took care of her day and night when the Emperor was about to die, the Emperor had not left her any guarantee until now. He said he had left an imperial edict, but now it seems It was just an empty talk, or maybe it was just to test myself back then. If I had agreed, I would have been gone long ago.
When Li Deshan heard this, he could only say, "I still don't understand what the Empress Dowager means, but since the Empress Dowager is a little worried, I will try my best to solve the problem for the Empress Dowager. After a while, I will think of a way. Report back to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother nodded when she heard this. He knew that Li Deshan had implicitly told him that he would have a common problem. As for what Jia Ke meant, it seemed that it would take some time to know.
Besides, Shi Nai brought people to Rongguo Mansion the next day and asked to see the old lady again.
This time, neither Jia Ke nor Jia Zheng was in the palace. Jia Ke had to work at the military discipline office, and Jia Zheng also had matters to attend to in the yamen, so Jia Zhu and Jia Lian came out of the gate in person to greet him.
Shi Nai looked at his two nephews and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhu, how is your health lately? Are you feeling ill?"
Jia Zhu quickly raised her hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, cousin. My nephew's health is quite good these days. He is much better than before."
Jia Zhu's body has indeed recovered a lot now. Firstly, the doctor's medical skills were very good and helped him delay his recovery. Secondly, after Jia Ke came back, he secretly used the internal energy he had developed with his own guidance skills. The Qi activated his meridians and helped him expel a lot of toxins from his body, so he was able to survive until now.
But now Shi Nai looks at him, and he will be able to take part in the imperial examination in a while, or be an official in other places according to Jia Ke's arrangement.
After Shi Nai asked Jia Zhu, he said to Jia Lian: "How are you? Still don't like studying? I think if you are like this, you might as well donate an official position early and let the elder brother arrange a position for you."
Jia Lian is also a little hesitant now. He has been helping the Rongguo Mansion with housework in the past few years and has also made friends with some outside officials. Although these people are respectful to him on the surface, they are actually doing it for Jia Ke's sake. Therefore, during this period of time, he
I also want to talk to Jia Ke and get him a full-time official position.
"What my cousin said is that my eldest brother has been a little busy during this period. When he is free, I will tell him that he can get me an official." Jia Lian is now different from before. He is as proud as before.
The government has declined and he has little hope, but now he sees Rongguo becoming more and more prosperous. Jia Zhu is not in good health. If he had been in good health, he would have been a county magistrate in a county near Beijing, so his heart began to itch.
Woke up.
Jia Zhu and Jia Lian took Shi Nai into Rongguo Mansion. Instead of going to the lobby, they took him directly to Jia Mu's courtyard.
When Jia Mu knew that her nephew was coming to visit, she sat in the main room early and waited for him to come in.
When Shi Nai entered the main room and saw Jia Mu, he first saluted her, and then Jia Mu gave him a seat next to him.
Jia Zhu and Jia Lian did not have seats at this time. They stood on the other side to serve Jia Mu, waiting for orders at any time.
Seeing Shi Nai sit down, Jia's mother asked, "Why are you here again just a few days ago? Maybe you have something to say."
This is what Jia Mu is worried about. People like the Shi family now go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. Although Jia Mu is not happy, she still misses her nephew very much and is afraid that something will happen in his house.
When Shi Nai heard Jia Mu's question, he quickly stood up and replied: "It's not a bad thing to be relieved, my aunt. This time, my aunt has always said goodbye."
As soon as Jia Mu heard what he said, she understood what was going on. "Is it possible that your official documents have already been issued?"
"This time, I would like to thank my aunt for her mediation. The official document was sent to my residence by Brother Zheng yesterday."
Jia's mother smiled when she heard this. It seemed that Jia Ke was still very concerned about her words, and she had already finished the matter for her nephew in just a few days.
"Now that you've come down, when are you going to leave? You can't delay the court affairs." Jia Mu said with a smile but also some melancholy.
Shi Nai stood there and cupped his hands and said: "This time, the court has asked me to take office within one month. We are going to pack up and leave for Yangzhou immediately. After all, it is our first time to be an official. It is always good to go earlier."
"You are telling the truth. After you go, pay attention to things in the warehouse. These officials are used to making fuss here. If they cause you trouble, you may not be able to make up for it in this term."
Jia Mu knew that it was his first time to be an official, so she kept giving him instructions.
Shi Nai was shocked when he heard this. He had never thought of this before. It seemed that he had to hire a master, otherwise he would be coaxed by these people and count the money for them.
Seeing Shi Nai's surprised expression, Jia Mu knew that he had already remembered it in her heart, so she said nothing more. After all, this was an unspoken rule in officialdom, so she just reminded him.
Shi Nai calmed down, and then said to Jia Mu again: "Old lady, I am going to Yangzhou this time to take up my post, and I don't know how long it will take to return to the capital. If I take Xiangyun with me, I'm afraid it will delay her good deeds.
I thought about leaving Xiangyun with the old lady, and when she is almost old, the old lady can take care of things for her and my eldest brother."
After hearing what he said, Jia Mu felt a little unhappy. Jia Mu still liked Xiangyun very much. Seeing Shi Nai's arrangement, it was clear that Xiangyun was treated as a child bride and sent to Rongguo Mansion.
But considering Shi Nai's actual situation, he really has to take a post in another place. If he does well, he may be re-elected or even transferred to another place. By then, he and Xiangyun will be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Then send Shi Xiangyun
It will be more difficult to come back.
So Jia Mu hesitated and said: "This is also a way you said. In that case, then send Xiangyun over, and I will arrange a place for her to live in the garden. When she reaches her age in a few years,
I will let her consummate the marriage with my eldest brother again."