The day before New Year's Eve, Jia's mother summoned Jia Ke to meet at Ningshou Palace.
Jia Ke didn't know what Jia Mu meant, but he didn't hesitate and arrived in front of Ningshou Palace in his carriage.
When we got here, naturally there were eunuchs outside to welcome the crowd and Carapace entered the main hall of Ningshou Palace, where Jia's mother, Tong Lin Daiyu, and several other sisters were chatting and laughing.
Lin Daiyu and others saw Jia Ke and hurriedly stood up and knelt down to salute him.
Jia Ke waved his hand to let them get up, then smiled and said to Jia Mu: "Old Buddha, come to me if you need anything."
Jia Mu smiled and said nothing, but just winked at an old nanny next to her. The old nanny understood immediately and immediately stepped forward to ask Lin Daiyu and several sisters to go out.
After the sisters went out, Jia Mu smiled and asked Jia Ke to sit next to her, and then said: "It's not a big deal. I just thought that Baoyu was not young anymore and it was time to get married to Lin Yatou. So I came to ask."
What does it mean for you to be an emperor?"
Jia Ke smiled after hearing this and said: "The matter between Brother Bao and Miss Lin has been settled for a long time. Of course, there is nothing to say. It's just that Yingchun, the girl above him, hasn't gotten married yet. As the younger brother Baoyu, it might be a bit bad if he gets married."
After hearing this, Mother Jia thought for a while and said, "I heard you said some time ago that you wanted to make a betrothal for Yingchun. Is this true?"
"The old lady has a good memory, that's why."
Jia Mu smiled, "Whose family is that?"
"Back to Old Buddha, it's my general Xiao Yue. He is now the commander of Fenwu Camp. He has followed me in the north and south. He has made great achievements in battle and will be awarded many titles in the future. Moreover, this man is good-looking, gentle and elegant.
Just a good match."
After listening to this, Jia Mu thought about it carefully, and she really remembered this person, this Xiao Yue. Jia Mu had met him once or twice before, and now that she thought about it, he was really good-looking.
The most important thing is that this man is polite and gentle, not as vulgar as other generals at all. He looks more like a scholar than a general.
If it is this person, Jia Mu thinks it will be a good match for the Spring Festival.
"This person is good, but I don't know if he has approved the marriage. Although we are a royal family, we cannot do anything to break up other people's marriages."
"Don't worry, Old Buddha. I have already found out clearly that Xiao Yue has been an orphan since he was a child. His master took him to the mountains to teach him martial arts, so he has not yet been engaged."
Jia Mu was even more happy after hearing this, "To put it bluntly, it is a good thing for Yingchun girl that his family has no parents. Otherwise, with his shy temperament, he would not have been bullied to death by his mother-in-law, but now he is like a child as soon as he enters the house.
If you can be the master of your own country, you will be less angry."
"That's what the old lady said."
"In this case, you should settle the matter as soon as possible, and handle their affairs after the New Year, and then you can handle it for Baoyu, otherwise, we don't know how long it will be delayed."
Jia Ke agreed after hearing this.
Then Jia Mu said, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and it's time for us to worship our ancestors. Do you think Baoyu and the others can go into the palace and kowtow to our ancestors together?"
Jia Ke was a little at a loss after hearing this. He was really confused about these royal matters, so he glanced at Li Deshan next to him.
When Li Deshan saw Jia Ke's eyes, he immediately took a step forward, knelt down and said, "Back to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, during the ancestor worship on New Year's Eve, the royal family members can come into the palace and kowtow to their ancestors in the Fengxian Hall.
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Jia Mu nodded after hearing this. She hadn't seen Baoyu for a long time, and it was still strange to think about it now.
After Jia Ke came out from Jia Mu's place, he had someone carry the sedan to Qin Keqing's Kunning Palace.
Outside Kunning Palace, Qin Keqing had already received the report from the eunuchs, so he took the maids and eunuchs to wait for Jia Ke at the gate of the palace for a long time.
After Jia Ke got off the chariot, Qin Keqing quickly knelt down and saluted.
Jia Ke took a few steps forward to help her up, and then the couple took her to the forbidden Kunning Palace.
Arriving at Kunning Palace, Jia Ke sat down on the main seat, with Qin Keqing accompanying him.
After sitting firmly, Jia Ke looked left and right, and then asked, "Why don't you see that boy Jia Zhi?"
Qin Keqing hurriedly replied with a smile: "My nanny took him to play in the back garden."
Jia Ke was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then asked nonchalantly: "Has your wet nurse been taking care of our son during this time?"
"If you wish, my nanny has taken care of me since I was a child, and I don't trust anyone else, so I let my nanny take care of him."
After Jia Ke heard this, although she didn't show it on her face, she was very vigilant in her heart. This person was not easy to deal with, and she was holding the young master behind her.
In order to bring out this young master, now is not the time to touch the Zhu Lin family, but he cannot just let her get close to his son like this.
So Jia Ke smiled and said to Qin Keqing: "I think Jia Zhi is not young anymore, and it's time for him to enter school. I plan to select a few famous scholars among the Jinshi to enlighten him after the spring of next year. What do you think?
Sample?"
Qin Keqing was a little reluctant after hearing this, "Long live, our son is still young, it's better to give him enlightenment in a year or two."
Although Jia Ke had not been emperor for long, he had already developed a self-centered temperament. Now that he heard Qin Keqing's disapproval, he immediately became unhappy.
"A loving mother often loses her son. When I was so old, I was already sent to the study by my father. Why can't I do it here? There is no need to say more about this matter. After spring, you prepare the maids and eunuchs around him.
You don’t need to worry about other things.”
Jia Ke originally thought of spending the night at Qin Keqing's place today, but now he had no such interest, so he stood up and left Kunning Palace.
After Jia Ke left, Zhu Lin came in from outside. He bowed to Qin Keqing first, and then took a few steps forward to Qin Keqing, who was sulking.
"Mother, why did you make Long Live Lord unhappy just now?"
"Zhi'er, he is still so young. If we let him go out to study now, how can the child bear it? How can he, the father, care about this?"
"Your Majesty, your arms can't twist your thighs. Since the Lord has made up his mind, we have no choice but to arrange the young prince's diet and daily life and try to make the young prince as comfortable as possible."
"Hey, this is all we can do now. You go and prepare a few palace maids and eunuchs in person, all of them must be honest and reliable, but none of them are allowed to be smooth-tongued."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu Lin promised with a smile on her face: "Don't worry, Madam, I will prepare it today, and then let these people learn etiquette, and they will definitely take good care of the young prince."
Zhu Lin was actually very satisfied. Now even the people around the young prince Jia Zhi were his own. It would be much easier to control them in the future.
Besides, Jia Ke left Kunning Palace, and Li Deshan, who was following him outside the royal chariot, asked in a low voice: "Long live Lord, should we go back to Qianqing Palace, or go to some empress' place to rest?"
Jia Ke thought for a while and finally said: "Let's go to Concubine Xue."
Li Deshan over there agreed and called Luan Jia to Xue Baochai's Chengqian Palace.
When Jia Ke came to Chengqian, he was welcomed to the main hall by Xue Baochai. Then Xue Baochai personally changed Jia Ke's home clothes. After that, Jia Ke put his arms around Xue Baochai and entered the inner room.
When they arrived, Jia Ke and Xue Baochai sat down on the kang respectively.
Xue Baochai then asked: "Long live Lord, I saw that your face was unhappy when you came here. Could it be that someone has offended you?"
"There's nothing to say, it's just trivial things. I heard the doctors said that you haven't had your period this month. You might be pregnant. Is that true?"
Xue Baochai's face turned red as soon as she heard this. After entering the palace, the imperial doctor came to ask them for Ping'an pulse every ten days.
This morning, Taiyi Doctor came to check her pulse. At that time, he told Xue Baochai that she was pregnant again.
Xue Baochai was overjoyed when he heard this. You must know that in addition to Jia Ke's favor, the most solid thing in the palace is having a child. As long as there is a boy, he can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
Originally, Xue Baochai was planning to wait until Jia Ke arrived before telling him, but she didn't expect that Jia Ke would already know so soon.
Jia Ke smiled and touched Xue Baochai's hand and said: "My beloved, this is your first child. I'm afraid I don't have much experience. In my opinion, why not take your mother to the palace to take care of you for a few months, and wait until the child is born?" It’s not too late to let her go back.”
Xue Baochai immediately became happy when he heard this, and his colleagues felt a burst of glory.
You must know that it has never happened to bring the mother in as soon as she is pregnant. When a concubine is pregnant, she can only let her mother come in to take a look. If she wants to take care of her in the palace, she must be a beloved concubine, and she must Only in the last few months of pregnancy.
Jia Ke slept at Xue Baochai's place that night.
Early the next morning, it was the day to prepare for ancestor worship. Xue Baochai got up early, dressed himself neatly, and then sent him out.
Xue Baochai looked at Jia Ke who was walking away, then touched his belly, and suddenly said to Ying'er beside him: "In a few days, when mother comes, I will trouble you to cook for me and mother. From today on, except for Long Live Lord Come to our place, we can’t eat even a bite of the food from Yushanfang.”
After hearing this, Ying'er was a little puzzled. You must know that although Ying'er can cook, her cooking is not flattering.
What's wrong with the master? He won't eat the delicacies in the imperial kitchen, but wants to eat the food she cooked.
Xue Baochai glanced at Ying'er who was still there and didn't explain, turned around and entered the bedroom.
Besides, Jia Ke left Chengqian Palace and went all the way to Qianqing Palace. He first changed into the clothes of the Great Dynasty here, and then went to Kangning Palace to pay Jia Zheng greetings.
Then the father and son took Luan chariots and arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. At this time, all members of the Jia family's imperial clan were waiting here.
When everyone saw the father and son arriving, they all knelt down and kowtowed and shouted long live.
Jia Ke helped Jia Zheng to the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and personally helped Jia Zheng onto the throne, while Jia Ke himself sat on a golden chair wrapped in yellow cloth next to the throne.