The eldest son of the red mansion

Jia Zheng was already stunned by the edict just now. He didn't expect that his eldest brother had only been at the border for a year and a half.He has already reached the third rank, and now he has a hereditary title.Even though he was only a general of the third rank, it was still a big deal.She is already at the same level as Jia Zhen from the East Mansion.

Jia Zhengting was in a daze when he heard the eunuch asking him to take the order, and then he woke up.He raised both of them high and said in his mouth, "Minister, Jia Zheng accepts the order."

Hearing Jia Zheng's words, the eunuch put the imperial decree in his hands.

Jia Zheng received the imperial decree with both hands, and tremblingly wanted to get up, but because he was too excited, he couldn't get up several times, and the servant next to him hurried over to help him up.

After Jia Zheng got up, he took out a few banknotes from his bosom again and stuffed them into the eunuch's sleeves.He said to him with a smile on his face: "Elder-in-law is coming to our Rongguo Mansion this time, and he will stay for a while. I will let the following prepare wine and food, and let's have a few drinks to our heart's content."

When the eunuch got the money, he couldn't refuse it too much, so he agreed, and soon in the Rongxi Hall, a sumptuous table of food and wine was set up.

Jia Zheng asked the eunuch to sit in the first place, and he was there to accompany him, and then he kept persuading him to serve wine and dishes. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Jia Zheng asked, "I don't know your father-in-law's name, but this time they know each other well." , we will visit each other frequently in the future.”

The eunuch replied, "Just call me Gaoquan. I walk in the Qianqing Palace."

After hearing what he said, Jia Zheng toasted him again, and then asked: "The imperial decree only says that our elder brother broke the Tatars, and the specific situation, please give us some pointers."

Mrs. Gao listened to him just to know the specific situation, so she didn't pay much attention to it, and said to him while drinking: "This General Jia of your family is really brave. A few days ago, 12 Tatars besieged Xuanfu. Town, he dared to go for reinforcements with 2 people, not to mention that he was still capable, and killed more than a dozen enemy generals in a short while. Then he fought a decisive battle with the Tatars and beat the Tatars. They didn’t dare to go out of the camp, and in the end there was no water in the camp. Even the internal strife caused by water grabbing was defeated by your general Jia in one fell swoop, and the Tatars were driven back to the grassland.”

After finishing speaking, Eunuch Gao picked up the wine glass and drank another glass of wine, moistening his throat, thinking that since he had collected so much money from him, he would be a good person to the end and tell him the matter, so he said to him: "This time it is true Unfortunately, your family’s general Jia’s book and Jiedushi Wang Tao’s book came from behind. Wang Tao took all the credit for himself, and your general has nothing to do with it. Fortunately, the emperor was wise and saw the flaws. Let Dai Eunuch Dai Quan checked the internal files in the palace, and then he decreed that your son can be canonized."

Jia Zheng couldn't help hearing his words, and a burst of anger rushed to his forehead.Last time, he was very annoyed because Wang Tao refused to save him. If Wang Ziteng hadn't come forward to intercede, he would have had others participate in him. Everyone cares.

After the banquet, Jia Zheng personally sent Eunuch Gao out of the gate because he had eaten wine.Fearing that he would be unsafe on the horse, he was sent to the gate of the palace in his official sedan chair.

Jia Zheng sent the eunuch Gao away and immediately went to the inner house to report to Jia's mother.

At this time, Mother Jia had already heard the news from the people in front, knowing that it was her eldest brother who had made meritorious service in the border, and the emperor issued a decree to confer a third-rank title.

When Jia Mu heard the news, she couldn't help feeling proud for a while, and the maids and old mothers who were in front of Jia Mu all came to congratulate Jia Mu and kept saying congratulations to Jia Mu.

"Congratulations to the old lady, another grandson has won the title of a general, and he may be able to become a marquis in the future."

"Old lady, the three grandchildren are all blessed. The eldest brother is now a general from Wudang, and the second brother will definitely be admitted to the number one scholar in the future from Wen. Little Baoyu was born blessed and will definitely be able to stand out."

Listening to their compliments, Jia's mother burst into smiles. It seems that this eldest brother is really extraordinary, and he has great luck.Thinking about the future of her eldest brother, Jiamu thought with disdain that this is where it is, and the future will surprise you sometimes.

Chapter 176 Good News

When Jia Zheng came to the backyard, many people had already gathered in Mother Jia's room. All the prominent servants in Jia's mansion came to congratulate Jia Mu, and Jia Mu sat in the middle with a smile on her face. Whenever someone came to congratulate her, she ordered them to reward her. Now Jiamu's room is full of joy and excitement.

As soon as Jia Zheng entered Jia's mother's courtyard, someone reported to him that the maids in Jia's mother's room became silent as soon as they heard that Jia Zheng was coming.

Jia Mu always liked to listen to congratulations, but when they shut up, Jia Mu frowned involuntarily.

When Jia Zheng entered Jia's mother's room, all the maids dared to salute, except for a few maids with status, the others then retreated.

Mother Jia said to him displeasedly: "It's easy for me to be lively here for a while, but they all leave as soon as you come."

Jia Zheng hurriedly apologized with a smile on his face: "It's all the son's fault. The son came back to congratulate his mother."

After hearing what he said, Mother Jia also showed a smile on her face, "Brother is still very competitive, and he has earned a title in just a short time. It seems that he will have great promise in the future."

Jia Zheng also said with a smile: "Brother has won a third-rank general this time, and he can pass it down for another generation or two, even if he doesn't do anything now. I have nothing to say."

When Jia Mu heard his words, she said with a displeased face, "What are you talking about? Shut up quickly. Our eldest brother will definitely have greater achievements in the future. If you say so about your grandfather and Father is just an unknown official now. How can Rongguo Mansion be like it is today?"

Jia Zheng knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he could laugh and say something nice: "It's not that the son made a mistake. The future achievements of the elder brother will definitely be no worse than that of the father and grandfather."

After hearing what he said, Mother Jia let him go, "This is still like a human saying, don't say such depressing words in the future. Our family is getting more and more prosperous now, and it will definitely be even more prosperous in the future. Let others know when the time comes You said that, so don't make people laugh."

Jia Zheng laughed again, and asked Jia's mother, "The eldest brother has a title now, should we build a mansion for him?"

Mother Jia said unhappily after hearing his words: "The family hasn't been separated yet. Why do you want to drive the eldest brother out?"

Jia Zheng quickly explained: "Where did the mother say that? Why did I drive my eldest brother out? I mean, build him a mansion, and when he comes back, it will look better to receive his colleagues."

Mother Jia said unhappily: "Then you can't move now. Who knows how big the elder brother will be promoted in the future. Now I am busy building the house, and he will come back later. What if it doesn't work? Torn down and rebuilt?"

At this time, Jia Zheng, you also understand what Mother Jia meant. One is that she is afraid that the house will be opened, and Jia Ke must be separated when she comes back.The second is that if Jia Ke made more military exploits, the house would probably be destroyed if the emperor rewarded him again, and the Jia family's income and expenditure are just balanced now, and they can't afford such waste.It's better to wait for Jia Ke to come back before making plans.

After Jia Zheng thought about it, he smiled and said to Jia's mother: "Mother is still thoughtful, son, I only care about the immediate, as if you don't have the long-term perspective of mother."

Jia's mother also smiled and said: "How did you go through these things? During the war, many people could move several times in a month, and it was chaotic at that time. Some people just brought their houses, but they didn't conform to the rules. It is small, and in the end it can only be rebuilt. There are not one or two such families.”

Jia Zheng chatted and laughed with Jia Mu, and then he was about to leave.

Jia Mu stopped him and asked, "Stop for a moment, and I'll ask you, Aunt Zhou, what are you going to do with it?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback by his mother's question, and said at a loss, "What does mother mean?"

Mother Jia looked at him angrily, "Her son is the most promising in our family. She has made such great contributions, so she should not be rewarded."

Jia Zheng frowned, thought for a while and said, "Mother, my son thinks that her status is already high enough, and there is really no way for her to be promoted any further."

Jia Mu glared at him and said, "Since you can't give me a name, let me give you something practical. Does she still live in that small courtyard now? Change her to a bigger one and send a few more servants to take care of her." .Is this not against the law of etiquette?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he suddenly realized, "Son, go make preparations and let her live in the exquisite courtyard next to Rongxi Hall."

Only then did Jia's mother rejoice and said, "That's right. She lives comfortably, and my elder brother will be happy to see her when she comes back in the future. Set an example for the people below, and let people know that our family will be rewarded for its merits."

Only then was Jia Zheng convinced, and Mother Jia continued to say to him, "Okay, you can go back if you have nothing to do. They are uncomfortable when you are here. We were joking together just now, but when you came, they all hid."

Only then did Jia Zheng bow and salute, and exit Jia's mother's room.

Besides, Aunt Zhou's status in Jia's mansion is now detached, she has reached the highest position that maids can climb, and because she gave birth to a good son, mother is more expensive than son.As for Jia Kesheng's defense, these little maids beside her have all gone up.I trembled in the mansion, and what I often said to others was, "We are not greedy for anything in this mansion, our uncle can buy it in the end. When we move out in the future, we will still serve by our aunt, just like the old man. The wife is like those maidservants in front of her."

These words reached Mrs. Wang's ears somehow, and she was both annoyed and relieved by these words.What annoyed Jia Ke compared her son, now Jia Zhu is still recuperating in the room.As for when it will be good, it depends on God.The good news is that they still have some self-knowledge, knowing that these family properties belong to his two sons, so they don't come to compete with them.Otherwise, with Jia Ke's ability, if Jia Zheng can't handle it well, he will really let Jia Ke inherit the Rongguo Mansion. After all, sometimes in the family inheritance, the distinction between concubine and concubine is not so clear, and Jia Ke still has the name of the eldest son. point.

When Aunt Zhao heard this, she became very angry. She had been with Jia Zheng for so long.There was no movement in the stomach at all, and there was some self-pity and self-sigh at first.Later, when she complained to her mother, her mother paid attention, and went to find a few energetic old nuns, and learned her words in this way, and these old nuns would understand what was going on.

The nuns told her to ask Aunt Zhao to be careful when eating.Aunt Zhou was able to conceive back then, thanks to the well-informed nanny around the old lady who reminded her that Jia Ke was able to have Jia Ke, and Aunt Zhou's present status in the mansion was also there.When Aunt Zhao heard the news from her mother, she secretly paid attention to it. From then on, she only ate the food brought by her mother, and did not touch the delicacies from the mountains and seas of Jia's mansion.

Today, Aunt Zhou was about to let the little maids go to the big kitchen to get lunch, when suddenly Xia Mai ran in from outside, still panting, it was a lot of walking.

Xia Mai is no longer the same as before, she is now the only big maid who receives a tael of silver by Aunt Zhou's side.Although it can't be compared with those around the old lady and Mrs. Wang, it is also the first in this mansion.However, she still can't change her little habit of gossip.When I have time, I run around, inquire about all kinds of gossip, and then come back to learn from Aunt Zhou.

Looking at her, Aunt Zhou knew that she had received some terrible news. Normally, Aunt Zhou would satisfy her little vanity under such circumstances.So today was no exception. Seeing her running into the house, I asked, "What news? Is it Aunt Zhao's, or Grand Master's?"

At this time, Xia Mai's face turned red with excitement, and he opened his mouth to speak, but because of the excitement, he couldn't speak for a while.

Aunt Zhou looked angry and funny when she saw her, "Don't worry, no one is urging you, let's talk later."

Xia Mai didn't care about this, but came over and grabbed Aunt Zhao's hand regardless of etiquette, her little face flushed with excitement.

Chapter 177

Aunt Zhou's hand was firmly held by Xia Mai, and she was a little at a loss, not knowing what happened to her today.