Jia Yao of the Red Chamber

Chapter 53 Newlyweds ([-], Jingyang Palace and tenderness)

Mo Lanyan and Jia Yao rejected the old lady's proposal to let them have lunch in Kunde Hall, and met with several people sitting in the palace one by one.Then she resigned from the Queen Mother, saying that she wanted Jia Yao to go back and get familiar with the affairs of Jingyang Palace.

The old queen mother also knew that Jia Yao had just married in, and it was the time when they were building their prestige in their own palace, and they also needed to take care of miscellaneous matters.She thought about it for a while, Jia Yao would come here often to pay her respects in the future, and it would not be too late to say anything, so she nodded and let them go back.

When Jia Yao and Mo Lanyan took each other out, they subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.Although Jia Yao only stayed in Jingyang Palace for one night, she was obviously more willing to go back to the place where she would live for a while than the old queen who was kind to her.It's not that she has been so close to Mo Lanyan, but that Mo Lanyan and her interests are one.She also knew that Mo Lanzhang was quite satisfied with her in her heart, after all, no matter her family background, appearance, or the character she had shown so far, he would not dislike him in any way.Thinking about it, Mo Lanyan is still willing to give her mistress the respect she deserves in her own palace.

Yes, mistress.This is a new role.Regardless of whether it is the previous life or the present life, even if Jia Yao had tried out in their family's company for a period of time when she graduated from high school in the previous life, she also learned housekeeping from Mrs. Wang when she was in Jia's mansion, and she was also compatible with the mother and mother Bi. She has been teaching a good student for a while, and this is still the first time she has managed an institution by herself.Well, it seems a little too cold to say that the institution, this is the home she will live in from now on.The family's personnel, finances, and affairs all need her to manage organically, so that her husband can be busy with his career in the previous dynasty without any worries.Speaking of which, Mo Lanyan hasn't left the palace to build a mansion yet, so it won't be too difficult to manage the affairs of Jingyang Palace.However, unlike those modern new wives who can manage a new family in a hurry, Jia Yao must do her best from the beginning.

As the third prince and concubine, her every move is now being watched by many people.Some are sincerely for the good of Mo Lanyan and want to see if she is qualified enough. For example, the old lady, there are even a group of people who are attentively waiting to see her make a joke, so that they can see that Mo Lanyan and Jia Yao are restless, flustered, and even Waiting for the opportunity to use the reason of restlessness in the back house to attack Mo Lanyan, such as Concubine Rong, the eldest prince and concubine.Now that she is married to the third prince, Jia Yao, together with the Rongguo Mansion behind her and even the four major families, are all on the boat of Mo Lanyan.Lin Ruhai was originally a staunch royalist, but everyone knew that his only daughter had a marriage contract with Jia Yao, the eldest brother of the third concubine, so now his position in the court was also embarrassing.

The first prince's hand stretches very long in the south of the Yangtze River. From the Xie family, which has gradually developed in the capital over the years, to the Zhen family, which was once powerful and can not be underestimated now, this line has been gradually connected almost since the first prince's marriage.Originally, several princes had thrown an olive branch to Lin Ruhai, and even Mo Lanchang had a foot in it.However, Lin Ruhai has been working hard to maintain her clean image.Now that the emperor wanted to support his third son, Lin Ruhai couldn't work hard to maintain a delicate balance in the officialdom in Jiangnan as before. Fortunately, he probably won't return to Jiangnan in the past two years.Don't worry that if you go back, you will be even more stretched.And two more years?Oh, after all, we are old now, and in two years, maybe the situation will become clearer.

Jia Yao only had a vague understanding of these things.She once wondered how the fourth prince jumped up and down in the previous court, but she only got a refrain from Jia's mother, "But there are some upstarts like the Cao family, and they can be regarded as slanting their swords."The sword is swaying... I think if there is no Jia Lian to support the mansion, and Baoyu to support the outside of the mansion, even Jia's mansion will also be slanted!Originally, before she married, the eldest prince already had the momentum of dominating the family.Now that the third prince has the support of another force, the situation will change again.

However, looking at how Concubine Rong and the First Prince Concubine are running on her together today... Jia Yao couldn't help but feel a sense of worry in her heart, fearing that the First Prince would temporarily join hands with the Fourth Prince in order to suppress Mo Lanyan...

I was thinking about all kinds of things on my mind, so it was inevitable that I would be a little inattentive when I left.Unexpectedly, there was a touch of warmth in her hand, but it turned out that it was Mo Lanyan who was beside her who pulled her hand hanging by her side. "What are you thinking about?" His voice was gentle and funny.Jia Yao was about to give him a reason to answer him, but Mo Lanyan didn't wait for her answer.He took her finger and pointed forward, "We are here."

Jia Yao looked up, and it was the three-character plaque of Jingyang Palace that caught her eyes.On her wedding day yesterday, because she was covered with a veil, she was sent in all the way, so she didn't take a good look at the palace.Today, I looked at it carefully with great interest.There are not many princes today, only a handful of five. Except for the first prince who has already left the palace to build a mansion, the remaining three princes Mo Lanyan, the fourth prince Mo Lanfeng, and the fifth prince Mo Lanyan who is a compatriot with Mo Lanyan's mother Lan Zhen has his own palace.They are all in the East Palace, the residences of the several princes are not too far apart, and the specifications of the palaces they live in are also similar.

Jia Yao saw that on the plaque of "Jingyang Palace", there were three big characters dancing in dragons and phoenixes, quite imposing, so she couldn't help but stop her gaze for a while.Seeing her looking at those words, Mo Lanyan opened her mouth to explain, "This word was mentioned by my father when I lived in. Father has always been good at calligraphy, and his strokes are very majestic. When we were young, our brothers Some of them are still copying the words of the father!" After hearing this, Jia Yao was quite surprised at the emperor's preference and preferential treatment for Mo Lanyan, and was about to say something like "the father loves his son with all his heart", and then listened Mo Lanyan continued, "Speaking of which, the plaques in the palaces of our brothers are all given by the father. The father has always been very impartial in his love for his son." Jia Yao was speechless, only Nod.I thought ironically in my heart, although the emperor didn't know what he was thinking about, but the superficial skills were really impeccable, and the parents of the world should really learn from this saint.

The appearance of Jingyang Hall can be said to be magnificent, and the architectural layout is also comfortable and reasonable.Compared with the Qianyuan Palace that Jia Yao had seen before, the decoration is of course incomparable, but the splendor of this Jingyang Palace is not bad at all compared to the Jia Mansion, which has a high standard of living among the nobles.

After standing outside for a while, Mo Lanzhang took Jia Yao in, but he still didn't let go of Jia Yao's hand.Jia Yao still liked Mo Lanyan quite a lot, and she didn't feel ashamed about being held in such a way. She obediently let his warm palm wrap her, and was slightly cool by the morning breeze. The cold hands that didn't slow down.

After entering the Jingyang Hall, naturally the main hall is the first.Jia Yao walked with Mo Lanyan through the luxurious and thick red carpet laid out for the prince's wedding, and the two of them sat side by side in the same seats as the host did when receiving guests.There was already an eunuch in his early 20s below him, standing respectfully, waiting for his master's instructions.Sure enough, I heard Mo Lanyan's order, "Let us all in Jingyang Palace come to recognize the master. You don't understand the rules." The eunuch below is probably the most useful by Mo Lanyan's side People, Jia Yao knew yesterday that this eunuch named Gao Shuhe was able to serve Mo Lanyan by his side.So today I took a closer look, and saw that Gao Shuhe was white and clean, and his appearance was also pretty.The smile on his face is respectful but not flattering, which makes people not feel bored.Jia Yao also knows that the person who can be regarded as the prince's confidant cannot be an idiot.Facing Gao Shuhe, he didn't take it too seriously, and nodded politely.

Gao Shuhe has been with Mo Lanzhang for more than ten years, at least talking about his master's thoughts, not to mention the first is also the second.Knowing that this mistress is honorable, and his master himself has a good impression of this mistress.For the sake of the hostess' prestige, he didn't mean to sell well, at least he had to do his best to get things done.It can be said that before Jia Yao came in, he had already taken care of these small things necessary for the rules.At this moment, there is no need to ask people to come here or anything, just clap your hands, the nuns in charge, the grand ladies, and the treasury stewards in the palace all filed in.

"Greetings to the third prince, and greetings to the third concubine." Naturally, there was a uniform gesture of greeting when entering.

"Get up." Mo Lanyan's voice was calm and solemn.Then he fell silent.Jia Yao knew that this was the time for her to ask questions, and Mo Lanyan's willingness to sit here was entirely to show her respect.She smiled sweetly at Mo Lanyan with a little gratitude, and she turned her head to the human below, "I just came to Jingyang Palace too. I can't recognize these many things for a while. You should each clearly explain what your position is, first Tell Bengong to understand."

The people below looked at each other, and the nanny in charge opened her mouth first, "Back to the third concubine, the servant girl Liu is in charge of miscellaneous affairs in Jingyang Palace. Dealing with Zhizao Mansion, Internal Affairs Mansion, and Guanzao Mansion, Those who take over the palace will be rewarded with money, and the ones who will control the ups and downs of the maids and eunuchs in the palace are slaves." Jia Yao nodded.He didn't make a comment right away, but turned his attention to the next person, who just said that he was a middle-aged nun who was in charge of the treasury.The nanny said with a flattering look, "Back to the third concubine, the maidservant Tian is in charge of the Jingyang Palace treasury. There are definite numbers for what comes in and what goes out. The servants are nothing more than empty." Make a tent." Jia Yao smiled, then looked at the big maids and said, "I know that the four of you were the big maids who served the third prince, so let's talk about what each of you did."

The big maids saluted and lined up in a row, looking very submissive, "Returning to the third prince's concubine, the slave girl Chunfeng is the one who waits on the pen and ink by the third prince's side." "The slave girl Xia Yu is the third prince The one who serves tea by your side." "The slave girl Qiu Ye is the one who is in charge of clothes by the third prince's side." "The slave girl Dong Xue is the one who serves food by the third prince's side."

When Jia Yao heard this, she couldn't help but praise in her heart, the division of labor between these big maids is clear, and they sound decent.Unlike Jia's house, the maids around the master are all mixed up, and it's not clear which one does what.Just say that the mandarin ducks around Jia Mu are almost omnipotent, they can control everything, and they are doing well.In modern times, she is definitely a strong woman.As for Hu Po and the other big maids, they just did whatever was at hand.It's not unseemly, but compared to the chaotic division of labor, although I don't know what the big maids like Mo Lanyan are thinking, this clear job, Jia Yao feels more refreshing.

These people have finished talking.Jia Yao just started to ask questions. "Liu Mama, since you are in charge of the sundries in Jingyang Palace, you should also ask me to understand the distribution of personnel in the palace, monthly profit expenses, and the rules of communication with several palaces. These things Thinking about it, you won’t be able to reply all of them within a few days. I will limit you to three days, and after three days, I will explain all these business regulations to my palace. Do you understand?” After giving the order, the nurse in charge, Madam Liu, didn’t respond. After waiting for an answer, he ordered Madam Tian, ​​who was in charge of the treasury, "Since you are in charge of the treasury, you are the one who registers and compiles the books. If you want to come to the treasury, you will have a clear account. After noon today, you will send the details of the account books. This palace is here. The entry and exit are detailed. Tomorrow morning, this palace will ask Taoxi to follow you to our Jingyang Palace library. I understand one by one, do you understand?"

After a while of ordering, Mother Tian's face couldn't help but change a little, Jia Yao saw it and had some guesses in her heart.But since Nanny Tian is useful, her background in the palace is not that simple.If she hadn't made any serious mistakes, Jia Yao would just look at her and beat her and it would be over, but...if this nurse Tian is too big-hearted, she is the hostess here after all, and she can't let the subordinates drink her own blood, can she?

For those big maids, I still tell them to continue doing what they used to do.Jia Yao smiled politely.But alluding to them doing their part.If it is done well, it will be the same as it was before, and if there are other thoughts, as a hostess, she doesn't have to worry about the servants at home all day long.

Mo Lanyan had been sitting next to Jia Yao without making a sound, looking at the other side of his little wife besides being charming and mischievous, which surprised him a bit as he expected.He is very satisfied with his wife.First of all, she is really good-looking. When he saw her for the first time a few years ago, he had a good impression of this little girl dancing among the peach blossoms. He will not deliberately fight for these things, but he is also happy to have them all delivered to him.After getting married and getting along with her for a short time, he found that her personality is not rigid and boring. Of course, a lady who can dance with her shoes off is not rigid and boring.She would nervously untie her new clothes, and naughty tiptoes would give her a sudden kiss on her face, and she would snuggle into her arms after falling asleep. Although the warm feeling was strange, it was really beautiful.

It turns out that it is acceptable to have another person's body temperature beside her... Now that she is dealing with affairs in a palace in an orderly manner, although from his perspective, she can still be seen pinched together because of nervousness fingertips, but there is no doubt that she has done a good job.nice...wife...

After Jia Yao finished giving orders with a dignified and calm face, she asked them to step back and do their own business.She was satisfied with her performance, but she still couldn't help wondering how Mo Lanyan felt when she saw her doing things like this.She turned her head to look at him, only to realize that he was also looking at her at the moment, but his eyes were not focused.But I don't know what to think...

"Ah Chang? Ah Chang!" He called twice in a low voice, but he didn't respond, and Jia Yao couldn't help but playful.This is her own home, and she has no scruples.Pushing forward, Jia Yao stretched out her small hand and pinched Mo Lanyan's nose, "Ah Chang? What are you thinking?"

Mo Lanzhang hurriedly came back to her senses, only to find that her nose was pinched by her little wife.He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and helpless, and in his helplessness, there was also a little pampering.Which lady of the family dares to treat her husband like this just after passing through the door!However, her intimate appearance is not annoying.Mo Lan pretended to be angry, "Don't let go of your husband soon?!"

Jia Yao didn't buy into him at all, "Ah Chang, tell me what was so engrossed in your thoughts just now? Otherwise...huh~" She hummed with a girl's unique squeamishness and a soft nasal voice, Even Mo Lanchang couldn't put on that pretended angry face, "I just looked at Yao'er, and I couldn't consciously be fascinated... I guess it's because Yao'er is so beautiful, so why blame me !"

Jia Yao blushed a little when she heard this, and let go of the hand that pinched Mo Lanyan's nose with puffy cheeks, and turned around without looking at him, "Slick tongue..."

But Mo Lanchang got up from his seat, walked in front of her, bent down, his face almost touched hers, "This is the truth, why doesn't Yao'er believe me..."

The people serving below consciously lowered their heads, not daring to disturb the master's interest.

But Jia Yao looked at Mo Lanyan's handsome face against the light, but felt a faint melancholy in her heart... She seemed to be more and more able to accept Mo Lanyan as her husband in her heart, then And you?

And you?Mo Lanyan, what are you thinking...