Chapter 88 Provocation
Xinping Hou Cheng Luo, 22 years old, is a little weak, but has no major illness. Because of the tragic death of his parents, he doesn't even have a housemate?
Is this true or false?
Yuanchun couldn't believe it.
Her father, a man like him, still has two concubines.
Yuanchun couldn't believe that such a good thing would happen to her.
She couldn't help but look back at her aunt.
"Marquis Xinping? Great!"
Grandmother Jia didn't care whether the child was weak or had any serious illness. She only knew that the child was related to the royal family by blood.
The fact that the Queen recommended the title of Xinping Marquis to Yuanchun, who had a blood relationship with the royal family, should mean that the Emperor had a good impression of the Jia family.
The old lady is now worried that the emperor has displeased their Jia family.
She had never thought there was anything wrong with sending Yuanchun to the palace like that before, but now she was really scared.
"Yuanchun, thank your aunt!"
The words were addressed to her granddaughter, but the old lady's eyes were on her second son and his wife.
If these two were more sensible, they would immediately follow suit and thank them.
"Yuanchun thanks you very much, auntie!"
Yuanchun kowtowed to Shen Ning respectfully.
"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."
"Thank you, auntie!"
Jia She and Jia Zhu bowed their hands and the other one kowtowed like his sister.
"We are all family, why are you being polite?"
Before Jia Zheng and Wang Shi could speak, Shen Ning supported Jia Mu and said, "Aunt, let's go out. After a while..."
Before she finished her words, there were already anxious running sounds outside, "Madam, Master, Eunuch Dai is here, bringing the Emperor's decree."
really!
"It is the will to grant marriage."
Jia Zhen stood up quickly, "Uncles, please come together!"
Is it really the Emperor who granted the marriage? Wang, who just didn't want to thank Shen Ning, stood up all of a sudden and said, "Quick, come and help the young lady wash herself again."
She was so shocked that her daughter came back that she beat and kneaded her.
Wang was anxious at this moment, feeling that her combed hair might become messy.
The makeup on her face must have been smudged.
She also needs to be served again.
"Sister Yuanchun, come with me."
Yu-shi didn't even look at Wang-shi, and said to Jia Yuanchun, whom her mother-in-law had brought back with great effort, "This side is ready."
Jia Zhen said that there would be an imperial decree today, so she asked the maids to prepare.
The incense table had already been prepared. Today's trip was a favor bestowed by the Emperor on the Jia family.
Dai Quan looked particularly kind.
This made Jia Zheng and Wang Shi, who shamelessly followed their daughter to wash and dress again, very happy.
Especially when he saw the thing being lifted up, his eyes and eyebrows were so excited.
"Hey, there's even wine."
Wang Xifeng was extremely envious when she saw the palace servants carrying hundreds of jars of imperial wine.
When Wang and Jia Zheng saw this, they were even happier.
"Mrs. Shen, where is your daughter?"
Dai Quan nodded to Lady Jia, Jia She, and Jia Zheng, then smiled at Shen Ning with wrinkles all over his face, "The Emperor wants to save up a dowry for Miss Yue on behalf of the late old man Jia."
What? Shen Ning was stunned.
It’s not Yuanchun’s, it’s Jia Yue’s?
Jia Zhen slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I forgot. Please wait a moment, eunuch." He hurriedly said to his mother and Youshi, "When thanking the emperor, he said that he would give Yueyue a dowry on behalf of grandfather. Quick, Youshi, go over and bring Yueyue here."
“I’ll go!”
Jia Rong ran away in a flash.
"Sorry sorry!"
Jia Zhen bowed to Dai Quan and said, "Eunuch, does our family have another decree?"
“Haha, not bad!”
Dai Quan still smiled, "There is also an imperial decree for the eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion."
He looked at Jia Yuanchun and said, "Please wait a moment, young lady. I will announce the decree here and then go over there to congratulate you."
"... Trouble you, father-in-law. Thank you for your hard work."
Jia Yuanchun hurriedly bowed to him.
"Haha, it's a happy occasion, why would there be any trouble?"
Dai Quan was still very talkative, and said to the smiling Jia Mu: "The old lady is still as healthy as before!"
"Thank you for your consideration, father-in-law!"
At the glance of Lady Jia, Jia She quickly took out a purse and offered it to her, "Eunuch, you are still the same as before. When my daughter Yuanchun gets married, please come over to drink a glass of wedding wine."
"As long as I'm free, I'll definitely come and bother you."
As they were trying to build relationships through casual conversation, Wang was looking around the things in the yard, calculating how many were for Yuanchun and how many were for Jia Yue.
A baby who was only one month old actually needed the emperor to give her a dowry...
Wang was very dissatisfied.
But this time, my daughter really has to thank Shen.
She took a fancy to the bright red brocade with gold sprinkled on it.
A lot of gold thread must have been used, the color is rich and brilliant, it is a perfect material for making wedding dresses.
This must be the best tribute satin in Jiangnan.
Of course, others such as Yuhua brocade, Huanhua brocade, Scattered flower brocade, Caiyun brocade, Fuguang brocade, Xuesatin, Zhuanghua satin, jacquard silk, Tianxiang silk, Danluo gauze, and Soft Smoke gauze... are also all good things.
Although the Wang and Jia families were both extremely wealthy and had no shortage of such fabrics in their warehouses, those fabrics had been stored for a certain period of time. No matter how well they were kept, they would lose some of their color. How could they be as good as the ones given by the emperor today? Shen Ning also glanced at the silk gauze and soft smoke gauze that she had ordered. It was almost summer, so maybe she could use them to paste a window and make a screen door to prevent mosquitoes from entering the house and biting her daughter.
"Grandma, my aunt is here."
Jia Rong walked in front holding Jia Yue, and two wet nurses followed quickly behind.
The little girl was also awake at this time, with a pair of big, bright, pure grape-like eyes. When she was turned into her mother's arms, her eyebrows curved, and she captured Shen Ning's heart at once.
"Come on, come on, the whole family is waiting for you."
Shen Ning gently hugged her daughter and said, "Father-in-law, thank you for your help."
"Sure, sure."
Dai Quan also looked at the little girl again.
The Jia family members are all good-looking.
This little girl was born into a wealthy family and was taken care of by the emperor and the empress. Now even the emperor emeritus has bestowed treasures on her, which shows that she is blessed.
He opened the imperial edict, "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Supreme Emperor decrees..."
Except for the 100 taels of gold and the imperial wine which were given to Jia Yue alone, all other items such as the gold and jade ruyi, jewelry, brocade, etc. were all in duplicate.
Although Jia Yue was still far from getting married and didn't need to be given brocade or anything like that, the retired emperor was not like the emperor. He was wealthy and had no shortage of things.
The old man felt a little indebted to the grandson left by his daughter who died early, so he gave him a more generous reward. So, in the end, it was actually Jia Yue who benefited from his sister.
But Wang Shi didn't know about this! She saw that all the gold and the jars of imperial wine were left behind, and Yuanchun, as the elder sister, didn't get as much as the little girl, so she felt very upset.
After returning to Rongguo Mansion and receiving another imperial edict, her original joy had been largely lost.
“What a pity!”
A palace maid who received the red envelope from Rongguo Mansion pretended to sigh and said, "I heard from Aunt Lingyu from Concubine Zhen that Concubine Zhen is going to tell the emperor to give the eldest daughter of the mansion a family background."
His voice was not loud, but the three words "Concubine Zhen" were too attractive.
Wang happened to hear it, and she turned her head sharply to look at her daughter.
Yuanchun's face turned pale.
"Mother!" She squeezed her mother's hand, her eyes full of pleading, and said in a low voice, "This is a marriage granted by the Emperor."
Wang: “…”
If she hadn't remembered that this was a marriage granted by the Emperor, she...
Wang was so angry that she was shaking all over.
There are many dangers in the palace, but there are also better opportunities.
Shen's...
She gritted her teeth and repeated these two words in her mind.
In Wang's heart, her daughter is good in everything. Even if the emperor didn't like her at first because of Concubine Zhen, as long as they get to know each other, he will definitely be attracted by her daughter's talent and beauty.
But what about now?
A marquis' wife from a ruined marquisate.
And this so-called position of marquis' wife even killed a princess.
Is the Marquis' Mansion really simpler than the Imperial Palace?
Which aristocratic family doesn't have some dirty deeds? Which family doesn't have dead bodies in the backyard? Her daughter..., this is a mistake!
Seeing the palace maid walking away, Wang turned around and slapped Yuanchun hard, "Where is your filial piety?"
Yuanchun's mouth was bleeding and she suddenly fell to her knees.
Yingchun and Tanchun, who came out to listen to the imperial edict for the first time, were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
"Why can't you just hold back?"
Wang's tears fell, "Why do you have to trust others? I am your biological mother, how can I harm you?"
"...Mother, my daughter has been in the palace for almost three years."
It was her biological mother! But that other person was not an outsider either. She was her aunt who cared about her more than her biological mother.
Yuanchun covered her face and lowered her head. "The Concubine Dowager was very considerate and helped me three months before I entered the palace. Why did you push it off until now? Can't you hear it? That person is alienating our family."
"Now, the other party still wants to gain favor from our family!"
Although Yingchun was very afraid of her second aunt's current appearance, she felt more sorry for her elder sister.
She was brought up here when she was very young, and her grandmother and second aunt did not take much care of her. Although the eldest sister treated Baoyu better, she was also one of the few people in the family who was willing to take care of her and her third sister.
"She doesn't want our family to think badly of her."
Yingchun said with a pale face: "She also wants to use your hand to beat up Big Sister."
"Yes, she is so bad!"
Tanchun's voice was even clearer. She stood beside her second sister with her chest puffed out. "Our family shouldn't give out tips."
Everyone has two taels of silver.
It’s equivalent to her monthly salary.
"Did you hear that? You're worse than a child."
When Grandmother Jia heard that, she actually paused.
But the three granddaughters' words made more sense, "Hurry back to the ancestral hall!"
Out of sight, out of mind.
You should go to the ancestral temple and receive a lesson.
"Yuanchun, come here quickly and let grandma take a look."
Grandmother Jia walked towards Yuanchun distressed, "Oh, why did you hit her so hard?"
The old lady became even angrier, "Ms. Li, help your wife to the East Mansion quickly."
Shen said so much, why didn't Wang understand?
"Old lady, how can you blame me for this?"
Wang didn't want to listen to what they said.
She only knew that if she endured it a little longer, Concubine Zhen would speak up for her daughter.
Wang pushed Li Wan away, covered her face and started crying, "Is what my sister-in-law said right? Can't you hear that she has been scaring us all the time?"
"Mother!"
After seeing off the guests, Jia Zhu hurried back. Seeing his sister like that, he felt very distressed. "Isn't the marriage that my aunt found for my sister a good one? The emperor has also given her respect. Let the past be the past!"
If you always remember and always think there is something better, then this family will be quarreling every day because of that sentence.
Jia Zhu also heard what the palace maid said, and knew it was not good at the time, so he hurried back. However, he did not expect that his mother would still be angry with his sister, "If that person is really a good person, he would not say such things on a day like today."
"Yuanchun, get up quickly. Today is your big day. Don't hurt your knees."
Xing came over and helped Yuanchun up. "Second girl, third girl, come quickly and take your sister back to her room to rest. She's been tired for most of the day."
"Mother, I'm leaving now!"
Yuanchun did not get up immediately, but kowtowed to Wang, then stood up and followed her aunt and sisters to go to Lady Jia's courtyard.
She used to live in the side yard over there.
At first she lived alone.
Then came the second sister, Baoyu and the third sister.
"Don't be angry with your mother."
As Xing walked, she said, "She... has been having a hard time these past few days. She can't think straight."
Of course, Wang's embarrassing story had to be told in front of Sanchun.
Xing wanted them all to know that she was better than Wang.
"Yesterday was Yueyue's full moon. Everyone was exhausted after a day of work. Yingchun and Tanchun went back home to rest. Your mother even forced the old lady to look for your aunt and asked her to..."
"Aunt, I know."
After reading the letter and hearing that the whole family had entered the ancestral hall, Yuanchun knew what her mother had planned. Especially today in the ancestral hall...
Yuanchun interrupted the aunt to prevent her two younger sisters from losing respect for her mother. "I know everything. Thank you. I am very tired today. I will talk to you tomorrow."
“…Okay, okay!”
Xing was blocked but she was not too angry. "Then you should have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow. Yingchun, take good care of your elder sister and younger sister."
"yes!"
Yingchun quickly responded, "Big sister, you can rest in my room first. Second sister-in-law will be able to clean up your original room soon, and you can go back then."
"……good!"
The second sister seems to have grown up.
Yuanchun was very pleased, "Let's go together, tell me about your family!"
My younger sisters were still young, so most of the time the elders would avoid quarreling with them.
However, they will definitely know something about the important events in the family.
Yuanchun really wanted to know what was going on at home.
"Has anything major happened at home since I left?"
"have!"
Tanchun said, "Brother Zhen from the East Mansion didn't know right from wrong and beat up Rong'er. My aunt was so angry that she almost destroyed the school."
She heard from her aunt.
At first, my aunt said that my aunt had gone too far and Huan'er didn't dare to go to school anymore.
But later she said that her aunt's behavior was very good, and she no longer had to worry about Huan'er not learning his lesson.
After entering the house, Tanchun told Aunt Zhao all the gossip she had heard.
Yuanchun was shocked when she heard this.
Uncle Jing lost his official position, and his aunt seemed to lose face when she was with him.
During that time, she knew that her parents vaguely looked down on the East Mansion.
It is also said that Uncle Xi's official position is two levels higher than that of Brother Zhen, and that the East Palace is now being taken care of by the West Palace.
Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, my aunt-in-law could stand up again.
very nice!
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