Chapter 28 028 Wealth and Honor: This is the destiny of a woman who will marry a noble son-in-law.
This unexpected event started from Rongguo Mansion.
Because this meal was a welcome banquet hosted by the Jia family for the Wang family, although Jia Mu and others modestly said it was just a "casual gathering", in fact it was not "casual" at all, and the banquet was still quite elaborate.
Not to mention how deep the background of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion is, even if Youshi, even if her family background is not prominent, has at least lived in Ningguo Mansion for more than ten years. Even if she has not eaten pork, she has seen pigs run, and has seen many banquets of all sizes. In addition, she is also quite smart, so this time she hosted it, and at least it was done well.
First of all, I have to praise the excellent choice of venue for the banquet.
Apart from other things, the Ningguo Mansion at least has a large garden with beautiful scenery, with all kinds of exotic flowers and rocks, rockery and flowing water, pavilions and towers, which are both beautiful and elegant. It is obvious at first glance that it has a lot of heritage and is not the home of an ordinary nouveau riche.
After all, Ningguo Mansion is the eldest branch of the Jia family. Even if it is "one family, two countries", Ningguo Mansion is still the eldest.
Otherwise, why is it said that "elders should be respected"? It is more profitable to be the eldest. Even though Jia Zhen, the head of Ningguo Mansion, is younger than Jia Mu and Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion, he is still the patriarch of the Jia family.
Jia Zhen respects the elders in Rongguo Mansion out of courtesy and respect for the elderly, but when there is really a problem in the Jia family, even Grandmother Jia has to let Jia Zhen make the decision.
So this time, whether or not to contact the Wang family and when to contact the Wang family was discussed by both sides, but in the end it was Jia Zhen who made the final decision.
That is to say, why are they making things so awkward? If they leave everything in the Jia family to a guy like Jia Zhen to make decisions, it would be a disaster.
But that's all later. Although Jia Zhen couldn't handle big things, he did a good job in small things.
For example, for this welcoming banquet, he not only took charge of many matters personally, but also gave good guidance to Mrs. You and made many arrangements, ensuring that the banquet was very successful.
Although there were not many people coming from the Wang family, there were six masters, a dozen maids, old women, managers and servants.
Of course, there is no need to worry about the servants, as there are special stewards and housekeepers' wives to take care of them, but the masters have to be entertained by the masters of the Jia family personally.
According to conventions and rules, each male and female guest had their own table, and each was accompanied by someone from the host family.
On the female side, it was the old lady of the Jia family, the two wives of Xing and Wang, and Youshi who attended. Li Wan should have come as well, but although she was a new bride, she was already pregnant, and now she was in her advanced stage of pregnancy, and her body was not feeling well, so she did not come.
When talking about this, although Mrs. Wang expressed her apologies sincerely, she couldn't help showing pride on her face - yes, her daughter-in-law's pregnancy is a happy event no matter where you go. After all, it was her Zhu'er who was capable.
Jia Zhu, the eldest son of Lady Wang and Jia Zheng, is her real pride. Not only is he good at studying, he entered school at the age of fourteen and has been studying in the Imperial College for less than two years. Last year, he married Li Wan, the legitimate daughter of Li Shouzhong, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.
Li Wan is also a very ambitious woman. She got pregnant just a few months after her marriage, and she will give birth soon. Plus, this year the Emperor has shown mercy and granted her an imperial examination. Maybe the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion will have a "double happiness" of "having a son" and "passing the imperial examination" at the same time.
As for the second son, Jia Baoyu, he is even more extraordinary.
When he was born, he had a piece of beautiful jade in his mouth. Not only was it colorful and crystal clear, but there were also words engraved on it.
Putting aside other things, just based on the name of this treasure, you can tell that it is no ordinary thing.
The "Magic Jade" engraved on the front is the name of this jade.
As for auspicious words like "longevity and prosperity", there is no need to say more.
The most amazing thing is that there are words engraved on the back of this treasure, which are the three benefits of this treasure. "Exorcising evil spirits" and "curing diseases" are fine, but the third one, "knowing good and bad fortune", is even more amazing... This is a bit of a "miracle", right? It must be a treasure, and not just an ordinary one.
After all, this child is a "good fortune" given by God to their family. Just for the sake of this treasure, he must be worshipped.
Anyway, his capable brother Jia Zhu will be responsible for bringing honor to the family. He just needs to be a mascot and not cause any big trouble.
Mrs. Wang's two sons have been very successful, and the girls in their family are also very capable.
Today, in addition to four married women including Lady Jia, Yingchun and Tanchun are also here.
The two girls, one was five or six years old, and the other was three or four years old. They were still very childish and it was hard to tell what they would look like in the future: "Wooden Head" and "Rose".
The greetings were quite familiar, and it seemed that this was not the first time they had met in such an occasion. From this, it can be seen that the girls in the Jia family were not bad at all. Even Tanchun, who was only three or four years old, was graceful and not at all shy, which was much better than other girls of this age.
Xichun didn't come, mainly because she was too young. I heard that she had just turned one year old and was still a baby, so it was really not suitable for her to meet guests.
Logically speaking, as the eldest of the four beauties in the Jia family and the eldest daughter of this generation, Yuanchun should definitely attend such occasions.
But Yuanchun did not come with Yingchun, Tanchun and their sisters.
This was originally a disrespectful act, but just like Li Wan's absence, for Mrs. Wang, it was something that required an open apology, but in fact, it was something she could show off.
Because in fact, in her heart, her Yuanchun is not only the leader among the four beauties of the Jia family, but also the leader among all the ladies from aristocratic families in the capital.
The first thing to say is that Yuanchun of their family had outstanding talents and virtues, and her reputation had spread to the palace, attracting the attention of all the nobles in the palace.
First, the old concubine of the Zhen family met her by chance when she went out of the palace to pray for blessings. She liked her very much at first sight and directly rewarded her with a pair of precious jade bracelets.
That was not all. When the old concubine returned to the palace, she must have spread Yuanchun's good reputation back to her. Therefore, when Jia Mu and her friends went to the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager last winter, the Empress Dowager specifically asked them to bring Yuanchun in to see her.
So they took her in with the order. Yuanchun behaved very well and was rewarded. It was obvious that the Empress Dowager liked her very much.
After being treated favorably by the nobles in the palace twice in a row, everyone in the Jia family began to have an idea.
The main thing is that Sister Yuanchun’s birthday falls on the first day of the first lunar month.
I heard that a monk came to her house to tell her fortune when she was young, and said that she had a very noble fate and would serve a noble man in the future...
The nobles in this world are not all in the palace, but in the prince's mansion. Now that Yuanchun of their family is about to reach the age of marriage, so many nobles have come to pay attention to her, which shows that she is indeed extraordinary.
Speaking of “noble sons-in-law”, the most expensive ones are definitely in the palace.
Since everyone in the Jia family had this in mind, they had to make more preparations.
They arranged for many people inside and outside the palace to pay close attention to the nobles in the palace, especially the movements of the Emperor and several popular princes, just to add fuel to the fire - of course they knew that their Yuanchun was destined to be extremely rich, but no matter how good the fate is, it still needs a good opportunity, right?
In short, there is definitely nothing wrong in doing more.
Because of this, Yuanchun has been treated as a hot commodity by the Jia family and marketed everywhere in the past two years - mainly because they want to send Yuanchun to the palace, so making friends with the daughters of powerful families in advance is definitely a compulsory course.
Fortunately, although the Jia family is now somewhat in decline, it is still one of the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes" and is still in the first layer of the powerful circle in the capital. The people they know and interact with are definitely either rich or noble.
So, Yuanchun is usually very busy.
For example, today was scheduled to be the day for a welcome party for the Wang family, and it just so happened that she had a gathering with old friends there.
If it were anyone else it would be fine, but this girl was the legitimate daughter of the Ulanara family, and a close friend of Yuanchun's since childhood. It was difficult for her to refuse if she asked.
The most important thing is that this Ulanara girl's father, Fei Yanggu, is now a first-rank infantry commander, one level higher than Wang Ziteng's first-rank Beijing Camp Jiedushi. Not to mention that he is a member of the Plain Yellow Banner, one level higher than the Wang family who are not in the banner. He is much higher than the Jia family, a family of idlers who only have titles but no real jobs.
It stands to reason that if two sides collide, one has to choose one side. Since one has chosen the power and face of the Ulanara family, one can simply give up face to one's grandmother and uncle's family. After all, they are relatives, and one can just apologize when there is a chance and the matter will be settled.
But Yuanchun was a prudent child. Even in this situation, she still insisted on balancing both sides - she had to accompany her sisters, and she also had to meet her grandmother and uncle. Although she missed the welcoming and chatting, she finally made it in time for the banquet.
Of course, the fact proves that this is what this sister thinks. She is so caught up in this dilemma, how can she be smooth in everything? The result of forcing it is probably that neither side will get good. Anyway, Xianyu doesn't think she is respected.
When Yuanchun hurried over, Xianyu and Fengjie were originally chatting and eating, but suddenly they heard the sound of jingling bells, accompanied by gusts of fragrant wind, and then a beautiful young girl appeared in front of them.
Of course, this girl is Yuanchun.
She arrived late because she had just attended a tea party organized by her younger sister, the girl from the Ulanara family, and then returned in time for dinner.
Although she wanted to have it both ways but ended up in a bad situation for both sides, this was a bit strange. But when Xianyu saw Yuanchun's appearance clearly, she couldn't help but be stunned and couldn't bear to blame her.
Yuanchun is fourteen years old this year and has already grown into a graceful young lady.
Girls of this age are like flowers in bud, and there is no girl who is not pretty. Moreover, Yuanchun inherited the good genes of the Jia and Wang families, and was born like a delicate peony, not only beautiful, but also noble, making people unable to take their eyes away.
Sure enough, everyone loves beauty.
It turns out that relying on the United States to commit crimes is true.
As soon as Yuanchun arrived, the entire female banquet was filled with a cheerful atmosphere - this is not to say that Yuanchun has a lively personality, in fact, she is gentle and quiet. It's just that she is a beauty, who doesn't like her, who wouldn't be happy to see her?
Anyway, when she came, not only Lady Jia, Lady Wang and other female members of the Jia family were grinning from ear to ear, but even the old ladies and wives of the Wang family had smiles on their faces - what a joke, this person doesn't look like an ordinary person, if you don't love her, at least don't hurt her.
In case she really becomes a queen in the future, it is better to "leave a way out for everything so that we can meet again in the future."
Xianyu sighed, stood up silently and prepared to greet this beautiful but seemingly not very smart young lady.
Before he could even get up, the young lady nervously held his shoulders and said, "This must be Sister Xian. What a pretty girl."
Xianyu could only say a few polite words, but Fengjie walked up to Yuanchun in a very familiar manner and started talking to her hand in hand.
Compared with Xianyu and the others, these two girls were of similar age and had met before, so the feelings were definitely different. In addition, Feng Jieer was originally a lively person, and she and Yuanchun seemed to have hit it off at first sight.
The two girls chatted away in a low voice, and soon they became a little too absorbed in the conversation, forgetting themselves. Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang were the first to laugh lovingly and dotingly, and the other women in the family couldn't help laughing when they saw it.
The main thing is that no matter whether it is Yuanchun or Fengjie, both girls are good-looking and not the kind of people who are annoying. It is rare for them to show such little girlish demeanor, which is quite rare. It finally makes people forget the rudeness of Yuanchun's lateness just now.
Amidst this chaotic peace, Xianyu was quite relaxed because she couldn't help but start gossiping about this Miss Yuanchun.
Unexpectedly, it would have been fine if she hadn't eaten it, but once she ate it, Xianyu was shocked.
[So, in the original novel, is Yuanchun going to be Master Kang's concubine? Or not... Master Kang is older than your father, my second uncle Jia Zheng. I really can't figure it out. Why would I want to get involved in this mess? This picture is too beautiful. I am blind...]
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