Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Chapter 105 Fundraising

The next day, in order to celebrate Jia Lian's return, Jia Yuanchun was the second concubine. The Rongguo Mansion held a clan banquet, and everyone from the clan came to congratulate them. Naturally, there was no need to elaborate on the commotion.

In the evening, the clansmen gradually dispersed, but the family members of each family stayed behind.

Jiamu's Rongxi Hall was still brightly lit, but there was no sound coming out of the strange thing. The servants outside were divided into two pairs and stood facing each other, both bowed their heads and held their breath, and did not hear a word.

One team is from Rongguo Mansion, and the other team is from Ningguo Mansion. If Jia Lu or other servants saw it, they would be stunned. These people are all first-class figures in front of the master. The masters dare not accept the full ceremony, these people stand aside like the lowest servant girl, how can it not be shocking?

It's a pity that no one can see this scene. As early as in the evening, the courtyard of Rongxi Hall was sealed off. Except for the master and his confidants, no one else was allowed to enter. The original servants in Rongxi Hall were also detained in the back room. Some people can't see it.

Inside the room, there were Mother Jia, Jia She and his wife, Jia Zheng and his wife, Jia Jing, Jia Zhen and his wife, and several respected clan elders. There were a dozen or so people, all of whom were important tasks and helmsmen of the Jia family.

Don't look at Jia Lian and Lian's grandma in the younger generation, they are lively and full of power, here, there is not even a place to stand.

There wasn't a maidservant left in the house, they were all masters.

The Zhang family was the youngest in seniority, and brought tea and water to the elder with a low eyebrow. In the end, he was forced to sit behind Jia Jing, paying attention to the elder's movements at all times, and refilling tea or something.

It should be said that Mrs. Zhang has not done this job for many years. She never did it when she was a girl. She was married. The maids are here, and she is just doing some hand-off work, how can it be so complicated.

Later, the Han family gave birth to Jia Lu, and her health became worse. She lived in seclusion all the year round, and she could save money even if she asked for safety. Now that the Han family is gone, she is naturally the rightful head of the house. She is only served by others. Lier who serves others.

But the people in this room are getting bigger and bigger, who else can there be besides myself?After years of being pampered and pampered, it didn't take long before my eyes were sore, my neck was stiff, my legs were trembling, and no one spoke, so I had to endure it...

Jia Mu sat on top, next to Jia Jing, followed by several clan elders, followed by her two sons, daughter-in-law and Jia Zhen.

Everyone was waiting for Jia Mu to speak. Firstly, among the people sitting, there were seniors such as several elders who were not as noble as her, and those who were worthy of status, such as Jia Jing, who was not as senior as her. Second, this time it was the same Discussing the matter of her granddaughter Jia Yuanchun, although everyone knows that the matter of Jia Yuanchun alone is not such a big battle, there must be other things such as standing in line, at least on the surface.

Jia Mu picked up the tea, took a sip, and frowned slightly. A person at the top of the pyramid like her eats and uses top-notch food, and even a slight difference can be noticed. The tea ingredients in her hand are Okay, but the tea maker is not skilled enough, and even the best ingredients will be wasted.

Mrs. Zhang has been looking around all the time, but she couldn't fail to notice Jiamu's dissatisfaction. She trembled in her heart, and was about to go out to apologize, when she saw Jiamu put the cup on the table, making a clear and crisp sound, breaking the cup. There was silence all around, and then there was the clash of porcelain wood, Jia Mu opened her mouth, and Zhang Shi silently retracted the half-lifted foot.

"You must have heard that today's benevolence, except for the kindness of entering the palace on the [-]th, anyone who has a house in the Chongyu other courtyard and a place where they can stay in the customs can take their mothers home to visit their relatives. My father has already started work at home and is building a provincial hospital. Wu Guifei's father, Wu Tianyou's family, also went out of the city to look around. Although our mother's position is not as high as Wu Guifei's, her family background is even worse than that of Concubine Wu. No? According to my opinion, at least this provincial house can’t disgrace your empress!”

As soon as Jia Mu opened her mouth, Mrs. Wang hurriedly answered,

"What the old ancestor said is true. Wu Tianyou's family is just an upstart in these years. If his girl hadn't been the first to follow Jinshang, how could it compare to the favor of our mother and the decency of our Duke's mansion?" , let's just pay it off, but how can we make the empress inferior? Lose face?"

Jia Zheng coughed, and Mrs. Wang fell silent, as if it was too impolite to speak before the elders, she lowered her head and sat down again.

Everyone thought that she was the biological mother of the imperial concubine in the palace, so it was natural for her to be so impatient, but Jia Zheng was a bit prudent if he could hold back.

Jia Amnesty is a little weak and filial, but not stupid. He is the elder brother sitting on the upper hand, and he saw the conceit and pride in Jia Zheng's eyes at a glance. He lowered his eyes and moved the Buddhist beads on his wrist. , really can sing.

For a long time, Jia Jing was a strict housekeeper and had a great reputation among the ancestors of the Jia family. Everyone in the Jia family turned their attention to him.

After Jia Daishan's death, Jia's mother didn't go out very much. She didn't want that Jing boy who was following her husband back then had such power, so she also turned her attention to him.

Madam Wang was even more so, looking up at Jia Jing.

"Zheng'er, you are a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, and if you think about it, do you know if there are any projects in the Ministry of Industry?"

Jia Zheng mentioned himself for some reason, "Shanxi is suffering from severe drought and severe cold, and the imperial court sends troops and supplies food, so that counts?"

Jia Zheng's daily life is just a daily chat, so he doesn't know about other things, he just repeats what everyone knows.

Hearing this, Jia Jing could only shake his head secretly, the son that this generation of good uncles valued had such virtues, and he didn't know what he was thinking underground.And said,

"You all know about the chaos in Jiangnan last year, right?"

Everyone nodded with lingering fear. The Jia family's hometown is in Jinling, but fortunately, the Jia family transferred most of their power to Kyoto in the early years, and it didn't suffer much damage.

"Natural disasters have continued in the past two years. Last year's turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River greatly reduced the tax revenue of the treasury. This was also the fuse for the four princes at that time and the current enthronement. Because of the money in the treasury, no matter whether it is the old sage or the present, it cannot be touched. In the local area, I don’t see how much favored Prince Yide is, and his power spreads all over the court, but he and the old sage are just laughing and never suppressing. "

Everyone was silent and thoughtful.

"Since, when the national treasury is empty, the concubine is allowed to visit the relatives, and the descendants are allowed to make large-scale construction projects to establish a separate courtyard for the relatives. At this time..."

Those who can sit here are not simple people. Jia Jing has already talked about this, so there is still something he doesn't understand.

"The patriarch means that the emperor wants to see which family has been greedy for money?"