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Chapter 4759 4762 [Wind and Clouds Disperse]

In the blink of an eye, it was December and the Prince's Mansion had been basically completed, but the room was still lacking antiques, furnishings, furniture, flowers, trees, insects, birds, fish, animals, etc.

In addition, maids, servants, etc. should also be prepared.

Fortunately, the Jia family had purchased a lot of domestic slaves since the two Dukes Ning and Rong, and now these domestic slaves have multiplied for five or six generations.

The descendants of these domestic slaves were born into slavery and were called "domestic slaves."

They were born into the Jia family and were tied to the Jia family for their entire lives.

Of course, if the master is kind, you can be freed from slavery. Otherwise, you will be a slave for life.

Of course, although they were slaves, it did not mean that they could work in the Jia Mansion.

In fact, the Jia family had many servants but few masters. Under the situation of too many people and too little food, many children born in other families could not get into the Jia family to serve, and could only stay idle at home.

Just like Liu Sao's daughter Liu Wu'er, who was eager to enter the Grand View Garden to serve Baoyu, but never got the chance.

Therefore, now that the Prince's Mansion has been completed and they need to recruit slaves and maids, all the servants in the Jia Mansion are racking their brains to try their best to squeeze in.

Because if you enter the service, you can get a monthly salary. A big maid can get one or two taels of silver, and a small maid can get 500 coins, which is enough to support the family. If you become a manager or a housekeeper, it will be even more amazing.

Or if she was chosen by the master and promoted to a concubine, she would soar to the sky. So those house-born children signed up enthusiastically, and they were fighting for the position.

However, Xiang Nan did not plan to use all the Jia family's children in the Prince's Mansion.

The reason is very simple, having a child at home does not mean it is easy to use.

The children born in the family have all been servants since their ancestors. After being influenced by generations, they have developed habits such as laziness, greed, stealing, embezzlement, and flattery. They are the so-called "old hands".

Just like Lai Da, Lai Sheng, Zhou Rui, Wu Xindeng, Lin Zhixiao...they are all family servants, but each one is more troublesome than the other.

Therefore, Xiang Nan only planned to select a group of honest, loyal and dutiful servants and maids, and all the others would be purchased from outside. Especially the maids, they had to be extremely beautiful.

Because the maids in the prince's mansion will be eligible to become his concubines in the future. In this case, the prettier and smarter the better, and no matter how many beauties there are, it is not too much.

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The following year, after the imperial mourning for the Concubine Dowager was lifted, the Jia, Xue, Wang, Shi, and even many wealthy families in the capital were busy preparing for the wedding.

The Jia family was arranging Yingchun's marriage and marrying her to Niu Shuye, the second son of Niu Jizon, the first-class uncle.

Niu Shuye is an honest man. Although he comes from a prominent family, he has not been contaminated by bad habits. On the contrary, he is well-educated, gentle and elegant.

Because he is the second son and has no chance to inherit the title in the future, he has been studying and taking the imperial examinations. Now he has passed the examination and become a scholar, which is considered very good.

In order for Yingchun to enjoy a good life after her marriage, the Jia family specially prepared a generous dowry for her. By then, even if Niu Shuye failed in the imperial examination, their family could still live a relatively good life.

Wang Ziteng's daughter married the son of Baoling Hou Shi Nai, thus further strengthening the relationship between the two families.

In the book, Wang Ziteng and Shi Nai have always had successful careers in the government.

Wang Ziteng successively served as the governor of the Beijing Camp, the governor of the Nine Provinces, and the inspector of the Nine Provinces. In the last forty chapters, he even became a cabinet minister. In addition to being the Marquis of Baoling, Shi Nai was also sent out to serve as an important official.

Therefore, the power of the Wang family and the Shi family is growing day by day.

In comparison, although the Jia family has two dukes, only Jia Zheng has an actual job, which is a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works. Although Jia She and Jia Zhen have titles, they have no actual jobs, so they have no power and can only abuse their power in their own families.

Therefore, neither the Wang family nor the Shi family had any plans to marry Jia Baoyu.

Shi Xiangyun is younger than Jia Baoyu, and she is talking about the prince Wei Ruolan. And Wang Ziteng's daughter also married a prince of the Shi family, and did not propose to Jia Baoyu.

Of course, times have changed and things are different now.

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The Xue family was arranging the wedding for Xue Pan and Xue Ke.

Xue Pan married Xia Jingui, and Xue Ke married Xing Xiuyan, which was a double happiness.

However, their marriage was held in the Jia Mansion, and after their marriage they still lived in the courtyard in the northeast corner of the Jia Mansion, which seemed a bit shabby.

After all, the Xue family is one of the four major families. It was very unusual in ancient times that they didn't even have a wedding house and had to stay at relatives' homes.

From this we can see that the Xue family has really declined and they can't even build a decent house.

As a result, Xue Baoqin's marriage to the Mei family encountered a setback.

The Mei family delayed proposing marriage proposal, paying betrothal gifts, or asking for a date, leaving Xue Baoqin alone, not talking about canceling the engagement but also not talking about welcoming the bride.

Aunt Xue was so angry that she wanted to die, but she was powerless to change the situation, so she had to ask Mrs. Wang for help.

After all, the Xue family has nothing to show for themselves now, and the Wang family has always ignored the Xue family. Now the only way is to rely on the Jia family. Otherwise, this marriage is really over, and the Xue family will be completely disgraced.

In the end, it was the mature Jia Mu who gave Mrs. Wang an idea and asked her to recognize Xue Baoqin as her adopted daughter. In this way, Xue Baoqin became the daughter of the Princess of Prince Rong and was naturally eligible to marry Mei Hanlin.

As expected, within two days after Lady Wang recognized Xue Baoqin, the Mei Hanlin family sent people to pay the betrothal fee and ask for a marriage date. This was so arrogant at first and respectful later that it was hilarious.

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In April, Xue Baoqin officially got married, and Aunt Li also left the Grand View Garden with Li Wen and Li Qi.

After all, the two sisters have reached the age to get married, and they always live in their relatives' house, which is inconvenient to go in and out, so it is not suitable for marriage.

As a result, five people left the Grand View Garden, leaving only Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Tanchun, Xichun, and Li Wan. Compared with the previous bustling time, it was much quieter.

However, the sisters have no time to care about these things for the moment. The reason is very simple. By the same time next year, except Xichun, they will all be married.

During this year, they also have to prepare for getting married, so they really don’t have much time to play.

In May, Lin Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai, was promoted to the position of Tongzhi of Yangzhou, a fifth-rank official, because of his efficient work.

Tongzhi was the deputy of the prefect, of the fifth rank, and was appointed according to the situation. Each prefecture had one or two Tongzhis. Tongzhi was responsible for the local affairs of salt, grain, catching bandits, river defense, sea borders, river engineering, water conservancy, clearing military records, and pacifying the people.

At the rate of his promotion of two levels every year, in a few years, Lin Ruhai would be able to become a prime minister.

Lin Daiyu was naturally happy about her father's promotion, and she even asked Xiang Nan to take her back to visit her father.

The father and daughter are naturally happy to meet each other.

In addition to expressing their feelings of separation, Lin Ruhai also advised his daughter to cultivate her character, learn the rules, and be a good supporter of her husband and children, and be filial to her parents-in-law after marriage, which made Lin Daiyu blush.