The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 274 Raid
Aunt Zhou saw tears in everyone's eyes.So he changed the subject, "Kenny, have all the rent from the mansion been delivered?"

Qin Keqing is also an interesting person. Seeing that Aunt Zhou didn't want to mention those sad things again, she quickly followed Aunt Zhou's topic and said: "The house sent renters yesterday, and there are probably hundreds of thousands."

When Aunt Zhou heard this, she finally had a smile on her face. Aunt Zhou was afraid of being poor since she was a child, and the money sent by Wangjiatun over the years has been 2 to [-] taels.She put them all in the warehouse in the small yard.I go to have a look every day, but I just don’t want to spend it.

Seeing that Aunt Zhou finally smiled, Qin Keqing took advantage of the situation and asked, "Did you send the rent from Wangjiatun to Auntie?"

After listening to Qin Keqing's words, Aunt Zhou showed an embarrassed smile on her face: "I think it's a long journey, so there is some delay. Maybe it will be delivered in a few days."

As soon as Qin Keqing heard this, she knew that the rent from Wangjiatun had not been delivered, Wangjiatun was very close to the capital, and even the rent from Xuanfu Town had been delivered, let alone Wangjiatun.

And Qiao Lian, who was sitting on the side, was a little embarrassed now. In the past few years, the number of rents sent by his father has been decreasing year by year.Aunt Zhou always thought that Zhou Wang was her elder brother, and she never intervened too much, as much as he sent.But this time Qin Keqing found out, if he told Jia Ke about it, his father might not be able to bear fruit.

Qin Keqing wanted to say: "Although the uncle asked the aunt to take care of Wangjiatun, it is still under the name of the uncle after all. It is a bit too much to not send a rented house until now. I will send someone to ask after I go back. When the time comes Tell them to bring the rented son to your mother as soon as possible."

Aunt Zhou was also very happy when she heard this. Although Zhou Wang is her elder brother, the money in the village is her own. It would be a lie to say that she didn't care about it all these years.Now Qin Keqing is helping her to intervene, so that the relationship between siblings will not be hurt, and she can get the money earlier.So he wholeheartedly agreed.

Qiaolian sat on the side and listened very clearly, and Qin Keqing told this matter in front of her face, maybe he also wanted to send a letter himself.So Qiaolian decided to write a letter after going back for a while, and sent someone to Wangjiatun, asking her father to prepare the rent and send it to Aunt Zhou as soon as possible, in case Jia Ke knew about it. It's not easy to clean up.

When Jia Ke returned to the house that night, Qin Keqing was extremely gentle to Jia Ke. Before this morning, Qin Keqing was a gentle and kind woman, but this time she almost melted Jia Ke.

This time, Qin Keqing took care of Jia Ke like a child. She thought that Jia Ke was only strong on the surface, and she just kept her weakness in her heart.Hence the need for her tenderness and care.

Although Jia Ke didn't understand what was going on, his wife became more gentle, and he was still happy to see her success, so he enjoyed Qin Keqing's care with peace of mind.

For the next period of time, Ningrong Second Mansion was busy in preparation for the Chinese New Year.

First, Jia's offering sacrifices to Tianzhuang Touwu Jinxiao came to hand over the property, and the gift list was very detailed.There are countless precious items, and this year's items are obviously much more than previous years, so Jia Zhen even praised him a few words.But they didn't know that he didn't dare to act recklessly this year because he was afraid of Jia Ke.Next, Jia Zhen, the patriarch, handled the belongings, leaving some for her own use, giving to the Rongguo Mansion, and one to Jia Ke's Wuyanghou Mansion.Only the three of them took most of the things away.Let the clan's children of the Ning Rong State House collect the rest.People from all ethnic groups in the Jia family were not dissatisfied with Jia Ke's distribution of a large portion of items this year, because Jia Ke served as the chief minister of the military aircraft this year, and the various ethnic groups in the Jia family received a lot of favors from him, and almost everyone got something.Now the children of the Jia family in central Beijing are well-connected, and they all have a good business.They all know that they are relying on Jia Ke now, so it is impossible for anyone to complain.

The next thing is Beijing-China exchanges, all kinds of up and down management. In the past, Rongguo Mansion was bleeding heavily, but this year is different from the past. Officials from both Beijing and China come to Rongguo Mansion and Wuyanghou Mansion to give gifts.

The Marquis of Wuyang mansion is selective in accepting these gifts, but Mrs. Wang of Rongguo mansion never refuses them.By the time of the count, the value of the property received by the Wuyanghou Mansion was about 8 to 5 taels, and the value of the property received by the Rongguo Mansion was probably [-] to [-] taels.In the past, my own family gave gifts to others, but now the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have to give gifts to the Rongguo Mansion and Wuyang Hou Mansion.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the three mansions began to be busy, changing the door gods and couplets, then opening the main gate, and lighting two rows of red candles on both sides. These lanterns finally met in front of the gate of Rongguo Mansion, with extraordinary momentum, like "two golden dragons" generally".In this way, Rongguo Mansion was guarded by Wuyanghou Mansion and Ningguo Mansion in the middle, making it even more imposing.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Jia Mu and other wives with royal titles will first enter the palace to celebrate the New Year.

As for entering the palace to congratulate, they are not sorted by seniority, but by their respective ranks.

These grades correspond to their own husbands.Among these people, Mother Jia is naturally the first. She is the wife of Rong Guogong, and she is naturally the wife of Yipin, so she can be called Mrs. Yipin.

Next is Qin Keqing, who is younger in generation but has a higher-ranking husband. Because Jia Ke is the Marquis of Wuyang, she, as his wife, is naturally the wife of the first rank, and can also be called the first-rank wife.

Next is Jia She's wife, Mrs. Xing. Although Jia She is a first-rank general, Mrs. Xing can only be a first-rank wife, and can also be called a first-rank wife.

Next is Jia Zhen's wife, You Shi, who is the wife of the third rank.Known as Shuren.

The last one is Mrs. Wang, the head of the Rongguo Mansion. Because Jia Zheng is only a fifth-rank official, she can only be the fifth-rank imperial wife, so she can be called a pleasant person.

Therefore, in the order of entering the palace, there must be no mistake in the high-grade clothing worn on the body.

Then there is the ancestor worship, which is no different from previous years.The only difference is that this year the Jia family has two more brides, and it is the first time for these two newcomers to enter the Jia family ancestral hall.

But their positions are completely different. Qin Keqing is next to Jia Mu, setting up incense tables for the ancestors to add dishes, while Li Wan can only pass things near the door.

After these etiquettes are completed, the New Year's Eve begins. After these things, all the etiquettes are considered complete.

The next day, the high-ranking imperial order had to get up again and go to the third prince's mansion, like Jia Yuanchun to greet the New Year.

And Jia Ke will also enter the palace to congratulate the emperor on the first day of the Lunar New Year.The etiquette involved was even more complicated, and Jia Ke could not come back until she had eaten the lunch bestowed by the emperor.

But the lunch given by the emperor was not so delicious, because there were too many officials who came to congratulate the emperor, so many people ate in the courtyard outside the Qianqing Palace.Jia Ke, as the chief minister of the military aircraft, can naturally enter the Qianqing Gate to eat.But that's not good. There are not many dishes, and the cooking is not good. This year's food is not bad.I heard from other ministers that in previous years there was even a situation where rotten mutton was served on the table.

Moreover, all the officials were afraid of eating the emperor's meal, although a group of officials gathered together to eat, drink, chat and laugh to win over their feelings.But the frightening thing is that the emperor's banquet has complicated rules and many etiquettes, so that the officials dare not take it lightly.

After eating the meal tremblingly, it was time for the emperor to show his favor.At this time, the emperor took out a stack of blessing characters written by himself, and gave them to his trusted ministers one by one, and Jia Ke was the first to receive the blessing characters this year.After the rewards were finished, all the ministers thanked each other, and then went back to their homes.

In the next few days, I will meet relatives and friends, and then I will sit together and listen to opera and singing.

This lively New Year's event lasted until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Jia Ke officially went to court. For some reason, Jia Ke felt much more relaxed.It was a bit more tiring than him handling all kinds of official duties at the military plane every day.In fact, this is not the end here, because the [-]th day of the first lunar month is the day when the ancestral hall is closed.Tomorrow he will go to the ancestral hall in person.

But just when Jia Ke was thinking that he would be comfortable for a few days after the Chinese New Year, someone gave him a moth again.Because last year the prince was imprisoned for treason.It has been almost half a year now, but the emperor has no intention of establishing a prince.But the emperor is getting older now, so some officials jointly signed up to ask the emperor to establish a prince early, fearing that if the emperor has something good or bad, and the position of the prince is not yet determined, then the powerful minister will be in power, and the cholera will be in power.What's more, there are dozens of ministers' joint names in this document. If this is not handled properly, it will be a major event that will shake the court.

Seeing this, Jia Ke didn't understand what they meant. He was clearly talking about him, because he was a general and not a civil servant. He was trusted by the emperor to serve as the head minister of the military aircraft department. Some civil servants could not accept it. Try to give him eye drops.

What was said to let the emperor establish a prince early to prevent the powerful ministers from cholera is just to remind the emperor that he is the powerful ministers of the dynasty.Although this is the actual situation, no one other than himself knows that he has controlled the most elite troops of the dynasty.

According to the normal situation, he has just served as Minister of Military Affairs for only a few months, let alone becoming a minister of power, even if he is cultivating power in the court, he does not have that time.This is clearly a crime of snare, and he should be kicked out of power.

He saw that many of the civil servants who signed their names had given gifts to his family.Then suddenly gave him a sap.

Although Jia Ke wanted to suppress this memorial, although he was the foreman of the military aircraft, after all, he was just a general leader, and his power was about the same as the other four military aircraft.It's just that the name sounds nicer.

Jia Ke still showed the joint memorial to several other ministers of military affairs. These people read the memorial, and then their eyes dodged and their words were vague.Without giving Jia Ke a clear answer, Pan Yong even went along with them, thinking that the Prince Li is right now, and it seems that Pan Yong has been eyeing Jia Ke's seat for a long time.

(End of this chapter)