The Red Mansion Is Like a Jade Gentleman

Although Jia Yuanchun is a female official next to the emperor, her status is not high.And Mrs. Wang's imperial order is not high, so it is very difficult to enter the palace to meet her daughter as a married woman.

But Mrs. Wang is very patient. Anyway, on New Year's Eve, foreign wives can enter the palace to congratulate. At that time, they can ask for grace and meet their family members. When the time comes, they will naturally have a way to tell Yuanchun about the matter.And as a court lady, she can also see her family members on a certain day of each month, but this is on a rotation basis, I don't know if it will be Jia Yuanchun's turn.

Mrs. Wang is planning matters related to Yuanchun's future here, while Jia's mother is also planning how to bring Lin Daiyu to live in Jia's mansion.

Coincidentally, the third day of August was Mother Jia's birthday, so Mother Jia specially called Wang Xifeng and asked her to send invitations to the Lin family in advance.Although it is not a whole life, but at Jia Mu's age, the 75th birthday should be celebrated well. In addition, Jia's family has a sesame mung bean-like happy event, and they can't wait to spread it all over the world. , so Jia Mu's birthday is still not easy.

Because all relatives and friends came, fearing that the banquet would not be arranged, they discussed with Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian early on, and agreed that Rongning and Ning would hold banquets together from July 28th to August [-]th. Invite officials and guests, Rongguo Mansion only invites hall guests, and several large places such as Zhuijin Pavilion and Jiayin Hall have been cleaned up in the Grand View Garden for retreat.

On the 28th, please invite the emperor's relatives, attached horses, princes, princesses, princesses, concubines, monarchs, and wives of the emperor. And far and near relatives and friends and guests.The first day of the first day was Jia Amnesty's family banquet, the second day was Jia Zheng's, the third day was Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian, and the fourth day was a family banquet for Jia's family members.On the fifth day of the lunar new year, Lin Zhixiao and other family managers gathered together for a day.

Since the first ten days of July, there has been an endless stream of birthday presenters.

A father-in-law came here under the order of the Queen Feng, and everyone in Jia's mansion was more prepared for the matter.Therefore, the incense case that had been prepared long ago was carried out by the servants. Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng led Jia Lian and Jia Zhu to kneel down to receive the order.

A gold and jade Ruyi handle, four colorful satin ends, four gold and jade rings, 500 taels of silver, a golden birthday star, an agarwood crutch, and a string of Ganan beads were bestowed.A box of Fushouxiang, a pair of gold ingots, and four pairs of silver ingots.Twelve bolts of colored satin and four jade cups.

The rest come from the homes of princes, son-in-laws, and civil and military officials, big and small, who are polite and memorable.In the main room, a large table is set up and covered with red felt.Put all the fine things on display, and ask Jia Mu to have a look.

Jia Mu was happy to come over for a day or two to have a look, but then she got annoyed and didn't look at it. She just said, "Tell Feng girl to take it, and look at it another day when I'm bored."

Wang Xifeng took the order.Let people record one by one.

Until July 28th, lanterns and festoons were hung in the two prefectures of Rongning and Ningxia, and the screens were decorated with phoenixes and phoenixes.There are hibiscus on the mattress, and the sound of sheng columbine and drum music, leading to Yuexiang.

On this day, the high-ranking officials in the Ning Mansion included the King of Beijing, the Son-in-law of Yongchang, the King of Leshan, and several family friends, and the Concubine of Zhongnan'an in the Rong Mansion.Princess Beijing and several senior officials of the world have given orders.

Jia's mother and others are all greeted with big makeup according to their products, and everyone will see each other.Please enter the Jiayin Hall in Jia's mansion first, and change your clothes after tea, and then go out to the Rongqing Hall to worship your birthday and take a seat.Everyone was humble for half a day before taking their seats.The two seats above are the concubines of the south and the north, and the bottom is according to Xu, the orders of the princes and senior officials.The seat on the left is accompanied by the order of the Marquis of Jinxiang and the order of Uncle Linchang, and the seat on the right is Jia's mother.

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang led several daughter-in-laws from Youshi, Lian's second grandmother, and Wang Xifeng, and stood behind Jiamu with two wild goose wings.Lin Zhixiao's family led all the daughters-in-law to serve food and wine outside the bamboo curtain, and Mei Xi's family led a few maids to wait and call behind the screen.Those who followed had already been taken care of elsewhere.

For a while, he joined the stage on the stage, and there were twelve young servants with no hair on the stage to wait on him.After a while, a young servant took the playlist to the next step, and handed it to the daughter-in-law who was going on first.The daughter-in-law took it, and then handed it to Lin Zhixiao's family, put it on a small tea tray, and handed it to Youshi's concubine Peifeng through the curtain.Peifeng accepted Caifeng and Youshi.

Mrs. You walked to the upper table, Concubine Nan'an gave way once, and ordered an auspicious play, then gave way again, Princess Beijing also ordered.The people gave way again, and ordered to sing whatever they chose.

When I was young, the dishes were presented four times, and the soup began to be served together, and I gave rewards to those who came.Everyone changed their clothes and went back to the garden, and offered good tea.

Concubine Nan'an asked Baoyu, and Jia's mother said with a smile: "Today, he knelt down to read the 'Baoan's Longevity Sutra' in several temples."

Asking all the ladies again, Jia Mu laughed and said, "Their sisters are sick and weak, and they are shy when they see people, so I asked them to show me the house. Some of them are small opera singers, and a class is passed on to the hall over there." He also went to the theater with his aunt's sisters."

Concubine Nan'an smiled and said, "Since that's the case, ask someone to come here."

Mother Jia ordered Sister Feng to bring Shi, Xue and Sanchun back.

Sister Feng agreed, and when she came to Jiamu's side, she saw her sisters eating fruit and watching a play, and Baoyu just came back from the temple kneeling sutras.

After Sister Feng had spoken, she smiled and led Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun and Jia Xichun to the garden. See you, but please say hello and let us sit down and wait for things.

Some of them have seen it before, and there are one or two people who have never seen it before, and they all praised it in unison.

Among them, Shi Xiangyun is the most familiar, even if Shi Xiangyun's parents both died, but the historian is a double lord after all, in terms of actual family status, the historian is even higher than the Jia family!Because Shi Xiangyun also went out with two aunts as guests, some princesses are quite familiar with them.

Concubine Nan'an said with a smile: "You are here, you have heard that I am coming and you haven't come out yet, just waiting to be invited. I will settle accounts with your uncle tomorrow." After talking and laughing to Shi Xiangyun, she took Jia Xichun by the other hand, He took Xue Baochai with one hand and asked how old he was.

Listening to the obedient and clever answers of the two, Concubine Nan'an praised again and again.

Then he let go of the two of them again, and took Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun's hands again, and looked at them carefully, and praised them very much.He laughed again and said, "They are all good, you don't know which one I should praise." Someone had already sorted out the spare gifts for five points: five gold and jade rings each, and five strings of incense beads on the wrist.Princess Beijing also had five gifts, and the rest need not be elaborated.

Concubine Nan'an said with a smile: "You sisters, don't make jokes, save it for the girls."

The five people hurriedly thanked them.

Concubine Nan'an smiled at Mother Jia again: "No wonder you don't like to go out usually, the reason is that you have hidden five golden flowers in your house! If I guard such a beautiful little girl, I don't like to go out either." , Looking at these beautiful little girls, I also feel that I am getting old! ”

Princess Bei Jing laughed and said: "The concubine is just joking, who doesn't know that the concubine was a magnificent beauty before, otherwise she wouldn't let the king of Nan'an bow down! Now she is old, and she is also an old beauty!"

Concubine Nan'an waved her hand and said with a smile: "What kind of beauty is there? I remember that the old birthday star today was the mother of the most beautiful woman in Beijing." Jia Min somehow has the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital.

But Concubine Nan'an can say this, but Princess Beijing can't answer. Many elderly people in the capital know that Mother Jia begged for the position of Princess Beijing for Jia Min back then.

Although the prince of Beijing passed away long ago, his wife is still there, and it is very unfortunate that this person is the mother-in-law of Princess Beijing - Princess Beijing.If it weren't for the fact that there is such a doorway here, why would the Concubine Bei Jing, who always likes to join in the fun, fall ill every year for no reason at this time?

Not really, because I don't want to come to Jia's house.

However, Princess Beijing didn't dare to talk to others, which doesn't mean others didn't dare to talk to her. No, Mother Jia was secretly happy when she saw Princess Nan'an mentioning Jia Min's matter, and immediately moistened the corners of her eyes. My poor daughter has already turned into a slope of loess!" As he spoke, he put his handkerchief to the corner of his eyes hypocritically.

Grand Concubine Nan'an looked at Jia Mu like this, and knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly comforted her: "Today is your day of great joy, but it's my fault, let's talk about it."

"Oh!" Mother Jia sighed, "My poor granddaughter, I don't know what kind of life she is living now!"

Concubine Nan'an blinked, "A while ago, didn't I hear that your granddaughter came to Beijing? So they didn't come to see you? By the way, I just saw that your uncle's step-wife is here. Why don't you invite her to come up?" Ask?" Saying so, he asked his maid beside him to invite someone!

Speaking of which, it's not that Concubine Nan'an had a headache for a while, but she felt empathy. Thinking of her daughter who died young and the granddaughter left by her daughter, she felt that Mother Jia also encountered such a thing today, and she just said the wrong thing, so I don't think I can stand by.

Concubine Nan'an and King Nan'an have only one daughter and one son.The Nan'an princess back then didn't talk about looks, but his temperament was excellent, and he didn't have the arrogance and coquettishness of those princesses in the clan.

Back then, Princess Nan'an betrothed her to the prince of a clan, who knew that only three years later, the Princess of Nan'an left behind only a one-year-old daughter.If it was someone else's family, Concubine Nan'an would ask for an explanation, but the prince and her family are both princes, and he still holds the military power, so of course there is no need to discuss it.

It was a last resort back then, but now she doesn't have so many scruples, it's just a continuation of the third rank!Do you still dare to head-on with yourself?

This is what Jia's mother wanted, so naturally she couldn't ask for it.

It's just that Princess Beijing on the top was silent, holding a teacup and pretending to taste it carefully, but a trace of disdain flashed in her blocked eyes... I don't know if it's for Mother Jia or Princess Nan'an...

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