Even though the moon is close to the new moon and the moon is dim, the sky is still bright, and you can even see the strange scene of stars and moon shining in the moon-white sky. Under such a clear sky, if it were someone else, I am afraid that I would have been unable to resist Shixing and sing about wine, but for the people of the Jia family, Shixing is such a thing, and money and power come to it?

At least Jia Mu will definitely not have any thoughts of appreciating the scenery in her heart at this moment, and the most important thing in his heart is Prime Minister Qi.

Jia Jiu has already established a relationship with the Liang family, but it is only that Liang Chengxiang's adopted daughter has maintained a relatively good personal relationship, but Prime Minister Qi, over the years, especially after Jia Daishan's death, Jia's mother has received something from the reigning prime minister's family for the first time.

Jia Mu said with some uncertainty: "Virtuous nephew, is it really Prime Minister Qi?" ”

Jia Jing said a little unhappily: "Does the old lady think that I am so dizzy that I can't even recognize the words on it?" ”

Jia Jing is not very interested in Jia's mother, especially over the years, what Jia's mother has done, whether it is holding Jia Zheng and pressing Jia Yu, or pointing fingers at the things in their Ning Guofu, Jia Jing has seen it in his eyes. Especially when he was unlucky, this was the old lady of Xifu, but there was no shortage of trouble, in order to not be a clan descendant. also blamed himself for being too stupid, like a frightened bird, thinking that the whole world was his enemy, but if it weren't for this woman doing things behind her back, she would feel that even Jia Yu, who grew up with her, couldn't be trusted?

Also, they all crawled out of the same mother's belly, but Jia Yu is much kinder. But Jia Zheng can only hehe.

It's no wonder that he couldn't believe Jia Yu at that time, who made his own brother like that?

If it weren't for so many years, if it weren't for Jia Yu's troubles. I'm afraid that Jia Jing still can't believe Jia Yu.

The past was vivid, and Jia Jing's mood was not good, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Old lady, I heard that all kinds of gifts sent these days are sent to the old lady's house first and then handed over to the girls. Didn't the old lady notice it before? ”

What can Jia Mu say? In the beginning, he did look closely. It can be seen that they are either petty officials or poor people who support their families by teaching - in Jia's mother's eyes, those academies are not national eunuchs. The gentlemen who teach in the academies in other places are naturally poor. He had no idea that most of these gentlemen were cattle people who were full of peach and plums, and their disciples alone would be able to level the Jia family - and only later, after discovering Jia Zheng's thoughts. Jia Mu no longer dealt with these things in front of Jia Zheng. It's just to let the girls around me take a look, and then send it to Jia Jiu's house and to the Huansha Pavilion.

How did Jia Mu know that this would be mixed with gifts from Prime Minister Qi?

Jia Mu turned her gaze to the mandarin duck, and the mandarin duck quickly knelt down and said, "Old lady, have you forgotten jì?" The gifts of the two prime ministers were sent on the same day, the second girl had it, and the two nieces below also had it. The maid first saw the list sent by Prime Minister Liang Cheng's house and wanted to show it to you. But that day, the second master was in front of you, and you just glanced at it and asked the servant to handle it as usual. When Brother Parrot held Prime Minister Qi's gift list and talked back to you. That's what you commanded. ”

When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately began to recall.

In fact, I don't blame Jia Mu. According to the etiquette of gift-giving, the more lowly the person, the earlier it is often given, and the more noble the person, the later the gift is given. The two prime ministers, whether it is Qi Ying or Liang Jian, there is nothing wrong with them being prime ministers. However, the status of Confucianism does not belong to the first wave, nor does it belong to the second wave, and their status is only relatively high in the third generation of disciples at best.

If calculated according to the secular official positions, Prime Minister Qi and Liang Chengxiang are both extremely popular ministers, both of whom are the emperor's right and left hands, but if you look at the status and influence of Confucianism, they are only slightly higher than ordinary disciples.

This is also why in the eyes of Jia's mother, the people who give gifts will be so uneven, and there are even a considerable number of poor sours, you know, those who are identified as poor sour by Jia's mother have a status in Confucianism that is only higher than Qi Ying and Liang Jian.

Mother Jia didn't know the identity of the other party, so she naturally didn't care so much, and she happened to meet Jia Zheng's matter, so Mother Jia didn't even see it clearly and handed over the post to Mandarin Duck and other girls to deal with.

After recalling, Jia's mother was also a little embarrassed, so she had to ask Jia Qian again: "Girl, take out those gift lists and take a look." ”

"Yes."

Jia Qian's words didn't dare to refuse, so she hurriedly went to open the cabinet in person, took out a boxy box and showed it to Jia Mu. It's all gift lists from various families, and he keeps them all.

Jia Mu looked at it and said, "Qing'er? ”

Jia Qing saw that his sister was like this, so he had to let Hongye go back to the room and take out his yellow pear box. Jia Mu found a few copies and looked at them, and said, "It's all the same thing." ”

"Back to the old lady, yes."

Jia Qian and Jia Qing hurriedly replied.

Jia Mu shook two of the gift lists that were no different from the name of the person receiving the gift, and said, "This doesn't seem to be any different?" Second girl, the same is true of what you received there? ”

Before Jia Jiu could answer, he heard the mandarin duck say: "Old lady, you forgot jì, the people outside gave gifts, either for the second girl alone, or all three girls." If all three girls have it, the second girl's share will have two more. If the second girl only got a six-color gift, this Huansha Pavilion got the same four-color gift for each girl; If it is an exact six-color gift sent to the Huansha Pavilion, then the two girls get an eight-color gift. ”

When Jia Mu heard this, she said: "That's exactly what happened, how can the second girl also be their aunt and their elder." These people can't be mistaken. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Old lady, how should these things be returned?" Dao Kui has specially sent someone to take care of his granddaughter's affairs, but these are not something that his granddaughter can handle. ”

Mother Jia didn't speak, but it was Qin Keqing who leaned over and looked at Mother Jia's side, and muttered for a while. Then he said to Jia Qian and Jia Qing: "Two sisters, can I take a look at the tea bricks on this list?" ”

Jia Qing was stunned for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law." Is there something wrong with that? ”

Qin Keqing said: "It's just a conjecture. In the end, I still have to look at Cai carefully. ”

Jia Qian and Jia Qing looked at each other, so they had to ask the girls to go back to get tea bricks. Jia Qian hasn't touched it yet, but the one in Jia Qing's house has been demolished.

Qin Keqing carefully inspected the bamboo leaves holding the tea bricks, also checked the stamps on them, and even put the disassembled tea bricks carefully in the tip of his nose and sniffed them. With your eyes closed, you can smell the special fragrance on the tip of your nose. Qin Keqing finally nodded.

Qin Keqing said: "Sure enough. ”

Jia Mu said: "What's the matter?" ”

Qin Keqing said: "This is a tea brick unique to Mingfeng Academy. Although it looks the same, it is actually different. If I'm not mistaken, this tea brick from my eldest sister should be an old tea brick that has been stored for seven years. Although it is rare, there is still a place in the palace. And the second sister's is expensive, fifteen-year-old tea bricks, even if you can't find two neat ones in the palace. ”

Jia Mu was stunned. Said: "This Mingfeng Academy sounds a little familiar. ”

Qin Keqing smiled: "Go back to the old lady." Mingfeng Academy was originally called Fengming Academy, and the students of Fengming Academy were on the front line of resisting barbarians before the founding of the previous dynasty. It was precisely because of the appeal of Fengming Academy to students all over the world that Emperor Taizu specially changed his name for him. ”

Jia Mu listened and said, "It turned out to be this Mingfeng Academy!" I remember that several prime ministers around the Emperor Taishang were also from this academy. If it weren't for the students of Mingfeng Academy who poked the sore spot of Prince Lao Yizhong and the daughter of the Wang family, they would not have attracted assassins. The fall of the old Prince Yizhong. This is one of the crimes. ”

Qin Keqing lowered his head and replied yes.

Jia Mu looked at Qin Keqing. was about to say something, but Jia Jing couldn't help but speak: "Put aside this matter of Mingfeng Academy." The question is, why do people give such expensive gifts? What kind of family is our family, and what is the identity of our family? I don't need to remind you of that, right? Would people send such things coldly? Girl, are you hiding something from me? ”

Jia Jing's face lowered as he spoke.

Jia Jiu immediately stood up straight, bowed respectfully, and said, "It's my nephew's daughter, please forgive me." Because the matter was not finalized, the niece asked her sisters not to make a loud announcement. On that day, the two children followed their niece to the Yan family and met the younger brother of the head of the Yan family, who also saw the head of the Yan family. Qing'er got Master Yan's blue eyes, and Master Yan intended to accept Qing'er as a disciple. ”

"What?" Jia Jing immediately jumped up. As a former scholar, Jia Jing's of course knows the status of Master Yan in the hearts of readers. If Jia Qingzhen was accepted as a disciple by the Yan family, even if it was not Master Yan himself, it would be an extremely decent matter.

Almost unable to believe his ears, Jia Jing couldn't help but ask again:

"Did Master Yan really accept Qing'er as a disciple?"

Jia Jiu said: "Not yet." Because Qing'er said that his foundation is shallow, and now he has just begun to read and write, it is too ...... for a great Confucian like Yan Shi to teach him such a child."

Jia Jing jumped up on the spot: "What? Does Master Yan really have this plan? You still politely refused? Do you know how rare this opportunity is? Don't talk about the princes and grandchildren, even if they want to worship Yan Shi as a teacher, they don't nod. ”

When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately became a little more eager: "Long live if you want to apprentice, can't you?" That ......"

Jia Jing glanced at Jia Mu deeply, and that look made Jia Mu shudder.

Jia Jing knows Jia Mu very well, and it is precisely because of this understanding that Jia Jing guessed Jia Mu's thoughts very easily.

Mother Jia, no, maybe it should be said that whether it is the men of the Jia family or the women of the Jia family, they are all people who roll over in the rich and noble field, and they all look down on this family and look down on that family, look down on this person and look down on that person, even the minions of the Jia family are the same, they are obviously all subordinates, and they dare to arrange a serious official lady like Lin Daiyu.

The servant walks with the master, and the style of the servant can be seen in the upbringing of the master's family. The minions of the Jia family are all like that, how good can the masters of the Jia family be?

The Jia family claims to be the first minister under the royal family, but in fact, everyone in the capital knows it. The Jia family is almost rotten, and even the son-in-law of a slave like Leng Zixing can tell the Jia family...... The teeth are getting more and more complicated, and the affairs are flourishing. The master and servant are up and down, there are as many people as rich and honorable, and there is no one who plans to plan and plan, and their daily pomp and circumstance expenses cannot be saved. It's still a trifle. There is even a big event: who knew that such a bell rings in the home of Ding Shi. The family of Hanmo poetry and books, today's children and grandchildren, is not as good as the generation! "It is obvious to look down on the Jia family and wait for the Jia family to fall.

Even Leng Zixing knew that the defeat of the Jia family was imminent. How could Jia Mu not know? But the men in the family are useless, so what can be done to call Jia's mother? Mother Jia had to use the methods of women to try her best to support the Jia family.

The way for women is nothing more than to rely on others, just as women rely on their fathers when they are young, their husbands when they grow up to marry, and their sons when they are old. Mother Jia desperately wanted to seize the powerful family that the Jia family could rely on.

Jia Min's husband Lin Ruhai is one. It's a pity that the Lin family must be distracted from the Jia family now. Even if Jia's mother wants to take advantage of the Lin family, without her daughter Jia Min, Lin Ruhai is just a face-saving person for the Jia family.

As for the others, the Wang family is already a leaky boat, and the Shi family can't be relied on, let alone the Xue family.

It can be said that there are not many chips left in Jia's mother's hands now. If the Yan family is an object that can be used, Jia Mu doesn't mind using Jia Qing as a pawn.

Jia's mother's plan can't be hidden from Jia Jing. Jia Jing stopped Jia's mother's unspoken words with his eyes, and said, "Old lady." I know what you mean. However, I would like to advise you here, do nothing. The Yan family is not a family that we can afford to offend. If you offend the Yan family, our Jia family, whether it is my Ningguo Mansion or your General's Mansion or the clansmen and the old people in Jinling in the back streets, don't take the path of the imperial examination, and we can't even find a better place to study. ”

Jia Mu said unconvinced: "That's a good thing to say. Don't we have a family to learn from Jia's sentence? ”

Jia Jing snorted and said, "How many talents have been produced in our family for so many years?" How many have passed the children's exam? The Yan family is the descendant of Yan Hui, and their status in Confucianism is transcendent. When the scholars in the world hear the Yan family, which one doesn't give a thumbs up? If you do something, you don't need the Yan family to do it, it's the disciples and grandchildren of other people, it's enough for us to suffer. Old lady, you just don't think about yourself, please think about your big brother. The eldest brother and father are still begging for their lives at the border, and it is unwise to offend others at this time. You must know that the two prime ministers of the dynasty are the apprentices and grandsons of others. ”

With people like the Jia family, many things are said implicitly, but if you really say things so bluntly, either this matter can be spread out, or this matter is very important, so important that it cannot be ambiguous.

When Jia Mu heard Jia Jing say this, she felt a million uncomforts in her heart, and he could only endure it.

At least Jia Yu is also his son, Jia's mother can ignore her grandson, but she can't ignore her son.

Jia Jing ignored Jia Mu, who was sitting on the side, and turned to Jia Qing and said, "I thought that your homework had improved so fast in the past few days, but it turned out that I had the guidance of Master Yan!" I think, you are also because of the reputation of the Yan family, so you don't dare to accept Master Yan's kindness, right? ”

Jia Qing nodded embarrassedly and replied yes in a low voice.

Jia Jing smiled and said, "It's okay." In that case, I'm going to be cheeky enough to ask you for a favor here. Regarding homework, I still teach you to read and write, and if there is an allusion that you don't understand, you can also come and ask me. It's just that if Master Yan's letter contains a part about learning, I hope you can copy it out for me. ”

Jia Qingdao: "Master Yan's letters, the younger generations have all received them. If you need it, the younger generation can pick it up now. ”

Jia Jing hurriedly waved his hand: "You guys, you're just too ignorant." What is the identity of Master Yan, where can he be so contemptuous. You should keep Master Yan's handwriting well, and don't show it to others. This is very important. As for the abstracts, I'm just researching, and I just need you to copy them correctly, and I don't pay attention to anything else. ”

In the end, he is a serious scholar, and he is a Jinshi, and this attitude is different.

Jia Qing thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, how should we reply to these gift lists?" ”

Jia Jing paused and said, "The rules of their serious scholars are a little different from those of people like us. You still write to Zhang's house to ask, if not, I remember that the second girl has a senior brother who is a child of the Yan family, and I asked him to make it. I will leave Rong's daughter-in-law to you, and you can call him if you have something. ”

Qin Keqing listened to it on the side, surprised and delighted.

For this father-in-law, Qin Keqing was at a loss.

He has always been a careful person, that is, the girls and mothers-in-law below are muttering a few sentences behind his back, and he has to go back to the room to ponder for two or three days. Qin Keqing like this, how could he not know that Jia Jing had a strange attitude towards him? It is not so much disgust with him as fear and defensiveness.

These days, Qin Keqing has been aggrieved and uncomfortable, and he doesn't know how many tears he shed behind his back.

Today, Jia Jing called his name in public, but it gave Qin Keqing a big surprise. He thought that Jia Jing's wariness of him before was a test for him, but he didn't know that Jia Jing had no way to choose him.

First of all, this kind of thing can't be handed over to Youshi. The You family is a stepfamily, so it doesn't matter if you haven't given birth, but your mother's family is in that situation. Don't think Jia Jing doesn't know anything. He had long known that You Shi's two cheap sisters were not good things. Obviously people who don't worry about food and clothing, but they are greedy for wealth and nobility, and as a result, one or two of them have become secret prostitutes, and they take their bodies for some gold and silver jewelry, and they keep saying that they are people like gold and jade.

Such a woman, saying that she is a relative, Jia Jing is ashamed.

In the past, Jia Jing didn't expect to go out to be decent and decent, and his mother's family was actually such a thing!

Since Jia Jing can find out such a thing, people may not be able to find out. Let You Shi, who has two cheap girls with such a bad heart, help Jia Qian and Jia Qing take care of these things, I am afraid that people will think that their Jia family deliberately humiliated them.

There must be no one to be found here in Xifu. Jia's mother is old, and she must plan for her son first in some things. If Jia's mother can't control it, it will not only hurt the two children, but also offend people. Don't talk about the second generation here in Xifu, let's talk about the third generation, the big one is either gone or not at home, and the only person who can take care of things is Jia Jiu, a child who just knew something, is young and ignorant of many things. If you want to rely on him for everything, you will definitely not succeed.

Jia Jiu is small, and the lower ones are even smaller, and it is impossible to call someone with a foreign surname to help. Therefore, in the end, Jia Jing could only let Qin Keqing do this.

First, Qin Keqing is a careful person, secondly, the seniority is also smaller, and it is impossible to use the seniority to press Jia Qian and Jia Qing, and thirdly, he can use this matter to keep Qin Keqing away from his son Jia Zhen.

That's right, although the time is not long, but Jia Jing is Jia Zhen's father in the end. Jia Zhen's thoughts about Qin Keqing are already Sima Zhao's heart, and Jia Jing is not a fool, how can he not see it?

Jia Jing knew very well that Qin Keqing couldn't be completely blamed for this, because Qin Keqing had already tried his best to avoid it. But Jia Zhen is his father-in-law in the end, if he can't come back, with his son's unscrupulous temperament, I'm afraid that he has already achieved ugly things.

It is impossible for Jia Jing to divorce Qin Keqing at this time, because Qin Keqing has no immorality, and even if Qin Keqing is abandoned, it is very likely that Jia Zhen will hide Qin Keqing's golden house when he turns around.

For the sake of his own son, for his grandson, and for the whole family, Jia Jing could only detain Jia Zhen, and by the way, let Qin Keqing try not to appear in front of his son. This is the only thing he, an old father, can do for his son.

Qin Keqing's identity is too tricky, if there is something wrong, it may bring disaster to the family at any time.

With such a calculation, Jia Jing said: "The interaction with these families is likely to affect the future of the eldest brother and Brother Lian, so you can't be sloppy at all." If there is anything that you can't do, you can open the treasury of our East House. ”

Jia Jiu immediately stood up and said, "Uncle, where can I open the treasury of your East Mansion?" It's ...... thing after all."

Jia Jing waved his hand and said, "Since the eldest brother handed you over to me, you have to listen to me in this matter." Besides, what good things can you children of this age have in their hands? This kind of thing should be the elders' concern. (To be continued......)