Aunt Zhou saw that everyone had tears in their eyes. So he changed the topic, "Keqing, have all the rents in the house been delivered?" ”

Qin Keqing is also an intellectual, seeing that Aunt Zhou didn't want to mention those sad things anymore, so she hurriedly followed Aunt Zhou's topic and said: "The house was rented yesterday, and there are probably hundreds of thousands." ”

When Aunt Zhou heard this, she finally had a smile on her face, Aunt Zhou was poor and scared since she was a child, and the silver sent by Wangjiatun over the years was also one or two thousand taels. She put them all in the storeroom in the small courtyard. I have to go over and see it every day, but I just don't want to spend it.

Qin Keqing finally smiled when she saw Aunt Zhou, so she took the opportunity to ask, "Did you send the rent over there to Aunt Wangjiatun?" ”

After listening to Qin Keqing's words, Aunt Zhou showed an embarrassed smile on her face: "I think it's a long way to go, and it's a little delayed." Maybe it will be delivered in a few days. ”

As soon as Qin Keqing heard this, he knew that Wangjiatun's rent had not been delivered, and Wangjiatun was close to the capital, and even the rent from Xuanfu Town had been delivered, not to mention Wangjiatun.

And Qiaolian, who was sitting on the side, was a little embarrassed now, and the rent sent by his father in the past few years has been getting less and less year by year. Aunt Zhou has always thought that Zhou Wang is her eldest brother, and she never interferes too much, he sends as much as he wants. But this time Qin Keqing knew, if he told Jia Ke about this, his father might not have good fruit to eat.

Qin Keqing didn't want to say it: "Although Wang Jiatun was managed by the uncle and his aunt, after all, it is still in the uncle's name. It is a bit too much to not send the rent so far. When I get back, I'll send someone to ask, and when the time comes, ask them to send the rent to your mother as soon as possible. ”

When Aunt Zhou heard this, her face was also very happy, although Zhou Wang is her eldest brother, but the money in the village is her own, it would be a lie to say that she has not been distressed all these years. Now Qin Keqing has helped her ask, so that the relationship between her brother and sister will not be hurt, and she can get the money earlier. So he agreed.

Qiao Lian sat on the side and listened very clearly, and Qin Keqing said this in front of her, I am afraid that she also wanted to pass on the message herself. Qiao Lian decided to write a letter after going back for a while, and sent someone to Wangjiatun, so that her father could quickly prepare the rent and send it to Aunt Zhou, in case Jia Ke knew about it, it would be difficult to clean up this matter.

When Jia Ke returned to the house that night, Qin Keqing was very gentle with Jia Ke, Qin Keqing was a gentle and kind woman before the morning, and this time she almost turned Jia Ke into one.

Qin Keqing took care of Jia Ke like a child this time, she thought that Jia Ke was only strong on the surface, and she just put her weakness in her heart. Therefore, her tenderness and care are needed.

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

For the next period of time, in order to prepare for the New Year, Ning Rong's second mansion fell into busyness.

First of all, Wu Jinxiao, the head of the Jia family's sacrificial farm, came to hand over the property, and the gift list was very detailed. There are countless precious items, and this year's things are obviously much more than in previous years, so Jia Zhen also praised him a few words. didn't know that he was afraid of Jia Ke and didn't dare to act recklessly this year. Next, as the patriarch Jia Zhen, he disposed of his belongings, leaving those for his own family and giving them to Rongguo Mansion, and one for Jia Ke's Wuyang Hou Mansion. The three of them alone took most of the things away. Let the children of the clansmen of the Ningrong and Liangfu collect the rest. For Jia Ke also received a large part of the items this year, the people of the Jia clan are not dissatisfied, because Jia Ke is the minister of the military aircraft foreman this year, and the people of the Jia clan have received a lot of favors from him, and almost everyone has gained. The children of the Jia family who are now in Beijing, but they have some ways to do a good business. They all knew that these were relying on Jia Ke now, so it was impossible for anyone to complain.

In the past, this period of time was the time of heavy bleeding in Rongguo Mansion, but this year is different from the past, and officials of all sizes in Beijing came to Rongguo Mansion and Wuyang Hou Mansion to give gifts.

For these gifts, the Marquis of Wuyang Mansion is selectively accepted, but Mrs. Wang of Rongguo Mansion does not refuse to come. By the time of the count, the value of the property received by the Marquis of Wuyang Mansion was about seventy or eighty thousand taels, and the Rongguo Mansion probably had forty or fifty thousand taels, which was the difference between having the right and not having the right. In the past, his family gave gifts to others, but now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have to give gifts to the Rongguo Mansion and the Wuyang Marquis Mansion.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the three mansions began to be busy, changing the door gods, spring couplets, and then opening the main gate, and lighting two columns of vermilion high candles on both sides, these lanterns finally met in front of the gate of Rongguo Mansion, the momentum was extraordinary, just like "two golden dragons". In this way, the Rongguo Mansion was guarded by the Wuyang Hou Mansion and the Ning Guo Mansion in the middle, which was even more imposing.

On the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Jia Mu and other wives with a seal first entered the palace to celebrate the New Year.

And entering the palace to congratulate, it is not sorted by generation, but by their respective grades.

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

The next is Qin Keqing, who is young in generation but has a high husband's grade, because Jia Ke is the Marquis of Wuyang, and as Mrs. He, she is naturally also Mrs. Yipin, and she can also be called Mrs. Yipin.

Next is Jia Yu's wife, Mrs. Xing, although Jia Yu is a first-class general, but Mrs. Xing can only be called Mrs. Yipin, and can also be called Mrs. Yipin.

Next, TV Jia Zhen's wife You Shi, he is the identity of Mrs. Sanpin. Known as a lady.

In the end, it is Mrs. Wang, the head of Rongguo Mansion, because Jia Zheng is only a five-grade official, so he can only be Mrs. Wupin, which can be called pleasant.

So in the order of entering the palace, there can be no mistake in the grade clothes worn on the body.

Then there is the ancestor worship, which is no different from previous years. The only difference is that there are two more brides in the Jia family this year, and these two newlyweds are also entering the Jia family ancestral hall for the first time.

But their status is completely different, Qin Keqing is next to Jia's mother, adding dishes to the ancestral incense table, while Li Kun can only pass items near the door.

When these rituals are finished, the observance begins, and after these things all the rituals are finished.

The next day, the high-grade edict had to get up again and go to the mansion of the third prince, like Jia Yuanchun to congratulate the New Year.

And Jia Ke also had to enter the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year to congratulate the emperor. And the etiquette in this is even more complicated, and Jia Ke can not come back until he eats the emperor's lunch.

However, this imperial lunch 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 military aircraft foreman, 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 is not bad. According to other ministers, in previous years, there were even cases of rancid mutton on the table.

And the officials were afraid to eat the emperor's meal, although a group of officials got together to eat and drink, chat, laugh and laugh. But the terrifying thing is that the emperor's banquet rules are complicated and the etiquette is very numerous, so that the officials do not dare to take it lightly, if they don't get it right, they will offend the emperor, and in the end, they may end up losing their official positions and losing their lives.

After eating this meal with trepidation, 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 cronies and ministers in turn, and Jia Ke was the first to receive the blessing characters this year. And when the reward had been given, the ministers gave thanks, and then they went back to their homes.

The next few days will be spent meeting friends and family, and then sitting together and listening to opera.

This lively New Year lasted until the fifteenth day of the first month, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, Jia Ke officially went to court, and somehow Jia Ke felt a lot more relaxed. It is a little more tiring than he handles various official duties at the military aircraft department every day. In fact, this is not the end of the story, because the seventeenth day of the first month is the day of the ancestral hall. Tomorrow he will go to the ancestral hall in person.

But just when Jia Ke thought that he would be comfortable for a few days after the New Year, someone gave him another moth. Because last year, the prince was imprisoned for rebellion. It has been almost half a year now, but the emperor has no intention of appointing a prince. And the emperor is getting older and older, so some officials jointly signed an excerpt to let the emperor set up the prince early, afraid that if the emperor has a good one, and the position of the prince is undecided, then he will have the right to govern, and cholera will be strong. Moreover, there are dozens of ministers in this excerpt, and if this is not handled well, it will be a major event that will shake Chaogang.

When Jia Ke saw this, he didn't understand what they meant, this was clearly talking about him, just because he was a military general and not a civil minister, and he was trusted by the emperor to serve as the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, and some civil servants couldn't accept it, so they changed the law to give him eye medicine.

What to say to let the emperor set up the crown prince early to prevent cholera from the emperor is to remind the emperor that he is the powerful minister of the dynasty. Although this was the actual situation, it was not clear to anyone other than himself that he had taken control of the most elite troops of the dynasty.

According to normal circumstances, he has only been the Minister of Military Aircraft for a few months, let alone becoming a powerful minister, even if he cultivates power in the DPRK, he does not have that time. This is clearly a snaring charge to oust him from power.

He looked at these signed ministers, many of them gave gifts to his house, and these ministers played really well, giving him gifts on the surface to lower his vigilance. And then suddenly he was given a stuffy stick.

Although Jia Ke wants to suppress this performance, although he is the foreman of the military aircraft, he is only a summary leader, and the power is about the same as the other four military aircraft. It's just that the name sounds better.

Jia Ke still showed this joint recital to several other ministers of military aircraft, and these people read the recital once, and then their eyes dodged and their words were blurred. didn't give Jia Ke a clear answer, Pan Yong even echoed them, thinking that it was right to leave the crown prince now, and it seemed that Pan Yong had been staring at Jia Ke's position for a long time.