Chapter 247 Ten Thousand Changes to Eight Thousand

In Sister Feng’s courtyard, there is a high table under the corridor of the west wing, and on the table stands a copper kettle with two ears.

On the corridor about a few feet away, there was a long table and benches. There were arrow baskets hanging on both sides of the long table, but the "arrows" inside were shorter. Jia Baoyu took out one, There are no arrows either.

"This is for throwing pots. The second master said, this game is called pot throwing.

"Just stand here and throw these short arrows into the pot. Yes."

"I know."

" Jia Baoyu chuckled.

He can be regarded as a casual student, and he has already seen the name.

This game emerged in the pre-Qin period and became popular later, but few people played it in this dynasty.

At least he has never played.

Now that I saw Jia Lian letting people show off, he immediately became interested and asked the girl underneath to get out of the way, for fear of hurting her, and then he threw his hand away. By coincidence, it hit the mouth of the pot.

"Interesting." Jia Baoyu immediately raised his eyebrows and started playing happily.

When Tanchun and others saw this, they gradually gathered around.

Wang Xifeng didn’t see Jia Lian here and asked the girls quickly.

"The second master came back just now and said that he and Uncle Zhen prepared a crowning ceremony for the second master at the ancestral hall. The second master changed his clothes and went."

Wang Xifeng understood, and then asked Ping'er to take care of these sisters-in-law and uncles in the courtyard, and took them to the kitchen.

　……

The age of twenty is the year of crowning.

Although people in this dynasty no longer attach as much importance to the crowning ceremony as they did in previous dynasties. Because this dynasty stipulates that a man is considered an adult when he is sixteen years old. For example, all princes can open a palace at the age of sixteen.

However, men’s crowning has been a symbolic age, just like women’s hairpins, since ancient times. For individuals, the meaning is relatively important.

Therefore, in order to express their respect for Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen prepared a simple crowning ceremony for him.

Several respected elders in the clan were also invited to watch the ceremony.

In the middle of the ceremony, it was suddenly announced that Zhan Shi from the Prince's Mansion had brought someone here.

The family elders who were watching the ceremony were all shocked, including Jia Zhen, who didn’t understand why people from the Prince’s Mansion came to Jia’s Mansion.

Only Jia Zheng heard some news from the mouth of Beijing Wang Changshi, so he hurriedly stopped the crown ceremony and went withJia Lian and Jia Zhen returned to Rongxi Hall together.

"Hahaha, I haven't seen you for a long time, General Jia's style is still the same."

The last time Jia Lian was in the Prince's Courtyard, he met Han Zhe, the Prince's Mansion Officer. Because of the fate, Han Zhe greeted Jia Lian first when they met.

Jia Lian cupped his hands and said: "I don't know that Mr. Han is coming so far away and disrespectful."

"Where, um, General Jia is dressed like this...?"

Han Zhe asked curiously when he saw Jia Lian wearing deep clothes and wearing a silk hat.

"To be honest with Mr. Han, in the next year I will be crowned, and the elders of the Fangcai clan are holding a crowning ceremony for me..."

Jia Lian simply said this, and Han Zhe knew It was his sudden visit that interrupted Jia Lian's coronation ceremony.

But there was no apology, he just smiled and said: "Haha, so to speak, General Jia is blessed with double happiness today.

The official is here today to serve the prince. His Highness's decree is that the three thousand taels of silver awarded to General Jia and the ten thousand taels of silver lost to General Jia by the Zhou family will be brought to General Jia." Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were both stunned.

Even after they entered the door, Han Zhe simply nodded to them without saying a word and had no time to care about his arrogant attitude.

Jia Zhen didn’t know about this, so she could only stay in a daze and keep silent at this time.

Although Jia Zheng knew it, he had thought that the money was not easy to get back...

But Han Zhe didn't care about them. After speaking, he left Go out and tell the attendants to bring in all the things in the carriage.

Jia Lian was not surprised by this.

His "Ruihe Picture" seems to be the right gift.

The prince not only sent him three thousand silver, but he also seemed to have taken the initiative to ask for the ten thousand taels that the Zhou family owed him!

Although the prince's three thousand taels were originally supposed to be exchanged at equal value, Han Zhe said it was regarded as a reward.

This is also common. He has noticed it a long time ago. Most of the people around the prince are arrogant, and it is common for them to show off their power.

After a while, two big boxes were brought in by people from the Prince's Mansion and placed in the hall.

“Open.”

With Han Zhe’s order, the two boxes were completely opened.

Sure enough, there were two boxes of silver. One box was only half full, and the other box was almost half full, and it was still shining brightly on the top.There was a layer of banknotes, and at first glance, they seemed to be worth a few hundred taels each.

Han Zhe then said with a smile that one box was given by the prince with three thousand taels, and the full box was just brought to the prince's residence by the Zhou family in the morning. The prince immediately asked someone to give it to him. Sent over.

"The Crown Prince values ​​General Jia very much.

General Jia may not know that the Zhou family originally planned to default on the debt, but how could the Crown Prince tolerate him? ?

When I learned that the Zhou family had not sent the money to you, I immediately sent me personally to the Zhou family and ordered Zhou Hongchang to deliver the money to General Jia’s residence within one day. Even one tael won't do!

The Zhou family originally wanted to make excuses and even wanted to bribe me with money... Wouldn't it be ridiculous?

Don't say that I accepted it. The prince asked me to say that the Zhou family lost money in front of everyone, but they still wanted to deny it. Such shameless behavior made the subordinate feel ashamed.

The Zhou family scolded them.

No, they had collected the money this morning. Perhaps they had misunderstood the prince’s intention and sent the money to the prince’s residence instead.

After the prince heard about it, he directly asked his subordinates to send it to General Jia intact."

Han Zhe seemed to be on good terms with Jia Lian, and he said it with great loyalty. With.

But Jia Lian paused for a moment when he mentioned "bribery" and heard something about it.

Jia Lian smiled inwardly at this. He had already meant it, so he didn't need Han Zhe to remind him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince understands the great righteousness, and will bear in mind the kindness of helping each other. I also ask Mr. Han to express my gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince on my behalf after he returns."

"Haha , easy to talk to..."

To be polite, seeing that Zhao'er hadn't come over yet, I smiled and invited him to sit down for tea and chat...

Half a quarter of an hour later , Han Zhe took the generous "tea money" and left with satisfaction.

It was then convenient for Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and others to check the silver and banknotes.

Since it is not like the brand-new standard silver ingot that King Beijing gave last time, I really can’t tell the number at a glance.

"Haha, congratulations to brother Lian..."

Jia Zhen said congratulations on the side.

Jia Zheng had no doubts and asked someone to send Jia Lian home.

Jia Zheng has already figured out how to get along with Jia Lian, so naturally he will not be greedy for the more than 10,000 taels of silver in front of him.

　“Not busy.”

But Jia Lian squatted in front of the box, checked it, stopped Jia Zheng, and then ordered: "Go get the big scale!"

Jia Zheng and others were puzzled. Still need to weigh?

This is what the prince asked someone to bring over!

Jia Lian smiled slightly and said, "Everyone is gone anyway, so it's okay to say goodbye."

After a long while, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen looked at each other, not knowing how to express their thoughts.

The missing box is worth three thousand taels.

That big box, even including the banknotes, only amounted to eight thousand taels.

The distance is 10,000, but the difference is 2,000!