Chapter 136 Lantern Festival Night (2)

When everyone sat down, Jia Mu turned to Jia Lian and asked: "I didn't have time to ask you in their garden over there in the afternoon. The New Year is over. Well, why are you so good, and the emperor rewards you with so many things?"

Jia Mu and others still couldn't let go of the emperor's generous reward to Jia Lian in the morning.

Although the emperor claimed to be wealthy, in fact his internal treasury was limited. Besides, there are countless places where the emperor needs to spend money, so the rewards, unless there are special circumstances, are all given in a meaningful way. Most of them are gifts, and less cash is given.

Even if you give gold and silver, one hundred taels of gold is considered a generous reward.

But when he rewarded Jia Lian, the emperor seemed to be afraid that others would not know that he was receiving a generous reward. After one hundred taels of gold, he also specially added a thousand taels of silver!

With their noble family background, the importance of the emperor's attitude towards them is self-evident. Even Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang are eager to know more about the emperor's attitude towards Jia Lian. The Jia family's attitude toward them. It's a pity that when he asked Jia Zheng before, he couldn't tell him the reason, so he could only ask Jia Lian himself.

Jia Lian turned sideways to face Jia Mu and smiled back: "It must be that the boys did not pass on the message completely. His Majesty said in his oral instructions that this was a special reward to commend the grandson for his contribution on the battlefield last year. ."

Jia Mu and others naturally knew that it was because of their meritorious service at the border. Mrs. Wang quickly asked: "Even if you have made some meritorious deeds, didn't the emperor give you a promotion? Why are you so generously rewarded? For you, is there any special reason behind it?"

Mrs. Wang's question is also a question for Jia Mu, Aunt Xue and others.

"Is it really heavy? My nephew thinks it's not bad..."

Jia Lian smiled at Mrs. Wang, as if he didn't quite understand how heavy it was. , how to consider it light.

He looked a bit like Versailles, which made many people couldn't help but smile.

Mrs. Wang has a serious character, so she didn't find it funny when she heard this. She even wondered if Jia Lian was choking her on purpose.

Jia Lian did not intend to explain too much to them. In his eyes, the reward given to him by Emperor Ningkang was not that heavy compared to the value he created.

If nothing else, the hundreds of war horses that he personally brought back from the grassland several times were worth a hundred thousand taels in total!

Not to mention that he chopped off the heads of so many enemies. In addition, the emperor also asked him to do a favor to his cheap brother-in-law...

So, If we don't count the immeasurable benefit of giving him a promotion, he would still be at a loss!

Therefore, JiaLian directly changed the topic and waved to the silly girls over there who raised their necks and smiled at him.

“You called me?”

Sister Feng pointed to her nose and stood up suspiciously.

Jia Lian said angrily: "If I don't tell you who to call, do you have to call me the boss before you know how to call you?"

"Go..."

Jia Lian’s teasing remarks about Sister Feng made the whole room laugh. Mother Jia and Aunt Xue looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads, while You and others laughed, envied and meant a lot. Daiyu and other sisters looked a little embarrassed when they covered their mouths and laughed.

Sister Feng has never been afraid of people laughing at her, so she walked out generously at this time.

Jia Lian said to her: "Didn't the palace give a reward of more than a dozen pieces of satin? I saw it earlier, and it is just the right material for spring clothes. We can't use it ourselves, so it's all in vain. It's a pity. You can take it out later and make two clothes for each of the old lady, sister Baochai and Lan Xiaozi..."

Sister Feng, unexpectedly, Jia Lian started to be generous again. She had seen it earlier, and the emperor personally rewarded it with better material than the ordinary rewards in the palace. She was very rare for the twelve pieces of palace brocade!

Although I was reluctant in my heart, Sister Feng was also a well-rounded person. How could she act stingy and fall behind during this festive time of reunion?

So he said hurriedly: "Hey, do you need to specifically ask me for this? I have already thought about it. When the years pass and I have free time, I will give it to the old lady, my wife, my sister-in-law, Baoyu and the others, every day. I personally cut two good clothes.

Humph, are you still worried that it would be a waste to let them go for nothing? I'm just afraid that you won't get enough. If you have the ability, bring me some more, and I will do the same. If I have the ability, I will help you use it up and make sure there is nothing left."

Jia Lian glanced at her sideways and said lightly: "I didn't see it, but you are still a prodigal woman."

One sentence immediately broke all Sister Feng's efforts and made her face heat up. It was difficult to reply to Jia Lian in front of her elders, so her pretty face turned red.

Feng Lazi blushes like a fairy concubine, how fresh is it? Everyone couldn't help but look at it strangely for a moment. Er Bao, who had been a little distracted from beginning to end, also turned around at this time and thought that Sister-in-law Lian like this was so good-looking!

Jia’s mother was also very relieved and laughed and said:

“You don’t have to do it for me, you don’t have to do it for me, I have more clothes than I can wear. , Those good materials were wasted in vain. If you are serious, you can make two pieces for each of your sisters. It will be regarded as your kindness as brother and sister-in-law."

Others, although intuitive SpoiledA mouthful of dog food, but I still couldn't help but want to laugh.

For these women who have “never seen the world”, whenever they have the opportunity to see a husband and wife singing a double act together, it feels like an eye-opener.

Especially Mrs. Qin, comparing her own experience and looking at her best friend, she couldn't help but have mixed feelings in her heart, and the envy in her eyes was almost overflowing.

He really wanted a husband who understood each other’s feelings and was willing to put down his posture and joke with him...

At this moment, Jia Lian took a look at Youshi’s face, which was red. Smooth face, bright red lips. Sitting next to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Qin thought that Jia Lian was looking at her, and she felt ashamed. But she was a charming woman. Subconsciously, she gave Jia Lian a charming look, forcing Jia Lian to focus on her.

She lowered her head in embarrassment so that no one could see her peerless charm.

Jia Lian was sitting in about the middle of the hall, and he was talking to Jia Mu with his back to the door, so almost all the ladies could look at him without deliberately turning their heads. Everyone is like this, so there is no need to worry.

So, even Baochai on the side couldn't help but look at this cousin-in-law in confusion because Jia Lian was too surprised by her.

It has only been more than half a month since Jia Lian returned from the border, so she has only seen Jia Lian a handful of times, and most of them were just like in Nanjing, in a hurry and without words. How many serious words can you say?

Most of her impressions of Jia Lian came from hearsay and her own judgment based on simple observations.

How could he have imagined that Jia Lian, after they actually sat down to communicate, would be even more different from ordinary men in the world than she imagined!

It seems that he is separated from this world and exists beyond the limitations of human beings. Therefore, even the precious jade that was born from jade looked eclipsed in front of him. Therefore, even the most beautiful girl among women, Feng Yatou, could only behave like a daughter in front of him.

Now it seems that the only thing about him that is consistent with the rumors is probably that he "doesn't study".

But that doesn’t matter. Why don’t the man bring Wu Gou? Since he has already made up his mind to join the army, he doesn’t need to spend too much energy on the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.

Moreover, as the sages said, "Knowledge of worldly affairs is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is writing." Everyone in the audience feels like a spring breeze when they get along with him. It is obvious that he is far more sophisticated than others...

Baochai suddenly felt that she could no longer think about it.

So she suddenly realized that it seemed that she had always thought that the assumptions she had made about great men in the world when she was a child wereThere may not really be a standard that such a man can meet... Until now, her cousin-in-law has probably met the standards!

Could it be that such a perfect man really exists in the world?

Baochai was a little confused. If it really existed, would she be able to meet it? It's better not to encounter her. Her name has been reported to the Ministry of Etiquette, and she may enter the palace soon.

She had no choice.

…

After letting a group of beauties, large and small, admire his beauty, Jia Lian still came out to the corridor.

But Jia Zhen and others were ready to go.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and Jia Zhen and others have already arranged a program to entertain themselves all night long. It's just a courtesy to receive Jia Mu's family dinner here. Sitting here doesn't even dare to speak loudly, so naturally it's not fun!

So Jia Zhen still wants to invite her nephews to Gaole in Ningguo Mansion, and later she will go to the brothel to drink wine...

The reason why she hasn’t left yet is that she made a special trip In order to wait for Jia Lian to come out.

But Jia Lian was not willing to go with them. The taste of these people was vulgar, just not as good as that of their predecessors. It was okay to just drink wine and drink wine. If he really wanted to go to drink flower wine with them, forget it.

Let’s play together when the time comes. They feel uncomfortable. If we don’t play together, they will think that he is just showing off after becoming an official, which makes them unhappy.

So I declined their invitation on the grounds that I had to go to the Yamen tomorrow morning.

Jia Lian’s reason was too legitimate. Although Jia Zhen felt regretful, she couldn’t force it, so she had to let him. So soon, only Jia Lian and Jia Yun were left in the corridor, which had been full just now. Even Jia Huan, who was too young and Jia Zhen didn't play with him, didn't know where he went.

Jia Yun actually wanted to follow Jia Zhen and others to experience high-end gameplay, but seeing that Jia Lian didn't go, she didn't dare to leave the table.

In order to test his concentration, Jia Lian ignored him for a while. Jia Yun saw that Jia Lian was watching the play quietly and did not dare to disturb him. Therefore, in the entire wide corridor, although the tables were full of cups and plates, But it was extremely cold. The uncle and nephew were watching the show in silence, two or three feet apart.

Until Qingwen found that the men on the corridor had finished leaving, she walked out generously, pinched Jia Lian's shoulders a few times, and then asked with a smile: "Second Master, why are you the only one? People are drinking here..."

When Jia Yun, who was not far away, heard this, she thought to herself: I am not even a human being.

But he knew that Qingwen was Jia Lian’s maid, so he didn’t dare to look at her more.

But Jia Lian called him again, so he had to stand up, walk closer, and bow his head to listen.

　"Today is the festival of reunion, and there are no extra people in your family. Don't stay here all the time. Go back to be with your mother, and say hello to your mother for me.

By the way, look at what your mother likes to eat on this table. You can bring her some of it back.

Butler, go get a food box for Brother Yun."< br />
After hearing Jia Lian’s instructions, Jia Yun felt inexplicably sad and secretly moved at the same time.

Originally, he just followed his mother’s instructions and came to Rongguo Mansion to try out the opportunity. Unexpectedly, Jia Lian agreed to arrange errands for him without waiting for him to say more. Now he is still thinking about him like this...< br />
Although Jia Lian was a few years older than him, he knelt down sincerely and thanked Jia Lian with tears. Then he respected Jia Lian's instructions, packed two dishes, and carried them quickly. ran home.

Here, Qingwen waited for Jia Yun to leave, then she twisted Jia Lian’s neck and said with a smile: "It’s so funny. For such an old man, he is still a man, and the second master rewarded him with two dishes. He I just cried..."

Jia Lian scratched her pretty nose and said a lesson: "You still have the nerve to laugh at me, but you were born to be rich and noble, but after only a few years of good life, you started to forget your roots. ?”

Qingwen blushed, and then she remembered that when she was a child, she was homeless, which was called embarrassment, but she didn’t feel anything at the time, because she didn’t expect that she would be rich so quickly. day.

She was dissatisfied with Jia Lian saying that she had forgotten her roots, so she said something coquettishly and almost got into Jia Lian's arms. After all, there were so many people here that she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she took the wine flask from the hot water man. Jia Lian smiled and said, "It's boring for the second master to drink wine alone. I'll pour wine for him and have two glasses with him..."

Jia Lian smiled and had two glasses with her. When he saw her After a glass of wine, her face turned red, and Jia Lian no longer wanted to play with her.

A little beauty like Qingwen is beautiful when accompanying someone for drinks, but it is easy for her to go wrong.

So he got up, put the braised deer tendons, fried beef tongue and other rare dishes that had hardly been touched on his table, and asked the butler Lin Zhixiao to clear all the tables outside. Withdrawn.

Qingwen was wondering who Jia Lian was giving the food to, so she heard Jia Lian order her to take the food to the kitchen, steam it and heat it up, and then send it to his outer study.

Qingwen raised her red apple-like face and raised her cherry mouth, "I knew it was for those two little naughty Tatars!"

The moment he spoke, he knew he was going to be hit, so he immediately dodged and ended up getting kicked on the butt.

Seeing her turn around and glare at him, and then still obediently twist her butt, Jia Lian couldn't help but smile.

AlthoughSince it was the festive season, if he had time, he didn't want to waste his daily training plan.

Practicing martial arts is something that requires persistence.

The only pity is that the yard behind the study is too small and cannot be used widely.

When Jia She dies, I must renovate Dongkuayuan, at least build a decent martial arts arena!

It’s a waste of territory for the old guy to be alive.