Chapter 796: Steward
Jia Qing was promoted to the Duke of the Kingdom and crowned the crown prince Taibao, and the news of his rank as the third prince soon spread to Jiafu.
The people in Jiafu were all pleasantly surprised.
God, even when our ancestors were alive, they never reached such glory!
The duke is the first. Civil and military officials, the three dukes are the apex.
Although I heard that the emperor also crowned the current cabinet chief assistant as the crown prince, and the name is slightly above Jia Qing, but the cabinet chief assistant is all seventy or eighty people, and there is no title on him, he is a pure civil servant.
In terms of dignity alone, I am afraid that it is not as good as Jia Qing.
What's more, I heard that all the soldiers and horses in the capital are now directly or indirectly in the hands of Jia Qing, and there is also the sword of the Son of Heaven in hand, which can be killed as much as possible.
No one in Beijing is afraid, for fear of being branded as the eldest prince or Prince Kang's henchmen, and being linked.
Jia Qing's power can be said to overwhelm the government and the opposition for a while.
These people in the Jia Mansion may not know too much, but everyone knows that the Jia family is "amazing".
There is a queen mother in the palace, and there are powerful ministers like Jia Qing outside, Zizi, I am afraid that even the Beijing Mansion will not be able to compare to Jiafu in the future......
Therefore, from the master to the slave in Jiafu, almost everyone has a proud face and a proud face, and they talk about it when they meet people.
They didn't know that all this was because the imperial court currently needed to rely on Jia Qing to quell the rebellion. Once the rebels break through the city, the worst will probably be Jiafu.
In their opinion, in the hundred years since the founding of the Great Chu, which emperor did not experience several rebellions during his reign? But without exception were all quelled. The rebels, can they really turn things around?
Doesn't the matter of a big prince just illustrate this problem?
In Ningguo's mansion, You Shi came to Ning'an Hall with Yindi, Xiaohong and a few housekeepers' mothers.
After gossiping with Baochai, she got straight to the point:
"In the past few days, because of the instability in Beijing, the second master has not gone home, so he forgot about it. In the past, I always helped my second uncle manage the affairs of the family, but now that my younger siblings are married, my sister should naturally take care of these things.
In this box is the pair of cards in the ledger and two sets of master keys, which will be handed over to my sister.
Also, this is Lai Sheng's family, the mother of the chief steward inside, and the head of her house is also the head of the outside. This Liu Tian's family, her family is in charge of the treasury and other things in the house, and this ......"
She actually came to hand over the stewardship to Baochai.
Baochai frowned, and before she could finish speaking, she said, "Sister-in-law, be slow, this matter must not be rushed." My sister-in-law has taken care of the rules and regulations of the family over the years, and when I was still in the boudoir, I often listened to the old ladies and ladies over there talking about the wisdom of the sister-in-law, and only the sister-in-law managed the best in the family.
I just entered the house, I don't understand everything, how dare I rashly take on this burden.
Besides, since the second master asked my sister-in-law to take care of the house, I didn't take this errand without permission. Even if the eldest sister-in-law really has the heart to leave this burden and hide for a while, only when the second master comes back, the eldest sister-in-law personally tells the second master, so that the name is justified.
I will never be able to go past the second master. Otherwise, everyone blames me for being frivolous and not saying anything, and the second master can't talk about it. ”
You Shi smiled: "What is frivolous or not frivolous, the second uncle in the family is in charge." Before he got married, I helped him manage the past that Shang said, and now that you are here, I still hold on to this position, so it makes no sense! ”
Baochai still shook his head.
"No matter what my sister-in-law says, I won't accept anything, so sister-in-law should take it back."
"This ......"
You is in a dilemma.
It just so happened that at this time, the maid came to see Aunt Xue to see Baochai, but You Shi couldn't, so she had to go back first.
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Aunt Xue is a mother-in-law, even if she wants to see her daughter, it is not good to enter her son-in-law's house on the first few days of marriage. Baochai and Jia Qing haven't returned to the door for tea yet, and it's not good for her to directly recruit Baochai back to her parents' house.
Fortunately, although Baochai in Wuyuan is not in the Grand View Garden, because Jia Qing has spoken first, he has not been dismissed, and this is still Baochai's house. Aunt Xue is waiting for Baochai here, which can be regarded as a few non-rudeness.
Baochai and her mother have not seen each other for two or three days since she got married, and now she is a woman from another family, and when she sees her mother again, it is natural to have a tearful complaint.
Aunt Xue said, "My son, you are not a child now. As a wife, you should be dignified and polite, and you should not be such a child. ”
Aunt Xue said, in the end, she was also very sentimental, and she couldn't help crying.
Seeing this, Baochai cried: "In front of my mother, I will always be a daughter, and what posture a daughter should have, what posture a daughter should have." ”
The tone has changed from the previous steady, quite willful and willful.
Aunt Xue was a little distressed when she saw Baochai like this. Knowing her daughter Mo Ruomu, she knows that in fact, her daughter is not born with an "old and serious" temperament. It's that she is sensible too early, and restricts her words and deeds with high requirements that go beyond the door.
I still remember that when Baochai was a child, she was also a lively and cute girl who loved to be coquettish and playful.
But since her grandfather's death, the Xue family has gradually declined.
Later, Xue's father thought about the relationship between his father and the palace, so he intended to let Baochai enter the palace in order to save the decline of the Xue family.
Perhaps, it is the understanding of their mission. Since then, Baochai has reined in her nature and made herself better in all aspects such as speech and behavior, women's talent, etc.
It can be said that Baochai is successful enough.
She has won unanimous praise from her family and relatives.
In Aunt Xue's eyes, there is no more sensible and excellent girl in the world than her daughter.
However, this sensible and excellent made her feel distressed and apologetic.
Fortunately, he corrected Father Xue's plan in time. Now her daughter finally has a good home.
Sitting on the kang and holding Baochai lovingly, Aunt Xue asked, "Are you still used to these two days over there?" What's the hard thing to do? ”
"Nope." Baochai replied quietly.
Aunt Xue smiled in her heart, knowing that she was asking in vain. With her daughter's personality, even if she is really embarrassed, she will not take the initiative to talk to herself in order not to worry about herself.
"I called you here today, except that I want to see you, I have a few words to tell you."
"Mother, please speak."
Baochai propped himself up and said with a straight face.
Aunt Xue saw that although Baochai was wearing a woman's hairstyle, her face was still green in the girl's house, so she asked, "You and Brother Qing, are you not round yet?" ”
Ah, Baochai was ashamed, hurriedly buried his head back in his mother's arms, nodded with difficulty, and said, "He, since he went out that day, has not returned home......"
The tone has a hint of resentment.
"Huh." Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Even if it is an ordinary couple, the man's family also has to earn money to support his wife and children outside, and his career is the priority." How much more is it like him?
Since he is a courtier, now that the country is in trouble, he should put state affairs first. ”
Aunt Xue suddenly sighed in her heart: It is said that Jia Qing is leading the troops to resist the rebels now, and he can't go back to his busy home, which shows that the rebels are powerful......
However, she naturally did not say these words to Baochai, so as not to increase her worries.
But how could Baochai not guess this?
Although Jia Qing left a large number of people to protect his family, but due to this mutation, and the turmoil of Jia Rong and others on the day of the wedding has not dissipated, the family is actually in danger.
If it weren't for the fact that she was trying to stabilize the situation at home and not make Jia Qing's backyard chaotic, it would have been difficult for her to remain calm these days.
Now in the private room, in front of her mother, she also has less scruples, and said with a worried face: "My daughter naturally understands this truth, but she can't help but worry.
Now that the soldiers outside are in danger of fighting, he is a person who has gone to the border and led the troops to make great contributions, and has commanded the Beijing camp for many years.
My daughter's biggest concern is what will happen to him in the future.
Since the ancient saying has risen and fallen, he is now only at such an age, and he is already a very popular minister.
The current situation is naturally safe, but once the rebellion is quelled, in what capacity should he stand in the court? Will the emperor still be able to tolerate him then?
Another one, what if he can't resist the rebels? ”
As soon as Aunt Xue heard her daughter's words, she knew that her daughter was thinking more and more deeply than her these days.
"Alas, you can see this, many people can see it. Could it be that Brother Qing can't see it himself?
Even if Brother Qing was fascinated by loyalty and enthusiasm for a while, which of those subordinates and advisors around him was not a human spirit? Wouldn't it remind him?
All in all, how to decide on these major events outside and where to go can only let them make their own decisions. Our women's family can't help.
The only thing we can do is to help them take care of their home, and not to make chaos in the home, which is the biggest responsibility.
That's why I just said I want to tell you a few things.
Now that the situation on their side is complicated, and Brother Qing himself is on the cusp, everything must be handled carefully.
This first one is the aunt who died on your wedding day......"
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