Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 269 Picking peaches, having a queen

In a few days, the matter of opening the sea was finally settled between the court and the central government. Yang Bi, the king of Lixiao County, was ordered to go south to form a customs governor's yamen, which was responsible for the opening of the sea by the Ship Division of Ningbo City. Li Jinzhong, the eunuch of Huzhou Yuma, Transferred to the Municipal Shipbuilding Department.

The bride is married and the groom is not me.

This sentence could not be better used to describe Jia Ying at this time. She worked so hard to push forward the matter of opening the sea, and finally made wedding clothes for others.

Although he had made some preparations, Jia Ying was inevitably a little disappointed when the results came out.

"Why, are you unwilling?"

The two of Feng's mansion and their official career did not expect to talk so deeply now.

Jia Ying looked at Feng Hengshi, smiled wryly and said, "Teacher, if you say there is no disturbance in your heart, it is a lie. After all, the students have paid a lot for this."

Judging from the current situation, not only was he excluded from the opening of the sea, but even the [-] sailors and nearly a hundred warships in the Jiangnan Naval Camp were being targeted.

"You should know that this is not surprising. Civil and martial arts have different paths, and you must know how to choose."

Jia Ying understood, but didn't seem to understand.

"Back then, even Ye Baichuan used the prestige of a governor to control the soldiers of Guangdong and Guangxi, not the real commander of the soldiers." Feng Hengshi added.

When Jia Ying heard this, she became silent.

He understood the meaning of Feng Hengshi's words. In the eyes of some people, he has committed a big taboo.

Until now, he has only been an official for three years, but the feats he has made may be beyond the reach of others in a lifetime.If he was just an ordinary military general or nobleman, that would be fine, but he was born in the imperial examination, and he was too young to be ridiculous.

Unlike Wang Ziteng, he is only twenty years old.

Those people naturally began to worry about him.

"It won't be long before your job as the governor of the navy will be taken back, but the court should give corresponding compensation, but I'm afraid you will be hidden for a long time."

"That's fine, if you use equanimity and possession, this failure is not a kind of tempering of your character. You have to learn to make yourself mediocre, so that others will not feel that you are a threat."

Feng Hengshi was still worried that Jia Ying would not be able to figure it out.

"Teacher, don't worry, the students know. Since some people don't want me to continue to hold the military power, I can just give it to them, and the students will be happy." Jia Ying said with a calm smile.

"Have you figured it out?" Feng Hengshi said with a relieved smile.

Jia Ying nodded.

"Then let me tell you one more thing. It may not be a bad thing for you to withdraw from Jiangnan this time. You should know who is going south to preside over the overall situation."

"Prince Lixiao, what does the teacher mean is the reserve position?" Jia Ying's heart skipped a beat.

Feng Hengshi nodded and said, "Not bad."

"The matter of setting up the crown prince has been mentioned a long time ago, but it was delayed until now because His Majesty had no intention. A few days ago, His Majesty called several of our ministers into the palace and asked the question of 'who is more suitable'."

"What did the teacher say?" Jia Ying asked.

Feng Hengshi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter what you think as a courtier, what matters is what your Majesty thinks in your heart."

Jia Ying thought the same way, after being an official for decades, how could she easily speak out her inner thoughts, let alone when it involved a battle for power.

"Your Majesty wants to march north, and it is no longer a secret in the court. However, if you want to fight the Xiongnu, the first thing you need is food and military pay. Although Duke Donglai's new policy is effective and the treasury is gradually filling up, it still cannot afford it." A national war."

"That's why your plan to open the sea can be carried out smoothly. What happened in Liaodong last time, the food and grass you brought in solved a lot of problems for Ye Baichuan. This is what everyone sees."

"The king of Lixiao County went south this time to raise food and pay for the army to conquer the north. This can be regarded as a test." Feng Hengshi said.

"The King of Lixiao also wants to be big, so what about Prince Zhaohe?" Jia Ying asked curiously.

Yang Yi was the first to make a high-profile entry into the main household department to assist in political affairs. In the eyes of him and many officials, the position of the East Palace seemed to have a home, and he was only waiting for an imperial edict.Now that Yang Bi suddenly joined in and accepted the test given by the emperor, he could not do it at Prince Zhao's mansion, he would just wait like this.

"Yang Bi is still in charge of the household department and is responsible for the logistics support of the North Army in the future. The two of them are one inside and one outside, and it depends on who performs better." Feng Hengshi saw it more clearly.

"Your Majesty will know that compared with Yang Yi, even if Yang Bi handles the errand properly this time, he doesn't seem to have much chance of winning. If so, why bother?"

After Yang Yi became the king, he directly took over the household department. During this period, he gathered a lot of confidantes to join him, and Yang Bi had already lost the opportunity.What's more, Yang Yi is the queen's direct descendant.

From the point of view of the eldest son inheritance system, there seems to be no contest for this reserve position, and the empress is still alive.

"No one can guess what His Majesty is thinking. Because of this, I say that it is a good thing for you to be replaced this time."

Jia Ying nodded. If he stayed in Jiangnan, he would inevitably have to deal with Yang Bi. Let's not talk about whether the two will get along well. In the eyes of outsiders, it is inevitable that Jia Ying will be marked as a member of the Li County King family.

"When will Your Majesty plan to march north, and who will you choose as the general?"

Feng Hengshi shook his head and said: "The specific candidates and time have not yet been decided. According to Dong Laigong, it seems that they are waiting for an opportunity. However, Ye Baichuan is not very clear about this matter."

"As for the candidates, His Majesty probably won't let one family dominate this time."

Jia Ying reviewed the recent changes in the imperial court, thought carefully, and found it reasonable.

In the future, when there is a war, the nine sides will definitely have to take action, not to mention the west side. Yuzi sent an envoy last time for this purpose.There is also Liaodong, the new guardian has already fallen into the Zhongshun Wang family. From this point of view, it should be that the east and the west are working together.

As for the so-called timing, Jia Ying had some guesses, but before the result came out, he didn't dare to say for sure.

"By the way, teacher, the student has discussed with my aunt and plans to get married next year, but the student doesn't have any direct elders here, so I want to ask the teacher for help in choosing an auspicious date."

Feng Hengshi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Oh? That's right. You're not too young. It's time to start a family, otherwise you'll feel too young. Well, I've made a note of this. I've chosen a date and sent someone to send you there. "

The master and apprentice chatted for a while, Jia Ying just said goodbye and left, but he didn't go back directly, but turned to another place.

"Are you going to Shanxi?"

"That's right, Your Majesty ordered me to control the soldiers at the three gates of Yanmen and prepare the soldiers and horses. Jia Ying, this time it's your turn to envy the Lord." Yang You said happily.

In the past, he could only watch Jia Ying fighting outside and envy him in his heart, but the palace just didn't agree with him leaving Beijing, this time it was considered his favor.

Looking at the complacent Yang You, Jia Ying couldn't help being happy, this guy is already a father, he is so big, and he still has the heart of a child.

"Kun Xu has such an unreliable father like you, it's true. Now that Miss Su has given birth to an heir for you, she should have a title."

Mentioning this matter, Yang You said with guilt: "It's really hard for her. After following me for so long, I can only give her a title now. Kun Xu has entered the genealogy. I have already invited Your Majesty to make Youwei my side concubine." .”

"Side concubine?"

Yang You nodded and said: "The ancestor of the concubine personally pointed out a marriage for me. He is not a high-ranking family, but also a lady of an official family. His ancestors served the late emperor in previous years."

Jia Ying nodded, no matter what, Yang You and Su Youwei have finally achieved the right result, and I don't know what kind of temperament Yang You's wife will be in the future, if she meets someone like Sister Feng, it may be that the inner house will not be peaceful.

Thinking of what to do, Jia Ying shook her head and said, "I still want to congratulate you, the gift I sent to Kun Xu is quite satisfactory."

Yang You pursed his lips and said, "You are an elder anyway, how many pieces of wood is it for your nephew's birthday present?"

"Don't be dissatisfied. It's the finest agarwood, free from mosquitoes, and it's made by me. In this world, except for my eldest sister, there is no other person who can enjoy this kind of treatment." Jia Ying rolled his eyes and said.

"I've also heard about your matter." Yang You suddenly patted Jia Ying on the shoulder and said, "They're not doing it properly, they employ people forward and don't need people to look backward. Unfortunately, I can't say anything. You should also be more open. Zuo Zuo is not happy staying in Beijing, so we will come to Yanmen, and my brother and I will go hunting outside the Great Wall."

"Is that eye of yours seeing that I'm not happy? I feel at ease instead." Jia Ying said with a smile, "By the way, I'm getting married next year. Remember to go back to Beijing when the time comes."

"Has the date been set?" Yang Youxi asked.

"Not yet, wait until the auspicious day is set, and then send someone to notify you."

"Don't worry, your wedding, I will come back no matter what you say."

"What do you want from me?" Jia Ying asked.

"Someone wanted to see you. Knowing that you and I are familiar, they found me here. I couldn't shirk it, so I had to find you."

"Who?"

"Yang Bi."

Jia Ying pondered for a while before asking, "Where is the man?"

"He's in my house, but don't rush to see him. You should think about it first. If you don't want to, I will help you back."

Yang Bi came to him at this time, probably because of the Jiangnan Navy. If he wanted to preside over the opening of the sea, his subordinates had to help him. Without the help of the navy, the ships in Ningbo Port would not be able to go out to sea.

For this, Jia Ying also expected that trouble would come sooner or later.

Right now, judging from Yang You's meaning, it seems that he has a good relationship with Yang Bi.

Dangdang.

Jia Ying tapped her finger on the table repeatedly, and was considering whether to see her, when someone came outside and reported, "My lord, someone from Jia's residence is here. Please Mr. Jia back to the residence, it seems that there is something important."

"Who is it?"

"Chun Lao Ba."

Old Ba, that's a matter of his own house, Jia Ying immediately stopped thinking about other things, got up and said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to see you today, Lao Ba came to see me, there must be something wrong in my house, another day bye Bye."

Yang You nodded. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't push through, he didn't want Jia Ying to make things difficult.

"I'm leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I'll see you off today, and you don't need to see me off tomorrow."

When Jia Ying heard this, she finally nodded and walked out.

This guy Yang You has also become smarter.It's not that there will be a war right away, even if he delays his departure for a few days, no one finds fault, and he won't let him go.

Jia Ying suddenly became curious about the Prince of Lixiao County. It was Yang Yi who did not push Yang You to this point.

It is true that he has not yet figured out how to deal with Yang Bi, and he was a little hasty when we met today.

I hurried back to the Taoist mansion, only to find that Daiyu and Baochai Sanchun were there, as well as Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu.

"What happened?"

"You are finally back. I sent someone to look for you at Lord Feng's mansion, saying that you left early in the morning and never returned to the mansion. It was the news that Lao Ba got from Bing Ma Si that you went to Suzhong Wang's mansion. The matter It's not important, but it's a happy event." Qi Sixian stepped forward and said.

Happy event, Jia Ying looked at her curiously.

Qi Sixian stopped talking, but looked at Daiyu, and signaled to her that it is important to distinguish between priorities, especially since she heard recently that Jia Ying and Daiyu are getting married soon.

Jia Ying turned her gaze to Daiyu again.

Daiyu was in a daze at this moment, not knowing what to think about, seeing Jia Ying's view, she just said:

"Today we invited Sister Qi and the others to the garden to talk. Baochun Hu dared to feel unwell, but after taking a few cups of medicine, he vomited. He hurriedly invited a doctor to come to see him. Guess what?"

Speaking of which, the moment she heard the diagnosis result, she couldn't express what she felt in her heart, she always felt weird and a little caught off guard.

"New spring. Have you got it?"

When Jia Ying heard that Baochun vomited after drinking, she had a guess in her mind.

Daiyu nodded.

She and Jia Ying were about to get married, and she was a little apprehensive at first, but now, Baochun suddenly became pregnant, counting the time, after they get married in the coming year, wouldn't she be the eldest mother?

Before the bride learned how to do it, she was going to be a mother, and Daiyu couldn't turn around for a while.

Looking at Jia Ying again, he was also stunned on the spot at this moment, Daiyu felt more at ease, it turned out that there were people like her who were stunned after hearing the news.

Jia Ying felt mixed feelings in his heart at the moment, both happy and nervous.

This is going to be a father?
Pregnancy in the Spring Festival meant a lot to him. Ever since his parents passed away, Jia Ying always felt adrift. No matter how friendly the people in the house were, they always felt that they were out of place and it was difficult to fully integrate into them.

In the final analysis, it was because of the relationship between the memories of the two lives that his sense of belonging was always separated by a layer.

Now, he is truly in this world, leaving footprints, taking root and sprouting, blossoming and bearing fruit.

Although, it's still too early to tell the result, but it's only October, so it's just a blink of an eye.

At this time, Li Wan came out from the gift, looked at Jia Ying who was stunned, and Daiyu who looked similar, and couldn't help feeling funny in his heart. Both of them were young, so they couldn't react now, but they couldn't react. normal.

"What are you still doing, just go in and have a look."

Jia Ying came back to her senses.

"Oh, yes, where is Primrose?"

"Pfft."

Everyone looked at Jia Ying's appearance and couldn't help laughing. In their impression, Jia Ying was always flattered, giving people a calm and down-to-earth feeling, with a more mature and stable mind than his peers, which made people feel at ease. I have never seen him have such a day.

Just now everyone surrounded Jia Ying and walked towards the back room. Lvrong was talking with Baochun at the moment, her cheeks were puffed up, her eyes were filled with happiness and puzzlement, obviously she didn't leave behind every time, why did she always let Baochun Chun took the lead.

"Second Master." Lvrong got up and said.

"Second Master."

"Lie down, lie down, don't move." Jia Ying looked at Baochun and said repeatedly.

I still remember that when Yang You told him that he had an heir, he danced like a monkey, and now he probably doesn't need the other party to be any better.

"Second master, the doctor has seen it all, and I'm fine." Being guarded by everyone, Baochun is still not used to it. She has always served Jia Ying. Don't, have you ever met like this before.

"The happy pulse has just been diagnosed, so you don't have to be too nervous. Now you can act as usual, and it won't affect anything. Besides, you can't lie down all the time. You have to walk when you have to move."

Li Wan spoke from the side, and among the crowd, she was the only one who came over.

"It's just that the spring girl is not as good as before. You must not use her wantonly in the future. You should also have a few maids in your room to take care of her."

There is no herald of spring, but there is still Lurong, but in the past I only served Jia Ying, but now there is another one to take care of, I am afraid that Lurong will not be able to keep busy, not to mention Lurong's free and easy temper, Li Wan is also worried about the girl There are deficiencies, all of them are young and have not experienced childbirth, so how can they cope with many things.

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable, then go find some older mothers, the ones are too young, I'm afraid they won't be of much use." Jia Ying followed the good advice.

"I have already sent someone to report to the old lady. The old lady said that she will help select some and send them over. Let us let you know." Daiyu said beside her.

"Everyone is here." You Shi and Sister Feng asked and came together.

"I heard that the spring girl is having a happy event, and the old lady will support and send a few servants over. I picked two from the mansion that I can use, and they are all born and raised. Brother Ying, you can't do this again this time." Send people back."

When Jia Ying first entered the mansion, You Shi assigned him a servant girl to serve him, but Jia Ying refused, and only now did he say so.

"Thank you sister-in-law for your thoughtfulness." Jia Ying was grateful in her heart, but she didn't know how to express it, so she could only say thank you.

"Naturally, a man like you can't think about these things. After all, you can't be more careful than us women. The eldest sister-in-law just heard the news, and then searched for suitable candidates in the mansion."

Sister Feng looked a little unnatural. Baochun's pregnancy made her think of the one Jia Lian raised outside, and because of this, the husband and wife quarreled.

Although I was not happy with Jia Ying Baochun, the smile was a bit bitter.

Jia Ying would like to thank the two of them here, there are not many elders in his mansion, there is only one old nanny, and she is too old, now he can only rely on the security of the mansion, thanks to the help of his family.

The crowd had been lively for half a day before they dispersed, while Daiyu, Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu stayed behind. Their relationship with Jia Ying was no longer a secret, it was just a tacit understanding.

Later on, Jia Lian, Jia Yun, Jia Qiang, and Jia Rong also came to the door one by one. Jia Ying's family is single, and the family status of the huge uncle's mansion is no worse than that of the two mansions. For Jingning Bofu, it is a big event.

(End of this chapter)