While Chen Zhao was busy at the Yamen of Dali Temple, there was a lot of singing and dancing in the Rongguo Mansion.

After being rich for a long time, it is natural that we often have dinner together and hold banquets.

Of course, you have to find excuses in different ways. This is called a sideshow.

This time the excuse was the Flower Festival, and the next time it was Jia Rong purchasing a theater troupe from other places and returning home.

Then two days later, we will find another reason to celebrate the Wanshou Festival.

Jia Mu likes this kind of scene.

On Taizu's birthday this time, of course there will be a lot of excitement in the Rongguo Mansion.

In the inner hall of the west courtyard of Rongxi Hall, Mother Jia is the leader, followed by Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue on the left and right, followed by Mrs. You, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu, Li Wan, Shi Xiangyun, Sanchun and Qin.

"Have all the men in the outer room taken their seats?" Jia Mu asked.

"Back to the old lady, there is something urgent in the yamen and I came to see the second master. The second master went to the side hall to deal with it and will be back in a moment." Yuanyang replied.

"Today is Taizu's birthday. We usually hold a banquet to celebrate. Didn't we ask the second child to take leave? Why are there still official duties?" Jia's mother turned to ask Mrs. Wang.

"Going back to the old lady, Eros and Galdan in the northwest are uniting to cause trouble. The Government Hall and the Governor's Mansion issued a letter asking the Ministry of Works to prepare more soldiers. It should be that this matter has been pursued."

"I see, this is a state matter and cannot be neglected. Let's just leave him alone and have a banquet!"

After hearing Mother Jia's greeting, everyone started to eat.

"Is this the bear's paw from Guandong?" Jia Mu asked, pointing to a dish.

"Back to the old lady, it is exactly that. Now that the Jurchen Hesheli tribe has risen and occupied the White Mountains and Black Waters, it is extremely difficult to obtain goods from Liaodong. This is the left forepaw of an adult male bear bought by Chen Mansion's Antarctic Goose Trading Company at a large price. Co-authored

Baishan black honey was steamed together and then dried in the sun. It was given by the Chen family to honor the old lady. Today is the birthday of Taizu, so he ordered it to be used in the kitchen."

"Such good things were rare in the past when the roads were open. Girl Feng, please choose a few things and go back. We are a wealthy family, so we can't be rude."

"Don't worry, old lady. I can't do other serious things. This kind of trivial things is what I'm good at."

Mother Jia couldn't help laughing, "That's right. With you taking care of these trivial matters, the second wife has saved a lot of worry."

Everyone laughed together.

After eating for a while, Mrs. Wang suddenly said: "Girl Feng, have you settled the matter of cooperation with the Chen family?"

"Second wife, I've sorted everything out. We started working on it last month. The one we cooperate with is Chen Mansion's Antarctic Goose. The Antarctic Goose put some of the porcelain, Western clocks, and grain from their Jingde Porcelain Kiln.

We sell it to a shop in Dongfu, and the price is very reasonable, and the payment is made once a month."

"That's good, the accounts must be clear." Mrs. Wang said.

Sister Feng was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Second Madam, I understand."

Jia's mother said seriously: "These are the most sought-after goods in the capital. It is the Chen family that gives us the Jia family's face. We cannot accept this love in vain. People and relationships only last if they come and go. Ask around carefully and see Chen.

If there's anything we can do, we can help."

"Old lady, there happens to be something going on right now."

"Oh, do you want to hear it?"

"When Mr. Lian was talking to Sun Xiaodong, the steward of the Liu Mansion, he heard that Brother Zhao was both civil and military, behaved with moderation, and kept himself clean. But after all, as a lord, there was no one to take care of him. Their servants were all rough warriors. Where could they be?

She knows how to take care of people, and with the addition of Xiangling as her aunt, she is even more in need of maids. Butler Sun is looking for someone in the capital, and for a while he can only find rough maids, but not one suitable one. He is very worried.

no."

"Lian'er is still attentive and able to find out what's going on. I also heard that the Chen family is full of warriors. When you came to the house a few days ago, Brother Zhao had to borrow the help of Jin Yiwei's wives to receive the women. It's really pitiful. So,

I have a few maids by my side who have been recuperated for a year or two and were about to be assigned, so I selected a few and gave them to the Chen family as a favor."

"That's a great relationship! I have always said that the old lady is the sea-suppressing pillar of the house and the Buddha. With the old lady sitting in charge, nothing can be done badly." Sister Feng patted her and said.

"You naughty monkey, you can only say cute things here. Haha."

While the old lady was happy, Sister Feng hit the railway while it was hot: "Old lady, could you please send a few over?"

"I'll give you four. I'll choose two of them, and the one who handles the best is the best. Second Madam, I remember you also have a few maids by your side, and you must have been recuperating them for several years."

Mrs. Wang quickly replied, "Yes, old lady, there are so many maids. I will give the list to the old lady later."

Large families have family traditions. The matron of the house usually takes care of a few maids with good looks and good temperaments, and leaves them to her son as a housekeeper. This way, she can tie her son's heart and keep an eye on what is going on in his house.

Mrs. Wang kept a few good maids by her side so that she could leave Baoyu with her.

Deep down in her heart, Mrs. Wang despised Chen Zhao, who had once been a royal guard, and was not willing to give him the nursed maid.

But Jia Mu said it so bluntly that she couldn't refuse, but she secretly resented her niece for being nosy.

"Bring the list later, I will choose four and transfer them to the Liu family together with the deed of sale. Girl Feng, you will give each family some money for settlement expenses. Tell them that the family of Viscount Yingwu is no better than ours.

What a difference. Mr. Chen's family has both civil and military skills. He is a third-rank official at a young age. He can't go wrong with his past."

"The old lady is kind-hearted, I will do it later." Sister Feng was full of joy. It was the best thing for her and her husband to do this convenient favor. With this favor, the Chen family will probably be more attentive to cooperation.

After these few months of cooperation, Sister Feng finally figured out Chen Zhao's methods.

Not only is this guy young, he is both civilized and martial, he is also a good and wealthy boy next to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

I have plenty of means to make money.

No wonder that in just a few years, tens of millions of taels of silver could be given to the emperor.

After just a few months of cooperation, Antarctic Goose Trading Company just slipped something out of the cracks of its fingers, and the Jia family made a net profit of five to six thousand taels. If large-scale business is released, how much can it earn?

Thinking of this, Sister Feng's heart became even hotter. She wished she could finish her meal immediately and go and finish this matter. It would be best to help Xue Mansion and Chen Mansion get married.

No, Xue Pan is kowtowing to Chen Zhao. He keeps shouting to lead the horse and whip, and even the pretty girl Xiang Ling is sent to Chen Zhao's house. If we don't act quickly, the Xue family will be on their own

Marry the girl.

Where will there be any favors from now on?

…

After the banquet, everyone from Dongfu took their cars back.

Jia Rong sat in the carriage, feeling uneasy.

He had long wanted to meet Chen Zhao for a drink during the Laba Festival, but Yuanchun became a virtuous concubine, and the Jia family wanted to build a provincial residence. Jia Zhen insisted on sending Jia Rong to Gusu to purchase materials, and even refused to let her stay at home for the New Year.

After Yi Yi came back, he was sent to the Provincial Family Home to work as a busy supervisor. He was yelled at and scolded by me every day, but he could only endure it.

In his heart, he had no father-son affection for Jia Zhen.

Ever since she was sensible, Jia Zhen has had a bad face. She was either beaten or scolded. If it weren't for her grandfather Jia Jing's protection, Jia Rong didn't know if she would be alive today.

What Jia Rong resented the most was the death of his own mother.

Jia Rong could silently endure beating and scolding him, but the death of his mother was like a knife piercing his heart. He always believed that his mother was driven to death by that bastard Jia Zhen.

of.

Jia Rong never knew what kind of abuse caused her mother to commit suicide.

When his mother died, Jia Rong was still young. He only knew that not long after his mother died and was buried, his grandfather Jia Jing suddenly said that he had stopped doing secular things and wanted to practice Taoism. He went to Bai Yujing early, and his title and the title of head of the Ningguo Mansion were passed on to him.

Jia Zhen.

When Jia Zhen became the head of the family, she became even more ridiculous and extravagant, and she was even more harsh and harsh towards Jia Rong. When Jia Rong grew up to fourteen or fifteen years old, Jia Zhen had another hobby, asking servants and servants to insult Jia Rong in public, or spit or

Jia Rong endured the slap in the face silently.

It wasn't until this old man, Jia Zhen, asked Jia Rong to get married in a fake marriage, leaving the wife that the real matchmaker was marrying for his father to enjoy, that Jia Rong understood.

His own mother was forced to death by father and son Jia Jing and Jia Zhen.

The reason why she was humiliated and scolded by Jia Zhen was probably because Jia Zhen couldn't figure out whether Jia Rong was Jia Jing's son or Jia Zhen's son!

But no matter how he understood it, he could only endure it.

After all, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his fortune and life were all in Jia Zhen's hands.

It wasn't until I met Chen Zhao that the fire of karma buried deep in my heart finally burned out.

Especially today at the banquet, Jia Rong heard that Jia Mu behind her was going to arrange for some maids to be sent to Chen Mansion. Jia Rong understood that if she didn't take action, if she waited for Jia Zhen to understand and hug Chen Zhao's lap, she would probably die.

There is no chance for revenge.

During today's banquet, Jia Zhen was very drunk. Jia Rong finally had the opportunity to have half a day's leisure. According to yesterday's agreement, he sent a post to the Chen family and then went to Songtai Tea House.

In the private room of No. Xuan Bing, Jia Rong met Kou Zhong, a member of the Jinyiwei family.

Since participating in the rectification of Jinyiwei, Kou Zhong's status in the emperor's personal army has been rising, especially when Chen Zhao was promoted to Jinshi. After leaving Jinyiwei, these old brothers were also promoted. In just two months, he was promoted from Jinyiwei.

A hundred households who have been promoted to the sixth rank of the school captain, wear flying fish clothes and hold embroidered spring swords.

Today, of course, Kou Zhong was only wearing regular clothes. When he saw Jia Rong coming in, he closed the door and looked through the window for a while. Then he handed over his hands and said, "Kou Zhong of the Hundred Households of Jinyiwei has met Uncle Rong."

"Are you Jin Yiwei?" Jia Rong was surprised.

He knew that Chen Zhao would not come in person, but he did not expect that it would be a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu who would show up.

This official position is not small, it is the sixth rank, and the second political master of Xifu is the fifth rank.

Although the Zhou Dynasty was founded a hundred years ago, the nobles and military were humble, and in the eyes of wealthy families, hundreds of households were worse than dogs, but they couldn't stand the fact that behind them was Chen Zhao who could rub the entire Jin Yiwei.
To be continued...