Chapter 159: Madam Wang: Hahaha, my daughter is a royal concubine
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“OK!”

“very good!”

Emperor Anping looked at Jia Yuanchun and smiled, “I like people like you who are strong-willed!”

Originally, he only planned to use Yuanchun to establish a relationship with the Jia family in order to consolidate his own position, but Yuanchun’s refusal immediately aroused his strong interest.

“Just wait!”

“I will issue an order to Jia Jing myself!”

Emperor Anping walked out of the hall with a smile.

Yuanchun suddenly fell to the ground, gasping for breath, her mind in a mess.

She didn’t know whether what she did was right or wrong, and she didn’t know whether this would bring trouble to her family.

Soon, the Queen walked in quickly, helped Yuanchun up and said with a smile: “I know everything, you did a good job.”

“Your Majesty, I want to leave the palace.” Jia Yuanchun shook her head and said with difficulty, covering her chest.

The Empress shook her head slightly and sighed, “If the Emperor really gives an order to Lord Jia, it will be the same no matter where you go. You might as well stay in the palace and help me. Don’t worry, I don’t want you to do anything now. Just be Nuan’er’s companion in study.”

The emperor has taken a fancy to Jia Yuanchun!

This is great news for her.

There is no doubt that even if Jia Yuanchun did nothing, Concubine Wu would definitely hate Jia Yuanchun and even take action against her.

It is even more impossible for the Jia family to remain indifferent and watch their own girl being bullied.

At that time…

The Queen smiled slightly.

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After a while, Yuanchun returned to her room.

Baoqin knew that the emperor had summoned her daughter. Seeing Yuanchun returning home with a frown on her face, she hurried forward and asked excitedly, “Girl, how are you? Did the emperor…”

“Pooh!”

Yuanchun spat lightly.

“Is there any, do you think?”

“You think this is a good thing? Are you willing to stay in this jail for the rest of your life?”

Baoqin stuck out her tongue and said, “I am worried about you. Since you are not pregnant, you can rest assured. You will be old enough to go out in a year at most.”

Yuanchun sighed.

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”

Baoqin: “What do you mean?”

Yuanchun: “The emperor said he would issue an edict.”

“Let’s see what Grandpa means.”

“Oh, go get some writing materials. I need to write a letter so that my grandfather, my ancestors, and my father and mother can prepare for it.”

“Wait a minute, girl.”

Baoqin hurried to prepare pen and ink.

Yuanchun thought for a while, then picked up the brush and dipped it in ink.

Respectfully submitted by your daughter Yuanchun. May your father be blessed with good health.

I entered the palace at the age of thirteen, and it has been six years. Every time I miss you…

She didn’t dare to write too directly, but only mentioned it implicitly, that she longed to return home!

She believed that her ancestors, father and mother would definitely understand her.

After writing the letter, Yuanchun carefully sealed it and ordered Baoqin to find a trusted eunuch who could leave the palace walls. She said with a smile, “Eunuch Li, thank you for taking the trouble to make a trip to Rongguo Mansion.” As she spoke, she ordered Baoqin to hand over ten taels of silver.

Eunuch Li took the letter and said with a smile, “Miss Jia, you are too polite. It’s just a small matter. There is no need to spend so much money…”

Although Yuanchun’s status was not high, she had the Jia family as her backer. Generally, few people were blind enough to disrespect Yuanchun, and no one dared to ask Yuanchun for money.

Baoqin said, “Just let Eunuch Li take it. Our young lady will not be short of this.”

Eunuch Li took the silver and said with a smile, “Sister Baoqin is right. I will accept it. Don’t worry, Miss Jia. I will send the letter to the Jia Mansion right away.”

Yuanchun nodded: “Remember, you must do it yourself!”

“The servant understands.”

After receiving the money, Eunuch Li naturally did his best to do the job. In less than an hour, he had left the palace and delivered the letter to Rongguo Mansion.

When the servant guarding the gate saw the eunuch coming, he dared not neglect him and hurriedly welcomed him in, while at the same time notifying the head master Jia She.

Jia She was very busy this year, especially because some old friends came to congratulate him on taking over the family business again, which made him very happy.

Several good friends came that day, including General Feng Tang, Commander of the Five Cities Army Qiu Liang, First-class Viscount Liu Fang, and Earl Han Rui of Jinxiang.

The banquet was ready, and Jia She was just about to lead everyone to their seats when suddenly a servant ran in and whispered something in Jia She’s ear.

Jia She’s face changed, and he stood up and apologized, saying, “I am really sorry for being so slow. I have something to do at home. Please go ahead, brothers.”

Although everyone didn’t understand why, they understood it.

There must be a distinguished guest coming.

“Lord En, there is no need to do this. It will be the same if we meet again some other day.”

“Yes, Brother Enhou, please do as you please.”

Everyone said goodbye.

Jia Jinglue tried to persuade him to stay for a while, then followed the servant to the front hall. As expected, he saw a young eunuch sitting inside drinking tea.

Jia She did not dare to neglect him, and hurried forward and said, “I am Jia She, and I am sorry for not coming to meet you in person. I am really neglecting you, sir.”

Young Eunuch Li smiled and said, “Master Jia, you are too polite. We are here to see Master Zheng of your mansion.”

Jia She was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “My dear eunuch, I am now the head of Rongguo Mansion, and my second brother is no longer in charge of things. If you have anything to say, just tell me.”

Eunuch Li shook his head and said, “Someone from the palace brought a letter to Master Zheng, saying that he would hand it to Master Zheng personally.”

Jia She frowned.

How come there is someone in the palace who knows my second brother?
Could it be that he used his connections to get into the palace?

But he knew that his second brother had always been unwilling to give in and was thinking about making a comeback.

Although he was puzzled, Jia She did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly ordered the servant: “Go and invite the second master to come over quickly.”

After a while, Jia Zheng came with a puzzled look on his face. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a eunuch in the middle.

“My name is Jia Cunzhou. May I ask what this eunuch wants to see me about?” Jia Zheng asked suspiciously.

Young Eunuch Li frowned and said, “We are looking for Master Jia Zheng, not Master Zhou.”

“Haha.”

Jia She smiled and said, “Don’t be surprised, sir. My brother’s name is Zheng, and his courtesy name is Cunzhou.”

Eunuch Li suddenly realized what was going on and quickly handed the letter to Jia Zheng, saying, “We misunderstood. Since Master Zheng is here, I will hand this letter to him in person, which will be regarded as fulfilling his request. I will take my leave now.”

“Father-in-law, have a cup of tea before you leave…”

“No, there’s something else going on inside.”

After Eunuch Li left, Jia She looked at Jia Zheng and asked, “Whose letter is it?”

Jia Zheng had already opened the letter by then and read it all in one breath, overjoyed.

“It’s Yuanchun!”

“The Emperor has summoned her!”

“We need to be prepared.”

Jia Zheng became more and more excited as he spoke.

Jia She felt both happy and worried when he heard this.

The happy thing is: The emperor summoned them, what does that mean? Their family is going to be a royal family! Isn’t this half a level higher than the East Palace?
What worries him is: Yuanchun is not his daughter. Once Yuanchun is made a concubine, won’t the second wife be under great pressure from him again?

“Bring it to me and see.”

Jia She reached out to take the letter.

Jia Zheng did not give it to him. Instead, he put it away and said with a smile, “Let’s quickly tell our ancestors the good news!”

Jia’s mother’s courtyard.

When Jia Zheng finished his belief, Jia’s mother’s eyes suddenly lit up!

Yuanchun is really good!
In this way, wouldn’t their West Palace surpass the East Palace?
“Is this letter true?” Grandmother Jia asked again worriedly, fearing that she was dreaming.

Jia Zheng clapped his hands and laughed, “Chun’er has already told us to be prepared. How could it be false? Who knows, the imperial edict may come tomorrow!”

Grandmother Jia laughed heartily: “Well, well, let’s set up a few more banquets during the New Year and invite all the old relatives to come and have a drink.”

Jia She curled his lips, snatched the letter from Jia Zheng’s hand, and sneered, “Mother, second brother, don’t be too happy too soon. I think there is something hidden in the letter from my niece. Is she trying to go home?”

“Nonsense!”

Grandmother Jia said with a straight face: “The emperor has summoned her, can she go home? Of course she has to serve the emperor wholeheartedly in the palace!”

Jia Zheng also said seriously: “Now your lady has received the grace of heaven and the virtue of her ancestors. She has passed down a great grace that has never been seen before. How can she ignore the emperor’s will because of her children’s personal feelings? Let me pass a letter in and persuade her.” Jia’s mother nodded: “Okay, tell her not to worry about family affairs and serve the emperor well. If she can leave a son and a daughter, it will be our good fortune.”

“Oh, right, go and invite Madam Wang out right away. Zheng’er, you go in person.”

Jia Zheng nodded: “That’s right.”

Jia She said, “That woman was sent to prison by Brother Jing. If Brother Jing comes back, how will we explain it?”

Grandmother Jia now felt much straighter, not afraid of Jia Jing at all, and gently waved her hand and said, “Do I need to explain? Yuanchun will soon be favored by the emperor, and mother is still living in a small Buddhist temple. It’s not right, and it’s not good for the royal family.”

“Besides, the punishment for that incident was a bit too severe! The atonement these days is enough to make up for it.”

“By the way, Boss, please bear with me and move into Dongyueguli for a few days, otherwise Chun’er will be embarrassed.”

Jia Zheng said seriously: “Brother, this is all for Chun’er. When do you think we should move?”

Jia She: “…”

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“Crack!”

“I’m so rough!”

When Jia She returned home, he started smashing and beating things, scaring Mrs. Xing so much that she hid in the corner, trembling and not daring to come forward.

Jia She smashed everything that could be smashed in the room. He was so tired that he was out of breath. Then he sat down on a chair and looked at the mess on the floor in silence for a long time.

At this time, Mrs. Xing stepped forward cautiously and asked, “Master, what’s wrong with you?”

Jia She was in a bad mood, so naturally he looked at everything with displeasure. He gritted his teeth and said, “What’s wrong? You stupid woman!”

“You’ve been married to me for so many years, but you can’t even give birth to a daughter! Tell me! What use do I have for you?”

Mrs. Xing was so frightened that she fell to her knees.

“Master, I was wrong.”

“I can give birth. I will definitely give birth to you. I will give birth to a child for you tonight…”

Jia She glared.

“roll!”

“Move back to the East Cross Courtyard!”

Mrs. Xing cried out in grief.

“Master, please don’t.”

She thought she was banished to the cold palace.

Unexpectedly, Jia She sighed and looked at the messy Rong Xi Tang: “Not only you, but I have to go back too!”

“what!?”

Mrs. Xing was stunned.

“Master, you say…”

“Why? We live well?”

Just as Jia She was about to speak, a few maids suddenly came to the door and squeezed in with brooms and other items.

“Master, Madam, we…”

Jia She waved his hand and said, “Go out. There’s no need to clean up here.”

It’s not your place anymore anyway, so whoever lives here should clean it.

The maids looked at each other for a long time, until Mrs. Xing drove the people out, they woke up from their dream and hurriedly retreated.

“Master, what’s going on?” Mrs. Xing asked anxiously. She had only lived in the main house for a few months and had been in charge of the household for a few months. She didn’t want to leave yet.

Jia She sighed and said, “Do you still remember the eldest daughter of the second brother’s family?”

Mrs. Xing nodded.

“know.”

“Didn’t she enter the palace a few years ago? There has been no news for five or six years. I heard that many girls from other families are like this after entering the palace. They just disappear without a word and their families don’t even know about it.”

Jia She slammed the table and said, “It would be great if she didn’t exist! Not only that, she even got an audience with the emperor!”

“what!”

Mrs. Xing opened her mouth wide.

Being summoned by the emperor, wouldn’t that mean…

A quick success?

Mrs. Xing was both envious and jealous.

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In the small Buddhist temple in the backyard, Mrs. Wang was concentrating on chanting Buddhist scriptures.

She had another dream last night.

She dreamed that her daughter had become a royal concubine and was returning home, with a phoenix carriage accompanying her and palace maids and eunuchs riding horses to lead the way. Most people in Kyoto could see her.

The family built a magnificent garden for her daughter, and the garden contained all the good things in the world.

The usually high-handed Jia Mu, Jia Jing, the eldest master, and the master all prostrated themselves on the ground and bowed to her daughter…

“Hahaha……”

Thinking deeply, Mrs. Wang started laughing again.

At this time, Jia Zheng had just walked to the door of the small Buddhist hall and was still hesitating about how to tell his wife. Suddenly he heard laughter and was frightened.

“master?”

Jin Chuan’er suddenly noticed someone at the door, she looked closely and was immediately surprised.

“The master is here!”

“Madam, the master is here to see you!”

Mrs. Wang stopped laughing immediately, turned around slowly, and her eyes met Jia Zheng’s.

“master.”

Mrs. Wang walked forward a few steps in a daze, and suddenly stopped.

Ever since she was punished to go to the Buddhist temple, the master has never come to see her once!
Is this a sudden awakening of conscience?

impossible!

After half a year of practicing Buddhism, Mrs. Wang’s mind has become much wiser than before!
correct!

It must be my brother!

His elder brother was made a marquis and appointed as prime minister, which put pressure on the Jia family, so that they had to ask him to leave.

Thinking of this, Madam Wang’s face turned cold, and she asked in a calm voice, “What is the master doing here?”

Jia Zheng said awkwardly, “Madam, please go back to the main hall.”

Mrs. Wang thought to herself: It is indeed so!

“It’s so rare that the master actually remembered that he had a wife like me!”

Jia Zheng’s face was red and purple, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wang smiled again and said, “Is my brother here? I want to see my brother.”

Jia Zheng asked in confusion, “Your brother didn’t come. Didn’t he go on a border patrol? What do you want to see him for?”

Madam Wang frowned and sneered, “My brother didn’t come? Then why did the master ask me to leave? Did the master have a change of heart?”

Jia Zheng said, “I came here because the emperor summoned our eldest daughter. The old ancestor said that you are not suitable to live here any longer.”

“what!?”

Mrs. Wang jumped for joy.

“Haha, haha, ha!”

“real!”

“It’s all true!”

“Haha, my daughter is a concubine!”

“My daughter is a concubine!”

“Haha, now you know it! My daughter is a concubine!”

Jia Zheng hurriedly pulled Mrs. Wang back and said, “Stop talking nonsense. What’s the point of talking about imperial concubine or not? The emperor has only summoned her, and we don’t know what will happen yet!”

“It would be terrible if someone else heard it!”

Mrs. Wang ignored Jia Zheng and just kept laughing.

“Hahaha, haha!”

“My daughter is a concubine!”

“You all just wait for me!”

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(End of this chapter)