Jia Rong was very happy today.

Feng Ziying also said that being sworn brothers with Commandant Qiu would not have any impact on the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. Anyway, he is a fool, so whatever he does is reasonable.

It’s a stick, there’s nothing wrong with it.

These people, who live in luxury, surely don’t know how big and long a mallet is?

Jia Rong arrived at Ningrong Street and found the people who had been beaten by the enemy’s servants. He asked Lai Sheng to distribute all the silver and medicinal materials that Captain Qiu had compensated. He smiled and said, “You will have to bear with the injustice for now. You should have heard that Captain Qiu and I have sworn brotherhood. There will be plenty of opportunities to avenge you in the future.”

Jia Yun and the others were stunned. They didn’t expect him to say it directly. To be honest, when they first heard it, they were quite dissatisfied. Although it was just a conflict caused by fighting for water at the beginning, they didn’t expect that the two of them would become sworn brothers in the end.

However, after receiving a large amount of compensation and medicinal materials, they no longer had such thoughts. The annual expenses of an ordinary family were only 20 taels of silver, and Jia Yun and his family each received 50 or 60 taels, which was considered a windfall.

I have no complaints in my heart.

Feng Ziying thought differently. He originally thought it was just a stupid thing, but now he felt something was wrong.

If we become sworn brothers, we will have plenty of opportunities to take revenge?

So, the purpose of sworn brotherhood is revenge? This logic doesn’t make sense.

Is it that Rong Ge’er has a problem with his brain, or… Rong Ge’er must have a problem with his brain.

Feng Ziying thought for a while, then heard Jia Rong say, “It’s not nice to say that someone from our family was beaten by someone else’s servant. It wasn’t a big deal, but when I saw you were surrounded, I got carried away. If both families were to settle the accounts, they would end up falling out completely. They have paid the money and medicine, and Captain Qiu and I have also declared our love and sworn brotherhood, so there will be no more trouble between the two families in the future.”

This is the truth.

Feng Ziying also knew that their families and Captain Qiu were not on the same side, otherwise why would they have been fighting with Qiu Jiheng all the time?

The circle of friends of a lazy and idle playboy is also influenced by his family.

However, this idiot actually reflected on his impulsiveness?

Something is wrong!

Feng Ziying squinted his eyes and looked at the faces of Jia Yun and others, only to see that they were all shaking their heads as if they were moved.

What an idiot! He is just trying to show off to himself, just to show that he cares about everyone.

Jia Rong laughed again and said:

“So you guys have to bear a little injustice today, and I’ll bear the stigma of being a wimp and a fool, but at least you got the money, the problem is solved, and the people in Chenjiazhuang won’t dare to cause trouble again. This matter is over.

Some of you are my uncles, some of you are my brothers, but there are still some things to say. After all, we are a family. If you have any grievances, just come to me.

On weekdays, even if there is nothing to do, you can walk around more. Not to mention during festivals. Yesterday during the Dragon Boat Festival, I didn’t see Yun Ge’er go to Ning Mansion. I was still thinking in my heart whether I did something wrong and Yun Ge’er was resentful.

If you don’t go to the two mansions during the holidays, there are so many relatives living in the back street, and I can’t send people to invite them one by one. If there are too many, you still have to take the initiative to come to the door. No matter what time it is, there will definitely be a seat for you in the two mansions. “

I didn’t expect Rong Ge’er to have such a side!

After listening to this long speech, Feng Ziying felt that he was far inferior to Jia Rong in this respect.

Jia Yun’s eyes were red at this time. He nodded and said, “Rong’er is right.”

“How can it be a lesson?” Jia Rong shook his head and denied it, saying, “We are of similar age, and this is a heart-to-heart talk between brothers. After all, these eight families are inseparable. After what happened today, I remembered one thing, that our clan land is still a little short. These days I asked Manager Lai to go to the farms around the clan land and buy some more land, so that each family in the clan can get a little more. Take the money you have, keep it for daily food and clothing, and use the rest to buy some land.”

When he led the Ning Mansion’s steward to inspect the farm, he inquired about the actual transaction price of land in the suburbs of Shenjing. The price of wheat land was six or seven taels per acre, and the price of rice land was about ten taels per acre.

Jia Rong had already made up his mind that this year he would take two thousand taels of silver from the more than one hundred thousand taels of silver in the Ning Mansion’s official treasury to purchase two hundred acres of land for his clan.

The family property was confiscated but not the clan land. Since he had inherited the title, held an official position and was the clan leader, he would have to slowly leave a way out for himself. Not only the eight clans in Shenjing had to buy clan land, but also the remaining twelve clans in Jinling had to buy clan land. In the future, he would buy some every year, which would not only show his loyalty but also provide a bottom line guarantee for the worst in the future.

Jia Rong’s words were so sincere and heartfelt that no one could help being moved.

Jia Yun has always been smart and loyal, and he couldn’t hold back his tears after hearing this.

When Jia Rong saw this, he smiled and said, “Why are your eyes still red? You all should go home. When I get back home, I will send someone to bring you some Dragon Boat Festival wine, snacks, rice dumplings and other food.” After saying this, he sent a few people away and left.

When they got outside, Feng Ziying looked sideways and asked, “Brother Rong, aren’t you afraid that the news that you are not sincere in your sworn brotherhood with Captain Qiu will get out?”

“So what if it gets out? Will Captain Qiu be willing to become our sworn brother?” Jia Rong pouted. He just wanted to upgrade Captain Qiu’s treasure chest. Who would be willing to become our sworn brother?

Jia Rong’s actions eventually spread to the inner house.

The ladies in the inner court didn’t ask about these things at first, but because they were related to Jia Rong, they paid more attention to them.

There was no discussion in the inner house about Jia Rong’s sworn brotherhood. The old lady only praised Jia Rong for standing up for the children of the Ning and Rong families. Secondly, the old lady also felt a little sad when she talked about the three housekeepers who died in the Ningguo Mansion.

“Lai Sheng was a bit cruel. How could he beat them like that? Fortunately, Rong still had some sense and went to see the three of them off.”

When Lady Jia said this, everyone actually knew that Lai Sheng was just following Jia Rong’s advice. The old lady was also a little bit annoyed that Jia Rong was a little too harsh.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, “They were too rude in the past, so they must be severely punished. I think that Manager Lai handled this case very well, and there will be fewer people in the East who will come up with such ideas in the future.”

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, “What benefit did you get from the Lai family? Why are you defending him so much?”

Wang Xifeng sneered, “Grandpa doesn’t even trust his grandson? I just came back from the east, and the housekeepers there are all happily drinking and eating. They all say that the management is good, and none of them are ruthless.”

Just saying.

A maid ran over to the side and announced the good news, “There’s a letter from the palace. The East Palace is burning incense and setting up a case to prepare for the imperial edict. Master Xiao Rong of the East Palace will have a real job.”

Grandmother Jia’s heart skipped a beat, she stood up and leaned on her cane, and asked hurriedly, “Has the announcement been made?”

The old woman said, “Not yet. The girls outside are asking around. Send someone back as soon as there’s any news.”

Chapter 91: The Emperor asked me to guard the harem?

Even though Lady Jia and the other ladies had known the outcome long ago, when they heard that the imperial edict had arrived, it was as if a stone that had been hanging in their hearts for a long time had finally fallen to the ground.

After Jia Rong sent away the eunuch who announced the imperial edict, he frowned.

depressed.

I am very depressed. How did I become a guard of Shenwu Gate?

What is Shenwu Gate? It is the north gate of the Forbidden Palace, formerly known as Xuanwu Gate.

Behind the Shenwu Gate is the Shunzhen Gate, inside the Shunzhen Gate is the Imperial Garden, and to the south of the Imperial Garden is the Kunning Palace. To the east of the Imperial Garden is the residence of the Crown Prince, and to the southeast are the East Six Palaces such as the Jingyang Palace and the Yanxi Palace. To the southwest of the Imperial Garden are the West Six Palaces, including the Chuxiu Palace and the Changchun Palace.

In other words, Shenwu Gate is the first gate outside the Forbidden Palace in the north. Except for the emperor, concubines, and princes, no ministers of the court can be seen there.

“Why isn’t he the Taihe Gate guard?”

“If I can’t be a guard at Qianqing Gate, can I still be a guard at Taihe Gate? How the hell did I become a guard at Shenwu Gate?”

“Does the Emperor want me to guard the harem?”

Fuck it!

He had another thing that made him even more depressed. He had just learned from the young eunuch that Commandant Qiu had been assigned to a post outside the capital. Although the guards would be assigned to posts outside the capital after they turned 30, most of them were appointed to positions such as lieutenant general, guerrilla, and sitting camp officer.

Unexpectedly, Commandant Qiu was appointed as the co-director of Jinyifu. The system of this dynasty inherited that of the previous Ming Dynasty, when Jinyiwei was divided into two parts: the imperial guards were changed to Linglongjinweifu, and the detective and court stick pacification department was changed to Jinyifu.

How did Captain Qiu get promoted?

A long-servant nearby heard Jia Rong’s mumbling and asked in confusion, “Isn’t it a good thing that your sworn brother got promoted?”

We are not really sworn brothers, so what…what…good thing!

Captain Qiu’s promotion means that the treasure chest above his head has also been upgraded.

Jia Rong slapped his thigh and said with a smile, “Good news, great news! Lai Sheng will give you the reward, hurry up and prepare the gifts, tomorrow we will go to Qiu’s house to congratulate our sworn brother.”

In the blink of an eye, the gloom on his face disappeared, as if Captain Qiu was happier about his promotion than he was.

Jia Rong was less than 20 years old, and he was a guard at the Shenwu Gate at the beginning, so it was not easy for him to be promoted. However, according to the normal situation of guards serving outside the capital, he should be promoted to a higher rank in the future, and he would be a guerrilla general in the military camp.

Seeing him being proud, Lai Sheng reminded him, “Master, you haven’t asked for the imperial edict to go to the ancestral temple yet.”

We went to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices the day before yesterday, and we have to go there again today. The ancestors of the Jia family are really happy.

Jia Rong even envied the ancestors of the Jia family.

Back at Rongguo Mansion, Jia’s mother was so happy when she heard the news. The guards at Shenwu Gate were not as good as those at Qianqing Gate, Neiyou Gate, Shouning Gate, etc., but they were much better than those at Taihe Gate in the outer court.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly asked Yuanyang to give her a reward, and said with a smile: “The two saints in the palace have not forgotten our Jia family.”

Wang Xifeng’s eyes were filled with excitement, as if the residual heat of last night had not dissipated, and her blood was boiling. She laughed happily and said, “Uncle Wang guessed in the letter that she would probably be placed in Taihe Gate or the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I didn’t expect it to go there. From now on, Rong’er will be considered a close minister!”

Mrs. Wang also smiled for the first time and said, “It is indeed a great joy.”

Xing was in a complicated mood at the moment, and smiled: “The east is blessed!”

It was unknown what had irritated the old lady. Grandmother Jia’s face darkened and she ignored Xing. She turned around and called Qin Keqing to sit beside her. She held her hand and said softly, “You are truly the most blessed star in our family.”

As she spoke, Jia’s mother glanced at Ruizhu and Baozhu behind Qin Keqing. One of them had her hair tied up, while the other looked like a child.

He couldn’t help but wonder how the maidservant around the mistress could be so shabby, and also remembered that Qin Keqing had already received an imperial decree. So he called a maidservant to his side and said with a smile: “This girl has been with me for quite a long time. She has always been respectable, considerate, diligent, gentle and obedient.”

Wang Xifeng immediately understood what Jia’s mother meant. She was going to give the maidservant to Qin, and hurriedly urged her, “Why don’t you thank the old ancestor? I begged the old ancestor for this girl thousands of times, but the old ancestor refused to let her go.”

Qin Keqing looked over and saw that the other person had a handsome appearance and a more dignified character than many other daughters of wealthy families. She immediately accepted the offer with a look of delight and thanked Lady Jia profusely.

Grandmother Jia stroked Qin Keqing’s hand and refused to let go. She not only asked Qin Keqing to have more maids around her in the future, but also called Yuanyang to get a jade ornament from the storehouse.

When everyone saw it, they understood what Grandmother Jia meant. It turned out to be a jade pomegranate, which symbolizes hundreds of children and grandchildren, and many sons and good fortune.

Qin Keqing shyly asked Ruizhu to accept it and thanked her again.

Aunt Xue joked, “You should pay attention to it. Now the east is just missing the joy of having a new baby.”

As soon as he said this, not only the ladies laughed, but even the girls around them were secretly laughing.

The place was unusually lively, but Youshi was the only one who was smiling while thinking about something, looking a little dazed and absent-minded.

Wang Xifeng called her several times, but Youshi didn’t respond. Sister Feng laughed and said, “Look at this lady. After learning that Rong’er got a real job, she is now putting on airs and even ignores our ancestor when he calls her.”

When Youshi came back to her senses, her ears suddenly turned red and her body felt numb. She smiled at Wang Xifeng and said, “I was thinking about how to invite everyone to drink tomorrow, and you are still here nagging me, worried that I will not invite you tomorrow.”

“Oh my, she really put on airs.” Wang Xifeng laughed and went to Lady Jia, complaining, “I think she must be reluctant to part with the wine from the East Palace. She is the most stingy person in our family. The old ancestor will punish her.”

“You monkey.” Grandmother Jia scolded Fengjie with a smile, and then said to Youshi: “There is no need to make a big fuss. In addition to the family members, just invite a few close relatives.”

Youshi just nodded in agreement, but she was troubled about how to meet Jia Rong in the future.

The stench in my heart seemed to be engraved in my mind and could not be dispelled. The most frightening thing was that I had another terrible dream last night. I woke up in the middle of the night covered in sweat, even the mattress was soaked.

Every time I lie down, it feels like there’s a mischievous insect digging around somewhere. Not only is it uncomfortable, but it also always brings back memories of that day in Tianxiang Tower.

It always makes her feel hot all over.

The guy who wants to kill!

In the evening, the old lady took advantage of her joy to invite Youshi and Qinshi to have dinner in the west. After dinner, it was getting dark. When Youshi and Keqing returned home, the sky was already hazy, but their minds were completely different.