"Count Jia.
What a rare guest. "Beijing King came to the main hall and saw the Jia Zhen waiting for him.
The Jia Zhen looked at the door.
Seeing Beijing King and Beijing King's son coming over, the Jia Zhen quickly stood up.
He bowed to Beijing King and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Get up quickly.
We're not outside.
There's no need to be so formal. "Beijing King hurried over.
Beijing King quickly came over and helped the Jia Zhen up.
The Jia Zhen stood up straight with the help of Beijing King. At this time, Beijing King's son opened his mouth. "Count Jia."
Beijing King's son greeted the Jia Zhen.
"Prince, I saw you from afar during the New Year's banquet last year.
I didn't expect you to be so big.
No wonder you're Beijing King's son.
You're both talented and good-looking. "The Jia Zhen praised him, even though Beijing King's son was only as tall as his thigh.
"Count Jia.
Rong 'er is so proud of you. Have a seat. "Beijing King led Shui Rong to a seat.
The Jia Zhen smiled and sat down.
He also sat down.
"Last time,
You passed the Xiucai Exam in Jinling.
You didn't take the Imperial Exam this year.
Are you not going to take the exam anymore? " Beijing King asked. For people like them, no matter what they did, they were always observed by others. Naturally, they also needed to observe other people's actions.
"I'm going to take the exam next year. My father said that I'm still young and not mature enough, so I have to wait for another year." In fact, his father said that he was more than qualified to take the Juren Exam, but the Jinshi Exam was still a bit difficult. Since he was still young, he could wait for another year. Next year, both the Juren Exam and the Jinshi Exam would be taken together.
"Oh, fifty years old, Count Jia is still very young." Beijing King nodded. The Jia family's culture was not bad. If there was someone suitable, he could arrange a marriage for Rong 'er. Ningguo Province had sons for the past few generations, but there were daughters in Rongguo Province. The Duke Rongguo's eldest granddaughter was about the same age as Rong' er. However, this granddaughter was only the daughter of the second branch in Rongguo Province. After all, the Duke Rongguo had grown up. When he passed away, the Rongguo Province would be separated. The Duke Rongguo's second son not only did not have an official position, but also did not have a scholarly honor. There was no benefit in marrying the second branch in Rongguo Province, so he did not want to do so.
"Haha, I'll take your blessings then." The Jia Zhen smiled.
"By the way, Count Jia, why did you come here today?" Beijing King asked.
"Yes, there is indeed something important. You know that my wife was born in a young family, so she still hasn't learned the rules well. I want to help her find two etiquette instructors and a female teacher. So, I'm here to ask the Third Princess for information." There were no girls of suitable age in Ningguo Province, so he could only find these servants in the name of his wife.
"I remember that your wife hasn't been to the palace even once, right?" Beijing King asked.
"Yes, my wife has missed the New Year's banquet held in the palace every year." The Jia Zhen also felt a little regretful. In the first year, because of the Crown Prince, he and his wife didn't go to the palace. Later, when the Old Madam passed away, they went to Jinling to observe mourning. When they came back, they found out that she was pregnant, so his wife didn't go to the palace even once.
Xia Lu said that it was just that she didn't go to the palace. In modern times, she didn't know how many times she had been to the Forbidden City. In the future, people only needed to pay to go to the Forbidden City. In this dynasty, there were many procedures to go through when going to the palace. First of all, they had to confirm your identity, make sure that you didn't bring any weapons, and so on. After that, they had to reward the little maids and eunuchs when they met them. After all, it was easy to meet the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little ghosts. Then, when they met the masters, they had to salute all kinds of things. Xia Lu thought that going to the palace once or twice was just broadening one's horizons.
Thinking about the concubines in the harem, who lived in the palace all day, Xia Lu sympathized with them. There were so many women fighting for a man, and they had to abide by countless palace rules. It was already considered cheerful if they didn't feel depressed.
"Then you have to find a good one. Don't worry, I will ask the Princess to find two good ones for you," King Beijing said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The Jia Zhen quickly got up and thanked him.
"We are all old relatives. When the country was founded, we walked together. There's no need to be so polite," King Beijing said.
The Jia Zhen got up and thought, Sure enough, King Beijing was the smartest among the four princes with different surnames. The Jia Zhen thought that in a dynasty, as long as it didn't reach the point of rebellion, whoever had soldiers would be the target of fear. The other three princes all had soldiers in their hands, and they were stationed in the south, west, and east respectively. The Jia Zhen thought that one day, the Emperor would make a move on the three princes. After all, in Da Qian, even the Emperor's own son would inherit the throne after three generations.
"The Emperor will hold a small selection next year. Many maids and maids of the right age in the palace will be sent out of the palace. A new batch will be selected. When they go to the palace, they will definitely bring two good ones out." These old maids and maids would be asked to go to various mansions after they left the palace. However, there were only a few young ladies in each mansion, and some of these old maids would be released every year. Some of the old maids and maids who weren't selected could only go back.
To be honest, they were already so old that they didn't know what the outside world was like. It was very difficult for them to live. If these old maids knew that they had a chance to go to Ningguo Province, they would be very happy.
"A small selection? Will there be a general election? "The small selection was to choose maids, and the general election was to choose concubines.
"I'm not sure. The Retired Emperor has to make the decision to hold a general election. Recently, the Retired Emperor hasn't been in the palace." Prince Beijing told the Jia Zhen what he knew. Anyway, it wasn't important. It was just a small selection. Soon, there would be more news from the palace. He was just doing the Jia Zhen a favor in advance.
"I heard that the Retired Emperor went to the Imperial Mausoleum to pay respects to the deceased. I don't know when he will come back." The Jia Zhen sighed.
"It's said that he has already returned to the capital. He will probably arrive in half a month." After all, the Third Princess was the Retired Emperor's favorite daughter. She often went to the harem and had a good relationship with the current Emperor's empress and concubines. Naturally, she knew more information than the Jia Zhen. No matter what, the Jia Zhen was just a foreign minister. There was a lot of information that he couldn't find out.
"I see." The Jia Zhen nodded. Well, after all, she was that person's flesh and blood. There was still half a month to go. He might be able to learn a little bit about it. "Prince Beijing, I'll leave it to you."
"It's okay. It's a piece of cake." With the Jia family's means, it was easy for them to find a few mamas. The reason why they came to Prince Beijing's Mansion was probably to make friends with them. Since the Jia family sent this message, the Jia Zhen naturally had to accept it.
"Then I'll take my leave." Since it was done, he naturally had to go back.
"Be careful." Prince Beijing didn't ask him to stay. He had a lot of dealings with the Jia family, but he didn't have much contact with his son. In the past, it was said that he was a playboy in the capital. Now it seemed that it was a false rumor. Anyway, for the sake of Prince Beijing's Mansion, he had to have more contact with these families.
When the Jia Zhen returned to the mansion, he saw Xia Lu and Qin Keqing sitting together intimately. The two of them were reading a book.
Xia Lu just wanted to exclaim that Qin Keqing was really smart. Yesterday, he thought that Qin Keqing could only remember things in a short time. Today, when he checked Qin Keqing's homework, he found that Qin Keqing still remembered what he taught yesterday.
The Jia Zhen's face changed. He thought to himself, Well, this is the Crown Prince's posthumous child. I can't touch him. I can't touch him.
"What are you looking at? Why are you acting so intimately? "The Jia Zhen was a little bit angry when talking about intimately.
"Hundreds of surnames. Keqing is really smart. She remembers it after a few times." Xia Lu sighed. She also wanted this kind of amazing memory.
Qin Keqing looked at Xia Lu with bright eyes. The beautiful aunt praised her again.
The Jia Zhen suppressed his dissatisfaction and said, "Didn't you want her to see her husband and wife? Did she go to see them? " Hurry up and go over. Don't occupy his wife anymore. Isn't it enough to have three little brats? No, it's four little brats. The little brat at the back, although he's only two months old, is even more excessive than the other three. Snatching his father's food to eat is simply unfilial. Now there was the Crown Prince's daughter. He felt very upset.
When Qin Keqing heard the Jia Zhen's words, she was a little excited. No matter how smart Qin Keqing was, she was now a five-year-old child. She hadn't seen her parents for almost two days. Naturally, she missed them. Qin Keqing looked at Xia Lu.
"If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot. Ziyuan, take Miss Qin to the Rain-listening Villa. After they talk about the old days, bring her back." The Retired Emperor's return was uncertain. They couldn't cause more trouble.
"Yes." Ziyuan took Qin Keqing to the villa.
After Qin Keqing left, the Jia Zhen sat with Xia Lu intimately. They sat in the seat where Qin Keqing had just sat.
"The little girl's etiquette instructor has already done it. It is estimated that there will be results in two days. Later, pack a gift for me. I want to use it as a favor," the Jia Zhen said. Although it was not difficult for the Jia Zhen to hire two etiquette instructors, since he asked others to help him, he still had to give a gift.
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