Mrs. Jia Feng actually didn't understand why her mother-in-law trained Yuan Chun so strictly,
One had to know..,
Even though Yuan Chun was raised by her..,
In the future..,
Her father's official position, at most, would be marrying the legitimate son of a third-rank family. Such harsh learning..,
Was comparable to her eldest sister,
Her eldest sister was the chosen prince's wife at that time,
Therefore, those rules had to be learned. But..,
If it were her, there wouldn't be so many rules in the family.
Xia Lu, who was at the side, pursed her lips,
Having read the original work, she understood very well..,
The old lady of Xi Province's plan..,
Yuan Chun studied like this just to make plans for entering the palace. In the original work..,
Yuan Chun should have followed the path of Grand Concubine Zhen..,
Later, she went to the Empress..,
In the end, she became the Emperor's woman..,
Thinking about the current Emperor..,
This year, he was twenty-five years old..,
Yuan Chun was six or seven years old this year. The Emperor was eighteen or nineteen years older than Yuan Chun. Moreover, Yuan Chun had been a female official in the Empress's palace for so many years. To put it nicely, she was a female official, but in reality, she was still doing the work of serving people. For the prosperity of the family, it was enough to sacrifice a woman.
The Jia and Wang Clan had no intention of sending Yuan Chun into the palace. As for Yuan Chun's marriage, she had her own plans. She looked at the four families of the Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families. Shi Nai and Shi Ding of the Shi family were both born of concubines, and their children could only be considered a side branch of the Shi family. The Xue family was a merchant family, and although the head of the Xue family married her concubine sister, he had not given birth to any children until now. As for her maternal family, the Wang family, the eldest brother succeeded to the title and gave birth to a boy. However, compared to the second brother, the eldest brother was indeed a little incompetent, but the second brother did not have a son. Neither of them were good marriages.
Among the families she knew, only the Lin family could be considered to have a good marriage. Jinyu of the Lin family was only four years younger than Yuan Chun. If one looked at the relationship between the two families, they were barely compatible. After five generations of the Lin family, the accumulated wealth was also very strong. Just look at the New Year gifts that Jia Min and Lin Ruhai sent to the Jia family every year. Moreover, Lin Ruhai had passed the imperial examinations and was already a fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Revenue. In the future, there would be opportunities for him to be promoted.
However, the Lin family was good at everything. Most importantly, Jia Min did not get along well with her. If Yuan Chun married into the Lin family, what would Jia Min do to Yuan Chun? However, she was the one who didn't get along with Jia Min, and Yuan Chun was Jia Min's niece. No matter what, they were both aunt and niece. So, they shouldn't do anything to make things difficult for Yuan Chun.
Xia Lu and Jia Fengshi, who were standing at the side, didn't know that the Jia Wang Clan had already set their sights on Lin Jinyu.
After the Jia Wang Clan had made up their minds, they naturally asked Xia Lu about Lin Jinyu's situation. However, she wasn't stupid enough to say it out loud. Instead, she mentioned it to Xia Lu. For a moment, the three sisters-in-law were quite harmonious, except for Jia Fengshi, who secretly touched her belly.
Jia Fengshi hated herself for not being able to live up to her expectations and not being able to give birth to a child. If Elder Sister Xiang said that she wanted to raise the child, she wouldn't be satisfied. This kind of feeling, this kind of contradictory feeling, filled her mind.
"You begged your Uncle Shi, saying that you want to be transferred to Jiangnan?" Mrs. Jia hugged Jia Zheng and cried for a while. Then, she started to talk about serious matters.
"Did Uncle Shi tell you?" Jia Zheng was a little unhappy. If Uncle Shi didn't want to help, then forget it and tell his mother what was going on. However, he thought for a while. If Uncle Shi really didn't want to help, then he would ask his mother in the end. Uncle Shi had done a good thing and made his mother feel sorry for him. She took the initiative to write a letter to ask him to come over. Then, he wouldn't be so embarrassed.
"This is such a big matter. How can he make the decision? Of course, he has to write a letter." Mrs. Jia glared at Jia Zheng. This child was so immature.
"I really want to go to Jiangnan. The Emperor has decreed that the whole of Jiangnan will be removed. I think that this is an excellent opportunity. Besides, I can't achieve anything in the Ministry of Works. Those people in the Ministry of Works will only ostracize me. I think that it's better to be transferred to the local government. Jiangnan is rich and it's easy to gain experience there," Jia Zheng said.
Mrs. Jia thought for a while. Although she felt that there was something wrong with his words, she was still a woman in the inner courtyard and didn't have much experience in the officialdom. "But it's very difficult for you to be transferred because your position was requested by the Old Master and bestowed by the Emperor. Without the Emperor's order, you can't be transferred at all."
In fact, as long as it was an official bestowed by the Emperor, he would remember it in his heart. Even if he forgot about it, he would remember it when he saw the achievements at the end of the year. Moreover, there were generally two kinds of officials bestowed by the Emperor. One was a person who was especially talented. This kind of person would definitely have a lot of achievements. The other was someone who relied on connections. This kind of person also had a reputation in the Emperor's heart. After all, the Emperor would still help if it was not excessive. However, although Jia Zheng belonged to the latter, he had a bad reputation in the Emperor's heart. It was basically impossible for him to transfer his official position.
It was very difficult for him to be transferred to the Emperor. Jia Zheng was also silent. Hearing Mrs. Jia's words, he understood that he was a little naive. He wanted to go to Jiangnan, but even Uncle Shi couldn't do anything about it. The only person who could make him go to Jiangnan was his father.
"When the Old Master wakes up, you should go over and tell him softly that he still cares about you, his son." Mrs. Jia sighed. Among her three children, only Zheng 'er was in a bad situation.
"Got it." Jia Zheng nodded.
In the afternoon, when Jia Daishan woke up, Jia Xie and the others went to Pear Courtyard to pay their respects to Jia Daishan.
"Father, Second Brother is here." Jia Xie walked to the bedside and said loudly to Jia Daishan. Because Jia Daishan was old, his hearing had deteriorated. When others talked to him, they had to speak louder.
This was the first time Jia Zheng saw Jia Daishan after his housewarming banquet. It was also the first time he saw Jia Daishan lying on the bed, unable to move. He felt a little upset. "Father." Jia Zheng stepped forward and called Jia Daishan.
Jia Daishan was silent for a moment. He felt a little conflicted. Among his three children, he valued She 'er the most and doted on Min' er the most. He always thought that there was no need to worry about this child as long as he had his wife to raise him. However, he didn't expect that he would go astray in the end. In the end, it was his fault as a father. "Sit, sit." Jia Daishan said strenuously.
The maidservant brought chairs over and everyone sat down.
"Grandfather, you have to get better soon." At this moment, Jia Lian and the others came over and rushed to Jia Daishan's bedside. Every time he came to Xi Province, Jia Xie would bring him to Jia Daishan's bedside and ask him to get better soon. As soon as Jia Lian saw Jia Daishan, she reflexively rushed to his bedside and said those words.
"Okay." Jia Daishan looked at Jia Lian with a loving smile on his face. However, because of his stroke, his loving smile seemed a little distorted in the eyes of outsiders.
However, Jia Lian wasn't afraid. Ever since Jia Jing learned about the theory behind the will-o '-the-wisp, he had been motivated to solve all the problems that didn't make sense. Because of his influence, Jia Lian and the other two were more daring than the average child.
Jia Daishan was very pleased to see Jia Lian. Until now, he had to admit that the East Prefecture was indeed better at raising children than the Xi Province.
"You guys go out and play. Don't disturb Second Grandpa," Jia Zhen said.
"Okay." The three children were instantly excited. They were three boys and the most mischievous. How could they sit still?
After the three children left, Jia Daishan turned to Jia Zheng and took the initiative to ask, "Recently, in, in, in the Ministry of Works. How, how, how is it?" Jia Daishan said with difficulty.
Jia Zheng was silent for a moment and said, "Officialdom is not always like that."
From Jia Zheng's tone, Jia Daishan could tell that Jia Zheng was probably not doing well in the Ministry of Works. Jia Daishan frowned slightly. Even though Zheng 'er had been assigned to the Ministry of Works in Rongguo Province, the Ministry of Works was different from other departments. It paid most attention to material objects and had simple interpersonal relationships. It seemed that Zheng' er was not doing well in the Ministry of Works. "What, what's wrong?" Jia Daishan asked with concern. Did someone make things difficult for him?
"Nothing. I just feel that the higher-ups don't trust me and don't want to give me the task," Jia Zheng said.
Jia Xie pursed her lips. Jia Zheng's style in the Ministry of Works was well-known. Every day, he would arrive at the Ministry of Works on time. After arriving, he would sit in his own seat. Every time there was a task, he would not take the initiative to say what he thought of the task. Because the Ministry of Works was too busy, the Ministry of Works operated in a way that when a task was given, the Minister of Works would confirm it and assign it to the Assistant Minister. Then, the Assistant Minister would distribute the list of tasks. If a doctor or a minister felt that he or she could undertake the task, he or she could directly apply to the Assistant Minister.
Therefore, when applying for a mission, the doctor and the minister counsellor had to confirm it with the managers under them. If they applied for a mission but did not complete it in the end, the doctor and the minister counsellor would be punished. As for not applying for a mission because they were lazy, but the Ministry of Works, from the doctor all the way to the managers and so on, all of them had a mission quota. The mission quota was the amount of work that had to be completed. Anything beyond the mission quota would be counted as one's merit and would be useful during the year-end evaluation.
However, Jia Zheng was waiting for the arrangement. As for why the person in charge under Jia Zheng's name did not take the initiative to ask for a task from Jia Zheng, firstly, they still had tasks on hand and did not need to take on new ones for the time being. Secondly, they felt that Jia Zheng might have his own reasons for doing so. After all, a new official would make drastic changes, but Jia Zheng did not do anything. They were afraid that they would provoke Jia Zheng. Therefore, Jia Zheng was in an awkward situation.
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