After breakfast, Xia Lu followed Jia He and Jia Liushi to Rongguo Province. Jia Zhen, on the other hand, returned to the Sakura Temple to rest. After all, his leg was injured, so he had to stay in bed and not run around.
Xia Lu followed Jia He from Jiaomen to Rongguo Province. Mother Jia, the Jia Chang Clan, and the Jia Wang Clan were already waiting for them at Rongqing Hall.
"I knew that you would come today, so I've been waiting for you." Mother Jia smiled when she saw Jia He and the other two. She was quite supportive of the marriage of the Jia Zhen of Ningguo Province, especially after she found out that Xia Lu's father had saved the Emperor. Although Xia Lu's father's position was not high, the most important thing was to gain the favor of the higher-ups, especially for people of high status like them.
"Sorry for making you wait." Jia He smiled and said.
"Bring three chairs over." Mother Jia ordered.
"Yes." Yuan Yang, who was serving behind Mother Jia, went down and brought two young maidservants over. Each of them brought a chair over.
"Have a seat." Mother Jia said.
"Thank you, Old Madam. By the way, Xia Clan made some pastries. They were very soft and glutinous. I thought that Old Madam would like them, so I sent some over." Jia He instructed the maidservants to pass the box of pastries to Mama Lai, who was serving Mother Jia.
Mother Jia took the box of pastries from Mama Lai. When she opened it, the aroma of the cake wafted out. She couldn't help but reach out and put a piece in her mouth to taste. "The pastries are very good. Zheng 'er's wife is very considerate. She is a virtuous woman." Mother Jia was not young anymore. Her teeth were not as good as when she was young.
However, Mother Jia stopped eating after one piece. "Put the pastries away. Send two pieces to Zhi 'er and Yuan Chun later. Yuan Chun is one year old now. She can try some too." Mother Jia thought of the two juniors in her residence.
When the Jia Chang Clan heard Mother Jia's words, they became a little gloomy. She originally had a son, and he was the eldest grandson in Rongguo Province. Unfortunately, the servants didn't take good care of him and he fell into the water. After the incident, she went to investigate. The weather was very good that day, and the place where Hu 'er fell was not slippery at all. However, Hu' er still fell into the water. Everyone knew that there was a problem, but they didn't dare to investigate in detail. After all, if they found out anything, it would affect the family negatively. Hu 'er also couldn't come back from the dead. Even if her father-in-law compensated her by taking care of Rongguo Province, her Hu' er would never come back.
Mrs. Jia noticed the look in the Jia Chang Clan's eyes and sighed slightly. People's hearts were biased. Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province both had two sons. However, the Jia Fu in Ningguo Province passed away early, and the title of nobility fell on her husband. Although her mother-in-law felt sorry for the Jia Fu's son, Jia Lin, she also treated Zheng 'er well. Although she felt sorry for Jia Lin, she could also understand that Jia Lin's health was not good, and he was a posthumous child. However, Rongguo Province was different.
Mrs. Jia was born in the Shi Family. She was stubborn and stubborn, and was not liked by the Duchess Rongguo. However, because of the marriage alliance between Jia Wang and Shi Xue in Jinling, the Duke Rongguo was forced to marry Mrs. Jia. After giving birth to his eldest son, Jia Xie, the Duke Rongguo's attitude softened, and he gave the right to manage the family to Mrs. Jia. However, the condition was that the eldest son, Jia Xie, must be raised by her, and Mrs. Jia could not interfere. In order to manage the family, Mrs. Jia agreed. Duchess Rongguo's action caused Mrs. Jia to dislike her eldest son. Especially when Mrs. Jia had chosen a girl from the Shi Family for Jia Xie, but Jia Xie was interrupted by the old lady and married a girl from the Zhang Family.
Jia He shi and Zhang shi were usually on good terms. Both of them were from a scholarly family, so they naturally had more in common. She also knew that there were many suspicious points about Jia Hu falling into the water, but she could not help much.
"Zhi is so young, how can he enjoy such good things? Madam, you should use them yourself." The members of the Jia and Wang Clan smiled and felt very proud. Jia Hu was dead, and their Zhi was the eldest grandson of Rongguo Province. Naturally, he should enjoy the best things in this mansion.
The members of the Jia and Chang Clan did not say anything. Looking at the proud faces of the members of the Jia and Wang Clan, they were full of hatred. She would never believe that Hu 'er's death had nothing to do with the second branch. The second branch benefited the most from Hu' er's death. How could the second branch get away with it? But she had no evidence.
"Zhi is the eldest grandson of our mansion. Why can't he enjoy it? You have to take good care of him. Don't be like Hu 'er, who was playful and accidentally fell into the water." Mrs. Jia glared at the members of the Chang Clan fiercely. As a mother, she could not even take care of her own son. Her husband even compensated the Chang Clan for Jia Hu's death by asking her to give up the right to manage Rongguo Province. How could she not be angry?
The members of the Jia and Wang Clan looked at the members of the Jia and Chang Clan proudly. They bowed and said, "Madam, don't worry. I have carefully selected the servants to serve Zheng 'er. They will not be lazy or not take good care of him."
"I trust you." Mrs. Jia nodded.
The members of the Jia and Chang Clan clenched their fists and told themselves that they had to be patient. She was now in charge of Rongguo Province. She still needed to find out the truth about Hu 'er's death. Now, they had to be patient and calm.
Xia Lu looked at the members of the Jia and Wang Clan, who had a similar personality to Wang Xifeng, and felt that it was strange. What happened to the Jia family later? The members of the Jia and Wang Clan were like clay Bodhisattvas. In fact, they were not clay Bodhisattvas. A Bodhisattva had no desires. But the members of the Jia and Wang Clan were quite good in private. But in front of Mrs. Jia and others, she basically did not say much.
"Old Madam, you don't have to be so thrifty. Xia Clan has already prepared gifts for the first and second branches." Mrs. Jia looked at Mrs. Jia and the members of the Jia and Wang Clan who were criticizing the Jia and Chang Clan. In the end, she could not help but stand up for the Chang Clan.
"Yes, Xia Clan is a good family. They are thoughtful. Since you have married into the Jia family, you should live well with Zheng 'er. Zheng's wife is a troublemaker. Don't learn from her if she doesn't live a peaceful life," Mrs. Jia said.
"Yes," Xia Lu replied. She thought that Mrs. Jia was overstepping her boundaries. Her real mother-in-law had not said anything yet, but she was using her status as an elder to lecture her. Logically speaking, Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province were already four generations apart from the Jia Zhen. When Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were born in the future, they would be five generations apart. Wasn't it too much for her to use her status to lecture her now?
Mrs. Jia's expression was a little ugly. She was 100% satisfied with this daughter-in-law of the Xia Clan. She was considerate of Zheng 'er and was virtuous. Why was Mrs. Jia mentioning the Qian Clan now? Was she purposely trying to annoy the Xia Clan?
Mrs. Jia did not have any bad intentions when she said this. The Duchess Rongguo who was above her had already passed away. Moreover, in her position, at least in the Jia family, she did not have to care about what others thought when she spoke. When she spoke, she was naturally straightforward. Even if some of her words were not pleasant to hear, as a junior, she naturally had to accept it. But then again, although Mrs. Jia was a junior, she had another identity, which was the wife of the Jia family. After all, Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province were not separated. Strictly speaking, she did not have to give Mrs. Jia any face at all.
"Old Madam, don't worry. Xia Clan is a good one. Old Master and I are very satisfied with her." Mrs. Jia's expression turned cold.
"That's good. By the way, call Zhi 'er and Yuan Chun out and let them recognize them," Mrs. Jia said.
"Yes." Mrs. Jia and Wang Clan ordered the Zhou Rui family behind them to carry Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun out. Xia Lu sat obediently beside Mrs. Jia and pretended to be a little daughter-in-law. To be honest, she had only stayed in Rongguo Province for a short while, but she felt quite depressed. To be honest, based on the current situation, Rongguo Province was not as good as Ningguo Province, even if Jia Daishan was still alive.
Jia Xie was not a capable official. Jia Zheng, who was most favored by Mrs. Jia, did not make any achievements in the imperial examination. Moreover, Duke Rongguo was old and could not support Rongguo Province for a long time. In Ningguo Province, although Ning Guogong was dead, Jia Jing was born in the imperial examination. If he did not become a monk in the future, Rongguo Province would not be as good as Ningguo Province.
However, he became a monk and handed over Ningguo Province to Jia Zhen. Jia Zhen's character was so bad that Ningguo Province was not as good as Rongguo Province in the future. It was really funny.
Xia Lu was a wallflower in Rongguo Province. After the Jia Zhen returned to Sakura Temple, he lay on the bed and thought of the fragrance he smelled before. In the end, he could not help but call out the little girl and ask, "Where did your grandmother put the snacks that she prepared for me?" The Jia Zhen was a little embarrassed. He had said earlier that he did not care for the snacks. Now that he asked the little girl about the snacks, he felt a little guilty.
However, he thought about it again. The Xia Clan had clearly said that they were prepared for him, so it was his. Now that he wanted to eat it, he could eat it. What else could the Xia Clan say? Therefore, with such self-comfort, the Jia Zhen instantly felt at ease.
"Young Master, wait a moment. I'll go get it." The little girl was born in Ningguo Province and was arranged to serve the Jia Zhen and Xia Lu at the Sakura Temple. When Xia Lu got married, she only brought two dowry girls with her. They were bought from a broker after she came to Beijing. Because they did not grow up together, there was no question of trust. For Xia Lu, it was fine as long as she had servants. As for trusted servants like Zhou Rui, who was by the Wang Clan's side, and Mama Lai, who was by Mrs. Jia's side, they needed time to cultivate. Xia Lu did not think of having trusted servants at all. Moreover, she did not need them now.
The little girl quickly brought the snack box over and considerately put two pillows behind the Jia Zhen's back to let him sit up.
The Jia Zhen opened the lid of the snack box and smelled the sweet fragrance. He reached out, took a piece of cake, and took a bite. His eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "The Xia Clan is quite good. This cake is good. No wonder Master and Madam like it. I also like it very much. It just so happens that his leg was broken by the Xia Clan.
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