After breakfast, Xia Lu followed Madam Jia He into the storehouse of Ningguo Province,
This was not her mother-in-law's private storehouse,
It was the storehouse of Ningguo Province. This was also the first time Xia Lu had entered,
And she had only married into Ningguo Province for a little more than three months,
Xia Lu sighed in her heart. In fact,
Ningguo Province was quite good to her.
If it were other families, some matriarchs would have to wait for their mother-in-law to die before they could enter the storehouse. What's more, some women would never be able to enter the storehouse in their entire lives.
As her mother-in-law opened the storehouse, Xia Lu followed her mother-in-law into the storehouse,
For the first time, she felt that her heart was still too small,
How was this a storehouse,
It was clearly a museum,
Outside the storehouse was a treasure pavilion,
There were all kinds of bottles on the treasure pavilion,
Jars,
Fighting pots,
Anyway, with Xia Lu's eyes, she could not tell which dynasty it was from. However, she was sure that these were all authentic.
In the treasure pavilion in the inner room, there were some calligraphy and paintings. The calligraphy and paintings were not opened, but were placed neatly in the treasure pavilion. In the innermost room, there were some boxes neatly stacked. No one knew what was in the boxes.
At that time, he got the most gold and silver. Your great-grandfather only wanted these treasures instead of the gold and silver. Those people were all warriors and thought that gold and silver were the most important. They didn't know that gold and silver were worthless in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times. In prosperous times, gold was worthless at all. These things were treasures. "Mrs. Jia pointed at the things in the Treasure Pavilion. She admired Old Duke Ning very much for his good taste. There were many unique copies of calligraphy and paintings in the Treasure Pavilion. It was the best thing to rope in literati.
"Great-grandfather is really amazing. What's in these boxes?" Xia Lu was a little curious.
Madam Jia He looked at Xia Lu and pointed to the innermost box. She could not help but smile and said, "That's also your great-grandfather's preparation. He was afraid that if the world was in chaos again, the roots he left for his descendants were all some secular things like silver and gold. Although he chose these treasures, in fact, in his heart, he cared very much about secular things like silver and gold."
Gold and silver were secular things? Well, she was a secular person. What she liked the most was secular things. No matter how many of these things there were, she would not dislike too much of them.
"There isn't much gold here, only tens of thousands of taels. However, there is quite a lot of silver. There should be tens of millions of taels. They were all left behind by your great grandfather." Jia He smiled. Compared to these things, she preferred those unique books outside.
"Great-grandfather is so amazing. These boxes are actually filled with silver and gold." Xia Lu was speechless. Then the question was, since the ancestor left behind so many things, how did Jia Zhen squander them all in just a few decades? Sure enough, she still needed to be taught a lesson.
"Not all of them. There are two boxes that contain land deeds." Madam Jia He corrected him.
Xia Lu was fiercely hit by Madam Jia He's natural tone. Sure enough, poverty limited my imagination.
Madam Jia He fiercely flaunted her wealth in front of Xia Lu. Only then did she remember the proper business, which was to find gifts for the Crown Prince's concubine. Madam Jia He looked at the things on the outermost treasure pavilion and took down the pomegranate bucket that she had been thinking about earlier. Then, she looked around and saw the red coral bonsai at the side. After thinking for a while, she took a red coral bonsai that was not very tall but was in good condition. Finally, she let Ran open the box at the side and found two rubies inside.
Xia Lu looked at her mother-in-law's actions and couldn't help but feel her heart bleed. These were all big money, and she was giving it away just like that. Her heart ached. Although this treasury was not under her control now, she completely understood why Jia Zhen squandered so much wealth. Not only did he squander it away in Ningguo Province, but he also squandered it away in Rongguo Province. Looking at the treasury in Ningguo Province, she knew that the treasury in Rongguo Province was not bad either.
As for why he squandered it all, it was naturally because of the fight for the throne. The Rong and Ning Prefectures were the most important forces in the fight for the throne. However, Jia Daishan was dead, and after Jia Jing became a monk, the Rong and Ning Prefectures did not have much power to support the imperial court. If they wanted to participate in the fight for the throne, they could not only throw in money.
After Madam Jia He found the treasures, she turned around and asked, "Do you have anything you like? Go and pick a few things."
Xia Lu was just about to refuse, but after thinking about it, she changed her mind and said, "Wife, can I take a look at some calligraphy and paintings?"
When Madam Jia He heard Xia Lu being so impolite, she didn't show it on her face, but she was a little unhappy in her heart. She felt that Xia Lu was a little short-sighted, but when she thought about how she was the one who asked, she still said, "Of course, go and find something you like."
Xia Lu walked to the Treasure Pavilion where the calligraphy and paintings were kept and looked through them carefully. Actually, she couldn't understand them at all. She only saw that one of the paintings was signed by Wu Daozi. Xia Lu expressed that she didn't know anything else, but Wu Daozi was still very famous. "Is this painting okay? Your Highness is studying hard now. Wife, I want to find a painting that he likes. "Xia Lu pretended to be shy. She thought to herself that it was better for her to feel sorry for her son in front of her mother-in-law than for her to not have anything.
Madam Jia He smiled. As expected, Xia Clan wasn't as short-sighted as she thought. She was actually doing it for her son. "Of course, but why are you only letting Zheng 'er choose and not yourself? How about this? I have a head ornament made of rubies in my house. You can take it back and dress yourself up."
"Last time, Madam gave me a head ornament made of pearls, but I couldn't bear to wear it. Why did you give me another one this time?" Xia Lu was speechless. Why did the people here always like to give me head ornaments? She already had a lot of head ornaments in her storage. However, she felt that her policy was absolutely correct. If she treated her son well in front of her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law would naturally treat her well.
"You're still young, and it's time for you to dress up. No matter how many pieces of jewelry there are, it won't be enough." When Madam Jia He looked at Xia Lu, her eyes were full of satisfaction.
"Then, thank you, Madam, for your reward." Xia Lu thanked her.
Madam Jia He smiled and nodded. Sure enough, this daughter-in-law was a good person. "By the way, the last time you went back, didn't Zheng 'er break his leg? Now that Zheng 'er's leg has recovered, let him accompany you back in two days. "
"Yes, thank you, Madam." Xia Lu thanked her sincerely this time. Speaking of which, she still missed Xia family a little. In this world, her family was related to her by blood.
"Well, then let's go out." Madam Jia He smiled.
"Yes." Xia Lu followed Madam Jia He out of the storage room. Although there were many treasures here, because there were so many treasures, the air was a little stagnant. Staying here for a long time was not very good for the body.
After coming out of the storage room, Madam Jia He sent Xia Lu back to rest. Before leaving, Xia Lu took the head ornament made of rubies that Madam Jia He had rewarded him with, as well as the calligraphy and painting that Xia Lu had chosen for the Jia Zhen in the storage room.
"You're back. You're quite early today." When Xia Lu returned to the Sakura Temple, the Jia Zhen had already woken up. She was still holding a book and reading.
"Yes." Xia Lu put the things on the tray on the table, sat directly opposite the Jia Zhen, and stretched her back. She felt that her waist was very sore now. After such a fierce battle last night, she woke up today, went for a walk, served her mother-in-law for dinner, and finally went to the storage room. Although she was in good health now, it was still a little unbearable.
The Jia Zhen was used to Xia Lu's sitting posture without any image. She was used to Xia Lu stretching her back. "What are these?" the Jia Zhen asked.
"Madam took me to the storage room today and asked me if there was anything I liked, so I picked a calligraphy and painting for you. Madam then rewarded me with a head ornament," Xia Lu explained. She reached out and rubbed her back. It was really sore.
The Jia Zhen was not interested in the head ornament. She directly reached out and picked up the calligraphy and painting. When she opened it, she found that it was a calligraphy and painting by Wu Daozi. The Jia Zhen raised her eyebrows and said, "It's actually Wu Daozi's calligraphy and painting. You have good taste." The Jia Zhen was delighted. He had known that there were calligraphy and paintings by Wu Daozi in the storage room, but his master had refused to give them to him. He did not expect that the violent woman of Xia Clan would bring them out for him. The Jia Zhen was very proud.
"I only know about Wu Daozi." Xia Lu rolled her eyes. She also knew about Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong, but the two of them did not live in this dynasty. As for those who lived before that, she knew about Tang Bohu. As for the others, she knew nothing about them. She was neither a history major nor an art major.
"Not bad. As long as you know about Wu Daozi, that's enough." The Jia Zhen smiled and carefully looked at the calligraphy and painting. He did not mind Xia Lu's ignorance at all.
Xia Lu looked at the Jia Zhen who was admiring the calligraphy and painting obsessively. She shook her head and thought about her sore back. She got up and directly lay down on the bed.
The Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu's movements and raised his eyebrows. Thinking about the madness last night, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up. He then put down the calligraphy and painting and sat on the side of the bed. "Your back is sore?" The Jia Zhen reached out and rubbed Xia Lu's back.
"Nonsense. Let's see if your back is sore when you're on top next time." Xia Lu rolled her eyes. Sure enough, it was not so easy to be a queen. She boasted that her physical strength was not bad. However, after having sex, the Jia Zhen, who was weak and powerless, was fine. Her waist was very sore.
"I don't mind. Someone still thinks that she is strong, but she is not a paper tiger." The Jia Zhen was proud. Humph, no matter what, this violent woman was just a woman. How could she compare to him?
"What did you say?" Xia Lu turned her head and glared at the Jia Zhen fiercely. This guy actually said that she was a paper tiger. She could not bear it.
"I said that you are a paper tiger. You are only good at talking." The Jia Zhen was proud. This woman used to bully him because his leg was broken. Now that his leg was healed, he was not afraid of her.
"Wait for me. We will do it again tonight." Xia Lu narrowed her eyes. Tonight, I will squeeze you dry.
"Let's do it again." The Jia Zhen accepted the challenge.
When Xia Lu woke up, she felt that something was wrong. She said that she would not get pregnant in the next two years. If they did it too much, it meant that the chances of getting pregnant would be higher. She did not want to.
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