The matter of Madam Jia He's pregnancy,
Would only be announced at Jia Jing's birthday. The servants outside naturally wouldn't be rewarded now, but the people present, Mama Gui,
The doctor,
And all the servants in Ninggyeongdang would be rewarded, including Xia Lu, who was sitting on the side.
Mama Gui,
The doctor and the servants who served him would be rewarded with a monthly allowance of silver.
Xia Lu was different,
He was the master of Ningguo Province, after all. So..,
Xia Lu was once again given a head start.
Xia Lu didn't bring Xiao Fei with him to Ninggyeongdang, so..,
Xiao Fei was at ease, but Little Silver came looking for her.
"Aren't you busy today? I heard from Grandma that Master is going to learn how to carve seals recently,
You should be very busy there, right? "Xiao Fei said.
"Sister, let me tell you something,
Give me some ideas. "
"What's the matter?" Xiao Fei asked curiously.
"Dian Deng's aunt came looking for me,
She gave me a bundle,
It should be my grandmother's old things, "Little Silver said in a low voice.
"What,
There's such a thing? " Xiao Fei furrowed her brows. To be honest, she did not like her late grandmother either. She had an air of nobility about her. After marrying into the family, she despised this and that. She did not refuse her monthly allowance. She did not say that she would cut two fewer sets of clothes when she was tailoring clothes in the residence. She did not say that they were all nouveau riches. She could not wallow in the mire with them. Their old master was also a Jinshi. How could he be a nouveau riche?
"Yes, after Master came over to take a look yesterday, he asked me to put away the bundle. I said to put it in the storeroom, but in the end, Master said that he would take it out in two days," Little Silver said.
"In other words, Master wants to go to the Qian family?" Xiao Fei's eyes widened. Because of her grandmother, Madam was fed up with the Qian family, especially after the Qian family took back her grandmother's dowry. Madam spread the word that no one in Ningguo Province was allowed to have anything to do with the Qian family. Master actually wanted to go to the Qian family. Was he crazy?
Little Silver nodded. She was also very indignant, but she didn't know what to do, so she could only come to Xiao Fei.
"Don't worry, let me tell Grandma about this first." Xiao Fei was furious. After thinking about it, if her grandmother couldn't do anything about it, she would tell Xiao Cui and let Xiao Cui tell Madam, and see how she would punish Young Master.
"Then don't say it was me," Little Silver said worriedly.
"Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll say that I accidentally bumped into them. I won't tell anyone about you," Xiao Fei said.
"Mm, thank you, Sister Xiao Fei." Xiao Fei believed in Xiao Fei's character. The two of them had been close since they were young, had similar personalities, and were both born in the same household, so they had a lot to talk about. Moreover, Young Master was in the wrong in this matter. Even if Madam found out that she was here, she definitely wouldn't punish her. At that time, she would at most be transferred out of Young Master's study. Little Silver had already thought about the responsibility she would have to bear in the end. No matter what, she wouldn't be able to swallow it if she didn't stand up for the head maidservant in the study.
Xia Lu, who had returned from Ninggyeongdang, was in a very good mood. She had received another set of hair ornaments. She felt that in the short few months she had been married to Jia Zhen, she had received enough hair ornaments to open a jewelry store.
"Grandma, you're back? Why are you in such a good mood today? "Xiao Fei smiled.
"Just now, Madam gave me a set of hair ornaments." Xia Lu avoided the important point and didn't mention that Madam Jia was pregnant.
"That's really a good thing. Grandma, have some tea." Xiao Fei poured a cup of tea for Xia Lu.
"Mm." Xia Lu took a sip.
Xiao Fei said to Chun Yue and Xiao Cui, who were following her, "Sisters, go to the side hall and have some tea. I'll take care of Grandma here."
"Yes." Xiao Cui and Chun Yue naturally agreed. Xia Lu could drink tea in Ninggyeongdang, but as servants, they naturally couldn't drink it. In addition, the weather had been getting hotter recently, so they were indeed a little thirsty. Hearing Xiao Fei's words, the two of them were very grateful. They went to the side hall to drink tea and tidied themselves up. Because they had gone out, they must have been in a sorry state.
When the two of them went to the side hall, Xiao Fei opened her mouth and said, "Grandma, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Xia Lu put down her cup and looked at Xiao Fei's expression. She felt that this matter was indeed very important.
"It's just that this servant accidentally bumped into Concubine Niang who lit the lantern. She gave the bundle to Lord, and Lord even said that he would help her bring it out." Xiao Fei was very loyal and took all the responsibility for herself.
Xia Lu's eyes immediately narrowed. In an instant, she remembered her own persona. She quickly opened her eyes and took a sip of tea to cover it up. She said, "This shouldn't be a big deal. Aunt Dian Deng still has family members outside. Maybe she asked Master to give something that she doesn't need to her family members." Xia Lu maintained her persona on the surface, but in her heart, she was alarmed. She wasn't so naive and sweet. Who was Dian Deng? She was the servant of the Jia Zhen's ex-wife. If it was really Dian Deng's own package, the Jia Zhen would directly ask Dian Deng to give it to a servant and let the servant take it out. He wouldn't waste the effort to do so. The only thing that could make him waste the effort was naturally his ex-wife's stuff. It seemed that the Jia Zhen had quite a lot of feelings for his ex-wife.
Xiao Fei was stunned. Why did she suddenly feel that her grandma's aura was so strong? However, in the blink of an eye, her aura disappeared. She was still the grandma she was familiar with. Xiao Fei shook her head and thought that she was seeing things. She said, "But this servant saw it clearly. The things inside were all my late grandmother's things. When my late grandmother's family took back the dowry, Madam said that no one in Ningguo Province was allowed to have any contact with the Qian Family. Now that Young Master is going to the Qian Family, what if Madam blames him? Can Young Master bear the punishment?" Xiao Fei knew her grandmother's temperament. She was gentle and kind. If Young Master only went to the Qian Family, her grandmother would definitely acquiesce even if she felt uncomfortable. However, if Young Master went to the Qian Family and was punished, her grandmother would definitely find a way to stop him.
Xia Lu did not have the ability to read minds. If he knew what Xiao Fei was thinking, hehe, with her gentle and kind personality, she would allow the Jia Zhen to go without being punished. It could only be said that Xia Lu maintained his image very well. If the Jia Zhen wanted to go, fine. On the wedding night, the Jia Zhen wanted to go to the concubine's room. The Jia Zhen had paid the price of one leg. This time, the Jia Zhen would probably pay the price of two legs.
The Jia Zhen, who was in the process of acknowledging the master, felt a chill down his spine.
"What's wrong, Zheng'er?" Jia Xie pushed the Jia Zhen, indicating that he should give the stone to the master.
"Oh, master." The Jia Zhen ignored the chill and put the stone in front of the master.
The master had received Jia Xie's letter yesterday. Originally, he was not very willing to deal with such a noble. Of course, Jia Xie was an exception. Jia Xie's temperament was not bad, and she liked the same things as him. Therefore, he and the Jia Xie had a feeling of mutual appreciation. This time, because the Jia Xie had asked for it, he reluctantly accepted it. After all, the Jia Zhen was here for his father's birthday gift.
The master took the box and opened it. He found that it was actually the fish brain jelly from the Qingtian stone. It was really a big deal. The master closed the box and said, "I accept the gift, but I still have to tell you in advance that carving the seal will be very difficult. However, once you start, you can't give up halfway. You must persevere."
The Jia Zhen quickly nodded and said, "Master, don't worry. I don't have much at home, but I have a lot of stones. Even if my talent is not good, I can afford to squander them."
The master glared at the Jia Zhen. Was he flaunting his wealth in front of him? He knew that he was a noble and that his family was rich. Moreover, he was not poor. With his carving skills, how could he lack money? He just did not want the seal he carved to fall into the hands of people who did not like seals, so he did not buy it. The master complained in his heart, but he also understood that the Jia Zhen did not have any bad intentions. It was just that his words were not pleasant to hear.
After the master accepted the Jia Zhen, he did not say anything else and immediately began to teach the Jia Zhen how to carve the seal. Because time was tight, the master did not have time to teach the Jia Zhen theoretical knowledge. Instead, he took a piece of stone that was not very good and taught the Jia Zhen how to carve the seal.
When the Jia Zhen returned to Ningguo Province, he was completely exhausted. His hands were bleeding from the friction.
"What happened?" Xia Lu was still waiting to criticize the Jia Zhen. In the end, he saw that the Jia Zhen was completely exhausted, especially his hands. They were simply too horrible to look at.
"I did it by carving. I didn't expect it to be so difficult." The Jia Zhen was about to cry.
"Didn't you just go to the master today? Why did you start learning today? "Xia Lu felt that it was a little strange.
"Yes, yes. The master said that time was too tight, so of course I had to hurry up. Otherwise, how would I carve the birthday gift in a month?" The Jia Zhen felt that he could not hold on any longer.
Xia Lu was successfully amused by the Jia Zhen. He thought about his hands. And so, after more than three months, Xia Lu once again fed the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen felt that if he did this every day, he could hold on for a month.
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