Chapter 203: Wentian Pavilion Couplets
"Come here and sit here and write well. I'm tired of sitting, so I'll stand up and stretch my body!" said Emperor Longxing.
"In this case, I have overstepped my bounds!"
Seeing Jia Cong sitting in the emperor's seat, Emperor Longxing was holding the back of the chair with interest waiting for Jia Cong to write. Xia Shouzhong's eyes twitched fiercely, and he raised Jia Cong's position a few notches higher...
The inkstone is Xu Gong's inkstone, the ink is Ye Maoshi's, the paper is Ningshuang, and the brush is a long-tipped wolf-hair brush. These few things alone are priceless!
Holding the wolf hair brush and lightly dipping it in ink, strong brush strokes appear on the frosted paper.
"Everything depends on human effort, everything is determined by fate! The situation is determined by the mind, take a step back and the sea will calm down!"
Emperor Longxing shook his head. "This is not good. Whether you are a monarch or a minister, you should strive to be the first. There is no chance to retreat! At your young age, you should have the courage to poke a hole in the sky! No, no, change another one!"
Having said that, he took the piece of paper down.
"One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things! The earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, the Tao follows nature!"
"You are also a great general who is the bravest among the three armies. What kind of character do you have? Where do you get so much inaction? This is not good, this is not good. Change it again!"
"Possessing great magical powers, the Three Pure Ones in one, saving the people of the four continents! Displaying boundless magical powers, leaving behind dragons, tigers, and cultivating to become a golden immortal of eternal calamity!"
The emperor read it twice and nodded, saying, "This is barely acceptable to you! I speak my mind without empty words. Go back and tell Wang Ziteng to wait for my order!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Okay, Xia Shouzhong, take the Marquis of Guanjun to Fengzao Palace to pay his respects to the Queen, and then let him leave the palace!"
Jia Cong bowed again, and then left with Xia Shouzhong.
After Jia Cong left, the emperor looked at some couplets and said, "My son, why should he learn Laozi and Zhuangzi's inaction? He should have the ambition to embrace the world and sweep away everything. It seems that this kid needs to be properly disciplined ."
In fact, Jia Cong did write something without any domineering spirit. But as a minister, if he wrote something like "Where there is a will, there is a way" in front of the emperor, would he be sure that the emperor would not chop him off? Therefore, he first wrote two sentences like "natural inaction", and even the last one was also about Laozi.
Arriving at Fengzao Palace, the Queen was overjoyed to learn that Jia Cong had arrived.
"How did you get into the palace?" The queen took Jia Cong's hand and sat down.
Fortunately, this was not the first time such a scene had occurred, and Jia Cong, Yuanchun and other female officials were used to it. Steward Zhou even had an aunt's smile on his face and had tea and snacks brought in to serve them attentively.
"Today is the day of the grand court meeting. I will come to pay my respects to the queen after the court meeting!"
"Well, that's right!" The Queen said happily, "Tell me quickly, what bad things have you done in the past few days! I heard Xia Shouzhong say a few days ago that you dealt with all the servants in the mansion?"
"It is true that there was a little chaos in my family before, and I have failed to show your majesty's grace! Those servants not only embezzled money, but also took advantage of the reputation of the Jia family to kill people. If I didn't know, it would be fine. Now that I know, I will naturally not keep such treacherous people."
"Those with evil hearts should be punished like this!" said the Queen.
Although the Queen had a reputation for being virtuous and kind, she was able to secure her position as Queen, so how could she be without any tricks? Therefore, she strongly agreed with Jia Cong's approach.
"I really like the set of colored glaze and glassware you sent me a few days ago. I put it directly in my bedroom. Even when the emperor wanted to ask for two pieces, I didn't agree!"
"Your Majesty has always been very caring and loving. Although we are the ruler and the subject, in my heart, Your Majesty is like my own elder. It is natural for me to show my respect to you."
The queen almost shed tears again when she heard this. How filial is this child?
"Okay, good boy! If you have any problems in the future, just tell me. Even if His Majesty wants to punish you, we mother and daughter are not afraid of him. I will make the decision for you!" Queen Shang said, patting Jia Cong's hand.
Yuanchun and the others were secretly complaining when they heard this. This must be the treatment for a biological son, right? Even for the other princes, the queen treated them equally, but she didn't get too close to them.
Since they had arrived at Fengzao Palace, the Queen naturally would not let Jia Cong leave easily. She kept him for a whole day, and only when the palace gates were about to be locked did she have Jia Cong escorted out of the palace.
The next morning, the imperial decree appointing Jia Cong as the governor of the Beijing camp arrived at the Jia Mansion! Although Jia Zheng had mentioned it yesterday, when the imperial decree really came down, Jia's mother still cried with joy. The governor of the Beijing camp was finally back in the hands of the Jia family.
After seeing off Xia Shouzhong, who had delivered the imperial edict, in the Ningzheng Hall, Grandmother Jia held Jia Cong's hand and cried, "Good, good grandson, now you are not only the Marquis of Guanjun, but also the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. Even if I am an old woman, I will have no regrets when I close my eyes soon."
Wang Xifeng stepped forward with a smile, "Old lady, you are wrong. You still have to live for another thousand or eight hundred years, and then you will take us to heaven to become immortals!"
"Besides, look at these two grandchildren. One was born with a jade in his mouth and will have great fortune in the future. The other has made outstanding contributions to the family and was awarded the title of Marquis of Guanjun. He also became a high-ranking official. I'm afraid that in a few years, you will have great-grandchildren to take care of."
Grandmother Jia held Baoyu in her right hand and held Jia Cong's hand with her left hand. She was smiling wherever she looked.
"Old lady, you see, today is a big happy event, we have to have a grand banquet in the East Palace, otherwise people will say that the East Palace is disrespectful to you, old lady?" Yu said with a smile.
"Yes, old lady, let's eat at a rich man's house today! The young ladies are here too, and we will definitely make the people in the East Mansion suffer!" said Wang Xifeng.
"All right, all right!" Grandmother Jia laughed. "Then I'll eat and drink in your East Mansion today!"
After that, Jia's mother patted Jia Cong's hand and said, "Today is a bit rushed, the ancestral hall will be opened tomorrow! The last time you were conferred the title of Guanjun Hou, you had not opened the ancestral hall because of your injury. Now you have the power and position of the governor of the Beijing camp, you can't delay it any longer. This important matter should be told to the ancestors."
Jia Cong nodded and agreed, "Then my grandson will have someone prepare it today. It happens that everyone is ready today, so let Brother Bao help out a little. After everything is ready, we will open the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors tomorrow!"
Baoyu didn't even have time to say anything before asking Jia Zheng to take charge of the matter. "If there's anything, Cong-ge can just tell that evil creature."
"I naturally dare not trouble Second Brother Bao with some trivial matters. I will write a note later and ask Second Brother Bao to help go to the Shi family, the Wang family, and Aunt Xue's house. They are all blood relatives, and Second Brother Bao is familiar with them. Besides, Second Uncle is also pregnant. From now on, it will be Second Brother Bao and I who will take on the responsibility of contacting each family."
Both Grandmother Jia and Jia Zheng nodded with satisfaction. It was obvious that Cong was a good person as he knew to take Baoyu with him!
