Chapter 272 Jealous Qingwen
Before Daiyu could speak, Jia Cong suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I see. It must be because she saw that I asked for an imperial decree for Yuanyang, so my sister Lin was jealous."
Daiyu felt embarrassed and anxious when she heard this!
Of course she was jealous, but it was not a question of jealousy or not, it was just her nature. Moreover, seeing her third brother being so nice to others, she did feel sour in her heart.
"Third brother, who is jealous?"
Jia Cong smiled and quietly took Daiyu's hand, "I'm glad you're not jealous. My sister Lin is the most magnanimous. Besides, you will be my marquise in the future. How can you be jealous of others?"
Daiyu felt sweet and shy when she heard this, but she still said, "Who is your wife? Go find your sister Bao or sister Bei!"
"Sister Bao is important, and Sister Lin is also unique in my heart!" Jia Cong whispered, "I think Uncle Lin will be back soon. When he comes back, I will ask His Majesty to grant us marriage as soon as possible!"
"Third brother, shut up and stop talking nonsense!" Daiyu covered Jia Cong's mouth.
"Hey, where did this young couple come from? Why are they hiding here and whispering? Let me, Second Madam, listen to what they are talking about. Are they discussing dowry or something?"
Seeing Wang Xifeng teasing her, Daiyu directly pulled her hand away from Jia Cong and chased after Wang Xifeng.
He had two banquets in a row in the West Mansion and the East Mansion in one day. Everyone in the mansion was happy. Until midnight, Jia Cong was sent back to Ningzheng Hall with a hiccup.
Qingwen asked someone to boil some hot water and helped Jia Cong wash up.
"Is my dear Qingwen unhappy?" Looking at Qingwen's expression, Jia Cong smiled and pulled her into his arms.
"How dare this slave not be happy!"
"You're still saying no? My Qingwen is so full of grudges."
Qingwen leaned on Jia Cong's chest and hesitated for a long time before she whispered, "Master... you said before that you also wanted me to be your concubine."
"Hahaha!"
Qingwen's little appearance made Jia Cong laugh out loud!
"Master, don't laugh!" Qingwen was ashamed and angry. She was also a girl. If her heart had not been thrown on Jia Cong, how could she say such shameless words?
"Okay, okay, okay, I was wrong, I shouldn't laugh!"
As he spoke, he kissed Qingwen gently , and then said, "It's just the position of a concubine. How can I be reluctant to give it to you? It's just that I'm used to Qingwen's care, so I'm reluctant to give it to you, and I just want to delay it for a while."
A concubine is different from a personal maid. A personal maid has to accompany her master from morning to night, whether eating or sleeping, but a concubine can only stay in her own courtyard because the main hall is the territory of the future wife .
Just like Jia Zheng's Aunt Zhou, Jia Cong had almost never seen her. This is the reason.
On ordinary days, except when Jia Zheng took the initiative to go to her room, she was not allowed to come to the main hall. Even if there was a grand banquet in the mansion, she would be given a separate banquet and would not come to eat with other masters.
So, being a concubine is naturally good, but it also has its pros and cons.
When Qingwen heard this, she immediately raised her little face and asked, "Is what you said true?"
"Of course it's true!" Jia Cong stroked the soft hand in his hand, "If Qingwen becomes a concubine, won't she have to live in a separate courtyard? Who will help me bathe then? The most indispensable person in our courtyard is my good Qingwen."
"So, unless we wait for the future wife to come into the mansion, Master wants Qingwen to stay by his side. And by then, the status of a concubine will naturally be indispensable."
Once he had a wife, Jia Cong's daily life would naturally be taken care of by the wife's personal maid, the so-called "tongfang", and Qingwen and the others would naturally be assigned to different courtyards to become concubines.
Qingwen then nodded with peace of mind and joy, "I am willing to take care of you, Master. I will obey you in everything."
Feeling the smoothness of the delicate body in his arms, Jia Cong whispered, "Although I want to wait two years before letting you become my concubine, the interest cannot be stopped."
Qingwen nodded shyly, then lowered her head...
Time flies, and it is the end of November. On this day, Jia Zhong came to Ningzheng Hall and said to Jia Cong, "My lord, the farmers in Liaodong have sent their annual tribute."
"oh?"
Jia Cong raised his eyebrows and said, "Let them wait in the front hall. I will come later."
"It's freezing outside, you don't have to go out!" Jia Cong said to Yuanyang and Xiaoque'er, "I'll go see if there's anything good and have someone bring it back for you."
Several people nodded, and Qingwen stepped forward to help Jia Cong put on his robe and cloak. Jia Cong then left the main hall and followed Jia Zhong to the front hall.
When Jia Cong entered the front hall, he saw several people dressed as farmers waiting there.
Seeing Jia Cong coming, these people hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. The old man in the lead said, "I am Wu Jinxiao, and I am here to greet you, Master!"
"Originally, I should have come to pay my respects to you when you entered the East Palace, but I was busy with things at the manor, so I was delayed. Please forgive me, Master!"
"Are you Wu Jinxiao?" Jia Cong looked him up and down.
Wu Jinxiao quickly responded.
"Well, show me the list!"
Wu Jinxiao hurriedly took out the list of New Year gifts from his arms, got up and handed it to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong looked down and saw a variety of mountain products and game scattered on it, including "30 large deer, 50 musk deer..."
In addition to these mountain products, there are also items such as silver frost charcoal, firewood charcoal, rouge rice, green glutinous rice, white glutinous rice, colorful grains, ordinary rice, dried vegetables, etc.
"This year, after deducting normal expenses from the grain and livestock sold on our farm, we still have 2,500 taels of silver left, as well as two pairs of live deer, four pairs of black rabbits and four pairs of white rabbits, two pairs of live pheasants, and two pairs of Western ducks, to give to the brothers and sisters in the mansion."
After taking a quick look, Jia Cong handed the list to Jia Zhong who was standing beside him.
"When I took over the East Palace, I also looked at the income and accounts of previous years. Compared with this year, the amount is nearly half less. Are you taking advantage of me because I am not familiar with the manor in Liaodong and trying to play tricks on me?"
Wu Jinxiao bowed down and said, "How dare I deceive my master? This year's harvest is really bad. It rained from March to August, and there was not even a sunny day for five consecutive days. In September, there was a bowl-sized hailstorm that traveled thousands of miles, smashing and injuring tens of thousands of people, houses, livestock and food."
"So, this year's harvest is much less. I dare not lie."
"You, slave, have a good mouth! I think you are taking advantage of me because I don't know anything about farming and I can't bother to check, so you dare to speak nonsense."
Without waiting for Wu Jinxiao to continue his explanation, Jia Cong said to Jia Zhong who was standing beside him, "Go call Teng Wu over!"
