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Chapter 193 Lord, Please Respect Yourself
From time to time, the Jia clan ancestral hall was reopened. Jia Wei, holding the imperial edict conferring the title, led the Jia clan members into the hall to begin offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

The people in the Jia family stood in order of seniority and because Jia Jing was not there, Jia Wei, the head of the Ningguo clan, presided over the ceremony.

Jia She accompanied the sacrifice, Jia Zheng offered wine, Jia Lian and Jia Cong presented silk, Baoyu was still ill, the person holding incense was Jia Lan, Jia Chang and Jia Ling spread out the prayer mat and guarded the burning pool.

The blue-clad musicians played, three cups were offered, and after the ceremony of rising and rising, silk was burned and wine was offered, and the music stopped after the ceremony.

Afterwards, Jia Dairu, an elder of the Jia clan, recited a prayer and informed the ancestral temple that Jia Wei had been awarded the first-class title of Marquis of Yong'an for his merits, so that the ancestors could hear about it.

Then, after Lady Jia burned incense and bowed, everyone knelt down together. The sounds of golden bells and jade pendants swaying could be heard from the five halls, three side halls, inner and outer corridors, and on the steps.

The women in the inner house stayed in a warm room nearby, and Sister Feng stood beside them, squeezing her thighs together.

Seeing that her face was solemn and she was no longer talking or laughing, everyone disapproved. They believed that ancestor worship must be a serious matter.

But Feng Jieer was just afraid that if she wasn't careful, it would leak out...

After a complicated ceremony, it was already noon and a banquet was set up in the Marquis' Mansion, which was extremely lively.

Everyone in the Jia family heard of Jia Wei's achievements and were delighted to know that he had been granted the title of marquis. After all, the concept of clan was deeply rooted in people's minds nowadays, and if one person succeeded, the whole family would benefit.

Of course, there are also people who are unhappy, or even resentful and jealous, but they are just some petty people and there is no need to elaborate on them.

Jia Wei left the table and left it to Youshi to take care of the aftermath with You's second and third sisters, while he himself went away to have some peace and quiet.

Miaoyu had been invited to his house yesterday, but he was busy.

The garden had not been repaired yet, so Miaoyu was still placed in a courtyard. Jia Wei, a little drunk, walked over and knocked on the gate.

When the old woman opened the door and saw him, she was startled and quickly knelt down to greet him.

Jia Wei walked in and saw Miaoyu, who nodded and said, "My Lord."

Jia Wei responded, pulled her sleeve and walked into the house.

The other maids and old women all avoided him and dared not look any further. Miaoyu was so angry that her face turned red, but she dared not say a word and could only follow him into the house.

Miaoyu was invited here by force, but she also thought about entering the East Palace in her heart, so she was half-hearted.

Although Miaoyu was born into a wealthy family, she had been away from home for a long time and had spent most of her money. She found it difficult to maintain her wealthy life, so she thought of moving to the Rongguo Mansion.

Now that she was in the East Palace, her food, clothing and other expenses were much more than when she was at her richest, and she was very satisfied.

But Miaoyu is a proud and arrogant person and likes to act cool and aloof. If Jia Wei's attitude was better, she would definitely be willing.

But Jia Wei's casual attitude clearly showed that he only treated her as a plaything.

Miaoyu was dragged into the house, her face looked a little unhappy, and she said, "My Lord, please respect yourself."

Jia Wei immediately let go of her sleeves, pointed to the warm kang next to the window and said, "Read the sutras to me."

Miaoyu thought of the scene in the West Mansion that day again, and her face turned red.

She paused and sat down on the futon. Jia Wei just looked at her without saying anything.

The two of them stood in a standstill for a few seconds. Miaoyu smelled the alcohol on Jia Wei and was afraid that he might become beastly...

After all, she couldn't resist at all.

Miaoyu still got up and sat on the big kang by the window.

Jia Wei also sat over and stretched out his leg towards her.

Miaoyu was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses, looked up at Jia Wei, and reluctantly reached out to take off his boots.

Miaoyu sat down and closed her eyes. Jia Wei lay on her legs and began to chant scriptures.

Unexpectedly, Jia Wei picked her up, tore off her shoes and socks, and pinched her jade feet twice.

Miaoyu was stunned and struggled. Jia Wei coaxed her, "I will only hold you and not do anything else. If you move again, I will be angry."

He had just started to get married to Wang Xifeng, so he didn't have any needs.

Jia Wei didn't want to force it, and reaching the base step by step was also a process of strategy.

He has no shortage of women now.

Wait a few days, and the person he sent to investigate Miaoyu's background will come back from the south, and then see if there is any opportunity to take advantage of. Miaoyu didn't dare to struggle after hearing this. Fortunately, Jia Wei really didn't do anything else.

"You want to recite? Just recite the sutra from last time."

Miaoyu was furious!
Is there anyone who would hold the person who is chanting sutras in his arms and lie down together to listen to the sutras?

She was a proud person and refused to speak a word. She just looked at Jia Wei with a cold face.

Jia Wei held the soft and fragrant beauty in his arms, not caring at all. He smelled the fragrance of Miaoyu's body and began to feel sleepy.

……

So, a few more days passed.

But for Long'er, only one day had passed.

When Jia Wei knew that Jia Zheng was demoted to Jinling, he used his connections to get Jia Lian a real job in the Ministry of Revenue in Jinling.

His intention was simply to send Jia Lian to the southern province so that he could have an affair with Sister Feng.

But when Lady Jia heard this, she was so grateful that she asked Jia Lian to go to the East Palace to express her gratitude in person.

Grandmother Jia thought that Baoyu was destined to be rich and noble and would not go out to work on errands. When Jia Lian became successful in the future, there would be someone to support the Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Lian was also extremely happy. Firstly, he didn't have to pay his respects to Lady Jia and Jia She when he left the capital. Secondly, the southern province was a luxurious place, and the skinny horses in Yangzhou were known to the world. Without Feng Lazi's discipline, wouldn't he be happy to death?

Jia Lian immediately felt much better about Jia Wei, and put aside the previous grudges. When he went to the Marquis' Mansion to thank Jia Wei, he was sincere.

But something was strange that day. He was in the yard, and Jia Wei just talked to him through the door, encouraging him to do a good job when he went to Southern Province. He talked a lot in a long-winded way, and he became impatient to listen.

Moreover, Jia Lian seemed to hear some strange noises...

Jia Lian just despised and envied in his heart. Jia Wei was the only legitimate master in the East Palace. He was lawless and no one disciplined him. He could do whatever he wanted.
On that day, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian paid their respects to the ancestral temple and left with Jia's grandmother. Jia Huan, Jia Cong and other sons and daughters saw them off to the Tears Pavilion.

After another day or two, the case of Prince Ningjing's treason came to an end, and all his accomplices were brought to justice.

Jia Wei schemed to embezzle 700,000 taels of silver and nine beautiful and talented girls.

People of noble status, such as the granddaughter of a cabinet minister, and of humble status, such as Fu Qiufang, the sister of Fu Shi, a sixth-rank magistrate, were all managed by Liu Rushi, who taught them dancing and music.

Of course, Jia Wei may have pardoned some of his family members in exchange for favors. For example, Fu Shi was only dismissed from office, and he was contacting his sister, Fu Qiufang, to please Jia Wei so that he would find a vacancy for him to be reinstated.

Two major events were reported in the palace...but they had nothing to do with the fake Queen Mother.

After the real Empress Dowager saw the light of day again, she knew that if the matter was exposed, it would greatly damage the dignity of the royal family and bring about all kinds of gossip, so she did not make it public, not even telling the emperor.

The first thing the empress dowager did was to issue an imperial decree to restart the selection of concubines to choose a queen for the emperor.

According to the secret reports from the Jinyiwei that Jia Wei had, he knew there were two reasons. First, the real empress dowager hated the domineering Concubine Wan and knew that it was her jealousy that caused Emperor Xuanwu to be heirless until now.

When the fake Queen Mother Long Er was around, she had no interest in palace fighting and focused on collecting information about the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters. She ignored Concubine Wan, which directly encouraged Concubine Wan's arrogance.

But the real Empress Dowager began to suppress Concubine Wan, forcing her to reflect on herself in the morning and to rest in the evening, and giving her various training.

With Concubine Wan's temperament, how could she tolerate it? Friction arose directly, and the two sides could not reconcile. The emperor was very troubled when he heard about it.

Another reason was that the Empress Dowager saw that Emperor Xuanwu was seriously ill and was very worried, so she wanted to bring him happiness.

The second major event was that a palace maid named Wang in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was diagnosed to be two months pregnant. The daily records also recorded that Emperor Xuanwu had visited Wang two months ago, and there were physical gifts given to Wang at that time as evidence.

Xuanwu immediately issued an order to confer the title of Concubine Gong on the palace maid Wang. The empress dowager was very pleased with her and ordered her to rest and take care of her pregnancy in Fengzao Palace.

Jia Wei also knew that Concubine Wan was probably furious. She was worried that Concubine Gong would give birth to a prince, who would rely on the power of the Western Factory to do something extraordinary.

Now Xuanwu has no son. If he dies suddenly, a member of the royal family will definitely succeed to the throne, most likely Prince Zhongshun.

That would do Jia Wei a great disservice and no benefit!
Therefore, he personally instructed the Dragon Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards to suppress the Western Factory, strengthen the protection within the palace, and prevent the Western Factory from entering the Fengzao Palace.

Time passed, and soon it was the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Jia Wei would marry...

This is the first time Jia Wei has gotten married in two lifetimes.

(End of this chapter)