Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 179 Married Jieyu
After the completion of Liangzhou City, Huang Junyao was the first high-ranking official to get married. Although he was not a native of Liangzhou City, many people still came to congratulate him. Who made him the superior to everyone in Liangzhou City?

All the officials in Liangzhou City took a day off to take a bath. Apart from attending their boss's wedding banquet, they also had to help their boss take care of all the guests. They were really happy and busy.

Xia Zhen is the boss of Liangzhou, and his subordinates were at both ends of the wedding banquet. At noon, he had a banquet at Mr. Tian's house, and at night he went to Mr. Huang's house. There were not many guests at Mr. Tian's house, so he brought Ma Miner After a full meal, after the meal, Mr. Tian chatted slowly, as if he was not attending a wedding banquet, but a gathering of friends.

Although the matter in Liangzhou City was almost explained, Xia Zhen was still a little worried, and told Mr. Tian a lot, and before he knew it, it was evening.

"Zian, don't worry, most of the people in the army have come out of Pingding. They recognize me as a gentleman, and Mr. Huang is not a native of Liangzhou City. He will definitely not make things difficult for me with the locals."

Xia Zhen said: "Be cautious in everything, and put the people first. I believe in sir."

Mr. Tian nodded solemnly: "You have opened up the situation in Liangzhou, and you can support yourself in food. If I don't do well again, I will really be ashamed of your trust in Zi'an."

"Sir, Liangzhou is no better than Pingding. The people here are tough, so you'd better be careful."

Mr. Tian nodded: "Well, I will be careful."

Mrs. Huang's wedding banquet was held in the backyard of the yamen. There were nearly sixty tables in front and back. Kneeling, and respectfully welcomed him to the main seat, he only sat on the table for a while, took a sip from his wine glass, and then got off the table again.

Before leaving, "Master Huang, come early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, the king of the county, the lower officials know." Huang Junyao half-kneeled and saluted.

Xia Zhen nodded, took Ma Min'er's hand and left.

The crowd waited for the two to leave before the ceremony was over. Looking at their backs in the distance, they were shocked: "This is the king of Beijun?"

"Yeah, haven't you seen it?"

"How could I, a poor official, have seen him."

"It's true. He has been in the military camp all the time. Even if he is looking for Master Huang, Master Huang is often called to the military camp."

"Isn't it?" said A who attended the wedding banquet: "I always thought that the king of Beijun was a middle-aged man in his 50s and [-]s, but I didn't expect him to be so young."

"I heard that he used to be a general, not a county king. He was named a county king based on his military achievements."

"Oh my god, he was crowned king with his military exploits in his early twenties, that's amazing!"

……

Huang Yihan frowned, and asked her mother in a low voice, "The king of Beijun drank some wine and left without eating, is he angry?"

Mother Huang shook her head and replied in a low voice, "No."

"Why is that?"

Mother Huang didn't have time to reply to her daughter's words, "I'll explain to you when I'm free," and then she went to work.

It doesn't matter how much Xia Zhen drinks or eats at the wedding banquet. When he comes, it's just an attitude, that is, to support the biggest official in Liangzhou prefecture, the magistrate. He is mine, and you have to listen to him. If you don't listen to him, you are making an enemy of me.

On the way back to the small wooden courtyard, Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Just to show up at Mr. Huang's banquet, you let him get married within a month, and you really made the Huang family dizzy."

Xia Zhen pinched her little nose, "Even if the Huang family really fainted, that would be their honor."

Uh... Ma Min'er was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he had been with Xia Zhen for a long time, and he had forgotten to look up to him, not to mention ordinary people, even if he was an official, he was also the most powerful of the powerful, and he could participate in the Mr. Huang's wedding, for Mr. Huang's family, may be many years later, they will recall now, "I think back then, the king of Beijun came to my Huang's wedding!" '

"Leaving the day after tomorrow?"

"Well, we have to hurry after we set off, otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it to Beijing by the end of July."

The end of July!It's only the end of June now, a month's long journey!Capital... Capital... I'm coming!

The imperial palace in the capital city is at the end of June and the beginning of July. It is really the hottest time of the year. Ma Huier seems to have gotten used to the deserted days in the palace. Everyone says that this summer is extremely hot, but she doesn't feel it at all. There is also the cold air, a heart-piercing cold air that often makes her hands and feet cold.

"Ma'am, is it hot or not, do you want me to bring you some ice pottery?"

Ma Hui'er is doing embroidery work. Logically speaking, it's hot in summer and her palms are sweaty. It's impossible to do this kind of work, but her palms don't sweat at all, and they are even a little cold.

"No, I don't like to eat."

"Your Majesty, it's rare to get such exquisite food, just pay it back!" Qi Hong couldn't bear to persuade her.

Ma Huier still shook her head, "If there is white fungus soup, you can serve me a bowl, and I want it hot."

"Oh." Luqi looked at the ice pottery, thought for a while, lowered her head, scooped it up and ate it, and went out with an empty bowl. When she arrived at the dining room, someone who knew her asked, "Have your mother eaten it?"

Luqi nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Yu, my mother ate it and said it was delicious."

"Of course, this is a cold town for the empress. The empress is kind, and each palace has some."

Luqi smiled: "My mother also wants to eat some white fungus soup."

"This is available, it continues throughout the year, and I'll give you some."

Luqi followed Eunuch Yu to the place where the tremella soup was placed, and Eunuch Yu made two spoonfuls for her: "Take it."

"Is there no hot one?"

"In this weather, the girls in every palace will be cold."

"But my mother wants to eat hot food."

Eunuch Yu put on a half-smile, "Girl Lu, I'm sorry, but no one in our jade dining room is free, so you can go heat it yourself."

Lu Qi just wanted to say that I don't have a small stove for heating, but Eunuch Yu has already walked away. The whole Yushan room was busy, chatting and chatting, and no one paid attention to her.

Luqi carried a small bowl of cold white fungus soup and walked out of the jade dining room with a sigh. On the way back to the palace, she did not go into the shade of a tree, and put the bowl in the sun to dry it. So bad, she suddenly lost control of her emotions, sat in front of the palace gate, buried her head in her knees and cried.

Talking about being rich and honoring the heavens, talking about the splendor and honor, are all deceitful. They are all deceptive. You can’t even eat a bowl of hot white fungus soup. It’s better to go there than to be exiled.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Yuantai just drank a bowl of ginseng soup and wiped his mouth: "Have you finished harvesting Xia Zian's wheat?"

"Return to the Holy Lord, the harvest is over, I heard that the harvest is not bad."

Emperor Yuantai squinted his eyes and smiled, "Don't tell me, this kid is really self-willed. If he wants to grow wheat, he will grow into wheat."

The head waiter smiled and didn't answer this question.

"Where is Tobe's book?"

The servant Fang Yuyuan quickly put the account book in front of the emperor, "My lord——"

Emperor Yuantai carefully looked at the amount of grain that Xia Zhen had reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs, "Nearly a million catties, it can feed the soldiers for three months. Not bad, not bad. In two more seasons, I'm afraid we will be self-sufficient."

"My lord, if the five northern prefectures can all be self-sufficient, your worries will be relieved."

"Yes." Emperor Yuan Tai nodded lightly, then turned his head suddenly, "Whose brand are you looking for tonight?"

Fang Yuyuan, who has been in the inner courtyard of the palace for dozens of years, almost failed to keep up with the emperor's thinking, but it was also 'almost not', which showed that he had caught up with the emperor's rhythm, "My lord, you haven't turned it over yet?" , actually turned over, but he deliberately said no.

The emperor looked towards the door, "Is it afternoon?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's already late afternoon."

"Who was sealed by the Ma family?"

"Returning to the Holy Majesty, she is sealed as a fourth-class beauty." Fang Yuyuan thought to himself when he heard Ma's family, it really is so.

"beauty?"

"Yes, my lord."

The emperor frowned, "Feng San waits for Jieyu, I will have dinner with her in a few days."

This is the meaning of the flop, Fang Yuyuan immediately smiled and said: "The servant knows."

During the day and a half before Feng Jieyu, Fang Yuyuan gave the news to his two young apprentices.

The two young apprentices knew that this was an opportunity for the master to make a fortune for them, but he smiled meaningfully, "I guess you will be empty-handed."

"Eunuch, can't you?"

"Then why don't you try it?"

The two young apprentices looked at each other, "Then let's try it?"

Fang Yuyuan smiled wrinkledly, "Since you want to try, then hurry up, don't delay me to deliver the decree."

"Yes, father-in-law."

Apprentice A found the cabinet house where Dr. Tong Feng was on duty, and excitedly told Ma Chengzu, who was about to leave the government office, the good news, "Master Ma, your family's good luck has come, your granddaughter has been named Jieyu. "

Although Ma Chengzu's expression didn't change, his heart was still in turmoil. The emperor finally remembered my granddaughter. It's good, good!
Apprentice A stood by the side, seeing the old man silent, why, hurry up and reward me with money, so that I can leave.

Ma Chengzu's entourage, Lao Dingtou, understood the rules, and took out all the valuables on his body. In the end, there was only a cheap jade pendant, and five taels of silver in his arms to buy food for the old man. little eunuch.

"I'm sorry, I came here in a hurry today, and I didn't take much money. Please don't think too little of these running back fees."

Why don't you think so, Apprentice A was so angry that he wanted to drop the jade pendant, what kind of trash, he took the five taels of silver into his hands unwillingly, "Master, you are slowly happy, and the younger ones will take a step back first."

Apprentice A's little father-in-law left angrily.

In the capital city at night, in the bustling market, in front of various restaurants and restaurants, there is a lot of traffic and lights, and the restaurants are full of all kinds of luxury and exaggeration.

Ma Qimeng didn't expect that someone would invite him to such a high-end restaurant for a drink, so he squinted his eyes with joy, and entered the private room on the third floor with Xiao Er, and there were a few people he didn't know sitting in it.

"...Excuse me, would you please come down to eat?" Ma Qimeng cupped his hands, he looked like the son of an emperor's teacher, and his gestures were humble and flattering.

"You are Ma Jieyu's father?"

Jieyu?Ma Qimeng's eyes lit up, "My daughter has been named third-class Jieyu?"

"Yes, Master Ma, hurry up and have a glass of wine to celebrate!"

Ma Qimeng, who was already dizzy when he heard the good news about his daughter, was even more confused. He drank the wine so well and ate the food so happily. He didn't even know when he passed out. All he knew was that when he woke up, he was pressed by both hands, "you... what are you doing?"

"Master Ma, right?"

"Since you call me master, why are you pressing my shoulder?"

The middle-aged man sitting across from him smiled coldly, "You were drunk last night, so you're not drunk now."

"Of course I'm not drunk. What are you doing? My father is also a Tongfeng doctor, and he is a second-rank official."

"With me, I don't care how high you are as a high-ranking official. If you give money for meals, you can talk about anything. If you don't give money, I don't care what your father is. I will send you to Jing Zhaoyin."

"I don't understand what you're talking about?" Ma Qimeng panicked. His father was just a civil servant, so what power did he have?

"Did you deny your bill after eating?" The middle-aged man sneered.

Ma Qimeng stammered: "What... do you recognize it, someone invited me last... night, and I... didn't eat for nothing."

"Someone treats guests, dare to ask Master Ma, who is the name of the person who invited you?"

"I..." Ma Qimeng was dumbfounded, don't mention the names, he doesn't even remember what those people looked like now.

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Mrs. Ma couldn't believe it when she saw the people who came to beg for money, "How much money?"

"Back to Madam, 3000 taels."

"What... what... 3000 taels for a meal? Is this a money grab?"

The visitor hooked his lips and smiled, "3000 taels is a middle-to-lower consumption in our restaurant. Ma'am, please give me the money. If you don't, we will send Master Ma to Jingzhaoyin Prison. At that time, you can ask someone to entrust you with the money." The relationship got him out, but it was more than 3000 taels."

"I..." Mrs. Ma suddenly lost control of her emotions and burst into tears!
But what's the use of crying, if you dare to come to beg for money, if you dare to get someone into Jingzhaoyin, then it must be a powerful person, and they Ma family can afford to provoke them.

After collecting 3000 taels, Ma Qimeng was redeemed, and the life of Ma's family was like a severe winter in July.

The two young father-in-laws returned to Fang Yuyuan's side, "Elder-in-law, you really hit the mark, the Ma family has no money."

"Haha..." Fang Yuyuan laughed loudly,

"Second brother, how much did you get from Ma's family?"

"Back to my father-in-law, after deducting the cost, it's only more than 2000 taels."

Fang Yuyuan smiled, "Let's go with the Zao family to announce the decree. After two days, Ma Jieyu will be able to take care of her."

"Elder-in-law, do you think the women of the Ma family still have a chance to climb up?"

"How could this rascal know." Fang Yuyuan said indifferently.

Zhuang Hao was discussing some details with Old General Xia at the Prince's Mansion in Beijun, Beijing, when a servant came to him, he cupped his hands and said, "Old General, I'll go out for a while."

Xia Shiyong nodded.

Zhuang Hao came in again after going out for a while, and said with a smile, "It's news from the Ma family."

"What news?"

"I heard that the granddaughter of the Ma family has been conferred the title of third-class Jieyu in the palace."

Xia Renyong didn't take it seriously when he heard the news.

Zhuang Hao sensed the old general's emotional change, and continued: "The emperor turned over her sign."

Xia Shiyong raised his eyebrows: "You mean..."

"Old general, the granddaughter of the Ma family has been in the palace for two years, why was she named Jieyu at this time, and was turned over?"

Xia Shiyong frowned again: "But empresses, imperial concubines and other empresses all have sons, and they are all over ten years old."

"Old general—" Zhuang Hao said: "Sometimes, not only what the prince's relatives want to do, but that one also wants to use the prince's relatives to do something."

Xia Renyong's expression suddenly tightened.

Zhuang Hao silently waited for the old general to think.

Xia Renyong suddenly took a deep breath, "No matter what, our Xia family has already stood in a high-risk place, so we can only act cautiously."

Zhuang Hao smiled, "The king of the county should go."

"If you don't start, there is still time!"

Ma Yichu was playing chess with Mr. Jiang at the Grand Master's Mansion, when they were interrupted during dinner, they had to stop the game, "It's right here, and Yichu and I will continue playing tomorrow."

Feng Luoyao had a charming face: "Grandpa, you'll spend most of the day if you catch him." She pouted her mouth to show her dissatisfaction.

Feng Jiangyi laughed loudly, "You skinny girl, how will you be able to get married in the future."

"Grandpa... I'm ignoring you!" Feng Luoyao blushed with shame and stomped away.

The pretty and bright red face was extraordinarily vivid, and Ma Yichu was attracted unconsciously, even the master had been staring at him without noticing.

"Cough..." Feng Jiangyi thought in his heart that if I stop coughing, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this dinner.

Ma Yichu was awakened by the sound of coughing, his face flushed with shame, "Master, we... let's go to dinner."

"Haha..." Feng Jiangyi stroked his beard and laughed loudly, "Your family will arrive in the capital in a few days, how is the preparation of the yard going?"

"The manager of Qiu University has already bought it, and he is stepping up packing."

Feng Jiangyi asked, "Where did you buy it?"

"It's not far from Beijun Palace."

Feng Jiangyi raised his eyes to look at him: "That's not cheap." And it doesn't necessarily mean that you can buy it with money.

Ma Yichu smiled: "It's very expensive, and Brother Qiu took a lot of effort to buy it."

Feng Jiangyi said: "He took you to buy it?"

Mayi made the right point: "Well, I participated in the whole buying process, and only then did I realize that being an official and running a business have a lot in common."

Feng Jiangyi smiled gratifiedly, "It's a progress to be able to comprehend these things."

"Thank you for your compliment, Master." Ma Yichu grinned: "Brother Qiu asked me to ask Master, if you helped me, otherwise we would not have taken down this yard so smoothly."

"Oh, he actually found that I was helpful?" Feng Jiangyi squinted and smiled.

"Master, did you really help?"

"It's nothing. When I was eating with my colleagues, I raised my mouth." Feng Jiang Yifeng replied lightly.

"Brother Qiu is right, master, you really made a move, thank you, master." Ma Yichu hurriedly saluted.

Feng Jiangyi said: "The stinky girl is coming soon, I can eat delicious food again, haha..."

In the Anxing Mansion of Yizhou, shopkeeper Peng waited for several days in the Beijun Prince's Mansion, and finally waited for Erniang, hurried into the guest courtyard, and shouted: "Master, Master, Erniang is here."

Ma Erniang arrived at the gate of Beijun Prince's Mansion, and before she had time to look at the majestic mansion, she saw his father coming out from the side door, "Min'er, Min'er..."

"father--"

"Second sister..."

"Second sister-"

The Ma family reunited happily.

But to rush to the capital, everyone did not stop, and started to the capital again early the next morning, and the general and his wife were also traveling.Zhao Suxin did not expect that she would be able to return to the capital with her husband in her lifetime, and she was filled with emotion.

The group set off for the capital in a mighty way. Xia Zhen and his son were sitting in a carriage, "Zhen'er, this time you are going to Beijing, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to return to your fief." Xia Zetao was a little sad.

"Father, don't worry." Xia Zhen comforted: "If you are lonely, have another son."

"I..." Xia Zetao, who was feeling sad, was so frightened by his son that he staggered to the wall of the carriage, "Son...you...what did you say?"

"Er Niang has five younger brothers, so it's not surprising that I have a younger brother!"

"Uh..." Xia Zetao was terrified by his son.

(End of this chapter)