【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 239 Grandmother Jia 41

"Mother, the New Year is coming to an end, and I have submitted this petition requesting the title of Crown Prince."

As soon as Jia She recovered from his injuries, he submitted a memorial, expressing his desire to make Jia Hu the eldest son. He felt that his eldest son was a qualified heir. Now that he had a family, and although he had not yet become an official in his career, he had passed the imperial examination, which was really good.

"Nothing happened this winter. The royal family should be very happy. If nothing goes wrong, this memorial will be approved soon." Yun Xi looked at his granddaughter-in-law and smiled. "Among all my grandchildren, Hu'er is the most responsible and promising. When you become the crown prince, you two should learn to take on the responsibilities of the family. It will be hard work for you and your wife. Fortunately, your parents-in-law are still young and can teach you step by step."

Tian Tian nodded gently, "My granddaughter-in-law will."

The weather was getting colder in December, and the Jia family school had already been on vacation. Yun Xi did not go out for fun, but only asked Zhang to take the girls out to attend a banquet and appreciate the plum blossoms. She had been waiting for the imperial edict of reward from the court. Jia She had made great contributions, and the emperor could not have failed to express his opinion. The results would definitely come out before the New Year's seal.

On the fifteenth day of December, the He family from the neighboring Ningguo Mansion sent someone to the Rongguo Mansion to announce the good news.

"The young mistress gave birth to a big fat boy, weighing six pounds and eight ounces!"

"Really? Zhen'er's wife gave birth soon? There's no news." Yun Xi looked sideways at Lanhua, who hurried into the house and brought out a box.

"Replying to the old lady, the young mistress gave birth smoothly this time. It only took half an hour from labor to birth. Everyone in the house is saying that the child loves the young mistress very much and doesn't let her suffer." The servant smiled like a flower.

Yun Xi said, "Okay, okay! Have you picked a name in advance?"

"Yes, the master has prepared a name in advance. If it's a young master, he will be called Jia Pu, Pu as in cattail grass. If it's a young lady, she will be called Jia Qingxia."

"What a nice name! Cattail grass is as tough as silk, and rock is immovable." Yun Xi took the box Lan Hua handed over. "This is the ginseng I prepared for Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law. Fortunately, it wasn't used. Take it back and nourish Qing He. We'll both be there on the third day of her bath."

Lanhua gave the man a handful of change and sent him out with a smile.

Yun Xi rubbed her face, feeling that there were so many people around her giving birth, and Jia Min was still pregnant.

"She'er, what kind of reward do you think His Majesty will give you?"

"Mother, I dare not speak ill of Your Majesty." Jia She shook his head. In fact, he could not see through the emperor, even though he was often by His Majesty's side.

"Alright, go back. It's almost New Year's Day. You should take the guards and patrol the mansion more often to eliminate any potential safety hazards."

"Okay, son, I'm leaving."

"Lanhua, ask Lin Zhixiao's family to come over. I want to check the list of New Year gifts for Min'er and ask her to bring it over."

Lin Zhixiao's family was a rare group of sensible people in the Jia family. They did not allow him to be redeemed from the house and kept him to serve them.

Not long after, Lin Zhixiao's family came to ask for a meeting holding a box.

Yun Xi saw quite a few gift lists, including those for Jia Min, Jia's relatives-in-law, and so on.

"Grandma, please help us look at the gift list we prepared." Jia Yuanchun came with her sister and said coquettishly.

"Let me see." After Yun Xi checked the gift list from the eldest house and found no problems, she put it down and took the gift list handed to her by Jia Yuanchun. The first one that caught her eye was the one for the Wang family.

"Why so many?"

Yun Xi frowned immediately, because the items on the gift list were all quite expensive.

"Do you have the gift lists from previous years?"

Jia Fengchun quickly said, "I'll get it."

Yuanchun whispered, "My mother asked me to do it, saying that my uncle's family is not easy."

"Is it not easy for the Wang family to have some connection with the Jia family?" Yun Xi did not make a decision lightly. She waited for Fengchun to take out the gift lists from previous years and took a look. There seemed to be nothing wrong with the gift lists from previous years. "Is there something I don't know about?"

Jia Fengchun pushed Lanhua and the others out, then said unhappily, "Grandma, we counted Mother's dowry, and a lot of it doesn't match. Mother must have sent it all back to the Wang family."

"Third sister, don't talk nonsense."

Yuanchun, who had lowered her head, looked up and glared at her sister.

"What's the big deal? Reduce the amount of gifts from the second house to the Wang family by 20%. You don't have to give any more in private." Yun Xi rubbed her forehead. "Keep a close eye on your mother's dowry. Don't let her get confused."

Yun Xi was not coveting Wang's dowry, but she did not want to be too deeply involved with the Wang family. More importantly, Wang would have to rely on Zhu'er and his wife for her old age, and she did not want to disappoint the child.

The East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, so the Dragon King invited the King of Jinling. Wang's dowry was worth about 350,000 taels of silver. The Wang family used to ignore it, but in recent years, the Wang family could not see the situation clearly and without the support of the Jia family's connections, they jumped up and down in the new emperor's court, spent a lot of money but did not get a good future.

This is the reality. If the Jia family falls into decline, the family property will be seized.

Ever since Wang Xifeng got engaged, it seems that there is an expert behind the Wang family.

"This year, people only receive one extra month's salary for the New Year? Wasn't it three months in previous years?" Yun Xi saw the account book and casually flipped it open.

"Grandma, there's been a lot of rain this year, so the harvest on the farm has decreased quite a bit."

Jia Yuanchun flipped through the pages and pointed to a section. Yun Xi nodded. "Indeed, there's been a lot of rain this year, but the yield is drastically low. My farm is only down 20%, but yours is down nearly 50%. There's definitely a problem. I'm trying to trick you because you're young. Tomorrow, have your eldest brother go check on the farm. Send someone you trust to investigate the farms further away. Any problems must be resolved as soon as possible."

"However, we can't let things get out of hand. The New Year's bonus will be triple the monthly salary as in previous years, understand?" Yun Xi ruffled their hair. "For now, let's just leave it at that. Go down and handle it. Come back and ask if you have any questions."

After the two men left, Lanhua came to report that Tao brought Jia Lin to ask for a meeting.

"Jia Lin? I remember he passed the imperial examination this year, right?"

"Yes, old lady. The two teachers in the clan school who passed the imperial examination are preparing for the examination and teaching at the same time, preparing for the joint examination in February next year. I heard that Master Jia Lin does not plan to continue to take the examination and plans to be selected as an official."

Orchids are just enough.

Yun Xi nodded thoughtfully, "Okay, please come in."

"Old Madam, I'm here to pay my respects to you." Mrs. Tao walked in with a beaming expression, a broad smile on her round face. "Congratulations on your new, virtuous granddaughter-in-law. You'll soon have a great-grandson."

"Oh, you rascal finally came to see me. Let me take a look at Lin'er. She's really a literary star descended to earth. She passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen."

Yun Xi looked at Jia Lin. He had a delicate appearance and was a little shy.

"Grandfather, please don't praise him, lest he become proud and lose his concentration on studying at home. He suddenly decides not to continue studying for the exam. Look at me, why are you saying this? Look at what I brought you. This is a 120-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, which is hard to find. I came here as a present to you, Madam."