Since the establishment of the Great Zhou,
The heirs of the four kings and eight dukes had to go to the nine borders to guard the borders and obtain achievements to inherit the title. If they did not have any achievements, they could only be demoted to inherit the title.
Now,
Apart from the Niu family and a few families that were more capable, the other families basically sent their concubines to guard the border. No one put their mind on making contributions.
The Jia family was the same.
Even now, the only one who is still an official is Jia Zheng.
Because of the matter of guarding the border,
The old Emperor had already blamed the Jia family more than once.
Now that Jia Xuan had suggested going to guard the border, Jia Zheng naturally agreed happily.
Not only did he agree,
Jia Zheng even took the initiative to say that he wanted to help Jia Xuan use his connections and help him get an official position in the army. He did not want to start as a soldier.
Jia Xuan looked grateful on the surface.
He sneered in his heart.
In fact, it was precisely because of these "human relations" that the Great Zhou allowed many noble descendants to hold high positions, leading to successive defeats at the frontier fortress. Only Cheng Shi of the Cheng family won this battle.
However, Jia Xuan would not be like those good-for-nothings.
After bidding farewell to Jia Zheng, Jia Xuan left. Jia Zheng went to the back residence to find Grandmother Jia to inform her of this matter.
.......
Rongxi Hall.
Grandmother Jia, Madam Wang, Madam Xing, Wang Xifeng, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Xuan, Jia Lian, and many maids had gathered here. As for Jia Baoyu and the other juniors, it was unknown where they had gone to hang out.
Jia Xuan's biological father, Jia She, glared at Jia Xuan with a dark expression.
However, Jia Xuan did not care.
He had already guessed it.
It was just that Jia She felt that he was his illegitimate son, so he didn't inform him about accepting the engagement. Instead, he went to Jia Zheng.
Jia Xuan did not take Jia She's anger to heart.
As long as he entered the army, he would be like a bird flying in the sky and a fish leaping in the sea. When he returned, no one in the Jia residence would dare to show him any disrespect.
"Unfilial son."
When Jia She saw Jia Xuan's indifferent attitude, he could not help but curse softly.
Wang Xifeng smiled." It's a joyous day. Brother Xuan has accepted the engagement and is going to guard the border. This is a double blessing for the Jia family."”
Grandmother Jia also echoed,"That's right. Jia Xuan, are you sure what you said is true?"”
"I'm sure."
Jia Xuan nodded.
Grandmother Jia nodded and smiled." Alright, then the Jia family will settle the marriage first. After that, you will go to guard the border. The Jia family will help you with the military affairs so that you don't have to sit up as a soldier again. It will be safer."”
"Thank you, ancestor!"
Jia Xuan bowed, but in reality, he was sneering in his heart.
Grandmother Jia's words seemed to be concerned about him, but in fact, it was not the case.
If he married Cheng Si Niangzi first, this marriage would be settled. The Cheng family would become the Jia family's ally. At that time, even if Jia Xuan died, the Cheng family would not be able to leave the Jia family.
Even if Cheng Si Niangzi had to be a widow for Jia Xuan for the rest of her life, she had to stay in the Jia family and maintain the relationship between the two families.
It was cruel.
As for the others, they were just making polite remarks. The Jia family was like this. Each of them had their own ulterior motives. They spoke human words when they saw others, and they spoke nonsense when they saw ghosts.
Jia Xuan was extremely annoyed when she heard this. However, she still had to make use of the Jia family's relationship now, so she restrained her temper.
After all, although the Jia family had declined, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. The fact that the Jia family could use their connections to promote Wang Ziteng to the position of the provincial governor of the capital was enough to show the Jia family's connections.
He could help Jia Xuan with many things in the army.
After another round of formalities, Grandmother Jia decided to send someone to the Cheng family to propose marriage the next day. Then, she waved her hand and dispersed the crowd.
"Vile creature, come with me."
Jia She glared at Jia Xuan and said fiercely.
"Yes."
Soon, Jia Xuan followed Jia She into the house.
"Kneel down!"
Jia She said fiercely," Men, bring me the big board. Today, I will teach you a lesson, you unfilial son. You actually didn't tell me about this first."”
As he spoke, a few servants walked in and handed him a big board.
Looking at their expressions, they were probably not surprised by this matter. After all, Jia She would usually vent his anger on Jia Xuan whenever something went wrong in his heart.
Basically, every month, Jia Xuan would be beaten until she could not get out of bed for a few days. She was very miserable.
but
The current Jia Xuan was no longer the Jia Xuan of the past.
"After the wedding, I will be going to guard the border. If I delay the matter of guarding the border, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it.”
After saying that, Jia Xuan turned around and left without calling him father.
Nonsense.
Although he was related to Jia She by blood, how could he call this fellow father?
"You! Evil beast!"
Jia She was so angry that his entire body was trembling. He pointed at Jia Xuan's back with a board.
However, he also knew.
Now that he was beaten up by Jia Xuan, if he delayed the border garrison, Grandmother Jia would blame him and the army would blame him. He really could not bear the responsibility.
After being angry for a while, Jia She put down the board and found a concubine to have fun.
.......
Early in the morning, the sound of gongs and drums filled the sky. Zhou Rui brought Jia Xuan and many servants to drive a carriage to the Cheng family to propose marriage.
This Zhou Rui was a servant with a high status. He was in charge of collecting land rent in the spring and autumn.
In the eyes of Grandmother Jia and the others, sending him to propose marriage was already giving the Cheng family a lot of face.
After all, the Jia family was one of the four great dukes, while the Cheng family was just a newly established martial arts family.
To them, the fact that the Jia Clan could marry the Cheng Clan was already a great gift to the Cheng Clan. Jia She even felt that sending a servant boy over was enough. Sending Zhou Rui over was already too much.
"Fourth Lady Cheng."
Jia Xuan muttered to himself.
If Fourth Lady Cheng agreed to the engagement, he would marry Fourth Lady Cheng and take care of Fourth Lady Cheng for the rest of her life. If Fourth Lady Cheng did not agree, he had a way to protect the Cheng family.
Soon, they arrived at the Cheng family's residence.
" A pair of Jade Spring Earrings."
"A Blue Sky White Jade Ivory Bracelet.”
“....”
The Jia family's betrothal gifts were extremely luxurious. There was a full box. Hearing this, the Cheng family and the surrounding people who came to watch the ceremony were very shocked.
This was decided by Grandmother Jia, and it was for the sake of the Jia family's reputation.
After all, in order to maintain their dignity, the Jia family could even hold an extraordinary funeral for their servants. As for Qin Keqing's funeral, it was even more extravagant…
"No wonder such a large family business could be squandered and ended up being raided.”
Jia Xuan thought of Qin Keqing and cursed in his heart.
This was the capital. If the Jia family dared to hold Qin Keqing's funeral like that, wasn't that courting death?
Just as he was thinking about it, a noisy voice sounded at the entrance of the Cheng residence.
"Baby, baby! So many treasures!"
"Oh my god! The Jia family is really big, it's lucky to marry into it!”
This noisy voice sounded like that of a village woman. It was the old lady of the Cheng family, the eldest mother (grandmother) of the Fourth Lady of the Cheng family.
Actually, she was a village woman and had not seen much of the world.
Old Lady Cheng directly lay on the chest filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. She couldn't put it down. It was only because a few servant girls of the Cheng residence felt that it wasn't appropriate that they dragged it down.
"Old Lady Cheng is right."
Zhou Rui couldn't help but laugh when he saw Old Lady Cheng's expression.
However, he was not angry because Old Lady Cheng was praising the Jia family. As a servant, he also felt proud.
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