vrcanaries Chapter 131 Yuan Chun Full Moon
Chapter 131 Yuan Chun Full Moon
Jia Daihua glared.
"Do you look down on your great-uncle? Your great-uncle can afford to pay for this money. It's not your turn, a child, to pay for it."
At this point, Jia Hu immediately became excited and said proudly:
"This was my idea after all, how could I let my great-uncle pay for it!"
And great-uncle, don't underestimate me! I have plenty of silver now!
Jia Daihua raised an eyebrow, looking at Jia Hu with a smug expression, and said with a smile:
"Our Hu'er is a little tycoon now!"
Jia Hu restrained himself, suppressing even a hint of smugness.
“Grandfather, I really have a lot of money now. Although the Emperor has promised me a share of the mirror's profits, I will definitely have a lot.”
And my dad, he's been busy these past few days working on the hot pot restaurant, it should arrive soon too.
Adding to the rewards I received before, I have enough silver saved up.
Jia Daihua shook his head and clicked his tongue twice.
"No, that's not the case yet. We haven't reached Hu'er's place. Hu'er doesn't have any money yet."
Jia Hu immediately retorted,
“Grand Uncle, that’s all my money, and I have plenty of money now! Please don’t look down on me, Grand Uncle, I can afford to reward you!”
Upon hearing this, Jia Zhen immediately voiced his support for his elder brother.
“I have money too, I have money too. I’ll give all my money to my elder brother, and he can do whatever he wants.”
Jia Zhu immediately raised his hand in agreement.
“I have one too, I have one too, and I’ll give mine to my older brother.”
Jia Daihua pretended to be angry and glared at the two children, saying:
"Since you have so much money, why don't you give it all to your grandfather?"
Jia Zhen, annoyed, stood up and, with his puffed-up cheeks, complained:
"Grandfather, really! You have so much money, such a big mansion is all yours, and you still come to rob us of our money. It's just too much!"
Jia Zhu was also furious, crossing his arms to show his stance.
Jia Hu had already sensed that his great-uncle was teasing the children. Looking at his two younger brothers below, who were blushing with anger, he was deeply moved. He came over and took one of their hands, saying:
“Brother doesn’t want your money. Brother really has money. Besides, Grandfather is just teasing us.”
Jia Daihua couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter. There were so many trivial matters in the court, why bother coming back to amuse his grandson?
Jia Daishan smiled slightly, making no comment or speaking. He wanted to see how his brother would handle the situation.
Upon hearing this, Jia Zhen and Jia Zhu were outraged and pounced on Jia Daihua, each grabbing one of his legs.
Two little sparrows chirped and began to complain about their grandfather (great-uncle).
Jia Daihua, who was laughing happily, was being held by the two of them, one leg each. The two of them were chattering away, making Jia Daihua's forehead ache.
Having no other choice, Jia Daihua looked at Jia Hu with pleading eyes.
Jia Hu saw it, but lowered his head and pretended not to see it. Who told his great-uncle to tease the child with such a mean mind? Now there's nothing he can do.
Jia Daihua strained, lifting each leg up slightly, and could only say:
"Alright, alright, you're so big now, and you're still acting like this. People will laugh at you!"
To everyone's surprise, his leg-lifting motion seemed to amuse the two little ones clinging to his leg, who shouted for him to do it a couple more times.
Helpless, Jia Daihua could only continue to use his legs to lift the two children high in the air.
Jia Daishan looked at him, raised his hand twice more, and came over to defuse the situation, saying:
"Get down now. Your grandfather is old and can't take this kind of tossing and turning."
Upon hearing this, the two children immediately let go obediently and stopped making a fuss.
Only then did Jia Daihua speak, saying to Jia Hu:
“I know you have money and there will be various shares in the future. Your great-uncle believes in your ability, but the clan school is, after all, a matter for the entire Jia family. We can’t let a child like you contribute money.”
Seeing that Jia Hu was about to speak again, Jia Daihua raised his hand to stop him:
"Grand Uncle has already decided on this matter. Our Jia family can afford to pay for this money. You're just a little kid, so don't worry about it. You might not grow tall."
Jia Daishan also spoke up, saying, "You don't need to worry about this matter, as your great-uncle and I are handling it."
When you don't have to worry about anything or care about anything, time flies by.
Soon Yuan Chun turned one month old, and the Wang family came to attend the full moon banquet. However, as they must have understood, the Wang family did not bring Wang Ren with them this time.
Lady Wang cherished her daughter, who would one day become a concubine, like a precious jewel.
She felt the full-moon celebration wasn't grand enough; her daughter was destined to be a concubine, but she dared not show it.
In fact, as the first girl of this generation, Yuan Chun's full moon celebration was already very grand, following the usual practice. In fact, Grandmother Jia, feeling sorry for Yuan Chun, added even more.
Wang knew that Yuan Chun would have such a good future, and that Grandmother Jia would definitely not leave her unattended. She would surely take Yuan Chun to her side and raise her personally. She just didn't know when that would be, because then the time she could spend with her daughter would be limited. So she devoted herself entirely to Yuan Chun.
When Wang Ziteng arrived, he spoke privately with Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan. Later, Wang Ziteng officially followed Jia Daihua into the Beijing Garrison and served under Jia Daihua.
Jia Hu only learned about this matter after his grandfather mentioned it to him.
It seems that even though his great-uncle is not in trouble now, he has tacitly agreed that Wang Ziteng will take over his great-uncle's official position in the future. After all, the two families are related by marriage, and his great-uncle is getting old. Once his great-uncle retires, the Jia family will indeed have no one to take over.
For now, Prince Teng will follow his great-uncle. Later, when Prince Teng is promoted to the position of military governor of the capital, he will be able to continue his studies.
Since the two families are related and even in-laws, it's like swapping positions, but the Jia family still retains control.
Jia Hu understood his great-uncle's decision, just like in the book, because military power was the core interest of the entire Jia family and their source of confidence. Once they gave up the Beijing Garrison, it would mean that the Jia family had completely withdrawn from the center of power.
This is the best approach before the next generation of the Jia family grows up.
Why did the new emperor appoint Prince Teng to a high position, later promoting him to commander of nine provinces, but then placing him on the northern border, with the former Jia family's troops serving as the commanders of the nine border regions?
Afterwards, Prince Teng was promoted to Inspector General of Nine Provinces, becoming the top official. This apparent promotion, though a demotion in disguise, eliminated the threat to the new emperor.
With the arrival of the new empress, the capital garrison was able to be reclaimed, while Prince Teng continued to rise through the ranks. Presumably, the two had reached a tacit understanding.
Given this tacit agreement, Prince Teng must have betrayed the Jia family, or even committed acts of treason against them. Otherwise, the new emperor wouldn't have dared to act so easily against the Jia family, who had controlled the Beijing Garrison for decades.