The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 76 Buy one get one free
Jing Xi, who was standing by, saw that his elder brother really agreed to send the marriage certificate to the old house for his father to see.

A smile suddenly appeared on his face.

After Liu Hongshi finished copying, he bowed and left.

Jingxi said something to Li Jingxiao, and then gave orders to the maids, servants, Jia Heng, Erfu and others in the Xing'an Earl's Mansion.

Follow me back to Zhenwu Temple to pack up your things and move here today.
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Even if Xia Shouzhong received benefits, he would still do his job.

The house's previous furniture, furnishings, and utensils had long been cleared out.

Xia Shouzhong knew that the emperor intended to win over Li Jingxiao, and Li Jingxiao was giving him silver and elixirs.

Xia Shouzhong naturally had to give something in return, so he asked people to select a lot of high-quality furniture, porcelain, bowls, plates and other items from the treasury of the Imperial Household Department.

Even the doors, windows, houses, courtyard walls, floor tiles, etc. were repaired inside and out.

In addition, after receiving Lin Ruhai's letter, the Jia family also took good care of the house.

You can just move your things in and live there.

Li Jingxiao didn't have much stuff to begin with, and he would go to Zhenwu Temple to see patients for two hours every afternoon.

So not everything needs to be moved to the new home.

However, the thank-you gifts sent by the Jia family and Lin Ruhai of Yangzhou were all counted in cars.

It really takes a lot of effort to move these things.

As for the three Jingxi sisters, ever since they went to Zhenwu Temple every day to practice martial arts and learn medicine with Li Jingxiao, they basically brought large and small bags of things to Zhenwu Temple every day.

This is because Zhenwu Temple is too small, otherwise there would be more things.

It would be more accurate to say that it was a move for the three sisters rather than a move for Li Jingxiao.

After a busy day, Li Jingxiao asked Jia Heng to go to Zuixianlou and ordered several tables of food and drinks.

Jia Heng was also promoted from Li Jingxiao's follower to the position of foreign affairs manager.

With a monthly salary of 3 taels, he was trained as a confidant.

As expected, Jia Chen became the manager of the kitchen.

She directed several maids and washing girls to take care of the kitchen.

As for the responsibility of guarding the house, it was of course given to Erfu and other personal guards.

However, Li Jingxiao's actions were considered as misusing public resources for personal gain.
Erfu and his men are Jinyiwei, but this kind of thing happens a lot in the Great Zhou.

The runners in the yamen are actually the same as the servants of officials.

Even the censor would not care about this matter.
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On the first night of moving, Li Jingxiao did not practice, but happily ate, drank and chatted with his three cousins ​​in the new home, which was considered a vacation for himself.

The servants and guards had been busy all day, and the host sympathized with them and ordered good wine and food from the restaurant.

It was a lively and joyful night.
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In the Rongqing Hall of the Jia family, all the male members of the Jia family, as well as Lady Jia, Lady Xing, Lady Wang, and Mrs. You were silent for a long time, and no one spoke.

Especially Mrs. Wang, her face was full of sorrow.

The look he gave Jia Zheng and his beloved eldest son Jia Zhu was somewhat unfriendly.

After a while, there were sounds of footsteps and voices outside the room, and then Jia Lian lifted the curtain and walked in quickly.

She bowed to Lady Jia and said, "Old Madam, great joy."

Jia Mu and others hurriedly asked, "Did you find out?"

Jia Lian nodded and said, "My grandson went to Eunuch Dai's residence and waited for the whole afternoon. Just after dark, I finally received the news that Eunuch Dai had sent someone to bring him back.

It is said that the saint ordered Eunuch Dai to go to the Qianqing Palace in the morning, and not only asked His Majesty to award the eldest daughter of the Qin family a third-rank official position when Jingyou got married.

He also ordered the Empress to give some rewards."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Lady Jia, Jia She, Lady Xing, Jia Zheng, Lady Wang, Jia Zhen, Lady You, Jia Zhu and others all changed.

How could this be considered good news? Fortunately, Jia Lian was willing to spend a few hundred taels of silver, and the eunuch explained the situation to him in detail.

Only then did Jia Lian realize that there were so many tricks involved.

He explained it to Lady Jia and the others, and everyone in the Jia family turned their worries into joy.

With the support of the retired emperor, the emperor had no objection and even awarded the eldest daughter of the Qin family a third-rank imperial edict as compensation.

He also sent Xia Shouzhong to the Zhenwu Temple to meet Li Jingxiao, which meant that both the emperor and his son approved of Li Jingxiao's decision to have one son inherit two branches.

And the emperor did not object to the marriage between the Jia family and Li Jingxiao.

Everyone in the room was immediately delighted.

"It's settled, it's settled," Jia She laughed happily, "Jingyou is indeed highly valued by the Saint and His Majesty."

After saying this, he hurriedly said to Jia Zheng, "Second brother, why don't I go to the Xing'an Earl's Mansion tomorrow and personally discuss this marriage with Li Huaili.

To avoid more nightmares at night.
If other families intervene, such a good marriage will be snatched away."

The family that Jia She could mention was naturally a family at the level of the four kings, eight dukes, and twelve marquises.

There is basically no need to consider the Four Kings. Even if they are willing to sacrifice their face, Li Jingxiao himself will not consider it.

The emperor and the retired emperor would not agree to it.

But the other six dukes and twelve marquises, as long as they have girls of marriageable age in their families.

Someone will definitely be tempted.

Jia Zheng originally wanted to go by himself, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Jia She was more suitable to go than himself.

This is to avoid making the Li family feel that they are too eager and that the girl will not be valued after she gets married.

But when he thought about the fact that the eldest daughter of the Qin family had not yet married but had already received a third-rank imperial decree, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart before nodding.

Mrs. Wang also smiled, thinking that Jia Zheng had done a rare good thing.

Even a fool would know how favored Li Jingxiao was, as he was valued so much by both the retired emperor and the emperor.

He even felt the same regret as Jia Zheng, not being able to facilitate the marriage between Yuanchun and Li Jingxiao earlier.

Otherwise, the third-rank imperial edict would not only belong to his daughter, but also to the wife of the first wife of the Li family. In the future, the title of Earl of Xing'an would also belong to his grandson.

As for the idea of ​​marrying Wang Xifeng to Li Jingxiao, Mrs. Wang had already thrown it to the winds by then.

Seeing that her two sons and daughters-in-law had no objections, Jia Mu was about to say something and decided to do as Jia She said.

Youshi suddenly winked at Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Madam, Master, Eldest Master, if my eldest sister marries, the dowry must be generous.

As an older brother, I am willing to do my bit to make my older sister proud.

The East Palace is already preparing the dowry."

Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng and others couldn't help but smile and say a few polite words. Seeing Jia Zhen's firm attitude, they praised Jia Zhen again.

But Jia Zhen then said, "But the maids, old women, and housekeepers who come with the dowry must be carefully selected."

Lady Jia and the others nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up.

Then Jia Zhen continued, "My nephew's wife has two younger sisters. The second sister of the You family has already been engaged as a child, so we won't mention it.

"Third sister, though young, is clever and forthright. She will surely be a great helper if she accompanies elder sister Yuanchun to marry into the Li family."

The expressions of Lady Jia and others changed, and when Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zhen, her good expression was no longer as before.

Jia Zhen had never thought of making a fuss about the maid who came with the dowry.

But after a few words of persuasion from Youshi, Jia Zhen immediately came up with an idea.

All the benefits were taken by the Rongguo Mansion, and I just wanted to get closer to Li Jingxiao. Why shouldn't he be given a single share of the dowry?
(End of this chapter)