Chapter 488 Sending Wine
Xia Zihan shouted again, "You are so courageous. You, a slave, dare to change the Dasheng etiquette without permission. You also dare to teach this princess a lesson. The following is a treasonous act. Fang, do you know your guilt?"
"Old... old slave..." Fang's mother was so frightened that her old face turned pale. Under Xia Zihan's powerful majesty, she finally lost her balance, bent her knees, and knelt down.
Xia Zihan sneered, "According to the grand etiquette system, you, a little servant, should have knelt down just now when you saw my princess, but you did it as a blessing ceremony. Before my princess opened her mouth, you Just stand up, you are disrespectful to this princess. For this crime, this princess should kill you.”
"Princess, please forgive me, Princess, please forgive me... I was confused for a moment and forgot. I don't dare to be disrespectful to the princess. Old slave... I have always respected the princess." Mother Fang was so frightened that she was covered with fear. Trembling slightly, his head hit the ground several times.
Just now, she deliberately ignored Xia Zihan.
The old lady said that Xia Zihan had a noble status and did not even care about the Xia family, so the Xia family could not bow down to her. Otherwise, she would look down on the Xia family even more, and there would be no Xia family in her eyes.
Xia Zihan is going to marry into the Chu family after all. If the Xia family has a good relationship with the Chu family, then... the eldest master's official career will be smooth sailing, and maybe he can reach the status of a first-class official.
But before that, the Xia family couldn't bow to Xia Zihan.
The more she lowers her head, the less seriously she will take the Xia family. Only by holding the elders' gift in front of her can she be subdued.
The old lady repeatedly said that she wanted to remove Xia Zihan. In fact, it was just an act. The old lady was not stupid. Her granddaughter became a princess. How could such a glorious thing be ruined so easily.
The old lady's purpose of doing this was just to scare Xia Zihan, make her afraid, and make her come to beg her.
However, Xia Zihan not only did not come to beg her, but also pretended not to know about it.
The old lady tried it twice, but when it didn't work, she changed her tactics, hoping that the eldest man would suppress her. That's why she deliberately didn't give Xia Zihan face in front of outsiders, and deliberately made her feel inferior. Say hello to the great lord.
The old lady did this deliberately to lose face to Xia Zihan and to subdue Xia Zihan. From now on, Xia Zihan will be able to listen to what the Xia family says. Only after she marries into the Chu family will she be willing to serve as a big brother. My future is full of success.
But...
She followed the old lady's wishes and didn't take Xia Zihan seriously, thinking that she would be scared like the old lady said, and would quickly go to the front yard to pay respects to the great master and let the officials who came to see him Look, the princess has the great master in her heart.
She had always been looking forward to seeing Xia Zihan's frightened face, but she never expected that when she was being made things difficult for her by her elders and despised by her servants, she was not afraid at all and even wanted to punish her confidently.
Could it be that, in her heart, the Xia family really wasn't important? If the Xia family really removed her, would she really not care?
She dared to disobey Old Mrs. Xia's orders.
Filial piety is respected in Dasheng. In Dasheng, it is a serious sin to disobey your elders.
No matter what the crime was, Xia Zihan would not take her as a slave seriously.
Xia Zihan sneered coldly, "How do you have any respect for me? Why didn't I see the airs you put on just now? I thought it was my grandmother who came."
"I don't dare." Fang's mother had a thin layer of cold sweat on her forehead, but she didn't dare to wipe it away.
"Don't you dare? You even dare to teach me a lesson. Why don't you dare?" Xia Zihan said.
"Old slave..."
Mother Fang knew that she was in the wrong, and also guessed that Xia Zihan would not let him go today, so she stopped begging for mercy and knelt on the ground, silent.
Xia Zihan snorted coldly and ordered Chu Fei, "First put him in the firewood room. When the banquet is over, come back and ask this old godly woman about her sins."
"As you command, Princess."
Chu Fei walked up behind Mother Fang and slashed her with a knife, knocking Mother Fang unconscious when she raised her head and was about to scream. Then, like a dog to death, he grabbed one of her arms and dragged her away.
Aunt Zhang and Aunt Guo, whose faces were already pale with fright, did not dare to look at Xia Zihan until now. Aunt Guo said worriedly, "Princess, Mother Fang is the old lady who has a bad reputation next to the old lady. You are in trouble." She, I’m afraid the old lady won’t let you go.”
What worried her the most was that she was worried that once Xia Zihan left, the old lady would take out her anger on her and Aunt Zhang.
She is a good concubine, so she has nothing to fear. At most, she will be punished by the old lady to kneel down for a day and a half. However, Aunt Zhang is from a low background and is a maid of the Xia family. Although her bond of sale has long been torn up by Xia Shiming. , and canceled her slave status. However, Aunt Zhang had no support from her natal family and was alone. She wanted to be beaten or sold, so she couldn't just leave the old lady alone.
Aunt Zhang seemed to have thought of this. She looked at Xia Zihan with fear on her face. Xia Zihan was such a smart person. He guessed what they were thinking when he saw something was wrong with her face.
She said, "Don't worry, as long as my father is here, my father will not let the seventh brother lose his mother. If you are still afraid, I will let Chu Fei stay. In times of crisis, I can save your lives." Now, Xia She didn't believe that the eldest man was in charge of the house, and he would let the old lady do whatever she wanted.
Xia Zihan promised to keep someone, and the two aunts breathed a sigh of relief.
When the banquet started, Xia Zihan said goodbye to her two aunts and went to the banquet hall. A group of ladies flattered her again. arranged position.
This position is naturally the most noble one. Even if Mrs. Xia is old and confused, she would not dare to treat her lightly or look down upon her.
Although she wanted to convince Xia Zihan, there was something on the surface. She had to respect Xia Zihan's identity as the princess and arrange an ordinary seat for the princess who was personally named by the emperor. That was not to convince Xia Zihan. Han, but disrespectful to the emperor.
If someone with intentions notices it and files a lawsuit, the Xia family will not be able to escape the charge of contempt for the emperor.
Even though Mrs. Xia couldn't figure it out clearly, she still knew about certain aspects.
The female family members sat on the banquet, and in the front yard, the elder led many colleagues and classmates to also sit on the banquet.
The eldest master was about to order the servants to open the wine and fill the glasses for everyone when he heard the manager of the Xia family come to report, "Sir, the princess has sent ten jars of twenty kilograms of thirty-year-old Qiu Lubai. She said it was specially Bought at a high price from Juxianglou to congratulate the great master on his promotion.”
When Mr. Xia heard this, his face was filled with surprise and he laughed loudly, "This niece means filial piety. As an uncle, I received her filial piety as soon as I arrived in the capital. Haha... very good, very good..."
His face looked full of joy and pride.
You know, the Qiulubai at Juxianglou is very famous. Any well-known outsider who comes to the capital and doesn't go to Juxianglou to drink a cup of Qiulubai is a trip in vain.
This Qiulubai is brewed by Juxianglou itself. It rarely takes out, so you have to order a few pots when you go to Juxianglou to eat. It can be said that only a few well-known and powerful people in the capital can do it. , so that you can buy it and take it home to eat.
Moreover, the price of the wine will also increase by 50%.
In Juxiang Tower, the ten-year-old autumn dew is white, and a jar of ten pounds costs five taels of silver. This price is very reasonable and not expensive for Juxiang Tower where only noble people come and go.
But for takeout, the price has to be doubled, which is ten taels of silver.
And what Xia Zihan sent was a large altar, weighing twenty kilograms. The price was doubled, and it cost twenty taels of silver per altar.
The older the liquor is, the more fragrant and mellow the flavor will be, and the higher the price will be. Thirty-year-old Qiu Lu Bai will cost at least 80 taels of silver per jar, and ten jars of Qiu Lu Bai will cost at least 20 kilograms. Eight hundred taels of silver.
Today, the Xia family did not spend so much money on these ten sumptuous banquets, not even half of the money. However, the ten jars of wine given by Xia Zihan were several times the price of these ten banquets, and With such a large amount of money, she only wanted to celebrate the promotion of the eldest son of the Xia family, and to give him face like this, it is no wonder that the eldest son of the Xia family is so happy.
Mr. Xia was also a smart man, so he immediately ordered the boys, "Go quickly, go and bring four jars of fine wine, one jar for each table. I want to taste the famous Qiu Lu Bai with my colleagues. These thirty It’s not easy to taste vintage ones. Haha, I owe this to the princess.”
Today, the officials here are all fourth- and fifth-rank officials, whose official positions are comparable to those of the two masters of the Xia family. Many of them have drank Juxianglou’s Qiulubai, but there are very few who are thirty years old. It’s too expensive for people to drink.
Some people who are short of money have only heard of its name, but have never seen its wine, let alone drank it.
Today, thanks to the blessing of Princess Chuyu and Mr. Xia, everyone is very happy to drink the thirty-year-old Qiu Lubai, and the atmosphere at the banquet is filled with excitement and passion.
Mr. Xia was even more enthusiastic, holding a wine glass and going to every table to greet everyone.
Xia Shiming was also very happy, even happier than Master Xia.
The daughter has her uncle in her eyes and is thinking about her uncle in her heart. This makes him happier than thinking about him. This means that the precious daughter is not completely devoid of feelings for the Xia family. At least his wife is willing to spend time with him. Yinzi, make this face for his eldest brother, so that the two brothers can have face, that's enough.
In fact, during the past thirty years, Xia Zihan would give him a few jars of Qiu Lubai every year. There is still an unopened jar in his study.
Last night, he happily drank more than a pound with his eldest brother. His eldest brother also said that the wine was delicious. Seeing that his eldest brother liked it, after dinner, he even gave an unopened jar to his eldest brother.
As for his beautiful lady, he didn't mention it at all.
This wine was a gift from his precious daughter, and it was expensive. It was hard for him to ask his precious daughter to send a few jars to his elder brother.
Unexpectedly, he didn't say it, but Yu Niang thought of it and sent it to them at the right time when the banquet was about to start, so as to earn enough face for their brothers.
(End of chapter)