The Red Mansions

The next day, the sky brightened, and it was clearly another sunny day. The golden morning light in the eastern sky shone in the courtyard, and the green eaves were already covered with a layer of white snow.

Jia Heng turned his eyes to look at the girl with reddish cheeks beside him. The sleeping girl had a smooth and jade-like forehead, a melon-seed face as white as jade, and pink cherry lips that seemed to be shining with radiant light, and said softly: "Xiaoxiao, wake up."

Chen Xiao heard a "thump" from the wing of his nose, and under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows, his eyelashes trembled. He slowly opened his sleepy eyes, lightly opened his pink lips, and asked, "What time is it?"

"The sun is too hot..." Jia Heng gently patted the girl's crotch and whispered.

Xiaoxiao can be very troublesome sometimes, and she had to let him control her until midnight last night.

Chen Xiao's cheeks were slightly ashamed, and he glanced at the young man angrily and said, "Help me up."

Two people helped him get up from the bed and put on his clothes.

Jia Heng and Chen Xiao finished breakfast together and planned to go to the courtyard where Queen Song was staying to greet her. It was the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, and the branches were covered with snow, which was very beautiful and quiet.

Queen Song has also gone to the ground at this moment. After two days, the wound on her leg has healed.

The beauty seemed to have just taken a bath. She had changed into a light yellow dress and had a gorgeous bun, with her hairpin and phoenix wings shining brightly.

Although she has raised two children, she has a plump figure, her skin is like snowflakes, white and rosy, her face is as plump and bright as a large peony flower, and her phoenix eyes are shining brightly under her curved willow eyebrows. Like water, there seem to be ripples.

Queen Song looked at the two of them and felt a little happy. With a smile on her face, she said softly: "Xiao'er, Ziyu, my body is almost healed. Let's go back to Hangzhou the day after tomorrow."

Jia Heng said softly: "I'd better take care of myself, and wait until the injury is better before leaving. It's been cold these days, and the canal may freeze, making it difficult for ships to move forward."

The city of Gusu in the snow, with its mountains, rivers, lakes, rocks, and green eaves, can be said to be a combination of elegance and beauty. It is undoubtedly beautiful. He also wants to walk around with Xiaoxiao and enjoy the snow scenery.

Queen Song thought for a while, looked at the young man with a clear face, and said softly: "That's fine, I will just wait for Xianning, and we will go south to Hangzhou together."

Empress Song turned to look at Chen Xiao, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw the slim girl dressed in a blue dress. She was plump and plump, with a face as rosy as the clouds, especially the beauty flowing from the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

I'm afraid the two of them were very affectionate last night.

Well, what does she want to do with this?
Empress Song pursed her pink lips, suppressed a strange thought in her heart, and asked softly: "You have followed Ziyu to defeat Hongyi all these years. What interesting things have you seen along the way? Tell my aunt. "

Chen Xiao sat nearby and said softly: "It was just marching and fighting, and I didn't stay anywhere else in the middle. There was nothing else."

There are much more fun things, such as holding the enchanting concubine of the Zhen family, and being held by the wan sister-in-law. I can’t tell you about that.

In fact, Chen Xiao didn't really like talking to the aunt of Queen Song, but it was hard to do anything else at the moment.

Empress Song nodded and said, "Back then Xianning wanted to lead troops to fight and make achievements like you."

Chen Xiaoqing's cold jade face moved slightly and said softly: "She is Xiangzhuang's sword dancer, and her mind is not on military matters."

She is the most playful every time.

Empress Song: "..."

However, the beauty was a little weird and didn't take it too seriously. After all, Princess Xianning was not her daughter.

Having said that, if Duan Rong was the imperial concubine in person, Chen Xiao wouldn't be able to talk about someone's daughter in front of them.

As Empress Song spoke, she turned to look at the young man in the python suit and said softly: "Zi Yu, I wrote a letter to Your Majesty this morning and delivered it to him, describing the ins and outs of the assassination. I want to come to Beijing." There will be some disturbances."

Jia Heng said: "I failed to protect the empress, Feng Jia, from being disturbed and destroyed the evildoers before the disaster occurred. It is hard for me to escape the blame. I have already written a confession and sent it to Beijing."

"You have to fight at the same time and guard against those bad guys at the same time. How can you take care of it? Besides, you still left Jinyi Mansion to protect you. This time I also left my manpower in Hangzhou Mansion. It has nothing to do with you." Empress Song The snow-skinned jade face had a gentle expression, and those charming and flowing eyes were as moist as water, looking at the boy in the python suit.

Chen Xiao looked at the two people who were talking, his clear eyes flashed, and the suspicion in his heart grew stronger.

So far, she was actually guessing. After all, this person was not taboo about meat and vegetables. Something would inevitably happen to the previous hero who saved the beauty. But this queen was good at playing tricks on the occasion, and she couldn't see clearly for a while.

Jia Heng said: "I thank you for your understanding."

"We are all a family, Ziyu doesn't have to be so outspoken." Empress Song looked at the young man with a smile and said softly.

In fact, the beauty does not know Chen Xiao's eyesight, because she is too familiar with Jia Heng's "style". It can be said that she has reached the point of having a sharp eye, so some clues will inevitably be revealed.

While several people were talking to Empress Song, the female official Nianyun slowly entered the room. A look of joy gradually appeared on her jade-white face, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Xianning is here. "

After Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue of Suzhou Prefecture received the news of the assassination of Queen Song, they immediately set off from Jinling with Song Yan to Suzhou Prefecture.

When Empress Song heard this, a look of joy appeared on her graceful and beautiful face. Her voice was soft and waxy, and she said softly: "Xianning is here too."

Being alone in the room can sometimes be quite boring, although I can chat with Ziyu on a regular basis.

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will go to greet you."

Xianning has also arrived, and the time is not ripe for some things.

He promised to live a good life in Xianning.

At this moment, in the hall, Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue and Song Yan were talking. The three cousins ​​had a blue coat and skirt, one had a lotus color coat and skirt, and the other had a pink dress.

At this moment, I heard the young man's voice saying: "Xianning, you are here."

Princess Xianning looked at the young man and asked urgently: "Sir, how is your mother?"

After not seeing each other for more than a month, the longing deep in the heart of the girl who knows her taste is almost overflowing.

Li Chanyue also put down the teacup in her hand. Under her curving willow-leaf eyebrows, her eyes with stars and moon hidden in them looked like dew at the young man. There was also a lot of longing in her heart, and she said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Xiao Jia."

The two of them were originally newlyweds, but now it was better to say goodbye than to be newlyweds.

Song Yan also got up, and the graceful and graceful girl looked at the young man with a slightly complicated look.

Jia Heng came forward and took the hands of Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, and said with a chuckle: "You are all here, and Yan'er is here too."

Looking at the young girl who looks like a good girl, with beautiful eyebrows and elegant charm, she does have a bit of Jiangnan water town, especially her facial features, she is indeed the youthful version of Empress Song.

I couldn't help but keep staring at my face. When I moved it down a little, I secretly thought that Queen Song is the ProMax version of Song Yan. The grip and performance... have not been evaluated, and I don't know the battery life and smoothness for the time being.

Song Yan's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at by Jia Heng's slightly scorching eyes. She lowered her eyebrows and said softly: "Brother Heng."

Princess Xianning glanced at the shy Song Yan, feeling strange in her heart, and asked softly: "Sir, I heard that my mother was assassinated, how are you doing now?"

Jia Heng said: "There is no danger, now the injured are being cared for in the back house."

Li Chanyue also had a look of concern on her face, and said softly: "How could those bad guys assassinate my aunt?"

Jia Heng said: "It was because something happened in Hangzhou Mansion that the gangsters found a chance. I will tell you later that you should go see the Queen first. Your sister Xiaoxiao is also here."

With that said, he told Li Chanyue and Princess Xianning about the previous assassination.

As they talked, they walked towards the courtyard of the back house.

Empress Song was talking to Chen Xiao at the moment. The two of them were chatting together sometimes.

At this moment, seeing a few people coming over, the smile on the beauty's face became brighter and she said, "Xianning is here."

Princess Xianning approached and looked at Empress Song. Seeing that she was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked with concern: "Empress, are you feeling better?"

"I just got rubbed against a stone on my leg, but nothing else happened." Queen Song smiled softly, and the maternal aura on her face silently overflowed, making a pair of eyes not far away startled for a moment.

While speaking, Empress Song looked at Li Chanyue aside, pursed her pink lips, and asked, "Chanyue, is your mother okay in Jinling?"

Li Chanyue said softly: "Mom, it's good to sit in Jinling..."

I almost spoke quickly and said that I was in confinement.

Queen Song nodded, her voice soft and soft, and said: "The Chinese New Year will be here in more than half a month. Will you go to Hangzhou with your aunt, or go back to Hangzhou?"

Li Chanyue didn't think much. She glanced at Jia Heng secretly and said softly, "I'll be with Mr. Jia."

Empress Song: "..."

This young couple is really in love and sweet, and the husband sings and the wife follows.

Li Chanyue also suddenly felt speechless, and turned to look at the young man not far away, who was looking at her with a warm smile on her face, her heart was shy, and her cheeks turned red for a moment.

Why does she always say such things?There are so many people.

Princess Xianning smiled, looked at Liubo with bright eyes, and joked: "Chanyue hasn't seen your husband for the past two months, so she was already worried about it."

"Cousin." Li Chanyue was so ashamed when she heard this, she said urgently and pulled Princess Xianning's arm.

Song Yan looked softly at the happy family of three not far away, and the girl Zhong Lingyu's beautiful eyebrows showed a look of envy.

Empress Song smiled and said softly: "In the past few days, you can have a good walk around Suzhou and enjoy the snow scenery in Suzhou." Princess Xianning came forward and reached out to hold the beauty's arm, with a hint of laughter in her voice. In a coquettish tone, he said: "The queen is going too."

Empress Song felt something strange about the girl's plump softness. No wonder the little fox liked her so much...

The beauty suppressed her wild thoughts and said softly: "You go and have fun, my mother will not go. If there is another assassin, it will cause trouble."

Jia Heng said warmly: "If your Majesty's body and bones are not seriously injured, you can go to Hanshan Temple or Huxin Pavilion for a walk. Jinyi Mansion and I will protect your Majesty."

"That's fine. 20 years ago, I visited this palace in Hangzhou in detail." Empress Song smiled sweetly and looked at the young man with eyes full of water.

When she was still in the boudoir, she also liked to travel around the mountains and rivers, but later after entering the palace, she locked up Qingqiu in the lonely Wutong courtyard and could maybe walk around.

Chen Xiao glanced at the young man from the side. His face was as beautiful as the clouds and showed embarrassment, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

That's it, why don't you admit it?Not to mention the flirting, even Xian Ning's words are not as effective as his.

In fact, I still had preconceptions and looked at Jia Heng through colored glasses.

Princess Xianning caught a hint of sarcasm at the corner of Chen Xiao's mouth, her eyebrows furrowed, suspicion arose in her heart, and she glanced at the young man.

A few people were talking, and it was almost noon before they knew it. Empress Song called Xia Shouzhong to prepare lunch, and then everyone ate it together, talking and laughing.

Then, Jia Heng, Chen Xiao, Xian Ning, Li Chanyue, and Song Yan left the wing so that Queen Song could rest.

Several people came to the courtyard where Jia Heng lived and sat down in the backyard hall.

Princess Xianning frowned and asked with a solemn expression, "Sir, who are those assassins?"

Jia Heng explained: "It's Chen Yuan, the son of the former King of Zhao. He has been attacking the royal family recently. If you follow me during this period, you can avoid anything happening."

He was also a little worried about Xianning. After all, if he ruined Chen Yuan's affairs, he might turn his anger on his family members.

Jinyang and the others also have to prevent anything from happening.

Princess Xianning twisted her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful face full of worry, and asked: "Sir, have these people been found?"

Jia Heng shook his head and said, "I have sent Jinyi Mansion to investigate, but there is no news yet."

This Chen Yuan is like a poisonous snake, hiding in the dark and waiting for opportunities to move. If you are not careful, you may be bitten.

Jia Heng took Princess Xianning's hand and said warmly, "You and Chan Yue are tired from the journey. Please rest for the next few days."

"It's not too tiring. Sir, please accompany me and Chan Yue to talk about the war during this period." Princess Xianning took Jia Heng's hand, nestled her head in Jia Heng's arms, and raised her Qingjue, She has a beautiful face and a hint of obsession in her cold voice.

Song Yan looked at the two of them from the side, her eyebrows lowered, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment.

My cousin really doesn't treat her like an outsider.

After all, Jia Heng couldn't resist Xianning's request, mainly because he hadn't seen her for a while and also missed the coquettish and charming girl.

Chen Xiao snorted, glanced at Princess Xianning, and said, "Sister Yan'er, let them talk in broad daylight."

Song Yan's palm-sized cheeks were slightly warm, her eyes lowered, and she said softly: "Yes, Sister Xiaoxiao."

The girl didn't know what the two of them were doing together. It was probably a matter of... husband and wife.

While talking, Chen Xiao took Song Yan's slender hand and walked outside.

Princess Xianning pulled Li Chanyue, who was also a little shy and wanted to leave, and said softly: "Chanyue, don't worry about Sister Xiaoxiao. She has been eating alone for the past two days. She is probably full. The two of us are very hungry."

Li Chanyuefang's heart was startled, and she didn't know what she thought of. Her delicate body was half limp, and she said shyly: "Cousin, what are you talking about?"

Princess Xianning took Li Chanyue's little hand, then turned her clear eyes and looked at Jia Heng with gleaming eyes, and asked: "Really, sir? Can't we treat one favorably?"

Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he was still thinking about whose intestines were wet with hunger. Hearing this, he turned around and said softly: "Well, you and Chan Yueyuan are the wives that I, Ming Media, are marrying."

Why does it seem that Xianning is also a little suspicious?

However, after last night's experience with Xiaoxiao, Jia Heng also gained some anti-reconnaissance awareness.

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Jinling
It was the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, the wind was howling, the temperature in the air dropped a lot, snowflakes were falling from the sky, and in the governor's office, several staff were warming themselves by the fire, drinking tea, and discussing recent events.

"The Empress was assassinated. This is really shocking. Who are these villains?" Judge Wu Xiancheng said loudly with a worried look on his face.

As time passed, the war in Hangzhou and the assassination on Taihu Lake gradually spread to Jinling City, which was discussed by everyone in the Governor's Yamen.

Kuang Shouzheng, the chief bookkeeper, had a thoughtful look on his face and said softly: "Previously, the King of Chu was also assassinated in Jinling. Are there any connections between these two groups of villains?"

"It's possible, otherwise the clan wouldn't have been assassinated." General Judge Wu Xiancheng said.

Just when the office in the government office was gossiping, the scribe entered the hall and said, "Master Tai Tai is here."

While they were talking, Gao Zhongping, the governor of Liangjiang, entered the hall. He was wearing a crimson official robe and had a majestic demeanor. He looked at the several staff members who were standing up to greet him and said, "What are you talking about? It's so lively?"

"Sir, the Jurchens and the North Korean navy raided Hangzhou. When the Queen evacuated Hangzhou to avoid military disaster, she passed by Taihu Lake and ambushed the gangsters." Wu Xiancheng cupped his hand and said.

Hearing this, Gao Zhongping frowned and asked, "Is this happening? How is the Queen's safety now?"

If he was actually assassinated, it would undoubtedly be a big deal.

Wu Xiancheng lowered his voice and said: "Master Taitai, I heard from Jinyi Mansion that there is not much going on. I am temporarily staying in Suzhou Mansion."

Hearing this, Gao Zhongping frowned and asked, "Are there any other casualties?"

Kuang Shouzheng shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it yet."

Gao Zhongping sat behind the case and said, "That's okay."

Even if it was an assassination, the situation had to be serious. After all, it did not really cause any major casualties.

Wu Xiancheng frowned and said: "Gong Wei, as the governor of Jinyi, asked the Jurchens to rush to Suzhou Mansion this time and disturbed Feng Jia. I am afraid that there will be some impeachment among the government and the public recently."

Jia Heng stole the show during the entire 16 years of Chongping. First, he killed Huang Taiji and won a great victory in Ping'an Prefecture. Then came the Battle of Northwest and the Four New Deals in Jiangnan, which squeezed the civil servants, especially the Zhejiang Party, to no avail. .

Gao Zhongping picked up the tea cup handed to him by the clerk, took a sip of tea, and said: "Duke Wei just expelled the Dutch barbarians on the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and took back Da Yuan Island. Even if there is impeachment, it is just a breeze. "

Wu Xiancheng said: "If you add the assassination of King Chu last time, this kind of excuse can easily be used by people with intentions."

When King Chen Qin of Chu was assassinated, which led to the death of King Chu's heir, it was very likely that people would use it to argue and remove it.

In fact, a countercurrent of rebellion has begun to brew throughout Jiangnan, but as time goes by, this undercurrent will also spread to the capital.

Gao Zhongping's eyes were deep, and he understood the implication of Wu Xiancheng's words, that is, he criticized this place and demanded that Jia Heng be relieved of his duties as the commander in chief.

Gao Zhongping pondered for a moment and said loudly: "The Jinyi Mansion's authority is related to spying on the Liaodong bandits, and involves military and national importance. There should be no adjustments in the capital for the time being."

He also felt that there was something wrong with the emperor conferring the imperial governorship on Duke Wei.

If one person is in charge of both the Beijing Camp and the Jinyi Mansion, he can threaten the imperial power if he really has different intentions.

I'm afraid that after this battle, the palace will probably adjust its military aircraft department.

In fact, earlier, Jia Heng also commanded the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, but now they all belong to the King of Wei. Of course, there is still some love in the Wucheng Army and Horse Division.

Gao Zhongping pondered and said: "Years ago, all the land in Jiangsu provinces were cleared and compiled into books. In a few days, I will go to Beijing to report on my work and describe the promotion of the New Deal in Jiangsu to the Holy Emperor."

At the end of the year, there were a lot more things, especially the four new policies. After several twists and turns, the preparations for the clearing of land in Jiangsu Province were finally completed. All obstacles were cleared, and Gao Zhongping also returned to Beijing to report on his work. time.

Wu Xiancheng said: "To make Taiwan, Anhui has also been clearing land for the past few days, and it seems to be not going well."

At the beginning, Jia Heng also expected Li Shouzhong to be able to implement the New Deal and be more outstanding than Jiangsu Province. However, in fact, compared to Gao Zhongping's vigorous and resolute actions, Li Shouzhong's ability was indeed inferior.

Because Jia Heng led his troops to fight outside, he did not have time to assist Li Shou in the Qing Dynasty's obstacles, and the territory of Anhui was indeed obstructed by some Jiangnan gentry.

In other words, with the implementation of the New Deal in Anhui, the former Jiangnan Province, the Jiangnan officials and gentry who had suffered losses began to become unable to sit still like Yuan Tu, the Minister of Rites in Nanjing.

It’s not that Jia Heng has done some ideological work for nobles and high-ranking officials before, and the New Deal will be smooth from now on. When it is implemented in a certain province or a certain government, it may still encounter various obstacles.

Because we cannot expect everyone to be as fearful as Yuan Tu and other high-ranking officials.

Gao Zhongping thought for a while and said: "Recently, more people have been sent to Anhui to assist. When the new policies are rolled out next spring, we won't be able to take care of it."

Liangjiang includes Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces. Gao Zhongping will also implement new policies in his jurisdiction next year and improve his political performance in order to prepare for joining the cabinet.