The Red Mansions

Chapter 1193 Queen Song: She wants to deal with it alone...

Jinling, Ningguofu
Jia Heng stood up, called out, and said warmly: "Zicuckoo, go get the clothes."

Turning to look at the girl with a loose bellyband under the snowy shoulders, she tucked Daiyu into a quilt and whispered, "Sister Lin, don't catch a cold."

Daiyu's cheeks were rosy, and she couldn't help but hum. Her starry eyes seemed to be condensed with dew.

At this moment, Zicuckoo responded with a "Oh", then came over with a pile of slightly thicker coats and skirts, and handed them to Daiyu. She didn't dare to look at them, but silently helped Daiyu put on her clothes.

Jia Heng also put on his clothes, picked up the teapot with the blue and white porcelain bottle on the table, poured a cup of tea into the cup, raised his head and drank it in one gulp, feeling the sweet and salty intertwining between his mouth and tongue, but he couldn't say anything. What a feeling.

At this moment, Zicuckoo was already waiting for Daiyu to put on her clothes and sit on a bed covered with soft mattresses, as if she was regaining her strength.

Then, Zicuckoo came forward with a plump face, a pair of scissors in her hand, and was about to twist the sheets on the bed.

Daiyu suddenly turned her face, her beautiful jade face was as bright as clouds, her eyebrows were full of charming waves, her cherry teeth bit her pink lips, and she said in a trembling voice: "I'll do it."

In fact, this means a lot to her.

Zijuan said softly, "Hmm", and then handed over a pair of scissors.

Daiyu took the scissors, handed them to Zijuan carefully and with great care, and said in a trembling voice: "Put it away."

At this moment, Jia Heng sat down, his eyebrows were lowered, and his plump face was as red as a blush. He held a steaming copper basin and whispered: "Uncle, wash your hands."

Jia Heng nodded and said warmly: "Get more hot water and help Sister Lin wash up."

With a bright pink face, Xiren responded with a "hmm" and then turned around.

After a while, Daiyu stood up with the help of Zicuckoo, and sat down next to Jia Heng. There was obviously a bit more brightness and beauty of a mature woman between her beautiful eyebrows, her starry eyes sparkled, and she whispered in a low voice. : "Brother Heng, it will be later, will you still be busy with official duties?"

Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "I'm not going anywhere today. I'm just staying at home with Sister Lin."

Where else can I go today?He must be with Daiyu, otherwise Daiyu would be thinking wildly again.

Daiyu said "hmm", her eyebrows and starry eyes lowered, her heart filled with sweetness, she picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks and said, "Brother Heng, let's eat together."

Tonight...Brother Heng probably won't bully her anymore.

Jia Heng said warmly: "It is expected that I will propose to the palace next year, and my sister will be able to get married by then. Normally, my sister should not reveal too much, otherwise people will gossip again."

Under Daiyu's dark eyebrows, her bright starry eyes stared with affection, looking at the young man with a hint of shyness and timidity, and said softly: "I will do it."

Seeing this, Jia Heng didn't say much. He obviously felt that Daiyu's Lin Dangdang aura was much weaker.

He secretly thought that he could suppress Daiyu for a while now, otherwise he would really not be able to stand it if he continued to be so sinister and evil.

The two of them ate the food and didn't realize that time passed quickly. Jia Heng also took Dai Yu's slender hand, got on the bed, covered himself with the quilt, and talked briefly.

At this moment, the sheets and bedding have been replaced, and the charming aura lingering in the wing has completely dissipated.

Jia Heng gently shepherded the lamb and said, "When the world becomes peaceful, I will go for a walk with my sister."

Daiyu seemed helpless and said sarcastically: "Let's talk about it, maybe something will happen at that time."

Jia Heng reached out and stroked the girl's round and smooth shoulders, and whispered: "Sister Lin, we have known each other for several years. I remember that my sister was not very young at the time, and her eyebrows were gloomy, which made people feel pity for her."

Jade belts are hung in the forest, and golden hairpins are buried in the snow.

Daiyu leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, her eyes suddenly seemed like a dream, and she whispered: "Yes, Brother Heng."

At the beginning, Brother Heng even invited the royal doctor from the palace for consultation because of her frail body, which really took a lot of effort.

Huh, I'm afraid that at that time, she will be thinking about her body and thinking about what happened just now.

The girl's cheeks were blushing as red as clouds, and her eyes were as blank as the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. The fusion of spirituality and desire just now, as well as the endless pity, for some reason, always felt like she was carrying a kind of burning heat and love that seemed to melt her. .

But Daiyu didn't know that it was because countless people in later generations had hard feelings for Concubine Xiaoxiang.

Burning the manuscript to end his infatuation, he coughed up blood and died after hearing the news about Baoyu and Baochai's wedding.

After this life, never again.

Jia Heng looked at the girl with charming features and said, "Sister Lin, I will treat you well in the future."

Daiyu felt the pity in the young man's eyes, her heart was slightly shaken, and her heart was plucked like a string.

The two of them talked for an unknown amount of time before fatigue kept coming. The warm fragrance of nephrite in the curtains was mixed with the scent of musk in the cage. Jia Heng hugged Daiyu and fell asleep.

No more words for one night.

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The next day, the sky was bright, and the morning sun from the east shone in the courtyard. The remaining snow on the eaves of the black tiles gradually melted, and the accumulated snow water dripped on the green bricks, soaking the green bricks with patches of water.

Jia Heng looked at Daiyu, who was lying in his arms like a kitten, and gently stroked a strand of hair on the girl's forehead.

Thinking about the mewling voice and the winding path... I was also a little dazed.

The Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass really returned all the tears of his life to him.

Daiyu seemed to be aware at this moment, Qiongbi's nose twitched, her eyelashes trembled, and her starry eyes slowly opened. During the trembling, under the willow leaf's thin eyebrows, the starry eyes were filled with light. He looked at the young man and said with a bit of joy and brightness in his voice: "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng stood up and said warmly: "Sister Lin, it's getting late. Get up."

After a night's rest, Daiyu's skin became white and greasy, and she became the energetic girl again.

Daiyu propped up one arm, and there was a hint of brightness on her bright face.

Jia Heng stood up slowly, put on her skirt, and called Zicuckoo who was waiting outside.

Then, Zijuan brought a basin of hot water over and helped Jia Heng wash up.

Daiyu is also dressed here, her beautiful face is full of the shyness of a new bride, but compared to yesterday's bad behavior, she is much calmer today.

Then, Daiyu came to the dressing table. She did not comb her hair into a bun as usual, but looking at the bright face in the bronze mirror, the girl's eyebrows were lowered, becoming more and more shy and coy. Mood.

Jia Heng said: "Sister Lin, I have something to do when I go out in the morning."

Daiyu turned around and was applying lipstick paper. When she heard this, she turned her head and her starry eyes were very smart under her smoky eyebrows. She chuckled and said: "Brother Heng, go and do your work, I won't see you off. "

Jia Heng looked at the lively girl, feeling somewhat inexplicably happy in his heart, and said, "Yes."

The two had breakfast.

Jia Heng didn't stay long and left Ningguo Mansion to look for Jinyang.

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Jinyang Princess Palace
In the morning, the sun shines warmly in the courtyard, falling on the rockery with jagged rocks and the pavilions with hooked eaves.

In the backyard, in the wing room, the windows are bright and clean, the decoration is luxurious, and the inside is warm and cozy, like a spring with flowers in bloom.

The eldest princess of Jinyang is coaxing the infant, her beautiful and plump face is full of joy, and the baby's white and tender face is filled with smiles, and she seems to be somewhat happy to stretch out her little hands and want to Caressing the pink face of Princess Jinyang.

"Your Highness, Duke Wei has arrived at the door." Lianxue quickly entered the hall and said delicately.

"Come back as soon as you come back." Princess Jinyang said softly as if she didn't care, and then continued to coax the baby.

Lian Xue: "..."

This is really having kids and forgetting about men.

Li Chanyue was sitting not far away, a smile lingering on her beautiful face, but her voice was full of excitement as she said, "I'll go greet Mr. Jia."

With that said, he put down the sheet of music in his hand and walked away quickly.

After a while, Jia Heng stepped into the backyard, looked at Li Chanyue who was walking slowly from the Chaoshou veranda, and said warmly: "Chanyue."

Li Chanyue's beautiful face was filled with joy, and she said softly: "Didn't Mr. Xiao Jia go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War yesterday? Is the matter settled?"

Jia Heng nodded and said, "The matter is done."

Not only was the matter with the Ministry of War settled, but Daiyu's side was also settled.

Li Chanyue came forward, took Jia Heng's arm, and said, "This morning, Sister Xiaoxiao sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that my cousin and aunt are coming back."

Jia Heng was surprised: "Xianning is coming back?"

I haven't seen Tianniuer for such a long time, and I miss her a little bit in my heart.

The two of them talked and walked slowly to the hall of the back house. At this moment, the early spring sunlight fell on the two of them, like a layer of golden gauze.

At this moment, the eldest princess of Jinyang was sitting on a chair covered with soft mattress, holding the infant in her arms, singing nursery rhymes to coax the baby.

Jia Heng took Li Chanyue's slender hand and entered the hall.

The eldest princess of Jinyang, Yong Li, had a happy look on her face. She stared at the young man and said, "Here we come."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Come and take a look. After the Shangyuan Festival, we have to go to Anqing Mansion."

The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded and asked: "Then where do you plan to spend the Lantern Festival?"

Jia Heng said: "Let's talk about it then." Now he really couldn't do anything at all, because Jin Yang still had children, and he couldn't get everyone together.

"New Year's Eve is celebrated here. During the Lantern Festival, please take Chan Yue to Ningguo Mansion." The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly, with her beautiful face.

"That's fine." Jia Heng didn't say much else. He sat down and teased the swaddled baby.

Since the two had children, in addition to love, they have also maintained some family ties.

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Don't pinch his cheeks all the time. He won't be handsome when he grows up."

Jia Heng said: "Then I hold his little hand. When will he grow up and call him daddy?"

The eldest princess of Jinyang said quietly: "We have to wait until she is more than one year old, but at that time I will call my mother first."

Jia Heng smiled, looked at the beauty with watery eyes, and said, "Yes, you accompany him the most."

Sometimes, he also enjoys spending time with Jinyang's family of three.

The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "The queen mother urged me to go back again, saying that after my father was assassinated by Chen Yuan, he was worried and his body was getting worse."

Jia Heng said: "Go back after the Lantern Festival. I'll have someone take you off."

Princess Jinyang asked: "What about you?"

Jia Heng said: "Go to Anqing to deal with the affairs of the military camp, and then return to Beijing."

He also stayed in Jiangnan for many days.

Princess Jinyang's eyebrows were curved and her beautiful eyes were as moist as water. She said softly: "That's fine."

The couple talked as usual until Yuan Chun said: "Brother Heng, the guard in Jinyi Palace outside said that there is a letter from you."

Jia Heng stood up and asked, "Sister, where is the letter?"

Yuanchun handed over the letter, his plump face and beautiful eyes filled with water.

"What's wrong?" Princess Jinyang asked.

Jia Heng said: "It's nothing. It's a letter from Xu Kai, a former Hanlin scholar. He is the magistrate of Runing Mansion. It's almost the New Year, so he came to say hello. The journey is too long, and the envelope just arrived."

With that said, he opened the letter and started reading.

Princess Jinyang nodded, with a thoughtful look on her face, and said, "Then you are his benefactor."

The so-called benefactor refers to the recommender, political background and backstage.

"I can only say that we are like-minded." Jia Heng said: "In terms of the changes in Runing Mansion in the past two years, and some greetings, I am wondering whether to recommend him to go to Taiwan as the chief envoy to manage Taiwan."

As a candidate for governor of a newly established place like Taiwan, he would prefer Feng Zheng, a close relative of the Empress Dowager Feng, the Chief Envoy of Fujian, and it was impossible for Xu Kai to be promoted to governor all at once.

Due to his status as a clear leader in the Hanlin Academy, there is a limit to how much he can be promoted, and the chief envoy of the newly established province is the most suitable.

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes twinkled under her eyebrows and asked, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to recommend a cousin from the Feng family?"

Jia Heng put the letter into the envelope and said with a smile: "Yes, I have been recommended to you recently. When you really come back to Beijing, if the Queen Mother really notices this, she might be able to be lenient to me."

His daughter became pregnant and gave birth to a child. When the Queen Mother found out, she would probably settle the score with him.

"The Queen Mother actually doesn't care too much about the Feng family." The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly with a delicate face.

It was rare for him to be so obedient, and she was ready to fight against her mother after returning to Beijing.

Jia Heng said: "There's nothing we can do about it."

The eldest princess of Jinyang pursed her pink lips and said softly: "The Queen Mother may also like Bao'er. It's just that if the emperor knows about this, I don't know what he thinks."

She was still worried that after the emperor's brother knew about it, he would suddenly become suspicious and cause new troubles.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "That's all, let's not talk about this anymore. It's noon, it's time to have lunch."

Princess Jinyang nodded and stopped mentioning the matter.

there's always a solution to any problem.

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Years pass by, and seasons flow by. While Jia Heng was constantly traveling between Ningguo Mansion and Jinyang Princess Mansion, it was the twelfth day of the first lunar month of the 16th year of Chongping unknowingly.

Jinling Mansion, ferry——

After Empress Song embarked on her journey back to Jinling, she was escorted by Chen Xiao and other palace guards and returned to the land of Jinling.

Jia Heng, surrounded by a group of royal guards, stood at the ferry, looking up at the ships with red flame flags flying, with an incomprehensible expression on his face.

I haven’t seen Tianniuer for a while, and to be honest, I’m really worried in my heart.

It's not that I'm greedy for the unparalleled plumpness, elasticity, and the laughter and banquets when we get along.

Jia Heng looked up and saw a two-story boat slowly docking at the ferry. There were ripples on the lake. A graceful and beautiful woman got off the boat accompanied by Princess Xianning and Chen Xiao.

But when he looked back, Liang Wang Chen Wei was nowhere to be seen.

It turned out that King Liang stayed in the Song family to help Song Jing deal with the aftermath.

The Empress of the Song Dynasty wore a plain white dress and a black cloak because she still wanted to mourn her father's death, but it did not detract from her unparalleled elegance.

Especially the soft and sad look on his eyebrows, which undoubtedly neutralizes the sharpness and respect in the past, making people feel pity.

Empress Song's phoenix eyebrows were raised, and she raised her bright and clear eyes, looking at Jia Heng with wavering eyes. For some reason, when she looked at the boy in python suit with firm eyebrows, her originally gloomy mood became joyful and bright. .

Jia Heng walked a few steps quickly, cupped his hands towards Empress Song and said, "Your Majesty."

Empress Song stepped onto the ship with the help of her nanny, and said softly: "Zi Yu."

At this moment, Li Chanyue came forward, took Princess Xianning's hand, and called out affectionately: "Cousin Xianning."

Princess Xianning smiled. Under her delicate eyebrows, she looked at Li Chanyue with bright eyes and said jokingly: "Chanyue, your complexion is getting better and better recently."

I guess I'm getting a lot of nourishment from my husband these days.

When Li Chanyue heard this, her pretty and bright cheeks were as red as a blush, and she was a little overwhelmed by Princess Xianning's appraising eyes.

What else could my cousin say, other than to say that Mr. Jia and her were inseparable during this period?
Song Yan didn't listen to her cousin's chat. She was wearing a light white coat and skirt, and a fox fur cloak. She looked at the young man with watery eyes, and longing was surging in her heart.

Empress Song glanced at the two cousins ​​with her phoenix eyes, and her eyes fell on the face of the young man in python suit. When she met the look with a little pity, her heart trembled, and she whispered: "Xianning, Chanyue, get on the carriage. "

A group of nuns surrounded Empress Song as she got into the carriage and headed towards the palace garden in Jinling.

Jinling, Palace Garden

This palace, which has been designated as the capital since the dynasty of Taizu and Taizong, is still maintained by palace officials and internal supervisors. When Empress Song entered the palace, she brought a group of palace officials and nuns with her.

At this moment, Empress Song was staying in the palace named "Zhuixia Palace". The palace had been cleaned and looked brand new, and the charcoal brazier was lit, exuding steam.

Empress Song sat down on the cloud bed covered with soft mattresses. The beauty looked like a peony, plump and exquisite. Although the snow-skinned jade face was not painted with powder, it was still graceful and gorgeous, but it had a softness that made people pity. state.

The beauty looked at Xianning who was talking to Jia Heng and said softly: "The Lantern Festival will be in two days. You, Xianning and Chanyue will have a good time celebrating the festival. This is the first Lantern Festival you have celebrated since you got married."

Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at the beauty. He couldn't help suppressing concern in his eyes, and said warmly: "Your Majesty, you should also refrain from mourning."

Because Xianning is here, he can no longer restrain himself or hold back.

Not to mention, Chen Xiao is going to lead the Jinyi Palace Guards to arrange the security of the entire palace. He will be here soon.

Empress Song did not speak, but her jade face, which looked like hibiscus petals under her beautiful brows, was lost in thought, and she sighed quietly.

Princess Xianning came closer and advised: "Mother, please don't be too sad. Even though my grandfather is in heaven, I don't want my mother to wallow in sorrow and become ill from depression."

Li Chanyue said softly: "My aunt's condolences."

Everyone stood aside and comforted Queen Song for a while.

Empress Song nodded, looked at the group of people, and said, "Xianning, take Chan Yue and Yan'er with you, and go to your aunt's place to have a rest today. The Queen Mother should also be quiet here."

She wanted to be alone to deal with what to do after returning to Beijing, and the little fox...

Empress Song glanced at the young man in the python suit, not daring to look into those bright and bright eyes.

Under Princess Xianning's curved eyebrows, there was concern in her clear and bright eyes, and she said: "The queen mother is so tired from traveling and traveling, she should take a good rest."

Empress Song put one hand on her forehead, waved the other gently, and said softly: "Go."

Jia Heng did not stay long and took Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue, and Song Yan out of the palace garden and returned to the eldest princess's mansion in Jinyang.

Well, we can only wait for Tian Niuer to call him alone to ask about King Wei and the matter of seizing the legitimate son.

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(End of this chapter)