The Red Mansions

Chapter 223

There was a moment of silence in the inner hall.

There was a strange look on the mandarin duck's face, he blinked his eyes, and said softly: "Master Heng, what the old lady means is that Master Bao has also been tired for two days, let's see if..."

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "It is reasonable for Baoyu to catch up on sleep more, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest... There is passion in the heart, so it is better to take it easy."

Yuanyang listened to the young man's words, her heart trembled, she pursed her cherry lips, and said softly: "What the uncle said is true."

It is the appeal of climbing to the top, overlooking the clouds, piercing the sky with rocks, crashing the waves, and walking in the courtyard.

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes twinkled, and she didn't say anything else.

She thought it was her husband who was targeting Baoyu...

Wait for the husband and wife to use it, just eat, and take a bath and change clothes without mentioning it.

But it is said that in Jiamu's courtyard, Jiamu is on the Arhat bed, rubbing her shoulders by maidservants such as Amber and Jade, and talking with Li Wan and Sister Feng.

Hearing Yuanyang return, he asked with a smile, "What did Brother Heng say?"

Yuanyang laughed and said, "Uncle Heng said, Second Master Bao has almost written it."

Before Yuanyang could finish speaking, Jia Mu smiled and pulled Baoyu aside, "Thank God, Amitabha, my Baoyu is getting better and better."

Having won the "affirmation" of Jia's No.1, Jia's mother was overjoyed.

And Baoyu's face, which looks like the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, also has a shy and honest smile.

And Daiyu and Tanchun are also happy for Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang sitting beside her also had a smile on her face. Even though she couldn't get used to that Mr. Heng with a tune in the East Mansion, and thought he was using his own son as a raft, after hearing this, she couldn't help feeling a little bit happy in her heart. .

Her family, Baoyu, is young and loves to play a little bit. If she really wants to be careful, the people in the East Mansion have to say a word of convincing.

Thinking of this, he said with a smile: "Baoyu has lost sleep and food for two days doing this homework, and she has lost a lot of weight. I think this time it will be almost the same."

When everyone heard the words, they all looked at Baoyu, but when they saw the face of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, they were really... not thin at all.

There was concern in Daiyu's starry eyes, and she said: "Second Brother Bao, the dark circles under your eyes are quite heavy, you didn't sleep well last night."

Baoyu said softly: "Sister Lin, I wrote about Zi Chou's friendship last night."

Facing everyone's eyes, especially Mrs. Wang's slightly cold and stern eyes, Xi Ren forced a smile and said: "Old lady, madam, I persuaded the second master yesterday, and the second master said that today's affairs should be completed today, so don't wait till later." What about tomorrow?"

Everyone in Rongqing Hall was taken aback when they heard the words.

Jia Mu said with a smile, "it's really beneficial."

Mrs. Wang also smiled.

But after a while, Jia's mother feigned anger and said, "I can't endure it like this in the future. I'm so young and my eyes are broken. Wait a minute, let's go and relax."

Then I heard Yuanyang say: "Uncle Heng, I just said that Second Master Bao was also tired for two days, so I don't need to go to Qingxuguan to have a funeral, and I need to catch up on sleep at home."

The smile on Jiamu's face froze immediately, she turned her head to look at Baoyu, only to see a big face collapsed.

Mrs. Wang looked up at Baoyu and said, "Then don't go, Xiren, let Baoyu sleep at home for a while."

From her heart, she didn't want Baoyu to go out to play, she might as well sleep at home and read a book.

Xiren nodded, replied, and sighed quietly in his heart.

Sister Feng smiled and said: "It's getting late, the ancestor and wife have also packed up, I'll go to the East Mansion to have a look first."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Go."

Turning back to the Ning Mansion, Jia Heng just took a bath, changed into a brocade robe with Sichuan brocade and bamboo pattern, opened his hands, let Qingwen tie the belt, sniffed the fragrance of powder on Qingwen's body, and said softly: " Qingwen, how many words have you recognized recently?"

Qingwen's pretty cheeks were flushed, and she had clearly applied rouge and gouache on purpose. She parted her red lips with crystal luster, and said softly: "There are three or four hundred, but I know how to write less, and I can't write well. Very nice."

Jia Heng said: "Then I'll order someone to buy some copybooks, and you can practice right away."

"No one taught me, I don't know how to practice with a copybook." Qingwen pouted her red lips, twisted her water snake's waist, turned around and walked to the wooden table, took a sachet and jade pendant, hung them on Jia Heng's waist, He said softly: "It's not easy to meet the young master once, so it's not good to take up the young master's time."

Jia Heng pinched Qingwen's pouting red lips, and said softly, "After I've been busy for a while, I can relax for a while."

He is now leading the emperor's envoy, not to mention the urgency of the top and bottom, even if he wants to get the result in a hurry, in fact, there is no such thing as taking a break. When you are busy, living in the yamen is the right thing to do, but when you are free, You can also take a break from your busy schedule. Of course, this is also the words of comfort that Emperor Chongping gave him when he met the saint yesterday.

After the master and servant finished dressing and decorating, Jia Heng said: "In a while, you also go to change your clothes, and go with you, just to relax."

Qingwen nodded lightly, looked at Jia Heng with shining eyes, and said softly: "My lord..."

Jia Heng smiled lightly, picked up that somewhat seductive oval face, printed it on the red lips, grabbing the sweetness, and after a while, touched Qingwen's hot cheek with one hand, and said in a warm voice: "Go. "

"Ah."

Qingwen responded with a voice like a mosquito, turned around and left.

Jia Heng watched Qingwen go away, and also left the wing room, heading for the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Qin Keqing was talking to Youshi, Second Sister, Third Sister and Sister Feng who came from the West Mansion.

Qin Keqing had already changed into a gorgeous dress with a light red background, and the cloud piled up in a green bun, which made her look more bright and charming, graceful and slender, perhaps because of being moisturized, the ripe and gorgeous charm has flowed out from between her eyebrows and eyes. Between frowns and smiles, the bright light is moving.

Instead, it attracted the frequent glances of Second Sister You and Third Sister You.

Seeing Jia Heng coming in, Qin Keqing smiled and said, "Husband, sister-in-law Feng has come to urge you."

Sister Feng smiled and got up from her seat, and said coquettishly: "Brother Heng, I'm not urging you, I just came here to discuss, what time does the old lady say to leave? It doesn't look too early."

When a large family travels, convenience must be considered.

"You can start now." Jia Heng said softly, meeting the eyes of several people.

Sister Feng smiled and said to Zhou Rui's family, "Report to the old lady."

And when it was about time, the servants and deacons of the Ningrong Second Mansion were dispatched together, and there were crowds of people on Ningrong Street, waiting in line.

Jia's mother took an eight-person sedan chair, Qin Keqing, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, and Sister Feng took a four-person sedan chair, and Tanchun, Daiyu, and Xiangyun took a sedan chair with eight treasures covered with jade and pearls.

The third daughter is exactly the age of junior high school girls in the later generations, and they are petite. Therefore, in this original book, the chaise and dai carriages with spacious interiors will not look crowded even if they take more Xiangyun.

Yingchun and Xichun took a Zhulun canopy car together, and Youshi, You Erjie and You Sanjie shared a carriage.

There are also the maids in Jiamu's room, mandarin ducks, parrots, amber, and jade; Qin Keqing's maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, and Jia Heng's eldest maid Qingwen; The moon; Daiyu's maids Zijuan and Xueyan; Yingchun's maids play chess and embroider oranges; Tanchun's maids serve books, Cuimo, Xichun's maids enter the painting, Caiping and other small maids either serve by the side or ride in a carriage Follow without repeating.

Dozens of wives guarded each other front and back, and the outermost ones were the elderly servants and young servants. There were a hundred of them, and Jia Heng also rode a maroon horse. Under the protection of a group of servants and dozens of soldiers from the Beijing camp in the dark, they headed towards Qingxuguan.

It is worth mentioning that although under Jia Heng's order, the soldiers and horses of the five cities did not send each other off all the way, but they also sent additional officials to guard the streets along the road.

However, traveling in Jia's mansion, offering sacrifices and praying for blessings, can be regarded as diluting the tense atmosphere of the day before yesterday when the capital was riding everywhere, the Beijing camp sealed off the east city, and the Sanhe gang was arrested.

Around noon, a group of people from Jia's mansion came to Qingxu Temple. There had long been the offshoots of Jia's mansion, Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, Jia Fan, and Jia Lin from the jade-like generation, and Jia Heng, Jia Yun, and Jia Ping from the cursive-style generation. , Jia Qin, first took the men and isolated the Qingxu Temple inside and out, preventing outside men from entering without permission.

Along the way, the pines and cypresses are shady, and the autumn scenery is brilliant. A group of female relatives and maidservants lifted the curtains in the sedan chairs and carriages to look out.

It is the ninth month of Shiwei, which belongs to the third autumn, and the remnant red is not exhausted, and the birds are singing, and suddenly there is a sense of tranquility and emptiness, which makes people feel refreshed.

In the carriage, Daiyu was wearing a water-blue satin gown with a round collar embroidered with bamboo leaves and plum blossoms, a white embroidered horse-face skirt, with a small drooping hair, and her brows and eyes with airy bangs were like clouds and rain, holding a round fan in her hand, facing Tanchun, who was at the side, said quietly: "Third sister, unexpectedly, there are many things to enjoy in this autumn scene."

Tanchun smiled lightly and said: "The blooming of flowers in spring and summer and the colorful colors are indeed gratifying, but the scenery in autumn is chilling, and the maple forest is also dyed by the setting sun. You can take a look at it. This time I came here to take advantage of brother Heng's light and come out to relax. Sister Lin Don't be lamenting the spring and the autumn."

As she spoke, Yingxiu stared at the back of the horse riding ahead.

Shi Xiangyun also said with a smile: "Sister Lin, what brother Heng said yesterday is so good, the sun and the moon are advancing, the time is full and the year is new, don't think about the past, live up to the present, and don't be afraid of the future... Sister Lin, what to do when you are always on your mind , What a beautiful autumn scene, it’s better to be happy, but it’s a pity that Brother Ai ([-]) is not here.”

Tanchun smiled, and said softly: "Yun'er remembers what Brother Heng said quite clearly."

Don't think about the past, don't live up to the present, don't be afraid of the future...

Daiyu's beautiful face paused for a moment, her starry eyes lost her focus. She clearly recalled what Jia Heng said casually in Tianxiang Tower last night. After going back last night, she also tasted it several times. She only felt that it was meaningful and generous.

But after all, the two people talked about the sadness of spring and autumn, Daiyu's starry eyes flickered under her smoky eyebrows, she turned her head around, snorted, covered her mouth and said with a coquettish smile: "Third sister is now talking about Brother Heng, Although it’s not as close as Sister Yun calls Ai (Second) Brother, but it’s still more affectionate than Brother Family.”

Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun: "..."

Lin Ruan is online, if he doesn't do it, he will do it, and he will do it at once.

Hearing the words of "Brother Love", Tanchun's pretty face blushed until her petite and exquisite earlobes were moist, but on the contrary, the charming and majestic girl added a bit of beauty. The fiery red cloak is even more fiery red than the maple leaves in the mountains and forests. She grabbed Daiyu's lotus root arm and said angrily, "Sister Lin, I will never let you go today."

As she said that, she went to "squeak" Daiyu, who dodged through the Xiangyun, and smiled coquettishly with a handkerchief, "My good sister, please forgive me..."

Although the space in the carriage is very spacious, but the two girls were playing around, their cheeks were flushed and sweat dripping after a while.

Xiangyun pursed his lips slightly, his baby-fat apple round face became more and more pink, he snorted softly, and said: "Sister Lin is not good at picking people, she is used to making fun of this and that, let me tell you Personally, if you dare to joke, I will convince you."

Daiyu's starry eyes twinkled, curiosity appeared on her bright face, and she asked, "Who?"

"It's Brother Heng, if you dare to tease him face to face, I will obey you." Xiang Yun tilted his head, Li Wo said with a smile.

Daiyu's smile narrowed slightly, Chunshan's starry eyes drooped under her black eyebrows, and she said softly, "How dare I make fun of him?"

In Rongqing Hall, the young man was so angry that the whole house was speechless, no matter if it was the Eldest Master, Eldest Wife, or Second Brother Bao, they were all in awe of the young man.

Although the boy was not a few years older than her, he was dignified and serious, and the things he did were beyond the reach of those grown-ups.

Moreover, if she teased him, what kind of feedback would he ask her to write?

Ok……

But, for some reason, when Yun'er said it, she was a little eager to try...

Xiangyun pinched the handkerchief, seeing Daiyu frowned and remained silent, he smiled and said: "It turns out that Sister Lin also has people who are afraid, I just hope that in the future I will find a brother-in-law Lin who is as powerful as Brother Heng, and I will govern you." Administer Sister Lin..."

The little girl has no scruples about speaking in private, or rather, this is what Xiangyun said in the original book, asking Daiyu to find a tongue-biting brother-in-law.

"Yun'er, you... what are you talking about!" Daiyu felt ashamed and annoyed when she heard this, her beautiful face was already as red as rouge, and her heart trembled slightly, but she immediately regained her composure.

They became close...

But he still couldn't help being ashamed and angry, and wanted to "suppress" Xiangyun by force, but Tanchun held his arm and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, we sisters are playing together, talking fast, but Just joking around, you can't be angry with Sister Yun."

Dai Yufen blushed slightly, snorted, and played with a lock of hair hanging down from her temples with her slender hands, just now, after all, she was the one who started it first, and if she was persistent, it seemed that she was a petty temper.

While the few people were talking, the carriage stopped, but when it arrived, they all went to the window of the carriage and looked into the distance.

At this moment, Jia Heng dismounted from his horse, Taoist Zhang in Qingxu Temple was holding incense and cloak, and led all the Taoist priests to wait at the mountain gate, while some men from Jia's mansion stood beside him.

"Xiaodao has seen Uncle Heng." The Taoist priest in a gray-blue Taoist robe, with a gray beard, holding a whisk in his hand, came forward with a smile, slapped his head, and said.

Jia Heng nodded, with calm eyes, and asked: "Your Excellency must be Master Zhang, I will trouble Master Zhang later."

Daoist Zhang looked at the young man across from him with a smile, thinking of the rumors in Beijing today, he dared not underestimate him, he said with a smile: "Master Heng, it is Xiaodao."

At this time, Sister Feng's sedan chair arrived one step ahead, and with Ping'er's support, she came close and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are still so tough and you are almost an old fairy. All the disciples and grandchildren scattered to the wing room, and the old lady went in with a few girls and wives."

At this time, all the women in Jia's mansion also surrounded the carriage and stood on several floors inside and outside the sedan chair.

Daoist Zhang said with a smile, "Second Grandma Lian said so."

As he said that, he ordered his subordinates to avoid him in the distance.

And Jia Mu's sedan chair also got off, and with the support of a group of maids and women, she approached and worshiped the local city god, land and other gods, then glanced at Jia Heng, and said with a smile: "Let's go in first."

After that, all the female family members of Jia's mansion got off the carriage one after another and entered the Qingxu Temple.

Daiyu, Tanchun, and Xiangyun, served by the maidservant, climbed up the steps, entered the temple, and enjoyed the scenery. Xiangyun was lively, looked around, pointed to the moss-covered bronze tripod, and said with a smile: " Sister Lin, Third Sister, look there are words on it."

Even though Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly, Tanchun's brows and eyes showed a slight smile.

The quaint Taoist palace with red eaves and green eaves, bamboo groves rustling with the wind, is not interesting, but when entering the palace, there is a little Taoist priest who is cutting candles, unable to dodge, and is about to run out.

But she was stopped by Sister Feng head-on, she slapped her face and scolded: "You bastard, where are you going!"

(End of this chapter)