The Red Mansions

Chapter 245
Jia Heng looked at Li Chanyue, and saw a beautiful young girl with bright eyes and white teeth, staring at herself with a pair of bright and clear eyes.

This little princess has foxy eyes, which don't quite resemble the Danfeng eyes of Princess Jinyang, and her brows and eyes have a slightly melancholy demeanor.

Li Chanyue suddenly asked: "Mr. Jia, are you still writing the Three Kingdoms script? The imperial cousin urged me today, saying that the book published by Hanmozhai, my bookstore, has a draft for follow-up, but it is only temporarily pressed." Not published."

Jia Heng said: "I don't have time recently, I will write when I have time, and the little princess usually reads the script?"

Li Chanyue smiled, with a slightly polite and alienated smile, and said: "I read it on weekdays to pass the time, but there are no good books on the market."

Princess Jinyang smiled and enlivened the atmosphere, and said, "My child, Chanyue, not only likes to read, but also likes to write."

Just like parents love to show off their children to their friends, Princess Jinyang is no exception.

When Jia Heng heard this, his eyes were surprised and strange.

Li Chanyue was stared at by Jia Heng, but her cheeks were flushed, she pulled Princess Jinyang's arm, and said in a low voice, "Mother...why are you talking about everything?"

"My family, Chanyue, is still shy." Princess Jinyang jokingly smiled with her eyebrows curved.

Just like later generations, if you read too much, you will have the idea of ​​writing. Sometimes it is not for money, but because of the desire to express.

Not only Li Chanyue wrote it, but Princess Jinyang also...

Jia Heng saw Li Chanyue's uneasiness, smiled, and said softly: "If you like to write story books, there is nothing wrong with it. If you write well, hundreds of years later, it can be regarded as another kind of legacy for future generations to watch and remember. In other words, in the past, there were many women who passed on their scripts and poetic talents to future generations."

In fact, except for princes and generals, most of the common people can't make great achievements and are submerged in the mighty long river of history, but writing books and talking about them is another way to become famous.

For example, people in later generations know Li Yu who wrote meat futons, and how many people know who was the chief minister of the cabinet at that time, and who was the Minister of the Ministry of War?

This is the vitality of literature.

Hearing this, Li Chanyue glanced at Jia Heng and said "Yes".

Jia Heng smiled and said nothing.

After finishing the meal, it was already Xu time, and we went to the second floor to talk, the three of them sat facing each other, sipped tea and talked, talked about history for a while, then turned to mentioning the scenery of the capital, and the chatter was not very directional.

When the little princess covered her mouth and yawned, she seemed a little sleepy.

Jia Heng looked out of the window and said: "Your Highness, it's getting late, I have to say goodbye."

Princess Jinyang nodded her head, and said to Lianxue who was beside her, "Give Ziyu the sales details of the Three Kingdoms Storybook, and let him have a look."

Lianxue responded, and went back after a while, holding a volume of books in her hand.

Jia Heng reached out to take it, flipped through it, and looked at the detailed sales situation on it.

Within a month or so in Shenjing City, the Three Kingdoms Storybook sold a total of about 12 copies, [-] copies of the hardcover version, and about [-] copies of the paperback version.

"A hardcover book is priced at 15 taels, which is about 30 taels, while a paperback book is priced at [-] taels, which is [-] taels. After deducting the engraving, printing, channel, and labor costs, the profit is more than [-] taels. Twenty-one is added as five points, more than [-] taels. Of course, this is because of the popularity of the storybook. Will buy, and there is a problem of piracy and literacy.”

In Shenjing City, due to the background of Hanmozhai, there are actually fewer pirated copies, but once you leave Shenjing City, you don't have to think about it, the pirated copies are overwhelming, and the income plummets.

Looking at the silver taels on the booklet, Jia Heng didn't think it was exaggerated.

Because booksellers in this era are a huge profiteering industry, the kind that can make a bookseller eat for a lifetime when they come across a popular book, and even later generations have special literature research.

In fact, even in the later generations, a new media article with explosive channels can support a small website with dozens of employees.

Previously, he copied the Lai family's family assets, and got 10 taels of silver, which is not bad, but the money is the public silver taels of the Ning Mansion for more than ten years, and he can also withdraw it, but without this amount of money, he can be confident.

Seeing Jia Heng's eyes flickering with joy, Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and there was a surge of unreasonable joy in her heart. Although she wanted to share half of the profits, more money and less money would treat her well. There is not much difference.

After thinking for a while, he said softly: "This book should be the best-selling script in the more than ten years since Hanmozhai was founded. Hanmozhai still has semicolons in Jinling, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but not in other provinces. Number."

In this era, if you want to profit from selling books, one is that the capital is well-developed in culture and education, and there are many dignitaries, which is called Jinghua; the other is Jinling Province, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and other three southeastern provinces, where there are many small and medium-sized landlords, gentry and merchants, and almost every household has the habit of collecting books.

Even if you don't buy the Four Books and Five Classics, you will always read novels.

Jia Heng said: "It's an unexpected joy to have this, but it's not good to have Longwangshu again."

Princess Jinyang nodded, smiled and said: "With Ziyu's intelligence, even if he is not an official, even if he writes books, he will be rich if he thinks about it."

Jia Heng shook his head, and said: "If I hadn't met His Highness, I would have been able to sell it for 1000 taels, that would be great."

Apart from Princess Jinyang, few booksellers were willing to give him such a fair price.

At that time, he had no official position, and he did not have much bargaining power.

The more I look back on the past, the more I feel that this Princess Jinyang has a rare character.

The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes were soft and charming, and she seemed to be somewhat benefited by these words. Looking at Lianxue at the side, she ordered: "Let the cashier prepare the bank notes, and let Ziyu take them with you later." past."

"Yes, Your Highness." Lianxue replied, and after a short while, turned back and handed a wooden box to Jia Heng.

Jia Heng didn't pretend to decline either. After taking it, she looked up at Princess Jinyang.

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly and said: "It's getting late, I won't keep you any longer, so as not to worry about your wife, let's wait until tomorrow, how about I let Lianxue go to your house to discuss the establishment of a business? "

Jia Heng nodded in response, without saying a word, got up and left with Lianxue.

When Jia Heng came out of the attic, Princess Jinyang's gaze was still fascinated. After a long time, she sighed softly.

Many things are just pretending to be calm, but in fact, the heart is already turbulent.

Li Chanyue, who was sitting by the side sipping tea, heard this sigh, her heart moved slightly, she stepped forward to take the arm of Princess Jinyang, blinked her glazed eyes, and said softly: "Mother, why are you sighing? "

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, looked at the eccentric girl, and said: "Mother is sighing, you are not too old, it is justified to find you a husband's family earlier."

Li Chanyue was taken aback for a moment, and then said in embarrassment: "My cousin hasn't..."

"Don't compare with your cousin. Her marriage may not be decided by herself in the end. Sometimes you let her make the decision earlier. If you delay it, maybe... there will be any twists and turns." Princess Jinyang said, her expression gradually faded. Cover with a layer of frost color.

However, Li Chanyue didn't hear the implication of Princess Jinyang's words, and said with a light smile, "I've taken a fancy to someone, and I still want to ask my mother what she means."

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, she was surprised and said, "Which family's grandson?"

Could it be the prince and grandson who played together not long ago?

"What do you think of... Jia Heng?" Li Chanyue blinked her eyes, showing a shy and coy attitude that hesitated to speak.

"no!"

Princess Jinyang's jade face changed slightly, and she spoke anxiously.

Then he seemed to realize that he had overreacted, and said with a bit of reproach in his voice: "He has a wife, and you are the princess, how can you be a concubine?"

Li Chanyue said coquettishly: "I don't care if I am a concubine or not, can he still treat me badly?"

She didn't believe that her mother could still snatch her "favorite" man, and when she finally said it was a joke, then her mother's thoughts would fade away.

"Why... did you fall in love with him?" Princess Jinyang was anxious,
Li Chanyue nodded, and said with a serious face: "Now he is the most famous in Beijing. Isn't it normal for such a handsome young man to look at him?"

When Princess Jinyang heard this, she felt that something was wrong, her complexion paused, and she looked suspiciously at her own daughter with her beautiful eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows.

Chanyue had only met him a few times, and even if Chanyue liked him, wouldn't she be so shameless?
I can't help but recall the past, and I can't help being angry and funny.

This child... wants her to be alone forever, right?
Seeing that the baby who was carved in pink and jade has grown into a slim girl, and she is nearly thirty years old, with a beautiful youth, for a promise...

Although she also likes Chanyue's pink look when she was a child, she also has the joy of growing up with a girl in my family.

"Chanyue, if she has a wife, it is impossible for her to marry you as a regular wife. After a few years, I will choose a marriage for you as a mother. Besides, how many times have you met him? He is an outstanding young man...a car with a lot of power." Princess Jinyang rubbed the little girl's air bangs, and spoke softly, but she lacked confidence in her last words.

Li Chanyue raised her beautiful face and said coquettishly: "What's the matter after only seeing each other a few times, the white head is as new as before, and the cover is as old as before, so I have identified him, and I will never marry him in this life."

Princess Jinyang: "..."

The more you talk, the more excited you are, right?Children always want to take care of adults' affairs every day.

It's just that the white head is as new, and the cover is as old...

"Chanyue has really grown up." Princess Jinyang said softly, pursing her red lips, feeling both joy and sadness in her heart.

Chanyue has also grown up these years, but why has she...

It's like living alone has become a habit, especially the eldest princess of Jinyang who has no worries about food and clothing, and is used to seeing the so-called children of princes and celebrities.

"Then mother, turn around and tell him, it seems that the little girl likes you and doesn't like it." Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and pampered the little princess's forehead.

This is prevarication.

When Li Chanyue saw that the eldest princess of Jinyang agreed, she felt a little belatedly ashamed. She was only interested in stopping her, but she forgot what a girl who has not left the court said she liked her?
Fortunately, there is no one else here.

……

……

A carriage drove out of the street where Princess Jinyang's mansion was located, and headed towards Ningrong Street.

Jia Heng closed his eyes slightly, closed his eyes and rested his mind, thinking about suppressing bandits and reorganizing the army.

"In the will of the Son of Heaven, to reorganize and control the Guoyong Camp by taking this opportunity to suppress bandits, this is the same thing as Wang Ziteng. Some frustrated generals like Xie Zaiyi shut them all out, and set up a new system for the purpose of absorbing the nutrition of the old system, so as to dry the old system.”

This is the same as the army of the later generations of the Cannon Party, after surrendering, suddenly became brave and good at fighting, daring to fight and rushing.

"This time is an opportunity to select those who can still be cultivated, and completely eliminate those who are too unbearable... Also, after a while, Wang Ziteng will return to Beijing, and the Beijing camp should be rectified."

Jia Heng was thinking about it, and suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at him, slowly opened his eyes, and asked curiously:
"What is Miss Lianxue staring at me for?"

Lianxue's lips moved, as if he was about to speak but stopped.

Jia Heng smiled lightly and asked, "Miss Lianxue, do you think you have something to say to me?"

Lianxue nodded, considered her words, and said softly: "Young Master Jia, Your Highness the Princess... has worked so hard all these years to bring up the little Princess, it's not easy."

Jia Heng looked stunned for a moment, nodded, and agreed: "His Royal Highness Jinyang is a good mother."

Lianxue's voice was weak, but her eyes did not move for a moment. Looking at the expression of the boy opposite, she said slowly: "But Your Highness...she is also a woman."

Jia Heng looked up at Lianxue, and understood what Lianxue was going to say.

Lianxue sighed, and said: "Your Highness, the Princess, has always kept herself clean. She has been a widow for more than ten years. Looking at the history of Mr. Jia, there should not be such a princess. I have seen the high-ranking officials, famous scholars and scholars in the mansion for many years. , The princess has never had a meal with the little princess at the same table as she did with Mr. Jia, talking and laughing freely, looking like a family member."

Hearing this, Jia Heng frowned, but felt a little belated.

That's right, no matter how generous she is, she never brought her daughter to accompany guests at the same table.

Jia Heng thought for a while, but met Lianxue's gaze, but said with a firm tone: "It's because I'm still young, I'm one year older than the little Princess, and His Royal Highness the Princess may regard me as a nephew."

Lian Xue: "..."

A little messy for a while, nephew?
So is she misunderstanding something?
Jia Heng's face was silent, and he was thinking in his heart.

He has always been good at deconstructing, no matter to others or himself.

In his opinion, it should be at his age, with an immature face, it is easy to give people a psychological hint that he is still a child.

This is also reflected in Emperor Chongping.

But because he actually hides the soul of an adult inside, when getting along with him, he naturally gives birth to the psychological impression that this person is a peer.

This kind of intertwined, even somewhat confusing psychological impression should have avoided the psychological defense of Princess Jinyang.

"I took a bath in the princess mansion before entering the palace, and I took a car with the little princess. You can see that Princess Jinyang regarded me as a junior. When did I change it? It should be because of my achievements later. , reputation, and gradually reversed this psychological positioning of being strong and weak, coupled with the previous active guidance and the suspension bridge effect... Otherwise, who would be ambiguous with children?"

Generally speaking, a man of his age is immature, and a woman with a higher rank can tell what she is thinking at a glance, so there is no sexual attraction at all.

Of course, it's a different matter if the princess of Shanyin takes a beautiful boy as her male favourite, that's lewdness and debauchery.

When they are successful in their careers, mature and stable, they are already in their 40s and [-]s. To some pampered ladies who are accustomed to fame and fortune, and who grew up with goodwill and smiling faces, they seem greasy and sophisticated.

In short, they like the young and promising, mature, talented, and pure-hearted creators... whip them.

But, adding the qualities of several age groups together... For most people, isn't this embarrassing for me?

Jia Heng thought about it, raised his eyes to look at Lianxue, remained silent for a long time, and said: "Miss Lianxue, the future will be long."

He never concealed his preferences, and faced his lust directly. Whether it was chatting like a confidant, or the astonishing tenderness, he did have some strange thoughts about Princess Jinyang.

But the matter of men and women... I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Lianxue nodded and responded, lowering her gaze to hide her thoughts.

"If a good deed can be accomplished, I can also ask this young master Jia, who has received a holy family, to work hard for what happened back then."

(End of this chapter)