The Red Mansions

Chapter 252 Seems...a bit reluctant
Jia Heng sat in the Rongqing Hall for a while, then got up to leave.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Yuanyang, there are three girls to see off your Brother Heng."

After Jia Heng left, the Rongqing Hall fell into an eerie silence.

Mrs. Wang's fair face sank, and she said: "Old lady, look at him, before I don't tell you to let the third girl go, he took Baoyu to touch me."

Mother Jia sighed, and said, "Brother Heng's temper has always been soft and not hard, and he smoothes his hair. It's not like you don't know that when you were in the ancestral hall, you had trouble with Baoyu's uncle and aunt like that. Now It’s hard for the family to get together and have a peaceful meal. Don’t take some things too seriously. He is the head of the clan now. Even if he speaks a little bit more strongly, it’s for the good of Baoyu. You forgot last time, He also stopped Baoyu and his father..."

"Then what happened to him just now? He is clearly governing people. Is it better for Baoyu?" Mrs. Wang finally broke out this time, or, because Wang Ziteng is about to return to Beijing, Mrs. Wang, who has been patient to the extreme, no longer wants to bear it anymore. .

Because, the conversation of the previous few people reminded her that no matter how powerful this Uncle Heng is, he is only a third-rank military officer, and her brother is now in charge of the huge Beijing camp. Can't you throw it out and overwhelm Uncle Heng?
When Jia Mu heard the words, she just kept silent, looked at Baoyu beside her, and sighed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, Sister Feng smiled and smoothed things over, and said: "Madam, Qin Zhong, the brother of the Dongfu brothers and sisters, is in school now. That child has a weak temperament and looks like a girl. Brother Heng sent him to the lecture hall. Wu Tang worked hard with the coaches of the Beijing camp, and my younger siblings also said that people look much stronger and less shy."

This is of course saying that even his brother-in-law was sent to the martial arts hall to suffer, and it was not aimed at Baoyu.

Saying that, Sister Feng glanced at Li Wan, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, Brother Lan is also over there, have you seen that Qin Zhong?"

Li Wan was questioned, and said softly: "Brother Lan seems to have said that he also wants to learn martial arts, saying that he wants to learn martial arts from Uncle Heng, who is also good at both civil and military skills."

When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled again, looked at Mrs. Wang with a smile, and said, "Let me just say, Brother Heng doesn't have any other thoughts, but Baoyu wants to study for the imperial examination, otherwise, I really want to go to the imperial examination." With knives and guns outside, I can't sleep well at night."

Sister Feng was busy persuading her.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang knew that the old lady was trying to calm things down, so she didn't have to worry about it anymore, but her resentment remained undiminished.

Wait for his brother to come back, and then worry about it!
Sitting on the embroidered pier in the distance, Daiyu quietly listened to the conversations of several people. There was a hint of worry in Qiushui's bright eyes. She turned her head to look at Xiangyun beside her, but she saw that there was also something in Xiangyun's big bright eyes. Kind of worried.

Although Xiang Yun looked lively and innocent, he was clearly thoughtful, and he could see the subtleties of everyone in Rongqing Hall.

In other words, the current situation of Jia's family is in Dongfu, and Jia's mother is trying her best to bridge the relationship between Rongfu Second House and Ningfu.

As for the big house, although Jia's mother didn't say let it go, she basically maintained it.

But on Jiaheng's side, Yuanyang, carrying a lantern, and Tanchun sent Jiaheng out of the Rongqing hall where Jia's mother was, and the three of them went along the chaoshou corridor to the moon gate.

Walking to the corner, Yuanyang looked at Tanchun, who was pale and sullen, and knowing that the two brothers and sisters had something to say, she smiled lightly and said, "Master Heng, you and the third girl should go ahead first, I'm here Waiting for you."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Tanchun, who was shivering in the cold wind, and said, "It's windy outside, but it's a bit cold, find a wing room, I'll talk to my third sister for a while."

mandarin duck:"……"

But after a long time, he realized it, and said with a light smile, "If Master Heng doesn't dislike it, first go to my place to talk with the third girl. It's warm and quiet over there, and it's right here."

As he spoke, he pointed to a wing room behind a plum tree, which was not far away.

Jia Heng looked at Yuanyang gently, and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Yuanyang smiled and said nothing more.

Tanchun raised his head and looked at Jia Heng quietly, his crystal clear eyes were full of tears, and his mood was somewhat complicated.

"I originally wanted to sit with you, but now it's okay to have a cup of tea in the mandarin duck's house, anyway, it's still early at the moment." Jia Heng smiled and said warmly.

Tanchun was obviously "scared" by Mrs. Wang's attitude. After all, she was a little girl. Mrs. Wang raised her. She used to be kind and kind, but suddenly staring at her with such fierce eyes, it is hard to guarantee that she will not have psychological shadows.

While the three of them were talking, they came down from the corridor and headed towards the wing room. Yuanyang pushed aside the cotton curtain, entered the room, and lit the candlestick.

Jia Heng stepped into it, and as far as he could see, although the furnishings were simple, they were in order, and there was a scent like orchid and musk floating in the air.

Yuanyang chuckled and explained: "It was originally a room specially allocated to serve the old lady. In fact, I don't live there very often. I just store some changing clothes and other sundries, or I come here occasionally to take a shower and change clothes. , I always sleep in the old lady’s room with a curtain behind it, so it’s convenient for me to serve you.”

When Jiamu drinks tea in the middle of the night or wakes up at night, the mandarin ducks must be inseparable for a moment, so it is necessary to set up another couch in Jiamu's room for serving.

But mandarin ducks bathe and change clothes on weekdays, and it is impossible to bathe in Jiamu's house. This is the purpose of allocating a room.

Jia Heng looked around, smiled and said: "This room is elegant and simple, just like the master."

Yuanyang was pleased to hear Jia Heng's praise, her cheeks were a little hot, because the lights were shining brightly, the freckles on Duck's face were not so obvious, and the blush that climbed up her cheeks became more beautiful.

"Master Heng, Miss San, please come inside." Yuanyang said, leading Jia Heng and Tanchun around a screen of beautiful mountains and rivers, beckoning them to sit down on the chairs, and then turning around to pour tea for them.

"Yuanyang, don't be too busy, I will leave after a few words with my third sister." Jia Heng smiled softly and called.

Yuanyang Yingying turned around, holding two teacups in her hands, and said softly: "Uncle Heng finally came to my place once, and he must have a cup of tea."

Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the girl, and saw that there seemed to be some kind of emotion in the girl's eyebrows and eyes, and she seemed to realize something in her heart, so she smiled and didn't refuse any more.

Yuanyang brought over the teacup, Yadan put on a smile on his face and said, "Master Heng and Miss San are chatting first."

With that said, he walked away.

As for other thoughts, in fact, there is no such thing.

Because Tanchun is young, if he is two or three years older, I'm afraid he was in Rongqing Hall just now, and Jia Heng appreciates Tanchun so much, everyone will feel strange.

As soon as the mandarin ducks left, Tanchun held up a piece of white paper like the sun, and the slightly frightened Yurong in the confusion, with tears in her eyelashes, said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng..."

Jia Heng was about to say something, but when he heard a gust of fragrant wind, Tan Chun broke into his arms, buried his head in his arms, and began to sob.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to lightly caress the girl's trembling shoulders, sighed, and said, "Okay, why are you crying? This crying nose doesn't look like you anymore, but it's a bit like your sister Lin."

Tanchun: "???"

She stopped crying, raised her pale and pretty face, and stared at the young man with wide eyes that were hazy with tears.

What do you mean?
Why cry, like her sister Lin?

Jia Heng said softly: "I heard that Sister Lin likes to cry, but I have never seen Sister Lin cry. Baoyu sees it a lot, right?"

Tan Chun was crossed by Jia Heng, sobbing gradually stopped, and said softly: "Brother Heng, second brother Bao..."

"Baoyu's temperament, I know it." Jia Heng said in a warm voice, only to feel the fragrance floating in the nostrils. Although they are both incense, the fragrance at this moment is a kind of sun-dried rose and lilac. The spices, the tangy aroma seems to contain the beauty of naive beauty.

Jia Heng said: "Let's not talk about Baoyu, let's talk about you. You were brought up by your wife, and you were taught to be polite and literate. Although you were not born by yourself, it is better than your own. She misunderstood me because of Baoyu, and you Get closer to me..."

When Jia Heng said this, he felt a little strange in his heart. Looking down at the girl in his arms who was as tall as his chest, he thought to himself, this is no longer getting closer, but relying on, adoring, and even... a few I love you at the beginning of love.

But when Tanchun heard the words, her delicate body trembled, she lowered her head slightly, she stopped crying, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Jia Heng said softly: "She is a little unhappy, and she is. You don't need to pay attention to these things. As long as she doesn't tell you clearly, and make you alienate me from now on, you should turn a blind eye to it, turn a deaf ear to it, and don't think about distinguishing anything. Just leave it to me."

With Mrs. Wang's deep thoughts, she would not tell Tanchun directly, stay away from Jia Heng!

Mrs. Wang speaks like a snake, in order to maintain a magnanimous and benevolent decency, she will not speak out, but only send out signals.

But after he beat it just now, Mrs. Wang didn't dare to release the signal again.

Well, Mrs. Wang, you don't want Baoyu to join the army and be bullied, do you?
"Well, I'll listen to Brother Heng." Hearing the soft words in his ears, Tan Chun responded softly, and the helplessness and fear gradually disappeared.

For some reason, listening to the words "Leave everything to me", I just feel extra peaceful.

In particular, now that the sadness is fading away, it's not easy to hug Brother Heng anymore, but when she woke up in the middle of the night, holding that handkerchief, thinking of the warmth that made her feel peaceful the day before, seemed...a bit reluctant.

Jia Heng looked at the sonorous rose-like eyebrows and eyes, but there was a hint of melancholy and frailty like lilac flowers, his complexion paused, he couldn't help but reached out and rubbed the air bangs on the girl's forehead, and said softly: "Okay, The bright and majestic third sister, when did she become so coy?"

The bangs on Tanchun's forehead were slightly messed up, and he especially felt a certain kind of "indulgence" in this movement. He felt his heart tremble sharply, and he bowed his head in response. Her face flushed brightly, her heart was beating non-stop, and she said angrily, "Brother Heng..."

Jia Heng's face was silent, and even after a while, he sighed in his heart.

Tanchun had nothing to say and asked, "How is brother Huan practicing martial arts?"

Jia Heng took advantage of the situation to let go of Tanchun, and replied: "The coach said that his bones are good, and he is a material for martial arts. After two years, I think he will be more stable and you can worry less."

Tanchun sighed quietly, and said softly: "I can rest assured that he is following Brother Heng, and if he continues like that, it will not be a problem in the future."

"His temperament is unstable now, and while he is boarding in the school, he just changed to a new environment and corrected his temperament." Jia Heng said softly, then looked at Tanchun again, and said with a smile: "You will pass me for a while tomorrow." I'm looking for your sister-in-law here in Dongfu. I will teach you to write official documents, go out of Beijing to suppress bandits, food, supplies, ordnance, and camping. You need to take care of everything. You just watch and learn, regardless of whether you need it in the future. Gaining knowledge is also good.”

Hearing this, Tanchun nodded, and happily said, "Then I'll be there tomorrow morning."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "You don't have to get up too early, it's okay for the little girl to sleep in later."

"En." Tanchun raised his clear eyes, fixedly looked at the boy opposite, and responded.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go here today, I should go back, otherwise, your sister-in-law should send someone to remind you later, don't send it away later, be careful and catch a cold, It's strangely thin." Jia Heng took a look at Tanchun and said in a warm voice.

After speaking, he went to call Yuanyang, then took the lantern from his hand, and left Rongguo Mansion alone.

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Ningguo Mansion

In the inner hall, the lights were on.

Four figures were reflected on the screen.

Qin Keqing, Youshi, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You were talking together, while the maids such as Baozhu and Ruizhu in the distance were serving refreshments.

The four of them are all pretty and charming, now they gather together, all wearing silk dresses, gold hairpins and bead hairpins on their heads, each of them is more beautiful and gorgeous than the other, full of flowers.

During this period of time, although Qin Keqing and the three sisters of Youshi were not good sisters who talked about everything, they also accumulated some "girlfriend" feelings after talking to relieve boredom.

In the middle, it's not that the second sister You and the third sister You didn't go home, but after staying at home for a few days, they were "thrown away" by Mrs. You and asked the two sisters to look for You, what was on their minds, you can tell.

The day before yesterday, Mrs. You even wanted to go to the mansion to visit Jia Heng, but was "persuaded" by Miss You to go back.

On this side, Qin Keqing, You Shi, and Second Sister You held a few manuscripts in their hands, and looked at them by the light. It was clearly written by Third Sister You.

Third Sister You wore a long red dress, her eyebrows were charming and bright, she smiled lightly and said, "Sisters, what do you think of the writing?"

Youshi wore a light blue long dress, with high temples, and two roses blushed on her beautiful face, she said shyly, "My sister's story is not bad, but why are there so many... erotic touches?"

Second Sister You raised her soft eyebrows, smiled softly and said, "Elder Sister, I look pretty good, this guy called Li Jing is affectionate and righteous, and Hong Fu Nv is really a wonderful couple. The envious couple of gods and immortals."

Because it was circulated, the recap held in Second Sister You's hand did not contain any big sex scenes.

"I don't have any erotic writing here." Qin Keqing said softly, with some curiosity on her charming face, she asked, "Sister, are these three heroes from the Sui Dynasty?"

"Sister Qin is a character from the Sui Dynasty." Third Sister You responded with a chuckle, then looked at You Shi with her bright eyes that looked forward to the waves, and said with a chuckle: "I have read a lot of story books these days. I found that as long as it is a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman, this kind of erotic description is indispensable, maybe everyone likes to read this."

In the past two days, she has searched a lot of story books, and the situation is not much better than that of the eldest sister... She has to bathe and change clothes twice a day.

Youshi frowned, folded the two manuscript papers in his hand, and said softly: "That's a down-and-out scholar, not afraid of gossip, you, a girl who hasn't come out of the court, don't write these, spread them, I'm afraid Because of reputation, I will keep these few photos for you."

Qin Keqing, Second Sister You: "..."

Third Sister You frowned, smiled without saying a word.

Youshi raised her beautiful eyes, looked at the gradually darkening night outside, looked at Qin Keqing who was at the side, and said, "The old lady left food there, should she be back now?"

Although the question was a bit "overstepping", Qin Keqing smiled lightly. Under the bright lights, the beauty's graceful and gorgeous complexion was shockingly beautiful, and said softly: "Call someone to ask later."

These days, Jia Heng didn't leave home anymore, and stayed at home with Qin Keqing. The newlyweds were sweet and sweet, and both their looks and self-confidence were growing day by day.

At this moment, the woman outside said with a smile: "Grandma, Master Heng is back."

When everyone in the hall heard the words, they all left their seats and got up.

Not long after, Jia Heng entered the inner hall, raised his eyes and saw several people, and said softly: "They are all here."

You Shi, You Second Sister, and You Third Sister stepped forward to salute, Jia Heng nodded at them, glanced at You Shi, Second Sister, and Third Sister's faces, and exchanged a few casual greetings.

Qin Keqing stepped forward to take the cloak Jia Heng was wearing, and said softly: "Your husband returned early today. I haven't been there for a while, and the old lady didn't stay to talk for a while?"

Qin Keqing's words were also asking, what happened if I didn't go there for a while?
Jia Heng said softly: "I have something to do with Sister Lin, so let's sit there for a while."

Qin Keqing: "..."

(End of this chapter)