The Red Mansions

Chapter 281 Sweet and rich, just like yesterday (ask for a monthly ticket!)

In Pear Fragrance Court, the night is shrouded, and the lights are like day.

Aunt Xue said: "My dear girl, what do you think if I ask him to help check the accounts of the past few years? Anyway, I read the accounts for a long time today, and I didn't see any problems, but the one in Beijing The shop is getting less money every year."

Speaking of which, it was Jia Heng who helped the Rong Mansion recover several 10 taels of silver back then, which was really too eye-catching.

Today, Aunt Xue heard that Sister Feng even wanted to make the garden bigger, so she paid attention.

Baochai said softly, "It's all hard work."

It's hard for her to say, if it's not relative, why should they help?

"Why don't you settle down? I'll ask him to be a host and think of his kindness. Otherwise, I'll pick a few good things from the pawn shop and send them to him?" Aunt Xue smiled lightly.

Baochai:"……"

After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Mom, I heard that people are busy with state affairs today. I have to find a time to talk about this kind of thing."

When Aunt Xue heard the words, she said joyfully, "My dear girl, you are right, we have to find an opportunity."

Baochai was silent for a moment.

Aunt Xue said again: "I heard that their Jia family built an ethnology, and they invited the lecturer from the Imperial College. My dear girl, how about we let your brother study there?"

I have to say that neither Baochai nor Aunt Xue had anything to do these two days except ordering the maids to inquire about Jia Heng's deeds.

Without him, whether it was in Huayin County or at the gate of Shenjing City, the memories Jia left for the Xue family's mother and daughter were too deep.

And it's easy to inquire, after all, they are the most popular figures in the east and west mansions in the past few months, and the wives and maids in the west mansion like to talk badly, and Aunt Xue's mother and daughter have learned about some obvious deeds.

For example, getting rid of the family status, becoming the master of the Ningguo Mansion, not inheriting the title, but being awarded a title for meritorious service, step by step to the current patriarch of the Jia clan.

Baochai said softly: "I heard that there will be a boarding system in the family school, and students can only study in the school. Mom, brother has gone, so don't make any more troubles."

"It's precisely because of his temperament that we need to be disciplined." Aunt Xue said softly, "In a few days, let's ask brother Heng to be the host, and let your brother go to school and talk to him?"

Compared with the original book where Xue Pan joined the ethnology and made a big fuss about men and women, because the ethnology has been rectified, it will not be easy for a black sheep like Xue Pan to get involved.

Baochai sighed softly and said, "Okay."

Obviously not very optimistic about this matter.

Such a young and handsome man is the patriarch, how can he not pay attention to the education of the children of the clan?

How can people look up to brother like that?

"It will be your uncle's birth in a few days, follow me to see your uncle and aunt." Aunt Xue said with a smile.

Baochai nodded, but didn't say anything, and waited to wipe her feet.

Xiangling came over with clean shoes and socks, asked Baochai to put them on, and then put on clean shoes and socks again.

Aunt Xue turned her eyes to look at Xiangling, frowned, and said: "This girl looks a bit like Brother Heng's daughter-in-law in Dongfu."

Baochai said softly: "I saw it too. It's a bit like it. Sister-in-law Qin even recognizes Xiangling as her younger sister."

"For such a little girl, your brother made such a life lawsuit." Aunt Xue, who was feeling emotional, was suddenly taken aback, and said pleasantly, "My dear girl, what did you say?"

"Not long after Mom left, Qin's sister-in-law took Xiangling and recognized her god-sister in front of Brother Heng." Baochai said softly.

"My dear girl, why didn't you say it earlier?" Aunt Xue said.

Seeing this scene, Baochai frowned and said, "Mom, I didn't ask just now."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "This is a good thing, please tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Seeing that her mother was in high spirits, Baochai told the story, "I saw that Qin's sister-in-law really liked Xiangling, and she said she wanted to cut some nice clothes."

Aunt Xue looked at the jade bracelet in Xiangling's hand, and said joyfully, "Then, the matter of asking for help to check the accounts will be settled."

Baochai:"……"

After thinking for a while, he said, "What will Xiangling do in the future? It's a bit outrageous to keep calling her around."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Our family does not lack such a maid. Now, doesn't she just follow you? Normally, I see you and don't order her much."

The Xue family has their own maids and mother-in-law, so they don't have to keep calling Xiangling to listen to them.

"It's just brother, I'm worried..." Baochai said, with a hesitant expression.

"Xiangling is staying by your side now, even your maid, your brother can't say anything." Aunt Xue also hesitated.

In fact, Aunt Xue's best solution is to recognize a foster daughter or something, but obviously Jia Heng's position is not enough for Aunt Xue to subconsciously make such a determination.

While the mother and daughter were talking, Xue Pan's voice came from outside the courtyard, calling: "Mom, sister, are you still asleep?"

While talking, Xue Pan came in reeking of alcohol, sat at a table beside him, looked at Xiang Ling who was not far away, and said with a smile, "Come here quickly, wipe your face."

"Where did you drink two ounces of horse urine?" Aunt Xue scolded and said, "Go out and sober up."

Not wanting to, Xue Pan chuckled and said: "Mom, you don't know, this Shenjing is so much fun, I went to play with Brother Rong and Brother Qiang."

Aunt Xue said: "I know how to play every day, tell me about your business, have you done it?"

Xue Pan said: "Mom is talking about writing off the account at the household department. I went in the morning and it's being done."

"Where's the Ministry of Rites?" Aunt Xue asked.

Xue Pan scratched his head, his big face sank, and he said angrily: "Mom, the officials in the Ministry of Rites said that this small election is for officials and eunuchs, and our family is a family of merchants... It is not in accordance with the etiquette system, what? Shit etiquette!"

Aunt Xue: "...

Aunt Xue, who died before she was a teacher and died before starting a business, collapsed in the middle of her career, her face was pale, and she was discriminated against by her family background, and she felt very angry.

What happened to the merchant's daughter?
Baochai's jade face was faint, and she sighed softly.

She thought about whether it was because of her brother, or whether she was born with a heat poison, but after thinking about it, she never thought that it would be such an absurd result.

A merchant's daughter, really...

For a moment Baochai felt stuffy in his heart.

In fact, according to the fair interpretation of the daughter of a famous eunuch, the ancestor of the Xue family was Ziwei Sheren, that is, Zhongshu Sheren. This is an official of the fifth rank in Zhongshu Province. He married Jia Wang and other families, and by Xue Pan's father's generation, there were no serious officials.

The Xue family doesn't have any high-ranking officials, so it's quite far-fetched to say something about the daughter of an eunuch and a famous family. This is an analogous explanation that is almost beyond the possibility of the people's prediction.

Empress Song chose a concubine for her son, the Second King of Wei and Liang, and the female officials secretly instructed the Ministry of Rites to try to choose a family of eunuchs, preferably Hanlin Zhan Shike Dao.

Why, because these kind of women who come out are often educated and courteous, and their parents can help the prince to some extent. Even if they are relatives of the emperor, they will not do anything wrong.

Looking for a merchant's daughter to be the princess and become the queen in the future?

If you say it, you will be laughed out loud.

Then there are jokes in the market, "The queen just entered the palace, and asked the maid on the side, this gold and jade artifact is worth a lot of silver." Such palace jokes.

Therefore, when Xue's family handed Baochai's birth, place of origin, and age to the Ministry of Rites, they were rejected by the Ministry of Rites.

Aunt Xue also said angrily: "This is too irritating, did you not use money in it?"

Xue Pan stared at the big eyes of the copper bell, and said: "I did it, but the official said that the palace will send someone to check, how can this stand the check?"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she turned her face to look at Baochai like a discouraged ball, and said, "My dear girl, don't worry, I will find your uncle to find a solution."

Baochai comforted Aunt Xue with a soft voice, saying: "Mom, don't talk about it, we didn't take it seriously at first, and the palace might not be a good place to go. I heard that big sister Yuanchun has been there for many years. So far Nothing happened either."

In fact, she may not want to enter the palace. I heard that Princess Kehe and the Princess Princess will be praised by talented people, but now she is not eligible for election.

Aunt Xue sighed when she heard the words. In fact, she also noticed a trace of depression hidden in her daughter's eyebrows. After thinking about it, she said with relief: "My dear girl, I will definitely find a good marriage for you."

But I couldn't help thinking of Baoyu in my heart.

After all, he is also a son of a prince, and the old lady loves him very much.

……

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The next day, Jinyang Princess Palace

On the attic, the mid-noon winter sun fell on the dressing table. In the mirror, a beautiful woman with misty temples and red lips was reflected. Under the nose, the two petals of peach blossom lips are painted with red rouge, which makes them feel more like flaming red lips. The pearl necklace is hung on the fair neck, and the clavicle is as delicate as jade.

"Lianxue, you said that this gold-winged phoenix hairpin looks better with a pinned on her head, or this jasper hairpin." Dressed in a peach red dress, the eldest princess of Jinyang stretched out her white jade hairpin wearing a jasper bracelet. With his hands, he picked up the jewelry in the dowry, and his voice was full of joy.

Lianxue smiled and said, "Your Highness looks good on any one you wear."

Ever since she came back that day, her princess couldn't hide her bright mood.

The eldest princess of Jinyang's jade face was dyed crimson, her red lips curled up, holding the emerald jade hairpin, said: "This jade hairpin is brought by a little girl, won't it be too..."

Although I didn't say pretending to be tender, the meaning is not bad.

Lianxue smiled sweetly, and said softly: "Your Highness is in the prime of life, I think it's better to wear this jasper hairpin, it's more beautiful."

Princess Jinyang held a jasper hairpin, turned to put it down, sighed faintly, and said softly: "It's better to wear this crested hairpin."

As he spoke, he took the golden-winged crested hairpin on the other side and handed it to the maid who was dressing beside her.

Differentiating the phoenix hairpin from the cloud temples, the gentle and mature Huaxin young woman is impressively shown in the mirror. Although the years have never been on the face, but the familiar and charming temperament is not as good as the years in the eyes of Princess Jinyang. Fang Erba and the girl who was twenty-nine years old were "comfortable" and confronted the young man.

Princess Jinyang stared at the phoenix eyes with light red eye shadow, stared at the peerless face that was as beautiful as a flower, bit her red lips with her white teeth, and thought: "Oh, he is fourteen or five years older than him."

In fact, if Jia Heng hadn't acted too quickly at the beginning, it would have been possible for this single mother to retreat after her emotions cooled down.

Even after the kiss, Princess Jinyang was ashamed and happy, but she also had thoughts of worrying about gains and losses.

When I was happy, I laughed lightly when I took a bath, and I hugged the quilt when I slept at night, and I sighed and felt sorry for myself. At her age...an old cow eats young grass.

Even if she is a gentle big sister who falls in love, she will occasionally show the mood of a little woman.

At this moment, the servant girl came from the outside, stood not far away, and said softly: "Your Highness, Lu Xueshi of the Imperial Academy sent a servant to hand over the gift list outside the mansion, saying that His Highness has given birth to a child."

Lu Li, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, when he first entered the imperial examination in Shenjing, was shocked by Princess Jinyang at a scholar banquet held by the eldest princess of Jinyang. Princess identity, hesitant.

But in these years, most of them gave gifts to Princess Jinyang's house when they gave birth. In the past two years, Princess Jinyang did not make any fuss, so Lu Li sent his servants to come.

"You ask Nanny Zhao to entertain you on behalf of the palace." Princess Jinyang frowned and said softly.

The maid answered and turned around.

Afterwards, maidservants successively came to report that officials in the capital and wives of military commanders ordered people to send congratulatory gifts. Finally, Princess Qi, Princess Chu and several concubines in the palace also sent people to come to give congratulatory gifts. Princess Jinyang ordered the mother to entertain her.

As I said with Jia Heng earlier, the eldest princess of the big man no longer has any big plans for her birthday in the past two years, otherwise there will be a lot of guests and cars and horses.

This kind of thinking of avoiding the end of youth and the passing of time is actually noticed by some imperial wives, and they go along with the flow. They usually visit more, but when it comes to the birth banquet, they send someone to come to the door to deliver congratulatory gifts.

Until another servant girl came and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness Princess Xianning, His Highness Wei Wang, and Liang Wang came down, and they said they brought congratulatory gifts from the Empress Empress and the Imperial Concubine Empress, and came to sit with Your Highness for a while. Mingxuan is waiting for you."

At this moment, the eldest princess of Jinyang has also finished her makeup, dressed in a gorgeous dress, with high hair on her temples, a delicate face, with bright and charming cheeks, she said with a charming smile, "I'm leaving now."

Saying that, she greeted Lianxue to get up, but walked to the eaves of the attic, and couldn't help but stand and look at it, but saw that it was almost noon, the winter sun was shining on the lush green pines and cypresses, and a handful of winter snow fell on it, reflecting the sun. Head, thinking, "Could it be that he... was delayed by business?"

Surrounded by maidservants and mother-in-law, Princess Jinyang was about to go towards the attic when she suddenly heard a maidservant trotting over from a distance.

"Your Highness, first-class General Yun Hui, Jia Heng, handed over an invitation to see His Highness, and has now been led to the inner hall."

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, she was delighted, but her jade face was still beautiful, and she said in a clear voice, "I will go to greet you now."

Lianxue behind her said softly: "Your Highness, little Princess..."

"You let someone tell you first, I will be there later." Princess Jinyang said softly.

Lian Xue: "..."

Really have a lover, forget the daughter?
But Jia Heng followed the servants of the Princess Jinyang's mansion all the way to the inner hall, holding a teacup in his hand, and took a sip.

The young man was dressed in a blue-colored Shu Brocade Shirt, tall and tall, with a still calm face, but there was some anticipation in his heart.

At this moment, only the sound of ring pendants jingling, the sound of bead curtains "cracking", and the sound of light footsteps coming from the inner hall. Although they deliberately kept calm, Jia Heng could still hear it to some haste.

"Ziyu, you're here." Just as she was thinking about it, Princess Jinyang walked around the screen and stood in front of her. Accompanied by a gust of pickled fragrance, the voice of pearls and jade, as gentle as water, sounded.

"Your Highness." Jia Heng responded, got up, stared at him, and there was a flash of amazement in his eyes.

She was originally a beautiful woman, but now she is dressed in a red dress, with hairpins and stars shining on the moon, her brilliance is moving, especially the high and slender waist reveals the beauty's already slender and quiet figure, making her look more beautiful and beautiful , the red lips parted slightly, with a warm smile.

Seeing the astonishment in the eyes of the young man opposite, Jinyang Princess is both happy and ashamed, and the woman looks like someone who pleases herself.

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "Today's Highness is so graceful and beautiful that I dare not recognize him."

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, her starry eyes were slightly annoyed, she stepped forward, and said in a clear voice: "This palace is still this palace, there is nothing you dare not recognize."

Lian Xue, who was behind her, had already quietly signaled the maidservant and mother-in-law to leave the inner hall, and there were only two people left in the hall in a blink of an eye.

Jia Heng spoke, but he had already leaned forward. In the beauty's coquettish anger, he stopped the slender waist and put it in his arms, and said in a warm voice: "Whether your highness is your highness or not, you must confirm."

"How do you confirm... um~" Princess Jinyang hadn't finished speaking, but when her breath approached, the second half of the words were blocked in Dan's lips.

After a while, the eldest princess of Jinyang, who was already out of breath, knew what Jia Heng's confirmation meant, and only heard the man chuckle in his ear, "Sweet and rich, just like yesterday."

(End of this chapter)