The Red Mansions

Chapter 295

Wang family, in the inner hall.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang had no doubts, Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother, I also have something to ask, and I need to ask my brother."

Hearing this, Wang Ziteng was stunned for a moment, looked at his sister, and asked curiously, "Oh, what's the matter?"

Mrs. Zhao looked at it with a smile, feeling a surge of pride in her heart.

Aunt Xue sighed, pointed at Xue Pan, and said, "It's not Wenlong. I see him wandering around in the capital every day. It's not a big deal. Maybe there will be trouble again. Brother is in charge of the Beijing camp now." , I was thinking about letting Wenlong sit next to my brother, not to mention being an official, even if it is leading a horse and pedaling, it would be good to gain some knowledge."

Hearing the words, Wang Ziteng turned to look at Xue Pan, just in time to see the simple and honest smile on his nephew's face, looked him up and down, nodded, and said to Aunt Xue who was beside him: "Pan'er is tall and big Good material for military commanders."

Aunt Xue couldn't help being overjoyed, and the thin crow's feet in the corners of her eyes were smiling.

Wang Ziteng pondered and said: "The soldiers of the Central Guard under my tent go back and forth between the camps, pass orders and deliver books, and so on. I don't feel tired at all. Let Pan'er do it first, so as to increase his knowledge."

Generally speaking, the guardsmen of the Central Guard followed the commander in chief, delivering documents and running errands, mainly following the prince to gain knowledge.

Aunt Xue was overjoyed, she quickly looked at Xue Pan who was staying where she was, and said, "Pan'er, please come and thank your uncle."

Xue Pan smiled and said, "Thank you uncle."

Secretly thought, how many people does the Central Guard guard?
Thinking of the shouting and embracing, and giving an order, my heart felt hot.

Wang Ziteng made a serious face, and said: "Come to my house on time to listen to the value in the future, don't be negligent."

When Xue Pan heard this, the joy on his face gradually faded away, his eyes the size of copper bells rolled up, and he muttered in his heart.

Why doesn't it sound like a good job?

Not to mention Xue Pan's small thoughts, but Jia Heng's side, after lunch with Empress Song and Princess Xianning, sat in Kunning for a while, until the acquaintance of Shen You, then He took a carriage and left the palace.

The horse-drawn carriage rattled past the tall red wall and six-foot-wide bluestone slab road. The sound of wheels and cold stones rolling over sounded on the long roadway, adding a bit of coldness and desolation to the twilight winter evening meaning.

On the carriage, Jia Heng sat opposite Yuan Chun, while Yuan Chun's maid Baoqin sat quietly at the side, looking at the young man in the robe of a second-rank military officer opposite.

Going to the female officer's gown, the girl changed into a light yellow dress. She didn't wear any makeup, she was pure and elegant, but at this moment, her jade face, which was originally full of joy, calmed down, and there was a trace of melancholy.

Seeing the confusion on Yuan Chun's face, Jia Heng asked, "Big Sister, what's wrong?"

Yuan Chun withdrew his absent-minded gaze, stared at Jia Heng, and said softly: "It's nothing, it's just a moment, some..."

Jia Heng said: "A little lost?"

Yuan Chun's eyes lit up, his voice trembled slightly, and he said softly, "It was suddenly... a little empty."

Jia Heng smiled and said: "This is human nature. After all, the elder sister has lived in the palace for eight or nine years, and when she returns home suddenly, there will be a process of adaptation."

Jia Heng can understand Yuan Chun's mood, that kind of long-term wish, after the excitement of being rewarded, all that remains is confusion about the future.

And it was foreseeable that in a few days, Yuan Chun would definitely feel even more uncomfortable.

"Has Big Sister thought about the future?" Jia Heng asked after thinking about it.

Yuan Chun sighed softly, raised his white and rosy face, his clear and bright eyes reflected the young man opposite him.

Jia Heng looked at the girl who was hesitant to speak, and said softly: "Big sister stay at home for a while, if you really can't be free, I have a good place to go."

Yuan Chun heard the words, under the slender eyebrows of the willow leaves, bright eyes gleamed, and asked curiously: "Brother Heng, where is the best place to go?"

Holding the piano at the side also looked up at the young man opposite, listening quietly.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "I am acquainted with Princess Jinyang. She recently managed some livelihoods in Dongcheng for the emperor. I also invested some money in it. If Eldest Sister has free time, how about taking care of these livelihoods for me? No way. I need my eldest sister to show her face in public, just to stare at the account books and give advice or something."

Chen Hanzhi's ethos is much more open than that of the previous Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is not for Yuan Chun to show his face and let his mother-in-law and maidservants come and go.

As for whether it will affect future marriages.

In fact, I was a little overwhelmed. Returning from the palace, in the eyes of those who should be disgusted, they should have been disgusted long ago.

On Yuan Chun's beautiful and beautiful jade face, he saw joy and said in surprise: "This...brother Heng, can I do it?"

Originally, he wanted to ask Brother Heng how he knew Princess Jinyang, but suddenly remembered that she seemed to have heard some rumors in the palace.

Jia Heng smiled, and said: "Big sister is helping the empress in the palace, handling some affairs in an orderly manner, these small things are nothing to worry about."

Yuan Chun thought for a while, his bright eyes were complicated, and he said gratefully: "Then... please trouble Brother Heng."

The two of them hadn't met a few times before, but the young man brought himself out of the high wall of the deep palace, and the nobleman helped him settle down.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Big sister is right for staying in the palace for so long for the sake of the clan. As for the marriage, don't worry, I will always find you a good home."

Hearing this, Yuan Chun's rosy white face turned red, his eyes drooped slightly, and he was a little shy, and said softly: "Brother Heng, don't always mention marriage, I don't hate to get married, let's talk about you, I'm leaving home It’s been a long time, and some things at home are not very clear.”

"Okay, let's not mention it for now." Jia Heng smiled, although she was generous, but after all, it was her daughter's home, so it was not good to keep talking, and asked: "What does eldest sister want to know?"

Yuan Chun said softly: "It's Baoyu. I heard from my family that Baoyu didn't study much, and she had a lot of twists and turns. What does Brother Heng think?"

In fact, when Mrs. Wang met Yuan Chun in the palace last time, she mentioned Jia Heng to Yuan Chun and complained to Yuan Chun about Jia Heng reprimanding Baoyu.

Although Yuan Chun thinks that there is nothing wrong with Jia Heng, he also wants to know what the young man in front of him thinks of Bao Yu.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Baoyu, he is studying in the school now. In two years' time, if he really doesn't like studying, he will do what he wants and just be a rich and idle person."

Yuan Chundan slightly parted his lips, and said softly: "When I go back, I will also urge him to study hard."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Eldest sister is like a mother, Baoyu should be able to listen to elder sister."

Yuan Chun was silent for a moment, and said: "Brother Heng's previous concerns, after I went back yesterday, I also thought about it. Our family is a couple, and we are indeed very wealthy. I really dare not have extravagant expectations. Oil, flowers blooming brocade, I am afraid that when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose.”

Jia Heng said: "What big sister said is right, but not all people in the clan think so."

Yuan Chunyu paused for a moment, then fell silent for a moment, looked at the young man opposite with bright eyes, and said softly: "Brother Heng, I just need to explain the pros and cons to my mother when I come back."

Jia Heng looked at the thoughtful girl opposite with gentle eyes, smiled and said: "Big sister just knows it in her heart, let's not talk about it."

"En." Yuan Chun responded softly.

Rongguofu

It was in the evening, and the Rongqing Hall was brightly lit and crowded with people.

Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, Aunt Xue, Baochai and others who returned from Wang's house were talking with Jia Mu, and a group of maids and mothers-in-law waited on them.

Mother Jia's complexion was not very good, she frowned, looked at Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Is that what Uncle Baoyu said?"

Mrs. Wang said softly: "Old lady, his uncle said that he is not in a hurry to let the eldest girl out of the palace, he is thinking of a way, or wait for Brother Heng to come back and discuss this matter again, and there is no rush for a day or two yes, right?"

Yuanchun's entry into the palace was not only a matter of the Jia family, but also a matter of the four major families.

Jia's mother was silent for a while, and said: "Yesterday, brother Erheng said that he could not enter the palace this time, so he asked for grace and brought the eldest girl out."

Mrs. Wang's heart was shocked when she heard the words, her eyes were full of surprise and she said: "Brother Heng...he should be so fast?"

In her mind, even if she seeks the grace of the palace, she can't be the same as the front and back, and she has to wait for a few days, otherwise, she won't be afraid of the empress' empress being annoyed?
Jia Mu said: "Which time is Brother Heng not worthwhile?"

As soon as the words were finished, a woman from the outside came in quickly, and said with a smile: "Old lady, madam, Master Heng led the eldest girl out of the palace, and is rushing here."

Madam Wang: "..."

The hand holding the Buddha beads, the knuckles are slightly white.

Seeing Mrs. Wang's expression, Jia's mother sighed, waved her hands, and said, "Mandarin ducks, go and greet her."

The mandarin ducks responded.

Not long after, Jia Heng, Yuan Chun, and Bao Qin met all eyes from the outside, entered the inner hall, and saluted Jia Mu.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Jia Heng said loudly: "Old lady, I have begged the Empress's grace to bring Big Sister Yuan Chun back."

Yuan Chun also stepped forward to salute at this moment, with excitement and joy on his face, calling: "Old ancestor, mother, my daughter is back."

Jia Mu stared at Yuan Chun, with joy on her face, and said excitedly, "Okay, big girl, just come back, Yuanyang, you tidy up a room in the courtyard and let the big girl live."

Yuanyang greeted the women with a smile and went to help tidy up the house.

All of a sudden, all the sisters Tanchun, Yingchun and Daiyu came up to talk, and Baoyu also came up to talk to Yuanchun.

Jia Heng was so close that she sat down beside Jia's mother.

Mother Jia quickly asked, "What did the empress say?"

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wang turned her eyes and listened attentively.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "The empress is grateful for the filial piety of the eldest sister, so she readily agrees."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Old Ancestor, it's getting late, why don't you order someone to pass the meal?"

Jia Mu was about to answer.

However, at this moment, a woman came in from the outside and said, "Old lady, the elder is here."

The faces of the few people who were talking in the room were stunned, and their smiles gradually froze. Xichun, Tanchun and other sisters who were talking with Yuanchun all looked at Jia Heng in unison.

Since Jia Lian's "stolen mother was arrested", in the past few days, although there was no public discussion in the Rongguo Mansion, there were rumors and gossips secretly, and there were all kinds of rumors.

Ru Xichun, why did she follow Jia Heng back to Dongfu yesterday without much hesitation.

Because in the original book, the rumors in the Ning Mansion were so unbearable that Xichun said, "I am a very innocent person, so don't let you get me wrong."

But today's East and West Second Mansions have just been adjusted.

On the Chaoshou verandah, Jia She's face was gloomy, and he walked quickly, with a raging anger hidden in his heart.

The eldest girl was picked up from the palace by Jia Heng's son, and she didn't even discuss such a big matter with him.

For so many years, he has been making arrangements for the palace, and finally sent it to the empress. Seeing that there is a result, but this child Jia Heng sabotaged it.

It just doesn't make sense!
At this moment, in Rongqing Hall, hearing that Jia Amnesty was coming, Mother Jia's complexion changed slightly, and she felt something bad in her heart. Looking at Jia Heng, who looked at him with a calm expression, she wondered, could it be because of the elder girl?

While thinking about it, I saw Jia She walked around the screen, stepped into the main hall, stood still, cupped his hands and said, "The son has seen his mother."

Over there, Yuan Chun had already stopped talking and laughing with his sisters, got up from his seat, and saluted Jia Amnesty.

Jia She looked at Yuan Chun, who was sitting around among Yingying and Yanyan, for a while, then turned his head, looked at Jia Mu, and said in a deep voice, "Mother, when did the eldest niece come back from the palace?"

Listening to the bad tone, Jia Mu frowned and said, "I've only been back for a while."

Jia She's eyes flickered coldly, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Okay, why did you leave the palace?"

Jia Mu said: "The eldest girl has been in the palace for so many years. Brother Heng means that staying in the palace all the time is not an option, so I asked for the palace's grace."

Jia She said angrily, "Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with me?"

As soon as these words came out, there was no sound in Rongqing hall.

The smile on Sister Feng's face also gradually disappeared, Danfeng narrowed her eyes, looked at her father-in-law, and then glanced at Jia Heng.

Jia Heng put down the teacup and said in a cold voice: "Elder Master, I have discussed my interests with Second Master and Second Wife, and Eldest Sister also agreed. Although the matter happened a little hastily, there is nothing wrong with it. As the patriarch of the Jia Clan, the matter of the eldest sister is related to the family's solidarity, so she has the right to decide! Why, the Eldest Master has objections?"

As soon as these words came out, the Rongqing hall was surprisingly quiet.

Because of this scene, it has not appeared for several months.

Yuan Chun, Aunt Xue, and Baochai all looked at each other faintly.

Jia Amnesty was stared at by the young man in the robe of a military officer of the second rank. Thinking of the disputes in the past, he couldn't help but weaken his momentum, and said in a deep voice: "Since my eldest niece entered the palace, I have been busy, you Even though he is the head of the clan, he doesn't know the details, so how can he make a claim? I don't know what the benefits are."

Jia Heng laughed lightly, and said coldly: "On the way back, I told my eldest sister, and my eldest sister said that I, Ningrong Second Mansion, a family of two kingdoms, is extremely rich and honorable. Zeyi, if you continue to think extravagantly, you may be left with nowhere to go, only people call themselves."

Yuan Chun: "..."

When everyone heard the words, they all looked at Jia Heng with complicated eyes and mixed expressions.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Now that I have received the grace of the empress, the elder sister has returned from the palace to serve her parents, what else does the elder want to do?"

Jia She said: "You..."

Yes, now that it's done, what else can he do?
Jia Heng said: "If the Eldest Master has that spare time, it's better to take care of your own affairs. It's better to spend less effort on such important matters as they involve the family's fortunes and misfortunes."

The current him is already qualified to say this. In terms of status, he is also a first-class general. He is also the head of the clan. In terms of decency, Jia She is now in the mansion. How can there be any decency to speak of?

On the day Aunt Xue went to Beijing, there was a scandal about Jia Lian stealing people from the house. She couldn't control her back house and children, and she lost face in front of her relatives. She didn't know what it was, and she came here to make fun of herself? !

When Jia She heard this, his face changed, and he felt angry.

Facing one after another of "strange" gazes, I felt ashamed and annoyed.

Swearing does not reveal shortcoming!
Seeing that the trouble was really not going well, Mother Jia persuaded her and said, "Okay, everyone is back, can we still send them back? Brother Heng has his own opinions on important matters in the clan. There is no need for the big girl to suffer all the time in the palace."

When Jia She heard this, his face turned ashen, and he calmed down his anger. After a long time, he said coldly: "Mother, he is now proud of his spring, young and energetic, but he is becoming more and more self-willed. He doesn't listen to others. I want to see him." So capable, how far will my Jia family take in the future!"

After finishing his harsh words, he snorted coldly and walked away.

Jia Heng looked at the back of Jia She's leaving, his eyes were gloomy, and his heart was cold, "I'm afraid...you won't be able to see it soon."

Jia Amnesty's smuggling and smuggling matters will be exposed after this year.

After Jia Amnesty's "invoking the teacher and questioning the crime", the Rongqing hall broke up unhappy, and the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

　Don't wait, I can't write the second update, but I will continue to write.

　
(End of this chapter)