The Red Mansions

Chapter 533 Jia Heng: ... easy to teach others

Shenjing, Ningguo Prefecture
At this moment, in the inner hall of the backyard, the windows of Sifangxuan are open, and the near-noon sunlight is reflected on the glass screen through the curtain, and the white crane with red beak and white feathers painted on it is reflected to spread its wings.

Around the square wooden table made of mahogany, several women in bright clothes with hairpins and pink temples gathered around, playing mahjong.

Qin Keqing was wearing a red dress and was sitting at the table. Opposite her was Xichun, who was wearing a pink jacket and skirt and combed airy bangs. Next to her was a maid who helped Xichun read the cards, while Second Sister You and Third Sister You It is sitting opposite.

Qin Keqing held a piece of "Two Articles" in her hand, ready to punch her out.

The words of "Quit Gambling", two days later, were pushed by Third Sister You, and Qin Keqing had long forgotten about it.

At this moment, a nun walked quickly into the hall and announced, "Grandma, Second Grandma Lian, Grandma Zhu, Miss Lin and Miss Bao are here."

Because the news from the West Mansion about Qin Ye's relocation to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry has not yet spread to the East Mansion, so Qin Keqing still doesn't know about it.

When Jia's mother came to see Wang Yi's daughter-in-law and Mrs. Wang wanted to discuss business with Jia Zheng, she ordered Sister Feng to go to the East Mansion to congratulate Qin Keqing, and she let Yuanyang entertain Grandma Liu for lunch.

After that, Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Li Wan led a group of maidservants, and they all came over to join in the fun.

Third Sister You smiled, put down the cards in her hand, and said, "Sister Qin, it looks like it's noon now, shouldn't it be time to prepare lunch? However, I see that Sister-in-law Feng seems to be here for dinner."

Although these words were mostly jokes, but this beautiful girl, with her beautiful eyes painted with rose-red eyeshadow, seemed to mean something, but Qin Keqing couldn't hear it for a while.

Just as he was talking, laughter like silver bells came from under the eaves of the corridor: "Hey, we really came here to have a meal, but we are also here to congratulate your sister Qin, you have to take care of this meal It's too late."

It was Sister Feng's laughter, which was heard before her red lips parted. While speaking, a pretty woman in a pale yellow dress stepped across the threshold with her exquisite and graceful body. Behind her were Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun and others. All the nuns also came along.

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Feng and all the sisters are here, I welcome them very much, not to mention just a meal, it's okay to come here every day for a meal."

Sister Feng smiled, and she didn't know if it was because she "rewarded herself" the day before yesterday and took someone as an object of fantasy. Hearing that she came to eat every day, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Third Sister You looked at Baochai next to Sister Feng, with a vague smile on her lips.

At this time, Xiangyun ran up quickly, and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, where is brother Heng? It's already noon, why didn't brother Heng come back?"

Qin Keqing took Xiangyun's hand, looked at the round-faced apple girl, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun, your brother Heng is on duty at the military plane."

Xiangyun said: "I don't see Brother Heng every day, so I don't know what it is like to be busy. Last year, after teaching me and my third sister to ride horses, I went for an outing. I don't know when he will be free."

At this time, Tanchun's bright eyes were also a little sad.

Last year, Jia Heng bought a few ponies for Xiangyun and Tanchun, and taught them how to ride them. Later, many things happened, and he didn't stay with them anymore.

However, Xiangyun and Tanchun also like to ride horses, and they often ride horses on the school grounds outside Huifang Garden in their spare time.

When Daiyu heard the two of them mention riding a horse, her starry eyes flickered under her Yanyan eyebrows, she pursed her cherry lips, and sighed inwardly.

I remember that I bought three foals at the beginning, one of them should be given to her, but she is a bit weaker, after this period of recuperation, she is much better, I wonder if Brother Xunheng can teach her how to ride a horse?

The little girls were talking and laughing, Qin Keqing greeted them to sit down one after another, and all of a sudden, the yingyingyanyan in the hall gathered together, the voices were like yellow warblers coming out of the valley, crisp and melodious, and the youthful and beautiful smiles seemed like All kinds of flowers in Huifang Garden are colorful and colorful.

At this time, there was a nanny serving fruit, Xiangyun took an apple, put it in his mouth, took a bite "crunchy", and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, your apple is still delicious."

Seeing this, everyone laughed.

Daiyu also covered her mouth and smiled lightly.

Sister Feng, Danfeng glanced at the mahjong that had not been put away on the table, and there was a complex look in Danfeng's eyes. There is.

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Feng just said, congratulate me, what kind of happy event is it?"

It was also because Sister Feng was used to talking and joking in the past, Qin Keqing didn't think about her father's promotion for a while.

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Sisters and sisters, just now the second master came back from the Department of General Affairs and said that Mr. Qin was promoted to a third-rank servant. Do you think this is a happy event?"

Qin Keqing was stunned when she heard the words, and suddenly remembered what Jia Heng said earlier, her heart was bursting with joy, a faint blush appeared on the face of the gorgeous lotus jade, and she said with a smile: "This... I really don't know, Is it the confirmed news today?"

Although Jia Heng said earlier that he planned an official career for Qin Ye, but after all, he did not see it fulfilled. Now, through Sister Feng's words, although there is an unexpected joy, the joy of the realization of the expectation is more than that. A little sweet.

It can be seen that someone "responses to every sentence", so those promises from the beginning to the end are not coaxing her.

Sister Feng said with a smile: "The master said it when he came back, so I'm convinced. I'm going to congratulate my brothers and sisters."

Not far away, Baochai, who was wearing a light yellow skirt, sat quietly beside Tanchun, under the slender eyebrows of willow leaves, raised her moist and bright apricot eyes, and looked at Qin Keqing, feeling a little complicated in her heart.

Not just envy, but also the expectation for the future, the kind of expectation that Jia Heng promised about the position of "right wife".

Sister Feng couldn't help holding Qin Keqing's jade hand, looking at the charming girl with a frown and a smile, she said with a smile: "Master Qin has made it through, and now he is a third-rank official, and he can be ranked in the Shenjing City. "

As he spoke, an unexplained sourness welled up in his heart.

This is a woman, as long as she marries a good man, the honor of a woman is decent, even if she doesn't have to do anything, just play dominoes and mahjong in the backyard every day.

Now Keqing is not only a first-rank official, even her own father has become a third-rank official, a real daughter of a high-ranking official.

"I don't know much about the affairs of the court outside. I think it's because my father's qualifications have come." Qin Keqing thought for a while, tried to suppress the joy on his face, turned to look at Baozhu, and ordered: "It's already noon, get ready For lunch, let Sister-in-law Feng eat it together."

While talking, suddenly a nanny came from behind the screen, and said with a happy face: "Grandma, Uncle Heng is back."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words.

Jia Heng got off his horse in front of the Ningguo Mansion, handed the reins of the horse to the smiling servant, and ordered the steward of the front yard to welcome the guards in brocade clothes to the Kuanyuan for lunch.

Jia Heng walked through Yimen, walked along the long corridor of carved beams and painted buildings, passed through the moon door opening of the vine hanging flower wall, and headed towards the backyard. Because it was mid-spring, some vines and flowers could be seen on the courtyard flower wall, and entered the backyard flower hall , just startled, but saw Yingying Yanyan, surrounded by pearls and emeralds, a pair of bright, pretty, or charming faces, and asked in amazement: "Why are they so neat today?"

I have guessed seven or eight points of the whole story in my heart.

Qin Keqing stood up gracefully, stepped forward, took Jia Heng's cloak and sword from her, and smiled sweetly: "Husband, aren't you on duty at the military plane today?"

Jia Heng sat down and said: "Come back for lunch at noon, take a rest, and go to the Beijing camp in the afternoon to see, why is it so lively?"

Sister Feng's young woman had a smile on her face, and said: "Brother Heng, I heard that Mr. Qin has been promoted to the third-rank servant, so let's come over and talk to my younger siblings."

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "So this is what the master said?"

Sister Feng laughed and said, "I just know that I can't hide it from Brother Heng. The master is down from the Department of General Administration and is talking about it."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "I was also in the palace when I heard the result of the court's push, and the Holy One asked my opinion."

At this moment, everyone turned their attention to the young man in the python suit. Hearing this, they were all curious.

The main reason is that there is no one who is not curious about the emperor, but it was not easy to ask in the past.

Qin Keqing asked: "What did the palace say?

Jia Heng took a sip of tea and said: "Just ask Yue Zhang's official voice, I said I don't know about the other things, Yue Zhang is an upright official, and his family has no money left, the sage Long Yan Dayue said that the Ministry of Industry is short of clean officials This one is better than a thousand others, there is nothing else to say."

It may not be easy to disclose the answers of the monarchs and ministers, but such compliments are not a big problem.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I've grown so big, I've never seen such a noble person in the palace."

Jia Heng glanced at Sister Feng, but didn't continue the conversation.

Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, why don't you go to see Daddy tomorrow?"

"In two days, Father-in-law is going to be congratulated by his colleagues from the Ministry of Industry, and he is also familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, so he is too busy." Jia Heng put down the teacup and said softly, "Wei Wang's mansion will be completed tomorrow. , there should be an invitation in the afternoon, I still need to go and have a look, besides, I have to run between the Beijing Camp and the Military Aircraft Office these few days, so I am quite busy, after these few days pass, I will be able to relax for a while."

Qin Keqing nodded upon hearing this.

She didn't know anything about the outside world. Thinking of it this way, she glanced at a certain person with smooth muscles and bones and a greasy face, and saw that there was a clear look of thought in his eyebrows and eyes, and the handkerchief hidden in his sleeve Clenched.

Xiang Yun smiled and said: "Look, I just said it, brother Heng is busy every day, last time he said he would take my third sister and me to ride a horse."

Jia Heng said with a smile: "Children like to be playful. If you have time these few days, go there. You and the third sister, how are you doing with your riding skills?"

As he spoke, he looked at Tanchun.

Tanchun said: "Brother Heng, Sister Yun rides very well. I haven't practiced for a while, so I'm a little rusty."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "I'll teach you another day."

Xiangyun blinked, she seems to remember that the third sister can ride well, right?Is it because I haven't ridden in the past two days, and I'm rusty?

At this time, Sister Feng suddenly said: "Just now, the cousin of the Wang family came to ask for something about the master."

As he spoke, he told what happened.

Upon hearing this, Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand, and asked solemnly, "Master agreed?"

"I should still be talking about this right now, it's not what Brother Heng said earlier, although our family can say hello to this kind of lawsuit, it's not easy to intervene... It is estimated that the master will also ask Brother Heng later " Sister Feng smiled and said softly.

It was also at the beginning that Jia Heng's warning to Sister Feng gradually took effect.

"Master has just arrived at the Department of General Administration, so he needs to pay attention to his reputation. I don't need to remind you. The master knows it himself. Moreover, the imperial court's investigation is in full swing. It's not a joke to be stared at by the censor." Jia Heng thought for a while and exhorted.

When everyone heard the words, they looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling uncertain.

Sister Feng's complexion also became solemn, and she said softly: "Then I will talk to the second master later? But the wife... seems to want to agree, after all, she is a relative, so it may not be easy to save face."

This is talking about Mrs. Wang's affairs, and also "seeking compensation" for her.

Jia Heng frowned, and said in a deep voice: "I am the presiding judge of this case of the Ministry of Industry. Although it is an impartial interrogation, so many officials are involved in the case, so I dare not complain about it, but I do not know why I hold a grudge against our Jia family. Now that the second master has been promoted two ranks in a row and transferred to the general administration, and the father-in-law has been promoted to the third-rank department hall, in the eyes of these people, he is bound to be criticized, and people with ulterior motives may still want to find him. Opportunities make waves, and on the master's side, if he helps others to intervene in the judgment, it is easy to give others a handle."

He had a hunch that a wave of impeachment memorials would be delivered to the Secretary of General Administration in the next two days.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was startled, not wanting to have such a stake.

Sister Feng said in surprise: "Hearing what Brother Heng said, this is really not a joke."

Tan Chunying's eyebrows and eyes were solemn, and she said in a low voice: "Above the court, people's hearts are sinister, so we have to be careful."

"Will someone impeach your husband?" Qin Keqing's tone was worried.

Jia Heng said: "There will be some more or less, but none of them will be successful. As an official in the court, especially an official with a higher position, there is no one who has not been impeached. As for... Mr. Yuezhang Xu Zongxian from the Metropolitan Procuratorate took the lead in recommending it, and even if there were criticisms from the Kandao Spokesperson, they had to go through the Metropolitan Procuratorate themselves first."

He didn't participate in Tingtui this time, and he learned that Shi Jie didn't say a word on the way back, which completely cut off his relationship.

It is said that Zhao Yiting, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, accused Yang Guochang fiercely when he pushed.

At this moment, Baochai looked thoughtfully at the plump, snow-greasy face of the boy in the python suit.

"On the contrary, it's the second master." Jia Heng thought for a while, and then warned: "After being pushed by the Ministry, someone may use it to make a fuss. Fortunately, the second master has been in the Ministry of Industry for many years. The corruption case has not been involved, so it should not be a big deal, but it is better not to make too much publicity recently, especially such things that are suspected of bending the law for personal gain."

Although it will not be successful in the end, it might be possible if Mrs. Wang mixes up blindly.

In other words, everyone looked dignified and had different thoughts.

Sister Feng thought for a while, then turned her head and told Ping'er: "Ping'er, go over and talk to the old lady."

Just now she saw the second wife's appearance of taking care of everything, maybe it's not a good thing, after all, it's all about their Wang family's business, if she asked Ping'er to say something, she could sell Brother Heng's favor.

Ping'er didn't say much, and hurried to go.

Jia Heng glanced at Sister Feng in surprise, dismissing the maids around her in this way was a bit of a slap in the face of Mrs. Wang, of course, if Mrs. Wang was more grateful, she might be grateful to Sister Feng, and then...resent him?
At this time, Baozhu called out: "Madam, uncle, lunch is ready."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Qin Keqing, and said, "Keqing, it's almost noon, and I'm probably hungry, let's have lunch first."

A group of Yingying and Yanyan came to the small hall to eat food.

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At this moment, in the Rongqing Hall, the mothers and maidservants are also setting up lunch to receive Wang Yi's wife.

Jia's mother, Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang, and Jia Zheng are still talking at the moment, and Baoyu is also sitting and watching, looking at her cousin Wang Zi who is not far away, wanting to start a conversation, but afraid of being seen by Jia Zheng.

Baoyu was bored and felt like sitting on pins and needles.

Originally, I also wanted to go to Dongfu with a group of sisters, but Jia Zheng just saw him and stopped him immediately, so that Baoyu could kneel in the ancestral hall after eating, and then go to the school tomorrow, not to hang out in the back house.

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Uncle, that's roughly how it happened. My guy was wondering if he could meet with Fu Tongpan to discuss it. Does the government have such a regulation?"

Jia Zheng frowned, twirled his beard with his hands, and fell silent for a while. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't really want to agree to this matter, but it was not easy to refute the face of the Wang family.

Without him, because when Wang Ziteng was in charge, he still had a lot of help for the Rongguo Mansion. If the Jia family and Wang Jiawei's in-laws didn't even want to help with such small favors as introductions, it would be unreasonable.

In fact, it was also due to Jia Zheng's thin skin.

Mrs. Wang also persuaded with a smile: "Master, just now I told Brother Yi's daughter-in-law, I thought that since I accidentally injured someone, if I pay more money, the other party will be happy, right?"

At this moment, Mrs. Wang's mentality is generally a desire to show her dignity in front of her niece and daughter-in-law.

Jia Zheng's expression paused, and he suddenly remembered the behavior of some of his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry, and said, "I'll ask Fu about this matter, but I'm still a little unclear."

He neither responded nor objected, which was regarded as a "dragging" tactic.

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed to see that Jia Zheng was finally relieved.

In the past, he was always looking for his elder brother to do errands, but now the feng shui has changed, and his elder brother's family is also looking for him to do an errand.

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law also smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, after all, it is also in accordance with the imperial court's regulations, and Fu Tong will not be difficult to do."

Seeing that Jia Zheng agreed, Jia's mother couldn't say anything. If Brother Heng said there was no hindrance, it would be fine to help Wang Yi's daughter-in-law with such trivial matters.

Just when a few people were going to the side hall for lunch, Ping'er entered the hall and said, "Master, our grandma said that Uncle Heng has something to say to the old lady."

As Ping'er said, he glanced at Wang Yi's daughter-in-law and hesitated for a while.

Seeing this, Jia's mother asked curiously, "Isn't Feng girl in the East Mansion, what are you saying at this time?"

Ping'er thought for a while, and carefully considered his words: "When grandma was talking just now, she was talking about this matter with the uncle, and the uncle Heng said that the master just arrived at the General Administration Department, so it is not good to meddle in the outside affairs, the twists and turns in his life, and this The master of the Second Ministry of Industry and Mr. Qin have both been promoted to officials, and those censor officials may not be convinced, I am afraid that some officials will impeach the master in the next few days, so we must be careful."

Mrs. Wang: "???"

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law's smile froze instantly, and her heart was full of surprises.

What does this mean, be careful, won't you help their family a little?
When Jia's mother heard this, she was slightly startled, and said, "This...is there anything else to say?"

At this moment, Jia Zheng paused, and said in a timely manner: "Mother, what Ziyu said is a reminder to my son. The major case of the Ministry of Industry that is currently attracting attention from the court is being presided over by Ziyu. Now all colleagues from the Ministry of Industry are involved in the case and have been sent to prison. But now Mr. Qin and his son are safe and sound, and they were able to be transferred, I'm afraid people outside will take the opportunity to slander them."

When Jia Mu heard this, she also panicked, and said: "You have dinner later, go to Dongfu to discuss with Brother Heng."

At this moment, Mrs. Wang's face was ugly, and she held the Buddhist beads tightly.

Even if she didn't want to admit it anymore, she still had no doubts about that Master Heng's judgment. Doesn't this mean that she was "harming" Master Heng just now?

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law looked at Jia Zheng's few words, and she already had the intention of "repenting", and said: "This...isn't it shocking?"

Mrs. Wang didn't wait for Jia Zheng to say anything, she frowned and said: "Brother Yi, daughter-in-law, this matter has to be guarded against."

Seeing this scene, Aunt Xue felt a little weird.

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law felt a little unhappy when she heard this, but she couldn't say anything else.

(End of this chapter)