The Red Mansions

Chapter 726 Zhen Qing: No, she is also for the Zhen family!

In the wing room, a lamp is like a bean, and the orange candlelight projects a tall and beautiful figure on the screen.

Jia Heng and Dai Yu stood embracing each other, confiding their thoughts and thoughts, looking down at her cheeks that were glowing like fire, staring at the shy Dai Yu, and said softly, "Sister, are you still worried?"

As for the question of status, it is still the same sentence, as long as the mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

Daiyu's heart was sweet, and she calmed down all of a sudden, she leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, I wasn't worried at all, it's good that Brother Heng is aware of it."

Jia Heng looked down at Daiyu who had bangs in the air, and said softly: "Since sister said so, then I don't need to worry."

"Brother Heng." Daiyu blushed and said angrily.

Jia Heng caressed that pretty face lightly, and the shadow approached.

After a while, Daiyu's eyes were as bright as water, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, stop making trouble."

Jia Heng sniffed the fragrance of Daiyu's beautiful hair, and said in a low voice: "My sister is a little thin, and the medical books say that if she is too thin, I'm afraid it will be bad for the heirs."

If you want a child in later life, you also need to pay attention to preparing for pregnancy.

Daiyu's cheeks were as bright as peach pistils, and she gave a soft "hmm", she couldn't say anything, she just felt that the embarrassing things she encountered today were a little bit more embarrassing than the things she had experienced in her whole life.

Jia Heng glanced at the sky outside, and said: "I won't tell this story today. My sister is tired after taking the boat all the way. Let's rest earlier."

After leaving the courtyard where Daiyu was, she came to the front yard and heard Qingwen say that Jia Rong was already waiting in the flower hall.

At this moment, Jia Rong was sitting in the flower hall, waiting anxiously.

Suddenly he heard the sound of brisk footsteps coming from under the eaves of the corridor, he raised his eyes and saw the tall and straight young man in the green shirt enter the wing room, he quickly stood up to greet him and said: "Nephew has seen Uncle Heng."

Jia Heng looked at Jia Rong, the young man was simple in stature, but with a flushed face, he seemed to have just returned from drinking somewhere, nodded and said, "Sit down."

Jia Rong quickly thanked her, sat down, and said, "Uncle Unknown Heng sent someone to call, what's your order?"

Jia Heng asked: "Brother Rong, you have lived in Jinling for a year, what are your plans?"

Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, with a flattering smile on her fair and handsome face, she asked, "What does Uncle Heng mean?"

"Getting married and starting a business, let's not talk about getting married. Your father just passed away, and you have not retired from your filial piety, so let's talk about starting a career. You have lived in Jinling for a long time, do you have any ideas?" Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and sipped it. He took a sip of tea and asked.

Although Jia Rong is also a dandy who is usually a flying eagle and a lackey, but he is relatively courageous. He asked questions to show that the patriarch didn't sin against the past, that's all.

Hearing this, Jia Rong couldn't make up her mind what the person opposite her was thinking, so she had to say with a smile on her face: "Uncle Heng, my nephew can't be good at martial arts, but I don't have any other ideas."

Jia Heng murmured: "Nowadays, most of the side branches of the clan join the army. Those who served as generals in Henan before did not know how to be ordinary, and some even became sixth-rank military officers. If you join the army, I still have many good places to go here."

With the successive rise of Jia's family branches, the main branch seemed deserted. If he didn't ask questions at all, it would be a bit unattractive.

When Jia Rong heard this, her heart shivered, her hands and feet felt cold, and she quickly said: "Uncle Heng, you know me, how did I do those things, when I saw the blood, I trembled all over, where is it?" to the battlefield."

If you lose your life in the army, whoever wants to join the army will go.

Jia Heng put down the teacup and asked, "Then what do you do for a living now?"

Jia Rong said: "If you go back to Uncle Heng, the clan uncle here will take care of it, let me take over two villages, one shop, and usually collect rent and so on. My nephew knows how much he weighs."

With the money, he can go to the painting boat on the Qinhuai River with his children from Jinling, which is much better than going to the army to lick blood from the edge of a knife.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and said: "Since you like this, it's good to do things well. After the filial piety period is over, let your mother arrange a marriage for you, so that you can start a family and start a business."

Jia Rong hurriedly said, "Uncle Heng, do you have other orders?"

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's all right, let's go."

Jia Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then saluted Jia Heng respectfully, and then left.

Jia Heng looked at Jia Rong's back, shook his head, and said nothing all night.

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The next day, in Zhen's manor, in the beautifully decorated study room, several people were sitting on the pear blossom wooden chairs.

Zhen Yingjia was not wearing an official robe, but was wearing a yellow-brown military uniform, sitting on the chair of the grand master. He was about fifty years old, with a fair face, a gray beard under his chin, silkworm eyebrows and fine eyes, and a nose like a jade beam. His appearance was refined and he looked like a scholar .

On the lower side, sitting a middle-aged man wearing a military officer's robe, wearing a mountain crown on his head, with a serious face, is Zhen Yingjia's younger brother Zhen Shao and his son Zhen Jue.

On Zhen Shao's side sat Zhen Zhu, a middle-aged man who was nearly forty years old, and behind him was his son Zhen Lin.

As for Zhen Yingjia's second brother, he is helping the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau to supervise the silk business, and he has not come yet.

On the chair on the right side, there are two sisters, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue. The two princesses have beautiful hair tied up in a majestic, elegant cloud bun, hibiscus jade face, willow-leaf eyebrows, bright clothes, and emerald green. Bead Wai.

Compared with the charming and charming demeanor when he was infatuated with Jia Heng, although every frown and smile are glamorous, graceful and elegant, but that dignified and beautiful charm, because of being a prince and princess of the county, It looked awe-inspiring.

As for Zhen Qingxiu's neck, an emerald necklace gleamed brightly against her white and greasy skin, and a heart-shaped pendant was swinging between the snow-like full moon.

Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue had already met the old lady Zhen who was lingering in the sick bed last night. After eating today, they were discussing matters with Zhen Yingjia, but the person who spoke was still Zhen Qing, and Zhen Xue just sat aside and listened.

Under Zhen Qing's beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes covered with eyeshadow glistened, and she asked softly, "How did father think about it last night?"

After meeting the old lady Zhen yesterday, Zhen Qing briefly mentioned some of Jia Heng's thoughts, to the effect that Uncle Yongning wanted to clean up the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, so where should the Zhen family go?Is it to help the Nanjing Military Department and Liangjiang Governor's Yamen to fight against the Chongping-Yongning pair of monarchs and ministers, or to actively cooperate in the hope of getting out in the future.

Zhen Yingjia frowned and said: "Your grandmother also mentioned this matter last night, you need to make a plan in advance, but that Uncle Yongning speaks better than the prince in front of the Holy One?"

There are no fools in the world, even if Zhen Yingjia is fascinated by wealth, the old lady Zhen, who suffered a lot when she was young, has not thought about the "future".

Zhen Qing said softly: "Father, Uncle Yongning can be regarded as a rising star in recent years. In the past year, he has been in the limelight. Father is not in the capital, so I don't know his importance in front of the Holy Majesty."

Xin Dao, father is also true, how does this make her say, is it stronger than the prince?

Thinking of this, my heart skipped a beat. The bastard's obscene words asked by that bastard the day before yesterday were like a nightmare, which couldn't be dispelled.

Zhen Qing suppressed the ripples in her heart lake, turned her eyes to look at the quiet seated aside, Zhen Xue, who was listening to the conversation carefully like a good girl, smiled and asked: "Father If you don’t believe me, you can ask your sister, my brother-in-law is in the same court as Jia Heng at the Military Aircraft Department, Yongningbo proposed this Military Aircraft Department?"

Zhen Xuewen Ning saw a little unnaturalness in her eyebrows and eyes, and a wave of anger surged in her heart. My sister did this on purpose, and she insisted on bringing the prince and that person to come over and ask her!
Facing Zhen Yingjia's gaze, the young woman Huaxin suppressed the strangeness in her heart, and her voice sounded like a pearl: "Father, Uncle Yongning has just made a great contribution to calming the chaos. The ministers are comparable, if it is an analogy, especially my Zhen family and the emperor, and Yongning Bo is also a minister of the Zhu Kingdom, and he has a lot of reliance on military affairs, which is even more rare than our family in the past."

Zhen Qing sneaked a glance at Zhen Xue, thinking, she seems to have a deep understanding of what my sister said about being a minister of the Zhu Kingdom.

The younger sister is indeed beautiful and wise, with extraordinary knowledge, and it is said that she is not much better than her, but her temperament is gentle and she has no desire to compete. It's a pity...

As soon as this remark came out, most of the members of the Zhen family changed their faces slightly. They were not the ministers of the Zhu Kingdom, but compared the Zhen family with the emperor above. It can guarantee the wealth of the family for five to sixty years.

Zhen Qing said softly: "I heard that Father is planning to win over his daughter to him."

Xianning fell in love with that bastard, she faintly heard some rumors, and even disregarded her daughter's family's reputation in the palace, made the bed and folded the quilt like a slave.

Zhen Yingjia's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "The Son of Heaven is forbearing, and has always had the ambition of Zhongxing. Now he regards Uncle Yongning as his confidant. The revival of Jia's family is not far away."

Whether it's the old lady or her own daughter, they are all talking about the same thing. The Supreme Emperor may really be unable to stand it anymore and needs to plan for the future.

Just like in the original book, the treasures hidden by the Zhen family were still transported to the Jia family, and the relationship between the two families was unusual.

Zhen Shao said in a deep voice: "Brother, in the spring of this year, after the success of the whole army in the Beijing camp, the Supreme Emperor seems to stop meddling in outside affairs. When the chaos in Henan is settled soon, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Son of Heaven will monopolize the government and there will be no more constraints."

Zhen Yingjia sighed, he didn't know, so what if he just knew?

His Zhen family was not from King Yong back then, and they were even estranged from King Yong because of the abolition of the crown prince. Although it took a lot of effort to marry a daughter to the current King Chu, he was regarded as an outsider after all.

Zhen Zhu sneered, and said disapprovingly, "Brother, how much ability can he have as a young man? It's hard to say whether his future achievements will be long-term because of his surname Jia. Look at the bad battles he fought? What are they? Kou and Ping Luan are just so capable, how can it be praised?"

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the fourth master of the Zhen family, Jia Heng was regarded as a pig in the wind, but he was lucky enough to be reused by Emperor Chongping.

Zhen Yingjia glanced at her fourth younger brother, frowned, and said, "What's the use of saying this?"

He, the fourth brother, just felt that he was underappreciated for his talent, and he was wronged by being a fourth-rank general, and the matter of losing money in the sale of rice grains in Huai'an Mansion before, probably also caused a lot of anger.

Zhen Qing's jade face was like frost, her phoenix eyes glanced at Zhen Zhu, and for some reason, she felt a little annoyed.

What is this called?What is a bad battle?You stayed in the Jiangnan camp, and you were just a general for more than ten years, and that bastard is already the minister of military aircraft, and the capital of the capital, how do you compare?
Um?No, something seems wrong?
She didn't turn her elbows out and insisted on speaking for that bastard, she just said something, so she couldn't open her eyes and talk nonsense?
He is also the envoy of the Beijing camp, the governor of Jinyi, the minister of military aircraft, and the number one favorite minister in front of the emperor. If he pretends to be blind, he is stupid!

Zhen Xue also frowned, and glanced at Zhen Zhu with her beautiful eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart, pursed her pink lips, and clenched her bare hand holding the handkerchief a little bit, the ring on her middle finger was shining brightly.

How could fourth uncle say that about Ziyu?How old is Ziyu, and his future is boundless.

And when the hall fell silent because of Zhen Zhu's words, Zhen Yingjia's old face showed thought, and asked: "Didn't you still write a letter last year, and this person is quite alienated from the King of Chu?"

Speaking of King Chu, Zhen Qingfeng's eyes flashed, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and said softly: "Father, at this moment and at that moment, my younger sister's Xinxin recognized him as godfather, and the relationship is closer than before. In addition, the Zhen and Jia families were old relatives for decades. They used to be members of the family, so they didn't know our depth, and they were worried that they would be involved in some disasters. Now that I know, the relationship is much better than before, sister. Am I right?"

It's hard to say that "today" is not as good as in the past...

No, why does she always talk to this bastard today?
No, she is also for the Zhen family!
The young woman Huaxin quickly calmed down the chaotic thoughts in her heart, and said to herself in the bottom of her heart.

Zhen Xueming's eyes were fixed, and she was annoyed at why her sister got involved with herself again. She involved herself in everything as a cover, and said softly: "Xin Xin is very fond of him and Qin's, and he also loves Xin Xin a lot along the way." .”

Zhen Yingjia nodded and said, "It's right for Xinxin to recognize him as a godfather. If it's Chun'er... that's even better."

If a Jingying Jiedu, a close minister of the emperor, could support the King of Chu, the picture would be too beautiful to imagine.

In fact, this is the reason why the Zhen family is so eager to treat Jia Heng. Who wants to make enemies for no reason?
Zhen Qing sighed lightly, Yu Rong said quietly, "I'm not stupid."

She was so submissive and flattering in every possible way, but that man was unmoved.

Zhen Qing suppressed the reluctance in her heart, and said softly: "Father, this opportunity is once in a thousand years. No matter what, the future big man is determined by the father. At this point in our family, if we want to preserve our wealth, we still have to have It's all about trying."

As Zhen Qing who puts eyeliner in the palace, no one understands the crisis facing the Zhen family better than Princess Chu, but some things can be changed simply by seeing them.

Unless all the farmland and property that Zhen's family depended on for their livelihoods are sold off to make up for the embezzlement deficit of the extravagant life, this is no different from the imperial court's decree to seize the house.

The advantage of the Jia family over the Zhen family is that it is their own property that is lost, while the Zhen family is a complete servant who deceives the young master and misappropriates the money of the master's family by taking advantage of the convenience of doing things. A Grand View Garden fooled a lot of money.

In fact, after the family ransacked in the original book, part of the Zhen family's family land was still returned, Zhen Baoyu was able to revive the family reputation, and the royal family was considered as benevolent.

And Jia Heng chose to "persuade" Zhen Qing as a breakthrough point, which was a concubine's love in itself, and they hit it off immediately.

Zhen Yingjia nodded, and pondered: "This is indeed an opportunity. In recent years, I have seen a lot of Yongning Bo's deeds in the residence newspaper, especially before and after the flood this year, the King of Beijing almost obeyed his words. "

He still believed in his eldest daughter's judgment, but it was just to draw a clear line with the Jiangnan officialdom, and it was still difficult to manage in a short time, and it was not possible to get the forgiveness of the Supreme in Shenjing City by changing the course.

Zhen Shao pondered for a moment, then said: "My concubine said yesterday that this Uncle Yongning wants to rectify the military equipment of the Jiangnan camp?"

He is now the Commander of the Battalion and Guards, and further up is an official position such as Jiedu. Maybe he can go further?
"Speaking of it, it was caused by the assassination of the Eastern captives in Yangzhou. Now Yangzhou is still closed for search and arrest. Jia Heng said that the defense of Jiangnan is empty and the military equipment in Jiangnan and Jiangbei needs to be rectified, but I think it is an excuse." Zhen Qing said softly.

"Oh?" Zhen Shao couldn't help but put down the teacup she just picked up, and asked with her eyes.

"The Beijing camp, the frontier army, and the emperor are sending people to rectify. How can Jiangnan and Jiangbei be alone? They will be rectified after all." Zhen Qing said softly.

Zhen Shao's eyes flashed brightly, and he asked: "If you say so, it is imperative to rectify the camp in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"My niece thinks that the situation is so brilliant that she can't resist it, but how can she keep her position in this rectification, and even go further." Zhen Qing said softly, her eyes condensed under her beautiful eyebrows.

Zhen Shao frowned again and said: "The military discipline of the Jiangnan camp is corrupt, even worse than that of the Beijing camp. There are many parties involved, so it's not easy to act."

Zhen Qing's phoenix eyes sparkled, and she said softly: "So this is the opportunity for our Zhen family. If you can help this time, at least you will have a relationship with the Holy One."

In the future, the Supreme Emperor can't bear to say, pursue the past, with such a level, even if he is dismissed from his job and ransacked his home, he will be rehabilitated in a few years.

As for the silver, it's really not enough, and the hole can't be plugged even if the bones are boiled.

Zhen Zhu frowned, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said: "The Governor of Liangjiang, the Ministry of War, and the Marquis of Annan, which one is easy to provoke? Just because he is a yellow-mouthed boy? He is catching salt merchants in Yangzhou, and Xingda Prison, do you really think it is a fuel-efficient lamp? Don't forget, our family has a share of the Wang family's business."

The military inspector of Jiangnan Daying is Marquis Annan, a martial artist who has made great contributions, and is actually a confidant of Emperor Longzhi.

Zhen Qing glanced at Zhen Zhu from the corner of her eye, and her heart became more and more displeased, but the beauty was quite scheming, and she also knew that this was her temperament. She was ambitious and talented, and her eyes were high above her head, but she was her own uncle after all.

After thinking for a while, he explained with a smile: "Fourth uncle, don't worry, my niece thinks this is an opportunity to sell favors. After all, he is the Minister of Military Affairs. In the future, my fourth uncle may lead the army, so it may be necessary. Besides, he agreed to my niece. "

"Why did he agree to you?" Zhen Yingjia asked in surprise, but did not believe it.

It can be said that neither the Zhen family nor the king of Chu suspected Zhen Qing's infidelity, because Zhen Qing was a proud princess since she was a child, how could it be possible for her to have an affair?

It's hard for Zhen Qing to say that when the two of them got married, the man promised her in his ear, and said softly: "Bo Xu Yongning also knows that the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is deeply intertwined, so he wants to unite with our family and borrow our family's strength. Reorganize the camp in the south of the Yangtze River."

After all, she was a woman with a crystal clear mind. After leaving the bed, as time passed, she gradually figured out Jia Heng's cunning, which was clearly using the Zhen family to pry into the rectification affairs of the Jiangnan Camp.

Zhen Yingjia was silent for a moment, then said, "What conditions can he offer?"

Although he knew that the Supreme Emperor passed through today's Chun Gong Mausoleum, there might be unbearable things in the future, and he needed to make plans for the future, but he couldn't make up his mind all of a sudden, and suddenly turned against the generals in Jiangnan.

Zhen Qing said softly: "He said to tidy up the Jiangnan camp and leave a good job for the second and fourth uncles. In the future, if they use the navy to hunt for captives, they can also use the second and fourth uncles. Wait for the establishment." Great merit, there is also something to be named Marquis and Boss."

Well, the words of Fenghou Fengbo later are made up by her.

As that bastard said, after the meritorious deeds are done, after the Supreme Emperor and the Old Matriarch leave one after another, even if the catastrophe of the Zhen family cannot be completely eliminated, there will still be a chance of recovery. Of course, if she becomes the queen, these are nothing thing.

"What a big tone." Zhen Zhu sneered, with a sarcasm on his face.

There is no such thing as a hero, and it only makes Zhu Zi famous!
Thinking of him, Zhen Zhu, who practiced martial arts when he was young, and was familiar with the art of war, was ruined in this life just because he served as the military officer of the abolished prince for half a year. The province is subordinate to others, and there are four members in a family. Except for the second brother who doesn't like to be an official, he is the youngest official.

Zhen Yingjia frowned, glanced at the fourth younger brother who was spoiled by his old mother when he was young, and scolded: "Fourth younger brother, don't speak nonsense."

"I don't know how high the sky is!"

At this moment, from the outer screen, with the support of a group of nuns, an old woman with silver hair came slowly, leaning on a dragon-headed crutch, with a serious expression on her face with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she could barely walk. A little unsteady, just finished speaking, just coughed a few times.

In addition, Zhen Yingjia's wife Gan, Zhen Shao's wife Sun, Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu's daughters, Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi, were beside him.

The two maids are nearly as old as Ji, with youthful faces, both wearing plain long skirts of lotus flowers and buns with airy bangs, but the cuffs and neckline of the skirts are embroidered with red peonies, while the other is white peony. embroidery.

The elder sister Zhen Lan is gorgeous and charming, with peach cheeks and red lips, like a red peony, and the younger sister Zhen Xi is gentle and beautiful, with snow-like skin, like a white peony. At first glance, her facial features are somewhat similar.

In fact, they are somewhat like the youthful versions of Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, but they are quite different in their innocence, playfulness and cuteness.

"Mother." Zhen Yingjia quickly got up from the teacher's chair, supported her forward, and asked: "Mother's bones are not feeling well, why don't you go to rest?"

Mrs. Zhen sighed, and said: "I want to listen to some of your discussions. You are worried about your old age, so you have to come and listen to the life and death of my Zhen family."

(End of this chapter)