The Red Mansions

Chapter 737 Zhen Xue: Just answer him once...

Jinling, Ningguofu
It was already noon, and Princess Zhenxue of Beijing was sitting in the inner hall of the backyard, talking with Daiyu, and the little girl Shuixin beside her was peeling and eating oranges, with juice floating on her hands and face. It's a happy look.

Zhen Xue sized up the beautiful girl with exquisite eyebrows and beautiful face not far away, and asked softly, "Is Miss Lin originally from Gusu?"

Daiyu looked at the girl in the distance, who had a graceful temperament like orchids, and said softly, "It's from Suzhou. Later, my father went to Yangzhou to be an official, and I went to the capital. I have been growing up in Shenjing since then."

"It's really not easy to go to Shenjing away from your parents at a young age." Zhen Xue looked at the delicate girl with soft eyes, sighed softly, and asked, "Has Miss Lin ever been to Jinling before? "

Looking at the gentle and gentle beauty, Daiyu also had some good feelings in her heart, she shook her head lightly, and said, "This is also the first time I have come here."

"Jinling is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and there are many places of interest. Miss Lin can see more here." Zhen Xue said with a smile, and said softly: "If you need it, I can be your guide. I grew up in Jinling Da, I am very familiar with every plant, tree, brick and tile here."

Daiyu was a little embarrassed and said softly: "I will, but I don't want to bother the princess."

Shui Xin raised her pink face and interjected: "Mother, Godfather also said that he will take Aunt Lin to Jiming Temple with me in the afternoon, mother will go too, okay?"

Zhen Xue was surprised when she heard the words, and thought to herself, are you going to Jiming Temple?She came... not at the right time.

Daiyu looked at Zhen Xue with starry eyes, and she hoped that this Princess of Beijing would say she didn't want to go.

Zhen Xue thought for a while, then said softly: "You, your godfather and Aunt Lin can just go to Jiming Temple, I'm here to see you."

There was a bit of a sense of loss in my heart, if I cling to him again and again, it would be annoying.

Shui Xin said in a glutinous voice: "Let's go together. My aunt said that the Bodhisattva over there is the most effective. I think that my mother will give me another brother, and my mother will not have to shed tears in the future."

Daiyu: "???"

Zhen Xue: "..."

Fangxin was both shy and touched, hugging little Lolita's shoulder dotingly, and said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Immediately, his greasy face raised, and he looked at Daiyu almost blushing, and said softly: "Sometimes this child speaks in a nonchalant manner, which makes Miss Lin laugh."

Daiyu smiled, and said softly, "Princess, Xinxin is very sensible."

While the few people were talking, a mother's voice suddenly came from outside, "Master is back."

Daiyu and Zhenxue were both taken aback when they heard the words, they got up and went to meet each other. Not long after, they saw a young man in a python suit coming from the outside, with a warm face, and not far behind him was wearing a flying fish suit with embroidered clothes. Chen Xiao of Spring Knife.

"Brother Heng, you're back." Daiyu narrowed her starry eyes, looking at no one else, only reflecting the slender figure of the young man.

Zhen Xue's bright eyes flickered, she looked at the young man intently, she pursed her pink lips, her heart was filled with mixed feelings for a moment.

Although she had only seen him for a few days, she had heard about his various dangerous deeds in Yangzhou in Jinling, and she hadn't even asked if he was well.

Jia Heng nodded to Zhenxue, looked at Daiyu, and said with a light smile: "Well, I just came back, sister Lin, when did the princess come?"

Zhen Xue always came here with Zhen Qing, so it was the first time that she came here alone.

Daiyu smiled and said, "I've been sitting here talking for a while, and I said I came to see Xinxin."

At this time, Zhen Xue took over the conversation, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she said softly, "Zi Yu, Xinxin has caused you a lot of trouble here, hasn't she? I was talking about taking her back."

The young woman with Huaxin had said to come and see it before, but now she said to pick it up, and I don't know what kind of mentality it was out of.

Jia Heng stared at Zhen Xue, and said softly, "It won't be too late to pick up in two days, I said that I will take Xinxin to Jiming Temple to offer incense in the afternoon."

Go to Jiming Temple in Jinling to offer incense and pray for Daiyu's mother. This is what I promised Daiyu yesterday when I was tired of being together.

Shui Xin turned her pink face and said in a waxy voice, "Godfather, let's take mother along."

Zhen Xueyu looked slightly ashamed, looked at her daughter, and said softly: "Xin Xin, your godfather and your aunt Lin are going to drop incense, how can I go?"

She didn't know what it would be like if she went, and they didn't tell her to go.

Jia Heng looked warmly at the beautiful woman with a gentle temperament, and said softly: "It's okay for the princess to go, and I can help my family pray for blessings."

Zhen Xue met that gaze, and felt ripples in her calm heart, and said softly, "Then...then Zi Yu will be troubled."

Jia Heng looked at Shui Xin, smiled and said, "Give it to godfather."

Shui Xin took an orange petal, handed it to Jia Heng's mouth, and said, "Godfather, here it is."

Seeing this scene, Zhen Xue frowned and said angrily, "Zi Yu, don't spoil her too much."

But there is a little sweetness in my heart, this looks closer than my own daughter.

If it's the prince...he never cared about Xinxin.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's okay, girls should be pampered."

Daiyu looked at "father and daughter" from the side, smiled and said, "Xinxin, give me a piece too."

Shui Xin ran over, took an unpeeled orange from the fruit plate, handed it over, and said, "Auntie, here it is."

Daiyu: "..."

Jia Heng smiled and joked, "Your aunt loves you for nothing."

Everyone laughed, and the room was filled with cheerful laughter for a while.

Dai Yu also pinched Shui Xin's face, with a smile on her brows and eyes, she said, "You're a big kid."

Jia Heng picked up the teacup, put it to his lips, took a sip, looked at Daiyu, and asked, "It's almost noon, has sister Lin eaten yet?"

Just now talking to Zhen Xue, she can't neglect Dai Yu too much.

"I was talking about dinner, and I have ordered the kitchen to do it." Daiyu smiled softly, and asked softly, "Brother Heng went to the yamen of the Ministry of War, did it go well?"

Obviously, the girl doesn't want to just eat and eat sheep with Jia Heng, but wants to fully participate in Jia Heng's work and life.

At this time, Zhen Xue also looked over and said softly, "Zi Yu went to the Ministry of War today?"

Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "It's not going well, I guess I will stay in Jinling for a few more days, and I just happen to be walking around with Sister Lin."

Dai Yuyan frowned, her bright starry eyes shone slightly, and said softly: "Brother Heng, is there nothing wrong with the Ministry of War?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "It's nothing, I can handle it well."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhen Xue, who was sitting quietly, with a concerned look in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "When I went to the office of the Ministry of War to do business, I met Shen Fang, the Governor of Liangjiang, and I wanted to tell the princess about something about the Jiangnan camp. After some time, Wangfei can also tell Old Madam Zhen, after dinner, does Wangfei have time?"

Hearing this, Zhen Xue hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand, raised her snow-skinned face, her soft and watery eyes felt a little shy, she forced herself to calm down and said softly, "Zi Yu, I'll have it later."

Jia Heng turned to look at Daiyu, smiled and said: "Sister, how about we go to Jiming Temple after taking a nap?"

Fortunately, the days in summer are long enough to sneak in.

Although Daiyu faintly felt that something was wrong, but because Jia Heng had just mentioned the matter of Jiangnan Daying, she didn't think much about it, instead she said obediently: "Brother Heng just decides."

Zhen Xue listened, and the hand holding the teacup slightly trembled, what should I do next?
Chen Xiao listened to the conversation between the two, her Yingli eyebrows frowned, she stared at Jia Heng, and sighed inwardly.

This person has just been doing business for a day, and he is hanging out with Princess Bei Jing again. If things go on like this, he doesn't know how to cherish and take care of his body, but is it still worth it?

In the secret history of the palace, this noble lady who was born in the royal family has seen too many princes and nobles who were young, addicted to wine and sex, and died young.

Several people were talking, Zijuan ordered the nanny and the servant girl to put the food on the table not far away, and said with a smile: "Master, girl, it's time for lunch."

Everyone sat down one after another, and began to gather around a round table and start having lunch.

Jia Heng and Zhen Xue sit next to Dai Yu across Shui Xin.

Jia Heng picked up the bamboo chopsticks to hold the vegetables for Shui Xin, looked at the pink and jade-carved little girl, smiled and said, "Xin Xin can grow taller if she eats this."

Shui Xin also imitated Jia Heng's posture, picked up the meat from the chopsticks, put it in Zhen Qing's bowl, and said, "Mother, you can eat it too."

Zhen Xueli smiled slightly, and said softly: "Your godfather picked it up for you, why did you pick it up for me again?"

Daiyu picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks and looked at the "family of three" who were talking in the distance, her starry eyes were condensed, and there was a hint of weirdness in her heart.

Jia Heng looked at Daiyu at the side, picked up some dishes with chopsticks, and said softly: "Sister Lin also eat more, so she can grow taller."

Daiyu: "..."

When she was a child, right?

The four of them had a meal, Daiyu took Shui Xin by the hand and returned to the wing room, while Jia Heng and Zhen Xue went to the courtyard where they lived.

In the study room, the windows are bright and clean, and the layout is elegant. The warm sunlight in the afternoon falls from the casements into the house, dispersing the light particles.

Jia Heng and Zhen Xue sat across a lacquered wooden table, facing away from the serving maids and female officials, the sandalwood and ice cream in the animal head smoked cage ignited and filled the room with aroma.

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xue, the beauty was wearing a sky blue flowing dress today, with high temples, a jasper hairpin pinned to the beautiful moth bun, and glittering earrings on her earlobes, bright eyes and white teeth, skin better than snow , both sides of the snowy cheeks are white and rosy, sweet and greasy, almost like peaches and plums, rouge is painted on the two moist lips, and a string of emerald crystal necklaces are worn on the neck, because it is summer, just now After eating the food, the powder is greasy and slightly sweaty, crystal clear and extravagant.

Clearly groomed.

No matter how many times she has been entangled to death, Zhen Xue is still a little uncomfortable being stared at by the opposite side, she lowers her bright eyes slightly, her heart is filled with shame, and she gently asks: "Zi Yu, you just... said Find me something."

But at this moment, the boy was already approaching.

Jia Heng said, "Is the princess here to see Xinxin?"

Zhen Xue blushed into Xia, and said in a low voice, "Xin Xin has lived here for several days, and I was just about to take her back."

"I think she's playing well here. If you miss me, come and have a look." Jia Heng said, gently pulling Xian Xiansu's hand, on the middle finger of his left was obviously wearing the ring he gave last time .

Zhen Xueyu's face was dyed crimson, her bright eyes were foggy, and she said softly: "It's good for her to be here, I don't miss her too much... huh?"

Immediately realized, why this person...

Jia Heng embraced Zhen Xue in his arms, and said softly, "Does Xue'er miss me?"

When Zhen Xue heard this, her eyelashes trembled, she turned her cheek, and said nothing.

Jia Heng sighed softly, and said, "It's really hard to hear Xue'er's sincere words."

When Zhen Xue heard this, her delicate body trembled slightly, her bright eyes were as bright as water, and she looked at the young man who was holding up the teacup and drinking tea as if he was bored.

"Ziyu..." Zhen Xuezhu's round and jade-like voice trembled a little.

No wonder he fell in love with his sister in turn.

But what should she say? If she didn't want to at all, why did she come here?Do you have to let her speak out?
Jia Heng turned to look at Zhen Xue, helped Zhen Xuexiang's shoulder, leaned over, and said softly: "I know Xue'er's thoughts."

When Zhen Xue heard the words, her bright eyes were as bright as water, gradually becoming misty and hazy.

Seeing this, Jia Heng bowed his head and left.

He didn't try to force it any more. In fact, it was due to Zhen Xue's temperament. Compared with Zhen Qing's fiery fiery, somewhat sister-in-law temperament, Zhen Xue's temperament was gentle and pleasant, but only he knew that there was quite a bit of love between the beds. She is very charming, if she wears gold-rimmed glasses, she may be pure and lustful, like a little girl from the Gao family.

Zhen Xue stretched out her hand from Jia Heng's armpit to the boy's shoulder.

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xue and said softly, "Let's go to Jiming Temple in the afternoon."

"Yeah." Zhen Xuerou responded softly, she also wanted to go to pray for him, she took a knife and a gun outside, and went through life and death.

After a while, Jia Heng lowered his eyes to look at Zhen Xue, whose cheeks were as bright as blood, and her eyes were radiant, hugged Zhen Xue, came to the bed where she was resting, and said in a low voice: "In the past, you accompanied my sister to come here. , I was in a hurry every time, and it didn't let Xue'er enjoy herself."

Previously, because of the arrival of both concubines, more attention was paid to conquering Zhen Qing.

Zhen Xue's cheeks were slightly red, and her delicate body gradually softened into a ball in Jia Heng's arms, and she couldn't help asking: "Yesterday, my sister seemed to be here."

Jia Heng said: "Your sister, she... that's all, let's not talk about it."

Zhen Xuefang's heart moved slightly, she pursed her lips lightly, and couldn't help asking: "Sister, she is very good, she has a strong temperament since she was a child, dare to love and hate."

Jia Heng hugged Zhen Xue and said, "Where is Xue Er? Does Xue Er dare to love and hate?"

Zhen Xue lowered her beautiful eyes and said in a low voice, "Zi Yu."

Jia Heng grabbed Zhen Xue's slender hand, and said in a low voice: "I know Xue'er's thoughts, you have been wearing this ring all the time?"

Zhen Xue sighed softly, and said softly, "Except for sleeping, I never took it off."

She just didn't want to say that he should understand her heart.

It's just that when she was in Jiangnan... she would always feel sorry for the prince.

Jia Heng said softly, "I know Xue'er's thoughts."

Zhen Xueyu's face was slightly red, her pink lips were moist, and she said in a trembling voice: "Zi Yu, you went to the Ministry of War today and things are not going well?"

Jia Heng paused slightly, and said softly: "The two ministries of the Nanjing Military Department and the Liangjiang governor's yamen deliberately made things difficult, but it's not a big deal, just wait for a while."

Zhen Xue's cheeks were bright red, and she said in a trembling voice: "The day before yesterday, my sister came to talk about my fourth uncle, is it troublesome for my fourth uncle?"

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "It has indeed caused some influence. Now the Jiangnan Camp has also begun to move. I went to the Ministry of War to ask for a batch of ordnance, but was blocked in advance by the Jiangnan Camp."

Shen Fang's cross-cutting made the takeover of Jiangnan Daying more complicated. This was all a chain reaction of Zhen Zhu's mess.

Zhen Xue said softly: "Then Ziyu, you... what are you going to do next?"

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Don't worry, let's take a step and see."

I don't know when, outside the window of the study, it began to drizzle again, and the misty rain tightly locked the courtyard with cornices and brackets, shadows and shadows, and the wind and rain were like darkness.

Jia Heng was surprised, and said softly: "Xue'er, have you missed me these two days?"

Sure enough, after Zhen Qing came, Zhen Xue couldn't sit still, which saved him some effort.

Zhen Xue lowered her brows, her face was flushed red, her heart was filled with embarrassment, and she said, "Zi Yu, when are you going to visit me... eh?"

Liren's mouth was slightly opened, and her white teeth bit her pink lips to leave a light white mark, and then she lifted up with a bit of crystal moist cherry teeth, her lips were filled with blood, like a rose stamen.

Jia Heng's stern brows were under his eyes, and he looked out of the window at the hazy mist and rain. It was summer, and the south of the Yangtze River was sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy, with abundant rain. The flower wall soaked by the rain could be seen to be wet and slippery. The fragrance of green silk hair floated in the room, sighed and said: "Tomorrow, by the way, what does Mrs. Zhen say?"

Under Zhen Xuexiu's eyebrows, her bright eyes narrowed slightly, it turned out that Wen Ningrushui's voice was a little ethereal, and she said in a low voice: "The old lady is very worried."

The clear eyes under Jia Heng's sword eyebrows were drawn away from the rain scene outside the window, and immediately became a little deeper, and asked: "What are you worried about?"

Previously in Jiangbei Daying, he had a cold attitude towards Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu. Could it be that he was using too much force?Perhaps the tense situation should be eased a little.

Zhen Xuefang's heart trembled slightly, and Yuliang Qiong's nose let out a tired moan, she pursed her cherry lips, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, don't...don't mess around for too long, we have to go to Jiming Temple in the afternoon , Miss Lin and Xinxin, don't wait any longer."

"Well, don't worry, Xue'er." Jia Heng paused for a moment, leaned into Zhen Xue's ear, and said in a low voice: "Xue'er, come and call my good brother, so we can go early."

Zhen Xue: "???"

Since that time when he was worried that he would be hurt and yelled, he has been thinking about it?Really, she is several years older than him, so why go earlier?

But suddenly thinking of the various dangerous places where he fought with people in Yangzhou these days, the beautiful woman's misty eyes were blurred, and she thought to herself, just answer him once and say what he wants.

The pupils painted with light red eyeshadow drooped slightly, and with blushing cheeks, she almost shouted out of shame: "Good brother."

Jia Heng's face paused slightly, his eyes were fixed, and he felt his heart beating wildly.

At some point, Jia Heng cast his eyes out of the window again, but saw that the sky and the earth were vast, and the rain seemed to be falling like pearls with broken strings.

In the southwest corner of the courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, after summer, there is a plum tree that has already shed its red pistils. Its strong branches are holding glistening raindrops. to pierce the sky.

Jinling, Zhen's house

In the flower hall in the backyard, the rain hit the plantain slices, and the greenness was dripping. In the Fuxuan hall, the old lady Zhen leaned on the Arhat bed, and a few servant girls around her rubbed their shoulders and beat their legs.

Zhen Yingjia frowned and said: "Mother, just now the news from the military department said that Zi Yu went to the military department to ask for ordnance, but no one in the military department paid attention to it."

Zhen Zhu sat down not far away, with a silent face and a sneer in his heart.

He just knew that the kid might be calling the wind and rain in Shenjing, but when he arrived in Jinling, he didn't know what to do, so he could only eat soft nails everywhere.

On the other side, Zhen Qing was whispering to Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi. Hearing this, she put down the volume of poetry in her hand, and looked at her father, with a look of thought in her phoenix eyes.

That bastard got rejected at the Ministry of War?
Zhen Lan said softly: "Big sister, the Three Kingdoms that Jia Ziyu wrote back then, Linjiang Xian was also written by him, right? Can you please come over for the poetry meeting in seven days' time?"

Because in a few days it will be the [-]th day of the eighth month. Although the youngest of the Zhen family in Jinling City is engaged in the business of merchants, he values ​​literati the most. The daughter of a rich official and a famous eunuch made friends with each other.

Both sisters Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi love poetry, and it was at last year's poetry meeting that Zhen Lan and Fang Kuang, the son of Fang Yaochun, who offered sacrifices to the Imperial College, made a lifelong decision.

Although Fang Kuang and Pan Ruxi's son Pan Xiangdong resold official food together more than a month ago, but because he did not directly participate in the reselling of official food, there is no serious problem.

Fang Kuang is seventeen years old this year. In Jiangnan, where literary and talented people are everywhere, he has already achieved fame and fame. He is also known as the Six Horses of Jinling with Du Ding, Ruan Yin, Wang Guo, Xiang Shizhang, and Bai Haoran who are older in Jiangnan.

The oldest of the six people is 25 years old, and the youngest is [-] years old. Through poetry singing, holding and participating in poetry gatherings, the name of literary talent spreads in the south of the Yangtze River. The famous four masters of Wuzhong are equally famous.

Fang Kuang was determined not to be a Jinshi, and would never marry, so it took a lot of work for Third Uncle Zhenlan to establish this marriage with the Jinling Guozijian Jijiu and Fang's family of Wenkui in Southern Province.

Zhen Lan wore a pink dress, with a beaded diamond hairpin pinned to her head, her eyebrows were picturesque, her eyebrows were curved with willow leaves, she had a standard oval face, her chin was sharp and smooth, her skin was white and greasy like snow, her eyes were narrow and elongated, and she had a charming temperament A bit like Zhen Qing.

Youth version of Zhen Qing...

At this moment, quietly listening to the conversation between Zhen Yingjia and Mrs. Zhen, her eyes flickered, showing a thoughtful look.

(End of this chapter)