The Red Mansions

Chapter 756 Jia Heng: Bad idea!

Jinling, Ningguofu
In the evening, Jia Heng who was lying on the bed woke up suddenly, his eyes were slightly surprised, and he clearly saw that he was still covered with a quilt.

Can't help but look at Daiyu who is sitting on the bed reading a book. By the orange light on the candlestick, the petite and exquisite figure of the girl is reflected on the light yellow curtain. Daiyu's earrings fell on her cheeks, she remained motionless, her tranquility and beauty were like a picture scroll.

Daiyu in quiet time, the moving charm of the lonely forest in the fairy land outside the world, undoubtedly makes people feel tempted, or it is the joy of the beautiful woman Ruhong.

Jia Heng got up, hugged Daiyu's shaved shoulders, leaned over and asked, "Sister Lin, how long have I been asleep?"

Seeing embarrassment on Daiyu's cheeks, she quickly put down the book in her hand, cut her autumn eyes and turned to look at Jia Heng softly like water, and said with concern: "It's not been long, Brother Heng hasn't slept well these days, just now I slept soundly."

Saying that, he got up from the bed, brought a cup of tea from the small table beside him, and said, "Brother Heng, let's drink some tea."

Jia Heng got up and looked at the vast twilight in the courtyard. Because of the light rain, the sky was undoubtedly much darker. He looked at Daiyu with clear eyes, smiled and said: "I'm sleeping here with my sister." After a full sleep, my sister even covered me with a quilt."

Daiyu lowered her eyelashes and said, "Seeing that brother Heng was a little cold just now."

Jia Heng took the teacup and thought, Daiyu is quite virtuous at the moment, covering the quilt and handing the tea, she seems to be her own wife.

In other words, Daiyu has never served anyone like this before, so it would be an interesting thing to think about it if she let Daiyu just hold the spoon.

Under Daiyu Chunshan's black eyebrows, she looked softly at the young man who was drinking tea from the teacup, and said with a light smile, "Brother Heng is sleepy, it's okay to sleep a little longer."

Just now, listening to the sound of breathing in my ears, accompanied by the sound of rain pattering plantains, I feel that reading is a kind of enjoyment, and I really want to be like this for the rest of my life.

Jia Heng put down the teacup, took Daiyu's hand, looked at the white and pleasant face, and said softly: "If I sleep till night, where will my sister sleep? Will you share the same bed with me?"

"Brother Heng~~" Dai Yu said shyly with her starry eyes shining softly under her smoky eyebrows.

Sharing the same bed, are they really husband and wife?

Jia Heng leaned over, gently held the girl's moist lips, and after a while, looked at Daiyu with bright red cheeks, and said in a low voice: "I'm going to take a bath and change, and I'll talk to my sister later."

Tomorrow, I will go to Zhen's house, and then go to Jiangnan Daying to take over the defense. In short, there are quite a lot of things.

"Brother Heng, let's go." Daiyu replied softly "Yes", her starry eyes were like the water of Xiaoxiang surrounded by the evening mist, and she watched Jia Heng leave.

Jia Heng left Daiyu's room, returned to the courtyard where she lived, and called out: "Qingwen, prepare hot water, I'll take a bath."

Qingwen pouted her lips, came out from the side, and said with a soft snort, "Since you are all asleep in Miss Lin's room, it's okay to take a bath together, anyway, there are many maids in that room."

Jia Heng looked at Qingwen who was sullen, and said softly: "There will be that day."

Qingwen: "..."

Don't let her serve after taking a bath?

The girl snorted, twisted the waist of the water snake angrily, and left the room.

When Jia Heng turned his head, he looked up at the mandarin duck who came in from the outside. The girl was wearing a green vest with pinched teeth, tall and tall, her bright forehead was covered with air bangs, and she had a light smile on her duck face.

Jia Heng approached, and naturally took Yuanyang's hand, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

"Come here and see if you need someone to take a bath." Yuanyang joked with a smile on her face.

No matter how majestic Jia Heng is usually, after all, Ni Rongfei swallowed it several times. Yuanyang knew Jia Heng's temperament and was joking.

Jia Heng smiled softly: "Don't let Qingwen hear it, she should be sulking again."

Yuanyang couldn't help laughing, and said: "The little girls in the old lady's room back then were the ones who had the most temper."

Jia Heng took Yuanyang's hand, hugged her in her arms, sat on a chair beside her, and asked: "The second elder is at the house now, let's go and have a look later."

Because I have been busy, I promised to meet Yuanyang's parents, but I haven't seen them on the way. Today I have time early, so I plan to meet them.

Because Yuanyang and Yuanyang have had skin-to-skin contact for a long time, Yuanyang has always been considerate, so it can't be said that he broke his promise.

Yuanyang's eyebrows were curved, her snowy and beautiful cheeks were flushed, and she said softly: "They are all in Xifu, I accompanied them a few days ago."

Jia Heng lowered his head, leaned closer, and said softly, "Wait for me to change into my clothes, let's go and have a look together."

Yuanyang responded lightly, her cheeks blushing like a cloud, and she responded.

After taking a bath, Qing Wen was appeased, and Jia Heng left the wing room, and followed the mandarin ducks towards the West Mansion. It was nightfall, and the lights were just coming on. The slanting wind and drizzle on both sides of the corridor slapped on the eaves, and the two walked through the long winding road. gallery.

"Is the house okay these days?" Jia Heng turned his eyes and asked Yuanyang.

"Everything is fine, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing came here once, and talked to Miss Lin for a while, nothing else." Yuanyang said softly.

Jia Heng said: "You are a little older, when I am not at home, you, the older sister, take care of them a lot."

The mandarin duck responded.

As a sister?
Maybe it was in his heart that he didn't divide them into big and small wives.

Arriving at the Flower Hall in the backyard of the West Mansion, Yuanyang's parents, accompanied by the maidservant, entered the inner hall, looked at the young man beside their daughter, and quickly bowed to each other: "Master Heng."

Jia Heng quickly stepped forward to help, and said in a gentle voice: "You two old people don't need to be polite."

According to the rules of the master of Jia's mansion, if the maid is accepted by the master as an aunt, then I still can't lose the courtesy of the master and servant when I see the master, it doesn't mean that the mother is more valuable than the daughter, even if she is expensive, it is also in the hands of other servants In front of you, no matter how expensive it is, it is not as expensive as the master.

Of course, sometimes the master will not be unreasonable, and put on the prestige of the master.

Yuanyang's father was nearly fifty years old, with gray hair and deep wrinkles on his face. The old woman beside him was wearing a thorn hairpin sarong, and his face was a little flattered.

Jia Heng looked at the two of them, and said in a warm voice: "I don't know if Yuanyang told the elders before?"

There was a burst of confusion on the face of Yuanyang Daddy, obviously a little cramped.

Jia Heng looked at the mandarin duck beside him in surprise, and asked, "Why didn't you tell the elder?"

Yuanyang's bright eyes drooped slightly, in front of her parents, she was a young man with a bright and bright atmosphere, at this moment Fangxin was inevitably a little shy, and mumbled: "Master, I forgot."

She just wanted him to talk to his parents in person, maybe it was a bit like proposing marriage?

Jia Heng had no choice but to look at Yuanyang's parents with warm eyes, and said: "The old lady promised Yuanyang to me, and I will take it into the house after a year or two."

Yuanyang's father was surprised and delighted when he heard this, he looked at Jia Heng, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although he knew that his daughter might be favored by the master in Ningrong and Rongfu, but he never thought that he would be the patriarch of the Jia clan. The current Yongningbo is the first-class master in the mansion like an old lady.

Moreover, so young and promising.

The mother of the mandarin duck looked at the mandarin duck, she was equally happy in her heart, she said with a smile on her face, "Master Heng can take a fancy to her, that's really a blessing for this girl."

Her niece was fair and clean since she was a child, and she is also outstanding when she grows up. There are so many maids, but she has won the favor of the old lady, and now she has been accepted by the patriarch as an aunt. This is really a great blessing.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, took Yuanyang's hand, and said softly: "It's my good fortune to find a girl as good as Yuanyang."

Yuanyang heard the words, her delicate body trembled violently, and there were circles of ripples in the lake of her heart. Under the crescent-shaped eyebrows, her bright eyes couldn't help being moist, and she couldn't help but clenched the young man's gentle palm.

Is there such a little wife in the world?
The Second Grandma Lian in the family is so powerful, and I have never heard that the Second Master Lian said such a word.

Even if she is to die for him, she is willing.

It can be said that with Jia Heng's status today, even Baochai can't stand it, not to mention that Yuanyang is a maid.

Because, this is not the same as talking sweet words when two people are alone.

Jia Heng said: "If the two elders want to reunite with the family in Beijing, it is feasible to return to Beijing together after finishing the work this time."

Yuanyang also has an older brother, named Jin Wenxiang, who married a wife and worked as a comprador in Rongguo Mansion.

Yuanyang's father heard this, but quickly said: "Uncle, I am used to staying with Yuanyang's mother in Jinling, so it is not easy to go to Beijing."

Yuanyang's mother also laughed and said: "We are old, we have stayed in Jinling for 20 years, and we are not used to Shenjing all of a sudden."

Yuanyang looked at the young man with eyes full of water, and said, "Master, my parents are getting older, and the road has been bumpy and hard."

In fact, going to Shenjing may not be good. Brother and sister-in-law, especially sister-in-law, may not be happy.

Seeing this, Jia Heng nodded and said: "It's good to raise them in Jinling, the climate in the south is humid and warm, and it's not as dry and cold as winter in the northwest."

It's not easy to force things like this, and we still have to respect the opinions of Yuanyang's parents. Besides, Shenjing is really not as good as Jiangnan.

Jia Heng talked with Yuanyang's parents again, and when they left, he looked at Yuanyang and sighed: "It's good for the two elders to stay here and look at the house. I didn't think carefully before."

The mandarin duck said: "The uncle originally had a good intention. Why don't we want our parents to reunite and have a family relationship together? It's just that we have arrived in Shenjing and are close in front of us. Let alone my brother and sister-in-law who are busy with the affairs of the house and don't take good care of them, let's just say When we get to the mansion, if we don’t help the mansion with something, maybe people will gossip about it.”

Jia Heng looked at the girl with a duck-faced face, and said softly: "Aunt Jin is worried that people will say that because her daughter is a concubine, the family will run amok outside?"

Yuanyang glanced at Jia Heng angrily, this man...

Jia Heng stepped forward and took Yuanyang's plain hand, and said: "I know what you are thinking, and when I come to Jinling later, I will bring you over to have a look."

Compared with Ping'er's infinite obedience to Sister Feng and Xiren's shrewd calculations, Yuanyang is one of the few sober people in the Ningrong and Rongfu.

Yuanyang leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, and said in a low voice with a sweet heart, "It's enough for the uncle to have such a heart."

Jia Heng said softly: "Wait another two years, after you have officially passed the door, there will be no gossip."

"En." Yuanyang responded, seemingly jokingly said: "Let's go, don't worry about Miss Lin anymore."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "You know her well."

It is estimated that Daiyu is here, so she will say, okay, I just let you make fun of me.

Yuanyang chuckled, but didn't continue talking.

She thought to herself, why didn't she understand Miss Lin, when she was in front of the old lady, she didn't know how much she got angry with Second Master Bao, and for some reason, she seemed to be a different person in front of him. I didn't get angry.

In fact, it's just that Jia Heng brought out Daiyu's affectionate and kind side, soaking it in a honey pot every day, coaxing her into bewilderment, the lamb can only bleat, instead of hitting people with horns.

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The next day, Zhen's house, Fuxuan hall

The old lady Zhen was lying on an arhat bed, her eyes were slightly closed, she was asleep, and her breath was like gossamer. The daughters-in-law of the Zhen family were surrounded by the embroidered pier below. , Zhenxi are all there.

Because Jia Heng had posted the greeting card before he came, Mrs. Zhen called the other rooms to wait.

At this time, a nun entered Fuxuan Hall and said: "Old lady, Master Heng is here."

After hearing the words, Mrs. Zhen seemed to have heard something, she opened her eyes, her sunken and old cheeks flushed, and her originally weak body, without knowing where, had a burst of strength to support herself.

Zhen Yingjia's wife, Gan Shi, hurried forward to help her, and said with concern: "Old lady, slow down."

Zhen Qing also stepped forward to support the old matriarch Zhen, and said: "Grandmother, brother Heng is coming."

While speaking, Jia Heng entered Defuxuan Hall under the guidance of Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Xuan.

"Brother Heng." As soon as Mrs. Zhen saw Jia Heng, complex expressions appeared on her old face, and she stretched out her withered hand to call.

If he didn't know, he thought Jia Heng was the grandson of Mrs. Zhen who had been lost for many years.

Jia Heng stared at Old Madam Zhen, and obviously felt that the old woman with rosy cheeks and full of vigor she saw last time, now she was surrounded by an old-fashioned air.

The oil is exhausted, the lamp is dry, and the life is dying.

Eight words flashed across Jia Heng's mind, his eyes were as calm as water, and he called out, "Old Madam Zhen, are you okay?"

Old Madam Zhen closed her eyes and said softly: "Brother Heng, you are here."

Jia Heng approached and sat down on the embroidered pier, and said with relief: "The fourth master Zhen has rescued the general from the captives earlier, old lady, please rest assured, the imperial decree did not punish the crime, which means there is still a turning point."

Yesterday, he also heard the news of Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang. The memorial is still on the way to Beijing, but it has not been dealt with.

Old Madam Zhen sighed, and said: "Brother Heng, don't comfort me anymore, it's even more difficult to do this without ordering the crime."

The governor of Liangjiang was dismissed because he recommended an inhumane person, and her four sons were captured because they were not easy to deal with at the moment. It is really hard to say how to deal with them later.

The expressions of the daughters-in-law, Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi in Fuxuan Hall all changed when they heard the words.

Concubine Chu Zhen Qing's phoenix eyes under her willow eyebrows are a bit dim, why doesn't she think so, it shows that her father has completely lost patience with the Zhen family and is about to get together and have a fit.

Jia Heng's face became silent for a while, and he said softly: "Old lady, worry too much."

Old Madam Zhen smiled wryly, and said: "Although the soil has reached my neck, I am not ignorant of this. I am over 80 years old this year. I have such a big family from a court lady who couldn't eat back then. There are so many children and grandchildren. What a pity, but such a family is still worried."

Zhen Yingjia's eyes were moist, her voice was choked up, and she called out, "Mother."

Jia Heng looked at Old Madam Zhen, and said: "The old matriarch is a person of great fortune. As for the children and grandchildren, the children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The old matriarch should take care of himself."

This old lady is a sensible person, but it is a pity that the Zhen's family is too deep to return.

Mrs. Zhen heard the young man's words, feeling helpless in her heart, her turbid old eyes suddenly became clear, and said: "Brother Heng, our Zhenjia family has been old friends since Daihuagong, and because of Jiangnan Regarding the matter of Daying, Xi'er and her father have caused you a lot of trouble, and I will apologize to you."

Jia Heng's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly moved away, saying: "The old matriarch is offending this junior."

No matter what, how could such an octogenarian suddenly make such a gesture calmly?

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't push it away, to be honest, he didn't really want to come over to deal with the moral kidnapping of Mrs. Zhen.

Mrs. Zhen pondered and said: "Brother Heng, the youngest of my four granddaughters, Xi'er, is not yet married, and I want to entrust her to you."

Zhen Xi: "???"

A palm-sized face instantly turned red, red as rouge, eyes full of aura and streams of shyness, looked at Zhen Xue, and whispered: "Second Sister."

"Xi'er." Zhen Xue held Zhen Xi in her arms with one hand, and gently stroked Zhen Xi's beautiful hair, complex colors were seen on that graceful and beautiful face.

Yesterday, when her elder sister mentioned this matter to her, she was also quite surprised. It's not that the old lady didn't know that Zi Yu had a family, so how could sister Xi'er go there...

Zhen Lan's jade face changed suddenly, and Miao Xiu frowned slightly, because it was the first time she heard the news, a turbulent wave broke out in her heart lake, she stared at Old Madam Zhen, puzzled.

Grandmother actually wants to promise younger sister Xi'er to Brother Heng?When did their Zhen family get to this point?
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "Old Majesty, is there something wrong with this matter? I already have a wife in my family, and I have ordered my wife for the imperial court. Sister Xi'er... Where do you start?"

At this time, Zhen Zhu's daughter-in-law's face was extremely ugly. How could her daughter be a concubine when she was a legitimate daughter-in-law?
The old lady is old and confused.

At this time, the criterion for distinguishing a prostitute daughter from a concubine daughter does not lie in the rank of the father in the clan, but only in whether the person was born to the aunt or the legitimate wife.

Because Zhen Zhu is the fourth son, and the old lady Zhen's birth is like Jia Zheng's to Jia's mother. Yuan Chun is undoubtedly the daughter of the first wife because of Mrs. Wang's birth, while Tanchun and Jia Huan have become concubine daughters. and bastard.

If Tanchun remarried as a wife, the children he gave birth to would undoubtedly be sons and daughters, but of course it would not change Tanchun's status as a concubine.

However, compared to Zhen Zhu, he can rely on his grandma to pamper Mrs. Zhen, and she can't say no. Although Zhen Zhu's daughter-in-law is [-] times unwilling to have her daughter be a concubine, she dare not disobey Zhen Zhu. The meaning of the old lady.

In particular, when Mrs. Zhen was on the verge of death, this remark had a bit of wishful thinking.

Old Madam Zhen said weakly, "It's not about marrying a wife, you can take it as a side room, stay here to bring you tea and water, make your bed and make up the quilt, you can arrange it however you want."

Jia Heng frowned slightly, and asked, "Madam Zhen, are you joking with me?"

"My old body can't last these few days, how can I still joke with you, this is a little last wish, can't you promise my old lady?" Old Madam Zhen stared at Jia Heng, and said softly.

It looked like Jia Heng didn't agree, and the old man didn't want to die.

At this moment, there was no sound in Fuxuan Hall, and some young daughters-in-law who hadn't heard the news earlier mostly looked at each other in blank dismay.

How did their Zhen family get to this point?The two daughters of the Zhen family were both married as princesses, but now they are for maids?

Zhen Qing raised her phoenix eyes and persuaded: "Brother Heng, the old lady just thinks about it a little bit, why don't you just accept Sister Xi'er."

Zhen Yingjia just sighed, looked at Jia Heng, and said in a low voice: "Ziyu, it's just a little thought of the old lady, and those of us who are juniors are not easy to disobey."

Apparently, Mrs. Zhen had discussed this matter with Zhen Yingjia.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, then turned to look at Zhen Xi who was already shy in Zhen Xue's arms, and asked, "Sister Xi'er, what do you think?"

As soon as this remark came out, Old Madam Zhen was stunned. How can a little girl speak for such a big marriage?
Zhen Xuening looked at the young man, her heart moved slightly, Ziyu, he was giving her sister a chance to choose her life.

"I... I'll listen to the old lady." Zhen Xi blushed with shame, buried her head in Zhen Xue's arms, and said in a waxy voice.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, looked at Old Madam Zhen, and said, "Madam, wait until Sister Xi'er gets older and she has other ideas."

Mrs. Zhen heard the words and said: "Brother Heng, how can you listen to her as a child?"

Jia Heng said: "The Zhen family is no different than other families. They serve by my side and spread the word. I'm afraid it may sound bad. Although the old matriarch has good intentions, she always has plans for the Zhen family."

Old Madam Zhen closed her eyes slightly, sighed, and said, "Brother Heng, this is just a thought I had before I left, can't you promise me?"

Xi'er didn't accept her, so she could only say that her Zhen family was doomed, and even the emperor's close minister didn't want to intervene.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then looked at Princess Chu Zhen Qing.

Zhen Qing said softly: "Old ancestor, if you don't like this, let sister Xi'er stay with me first, and I will send it to Ningguo Mansion later, and let Keqing take it with you. If she thinks it's good, then stay, if she thinks it's not good , and send it back to the mansion."

Jia Heng: "..."

This millstone has a lot of bad ideas!He still thinks that the matter is not messy enough, and the result of sending it to the mansion is that it is not easy to send it back, otherwise, how can Zhenxi get married?

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhen said, "That's fine too."

Jia Heng looked at the senile old woman, for a moment, he didn't know what to say, it can be said that this was the last words of the old lady Zhen.

Before the face was completely torn apart, in name, the Zhen family and the Jia family had been friends for decades, and the Zhen family had been kind to the Jia family in the early years.

Jia Heng thought for a while, but didn't say anything more, planning to make plans later.

Zhen Qing looked at the young man with a silent face, and said: "Brother Heng, don't blame the old lady, the old lady is the only one who can't let go of sister Xi'er."

What the old lady couldn't let go of was her fourth uncle and the Zhen family, otherwise, she wouldn't have made such a move.

Zhen Xue pursed her lips, and seeing Qi Ji on Fu Rongyu's face, she said softly, "Zi Yu, sister Xi'er is also quite pitiful, Zi Yu..."

She can't marry Zi Yu in this life, Xi'er's appearance and character are somewhat similar to her, if she marries Zi Yu, it can be regarded as marrying on her behalf.

Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at Zhen Xue, met those soft and beautiful eyes, and fell silent again.

He neither agreed nor refused.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes slightly, and waved her hand for some unknown reason, and said in a low voice, "Ying Jia, take Brother Heng back."

Jia Heng left Fuxuantang with Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Qing's father and daughter.

(End of this chapter)