The Red Mansions

Chapter 757 Chen Xiao: After you...it's not too late to say this

Jinling
In the front hall of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Qing led Jia Heng to a seat, drinking tea and talking again.

Zhen Yingjia said apologetically, "The old lady had good intentions. What happened to my fourth brother, the old lady couldn't let Xi'er go. She thought Ziyu was a good match, so she wanted to entrust her to him as soon as possible."

In fact, both parties have tacitly agreed that Zhenxi will be given to Jia Heng to be a child, to make up for the mistakes and omissions of Zhen Zhu before, and at the same time, they hope that Jia Heng, who is in full swing, will be able to take care of the Zhen family in the future.

The Zhen family's attitude is already low enough, which is why Jia Heng didn't directly refuse.

All the prostitutes were sent to be your concubines, and you refused without hesitation, just slapping the old Madam Zhen's face. Of course, taking a step back, even if you agree in your heart, you can't readily agree.

Because of the latter's performance, he undoubtedly accepted Zhen Laojun's request to take care of him.

The strategy Jia Heng chose was not to take the initiative, not to refuse, and not to be responsible.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said softly: "The old matriarch has her considerations, but I also have mine. Sister Xi'er is still young, so if she decides so casually now, isn't it wronging her?"

Zhen Qing looked at Jia Heng with her charming and rippling phoenix eyes, and looked down at the familiar place under Jia Heng's lower abdomen, and said softly: "Brother Heng, when you arrive in Beijing, just follow my instructions." The old lady just has such a little wish now, Brother Heng, the friendship between our two families for many years is just to add a pair of chopsticks to the house, what is Brother Heng worried about?"

She has had so many friendships with this bastard, and her little sister has such a good character, why go there first?The bastard is still reluctant.

Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at Zhen Qing, who was shining brightly, and paused for a while on the charming and charming face that was becoming more and more charming. This fairy, even in front of her father, gave him eyebrows, Mrs. Chu Right now, just around the corner, well...

However, it is inconvenient to punish Mopan at this time, and said softly: "Since Wangfei said so, let's do this first."

Seeing Jia Heng's "acceptance", Zhen Yingjia nodded and didn't say anything else.

Jia Heng had another conversation with Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Qing, and then got up and left Zhen's house under the pretext that he was still on military affairs. Instead of riding a horse, he called Chen Xiao into a carriage.

In the carriage, Chen Ling looked up at the young man, and listened to the young man's story.

"You picked up a little girl for nothing, and you're still a little unhappy? Don't you like this kind of little girl the most?" Chen Xiaoqing said with a sneer on her beautiful face.

I don't know why, from the worry at the beginning to the goodbye now, it's like watching the excitement.

Hearing this, Jia Heng stared at Chen Xiao, shook her head and said, "As Zhen Qing said, it's just adding more chopsticks. I don't really care about it. It's just that when I was entrusted at the end of my life, I forced people around me. This is Mrs. Zhen. You want me to take care of the Zhen family."

Just now, it was neither his refusal nor his consent, and Zhen Qing said earlier that she would bring Zhenxi back to Beijing and send it to Ningguo Mansion, if Mopan deliberately mentioned Keqing, she had some intentions of provoking her first wife , In fact, it relieved his encirclement.

Even if he reluctantly agreed now, there would be no chance of turning around afterwards.

"If you want to force people around you, the person next to you who often waits for you to take a bath seems to be forced by the old lady in Xifu back then, and you didn't see you refusing." Chen Xiaoqingli's eyebrows showed a look Disapprovingly, said coldly.

Jia Heng's face was slightly startled, and he raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, looking at the girl with an uncomfortable expression, he smiled lightly and said: "I found that you like to inquire about my affairs."

Undoubtedly, Xiaoxiao also took a peek at him and Qingwen. Anyway, she has martial arts skills and can fly over walls, so she might take the opportunity to observe and learn some other skills.

Chen Xiao said in a cold voice: "Your obscene things flash before my eyes every day, even if I don't want to know, I can't."

Jia Heng smiled and didn't quarrel anymore, saying: "If you don't want to have too much ties with the Zhen family, even if Zhen Xi accepts it, it's nothing. It's just that when the Jinyi Mansion ransacked the house, let people be more respectful."

Chen Xiao: "..."

She found that she still underestimated the coldness of this person, and the two demon concubines were of no use after all.

"If you break off from that demon concubine all of a sudden, you will naturally break off the ties with the Zhen family." Chen Ling pursed her cherry lips, and suddenly said quietly.

That demon concubine is really not a good one, she thinks the other little girls are okay, only Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, it’s not good to be entangled for a long time, the future troubles are too big, otherwise it will be like a waste prince, and it will end up on women I suffered.

Thinking about it this way, like father, like son.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "If it is broken, there will be new troubles. This matter is more complicated than you imagined."

She has lost her relationship with Mopan. Judging from the last time, Mopan, who is in a passionate love period, may go crazy on the spot, and the woman loses her mind. With Mopan's viciousness, she may not do anything bad.

Although he is taking some risks now, Zhen Qing is still firmly under his control, and he is about to pry her over.

"Then when that day comes, Zhen Xi won't implicate you?" Chen Xiao frowned slightly, and said in a low voice.

Jia Heng's face was calm, and he said in a low voice: "The water thrown by the married daughter is not a crime of treason, and it cannot involve me."

Even if the Zhen family was raided, it was unlikely that the woman would be bullied by the Jiaofang Secretary. After all, there were two concubines who were behind the scenes, but Zhen Lan's marriage was likely to be divorced.

Well, what does he want the other sister-in-law to do?
He didn't accept Zhenxi before, but he didn't like being kidnapped by the Zhen family's morality, so he worked hard for the Zhen family, and the Zhen family would not be grateful.

Chen Xiaoqing's eyes flickered, she pursed her cherry lips, and said, "You just can't bear to part with those two demon concubines."

"Maybe too." Jia Heng whispered.

After all, accompanying him along the way has been a lot of tossing, at first it was just... Now, there is always love over time.

Chen Ling was speechless for a while, and cast a cold glance at Jia Heng, not wanting to talk to the boy.

Jia Heng made up his mind, raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, was quiet for a while, and suddenly said softly: "The imperial decree came that day, did you..."

Chen Xiaoyu's face was covered with frost, her eyes were cold, and she said in a low voice, "I just don't want to kneel him."

Jia Heng looked at the girl with a cold expression, and said softly: "You have been by my side for a long time, and he will find out sooner or later. Fortunately, he doesn't know your experiences over the years, so he may be happy that you are back."

Chen Xiao snorted coldly, turned her pretty face, and stretched out her hand to lift the curtain to look at the scene outside the carriage.

Jia Heng stared at the girl who had suddenly become silent, walked closer, stretched out his hand and gently took the girl's plain hand, put it in his palm, and said in a warm voice: "Xiaoxiao, don't be immersed in the hatred of the past."

Chen Xiao struggled to break away from Jia Heng's hand, frowned, and said angrily, "You...don't touch me."

This obscene child is not picky at all. From a young girl to a wife, he has no taboos. Even if she tells him that she is a cousin, he will probably just be stunned, and then he can't say... Overjoyed?
Because of Jia Heng and Zhen Qing's obsessive entanglement before, they talked a lot, and Chen Xiao gradually understood some of Jia Heng's nature.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiaofang's heart skipped a beat, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and ripples in the lake of her heart appeared secretly, but only for a moment, the lake of her heart returned to calm again.

Jia Heng simply held Chen Xiao's hand, nothing else, looked at the girl with a beautiful face and handsome eyebrows, with a smile in her eyes, and said softly: "Childish."

Chen Xiao: "???"

childish?Who is older?You should call your sister.

"The first time I saw you was at the Da Ci'en Temple. I spent a lot of effort on the eaves to assassinate the old prince, but I didn't succeed." Jia Heng looked at the girl warmly, and said softly: "Later, You hid in my carriage and wanted to escape, and originally wanted to arrest you, torture and interrogate you, and concocted it properly."

Although Chen Xiao's facial features are somewhat similar to Xianning's, her temperament is completely different. Compared to Princess Xianning's temperament, which is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, like a coquettish slut who hides her heart, Chen Xiao is really a bit frigid, and she is very slow in physical contact , this is not a fake.

Therefore, he has gradually stopped forcing, just like getting along with friends, companionship is the longest confession of love, and habit is the most touching power.

"Torture? Concoction?" Chen Xiao murmured, unconsciously showing annoyance on her face, she always felt that this person's words were malicious, but under the beautiful eyebrows, there was a look of memory in the clear eyes, Said softly: "The preparations were not sufficient at that time, but it is much easier to assassinate now."

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "In my opinion, if you really want to kill him, you may not have the joy of getting revenge. Now that he has been reduced from a high-ranking vassal king to a prisoner, it is more important than you killing him." miserable."

Chen Ling stared at the young man, snorted coldly, and said, "You think you know me well?"

Jia Heng: "..."

After all, they are related by blood, but in fact, they still don't want Chen Xiao to kill King Zhongshun, otherwise, this move will only make Chen Xiao cold-hearted.

Chen Xiao had a dark look on his face, and said in a cold voice: "I wanted to find a chance to end his dog's life, but..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jia Heng, his gaze was gloomy, and he paused for a while.

If it wasn't for fear of affecting the person in front of her, she would have taken action long ago.

Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, his face was silent, he patted the back of Chen Xiao's hand lightly, looked at Chen Xiao who turned away in "disgust" as if looking at the scenery outside the window, and said in a low voice: "King Zhongshun and him It's not the same."

He didn't want Chen Xiao to let go of his hatred all at once, but he couldn't let his emotions influence his judgment. He still wanted her to be his good helper.

Chen Xiao didn't speak any more, but turned to stare at the young man with firm brows opposite, and said with a sneer, "It won't be too late to say this after you..."

It's a little different. At the beginning, the father and the king were as close as a mother to that person, but they secretly harmed him from the beginning to the end. Except for her daughter, there was nothing else. No holidays.

The young man in front of him still doesn't know that person's ruthlessness, but when the rabbit dies and the dog dies, he will know the so-called difference, but that person's throne has not been endangered yet.

Jia Heng's face paused, and he stopped trying to persuade him, because he was actually not sure about the future.

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Jiangnan Daying
This station is stationed at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain. The foothills are deep in the distance, with lush vegetation and tall straight trees. Birds fly by from time to time, and houses with green eaves and green tiles surround the river house, neatly arranged.

Because the guards of the Jinyi Mansion had delivered the news early in the morning, some commanders, acquaintances of the five guards of the Jiangnan camp, and other officials greeted them in front of the camp, but occasionally some generals whispered.

Accompanied by his son Ye Kai and his family general Ye Cheng, Annan Hou Ye Zhen stood in front of a group of generals, looking out and lying down.

Seeing Jin Yiti cavalry coming in the distance, the waiting generals raised their eyes, and all of them had scrutiny on their faces.

Ye Zhen also raised his tiger eyes and looked at the boy.

"Xi Lv Lv~~" Accompanied by the sound of horse neighing, a large number of followers with flags and banners approached the camp.

Under the guard of Jinyi Mansion, Jia Heng and Liu Jixian led a large number of soldiers and horses to the barracks, and got off their horses.

"The last general has met Uncle Yongning." The general in front of the barracks said with a solemn face and clasped his fists.

Jia Heng handed the reins of the horse to Liu Jixian who was at the side, and said with both hands: "Generals, please stand up."

"Uncle Xie Yongning." All the generals responded in unison.

Jia Heng's eyes fell on the face of the veteran with gray beard and gray hair, who was in high spirits. In an instant, he met a pair of piercing tiger eyes, which made people's heart tremble.

Qingzhi is Ye Zhen, Marquis of Annan, and the scene where the generals came out of the camp to greet them today, Ye Zhen led the crowd to welcome them, I am afraid it is also a demonstration to some extent.

Jia Heng was so close to go, with no trace of life on his face, he smiled and said: "Yehou, you came quite early, and the generals have been waiting for a long time."

Ye Zhen's presence here undoubtedly gave courage to these veterans who looked at their heads and beards. Of course, it may not be certain at present, and it may be possible if they cooperate actively.

"The Marquis has just arrived, and I haven't waited long." Ye Zhen greeted him with a smile on his face, "Just now I took a look at it, and almost thought I saw the heroic figure of Duke Daihua."

In fact, Jia Heng is not from Jia Daihua's lineage, but it is not a big problem for Ye Zhen to say so.

Jia Heng said: "Ye Hou is too famous."

Then, looking at the senior military officers behind Ye Zhen, he asked with a smile, "Who are these?"

Ye Zhen smiled and said: "This is He Zhao, the commander of Huben's left guard, Yan Yun, the commander of the right guard, Shang Shougang, the commander of the right guard, Zhang Fan, the commander..."

The generals who were introduced all smiled back at Jia Heng, but they were generally in their fifties, Jiangnan Daying did not have a deputy envoy, only Ye Zhen, a super Marquis of Marquis, was the envoy.

As Ye Zhen spoke, he introduced Zhen Shao, smiled and said, "I think Uncle Yongning should know him, the Commander of Feixiongwei Zhen Shao."

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Shao and nodded at him.

Zhen Shao cupped his hands and said, "I will meet Uncle Yongning at the end."

Ye Zhen finished his brief introduction, smiled and stretched out his hand to invite and said: "This is not a place to talk, hurry to the barracks."

Jia Heng stepped into the barracks at the invitation of the general of the Jiangnan Daying Camp.

Everyone was walking on the road, under their feet was the main road paved with blue bricks, with poplars planted on both sides, and there were barracks and houses in the distance. Soldiers and generals came in and out, and some of them looked curiously at the crowd who was shouting in front of them and behind them. The young man lowered his head and was talking about something.

In the barracks of the Chinese army, during Ye Zhen's invitation, Jia Heng sat down on the chair behind the handsome case, looked at Annan Hou Ye Zhen, and said: "Ye Hou must have known the order from Beijing yesterday. Hou is the Jiedu envoy of Daying in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has some understanding of the situation in Daying in the south of the Yangtze River, can you introduce a few things."

Ye Zhendao: "This old man has relapsed for many years. It's been a few years. He hasn't been an agent for the camp. Wang Jiepan, please introduce the situation to Mr. Jia."

At this time, a middle-aged civil official hurriedly approached, he was the marching Sima of Jiangnan Daying, and he cupped his hands and said, "Master Jia, there are currently six guards in Jiangnan Daying, except for Zhenhaiwei which was changed to Zhenhai, the other five guards have a total of 5 people." , but the current number of troops is insufficient, most of them are old and weak, and they still need to be recruited and trained.”

In front of Jia Heng, a dignitary who is proficient in military affairs, it is not easy to hide it, but he just spoke vaguely.

Jia Heng looked at the middle-aged civil servant calmly, and did not let him get away with it. He asked: "The number of soldiers is insufficient. How much is the shortage? Most of them are old and weak. How much is the proportion of old and weak? Is there a book record?"

That Wang Jie judge looked dull, momentarily at a loss for words, and kept looking at Ye Zhen who was aside.

"See what I'm doing? Uncle Yongning asked you something!" Ye Zhen shouted.

Wang Jiepan shivered in fright, weighed his words, cupped his hands and said: "Back to Uncle Yongning, the five guards currently have 3 soldiers and horses, [-]% of which are old and weak."

Jia Heng's expression was neither happy nor angry, and he said in a deep voice: "According to the military system awarded to the Jiangnan camp, there should be 8000 soldiers, and the remaining [-] people, where are they going?"

Wang Jiepan faltered again for a while, and looked at Ye Zhen who was on the side. Under Jia Heng's gaze, he looked like a long-faced Ma Ke.

The generals who stood silently around had unnatural expressions on their faces.

Jia Heng no longer asked the Jiedu judge who suddenly had a long face, but looked at Ye Zhen and asked, "Ye Hou, you are the Jiangnan Jiedu envoy, do you know why?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals present looked at Ye Zhen, waiting for his reaction.

There was no panic on Ye Zhen's face, and he said: "To be honest, the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan camp were used to conquer the southern border. In the first year of Chongping, all of them were transferred to Jinling to guard the old capital. After all these years, During the Shaoli war, the generals and schools withered, and the people in the southern province did not like to join the army, so the number of troops was not uniform. Previously, the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang and the Marquis had rectified it once, and the number has been replenished one after another, but it will still take some time."

In fact, the current military quota has been rectified and replenished.

Jia Heng said without hesitation: "Since the military quota is not enough, we should reduce the surplus to reduce the burden of the imperial court's military pay. Why hasn't the Jiangnan camp been sparse in recent years?"

As soon as this remark came out, the generals below looked very unkind.

On the other hand, Zhen Shao squinted his eyes, quietly watching how the young man handled military affairs. The Jiangnan camp was no different than Jiangbei. Many of these generals were proud soldiers of the Annan War.

At this time, Ye Zhen was silent for a while, and explained: "All the former army generals have made great contributions to the country. Back then, the emperor and the saints had sacred orders, and they ordered me to treat them preferentially. However, there has been no war in the Jiangnan camp for a long time. The number of soldiers is not full, but it does not affect the overall situation, but now that the captives are raging in the south of the Yangtze River, we need to reorganize our military equipment to help our troops."

Jia Heng looked indifferent, noncommittal.

It is urgent for the Jiangnan Camp to weed out the old and the weak, and reduce the establishment, but Annanhou Yezhen has expressed his attitude by sitting here. This is to support the generals of the Jiangnan Camp. He may not have the courage.

To put it bluntly, I still want to talk about conditions, and it's not easy to talk about these in front of everyone.

Jia Heng made up his mind and ordered: "Judge Wang, pack the relevant roster and resume books of Jiangnan Daying into boxes, and I will take them back to look at later."

Judge Wang heard that if he was granted amnesty, he should surrender his hands.

Marquis Annan Ye Zhen looked at the boy, smiled and said: "Uncle Yongning, I don't know if you are free tonight, can you go to Taibai Restaurant for a talk?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Ye Hou has booked the table, and I will definitely attend the appointment."

To rectify the Jiangnan camp, there is bound to be a confrontation with Ye Zhen. If Ye Zhen knows current affairs, he knows that the situation is inevitable.

Ye Zhen smiled and said: "Uncle Yongning is refreshing, then the Marquis will be the Marquis at night."

While talking, he bid farewell and left the Chinese army's barracks, while Jia Heng called Judge Wang, as well as the five guard commanders, commander Tongzhi, Qian Shi and other subordinate officials to inspect the guards of the Jiangnan camp.

Jiangnan Daying has jurisdiction over Feixiong, Baotao, Jinwu, and Huben Left and Right Guards. If this is the case, together with Zhenhaiwei, the predecessor of Zhenhai, these are the six guards of Jiangnan Daying, which are essentially the garrison of the Southern Capital.

(End of this chapter)