The Red Mansions
Chapter 794 Zhen Qing: Hmph!so pathetic
Chapter 794 Zhen Qing: Hmph!so pathetic
At this moment, on the street outside the Princess Jinyang's mansion, in the glazed hairpin carriage under the escort of a group of nuns and maidservants, the plump beauty, after hearing the nun's report, suddenly became seductive and beautiful. Covered densely with clear frost, the narrow and clear phoenix eyes are uncertain.
That bastard also said that she can't be a queen, can she become a queen without being a queen?
The eldest princess came from Beijing, and she rushed over to greet her immediately, but what happened?He was sent back without even seeing anyone!
If she were the queen, the eldest princess would dare to be so rude to her, she should have come to see her.
The beauty in the lily-colored dress sitting beside her was holding a handkerchief, her snowy and jade-like face was full of thought, and she said softly: "Sister, the eldest princess just came here, and I think there are still many things to deal with in my hands, why don't we go back first?" ? Come back tomorrow.”
The elder sister's expression was probably angry again. Ever since Ziyu went to Haojing, the elder sister seemed to be owed her money every day.
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, snorted coldly, and said softly: "Then come back tomorrow, let's go to Ningguo Mansion to see Sister Xi'er."
It wasn't for etiquette that she didn't bother to come here to meet a widow who hadn't tasted a man for decades.
snort!It's pathetic enough.
Zhen Xue responded softly, and as the carriage turned around, the quiet afternoon sunlight shone through the bamboo curtain on the beautiful face that was as bright as a peach pistil, making it more coquettish and seductive.
Zhen Qing raised her brows, her beautiful eyes were condensed, and she said in a tone of resentment: "This heartless person has been away for so long without even a letter, so he really forgot it."
I haven't seen her for nearly a month. It's impossible for her to say that she doesn't want to, but that heartless person probably forgot about her and her sister long ago.
Zhen Xue was a little speechless, and said softly: "Sister, he is also busy with business. I heard from the mansion newspaper that a Customs Tax Branch has been added. I don't know what the regulations are."
Zhen Qing looked at her younger sister with a half-smile, and joked: "My younger sister will also read Dibao now."
She is not the only one who misses her so much, her sister just doesn't talk about it, but in fact she knows better than anyone else, and when she hugs her at night, she will talk in sleep...
"Sister." Feeling a little uncomfortable being scrutinized by Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue lowered her brows, her jade cheeks were flushed, as bright as a Danxia, she said angrily, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and immediately sighed softly, Said: "Sister, we have been in Jiangnan for a long time. The prince and concubine of Jingzhong have been writing letters and urging them to let them go back."
Zhen Qing raised her brows and asked in surprise, "Your sister is going back to Beijing?"
It has been a month since Jia Heng left Jinling, and it has been a long time since Mrs. Zhen's funeral. In addition, King Bei Jing also returned from Datong, so it is impossible for Zhen Xue to stay outside all the time.
Zhen Xue looked disappointed, and said quietly: "I've been here for a month or two, and it's time to go back."
This trip to the south of Jinling, recalling all the past, is really like a dream, those entanglements and entanglements, as well as the tenderness and love in those eyebrows and eyes, there is such a person in her heart unconsciously, lingering... go.
When I arrived in Beijing, I wanted to come and Ziyu... there was no chance of seeing each other again.
Thinking of this, Li Xin felt a colic in her heart for some reason.
Zhen Qing frowned, and said softly: "My sister goes back alone, how can I feel at ease? Why don't I go back together and write a letter saying that after the old lady passed away, everything in the family was complicated, and the two elders were very sad, so they wanted to spend more time with her. time."
Zhen Xue hesitated, "This..."
Zhen Qing took Zhen Xue's hand, seeing concern on her jade face, she smiled lightly and said, "Is my sister so eager to go back to be a widow? I think that if my sister doesn't go back now, she might be in the arms of that Concubine Beijing. I can't say... I can't take advantage of this time to give my brother-in-law another room to carry on the family."
Zhen Xue's face turned red when she heard this, her eyes flickered, she bit her pink lip with her cherry teeth, and sighed again.
What if she doesn't want to go back?When they arrived in Beijing, thinking that there would be no chance of seeing each other again, she and him had a bad relationship after all.
Zhen Qing smiled lightly, and jokingly said: "Even if my sister wants to leave, at least wait for him to come back, why don't you tell him before leaving?"
Zhen Xueying's watery eyes showed a bit of shame, and said: "Didn't he say before that after Xianning came over, it would be bad for us...to meet again."
"Just talking normally, it's not... my sister is worried about something." Zhen Qing said softly, her beautiful eyes turned, and she said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, if you are pregnant with his child, it is just right for Mrs. Bei Jing. The concubine agrees."
"Sister..." Zhen Xue's cheeks were hot, and she said anxiously, "What are you talking about?"
If she had Ziyu's child... Ah, what was she thinking about.
Zhen Qing's eyes were fixed, and she said quietly: "Unfortunately, I don't know what happened to him."
If she and his sister gave birth to his child, the weight in his heart will be heavy. Even if he is not for himself, he must also be for his child. But after so long, there is no movement, maybe this is why she is like this Don't worry about being obsessed with him.
The two sisters of the Zhen family headed for Ningguo Mansion along the Qingshiban Road in a carriage.
At this moment, in Ningguo Mansion
In a pavilion facing the garden in the backyard, a petite girl is wearing a silver-red chrysanthemum-collared beanie, a long pink satin coat with a horizontal collar, and a scarlet dress. She is sitting with a book in her hand. .
With her head down, she flipped through the pages boredly, while Zhen Xi not far away was holding a piano score and looking at it.
Jia Heng hasn't returned for more than a month, and the huge Ningguo Mansion is very quiet on weekdays, except that when Li Wen and Li Qi's mother Cao Shi comes to talk to You Shi, Li Wen and Li Qi often come and live.
Daiyu has been alone in the mansion for a long time, so it is inevitable that she will feel lonely, even though she usually has Li Wen, Li Qi and Zhen Xi usually play chess, discuss poetry, and usually relieve boredom.
Fortunately, Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue and even Zhen Lan sometimes come to visit as guests.
Because Jia Heng was not in the mansion, even though the two concubines came here more frequently, they did not arouse suspicion from others, and let go of the friendship between the Zhen family.
Zhen Xi put down the piano score in his hand, got up from the stool, and asked with curiosity under his curvy eyes, "Sister Lin, besides telling the story of A Chinese Ghost Story, Brother Heng, anything else?"
During this period of time, Zhenxi frequently pulled Daiyu to ask about some ghost stories that Jia Heng told back then, which were all stories that the girl had never heard before.
Daiyu put down a collection of words in her hand, and said with a chuckle: "That's too much, and I can't remember some of them for a while. After Brother Heng comes back, let him talk about new ones."
As she spoke, the starry eyes under the smoldering eyebrows appeared, and she lost her mind slightly. The scenes of being with that person in the past emerged in the lake of heart, sometimes making people blush and heartbroken, and sometimes feeling lost. Embarrassed and annoyed.
I haven't seen him for a month, but I feel empty in my heart, and there is no one to bleat for the lamb who is waiting to be fed.
"Zijuan, do you have the nearest residence report?" Daiyu turned her beautiful jade face, stared at Zijuan, and asked.
Zijuan put down the two cups of green tea she had brought, and said with a smile on her face, "Girl, this is the mansion newspaper from the day before yesterday, and there is no news about my uncle."
"Oh." Daiyu hummed lightly, with a hint of disappointment evident on her expression.
The two were talking, Xiren came in and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing are here."
When Zhen Xi heard this, her palm-sized face was full of surprises, and she said, "Big Sister and Second Sister are here."
Saying that, he got up and went towards the outer flower hall together with Daiyu.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue were sitting in the living room at this time to accompany You Shi to talk, because they had not yet passed the filial piety of Lord Zhen, they were still wearing plain skirts embroidered with white lilies, elegant and elegant.
Youshi was also dressed in a widow's dress, smiling slightly at this moment, talking with the two concubines.
Zhen Qing narrowed her beautiful eyes, looked at Daiyu and Zhen Xi, and said with a light smile, "Sister Lin, Sister Xi'er, how have you been these two days?"
Daiyu also went forward to talk and said, "I have seen the two concubines."
On Zhen Qing's jade face, she said with a smile: "It's not the first time I've come here, sister Lin doesn't have to be so polite."
Every time he sees this cousin, he feels that this peerless beauty, with every frown and smile, is like a sick Xi Shi.
Daiyu hadn't been shy about seeing the two concubines for the first time, she knew that the two often came to bother her lover, and the relationship between the Zhenjia family was also extraordinary.
Under Daiyu's eyebrows, her starry eyes were condensed, she looked at Zhen Qing who was opposite, and said softly: "Why is the princess so free today?"
When Brother Heng is not around, she should also act like the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.
"Come over and have a look. I was going to the eldest princess's mansion to talk to your eldest sister Yuanchun, but the eldest princess must be tired from the hard journey, so I can only go tomorrow." Zhen Qing said with a smile.
Daiyu asked in surprise, "Elder Sister is here?"
According to previous letters, Daiyu knew that not only Yuanchun, but also Tanchun, Xiangyun, and even Baochai went south this time.
Zhen Qing said softly: "I have just arrived at the house, and there is no news that they will come here at this moment. I think they will come later."
Coincidentally, while they were talking, a nun ran over from the verandah and said pleasantly: "Miss, the eldest lady sent someone to say that she has arrived in Jinling, and she will come to Ningguo Mansion later."
Daiyu nodded, feeling a little happy in her heart, and said, "Got it."
In the past few days, the mansion is inevitably a little boring. Although the sisters came here, it was a bit more noisy, but it was also a little more lively.
On the other side, Jinyang Princess Palace
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, I heard that something happened to the Zhen family a month ago, won't Auntie go see her?"
Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and said: "It's not too late to go and have a look tomorrow. We just came here, so we have to rest. Besides, Father Ni still has a debt to settle with the Zhen family."
Princess Xianning was surprised, and said, "What account?"
Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes were fixed a little, and she said: "You will know when the time comes."
Princess Xianning was thoughtful and didn't ask any more questions.
Princess Jinyang turned to look at Fu Qiufang who was at the side and said: "Go and take the account book delivered by the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy and show it to me."
Recently, the law of Lianghuai salt transportation has become popular in the world, because in Jia Heng's charter planning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Households jointly manage the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs learned that Princess Jinyang was coming, it sent someone to send it. most recent ledger.
Princess Xianning sat down, her snow-clear skin was filled with longing, and she said softly, "Auntie, do you have a letter from Mister?"
As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Chun put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Princess Jinyang.
And Baochai listened calmly.
Princess Jinyang shook her head lightly, and said, "It's not like you haven't read the letter from last time, it should still be in Haojing right now."
Princess Xianning sighed in a low voice, and said, "I don't know when sir will come back."
Princess Jinyang said: "Your little Mr. Jia is quite serious about this matter, and even made a trip in person."
Li Chanyue raised her palm-sized face when she heard the words, and said, "Mr. Xiao Jia has gone to Haojing to import Westerners' firearms."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Baochai glanced at Princess Qinghe, and there was a hint of worry on Ruli Rui's snow-white face.
A princess, a princess...
Several girls were discussing, and at this moment, Lianxue came in from the outside with a happy face, and said: "Your Highness, the news from Jinyi Mansion, Yongning Bo has already left for Jinling."
As soon as this remark came out, the eldest princess of Jinyang's snow-skinned and jade-like face was filled with joy, but she was scruples after all.
On the other hand, Princess Xianning spoke first, her bright eyes glistening, and she asked, "Where is Mr. now?"
Lianxue smiled, and said softly: "I came out of Guangzhou Fucheng a few days ago, and I should arrive in Jinling in half a month."
When Princess Xianning heard the words, she felt rather sad and said: "Half a month, it will take so long."
Xiang Yun was surprised: "Brother Heng is coming back?"
Princess Jinyang nodded and said, "If it's Feige passing on the letter, then I left from Guangzhou Fucheng a few days ago, and I should be on the way by now, so wait for more than ten days."
She can't wait to see him sooner.
There was a hint of thought in Tan Chun's bright eyes, and he said, "It's not like when I came back, I want to escort important things, maybe it will be slower."
In fact, Jia Heng had already returned to Jinling on a fast horse with Chen Xiao on the way of transportation.
Princess Jinyang said softly: "I will come back anyway, don't worry about him, it's late in the evening, let's have dinner together, Yuan Chun and Qiu Fang, you two will help me put together the account books, you little girls, take a bath and rest Come on, have dinner tonight."
Yuan Chun and Fu Qiufang nodded slightly, and went to work separately.
On the other side, Baochai, Xiangyun, and Tanchun returned to the courtyard, entered a wing room, and waited for the maid to prepare hot water.
As the three people from the Jia family, their relationship is much closer than Xianning and Li Chanyue.
Tanchun said: "Come this way, I heard that brother Heng went to Haojing because he overthrew the old law of salt, let's go and see sister Lin later."
Xiang Yun's rosy apple-round face was rosy, and he said unhappily: "Brother Heng has been running around all the time these days."
Baochai said in a low voice: "He is now carrying important national affairs on his body. These are inevitable. I heard that there was a battle in Jinling more than a month ago. I don't know if Haojing's side is going well or not."
A good man has ambitions everywhere, how can he be like that... He often hangs out among women's fans.
Tan Chun said softly: "Although the Di Bao didn't say it, I think the opening of the customs is not an easy task, it should be a battle."
Several people were talking, and the servant girl called the girls to take a bath, and then they took a bath and rested for a while. In the evening, they drove a carriage and went to Ningguo Mansion accompanied by Yuan Chun.
Daiyu was finishing talking with Zhenqing and Zhenxue when she heard the nuns in the front yard report that Yuanchun led Tanchun and the others over.
Just like that, a group of Yingying and Yanyan met in Ningguo Mansion.
In the backyard flower hall
When Xiangyun saw Daiyu, he ran over in surprise and said, "Sister Lin."
At this moment, Tanchun also came over with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for several months."
Baochai also came closer, and said with a smile: "It seems that the climate of the Jiangnan Water Village supports people. The hairpin looks rosy and radiant, and is much taller than in Beijing."
I don't know if it's her illusion, but I always feel that the fragile girl in front of me is much different than when she was in Beijing, and there is also a faint charm between her eyebrows and eyes.
Xu Shi has grown up, Tingting is more than thirteen, and cardamom is in early February.
I can't help but secretly think that I am really suspicious.
From the usual relationship, what he likes is plump bodies, and those who are like frowns, he is always indifferent... Well, what is she thinking.
Brother Bao and Shao'er in the house should be childhood sweethearts.
In fact, it was also in Rongning and Ningfu, the two people, Chai and Dai, were often compared among the servants and wives and grandmothers, Baochai inevitably had to pay attention to Daiyu.
Although it is slightly different from the best friend's mentality of secretly comparing which man to find is better, but as time goes by, the superiority after this comparison will inevitably surface in the heart.
Especially Aunt Xue, who once wanted Baochai to break up the two childhood sweethearts, Baodai who were bickering and bickering every day.
Baochai didn't have the mentality of this pair of petty and quarrelsome children who were locked up quickly, and had already seen the golden and jade character of "the crystal snow in the mountains".
Daiyu was as gloomy as Cangshan, with a hint of shame in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Sister Bao is joking, how can it be?"
Xiangyun smiled brightly on Apple's round face, like a begonia spouting pistils, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Lin has gained weight these days, and I see that her arms are a little thicker."
Daiyu: "???"
Who got fat?I have you fat?
Tanchun laughed and said, "Sister Yun, what are you talking about?"
Seeing the Jia sisters talking, Zhen Qing saw a smile in her eyes. At this moment, she looked at Yuan Chun, sized up the plump, charming, graceful and beautiful woman, and said, "Sister Yuan Chun, I just went to see the eldest princess. Is the princess resting?"
The two are of different ages, Zhen Qing is older, of course there is no size in the bed.
Yuan Chun had no choice but to explain to Princess Jinyang: "Your Highness, she is dealing with the affairs of the Salt Transportation Department in Yangzhou. She is very tired, so she will take a rest when she comes back."
Zhen Qing smiled lightly and said: "I mean, aunt, she is here this time, and she is indeed leading the emperor's errand."
As they spoke, the two sat down to talk about the old days, Zhen Xue and Youshi were also talking beside them.
In fact, Yuan Chun was quite strange, why did these two concubines go to Ningguo Mansion, and they seemed to be very familiar with Daiyu and Youshi.
Even if Xinxin recognized Brother Heng as her godfather, the two of them shouldn't be running so hard.
Chatting and chatting, listening to Zhen Xue's introduction of Zhen Xi, the beauty came to a sudden, her beautiful eyes like water turned to Zhen Xi, and asked: "Sister Xi'er, why would she follow Brother Heng to serve?"
This...serving should not be what she understood.
At this moment, Baochai was talking to Daiyu, and she was paying attention to the twin concubines of the Zhen family and Zhenxi with some attention. Hearing this, she couldn't help but glance at the shy, evasive girl.
What's going on with the Fourth Miss of the Zhen family?
Only hearing Zhen Xue sighed softly, Yanli looked complicated, and said: "It's the old lady's last wish. I don't worry about Xi'er's future life, so I betrothed Xi'er sister to Ziyu before she died. , when the Zhenhai Division was defeated in Haimen, it caused Ziyu a lot of trouble."
Sister Zhenxi was marrying on her behalf after all, so it was natural for her to explain the whole story.
But when these words came out, Baochai was startled, Lirui's snow-white face paused slightly, and she clenched the handkerchief hidden in her sleeve, what happened?
People from the Zhen family actually came to him?
If she had known that there was still such a thing going south, she should have followed, otherwise, what would be the difference from Sister Qin who was playing mahjong at home and kept everything in the dark?
Seeing Yuan Chun frowned and said nothing, Zhen Xue said softly, "Zi Yu didn't approve of this matter at first, but later..."
Later, the fourth younger sister smashed her and Ziyu's friendship...
The young woman Huaxin said, her pink cheeks were slightly hot, she settled her mind, considered her words, and said softly: "Later, I also saw that Sister Xi'er had a poor background, so she stayed with her. The Zhenjia family is a family friend. Now it can be regarded as kissing and kissing."
At this time, Zhen Qing stretched out her arms to hug her shy and blushing pink face, tilted her head in Zhen Qing's arms, and said with a smile, "It was a friendship of several lifetimes, This is also a close kiss."
Yuan Chun glanced at Zhen Xi, saw that his eyes were clear and delicate, his eyes were like a pool of clear springs, as if there were spiritual streams flowing in his eyes, his tenderness made people feel pity, and he said, "It's just..."
She swallowed back the words "just being a concubine, I'm a little wronged", nodded and said, "That's fine too."
It's just a concubine's room, and it won't affect anything. If you want to come to him...he has plans.
At this time Baochai sat down with Tanchun and Xiangyun, the moist apricot pupils under Liu Yexiu's eyebrows kept flickering.
She always felt that it was not that simple.
This scheming young girl came here this time to listen to Qin Keqing's order to "investigate the case by order". Now her mind is activated, and she feels that there are suspicious points everywhere.
Regardless of whether it is Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, these two have been confirmed at seven or eight points. Now I feel that Daiyu and Zhenxi are also a bit unusual, and even Yuan Chun. Her cousin has been on this road for a long time. The kind of love I had when I was in Heng.
What is going on?
Baochai couldn't figure it out, and couldn't think of it for a while, Jia Heng Zhou Fang would have so many vines.
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Dachen Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang
In late autumn, everything withers, even the heat in the sea area of Fujian gradually dissipates, and the sea breeze blows in, making it cool and pleasant.
After a period of fighting with the Fang family in Taizhou Prefecture, the island has become occupied by Jurchen and pirates, and many ships pass by on the sea.
At the moment, Duoduo was wearing a mink mattress and bunt clothes, standing on a high place in the northeast of the island, leaning on a reddish-brown rock, the cool sea breeze blowing in front of him made the Jurchen prince shudder, and the Jurchen prince shivered, and his jaw was covered with glue. The beard sticking to the paint was a little itchy, and the increasingly fair face turned around and asked Deng Biao, "Where is Li Daoshun's navy?"
Deng Biao hurriedly replied: "Master, the news from Feige said that they have arrived at Jiangkou, and they should arrive in two days."
Duoduo nodded, under his bushy eyebrows, he looked towards the direction of Jinling with vicious eyes, and said coldly: "This time we will gather [-] to [-] sailors, and with more than [-] sailors in the south and north camps, as long as we quickly take Jinling, The entire south of the Han Kingdom was engulfed in flames of war."
Deng Biao's expression froze for a moment. For some reason, he heard the words faintly familiar. When was the last time he said it?
"Master, you asked me to keep an eye on Jia Heng's movements. Jia Heng seems to have gone to Guangdong Sea. The mansion newspaper said that the big man has lifted the sea ban and set up a customs office to collect taxes on ships and sea trade." Deng Biao Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, he said softly.
Duoduo sneered, and said in a low voice: "The naval drills in Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps are not good, so he still has time to go to Guangdong and open the sea? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Last time, Jiangnan Jiangbei Camp alone was not much stronger than the Four Seas Gang, Nujiao Gang and other gangs led by him in terms of combat power. It was only because of the child's personal bravery that he fell short.
It happened that Jia Heng's son was not in Jinling, and he led tens of thousands of sailors to attack Jinling in one fell swoop.
Deng Biao reminded: "Master, after the servants sent people to investigate the generals in Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, since Jia Heng left, some generals have been dispatched from the Beijing camp to go south. These generals and schools have been performing continuously, so we should not underestimate them."
Duoduo said in a deep voice: "The naval battle is no different than other places. Those generals are not well-known, so they are nothing to be afraid of, and most of their soldiers are new trainees."
Among the generals of Chen Han, the only one that made him afraid was that little Jia Heng, as for the others, they were not worth mentioning.
Time flies by like water. After Princess Jinyang came to Jinling, on the one hand, she dispatched officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check the unpaid taxes that had been recovered by the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. operational matters.
As time passed, the ticket and salt law also began to show its power. The Lianghuai Salt Transport Division has confiscated nearly one million taels of salt. It has only been more than a month. Of course, due to the problem of the sales period of salt, it is impossible to do it all year round. There are so many sales, but this result is enough to make Lin Ruhai and Qi Kun happy.
Lianghuai has at least 800 million taels per year, which is a sustainable source of income for the country.
The two are working on drafting a report, and they are planning to join forces to promote the new system of salt law that has been effective in Lianghuai to other major salt fields such as Changlu, Liangzhe, and Hedong.
Before I knew it, another five or six days had passed, and Jinling City was calm except for the fact that the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps were stepping up their drills.
On this day, the Yamen of Liangjiang Governor
In the evening, the sun was setting and the twilight was deep. Shen Bing supported his tired body and returned to the back hall. He didn't care to take off his official uniform. He sat behind the desk, took off his black gauze official hat, and slightly closed his eyes. Start to close your eyes and meditate.
During this period of time, the imperial government's household department sent a document to Liangjiang Governor's Yamen, entrusting Liangjiang's autumn grain collection, and also cooperated with the household department to transport grain, and handed it over to Du Jitong, governor of water transportation, to transport grain from south to north with a large ship. How much effort was spent.
There was also a trace of tiredness on Shen Fang's elegant face, his thoughts were racing, and he began to think about the ups and downs of his official career in the past few months.
If you are dismissed and retained, as long as you work hard, there is still a chance of recovery.
For example, since the two ministries of Jiang and Meng were dismissed and retained, Zhang Zhi, the capital censor of the Shenjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, has found out the corruption situation and sent them to the capital to wait for the holy order.
According to Han Ge's old letter, as long as we cooperate to complete the collection of autumn grain, the emperor will issue a decree to reinstate the official by the end of the year.
Thinking of this, Shen Fang sighed softly again.
At this time, I suddenly heard a round and smooth voice from outside, "Is brother in the house?"
Shen Fang opened his eyes, his heart tightened, his voice was somewhat familiar, it was Xiao Zheng's.
Shen Fang sighed helplessly in his heart, opened his old eyes, and looked intently, only to see that Xiao Zheng was already dressed in plain clothes and skirts, entering the wing gracefully, under the curled up beautiful cloud bun, seeing A beautiful jade face.
"Brother, you cough a lot in autumn. I cooked some pear porridge with rock sugar, why don't you use some?" Xiao Zheng walked up to Shen Fang with slow steps, and said coquettishly.
Although Shen Bing has been dismissed and retained, Xiao Zheng doesn't care about that in order to avenge her husband, and besides Shen Bing, she doesn't know who to turn to for help.
You can't serve a thief with your body.
Shen Fang waved his hand and said, "I'm not very hungry."
Since that day, Shen Fang now also avoids this little Zheng.
He was even a little bit superstitious, and he wondered if it was a confidante, or some kind of bad luck, which made him implicated in the vortex of Zhen Zhu's defeat that day.
Xiao Zheng approached, seeing a trace of resentment between Wanli's eyebrows, put down the porridge bowl in her hand, and said softly: "Brother, you have been looking haggard these days, why don't I rub your shoulders for brother."
Shen Fang got up quickly, like avoiding snakes and scorpions, and said: "Sister and brother, I still have something to do."
Xiao Zheng's expression was stagnant, and she bit her pink lips tightly, feeling humiliated in her heart for a moment.
What can she do?Jia Heng's son and the people in the Qi party are becoming more and more powerful, besides the person in front of her, who else can she turn to for help?
While talking, the steward outside the corridor eaves said loudly: "My lord, it's not good."
Shen Fang's complexion changed slightly when he heard the words, he immediately left the study, came outside the eaves, stared at the steward, and asked, "What's going on?"
The steward said fearfully: "My lord, Master Bai said that just now there was news from the Jiangnan camp that a large number of enemy navy ships were patrolling Haimen, Suzhou Prefecture, and Songjiang Prefecture. division."
After nearly two months of preparations, Duoduo prepared several supply islands, settled down in Zhoushan and Dachen Island, and collaborated with the pirates in the chicken coop (now Wanwan) to prepare nearly three islands. The Wanshui Division divided into two groups and threatened Chen Han's coastal counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, they were called the [-] Sailors.
(End of this chapter)
At this moment, on the street outside the Princess Jinyang's mansion, in the glazed hairpin carriage under the escort of a group of nuns and maidservants, the plump beauty, after hearing the nun's report, suddenly became seductive and beautiful. Covered densely with clear frost, the narrow and clear phoenix eyes are uncertain.
That bastard also said that she can't be a queen, can she become a queen without being a queen?
The eldest princess came from Beijing, and she rushed over to greet her immediately, but what happened?He was sent back without even seeing anyone!
If she were the queen, the eldest princess would dare to be so rude to her, she should have come to see her.
The beauty in the lily-colored dress sitting beside her was holding a handkerchief, her snowy and jade-like face was full of thought, and she said softly: "Sister, the eldest princess just came here, and I think there are still many things to deal with in my hands, why don't we go back first?" ? Come back tomorrow.”
The elder sister's expression was probably angry again. Ever since Ziyu went to Haojing, the elder sister seemed to be owed her money every day.
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, snorted coldly, and said softly: "Then come back tomorrow, let's go to Ningguo Mansion to see Sister Xi'er."
It wasn't for etiquette that she didn't bother to come here to meet a widow who hadn't tasted a man for decades.
snort!It's pathetic enough.
Zhen Xue responded softly, and as the carriage turned around, the quiet afternoon sunlight shone through the bamboo curtain on the beautiful face that was as bright as a peach pistil, making it more coquettish and seductive.
Zhen Qing raised her brows, her beautiful eyes were condensed, and she said in a tone of resentment: "This heartless person has been away for so long without even a letter, so he really forgot it."
I haven't seen her for nearly a month. It's impossible for her to say that she doesn't want to, but that heartless person probably forgot about her and her sister long ago.
Zhen Xue was a little speechless, and said softly: "Sister, he is also busy with business. I heard from the mansion newspaper that a Customs Tax Branch has been added. I don't know what the regulations are."
Zhen Qing looked at her younger sister with a half-smile, and joked: "My younger sister will also read Dibao now."
She is not the only one who misses her so much, her sister just doesn't talk about it, but in fact she knows better than anyone else, and when she hugs her at night, she will talk in sleep...
"Sister." Feeling a little uncomfortable being scrutinized by Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue lowered her brows, her jade cheeks were flushed, as bright as a Danxia, she said angrily, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and immediately sighed softly, Said: "Sister, we have been in Jiangnan for a long time. The prince and concubine of Jingzhong have been writing letters and urging them to let them go back."
Zhen Qing raised her brows and asked in surprise, "Your sister is going back to Beijing?"
It has been a month since Jia Heng left Jinling, and it has been a long time since Mrs. Zhen's funeral. In addition, King Bei Jing also returned from Datong, so it is impossible for Zhen Xue to stay outside all the time.
Zhen Xue looked disappointed, and said quietly: "I've been here for a month or two, and it's time to go back."
This trip to the south of Jinling, recalling all the past, is really like a dream, those entanglements and entanglements, as well as the tenderness and love in those eyebrows and eyes, there is such a person in her heart unconsciously, lingering... go.
When I arrived in Beijing, I wanted to come and Ziyu... there was no chance of seeing each other again.
Thinking of this, Li Xin felt a colic in her heart for some reason.
Zhen Qing frowned, and said softly: "My sister goes back alone, how can I feel at ease? Why don't I go back together and write a letter saying that after the old lady passed away, everything in the family was complicated, and the two elders were very sad, so they wanted to spend more time with her. time."
Zhen Xue hesitated, "This..."
Zhen Qing took Zhen Xue's hand, seeing concern on her jade face, she smiled lightly and said, "Is my sister so eager to go back to be a widow? I think that if my sister doesn't go back now, she might be in the arms of that Concubine Beijing. I can't say... I can't take advantage of this time to give my brother-in-law another room to carry on the family."
Zhen Xue's face turned red when she heard this, her eyes flickered, she bit her pink lip with her cherry teeth, and sighed again.
What if she doesn't want to go back?When they arrived in Beijing, thinking that there would be no chance of seeing each other again, she and him had a bad relationship after all.
Zhen Qing smiled lightly, and jokingly said: "Even if my sister wants to leave, at least wait for him to come back, why don't you tell him before leaving?"
Zhen Xueying's watery eyes showed a bit of shame, and said: "Didn't he say before that after Xianning came over, it would be bad for us...to meet again."
"Just talking normally, it's not... my sister is worried about something." Zhen Qing said softly, her beautiful eyes turned, and she said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, if you are pregnant with his child, it is just right for Mrs. Bei Jing. The concubine agrees."
"Sister..." Zhen Xue's cheeks were hot, and she said anxiously, "What are you talking about?"
If she had Ziyu's child... Ah, what was she thinking about.
Zhen Qing's eyes were fixed, and she said quietly: "Unfortunately, I don't know what happened to him."
If she and his sister gave birth to his child, the weight in his heart will be heavy. Even if he is not for himself, he must also be for his child. But after so long, there is no movement, maybe this is why she is like this Don't worry about being obsessed with him.
The two sisters of the Zhen family headed for Ningguo Mansion along the Qingshiban Road in a carriage.
At this moment, in Ningguo Mansion
In a pavilion facing the garden in the backyard, a petite girl is wearing a silver-red chrysanthemum-collared beanie, a long pink satin coat with a horizontal collar, and a scarlet dress. She is sitting with a book in her hand. .
With her head down, she flipped through the pages boredly, while Zhen Xi not far away was holding a piano score and looking at it.
Jia Heng hasn't returned for more than a month, and the huge Ningguo Mansion is very quiet on weekdays, except that when Li Wen and Li Qi's mother Cao Shi comes to talk to You Shi, Li Wen and Li Qi often come and live.
Daiyu has been alone in the mansion for a long time, so it is inevitable that she will feel lonely, even though she usually has Li Wen, Li Qi and Zhen Xi usually play chess, discuss poetry, and usually relieve boredom.
Fortunately, Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue and even Zhen Lan sometimes come to visit as guests.
Because Jia Heng was not in the mansion, even though the two concubines came here more frequently, they did not arouse suspicion from others, and let go of the friendship between the Zhen family.
Zhen Xi put down the piano score in his hand, got up from the stool, and asked with curiosity under his curvy eyes, "Sister Lin, besides telling the story of A Chinese Ghost Story, Brother Heng, anything else?"
During this period of time, Zhenxi frequently pulled Daiyu to ask about some ghost stories that Jia Heng told back then, which were all stories that the girl had never heard before.
Daiyu put down a collection of words in her hand, and said with a chuckle: "That's too much, and I can't remember some of them for a while. After Brother Heng comes back, let him talk about new ones."
As she spoke, the starry eyes under the smoldering eyebrows appeared, and she lost her mind slightly. The scenes of being with that person in the past emerged in the lake of heart, sometimes making people blush and heartbroken, and sometimes feeling lost. Embarrassed and annoyed.
I haven't seen him for a month, but I feel empty in my heart, and there is no one to bleat for the lamb who is waiting to be fed.
"Zijuan, do you have the nearest residence report?" Daiyu turned her beautiful jade face, stared at Zijuan, and asked.
Zijuan put down the two cups of green tea she had brought, and said with a smile on her face, "Girl, this is the mansion newspaper from the day before yesterday, and there is no news about my uncle."
"Oh." Daiyu hummed lightly, with a hint of disappointment evident on her expression.
The two were talking, Xiren came in and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing are here."
When Zhen Xi heard this, her palm-sized face was full of surprises, and she said, "Big Sister and Second Sister are here."
Saying that, he got up and went towards the outer flower hall together with Daiyu.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue were sitting in the living room at this time to accompany You Shi to talk, because they had not yet passed the filial piety of Lord Zhen, they were still wearing plain skirts embroidered with white lilies, elegant and elegant.
Youshi was also dressed in a widow's dress, smiling slightly at this moment, talking with the two concubines.
Zhen Qing narrowed her beautiful eyes, looked at Daiyu and Zhen Xi, and said with a light smile, "Sister Lin, Sister Xi'er, how have you been these two days?"
Daiyu also went forward to talk and said, "I have seen the two concubines."
On Zhen Qing's jade face, she said with a smile: "It's not the first time I've come here, sister Lin doesn't have to be so polite."
Every time he sees this cousin, he feels that this peerless beauty, with every frown and smile, is like a sick Xi Shi.
Daiyu hadn't been shy about seeing the two concubines for the first time, she knew that the two often came to bother her lover, and the relationship between the Zhenjia family was also extraordinary.
Under Daiyu's eyebrows, her starry eyes were condensed, she looked at Zhen Qing who was opposite, and said softly: "Why is the princess so free today?"
When Brother Heng is not around, she should also act like the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.
"Come over and have a look. I was going to the eldest princess's mansion to talk to your eldest sister Yuanchun, but the eldest princess must be tired from the hard journey, so I can only go tomorrow." Zhen Qing said with a smile.
Daiyu asked in surprise, "Elder Sister is here?"
According to previous letters, Daiyu knew that not only Yuanchun, but also Tanchun, Xiangyun, and even Baochai went south this time.
Zhen Qing said softly: "I have just arrived at the house, and there is no news that they will come here at this moment. I think they will come later."
Coincidentally, while they were talking, a nun ran over from the verandah and said pleasantly: "Miss, the eldest lady sent someone to say that she has arrived in Jinling, and she will come to Ningguo Mansion later."
Daiyu nodded, feeling a little happy in her heart, and said, "Got it."
In the past few days, the mansion is inevitably a little boring. Although the sisters came here, it was a bit more noisy, but it was also a little more lively.
On the other side, Jinyang Princess Palace
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, I heard that something happened to the Zhen family a month ago, won't Auntie go see her?"
Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and said: "It's not too late to go and have a look tomorrow. We just came here, so we have to rest. Besides, Father Ni still has a debt to settle with the Zhen family."
Princess Xianning was surprised, and said, "What account?"
Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes were fixed a little, and she said: "You will know when the time comes."
Princess Xianning was thoughtful and didn't ask any more questions.
Princess Jinyang turned to look at Fu Qiufang who was at the side and said: "Go and take the account book delivered by the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy and show it to me."
Recently, the law of Lianghuai salt transportation has become popular in the world, because in Jia Heng's charter planning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Households jointly manage the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs learned that Princess Jinyang was coming, it sent someone to send it. most recent ledger.
Princess Xianning sat down, her snow-clear skin was filled with longing, and she said softly, "Auntie, do you have a letter from Mister?"
As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Chun put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Princess Jinyang.
And Baochai listened calmly.
Princess Jinyang shook her head lightly, and said, "It's not like you haven't read the letter from last time, it should still be in Haojing right now."
Princess Xianning sighed in a low voice, and said, "I don't know when sir will come back."
Princess Jinyang said: "Your little Mr. Jia is quite serious about this matter, and even made a trip in person."
Li Chanyue raised her palm-sized face when she heard the words, and said, "Mr. Xiao Jia has gone to Haojing to import Westerners' firearms."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Baochai glanced at Princess Qinghe, and there was a hint of worry on Ruli Rui's snow-white face.
A princess, a princess...
Several girls were discussing, and at this moment, Lianxue came in from the outside with a happy face, and said: "Your Highness, the news from Jinyi Mansion, Yongning Bo has already left for Jinling."
As soon as this remark came out, the eldest princess of Jinyang's snow-skinned and jade-like face was filled with joy, but she was scruples after all.
On the other hand, Princess Xianning spoke first, her bright eyes glistening, and she asked, "Where is Mr. now?"
Lianxue smiled, and said softly: "I came out of Guangzhou Fucheng a few days ago, and I should arrive in Jinling in half a month."
When Princess Xianning heard the words, she felt rather sad and said: "Half a month, it will take so long."
Xiang Yun was surprised: "Brother Heng is coming back?"
Princess Jinyang nodded and said, "If it's Feige passing on the letter, then I left from Guangzhou Fucheng a few days ago, and I should be on the way by now, so wait for more than ten days."
She can't wait to see him sooner.
There was a hint of thought in Tan Chun's bright eyes, and he said, "It's not like when I came back, I want to escort important things, maybe it will be slower."
In fact, Jia Heng had already returned to Jinling on a fast horse with Chen Xiao on the way of transportation.
Princess Jinyang said softly: "I will come back anyway, don't worry about him, it's late in the evening, let's have dinner together, Yuan Chun and Qiu Fang, you two will help me put together the account books, you little girls, take a bath and rest Come on, have dinner tonight."
Yuan Chun and Fu Qiufang nodded slightly, and went to work separately.
On the other side, Baochai, Xiangyun, and Tanchun returned to the courtyard, entered a wing room, and waited for the maid to prepare hot water.
As the three people from the Jia family, their relationship is much closer than Xianning and Li Chanyue.
Tanchun said: "Come this way, I heard that brother Heng went to Haojing because he overthrew the old law of salt, let's go and see sister Lin later."
Xiang Yun's rosy apple-round face was rosy, and he said unhappily: "Brother Heng has been running around all the time these days."
Baochai said in a low voice: "He is now carrying important national affairs on his body. These are inevitable. I heard that there was a battle in Jinling more than a month ago. I don't know if Haojing's side is going well or not."
A good man has ambitions everywhere, how can he be like that... He often hangs out among women's fans.
Tan Chun said softly: "Although the Di Bao didn't say it, I think the opening of the customs is not an easy task, it should be a battle."
Several people were talking, and the servant girl called the girls to take a bath, and then they took a bath and rested for a while. In the evening, they drove a carriage and went to Ningguo Mansion accompanied by Yuan Chun.
Daiyu was finishing talking with Zhenqing and Zhenxue when she heard the nuns in the front yard report that Yuanchun led Tanchun and the others over.
Just like that, a group of Yingying and Yanyan met in Ningguo Mansion.
In the backyard flower hall
When Xiangyun saw Daiyu, he ran over in surprise and said, "Sister Lin."
At this moment, Tanchun also came over with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for several months."
Baochai also came closer, and said with a smile: "It seems that the climate of the Jiangnan Water Village supports people. The hairpin looks rosy and radiant, and is much taller than in Beijing."
I don't know if it's her illusion, but I always feel that the fragile girl in front of me is much different than when she was in Beijing, and there is also a faint charm between her eyebrows and eyes.
Xu Shi has grown up, Tingting is more than thirteen, and cardamom is in early February.
I can't help but secretly think that I am really suspicious.
From the usual relationship, what he likes is plump bodies, and those who are like frowns, he is always indifferent... Well, what is she thinking.
Brother Bao and Shao'er in the house should be childhood sweethearts.
In fact, it was also in Rongning and Ningfu, the two people, Chai and Dai, were often compared among the servants and wives and grandmothers, Baochai inevitably had to pay attention to Daiyu.
Although it is slightly different from the best friend's mentality of secretly comparing which man to find is better, but as time goes by, the superiority after this comparison will inevitably surface in the heart.
Especially Aunt Xue, who once wanted Baochai to break up the two childhood sweethearts, Baodai who were bickering and bickering every day.
Baochai didn't have the mentality of this pair of petty and quarrelsome children who were locked up quickly, and had already seen the golden and jade character of "the crystal snow in the mountains".
Daiyu was as gloomy as Cangshan, with a hint of shame in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Sister Bao is joking, how can it be?"
Xiangyun smiled brightly on Apple's round face, like a begonia spouting pistils, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Lin has gained weight these days, and I see that her arms are a little thicker."
Daiyu: "???"
Who got fat?I have you fat?
Tanchun laughed and said, "Sister Yun, what are you talking about?"
Seeing the Jia sisters talking, Zhen Qing saw a smile in her eyes. At this moment, she looked at Yuan Chun, sized up the plump, charming, graceful and beautiful woman, and said, "Sister Yuan Chun, I just went to see the eldest princess. Is the princess resting?"
The two are of different ages, Zhen Qing is older, of course there is no size in the bed.
Yuan Chun had no choice but to explain to Princess Jinyang: "Your Highness, she is dealing with the affairs of the Salt Transportation Department in Yangzhou. She is very tired, so she will take a rest when she comes back."
Zhen Qing smiled lightly and said: "I mean, aunt, she is here this time, and she is indeed leading the emperor's errand."
As they spoke, the two sat down to talk about the old days, Zhen Xue and Youshi were also talking beside them.
In fact, Yuan Chun was quite strange, why did these two concubines go to Ningguo Mansion, and they seemed to be very familiar with Daiyu and Youshi.
Even if Xinxin recognized Brother Heng as her godfather, the two of them shouldn't be running so hard.
Chatting and chatting, listening to Zhen Xue's introduction of Zhen Xi, the beauty came to a sudden, her beautiful eyes like water turned to Zhen Xi, and asked: "Sister Xi'er, why would she follow Brother Heng to serve?"
This...serving should not be what she understood.
At this moment, Baochai was talking to Daiyu, and she was paying attention to the twin concubines of the Zhen family and Zhenxi with some attention. Hearing this, she couldn't help but glance at the shy, evasive girl.
What's going on with the Fourth Miss of the Zhen family?
Only hearing Zhen Xue sighed softly, Yanli looked complicated, and said: "It's the old lady's last wish. I don't worry about Xi'er's future life, so I betrothed Xi'er sister to Ziyu before she died. , when the Zhenhai Division was defeated in Haimen, it caused Ziyu a lot of trouble."
Sister Zhenxi was marrying on her behalf after all, so it was natural for her to explain the whole story.
But when these words came out, Baochai was startled, Lirui's snow-white face paused slightly, and she clenched the handkerchief hidden in her sleeve, what happened?
People from the Zhen family actually came to him?
If she had known that there was still such a thing going south, she should have followed, otherwise, what would be the difference from Sister Qin who was playing mahjong at home and kept everything in the dark?
Seeing Yuan Chun frowned and said nothing, Zhen Xue said softly, "Zi Yu didn't approve of this matter at first, but later..."
Later, the fourth younger sister smashed her and Ziyu's friendship...
The young woman Huaxin said, her pink cheeks were slightly hot, she settled her mind, considered her words, and said softly: "Later, I also saw that Sister Xi'er had a poor background, so she stayed with her. The Zhenjia family is a family friend. Now it can be regarded as kissing and kissing."
At this time, Zhen Qing stretched out her arms to hug her shy and blushing pink face, tilted her head in Zhen Qing's arms, and said with a smile, "It was a friendship of several lifetimes, This is also a close kiss."
Yuan Chun glanced at Zhen Xi, saw that his eyes were clear and delicate, his eyes were like a pool of clear springs, as if there were spiritual streams flowing in his eyes, his tenderness made people feel pity, and he said, "It's just..."
She swallowed back the words "just being a concubine, I'm a little wronged", nodded and said, "That's fine too."
It's just a concubine's room, and it won't affect anything. If you want to come to him...he has plans.
At this time Baochai sat down with Tanchun and Xiangyun, the moist apricot pupils under Liu Yexiu's eyebrows kept flickering.
She always felt that it was not that simple.
This scheming young girl came here this time to listen to Qin Keqing's order to "investigate the case by order". Now her mind is activated, and she feels that there are suspicious points everywhere.
Regardless of whether it is Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, these two have been confirmed at seven or eight points. Now I feel that Daiyu and Zhenxi are also a bit unusual, and even Yuan Chun. Her cousin has been on this road for a long time. The kind of love I had when I was in Heng.
What is going on?
Baochai couldn't figure it out, and couldn't think of it for a while, Jia Heng Zhou Fang would have so many vines.
……
……
Dachen Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang
In late autumn, everything withers, even the heat in the sea area of Fujian gradually dissipates, and the sea breeze blows in, making it cool and pleasant.
After a period of fighting with the Fang family in Taizhou Prefecture, the island has become occupied by Jurchen and pirates, and many ships pass by on the sea.
At the moment, Duoduo was wearing a mink mattress and bunt clothes, standing on a high place in the northeast of the island, leaning on a reddish-brown rock, the cool sea breeze blowing in front of him made the Jurchen prince shudder, and the Jurchen prince shivered, and his jaw was covered with glue. The beard sticking to the paint was a little itchy, and the increasingly fair face turned around and asked Deng Biao, "Where is Li Daoshun's navy?"
Deng Biao hurriedly replied: "Master, the news from Feige said that they have arrived at Jiangkou, and they should arrive in two days."
Duoduo nodded, under his bushy eyebrows, he looked towards the direction of Jinling with vicious eyes, and said coldly: "This time we will gather [-] to [-] sailors, and with more than [-] sailors in the south and north camps, as long as we quickly take Jinling, The entire south of the Han Kingdom was engulfed in flames of war."
Deng Biao's expression froze for a moment. For some reason, he heard the words faintly familiar. When was the last time he said it?
"Master, you asked me to keep an eye on Jia Heng's movements. Jia Heng seems to have gone to Guangdong Sea. The mansion newspaper said that the big man has lifted the sea ban and set up a customs office to collect taxes on ships and sea trade." Deng Biao Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, he said softly.
Duoduo sneered, and said in a low voice: "The naval drills in Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps are not good, so he still has time to go to Guangdong and open the sea? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Last time, Jiangnan Jiangbei Camp alone was not much stronger than the Four Seas Gang, Nujiao Gang and other gangs led by him in terms of combat power. It was only because of the child's personal bravery that he fell short.
It happened that Jia Heng's son was not in Jinling, and he led tens of thousands of sailors to attack Jinling in one fell swoop.
Deng Biao reminded: "Master, after the servants sent people to investigate the generals in Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, since Jia Heng left, some generals have been dispatched from the Beijing camp to go south. These generals and schools have been performing continuously, so we should not underestimate them."
Duoduo said in a deep voice: "The naval battle is no different than other places. Those generals are not well-known, so they are nothing to be afraid of, and most of their soldiers are new trainees."
Among the generals of Chen Han, the only one that made him afraid was that little Jia Heng, as for the others, they were not worth mentioning.
Time flies by like water. After Princess Jinyang came to Jinling, on the one hand, she dispatched officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check the unpaid taxes that had been recovered by the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. operational matters.
As time passed, the ticket and salt law also began to show its power. The Lianghuai Salt Transport Division has confiscated nearly one million taels of salt. It has only been more than a month. Of course, due to the problem of the sales period of salt, it is impossible to do it all year round. There are so many sales, but this result is enough to make Lin Ruhai and Qi Kun happy.
Lianghuai has at least 800 million taels per year, which is a sustainable source of income for the country.
The two are working on drafting a report, and they are planning to join forces to promote the new system of salt law that has been effective in Lianghuai to other major salt fields such as Changlu, Liangzhe, and Hedong.
Before I knew it, another five or six days had passed, and Jinling City was calm except for the fact that the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps were stepping up their drills.
On this day, the Yamen of Liangjiang Governor
In the evening, the sun was setting and the twilight was deep. Shen Bing supported his tired body and returned to the back hall. He didn't care to take off his official uniform. He sat behind the desk, took off his black gauze official hat, and slightly closed his eyes. Start to close your eyes and meditate.
During this period of time, the imperial government's household department sent a document to Liangjiang Governor's Yamen, entrusting Liangjiang's autumn grain collection, and also cooperated with the household department to transport grain, and handed it over to Du Jitong, governor of water transportation, to transport grain from south to north with a large ship. How much effort was spent.
There was also a trace of tiredness on Shen Fang's elegant face, his thoughts were racing, and he began to think about the ups and downs of his official career in the past few months.
If you are dismissed and retained, as long as you work hard, there is still a chance of recovery.
For example, since the two ministries of Jiang and Meng were dismissed and retained, Zhang Zhi, the capital censor of the Shenjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, has found out the corruption situation and sent them to the capital to wait for the holy order.
According to Han Ge's old letter, as long as we cooperate to complete the collection of autumn grain, the emperor will issue a decree to reinstate the official by the end of the year.
Thinking of this, Shen Fang sighed softly again.
At this time, I suddenly heard a round and smooth voice from outside, "Is brother in the house?"
Shen Fang opened his eyes, his heart tightened, his voice was somewhat familiar, it was Xiao Zheng's.
Shen Fang sighed helplessly in his heart, opened his old eyes, and looked intently, only to see that Xiao Zheng was already dressed in plain clothes and skirts, entering the wing gracefully, under the curled up beautiful cloud bun, seeing A beautiful jade face.
"Brother, you cough a lot in autumn. I cooked some pear porridge with rock sugar, why don't you use some?" Xiao Zheng walked up to Shen Fang with slow steps, and said coquettishly.
Although Shen Bing has been dismissed and retained, Xiao Zheng doesn't care about that in order to avenge her husband, and besides Shen Bing, she doesn't know who to turn to for help.
You can't serve a thief with your body.
Shen Fang waved his hand and said, "I'm not very hungry."
Since that day, Shen Fang now also avoids this little Zheng.
He was even a little bit superstitious, and he wondered if it was a confidante, or some kind of bad luck, which made him implicated in the vortex of Zhen Zhu's defeat that day.
Xiao Zheng approached, seeing a trace of resentment between Wanli's eyebrows, put down the porridge bowl in her hand, and said softly: "Brother, you have been looking haggard these days, why don't I rub your shoulders for brother."
Shen Fang got up quickly, like avoiding snakes and scorpions, and said: "Sister and brother, I still have something to do."
Xiao Zheng's expression was stagnant, and she bit her pink lips tightly, feeling humiliated in her heart for a moment.
What can she do?Jia Heng's son and the people in the Qi party are becoming more and more powerful, besides the person in front of her, who else can she turn to for help?
While talking, the steward outside the corridor eaves said loudly: "My lord, it's not good."
Shen Fang's complexion changed slightly when he heard the words, he immediately left the study, came outside the eaves, stared at the steward, and asked, "What's going on?"
The steward said fearfully: "My lord, Master Bai said that just now there was news from the Jiangnan camp that a large number of enemy navy ships were patrolling Haimen, Suzhou Prefecture, and Songjiang Prefecture. division."
After nearly two months of preparations, Duoduo prepared several supply islands, settled down in Zhoushan and Dachen Island, and collaborated with the pirates in the chicken coop (now Wanwan) to prepare nearly three islands. The Wanshui Division divided into two groups and threatened Chen Han's coastal counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, they were called the [-] Sailors.
(End of this chapter)
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