The Red Mansions

Chapter 797 Jia Heng: Even... Waiting!

Jiangnan Daying
The sky was overcast and rainless, and the autumn wind was blowing the camphor, elm, and plane trees planted around the barracks, making rustling sounds from time to time.

At this moment in the barracks of the Chinese army——

Henan Metropolitan Commander Qu Guang, and the generals Cai Quan and Xie Zaiyi of the Guoyong Battalion gathered in the Chinese barracks.

Still the same sentence, Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps have not been trained for a long time, and infantry and cavalry are dispatched and supplemented by soldiers and horses from the capital of Henan, so their combat effectiveness is still impressive.

As for the combat power of the navy, it is difficult to head-to-head with the menacing captives and the North Korean navy.

The [-] sailors of Jiangbei Daying and the [-] Zhen Haijun destroyed by Zhen Zhu, especially the latter, lost seven to eight thousand in the first battle, and have not yet recovered.

Duo Duo saw this and dared to be so unscrupulous, and the Korean Navy in Jeolla Province, North Korea, is indeed a very high-level navy, not a big fish.

"The Marquis of Annan is here." Just as Qu Guang and General Xie Cai were discussing the deployment, the captain outside the military tent called out loudly.

The generals in the Chinese barracks paused slightly when they heard the words, and exchanged glances with each other. They were all secretly on guard, but in a second, they all knew that An Nanhou was coming to check the situation at this time, and it was reasonable.

He still has the official title of inspector Jiangnan Daying Jiedushi on his head, but Jia Heng has fully taken over the Jiangnan Jiangbei Camp through the imperial decree, and authorized Qu Guang, Cai Quan, Xie Zaiyi and other generals to lead the army.

After a while, Marquis of Annan Yezhen, dressed in a python suit with a jade belt and an official hat, entered the barracks accompanied by Ye Cheng, the general at home.

Ye Zhen asked straightforwardly: "General Qu, General Xie, now that the enemy troops have provoked in the sea area, and the pirates are approaching to invade, I don't know how the Jiangnan camp will respond to the enemy's strategy?"

Qu Guang was silent for a moment, then said: "Master Hou, according to the instructions of Jieshuai before he left Beijing, if the Jurchens make a comeback, the navy will not go out to sea to meet the enemy in large numbers, and cooperate with Yanjiang to drive out on foot and wait for the reinforcements and Jieshuai to return."

Coincidentally, this strategy is actually the same as Tanchun's analysis, and of course it is the best method that Jiangnan Jiangbei camp can adopt at present.

Ye Zhen frowned, and asked, "How is the combat strength of the Jiangbei Great Southern Daying Navy?"

Qu Guang replied: "Jiangbei Daying has [-] sailors, and Jiangnan Daying Zhenhaiwei has [-] sailors. Combined with the North and South Battalions, the strength of the navy is now less than [-]. Many of them are newly recruited and neglected to fight. In terms of military strength, we need to wait for the support of the Fuzhou Navy."

If a naval force of [-] were to fight against the "foreign mercenary regiment" led by Duoduo, it would be easy to suffer a defeat due to the small number of troops. Will let the captives freely.

Ye Zhen looked dignified, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "When will Uncle Yongning come back?"

That young man's martial arts has not returned, the navy is really not suitable for battle, the best policy is to wait for reinforcements.

Cai Quan then said: "A few days ago, the military emergency delivery was sent there, and Commander Jie is already on his way back."

Ye Zhen thought for a while, looked at Qu Guang and Cai Quan, and said, "Now that the enemy army is pressing down on the border, people in Jinling City are panicking. I intend to dispatch some soldiers and horses from the Jiangnan camp to consolidate the defense of Jinling City and help the Jinling government to maintain law and order. , what does General Qu think?"

Compared with Zhen Zhu's defeat this time, the people of Jinling were even more panicked, because Jurchen claimed to have an army of [-].

Qu Guangdao: "Master Hou, just now General Xie has proposed to dispatch [-] soldiers from the Jiangnan camp to defend the city."

Ye Zhen nodded, stared at several people, and asked, "General Qu, have all the letters for help from other provinces been sent?"

Qu Guangdao: "A few days ago, we asked Zhejiang, Fuzhou, and Denglai to dispatch naval forces to attack the captive naval forces."

Ye Zhen paused when he heard the words, and finally swallowed back the words of taking over the Jiangnan Camp.

There was a brief silence in the Chinese barracks.

But at this moment, suddenly a school lieutenant came running from the outside to pass the order, walked quickly into the army tent, cupped his hands and said: "Generals, Commander-in-Chief Jie is back."

As soon as this remark came out, Annanhou Yezhen and Qu Guang, who were in the military tent, who were as silent as death, their expressions changed slightly, and then they became happy.

Even Annan Hou Yezhen secretly let out a sigh of relief.

It can be said that today's Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps are lacking a backbone to make up their minds.

At this moment, outside the camp of the Chinese Army

I don't know when, the sky is raining again, and the sky and the earth are boundless.

Dozens of cavalry in brocade clothes surrounded a young man in a python suit, and he got off his horse under the welcome of soldiers from the Jiangnan camp.

Jia Heng's face was dusty.

After receiving the letter from the flying pigeons from Jinling, Jia Heng and Chen Xiao led a large number of cavalry from Nanchang Mansion on fast horses to Jinling, and the team of mules and horses escorting the fire guns and Hongyi cannons followed. Still on the official road, they quickly arrived at Jinling.

Chen Xiao looked at the barracks in the distance, her clear eyes flickered, and she said in a low voice: "We came back in time, the battle has not yet started."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "With the strength of the Jiangnan Daying Navy, it may not be the opponent of the Jurchen and the Korean Navy. If you want to wipe out the invading enemy, you need to make a good arrangement."

This time, he wanted to annihilate the Jurchen's servant army - the Korean Navy, which was a threat that could affect the Han court's march into Liaodong by sea.

Qu Guang and other generals came out of their barracks and came to the front. Seeing that it was Jia Heng, his face was mostly excited, and he cupped his hands and said, "The last general will wait to see Marshal Jie."

Jia Heng looked at Qu Guang, Xie Zaiyi and the others, stretched out his hands to support them, and said with a hearty smile: "You generals, please forgive me."

Then, he looked up at Annan Hou Yezhen.

Ye Zhen had a serious face, with a look of admiration in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Uncle Yongning, don't come here without any problems."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Master Hou has always been good."

The generals simply greeted each other, and then Jia Heng strode into the Chinese barracks. At this moment, the generals of the Jiangnan Camp filled the entire Chinese barracks.

Before Qu Guang came to the hanging Jiangnan coastal map, he briefly introduced the enemy's situation, and said: "Jie Shuai, now the enemy bandits are inviting war in Haimen and other places, and the guards of Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture have also reported that a large number of pirates are harassing the coast. "

Jia Heng said: "As previously planned, to chase and kill with horses and horses, as long as the opponent's ship approaches Haimen, our navy will go to chase them away, but in the past few days, we should avoid their sharp edge, and it is not appropriate to have a big battle."

The Hongyi cannon will not be delivered in a few days, and before the cannon is dispatched, even if he personally leads the navy to fight, he may not be able to get any advantage.

Annan Hou Yezhen suddenly said: "Uncle Yongning, the enemy navy may force our navy to retreat at Haimen, and then run across the coast. During the period when the Fuzhou navy came to help, Jurchen led the troops to attack, and the There is not much food and supplies, and if we use the navy to plunder Suzhou, Taicang and other places, if our army blindly avoids and does not fight, it will not be a long-term solution after all.”

You can wait for the Fuzhou navy to come to your rescue, but it is also difficult to delay for a long time.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "The enemy's eagerness to fight is due to the fact that the guest soldiers are coming, and the military supplies are not available. As long as I wait for five or six days, and wait for the enemy's enthusiasm to lose first, there will be another opportunity."

"There is another turning point, five or six days?" Ye Zhen frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"One is to wait for the latest batch of guns brought from Haojing, and the other is to wait for the assistance of the navy from Zhejiang, Denglai and other places." Jia Heng explained.

Ye Zhen frowned, and asked, "The cannonballs of the Hongyi people?"

He had also heard the name of the Hongyi people's guns, but he thought it might not be much better than the imperial army. It seemed a little risky for Yongning Bo to bet his treasure on the Hongyi people's guns.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "The guns of the Hongyi people are slightly more powerful than the Flang machine guns. If we use the guns to engage in a large-scale sea battle with Jurchen, our army will be like a tiger with wings, and we have the hope of winning more with less." .”

Ye Zhen nodded when he heard the words, and said: "It's good to delay this for a while, but the public opinion in the city will be in an uproar."

If there is no progress in a few days, Jinling City may have something to say, and it may start to criticize Jia Heng again, and even impeach Jia Heng to the court.

Jia Heng said: "Don't worry about this. The timing of sending troops is a matter of success or failure. It's not something civil officials who don't understand military affairs can comment on. I also hope that Marquis Annan will not tell them about today's arrangement in order to calm people's hearts. I will go there tomorrow afternoon. sea ​​Gate."

With the "holding back" of this group of people, Duoduo can be paralyzed to the greatest extent, thinking that the officers and soldiers are afraid and unable to retreat.

"Of course not." Marquis Annan said, "However, the news that Uncle Yongning has returned to Jinling to sit in Jinling should be spread quickly in order to stabilize people's hearts."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "I'll let people spread the news later."

Although he didn't think this short-term peace of mind would have any effect, after a few days he couldn't hold on, some officials in Jinling City must have started to jump up again.

As time passed, the news that Jia Heng returned to Jinling and went to Jiangnan Daying to sit in the town gradually spread to Jinling City, and the people who were originally panicked really settled down.

In any case, the previous Haimen victory was a real victory over Jurchen, and Yongningbo can still look forward to it.

Even if they are really defeated, give them time to escape.

This is the thinking of some official officials in Jinling City at this moment.

Jia Heng also assigned missions to the generals in the Jiangnan Camp. Xie Zaiyi led a troop to Songjiang Mansion and Taicang Mansion to deal with the captives.

Xie Jing led the infantry to strengthen the defenses in Jinling City, while Cai Quan returned to Jiangbei Camp and deployed defenses along the river.

After the arrangement was completed, it was almost evening, and Jia Heng and Chen Xiao hurried back to Jinling City.

Ningguo Mansion

It was already evening, You Shi had already ordered the back kitchen to prepare meals for the visiting Cao Shi, Li Wen, Li Qi and Zhen Lan.

Because Jia Heng was not at home, whether it was the Cao family or Zhen Lan, several people who came to visit during this period were mostly kept in Ningguo Mansion.

At this moment, in the hall of the back house, outside the window, the rain is beating plantains, passing through the forest and leaves, while the candles in the house are brightly lit, and there are many figures. Daiyu and Baochai are playing backgammon.

This simple game invented by Jia Heng has become popular in Ningrong and Rongfu. Compared with the time-consuming and labor-intensive game of Go, the rules of backgammon are much simpler.

Baochai held a chess piece in her hand and placed it on the chessboard.

And Tanchun talked with Zhen Lan, narrating the history books. Ever since the two of them talked about the military affairs, the two third ladies of the Zhen Jia family really felt a little sympathetic to each other.

Xiangyun, Li Wen and Li Qi came to the mahogany calligraphy table and appraised it around a pair of landscape calligraphy and paintings.

Both Li Wen and Li Qi have learned to draw, and although they are not like everyone else, they still look good.

Just when all the Yingying and Yanyan were having fun, suddenly a nanny came running out of breath from the front yard and said, "Grandma You, Miss Lin, Master Heng is back."

And this sentence, as if pressing the pause button for the vivid and beautiful picture, all the girls in the room stopped what they were doing and looked at the nanny in unison.

Under the bright lights, the exquisite and picturesque eyebrows and eyes are either gloomy and smoky, or moist, or aura like a stream, or bright and bright, or bright, or gentle and quiet.

Xiang Yun asked in surprise, "Where is Brother Heng now?"

"I'm coming here from the flower hall." The nun said with a smile.

On the corridor from the front yard to the back house, slanting wind and drizzle were blowing in our faces. Jia Heng and Chen Xiao hurried away, asking Qingwen about the situation at home.

Qingwen said: "Master, Miss San, Miss Yun, and Miss Bao are all here."

Jia Heng paused, with surprise in his eyes, Baochai, why is she here?
Chen Ling, who was following, glanced at Jia Heng, caught the look of suspicion, frowned, and inevitably let out a cold snort.

Looking at it this way, it is likely that the girl from the Xue family is also unclear to him.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and decided to calm down Daiyu's emotions first, and said softly: "Qingwen, I'm covered in dust and dust at the moment, I'm going to take a bath and change clothes first."

Give Daiyu a period of time to cool down. Anyway, he is worried that Daiyu will not see her for a while, and when he sees Daiyu suddenly, he will rush into his arms all at once.

Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, you also go to take a bath and change your clothes."

Chen Xiao's complexion was frosty, and she gave a faint "hmm", then walked separately at the moon gate, and went to the courtyard where she lived.

Jia Heng and Qingwen came to the wing room where they usually take a bath, after taking a bath, they changed into a jade-colored colorful brocade robe, and then left for the back house.

Looking up, the twilight is low, and the eaves tiles under the corridor of the huge Ningguo Mansion have raised lanterns everywhere, swaying non-stop in the cold autumn wind and rain.

In the back hall, all the young girls were looking forward, if not for the maid came to tell Jia Heng to take a bath and change clothes first, such as Xiangyun and Tanchun had already gone to meet Jia Heng.

"Master is here."

Just at the threshold where everyone was expecting, the beaded curtains rattled, and the handsome young man Xiao Xuan raised, crossed the threshold, walking at a leisurely pace, but Qingwen had long since disappeared.

"Brother Heng." Xiang Yun shouted first, got up from the chair, then stepped forward quickly, and looked at the boy opposite.

Several other girls watched this scene with a smile.

Xiangyun is innocent and innocent, and because of his young age, everyone didn't think about anything else.

Jia Heng took Xiangyun's chubby little hand and said with a light smile, "Sister Yun, when are you coming?"

"I've been here for a few days, and I've been staying in the mansion. Eldest Sister and Sister Bao are still here." Xiangyun said, looking at Baochai.

Seeing Jia Heng's gaze, Baochai paused for a moment, suppressing the turbulent emotions, and just nodded.

At this moment, Daiyu looked at the face haunted by dreams, the starry eyes under the smoky eyebrows were covered with a layer of mist for some reason, and her nose was slightly sour.

Brother Heng has become much emaciated.

After all, it was out of consideration for the large number of people, coupled with the emotional cooling that had just passed for a period of time, Daiyu didn't show too many gaffes.

Zijuan stared at Daiyu's expression from the side, and pulled Fairy Jiangzhu's sleeve at the right time, signaling her girl to restrain herself, so as not to let others see the clue.

At this moment, Baochai also looked at Jia Heng with a pair of shining apricot eyes. Earlier, she wanted to pay attention to the change of Daiyu's expression, but when she saw that person again, strong thoughts surged in her heart. How could she care about others? Look at Jia Heng.

Fortunately, at this moment, everyone's eyes in the hall were on the young man, and no one needed to say anything.

Even a pair of deer-like timid, aura-like eyes cast their gazes over, sometimes lowering their heads.

At this moment, Tanchun asked, "Brother Heng, does he know that something happened in Jinling?"

"I see, come here as soon as possible." Jia Heng said.

Yuanyang said softly: "Master, please sit down and talk."

This "sane" girl caught the eyes of Baochai and Daiyu, and sighed deeply in her heart.

Ms. Xue and Ms. Lin are probably also with him...

Jia Heng sat down on the nanmu chair, the attacker offered tea, and said with a light smile, "Master, please drink tea."

Jia Heng nodded and took a sip.

Xiang Yun asked curiously, "Why has Brother Heng been away for so long?"

Jia Heng said: "Time has been delayed on the road, in fact, it hasn't been long in Haojing."

"Hao Jing said that he has red hair and blue eyes, is that true?" Xiang Yun asked curiously with bright eyes.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Some are like that, but not all of them. This time I brought some barbarians from Haojing. Sister Yun can take a look."

Tanchun asked: "Brother Heng, have you settled everything?"

Jia Heng said: "It's all done. I heard that something happened here and I came back. Fortunately, Jinling is still peaceful. My younger sister, younger sister Yun, and younger sister Xue are also here."

Among the young girls, Baochai and Daiyu were worried that they would be suspicious if they were too close to each other in front of so many people, so they were both asked by Xiangyun and Tanchun.

Jia Heng asked: "Third sister, where is the eldest sister?"

It's been a long time since I saw him, and he also misses Yuanchun a little bit. Compared with Zhen's twin concubines, Yuanchun actually gives him a better feeling, round and smooth, gentle and considerate.

The others are all little girls, and they are not easy to touch.

"The eldest sister is still at the eldest princess's mansion, and Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe are here this time." Tan Chun said softly.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's not too late to go and have a look after dinner."

I can only wait until later to meet Yuanchun and Jinyang in the past.

Daiyu's shining star eyes fell on Jia Heng's face without moving for a moment, she stared affectionately, her pink lips slightly parted, and said, "Brother Heng, people in the city are panicking now."

Jia Heng cast his gaze to meet Daiyu's misty eyes, and his heart moved slightly. In order to prevent others from seeing the clue, he quietly staggered his eyes, and said in a low voice: "I have to go tomorrow afternoon." Go to Weigang, Tongzhou."

"Brother Heng is leaving?" Dai Yu asked in surprise, her starry eyes condensed.

The others also looked at Jia Heng.

Jia Heng said softly: "We need to go to Tongzhou Weigang to check."

Daiyu hadn't seen him for more than a month, she must have missed him, Daiyu at this age is indeed clingy.

Well, there is another Baochai.

When Jia Heng turned his eyes, he cast his eyes on Baochai who was aside. Compared with Daiyu's eyes, which cannot hide the unrestrained affection, those watery apricot eyes are much more restrained, hiding tenderness and yearning.

Jia Heng didn't like to look too much, she couldn't help but glance at Zhen Xi who was sitting under Baochai, and fled into the forest like a frightened deer, leaving only the leaves of grass swaying.

Jia Heng paused, but looked at Zhen Lan and asked, "Sister Lan is here too."

Zhen Lan was generous, looked at Jia Heng boldly, and said with a light smile, "I'm bored at home, so I came over to have a look. Just now I told Sister Tanchun how to use troops in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei Camps now. Brother Heng just now Come back from Jiangnan Camp."

Jia Heng smiled, turned to look at Tanchun, and asked, "What did the third sister say?"

Zhen Lan briefly explained Tanchun's analysis, and said, "Brother Heng thinks what Third Sister said is right?"

There is no way to get more conclusive information from the parties involved.

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Lan and asked, "Sister Lan, is she spying on a military plane?"

Not only did this sister-in-law look similar to Zhen Qing, but she also had the same temperament. Zhen Qing also asked him often, as if she didn't treat herself as an outsider.

Zhen Xi tugged on Zhen Lan's sleeve lightly, and said in a low voice, "Third Sister, how can I ask Brother Heng for these military secrets?"

Zhen Lan said softly: "I just listened to Brother Heng's talk. Anyway, the whole city will know how to transfer troops after two days. Brother Heng chooses what he can talk about."

Jia Heng said softly: "The third sister is partly true."

Except for the Hongyi Cannon, which still needs to be kept secret, as Zhen Lan said, it has been spread everywhere in the past two days, but Jia Heng didn't make it clear.

Jia Heng looked at the handsome Tanchun, and praised: "The third younger sister has really improved."

Hearing this, Tan Chun's cheeks that were as clear as snow turned red, and he said softly, "Brother Heng, I also said that in private."

"This is rare. I haven't told you about this before, but you can analyze some of it yourself, which shows that you will miss it." Jia Heng laughed.

Xiang Yun took Tan Chun's hand with a smile, and said, "Third Sister, don't be modest, now, Brother Heng has confirmed it."

Everyone laughed lightly when they heard the words, the lights swayed with the wind, and the pleasant and warm fragrance in the room seemed to be blown away by the laughter.

At this time, You Shi and Cao Shi also came over, You Shi smiled peacefully, and said softly: "The food in this room is ready, and we just use some together."

Jia Heng looked at the gentle and elegant beauty, nodded, then looked at Daiyu and Baochai, and said, "Let's all have dinner together."

After dinner, I sat down again to talk.

Jia Heng gave instructions to a nanny, then looked at the crowd of Yingying and Yanyan, and said: "This time I went to Haojing and bought some Portuguese specialties for you, and Qingwen will bring them to you later. .”

Xiangyun asked curiously: "Brother Heng, did you encounter anything interesting during your trip to Haojing?"

Jia Heng smiled, looked at Baochai suddenly, and said: "This time I went to Haojing, but I didn't stay for a long time, mainly because I was busy with business, but I met Xue Shibo and Sister Baoqin in Guangzhou Fucheng. They came back together, and they should arrive in two or three days."

When Baochai heard this, she was slightly startled, and asked, "Brother Heng, have you met Baoqin?"

Baoqin is Baochai's cousin, and the two are also good sisters who played together since childhood.

Jia Heng briefly narrated the story, smiled and said: "It was a coincidence that I met Xue Shibo and Baoqin."

I haven't seen you for a few months, so I can't help but look at Baochai's subtle changes. In terms of appearance, she does have a little resemblance to Baoqin, but Baochai's eyebrows and eyes don't have Baoqin's cuteness and romance. On the contrary... because of him, There is a natural charm of charm gathered in the corners of the eyebrows and eyes.

Zhen Lan didn't say goodbye, she had decided to sleep in the same room with her younger sister Zhen Xi later, looking at the young man, she wanted to ask about the Jiangnan Daying Navy.

But for a while, he didn't dare to make mistakes.

Although this person was not much older than her, but the majesty when he was serious made people feel a little timid.

Jia Heng talked with the girls, and said: "It's getting late, you play for a while, and take a rest earlier. I'll go to the Princess Chang's mansion to inquire about Lianghuai Salt Affairs, and I'll come back later."

This kind of one-to-many face-to-face chat is really quite difficult. It is necessary to make eye contact with individual people, but not to neglect everyone.

And there are both hairpins and daisies, so it's not easy to unlock and shepherd the sheep later...

He thinks it's better to hide for a while first, and then defeat them one by one.

Tan Chun's bright eyes were crystal clear, and he whispered, "Brother Heng, go."

Jia Heng nodded, then got up and left Ningguo Mansion.

The princess mansion——

In fact, the mansion of such noble and wealthy families as Ningguo Mansion is not far from the eldest princess's mansion, only two streets away.

Princess Jinyang had already heard the news of Jia Heng's return from Xia Houying, the commander of Jinyidu. She had just read the summary of account books delivered by Fu Qiufang and Yuan Chun, picked up the embroidery fabric, and started to work on needlework.

In the past few days, Princess Jinyang has been very busy. On the one hand, she is visiting the relatives of the emperor who live in Jinling, and on the other hand, she is checking the salt account books sent by the Lianghuai Salt Administration.

In addition, there are also records and archives of the property confiscated by several salt merchants in Chengma, so that they can be sold at a discount.

Now Jinling City is shrouded in the shadow of war, and the big households in the city are not in the mood to buy objects and antique calligraphy and paintings. Naturally, many things cannot be sold, and they just wait for the right time.

Yuan Chun looked at the eldest princess of Jinyang who was sewing the fabric with an embroidery needle. The graceful and exquisite figure of the beauty was projected in the window casement. , softly said: "Your Highness, it's so late, he shouldn't be here."

Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue sat not far away, the two girls were playing Go, but they were somewhat absent-minded, listening to Yuan Chun and Princess Jinyang's narration.

The embroidery needles in the hands of the eldest princess of Jinyang kept on, and the jade face under the crescent eyebrows lifted slightly, and said softly: "He will be busy with military affairs tomorrow, so why would he come here today, I will wait a little longer, what will happen this time?" It's still early to rest."

While talking, a female officer went up the stairs and said: "Your Highness, Uncle Yongning is here."

Princess Jinyang put down the embroidered fabric in her hands, looked at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue who had put down the chess pieces and stood up, and said in a low voice, "Here we come."

Princess Xianning looked happy, and said softly: "Then I'll go down to meet you."

"stop."

The jade feet under the green skirt of Princess Xianning paused slightly, and the bright eyes under the beautiful eyebrows showed a hint of anger, bullying her again!

Li Chanyue paused slightly, with worry in her eyes, she took Princess Xianning's hand and said softly, "Cousin."

Didn't it be agreed at the beginning that you can't rush?

Princess Jinyang said calmly, "Just wait for him to come up."

As he spoke, he looked through the window, and saw the young man in colorful brocade robes holding a lantern, led by the lady officer to the attic, the lanterns in the corridor were on and off, and under his stern eyebrows, his eyes were sharp and calm .

The young man seemed to be aware of it, his steps paused slightly, and he looked up, meeting the eyes of the beauty in the attic. After a while, Princess Jinyang watched Jia Heng go up the stairs.

"Brother Heng."

"gentlemen."

Several people in the attic called, their voices were either cold or soft.

But Li Chanyue just pursed her pink lips, looked at the young man quietly, but didn't call out.

Lian Xue screened the female officer back, and there were only a few people left in the attic.

Jia Heng quietly looked at the beautiful woman standing in front of the window with her arms around her knees, and called softly, "Li'er."

Princess Jinyang's tender body trembled slightly, and her expression was in a trance for a while.

Immediately, I saw that person had come.

The two hugged each other up close. Although they were not intimate, the warmth of reunion after a long absence made Yuan Chun feel slightly absent-minded.

Compared with others, His Highness' meaning to Brother Heng is unique after all.

Princess Xianning frowned, her clear eyes flickered, the candlelight on the high table flickered lightly, the orange light reflected on her snow-like cheeks, she couldn't help biting her lower lip with her white teeth.

Princess Jinyang let go of Jia Heng, stared at that snow-clear cheek, smiled and said, "You're back?"

Her jade face was as red as a cloud, her heart was pounding, and both Chanyue and Xianning were still there.

But there was an uncontrollable sweetness in my heart, hmph, I just let...she see it.

Jia Heng nodded, with complicated eyes, and said softly: "I'm back."

Compared with the many people in Ningguo Mansion who are afraid to embrace the hairpin and Daisy in front of everyone, now that they are reunited with Princess Jinyang, there is no one else in the attic at the moment, so they don't have so many scruples.

Of course, it's been too long since I saw each other, and I can't help myself for a while.

Well, if Xiaoxiao was here, he wouldn't dare.

Jia Heng let go of Princess Jinyang's waist, looked at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue with warm eyes, and said, "Xianning, Chanyue, I haven't seen you for a while."

As he spoke, he gently pulled the hands of Xianning and Li Chanyue gently.

Earlier, the two danced in front of Jia Heng.

"Mr. Jia." Li Chanyue's brows and eyes drooped slightly, her pink cheeks flushed with blushing, she just pretended not to see it.

Really, Mr. Jia, this doesn't even take into account her perception.

Princess Xianning didn't think so much, under Liu Yexiu's eyebrows, her clear eyes overflowed with longing, tracing the face of day and night, she whispered: "Mr."

Jia Heng let go of a petite hand, took Xianning's hand with both hands, and said softly: "Xianning, I miss you."

Li Chanyue: "???"

No, why did you drop my hand?
"Sir." Princess Xianning was embraced by Jia Heng, her delicate body trembled slightly, her eyes were as bright as water under her slightly drooping eyelashes, and the grievance hidden in her heart just now dissipated in an instant.

Jia Heng said: "I bought you some gifts, are these local products from Hao Jing?"

As he spoke, he took out a string of crystal beads, gave it to Princess Xianning's slender hand, and put it on her wrist.

Princess Xianning's bright eyes sparkled, and she asked, "Sir, is this?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "When I was in Haojing, I saw it looked pretty, so I bought it for you."

Princess Jinyang sat down, picked up a cup of tea, her red lips, like rose petals, pressed against the porcelain cup, took a sip, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, showing a hint of indifference.

Before, she really thought she wasn't jealous!

But it was actually a bracelet, she hadn't worn that thing for a long time.

Seeing Li Chanyue this time, the faint smile on her face suddenly froze.

Perhaps, she is the extra.

Jia Heng took out another one and said, "Chanyue, this is for you."

Li Chanyue was feeling dejected, she pursed her lips and said nothing, suddenly she felt that her plain hand had landed in the gentle palm, and then a brocade box had landed in her own hand.

"Here are a pair of Xingyue earrings. Chanyue will be a big girl in the future. You can replace the earrings with these earrings." Jia Heng smiled lightly, whispered, and gently opened the brocade box.

Li Chanyue looked down at the earrings in the brocade box, her eyes were attracted by the sparkling blue crescent, and said softly, "Thank you, Mr. Jia."

Mr. Jia is really caring.

Although the two of them lived in a well-to-do family, these jewels were never missing, but this was a gift from Jia Heng, especially the first time that Jia Heng gave Li Chanyue something other than a "handkerchief", so there were many different meanings.

Jia Heng didn't send any more gifts either, the two little girls liked these formalisms, so it's fine to give them when they are intimate with Yuan Chun and Jin Yang.

This time, Princess Jinyang put down the teacup, but her aunt smiled on her beautiful face.

Well, in fact, there is a relationship.

Originally, this beauty didn't like the Song sisters very much. Although she had accepted Xianning who came out halfway, there was still a trace of grudge deep in her heart.

Jia Heng sat down, met the concerned eyes of Princess Jinyang, and said: "After I come back, I will go to Jiangnan Daying first, and wait for another five or six days, and there will be results."

In fact, it only takes three days for the Hongyi cannon to be delivered. He said this intentionally in the barracks, so as not to let the wind leak.

Princess Jinyang frowned slightly, and asked: "I heard that Jurchen has 5 people coming this time, what are your chances of winning?"

Jia Heng pondered: "With the help of Hongyi cannons and flintlock guns, [-]% dare not say, [-]% to [-]% are still there. After this battle is over, there will be no more troubles in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's stay for a while. You can go back to Beijing."

After speaking, he told the specific details of going to Haojing in detail, without hiding anything from Jinyang.

Princess Xianning was caressing the bracelet fondly at this time, hearing this, raised her pure and charming jade face, and looked at the young man with bright eyes, as if she and Jia Heng had also arrived at Haojing.

Princess Jinyang was curious, and asked in surprise, "Ziyu, is the Hongyi Cannon really that powerful?"

Jia Heng said: "It also depends on how to use it. It does have miraculous effects in naval battles and city defense battles, especially when the Jurchens don't know how to do it. When they are panicked, they can reap all the benefits."

Princess Jinyang smiled and said, "It's good if you think it's useful, and I'm going to tell you that the new reform of the Lianghuai Salt Law has been very effective. It has already been dispatched, and plans to implement the Lianghuai Salt Law to other salt fields, what do you think?"

Jia Heng said: "This matter can be postponed for a while, until the end of the year, when the results of the salt law reform are consolidated, then promote this matter. Now I am busy fighting, and the Qi Party is actively advocating this matter. Achievements."

In fact, Yang Guochang's status is already unstable, and Qi Kun is the one who can take over as the leader of the Qi Party. Now he needs to accumulate political capital for himself.

Thoughts appeared in the charming Liubo eyes of the eldest princess of Jinyang, and after a while, she said softly: "Then I will tell the emperor that the new system of salt law still needs to be adjusted and corrected during the trial implementation, so it has to be slowed down." It is."

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "It's better for you to go to Shushu, Uncle Lin can also go to Shushu to agree."

At this time, it is really not good for him to intervene any more.

Now you can't hold everything in your hands, or you can't stand in front of the stage blatantly, otherwise you will be in charge of the army and money.

The eldest princess of Jinyang said: "Then you should prepare well for this battle. If you can win a big battle, you can marry Chanyue and Xianning back home earlier. They are not young anymore. That's right, people want to laugh at Tian's family."

When it came to the end, the tone was a bit joking.

After saying this, the clear eyes under Princess Xianning's beautiful eyebrows looked at Jia Heng with rippling waves, and called softly: "Sir."

In fact, she also wanted to marry her husband as soon as possible.

Li Chanyue's jade face was slightly red, she pursed her pink lips, and tightly grasped the earrings that Jia Heng gave her, the eyes of Zang Xing Yunyue saw longing.

Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe, smiled lightly, and said, "I'm afraid we have to wait, I'm afraid this battle won't work."

The credit he has made since he went south is in the rectification of the salt affairs. The former is credit, rather it is his duty as the governor of Jinyi. Whether he can be promoted or not depends on the emperor's will.

It can be said that it is the duty. After all, the young is not as good as the weak crown. Isn't it right to do some dirty work when you come to military secretaries and Jinyi governors with common clothes?
Besides, he is still the son-in-law appointed by the emperor, and he has to ask for rewards for everything?
So this can be ignored, just brush up the favorability, and the holy family will increase.

There is only military merit, and those who have military merit must be promoted to nobles. No one can confuse this, because this is the foundation of the founding of the country by the four kings, eight princes and twelve princes of Chen and Han. Otherwise, which dynasty would have four iron hat kings with different surnames?

Even Yang Guochang would not be sloppy on this issue.

The military merit is mainly the victory of Haimen, but the merit is not enough to be named a marquis. Even if Duoduo is captured, it is still a bit reluctant, so only the prince Taibao is added, which is more like an encouragement to continue to work hard during the intermission.

Therefore, the appearance of Duoduo and the Korean navy was the opportunity for him to become a marquis.

If the invading enemy is completely wiped out and Duoduo is captured, no matter whether he is dead or alive, he will be named a marquis, and he is not a third-class marquis like Shi Ding, but at least a second-class marquis, or even... a first-class marquis!

But even with such credit, it is still not enough for Emperor Chongping to marry a princess and princess, because it is difficult to stop the mouth of the world.

Princess Xianning saw Jia Heng's face look sad, and said softly: "Sir, don't worry, Chanyue and I can wait for you."

Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning with gentle eyes, but there was less lust in his eyes and more pity, and he said softly: "After this year, you are nineteen years old, so it's not good to procrastinate like this. "

"Sir." Xianning heard the words, his crystal clear eyes trembled, his nose felt sour for a while, and his heart was sweet and sour.

Because this is the first time someone Jia mentioned Princess Xianning's lifelong event, in the past... only enjoyment, not talking.

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to hold Princess Xianning's slender catkin, and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't make you wait too long."

"En." Princess Xianning responded in a low voice, her cheeks as pink as snow, her heart filled with sweetness.

Jia Heng looked at the girl and sighed softly in his heart.

Xianning has followed him since the Henan War, and he has no secrets about his affection in the palace, and his reputation has more or less affected him.

After a long time, if you don't marry again, people in the world will talk about it.

He had discovered this problem before, the status of the woman he provoked was too high, but the title was too low, so he needed a little planning.

So, I gave Duoduo a chance, otherwise, how could Duduo escape?

Xiaoxiao probably found out, and then felt that he had a different heart, and wanted to arouse his self-reliance.

Princess Jinyang smiled sweetly and said: "Don't worry too much, it's really impossible, it's okay to let Xianning wait for a few more years, Chanyue will marry first and then be married, Chanyue is not afraid of people's comments, right?"

Li Chanyue: "..."

Well, she is not afraid of discussion, but...

Princess Xianning: "???"

Jia Heng glanced at Li Ren helplessly, and said, "I still want people in the world to have less gossip, so that the two of them can become a good story."

Li Chanyue and Xingyue's eyes flickered, staring at the young man with a little bewilderment.

Yuan Chun pursed his pink lips, his plump face showed concern, and said, "Brother Heng, you said you met Baoqin just now?"

Listening to several people talking about their future marriage, it is impossible to say that they are not disappointed.

She and him, it's not a matter of meritorious deeds, alas...

Jia Heng said softly: "Well, she and Uncle Xue will be here in a few days. If Eldest Sister is free these two days, she can go back to the mansion."

He was worried that the two supreme beings, Chai and Dai, would fight, and when they raised their hands, the void would be shattered, and the avenue would be obliterated. With the big sister Yuanchun around, the two sisters Xue Lin might sell "Concubine Yuan" to save face.

Youshi is not very good at it. He was originally a saw-mouthed gourd, and he has no position to take care of other things.

(End of this chapter)