The Red Mansions

Chapter 839 Zhen Qing: Ziyu, it's great to have you here... (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

In the courtyard, the verdant bamboo grove rustled, making it even more quiet and unspeakable. The wind in the winter morning was a little damp and cold, blowing the lanterns and shaking them non-stop, but they were isolated by the cotton curtains on the door. outside.

Zhen Qing was sitting on the bed in the house, staring in a daze from boredom, that gorgeous and seductive face had long lost the radiance of the past, instead it was a little more pale and weak.

Since the assassination of Prince Chu's son these few days, Zhen Qing has fallen into a state of confusion. Even though she made a determination in her heart that she would never admit defeat, as time passed, that huge loss still swept over like darkness. body and mind.

Zhen Xue, who was sitting on the side of the bed talking, was peeling an orange, handed it over, and said softly, "Sister, eat this."

Zhen Qing responded with a "huh" and took the orange. The sweet and sour juice from the orange lingered in her mouth, which seemed to dissipate a lot of the grief in her heart.

At this moment, a nun entered the room and said loudly: "Wangfei, Uncle Yongning came to visit Wangfei and report the progress of the case."

When he was in the posthouse, Jia Heng mentioned in front of the king of Chu that he wanted to ask Zhen Qing about the details of the assassination. The king of Chu was worried at first, and he was worried that Zhen Qing would tell Jia Heng about his ugly behavior that day.

But after waiting for a few days, he found that Jia Heng did not go to consult Zhen Qing, and the King of Chu gradually felt relieved.

Under Zhen Qing's brows, her dazed gaze gradually recovered, she stared at Zhen Xue, and said, "Sister."

Zhen Xue put down the orange in her hand, and turned away the surrounding ladies and nuns, only Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue were left in the wing room for a while.

Because the mothers and maids in the mansion are Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue's confidantes in Zhen's family, they don't believe it.

Accompanied by Chen Xiao, Jia Heng walked into the mansion, walked along the chaoshou veranda, passed through the flower-walled pavilion, and came to the rear courtyard.

After entering the wing room, Zhen Qing got up from the bed, looked at the boy, her nose couldn't help but tears, and the tears accumulated in her clear, long and narrow phoenix eyes couldn't help but flow out of her eyes.

"Princess, how are you these few days?" Jia Heng looked at the beauty and asked in a warm voice.

Zhen Qing approached so close, with an excited look on her face, she said softly, "Zi Yu."

While speaking, he threw himself into Jia Heng's arms, sobbing almost non-stop, as if he wanted to release all the surprise and pain he had suffered for several days in his crying.

At this moment, the people around had already been pushed back by Zhen Xueping. As for Chen Xiao, Zhen Qing had already recognized the female guard.

Jia Heng gently put her arms around Zhen Qing's twitching shoulders, and said words of relief, but her heart was a little complicated, and she could feel Zhen Qing's heartbreak.

Jia Heng just hugged Zhen Qing tightly, gently stroked the beauty's snowy shoulders, and said with relief: "Okay, okay, it's over."

And Chen Ling took a deep look at the two of them, then went out of the inner room silently, and went straight to the outer porch to watch the wind. The cold winter wind blew on the girl's face, and she clenched her hand holding the embroidered spring knife a little.

Seeing Zhen Qing's teary eyes, Zhen Xue advised from the side: "Sister."

Jia Heng also patted Zhen Qing's snowy back lightly, and said softly, "Okay."

However, Zhen Qing got up from Jia Heng's arms, looked at the young man, and said sharply, "I want to sacrifice the son of King Zhao to Chun'er!"

Jia Heng took Zhen Qing's hand, came to sit down on the bed, and said softly: "The guards of the Jinyi Mansion are still investigating this matter, but the remnants of Zhao Wang are very deliberate, and they hide it very deeply. It is not something that can be found out in a day or two. , take your time."

Zhen Qing was talking, but she was about to cry again, with tears in her eyes, she said in a crying voice: "Zi Yu, what should I do?"

The Zhen family is gone, that person is trying to live for himself, and abandoning Chun'er, who else can she rely on in the future?
She has nothing left, nothing left.

Jia Heng sighed softly, and said in a low voice, "We still have to look forward."

Zhen Qing fixed her eyes on the boy, choked up and said, "Zi Yu, do you know why Chun'er disappeared?"

Jia Heng's face paused, and he looked at Zhen Qing with some doubts in his eyes, his heart suddenly moved, there really is another truth?

"It was that man who killed him." Zhen Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore, she threw herself into Jia Heng's arms again, sobbing and crying: "That day, Chun'er hugged his leg, and the thief came to kill him with a knife. I ran for my life and kicked Chun'er, I..."

When it came to the end, my heart almost collapsed, and I couldn't even cry.

When Jia Heng heard this, his face paused slightly, and his brows were tightly frowned.

Zhen Xue also frowned beautifully, under the willow-leaf slender eyebrows, those crystal clear eyes were full of disbelief.

And why?

Jia Heng sighed lightly.

He also never thought that the king of Chu would be so...unbearable, even abandoning his own son at a critical moment.

But after thinking about it, the choice that ordinary people often make between life and death is an instinctive reaction of the body and self-protection.

Just like when there is a car accident, the driver will often give priority to protecting himself and let the co-driver face the most violent impact.

But sometimes, the preciousness of human beings lies in overcoming instincts, and King Chu is a bit...too selfish and cold-blooded in this matter.

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Qing who was pear-blossoming and rainy, sighed, and hugged Zhen Qing's thin and delicate body tightly.

In the past, it was all about asking questions, which were more of an interest between the bed and the curtain, but now it is unnecessary, and there is no masculine pattern.

After crying for a while, Zhen Qing raised her pear-blossoming face to look at the boy, and said with tears streaming down her face, "What should I do?"

Jia Heng took the handkerchief, gently wiped the tears on the beauty's cheeks, and said with relief: "Don't think about it so much now, it's important to raise the baby first, and we'll talk about it later."

At this moment, Zhen Qing and the King of Chu can be sure that the relationship between the husband and wife has broken down.

It's just that Zhen Qing obviously didn't want to abandon her identity as Princess Chu, so she just swallowed her anger, but this matter was like a thorn deeply pierced in Zhen Qing's heart.

Immediately, Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Does he know about you having a child?"

"I haven't told him yet." Zhen Qing said softly.

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "Find an opportunity these few days and reveal it to him. It's too long, it's not good, it's easy to get suspicious."

Because of the long absence, the king of Chu is prone to doubt, and the previous experience after being drunk is easily forgotten.

Zhen Qing nodded, stared at the young man, and said softly: "Then I will order someone to arrange it soon."

Jia Heng hugged Zhen Qing's shoulders, and said in a warm voice, "You also cherish your body."

Zhen Qing nodded, and said in a low voice: "Sister said yesterday, you have already thought of a way."

Jia Heng said softly: "The official document has already come down. The King of Beijing has received an errand to rectify the navy, and he will go south from the capital. When the time comes, you will give the medicine to Xue'er, um, don't take the wrong medicine."

He never had the idea of ​​harming people's lives, otherwise he would really become a high official of Ximen, which would be too damaging to Yin.

Zhen Qing looked at Zhen Xue who was standing on the screen watching the wind with complicated eyes, feeling somewhat sour in her heart.

After all, he still likes his sister.

Zhen Qing looked at the young man, caressing her lower abdomen, her pretty face was full of dependence, and said: "From now on, you have to treat us well, he is your eldest son."

The person in front of her is all she can rely on in the future. Her pregnancy is so bad that she must be a boy. Only a boy can let this bastard help her get to that position with all her strength.

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to caress the beauty's cheek, met those narrow and clear phoenix eyes, and said in a low voice: "Well, don't worry, I will treat you well in the future."

I don't know where Zhen Qing's self-confidence comes from, she must be the eldest son, and the one from Jinyang is undoubtedly the eldest son.

Maybe we need to be on the defensive, Zhen Qing, a poisonous woman, is capable of stealing a dragon and turning her into a phoenix, or Zhen Xue gave birth to a boy, and she gave birth to a girl herself, and then secretly changed it?
However, the possibility of this is extremely low, because the two people probably gave birth at different times, and the King of Chu would also send someone to deliver the baby, besides, Zhen Xue would not let Zhen Qing mess around.

Thinking like this, Jia Heng reached out and hugged Zhen Qing's waist, and said warmly: "But you have to be careful, this matter is very important, don't leak the news, and the king of Chu, try not to Let him notice the clues."

Zhen Qing is a smart person, as she could see from before, she didn't mention Chen Chun's murder at all that day, and she could still retain a sliver of reason under such extreme despair and resentment.

Well, mentioning this matter in front of him now, of course, not only expresses emotional catharsis, but also expresses some kind of determination to be with him forever.

The beautiful eyes under Zhen Qing's beautiful eyebrows were as moist as water, and she said foolishly, "Zi Yu, you want me."

She wants to hug him tightly at this moment, only in this way can she forget the heart-piercing pain.

Jia Heng: "..."

Startled for a moment, meeting those weak eyes, Jia Heng approached Zhen Qing and said: "You have a child, we don't want to mess around, it's easy to lose."

He knew that Zhen Qing definitely didn't have that kind of thought, but was more attached to him.

He bent down and touched the beauty's lips with gentle movements.

After a while, Zhen Qing's jade face was stunned, and there was a little comfort in her desperate heart. She looked at the young man with beautiful eyes like water, and a strong longing surged in her heart, and she said softly: "If you are worried about the child, there are other things. local."

Jia Heng: "???"

Looking at the paper-pale cheeks, there was a bit of pity in his heart, he gently stroked the pale side face of the beauty, the soft skin overflowed gently between his fingers, and said: "Stop making trouble, you are already like this, How can I bear it? We will have a long, long life in the future, and there is no rush for this moment."

This is clearly a manifestation of a beauty's lack of security. Apart from him, Zhen Qing really...has nothing.

If he doesn't want Zhen Qing anymore, Zhen Qing will probably go crazy on the spot, but with the temperament of a poisonous woman, it may be that Niu Yulu and Zhen Huan are on the line, and from then on it will be a big female lead drama?
Listening to the young man's words, Zhen Qing's delicate body trembled slightly, tears welled up in her beautiful eyes under her curved eyebrows, and she whispered, "Zi Yu, it's good to have you here."

He put her in his heart as his wife, cared for and pity her, and when she became a queen, she and him would join hands to take charge of the government, and the child in her womb would be the crown prince. The three of them in their family would definitely stay together forever.

As for that man...

Jia Heng put his arms around Zhen Qing's snowy shoulders, kissed the beauty's tear-stained cheek, and said, "Qing'er, don't be angry these few days. With me in the future, the Zhen family will be just some rich people. I'll keep an eye on it for you, nothing will happen, after you give birth here, it won't be too late to go back next year."

Zhen Qing listened to the young man's soft words in her ear, nodded, and responded softly, retracting her delicate body into Jia Heng's arms, feeling an unprecedented peace at this moment.

Jia Heng was relieved for a while, looked up at Zhen Xue who was beside her, and said softly: "Xue'er, you and your sister are here to give birth, King Jing of Beijing will stay in Fuzhou and Hangzhou for a long time, so it is logical that you live in Jinling .”

It is the best plan for Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue and Jin Yang to stay in Jinling.

Otherwise, with too much contact in the capital, it is easy to leak the wind, and then he will be very passive.

There will never be a day when the emperor questioned, he said: "Yes, we have a child."

Well, it's not even one.

Only after he has made greater achievements can he protect the two of them.

Zhen Xue nodded, Wen Ningrushui's eyes were full of tenderness, and she said softly: "My sister is here, and it's hard for me to go back."

Originally, Concubine Beijing still said she was thinking about her granddaughter, but now that King Beijing is also going south, it is naturally not easy to talk about other things.

Jia Heng said: "Then say so."

"Sister Lan'er and sister Xi'er will follow you to the capital." Zhen Qing said softly, with eyes as bright as water, under her willow eyebrows, "When I miss you, I will write you a letter and send it to Lan'er and Xi'er, you can see it too."

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Qing, nodded, and said: "That's fine, but you have to be extra careful, don't write my name on the letter, just write Xi'er on the letter, and I will also use Xi'er to tell you You deliver the letter."

Zhen Qing couldn't help but cast a blank glance at the boy in the python suit, and said: "Sooner or later, Lan'er will be with you, I heard from my sister that day, that you helped Lan'er to give a sigh of relief by cleaning up that Fang family?"

Perhaps Jia Heng was here, and the beauty's mood gradually brightened.

Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Xue, and said: "The Fang family is indeed a bit hateful, this time it is considered a punishment, otherwise all cats and dogs will bully us."

Hearing this, Zhen Qing looked at the cold and severe Yi, her heart filled with sweetness, and said, "Lan'er is like me when I was young, I hope she can be with you, after you take her, I can also be your helper."

Zhen Qing said softly, a thought suddenly came to her mind.

After having a child, the entanglement between her and him in this life can't be resolved, but if she wants to realize her plan, she must firmly tie the person in front of her.

He recruited so many women that even Xianning wanted to give them to him regardless of their status, not to mention the girls from the Jia family. She looked at the girls from the Lin family and the Xue family as nothing like good stubble.

Jia Heng said: "Let's talk about Sister Lan later."

Zhen Qing said softly: "With such a big incident happening in the family, it will be difficult for Sister Lan to marry a good family in the future, so it's better to be with you."

Jia Heng didn't answer the question again, but cuddled with Zhen Qing and talked for a while, then raised her eyes to look at the sky, and said: "Qing'er, it's getting late, I should go back."

"What are you going back for? It's already noon, let's have dinner in the mansion." Zhen Qing looked at the young man with fixed gaze, and said softly.

At this moment, the beauty's attachment to Jia Heng has obviously doubled.

Jia Heng thought for a while, looked at Zhen Qing who was looking forward to, and said in a low voice: "Alright, then I will stay with you for a while."

Saying that, she sat down, held Zhen Qing's hand tightly, hugged her in her arms, and then asked Zhen Xue to prepare the meals.

"When do you plan to return to Beijing?" Zhen Qing asked reluctantly.

Jia Heng said softly: "It's only half a month, and it's not easy to delay for too long. I will go back after meeting the King of Beijing."

At this moment, the King of Beijing is probably on his way here in a hurry for six hundred miles, and he has been in the south of the Yangtze River for so long, so he should go back.

I don't know how Keqing is at home?
Jia Heng said: "You take it here in Jiangnan. After the spring of next year, I will try my best to come here."

Zhen Qing is going to conceive in October, and now it is November, that is, she will have a baby in August next year. For ten months, she will definitely need a stable environment.

Of course, the king of Chu might not let Zhen Qing stay in the south of the Yangtze River, and maybe return to Shenjing first.

Zhen Qing sighed suddenly, and said softly, "If I hadn't come to Jiangnan, I wouldn't have been assassinated."

After all, he is his own biological son, and every time he thinks about it, his heart aches.

Jia Heng looked at Li Ren with warm eyes, gently stroked her snowy shoulders, and said in a low voice: "It's good fortune that tricks people, well, don't think about it."

Zhen Qing raised her eyes and asked, "Zi Yu, how are father and second uncle doing?"

Jia Heng sighed: "After hearing about your story, I feel uncomfortable. In the past few days, I have talked about everything about the Tirenyuan. I have written a memorial and sent it to Beijing. There is such a big incident in Jiangnan Things, the Holy Majesty should deal with the Zhen family lightly."

The king of Chu was assassinated and his son died young. The emperor will definitely show favor, and it probably fell on the Zhen family.

When Zhen Qing heard this, her eyes were lost in thought, and she sighed again.

After a while, Zhen Xue came from outside the screen and said softly, "Sister, the food is ready, I'll bring it over later."

Jia Heng had no choice but to let go of Zhen Qing, and sat down to drink tea again.

After the female officer and the nanny finished serving the dishes under Zhen Xue's instructions, and left the wing room one after another, Jia Heng sat down around the table, looked at Zhen Qing beside her, and said softly: "You have been haggard these days, people I lost a lot of weight too.”

As he spoke, he picked up a few pieces of vegetables and said in a gentle voice, "Eat more."

Zhen Qing looked at the boy in the python suit, and said softly, "You feed me."

Jia Heng felt a little helpless, Zhen Qing is really a proper little woman at the moment, or the beauty is testing his love and attitude towards her in this way.

Pick up the chopsticks to pick up the dish, pass it to Zhen Qing's lips, and watch the beauty eat it.

A trace of sweetness welled up in Zhen Qing's heart, and the sadness in her heart gradually dissipated.

And while Jia Heng and Zhen Qing were having lunch, in the post house, in the study——

The teacup on the small table was steaming hot, the King of Chu's face was gloomy and watery, and not far away sat Shi Liaoxian, the governor of the palace, and Feng Ci, the chief secretary, who had not eaten their lunch yet, and were discussing the recent storm in Jinling.

"My lord, Jinyi Mansion has recently been full of horsemen, and people in Jinling City are panicking." Liao Xian said.

The King of Chu looked gloomy, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Yongning is already preparing for the prison, and the officials in the south of the Yangtze River are afraid that he will be implicated."

Feng Ci thought for a while, then opened his mouth and said: "My lord, you can report to the Holy Majesty, mentioning that this matter is related to the rebellious party, and it has nothing serious to do with ordinary officials. Don't implicate the innocent?"

This is to invite the hearts of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River in the name of generosity, and it is undoubtedly more convincing for the victim, the king of Chu, to go to the hospital.

Liao Xian frowned and said: "Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to say too much now, otherwise, there must be suspicions on the Holy Majesty's side."

When the King of Chu heard the words, his complexion changed, he nodded his head in agreement, then looked at Feng Ci and said, "What does Master Feng think?"

Feng Ci thought for a while, and said: "My lord can meet Uncle Yongning and mention that innocent people should not be involved in the investigation of the real culprit. That can also calm people's hearts."

King Chu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said: "Gu originally wanted to see Uncle Yongning, but now it's just the right time, so it's just time to bring up the matter."

At this moment, a guard strode in from the eaves of the corridor, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Uncle Yongning visited the princess in the alley of South Street today, and seemed to ask about the case."

Because he was thinking about the details of the investigation of Chen Chun's murder that Jia Heng said, the king of Chu sent guards to protect the surroundings and report in time.

The King of Chu's complexion was slightly disturbed, and panic surged in his heart, and after a while, he gradually calmed down.

The princess didn't mention it last time, and she probably won't mention it this time.

He really didn't mean it that day, the princess should understand.

(End of this chapter)