The Red Mansions

Chapter 866 Zhen Qing: The assistant child master, the regent, she is in charge of the court...

Jiangnan, Jinling Mansion
It was early December, and it just snowed last night. When I opened the door, the sky and the earth were all white.

In the square courtyard with green walls and snowy eaves, a plum tree stands proudly in the frost and snow, ready to bloom. The snow in the south falls on the branches, and the cold fragrance comes from the cold wind. The thin and small snow plum grows more beautiful. Kind of beautiful and lovely.

In the backyard, the hot air in the wing room condenses on the carved glass, turning into clusters of frost, white as feathers.

And on the bed covered by vermilion curtains, sat two beauties in loose dresses, talking together, with a pair of thin blankets on their knees.

"Sister, yesterday's letter from Feige said that Sister Lan and Sister Xi have arrived in Shenjing." Zhen Xue put down the Three Kingdoms script in her hand, Wen Ning's brows and eyes were full of longing.

Because the King of Bei Jing has already gone to Hangzhou and Fuzhou to renovate the naval forces of the two places, Zhen Xue, who is already pregnant, often lives in Zhen Qing's mansion recently.

Hearing this, Zhen Qing's jade face was slightly cold, and the clear phoenix eyes under her curved eyebrows were as bright as water, and she said: "It seems that the Chinese New Year is almost here, and he probably won't come back."

As she spoke, her jade cheeks turned pale, and she quickly picked up the handkerchief beside her, covering her mouth and retching.

After a while, the beauty's snowy face was filled with anger, and she spat and said: "This bastard is a villain!"

Zhen Xue was already used to the strangeness, apparently listening to Zhen Qing spitting and scolding Jia Heng countless times during this period, she said softly: "Sister, it will be fine if you get through this period of time."

Zhen Qing has been pregnant for one and a half months, and she has already seen morning sickness. These days, she feels that she likes to eat sour, Zhen Qing is full of joy in her heart.

Zhen Qing said: "If it wasn't for him, my sister and I would suffer such a big crime? It's all because of that bastard."

This is the bastard's eldest son, he must treat the two of them well in the future, this picturesque country belongs to the fetus in her womb.

Zhen Xue looked at the beauty, and sighed softly, her white and greasy cheeks were even more round and smooth, and her voice was soft and soft: "I read the mansion newspaper in the past two days, saying that the voice of peace talks between Beijing and China has become more and more powerful."

Zhen Qing said: "It's just that the big tree attracts the wind, sister, did the residence newspaper say what kind of title he was awarded when he returned to Beijing?"

Zhen Xue said softly: "There is no record in the latest mansion newspaper. Maybe it's not long since I returned to Beijing. I think it's only been a few days."

Zhen Qing stretched out her slender hands to gently caress her belly, which was not yet visible, and she said softly, "A second-class marquis can't escape, maybe you can be a first-class marquis."

That bastard is not very old, if he keeps going like this, he will be an extremely powerful minister in the future, and he is in the prime of his life, wouldn't the royal father in the palace be jealous?That's her chance.

The young master, the regent, she is in charge of the court...

At this moment, the maid outside interrupted Zhen Qing's thoughts through a hanging cotton curtain, and called out: "Princess, His Royal Highness Chu Wang is here to see the concubine."

Since Zhen Qing became pregnant, the king of Chu paid more attention to it and came to visit her frequently. When the symptoms of morning sickness appeared in the past few days and the diagnosis of Xi pulse was correct, the king of Chu was even more ecstatic.

But in the past few days, Zhen Qing refused to see her because she was not feeling well.

The king of Chu didn't dare to be annoyed, he just became more and more careful with his company.

Zhen Qing frowned Xiuli's beautiful eyebrows, her phoenix eyes flickered, and she said softly, "I'll see him later."

At this moment, in the hall of the inner house, the surrounding female officials and maidservants stood with their hands down, and on the pear flower chair next to a small lacquered wooden table, the King of Chu, Chen Qin, was sitting upright in a python suit and jade belt, with a steaming teacup in his hand, with a handsome and fair face The color of joy overflows.

God treated Chen Qin kindly to him, just lost a son, and gave him another son.

"My lord, my concubine is here." At this moment, a nanny came in through the curtain and said.

Hearing the words, the king of Chu suppressed his joy, followed the prestige, looked at the beautiful woman, and couldn't help being slightly startled.

Zhen Qing is dressed in snow-white fox fur with lapels, graceful and elegant steps, her hair is in a majestic bun, decorated with phoenix hairpins and emerald jewels, which set off her white and greasy skin, and her appearance is beautiful. Perhaps because she is pregnant, her originally glamorous and pretty face has softened a lot , a little more round and jade-like.

"Your Majesty looking for me?" Zhen Qing asked with slender and delicate eyebrows, clear phoenix eyes, and a calm look at the young king.

As time passed, the original resentment had already been deeply buried in her heart, at least on the surface, there was nothing unusual about Zhen Qing.

But just like the psychic gem, although it looks solid, there are already dense spider web cracks on it.

Looking at the beautiful woman, the king of Chu inevitably felt a little guilty, hesitated for a while, and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and my father called me back to Beijing. Will the princess go back with me, or will I raise my baby in Jinling?"

Zhen Qing frowned, came closer, and said, "My lord, I have such a big belly now, how can I travel long distances?"

It was better for her to leave Jinling to give birth to the child first. After having a child, no matter whether it is facing that bastard or the person in front of her, she will be more confident.

The King of Chu nodded, and said softly: "I also mean the same thing. After the spring of next year, I will ask my father for leave and go out of Beijing to see the princess."

Zhen Qing looked at the King of Chu, Yu Rong was silent for a moment, pursed her pink lips, and said softly: "My lord, this trip back to Beijing should be based on a major event, and I will pray for His Highness in Jinling in the south. If His Highness has something to do, you can write a letter." Inquire."

It can be said that women are born actors, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she can deceive others. As long as she wants to play you, she can turn you around.

Hearing the words, the King of Chu was shocked by his tall and straight figure, looked at the beauty opposite, stared blankly, and murmured: "Princess, I, I..."

Sure enough, the princess still ignored the previous suspicions, or after the princess had a child, she also let go of the previous things a lot.

That day...he really didn't do it on purpose.

Zhen Qing smiled slightly, and said softly: "My lord, there is no need to bring up the past, let's move forward."

In the future, we must take advantage of the status of the prince and not make the relationship too rigid. Since someone will eventually ease the relationship, let her come first.

The King of Chu nodded heavily, and said: "Princess, according to some opinions in the palace, I may be in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War next year. Now Shi Jie, the servant of the Ministry of War, is going to the military plane to handle affairs. The Ministry of War still lacks an official who handles daily affairs. I We will actively plan for this matter.”

Zhen Qing said: "The Ministry of War is indeed a good place."

The King of Chu looked at the beauty's lower abdomen, his eyes couldn't hide his joy, and he said, "The princess needs to take care of herself recently."

The husband and wife talked for a while, and then King Chu took his leave, while Zhen Qing returned to the backyard with a gloomy expression.

Zhen Xue stood up, looked at the frosty beauty, and asked, "Sister, why is Brother Chu looking for my sister?"

Zhen Qing's gaze was gloomy, she sat down and said softly: "I'm going back to Beijing, tell me."

Zhen Xue said: "Then sister..."

"I'm conceiving and raising a baby in Jinling." Zhen Qing said softly.

At this time, the mammy was heard from the outside and said: "Princess, Xinxin is here to look for your mother."

Not long after, a little loli in a pink dress entered the room, looked at Zhen Xue and said, "Mother, auntie."

"Xin Xin is here." Zhen Xue stretched out her arms to hug Shui Xin, and said softly, "Xin Xin."

"Mother, has godfather sent you a letter recently?" Shui Xin raised her pink and jade-carved face and smiled, showing two broken teeth. The little girl is obviously changing her teeth recently.

Zhen Xue said softly: "Your godfather hasn't sent a message yet."

Zhen Qing said with a smile: "This girl likes staying with your godfather so much, she would have known that you would go to Beijing with her."

While Zhen Qing was talking to the King of Chu, Jinling, the Princess Jinyang's Mansion——

The eldest princess of Jinyang has disheveled hair and her face is full of makeup. She didn't put on makeup because she was worried about affecting her children. She was sitting on the Kang table of the bed at the moment, and she turned her eyes to look at the beauty who was wandering around in a purple sand pot and a small red clay stove, and asked: " Yuan Chun, any news recently?"

"Last time Fei Ge sent a letter saying that he should arrive in the capital within two days. Calculate the time, we should arrive." Yuan Chun said softly, holding a teapot and poured two cups of tea. The cinnabar porcelain cups were fine in texture and bright red in color.

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, she looked at Xiaoxue who was making flowers in the courtyard outside the window with her beautiful eyes, stroked her belly slightly, and said in a sad tone, "I haven't seen a letter or anything in the past few days."

Yuan Chun smiled lightly, and said, "The last time Brother Heng was in Luoyang, didn't he write a letter to His Highness."

Princess Jinyang said softly: "It's been a few days, so I can't write an letter every day when I just left, and I can usually relieve my boredom."

Yuan Chun: "..."

Princess Jinyang held her hand, thought for a while, and said, "Yuanchun, Princess Chu seems to be pregnant too."

Yuan Chun said softly: "It's a coincidence that after the King of Chu arrived in the south, something happened to the son of the King of Chu, and Princess Chu was born. She is very lucky."

At the beginning, they were girlfriends who had a relationship, but now the circumstances of the two are completely different.

The eldest princess of Jinyang frowned, her jade face showed a hint of deep thought, and for a moment, she said with emotion and doubt: "I heard from Lianxue that Princess Zhenxue of Beijing is also pregnant?"

For some reason, I always feel a little weird, which is too coincidental.

But no matter how wide-eyed the beauty's mind is, she would never think of... the same horse in three slots.

Yuan Chun said softly: "The King of Beijing came from the capital some time ago, but he went to Hangzhou recently."

In fact, there is some doubt in my heart, but after all, I am a little uncertain.

Anyway, the pregnancy is theirs, she has nothing.

After thinking about it for a while, Princess Jinyang felt that she had no clue, and she didn't investigate the matter in detail, but asked: "The various shops and properties of the Zhen family have been gathered up and sold off."

"The account books of the year ago have been counted, and some industries and shops have also been taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yuan Chun said softly.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and all the money in the palace is in a hurry to spend money. We allocated 60 taels of silver from the Jinling House of Internal Affairs and delivered it to Beijing for expenses in the palace. In addition, we picked out some good items from the Zhen family's confiscated items. delivered to Beijing." Princess Jinyang said softly.

Yuan Chun replied yes.

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Shenjing, Jinyang Princess Palace

It was evening, and the twilight was deep. After the sun set, the northwestern land was windy like a knife, and the temperature dropped rapidly. It seemed that the continuous houses in the courtyard were also frozen, and the blue bricks and black tiles were pitch black in the cold and desolate world. The night is shrouded, and the outline is gradually blurred.

And on the bed with curtains all over the room, hot air mixed with aroma and other atmospheres lingered in the room.

Jia Heng was lying on the boat, looked at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, and said, "It's getting late, Xianning, let the servants prepare some hot water, I'll take a bath."

After the previous toss, it really came in the wind, went in the rain, and white in the waves.

Princess Xianning's delicate body was still trembling slightly, a lock of hair hanging down from her forehead, covering her left cheek, and following the slight movements of the girl's head, it seemed to be gently caressing her hot flush.

Princess Xianning's eyebrows and eyes are full of spring charm, and she looks more and more beautiful, and the mole of tears is more and more beautiful under the shadow of the rose blush, the clear eyes under the willow eyebrows slightly opened a line, and said softly: "Mr. Do you eat here?"

Jia Heng said: "If I don't eat, I can't eat anything now."

Princess Xianning smiled lightly, looked at Chanyue at the side, and said, "Sister Chanyue, don't be ashamed."

Li Chanyue is in the room at the moment, buried in the quilt, her hair is slightly disheveled, gently stroking the wet skirt, and when she opened her mouth, there was a bit of amazing crispness in her voice, and she said softly: "Mr. Jia, Cousin will go with you to Jinyi Mansion, and I will go with you too, it doesn't matter if I'm alone at home."

Jia Heng said: "Chanyue, it's so cold today, follow along and don't freeze, it will freeze again."

Just now they had a fight with Chanyue, Xianning insisted on playing tricks on Chanyue, deliberately shouting... Chanyue, an honest child, really answered a few words.

Li Chanyue: "..."

Ah, what does it mean to be frozen? What is Mr. Jia called?

Princess Xianning couldn't help laughing, she pinched Li Chanyue's burning face, and asked, "Didn't you say you'd like to go to the Armory Supervision?"

"There will be a court meeting tomorrow, and it will probably take two days." Jia Heng got up, took a cup of tea from his childhood friend, took a sip of maple dew tea, and suppressed the sweetness in his mouth.

Secretly, if this continues, you won't get oral cancer, right?

Princess Xianning stared at the boy with reluctant eyes, and said softly: "Then Chanyue and I will not see you off."

Jia Heng responded and said, "You two pack up, don't catch a cold."

At this time, the female officer prepared hot water and called Jia Heng, Jia Heng didn't stay any longer and went to take a bath and change clothes.

Jia Heng returned to Ningguo Mansion, and just sat down in the study outside, Qingwen said: "Young master, Mrs. Xue's family is here, and she said she has something to do with the uncle, and now she is in the inner hall of the backyard."

When Qin Keqing asked about it, Aunt Xue gave the excuse that it was about Xue Pan, not Baochai.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll go and have a look."

Then, when I came to the inner hall, I saw Aunt Xue was talking to Qin Keqing, and there was a Baoqin beside her, and Xiangling also came close, talking and laughing all over the room.

Aunt Xue took Xiangling's plain hand, looked at Xiangling, with an eager smile on her face, and asked, "Xiangling, are you still used to living in Dongfu?"

Xiangling has tied up her hair at this moment, her bright and clean forehead is covered with air bangs, and a little rouge the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows is bright and charming. Because of the nourishment in Fuchu, her cheeks on both sides are gradually plump, and she looks more and more beautiful The state of Yan.

Aunt Xue smiled, and said to Qin Keqing: "This girl is really getting more and more humble, she looks very slim."

Looking at Xiangling now, in fact, Aunt Xue felt a little bit regretful. It was just right to be a concubine for her son at the beginning, but now it is better to stay in Ningguo Mansion, and it seems that she will end up in the Ningguo Mansion. Brother Heng's hand.

In the future, he still has to compete with his own daughter for favor, what is this all about.

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "Yinglian is quite tall, she has learned a lot of characters recently, and she even told me that she wants to learn poetry."

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Daiyu at the side, with a touch of intimacy in his beautiful eyes, and said, "I don't really understand these poems and prose. Sister Lin is quick at poetry, so I can teach him more."

Among the girls in Dongfu, apart from Miaoxi, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, and even Qin Keqing, none of them are talented women. Of course, Qin Keqing is not bad, she can play some qin music.

Daiyu heard the words, and said softly: "I am also a beginner, but Sister Bao is an expert at this. I will teach her with Sister Bao."

At this moment, the three of them, Xue, Lin and Qin, appeared in the same frame, which is really "the beauty of both hairpins and blacks" in the literal sense.

Baochai said softly: "There is nothing easy to learn about this poem. Sister Lin and I have time to give her advice."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, when a mother's voice came from outside: "Master is back."

Several people in the room stopped chatting and laughing, Qin Keqing got up gracefully, looked at the young man who came slowly from the outside, and asked, "Husband, Miansheng is back?"

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile, "Have you eaten yet?"

"I was just talking about waiting for my husband." Qin Keqing smiled gracefully and said, "Auntie came to talk to my husband about Xue Pan."

Jia Heng said: "Auntie, follow me to the study to talk."

At this time, Baochai said softly: "Brother Heng, let me go with my mother."

In case Mom's words become shallower later, it seems like she was instigating.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and said: "Alright, Chinese New Year will be around soon, and Wen Long should come back from Wucheng Bingma Division."

Qin Keqing looked at the three people with different expressions, guessed something hidden in her heart, but said calmly: "Husband, can Wenlong stay at home for a few more days during the Chinese New Year, reunite with my aunt, and save my aunt from worrying about it."

Jia Heng said "Yes", and then led Aunt Xue and Baochai to the study under the watchful eye of Qin Keqing.

In the study——

Jia Heng greeted Aunt Xue and Baochai to sit down, asked Qingwen to serve tea, looked at the pampered woman in silk and satin, and asked softly, "Is Auntie here for Wenlong's business?"

At this time, the smile on Aunt Xue's face was a bit forced, she hesitated and said: "Brother Heng, Bao girl...Bao girl has already told me about the two of you."

Hearing this, Baochai's jade face turned red, and her cherry teeth bit her pink lips lightly, and said in a low voice, "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng stopped Baochai and said, "Sister Xue should tell Auntie."

Aunt Xue was not expected to hide this matter from the beginning, otherwise as the new year passed and Baochai got older, Aunt Xue would definitely have to go crazy.

Aunt Xue sized up the young man, considered her words, and asked, "Brother Heng, you and Bao girl... what do you say?"

Jia Heng said: "Auntie, I have told Sister Xue before that we are not in a hurry to wait for a few years. Sister Xue is still younger, and now I am playing with my sisters in the garden for a while. Year."

Aunt Xue heard the words and said hastily: "Actually, Baochai is not young anymore. This year he will be Jiji, and next year he will be twenty-eight years old. The marriage should be very tight."

Even though she had done a lot of psychological construction for herself in private, and even had a half-day answer in her mind last night, Aunt Xue was still a little cautious when she mentioned her daughter's marriage to the calm young man opposite.

From the performance of Jia's mother when Baoyu threw the jade yesterday and Mrs. Wang's silence, lying down and letting the hammer, in fact, one can basically estimate Jia Heng's current status in Rongning and Ningxia.

Now, the only one who can restrain Jia Heng is himself.

As for Aunt Xue, it was as if the employees were thinking about how to argue with the leader in the office, but when they talked face-to-face in the office, the words that had been sorted out suddenly lost their opinions.

At this time, Baochai stretched out her hand to take Aunt Xue's arm, and said softly: "Mom, brother Heng is right, it's okay to wait another year or two, I want to serve you for two more years."

Jia Heng said softly: "Auntie, don't worry, I agree with Sister Xue and I will definitely not wrong Sister Xue."

Aunt Xue wanted to make a promise, but she definitely didn't have it. Just give Baochai his promise, and give it to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue looked at the young man with a handsome face, she pursed her lips, and mustered up her courage to ask: "Brother Heng, did you say you wanted to marry Bao girl as your first wife?"

Baochai:"……"

Jia Heng paused when he heard the words, but he didn't expect Aunt Xue to be so straightforward. He glanced at Baochai, met his flustered almond eyes, nodded and said: "When I get credit in the future, see if I can help sister Xue Asking for an imperial wife or something, or offering a marriage as a regular wife is also possible."

Aunt Xue: "???"

How is this uncertain tone different from what the good girl said so convincingly yesterday?Or maybe Brother Heng coaxed Girl Bao in the first place?

Don't you just say that on purpose to deceive Bao girl?
Seeing her mother's suspicious expression, Baochai turned red with embarrassment, stretched out her hand to take Aunt Xue's hand, and said softly: "Mom, Brother Heng knows what's on his mind, don't ask."

If I had known, she wouldn't have said it yesterday, but now it seems like she came here to force the marriage.

In fact, Jia Heng said a lot at the beginning, that is, if she is a county king, then she is a side concubine. If the credit is enough to become a regular wife, then ask for a marriage. Instead of being pretentious and perfunctory, he expressed his position that he would try his best to improve Baochai's status.

Naturally, Baochai wanted to be the main wife the most in her heart, because the county king was too far away, and after all, she ordered the wife to beg for favor as a concubine.

Aunt Xue frowned, and said: "Brother Heng, what I mean is that Bao girl is not too young after all, and she can't wait too long."

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said softly, "Sister Xue is not very old, it's nothing to spend a few more years playing with her in the boudoir. Auntie doesn't need to be so anxious. If she goes through the door now, she can't do it now." Asking for a marriage, my aunt will always give me some time, when the time comes, it will happen naturally."

In such a hurry to get through the door, at most she is just a concubine.

Aunt Xue looked at the boy, thought about Jia Heng's words, and said, "Brother Heng, do you mean to wait a little longer?"

Jia Heng said: "It's better for Aunt to wait a little longer."

Aunt Xue was silent when she heard the words, her heart was tossing and turning, a little tangled.

The person in front of him, regardless of his power status or his usual temperament, shouldn't push him too much, otherwise it will be her and Bao girl who will suffer in the end.

Besides, it's only been a long time, and it's already a first-class marquis. In the future...the Duke of the state and the king of the county may not have a chance, right?

If it is a county king, the side concubine is no worse than the main wife of an ordinary family.

The Duke of the Dahan County King is a hereditary king with an iron hat. The heirs born to his four side concubines can be granted the titles of Fuguo General and Fengguo General according to the clan's example. This is a special grace for meritorious ministers.

But since the founding of the country for a hundred years, there are only four people, which can be said to be very kind. Aunt Xue is obviously indoctrinate by Xue Pan and Baochai, and she is not aware of the difficulty of going to heaven.

Aunt Xue thought for a while, settled her mind, and said: "Brother Heng, I am only a girl. I have been raised since I was a child, and I have always been dignified, with a temperament of not fighting or grabbing. Brother Heng has never been born since the founding of the country. The handsome man who has passed is capable of doing a lot, and the matter of giving the marriage will definitely be done, but we can't... wait too long."

Hearing her mother's words, Baochai lowered her head, Xue Ni's cheeks were hot and blushing, and the handkerchief in her hand kept twisting, and said in a low voice: "Mom, just leave these to Brother Heng, I don't...then hate to marry."

Saying this, Brother Heng probably thought it was her instruction.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and said: "I know what my aunt is worried about. No matter what, I will treat Sister Xue well in the future."

Aunt Xue sighed, looked at the young man and wanted to tell him that he should pay attention to the safety of men and women before getting married, but her lips moved, and she swallowed the words back.

It’s enough to tell my daughter secretly when I turn around these words, it’s like telling Mai Tai people to say it face to face, and the two of them have been together for more than a year, so it’s impossible to go south...

Aunt Xue's heart skipped a beat, she didn't dare to think about it any further.

In fact, this is the indecision caused by the unequal class status.

My daughter is someone else's concubine, so naturally she can't put on the air of a mother-in-law, and she can't be hardened, while the eldest wife is still in the hall, and now she is the first-class wife of Marquis Wu, she has no place to make trouble, so she goes to Jia Mu's place, In the end, she was directly accepted as a concubine and had nothing, so she wanted to cry without tears.

Aunt Xue is a smart person, she can only think of using words to strengthen Jia Heng's original "promise".

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and said: "Auntie, after returning to Beijing, there are still some business matters that my eldest sister was responsible for. Recently, I want to ask sister Xue to help deal with them."

Ke Qing doesn't just play mahjong, no matter what, but she has to take care of the inside and outside, like usually someone's birthday, relatives greet and see off, it's Ke Qing who takes care of it, not to mention recently, Also prepare...to conceive.

Aunt Xue couldn't help being taken aback when she heard the words, and said in surprise: "Let Bao girl manage the business of the shop in Beijing?"

Brother Heng is going to let Bao girl be the housekeeper?
Maybe in the future, if it is managed well, the Duke's Mansion will be handed over to Bao Yatou to take care of it?If so...

Jia Heng said: "Sister Xue is a knowledgeable person. I want her to help me manage some shops in Beijing. After passing through the door in the future, she can also help the housekeeper."

Aunt Xue was overjoyed when she heard the word "housekeeper", she stared at Baochai and asked, "Bao girl, can you usually handle it?"

"I usually see my mother taking care of the family's business, so I'm a bit concerned. Even if there are difficulties, just don't know how to learn from the left and right." Baochai said softly, glanced at the young man, feeling a little uneasy deep in her heart.

He shouldn't be angry, right?

Aunt Xue smiled lightly, and said: "That's fine, originally I said I was too busy with the family business, and wanted you to help me, but you insisted that you didn't want to bother with the family business, but now it's fine, Brother Heng is busy. He is in charge of state affairs, and you help him deal with family affairs, the man is in charge of the outside, and the woman is in charge of the house, just in line with the rules."

Of course, Aunt Xue obviously misunderstood that the object of Jia Heng's "helping" was not Jia Heng, but... Qin Keqing.

Help Qin Keqing, then there will be a master and a slave.

Baochai nodded and gave a soft "hmm".

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Heng is busy with state affairs, so you should help him well."

She looked at that Keqing was soft-tempered, otherwise she would never let the Youshi sisters stay in the mansion. Therefore, sometimes it is not always the main wife who is favored, and it is hard to say what will happen in the future.

Jia Heng said: "Wenlong, I'll say hello to Wucheng Bingmasi and ask him to come back and stay for a few more days for the New Year."

When Xue Pan was mentioned, Aunt Xue's heart moved slightly, and she asked, "Brother Heng, Wen Long has been around for almost a year, has he been released from the Wucheng Bingma Division...?"

With such a powerful young man Wuhou Zhaofu, Pan'er will have someone to rely on in the future.

Jia Heng said: "It will not be too late in two years, after all, it was the Holy Majesty's will."

When Aunt Xue heard this, her heart became discouraged again.

Jia Heng said with relief: "Don't worry, Auntie. In the future, I will find Wenlong a job in the army, or help him support his family business."

Aunt Xue asked, "Really?"

Anyway, since Bao girl followed Brother Heng, Pan'er will definitely have a future.

Jia Heng said: "Wen Long has been cultivating himself for a few years now, which is a good thing. Let's see how his temper is in the future. Whether it's looking for an errand, or inheriting the ancestral business, he can be counted."

Aunt Xue nodded when she heard the words. Although she was slightly disappointed that Jia Heng did not make a promise immediately, she saw a good attitude to some extent, and the rest is to see the implementation.

(End of this chapter)