The Red Mansions

Chapter 896

Grand View Garden, Eicui Nunnery

On a snowy night with howling wind, in the wing room, the fragrance of flowers is pleasant and warm like spring.

On the candlestick on the high table, red candles were lit, and the bright light emitted reflected two tall figures on the screen, and Miaoyu's maid, Susu, had already helped Miaoyu change a quilt.

Jia Heng and Miao Yu were sitting next to each other at a small lacquered wooden table. There was a vegetarian dish. The dishes were all delicious in color and fragrance, but they were all green vegetables, tofu, etc., and there were no meat dishes such as chicken, duck, fish, etc.

Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu, and said in a gentle voice: "You eat these every day, it's too poor, and it's not good for your body."

Although Miaoyu is not a match girl, she is actually a little thin, but fortunately she is not very handy.

Under Miaoyu's willow eyebrows, her eyes drooped, she took the chopsticks and said softly: "It's nothing, I've been used to it over the years."

"If you don't like these meaty things, I won't force you, but you have to eat some eggs. Otherwise, if you are so skinny, what will you do when you have a child?" Jia Heng took Miaoyu's hand and said softly.

Just now he gave all his money, although he will try his best to avoid it in the future, but in case Miaoyu gets pregnant, he will always think about it.

Miaoyu: "..."

child?

Her face was flushed red, she really couldn't imagine herself with a big belly, but as his child, it seemed... not so unacceptable.

Jia Heng took the jade man's hand, put it on the back of the hand, and said softly: "In a year or two, how about Mrs. Marry me?"

When Miaoyu heard this, she quickly withdrew it from Jia Heng's hand, her snow-clear jade face was full of embarrassment, and said angrily, "How can a poor nun marry someone who is an outsider?"

She was an ominous person, and she really didn't want to involve him, but even though she heard that she could talk about marrying her, even knowing that it was a man's sweet words at this time, there was still an indescribable touch in her heart.

Jia Heng smiled, took a pair of chopsticks, handed them over, and said softly: "You are originally a child of a layman, not a foreigner, so why can't you get married, if you want to come to the teacher to wear a wedding dress, it must be pretty. "

Miaoyu raised her head when she heard the words, her bright eyes sparkled with sparkle at some point, she stared blankly at the young man with a gentle smile, her heart trembled slightly.

He was serious, he really wanted to marry her for a living.

Jia Heng took Miao Yu's plain hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's stop talking, let's eat, when you want to get married, anyway, there is no rush."

He really likes Miaoyu, not only because of the indescribable beauty of the skin-to-skin contact, but also because of this arrogant temperament. There is a volcano hidden under the icy shell, and the entanglement when the magma erupted just now seems to want to kill him. melt into it.

It should also prove the auspicious appearance of the four great beasts.

Miaoyu responded lightly, without saying much, and lowered her head to eat the food.

The two of them were eating and talking in a low voice, under a small candlestick, they were as warm and comfortable as husband and wife getting along.

Miaoyu didn't eat much, so she put down her chopsticks after eating a bowl of rice, rinsed her mouth, and wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief. Then, the soft eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows fixedly looked at the boy holding the chopsticks and using them. The food, like the young man's every move, is pleasing to the eye in his eyes.

Seeing the thoughtful expression on the young man's face, Miaoyu pursed her lips and asked with concern: "Is the matter in Chaoli all right?"

Since Jia Heng returned to Beijing, apart from finding Miaoyu once that day, Miaoyu also heard every word from Xichun.

Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, looked at Miaoyu, smiled and said, "It's pretty good, but it's just that people don't stop every year and year after year, and I have to go to Jinling for an urgent errand, after next year War is inevitable, if you want to find a teacher to talk about Zen, I'm afraid you may not have time."

Hearing this, Miaoyu licked her powder to moisten her lips, her eyes flickered, she looked at the heroic eyebrows, and said softly: "A lot of things happened this year. You came from Henan to Jiangnan, and you are better than others in your life." A lot of things happened.”

When it came to the end, there was some emotion in her heart. She had been living in the Jianghu all these years, no matter what she read from books or what she heard and saw, no one was as outstanding as him.

Jia Heng took the teacup, rinsed his mouth, looked far away, and said: "It's just that the world and the earth work together."

Although he had worked hard this year, the rewards were rich enough. When he came to this world, he finally gained a firm foothold and became a Wuhou, able to set up his own banner in the court.

But the situation is getting more and more complicated, and there are many clues. He wants to start planning for the future when the hero is not free.

Miao Yuyu's face was calm, her bright eyes were clear, and she said in a low voice: "It is often said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. You are young and in a high position. You are fine now, but it will be hard to say in the future. You need to be cautious. "

Jia Heng nodded and said, "I will."

Seeing the young man's mind, Miaoyu lowered her brows and said hastily, "I was just lying."

He is at a time when he is very powerful, how could he listen to her ominous words, maybe he feels that she is cursing him, I don't know.

"You are right in reminding me, I like what you said." Jia Heng looked at the charming eyebrows, Miao Yu with a gloomy expression, stretched out his hand to hold the jade man's slender hand, and felt the soft and delicate skin in the palm of his hand Wei Wei smiled lightly and said: "Even if there is a thousand-year-old iron gate, you will end up as an earthen bun. The officialdom is dangerous and unpredictable, don't I know? If there is a day, the teacher will be an outsider, just leave."

Miaoyu looked as if she had been struck by lightning, and said with her gaze: "You...you, what are you talking about?"

What does this person think of her, because he thinks she is worried about getting hurt?What made him look at her like this?
The rims of the eyes were reddish, obviously aggrieved, and the eyelashes were full of tears.

Jia Heng took Miao Yu's hand, hugged her in her arms, and asked: "It's so good, why are you crying?"

Miaoyu raised her white and flawless face, tears rolled down her cheeks, and said in a low voice: "If there ever comes a day, we will share the same quilt in life, and share the same acupuncture points in death. I will definitely follow you."

Just like her mother treated her father.

Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, gently stroking the smooth and tender skin of his face, looking into the tear-filled eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "I still hope that the teacher can live well, so that she can chant sutras for me during the New Year and holidays."

Although Miaoyu has a eccentric temperament and is somewhat aloof, she is loyal to her feelings, and she is actually somewhat similar to Daiyu, with too much affection.

In fact, he never thinks about life and death, doesn't force it, and doesn't test human nature, but deep down in his heart there is no desire.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help mobilizing the power of Shadow Island again, holding those soft lips, he felt that he should pamper Miaoyu a little more.

After a long time, Miaoyu bit her cherry lips with her white teeth, took the boy's Tianshan zhemei hand, looked at the snow-eating boy in embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "Good people don't live long, bad people live for thousands of years, you pervert... ...I'm afraid it's more than a hundred years old."

"Then I happen to grow old with my teacher." Jia Heng smiled lightly, and hugged Miaoyu into his arms, with the fragrance of Miaoyu's hair overflowing from under his nostrils, enjoying a moment of tenderness.

Miaoyu's beautiful eyes were as moist as water, and her fine eyelashes hung down with a look of panic.

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "There will be a war next year. If we win a big victory, find an opportunity to rediscover that case."

Miaoyu hurriedly said: "Don't, at that time your conduct was higher than others, it was the time to hide your strength and bide your time."

Jia Heng didn't continue talking, but lightly kissed Miao Yu's bright and clean forehead, and said softly, "Let's go to bed and rest."

Miao Yumei's eyes were as moist as water, and her curled eyelashes showed a look of panic. Is this going to bully her again?she just...

The two lay on the bed again, Jia Heng put his arms around Miaoyu's shoulders, sniffed a ray of fragrance from the jade's delicate green silk, and said softly: "Miaoyu, how long have we known each other?"

Miaoyu was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Last winter, I entered the mansion for about a year."

Jia Heng smiled, with the look of memories on his face, and said: "When I first saw the teacher, I felt that the teacher was independent, like an orchid in an empty valley, really beautiful like orchid, and talented like a fairy .”

Miaoyu heard the words, tasted the young man's words, looked up, her eyes were soft and rippling, and said in a cold voice with a bit of embarrassment: "Master Heng already had bad intentions at that time."

Jia Heng gently took Miaoyu's plain hand, leaned over to look at the delicate and picturesque eyebrows, and said with a low smile: "Isn't the wife the same?"

You understand my scheming, I understand your pretentious restraint.

"You, don't..." Miao Yuyu's face changed slightly, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes.

Jia Heng said: "I don't do anything else, I just want to hug you."

Miaoyu's cheeks were as red as clouds, and she let the young man hold her hands, but she felt a little embarrassed for a moment, and said softly, "Don't mess around."

It is clear that someone is caressing a pair of slender and straight jade women, and the look of loving it makes the Zen heart sway, and the beauty can't help but feel ashamed.

Jia Heng leaned close to Miao Yu's ear, sniffed the scent of orchids, and said in a low voice, "Gai Minger will make two pairs of stockings for the teacher so as not to hurt her legs from frostbite."

A thought suddenly came to my mind, Miaoyu is quite pretty, and I don't know how many pairs of socks I made for Miaoyu according to Xianning, and what would it look like for Miaoyu to wear, tulle nun with black silk?Is it really Foyuan?
Miaoyu: "???"

What socks?Doesn't she usually get cold legs?

Before she asked, she saw that the man had hugged her tightly, and her delicate body suddenly softened due to the heat all over her body, Miaoyu could only put away her doubts.

Jia Heng didn't do anything else, but hugged Miaoyu's slippery shoulders, hugged Miaoyu's warm and fragrant body, and gradually let out even breaths.

And Miaoyu looked at the sleeping face who was sleeping peacefully by the light of the candle, the soft eyes under the willow eyebrows flickered, lowered her eyes, and fell into a sweet dreamland.

The next day, the sky was bright, and a ray of golden winter morning light shone on the earth, reflecting dazzling gazes on the snow under the window, almost making the little maid Su Su who was carrying hot water squint her eyes.

Under Miaoyu's service, Jia Heng got up, washed up, and had breakfast together.

Putting on a black and red python suit embroidered with a python pattern, he stood in front of the mirror and tied a rhinoceros horn jade belt with warm and colorful emeralds.

Miao Yu stepped forward to tie Jia Heng's cloak, and the jade man raised his eyes to look at the tall and straight young man, his eyes outlined the stern and heroic face, he was ashamed and happy, and it was hard to associate with all the absurdities of yesterday together.

Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu, who was as tall as her chin, and lightly pinched her slightly pink cheeks. Under Miaoyu's angry stare, she said softly, "I have to go to Beijing camp today. , I will come to see you later, you should rest at the mansion."

Miaoyu let out a "huh", her heart was filled with sweetness, and suddenly at this moment, the boy hugged her waist again, and the warm breath hit her face.

Miaoyu quickly closed her eyes, and as time passed, she put her hands on Jia Heng's shoulders.

Jia Heng looked gently at Miaoyu, who was blushing and beautiful. The facial features of the jade man were exquisite and small like that of a Jiangnan water town, and her complexion was as white and greasy as snow. The aloofness and coldness in the eyebrows and eyes seemed to be an irreplaceable character background. Of course, he He never thought of changing, and said: "Let's go, well, there is no need to send it away."

Miaoyu's way of getting along with Daiyu is almost the same as that of Daiyu, but they don't agree with each other.

Without waiting any longer, he slowly left the wing room and headed towards Changcui Temple.

Miaoyu leaned against the door and looked at the young man, her eyes gradually becoming infatuated.

Su Su said: "Girl, the hot water is ready."

Miaoyu turned her mind around, gave a soft "um", Fang reluctantly returned to the wing, stood there for a moment, there seemed to be the breath of that person in the wing.

But it is said that Jia Heng came out of Changcui Nunnery, went to the outside, passed by Qichi courtyard, looked at the courtyard, was silent for a moment, and suddenly was taken aback, but saw a few snowmen piled up beside the trees around the courtyard.

It was clearly the result of Xiangyun, Baoqin and other hairpin skirts and jackets playing around in the Qichi courtyard yesterday. Jia Heng was having fun with Miaoyu talking about Zen and Dharma, so naturally he didn't catch up.

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, but finally did not enter the courtyard.

Last night, I originally wanted to talk to Zhen Xi who was celebrating her birthday, but I went to Changcui Nunnery to Fuhu Zhemei and stayed overnight, and now I have to go to the Beijing camp, so I can only let it go and wait until the afternoon when I come back.

Silently walking from Fengyao Bridge to Ningguo Mansion via Huifang Garden, Jia Heng ordered Qingwen to prepare hot water, took a bath under Qingwen's service, and returned to the study in the front yard.

Chen Ling put the official documents into a leather bag that he carried with him, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the screen, raised his eyes to look at the boy in the python suit, and asked, "You're back?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Well, let's go to the Beijing camp later, and send another person to Zhao Shangshu's mansion of the Ministry of Industry to post and post, saying that at noon, I will invite him to dinner."

The day before yesterday, my father-in-law talked about the establishment of a sales network for coal distribution in the northern provinces, so that coal can benefit the people.

Otherwise, without the participation of private capital and merchants, relying solely on the power of the government will be powerless.

Chen Xiao sized up the young man with clear eyes and radiant eyes, and thought to himself, he really doesn't care about meat and vegetables, even monks.

Chen Xiaoqing said: "Jinyi Mansion delivered the news yesterday afternoon. They have sent spies to the Khan Court of Chahar Mongolia. There should be news in the next year. Another thing is that Wang Shouqi, a salt merchant in Yangzhou, has now arrived in the capital. In the Salt Merchant Guild Hall."

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "Let the Jinyi Mansion spread the news at any time, the salt merchant Wang Shouqi? What is he doing in Beijing?"

With the change of the Lianghuai Salt Law to a new system, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, well, there are only four left now, and the power of the salt merchants has shrunk greatly. It is conceivable that as time goes by, if the Yangzhou salt merchants do not find other ways, the family is in the middle of the road. Falling is just a matter of time.

Naturally, Wang Shouqi and others were not reconciled. On the one hand, they actively participated in the new system of the Lianghuai Salt Law, and on the other hand, they purchased ships to go to sea to do sea trade business.

Chen Xiao's complexion was as frosty, and he said coldly: "Recently, I have had a close relationship with the Qi County Prince's Mansion, and I have frequent contacts. I'm afraid I want to do something rare."

Strange goods can live, this is the story of Lu Buwei and Qin Wang.

Jia Heng frowned slightly, his eyes were deep, and he said softly: "Don't worry about it for now, let people watch it first, let them toss."

If the salt merchants really dare to participate in the matter of seizing the heir, then the last bit of vitality of the Yangzhou salt merchants will be exhausted during the liquidation.

"That's what I mean too." Chen Xiao nodded and agreed.

If you don't mess up, you won't be able to make money out of the fire in the future.

Jia Heng asked, "Where is the King of Chu?"

He is the governor of Jinyi, and it is part of his duty to pay attention to the movements of the feudal lords, but he can't be too close, so it is said that his external role is more prominent.

There is another group of people under the emperor to monitor the Qi, Chu, Wei and other vassals, and even him.

Chen Xiaodao: "The King of Chu recently served as a director of the Ministry of War, and he is quite harmonious with his colleagues in the Ministry of War, and the officials of the Ministry of Households also praised him a lot."

Jia Heng said: "The king of Chu is a respectful and virtuous corporal, and he is quite famous among the scholars. His reputation is much better than that of the king of Qi."

He couldn't control some officials of the Chu Party who had close contacts with the King of Chu. Moreover, the King of Chu opened his mansion early and worked in the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War from the very beginning.

In contrast, after all, King Wei came of age a little late, and only now began to exert his strength.

Of course, the eldest son of the queen on King Wei's head does have a stronger halo.

Chen Xiao got up and asked, "Where are we going next?"

"Let's go to Beijing camp first." Jia Heng said.

The Beijing camp is his foundation, and he will prepare for the battle with all his strength in the next time. As long as he wins another big victory, the rest will be to sit and watch the situation in the capital.

Beijing Camp, Chinese Army Barracks

Jia Heng strode into the barracks under the guard of the Jinyi Mansion, sat behind the Shuai desk, picked up the book on the table, and flipped through it.

They are all the recent training schedules of the Beijing [-]th Regiment Battalion.

"The last general has seen Jie Shuai." At this time, a military officer wearing a sixth-rank military officer's robe entered the barracks of the Chinese army, and saluted the young man in python suit behind the handsome case.

Jia Heng looked up at Dong Qian, smiled, nodded and said, "Sit."

"Thank you, Marshal Jie." Dong Qian cupped his hands.

Jia Heng said: "Is my cousin still used to being with the Central Guard Army?"

Apart from Xiaoxiao, there was no one else in the army tent, and this kind of address also meant to show affection, and he hadn't brought this cousin to make any meritorious service in the previous year.

And when the future really comes, it is these relatives who can really be relied on.

Dong Qian said: "Everything is fine. Recently, I practiced martial arts with General Pang and asked for advice on the art of war. I have benefited a lot."

When Jia Heng heard this, he nodded and said: "First work in the guard army, and when there is a war in the future, you should use your cousin's bravery to make contributions."

Not to mention the brothers Xie Zaiyi and Cai Quan who knew each other back then, one is already a second-rank general and the other is a third-rank military general, let alone the younger generation of Jia clan are all sixth-rank military officers.

This is in Wucheng Bingma Division. Although An Yi is comfortable, he has no chance of promotion.

Dong Qian nodded emphatically, and said: "Jie Shuai has an order, and he will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants."

Jia Heng said: "I plan to draw a batch of flintlock guns and form a flintlock team with a fixed number of 800 soldiers. I plan to hand over this matter to my cousin."

Flintlock guns are very difficult to make, and even the Hongyi of Haojing only have sixty or seventy flintlock guns in their hands, and they were brought from the distant European continent.

And Jia Heng has divided the military weapons supervisor into two groups, one group learns from Portuguese craftsmen to make red barbarian cannons, and the other group specializes in the development of flintlock guns.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty in this parallel time and space, a man named Bi Maokang had developed a flintlock gun.

Dong Qian asked puzzledly, "Flintlock?"

The matchlock guns of the Shenji Camp are known to all the big men.

Jia Heng said: "It is a kind of firecracker inspired by flint. It is more convenient to load and has a longer range than bird blunderbuss. I plan to form a cavalry team of 800 people for a decisive battle with the enemy next year. Other than brother, no one can take on this important task."

Dong Qian is his cousin, and it would be best for him to control this firecracker unit, which is more powerful than the soldiers of the Han army. When the results are satisfactory, it will be expanded.

When Dong Qian heard the words, he got up quickly and said: "Marshal Jie has a great trust, and the general dare not refuse."

Jia Heng came close, patted Dong Qian on the shoulder, and said, "Your brother is welcome."

Needless to say, the words of making a wish for the official, everything is silent.

Chen Xiao, who was standing by the knife not far away, saw this scene, his clear eyes flashed, and he grabbed the handle of the knife in his hand.

Jia Heng gave Dong Qian a few more important words, and said, "Cousin, go and call Fan Canjun, I have something to say to him."

Dong Qian cupped his fists, then said goodbye and left.

Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao, and said softly: "In the future, the confrontation between the two armies will still be based on the battle of firearms. Whether the weak can defeat the strong next year will depend entirely on these rare soldiers."

Chen Xiao nodded, and asked with concern: "The Hongyi Cannon, how many cannons have the military inspector built now?"

"Since returning to Beijing, only three doors have been built, and I hope to build as many as possible every year and year after year." Jia Heng said.

While the two were talking, soldiers from outside came to report, and Fan Yi, who joined the army from the recording room, came.

(End of this chapter)