The Red Mansions

Chapter 920 Jia Heng: If I ask you, you won't say...

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall

In the hall surrounded by [-] lady-illustrated screens, the heat from the earth dragon fills the room, warming the room, and laughter is heard from time to time.

Jia Mu sat on an arhat bed covered with cotton mattresses, her old face was full of kind smiles, and she looked at Lin Ruhai not far away, with joy from the heart in her eyes.

Lin Ruhai was able to marry Jia Min back then, in addition to Jia Daishan's admiration for her, and Jia's mother was also quite supportive at the beginning. Lin Ruhai's image and temperament actually accounted for a large part of the reason.

Jia Mu smiled, and said softly, "Ruhai, it's such a cold day, the road has been full of dust and dust, it's been hard work."

Lin Ruhai said with a smile on his face, "It's not too hard to travel leisurely all the way."

Jia Zheng was talking with him, his eyes showed concern, and he asked, "Did Ruhai meet Ziyu on his way back to Beijing?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "I was walking fast, but I didn't meet him. Ziyu seems to be in Jinling now."

Jia Mu said, "He's in Jinling. You said he's doing an errand in the palace, and he hasn't been back for years."

Jiamu said, then smiled and asked: "I heard Brother Heng said, Ruhai, you are in Beijing this time, and you will be an official in Beijing from now on?"

It should be brother Heng who made the effort, first Zheng'er, then brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, and now it's finally her son-in-law's turn.

This is the qualified patriarch of the Jia clan. You can't just care about one person. In the future, Baoyu's imperial examination high school will make the Jia family flourish and have successors.

Lin Ruhai said: "The errand has not been decided yet, it depends on the will of the palace after Miansheng, but it should be an official in Beijing."

Mother Jia nodded and asked, "I live in Beijing. Is the mansion well-equipped? If you don't have a place to stay, you might as well stay at the mansion. Our house has a lot of yards, so it's feasible to stay for a day or two. "

"Someone is buying a mansion, so it's not good to bother the old lady." Lin Ruhai said modestly.

Not to mention the generations of princes of the Lin family, but just as Lin Ruhai's servant of the household department, it is impossible to live in Jia's mansion, and he still has to buy another mansion to live in.

Of course, Jia Muyuan was also polite, and said with a smile: "When you buy a mansion, it will be closer to Ningrong Street, and it will be cheaper for relatives to visit."

Lin Ruhai nodded, cast gentle eyes on Mother Jia, and asked, "Mrs. Tai, is Yu'er okay in Beijing?"

Jia Mu said: "It's very good at the house. Now I live in the Grand View Garden with a group of sisters, talking and laughing every day. Is Ruhai going to take Yu'er back?"

Baoyu mentioned to her several times that she wanted to live in the garden, but this was impossible.

Lin Ruhai chuckled and said, "I live here, and it's more lively here. When I get to the house, I'm often busy with official duties, so it's not easy to take care of me."

Jia Mu had a big smile on her face, and said: "I also think so. There are more sisters in their garden, so they can be more lively when they play."

After a while, I have to tell Ruhai about Yu'er and Baoyu's marriage. The two grew up together and made a marriage agreement. In the future, with such a father-in-law taking care of her, Baoyu's official career will be smoother.

"Miss Lin is here." Just as Jia's mother was thinking about it, she heard the voices of talking and laughing. Juan, Yinger and other maids and mothers.

Jia Mu looked at them, smiled and said, "Yu'er, you're here."

Daiyu entered the hall, bowed to Jia Mu, and said softly, "Grandmother."

Then, looking at Lin Ruhai at the side, he called out affectionately, "Daddy."

"Yu'er." Seeing Daiyu again, Lin Ruhai couldn't hide his joy, and called out.

Just glanced over and saw that my daughter's pearls were beautiful, her eyebrows and eyes were bright, her cheeks were white and shiny, and her complexion was much stronger than when she was weak and sick, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Daiyu's face was full of joy, and she called softly, "Daddy."

Baochai also approached Lin Ruhai and said, "I have seen Uncle Lin."

After Lin Ruhai nodded, he sat down on the embroidered pier beside Aunt Xue, quietly looking at the father and daughter who were talking, and there was inevitably a sense of envy in his heart.

Mother Jia watched the reunion of father and daughter with a smile, and said softly, "Yu'er, come over here, you two have a good talk."

Lin Ruhai looked Daiyu up and down, and said with a smile, "Yu'er, she has grown a little taller than when she was in Jiangnan."

Although they met in Jiangnan, Lin Ruhai was worried about salt affairs in Yangzhou. The father and daughter didn't meet each other very often. When they saw each other, they found that Daiyu had grown a bit taller.

It has to be said that a girl of Daiyu's age looks different almost every day. After the new year, the original Shaoyan's childish face is still a little immature. There is also a soft and beautiful daughter's charm flowing silently between the eyebrows and eyes.

The joy of having a young girl in my family welled up in Lin Ruhai's heart.

Lin Daiyu sat in front of her, gazing at everyone's eyes, her heart felt shy for a moment, her starry eyes were full of curiosity, and she said, "When did Daddy arrive?"

"I've just arrived. I'm here to see you at your grandmother's side. Now that you're well, I feel relieved." Lin Ruhai smiled and said gently.

Qin Keqing also bowed to Lin Ruhai at this moment, and said, "I have seen Uncle Lin."

Lin Ruhai got up and nodded to Qin Keqing, which is respect for a lady of Marquis Wu.

Mother Jia looked at Qin Keqing kindly with a smile, and said with a smile, "Keqing, you are a rare visitor, and you haven't come to my Rongqing Hall for a long time."

The Qin family didn't come to this Rongqing hall very often in the past, but now it feels like it's the first time in history.

Qin Keqing sat down, smiling like a flower and said: "Recently, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and the affairs in the house are busy, so I can't take time off."

"It's almost Chinese New Year. Didn't Brother Heng come over? Or did you not send the letter?" Mother Jia asked again with concern.

Qin Keqing said softly: "I sent a letter yesterday, saying that I will be back soon, but I didn't specify the date, and I don't know if I can come back before the Shangyuan Festival."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "When Brother Heng left Beijing, didn't he say that he would be able to catch up with the Lantern Festival?"

Qin Keqing smiled lightly: "It should be, Jinling is not far from here."

Mother Jia turned to look at Sister Feng with a smile on her face, and asked, "Girl Feng, have you invited a theater troupe in the backyard? It's the Chinese New Year, so it must be lively."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Brother Qiang went south to buy the opera troupe, which can sing immediately. Later, they will be singing in Tianxianglou, and the old lady will go to listen to the opera together later."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Ru Hai, let's have some dinner together at noon and listen to the opera."

Lin Ruhai nodded, as a response to Jia's mother's words, but later he was talking about the court situation with Jia Zheng.

Not mentioning the conversation between the Jia family and Lin Ruhai who came to Beijing, but talking about the Han residence, in the study——

Standing in front of the window, Han Huang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the green banana trees outside, and said in a low voice, "Where is Mr. Li Ge?"

"I've joined Sanfu, and I should be able to reach the capital in the next two days." Yan Hong replied not far away.

When Han Huang heard this, he twisted his beard under his jaw and remained silent for a while.

Since he helped the emperor draw up an imperial edict to divide the south of the Yangtze River into two provinces, the special order for the appointment of the chief minister of the cabinet has not yet been issued, and Li Zan returned to Beijing at this time, returning with great honor.

Although it should not be repeated, it is hard to say what the emperor is thinking.

Yan Hong took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Brother, Lin Ruhai has also entered Beijing recently. Lin Ruhai and Marquis Yongning are in-laws. After entering Beijing, the Jia Party must be powerful. Why don't you object to Li Shouzhong being the governor of Anhui?"

The current Jia Heng has unknowingly become the leader of the Jia party in the eyes of some Qingliu officials.

For example, there are Shi Ding and Li Shouzhong among the great officials in Fengjiang, and now there is Lin Ruhai as an official from the household department, and the momentum is even stronger by three points.

If you add Jia Zheng's Tongzheng, Tongzheng, and Qin Ye, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Jia's party's theory is really credible.

In other words, the legacy of Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua's painstaking efforts, except for Prince Teng, was inherited and carried forward by Jia Heng, the new Jia clan patriarch.

It can be said that the four families of Jia Shi Wang Xue once again aroused the vigilance of some civil servants, or the attention of the Zhejiang Party.

But today's Great Han Dynasty is complicated, with the three parties of Zhejiang, Chu, Qi, Jia Heng, an emerging force, and the old warriors such as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

It is truly achieved that there is me in you, and you in me, and it is difficult for anyone to dominate the family, and this is exactly what Emperor Chongping expected to see.

Han Huang frowned, and said: "The emperor's mind has been made up, and Li Shouzhong is a scholarly leader, and his reputation of filial piety, brotherhood, honesty and uprightness has spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. Even if I want to object, I can't talk about it."

Yan Hong said coldly: "Brother, Shen Jiefu sent a letter last time, mentioning that Marquis Yongning has done a lot of domineering things in the south of the Yangtze River, and Yu Jiang's ministers are quite self-selected, and now he is even appointing in-laws, and his heart of weaving party members is clearly revealed! "

In Shen Fang's letter to Han Huang, he naturally wouldn't have anything good to say about Jia Heng. The candidates for Anhui governor and Jiangzuo chief envoy didn't even ask him for the opinion of the governor of Liangjiang as a reference.

Han Huang was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Old Yang Ge's words seem to make sense now that I think about it."

Treacherous as loyal.

Han Huang suppressed the irritability in his heart, turned around, sat down, took the tea on the side, looked at Yan Hong, and said: "There is a vacancy in the Nanjing household department, the former Guozijian Jijiu Liu Yuzhong will be transferred to the Nanjing household department in the near future Minister."

Previously, the case of Pan Ruxi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, resulted in the vacancy of Shangshu and Shilang. Obviously, it is impossible to stay vacant for a long time.

The Nanjing household department is in charge of money and food, which can restrict the scholars in the south.

In fact, not only the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, but also the Ministry of War in Nanjing and the Guozijian are also discussing the selection of officials.

Yan Hong's complexion changed slightly, and he asked suspiciously: "Brother, are you sending members of the Qi Party to the Nanjing household department?"

"As soon as Liu Yuzhong left, there was no one to preside over the Guozijian. You will serve as the Guozijian's sacrificial wine for the brotherhood's full operation." Han Huang looked at Yan Hong and said.

He sent Liu Yuzhong to Nanjing, intending to confess his loyalty to the palace again, so as to show that all the south of the Yangtze River will be under Majesty Dan's Majesty, but the Guozijian in the capital must be held in his hands.

Yan Hong was startled when he heard the words, and said, "Brother, will the Holy Majesty not allow this?"

"The Holy Majesty probably won't refuse." Han Huang said in a low voice with his eyes dim.

The emperor has always wanted to mix sand in the south of the Yangtze River, but he was worried about causing opposition. Now he has fulfilled the emperor's wish.

Yan Hong nodded, feeling a little happy in his heart.

Serving as a sacrificial wine in the Guozijian in the capital, after years of accumulation, he can be popular, and his career can go further in the future.

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On the first day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Chongping, early in the morning, the eastern sky was slightly white, and the golden morning light fell on the entire courtyard. On the bed covered with curtains, the three people sleeping with their necks together woke up faintly.

Jia Heng washed up from the Princess Jinyang's mansion, and was served by Yuan Chun, and put on a python suit.

Jia Heng turned her head to stare at the beautiful woman, and said softly: "This is the birth of the eldest sister, how does the eldest sister want to celebrate?"

Yuan Chun smiled lightly, and said softly, "Brother Heng, just order a bowl of birthday noodles, and you don't need to go through a lot of trouble."

At this time, Princess Jinyang got up while wearing a dress, and Fu Rongyu said with a smile on her face: "It's hard to have a second baby, so I have to celebrate it."

Yuan Chun quickly went over to support Li Ren's arm, and said softly, "Your Highness, I will help you to dress up."

As the pregnancy progressed, Princess Jinyang's body became more and more bulky, her plump and radiant jade face was as red as the clouds, and the plump charm at the tip of her eyebrows and the corners of her eyes was shockingly beautiful.

At this time, Jia Heng was wearing a rhino horn jade belt around his waist. The young man in the bronze mirror had stern eyebrows and gentle eyes. He turned his head to look at Yuan Chun and Princess Jinyang, and said softly: "I will visit Jinyi Mansion later. Alone, come over for lunch at noon."

"Why are you so busy this New Year's Eve? You don't spend much time with Your Highness?" Yuan Chun said with a bit of reproach under his curved eyebrows, with charming eyes and rippling eyes.

Just now she was asking about her newborn, but now she has gone outside again.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "I'll be back when I go, it's not easy to go at other times, you can talk with His Highness."

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and said, "Yuanchun, let him go, let him stay with us all day long, and he will feel tired and flustered."

Jia Heng: "..."

Going closer, he took Li Ren's plain hand and said: "When did you get tired of it, it's really important to go to Jinyi Mansion."

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly and said, "Go."

While talking, he finished breakfast with Princess Jinyang and Yuan Chun, and then went to the official office of Jinyi Mansion in Nanjing under the escort of Li Shu and other Jinyi Mansion guards.

Jinyi Mansion

Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, not all the guards went home to reunite with their families. At this moment, in a duty room of a government office in the southwest, there were still generals in brocade clothes coming in and out with evil faces from time to time.

Shang Yong, the former commander of Jinyi, was sitting behind the table, looking down at a thick stack of files. He was thin and dark-skinned, and his hands holding the files looked like chicken feet.

The former commander of Jinyi has not resumed his official position, and now he does not even have an official rank, but because of the special order of the palace, no one in Nanjing Jinyi Mansion dares to disrespect him.

And this is a temporary government office, which is specially used to investigate the case of the assassination of Chu by Chen Yuan, the remnant of Zhao Wang.

At this moment, a captain came to Shang Yong and whispered something in Shang Yong's ear.

Shang Yong raised his head, with a serious look on his face, put down the file in his hand, and said, "Follow me out to meet you."

This Marquis of Yongning is not a good stubble, his disciple Qiu Liangfa was assigned to Peiping, it was this Marquis of Yongning who wrote it.

At this moment, in the official hall, Jia Heng was greeted by the general of Jinyi Mansion and sat down on a grand teacher's chair, sipping tea with his head bowed.

Shang Yong, the former commander of Jinyi, should be the person who does the dirty work around the emperor, and he is not easy to get in touch with too much, but he still has to ask.

Not long after, a guard entered the door and said, "Captain, Commander Shang is here."

Not long after, I saw Shang Yong, accompanied by several attendants, enter the hall, walked a few steps quickly, cupped his hands towards Jia Heng and said: "I have seen Jia Hou."

Jia Heng put down the teacup, looked at the old man whose hair was a little gray, left the table, supported him with both hands, and said, "Commander Shang is exempt."

As he spoke, he approached and supported Shang Yong's arm.

Shang Yong's heart trembled, he only felt that those two arms were extremely powerful, he thought to himself, this Marquis of Yongning is indeed a general who can gallop freely on the battlefield, just saying that his physical strength is superior to others.

Jia Heng said: "Commander Shang, sit down."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and waited to sit down and drink tea.

Jia Heng said softly: "How is the progress of the previous investigation? Have you ever found out the whereabouts of Chen Yuan?"

Shang Yong said: "The remnants of Zhao Wang's gangsters have stopped their activities in Jinling. Last time we arrested a few. After torture and torture, we haven't found out where Chen Yuan fled. But behind Chen Yuan, there seems to be Zhao Wang and the remnant party of the deposed prince. To cover it up."

Jia Heng frowned tightly, and warned: "Chen Yuan is fleeing outside, and he may even plot against the clan. It is still necessary to arrest him and bring him to justice as soon as possible."

Shang Yong cupped his hands and said: "Jiahou don't worry, although Chen Yuan is hiding in secret, the humble official has secretly sent spies to follow the vines to investigate Chen Yuan's whereabouts. Some of Zhao Wang's remaining party members have humble positions and limited powers, so it is really difficult to investigate."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Commander Shang, the old incident during the Longzhi period was almost 20 years ago. Because of this incident, there have been many prisons. Many officials have been dismissed by the emperor in recent years. Commander Shang sent the investigation , it is still not appropriate to add extraneous branches."

The old man in brocade clothes seemed to want to take this opportunity to amplify the emperor's fear of King Zhao and the deposed prince's lineage, and once again set up a big prison.

Shang Yong's heart shuddered, he cupped his hands and said, "It's a humble job."

Now is indeed not the first year of Chongping. When the emperor had just ascended the throne, he looked around at people with ulterior motives, and he needed to cut them off. Now that he is old, if he re-establishes a big prison, it will be difficult for him to die well.

Jia Heng "reminded" a few sentences, and did not say much, but said: "If there is any movement in the capital, Commander Shang must report it in time, so that Shenjing can easily protect the clan and vassal."

Shang Yong handed it over and it should be.

After Jia Heng finished speaking, he looked at Shang Yong, who was facing a flat lake, and thought for a while, but it was not easy to ask about the abolition of the crown prince and King Zhao back then.

If you are curious, you might as well ask Jin Yang, the person involved, so I will leave Jinyi Mansion without further talking.

Shang Yong looked at the boy in the python suit, his gaze was a bit dark.

Why did Princess Xiao, who had been missing for a long time, lurk beside this Marquis Wu?
He was favored by the King of Zhou once, and he found out that Princess Xiao had not made a statement before, but after a period of investigation, it seems that Princess Xiao has been living in the rivers and lakes for these years, and seems to have a close relationship with some Bailian rebels.

This Dudu Jia kept Princess Xiao by his side, did he know it or not?Or is it against the party with Bailian...

It shouldn't be so, a minister of military aircraft, the governor of Jinyi, probably didn't know, maybe there were other arrangements.

He had been away from the emperor's side for too long, and he was finally able to enjoy his old age peacefully, but now he was dragged back again.

If you find something that shouldn't be checked...

Shang Yong's eyes were deep, and he couldn't help but sighed.

He is really old, if it was ten years ago, he must investigate and find out.

Regardless of these, it is better to wipe out the remnants of Zhao Wang and his party members first, and these rebellious parties must not be left behind to endanger His Majesty.

On Jia Heng's side, he returned to the Princess's mansion again, and entered the hall in the backyard. At this time, Princess Jinyang looked at the young man with full eyes, and asked curiously, "Why did you come back so early?"

Jia Heng said: "I went to Jinyi Mansion to meet someone. I wanted to ask some questions, but after thinking about it, it wasn't appropriate."

This former Jinyi Commander is indeed extraordinary. A person who can walk through the turbulent years of Longzhi and Chongping in the early years is indeed not to be underestimated. When talking, he is thoughtful and impeccable.

In fact, he was still worried that Xiaoxiao was recognized by this old Jinyi in Jinling earlier, or he had already investigated the details.

Of course, it is impossible to involve him no matter what, even if he reports to the emperor that he and Xiaoxiao know each other, he can still say that he wants to instigate against Princess Xiao and take a long time to catch big fish.

After returning to Beijing, I need to ask Xiaoxiao, if I think this person is a threat, I need to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Princess Jinyang looked at the young man, smiled lightly and said, "If there is anything wrong, you might as well ask me."

Jia Heng glanced at Li Ren and nodded.

Xindao, if I ask you, you probably won't tell.

"Okay, your eldest sister is having a baby today, so don't worry about it." Princess Jinyang smiled softly and said softly.

Jia Heng sat down and said, "Where's Big Sister?"

"She went to the back kitchen and said that she would cook for you herself and cook two small dishes for you. She is a birthday star today, so she will cook for you." Princess Jinyang said softly.

Just as Jia Heng was about to speak, Lianxue entered the hall at this moment and said, "Your Highness, there is an urgent secret letter from Li Shu, who is in front of you."

Jia Heng was startled, and looked at Lian Xue.

"It's from Shenjing." Lianxue said, and handed Jia Heng a secret letter sealed with wax.

Jia Heng took the secret letter, looked for a knife to cut open the wax, and read the words on it.

At this moment, Princess Jinyang also cast a pair of beautiful eyes full of autumn waves on the boy's face, and said softly: "What's wrong?"

"There is something going on in the north, I have to go back to Beijing." Jia Heng handed over the secret letter in his hand and said, "There is still Datong in Shanxi in Chahar Mongolia, and there will be troubles in the near future."

Originally, he wanted to lead the troops to Datong Army Town after returning to Beijing to deal with the upcoming changes.

After reading the secret letter, Princess Jinyang raised her beautiful head and said softly: "It seems urgent, why not leave tomorrow."

Jia Heng: "..."

Don't want to say goodbye to Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, right?It seems that Jin Yang doesn't like Zhen Qing too much.

Jia Heng paused slightly, and said in a weak voice: "I'm not in a hurry for a day or two."

Princess Jinyang smiled, picked up the teacup on the small table beside her, and took a sip, her phoenix eyes were clear.

It seems that it was not as he said, they were all held hostage by Zhen Qing.

(End of this chapter)