The Red Mansions

Chapter 928 Li Wan: What does it mean to look at her thin face?
Ningguo Mansion

Now that the marriage with Daiyu has been discussed, the atmosphere is more harmonious and intimate than before.

In fact, it's not that complicated. With Jia Heng's powerful position, and the promise that he would be his wife and adoptive son to inherit the incense of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai would not say anything.

At most, I could slander a few words from the bottom of my heart, my daughter is so young, how could you do it?
But Lin Ruhai, who is an official in Yangzhou, is not easy to say, because he is used to seeing high-ranking officials like young Bai Youshou.

As for whether Jia Heng will break his promise and become fat, it is impossible.

Lin Ruhai turned away from mentioning this matter, and asked, "Ziyu said earlier that there was an emergency in the north, so something happened in the north?"

Jia Heng also let go of Daiyu's soft and slender hands. It is not appropriate to always hold Daiyu's small hands in front of her father.

Daiyu is already lowering her eyebrows and pleasing to the eye at this moment, sitting quietly at the side and serving tea, where is her usual demeanor of Lin Ruan.

Just looking at the young man with resolute brows with bright starry eyes, endless joy filled his heart.

In the lake of heart, it is inevitable to recall the scenes when I met Jia Heng at the beginning, well, she has already found out that Brother Heng has been thinking about her for a long time.

Jia Heng said: "Only in the past few days, Jurchen intends to annex Mongolia. After the fifteenth day, I will lead the troops to Datong and Taiyuan to take precautions. Yesterday I discussed with the Holy Master and Li Gelao. This will affect the fate of the country. A battle."

Lin Ruhai showed a dignified look on his face, and said softly: "Ziyu is an important minister of the military and country, and I think he has made a comprehensive plan for this. I don't know what the court's regulations are?"

In front of his own daughter, he was a little ashamed to say that such a military matter, as a father-in-law, he is not qualified to keep secrets.

This……

There is no way, the son-in-law is almost a dragon among men.

Jia Heng said: "I have discussed this matter with my sage and Mr. Li Ge. There have been arrangements, but the army has not moved, and the food and grass will go first. At that time, my uncle and Mr. Qi Ge will try their best to manage it so that the frontline troops will not be short of soldiers. grain."

"It's a major national event, and it's imperative." Lin Ruhai said in a loud voice with a complete face.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "Nowadays, the court situation is dominated by scholars in the south. The Holy Majesty has tried his best to maintain the court situation so as not to unbalance it. Uncle should be cautious in the household department."

Lin Ruhai said: "During the time I was back in Beijing, I saw some signs when I met my friends. Since we are both subjects of the Han Dynasty, why are we limited by different regions?"

Jia Heng chatted with Lin Ruhai for a few more words, and said with a smile: "It's almost noon, let's go to Tianxianglou for dinner first, I guess the old lady should be calling."

Today is the Shangyuan Festival. At noon, Rongning and Ningfu will have dinner together, then watch a play, and at night watch fireworks, guess lantern riddles, and set off lanterns with a group of golden hairpins.

Lin Ruhai nodded, then looked at the gentle and graceful Daiyu, and said, "Yu'er, let's go together."

Daiyu gave a "hmm", her face turned red, and her heart was overjoyed.

Huifang Garden, Tianxiang Building

At this moment, the stage has been set up in the open space in front of Tianxiang Tower, and on the second floor of Tianxiang Tower, Sister Feng is calling Pinger to prepare the stage with a smile on her face, and the maids and mothers are delivering refreshments, fruits and vegetables to the attic.

In the attic, Jia's mother is sitting on the Arhat bed. Behind her are Yuanyang, Hupo and other maids pinching their backs. On the embroidered pier on the left hand side are the second wife of King Xing and Aunt Xue in silk and satin dresses. They are Qin Keqing, Li Wan, You Shi, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You.

In addition, there were Jia Zheng's concubines Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou, but Aunt Zhao was sitting not far away, secretly glancing at Mrs. Wang with a smile on her face from time to time.

Occasionally seeing Sister Feng who was joking and having a lively atmosphere, she let out a cold snort in her nostrils.

Not far away, there are also a group of hairpin skirts and ring jackets, competing for splendor and beauty, such as Baochai, Baoqin, two cousins, Sanchun, Xiangyun, Wenqi, Lanxi and Xingxiuyan.

In the attic courtyard, Jia Zheng, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan, and Jia Cong sat at the table, listening to operas sung by troupes purchased from Jiangnan.

"Brother Heng hasn't come yet?" Mother Jia put down the teacup in her hand and asked curiously.

Such a lively festival, without Jia Heng, the head of the Jia family, would always feel a little less lively in the eyes of Jia Mu.

Sister Feng is wearing a silver-red base with phoenix peony embroidered double-breasted fur-breasted tunic, a white silk shirt with a stand-up collar sprinkled with gold and bamboo leaves, and a dark purple horse-face skirt underneath, which makes the wrapping even more crisp.

And that gorgeous jade face that has been moisturized, glowing with brilliance, said with a bright smile: "Old ancestor, I have sent someone to call."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Today is a rare and lively event."

Baochai was sitting on the lower embroidered pier, looking at her cousin Baoqin who was wearing a pink jacket and skirt, like a beautiful red plum tree, and if you add that plump and snow-white face, she looks like a porcelain doll , said softly: "Sister Qin, have you seen Sister Lin?"

Baoqin Lirui saw a serious look on her face, and said in a delicate voice: "I didn't see it either, didn't my sister send someone to call?"

Anyway, she saw that her cousin and sister Lin were very close recently, and they were like sisters.

Baochai raised her head and looked at Yinger, her close maid, with a questioning look in her moist almond eyes.

Ying'er lowered her voice and said, "It seems that Master Lin is here, and he went to meet him."

Tan Chun approached, and said with a light smile, "I saw it when I came, Brother Heng and Sister Lin went to see Uncle Lin."

He does not mean that.

Baochai's radiant eyes sparkled, and a suspicion surged in her heart, she said, "I should have gone to see it."

Listening to Baochai's narration, Baoqin couldn't help picking up a piece of dim sum on the table, and was eating it with small bites, her pink lips slightly parted, against the backdrop of snowy skin, elegant and small.

Baochai looked at Baoqin, smiled lightly and said, "Sister Qin, are you hungry?"

My cousin is chubby and doesn't know how to get married. In the past few days, my mother said that the old lady seemed to want to match my sister with Baoyu.

Bao Qin smiled brightly, and said sweetly: "Second sister, I only drank a bowl of porridge in the morning, and I will have some snacks."

"My younger sister should eat less sweets, as she tends to gain weight easily, and if she is too fat, she is not easy to ask others." Baochai joked in a low voice.

Baoqin's cheeks were slightly red, and she clenched the handkerchief in her palm.

How should she explain this, she has already identified her cousin husband?When the cousin-in-law was holding her, he also said that she was softer when she was fatter.

Oh, why is she thinking about this in front of the second sister?

On the other side, Xiangyun took Nona's hand, and said with a rosy apple round face, "Have you never seen a lantern?"

Nona shook her head and said, "Ours is only the Lantern Festival. Seeing the Han people setting up sea lanterns, they can float far along the waves."

At this time, Xing Xiuyan was sitting with Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi, with a calm expression on her tranquil and beautiful face.

Zhen Lan said: "Sister Xiuyan is from Suzhou?"

Compared with Chai Dai and others whose identities were determined earlier, Yunqin and Yunqin are lively and lively, and Zhen Lan finds that she is actually more open to chatting with a girl like Xing Xiuyan, who is just like Xing Xiuyan.

In fact, even Sister Feng also prefers Xing Xiuyan's non-competitive temperament, and she is already very tired of intrigue.

Xing Xiuyan said softly, "I grew up in Suzhou."

Zhen Lan looked at the girl with picturesque eyebrows and orchid temperament, and said softly, "I've been to Suzhou too. Although it's misty and rainy in Gusu, it's not lacking in pomp and luxury, but I've never seen someone as indifferent as my sister."

Zhenxi said softly: "I like the line in the poem about red plums written by sister Xiuyan the most. It seems that it is not an ordinary color, and the shade depends on him."

This is a poem written by Xing Xiuyan when the Plum Blossom Poetry Club opened not long ago and was in Luxue Nunnery.

Xing Xiuyan's eyes were calm, her cheeks seemed to have the color of Danxia, ​​and she said gently and softly: "Graffiti made by casual hands is not in the eyes of the Fang family, such as a poem about plum blossoms. I heard that Uncle Heng wrote a poem about plum blossoms last year , quite strong."

A slight smile floated on Zhen Xi's childish face, and said: "I read that poem, it's really well written."

Zhen Lan said softly: "Speaking of Bu Suanzi's Yongmei, there is a poem written by the predecessors, which can match the charm of sister Xiuyan."

Xing Xiuyan looked at Zhen Lan in surprise.

I only heard Zhen Lan say softly: "The pines, bamboos, and radishes are cold, and the mountains and rivers are late. There is no one in the secluded path alone, who can complain about this hatred? It seems that there are still lovers who are looking for fragrance. When you smell it, you don't want to smell it. In the heartless place."

Zhen Lan is obviously well-versed in poetry and books, so she looks at Xing Xiuyan with a smile on her face.

Xing Xiuyan said shyly, "Sister Lan is too famous."

Sisters Li Wen and Li Qi who were not far away were also listening. This was the first time for the two little girls to catch up with such excitement.

On the other side, Mother Jia smiled brightly, looked down at Qin Keqing who was sitting down, and said, "Brother Heng was not at the house when he worshiped the ancestors on the first day of the lunar new year. Finally, he came back on the fifteenth day, and the whole family is also here." We can have a good reunion.”

Qin Keqing nodded with a smile, but sighed softly from the bottom of her heart.

I will leave soon after I come back. Since we got married, we have gathered less and separated more.

Sister Feng smiled from the side: "Brother Heng is busy with state affairs, so it is inevitable that he will be a little tired."

While they were talking, Lin Zhixiao's family went up the stairs, and with a smile on his face, he said, "Old lady, uncle and miss Lin are here."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "King, here comes the man, let's go and have a look."

The people who were talking also stopped what they were doing, stood up Yingying, and came to the railing to have a look.

I saw a tall and straight young man walking slowly accompanied by a middle-aged scholar in the long chasing corridor below, but Daiyu was not there.

Daiyu has gone upstairs from the stone ladder behind the side of Tianxiang Tower, accompanied by Zijuan and Xiren.

For a moment, almost all eyes fell on the handsome young man.

Jia Zheng was dressed in a drab military uniform, dressed like a rich man. When he saw Lin Ruhai and Jia Heng, he quickly got up, bowed forward, and said with a smile, "Ziyu, brother Lin."

Jia Huan, Jia Lan, and Jia Cong on the side also came to pay respects, calling for Jia Heng and Lin Ruhai.

"Uncle Heng." Jia Lan bowed to Jia Heng like an adult.

Jia Heng looked at Jia Lan, caught the admiring and admiring gaze, and felt a little weird, lightly touched Jia Lan's head, and said with a smile: "Brother Lan has grown so tall. Let me buy you sugar figurines, do you still eat sweet ones now?"

I remember that Fang came to this world to borrow books from Jia Lan, and then Li Wan went to the mansion to look for books. It has been a year or two.

Now he is also with Li Wan... and can't help but think of the ecstasy crying, I don't know if it's joy, or the sigh of bitterness, I don't blame him, I haven't seen such a thing in these years.

Only next time... Well, next time is not an example.

Jia Lan raised her delicate face and said in a crisp voice: "Uncle Heng, mother said that I am changing my teeth now, so I won't let me eat sweets."

Jia Heng smiled, patted Jia Lan's shoulder lightly, and said softly: "Then listen to your mother, study hard, and honor your mother."

On the attic, the beautiful lady in the blue skirt stood looking across the railing, seeing the scene of the big and the small talking, her elegant, beautiful and beautiful face was full of joy, she clenched her handkerchief tightly, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Both sour and touching.

Suddenly at this time, accompanied by a gust of fragrant wind, on Cao's fair oval face, there was a half-smile and said: "Uncle Heng really likes Lan Geer."

Li Wan's originally blissful Wen Ning's eyebrows and eyes froze suddenly, but today the expression on her thinly powdered face was a little unnatural, she bit her pink lips with her white teeth, and said softly: "Brother Heng used to value Lan Geer."

Aunt Cao just wanted to see her jokes?She was also doing it for the child, so what's wrong with her?

In fact, from ancient times to the present, it is an extremely correct sentence for children, and for children to go to kindergarten, you can sleep with the principal.

Mrs. Cao smiled and said: "In the future, Lan Geer will pass the Juren and Jinshi exams. In your face, he will be like his grandfather and be a big official in the frontier."

Hearing this, Li Wan's heart beat wildly, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, she felt that although it was a cold spring, the plump and delicate body in the cotton skirt was still a little hot, like the crispness of the red prints that had been bumped, she felt a little strange.

What is Aunt Cao's name?

What does it mean to look at her thin face?What is the relationship between her father's appointment as the chief official of the frontier?
Cao Shi just teased her a little, and looked at Li Wan who was blushing with a half-smile, and didn't continue joking.

Down below, Jia Heng looked at Jia Cong at this moment, with gentle eyes, and said encouragingly: "Study hard, wait for another two or three years, and strive to win the first place in one fell swoop."

Jia Cong looked respectful, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Brother Heng."

Jia Heng looked at Jia Huan again, and said with a smile, "How is Brother Huan learning martial arts in the school?"

Jia Huan was obviously a little afraid of Jia Heng, and lowered his head slightly, hanging his arms, making Tanchun, who was staring closely at the second floor, feel dark.

Aunt Zhao on the side looked happy, and glanced at Baoyu who was standing with Xue Biao, looking for something to say.

So what about Baoyu, isn't it that Mr. Heng can't take care of him?
This Uncle Heng valued Huan'er very much. In the future, Huan'er would join the army, and he would be named uncle or lord in the future. At that time, she saw that the second wife dared to tell her that her nose was not her nose, and her eyes were not her eyes.

Jia Zheng turned his face slightly down, looked at Jia Huan, frowned and asked, "Your Brother Heng asked you something."

Jia Huan shivered in fright, and murmured: "Brother Heng, I learned some riding and shooting, and the master said he would teach me how to practice a spear."

Jia Heng patted Jia Huan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Practice well and become a general in the future."

Jia Huan gave a "hmm" and agreed.

On the other hand, Tanchun in the attic had an angry look on his face, obviously feeling that Jia Huan's performance was not satisfactory to him.

Daiyu who came up gently took the girl's plain hand, held the handkerchief, her starry eyes twinkled, and said comfortingly: "Third sister, Brother Huan looks much better than before."

Ying'er, who was beside Baochai, curled her lips, and said in a complaining tone, "During the second year of junior high school, Third Master Huan still relied on me to play dice..."

"Ying'er." The smile on Baochai's plump and jade-like skin disappeared, her apricot eyes glistened at Ying'er.

In fact, what Yinger was talking about was that Baochai lived in Lixiangyuan in the second year of junior high school. Jia Huan came to visit and played dice for Yinger to gamble money.

Baochai still had the kind of words, "Can you still rely on you?"

But Yinger is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp. This time, in front of Tanchun, she wants to put eye drops on Jia Huan.

When Jia Heng was not in Beijing, a lot of interesting things actually happened to the servants of Rongning and Ningfu.

Zhen Lan looked at the young man with a pair of slender and charming eyes. Her melon-seeded face with a slightly pointed chin was evenly powdered and her cheeks were evenly painted. Under the light of the candlelight on the verandah, her lines were glamorous. When she was quiet, she looked like Zhen Qing.

The Jia family is stronger than their Zhen family because of him.

Otherwise, there will be many masters and servants who enjoy the honor and no planners, and it will be difficult to escape the trend of prosperity and decline in the future.

At this time, Xue Pan, who sat with Baoyu at the guest table not far away, smiled and said, "Cousin Heng."

As he spoke, he came over shaking his head.

Seeing Xue Pan, Jia Heng smiled and said, "Wen Long, long time no see."

Think about it carefully, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xue Pan should come out.

Xue Pan chuckled and said, "Cousin Heng, it's only been a few months, and Cousin Heng has become more and more powerful. Now he is the first-class Marquis of Wu. When my sister and I first met Cousin Heng, my sister said that Cousin Heng Big brother...extraordinary."

After all, I haven't read any books, and I stuttered when I learned the compliments in advance.

On the attic, Aunt Xue watched her son chatting with Jia Heng, she was happy in her heart, but she laughed and scolded: "Pan'er, child, he drank too much wine and said nonsense."

That Brother Heng is your brother-in-law!

Baochai was also watching from the side, listening to what her brother said, her pink cheeks blushing slightly with shame, what did her brother say.

Daiyu glanced at Xue Pan, pulled Tanchun's plain hand, her starry eyes sparkled softly, and said softly: "Third sister don't need to be upset, Sister Bao is so considerate inside and out, she still has troubles."

Baochai:"???"

Frowner is poking her secretly again?
Li Wen and Li Qi looked at Baochai and Daiyu, and exchanged glances.

Standing on the eaves of the corridor, Xing Xiuyan stared at the young man who was chatting and laughing happily with the children of the Jia family. The young man seemed to be surrounded by stars, shining brightly, and he sighed inwardly.

Aunt wants her to be a concubine for Uncle Heng, not to mention that Miaoyu and Uncle Heng have been friends for a long time, even if she sees Yingying and Yanyan surrounded by one person, she doesn't really want to join in the fun.

In the Grand View Garden behind her, although she is happy and carefree, she is just a canary raised in a cage.

In fact, firstly, Xing Xiuyan's temperament is like an orchid in an empty valley, and he doesn't care for fame and wealth; secondly, Jia Heng, except for talking to Xing Xiuyan a few times at the beginning...hasn't taken any action against Xing Xiuyan at all.

Generally speaking, if you stomp you are numb.

On the other side, Jia Cong, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan saluted Lin Ruhai, and Xue Biao, who was beside Xue Pan, also came over and saluted Jia Heng in a respectful manner.

After everyone bowed to each other, they sat down one after another, and then listened to the opera troupe singing "Yi Yi Ya Ya Ya".

The entire courtyard around Tianxiang Building fell into a noisy atmosphere.

Jia Zheng sighed, and said, "Zi Yu, I don't know what will happen if the Holy Majesty summons the ministers of the court to push forward the frontier ministers at the court meeting tomorrow?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "There are only a few suitable officials from the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's wait for the results tomorrow."

Those few people are probably suitable. It is impossible to transfer one of the scholars from the north to Liangjiang, otherwise it will be difficult to collect all the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River next year.

Now the emperor's political skills, he basically sees through, is in PUA, to engage in mentality.

Weakening and dividing the Zhejiang Party through the position of chief assistant in the cabinet, and finalizing the candidate for the governor of Liangjiang is also the last test.

If Han Huang has passed the test, the position of chief assistant will be guaranteed, and it is impossible to prevent Han Huang from taking the position, which is not conducive to the stability of the court.

Lin Ruhai put down the teacup, and said, "Now that the court is in charge, side matters are the most important."

He was still worried about the affairs in the north, if Ziyu played a triumphant song again, it would not only be Yu'er's marriage, but also Yu Dahan would be a blessing.

But no one dares to say that he will win the battle.

(End of this chapter)