The Red Mansions

Chapter 987 Emperor Chongping: Weng does not doubt his son-in-law, why should he resign?

Grand View Garden, Eicui Nunnery

The night was dark, the red candles on the high table were silently burning, and the bright red candles swayed from side to side from time to time, reflecting the euphyllum embroidered on the screen sometimes clearly and sometimes vaguely.

And suddenly a familiar voice came from the lowered curtain, it was Jia Heng, and his breath was a little unstable.

"Miaoyu, you can recite the scriptures."

"Ah?" Yanni, whose eyes were obviously closed and her teeth were biting her thin lips, didn't know why, even the necklace hanging around her neck no longer shone brightly.

Jia Heng's face showed a strange look, and he said: "You can meditate, just read a paragraph, or the Heart Sutra, and my mood will be calmer."

As he spoke, he suddenly lifted Miaoyu up, and looked at it through the candlelight on the table, only to feel that under the collarbone as delicate as jade, there was a flawless white jade, and the moon was trembling.

Miao Yufang's heart skipped a beat, and she looked down at the smiling young man, her glowing jade face was filled with embarrassment and annoyance, suddenly, she seemed to understand, she pinched Jia Heng, and said, "You... It’s blasphemy to make such nonsense again.”

Jia Heng said softly: "Miaoyu, this is seeking a trace of extinction in great joy, which can prove the supreme way. I am helping you practice."

Miaoyu: "..."

This man is used to talking nonsense.

But after all, he couldn't hold back Jia Heng's soft and hard foam, pursed his pink lips, with a solemn treasure, stood up with one palm, endured an indescribable shame, and recited a heart sutra: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, do... After a long time of deep prajna paramita, I can see that the five aggregates are empty, and I can overcome all hardships..."

At this moment, strands of golden and red candlelight leaped quietly from the hanging curtain and landed on Miaoyu's body, as if covered with a layer of sunlight, but the voice gradually weakened, obviously feeling blasphemy.

Jia Heng only felt his mind sink into a emptiness, looking at the necklace on the beautiful woman's neck, sometimes dancing and dancing, sometimes drawing circles on the spot, showing off the radiance in the eyes.

Miaoyu lay on Jia Heng's body, punched the boy's arm with her fist, and said angrily, "You know how to mess around."

She was really stunned, how could she listen to his arrangement.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, pulled Miaoyu's soft white hand, and said: "Looking up at the vastness of the universe, looking down at the abundance of categories, the teacher is like a kind-hearted sailor, helping me, how can this be considered nonsense?"

Miaoyu blushed shyly, and said angrily, "You're full of fallacies and heresies."

After a long time, the two hugged each other closely again, Miao Yu held Jia Heng's hand tightly, her bright eyes seemed to be opened.

Jia Heng's face straightened, and he said: "Miaoyu, that King Zhongshun has sent to supervise the repair of the imperial tomb. It is not easy to redress the Nanfanger's case now."

Miao Yu leaned her cheek on Jia Heng's chest and said, "If it's difficult, then don't be too busy."

Jia Heng caressed Miaoyu's tender and shaved shoulders, and said softly: "We are still young, and we will have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Miaoyu let out a "hmm", and suddenly there was a look of curiosity on her crystal-clear jade face, she said in a low voice, "How did the palace handle this grand master's wedding?"

Jia Heng smiled, turned Miao Yuxue's back to her, and joked softly: "I'm still calling you sir, it's time to call your husband."

He found that Daiyu had also asked about his wedding before, and it was rare for so many people to be interested in one thing.

In fact, all of Jia Heng's women did not pay attention to Jia Heng's wedding with Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue. This was a marriage of a royal family. It was conceivable that it would be grand and grand, and every woman envied it.

Miaoyu snorted softly, her face was flushed with embarrassment, she was a little ashamed for a moment, fortunately she turned her back to Jia Heng, and called out in shame: "Husband."

Jia Heng stroked Miaoyu's slender and straight body, and suddenly sighed softly.

Miaoyu curled up and leaned against Jia Heng's hot chest, puzzled and said, "It's fine, what are you sighing for?"

Jia Heng said softly: "Since you and I made love, it can be said that we gather less and leave more. I don't know when I will marry Mrs. Miaoyu as my wife. We will meet each other day and night, and stay together day and night?"

Miaoyu heard the words, her bright eyes were in a daze, her heart was filled with sweetness and joy, her cheeks that were as cold as frost in the past had already blushed like clouds, and she said softly: "If you have the heart, even if you don't get married, you and I will also get married." married couple."

She is an ominous person, and now she is content to be by his side.

"Yes, you and I are already married." Jia Heng put his arms around Miaoyu and said softly, as if to prove his words.

Miaoyu's delicate body trembled, she hummed softly, and said with embarrassment, "You...don't mess around."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "Who made me miss Miaoyu?"

It is a natural gift, wonderful.

Miaoyu pursed her lips tightly, and could only let the young man make trouble.

Jia Heng paused for a moment, and said: "It's in the middle of the month. At that time, it's mainly in the palace. If you count the days carefully, there are still about ten days left."

His marriage with Xianning and Chanyue is undoubtedly a great event since the founding of Chen Han, or it will become an eternal story.

Miaoyu's bright eyes were charming and flowing, she snorted and said, "Then you will be a son-in-law in the future, and you will live in the princess mansion?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "Let's run on both sides, the Princess Mansion is being built on Xinglong Street, so it's actually not too tiring."

Not only because of his extraordinary talent, but also because he was young. When he was young, he could really use steel...

Thinking wildly, she leaned close to the beautiful woman's ear, held her moist earlobe, and whispered: "It's still early, let's make a fuss for a while."

"En." Miaoyu replied shyly, closed her eyes slightly, her blushing face felt a little tense, and let her do whatever she wanted.

The night was getting dark, and it was almost midnight. There were bursts of cicadas singing around the Changcui Nunnery in summer, and the heat gradually faded away. At some point, it rained again.

Because of the midsummer in the courtyard, on the bare red plum and Qiongzhi branches, the rain was rolling, and the breeze was coming slowly, seeming to be unable to bear it, and flowing down in a splintering manner.

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The next day, Ningguo Mansion, Grand View Garden
It was another sunny day, and under the golden sunlight in the morning, the roses on the east flower wall were delicate and bright in full bloom.

In the wing room, the curtains were half-hanging, and the two hugged each other tightly, touching each other's skin, smelling each other's breath, and it seemed that even their heartbeats began to synchronize.

Jia Heng has a biological clock, opened his eyes, and couldn't help but look at Miaoyu lying beside him.

In her sleep, Miaoyu's hair was a little messy at the temples, her thin and pale eyebrows seemed to have lost the pride of the past, her fair face looked lazy, her eyelashes were curved and dense, and her face with fragrant skin and jade skin seemed to be There is still a rosy pink color left.

Jia Heng got up, Qing Jun's face was rosy, and there was some refreshment between his brows.

In fact, there is still some basis for Kefu's statement. Last night, he indulged in the lubricating water and lubricated, and he almost never tired of it.

Not to mention, that Wenqing girl exudes arrogance and hypocrisy spontaneously from her bones. She is timid in the humming and hawring, but she is obedient after getting better.

If you want to be clean, why Zengjie, the sky may not be empty.

Miaoyu, who is as talented as a fairy and as beautiful as an orchid, is almost a real flawless white jade except for her eccentric temperament, which makes people love it.

So far, after returning to Beijing, apart from Third Sister You and Yuanyang, everyone who should be taken care of is basically taken care of.

In fact, after a long absence and reunion, after fighting for so long, it is really unreasonable not to spare time to accompany Chai Dai, Miao Yu and the others.

I'll be busy for two or three days first, and I have to give myself a vacation in a few days.

Just as his mind was racing, Jia Heng suddenly heard a "wow" sound, and the jade man's curved eyelashes trembled slightly, and his bright eyes gradually recovered, as if reflecting the youthful face of the young man.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Wake up, let's have a meal together, I will go to worship the ancestors later."

Miaoyu responded softly, propped up her body as soft as mud, and the brocade quilt slipped off, revealing a delicate jade-like clavicle and crisp snow.

The girl's crystal-clear jade face was full of tranquility and self-sufficiency. Although she was not very effective at the moment, bursts of incomparable joy were still overflowing from the bottom of her heart.

Jia Heng searched for the clothes on the side to wear, stared at the beautiful Miaoyu, and said with a smile: "Later, dress up well, don't be so simple."

Miaoyu put on her clothes rustling under the quilt, stared at the boy dewyly, bit her lower lip with her white teeth, and explained: "Sometimes it's not convenient for Xiuyan and Xichun to come over. "

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said: "They should all know about the relationship between you and me, so there's no need to lie to them."

Miaoyu gave Jia Heng a white look, got up, put on the big monk robe and belt, and when she put on the embroidered shoes, she brushed up the hair on the back of her neck, and came to the dressing table, she saw the bronze mirror in front of her. That charming face.

Her heart trembled slightly, this color was too...beautiful.

Is it really the Yanni that those people talk about?

At this time, Jia Heng walked up, picked up the comb, gently supported Miaoyu's fragrant shoulders, and said jokingly: "Our family Miaoyu's beauty is so beautiful that few people can match it even in the world."

Even if they are husband and wife, this kind of warm daily life is indispensable. In other words, he not only wants to sleep with Miaoyu, but also wants to give this eccentric and indifferent girl some warmth of home.

"It's still not as good as Tianhuang's nobles." Miaoyu replied arrogantly in a low voice.

Jia Heng combed Miaoyu's hair in a leisurely manner, and said: "Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning."

Miaoyu felt that her hair fell into the young man's palm, and the frostiness of the past on her fair and beautiful face seemed to have faded a lot. She was delighted, and at this moment she took a magnolia hairpin from the brocade box and said, "Oh, sir, How about I wear this hairpin?"

"Very good." Jia Heng smiled, and lightly squeezed Miaoyu's shoulder.

Although Miaoyu is nearly twenty years old, under his pampering, she gradually sees a trace of her youthful delicacy and liveliness, although this delicacy and liveliness are only fleeting.

Not long after, Susu brought the copper basin, and looked at you and me with a shy face on her small face.

Jia Heng called out: "Miaoyu, wash your face, let's eat."

Miaoyu gave a soft "hmm", stepped forward, washed her hands in the copper basin, took the towel Jia Heng handed over and wiped it, her heart was full of sweetness.

Jia Heng and Miao Yu sat down, gathered around a table and started eating.

Su Zhai is relatively simple, with millet porridge and a few vegetarian buns, without the slightest trace of meat.

Jia Heng stared at Miao Yu, and said softly, "Last time I told you to eat better, but now it's so light."

"I'm used to it." Miao Yu said softly.

Jia Heng said with a smile: "I have to change this habit in the future, at least get some eggs to eat, and it's not a violation of the precept, otherwise I'll burn my body, how can I have a baby."

Miaoyu: "..."

With flushed cheeks, he said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

When the girl remembered that her family gave birth to Jia Heng's child with a big belly, she was so ashamed that she couldn't help herself.

At this moment, a cold voice came from outside, saying, "Is Sister Miaoyu in the house?"

The two who were talking looked at each other.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "It's Xichun."

Miaoyu put down her chopsticks, coldly, a trace of panic flashed between her beautiful eyebrows and eyes.

Jia Heng stroked Fu Miaoyu's shaved shoulders, and said: "There is nothing to avoid, Xichun is young and doesn't know anything."

While talking, I saw that Xichun had already come out from the outside, on the slightly arrogant face of the cardamom girl, she saw the two of them gathered around a table for dinner, and the cold-faced loli was surprised.

"Brother Heng? Why are you here?"

Jia Heng got up, looked warmly, and greeted with a smile: "Fourth sister, have you eaten yet? Let's eat together?"

Xichun first looked at the young man, and then at Miaoyu, for some reason there was an unexplained sourness in her heart, and she said with a smile: "I really haven't eaten."

Said, and sat down.

In fact, she had already had breakfast just now.

Miaoyu looked at Xichun with clear eyes, nodded lightly, took a plain bun from the bamboo basket and handed it over, said softly: "This bun is from celery, it's quite delicious."

This is her sister-in-law.

Xichun thanked her, then turned her clear eyes to Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng, just now the mother said that we will worship the ancestors later, when will Brother Heng come over?"

"After dinner, let's go there together." Jia Heng smiled, looked at the already slim Xi Chun, and asked, "What is Fourth Sister busy with in the mansion these days?"

"Learning to paint, I have recently learned a lot of landscape and figure painting techniques from my master." Although Xichun's voice is sweet and soft, her expression is still cold.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said: "The Grand View Garden is completed, my sister can draw a picture of the Grand View Garden, which is the kind where the whole family gathers. Waiting for ten or 20 years, it will be an elegant work to take a look at it." It's over."

Xichun let out a "hmm", picked up the bun and took a bite, but thoughts welled up in his heart, did he sleep in Sister Miaoyu's Quicui nunnery last night?
Jia Heng ate two steamed buns, drank a bowl of porridge, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and said, "Fourth sister, it's all right, let's go later."

Seeing that the siblings were about to leave, Miaoyu didn't say anything, but just took a deep look at Jia Heng, feeling a little bit reluctant in her heart.

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Ningguo Mansion

At this moment, from the main gate, Yimen, main hall, inner gate, inner hall, and inner two gates, the inside and outside of Ningguo Mansion are decorated with lights and firecrackers.

Today is the day for Ningrong and Rongfu to worship their ancestors.

The men, women and children of Jia's mansion have already lined up to go to the ancestral hall located in the southwest corner of Ningguo Mansion to worship their ancestors, and the crowd is mighty.

Because Jia Heng became a duke, this can be said to be the most grand event in Jia's mansion in a century.

If you use the original book as a benchmark, it will be a bit more prosperous than the Concubine Yuan's family visit.

At this moment, Jia's family really responded to the words, flowers are blooming, and fire is cooking oil.

At this moment, men, women and children of the Jia family followed the ancestral hall one after another, offering sacrifices to the ancestors of Rongning and Ningxia.

After a period of complicated etiquette procedures, Jia Heng hosted a banquet for all the members of the Jia clan in the West Courtyard of Ningguo Mansion.

After two or three years of development, the Jia clan is now full of talents, including young generals such as Jia Fang, Jia Ling, Jia Chang, and Jia Yun, as well as Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, Jia Fan, and Jia Fan who are serving in the army. Served as a civil servant in the book or regiment camp.

And Jia Fang has become the general of the army after his previous contributions in the Battle of Datong.

At this moment, Jia Heng and Jia Zheng are the speakers of the two prefectures, with a smile on their faces, accepting the toasts from the Jia family members, pushing glasses and changing glasses.

Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Cong and others sat and drank on the side, their faces were full of gloom.

The desperate marriage proposal at Rongqing Hall yesterday was finally rejected by Jia Mu mercilessly. It can be said that Baoyu at this moment is somewhat hopeless.

They all want to leave home.

Mother Jia had already led a group of female relatives to Tianxiang Tower, and Sister Feng invited some juggling troupes to perform repertoires, and the men, women and children in Rongning and Ningxia were immersed in the sea of ​​joy.

At the time when Rongning and Ningfu were offering sacrifices to their ancestors to congratulate Jia Heng on the title of Duke of Wei——

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

Emperor Chongping sat behind the imperial case and was reviewing memorials. This was already the daily routine of this middle-aged emperor. Get busy with other things.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorial delivered by the Duke of Wei from the General Secretary." At this moment, Dai Quan bowed and walked towards Emperor Chongping.

Emperor Chongping put down the ink pen in his hand, and said, "Ziyu's memorabilia? Show it to me."

Dai Quan walked a few steps quickly and handed it over.

It can be said that among the memorials of the great man, Jia Heng's memorials are the first priority.

Emperor Chongping took the memorial and flipped through it, the words on it came into view, his thin and loose brows gradually wrinkled, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Please resign from the Jingying Jiedushi, how can this be done? !

But it seems that what it says is reasonable and well-founded, to deal with the northern captives with all their strength, and has no time to control the Beijing camp for training, but leading the Beijing camp can't deal with the northern captives?
Is there another reason here?

Emperor Chongping's expression changed, and all kinds of speculations filled his heart, he put down the memorial, and asked, "Dai Quan, what is Wei Guogong doing these days?"

"After Wei Guogong returned to Beijing, he thanked guests behind closed doors at home. Today seems to be the day for the Jia family to worship their ancestors." Dai Quan couldn't figure out the pulse of Emperor Chongping for a while, so he had to tell the truth.

After Jia Heng returned to Beijing, he was not in a hurry to get in touch with the generals of the Beijing camp who were fighting against the northern captives. Instead, he stayed at home behind closed doors, showing a bit of a posture of keeping a low profile.

Emperor Chongping said: "Go and send someone to find out if there are any rumors about attacking Ziyu in Beijing."

Hearing this, Dai Quan cupped his hands and saluted, then retreated slowly.

Emperor Chongping put down the memorial and said: "Worry about slander, fear ridicule, be wise and protect yourself, I am not old yet!"

In fact, the emperor had heard some rumors in Beijing not long ago, and he had a clear understanding of the undercurrents in the court.

Therefore, after seeing Jia Heng's speeches, he more or less guessed some of the reasons.

Emperor Chongping's face was cold and hard. When he was thinking, he couldn't help picking up another stack of memorials in the corner of the case to read. Not long after he started reading, his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Sure enough, it's an impeachment memorandum!" Emperor Chongping's eyes flashed coldly, catching the words of impeachment on it, and said in a low voice: "Malicious speculation, the theory of punishing one's heart."

It can be said that Jia Heng's Ci Shu and some Zhejiang party officials and Nan'an County King echoed the censor almost to the center.

Most of the memorabilia of Ke Dao's officials is about Jia Heng's worries about young Jia Heng and his relatives leading the army. Although they haven't stated it clearly, the speculation and suspicion are overflowing between the lines.

Emperor Chongping opened several memorials in a row, all of which were not bad, or the wording was more euphemistic, but the meanings all pointed to the same target.

On the other hand, Jia Heng's memorials are rather clumsy and simple, showing the image of a loyal minister who is worried about being criticized by slander before the emperor.

Emperor Chongping looked at Zuo Shu, his face frozen like ice.

After a while, Dai Quan came in from the outside and said: "Your Majesty, some scholars in Beijing seem to be talking about the Duke of Wei, and there are also some Qingliu in the Imperial Academy, who are mostly instigating among the scholars."

Emperor Chongping said in a cold voice: "Find out who is making the noise in secret, driving the monarch and ministers apart! The internal investigation factory is secretly investigating, and if the truth is found out, no matter what is involved in the case, they will be severely punished!"

This kind of thing that others use rumors to instigate, once the ministers have doubts, it is often the cause of the disaster.

Dai Quan cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Not daring to delay, he quickly turned around and ordered the internal supervisor to investigate.

When Dai Quan left, Emperor Chongping picked up the ink brush, thought about it, and then put it down again, intending to keep the memorial. He took a look at the memorial from Jia Heng, and reviewed a line of small characters in the ink pen:
"Weng does not doubt his son-in-law, why should he resign?"

Emperor Chongping looked at the small characters, his eyes were fixed, he put the vermilion pen on the pen holder beside him, and said slowly: "Come here, send this memorial to the Secretary of General Administration."

At this moment, Jia Heng did not expect that the memorial he presented did not hit Emperor Chongping's heart, but instead made Emperor Chongping feel comforted and shown favor.

In fact, after the slave chief Huang Taiji was presented to the imperial court, it was the time when the emperor favored him even more.

Moreover, although Jia Heng's prestige is growing, but after all, he is still young, and he has just married the princess and the princess. This gives people the impression that he is a heroic boy with a strong love for his sons and daughters.

It's not like a highly respected court minister or a scheming conspirator.

Moreover, staying as the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp just happened to help Emperor Chongping check and balance the king of Nan'an County and other founding martial arts.

(End of this chapter)