The Red Mansions

Chapter 990 Jia Heng: Is this the Xue family's style?
Ningguo Mansion, in the front hall
The shadows of the candles flickered, the shadows of people flickered, and the maids had already lit incense to disperse the summer mosquitoes.

Lin Ruhai looked at the young man, and asked leisurely, "Zi Yu, why did the angel come to the mansion earlier?"

Jia Heng explained: "I submitted my resignation to the palace to resign from the post of Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp, but the Holy Majesty did not approve, so I sent someone to come over to comfort me."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai looked thoughtful, and said, "I guess there are some objections in the court again? These are unavoidable things. For example, military affairs are as urgent as sparks, and martial arts are powerful for a while, but when the swords and guns are put into the warehouse, the horse will be sent to Nanshan." At that time, Wu Xun was often excluded by civil servants, but Ziyu is not a martial artist, even if his talent in managing affairs is not as good as that of a minister, don't pay attention to what they say."

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile, "I don't really care."

Lin Ruhai said: "In the past few years, the Han Dynasty has been booming, Zhongxing is in sight, and Ziyu is still young, so there is no need to think about retreating bravely."

Jia Heng said: "What uncle said is true."

Jia Heng and Lin Ruhai were talking to each other, but they didn't realize it was getting late. They put down the teacup and asked, "Uncle, why don't we come here first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Lin Ruhai said: "No, it's not very good if someone who cares to notice it, I'll go back to the mansion to rest, and I have to go to the household department tomorrow."

After all, it is divided into civil and military fields, and the contact is too close, and it is easy to be suspicious of interested people.

Then, Lin Ruhai looked to the side and tilted his head like a chicken pecking rice, dozing off at the girl, and said softly, "Yu'er, you should rest earlier, and I will come see you tomorrow."

Daiyu: "???"

Dad is here to see me?Didn't you come here to discuss political affairs with Brother Heng?

Jia Heng got up following Lin Ruhai, and said, "Uncle, I'll take you back."

Said, looked at each other with Daiyu, and immediately sent Lin Ruhai away to the hall of Ningguo Mansion, turned back, turned to look at the pretty girl with beautiful face, met those shining eyes, and said: "Lin Ruhai Sister, let's go back to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion first."

Daiyu gave a "hmm" and followed Jia Heng towards the Grand View Garden.

Lush forests and tall bamboos cover a winding stone path, and the lanterns hanging on the verandas on both sides give off circles of orange light.

The two walked through the moon gate together, and there were a few frogs in the pond from time to time, and the warm summer wind blew through the leaves of the sycamore trees, making a rustling sound, making the garden more and more quiet and unspeakable.

Jia Heng gently took the girl's slender hand and said in a low voice: "Sister, slow down, be careful of stones, and be careful not to trip your feet."

Under the slender eyebrows of Daiyu's curved willow leaves, her bright starry eyes flashed, and she said in a low voice: "Is the danger that Brother Heng just told Dad about dangerous?"

Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's dangerous, but it's not dangerous. Besides, the ups and downs of the officialdom, isn't it just this dangerous?"

Dai Yuyu's face was quiet, her tone seemed a little sullen and she said: "Brother Heng, I don't understand what you said to Daddy."

Just now I saw him talking happily with his father, but I couldn't get in a word.

She can't even help Brother Heng, compared to that noble Tianhuang who can help Brother Heng's official career, she is still far behind.

Jia Heng said: "It's okay, I haven't seen my father-in-law for a long time, let's share my views on the court situation."

Listening to Jia Heng addressing Yue Zhang, Daiyu's starry eyes were bright, she gave the young man a white look, and asked softly: "Brother Heng, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, how is Brother Heng going to spend it?"

Jia Heng smiled and said, "How does my sister want to live?"

I don't know if he can spare the time, although before the wedding, he doesn't need to be with Xianning and Chanyue, but with so many people in the house, it is not easy for him to be with Daiyu.

Daiyu said softly: "Sister Yun said that there is a Dragon Boat Festival in Qujiang Pond, you can go and have a look, the house has prepared zongzi."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "Then let's go and see tomorrow?"

Dai Yuyan's brows were slightly frowned, and there was worry in her starry eyes, and she asked again: "Brother Heng, are you busy tomorrow?"

Jia Heng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Tomorrow seems to be the empress's birthday. Go to pay her respects first in the morning. You should be free in the morning or afternoon. Then we will have a good time."

This is what Xianning told him. Empress Song's birthday is the Dragon Boat Festival on May [-]th.

While the two were talking, they entered the Xiaoxiang Pavilion where the bamboo grove was rustling, Zijuan lit candles in the room, Jia Heng took Daiyu's hand and entered the room and sat down on the soft couch.

Daiyu leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, held Jia Heng's hand, and asked softly: "Brother Heng, will Sister Qin go tomorrow?"

Jia Heng said softly: "She is a bit heavy, so don't be too tired."

Daiyu raised her pretty face and said softly, "Sister Qin will have a child in the future, so you want to call me your aunt?"

"At that time, I called my aunt, but I didn't call my aunt." Jia Heng corrected.

The aunt has become a concubine, this Daiyu's carefulness.

Daiyu snorted softly and said, "Brother Heng."

The two hugged each other for a while.

Daiyu blushed like a rosy cloud, and said softly: "Brother Heng, I have nothing to do here, and I'm not in a good condition today, so it's hard to serve Brother Heng, and Brother Heng is also going to spend more time with Sister Qin and the others. .”

Although some asked him to spend more time with him, Sister Qin and the others might be waiting, so she couldn't be too greedy.

Jia Heng turned to look at Daiyu, stroked his shoulder lightly, and said, "Well, that sister rested earlier."

As he spoke, he kissed the girl's pink cheek.

In fact, with Daiyu, I never get tired of staying together, or the "love" Daiyu can always give him some sincere and pure experience, if coupled with the narrow shyness during intimacy, it will be even more so. It's hard to put it down.

Instructing Zijuan to take good care of Daiyu, Jia Heng no longer lingered, but left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, carrying a lantern and returning to the back house, suddenly stunned, but saw him holding a lantern, walking from the Moon Gate The girl who came.

The girl has a plump figure, is wearing a pink dress, has a plump face, and under her thin eyebrows, her crystal clear almond eyes are bright and clear.

"Sister Baoqin." Jia Heng asked in surprise.

In fact, it's only Xu time at this moment, the moonlight is like frost, the light is like a horse, and the hustle and bustle of the daytime between Ningrong and Rongfu has faded away.

Baoqin's plump face was overjoyed at first, and then the joy faded away, but she asked in a delicate voice, "Brother Heng, did Brother Heng just come from sister Lin's residence?"

Jia Heng said: "Speak with your sister Lin for a while, is this sister Baoqin?"

"I'm coming from Sister Bao, and I'm going to Qiushuangzhai to find Sister San and Sister Yun." Baoqin said softly.

In the past one or two months, Baoqin did not live with Baochai, otherwise Jia Heng would not have had a skin-to-skin relationship with Baochai the day before yesterday.

Jia Heng walked up to her, took her soft and greasy little hands, and said softly: "Sister Baoqin, just drop by, let's go together."

I haven't seen the little chubby girl piled up like white snow for a few months, and I miss it a little.

Baoqin glanced left and right, Wanli looked shy, and said in a low voice, "Brother Heng."

But he saw that the boy had already held his own hand, um, hugged him in his arms.

"Sister Baoqin, there is no one around at the moment." Jia Heng said softly, pulling Baoqin along the corridor, out of the stacked rockery, it can be seen that there is a gazebo with cornices and hooks hidden by the rocks. It is Dicui Pavilion.

In the original book, where Baochai flutters butterflies.

Jia Heng said: "Sister Baoqin, let's go and sit down."

At this moment, the various houses in the Grand View Garden have been resting one after another.

Baoqin gave a "hmm" sound, and as Jia Heng came to the octagonal pavilion, the Qinfang River under the covered bridge was rushing, and a round of bright and silvery moon hung in the sky, the moonlight shone brightly, sparkling .

As soon as she sat down and put the lantern aside, she saw the young man embracing her shoulders and approaching her. Bao Qinfang's heart skipped a beat, and she closed her eyes slightly. The gentle and soft breath came over her with a touch of wantonness.

Baoqin's delicate body trembled slightly, illuminated by a ray of light, her plump face was as red as rouge, except for the humming of her nose, there was nothing else.

After a while, Baoqin panted slightly, her eyebrows frowned, her almond eyes were as bright as water, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, I haven't seen you for a while."

"Yes, my sister is one year older than last year." Jia Heng took Bao Qin's soft, white hand and asked, "What is Bao Qin doing at home these days?"

Baoqin's voice was delicate and tender, and she said: "I didn't do anything, in the past few months, a few poetry clubs have been opened in the garden, drinking and composing poems, but it's a pity that Brother Heng is not here, and there is not much fun. "

Jia Heng took Bao Qin's shoulders, and Wen said: "I have never had the chance to see the scene where you couple poems against each other."

Baoqin's watery apricot eyes saw obsession, and said: "Brother Heng is fighting in the north, and these poems are for fun, so don't take it too seriously."

Jia Heng asked: "Shibo is in Beijing, right? The previous one was talking about Haimao, and he is going to visit Uncle."

Feeling the strangeness coming from in front of her, Baoqin's delicate body trembled slightly, her cheeks were slightly red, and she said softly: "Daddy... is right here at the house, Brother Heng, Daddy seems to be talking about marriage to me again."

Hearing his father, Jia Heng's face paused for a moment, his palms overflowed with richness, and he asked, "Didn't you tell uncle that time? Don't worry too much about my sister's marriage."

Previously, Xue Jun mentioned that he wanted Baoqin to marry Mei Hanlin's son, but after some persuasion from him, the matter was dropped. Normally, Xue Yun should not bring up this matter again.

But think about it, Baoqin is not young anymore, cardamom is young, and her mind is a little precocious, so it doesn't seem strange to make a marriage early.

In other words, this era is early marriage and early childbearing.

In fact, with the passage of time, the gold hairpins in the garden are getting older one by one, and they should get engaged one after another in two years.

Like Xing Xiuyan, if he didn't intervene, maybe he would be engaged to Xue Biao as in the original book?

Thinking of the girl with an indifferent and calm temperament, her eyes were a little dazed.

The expression is relaxed, the atmosphere of the forest... This is the demeanor of the daughter of Xie Gaomen, king of Wei and Jin.

In other words, Miaoxiu and Miaoxiu were originally the same type of Wenqing girl. If Baochai and Yuanchun are the peonies of the prosperous Tang Dynasty with fragrant, graceful and graceful, then Miaoxiu is the Anzhi Tinglan and the Wanxin vanilla of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Maybe it's too greedy... to see the beauty of the garden?

Baoqin leaned her head on Jia Heng's shoulder, her pink face was still a little fat like a baby, glowing like a cloud of clouds, burning hot like a fire, but it was hidden by the night, she couldn't see the slightest bit of shyness, and said: "Brother Heng, the whole family knows about you and your cousin."

Jia Heng turned his mind, leaned into the girl's ear, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Baoqin wants me to propose marriage to uncle?"

He always felt a little embarrassed, was the Xue family really alone?But it's not good not to mention it, maybe it's better to let Aunt Xue help to mention it.

Baoqin lowered her head, pursed her pink lips, and said softly, "Brother Heng, it's not impossible."

Jia Heng: "..."

Really scheming girl?

He now suspects that the encounter just now was because Baoqin deliberately came here to create a chance encounter in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. He had met Lin Ruhai before, and he should go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion next, which is not difficult to guess.

Jia Heng hugged Baoqin's plump waist, and sat in his arms, the little fat girl's incense and crispy snow fragrance overflowed from between the nostrils, because he was prone to sweating in the middle of summer, and a layer formed on his neck There were crystal clear beads of sweat, and the two of them felt a little sticky when they hugged each other.

Baoqin's plump face, which looked like pear petals, was already blushing. She lightly pressed Jia Heng's hand, and said in a low voice, "Brother Heng, can't you?"

Jia Heng leaned close to Bao Qin's ear and said softly: "Sister Qin, I will talk to my uncle in a few days, but the time is not ripe to propose marriage, does it mean that sister Qin wants to be my concubine?"

I just got married with Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue in mid-May, and it was not easy to make extra troubles in the middle.

Bao Qin raised her moist almond eyes, pursed her pink lips, and said softly, "Then when will brother Heng and sister get married? My sister is not too young."

Jia Heng said: "I told your cousin earlier, it's only a year or two."

"Then when the time comes, I too...will marry Brother Heng too." Bao Qin said softly, her voice trembling suddenly, her face trembling with embarrassment.

Brother Heng and she have become like this, she has no choice but to marry Brother Heng.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said, "Don't worry, let my sister marry me when the time comes."

Bao Qin felt slightly happy, her plump cheeks were blush, she bit her lower lip with her white teeth, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, sister...she doesn't seem to know about me and you."

Jia Heng thought for a while, held Baoqin like a big white goose, and said: "Then don't tell her yet."

Is this the Xue family's style?bitch.

Baoqin: "..."

Keeping it secret now, one day I will give my sister a surprise, right?
The two got bored in the Dicui Pavilion for a while, until Jia Heng said: "There are a lot of mosquitoes here, why don't we go back and rest earlier."

No way, there are just too many mosquitoes in summer.

Hearing this, Baoqin also said shyly, "I just wanted to say that they have bitten me several times."

Just now, he could only let Brother Heng be intimate, so it was hard to say anything.

"Let me take a look." Jia Heng took the girl's hand, made a cross mark on the bulging bag with her fingernails, and said, "Sister, go back and apply a little fragrant orchid juice, so as not to itch at night."

"When I used to go out to sea, I was often bitten by big mosquitoes. I'm used to it." Being pampered by the young man, Baoqin's brows and eyes overflowed with joy, and her heart filled with sweetness. Said: "Brother Heng, it's getting late, let's go back first."

The two of them talked, and they didn't spend much time in Dicui Pavilion.

Jia Heng got up, sent Baoqin back to Qiushuangzhai, and then returned to the back house of Ningguo Mansion.

Keqing is pregnant, so it's better for him to spend more time with Keqing, so he won't come to Daoxiang Village at night and quietly shut the widow's door.

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In the courtyard where Qin Keqing lived, a few red candles were lit in the room, projecting a plump, a slender, and a slender figure on the window lattice, under the exquisite cloud bun, was a graceful face, No makeup is applied, but it is as beautiful as clouds, especially the maternity charm of a new mother is lingering in the eyebrows and eyes.

As soon as Jia Heng approached the wing, he heard the two talking.

In the wing room, Third Sister You stretched her needle and thread, holding the soles of her shoes, her Yanye face was soft and beautiful under the light, she said: "Sister, my uncle went to see the master of the Lin family in the front yard."

Qin Keqing put down the needle and thread in her hand, took the teacup from Ruizhu, and said softly, "My husband is quite busy these days."

Third Sister You said: "My uncle just came back from the war, so I can't rest. I heard that the angel from the palace just came again. I don't know what order I have given to my uncle. Don't go there again on business."

It was almost half a year since we originally agreed to take her as a concubine. Of course, those ceremonies are not indispensable, but just thinking about the big wedding in the middle of the month, my heart is inevitably a little sour.

Qin Keqing turned to look at the beautiful young girl, seeming to catch the shy look in the young girl's eyes, and said softly: "I'm busy with the wedding these days, so I probably won't send you a foreign mission."

She is not in good health now, even if her husband comes, it is not easy to serve her, so it is better to find the third sister to replace her.

Third Sister You called out, "Sister Qin..."

"Master." At this moment, a servant girl's voice came from under the eaves, cutting off Third Sister You's words.

The two people in the room looked at each other, both of them were pleasantly surprised, and Yinglian who was sewing the sachet at the side also paused, raised Qiongli's face, and followed the sound.

While speaking, Jia Heng entered the wing room, met Qin Keqing and Third Sister You's joyful eyes, and said with a smile: "It's so late, you guys haven't rested yet?"

His eyes flicked to Zhen Yinglian who was at the side.

Qin Keqing stood up and said, "Husband is back?"

The beauty's abdomen was swollen, and her movements were a little clumsy and slow, but her face was plump and rosy, like a delicate and beautiful rose.

Jia Heng quickly approached, reached out to support the pregnant beauty, and said in a gentle voice: "Uncle Lin has returned to Beijing, and I talked to him for a while, but Qing, since you are heavy, don't be so tired, and don't sew at night." The mending was done, and the eyes were broken."

"I can't sleep for a while." Qin Keqing said with a smile.

As Jia Heng said, he took Qin Keqing's hand and took a seat on the bed. He turned to look at Third Sister You, and said, "Sister Third is making shoes?"

"Make two pairs of shoes for the uncle." Third Sister You's gloomy look disappeared, and her jade face smiled sweetly.

The You family's twin sisters were originally gorgeous, but at this moment, between the temples, there are hairpins and phoenixes around them, and the jeweled light shines on the beauties' faces, making them more and more beautiful.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Let me see."

As he spoke, he took over the shoe soles from Third Sister You, looked at them carefully, and praised: "The shoes are pretty good, it's hard to put so much effort into it for you."

Qin Keqing looked at the young man with a smile, and said: "During this period of time, my body is not very convenient. The third sister has helped me a lot with those little clothes and hats, and she has also helped me a lot in the mansion."

Jia Heng smiled and said: "You have found a good helper, so you should save your worry and effort."

Then he looked at Zhen Yinglian (Xiang Ling) at the side, and said, "Yinglian is there?"

At this moment, under the light of the soft candlelight, the girl is almost similar to Keqing's eyebrows and eyes except for a little rouge mark between her eyebrows the size of a grain of rice.

Zhen Yinglian (Xiang Ling) put the needlework in her hand into the bamboo bamboo basket, and under Jia Heng's gaze, she felt shy and almost blushed, and murmured: "Brother-in-law."

Jia Heng nodded, and said in a warm voice: "Long time no see, I have grown taller, and I have become a big girl."

When Zhen Yinglian (Xiangling) heard this, her cheeks became more and more flushed, and she had to give a soft "hmm".

Qin Keqing looked at this scene with a smile on her face. In fact, Yinglian is not too young. She served her husband when she was inconvenient. The family said that Yinglian's character was a bit like her, and it was appropriate to accompany her husband. up.

After all, the beauty of Baozhu and Ruizhu is still in the beautiful Grand View Garden, which is really hard to show, making people unable to get down...

The double marriage of Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe to Jia Heng made Qin Keqing feel a sense of crisis.

Jia Heng said: "It's getting late, but Qing, don't be too busy, let's rest earlier."

Now it is the hour of Haizheng, but the night is really dark.

Qin Keqing smiled in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Husband, it's too late today, why don't you let Third Sister here?"

Always make my husband suffer, I guess I won't stay with her next time.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and looked at Third Sister You, who lowered her eyebrows and twisted her handkerchief.

Secretly thought, Keqing really hired a good helper.

And Zhen Yinglian (Xiang Ling) lowered her blushing face slightly, and said weakly: "Sister, I'll go back first."

Qin Keqing didn't say to let Yinglian stay overnight, but said: "Ruizhu, go and see her off for me."

Ruizhu got up and came over, took Yinglian's hand, and said with a smile, "Miss Zhen, go back and rest."

Yinglian said goodbye to Jia Heng and Qin Keqing, and left the room.

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The night was dark and everything was still.

Occasionally, a few dogs barking came from the street, which made the night more peaceful. In the study room, in the smoker cage with sandalwood and bluegrass, green smoke curled up, and a calming aroma diffused silently.

Han Huang put down the book in his hand, frowned and asked, "Are you looking for those censors?"

Yan Hong looked a little unnatural, and said: "There are also some who go to the school on their own."

Han Huang picked up the teacup, put it down again, and said, "It's too conspicuous. Today, the Holy Majesty's Zhu Pi has no doubts about Jia Ziyu. With the Holy Majesty's temperament, he will definitely find out who is behind it."

When Yan Hong heard this, he felt a little scared, his expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Brother, what should I do?"

Han Huang shook his head, looking at the scenery of the courtyard outside the window with deep eyes, and said: "It's useless to say this now, but the palace should not use this to make trouble, and don't target Wei Guogong again in the near future."

Hearing this, Yan Hong was a little bit annoyed, but at the moment he had no choice but to agree.

Han Huang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "How is Jiangnan doing?"

Yan Hongdao: "Gao Zhongping's persecution has become more and more urgent recently. The people he brought from Sichuan are distributed in Daozhou prefectures and counties. Pay by the amount."

In the past, the imperial court basically "paid taxes" to the south of the Yangtze River, so it gave the governors of Liangjiang and the governors, and the officials of the prefectures and counties the space to maneuver, but now it is different. It directly collects taxes, omitting the intermediate process and reducing waste.

This move can greatly increase the taxation amount of this year's summer grain.

Han Huang looked solemn, and said, "What about the south?"

Yan Hong shook his head and said, "I don't know now."

Han Huang pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "It's better not to cause trouble, otherwise, things will be difficult to clean up."

But in fact, I also know that this is impossible, because of Gao Zhongping's strong and decisive temperament, he came out of Zhenjiang to rectify the bad government in Jiangnan, so it is impossible not to go to war.

"What are you worried about, brother?" Yan Hong asked worriedly.

Han Huang said in a low voice: "If the Duke of Wei goes south to intervene, he will echo Gao Zhongping...and now Gao Zhongping himself is taking advantage of Duke Wei's victory."

"Compared to Gao Zhongping, although Wei Guogong oppressed officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River before, he did not spread as far and break people's foundations." Yan Hong frowned and said with emotion in a low voice.

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River or the small and medium-sized landlords depended on the land, especially in Jiangsu Province, where the land was rich, and the farming and education were passed down to their families.

Qingzhang Tianmu will undoubtedly cut off the foundation of the Jiangnan gentry.

Han Huang suddenly asked, "Where is Zisheng?"

"In the past few days, I have made appointments for the same year's study tour, talks, and visits to the room teacher and the seat teacher. I am so busy that I don't touch the ground." Yan Hong said.

Han Huang nodded and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)