Jia Yao of the Red Chamber

Chapter 58 King, Site Selection

"Yao'er, don't get angry, I just want to surprise you as a husband..." Mo Lanzhang hugged Jia Yao who was sideways with her back to him, and gently kissed her long, scented hair.

Jia Yao earns money, but still ignores him.Ever since Jia Yao jumped into Mo Lanchang's arms in surprise at dusk and expressed her joy for Mo Lanchang's return, Jia Yao suddenly remembered that this person had been hiding his return date from her all the time, and her many inquiries were just to make up for it. Seeing the edge of the game, Jia Yao thought that this person laughed at herself for some reason when she saw the unconcealable yearning in her recent letter, so she felt even more shy and annoyed.After asking, I understand that Mo Lanchang first went to the emperor to deliver an errand, and then came back.After preparing a change of pajamas for Mo Lanyan and arranging dinner, Jia Yao didn't talk to him much.Acting like I'm angry.Little did they know that although the corners of her mouth were pursed and her brows were furrowed, the corners of her eyes and brows revealed joy and tenderness, which made her look more like she was acting like a baby.

Mo Lan knew that Jia Yao was just acting annoyed, but she was actually waiting for him to coax her.Then he lowered his head slightly, and kept begging for forgiveness in her ear, "Good Yaoer, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time..."

The warmth of his breath brushed against his ears, which made Jia Yao's whole body tremble.Mo Lanyan naturally knew where her wife's sensitive points were, and deliberately whispered a few words in Jia Yao's ear, and Jia Yao couldn't hold on anymore.She laughed out loud, turned over and faced Mo Lanyan.He raised his hand and pinched Mo Lanyan's nose viciously, "Do you dare to do it again?"

Mo Lanyan let his little wife be spoiled and proud, pinching her own nose.While thinking that his concubine is really riding on his head now, he said, "I dare not. In the future, if I have anything to do, I must tell Yao'er as soon as possible, okay?"

"It's about the same," Jia Yao was satisfied. "How is the errand going this time? I went for a winter, and you didn't mention the return date. I still wonder if you will come back before the New Year's Day! I don't know what the end is." What is it that is not easy to do?"

"It's very easy. I've done a big deal now. I guess..." He shook his head with a smile, "I won't tell you this, I can't do it perfectly! It will take about two days You will know." After thinking for a while, he stretched his eyebrows and said, "This job is easy to say, but it is just a matter of practice, and it just takes some effort. Since I promised you to come back before the New Year's Day, Where is the reason for breaking a promise?"

Jia Yao's mind was distracted by Mo Lanyan's words "you will know in two days", and she ignored him when she heard that the errand was just a waste of time, and shook Mo Lanyan's arm and said, "You man , There is no reason to say half of what you say. I just want to know now, do you want to say it?!"

Mo Lanyan, "It's only a few days. I said it was embarrassing, so you can wait at ease."

If women in this era regard their husbands as their heaven, most wives would be honest after listening to their husbands.It's just that Jia Yao is not afraid. She was refreshed by Mo Lanyan's tricky words at the moment, and she didn't feel sleepy at all.Jia Yao's eyes rolled, and she turned evil to the guts. She turned over and landed on Mo Lanyan, wanting him to say all the tricky things.

Mo Lanjiu might as well make such a big movement, the wound was suddenly crushed, he couldn't help frowning for a moment, and reflexively raised his hand to cover his waist.

Jia Yao could see clearly from above him, and knew something was wrong.He raised his hand to cover Mo Lanyan's hand covering his waist. "what happened?"

Knowing that there was no way to hide, Mo Lanyan had no choice but to let Jia Yao pull her hand away and untie the skirt of her waist.The wound that was intentionally hidden when changing clothes just now was exposed.Jia Yao saw that there were several layers of white gauze on Mo Lanyan's originally thin waist, but there were still traces of blood protruding faintly.One can imagine how long and deep the wound was.Adding up Jia Yao's past life and present life, even though she has gone through many setbacks, she has always been pampered and raised, and has never experienced this.The people around her didn't tell her that she had seen blood.At that moment, the circles of her eyes were slightly red, and the feeling of distress came up.Thinking back to these times, he was still like a normal person, just joking with himself, teasing himself, and saying that this errand is easy, just follow the routine...

Thinking that I didn't know it just now, and when I was playing with him, I still pressed on him, maybe the wound was opened.Jia Yao got up quickly, wanting to call the servants to bring medicine powder gauze and bandage it again.

But Mo Lanyan pressed her hand, "Don't say anything." Jia Yao was a little puzzled, her eyes were still red, she tilted her head and asked him suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

Mo Lanchang smiled, "I also took back the right and left. This injury is not in vain. We will recover the benefits in two days, so don't make it public."

Jia Yao roughly understood, "Then no one around you knows? Where is Gao Shuhe?"

Seeing Mo Lanyan nodded, Jia Yao hurriedly opened the curtain, put on a robe and shouted to the outside, "Gao Shuhe, come in and take care of me. The third prince has something to order."

Today, Mo Lanchang just returned to the palace, Gao Shuhe was originally serving in the outer room, but he entered the inner room after a while.There was no one else in the room, Jia Yao ordered the medicine and gauze in a low voice, and the others didn't say much.Gao Shuhe was a knowledgable person, he knew what was going on when he heard the order.I went to pick up these things myself, put them in a clean food box, and brought them to the master bedroom silently.Jia Yao's hands were clever, and she re-treated the wound for Mo Lanyan with her own hands.The wound was exactly as Jia Yao had imagined, the color was still bright red, and it must be very deep, about as long as Jia Yao's two palms, stretching across Mo Lanchang's smooth waist in the past, it was extremely terrifying.

"Go out for a while, and come back after hanging up the lottery," Jian Gao Shuhe quietly took the replaced things and went out to deal with them.Jia Yao re-tied Mo Lanyan's clothes, and wanted to smile, but a drop of tears fell, hitting Mo Lanyan's white inner garment, and fainted again, "You still lied to me that it's easy. So Why don't you let me know about the big things?"

Mo Lanchang patted her head, "So what if I told you to know? It's just to add to my worries. This injury is not serious. I came back alive. I'm afraid someone is more sad than me who was injured at this moment! If this wound can buy a joke and make Yao'er happy, I will be worth it."

"What joke?" Jia Yao frowned, what Mo Lanyan said was specious.She didn't quite understand it.Knowing that Mo Lanyan didn't want to talk about it, she said again, "I won't ask for now, it's fine to wait two days. But no matter what the reason is, I'd rather ask you to be well, so it's not worth taking the risk." .Brother Dahuang, the Zhen family...Father must have a curtain in his heart."

Mo Lanzhang couldn't help sneering in his heart, but his father had a curtain in his heart.He knows this better than anyone else!Even their sons are clearly recorded in the account books.Thinking about it, he couldn't help sighing.

Jia Yao turned over and rested her head on his shoulder, looking tenderly into his eyes, "Go to bed earlier. I shouldn't have quarreled with you, but you just came back today, and you went to talk to Father Huang again. In other words, it's time to rest. Don't you have to get up early tomorrow? Haven't you explained clearly about this trip to the south of the Yangtze River?"

"It's okay, I have to explain it to the officials," Mo Lanyan closed his eyes under Jia Yao's gaze, "I'm asleep."

Silent all night.

Waking up the next morning, Jia Yao habitually touched the bed beside her.The warm touch made her squint her eyes unconsciously, like a little animal that has had its fill.Finally, it wasn't a cold touch, he really came back.Turning over and burying her face in Mo Lanyan's arm, Jia Yao's still somewhat hazy consciousness gradually came back.

Open your eyes, sure enough.The sun has already faintly shone in through the curtain.Different from the dim yellow of candlelight, it is clear and bright.Remembering that Mo Lanyan had to go to the morning court, Jia Yao rolled over and sat up.Mo Lanzhang was still asleep, her eyebrows stretched, looking very sweet.Although I couldn't bear it, I was afraid that he would wake up late and not have breakfast.Jia Yao thought for a while and gently squeezed Mo Lanyan's face to wake him up.

After serving Mo Lanyan to wash up, after breakfast.Jia Yao put on court clothes for him, while touching his waist suggestively.Mo Lanchang shook her head, Jia Yao knew he meant it was all right.Although he still couldn't let go, he finally watched him leave the gate of Jingyang Palace.

During the daytime in winter, incense burners are lit in the Jingyang Palace, and the best beaver incense was rewarded by the old lady last time, which has the effect of calming the nerves and relieving pain.Originally, Jia Yao didn't realize that the incense had any effect.I just love the mild smell, lighting it up in winter brings a bit of comfort to the Jingyang Palace.I was looking at the account books of their private treasury going in and out in the past half month, but I heard a sound in the front hall.

Before he had time to send someone to ask, Qiu Ye, the eldest maid, came behind in a hurry. "Third Concubine, here comes the order."

Called Huaqie and Zhiwen waited for her to change into the formal attire of the prince and concubine, Jia Yao was wondering what the purpose of the front was, and went to the front hall.

The person who came to proclaim the decree was actually the emperor's number one servant, the great eunuch Wu Zhiyuan.This is a real old man in the palace, Jia Yao naturally knows it.Smiling politely, after asking the maid to serve Eunuch Wu some tea, Eunuch Wu didn't want to exchange pleasantries.He said with a smile on his face, "Third Princess, accept the order."

Jia Yao put on the formal attire of the prince and concubine on her body, and knelt down with great demeanor. "Your servants are waiting for the imperial decree."

Wu Zhiyuan at the top unfolded the bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, and read it unhurriedly, "By God's blessing, the emperor's decree said: Today there are three princes from the Wula clan who are successors. They only rule the world with literature and put an end to chaos with fruit." Yishi is the mainstay of the imperial court and the backbone of the country. It is capable of both civil and military affairs, and it is possible to pay for it with all your strength, but it is not good enough to favor your life. The bachelor of the Erhanlin Academy has completed his salary, and he has broken the book and mastered the scriptures. It is reasonable to confer a civil position. I don’t want to visit the south of the Yangtze River to be redundant, and I am a pastor of past and present, and it is in the ban. I hereby grant you the title of King of Qin, and the imperial edict of Xi is in Renshen. There are also three princes and concubines, Jia, who are virtuous and virtuous. Virtue, can be set as a model for a woman's appearance, and added as Qin Wangfei Piji, I hope that Er and Qin Wang and his wife will go hand in hand, and it will not violate my expectations. Qin Zai."

Jia Yao already knew from Mo Lanyan's words that although Mo Lanyan was in danger this time, he also got a good one.However, she never expected that the emperor would surpass the first son of the Empress Yuan, and the eldest prince who occupied the eldest prince would seal Mo Lanyan first.Is this the joke that Mo Lanyan told last night?It is indeed a joke, but Mo Lanzhang is now a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back. If it is true that this honor is true, won't it make others see them as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh?

I don't know what plan Mo Lanyan has in mind?

Jia Yao is still worried here, but she doesn't know that there is another good thing waiting for her that she has been looking forward to for a long time.That Eunuch Wu is also a fine person, seeing the third concubine, who had never had much dealings with him, looking a little worried after receiving the order, he could think of what was going on in a second.For a while, there was a bit of admiration, and it was difficult for Jia Yao, a young woman, to know that she had become a princess, so she forgot what she didn't like, and knew how to think about it a lot.

Wu Zhiyuan was the emperor's personal servant.Although his status is more noble than that of his master, but there are some things that he can say instead.Recently, he knew clearly that the emperor had begun to favor the third prince.Although it's just a few princes sizing up, the matter of establishing a prince is still far away.However, this is a trick anyway.In these years, Wu Zhiyuan has never seen the emperor pay special attention to any child!A few days ago, the eldest prince did something stupid. At that time, the emperor was so enraged that he almost put down the eldest prince.Even he thought at that time that the emperor was going to give the eldest prince a hard time.Just pressed it anyway.Maybe it's because the third prince came back safely, maybe it's because the emperor is satisfied with the ability of the three princes to do things, maybe it's just because the emperor wants a few sons to continue the game until one side completely defeats the other two... This idea Even Wu Zhiyuan couldn't help but shudder when he thought of it, and silently recited a few sentences about the unfathomable power of heaven.

Since the third prince and concubine seemed to be a good one, and it was rumored that the third prince had a good relationship with this concubine, at this time Wu Zhiyuan was looking to sell her.

Wu Zhiyuan pretended not to see Jia Yao in a daze, with a respectful smile on his face, and said shortly, "The third prince... oh, look at this old slave, it's the King of Qin who should be slapped. The King of Qin has done his errands well. The emperor likes it. We can't talk about the things in the south of the Yangtze River. In short, it is a great achievement. Today is a big day, and the emperor is also in high spirits. The next court will keep the king of Qin, saying that now the king of Qin is also crowned. The mansion also made it. He said that he would choose a site for Qin Wang's mansion!"

Jia Yao has been looking forward to this since entering the palace.Although there is an old queen in the palace, she still protects them.This small world of Jingyang Palace can relax a little.But after all, it is not as comfortable as outside the palace.It's the emperor who is on top of her head, so she is usually not very fond of dating.

When Mo Lanzhang was about to go to the south of the Yangtze River, he vaguely mentioned that there was great hope for leaving the palace and building a mansion.Jia Yao inevitably misses it even more these days.Mo Lanyan just came back yesterday, and there were many things to do, so Jia Yao put this matter aside for a while.At this moment, Eunuch Wu said that the location of the palace has been selected, which means that this matter has been settled.

The smile on Jia Yao's face suddenly became eager.She was bigger now, and her color was more beautiful.At this moment, he was laughing happily, until Wu Zhiyuan, an eunuch, secretly called him a sin.

It's just that at this moment Jia Yao thought of another thing, "Then big brother?"

Wu Zhiyuan naturally understood the unfinished meaning in her mouth, bowed his head repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is considerate. Princess Qin doesn't have to worry about it."

Although it was a good deal with Jia Yao, after all the eldest prince is still a serious master, so Wu Zhiyuan didn't dare to say anything.Naturally, Jia Yao didn't ask further questions, and invited Eunuch Wu to have tea and snacks.Wu Zhiyuan reasoned that there was still work ahead, and resigned respectfully with Jia Yao.Jia Yao motioned for the reward from Taoxi, but he didn't shirk it either.He put it in his sleeves indifferently, thanked him again, then turned his head and left Jingyang Palace.

Jia Yao suddenly learned of two major events, she was a little uneasy at the moment, as there was still food to eat there.Sitting in the inner room, flipping through Tao Qian's collection of poems.To pass the time.She hoped that Mo Lanzhang would come back soon, she had a lot of things to ask.

When Mo Lanyan came back, it was already time for dinner.Jia Yao thought that Mo Lan hadn't had a good meal since he came back.It may not be comfortable to be with the emperor at noon.So even though he was not in the mood, he still cheered up and prepared dinner for Mo Lanyan.Most of the tables were made by her cook and instructed others to cook, and they were all Mo Lanyan's favorite flavors.It can be seen that being a wife loves her own man after all, even Jia Yao, who was forced to marry by the imperial decree, is no exception.

When Mo Lanzhang came in wearing the cloak that Jia Yao had made these days, he brought back a chill all over his body.Jia Yao directed his subordinates to bring the hand stove, and held it in his hand to test the temperature before handing it over to Mo Lanyan.On the one hand, he took off his large azurite satin snowproof cloak, and handed it to Chunfeng to take it off and hold it.

Guessing that he should be hungry, Jia Yao didn't rush to ask him what she said, and first told him to clean his hands.The two sat down at the table.Originally, I would ask him when I went back to the inner room at night, but Mo Lan started talking by herself.

"Princess?" he teased her.

For some reason, Jia Yao suddenly remembered novels about princes and concubines that were very popular in online literature in her previous life.It seems that there are still a few TV dramas that fit the scene.She was still passing the time as a joke then.Now that Mo Lanzhang called her that, it reminded her of the memories of those evil princes, black-bellied princes, secret agents, and princesses, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Mo Lanyan raised her eyebrows, looking quite innocent, she didn't understand what her little princess was laughing at.Could it be that he was promoted and was happy?

"Since you mentioned it, I have a few things to ask you. I have been thinking about it for a day today, and I only hope that you will come back so I can ask you!"

Mo Lanyan looked at her honestly, as if waiting for you to ask questions.

Jia Yao first mentioned the thing she was most worried about, "Now that you have got this position, you are better than Brother Dahuang... Is this appropriate? Shouldn't people miss us all the time? From now on..."

"Now that the Zhen family has collapsed, Brother Dahuang is equivalent to losing an arm. I am happy for this. They used to worry about it, but now it's not the same. Besides, their troubles are now clearly visible in the emperor's heart. What happened this time is already a big deal. I don’t know why it’s so stupid... It’s like I picked it up for nothing.”

Jia Yao stretched out a finger to poke his arm, "I picked it up for nothing? Did you suffer this injury for nothing? This winter, it's not easy on the south side of the Yangtze River. You suffered such a big crime on this trip, I I wish I hadn't been able to do this to you!"

Mo Lan pouted her lips, "If I could get these benefits after suffering this injury, I think my brothers would be very happy. Let's not talk about these things, there will be no results in a year and a half. Talk about something happy , we will soon be able to move out, do you know?"

When Jia Yao mentioned this matter, the corners of her mouth couldn't hold back, "Eunuch Wu told me today. It's already settled? When are we going to move out? Do we start building after choosing a site?"

"Look at your impatience, it's actually faster than you think! The mansion has already been modeled, and I've already chosen a place today. We just need to wait for the House of Internal Affairs to give us the blueprints and tell us to choose. Renovate It's only a matter of a few months. I think we will be able to move in soon after next year."

Jia Yao was happy to hear this, and wanted to have fun.She was still eating, with a little bit of oil on her mouth, and no matter how many people were watching, she stepped forward and kissed Mo Lanyan's side face.

The people below all looked at this scene, all of them covered the smiles on the corners of their mouths, lowered their heads and pretended not to see anything.

Mo Lanchang felt a little helpless, took out a juan handkerchief and wiped the oil stains on his face from his wife.Originally, he thought about eating honestly, but after thinking about it, he was still not reconciled, so he quickly moved over and kissed Jia Yao on the face.

In fact, Mo Lanzhang had just wiped the side face and lips with a handkerchief, and did not stain Jia Yao's face with oil star soup.But Jia Yao had done something bad herself, so she felt that Mo Lanchang had also done something bad.Staring at him fiercely, rubbing his face with his hands, "Eat your meal well!"