In the attic——
Princess Jinyang raised her eyes to look at Jia Heng and said softly: "I actually have an idea."
Hearing this, Jia Heng looked surprised and looked at the beauty opposite with a pair of cold eyes, "What do you think?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang's bright eyes shone with a hint of shrewdness, and she said in a clear voice: "I will give you 20%, and you will get 10%. Don't refuse in a hurry. I am so thoughtful, and I am one person." With all my strength, I can’t take care of so many livelihoods. Secondly, I can’t handle the Ministry of Internal Affairs alone. What do you think?”
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, thinking about the key points, and said: "Your Highness, this matter requires the consent of the Holy Emperor, and it's not easy for me to talk about it."
Princess Jinyang’s proposal has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is to further consolidate the relationship with the royal family. This is the same as the relationship between the Zhen family in Jiangnan and the Chen Han royal family. Emotions and interests are intertwined. You can truly achieve your goal. Me, you are in me.
But the disadvantage is that this kind of relationship needs to be managed and maintained, and... people need to be self-aware.
For example, if someone asks you to quit someday, you should be informed.
"I will go into the palace tomorrow and talk to the emperor." Seeing Jia Heng's promise, the eldest princess of Jinyang felt a little happy, smiled softly, and said softly.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said noncommittally, "Just give it a try."
The two of them said a few words. It was getting late, and the light in the attic was getting darker.
Because when Lianxue left, the afterglow of the setting sun was still passing through the window, so she didn't know that the maid came up to hold the lamp.
The eldest princess of Jinyang went into the attic with Jia Heng to discuss secret matters again, and she did not bring a large number of maids with her, so they were left alone in the attic for a while.
While talking, I didn't realize that my thoughts were strange, but as soon as I fell silent, and in the gloomy sky, my eyes met, and the ambiguous atmosphere of a man and a woman living together in the same room was exuded unconsciously.
Jia Heng looked at the beauty in palace clothes opposite, his mood was calm, but when he saw that she also had bright eyes, she looked over quietly.
Looking at each other for a moment, Jia Heng turned to look at the window on the side and said warmly: "Your Highness, it's time to turn on the lamp. Where is Huo Zhezi?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang said in a somewhat erratic voice: "The fire seal is at the west window. If you don't know where it is, I can go and get it."
Saying that, he stood up.
It's more like escaping this atmosphere.
However, because he was eager to get up, he was bumped by the corner of the table, and with an "ouch" in his mouth, he fell to the side.
"Your Highness, be careful..." Seeing this, Jia Heng quickly got up from the chair and reached out to support the beauty in palace clothes. "Your Highness, are you okay... huh?"
As he spoke, he felt a flick under his palm, which was softer than ever before, and his nose was filled with a fragrant fragrance like orchid and musk, which was sultry.
"I……"
The eldest princess of Jinyang said with a trembling voice, but she felt that her beautiful body was being attacked. For a moment, her delicate body trembled violently, and her white and greasy cheeks were as red as clouds, extending to her earlobes, making them moist.
The shame from the bottom of my heart actually overcame the pain from being hit on my calf. I let out a grunt from my nose, and my beady voice was somewhat melodious, "Maybe... I touched my leg..."
Jia Heng knew there was something wrong under his palm, so he quickly moved up, put his hand on the beauty's shoulder, and asked urgently: "Does your calf hurt?"
"A little bit..." The eldest princess of Jinyang frowned slightly and hummed softly. The pain in her calf was burning.
Jia Heng said warmly: "Then I will help His Highness sit down first, and later I will get the fire fold to check His Highness's injuries."
He didn't know what to say. He could only say that the ambiguous atmosphere he had unintentionally created made this beauty panic and make a mistake.
"Yes." The eldest princess of Jinyang was being supported by a young man beside her. Although she had a generous temperament, she was a little shy just now because... Under the dim light, I saw his brows were furrowed and his face was stern and straight, with no abnormality at all. He calmed down in his originally panicked mind and said, "The fire fold is on the cabinet under the window."
Jia Heng responded.
After saying that, he supported the palace-dressed beauty's slender shoulders and planned to sit down on a chair nearby.
But at this time, I heard a sound of light footsteps coming from the stairs, and then the bright candlelight of the lantern gradually came closer. Lianxue walked out from behind the screen, "Your Highness, the food and wine are already... huh?"
Lianxue raised her eyes and saw the two of them hugging each other. Her appearance suddenly changed, and she quickly turned around and whispered: "You guys, I'm going down first..."
Jia Heng, Princess Jinyang: "..."
"Miss Lianxue, just now the princess touched her calf and lit the lamp." Jia Heng called Lianxue who turned to leave, her voice was like gold and stone, as calm as ever.
This calm and unhurried voice is more useful than any explanation, giving people unshakable strength.
The eldest princess of Jinyang also called out: "Lianxue, light the lamp, and then ask someone to get some medicinal wine. I accidentally hit my leg just now."
Jia Heng helped Princess Jinyang sit down and said, "Let Lianxue check on you later and be careful not to find any bruises."
"Yes." Princess Jinyang responded, looking at the young man with a cold face, her bright eyes slightly rippling, and said with a chuckle: "It doesn't actually hurt much now."
At this time, orange light also filled the entire attic.
"Your Highness, let me take a look." Lianxue lit the candles in the attic one by one, came over eagerly, and squatted over while speaking.
Jia Heng said: "You take care of it first, and I'll call someone to get the medicinal wine."
Here, the master and the servant were looking at the injury on the calf with the light on.
Lianxue lifted up the hem of Princess Jinyang's skirt, revealing her slender, straight, delicate, lotus-white legs. A red mark the size of a copper coin was clearly visible under her knees.
"Your Highness, there are some red marks on the legs, but fortunately they are not swollen." Lianxue looked at them carefully and said softly.
"Just apply some medicinal wine and it will be fine. I bumped into it when I was hunting at the beginning of the year, but nothing happened." The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled lightly and said without paying too much attention.
Lianxue frowned and said: "Jia Yunhui, it's true that this servant has only been away for a while, and yet His Highness made such a big mistake."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said in a delicate voice: "Don't blame him, it was me who just felt so passionate."
The corners of Lianxue's mouth curved, but she chuckled.
"You little hooves, why are you laughing?" Princess Jinyang's heart trembled when she heard the chuckle. She felt a little embarrassed for a moment and scolded her.
"You're not laughing at anything. Why do you think this slave is laughing, Your Highness?" Lianxue said with a chuckle, but there was a smile in her heart.
Since she was rescued from Jiaofangsi, she has grown up with this nobleman, named Master and Servant, and is actually mother and daughter. She watched the princess guard the little princess as a widow for many years, and she couldn't bear it.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said angrily: "Who knows why you are laughing inexplicably. Okay, I don't feel any pain now."
Lianxue suppressed the smile on her face and said solemnly: "I'll have to apply the medicinal wine later."
Just at this time, several maids had gone up to the attic and brought medicinal wine. Lingxue took the medicinal wine and smeared it on the calf of Princess Jinyang.
"Your Highness, will you be entertaining Jia Yunhui here later, or in the third hall?" Lianxue said softly.
The eldest princess of Jinyang thought for a while and said softly: "Let's stay here, on the first floor. I don't want to run back and forth. We will have dinner with Chanyue when she comes back. By the way, last time Liu Tong will sell the details of the storybook , send it to the house together with the profit, you can have someone go to the study to look for it, and we can take it to Jia Heng later."
For some reason, she didn't want to call Jia Heng by her nickname in front of Lingxue.
Lianxue responded and then ordered a maid to go.
But Jia Heng came down from the attic and stood under the flower wall in the corner of the corridor, enjoying the cool breeze. At this moment, the long corridor was lit with lanterns, swaying with the autumn wind, the night was quiet, and the moon was bright.
It's just that there still seems to be a soft and full touch between the palms and fingers.
"That's me..."
If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to bear it. If they didn't do something at that time, it might not end well.
While I was thinking about it, I saw a string of red lanterns coming from far to near at the end of the corridor. The leader was a beautiful and graceful girl in a red dress.
The little princess Li Chanyue was walking towards her surrounded by several maids. She looked up and saw Jia Heng beside the flower wall. She looked stunned and said in surprise: "You... Jia Heng, why are you here? Where is my mother? ?”
Because Jia Heng had not visited the eldest princess since she returned from Cuihua Mountain, Princess Qinghe was very surprised to see Jia Heng suddenly appear here.
Jia Heng's face was calm, and he stared at Princess Qinghe, who was wearing a light red dress and combed with airy bangs. His cold eyes were a little gentle and he said: "It turns out to be the little princess, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is in the attic at the moment. "
Li Chanyue's starry eyes flashed under her willow-leaf eyebrows, and she looked at Jia Heng up and down for a moment. When she came closer, and was about to say something, her heart trembled, because she smelled a familiar fragrance, and she felt a little confused.
"Jia Yunhui, His Highness calls you over." At this moment, a voice came from the Moon Gate, but it was a maid calling.
Jia Heng looked at the little princess and said in a clear voice: "Little princess, let's go in together."
Li Chanyue said "hmm", suppressed the suspicion in her heart, and followed Jia Heng towards the attic.
The attic was already brightly lit, and the palace lanterns illuminated the tables and chairs in the attic as brightly as daylight.
The eldest princess of Jinyang has already come down from the second floor with the support of Lianxue. A beautiful woman wearing light yellow palace clothes and golden wings on her head. She has a plump figure and a bright smile. She walks down gracefully and sees the little princess. Asked: "Chanyue, why are you back so late today?"
Li Chanyue stepped forward and took Gong Shang's beauty's arm, and said delicately: "My cousin pulled me to talk and stayed for a while. Mom, is Mr. Jia here?"
Princess Jinyang smiled, looked at Jia Heng, with a different meaning in her beautiful eyes, and said casually: "I have something to discuss with my mother."
Mother and daughter were chatting, while Lianxue on the side ordered the maid to pass the dishes.
Jia Heng also sat on the chair opposite, quietly watching the mother and daughter talking while laughing.
One has a dignified manner and a round and polished voice, while the other is charming and charming, with a clear and delicate voice.
Princess Qinghe recounted listening to lectures by Doctors of the Five Classics from the Hongwen Hall in the palace, and Princess Jinyang agreed with a smile.
It is worth mentioning that the education received by the princes and princesses of the Chen and Han Dynasties was strictly based on the requirements of the Six Arts of the Gentleman, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Perhaps because of what happened just now, the eldest princess of Jinyang was not worried about Jia Heng being left out, and did not intend to talk to Jia Heng.
Jia Heng did not interrupt, and listened quietly. He did not look around, but just looked at the two of them.
Although the eldest princess of Jinyang was talking to her daughter, she was actually half-focused on Jia Heng. Seeing that there was no impatience on her face, she was a little touched in her heart.
Sometimes she doesn't know if it's her imagination, but she always feels that this boy with an immature face seems to be older than her.
In the past, there was still a vague feeling that he could not be regarded as an ordinary boy, but now this feeling is getting stronger.
"But he is obviously less than a year older than Chan Yue."
Thinking of the charming touch just now, Princess Jinyang sighed in her heart.
While talking, the maid carrying dishes entered the attic.
The eldest princess of Jinyang also put away the weirdness in her heart and said softly: "Ziyu, come over and have a meal."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Your Highness, please."
After washing his hands, he sat down in front of an Eight Immortals table made of huanghuali wood.
The eldest princess of Jinyang naturally sat in the main seat, Princess Qinghe sat on her right hand, and Jia Heng was opposite the eldest princess of Jinyang.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the sapphire wine bottle beside her, with a smile on her beautiful eyes under her curved eyebrows, and said: "Ziyu, this is the royal wine pear blossom. It was given to me after the emperor's enthronement ceremony. I usually I don’t drink much, and I have been keeping it in the cellar for more than ten years. You are going to go on an expedition in a few days, so I took it out, and I will use it to support you."
Lianxue also picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass for Jia Heng opposite.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Hearing this, Jia Heng thanked him first.
Then he picked up the wine cup, cast his cold eyes on the unprovoked beautiful jade face opposite, and said in a clear voice: "Jia Heng knows that he is where he is today because of His Highness's recommendation. I would like to offer a drink to Your Highness."
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled, raised the wine cup, and said: "The awl is in the bag, and the end is immediately seen. You have what you have today, which you have earned through life and death. Even if I don't recommend you to the emperor, you will have today sooner or later. However, ...I still want to drink your wine."
The two of them clinked their glasses as they spoke, lowering the rim of the glass by half an inch, but the result was the same. In the end, they both looked at each other and drank all the wine.
After a glass of wine was in his stomach, Jia Heng's expression remained unchanged, but he saw that the beauty in palace clothes opposite him had disappeared. A faint peach blush appeared on his cheeks, which became more delicate and bright under the light.
Jia Heng's eyes flashed, his gaze lowered, and he said leisurely: "This pear blossom is white, and the taste is mellow and sweet. It is worthy of being a tribute wine."
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up the chopsticks and said softly: "I have more than thirty jars in my cellar. If you like to drink it, I will send ten jars to your house tomorrow."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
There is no need to say anything when using chopsticks to use vegetables.
After a while, Li Chanyue glanced at Jia Heng, then looked at Princess Jinyang, and said softly: "Mom, I also want a drink."
"Children, what are you drinking?" Princess Jinyang glanced at Li Chanyue and said angrily.
"Mr. Xiao Jia is less than a year older than me." Li Chanyue said sadly.
These words certainly have other meanings, as if to remind the eldest princess of Jinyang that the boy opposite is only one year older than your daughter, so you can decide for yourself.
Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes flashed, and she pretended not to understand the implication of Li Chanyue's words. She was both doting and helpless, and said, "This is just one cup. Drinking too much will harm your health."
With that said, he also ordered Lianxue to pour wine for Li Chanyue.
"Half a cup is enough, just let her have a taste." The beauty in Gong Shang looked at the wine cup, frowned again, and said to dissuade her.
The alcohol content in this era was actually not high, it was more like a drink. In the original Dream of Red Mansions, when Baoyu went to Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xue also let Baoyu have two glasses of wine.
