At noon, Jia Heng returned from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division, rode to the West Market, found a jewelry shop, and selected a few pieces of jewelry to use to celebrate the birthday of the eldest princess tomorrow.
Then, return to Ningguo Mansion.
Outside the Ningguo Mansion, he got off his horse and placed the birthday gift he bought in the study room. Then he walked along the corridor to the backyard with a calm expression.
Baozhu, who received the news of Jia Heng's return, ran over from the Moon Gate at the end of the corridor, carrying her skirt, and called with a smile: "Uncle, grandma has arranged the wine utensils and food, and plans to hold the lunch at Tianxiang Tower, Xifu The old lady over there just sent someone to say she will be here soon."
Jia Heng frowned, and while walking forward with Baozhu, he asked: "Isn't it afternoon to enjoy plum blossoms?"
Baozhu was asked with a sideways glance by the young man. He couldn't help but think of the cheers that made people blush across the screen last night. He was a little embarrassed, his face turned crimson, and he said softly: "The old lady of Xifu said, it's nothing over there. The thing is, it’s quite cold out here, why not take advantage of the warmth at noon to come and sit here.”
Jia Heng nodded, thought of something for a moment, and asked suddenly: "Who is here?"
Baozhu said in a charming voice: "Grandma invited the old lady, the second lady, the Xue family aunt, the second grandmother Lian, the eldest grandmother Zhu, and three girls, Miss Yun, Miss Lin, and Miss Bao. They all said they would come."
Baozhu went to Rongqing Hall to "shake people", but Baoyu was not in Rongqing Hall at that time and went to school, so he didn't talk about Baoyu.
But Baoyu returned from school at noon.
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he vaguely felt that Baoyu might be here too.
Then he asked: "Where is Madam? You haven't gone to the corner gate to greet her yet?"
Baozhu was stunned for a moment and said: "It should be over by now."
Jia Heng's eyes narrowed for a moment, and without saying another word, he walked quickly towards the backyard.
It seems unrealistic for Baoyu, who often hangs out in the back house, to completely avoid seeing Keqing, because at the end of the year for ancestor worship, Keqing, as the wife of the clan leader, is very likely to be seen by Baoyu.
But he will still try his best to avoid being seen by Baoyu.
As for waiting for Baoyu to grow older and want to continue hanging out in the inner house, it doesn't make sense.
"Of course you won't miss anything after taking a look, but there's no guarantee that the big-faced boy will go back to draw a map and respond to others." With this in mind, Jia Heng quickened his pace and headed towards the small Jiaomen courtyard where the two mansions were facing each other.
When they arrived at the courtyard where the corner gate was, they saw Keqing, Youshi, the second sister, and the third sister, surrounded by maids, leaving the inner hall and coming from the veranda next to the flower wall.
When he saw Jia Heng, Qin Keqing was stunned at first, and then he was delighted. He stepped forward and asked, "Husband, have you just left the Yamen?"
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Qin Keqing, who was dressed in rich clothes and with buns on her hair, and said warmly: "Well, I heard that the old lady will come over later, so I'll take a look."
Qin Keqing smiled calmly and said, "It just so happens that my husband and I are together."
Jia Heng said: "You go to Tianxiang Tower and wait first, and I will go and greet you."
When Qin Keqing heard this, her face was stunned. When she realized what she was saying, she blinked her bright eyes with pink eyeshadow and chuckled: "My husband is worried about... Baoyu?"
There was a bit of speculation in her heart, because her husband had told her.
Although she felt that her husband was a bit uneasy, she felt happy that he cared so much about her.
Third Sister You chuckled lightly and said, "I heard that Mr. Bao, who was born with a jade in his hand, was born a pervert and begged girls for the rouge on their lips every day. If he came here and said some stupid words, It’s quite disappointing to enjoy walking in the snow and admiring the plum blossoms.”
Jia Heng glanced at Third Sister You and said, "I don't want everyone outside to know his name."
"Isn't that right? Actually, I don't want to be looked at by him either." Sanjie You looked at the young man opposite her with cold eyes, she seemed a bit shy, her eyebrows were lowered, her eyes were smoky and she was twirling a handkerchief in her slender hands. Said in a playful voice.
I thought about it, if we include Jia Zhen, Jia She, and Jia Lian, the men in the Jia family are not only lustful, but they also have nothing to do or take responsibility for, so this uncle is upright, but...
Well, not necessarily. She didn't believe that there were cats that didn't steal fish.
You frowned, looked at Jia Heng, and said softly: "Baoyu hangs out in the house every day, which is not a common thing. Find an opportunity to tell the old lady, how can you raise promising children in the backyard?" ?”
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked into Youshi's soft eyes. He nodded and said: "After this year, when Baoyu is one year older, I will talk to the old lady about hanging around in the house all the time." It doesn’t look like one.”
Qin Keqing said: "What happens later?"
Jia Heng said: "But sir, I will tell you later that you are not feeling well and cannot bear the wind, so you go to Tianxiang Tower first, and then I will act according to the opportunity and send him away."
Qin Keqing: "..."
For a moment, I felt dumbfounded.
But seeing Jia Heng's solemn look, he said softly: "Okay, you and Sister You go to meet me, but others don't say I'm frivolous."
"How could this happen?" Jia Heng smiled and watched Qin Keqing return the same way, accompanied by Baozhu, Ruizhu and other maids.
For a time, only Jiaheng Youshi, the second sister, and the third sister were left in the corridor.
Jia Heng said softly: "It's windy and cold here. Let's go to the wing to rest for a while, and then let the maid listen at the corner door."
Youshi responded softly.
While several people were talking, they entered a side room and sat down.
Because a lady like Qin Keqing was not around, Third Sister You obviously relaxed a lot. She sat at the round table, held up her peach-blossom cheeks with a slender hand, turned her head to look at Jia Heng, and said softly: "Uncle Heng. , can you tell me about this trip to fight?"
Jia Heng said: "There is nothing to say. There are 10,000 or 20,000 people in the counties of Gyeonggi Province. To deal with some mountain bandits, we will use more to defeat fewer. As long as we are not arrogant and impetuous, and use our troops properly, we will have no trouble."
Things like the Immortal Fighter are hard to come by.
"Then this is a sign that those who are good at fighting have no illustrious achievements." Third Sister You said softly with an affectionate gaze and a bright smile.
Jia Heng glanced at Sister You, smiled, and praised, "You have made a lot of progress recently."
Third Sister You's beautiful face was full of smiles, and she said: "As the old saying goes, birds follow the phoenix and fly far away, and people are accompanied by virtuous people and high moral character. If you are by your side every day, you should have made some progress."
Jia Heng smiled at him and said, "Well, now I feel a little bit more confident about poetry and calligraphy."
Third Sister You was so elated by these words that her eyes filled with joy.
The second sister You saw two people chatting and laughing at the side, and there was a bit of envy in her soft eyes. She also wanted to laugh and have a party like the third sister, but looking at the majestic young man, after all... ...dare not.
Youshi also watched the two people talking quietly, smiled, and felt a sense of sadness in her heart.
The scarf was knitted, but I didn’t know how to give it away.
This melon field and plum blossoms...
While Jia Heng and the You sisters were chatting, they heard the maid from outside coming over and saying, "Master, the old lady and the madam are here."
Jia Heng said: "Sister-in-law You, let's go together to welcome her."
Youshi responded, summoned the second and third sisters beside her, and headed towards the corner door.
At the corner gate, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Sister Feng, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun, Baoyu, Daiyu, Aunt Xue and Baochai, surrounded by their respective maids and mothers, were chatting and laughing. in, across the threshold.
Next to Mrs. Wang, there was a young man wearing a purple gold crown with jewels on his head and two dragon beads on his forehead. His face was like a silver basin and his eyes were like bright stars. Accompanied by Xi Ren and She Yue, his face was full of moonlight. I can barely contain my smile.
Walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms, drinking wine and composing poems, what a joyful and elegant thing it must be!
When Jia Heng saw Baoyu, he frowned. He stepped forward and said politely, "Old lady."
Seeing Jia Heng, Jia's mother was quite surprised and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, why are you so free today? Where is your wife?"
Jia Heng said: "Her body is not very strong."
When Jia Mu heard this, her expression changed and she said anxiously: "Have you found the doctor?"
People like Sister Feng, Li Wan, Daiyu, Tanchun, Aunt Xue, Baochai, Yingchun, Xichun, etc. all looked at her with doubts, concern, calmness, or indifference.
Rufeng's eyes were filled with doubts for a moment, and then a hint of understanding emerged in Sister Feng's eyes. She thought to herself, could it be that she was tortured too hard last night?
Thinking about it like this, my heart trembled violently, and I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart.
She stayed alone in the empty room every day without saying anything, and yesterday she encountered that shameless thing again.
Ordinarily, she didn't want to come at all today, but she was worried that people would look down on her and think she was arrogant, so she could only force a smile.
Alas, I just thought I came out to relax.
Youshi said softly: "I looked good this morning. I should have prepared wine and food at Tianxiang Tower to wait for the old lady."
Mother Jia turned to look at the gorgeous Youshi and said with a smile, "That's good. You have always been a person who knows both cold and hot, so you take good care of her."
These words made Youshi's jade face become slightly hot, and her heart was filled with ripples.
For some reason, she vaguely felt that the old lady's words were a pun.
At this moment, Second Sister You and Third Sister You also came over with a smile to salute Mother Jia and say hello.
Mother Jia originally liked beautiful people. Looking at the beautiful sisters, the second sister and the third sister, she smiled and said, "Okay, there should be more people enjoying the plum blossoms. It will be lively."
Aunt Xue looked at the beautiful You sisters with a smile on her face, and thought to herself, this must be Brother Heng's concubine. She is so pretty, and I wonder what kind of appearance Grandma Heng is like.
Baochai on the side, her moist apricot eyes flashed.
Jia Heng looked at Baoyu at this time and asked, "Baoyu, are there no classes in the school today?"
Baoyu was talking to Daiyu. When he heard the words, he stood there blankly and hesitated: "Brother Heng, I..."
Jia Mu said with a smile: "He has just finished school. If we let him rest for a long time, he can't study all the time."
Jia Heng frowned and asked without comment, "Sister Yun."
Xiangyun was holding Baochai's hand when he heard Jia Heng calling him and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, what are you calling me for?"
Jia Heng asked: "How many times did Bao Yu and Gong'er go to school while I was away from Beijing?"
It's hard to tell others about this matter, but Xiangyun, this kid is honest.
Hearing this, Xiangyun's big bright eyes rolled up under his beautiful eyebrows and said, "Brother Heng, let me think about it."
As he spoke, he lifted his fingers.
Said: "The day after Brother Heng left, Brother Ai didn't go for more than half a month. The lecturer in the school sent someone to ask. Brother Ai was gone for another two days, and then the weather became colder. Ai My brother said he felt unwell and never went again. The day before Brother Heng came back, Brother Bao went again."
After hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Jia Mu, who had a smile on her face, and said, "Old lady, I have been fishing for three days and drying nets for two days. I wonder, is this possible?!"
Jia Mu sighed and opened her mouth, speechless.
Jia Heng turned to look at Mrs. Wang, who had an indifferent face, and said loudly: "Madam, you should supervise and supervise Baoyu's studies. If you don't want to study, you must take the imperial examination. Studying makes sense and righteousness. I told the master last time However, how can Baoyu do this when he is always playful at his age?"
Mrs. Wang obviously learned a lot this time and said calmly: "Baoyu has been a little playful recently. When his uncle gives birth to a child, let his uncle talk to him properly."
These words are still a bit soft yet hard, and the subtext is that my Baoyu doesn't need you to worry too much. He has an uncle, so there is no need for you to "maliciously encourage others to learn" here.
Jia Heng agreed and said: "Actually, it's not bad to hand it over to Wang Jieshuai. If Baoyu doesn't want to serve as a scholar, it's okay to go to the army and get more experience."
Mrs. Wang: "..."
If you don't follow literature, you will follow martial arts. What if you agree to be a wealthy and idle person?
No, Baoyu will also serve as an official in the future.
She was almost pissed off.
Seeing that they were about to break up on bad terms again, Jia Mu quickly gave Sister Feng a wild wink at the side.
Sister Feng didn't want to get involved in this matter. She had a lawsuit on her forehead and was in a depressed mood. However, she couldn't resist Jia Mu's winks, so she took over the conversation and said, "It's not time to play. Brother Bao has been playing for so many days. It’s time to study hard.”
Jia Mu: "???"
Baoyu, on his side, had his head lowered.
He finally figured it out. No matter what you say, Uncle Heng, I will just act like an old monk chanting sutras, and I will not listen or listen!
He won't get beaten anyway.
But when she heard Sister Feng's words, she was stunned.
Jia Heng frowned and said: "Bi'er, take Baoyu to the wing, find a copy of "Spring and Autumn" for him to read carefully, and write down some thoughts after reading it."
Baoyu: "???"
Here’s Lao Shizi’s thoughts again!
Seeing that Baoyu was agitated and almost ready to make a move, Xiren took Baoyu's arm, his eyes full of worry.
She is just afraid that Mr. Bao will say something nonsense again.
But there is no doubt that he is overly worried. Baoyu dares to be angry but dare not speak!
When Aunt Xue heard this, she smiled and wanted to say a few words to change the situation. After all, she was her sister's child, but she felt her sleeves being pulled off. From the corner of her eye, she saw her daughter's face as white as snow, With a slight smile on his face, his eyes were discouraging.
My heart moved, and I realized it in an instant.
That's right, the younger members of Brother Heng's sect and the old lady are all silent. As an outsider, she has nothing to say.
only……
I was a little shocked.
In Aunt Xue's understanding, Jia's mother is respected in Rongning's second house, and yesterday Jia Heng's visit to the West House for dinner clearly reflected this, but the facts in front of her reminded Aunt Xue that the two houses of East and West The relationship is quite subtle.
Baochai looked at the young man quietly, her bright eyes shining like water, thinking, "Although the old lady has the highest seniority in the two houses, when it comes to educating the children of the clan, she still has to listen to this cousin Heng. I heard In the past, there were several troubles in the house because of Brother Bao's enrollment."
Daiyu pinched the handkerchief, looked at the young man opposite, and pursed her lips, but she was thinking about how to send the letter to Jia Heng later.
On the other side of the room, Baoyu followed Bi'er to the side room with a look of helplessness, as if she were mourning for her heir.
After Baoyu left, Jia Heng regained his gentle expression and extended his hand to invite her: "Old lady, go to Tianxiang Tower first."
A bunch of people were walking towards Huifang Garden.
Because Youshi temporarily acted as the hostess of the Ning Mansion, and Sister Feng and Aunt Xue were chatting and laughing to liven up the atmosphere, Jia Heng was left aside and could take a good look at Xiang Ling next to Baochai.
This is a timid, gentle and quiet little girl. Her face is like a lotus stamen, fair and delicate, and there is a rouge mark the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows, which is unforgettable.
This clear rouge record, coupled with the life experience of being kidnapped, is somewhat ironic.
Under Xiang Ling's curved slender eyebrows, her eyes drooped slightly downward, as if she was a little afraid. This expression was a bit painful.
"I think it is Xiangling. Her face shape and eyebrows are somewhat similar to Keqing's. However, although Keqing's eyebrows are weak, they are the kind of weakness that wants to be charming and charming. Besides, Keqing actually has a fierceness hidden in her bones, and Xiangling, on the other hand, has a pitiable weakness from the inside out."
Ever since a lonely tree grew up in two places, the fragrant soul returned to its hometown.
Thinking back to Xiangling's poetry studies and being tortured to death by Xue Pan and Xia Jingui.
Jia Heng thought about this, glanced at Yingchun, who was also tortured to death, and thought, "Speaking of Xia Jingui, he is a good match for Sun Shaozu..."
