Almost all the tasks assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are royal errands. In the eyes of outsiders, they are almost the same as those of the Tian family in the palace.
After hearing what Baochai said, Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "I'll ask someone to ask about this later. First, we can find out what happened before we make any arguments."
Aunt Xue felt a little disappointed when she saw that Jia Heng didn't agree immediately, but it was hard to say anything. After all, troublesome people over and over again, there is always something unjustifiable.
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "That's fine. After all, the palace and the palace are involved here. Brother Heng should be more cautious."
Jia Heng nodded and said no more about the matter. He turned to look at Xue Pan, who had his big head tilted, and said, "Wenlong should take good care of his injuries these days and stop playing around."
Xue Pan smiled and said, "Thank you very much for your concern, cousin Heng. When I feel better, I will be my host and I will ask my cousin to honor me."
"Besides, I've been busy lately, so I might not have time." Jia Heng said, pondering for a moment, and then said: "It's getting late, so Auntie asked Wen Long to rest early."
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Heng, why don't you sit down for a while?"
Jia Heng said: "Wen Long has just come back. He needs to rest more, so I don't want to disturb you too much. Besides, I have been away for a day, so I should go back."
Aunt Xue nodded.
At this time, Baochai suddenly raised her beautiful and plump face and said softly: "Mom, I'm going to see Brother Heng off."
Aunt Xue didn't think much about it and said, "Good girl, go ahead. It's cold outside, so put on your cloak."
Baochai responded with a "hmm", then led Ying'er and followed Jia Heng out of the wing.
The two of them walked on the long corridor from Lixiangyuan to Rongfu. The lanterns on the pillars on both sides shed light all the way, illuminating a tall and petite figure walking slowly.
Behind him, the maid Ying'er, carrying a lantern, followed a few steps behind.
Jia Heng also held a lantern in his hand and walked slowly with a blank expression. He turned to look at Baochai and saw that the girl had a plump figure and a soft face. The apricot eyes under the two willow-leaf eyebrows were looking at him and asked. : "Sister Xue, it seems you have something to tell me?"
Hearing this, Baochai looked at the straight face illuminated by the dim yellow lights on the corridor, nodded her head, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, I feel sorry for bothering Brother Heng again and again because of family matters."
Jia Heng said softly: "We are relatives, we help each other, there is nothing to worry about. How can my sister and her family speak the same language?"
Baochai's jade face paused for a moment, her sparkling eyes flowing. It was clear that she was listening to a family talking about the two families. Her mood was a little complicated. She said softly: "Although relatives help each other, since I came to Beijing, I have been troubled by Heng." Brother Heng, but he didn’t help Brother Heng much. As for the Lengxiang Pills, Brother Laoheng went to the imperial doctor in Tai Hospital to prepare the pills, but I haven’t thanked Brother Heng yet.”
In fact, with Jia Heng's current status, it is unlikely that the Xue family will help him. Not causing any trouble to Jia Heng is already the best help.
"Sister, we're out of town." Jia Heng said softly, looking at the soft and graceful face, the bright and clear almond eyes.
Their eyes met, Baochai's apricot eyes moved away, and he said softly: "It's not that he's out of sight, but that he's been disturbed a lot and made him feel uneasy."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "If you feel sorry for me, sister, you can come and sit with me when you have time. I can chat with your sister-in-law to relieve your boredom. There's nothing else to do."
Baochai said "Yes", with clear almond eyes, he said: "Brother Heng, I can do it."
Jia Heng turned to look at the white face illuminated by the bright lights. She had an elegant and soft temperament and bright almond eyes. She looked serious, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Huh?" Baochai was so confused by the laughter, especially his clear and cold face, that he smiled suddenly, as if the clouds had cleared and the mist had dispersed, and the sun suddenly appeared. His crooked eyelashes trembled and he asked softly: "Brother Heng is laughing. What?"
Jia Heng said softly: "No wonder, both the east and west mansions say that my sister is knowledgeable and courteous, and Lan Xinhui is of high quality. If..."
Speaking of this, he pondered.
When Baochai heard Jia Heng's words of praise, her heart trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. However, the bright apricot eyes under her beautiful eyebrows showed a bit of shyness.
With Jia Heng's powerful status and his habit of being dignified and dignified, words of praise certainly carry a lot of weight.
Previously, Baochai would be lost in thought for a long time whenever he tasted the meaning of the crystal clear snow in the mountains.
But Baochai was somewhat curious about the "if" at the end. She suppressed her joy and asked, "What if?"
Under Jia Heng's sword-shaped brows, his cold eyes fell on the plump and elegant jade face, and he said softly: "If sister Xue is not a daughter, she may be able to be an official butcher, let's prosper the Xue family."
Baochai's jade face was startled for a moment, her apricot eyes sparkling, and she said softly: "Brother Heng is overrated. I don't know much about economics and official career. In terms of being smart and knowledgeable about affairs, the third sister is a woman who cannot be compared to women. Now After practicing beside Brother Heng, my knowledge becomes even more incredible."
Jia Heng nodded, his eyes like bright stars, and said in a clear voice: "Sister Tanchun does have a heroic and generous spirit, and sister Xue is gentle and gentle, and has a sophisticated way of dealing with people. She is also willing to give in."
Baochai's cheeks were as white as snow after being praised by Jia Heng. Two blushes quietly appeared on her cheeks. Her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched the handkerchief tightly at some point and said, "Brother Heng, you are really praised."
In fact, Jia Heng's compliments at this moment, if you put aside his status as the leader of the Jia clan and his official aura, if someone of the same age makes such "gentle and virtuous" words, it has a different meaning of teasing.
However, Baochai, who was lamenting his incompetence, had little resistance to the young and accomplished second-grade military attaché.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said with emotion: "It's just that the world is always harsher on women. I think my sister is reticent and hides her stupidity. Although she saves a lot of trouble, she is not unhappy at all."
When Baochai heard this, her delicate body trembled, and she stared at the young man opposite. There was a bit of panic in her almond-shaped eyes, and she felt as if the person in front of her was completely naked.
Just then I thought about it, these young handsome men, the young powerful people who have risen and fallen in the officialdom, are always good at observing people's hearts.
Looking at those sparkling apricot eyes, Jia Heng said: "Sister, don't take it to heart, it's just a temporary emotion, there is no other intention."
In fact, he just saw Baochai and tested it out.
Baochai was silent for a moment and said softly: "Brother Heng said, it's fine if I don't know. But I read the book again and I know things and understand the principles."
Hearing this, Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "However, there is nothing I can do. I can only drift with the tide, floating up and down."
Baochai raised his eyes to look at the young man opposite, and when he saw those eyes as calm as the abyss, he felt a little lost for a moment.
I don't know why, but I remembered a saying, a close friend is hard to find, and a close friend is hard to find.
A sense of loss suddenly surged in my heart.
In fact, in the conversation between the two at this moment, although no one was involved in specific matters, they actually understood each other tacitly.
This was also the first time Jia Heng and Baochai chatted alone.
Jia Heng praised Baochai for being talented, empathetic, and sensible, but she was born a girl. This was combined with some of Xue Pan's stupid overlord deeds, that is, there was a stupid brother in the family who could not establish a family, and although the younger sister was talented, she could not show it at all.
Baochai sighed softly, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.
Jia Heng said: "Sister, she is ambitious and knowledgeable."
In fact, Baochai's words "The good wind will send me to the blue clouds by force" already show his temperament.
There is also what Baochai said to Baoyu in the original book when the Yuan concubine was visiting the bride, "The one above in the dragon robe is your sister."
Baochai's bright eyes moved slightly, looked at the young man, and said softly: "I was born a girl, so what can I do about it?"
I also often read Jia Heng's Three Kingdoms dialects. The half-written and half-written words at this moment actually have some inexplicable meaning.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, sighed, and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. My sister will be sent here. It's cold outside, so be careful not to catch a cold."
You can't chat all the time, you have to have a sense of unfinished business.
Baochai's apricot eyes were filled with undulations, she pursed her lips and said softly: "Brother Heng, walk slowly."
Jia Heng said "hmm" and without saying another word, he held a lantern and headed towards Ning Guo Mansion.
Looking at the back of the young man going away, until the light of the lantern held by Jia Heng disappeared completely, Baochai stood there, the feeling of loss in his heart came back again, and there was a lingering loneliness.
In the words of later generations, the conversation was clearly open, but Jia walked away directly.
Ying'er came closer and said softly: "Girl, it's cold here, go back."
"Yes." Baochai responded, put away the lingering and melancholy emotions in her heart, and returned to the wing where she lived, accompanied by Ying'er.
"Is someone sending it over?" Aunt Xue asked.
"Send it back." Baochai nodded and sat on a chair nearby. At this time, Ying'er handed him a cup of fragrant tea.
Aunt Xue said with emotion: "Brother Heng, you are still a good person. Although your temper is a little colder, you are not vague when it comes to real things."
When Baochai heard this, she raised her almond-shaped eyes and said softly: "That's not what Mom said before, and she said people don't care."
Aunt Xue looked unnatural on her face and said, "I'm thinking about your brother."
Baochai's eyes were lost for a moment, and the figure of the young man just now seemed to be reflected in his eyes, and he said softly: "For someone to be such a high-ranking official, his heart is definitely different from ordinary people's."
Aunt Xue said: "No, I just talked to your brother for a while. Brother Heng is becoming more and more powerful now. At such an age, he is already in the second rank of officialdom. Now he is being used in important positions in the palace. His future prospects will be It’s becoming more and more limitless.”
Baochai said softly: "I can't say that I will be granted the title of Marquis one day."
When Aunt Xue heard this, her expression paused and she said, "What do you mean?"
Baochai said: "Does Mom know about the champion?"
Aunt Xue: "???"
Baochai said softly: "The figures in the former Han Dynasty were granted the title of marquis before they reached the weak crown. If Brother Heng's momentum continues, in three to five years, he might even be a duke."
Hearing this, Aunt Xue frowned and said: "This... it's not easy to become a marquis, right? This is not the time for the founding of the country. Besides, your uncle is a first-class military attache. He didn't mention being a marquis before. It shows that it is too difficult to become a marquis. This It’s all a matter of no trace.”
Baochai didn't recognize it and just shook his head secretly.
Her uncle was over forty, so he could afford it, but something happened the day before yesterday.
Aunt Xue said, looked at Baochai, sighed, and said: "Although Brother Heng has not been granted a title, he is still young and promising at his age. I don't want to get married early, otherwise..."
Baochai's cheeks turned crimson at Aunt Xue's pointed words, and she said softly: "Mom, Sister-in-law Heng is of first-class character and appearance. The two of us are made for each other."
Aunt Xue said: "My mother did not say that she is not a good match. It's just that Brother Heng's daughter-in-law is really lucky. She has found a good husband. She is not very young and is such an old official. She is not bad compared to others. She will be good in the future." You have to find a good home."
It's no wonder that Aunt Xue doesn't have such feelings. Looking at the young people in Shenjing City, which of them is in a high position at Jia Heng's age? It would be unreasonable for Aunt Xue not to have some thoughts of envy and jealousy.
It's just that Jia Heng's family has a lovely wife, and it's not easy for a daughter of the Xue family to be a concubine.
"The more Mom talks about it, the less likely it is." Baochai frowned slightly and said angrily.
Aunt Xue smiled, took her daughter's hand, sat on the bed, and said, "There's no one else around, so we two closed the door and said these intimate words, and we're not afraid of outsiders hearing it. My dear girl, this His appearance and temperament make him look very lucky."
Baochai Fang felt a little ashamed and said, "Mom, even if we talk about marriage, it won't be too late until my brother gets married and starts a family. I feel like I will serve Mom for another two years."
A smile appeared on Aunt Xue's plump face and she said: "My dear, after this year, you will go to the fifteenth year of your age. You don't want to get married immediately, but you should settle the marriage first. Because my mother knows that you are a high-spirited person, I don’t want to hide the important matter of marriage from you, so I marry blindly and dumbly, and my mother looks at... Baoyu is a handsome man."
Baochai was shocked when she was told that, her beautiful eyebrows knitted together, and she said anxiously: "Why would Mom have such an idea?"
Youdao is the order of your parents and the words of your matchmaker. Once your mother has this intention, what should she... do?
Aunt Xue said softly: "I also mentioned this matter to your aunt before. It's just that the old lady has always made the decision about Baoyu's marriage, but it is a bit difficult to handle. However, your aunt said that the news should be released first. Look, what do you mean?”
After she failed to stand for election, although Aunt Xue was concerned on the surface, her thoughts became vivid.
He wanted to find a good family for his daughter, and he couldn't wait until the end of the day to fight famine.
There are some things that are done quickly but not slowly. His eyes wandered around, and finally he focused on Baoyu.
Baochai's face, as white as a pear, was as pale as paper. She calmed down and said softly: "Mom, let's not be busy with this first. Can it be done?"
Aunt Xue said in surprise: "How do you say that?"
Baochai knitted her beautiful eyebrows, her almond-shaped eyes flashed with thought, and said: "First of all, my brother's marriage is the most important thing. Once we get married, we will establish a family together. Secondly, I am still young, so I am waiting for a day or two." There is no need to get engaged in the new year, just in case something unexpected happens and there is no chance of change."
Aunt Xue nodded, feeling that what Baochai said was reasonable, mainly because Baoyu's character was undecided, and said: "What you said makes sense, but it's still important to worry about your brother, who is already fifteen or sixteen years old."
Baochai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally used the method of diverting trouble to the east to deal with the matter.
But Aunt Xue's words still caused ripples in the girl's heart, creating a feeling that time will not wait for us.
She can only delay it for two years at most. After the new year, she will be fifteen years old, and after another year, she will be sixteen years old. By then, she will be engaged anyway.
If her mother mentioned Baoyu again, how would she respond?
Can……
Baochai sighed deeply in his heart. For some reason, a figure as tall as a orchid and jade tree was suddenly reflected in the lake in his heart. His apricot eyes, as moist as water, were slightly absent-minded.
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