Outside the Lixiang Courtyard, the lanterns and candles cast a circle of red light, which swayed in the wind from time to time, with varying brightness.
Jia Heng stood under the eaves of the corridor, looking at the deep night in trance.
In fact, when Baochai mustered up the courage to untie her red coat in front of him and give him the golden lock to play with and look at, this was already the most straightforward expression of affection for Baochai, who "can be ruthless and touching".
"Brother Heng, if you want to..."
This is both a kind of temptation and a kind of expression of affection, not to mention leading him into your boudoir...
It doesn't have to be said, "Young Qing Zijin is in my heart, but for the sake of you, I have been pondering it until now" to express your feelings, because what seems to be a very implicit way to modern people is already a direct and passionate confession from the ancients.
So, what can he do in the face of Baochai's temptation or revelation of his feelings?
"I don't want to read it, sister, please put it away quickly?"
It is almost unnecessary to think about it. With Baochai's temperament of "a noble scholar in the mountains, the crystal snow is crystal clear", no matter how miserable his heart is, he will cut off the sudden emotions. In addition, Xue Pan's incident may also affect Aunt Xue's marriage arrangements... ...and no longer reject it blindly.
At that time, he will also be truly alienated.
What if it gets darker again...
So, he agreed after thinking about it for a moment. To the girl, it was undoubtedly a confirmation of his affection.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have done such frivolous things.
At this point...it is difficult to recover from the overflowing water.
Between a man and a woman, when the relationship is most uncertain, it is precisely when you come and go to test it. Once the window paper is pierced, the relationship will heat up quickly, and the follow-up will be... falling in love.
Therefore, even if he chose to hold Baochai's hand after seeing the golden lock, she would not refuse, but there were other people in the room separated by a curtain, and Ying'er was wearing a knot in the outer hall.
He needs to think about her.
Jia Heng looked deeply and thought about his next plan.
Baochai is much more troublesome than Jinyang. It's not just Aunt Xue, but Baochai needs a status, and he can't give it now. If he ignores it, when he can give him a status, Baochai... will marry Become a woman.
After this year, will Aunt Xue take action?
Under the premise that Xue Pan has been imprisoned, the Xue family is unscrupulous and their target is probably to be on Baoyu.
Needless to say, Mrs. Wang would definitely be happy to see it come to fruition, but because of Baoyu's age, she would not settle the marriage immediately. Instead, she would use the golden marriage to spread rumors and test Jia Mu's reaction.
"So, she is also a little anxious, otherwise she wouldn't be like this..." Jia Heng retracted his thoughts and raised his eyes to look into the distance.
At this moment, it is New Year's Eve, and red lanterns with the word "福" have been hung on the long verandah. Under the eaves of the four-column corridor of the pavilion, red ribbons hanging in the shape of an arc are hung, and a festive and lively atmosphere of the Spring Festival is rushing towards our faces. .
At this moment, a beady voice came from behind, "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng looked up and saw Baochai, illuminated by the glowing candlelight, wearing a rose-red satin with a half-breasted face, a pink round-neck embroidered peony jacket, a pink embroidered pleated skirt, and a mid-length skirt. With the golden belt, her figure was already plump and elegant, but this outfit makes her temperament even more dignified and bright.
The girl's hair is rolled up, with a beaded hairpin pinned between her hair, and her hair is combed with air bangs. Under her smooth and jade-like forehead, her beautiful eyebrows are curved, her eyes are like apricots, and her pistil-white face is plump and white. Greedy, looking through the light, even the earrings on the petite and exquisite earlobes shine with brilliance.
Thanks to the "beauty" knowledge gained during these years, Jia Heng could clearly see that the girl's plump and moist pink lips seemed to be coated with a layer of light red rouge, adding a bit of beauty.
A woman looks after someone who pleases her...
Jia Heng's expression paused slightly, and he suddenly remembered this sentence.
At that time, the cool breeze blew, the lights swayed, casting flickering light and shadow. Looking at Baochai, who was a little shy and timid, Jia Heng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart.
Such a beautiful, plump and elegant girl, like a girl from a book, fell in love with him, and he seemed to have no reason to refuse.
Under Baochai's willow-leaf curved eyebrows, her watery apricot eyes were looking over from the autumn waves. Seeing the young man dazed and lost in thought, for a moment, Fangxin felt both shy and a little bit happy, but she frowned, He asked in confusion: "Brother Heng, what's wrong?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "My sister's dressing up is very different from the past. It's really suitable to wear light makeup and heavy makeup."
When Baochai heard this, there was some shyness in her eyes. She faced the young man's gaze and said softly: "It turns out that today is a festival, so it is not the same as in the past."
Jia Heng chuckled and said: "Although I know that my sister is usually calm and reserved, but now that she is in the prime of life, there is no need to suffer too much."
Baochai said softly, "Hmm", then raised her face with smooth skin, her almond-shaped eyes gazed affectionately, and said seriously: "I'll take note of what Brother Heng said."
Jia Heng smiled and suddenly saw that Baochai was alone. He was surprised and said, "Why don't you see Ying'er?"
Baochai said softly: "Tongxi and Tonggui followed their mother to the old lady's place. There is no one to serve my brother. Usually the nuns and maids are not very effective, so Ying'er stayed at home to take care of her brother... …”
As the girl spoke, her voice gradually became inaudible, her eyelashes lowered and her cheeks slightly red.
Jia Heng nodded and said warmly: "Wen Long must have a careful person to take care of him."
"Yes." Baochai said softly, her head tilted slightly, her face as white as snow was already as red as clouds.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister, let's go."
Baochai said "Hmm" as loudly as a mosquito. As Jia Heng walked forward along the corridor, she didn't know what was wrong. Maybe it was because her mother had often complained about him recently, maybe it was because Baoyu was in front of him today. , Ma insisted on showing the golden lock to Baoyu, or maybe they were sitting side by side just now. She knew that he was interested in her...
"This section of the road is a bit dark and there are many steps on the ground. Sister, please be careful where you step and don't fall." Jia Heng suddenly warned.
Just as Baochai was about to speak, her delicate body suddenly trembled, and her moist apricot eyes were filled with shame mixed with panic.
Gein, the hand in her sleeve had fallen into a kind palm. Every inch of warmth was transmitted from her fingertips, making her tremble again. Li Rui's face was as red as a cloud, extending to her earlobes. .
Her heart jumped with joy and panic, and she said with a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, the road should be icy at this time..."
"Well, sister, watch the road carefully and don't fall."
The two people walked slowly along the corridor, because the section of the road from Lixiangyuan to Jia's Mansion was not well connected with high flower walls. There were no people at all along the way, and the red lanterns were dim, so the two secretly held hands and walked for a while. For a short distance, no one noticed him.
Baochai turned her eyes to look at the young man who was as tall and tall as a jade tree, and his cheeks flashed brightly and darkly under the candlelight, and his palms almost became sweaty.
Not only was he afraid of being discovered and wanted to pull away, but he was also greedy for the warmth in his palm.
Just as I was approaching the corner of the pavilion, I suddenly heard the maid's voice and footsteps across the flower wall.
Baochai's jade face changed slightly, her heart became anxious, and she whispered softly: "Brother Heng..."
Just as he was about to say something to the young man beside him, he suddenly felt his hands empty and found that the man had suddenly let go of his hand. His face was as if nothing had happened. He couldn't help but pursed his pink lips, feeling a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance in his heart.
And at the corner, two lanterns were standing in front of them. It was the maid Jade from Jia Mu's house, and a rough servant maid. Seeing the two of them, she was surprised and happy, and called out: "Uncle Heng, Miss Bao, the old lady is letting someone come." I’m calling you to Tianxiang Tower, why are you here?”
Jia Heng smiled and said, "That's it. You go over and talk to the old lady first."
Baochai's plump face also showed a slight smile: "Have you, Qi'er, Tan Yatou, they all passed?"
"We've been there since early in the morning, and we're just missing Miss Bao." Feicui smiled back at Baochai and said, "Uncle Heng, I'll go over and talk to the old lady first."
Jia Heng nodded and watched the two people leave.
Baochai took a deep breath and suddenly woke up. Her cheeks were as white as snow and as hot as fire. Her heart was pounding. What was she doing just now? Why did you just let him hold hands by some strange combination of circumstances?
It's really like bumping into a guest.
But, what exactly does he mean?
Is he telling her that he and she can only avoid people?
Thinking of this, she narrowed her beautiful eyebrows and looked at the young man in the python suit with her watery apricot eyes. Her eyes fell on the cold and straight face, and she saw that the young man also turned to look at him. Gentle.
Baochai's heart trembled, her pink lips twitched, and she wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start. She couldn't even ask him how he would treat her in the future, especially now.
Some words must be said by himself to make them more precious.
Suddenly at this time, the sound of "cracking" firecrackers sounded, and in the direction of Dongfu Tianxiang Tower, accompanied by a "popping" sound, fireworks suddenly took off into the sky, colorful and gorgeous.
Jia Heng pointed to the sky and whispered: "Sister, look at the fireworks, they are really colorful."
Hearing this, Baochai also picked up a corner of the handkerchief and looked closer, looking at the colorful and dazzling fireworks that lit up most of the night sky. She suppressed her heartache and smiled and said: "It's really beautiful to look at, but it's just that ...Xiangyun should give him whatever he likes right now, Brother Heng, let’s go there quickly.”
After thinking about it for a while, I swallowed back "It's just brilliant for a while, it won't last forever" and changed my words.
She couldn't push him now.
Jia Heng took one look at the plump and elegant girl, said nothing, and went to Dongfu with her.
Huifang Garden·Tianxiang Building
At this moment, the female relatives of Rong Ning's second house had all gathered together, surrounded by pearls and greenery, laughing and laughing. Some of them stood in front of the second floor windows, watching the fireworks over Huifang Garden.
Seeing Jia Heng and Baochai go up to Tianxiang Tower, Xiangyun approached with a smile, took Baochai's hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Bao, brother Heng, you guys are here."
Others also smiled and came forward to say hello.
Jia Heng nodded in response.
Mother Jia greeted with a smile: "Bao girl, your mother called you just now. Why did you come so late? Have you eaten?"
Baochai then walked up to Aunt Xue, took Aunt Xue's hand, and said softly: "Old lady, I just talked to Brother Heng and my brother for a while."
When Xue Pan was mentioned, the smile on Jia Mu's face was a little unnatural. She looked at Aunt Xue aside and asked, "Is Pan'er's child grown up?"
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "You can't go to the ground yet. I just told Brother Heng to see if I can recover from my injuries before going over."
After hearing this, Mother Jia was silent for a moment and turned to look at Jia Heng, who was sitting close by, and asked, "Brother Heng, what do you say?"
Jia Heng met the eyes of Aunt Xue and Baochai with a calm expression. He thought for a moment and said, "It's okay to recuperate, but we can't delay it for too long."
Hearing this, Mother Jia looked at Aunt Xue and said comfortingly: "Brother Heng is taking care of you, so don't worry too much. Didn't I say before that the child Pan'er can still go home once a month?"
Aunt Xue nodded, then looked at Jia Heng and said, "Brother Heng gave this special order."
Baochai also looked at the young man beside him, his moist apricot eyes under the curved willow-leaf eyebrows were as full as water, but they just met with those cold eyes, but they quickly drifted apart.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Heng and Bao Yatou are here. They probably haven't eaten yet. Yuanyang, just tell people to have a banquet."
Yuanyang responded with a smile.
Jia Heng now sat down next to Tan Chun, gathered around a long table, and picked up chopsticks.
Tanchun asked: "Brother Heng, I heard that a military parade will be held at Anshun Gate tomorrow?"
Jia Heng said softly: "I'm going to Beijing Camp early tomorrow morning. You can't drink today."
Although I had been keeping an eye on the Beijing camp for the military parade in the past few days, I was still worried that something might go wrong, so I went to the Beijing camp early tomorrow morning to check how the preparations for the parade were going.
Qin Keqing looked at the boy opposite him with bright eyes, and said with a chuckle: "Husband, is everything going to be fine in the second grade of junior high?"
Jia Heng looked at Qin Keqing and saw the bright smile on the face of the beautiful lady in gorgeous clothes. He felt guilty for a moment and said: "On the second day of junior high school, don't you want to go to your father-in-law's place to return to peace?"
Qin Keqing nodded and said, "Is your husband not busy that day?"
Jia Heng said: "There's nothing wrong with the second grade of junior high school."
The couple talked briefly and settled the matter of Guining on the second day of junior high school.
In this compartment, as time goes by, a group of people are having New Year's Eve dinner, offering Tusu wine, drinking acacia soup, offering auspicious fruits, and offering wishful cakes.
At this time, the maids prepared silver ingots and various purses. The silver coins included Begonia type, Plum Blossom type, Ruyi type of pen ingots, and Eight Treasures Couplet type. The purses were colorful and different.
Xiangyun Lidou smiled slightly and said, "Sister-in-law is going to give us lucky money?"
Qin Keqing smiled and joked: "You are the only one who is smart."
Then he ordered the maids to give Baozhu, Ruizhu, and the fine silver locks to Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xichun.
After a while, several girls guessed the order, and Jia Mu, accompanied by Sister Feng and Li Wan, kept laughing.
After a simple meal, Jia Heng went down to Tianxiang Tower to accompany the men of the East and West Houses who were having a banquet in the courtyard.
Jia Zheng was sitting on a round table filled with various dishes. There were two children, Jia Huan and Jia Lan, and Baoyu was sitting next to Jia Lian.
Seeing Jia Heng coming, they all came forward to greet him. Jia Heng returned the gifts one by one and sat down to talk.
Jia Zheng changed into a brocade robe and Confucian shirt, looked at the young man with complex eyes, and said with worry: "Brother Heng, is it okay to go to court this morning?"
As a spectator of the dynasty dispute between Xihe and his palace, even if Jia Heng gained the upper hand in the end, Jia Zheng would inevitably feel uneasy when he thought of the group's attacking posture.
To cause such a big battle...
As soon as he said this, Jia She, who was sitting not far away, also cast an indifferent look at him and sneered in his heart. Although he did not enter the Xihe Hall because he had no current position, he had also heard Liu Fang talk about how this kid offended him. Although the chief assistant of a civil servant may be quick to talk for a while, he is afraid that he will be in bad luck soon.
Jia Heng said: "Second Master, people's minds have their own opinions on right and wrong. As long as we, the family of Wu Xun, are conscientious and loyal to the king's affairs, no matter how hostile Xiao Xiao is, there will be no trouble."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he nodded and said, "That's the truth."
Seeing that the young man's expression was still calm, he gradually felt relieved.
Jia She picked up the wine cup in his hand and sneered in his heart. He was stared at by the civil servants. How could he be okay? I'm afraid that soon there will be impeachment and criticism, and three people will become a tiger. No matter how much the emperor in the palace trusts you, he will inevitably not be affected.
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