As time passed, the movement inside the bed curtain gradually subsided. Jia Heng hugged the eldest princess of Jinyang, and the two cuddled up and talked together on the bed. Unknowingly, the sky outside was already dark and it was almost dusk.
The eldest princess of Jinyang pressed her rosy cheek against Jia Heng's chest, and said in her soft voice, "Chanyue, talk to her more when you are free. She has some problems." Shy and quiet."
Jia Heng was confused for a moment and said, "You want me to talk to the little princess? What do you mean?"
"I'm thinking that if you and Chan Yue get together, our affairs can be covered outside." The eldest princess of Jinyang stretched out her slender hand and drew circles on Jia Heng's chest. , said softly: "She is not from me anyway...you know."
Jia Heng: "..."
Feeling a little weird in her heart, she said: "Chanyue is quite old, it seems it's time for her to be married to someone else, but she is the princess after all, so she can't be without name or status."
He also has Baochai at home, who is also a big problem. How could he offend Chanyue. The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly and said, "It's a matter of concurrent marriage."
At this point, it's better to tell him to forget it. It's better to count on Chan Yue than on him. Jia Heng was startled for a moment, and then, listening to the beauty whispering about the importance of marriage, he frowned slightly and his eyes flickered.
With three bedrooms and two bedrooms, isn't that Baochai...
Well, no, this is Jinyang's idea for Chanyue. In other words, the little princess is Jinyang's signature. It is said that it is for the little princess to gain status, rather than to be with him for a long time. If the method is given to Baochai, it will be a failure of Jinyang.
"Although the imperial brother did not agree, I was a little tempted when I saw him. Besides, the Ning and Rong mansions should also have people to worship, and Xianning has become the leader of the Ning Kingdom, and Chanyue is from the Rong Kingdom. They don't matter how big or small they are. The problem is solved." Princess Jinyang said softly.
Jia Heng was silent for a while and said softly: "What about you?
I originally thought that I really didn't expect that there would be such an operation as Jianxi. In this way, Jinyang's status could also be solved, but now it is left to Xianning and the little princess.
This is a problem that cannot be solved by combining three bedrooms or a hundred bedrooms. How does this look decent in the eyes of outsiders?
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "As for the matter of status, if there is Xianning, there will be no me. If there is me, there will be no Xianning. I have known this for a long time."
I wanted to be with him openly before, but I may not be able to in this life. Jia Heng hugged Princess Jinyang and said softly: "Jinyang... I can't help you." He really didn't know what to say. He owed Jinyang too much.
The eldest princess of Jinyang chuckled and said: "Xianning promised you, we must be extra careful in the affairs between us, otherwise it will be easy for others to talk about it. Chanyue is a boring gourd. She has been following me since she was a child. You should be nicer to her." .”
She still hopes that the person in front of her can be with Chan Yue, not the boss who is marrying Xianning, or even just her substitute.
But he didn't know why. Perhaps because he was worried about himself, he didn't talk much to Chan Yue, so there was no possibility of developing feelings.
Hearing this, Jia Heng gently stroked the beauty's snowy shoulder, was silent for a while, and said, "The little princess is a bit shy, but in fact she has a beautiful heart and is more well-behaved and smarter than anyone else."
Last time the little princess peeked at him and Jinyang in the cabin, this was actually an opportunity. Well, you don’t want your mother to know about the peeping, right?
The eldest princess of Jinyang responded softly, adjusted her posture, and suddenly said: "It will be great if I have your child anytime, and I will be settled for the rest of my life. I will save you from having to accept your child when I grow old and lose my beauty." Disgusted."
Jia Heng whispered: "Why are you talking about old age and sexual decline?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang snorted and said, "In a few years, these younger girls will grow up, and I will become a mature lady."
She looked at Tanchun and Xiangyun, and realized that in the end they could not escape the same fate as Yuanchun. With such an outstanding brother Heng, he would probably have the same secret love as Yuanchun.
Jia Heng said: "Okay, stop, don't talk about this, we still
Have a baby. "
Jinyang didn't want to have children from the beginning, but now he often talks about it. Maybe the relationship between the two has aged well even today.
Jia Heng said and stood up. It was just halftime.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said in a disgusted voice: "You are not tired, don't toss for too long, you will have dinner later.
Then, the sound gradually became inaudible.
On the other side, in the courtyard where Princess Xianning lives, a beautiful girl is sitting in front of the dressing table, looking at the diamond-shaped bronze mirror. Her crystal-clear jade cheeks are slightly pale, and her pink lips are tight. Sipping it, I couldn't tell what the taste was in my heart.
The husband must be having an affair with his aunt at this time, and he probably won't think of her in bed. Just when the girl was worrying about gains and losses, a familiar clear voice came from outside, "Cousin."
Princess Xianning followed the sound and saw Li Chanyue, who was wearing a green wide-sleeved skirt and a bun. She raised the bead curtain and entered the wing. Under the Chunshan dark eyebrows of the girl, her bright eyes were shining.
"Sister Chanyue, why are you here?" Princess Xianning called softly, walked up to her, took Li Chanyue's little hand, and led her to sit down in front of the bed.
"Come and talk to my cousin." Li Chanyue hesitated for a moment and stopped talking. Princess Xianning looked at Li Chanyue in surprise and said doubtfully, "What did you say?" Li Chanyue pursed her lips and said, "Just a casual chat. .”
Princess Xianning knew that Li Chanyue was worried, so she picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea. Li Chanyue said softly: "Is my cousin and Mr. Xiao Jia...
After hesitating for a long time, the second half of the sentence "skin-to-skin contact" was not uttered.
Princess Xianning frowned, but she understood the meaning of Li Chanyue's words. There was a bit of shame on her cold and snowy face, and she said angrily: "Chanyue, you are so good, why are you asking these questions?"
Suddenly, she remembered what her aunt had said before, asking Chan Yue to marry her husband together. Li Chanyue said quickly: "It's nothing, I just asked casually."
When she saw Mr. Xiao Jia on the boat that day... she didn't know if she was treating her cousin like that, or whether Mr. Jia would do that to her in the future.
Princess Xianning held Li Chanyue's hand, her eyes were gentle, and she said softly: "My cousin is also interested in sir?"
When Li Chanyue heard this, Xiafei's cheeks and pretty face showed shame and joy, and she said anxiously: "Cousin, I don't have one."
Princess Xianning looked at the shy and happy girl with her head hanging down, and said, "Okay, I already know your thoughts."
"Cousin." After hearing this, Li Chanyue lowered her head and whispered.
Princess Xianning sighed quietly and said, "Before, you tried your best to bring your husband and me together, but now... I really don't know what to say about you."
Then he said, "Actually, my aunt told me earlier that she would be betrothed to my husband. Did I tell you?"
The two sisters grew up together and sometimes slept in the same bed. They were close sisters and talked about everything.
When Li Chanyue heard this, her pretty jade-like cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "My mother told uncle Huang about such a thing before."
"Then what do you think?" Princess Xianning asked.
"I" Li Chanyue was a little flustered for a moment, and said like a good girl, "I always listen to my mother."
Princess Xianning said softly: "From now on, we sisters will be together."
She has now come around to her aunt's thoughts. It will be more convenient for her cousin Chanyue to be with her husband, and then her aunt will have trysts with him in the future.
And if there is no relationship like Chan Yue, then after she becomes the husband's wife, the aunt will have no choice but to cut off the affair with her husband.
But most of the time the husband is unwilling.
"Mr. Xiao Jia doesn't pay much attention to me and usually doesn't talk to me." Li Chanyue has a pretty face and a faint voice, and her voice is a bit disappointed.
It was obviously Mr. Xiao Jia who she met first, and cousin Xianning whom she met later. But now Mr. Xiao Jia doesn't pay much attention to her. He is either hanging out with her mother or her cousin.
It's fine now. Not only did she lose her mother, she also lost her cousin.
Princess Xianning thought for a while and whispered: "Sir, it may be because of my aunt."
After all, I already have a physical relationship with my aunt. Looking for cousin Chanyue will always be a little inconsistent with the world's rules. Considering the person I am, I won't be so ridiculous.
Well, something seems wrong. What's wrong with her? After all, they are different after being separated by one layer. Li Chanyue said "hmm" and said softly: "Maybe that's why."
That time when I saw Mr. Jia and his mother in the cabin, I thought I didn't want to.
Princess Xianning said softly: "The days are long. If it really doesn't work, I will help you think of a way."
She and her husband usually talked about political affairs, and every time, his husband would admire her dancing. Um?
How about letting Chan Yue dance for her husband? Chanyue had learned the dance from her mother and concubine for a long time, and it was time to apply what she had learned.
Thinking of this, Princess Xianning said softly: "Sir, he prefers to watch the dance. Let me arrange a pas de deux with you."
"Dancing?" Li Chanyue said in surprise, then shook her head and said, "But I'm not very good at dancing. I didn't learn it well."
"It's okay, sir, you can't tell the difference between good and bad." Princess Xianning chuckled and said clearly. Anyway, my husband usually couldn't tell the difference between good and bad, so he just looked at her and hugged her.
In the side room where Tanchun and Xiangyun were, the two girls were chatting over a cup of tea across a chessboard.
"Third sister, you said Brother Heng and Aunt Jinyang have been away for so long. What are you talking about now?" Xiangyun arranged the chess pieces boredly, looked at Tanchun with a pair of bright and energetic eyes, and asked softly road.
Brother Heng finally came back once, but he left them behind and stayed with Aunt Jinyang. He didn't know what he was discussing. It had been an hour or two, and it was getting dark as he talked.
"Perhaps it's something about the Ministry of Internal Affairs escorting rice grains. The price of grains in Huai'an Prefecture has risen sharply." Tan Chun said in a clear voice. He turned to Yuan Chun with a pair of bright eyes under his handsome eyebrows and asked, "Sister, do you know?" ?」
As adults speak, it will be difficult for these "little kids" to go, but the big sisters can go.
Yuanchun had a good time, sipping tea, his eyes were distracted, and he was obviously a little absent-minded. Hearing the questions, he was awakened. He raised his beautiful eyes and said: "The business in some shops in Beijing, the account books of the past few months, and the Luoyang City Regarding gold mining, your brother Heng and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess need to make decisions together on all matters big and small. Later, I will also talk to your brother Heng about the business in Beijing."
By the end of the sentence, two imperceptible blushes appeared on my cheeks.
Ordinarily, because the three of them were in bed together last time...but this time without His Highness Jinyang's summons, it would be difficult for her to go there. I think Hengdi should come to find her later.
Tanchun nodded, turned his head and looked at the chessboard.
She thought to herself, when she gets older and can help her eldest sister, she will be able to talk more with Brother Heng.
Towards the end of the night, Jia Heng finished bathing and changing clothes. He came to the flower hall refreshed and refreshed. He had been fighting floods on the embankment for nearly a month. He had some hard-to-control passions. A farewell was better than a wedding. He had been tossing with Jinyang a lot. Now, The beauty's body was so delicate that she couldn't get out of bed.
At this moment, the lights in the flower hall were bright. Yuan Chun had led Tan Chun and Xiang Yun to sit on chairs aside and waited. Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue also came to the hall.
"Brother Heng." Xiangyun looked at Jia Heng and called out.
Yuanchun looked at the young man not far away and said, "Brother Heng, have you stayed here for too long this time?"
Jia Heng chuckled as he sat down and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Xuzhou Zhizhou Yamen and watch the people at the Water Transport Yamen transport the grain ships to Huai'an Prefecture in batches. After handling some loose ends, I will leave the day after tomorrow."
I'll have to comfort Yuanchun later, and Xianning tomorrow.
Princess Xianning's clear eyes showed concern and asked: "Why are you in such a hurry, sir?"
"Huai'an Prefecture is waiting for grain, so hurry up and send a batch over to stabilize the price of grain. Then keep an eye on the embankment. Once the rain stops in the Jianghuai area, this flood fight will be over." Jia Heng explained.
Li Chanyue suddenly
He opened his mouth and said, "It's been more than two months since Mr. Jia came out of Shenjing. I'm not sure how my family should miss him."
Jia Heng glanced at Princess Qinghe and said, "Yeah, it's been a few months, and a letter came the day before yesterday, and it was from Huai'an Mansion."
Thinking of the concurrent marriage mentioned by the eldest princess of Jinyang earlier, if there is no accident, the little princess will also become his wife in the future.
Xiang Yun said unhappily: "After leaving Beijing, I didn't play with Brother Heng for a few days. Brother Heng is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground. I feel like my second uncle is not as busy."
This is talking about Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing.
Jia Heng smiled and said with relief: "There will be more opportunities to play in the future. I should be able to have a good rest when I get home. Besides, when we were in Luoyang and Kaifeng, we went to many places, and Sister Yun hasn't had enough fun yet." Woolen cloth."
In fact, after returning to Beijing, there is a high probability that I will not be able to rest, and I may still go to Yangzhou.
There is no progress in the Yangzhou salt affairs. In the fifteen years of Chongping, many major policies are being implemented, and money is needed everywhere. The drought in the north this summer has caused harvest failures in many places. In addition, the army in the north has been reorganized, and the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department has Preparation.
Each item requires the use of silver. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs can provide support, the Ministry of Revenue cannot make ends meet, so it is not a long-term solution.
At this moment, with the respectful voice of the female official outside, the eldest princess of Jinyang stepped in from the outside. The beauty was dressed in a low-cut red dress. Under her beautiful neck, which was as white as jade and like a swan, a large area of skin was as white as snow, shaking. The human eyes are as red as peach pistils, and there is a beautiful and moving charm flowing between the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes, which is so beautiful that it is breathtaking.
"Mother." The little princess came forward and called her affectionately.
"Well, Chanyue, have you had dinner?" The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled brightly, and her smile was radiant.
Li Chanyue said softly: "Waiting for mother."
Looking at that charming beauty with every frown and smile, Princess Xianning's eyes were clear and dark, and she thought, no wonder the husband is crazy about her aunt and treats her like a treasure.
Lingxue came over from the side at this time and said with a chuckle: "Your Highness, dinner is ready." Everyone sat down, finished dinner, and moved to the side hall to talk.
"Brother Heng, tell me a story." Xiangyun held the apple round face in his hands and said expectantly.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man opposite with her soft eyes, and said with a chuckle: "Ziyu, since they want to hear it, just tell them a story."
I had a lot of trouble with her just now, and I will have to regain some strength when Xun Yuanchun comes later. Yuanchun chuckled and said, "Brother Heng, it's still early at this time, let me tell you a story."
Although he didn't want to wait for a moment, he quickly rushed into the boy's arms, but he didn't want Tanchun and Xiangyun to "comfort" him, as they might come back to haunt him later.
Jia Heng glanced at Yuan Chun, catching the beauty's longing gaze, then looked at Tan Chun and Xiang Yun, who were looking forward to it, and said, "Then let's talk about A Chinese Ghost Story..."
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Yangzhou, Slender West Lake, beautiful lakes and mountains, misty rain, and lanterns hanging in the brothels on both sides of the bank.
The sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music, accompanied by the singing and dancing of musical prostitutes, floats in the distance along the lake. Compared with the torrential rains in Huaixu and other places, the rain in Yangzhou is lighter. There have been several heavy rains in the past few days, which have transformed the lake. It rained heavily, and soon turned to drizzle again.
Therefore, literati often took a few friends to go boating on the lake, drinking and talking, and were not bothered by the floods in Huai'an Prefecture, Xuzhou and other places.
A two-story painting boat floats on the lake, with the three characters "Xunfang Pavilion" inscribed on the plaque, while a string of red lanterns hangs on the black painted wooden mast, which is reflected in the cool breeze of the summer night. Drifting in the wind.
Inside the cabin, the lights are brightly lit, the aroma is permeated, and the soft fragrance of powder fills the room. Huafang, second floor
"Brother Pan, I heard the news from Huai'an Mansion that Uncle Yongning is back." Ji Lei, the son of Ji Yousong, the brother-in-law of Qian Shuwen, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, looked solemn, put down the wine cup in his hand, and looked at Yi A young man with a red face and green body, a bohemian figure, spoke with a worried tone.
The young man was wearing a brocade woven sweater and had a handsome face, but his hands were a bit ageless.
Really, he reached into the lapels of the two beauties next to him and played with it wantonly, causing the beauties beside him to squeal frequently.
"What if I come back?" Pan Xiangdong played with the wine cup in his hand, his eyes looking a bit playful, and his expression was unconcerned.
Ji Lei said worriedly: "Brother Pan, there have been many people of unknown origin in the past few days who seem to be targeting our people. I asked someone to inquire about them, and they seem to be from Jinyi Mansion."
"People from Jinyi Mansion?" Pan Xiangdong sneered and said, "Why, Uncle Yongning still wants to arrest me and send me to prison? Even if Jinyi takes someone's driving invitation, there must be an explanation."
"We are a normal business. He can't help us selling food? Now the people in Huai'an Prefecture are short of rice and food. How much help have I brought to the government to transport food to sell." At this time, another man with a few words came. He answered with a hoarse voice. It was Fang Kuang, the son of Fang Yaochun, the Nanjing Imperial College priest.
"Yes, if the price of food is too high, then the people of the Jia family are also selling high-priced food in Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou. If we want to arrest them, we should first arrest the people of the Jia family of Jinling. The sage said that his body is upright. "If you don't do what you are told, you are not upright, even if you don't obey the order." Hao Xixian, the grandson of Hao Jiru, the cabinet scholar, said with a smile.
Fang Kuang smiled and said: "What Brother Hao Xian said is, if you are not upright yourself, how can you be upright? Uncle Yong Ning wants to arrest us, so he first slaps himself in the face, and even if he arrests us, he doesn't know that we have violated the national law. Which one?"
Pan Xiangdong smiled and said, "That's the reason. We are doing business in a disciplined manner, but he can still arrest people at will."
He didn't believe that if Uncle Yongning had captured all of them who came from Jinling, then the land south of the Yangtze River would surely boil and the sky would fill the sky!
However, at this moment, a servant wearing shorts came over in a hurry and said in a panicked voice: "Master, it's not good, Jin Yiwei, a large number of Jin Yiwei are coming outside."
The Jinyi Mansion has been in Yangzhou for a long time and has a good grasp of the whereabouts of these young masters who are descendants of Nanjing officials.
Jia Heng asked Liu Jixian to come to Yangzhou and arrest them personally. The Jinyiwei detective who was originally monitoring them, together with a large number of Jinyiti cavalry, went straight to Huafang and began to arrest Pan Xiangdong and others.
"People from Jinyi Mansion? What are they going to do?" Pan Xiangdong shouted, put down the wine cup, and stood up from the two brothel women, his face gloomy and uncertain.
As he was talking, accompanied by the sound of paddling outside, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, a large number of Jinyi Palace Guards had already boarded the boat, holding pine oil torches in their hands. Liu Jixian led a group of Jinyi Palace Guards into the cabin. In the middle, his eyes wandered over everyone.
Liu Jixian asked coldly: "Which one is Pan Xiangdong or Ji Yousong?"
Pan Xiangdong looked happy and fearless, and asked: "Who are you? You have trouble with me?" Liu Jixian said coldly: "Take it down!"
Following the order, several Jinyi guards behind them in flying fish uniforms rushed towards Pan Xiangdong like tigers and wolves, holding down Pan Xiangdong's arms.
The young man behind Pan Xiangdong was shocked when he saw this and did not dare to step forward.
Pan Xiangdong felt a sense of fear in his heart, but his face was full of anger, and he said: "Your Jinyi Commander Jia Heng's clan members are hoarding goods and driving up the price of food. He still has the nerve to send people to arrest me?"
Fang Kuang said coldly: "The Jia family's own people are driving up food prices, why don't you catch them? Do you blame us for taking away their Jia family's business?"
"The Jia family in Jinling hoarded goods and drove up the price of grain. Uncle Yongning has already dealt with it, but it's you. The case of reselling official grain from the Ministry of Revenue has been reported, which violates the national law!" Liu Jixian stared at Pan Xiangdong with an unkind look and said coldly. As he stood there, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Ji Yousong's son Ji Lei. Seeing that he seemed to be trying to escape in a hurry, he shouted coldly: "Catch him!"
Two Jinyi palace guards quickly stepped forward and held Ji Lei down. Liu Jixian shouted and asked, "A member of the Ji family?"
Just now, there were two people called out, one was Pan Xiangdong, and the other was Ji Yousong, but they were a bit different in age, so he might be the younger generation of the Ji family.
Ji Lei looked frightened and did not dare to answer.
The Jinyi Baihu of Yangzhou Prefecture said: "Sir, this man is Ji Yousong's son. Ji Yousong just returned to Jinling yesterday. It seems he went to transport grain."
Liu Jixian shouted: "
First arrest him and then go to Jinling to get him. "
Then, he looked at the pale-faced Fang Kuang and others and said in a cold voice: "These two people are selling official food. The evidence of their crimes is conclusive. They are now being arrested and interrogated by the Jinyi Mansion. You can take care of yourself."
As Liu Jixian led the guards of the Jinyi Mansion to capture Pan Xiangdong, Ji Lei and others, it was like a hurricane blowing in Yangzhou, immediately crossing the Qinhuai River and blowing into the officialdom of Jinling, causing an uproar.
But because Pan Xiangdong and others actually resold official grain for personal gain and were caught by the Jinyi Mansion, this is different from hoarding goods and driving up grain prices. The former is lawless and has violated national law.
But in front of all the Jinling princes, the grandson of Pan Ruxi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was captured. It was still quite a deterrent. For a while, he did not dare to stay in Yangzhou for a long time and hurriedly returned to Jinling.
