Outside the study, two familiar voices sounded like they were arguing. Jia Heng listened intently and walked toward the small hall outside.
"Is the uncle in there?" I saw a girl in a red dress walking in from the back of the screen. She had a beautiful face and lotus-rooted arms like snow. She moved her weak waist and walked into the study.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the beautiful girl with snow-like skin and asked, "Third Sister? Why are you here?"
Sanjie You came at a leisurely pace, bringing up a gust of fragrant wind around her. She chuckled and said, "Uncle, Qingwen just lied to me and said that uncle is not here, even though the lights are on in the room."
At this time, Qingwen entered the house, and under Liu Ye's eyebrows, she pouted and said unhappy, "Young Master is busy, so I don't want to disturb you. You have to come in."
Sanjie You smiled and joked: "When will I not be busy? No matter how busy I am, I won't delay coming back to take a shower."
After hearing the word "bath", Qingwen Guazi's face turned slightly red. She glared at Third Sister You in shame and spat in her heart. "You want to take a bath, but the young master won't let you take care of her."
He raised his eyes and whispered: "Sir, let me pour you a cup of tea. It seems that the two of them usually quarrel.
"I'm not disturbing you, sir." Sanjie You held the beauty fan in her hand and sat down in front of the stool opposite. Her beautiful eyes looked at the young man opposite.
Jia Heng said softly: "I'm quite busy now."
As he said that, he glanced at the blue-covered book that Sister You was holding in her other hand.
Third Sister You put it on the small table and asked, "This is the last part of the novel about the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties that I originally told based on my uncle's suggestion. It has been published as a book. Please correct me."
Jia Heng took the book, lowered his eyes, opened the pages, and started flipping through the pages. He raised his eyes and asked, "Have you written eighty chapters?"
Third Sister You chuckled lightly, looked at the stern-faced young man, and said softly: "When the uncle was not at home, I expanded my memories a lot."
Jia Heng did not comment, opened the page again, flipped through it for a while, looked at the girl opposite, and whispered: "If you look at it a hundred times, maybe the structure will be more complete, but I don't necessarily know."
Third Sister You: "..."
She still wants to write a hundred chapters? It will take another month or two, then you will come back from Yangzhou? Oops, why is the person in front of me so calm?
The girl's eyes were filled with waves, and her face was as beautiful as a jade tree, with a gloomy look on her face, and the courage she had mustered up was exhausted again.
Jia Heng looked at the girl with skin as good as snow, pondered for a moment, and said softly: "I've been busy these days. I'll look at the book you wrote when I get back."
After coming back, even if I want to take a vacation for myself, I won't be able to. Third Sister You's eyes dimmed and she pursed her lips lightly.
"I just told you, the young master is so busy that he doesn't have time to read any novels." Qingwen curled her lips and brought over the poured tea cup.
Jia Heng frowned, glanced at Wen, and said, "Qingwen."
Qingwen snorted softly, then left the wing and came behind the screen. She crossed her arms and curled her lips, feeling unconvinced.
She obviously served the young master first, but now she let the third sister run ahead.
Jia Heng looked at Third Sister You, smiled, and said, "Qingwen is still a child, and she is spoiled by me. She likes girls of all ages."
Sanjie You looked at the young man opposite and said in a low voice, "I know that uncle thinks I am too aggressive and shameless, so he doesn't like me very much.
She comes from such an impure family, and now she comes to be so proactive. I'm afraid that in the eyes of the uncle, she is no different from that seductive prostitute, but she is still Yunying's unmarried virgin.
At the end of the sentence, I felt sad and my voice was a little choked. Jia Heng put down the teacup and said calmly: "Nonsense."
Sanjie You: "???" What does it mean?
Jia Heng looked at Third Sister You. Under the stunned look of the girl, he gently took Third Sister You's hand and whispered: "I have lived in my house for such a long time. I know your character well. You really don't know." You know, I won't let you stay in my house anymore."
In fact, it is feasible to bring Sanjie You into the house, otherwise she would be in the house
The status was neither embarrassing nor awkward. When she came back from her father-in-law, Keqing also mentioned this matter euphemistically. Maybe she needed to give the girl some reassurance.
"Uncle Heng." Third Sister You looked steadily at the young man opposite.
Jia Heng looked at the study room layout around him and whispered: "It must have been here at the beginning. I remember, I told you not to feel sorry for yourself because of family affairs. As long as you are self-respecting and self-reliant, no one will look down on you. It's been so long." Time has passed, has anyone in your house looked down upon you?"
Being held by Jia Heng's hand, Sanjie You lowered her eyelids gently. The previous aggressiveness was long gone, and she swallowed back the words lingering on her lips.
In fact, there are still some. A mother-in-law said privately that she and her sister stayed in Ningguo Mansion and waited to crawl into the uncle's bed, but the uncle didn't like them at all.
Jia Heng said softly: "In such a long time, you have read a lot of books, and the ones you wrote are Sui and Tang Dynasty dramas. Hong Fu girl was originally Yang Su's singer, so what? How could a hero like Li Jing ever become famous? Fu Nu is of humble origin and is looked down upon?"
Most of the singers from princes and nobles have to accompany their guests.
Third Sister You raised her bright eyes and looked at the young man, her originally moist eyes filled with tears.
Jia Heng took out his handkerchief, wiped the girl's cheek, and said, "Okay, don't cry yet. I have something else to ask you."
Of course, it is not a middle-aged man holding a girl to talk about life and ideals. In fact, he is waiting for the medicine to take effect. He has always been able to summon her to fight and win the battle.
Instead, we need to solve a prerequisite problem, Sanjie You’s knot, because there have rarely been too in-depth discussions before.
Seeing Jia Heng's solemn expression, Third Sister You stared intently and whispered, "Sir, just ask."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, his face was as calm as an abyss, and he whispered: "Did you tell Ke Qing about the matter between Sister Xue and me?"
When the girl heard this, her face turned as pale as paper, and she looked at the young man in shock, somewhat unbelievable.
Jia Heng stared at the girl closely and said in a deep voice: "Ke Qing didn't tell me this matter, it was me who had suspicions at the beginning and guessed that it might be you.
When Sanjie You heard this, she suddenly became panicked. She thought that old incident was in the past, so why was she mentioned again now?
Jia Heng asked: "At the beginning, did you want to see my joke? Or did you want to see Keqing's joke?"
Upon hearing this, Sanjie You felt as if she had been struck by thunder. She was so shaken that she hesitated and said: "I...I didn't, uncle, you misunderstood me. I just saw my sister in the dark, no, I..." At the end of the sentence, he lowered his head and his body was trembling.
Jia Heng's voice was calm and indifferent as he asked, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand? Third Sister You was silent and did not answer.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "I can probably guess what you are thinking. It's just that you don't like Baochai. Then I'll see what Keqing will do. If Keqing has a problem with me... "
Hearing this, Third Sister You's delicate body trembled, her eyes filled with water and dew, she felt her heart twisting, and she said in a low voice: "It turns out that in your heart, I am one of those evil-hearted people who sows dissension." .”
Even though my hand was being held by the young man across from me at this moment, I couldn't feel any warmth. Even though it was summer, my limbs were cold and a bone-chilling chill surged in my heart.
Jia Heng said softly: "You are not that kind of person in my heart, but your actions caused me to misunderstand you, and I also saw some bad signs."
As more and more people live in the house, it is impossible not to have any small thoughts. Even if you don’t have them now, you will have all kinds of small thoughts when you have children in the future. Life is not a fairy tale, and you can live it from now on. Live a happy life.
If you don't want the Legend of Zhen Huan to be staged all day long in your back house, then you need... management.
In real real life, not only interpersonal relationships need to be managed, but families and marriages also need to be managed. The marriage of the poor is about killing the passion of love in trivial matters, while the marriage of the rich is about spiritual emptiness and seeking stimulation after full material satisfaction.
There is a kind of resentful woman who, when you are broke, will say that you are not motivated, that you are successful in your career, and that you will not accompany her. Of course, in essence, these people love themselves more than others, and they are always asking for it, and never want to repay it.
In addition to praying to meet a good woman who is content and happy, the only thing to do is to manage. Otherwise, even if he is an emperor, he will not be able to avoid competition for favor in the harem, and people's hearts will be troubled.
If we talk about honor and glory, aren't concubines in the harem not honorable? For example, when it comes to love, your newly favored concubine and even your relatives will follow you to take advantage of it, including relatives and official appointments. However, this kind of dignity and happiness can only last for a while. In the face of time, most people will soon get used to their status. and material improvement and transformation, I still want more, because the human heart wants to be higher even when it is high.
If you want to last long, you need means to operate.
"Uncle Heng, I..." Under that penetrating gaze, Third Sister You didn't dare to argue. She felt a sense of grievance, guilt, fear, and inexplicable traces in her heart. The meaning of it really hit home the little thought hidden deep in her heart. She was confused at first, but now that she has long since convinced Sister Qin, she has no thoughts at all.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and whispered: "No matter what you thought before, don't do this kind of thing again in the future. After you enter the house, you know what Ke Qing will do to you. As for Sister Xue, she has a mind Linglong, do you think she didn’t know who she was afterward? She just didn’t want to worry about it anymore. It wouldn’t be interesting if there were scheming everywhere in the house.”
At this moment, just as Baochai said to Ying'er who didn't like Third Sister, the little thoughts that Third Sister You had in the past could not escape Jia Heng's heart.
Listening to the young man's unabashed words, Third Sister You looked pale and bit her lower lip tightly with her teeth, almost bleeding. She raised her eyes with red circles and choked up: "Uncle, what if I get up again?" My thoughts have caused me to be struck by thunder and I will die badly!"
Jia Heng looked at the tearful Third Sister You. He was silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to take the jade hand, and said: "There is no need to swear. Although you have many thoughts, you still have a good heart. I won't talk about the past. , but there won’t be a next time!”
Keqing's temperament has finally become softer. When managing various affairs in the house, he has to have someone with a fierce temperament to control the situation. And with the third sister on the side to help, manage the housework and punish the servants, Keqing can also prevent Mrs. Keqing from letting go. Shocked, this is Sister Feng from his Ningguo Mansion.
Well, why did you mention Sister Feng?
Third Sister You's beautiful face was stunned. At this moment, her hand was grabbed by the young man, and she felt that her cold heart was warmed up again. Listening to the warning words, she sobbed: "There will never be a next time again. This will happen again." This time, I can only die to repay you."
Jia Heng looked at Sister You with a determined expression. He was silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to pull the girl, hugged her in his arms, and said, "Okay, Ke Qing and I don't blame you. There is no need to seek death or survival."
Originally, it wasn't a big deal. It was said that it was a prank played by Ke Qing. It was either a little girl's prank or she couldn't stand Baochai coming from behind. In the original work, Daiyu also didn't like Baochai at first, so she tried to get rid of him in various ways. As for wanting to shake Keqing's position, Baochai might not have had any thoughts at first.
This is the human heart, pure and unreserved, and it cannot be achieved overnight. Sanjie You is actually okay. People who can die for love can't be impure in their feelings.
Third Sister You's eyelashes filled with tears, and she choked with sobs: "Uncle, you are stabbing people's hearts with words like a knife, which makes people's hearts tremble. I might as well be dead."
Just now, she felt as if the sky had fallen, but the calm tone of the young man in front of her was like a cold wind blowing, making her feel that it would be better to wipe her neck and die, just use the emperor's sword, she You must die to prove your innocence!
"My heart feels cold, so I'll warm you up." Jia Heng said warmly, reaching into the skirt of the thin skirt she wore because of the midsummer, and building a snowman.
Third Sister You: "..."
There were tears in his eyes, and he didn't know why. Then his cheeks turned as red as blood. This...
While she was in a daze, she saw the young man approaching. Third Sister You's heart skipped a beat, and she felt warmth coming over her. She quickly closed her eyes, and after a while, her two hands gently climbed up Jia Heng's shoulders.
For a moment, Jia Heng looked at Sister You's bloody face, suppressed the rich feeling in his palms, and said softly: "I will be busy outside in the future. You are smart. Please help me with the things in the house." Help you, Sister Qin."
"Well, don't worry, sir." Sanjie You responded in a low voice. She was already feeling a little dizzy at the moment.
It feels like being hit by a sudden joy, almost like being saved from a desperate situation, and it feels like a dream and a false feeling.
Jia Heng said softly: "I have one more thing that needs to be dealt with later, so I won't read with you today."
He doesn't like to be pushed too much, he likes to control his own progress.
Third Sister You, with her beautiful eyes and bright red face, said in a trembling voice, "Then I... I will listen to you."
Since this is already the case, there is no need to rush.
At this moment, Qingwen's angry voice came from outside, saying loudly: "Uncle, a person from outside who claims to be from Jinyi Mansion is here."
Jia Heng looked at Third Sister You and said, "Third Sister, please go back to your room first. I have something to do today and I have to meet the guests."
After going to the back kitchen earlier, he quietly sent the servant to notify Li Shu, a member of the Hundred Households in Jinyi who was guarding outside the Ningguo Mansion, and asked him to send someone to investigate the mother-in-law mentioned by Xiao's cook, as well as the relevant origins, and at the same time explain the preparations. A complete outfit.
Seeing that Jia Heng was really busy, Sanjie You nodded and said, "Then the uncle is going to work, so I won't bother him."
Jia Heng nodded, looked deeply, and headed towards the front hall.
He was suspected of being a criminal, and that familiar figure on the back, like a mental illness, had helped him identify several criminals in his previous life.
In fact, even a vassal king cannot go out for a banquet. He has to worry about whether he will be sniped from a high place with a crossbow, poisoning the dishes, and always keeping a knife on hand as the egg yolk will turn black. Silver needle, used to test for poison.
Then, he must be regarded as a lunatic.
Generally speaking, the situation always has an escalation process from relaxation to tension. It is unrealistic and difficult to achieve by frequently raising security to the highest alert state.
After Jiajing was almost strangled to death by two palace ladies, he moved to Xiyuan and began to carefully screen and sort out the entire palace attendant system.
If it weren't for Zhen Qing, he wouldn't have paid attention to the cook who had been staying in the house for half a year. Otherwise, he would have fallen into unlimited suspicion. Is the family reliable for having children? If a family gives birth to a child, will they not be coerced, lured, poisoned or harmed? As long as he was suspicious, he would even suspect that his engagement with Ke Qing was planned in advance.
Um?
No, it shouldn't be possible, right? This is persecution paranoia. Jia Heng's eyes were focused deeply, smoothing out the strange ripples in his heart.
He still has to wait for the results of Jinyi Mansion, and the figure from behind is so familiar, where has he seen it before?
Woolen cloth?
This is the reason why it is always difficult to get rid of doubts. This is a professional habit in my previous life. Once I have doubts, I will definitely find out the whole story, observe and examine, and will never give up until the truth is found.
Arriving at the study room in the front yard, Jia Heng looked at Li Shu and asked, "Where's the information?"
"Sir, I don't have much information. I checked the photo ID and road guide in the inn registration book. Xiao Sanniang is indeed from Yangzhou. She was kicked out of the inn and entered Rongguo Mansion through the relationship with Mrs. Zhang of Rongguo Mansion. We asked Granny Zhang, and she said that Chef Xiao was from Yangzhou and came to visit her relatives. Madam Zhang saw that she was good at cooking, so she went to the Xifu kitchen to do odd jobs. It happened that the Xifu cook was punished, so she became a cook." Jin Yi. Li Shu, a member of a hundred households in the mansion, said in a low voice, observing the expression of the young man opposite.
Jia Heng frowned, his eyes flashed, and he whispered: "Her real name is Xiao Sanniang?" "The road guide says she is called Xiao Sanniang, and she may be the third in the family." Li Shugao said the voice. Jia Heng looked gloomy and thought about the reason.
Once you start to doubt, you feel that there are doubts everywhere. Is this Ma Sanniang who has infiltrated the evil sect of the evil tiger?
"These are all what she said to herself. She may not take them seriously. Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from here. How could a weak woman enter the house like this?" Jia Heng asked: "Is there any other information?"
The rhetoric is almost identical to what is said in the kitchen.
The problem is that if the evidence from the same source cannot be reinforced and it is all said by one person, how convincing can it be?
But now new evidence has appeared - official documents, certificates, and photo stickers, but these two things are not impossible to forge.
Seeing Jia Heng thinking hard and having doubts in his heart, Li Shu had a cold look in his eyes and whispered: "Captain
, how about taking the person and interrogating him? "
Jia Heng waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Don't be too busy for now, just test it again."
It's not that bad now. If it were an internal spy sent by Dai Quan, it would be a bit embarrassing to send people in for torture like this.
Seeing this, Li Shu pondered for a moment and then said, "Captain, Liu Zhenfu said that Commander Qu sent intelligence about Bailian in Shandong, and there are also some clues from Taiyuan."
Jia Heng's gaze was deep and fixed on Li Shu, and his cold gaze was so intense that it made Bai Hu's hair tingle. He was silent for a moment and whispered: "Actually, it's not impossible."
Li Shu frowned and asked again: "Captain, what?"
Jia Heng's face was as clear as water, he raised his eyes and glanced at the sky outside, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing. Tomorrow I will go to Jinyi Mansion and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division to ask questions, and let Liu Jixian compile the relevant intelligence."
"Captain, this thing." Li Shu hesitated for a moment, feeling a little weird, but such an important military official did not dare to ask more questions.
"Put your things first, then." Jia Heng nodded, his eyes a little darker. Li Shu cupped his hands and said, "If your Excellency has nothing to say, I will resign from my humble position." "Go." Jia Heng waved his hands and sat down again, with doubts in his heart.
Was it the female assassin from the White Lotus Sect who assassinated King Zhongshun? He had escaped under his own carriage before, originally intending to capture it, but later he was worried that Ke Qing was in the carriage, so he pretended not to know, and now he lurked in the house.
