In the back kitchen of Ningguo Mansion, in the evening, the setting sun shone on the window lattice, elongating the two tall figures.
"Sister Xiao, will you come with me to meet Aunt Jinyang? Auntie has missed you very much these years." Princess Xianning looked at Chen Xiao and said softly.
Chen Xiao said coldly: "Did Jia Heng ask you to persuade me?"
Princess Xianning said softly: "Sister Xiao and aunt have not seen each other for many years."
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, neither agreeing nor objecting.
In fact, every time she went to Shenjing, she hesitated to see Aunt Jinyang, but it was her aunt's brother who killed her father.
Princess Xianning advised: "If sister Xiao doesn't go to see my aunt, I'm afraid my aunt will come to the house to see you. My aunt has been missing you very much these years."
Chen Xiao thought about it and felt that with that person's temperament, he would indeed go to Ningguo Mansion to look for her. He said softly: "Then I will go see her later."
After all, it is unavoidable, if only you have seen it.
When Princess Xianning heard this, she felt slightly happy and said softly: "Sister Xiao, I'll tell you about it later."
Chen Xiao raised his eyes to look at Princess Xianning, his clear eyes were fixed on Princess Xianning, and he said softly: "Sister Zhi'er, are you having an affair with Jia Heng...?"
When Princess Xianning heard this, her eyebrows were a little unnatural, and she felt ashamed, and asked: "Sister, why do you say that?"
"You went to Henan together to calm down the chaos, and we got along day and night. How could someone like that give up an opportunity like that?" Chen Xiao frowned and said. He had nothing to do in the past two days, but later he realized that the person before had taken advantage of her. Cheap.
Princess Xianning frowned and murmured: "What kind of person?"
Chen Xiao didn't know what to say for a while, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes and said: "In short... he is not a good person."
Xianning: "???"
What's the meaning? Is your cousin speaking ill of your husband? Could it be that I suffered some losses in front of my husband?
Chen Xiao thought for a while, looked at Princess Xianning and said, "Otherwise, why would he provoke you even though he is already married? There will be no way to give you a status in the future. You are not tolerated by the world. He has done all these things for you." Have you ever thought about it?"
"Sister misunderstood Mr., I don't blame Mr., if you want to blame, you can only blame me. If it is provoking, it is because I provoked Mr.." Princess Xianning was silent for a moment, and looked at Chen Xiao with an incomprehensible expression.
Chen Xiao: "..."
Zhi'er is really hopeless. How can she say such reserved words?
However, Chen Xiao didn't know that this was the truth.
Princess Xianning whispered: "Okay, sister, don't pay attention to these things anymore. Let's go to see aunt tomorrow."
Chen Xiao sighed and couldn't argue with Princess Xianning anymore.
After a while, Jia Heng entered the side room and looked at the two people who were talking.
Princess Xianning stood up and said, "Sir, sister has already agreed."
Jia Heng glanced at Chen Xiao, nodded and said, "That's good."
Chen Xiao raised his eyes to look at the boy in the python suit, his eyes flickered, and he said nothing with a cold face.
Princess Xianning said: "Sir, please talk to your sister. I will go see Sister Qin right away."
"I'm in the inner hall, just go over there." Jia Heng said softly. It was not easy for him to follow Xianning when he met Ke Qing. They could handle their own affairs by themselves.
Princess Xianning also guessed some of Jia Heng's concerns, so she went alone without further invitation.
After Princess Xianning left, Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, whose face was as cold as frost. He sat down on the bamboo couch and picked up the watermelon on the table. He ate it by himself and asked, "I changed my mind." ?”
Chen Xiao moved aside, glanced at Jia Heng with clear eyes, and said, "If I don't agree, if you call Xianning here this time, who are you going to call next time?"
Jia Heng ate the watermelon, chuckled, and said, "Since you live in the house, who can I call over?"
With that said, he put down the tooth of watermelon in his hand, picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped his mouth, took out a piece of paper from his armhole, and waved it in front of Chen Xiao's eyes.
Chen Xiao's eyes were attracted and he was surprised and asked: "What is this?"
"Slave deed." Jia Heng unfolded the slave deed, showed it to Chen Xiao, and said, "This was written when you entered the house before. When you are in the house, you are the slave of Ningguo House. I can use you however I want." It’s reasonable, right?”
When Chen Xiao entered the palace to work as a cook, she naturally had to send the slave deed to the government for registration, but the name on it was Xiao Sanniang.
Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, looked at Jia Heng intently, and said, "You don't think you can tie me up with just this piece of paper?"
Jia Heng put away the slave contract and said slowly: "It's not that you are a noble daughter of the clan and you are Bailian, a traitor to the party. How can a slave contract be able to bind you? But since you have been sold to the house, you must keep it." The rules of the house, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to find any heir of the deposed prince in the Jia family.”
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment and said in a clear voice: "What exactly do you want?"
"What do you want? Why bother disturbing the world for your own personal vendetta?" Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao and said coldly.
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment and whispered: "You don't understand."
"The Holy Lord is your fourth uncle. Your father, King Zhou, was a hero. Since he chose to help the Holy Lord back then, it means that he made a choice. Even if there are really those things you said, your father has also weighed them." Jia Heng said softly.
Chen Xiao stared at the young man, her lips pursed, and her mind was shaken.
Jia Heng stared into the girl's clear eyes and said: "You are the only daughter of King Zhou. If you really commit treason and violate human relations, how can you let the Tian family live in peace? Even if you have hatred in your heart, who doesn't? Hate? In this Kaifeng rebellion, many of the generals and commanders who died in the battle in the capital camp have lost their fathers, and with the Bailian uprising and the world in chaos, how many more people will die and how much blood will be shed?"
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, turned her pretty face away, and felt a heavy haze in her heart. Did she really do something wrong?
No, she just wanted to find the heir of the deposed prince and take revenge in the easiest way, without involving other people.
Jia Heng picked up another tooth of watermelon and whispered: "In a few days, I will go to Yangzhou. You can follow me on the way and help with the cooking."
Such a person of unknown origin cannot stay in the mansion, but must be kept with him for easy monitoring and control.
When Chen Xiao heard this, his heart sank. He stared at the young man eating watermelon and asked, "What are you doing in Yangzhou?"
If she went to Yangzhou, how could she find out the whereabouts of the deposed prince's heir? No, she won't go!
"Are you asking me?" Jia Heng looked at the eager girl, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch Chen Xiao's cheek. He felt that the skin was as soft and smooth as cream, and the touch was wonderful, and said, "This is you Should I ask?"
"You..." Chen Xiao was irritated by being teased by Jia Heng, so he punched Jia Heng head-on. However, at this moment, the young man opposite him used his hands as fast as lightning and used a small grapple.
Chen Xiao struck Jia Heng head-on with his other hand, but was restrained again and the girl crossed her arms repeatedly.
"So fierce?" Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he chuckled. He reached out and held Chen Xiao's hands with his backhand, and pressed him down on the bamboo couch.
Chen Xiao suddenly fell down on the bamboo couch and looked at the condescending young man. His eyes were panicked, his heart beat faster, his cheeks were slightly red, and he whispered: "You...let me go."
At this moment, Jia Heng was lying on Chen Xiao, restraining Chen Xiao's arms.
Jia Heng looked down at the face that resembled Xianning's eyebrows and said softly: "Are you the one who strikes first every time? And then, if you can't beat me, do you want to be let go?"
When Chen Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of shame and anger. What do you mean if you can't beat him, please let him go?
He whispered: "You were the first to move. The first time, and just now, you were the first to move."
"It was you who came into the house to plot evil, so I took the test. As for you just now, you came in as a slave who sold yourself, what happened to me pinching your face?" Jia Heng whispered, and said softly: "Believe it or not, you are not only touching , can you still kiss?"
The daughter of King Zhou is quite arrogant, and she needs to kill her arrogance. Now she is the eagle. The main thing is that if Chen Xiao is not under control, she will be in some trouble. To say the least, if she really deposes the prince and his party and becomes the emperor's Jealousy, and then turning against each other, may be able to use Chen Xiao's power.
People without thought, he must worry about.
"Then I'll tell Xian Ning later that you bullied me!" Chen Xiao's eyebrows furrowed slightly, her heart skipped a beat, her voice sounded slightly panicked, and it was clear that the man had already brought his lips close to her face.
Jia Heng said softly: "Then do you believe that I told Xianning that it was you who seduced me? In order to realize some ulterior secrets of Bai Lian who rebelled against the party."
Chen Xiao was stunned and looked at the young man in disbelief. When he turned his head, he felt the warm and soft breath coming from his cheek. His heart skipped a beat and he did not dare to move any more.
"You can give it a try. Does Xianning believe me or you?" Jia Heng said softly, staying farther away and said, "For example, did you do it on purpose just now?"
Chen Xiao was so embarrassed and angry that it was hard to express.
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to let go of Chen Xiao, but still did not forget to pinch his beautiful face. Under the angry look of the girl, he stood up and whispered: "Take good care of yourself these two days, and then I’m going south to Yangzhou.”
With that said, he stood up and left the room.
Chen Xiao also stood up with one arm. He raised his eyes and looked at the young man in the python suit who was leaving. He was stunned. He stretched out his hand and pinched his cheek gently, feeling a sense of doubt in his heart.
What's so fussy about this?
But I don’t know why, but I just felt that this action was just repeated, and I felt a little embarrassed in my heart.
Jia Heng left the kitchen, thought for a while, and decided not to go to the back house to "break up the fight" and headed toward the courtyard where Miaoyu was to avoid the limelight.
The courtyard where Miaoyu is located is in the evening, the sky is full of sunset, and the bright red light shines in the courtyard, as if the beams and eaves are covered with a layer of golden and red gauze.
In the wing room, there is a bamboo couch covered with a mat that props up the window. Miaoyu sits on her knees. The black hair that was originally scattered around the shoulders is gently tied up with a green rope. The crystal-clear jade face is as peaceful as snow. Bo, holding a volume of Buddhist scriptures with a yellowed cover in his hand, was flipping through them at will with the sound of "swishing".
Because the summer is long, the climate is hot, and the heat is unbearable, the girl is wearing a light blue monk's robe, but it still cannot cover her exquisite and graceful body, and fine crystal beads of sweat can be seen on her smooth and jade-like forehead and temples.
"Miss, Uncle Heng is here." The little girl Susu entered the house and said to Miaoyu.
Miaoyu paused slightly while turning over the Buddhist scriptures, without raising her head, and said indifferently: "Just say that I am practicing Zen and have no time to see him."
Now that I think of her, where was she two days ago?
However, with the sound of light footsteps, the boy in python suit had entered the room, looking at Miaoyu with eyes as gentle as jade.
"Master, where are you reading the Buddhist scriptures?" Jia Heng said warmly, walked over and sat down beside the mat.
Miaoyu put down the Buddhist scripture in her hand, raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Heng, and said calmly: "Is there something wrong, Master Heng?"
Jia Heng didn't take it seriously either. He knew that Miaoyu was trying to be a little bit irritated because he hadn't been here these past few days, and said, "I miss you so much, so come over and have a look."
As he spoke, he reached for the book on the side and asked, "What are you reading, Master? Are you so focused?"
Miaoyu's beautiful eyebrows furrowed, her clear and bright eyes narrowed, she looked at Jia Heng, and said angrily: "Leave it here, I haven't finished reading it yet."
"Don't look at it, it's so hot." Jia Heng said, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the sweat on Miaoyu's forehead, and asked, "Look at you, you're so hot, your head is covered with sweat, what's going on in the room?" No ice to cool off?”
Feeling the handkerchief wiping the sweat on his face, the coldness that enveloped Miaoyu's beautiful face like cold jade could no longer be restrained, and he said: "I am a monk, and I am not that pampered."
Jia Heng gently wiped the sweat from Miaoyu's face, picked up the cattail leaf fan on the side and fanned Miaoyu, and said softly: "Monks are afraid of heat just like monks. When I turn around, I will tell my grandma to put some ice here. Come on, be careful not to get a heat stroke."
Miaoyu felt sweetness surge in her heart when she heard the young man's slightly reproachful concern, but she didn't hold her tongue any longer.
Jia Heng explained: "I've been busy with things outside in the past few days, so I haven't had time to come here. I have to leave Beijing in a few days, so you can take good care of yourself at home."
"Are you leaving?" Miaoyu was startled when she heard this. She raised her beautiful face and looked at Jia Heng with worried eyes.
"Well, I'm leaving. I'm going to Yangzhou on business for a few days." Jia Heng said warmly, took Miaoyu's hand and held it, feeling as smooth and delicate as jade.
Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu and said softly: "I may go to Suzhou. You can write down the shady houses of my uncle and aunt. You can tell me. When I get to Suzhou, I can go and pay homage."
Miaoyu's heart trembled slightly when she heard the words. Looking at the young man's eyes, her whole body was wrapped in emotion and said: "You go out and be busy with business, you don't have time."
Jia Heng said: "Just make time to go. As a son-in-law, I have to pay my respects no matter what."
When Miaoyu heard this, her delicate body trembled, and her heart was filled with sweetness. Her face, which was originally a bit cold, had slightly red cheeks, and she said angrily: "What son-in-law, who... who said that I want to marry you?"
She couldn't harm him, she was lucky enough to be like this in her life, and she didn't dare to be greedy and ask for anything else.
"If you don't marry me, who else do you want to marry?" Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu's cold, jade-like face, walked closer, lowered his head and pressed her two moist, soft lips together, and gently plucked them. Luscious.
Miaoyu's curved eyelashes trembled slightly, and she closed her beautiful eyes. At some point, her whole body was as limp as water, and she allowed the young man to be intimate with her. At some point, her hands climbed over Jia Heng's shoulders.
After a while, Miaoyu suddenly opened her starry eyes, with shame and annoyance overflowing in her beautiful eyes.
"Don't... don't mess around." Miaoyu frowned, gently pushed her away, and said in a panic.
Jia Heng whispered: "If I don't do anything else, I just want to see that you are so hot and sweaty that I will wipe it for you."
Miaoyu was about to speak, but was caught off guard. She said "Oh" again, and the shadow came closer. She broke away slightly and could only let Jia Heng do whatever he wanted.
After a while, Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu, whose eyebrows were full of shame and anger. It was hard to describe how shocking the contrast was between a nun who was so cold and contemptuous just now, and suddenly turned into a little bird. When I thought about it, my heart was still full of love. The richness between my palms just now entered my heart, and I whispered: "Miaoyu."
"You will be frivolous about me." Miaoyu snorted softly, turned away from her charming face, said angrily, gently gathering the front of her dress, sweetness and joy intertwined in her heart.
Jia Heng whispered: "I like you, that's why I am scornful of you."
"You... are glib and talk nonsense." Miao Yu's face turned crimson and she said angrily, turning her eyes away. She didn't pay much attention to Jia Heng as she spoke.
Jia Heng put his arms around Miaoyu's shoulders, hugged her in his arms, and said softly: "Miaoyu, when will you change into your daughter's clothes? I really want to see you change into your daughter's clothes."
In fact, many things just want to be fresh, because Miaoyu often wears nun's robes, and the robes are not the transparent ones when she was a beauty, so a change of clothes is very necessary.
Miaoyu said angrily: "I don't have that kind of clothes. I think my monk's robe doesn't look good on me. Don't look at it. I've mentioned it twice."
This was the second time the person in front of her had brought it up. It seemed that he really cared about her wearing secular clothes. In this case, she would be merciful and just let him take a look.
Jia Heng said softly: "You look good no matter what you wear. You will also wear a wedding dress in the future, but I want to see more styles of Miaoyu."
Hearing the word "wedding dress", Miaoyu's eyes were a little dazed, and her heart was filled with ripples. She looked at the young man with clear eyes and asked in surprise: "Then when do you plan to come over?"
Jia Heng said softly: "How are you tonight?"
Tomorrow will be busy. I have to find Daiyu to discuss the matter of going south, and I have to go to Li Wan's residence for a banquet. I can't wait until after the banquet to come back to see Miaoyu. If the master smells the smell of wine, he will be very angry. The master gave him a wooden fish.
"Tonight?" Miaoyu's eyes flashed, she nodded, and whispered: "That's fine."
She just needed a bath later, and now her body was sticky and a little uncomfortable.
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On the other side, Princess Xianning went to the flower hall of the back house, planning to see Qin Keqing. At this moment, Qin Keqing, who had just returned from the palace, was not playing mahjong with Sister You, Third Sister You, and Sister Feng. Sit and talk together.
Sister Feng smiled, looked at Qin Keqing, who was wearing ordinary clothes except for the official uniform, and asked curiously: "The Queen Mother is giving birth to a child. How lively is it in Changle Palace?"
Qin Keqing put down the tea cup in his hand and said softly: "Many royalties have come, I have paid my respects to the Queen Mother, had a banquet, and enjoyed the singing and dancing in the palace. There is nothing grand. In fact, it is more important than the New Year's festival. It needs to be simpler, but it’s just like this, I’m exhausted.”
But I was thinking about Princess Xianning, who seemed to be easier to get along with.
With a look of envy in Sister Feng's eyes, she smiled and said, "There will be many more celebrations like this in the future, but you still have to get used to it early."
This is the honor of a first-class royal wife, a dignity that no amount of gold and silver can buy.
At this moment, a nun entered the inner hall and said: "Madam, Princess Xianning is here."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Keqing's beauty changed slightly, and she was a little confused.
Third Sister You raised her eyebrows, her eyes solemn, and asked: "Sister, what is that princess doing here at this time?"
Even with the fierceness of the third sister, she did not dare to make any mistakes when facing an imperial daughter, for fear of causing trouble for the family.
When Jia Heng led the army to the expedition, Xianning once met Jia Mu and Yingying Yanyan from Rong Ning Mansion. However, it was a private meeting at that time, but this time it seemed to have a different meaning.
Qin Keqing couldn't guess the whole story, so she calmed down, stood up Yingying, and said softly: "Follow me out to greet you."
She has nothing to fear, it’s others who should be afraid!
Third Sister You and Second Sister You stood up from their seats, looked at each other, and followed closely behind.
While they were talking, Princess Xianning entered the hall accompanied by the female official Zhixia.
"Mr. Qin, wife of Uncle Yongning, has met Her Royal Highness Princess Xianning." Qin Keqing looked at the slim and beautiful girl opposite, bowed and bowed, and Sister Feng, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You also bowed.
Princess Xianning looked at Qin Keqing and listened to the beauty's declaration of registration. She walked a few steps quickly and came forward to support Qin Keqing. She glanced at the group of beautiful orioles and Yanyan and thought to herself, these people should be the attendants of Mr. I'm a concubine.
"Mrs. Qin, please get up quickly. I'm visiting in private. No need to be polite. Please forgive me for intruding." Princess Xianning said softly.
After all, I haven't walked through the door yet, so I can't call Sister Qin, so I have a little more respect for Mrs. Qin.
"Your Highness, sit here." Qin Keqing thanked her and invited Princess Xianning to sit down.
Qin Keqing looked at the girl with a pure and graceful face and asked, "Why is Your Highness Xianning free to come here today?"
Princess Xianning said softly: "Sir, you have something to ask me for. I thought that since I came to the house, I had to meet the mistress, so I came over to meet Mrs. Qin."
Qin Keqing was silent for a moment, savoring the implication of the "mistress" of Tianhuang noble family, her heart moved slightly, and she said softly: "Princess Xianning is too polite."
Princess Xianning looked at Qin Keqing and said, "Sister Qin, I don't know why, but I just see my sister being so friendly."
"Then we should be a family." Sanjie You said.
Qin Keqing glared at Third Sister You and quickly explained: "Your Highness, Third Sister is always crazy. She just talked nonsense. I hope Your Highness will not blame you."
Princess Xianning said clearly: "Sister Qin, this Third Sister You is not wrong."
Sister Feng sat aside and listened to the conversation between the two, but she gradually saw some clues. She chuckled and changed the subject and said, "But, dear, why hasn't Brother Heng come back yet?"
(End of chapter)
