In the evening, Jia Heng, Yuan Chun, Xiang Yun, Tan Chun and others had fun in Chaoyang Palace before returning. The girls went back to the courtyard to take a bath, soak their feet and rest.
In the backyard hall, Jia Heng sat down, raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, who was sitting alone and drinking tea, silently, and asked: "Xiaoxiao, I'm going to the eldest princess's house, are you going to go?"
In fact, when visiting Chaotian Palace, Ru Xiangyun and Baoqin were both curious about who this elder sister who always had a cold face and a sheathed sword hanging on her waist was.
"Go ahead, I've been shopping for a long time, and I'm a little tired now." Chen Xiao glanced at Jia Heng with his clear eyes under his willow eyebrows, said with a calm expression, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
What should she go over to see? How are he and Xianning flirting with each other? And in the words of the young man in front of him, Xianning still looks a bit like her?
Really...
Hearing this, Jia Heng breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Then you can rest at home, I'll leave first."
Chen Xiao caught a hint of lightness in the young man's brows and eyes. Chen Xiao's face was covered with frost and he snorted coldly: "Then I'll go."
Jia Heng was stunned for a moment and said softly: "You'd better not go and have a good rest at home."
In fact, I still don’t want Xiaoxiao to go with him, otherwise I don’t know how to feel when I see him and Jinyang fighting to death.
"I'll go with you." Chen Xiao frowned and said.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Okay, you can be a lookout for Xianning."
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes, gently shook off Jia Heng's hand, and hummed softly. It was obvious that Jia Heng was quite annoyed by what he mentioned about watching the wind for Xianning.
Jia Heng said: "Okay, let's go, it's getting late, let's set off."
Jinyang Princess Mansion
The autumn night is hazy and cool as water. There are no pedestrians on the surrounding streets. Only the occasional barking of dogs is heard one after another towards the distant night.
The two red lanterns under the eaves of the corridor have already been lit, illuminating the words "Jinyang Princess's Mansion" on the one-foot-square tung oil wood plaque on the majestic and magnificent gate tower, giving it a slightly festive look.
Guards with swords and guards in brocade clothes stood under the red pillars. In the attic surrounded by trees in the backyard, soft lights shine through the window screens on the water facing the lake. The water is the same color, and with every autumn wind, With a blow, the ripples in the lake cut light and shadow on the rocks beside the lake.
The eldest princess of Jinyang, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue had just finished eating and were sipping fragrant tea.
He had just ordered the female officer and maids to remove the cups, dishes and chopsticks, and they were sitting together, staring at each other.
Princess Xianning sighed softly and said, "Why don't you find a book to read."
Li Chanyue said sadly: "It would be great if Mr. Xiao Jia was here, there would be stories to listen to."
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and looked at the two lost little girls and said, "Don't you two usually have a good time? You dance so many times, why doesn't he come over?"
Princess Xianning paused slightly and said quietly: "It's not as lively as the Ningguo Mansion here."
She and Chan Yue have rehearsed some dances in the past few days, all of which are the styles that her husband likes.
Princess Jinyang chuckled and said, "The last time I came back from Guangdong, I came here first and never let anyone go home."
As she gets older, she feels more and more that Jia Heng's appearance is really a kind of God-given luck to her.
When we met later, she was already withered in her youth, but when we met earlier, he was still a child. I still remember that last autumn, I was touched by the Three Kingdoms dialect book delivered to the boy, and we gradually got together.
Princess Xianning thought for a moment, took Princess Jinyang's hand, and said coquettishly: "Auntie, why don't you send Lianxue to deliver a letter to Mr.
The eldest princess of Jinyang gave Princess Xianning a roll of her eyes and ignored Princess Xianning.
"Then I'll go find Mr. tomorrow." Princess Xianning said angrily.
Princess Jinyang said: "If you go to look for him, he won't have time to accompany you."
Li Chanyue took Princess Xianning's hand and said with a persuasive look on her beautiful face, "Cousin."
Princess Jinyang suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart, looked at Lianxue with her beautiful watery eyes, and said warmly: "Lianxue, go and ask Qiu Fang to bring over the nearest account book."
At this time, she suddenly saw Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue getting up to leave. The beauty frowned and said softly: "What are you doing in a hurry to go back? I also help you calculate the account books for this month. I will have a housekeeper in the future. I don't know what happened to the account books." Can it be done?"
Hearing this, Princess Xianning had no choice but to hold Li Chanyue's hand, sit down again, look at the beauty with clear eyes, and asked: "What kind of account book is this?"
She felt that her aunt had been acting like a harem these past two days, but she hid it better.
The eldest princess of Jinyang frowned slightly, opened her lips slightly, and said softly: "There are some recent profit account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and some of your Mr. Jia's shops in Beijing. You can help me take a look later. If you want to make a living and make money, you can tell him later that you don't just play with Chan Yue all day long."
Many of Jia Heng's properties were handed over to Yuan Chun. Of course, if he went to Beijing, some of them might also be given to Baochai.
In the original work of Red Mansion, Baochai used to hide her stupidity at home and didn't care much about the Xue family's property, but she was very concerned about the stewardship of Rongguo Mansion because it was the authority of the hostess.
When Princess Xianning heard this, her clear and bright eyes under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows lit up, and her voice sounded like a flying spring and flowing jade, and she said, "Then Chan Yue and I will help take a look."
The eldest princess of Jinyang glanced at Princess Xianning and thought to herself that she would have to find something serious to do for Xianning and Chanyue in the future. She could not always pester him to do some unseemly dances, which were all things that charmed the mind.
Not long after, Lianxue led Fu Qiufang to hold all the account books and books over, and said: "Your Highness, these are for the past six months. There are more detailed income and expenditure account books that have not been sent home yet."
Princess Xianning raised her head and asked with bright eyes, "Where is the property of Uncle Yongning's house?"
Fu Qiufang looked at the noble girl and whispered in a soft voice: "Princess, they are all here."
As he spoke, he handed over a pile of books, and a delicate hand took the book.
Li Chanyue's eyebrows were as curved as the crescent moon, and her voice was soft as she said, "Cousin, let me read this book first."
Princess Xianning picked up a book, browsed the records on it, and picked up a brush to record.
The eldest princess of Jinyang also took an account book and started looking through it, mainly the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. While the three of them were doing their own thing and immersed in helping Jia Heng manage his finances, a female official in bright clothes stood under the eaves of the corridor and said loudly: " Your Highness, Uncle Yongning is here."
Several people in the hall were shocked when they heard this. Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue all dropped the account books in their hands and stood up.
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, Chanyue and I are going to welcome you."
The eldest princess of Jinyang was also a little happy, but she didn't stop her anymore. She looked at her cousins with excited expressions and whispered: "Go."
After a while, listening to the creaking sound of the stairs, several figures of different heights were reflected on the screen in front of me.
Jia Heng and Chen Xiao followed Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue from the corridor to the second floor of the attic, bypassed several screens, and entered the reception hall. At a glance, they saw the beauty in a red dress and a heart-shaped bun sitting upright. On the cushion, she has a graceful face and a charming smile.
Jia Heng looked at the beauty and called, "Your Highness, the eldest princess."
Since Chen Xiao was accompanying him, he couldn't be too showy.
The eldest princess of Jinyang put down the account book in her hand, stood up, tried her best to keep her calm voice, but could not hide the surprise in her voice, and said softly: "Ziyu, you are here."
Just as he was about to walk closer, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Chen Xiao beside him, his beautiful eyes sparkling, and he said in surprise: "Xiao'er is here too."
Chen Xiaoxing came closer, bowed politely to the beauty and said, "Auntie."
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded, her beautiful eyes under Chunshan's dark eyebrows were as soft as water, and she said softly: "Xiao'er went to Guangdong this time and fought a battle with the Jurchens. Thank you for your hard work."
Although her previous statement about Ziyu's life experience was just a white lie, she still felt a little sorry for her niece who was wandering the world.
As he said that, he came closer and took Chen Xiao's slender hand, looked at the girl, and said softly: "I have been sleeping in the open air every day. I look darker and thinner."
Feeling the caring words from his relatives, Chen Xiao lowered his eyebrows and felt a warm current in his heart. He raised his eyes to look at the graceful beauty and whispered, "It's not hard."
The girl was originally not good at words, and she has become even more taciturn in recent years, which means Jia Heng can usually make Chen Xiao talk more.
Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao, smiled and said: "Xiaoxiao has indeed been very tired in the past two months, both in front of the horse and behind the horse."
Jinyang frowned, glared at Jia Heng with her watery eyes, and asked, "You didn't bully her, did you?"
Xiaoxiao is called now? When did the relationship become so close?
Jia Heng looked away from Chen Xiao's face and whispered: "Why should I bully her?"
Chen Xiao looked at Jia Heng, and there seemed to be swords and swords flickering in his clear eyes. After a while, a doubt arose in his heart, why did the conversation between these two people have an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
...an old married couple.
Princess Jinyang turned to Princess Xianning, with a cold look on her beautiful face, and said softly: "Xianning, you and Chanyue take Xiaoer back to the room first, while I discuss business with Uncle Yongning. "
Xianning, Chanyue: "..."
What can you do?
Chen Xiao: "???"
There was even more suspicion in the depths of the girl's heart, but immediately she felt that she might have been overthinking it. Didn't she promise Chan Yue to him last time?
Maybe the two of them have some secrets to share.
Princess Xianning suppressed the disappointment in her heart, took Chen Xiao's hand, and said in a clear voice: "Cousin, let's go back to the wing to talk first."
Li Chanyue looked at the young man in green shirt and whispered: "Mr. Xiao Jia, I'm leaving first."
Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, and said warmly: "You go ahead, I will look for you later."
Li Chanyue said, and followed Princess Xianning and Chen Xiao down to the attic. For a while, Lianxue was left waiting in the building.
After the few people had just left, Jia Heng looked at Princess Jinyang and felt the thoughts of the past few days welling up in his heart. He put his arms around Jinyang's waist and whispered: "Li'er."
As he spoke, he leaned closer and took in the familiar tenderness and beauty.
The eldest princess of Jinyang only had Jia Heng in her eyes at the moment. She put her hands on the young man's back and closed her beautiful eyes slightly.
The candlelight on the high table passed through the gap between the two cheeks, reflecting the flawless white cheeks and the eyebrows like mountain peaks. A sense of tranquility and beauty overflowed, while the emerald earrings on the earlobes swayed gently and brightly. radiance.
After a long time, the eldest princess of Jinyang opened her beautiful eyes. Under her nose, her red lips were slightly open and she was breathing lightly. The cheeks on both sides of her hibiscus jade face were already as red as blood. Her beautiful eyes were shining and looking at Jia Heng. As if he wanted to trace the young man's face inch by inch to the bottom of his heart, his golden voice could not conceal his joy, and said: "I haven't asked you yet, how did I capture Duduo in this naval battle at Chongming Sands?"
Although I have learned about Jia Heng's victory from various channels in the past two days, the joy of facing the person involved at this moment is still undiminished.
Jia Heng held the beauty's slender body and sat down on the bed in the inner room. He said: "This time, the right place and the right people are all available. Otherwise, it would be easy to annihilate the invading bandits, but it would be difficult to capture the Jurchen Prince alive." Big easy.”
Listening to Jia Heng's narration in a calm tone, Princess Jinyang's ice-skinned face had a faint smile and she said in surprise: "I'm afraid the emperor's brother will find it incredible."
Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "The credit this time is just that. I am not the slave chief of Donglu. Brother Huang will not marry me to Xianning."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said lightly: "Is it you who should call the emperor brother? You should call your father-in-law when you go back."
If the call goes smoothly, I'm afraid there will be big trouble in the future.
Jia Heng said: "Li'er, I miss you."
The eldest princess of Jinyang met the gentle and jade-like eyes, hugged Jia Heng tightly, rested her head against the boy's arms, and said, "I miss you too."
The two hugged each other and talked, and Jia Heng said softly: "Li'er."
The eldest princess of Jinyang raised her face as red as the clouds, a light blush extending from her cheeks to her ears, and said with a sweet smile: "You really want to capture that slave chief, I'm afraid you can really call me "brother" .”
The handsome young man back then is now a minister of the Han Dynasty. Ordinary people will not understand the joy of being raised by one hand.
Jia Heng whispered: "Really?"
"I am joking." Princess Jinyang caught a glimmer of light in the young man's eyes, and her heart felt both sweet and inexplicably sour.
"Well, when the day comes, I won't care." Princess Jinyang stretched out her slender hand and gently caressed Jia Heng's engraved cheek. The smile in her charming eyes was as full as water, and she whispered Said: "It's good for us to do this."
Jia Heng held the beauty's hand and said softly: "In a few days, I will take Chanyue and Xianning for a walk in Jinling."
It seems that he has not wandered around Jinling City with Jinyang, or in other words, since the two of them got together, they have not been to many places except Shenjing Xishan.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked hesitant and said in a low voice: "It's not good to see so many people."
"I'm just inviting the little princess." Jia Heng chuckled and said warmly: "It will be time to return to Beijing in a while, and we probably can't go back together yet."
Jinyang still has to deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jinling, and when he returns to Beijing with his troops, he has to escort Duoduo, so it may not be convenient for them to go back together.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Then wait a few days and see if there is anything else at the Lianghuai Capital Transfer Department. If everything is settled, I will go back with you."
Jia Heng said "hmm" and said, "Okay, let's talk about this later."
He always wanted to give Jinyang a child.
The eldest princess of Jinyang put her arms around Jia Heng's neck, and the two of them walked towards the bed in the inner room.
On the other side, several young girls walked quickly along the corridor towards the backyard. It was the autumn night, and the cool night wind penetrated the skin along the corridor and along the clothes.
Chen Xiao twisted her eyebrows, still savoring the conversation between a few people in her heart. It was still difficult to figure out the whole story. She raised her eyes to look at Princess Xianning and asked, "Xianning, what do he and his aunt usually say?"
Princess Xianning's face paused slightly, her eyes averted for a moment, and she said, "It was just talking about some business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
It’s not easy to tell my cousin this kind of thing.
"Business?" Chen Xiao looked thoughtful and suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Of course, it is indeed a big business worth hundreds of millions.
As Princess Xianning came to the side room and sat down, Li Chanyue's gloomy eyebrows showed curiosity and asked: "Cousin Xiao, you and Mr. Xiao Jia went to the Guangdong Sea and met a lot of Hongyi?"
Looking at the girl with bright eyes and white teeth and a clear voice, Chen Xiao's face was as soft as frost and she said in a clear voice: "Those Hongyi hair are not all red, they also have black hair and eyes like you and me. But his appearance is indeed different from ordinary people. In fact, there is a Westerner in Ningguo Mansion right now. Chan Yue can go and see him in her free time."
"I heard from Sister Yuanchun that she seems to be the daughter of Governor Hao Jing." Li Chanyue said in a charming voice.
Because Jia Heng often called Yuan Chun his eldest sister, Li Chanyue also started talking about Jia Heng.
Princess Xianning poured two cups of tea for the two of them and asked, "Sister Xiao was at Chongmingsha earlier. Did you see that your husband was fighting with Duoduo?"
Compared to her who has never gone into battle to kill the enemy, her cousin is more like a female general who charges into battle. My husband was not willing to take her with him last time.
Chen Xiao looked at the charming face like rose petals and said, "It only took five or six rounds to capture Duduo alive."
That man's martial arts skills were indeed extraordinary, and his strength was also considerable.
When talking about strength, it is inevitable to think of the scene of holding the two concubines bumping back and forth. The girl's heart skipped a beat, and she frowned secretly, smoothing the ripples in her heart.
When Princess Xianning heard this, her bright eyes glowed, as if she was imagining the fight, and asked: "Sister Xiao, can you tell me how the fight happened?"
Chen Xiao's face stiffened for a moment, then he turned to look at Princess Xianning and said, "Isn't it just waiting for you to ask your husband?"
Princess Xianning said, "I'll ask you again when the gentleman comes."
The three sisters chatted one after another. Chen Xiao suddenly stood up and said, "You two chat first, I'll go and relieve myself."
The girl left the courtyard of Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue and walked along the verandah towards the attic. She stood up at the moon gate and looked at the lit attic. Under her handsome eyebrows like a sword, her eyes shone coldly. .
She wanted to hear what the two people were talking about.
At this moment, on the second floor of the attic, Jia Heng was hugging Princess Jinyang. The two of them had already taken off their clothes and were lying on the bed.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man with the snowman in his arms, her bright and beautiful cheeks turned red, and her voice was soft and charming, and asked: "With the Hongyi Cannon, won't it be much easier to deal with Jurchens?"
Jia Heng's voice was a little unclear, and he said: "At least in a short period of time, the combat power of the Han army can be improved. When we use troops after next year, we can also increase our chances of winning."
The eldest princess of Jinyang put her arms around Jia Heng's neck, looked at the young man with a clear face, and said with relief: "Although it is a victory, we should not underestimate the enemy."
"Well, don't worry." Jia Heng said softly, with a slight pause on his face. He felt that the late October autumn was no longer cold, and the room was still warm. He looked a little deeper and whispered.
The eldest princess of Jinyang opened her beautiful eyes slightly, snorted, and glanced at the young man angrily.
Jia Heng looked at the fair-skinned beauty, leaned down and said warmly: "Li'er, I'll come over to see you often these days, so that I can have a baby sooner."
He feels that his strength has stabilized recently, perhaps because his physical problems have gradually eased.
The eldest princess of Jinyang's cheeks were as bright as fire at the moment. She turned her head aside and said shyly: "You accompany the sisters in the mansion every day. How...how can you still have time?"
"As long as you are here in Jinling, I will have time for you to find me anytime." Jia Heng said softly, suddenly bent down and put his arms around Jin Yang's shoulders, then lay down again, raised his eyes and looked at To the beauty with majestic appearance and gorgeous appearance.
The eldest princess of Jinyang hummed softly. Her face was as bright as a peach and plum, with a slight blush already appearing. She said with embarrassment, "Fair talk."
She couldn't even ask what was going on with Princess Chu and Princess Beijing. She just came back the day before yesterday, and the person she sent to Ningguo Mansion to inquire said that the two princesses were looking for him.
I don’t know what the name is.
While the two of them were talking, a young girl who looked at the purple cicada at the southwest corner of the attic was looking at the two figures in the direction of the bed through the clusters of weak lights, and reached out to break the window paper. , looking towards the inner chamber through the light of a candle on the high table.
The cold jade face's color changed slightly, and the inner lake was already stirred up by turbulent waves.
She seems to recognize this style, and the enchanting concubine of the Zhen family really likes it...
The girl suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart, squinted her eyes, and stared at the usually graceful and dignified beauty. At this moment, her bun was slightly messy, her golden hairpin and pearls were swaying, and she felt unbelievable.
How…
No, she should have guessed it a long time ago. A graceful and beautiful woman who has been widowed for many years, and a young martial artist who is in his prime and unparalleled in the world. The two of them come together, plus his methods...
However, do Xianning and Chanyue know about this?
Chen Xiao's eyebrows were furrowed, her clear eyes reflecting the white jade Guanyin flickered with a look of thought. Immediately, a bright light suddenly flashed in her heart, and she suddenly remembered the abnormal behavior of the two of them just now.
Should you know?
Just when the girl was thinking strangely, the eldest princess of Jinyang suddenly spoke in a voice as clear as water: "Have you also captured Xiao'er?"
Chen Xiao was about to leave, when he heard this, his delicate body like a willow branch paused slightly, and looked at the two people who were flirting with each other. She felt ashamed and angry, and suddenly wanted to hear what the young man was saying about her behind her back.
Jia Heng closed his eyes slightly and said with a slightly trembling voice, "Xiaoxiao has been quite lonely these years."
The eldest princess of Jinyang suddenly frowned, couldn't help but snort, and sneered: "I already know that her eyebrows are similar to Xian Ningsheng's, how could you turn a blind eye?"
The couple has been together for a long time, and as time goes by, the beauty can also capture some of Jia Heng's secret thoughts.
Chen Xiao: "???"
How exactly do she look like Xianning?
Jia Heng's face paused, and he said softly: "Actually, it has nothing to do with Xianning. Xiaoxiao has been wandering around the world all these years, and she has been alone in the wind and rain. I quite like Xiaoxiao's temperament, bright and generous."
At this moment, listening to the young man's words of praise, Chen Xiao looked stunned for a moment, and then his clear eyes flashed and he sighed quietly in his heart.
She had long known about the absurdity of him and the two concubines of the Zhen family, hadn't she...
Then the two stopped talking, and only the strange voice reached Chen Xiao's ears in the silent night, making the girl feel bitter in her heart.
But she didn't leave for a while, but not long after, she felt that her whole body was so soft that she could hardly hold on. The girl quickly got up, fearing that she would fall down.
"Go and see Xianning. It's been a while, so Xiao'er should be suspicious." Princess Jinyang's face is as beautiful as a peach after her second menstrual period, her cheeks are covered with snow, her hair is messy, and a few strands of black hair are falling from her temples. He lowered his head and took Jia Heng's hand.
Jia Heng thought to himself, why is there any suspicion? Xiaoxiao just acted strangely at the scene.
The trace of panic just now had already leaked out to Xingzang. If he guessed correctly, it should be Xiaoxiao.
However, he didn’t bother anymore and followed his words: “I’ll find you later.”
The eldest princess of Jinyang tilted her head and raised one arm. The silk quilt slipped off, revealing her shoulders as smooth as gelatin and as round as snow. She caressed her swollen belly, said "Hmm" and said softly: "You On the way down, call Lingxue over."
Jia Heng put on his clothes, straightened his messy clothes, and said softly: "Then I'll go see Xianning and Chanyue."
(End of chapter)
