Ningguo Mansion
In the mist and rain, the courtyard was locked. Jia Heng passed through the moon door in the flower wall and entered an elegant and unique courtyard. He entered the hall and whispered through the curtain: "Sister Xi'er, are you okay?"
Because I had an appointment with Zhen Qing and King Chu to meet at the restaurant of Gantang Manor tonight, and I had said before that I would bring Zhen Xi with me.
"Okay." At this time, Zhen Xi came out of the inner compartment. The girl was wearing a blue and white lotus dress. There was a look of surprise on her palm-sized face. She said charmingly: "Brother Heng, go ahead. Okay, why are you still taking me with you?"
Having said that, the girl's excitement could hardly be concealed between her brows and eyes.
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xi. She was petite and exquisite, with a palm-sized oval face. She was almost the youthful version of Zhen Xue, especially the gentleness and silence between her childish brows and eyes. She was even more similar.
He came closer, holding the girl's hand, and said warmly: "This is a family banquet. Your sister is bringing your brother-in-law, the King of Chu, but I have to take you."
Showing a little tenderness between the fingers to a pretty girl seems to make her happy all day long.
At this moment, Zhen Xi's slender body was held by Jia Heng's hand. Under her curved willow-leaf eyebrows, her eyes as spiritual as a stream were filled with shame and joy, and she said angrily: "Brother Heng."
The girl's heart was filled with sweetness at this moment, and she was even a little flattered, because Jia Heng had been visiting Chai Dai and Princess Jinyang's house these days. Although he usually didn't talk to Zhen Xi, he didn't have any personal interactions with her. .
In the earliest days, Jia Heng had kissed Zhen Xi, and for the girl, she was in love.
Jia Heng said: "It's raining today and the ground is slippery. Don't fall."
With that said, he pulled Zhen Xi out of Ningguo Mansion and boarded the carriage. The carriage pushed through a layer of hazy rain and fog and rolled gently on the bluestone street. Two ruts with water stains seemed like parallel lines at the rear. Soon it was covered by rain again.
Jia Heng said: "Sister Xi'er, are you still used to being in the house these days?"
Although I haven't talked to Zhen Xi in private these days, I took Zhen Xi with me when I visited the Eighteen Scenic Spots in Jinling.
Zhen Xi's voice was soft and delicate, and she said: "Brother Heng is very busy, but it's right to come and take care of me. Besides, there are quite a lot of sisters, and Brother Heng can't take care of them."
She was originally inconspicuous, and was sent by the clan to serve Brother Heng.
Jia Heng looked at the girl, gently raised his smooth and round chin, and said, "I'm really busy during this period." "
Zhen Xi's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and just as she was about to look away, she felt warm breath coming towards her face.
After a while, Jia Heng whispered: "When we get to Beijing, there will be more sisters, and the younger sister will be more lively."
Such a little white rabbit-like girl would be beaten to death if she met someone as jealous as Sister Feng.
Zhen Xi let out a soft "hmm" as loud as a mosquito, and immediately leaned her head in Jia Heng's arms.
Gantang Villa
This manor opened by the Zhen family is named after the maiden name of Zhen Qing's mother, Gan, and the person who runs the business is also Zhen Qing's uncle. This restaurant integrates sightseeing, dining, and leisure, and it has something like a resort resort in later generations. With a sense of déjà vu, Uncle Zhen Qing has managed things well in recent years, making money for the Zhen family.
In the dusk of the evening, raindrops fell on the eaves, and the rainwater flowed along the bluestone road toward the ditch nearby. The rows of houses were already lit up with sparks.
Jia Heng rode a carriage and brought Zhen Xi to this restaurant. Because he was worried that King Chu would recognize Chen Xiao, he didn't take him with him on the way.
At this moment, King Chu held Zhen Qing's hand and stood in the pavilion waiting for Jia Heng. After a while, at the end of the street at the end of his sight, a carriage came rushing to his aid along the official road paved with blue bricks and stones.
"Here we come." King Chu said softly to Zhen Qing who was standing beside him, with a somewhat excited expression on his fair and elegant face.
Zhen Qing sensed King Chu's joy from the side and just smiled softly, looking at the carriage on the street.
After a while, I saw the young man lifting the curtain from the carriage first, holding an apricot-yellow umbrella. At this moment, the surrounding wind and rain were like darkness, and he alone held up a space to isolate the surrounding wind and rain.
Immediately, a girl in a blue and white plain skirt stepped on the spotless bluestone road washed by the rain with her embroidered shoes, her childlike face filled with a peaceful and joyful smile.
Jia Heng looked at King Chu and Princess Chu Zhen Qing who were not far away. His eyes stayed on Zhen Qing's face for a moment, and then he looked at King Chu again.
"Ziyu." King Chu quickly walked a few steps towards him, calling him warmly.
Zhen Qing quickly followed up with an umbrella, her eyes glanced at the girl not far away, and her petite bare hand fell firmly into the bastard's hand.
Well, he and sister Xi'er really seem to be a good match.
Jia Heng handed the umbrella in his hand to Zhen Xi, cupped his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty."
The King of Chu also noticed the intimacy between Jia Heng and Zhen Xi beside him, and was secretly happy. With a look on his face, he said softly: "Zi Yu, it has been several months since I said goodbye to Shenjing, and Zi Yu's demeanor is even better than before. , Now it is powerful in Jiangnan, and it even makes the people of Shenjing feel heartbroken."
Jia Heng said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is overly praised."
Don't reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention, he should also give Mopan a face.
King Chu complimented him, smiled and extended his hand to invite you: "Ziyu, please come to the house."
Jia Heng nodded and couldn't help but glance at Princess Chu, who was as beautiful as a peach and a plum. She happened to meet a pair of charming phoenix eyes. Her heart moved slightly and without saying much, she followed King Chu. Walk towards the manor.
Not long after walking, everyone entered a spacious and elegant box on the second floor of an attic——
In order to entertain Jia Heng, he specially selected the attic where he usually entertains distinguished guests. Since the surrounding trees are like shade, few people come here.
Jia Heng and the King of Chu exchanged a few words and then took their seats respectively.
The smile on King Chu's face did not diminish, and he complimented: "Zi Yu, in the previous battle at Haimen, Zi Yu turned the tide and pacified the bandits. The soldiers and civilians in the north and south were inspired by this news. Now that Chongmingsha has won a great victory and captured the Jurchen Prince alive, Zi Yu's strategy is truly unparalleled. A rare and famous general in the world, Xiao Wang Jing Ziyu."
Jia Heng raised the wine cup, met those scorching eyes, and said: "Your Majesty is overly praised. The previous victory was due to the fact that Lai Sheng gathered Demu's army and killed the general, and the morale of the army was available. The second was that the bandits came from afar, and the division veterans Only when you are tired can you achieve the great victory before."
Zhen Qing listened quietly to the conversation between King Chu and Jia Heng. Her rose lips curled up slightly with a faint smile, and her clear eyes lingered on Jia Heng and the wine cups in the hands of King Chu.
Jia Heng put down the wine cup, looked at King Chu calmly, and asked: "Just now, I was asking the prince, how is the Holy Dragon Body?"
The King of Chu said: "My father is still in charge of state affairs, and he still eats and sleeps at night. My mother has also tried to persuade me several times. However, Ziyu has been winning consecutive battles in the south. My father is not as worried as he was in the future. Everything is fine. I heard recently." My father is very happy to say that Henan has a high yield of sweet potatoes. It is said that this year there is a flood in Huaibei and floods in the north and south. A lot of grain production has been reduced and the people are in danger of starvation. Thanks to Ziyu's sweet potatoes."
Jia Heng said with emotion: "Your Majesty is so focused on reviving the great man, it's a lot of hard work. As for me, I'm just doing my duty as a minister and sharing my father's worries."
King Chu's eyes fell on Jia Heng's face, smiled, and asked: "When will I know Ziyu will return to the capital? The Jurchen Prince should also be the one to send him off to the capital."
"In the past few days, we will set off once everything is ready here. I will personally escort you." Jia Heng said in a low voice with a straight face and a calm expression.
There is indeed nothing important happening here in Jiangnan. It will be winter if we stay here any longer, and it will be difficult to return to the classroom at that time, just for these few days.
Zhen Qingfeng's eyes flashed and she said with a smile: "Your Majesty, when brother Heng goes back, the second sister and Xinxin will also follow. It will be safer on the road."
Although this statement was a bit confusing, it seemed to make sense since King Chu knew that Shui Xin recognized Jia Heng as his godfather, and Princess Beijing led her daughter along.
King Chu nodded and said, "It's good to go back. Brother Shui Rong also mentioned this."
As he said that, he looked at Jia Heng who was not far away and said with a chuckle: "Now that the Jurchens' plot to disrupt our Jiangnan has failed, they will inevitably take action in the northern Xinjiang. Uncle Yongning should also go back and plan the strategy, right?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "The fight against the captives is a top priority for the imperial court and cannot be ignored."
This is the key. He is a fire extinguisher. The fire in Jiangnan has been extinguished and he has just returned to Shenjing.
The King of Chu agreed: "What Zi Yu said is true."
The King of Chu did not rush to mention the second uncle of the Zhen family and the fourth uncle of the Zhen family. The main purpose of the first meeting was to maintain a good atmosphere.
The two of them drank wine and drank wine together, and the food was delicious.
King Chu's cheeks were flushed and he smelled of alcohol. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhen Xi not far away. He smiled and said, "Ziyu, now that the fourth sister has promised you, we will be considered a family in the future."
Jia Heng turned to look at Zhen Xi, who was a little embarrassed, and said softly: "From the perspective of the fourth sister, we are indeed a family."
If we start with Zhen Qing, they are more like a family.
King Chu was clearly a bit drunk at this time, and his hand holding the wine cup began to become unsteady.
"Your Majesty, please drink less." Zhen Qing's cold and charming face looked as charming as a flower, just like the petals of a poppy in full bloom.
And with a "pop", King Chu lay on the wine table, obviously fainted.
Jia Heng frowned and asked, "Is the prince drunk?"
Seeing this scene, Zhen Qing knew that the medicinal wine had taken effect. She raised her charming and beautiful face to look at Jia Heng, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, he is too drunk. Brother Heng, I will help you to rest first. "
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to support one of King Chu's arms.
King Chu snorted and fell asleep completely.
Zhen Qing was obviously not as strong as King Chu, especially when King Chu was completely drunk and looked like a dead body, and it was even harder to support him.
Jia Heng said: "Sister Xi'er, let me help you."
He took one of King Chu's arms and looked at Princess Chu Zhen Qing doubtfully.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong. King Chu didn't look like he was drunk, but like he had been drugged. He just heard his even breathing, but it didn't sound like he was poisoned.
He had no choice but to suppress the suspicion in his heart for the time being, and planned to help King Chu to go to the inner wing to rest.
Zhen Qing smiled and looked at Zhen Xi, who was stunned and at a loss, and said, "Sister Xi'er, please come up and give me some support."
With everyone's support, you can avoid making people suspicious.
When Zhen Xi heard this, her pretty little face was stunned for a moment, she responded with a "Hey", and then followed the two of them towards the inner room.
At this moment, the inner chamber was slightly deeper, and screens separated the space. In the inner chamber, candles were lit.
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Qing thoughtfully and said, "The King of Chu is usually so bad at drinking? He didn't have a few drinks just now, so why is he so drunk?"
Zhen Qing's expression remained unchanged, she smiled and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, maybe you are too tired today."
Jia Heng's eyes flashed, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong. He put King Chu on the bed, stretched out his hand to cover the gap between the quilts, looked at Zhen Qing with rosy cheeks, lowered his voice, and asked: "What's going on? ?”
Zhen Qing was startled when Jia Heng suddenly approached her. Her beautiful eyes fixed on the young man opposite her, and she said angrily: "What's going on?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at the charming beauty, and then glanced at King Chu who was lying on the bed. He came closer and put his arms around Zhen Qing's plump waist.
"You...what are you going to do?" Zhen Qingfang's heart skipped a beat, but she felt herself falling into a hug, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes.
Jia Heng leaned close to Zhen Qing's ear and asked doubtfully: "Did you drug him?"
Zhen Qingfang's heart was beating wildly and she said, "What are you talking about?"
Although she was confident in the efficacy of the medicinal wine, the prince was lying on the side, and this bastard was hugging her like this. It was so unscrupulous.
Jia Heng patted the millstone, then piled up a snowman and said, "Otherwise, how could he be so drunk that he died?"
"Don't be ridiculous, he might wake up some time." Zhen Qing's bright and charming cheeks were already flushed with embarrassment, her delicate body was soft, and for some unknown reason, she found it even more difficult to control her mind.
Jia Heng pinched the beauty's earlobe and lowered his voice and said, "Don't mess around. King Chu's crime will not lead to death."
Although it was true that he liked Zhen Qing, he did not let Zhen Qing do the job of poisoning Jin Lian to kill her husband.
Zhen Qing: "???"
No, when did she plan to murder the prince? This bastard... is so self-righteous.
"You, stop making trouble." Zhen Qing grabbed Jia Heng's fiddling hand and said angrily: "I gave him the sweat medicine and let him sleep to death first."
Zhen Xi was already looking at the two people hugging each other with their mouths open, and then glanced at King Chu who was lying on the bed.
this……
At this moment, King Chu on the bed had his eyes closed tightly and snored loudly.
Zhen Xi quickly came to the stairs and started looking at the wind.
Jia Heng frowned, almost nonchalantly, and asked: "You...don't you mean this?"
Is this to express determination to him, doing it in his arms, with the King of Chu lying next to him? Well, this determination is firm enough.
In fact, Jia Heng still had some misunderstandings, and Zhen Qing did not mean so.
Under Zhen Qing's willow-leaf slender eyebrows, her eyes were as bright as water, and she stopped talking: "Ziyu, I want to tell you something, eh~~"
But he saw the shadow approaching, with a gentleness and a hint of arrogance.
"What's going on?" Jia Heng glanced at King Chu. Although he was obsessed with Zhen Qing, he was always paying attention to King Chu's movements.
"Ziyu, I...I may be pregnant with your child." Zhen Qing frowned and said in Jia Heng's ear with a slightly complicated tone.
Hearing this, Jia Heng's face paused, almost frozen in place, and whispered: "What could you possibly be..."
I almost feel like I'm hallucinating, kid? What child?
Zhen Qing had no choice but to repeat it, and then she frowned, observing the young man's face, and said, "But I'm not sure, Yue Xiner hasn't been here for several days."
She also wanted to see how he behaved and whether he would still be willing to treat her well after hearing that she had a child.
Do you care about her or not, maybe just for fun? Abandon the two girls?
Thinking of this, the beauty felt a surge of anger in her heart. She raised her narrow eyebrows and her phoenix eyes flashed coldly. How dare this bastard!
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, staring at the beauty with a changing face, wrapping his arms around the plump waist, and gently caressing Zhen Qing's belly, as if he felt that a little life was being gestated, and his heart became more and more complicated.
Asked: "Have you checked the doctor's pulse?"
"I haven't found a doctor yet. It was like this when I was pregnant with Chun'er last time. I'm a little suspicious. Why, you hope it's a false alarm?" Zhen Qing lowered her voice, turned her pretty face, and said coldly: " Or do you think the child itself is a trouble?"
After all, the princess had given birth once, so she should have some experience in this matter.
Jia Heng frowned and whispered: "You are talking to yourself again. When did I say it was a trouble?"
Seeing this, Zhen Qing pursed her pink lips, and then her heart turned from anger to joy. She gently wrapped her arms around Jia Heng's neck, looked at the young man with love in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: " Then I was born?"
Jia Heng said "hmm", looked at the beauty, and said with a smile: "Let's have a baby. It's not like we can't afford to give birth to ten or eight children."
"Do you think I'm a pig?" When Zhen Qing heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then pinched Jia Heng's waist in shame and whispered.
The two were intimate for a while while snoring loudly on the bed.
Jia Heng looked at the beautiful beauty with gentle eyes and asked: "Then what are your plans? Where are you going to give birth?"
It was impossible for him to stay in Jiangnan with Zhen Qing for ten months, and he really couldn't help. Fortunately, this vicious woman already had childbirth experience.
"Maybe in the south of the Yangtze River, or maybe back in the capital. I need to cover up this matter first, so that he can't doubt it." After hearing this, Zhen Qing glanced at the King of Chu sleeping on the bed, her phoenix eyes flashed, obviously Very opinionated.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "Then don't make trouble today. It's not good for your health or your child."
If you are still making noise at this time, it is easy to lose the child.
As for Zhen Qing, she needs to soothe the vicious woman's pregnancy emotions at this time, but she should not be too spoiled or easily indulged.
"It was you who insisted on making such nonsense just now." Zhen Qing whispered in Jia Heng's ear. She felt the boy's pampering and her heart was filled with sweetness.
Judging from just now, this bastard still has some conscience, and his willingness to keep this child is not in vain for her infatuation.
Thinking of this, Zhen Qing looked at the young man and slowly lowered her body.
Jia Heng's face was slightly condensed, and he lowered his eyes to look at the beauty's bun. He quickly glanced at the King of Chu and saw that he was snoring like thunder. He felt relieved for the moment, but then his thoughts became a little weird.
After a while, Jia Heng looked at the beauty, confused for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
It seems that this is the way Zhen Qing wants to cover up, and it is indeed a good way.
Zhen Qing's face was as red as a spring flower, her phoenix eyes were as charming as silk, and she said shyly: "Okay, please go quickly, don't delay my business."
At this moment, the beauty got Jia Heng's "attitude" and was in a sweet state that was close to the love stage. She was already imagining how she would ascend to the position of queen based on her mother and her son in the future.
Jia Heng looked at King Chu who was snoring like thunder, his expression paused, and he said, "Then be careful."
Some people died, but not completely...
