Jinyang Princess Mansion, in the study room——
In the afternoon, the sun shines on the earth. It is winter, and the eaves tiles on both sides of the roof still have traces of the frost and dew that fell last night.
Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang hugged each other and talked for a while. Princess Jinyang left the study, leaving the separate conversation space in the study to Jia Heng and Yuan Chun.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at the beauty not far away who was wearing a goose-yellow coat skirt and a cloud bun with a beaded hairpin. Yuanchun, who was in his early twenties, was in the prime of life. Her snowy, plump face was full of gentleness and charm. In one body, it looks like a delicate peony flower, graceful and beautiful.
"Brother Heng." Yuan Chun looked at the young man and said softly.
Jia Heng took advantage of the situation to hold Yuan Chun in his arms, put it next to the beauty's ear with light red earrings, and said, "What are you busy with, eldest sister, these days?"
Yuanchun's white and shiny cheeks gradually turned red, like clouds of clouds dispersing, bright and unprovoked, and whispered: "Help His Highness look at some account books and so on. When will Brother Heng leave to return to the capital?"
Jia Heng whispered: "Just for these few days, I will have to trouble my eldest sister to take care of His Highness here."
"Yes." Yuanchun responded softly, pursed his pink lips, and said softly with a complicated heart: "Your Highness is pregnant now, so it is not suitable to travel long distances. I will take good care of her here."
The three of them had been together countless times, and their relationship had gradually deepened, but when Yuan Chun heard what Jia Heng said, he felt a little bit disgusted.
Jia Heng climbed over the mountains and ridges, gently built a snowman, and said, "Does the eldest sister also want to have a child?"
Recently, the two of them have basically avoided being together, otherwise it would be very troublesome for both of them to have children.
When Yuanchun heard this, his heart skipped a beat, his plump cheeks turned red with shame, and he said in a trembling voice, "Where is that?"
Jia Heng said softly: "The envy is written all over my face. I am your husband. You don't think I can't see it, do you?"
When Yuanchun heard this, his soft and beautiful face showed a shy look, and he said angrily: "What kind of husband are you talking nonsense about?"
There is indeed some envy in her heart. Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, who were close friends in her childhood, are similar in age to her. Both of their children are now grown, but her belly is still silent.
Jia Heng said softly: "We are still young. It will not be too late to wait for another two years to have a child. I think that when things in Beijing are settled, I can provide a guarantee for my eldest sister's child in the future."
When Yuanchun heard this, his beautiful eyes seemed to be misty, and he looked at the young man intently, his heart moved slightly, what does guarantee... mean?
Jia Heng said softly: "You followed me without any name or status, and suffered a lot of grievances. My child cannot be grievances again."
Hearing this, Yuanchun felt warmth surge in his heart, and said softly: "Brother Heng, you know that I have never felt wronged."
After thinking for a while, he whispered: "We can't wrong the child, eh~~"
Jia Heng smiled, looked at Yuan Chun, and walked closer.
Yuanchun's beautiful, soft and beautiful eyes cast a shadow over her curved eyebrows, and she reached out and gently climbed over Jia Heng's neck.
After a while, Yuan Chun's face turned slightly red. She leaned her head in Jia Heng's arms and whispered: "When Brother Heng returns to Beijing this time, they will also go back, right?"
Jia Heng said: "Sisters Xue, Sister Lin, Sister Yun, and Third Sister are all going back. If you have any letters or things for the old lady, I will take them back with you."
Last time, Cao took Li Wen and Li Qi with him, and seemed to want to go to the capital with them to join Li Wan.
And Mrs. You will also return to Beijing this time, mainly because Mrs. You, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You are all in the capital.
Yuan Chun said softly: "Sister Xue and Sister Lin... Brother Heng should be more careful."
If you are pregnant before you are married, if word spreads about it, it will put a lot of pressure on Xue and Lin, and gossip can kill people.
Yuanchun said, his beautiful eyes looked affectionately, and he said softly: "You are a cautious person, it's hard for me to remind you."
Jia Heng whispered: "I will pay attention. By the way, you talked to them a few days ago. How was it in private?"
Sometimes, he couldn't see the light and shadow of Chai and Dai's swords.
Yuan Chun smiled and said: "I saw that the two of them are not showing any signs of anything. They are both good and sensible girls."
She could always trust his vision. He immediately fell in love with these two outstanding people in the house.
Jia Heng said: "That's good. If we fight like in the palace, it won't be interesting."
Bringing Chai Dai back to Beijing will probably be even more lively, because after the New Year, Baochai is one year older, and the marriage may have to be arranged as soon as possible.
There is also Baoyu in the middle, and Mrs. Wang probably should have come to her senses by now. The marriage partners her son can choose may not be as outstanding as Daiyu and Baochai.
Especially after Daiyu's father Gao Sheng returned to Beijing, would Mrs. Wang have some thoughts? Have to guard against it.
"When you return to the capital, you should supervise and supervise Baoyu more. Baoyu is in the capital. Let him study hard and not be too naughty. He will take the scientific examination next year." Yuanchun looked at the young man, with a few points on his jade face. Hope.
Jia Heng gently pinched Yuan Chun's slightly baby-fat cheeks and said seriously: "Don't worry, as my brother-in-law, I will take good care of him."
Yuan Chun glanced at Jia Heng shyly and asked, "Brother Heng, you said Baoyu is not young anymore, should we arrange a marriage for him? I think Baoqin is doing well, and we have been in contact with him in the past few days. "
Originally, she was somewhat interested in sister Xue, but now it is obvious that she can't. Baoqin is similar in age, so she is more suitable.
Jia Heng said: "Bao Qin, her father wants to find her someone who has passed the imperial examination."
Mentioning Baoyu, I can't help but think of that cute little fat girl as white as snow. After my sister-in-law arrives in Beijing, she will probably be very popular with Jia Mu. She will arrange all kinds of scarlet cloaks and cloaks. In his case, it is easy to focus on Baoqin or Xiangyun.
Yuanchun said softly: "But Baoyu's marriage..."
Jia Heng said: "He is still young, so he is not in a hurry. Besides, isn't he going to go to school next year?"
When Yuan Chun heard this, he couldn't say anything else. He leaned his head in Jia Heng's arms and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.
The words were divided into two parts. King Beijing returned home after meeting Jia Heng. When he returned to the post house, he sat down, his face still full of energy.
At this time, a boy mentioned that Princess Beijing had sent her nanny to visit King Beijing. King Beijing thought for a while, looked at the nanny and asked: "Where are the princess and Xinxin living now? I'll go and see." .”
The nanny said: "Back to my lord, something happened to the Zhen family in the past few days. There is a mansion on Lihua Lane, which is across the street from the Zhen family. The princess is living in the house with the Princess of Chu. The Princess of Chu is now living in the mansion. It was found out that I was pregnant, and the King of Chu rushed to the mansion from the post house."
Zhen Qing has a strong execution ability. After being reminded by Jia Heng, she recently counted the days and arranged a scene where she fainted and asked a doctor for treatment, and then... the princess was born.
When the King of Chu, who was still in the post house, learned that he had a child, he was immediately overjoyed and returned to his house without stopping.
When King Beijing heard this, he couldn't help but look startled, and asked: "Princess Chu is pregnant?"
I had previously heard that the crown prince of Chu was assassinated in the post house, and I was saddened by this incident, because the king of Chu only had his only son, and if the crown prince was assassinated, he would not know what to do with the issue of succession in the future.
Now that he has a child again, God bless the King of Chu.
The King of Beijing and the King of Chu were brothers-in-law, and they actually had some contact during the holidays. However, the King of Beijing always kept in mind the last words of the previous King of Beijing. As a prince with a different surname, the Shui family was extremely wealthy. It is not appropriate to get involved in this tragic incident of the prince's heir apparent.
King Beijing stood up and said, "Let's go take a look."
Qilin Street, Lihua Lane
In the front hall of the house, the King of Chu led several young men, as well as the royal palace's chief historian and chief registrar. He patiently listened to the doctor's explanation of Zhen Qing's situation. His heart was excited, and he couldn't help but have a slightly sinister look in his eyes. He looked excited and said, "Have you confirmed it?"
In the past few days, as time passed, King Chu also suddenly realized a serious matter. He had no men under his knees. What should he do?
If there are no men, this will be a negative point in the fight for the position of the East Palace, and the people under his command will also be uneasy.
Then a strong panic swept through King Chu's body and mind.
Seeing the eager gaze of the King of Chu, the man felt a little weak in the center. He forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, the pulse is occasionally a slippery pulse, which is suspected to be a happy pulse. However, the time is too short after all. We should observe it again in the past month or two." yes."
Generally speaking, the slippery pulse, which represents happiness, requires the fetus to be gestated in the mother's body for a period of time before it can be accurately detected. However, after Zhen Qing's intentional or unintentional guidance, the doctor was a little uncertain when taking the pulse. After the incident happened, I discovered that there might be such a possibility.
The princess may be pregnant.
King Chu nodded, his cheeks flushed with excitement, and his heart was filled with joy, and he said, "Then wait another month or two."
He remembered that the last time he went to see Ziyu, he slept with the princess. The strong smell in the room... he felt a little embarrassed now thinking about it.
It had been too long since he had been with the princess... I don't know if he had lost his temper after drinking in front of Jia Ziyu that day.
King Chu quickly suppressed his thoughts and thought to himself, it seems that he got the trick that time.
It’s true that God will not kill him Chen Qin!
He's going to be a father again!
King Chu was enveloped in a huge wave of joy, driving away the sadness and self-blame in his heart.
During this period of time, because of Chen Chun's murder, the King of Chu actually didn't know how to face Zhen Qing, so he delayed coming to see her, hoping that through time he would forget his sadness and all his previous misfortunes.
But in the dead of night, as I replayed that day over and over again, the guilt, shame and pain in my heart couldn't stop coming.
In this situation, it is very easy for people to switch from blaming themselves to blaming others in order to alleviate their inner guilt.
Gradually, King Chu began to complain about Zhen Qing.
If Zhen Qing hadn't been too strong, he wouldn't have had only one child. If he hadn't insisted on coming over to see the child that day, he wouldn't have given the assassin an opportunity to take advantage of him.
In fact, the things Zhen Qing did in the house over the years, such as the maids who were married to the Zhen family and the female officials who wanted to rise to power and seduce the king of Chu, died, left, and had several miscarriages. The kings of Chu had no doubts about Concubine Liu, but they just aroused her suspicions but did not raise her suspicions.
Because the King of Chu could not do without the support of Zhen Qing and the Zhen family behind Zhen Qing, he just did not want to study or think about it in detail.
Just in line with that sentence, marriage is like a piece of exquisite porcelain. It seems exquisite and clear, but it is full of cracks.
After the King of Chu calmed down his thoughts of regaining his lost possession, he sealed the money and sent the doctor away. He paced back and forth a few times, the excitement on his handsome and fair face not diminishing.
Sitting not far away, Chief Shi Liao Xian and Chief Secretary Feng Ci couldn't help but glance at each other, catching a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes.
The princess is pregnant again, and will suppress the prince in the future, but then I think about it, now that the Zhen family has collapsed, and all the family property has been confiscated, the princess should not be as strong as before after what happened before.
Even outsiders are suspicious when they see that King Chu has only one child after being married for so long. No one in this world is a fool.
King Chu calmed down, looked at Zhen Qing's female officer, and said, "Go and have a look alone."
With that said, under the guidance of the female officer, he entered the side room to see Zhen Qing. At this moment, he was still a little uneasy and his steps couldn't help but become heavier.
Zhen Qing is sitting on the bed. The beauty is not wearing rouge today, but there may be a sad and sad charm lingering in her eyebrows, which undoubtedly makes people feel more pity.
After all, she had given birth to a child before, and Zhen Qing was relatively experienced in the miscarriage and care involved in giving birth.
King Chu walked into the wing and looked at the beauty sitting on the bed with a pair of quilts around her with complicated eyes. His heart was in his throat and his voice even trembled a little as he said, "Princess."
He didn't know how to face the princess these days. He really wasn't to blame for Chun'er's incident. He was in a hurry at the time and didn't think much about it at all.
Zhen Qing slowly raised her head, and her narrow, clear phoenix eyes under her slender eyebrows looked at the young man wearing the prince's python suit. The slight smile on her face that was originally talking to Zhen Xue gradually faded away. His expression became dull.
At this time, Zhen Xue stood up to greet the general, bowed and said: "I have seen Brother Chu Wang, please talk to your sister."
Immediately, he left the wing with his grandmother and the female officer.
King Chu nodded to Zhen Xue and said nothing more. He sat down on the embroidered pier in front of him, looked at the haggard beauty, considered his words, and said in a very gentle tone: "Princess, I went there yesterday. When I got to the imperial prison, I met my father-in-law and my second and third uncles. I sent them a few pairs of quilts. They are fine in the imperial prison. After a while, my father should show me grace."
"First relax, take good care of the fetus, and don't worry about anything else." King Chu met those cold and ice-like eyes, and the joy in his heart gradually faded like a tide, and he felt a little depressed.
Zhen Qing just looked at King Chu coldly and listened quietly without responding.
He can abandon his own children, but when life and death are on the line, will she also be abandoned by him?
The King of Chu also felt the coldness and alienation under Zhen Qing's calm jade face. He hesitated and explained in a low voice: "Qing'er, I don't want this either. If you want to hate, you should hate those bad people." .”
"Don't call me Qing'er." Zhen Qing's eyes narrowed a bit, staring at King Chu, and said coldly, with resentment welling up in her heart.
Only Ziyu can call her Qinger!
King Chu's face froze, but he was not annoyed at all. He just sighed and said: "Princess, the days are long and you have to look forward. Now the Zhen family has a lot of things in the house and is already very worried. The clan is lost in the past, and Chun'er... Chun'er can't come back from the dead."
Zhen Qing's face became even colder, and she sneered: "If you are worried about your scandals, I didn't tell Uncle Yong Ning, but so many people are watching, and they are not blind."
She has nothing now, except that bastard, and she has nothing to fear. If he is forced to do anything, he will cut off the person in front of him!
When King Chu heard this, his expression was startled, and he felt a sensitive nerve in his mind was stirred, and said: "What scandal? The situation was urgent at that time, I...I didn't mean it, why do you always hold on to it? Woolen cloth?"
He read through history books in the past two days and found out that Liu Bang, the founding monarch of the former Han Dynasty, abandoned his children several times before establishing the Han Dynasty for 400 years. It was not intentional on his part that day.
Under Zhen Qing's slender willow-leaf eyebrows, her eyes were slightly cold, and she said, "Am I holding on to you? Do you also want to kick me away? I watched Chun'er helplessly that day..."
By the end of the speech, tears were streaming down my face and my voice was choked with sobs.
When the King of Chu heard this, his fair face was green and red, and his heart was filled with anger and shame. He blurted out: "If you say this, I will ask, I have been lucky enough to have many women in these years, why is there no movement in my belly? And Concubine Liu, what happened to her multiple miscarriages?"
The words that had been pressed in King Chu's stomach for a long time were blurted out at this moment, as if a biting cold wind had blown through the room, almost bringing the atmosphere to freezing point.
The quarrel between the couple inevitably happened after a few days.
When Zhen Qing heard this, her delicate body trembled, and a huge anger surged in her heart. In fact, it was more like being angry and furious. She raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "Chen Qin, do you doubt me?"
During the couple's several years of marriage, Zhen Qing herself was very strong, but after having children in the past two years, she gradually began to transform into a good wife and loving mother.
Hearing Zhen Qing call him by his first name, King Chu also showed a bit of coldness on his face, and said in a low voice: "I am just confused. I am so rich and powerful, how come I only have one child after so many years? It is the duty of the royal family to continue to produce heirs and strengthen the clan. , but now there is only one seedling, so what’s going on?”
The more he talked, the angrier he became. King Chu said with a cold face, "Do you really think Gu Bu knows about what you have done over the years?"
Zhen Qing was being questioned word by word at this moment. She felt her whole body was cold and her heart was being stabbed every word.
Then, his eye circles gradually turned red, and the accumulated tears burst out of his eyes, and he cried: "I was pregnant in ten months, and I pulled Chun'er up with one hand. Who was it for? My family suffered such a big deficit in the Weaving Bureau, and who was it for? In the family, When did you ask about the things inside and outside? You know how to hang out with those talented people and beauties, and now you ask me why I don’t have children? How do I know what kind of illness you have caused outside, so you don’t have children? "
After saying that, she turned around and buried herself in the pillow. Lihua cried with rain: "Chun'er, my miserable Chun'er."
Wait for her!
One day, she will stand in front of this ruthless man and let him watch her and Zi Yu fight to the death, making him experience the greatest humiliation of a man!
She becomes a queen, and the child in her belly will also become a prince, and this man is just a tool for her to dominate the world.
At this moment, the beauty was full of negative emotions, or in other words, she was originally full of grievances and resentments, but the King of Chu suddenly ignited the powder keg.
At this moment, Zhen Qing's personal female officer had already called her mother to leave the house. She was originally serving outside, but now she was far away, and she did not dare to hear even a few words.
King Chu's expression changed. When he saw Zhen Qing's shoulders twitching and crying in grief, the original anger at being accused gradually turned into irritability. His face was as gloomy as iron. He opened his mouth and whispered: "You are pregnant. I don't want you to be alone." Argue with you."
With that said, he left the wing.
There was anger in his heart. If it hadn't been for the Zhen family, how could he, a powerful vassal of the country, have married such a Hedong lion? Compared with Concubine Liu, he was millions worse.
At this moment, Mammy came from outside and said, "Your Majesty, King Beijing is here."
King Chu was stunned for a moment and said, "Where is he now?"
Mammy said: "We went to Princess Beijing's courtyard to talk."
When King Chu heard this, his expression changed and he sat down, still unable to let go of the quarrel between Cai Cai and Zhen Qing.
However, it was said that Beijing Wang Shuirong entered the hall under the guidance of her mother-in-law and looked at Beijing Princess Zhen Xue who was greeted after hearing the news.
Zhen Xue was dressed in a simple and elegant dress today, with a woman's heart-shaped bun, and a graceful figure, but in the eyes of King Beijing, she looked a little distant.
She was even worried that Zhen Xue, who would be happy to meet again later, came close to her.
However, this worry is undoubtedly unnecessary.
Zhen Xue steadied her figure not far away. Wen Ning's eyes under Chunshan's black eyebrows looked at the young man in the white dragon python suit with doubts. His face was rosy after drinking, and he pursed his pink lips, his expression He asked as usual: "Your Majesty, when did you come here?"
I had previously known that King Beijing was going south to Jinling, but I didn’t know it would happen so quickly?
Six hundred miles to rush here?
Shui Xun entered the side room, sat down next to the small table, and said in a nonchalant manner: "I arrived at midnight and had lunch with Jia Ziyu, why didn't I see Xinxin?"
Zhen Xue didn't take it seriously, her heart moved slightly, and she asked, "Did the prince just have dinner with Uncle Yongning?"
Have Zi Yu and Wang Ye met before? I don’t know if I have mentioned it.
Shui Rong said: "Jingli gave Ziyu the imperial edict, but you don't understand even if I tell you."
At this time, Xu Zhenxue was sitting not far away, and the fragrance of her body floated over, making Shuirong frown secretly, but he suppressed it and asked again: "Where is Xinxin?"
Zhen Xue ordered the female officer to bring a pot of tea and said softly: "Your Majesty, Xinxin went to Ningguo Mansion and has not come back yet."
Only then did a smile appear on Shui Liu's face, and he said, "Zi Yu told me that Zi Yu recognized Xin Xin as his goddaughter and he really likes that girl."
Zhen Xue signaled the female officer to hand the tea cup to Shui Rong, smiled sweetly and said, "Xinxin wants to be more intimate with Uncle Yongning."
Seeing Zhen Xue talking to Uncle Yong Ning, Shui Rong frowned and said softly: "Zi Yu is an unparalleled genius. I really regretted meeting him so late. There is no need for the princess to be estranged, just call Zi Yu normally."
Zhen Xue: "..."
Your Majesty, this is...
Shuirong took a sip of tea, sobered up, and said softly: "I just came here to see you and Xinxin. I heard that something happened to eldest sister?"
Zhen Xue said softly: "The post house was assassinated earlier, and the eldest sister's child Chun'er is gone. I have been with her these days."
Shui Rong said coldly: "The remnants of King Zhao have been lingering since the first year of Chongping. Ziyu will catch them all sooner or later!"
Hearing this, Zhen Xue pursed her lips and looked at King Beijing, feeling something strange in her heart.
At this time, a servant suddenly came to report, and the King of Chu sent someone to invite him. Shui Rong said: "I will go and talk to Brother Chu King first, and I will go back to the post house later."
After saying that, without waiting for Zhen Xue to say anything, she stood up and left the wing to look for King Chu.
(End of chapter)
