Chongmingsha
Jia Heng finished lunch with the generals, and then came to the barracks to discuss with a group of high-ranking generals. Finally, he looked at Feng Ji and said:
"Master Feng, from now on the navy will be in charge of the school. In addition, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, each department will register thousands of households so that every soldier has a file that can be checked."
After Jia Heng finished speaking, accompanied by a group of generals, he inspected the rest of the warship and the installation and training level of the Hongyi cannon.
Wei Che said with emotion: "Master Marquis, this red cannon is really a powerful weapon in naval warfare. It can hit enemy ships at any distance. If it is combined with a sailing wooden boat, it will be invincible across the ocean. It's just a pity that such a red barbarian cannon can hit enemy ships at any distance." There are still too few cannons.”
Feng Ji and other civil servants also agreed.
Jia Heng smiled and said softly: "Not long ago, a letter came from the capital. The capital has begun to cast two red barbarian cannons. I think it will not be long before our Han Dynasty Ordnance Supervisor can manufacture these red barbarian cannons without any obstacles." , installed on a large scale.”
At the beginning, he brought back about twenty-eight Hongyi cannons from the Portuguese in Haojing. Except for three cannons left in the naval school in Chongmingsha for teaching needs, the other twenty-five were all used. After returning to the capital, he set up the Guoyong camp in Beijing.
In the evening, Jia Heng stayed in the barracks, planning to go out for training with the Naval Academy tomorrow.
Although it was an inspection, he didn't do anything like looking at things and making quick observations.
Inside the barracks, the lights were bright. Jia Heng was looking at the map in trance, his cold eyes wandering back and forth between Liaodong and Jiangnan.
Compared with the unique geographical location of Shandong, Tianjin and other places, the distance to the south of the Yangtze River is somewhat far away. If you want to cross the sea to attack North Korea, it is somewhat beyond your reach.
"In the early stage, we can borrow the garrison at the ports of the two places, and the supplies will be supplied by the two places, but the navies of the two places also need to be built up." Jia Heng put down the brush in his hand and thought.
Compared with the intricate entanglements of the generals in the Beijing camp, the navy did not attract the attention of traditional martial arts, and he could safely and boldly cultivate his cronies.
As for the entire Han Dynasty, in addition to the Beijing camp and border troops, there are also a large number of provincial guards and provincial troops, and there is no time to deal with these now.
Time flies by, and unknowingly it has arrived on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month in the fifteenth year of Chongping. The New Year is getting closer and closer. Three days ago, Jia Heng gave a few days off to the students in the Naval Academy and the Zhenhai Guards. Let the general go home for the New Year.
Jinling, Ningguo Mansion
Jia Heng also returned home from Chongmingsha the day before and got off his horse at the gate. Some servants had already begun to decorate the lanterns and prepare for the New Year. They began to replace the peach charms and repaint the plaques that were peeling off. of gold letters.
Amid the salutes of the servants, Jia Heng walked along the long corridor towards the backyard. When he just approached the flower hall, he heard the sound of talking and laughing coming from inside, and Yuan Chun was talking to someone.
The visitors were none other than Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue, and little lolita Shui Xin.
"Dad." Shui Xin turned around and saw Jia Heng. He ran over with a smile on his face, opened his two white hands, and said with a smile: "Dad, you are back." "
Jia Heng suddenly picked up Shui Xin, with a smile on his elegant face, and said, "Xinxin, alas, why did he sink again?"
"No way." Little Loli said a little embarrassed.
Zhen Xue said angrily: "Your godfather is so tired, but you still have to hug him, and he can hardly hold him anymore."
Children can still say "dad" when they say "daddy", but adults can't call them "dad", except between the curtains on the bed, when they are confused and infatuated.
As for whether she can be hugged or not, he can even hug her.
Thinking of the young man's mischief, Zhen Xue couldn't help but have a slight blush on her face, which was as white as snow.
Jia Heng held the little Loli in his arms, sat on a pearwood chair nearby, pinched her chubby little face, and whispered, "Xinxin, this little face is so chubby."
"Brother Heng, why are you back now?" Zhen Qing's eyes were filled with light, and she looked up at the young man with a bright smile on her face.
As the pregnancy progressed, Zhen Qing's figure became more and more plump, and the lingering charm of a wife became stronger and stronger, flowing silently from the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.
Jia Heng put down Xinxin, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said: "I just inspected the navy in Chongmingsha, and spent some time on the ship for training. I just celebrated the New Year while talking."
Zhen Qing asked softly: "When will Brother Heng return to Beijing?"
"I'll go to Anqing Mansion again in the next few days. After the New Year, it's time to leave." Jia Heng said warmly.
The Jiangnan sub-province matter was originally a national policy plan of the imperial court. The central government suppressed the will and could not cause too much trouble. Now that everything has been dealt with, it is time to return to the capital.
But before that, I need to meet with Shang Yong, the commander in front of Jinyi Mansion, to ask how the investigation of King Zhao's remnants is going.
Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes sparkled under her willow-leaf eyebrows, and she chuckled: "Brother Heng, this trip really came in a hurry and left in a hurry. We all worked so hard on the road."
Although he went south to look for her, he didn't stay with her and the child for a few days, but now he left. Alas, when can we stay together forever?
Together with this thought, the thoughts in my heart couldn't help but become stronger.
Jia Heng sat down and saw the fleeting look of attachment in Zhen Qing's long and narrow eyes, and avoided that look a little to prevent Yuan Chun from seeing the clues. In fact, it didn't matter if Yuan Chun knew.
Asked: "Are all the new year's goods ready?"
"My family has already prepared all the New Year's goods." Zhen Qing whispered, the excitement on her face dissipated a lot, and she sighed: "My family is very gloomy now, and I am not happy in this new year. "
Jia Heng said: "There's no need to worry too much."
"Brother Heng, when you come back this way, go take a bath and change clothes first, and then come over for dinner together later." Yuanchun said softly with a slight smile on his plump and jade face.
Hengdi is a little too familiar with the two princesses of the Zhen family. Although the two families are close friends, is there really nothing wrong with such a friendly and natural tone?
Jia Heng nodded, then put down Shui Xin and said with a smile: "Xinxin, daddy, go take a bath."
"Daddy, let's go." Shui Xin kissed Jia Heng's cheek and said softly.
Then, he left the wing and went to take a bath. Since there was no Qingwen to accompany him, it didn't take much time. When he came out, it was almost noon. Jia Heng put on a Su Jin robe and came to the hall again.
At this moment, a variety of dishes were placed on the table, a dazzling array of dishes.
Jia Heng sat down and praised, "It's so rich."
Shui Xin chuckled, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, put it into Jia Heng's bowl, and said, "Dad, try this, it's delicious."
Zhen Qing smiled and joked: "I don't know how to give Auntie a piece of it."
Shui Xinnuo said: "Auntie, eat this."
Then he picked up a piece of lettuce and put it into Zhen Qing's bowl.
"This child is filial. She holds meat for her father and vegetables for me." Zhen Qing said with a chuckle.
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Jia Heng touched the head of the little Loli who was obviously a little embarrassed.
After having a meal with Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue and Yuan Chun, everyone sat down to drink tea again.
Zhen Qing looked at the young man with a stern face and said softly: "Brother Heng, Aunt Three and Aunt Four want to see you and ask about Sister Lan'er and Sister Xi'er. Why don't you go to your house later? ? If we want to celebrate the New Year, it might as well go to the house to celebrate the New Year together."
Because when Jia Heng returned to Shenjing, he took Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi with him, and Zhen Xi was Jia Heng's concubine.
To a certain extent, he is considered to be related by marriage to the Zhen family. After the Zhen family fell into decline, they also hoped to spend more time with Jia Heng to enhance the relationship between the two families.
Jia Heng thought for a while, then chuckled and said, "Then I'll go take a look in the afternoon."
Tomorrow's New Year's Eve will definitely not be able to accompany Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, and he will have to go to accompany Jinyang.
Jia Heng turned to Zhen Xue and said warmly: "I heard the official document delivered by Brother Shui in Chongmingsha. Brother Shui has been very effective in rectifying the navy in Hangzhou."
The bright smile on Zhen Xueyan's beautiful face froze for a moment, and she said softly: "Brother Heng, is the prince okay in Hangzhou?"
It's true that Zi Yu had to mention the prince at this time. If she didn't ask, it would seem that she was too cold.
"Prince Shui is busy with naval affairs in Hangzhou. Everything is fine." Jia Heng said softly.
Shui Xin couldn't help but pout as she listened to Jia Heng's narration, feeling a little confused in her heart.
At home, when she grew up, her father never held her.
Zhen Xue nodded and said nothing else.
Zhenzhai
Compared with when the whole of Jinling was immersed in the joyful atmosphere of New Year's Eve, the atmosphere in the Zhen family residence was somewhat gloomy.
In the Xuan Hall, Mrs. Gan was sitting on an Arhat bed covered with soft mattresses. On either side of her were Zhen Shao's wife Sun, Zhen Xuan's wife Xu, Zhen Zhu's wife Wang, and others. Zhen Lin’s daughter-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, Ziyu should be here." Zhen Xuan's wife, Mrs. Xu, said hesitantly.
"Didn't Girl Qing call for you?" Mrs. Zhen Xuan, Mrs. Xu, smiled and said, "During the Chinese New Year, I didn't see Lan'er and Xi'er coming."
At this time, a maid entered the house and said: "Madam, the princess and Marquis Yongning are here."
Mrs. Gan's face lit up with joy when she heard this, she quickly got up and walked out of the outer room, followed by Ms. Xu behind her.
Mrs. Gan looked at the young man who came with Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue with the child in his arms, and asked, "Brother Heng, are you here?"
Jia Heng smiled, looked at Mrs. Gan, and said politely, "Mrs. Gan has always been kind."
From Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue's point of view, Mrs. Gan can be regarded as his mother-in-law.
Gan's fair face showed a kind smile. He looked at Xinxin in the arms of the young man in green shirt and said with a smile: "Everything is fine. Brother Heng, please come to the room."
Others such as Sun and Xu also looked happily at the young man holding Shui Xin. This action alone was enough to show the closeness between Jia Heng and the Zhen family.
Everyone entered Xuan Hall chatting and laughing, Zhen Qing smiled and said softly: "Mom, Brother Heng is a very busy man, in charge of military affairs. When I went to call people, I had just returned from the Naval Academy in Chongmingsha. "
At that time, Zhen Zhu's wife, Mrs. Wang, smiled and said: "Brother Heng, you are finally here. We were just talking about how to invite Brother Heng again."
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Mr. Wang and said softly: "I've been busy these days. I originally wanted to come over for a visit."
Mr. Gan smiled and said, "Stop talking standing up. Sit down and talk."
Jia Heng put down Xinxin, who came to Gan and said, "Grandma."
"Hey, good boy." Mrs. Gan hugged Xinxin and chuckled.
Wang asked with a smile: "Ziyu, I haven't seen a letter from Xi'er. Is she okay in the capital?"
In fact, Wang was not Zhen Zhu's first wife, but Zhen Zhu's subsequent successor.
Jia Heng nodded, chuckled and said, "She is doing well in Beijing. Now she lives with the sisters in the house. Sister Xi'er is quite well-behaved."
Ms. Wang smiled and said, "As long as you like her, Xi'er used to be a quiet and good-tempered child at home, with a non-competitive and non-competing temperament. I also like her temperament."
At this time, Zhen Xuan's wife Xu said: "Brother Heng, where is Lan'er? Is she okay in Beijing? I read her letter last time, why are you..."
Actually, I want to ask, what is going on with Lan'er? Why does the letter say that she is following the boy in front of her like Xi'er?
Jia Heng said softly: "Auntie, don't worry, sister Lan'er is very talented and very considerate."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "That puts me at ease."
According to the Zhen family's past pedigree, it would be impossible for a girl to serve as Jia Heng's concubine, let alone two girls serving one husband.
Jia Heng turned to ask, "Is there any news from uncle?"
"A letter was delivered some time ago, saying that it has arrived. I don't know how it is now, and I don't know if his old cold legs can hold it up." Mrs. Gan sighed, with a strong look of worry on his face. color.
Jia Heng comforted him and said, "Madam, don't worry. After a year or two, when the Holy Spirit's anger subsides, perhaps there will be grace."
In fact, if the Supreme Emperor dies, the emperor will probably grant amnesty to the whole world, and then the Zhen family will be released.
Zhen Xuan's wife, Mrs. Xu, said: "That's fine, there's still time to see you again."
Gan then asked curiously: "I heard from Girl Qing, Brother Heng, are you going to fight the Jurchens in the next year?"
Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Qing, who had flaming red lips, and said softly: "It's hard to say now. It depends on how the situation will turn out in the future."
With a hint of emotion on Mrs. Gan's face, she said, "It's not easy for you either. At such a young age, you have a heavy responsibility for your family and country on your shoulders. You have to worry about a lot."
"There is no way." Jia Heng said.
Mrs. Gan looked at the young man, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. It wasn't for anything else, but because he felt that the old lady had a vicious eye and was so accurate in judging people.
Others such as Sun and Xu also had emotions on their faces.
Zhen Xue watched the young man talking to his mother, clenched the handkerchief, and her beautiful eyes seemed to be in a trance.
Jia Heng talked with several women of the Zhen family, and gradually it was dusk and it was time to turn on the lamp.
Jia Heng did not stay to eat, and left the Zhen family on the pretext of something else. He did not return to the Ningguo Mansion, but went to the eldest princess's house in Jinyang.
In the eldest princess's house, the back house
In the wing room, the lights were brightly lit, as bright as day.
The eldest princess of Jinyang was sitting in the wing room. She had just finished eating and was embroidering a tiger head hat attentively under the bright light.
Lianxue lifted the curtain and entered the room, saying, "Your Highness, the Marquis is here."
Princess Jinyang put down her tiger head hat and stared.
After a while, Jia Heng came to the back house, entered the house, looked at the beauty sitting on the bed with a smile, and called: "Jinyang."
"Is this coming from Chongmingsha?" the beauty said with a chuckle.
"I went to Zhen's house." Jia Heng nodded, sat down and said, "It's so late, why are you still embroidering?"
The beauty glanced at Jia Heng and said angrily: "I have nothing to do at home. What else can I do if I don't embroider this?"
Originally, he said that he would spend more time with her in the past few days, but he went to be busy again, but when he came back, he went to Zhen's house first.
Jia Heng looked at the graceful beauty and praised, "You are a good embroiderer."
"Hey, have you thought about it these days?" Princess Jinyang suddenly asked, her beautiful eyes shining brightly under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows.
Jia Heng smiled, knowing that the beauty was talking about the child's name, and said warmly: "Think about it, the boy will be called Jia Yun, and the girl will be called Jia Jie."
Is Cao Cao's daughter called Cao Jie? Of course, he still hopes that Jinyang can give birth to a boy.
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and said: "These are the only words that start with cursive, but for girls, it is better to have two nicer words. They are all one word, and the meaning is too little."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's not good at this moment, why don't you think about it."
The eldest princess of Jinyang gave the young man an angry look and chuckled: "You only name your son, not your daughter, right?"
Jia Heng caressed the beauty's shoulders, looked at the graceful and beautiful face, kissed Xue Ni's cheek, and said softly: "Whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as you give birth to it, I like them all."
Hey, this line seems vaguely familiar?
Princess Jinyang's face was slightly rosy, but her heart was filled with sweetness. She held Jia Heng's hand behind her back and asked, "When will you leave?"
There were some trivial emotions in the gentle voice.
Jia Heng said softly: "The recommendations for the governor and the chief officer of the third division were delivered before. I have just spent the second day of the new year here, but I have to spend the next year with you here."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said "Hmm" and said: "It's good to celebrate the New Year, but I don't know when we will see you next time."
Jia Heng took a look at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late, let's rest early."
Nothing more to say all night.
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Beijing, Ningguo Mansion
In the Grand View Garden, the neat rows of houses with tile eaves and the snow covering the large trees have long melted away. Because spring is approaching, the branches have already seen some new greenery, and the gorgeous morning light shines on the wind-swaying trees. On the Xinghua flag, the words "Daoxiang Village" are clearly visible.
The atmosphere of the New Year not only enveloped Ning and Rong Mansion, but also gradually spread to the Grand View Garden. At this moment, big red lanterns were hung in Daoxiang Village.
Li Wan wore a blue pleated dress and a tall bun. She sat in front of the dressing table and picked up earrings from a brocade box in front of the dressing table.
But for some reason, after picking it up, he put it down again and looked at the beautiful face in the mirror with light makeup, beautiful eyebrows and delicate cheek skin. He gently touched the corners of his eyes, but there seemed to be no wrinkles.
In fact, although her color is not as gorgeous as Keqing's and others, it is not... not too bad, right?
The beauty was thinking wildly, and suddenly she felt that her cheeks were slightly hot, and the beautiful eyes in the mirror were full of panic. It was fine, what was she thinking about all this? I'm so ashamed.
But the heart-burning feelings that night and the life-threatening entanglement she had never experienced before... seemed like a tangled nightmare, leaving her at a loss as to what to do.
Bad fate...
"Grandma, Second Grandma Lian is here." At this moment, with the sound of light footsteps, the maid Biyun entered the wing and called to the young woman Huaxin, interrupting Li Wan's random thoughts.
While talking, accompanied by Ping'er, Sister Feng entered the wing, looked at the young woman Huaxin who seemed to be still dressing in the mirror, and asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, have you just woken up?"
I thought to myself, what time has it been? Are you still dressing up?
"Girl Feng." Li Wan stood up, greeted her, and said with a chuckle: "It's a bit cold today. I got up a little late last night. It's not the Chinese New Year soon. I have to go to the old lady's place later. The Chinese New Year is almost here, girl Feng, why are you so free?"
Sister Feng looked at Li Wan carefully with her phoenix eyes under her raised eyebrows. For some reason, the rosy and beautiful beauty in front of her made Sister Feng feel strange for a moment, but she didn't believe him and chuckled. : "Didn't I come here to talk to you? It's the Chinese New Year soon. As usual, my family is giving some clothes to the servants. What are the arrangements in your garden?"
Li Wan smiled and said: "I also said that Bao Yatou made an appointment with me at noon and talked about how to send monthly reports to the garden."
During this period, Li Wan was in charge of the affairs of the garden. Although there were not many maids and nannies, the name of Grandma Wan once again shrouded the entire garden for the first time.
Sister Feng smiled and said, "It's better for you and Bao Yatou to take care of it."
Li Wan said softly: "The girls are young, so we have to take care of them a little more. In fact, there are many people and it's not easy to manage them."
"Hey, where are Wen Yatou and Qi Yatou?" Sister Feng asked curiously.
Li Wan smiled and said: "Let's go to Qiu Shuangzhai. A few days ago, Yatou Yun, Sanya and the others started the Plum Blossom Poetry Club. They are going crazy these days."
She also wrote two poems with them not long ago. When she was with those little girls, she seemed to be a little younger.
Sister Feng said: "Their little girls are more lively. They are lively and chatting and laughing every day."
Li Wan smiled and said, "No, I laugh and laugh every day."
Sister Feng took the cup of tea from Su Yun and said, "In the past few days, Brother Heng has been busy in the south to divide the borders into provinces."
At the mention of Jia Heng, Li Wanfang's heart trembled slightly, and there was an unnatural look on her elegant face, and she asked, "Brother Heng has gone to Jinling?"
"I also heard this from Ke Qing. He said that the palace sent an imperial envoy to take charge of the Jiangnan branch. If I had known, I would have asked him to bring something over." Sister Feng said with a smile.
"Jiangnan branch?" Li Wan had been immersed in the aftertaste and trance of what happened that night in the past few days. He did not immediately go to collect the reports of Jia Heng's residence in the south. Hearing this, he was a little surprised. .
Sister Feng explained: "Our Jinling family does not belong to Jiangnan Province. According to outsiders, it is divided into Jiangsu and Anhui."
In fact, the so-called Twelve Hairpins of Jinling refer to their ancestral home in Jinling.
Li Wan said: "Does the imperial court have any considerations?"
It turns out that the beauty has never been interested in these things, but now she is obviously very interested.
"I don't know why, but Brother Heng is busy with this matter when he goes south. Maybe you can ask him when he comes back." Sister Feng Danfeng looked at Li Wan, her eyes lingered on that elegant and beautiful face for a moment, and her heart surged. A suspicion arose.
Li Wan did not respond, but had a thought in his mind.
When he comes back, maybe he won't even be able to see him again.
Just this once, never again...
The low and rough words seemed to ring in the ears for a few years, making people's hearts sway and unable to control themselves.
These eight words are the source of the confusion that has caused the young woman Hua Xin to be confused these days. She has the appearance of a willow tree and is a woman, so she didn't dare to think about it.
But that person clearly said that he would not do this next time, but that night he felt like he wanted to crush her, and made her behave like an animal...
(End of chapter)
