But Jia Heng came to the inner study, sat behind the desk and read, and then ordered the maid to prepare hot water and plan to take a bath.
Whether it's Sister Feng or Li Wan, it's actually just a small incident, nothing more than a trivial matter between men and women. They each get what they need, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
But he really didn't expect that Sister Feng... would even have her imperial uniform.
That's all, the main focus is still on the upcoming border affairs with the captives.
While he was thinking about it, a charming voice came from outside the corridor eaves, saying: "Master, when did you come back?"
Qingwen looked at the dusty young man in python suit, with a hint of joy on his pretty face, and said, "Sir, have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Jia Heng smiled and said warmly: "I came back last night. After taking a shower, I will go to eat."
Qingwen poured a cup of tea and said, "Sir, why didn't you come over during the Chinese New Year?"
"It's good to catch up with the Lantern Festival this time." Jia Heng said softly and smiled: "I will take a shower and change clothes later. You can help me prepare my clothes."
"Yes." Qingwen responded softly.
Jia Heng picked up a book on the square desk and began to flip through it. Not long after, he heard a familiar sound of footsteps, with a unique rhythm, and the pace was windy, as if he could sense some of the irritation of the person coming.
"Xiaoxiao, you're here." Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the slim girl, and asked, "What is that in your hand?"
Chen Xiao glanced at the young man coldly and said, "Let the Jinyi Mansion send you the news about Beibianer this morning, and summarize the news about Beijing and Beibianer in a month."
Jia Heng took the book in Chen Xiao's hand, flipped through it, raised his eyes, looked at the frosty-faced girl, and asked in surprise: "Why is the nose not a nose, and the eyebrows not eyebrows?"
Chen Xiao said coldly: "You know it yourself."
The two sisters-in-law put them all on their own beds? The eldest daughter and daughter-in-law of the Jia family must live together to cause trouble.
Jia Heng: "..."
Xiaoxiao knows again? How did she know?
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, put down the book, and said: "Chahar Mongolia needs me to go there in person. You can come with me then."
"The Jurchens may be taking action recently. During the Chinese New Year, Naiman and Keshiketeng's people went to Shengjing to meet Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji changed the country's name to Qing and Yuan Chongde." Chen Xiao said in a quiet voice with cold eyes.
Jia Heng said: "I know about this. I received news on the way. Huang Taiji will definitely make big moves after this change."
Still like a parallel time and space, Donglu changed the country's name to Qing, and there were some signs of changes in the situation in Mongolia, which seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
Chen Xiao said: "Grandmaster Li returned to Beijing the day before yesterday. In the past few days, everyone in Beijing has said that he will be the chief assistant. However, the Zhejiang Party is strangely calm. I don't know what's going on."
Jia Heng thought for a moment and vaguely guessed some of the emperor's imperial power. This should be the last test for the Zhejiang Party. He said solemnly: "After breakfast, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor and prepare the dishes for the court." Some will go north after the Lantern Festival."
Huang Taiji may not have to wait until March, when spring flowers bloom, before launching a battle to annex Chahar Mongolia. This process may be advanced.
Chen Xiao asked: "How was your trip to the south this time? Did it go well?"
Jia Heng said: "Nothing happened, no worries."
Originally, I went south to Jinling to see the children, and to help divide Jiangnan into provinces and revive Li Shouzhong, and there was no life-and-death struggle.
"By the way, I have something to ask you." Jia Heng said, taking the girl's hand.
Chen Xiao gently broke away and said, "Just tell me."
Jia Heng didn't take it seriously and said, "Have you met Commander Shang who investigated the case of King Zhao's remnants?"
"I've seen it before." Chen Xiao said softly.
Jia Heng asked worriedly: "He didn't find anything, did he?"
"He recognizes me, and there is nothing else. My father was not a traitor to the party at that time, but actually had the power to fix the cauldron." Chen Xiao said in a low voice.
Jia Heng nodded, looked at the girl, chuckled, and said, "That's good."
After a while, Qingwen called Jia Heng. The hot water had been boiled, and Jia Heng went to the side room to take a bath.
After taking a shower and having some simple breakfast, I was about to change into a new python suit and head to the palace.
The entire Ningrong and Rongfus also knew about Jia Heng's return from the south.
But Sister Feng was able to get up and put on her clothes, but she felt unable to do so and cursed secretly in her heart.
At this time, Ping'er was cleaning up the embroidered couch and saw the mess. Under his delicate willow eyebrows, there was shame in his eyes and his cheeks became redder and redder. He turned around and looked at the beauty who was dressing up in the mirror and thought to himself, no wonder Being so sleepy is probably a sign of a lot of trouble.
"Grandma has been suffering for so long, and now...it is finally over." Ping'er came to Sister Feng and said cautiously.
Ever since Mr. Lian was exiled to Guizhou because of his disappointment, grandma had been a widow for a year. Although grandma usually did not say who the handkerchief belonged to, as a close person to her, she had guessed the real owner.
Sister Feng's jade cheeks were slightly red, and she was filled with embarrassment. She said angrily, "What's wrong with your hooves? I just had a dream last night."
It was all a mistake, but she still didn't understand what that person meant. There were so many tricks yesterday... Could it be that her daughter-in-law didn't feel distressed?
Still a dream within a dream? I bother!
Let her do this for a while, let her do that for a while, it is clear that he just wants to bully her enough!
She was also blinded by lard yesterday and was at his mercy.
Thinking of this, Sister Feng's heart was filled with joy and shame. She felt her body was getting hot and she couldn't control herself.
"Ping'er, hurry up and prepare hot water. I'm going to take a bath later." Sister Feng bit her lips and said with a straight face.
I feel uncomfortable inside and out.
"Grandma, let's wash up first." Ping'er said nothing more and served Sister Feng to wash up and change clothes, and said softly: "Grandma, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival."
Sister Feng nodded and calmed down. The beautiful face in the bronze mirror looked like a rose. She pursed her glossy and slightly pink lips. She didn't know what she was thinking. She said softly: "Let the house clean up." It’s so lively and lively.”
Ping'er looked at Sister Feng, whose melancholy expression disappeared from the corner of her eyebrows, and thought to herself, grandma has always been a strong person. Ever since that incident happened, the housekeepers in the mansion were a little unhappy. Now she has gained the favor of Uncle Heng. , from now on... I'll have to be a little more public.
It's true that in the Jia family today, Jia Heng really has a sense of self-importance.
In fact, Ping'er's psychological grasp of Sister Feng is quite good. Jia Heng's aura of first-class Wuhou and important minister is the fundamental reason why Sister Feng acquiesces to the mistake.
Otherwise, even if Jia Heng has the appearance of Pan An or Song Yu, Sister Feng will not be moved.
In the original work, Jia Lian never suspected that Rong Qiang and Sister Feng were close because they knew that Sister Feng had a stronger temperament and kept herself clean.
But Jia Heng was different. Sister Feng almost watched helplessly as the young boy in civilian clothes went from Liutiao Hutong to a first-class Marquis of Wu, Minister of Military and Aircraft, and Commander-in-Chief in Jinyi...
He even watched Qin Keqing transform from an ordinary commoner's daughter to an extremely honorable first-class royal wife. In addition, she was left a widow. How could she not lose her mental balance?
Jealousy, envy, and even wishing to take her own life, but even so, Sister Feng did not "seduce" Jia Heng through drunkenness. This is another difference from Li Wan.
Some of Li Wan's behaviors after drinking. In addition to some obscure hints such as the fire-breathing apricot blossoms outside Daoxiang Village in the original Red Mansion, there is also the crab feast in Chapter 39 of the original book, where everyone is drinking and drinking, which is almost an explicit telegram.
Li Wan hugged Ping'er and smiled: "It's a pity that such a good and decent person has an ordinary life. He only works around the house. For those who don't know, who wouldn't regard you as a grandma and wife."
While Ping'er and Baochai Xiangyun were waiting to eat and drink, he turned around and said with a smile: "Grandma, don't just touch me and it will make me really itchy."
Li said: "Hey! What is this hard thing?"
Ping'er said: "Key."
…
Ping'er didn't say much, just helped Sister Feng clean up the mess, and then prepared hot water.
Sister Feng returned to the side room and came to the bathtub. She put on her clothes and planned to take a bath. However, when the slender straight lines that were close together were slightly farther apart, she felt strange.
Ping'er's eyes were sharp, and he was startled. He didn't dare to look more, and whispered: "Grandma, this... this is not a child."
Sister Feng's pretty cheeks turned red with shame, she spat again, and whispered: "But it's been so long since you've been here and you haven't had a child yet. I don't think there's anything wrong with his body, so I won't go to the imperial doctor to take a closer look. "
Ping'er stopped reminding her and said, "Grandma, towel."
As she lowered her head to untie her dress, she was suddenly startled. She clearly caught a glimpse of the red mark on the snow-white plumage. She touched it gently and asked with concern: "Grandma, did you just fall?"
"Stop asking, the person asking is upset." Sister Feng felt her legs were shaking and she almost couldn't stand still. Her heart was throbbing inexplicably and she said with embarrassment.
It's simply inappropriate. Is this how he usually treats Keqing?
As he spoke, he stepped up on the bamboo couch with his smooth and jade-like ankles. With the sound of "crash", his plump and delicate body entered the bathtub. As the hot air curled up, the released petals and spices floated in the whole water. The warm water washed Creamy skin.
Sister Feng's gorgeous cheeks were slightly flushed, and for some reason she was reminded of the fight to the death last night.
In fact, except for asking Sister Feng why she wore Keqing's clothes at the beginning, Jia Heng didn't say anything personal, and there was almost no verbal communication throughout the whole process... But because of this, and some over and over again, Sister Feng really couldn't guess. Thoughtful.
Sister Feng will inevitably have random thoughts like a girl in a boudoir. Does that person have her own heart in her heart?
Otherwise, how could I have... tossed and turned and tormented myself endlessly last night?
In fact, I don’t know if Jia Heng is more...a tribute to the original work.
Who told Jia Lian that Sister Feng was not allowed to change her posture?
Obviously he behaves normally, and he is ashamed and angry, but his contradictory attitude of seeming to refuse but not rejecting is also very interesting.
In other words, the strong-tempered young woman Hua Xin still has a trace of emotional expectation hidden deep in her heart that she is not aware of, hoping that someone with an indifferent face will be obsessed with her...
This is not Jia Rui, it directly makes Sister Feng feel sick, and she wants to get rid of it quickly!
This is the first-class Yongning Marquis of the Han Dynasty, Minister of Military and Aircraft, Deputy Envoy of the Beijing Camp, Prince Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of War, and Commander-in-Chief of Jinyi!
Especially if it hadn't been like what happened last night, even an ordinary woman would be secretly proud of herself when she hears that such a person is so crazy about her.
But after Sister Feng imagined that time had passed, there were only three words of rationality in her heart.
impossible!
She is a widow, and in the past, that person looked down upon some of her ruthless actions. Last night, her voice was calm from beginning to end, as if she couldn't arouse any emotion at all.
Sister Feng scrubbed her delicate neck with her delicate hands, and then scrubbed the granary. For some reason, she felt distracted and dispelled the distracting thoughts in her mind.
What does she want to do with all that mess? Bah, she is not a twelve or thirteen year old girl.
That's a lovely man. Last night was just a dream.
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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall
Twelve screens and moon-shaped warm pavilion wooden frames divide the five front and back halls into inner and outer layers. In the side room where various precious vases and porcelain are placed, there are many people chatting and laughing.
On the Arhat bed covered with soft mattresses, Jia's mother was elderly and originally felt young. On the left side of Xiudun, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, Cao and other young wives were accompanied.
On the embroidered pier on the right side are Baochai, Daiyu, Yingtanxi Sanchun, Wenqi, Xiangyun, Baoqin, Zhenlan and Zhenxi.
Because they are celebrating the New Year these days, it is impossible for all the sisters to be in the Grand View Garden. Mother Jia likes to be lively, so she summoned a group of orioles and Yanyans to come and listen to the play.
Well, Baoyu was also sitting on the embroidered pier nearby, talking and laughing with Xiangyun and Baoqin. He only peeked at Daiyu from time to time and observed her expression.
Daiyu and Baochai were talking quietly together. Ever since the two of them opened letters and read each other's letters that day, their relationship has become much closer than before.
Baoyu asked expectantly: "Sister Baoqin, are there any poems written by her in Zhenzhenguo?"
It turns out that just now Baoqin mentioned traveling to various countries in Southeast Asia and wrote a poem about Zhenzhen Country.
Xiangyun smiled and said: "Brother Ai (II), I don't know if this was made up by Sister Baoqin."
Baoyu said with a smile: "Why did sister Baoqin make these up? Besides, they are nothing more than fabrications. Apart from the Four Books and Five Classics, there are too many fabrications in the world."
Xiangyun said: "Brother Ai (2) is talking nonsense again, be careful not to let my uncle hear you."
Jia Mu smiled and looked at Baoyu and the plump-cheeked Baoqin, and said, "Girl Qin, it's better for you to live in the garden than with me. It's cheaper for Baoyu to talk and laugh."
Ever since Baoqin came over, Jia Mu has loved this innocent girl with smooth skin. Not long ago, she gave Baoqin a cloak that she had treasured for many years, and asked Mrs. Wang to accept Baoqin as her goddaughter.
Bao Qin smiled, with dimples appearing on her fair and baby-fat face, and her two little tiger teeth showing her innocence, and said: "Old ancestor, Nona is still in the garden, and Brother Heng asked me to accompany her. of."
When she left the garden, she thought it would be inconvenient to see Brother Heng.
Baochai looked at his cousin Baoqin, with a slight smile on her jade-skinned face.
Bao Qin has an innocent and lively temperament, and seems to be more popular with the old lady than she is.
Daiyu blinked her bright starry eyes and said with a smile: "The old lady likes Baoqin very much."
She now understands that when the old lady let her live in the house, she probably had other thoughts besides love and care.
Fortunately... I met Brother Heng.
Baoyu's white and greasy face, which was like a silver basin, was full of gentle smiles, completely devoid of the surly temper she had in the past. She said, "Yes, Sister Baoqin, the old lady's place is more lively."
Since the Nalaoshizi Grand View Garden was repaired, the sisters in the house and the new sisters have all moved in. Who asked for the repair?
Why don't you let him live in it?
Bao Qin had a sweet smile and a hint of wisdom in her moist almond eyes. She smiled and said, "Brother Bao, after the Lantern Festival, don't you still have to go to school? You won't be able to see Brother Bao then, right?"
Baoyu's face fell for a moment, unhappy.
Mrs. Wang nodded, looked at Jia Mu, a smile appeared on her fair face, and said: "Old lady, Baoyu has celebrated the Lantern Festival, so let him go to school so that he can enter school early and take the imperial examination."
Although as time passed, Baoyu lost his past situation of being surrounded by stars and holding the moon in a hairpin skirt and coat, but in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Baoyu had indeed made a lot of progress and knew how to "study".
Especially when Li Shouzhong and Lin Ruhai served as frontier officials one after another, Mrs. Wang's mind became active again.
If you take the imperial examination for high school, let that uncle Heng work harder in the future...
At this time, Jia Mu turned to Li Wan with a smile on her face and said: "Brother Lan, did you receive the letter from your father last time? He said that he asked Lang Geer to go south, and the literary style of Jiangnan will flourish." For some, if you study there, you will be better able to pass the exam in the north one day."
Ever since Jia Heng learned that Jia Lan was a talent that could be developed, Li Shouzhong secretly paid attention to it and planned to cultivate it.
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Yes, but the south is farther away. Lang Ge'er is too young after all."
Li Wan wore an elegant blue dress, a hairpin in her bun, and a thin layer of powder on her face. She said softly: "Father told me, I thought I would wait another year or two and get back to my father." Believe it."
After her father appointed her as the governor of Anhui, I don't know if she thought more about it, but she obviously felt that the old lady and her mother-in-law were much closer to her than before.
If this was just a faint feeling, then the feeling in Rong Mansion was much stronger. She saw the eldest wife who had not paid much attention to him in the past, and she was smiling at her from a distance, and there were also those mammies and maids separated by They saluted for a long time.
this……
Li Wan sighed quietly in his heart. Maybe the root of all this was that night?
Ripples appeared in circles in the young woman's inner lake, gradually reflecting a young man with a calm face and sharp eyebrows.
She really drank too much that day. Thinking about it afterwards, how could she do such shameless things? Fortunately... Ziyu was considerate of her difficulties.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "That's fine. It won't be too late to go when I'm older. Now the mansion is well equipped with both civil and military affairs and is prospering. Even if I get to Jiuquan immediately, I will have something to say to the two princes."
It has to be said that since the early days of Rong and Ning, the Jia family has been declining at a speed visible to the naked eye, but now it is showing signs of resurgence.
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "The old lady's body looks tougher than the rest of us, how can we say that."
This prosperity is, after all, due to Brother Heng's success.
Brother Heng, this is her son-in-law.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly glance at my daughter. My eyes lingered on the face of the girl with smooth muscles and bones, and she sighed again in her heart.
Bao Yatou didn't know where she and Brother Heng had gone. Their children were of no importance, so if something happened... it was hard for her as a mother to ask.
Brother Heng said that he would propose marriage through meritorious service and ask for a royal title for Bao Yatou in the future. How long will it take?
In fact, Jia Heng is now gradually gaining popularity in the entire Rongning and Ning mansions, except for Mrs. Wang who is still worried about Yuanchun and Baoyu.
Of course, if there are no setbacks in the war against the captives, well...
Jia Mu said, glanced at Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Baoyu's mother, when will Baoyu's uncle come back?"
Mrs. Wang said: "I'm still in Peking at the moment. Last time I wrote a letter saying that I would come back to Beijing this summer."
When Wang Ziteng went to Beiping with Li Zan to become a general, he originally wanted to fight for a turnaround. Once he got there, he had to do his duty honestly. Of course, there is no war in Beiping now.
Jia Mu nodded and said no more.
The Wang family is different from the Li family and the Lin family. The Wang family had previously tried to rob the Jia family of their right to speak in the military, so it was right for Brother Heng not to support him.
"Yuanyang, go call Feng girl over. What time is it? You haven't gotten up yet?" Jia Mu asked with a smile.
Without Sister Feng, the atmosphere of Rongqing Hall would be a little worse and not cheerful enough.
In fact, this is also some of Jia Mu's positioning of Sister Feng. She loves her grandson-in-law, but it also has something to do with Sister Feng's warm-up and atmosphere group.
But as Sister Feng became a widow, every time she told a joke in Rongqing Hall, Sister Feng herself felt like she was forcing a smile.
After all, her husband was exiled, she was left a widow, and she had no children, and she still had to laugh with Jia Mu.
Although Sister Feng never showed it, you can imagine the depression in her heart. Only in the lonely night, the personal maid Ping'er can understand something.
Yuanyang responded with a smile and was about to leave Rongqing Hall to look for Sister Feng.
But at this moment, Danchun smiled and heard, "Old ancestor."
After a while, the fairy concubine, beautifully decorated with pearls and splendidly embroidered, entered the hall with a smile. The beauty was wearing a narrow-legged red satin coat embellished with gold and hundreds of butterflies, a red satin coat with colorful engraved silk, a green and silver rat coat on the outside, and an emerald gown on the bottom. The floral crepe skirt and the jade pendants jingling all over her body.
The beauty has a melon-shaped face, a pair of red-phoenix triangular eyes, and two curved willow-leaf eyebrows. She is slender and has a coquettish physique.
This time, her face is really pink and full of spring. At a glance, her fragrant skin is like red plum blossoms condensed with dew. She is unprovokedly charming, her red lips are not opened, and her sandalwood mouth and shell teeth are sparkling and translucent.
In fact, Jia Heng Xu felt that he was more lustful and less passionate last night. Except for his mistake the first time, he did not kiss Sister Feng again after that.
It has to be said that Sister Feng's radiant and charming appearance at this moment, when she suddenly entered the Rongqing Hall, made Jia Mu slightly startled, and then she felt that it might be due to the joy in her heart that the Lantern Festival was approaching.
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Old ancestor, you kept calling me in the house just now, thinking of coming over to say hello to you."
With a smile on her face, Jia Mu looked towards the man not far away and said, "I see you have ears."
Everyone also looked at the young woman with a smile, but Li Wan took a closer look and caught a hint of natural charm in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, and doubts flashed deep in his heart.
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Ancestor, this is what we call a tacit understanding."
I don’t know why, but some of the resentment that was originally hidden deep in my heart seemed to be released heartily last night...as if it was no longer there.
Mother Jia smiled, and she seemed to be able to feel the real lightness in Sister Feng's heart, which was full of smiles. She said, "I wonder why we are celebrating the Lantern Festival today. There is no point in listening to the opera every day."
Sister Feng smiled and said: "We have invited jugglers. Not only are we celebrating the Lantern Festival, setting off lanterns, these are indispensable, but we also have to guess lantern riddles and have a banquet."
Jia Mu smiled and said: "That's good. It should be lively this year, but it's a pity that Brother Heng is not here."
When everyone in the hall heard the mention of Jia Heng, Chai Dai and Lan Xi, who were talking quietly, they all raised their eyes to look at Jia Mu.
Just at this moment, the nun outside said: "Old lady, Uncle Heng is back."
The smile on Sister Feng's gorgeous face froze for a moment. She picked up the tea cup on the side and took a sip, her heart beating a little more intensely.
Last night was obviously a dream, why did she still wake up...
(End of chapter)
