Ningguo Mansion, Tianxiang Tower
Jia Heng thought like this and couldn't help but look at Sister Feng and take a look.
The beauty's dress today is slightly bright and pink. She wears a pink satin tube top and a pomegranate red satin flowered placket. She wears a light yellow horse-faced skirt embroidered with bamboo and chrysanthemums. Her face is as bright as a peach and plum, and her eyes are full of smiles. Wave.
When she met a pair of eyes that were as calm as the abyss, Sister Feng felt her heart tremble, and she quickly averted her gaze, feeling somewhat guilty.
I don't know why, but there was a sudden surge of sourness deep in my heart.
Jia Heng glanced at Sister Feng, then said nothing, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Sister Feng is indeed as her name suggests, or as she wrote in the poem "Luxue'an couplet", the north wind was strong all night.
Qin Keqing smiled, like a beautiful peony flower swaying in the wind, and said to her, "Old lady, it's getting late, it's time to serve the food. Everyone is hungry now."
At this moment, Chai Dai, San Chun, Yun Qin, Lan Xi, and Miao Xiu were all looking at the unruly young man in green shirt, their eyes sparkling and their expressions varied.
Zhen Lan looked at the young man with a faint smile, joy and sweetness intertwined in her pretty eyebrows.
This is the man Zhen Lan is looking for, a young prince who is less than 18 years old. Even the princess and the princess will marry him, and they will become relatives from now on.
Zhen Xi's aura-like eyes on the side looked at the young man hazily, with a trace of longing welling up deep in her heart.
Ever since Jia Heng came back from his trip to Jiangnan, he had been spending less time together with Zhen Lan, Zhen Xi, Miao Yu and others.
Under Baoqin's slender eyebrows, she stared at the young man quietly, holding a handkerchief in her hand. A look of confusion occasionally flashed across her face, which had a little baby fat and pear-like texture.
My cousin-in-law is going to marry the Xianning princess. What should I do about my cousin? Can I still be granted marriage in the future?
Now, there is a way to say that the two houses of Ning and Rong are combined, but what about the future?
Xing Xiuyan also looked at the young man, and then secretly glanced at Miaoyu, and couldn't help but sigh deeply in her heart.
Jia Mu said: "Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Let's eat first and send someone to invite the second master. How can it be possible for Baoyu to be copying the Four Books and Five Classics in the study on this great day?"
The case was solved at once. It turned out that after Jia Zheng had two glasses of wine with Mr. Qingke, he came back and saw Baoyu lingering at the gate of the garden with nothing to do. He immediately became so angry that he called Baoyu and went to the study to copy. Four Books and Five Classics.
Jia Heng was curious and asked, "Did Baoyu take the entrance examination this spring?"
Not far away, Mrs. Wang, who was almost out of tune with Zhou Zai's environment, was sitting not far away. After hearing this, she tightened her grip on the Buddhist beads in her hand, and felt her heart feel tight.
Mother Jia looked a little unnatural and said, "I'm participating, but I'm just a little bit behind."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "There's no need to rush about Baoyu's admission into school. He will definitely get into school."
Sister Feng looked at the young man who spoke softly at this moment, her eyes flashed, her legs under the horse-faced skirt were slightly crossed, and there were two light blushes on her fair-skinned face.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Heng is right, and I am also saying the same thing. Most people usually go to school at the age of twenty, but why are you so anxious when it comes to Baoyu?"
Although the shattering of the psychic Baoyu made Jia Mu know that Baoyu was not born magical, the years of doting and inertia still made Jia Mu doting and tolerating Baoyu far beyond others.
It's hard to say for Jia Heng. Being twenty-year-old is not called entering school, but is called passing the examination.
At this moment, Ping'er walked into the side room in small steps, with a smile on his white face, and said softly: "Grandma, the food is set, let's take a seat."
Everyone stood up while talking and laughing, came to a dining table and sat down again, and sat down one after another around the dining table.
Sister Feng looked around and said in surprise: "Hey, why don't you see my sister-in-law?"
Mother Jia was equally surprised and said: "Brother Lan is down there. I haven't seen Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law. Maybe she has gone back? Yuanyang, go and call her, and Mrs. Cao and her two girls are here."
The two girls refer to the two sisters Wenqi.
Yuanyang responded and was about to get up and leave. At this moment, he suddenly heard laughter coming from the direction of the stairs. The round and round voice was as clear as water flowing over a jade plate.
"I've kept the old lady waiting for too long." Everyone looked up and saw Ms. Cao leading her two daughters, Li Wen and Li Qi, up the stone staircase at the back of Tianxiang Building to the second floor.
Sister Feng stood up to greet her, smiled and said, "Auntie, my dandy sister-in-law, you are finally here."
Li Wan is currently wearing a lake blue dress, with her temples rolled up high, and her face as beautiful as clouds, as bright as a peach blossom. Under the light of the lights, she looks more delicate than a flower, with three points of charm, under the curved and beautiful eyebrows. The mist is hazy, as if moistening the landscape.
At this moment, when he raised his eyes, it was a coincidence that when he saw Jia Heng, Li Wan's delicate body trembled, and his heart was pounding. For some reason, he seemed to feel a sense of relief again, and the embroidered shoes under the horse-faced skirt couldn't help but close together. A few points.
Mrs. Cao was now holding two girls, Li Wen and Li Qi, one in a pink dress and the other in a light blue dress. They came to Jia's mother together, bowed Yingying, and said softly: "Mr. Madam salutes."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "My family, there is no need to be so polite. Just sit down quickly."
Then, she turned her attention to the daughters Li Wen and Li Qi beside Cao. Mother Jia's eyes were kind and she said with a smile: "Wen Yatou and Qi Yatou are getting more and more outstanding."
If these two girls were to become Baoyu's concubines, it would be pretty good, but after all, they come from a scholarly family, and they may not be happy with their eyes above their heads.
Li Yatai has a slender figure, a fair face and a bright appearance. Under the curved willow leaves and thin eyebrows, his big eyes are clear and clear. He secretly glanced at the young man in green shirt and quickly dodged away.
Just like young girls at an ignorant age when they first start to fall in love, they often have a favorable impression of stunning people, and Li Wenzi is no exception.
Li Qi was also born tall and graceful, but compared to her sister Li Wen, Shu Ning was gentle and elegant. There was a bit of cleverness in her eyebrows. She also secretly glanced at the young man in a straight blue shirt.
Brother Heng has not been seen for a while, and he has become the Duke of Wei.
"Let's all sit down." Sister Feng smiled and pulled Li Wen and Li Qi to the table where Chai Dai and Lan Xi were sitting. Then she raised her eyes to look at Li Wan, and her eyes lit up.
Without him, at first glance, she is extremely charming and charming, especially her pink face with white and rosy skin, and the gleam of snow-skinned jade under her beautiful neck that makes her eyes dazzling.
Li Wan calmed down, and as Mrs. Cao sat down next to Jia Mu, the beauty sat with an elegant posture and a serene face. She gently picked up the teacup in her hand, took a sip, and opened and closed her red lips. There seem to be cherry blossoms with shining teeth.
Mrs. Cao sat next to Jia Mu with a smile, looking at Jia Heng not far away, trying to find some clues on the young man's face.
But how to find it?
When everyone was seated one after another, by coincidence, there was a large round table, and Li Wan was sitting opposite Jia Heng, his head slightly lowered, not daring to look at the young man in green shirt opposite.
Jia Mu chuckled and said, "Let's use chopsticks then."
After everyone heard this, they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Jia Heng looked at Li Wan across from him, and when their eyes met, his expression was as usual.
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Brother Heng, don't be too verbose. Your wife is pregnant. You have to spend time with her recently. You can't be busy with court affairs all the time. You will be away for another half a year." "
Jia Heng nodded, then looked at Qin Keqing and said, "I recently promised to spend time with Keqing."
As he said that, he looked at Qin Keqing aside with a slight smile on his face.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "You have become a duke this time, and our family has regained its lintel. Even the palace... also loves you very much."
It is incredible to think about it. An emperor's daughter and a princess are both married to Brother Heng. This has never happened since the founding of the country.
At this moment, everyone looked at the young man in green shirt, because Qin Keqing was here and it was difficult to ask questions.
Qin Keqing was the first to speak, with a fair-skinned face and a bright smile, and said: "The palace loves your husband so much that the emperor's daughter and the daughter of the clan marry him together. It is a legend that will be passed down to future generations."
Mother Jia looked at the beauty with a big belly and felt a little emotional in her heart.
Graceful and generous, this is the demeanor of a great lady.
But thinking about it, Keqing is already pregnant, and the emperor's daughter and the daughter of the clan in the palace cannot shake her status and foundation.
Jia Heng's face looked a little unnatural, but when he raised his eyes, he met a pair of bright starry eyes, it was Daiyu with willow eyebrows and starry eyes.
Daiyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled softly, her starry eyes glistening, as if she wanted to speak but hesitated.
At this moment, Qin Keqing seemed to sense the exchange of eyes between the two, turned around and asked Jia Heng, "Is Uncle Lin back?"
Jia Heng said: "In just these few days, there are still some things to deal with in Taiyuan, and the supply and demand of food and fodder for the border army still need to be supplied in time."
The case of the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants has spread throughout Taiyuan in the past few days. The Jinyi Mansion is still doing its best to investigate the relevant persons involved, but there is actually no conclusion on the matter yet.
However, the family properties of the relevant merchants, such as the Kang family and the Qiao family, have begun to be inspected and confiscated, and the stolen money has been put into the treasury and filled into the national treasury.
Six other Shanxi merchants were also arrested one after another. The Jinyi Mansion interrogated the whole story of the smuggling. Because Jia Heng returned with a great victory, the rumors of some officials in the court were suppressed for the time being.
Qin Keqing said softly: "Sister Lin has been thinking about Uncle Lin a lot these days. My husband will go back and talk to Sister Lin about uncle."
Jia Heng nodded and stared at Daiyu, meeting the crystal clear eyes under her thin eyebrows.
It has been half a year since I last saw Daiyu, who is close to the age of a hairpin. She has become more and more graceful and graceful, and I can already feel the sight of the red beaded celestial grass with a somewhat unparalleled appearance.
Daiyu said softly: "Brother Heng, dad sent a letter the day before yesterday, saying that there are more things going on over there in Taiyuan."
Jia Heng whispered: "It's only been these two days."
Aunt Xue looked at the young man who was talking eloquently, with a sad look on her face, and a bitterness in her heart. What should she do about her girl's marriage?
I'll treat Brother Heng to a meal tomorrow and let's talk about Bao Yatou.
Qin Keqing smiled and said, "Sister Xue said that my husband should also go and take a look at the account books during this period."
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Baochai, stared at her and said, "Sister Xue, you have been doing well these days."
"Brother Heng." Baochai looked at the young man, staring at him with moist apricot eyes, which seemed to be filled with tears. But after all, the girl was thinking that this was the big day, so she had to suppress her sadness.
Jia Heng took a deep look at Baochai.
Mother Jia looked at Jia Heng with a smile and said, "Girl Bao is also a relative of our family. We have grown up together and know everything about her."
This was said without any beginning or end, but everyone present understood what it meant.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I didn't tell the old lady before. Does the old lady know?"
"Yes, I understand." The smile on Mother Jia's face did not diminish, and then she looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Bao Yatou and her mother are also very anxious. It seems that she is not young anymore."
At this moment, Baochai lowered her head slightly, holding a handkerchief in her hand, her cheeks flushed slightly.
Everyone in the hall who knew the details looked at the girl with smooth muscles and elegant demeanor.
Jia Heng said: "There are some twists and turns this time. We can't wait long for the next time."
After saying that, he looked at Baochai and said softly: "Sister Xue."
When Baochai heard the words, he raised his eyes and met those firm and sincere gazes, as if there were thousands of words intertwined together.
Baochai was shocked.
She understood that this was a promise.
Everyone looked at the two people making eye contact with different thoughts.
Xing Xiuyan secretly shook his head. This uncle Heng was good at everything, even unparalleled in the world, but he also provoked a lot of women.
Then, without saying much, Jia Heng looked at Miaoyu beside him and asked: "On this trip, many soldiers spilled their blood on the battlefield, and their heroic spirits are still alive. When will Master Miaoyu recite sutras to be saved?"
At this moment, Miaoyu heard the words and followed the sound. Under her two willow-leaf slender eyebrows, a pair of cold and bright eyes hid a touch of blazing fire. She looked at the young man with watery eyes, and after a moment, she pronounced the name of the Buddha and said: "Amitabha Buddha" , we will set up a dojo in the past few days to recite sutras for the generals who died in the war."
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi and said, "Are sisters Lan and Xi'er okay at home during this period?"
Zhen Lan's face resembled that of Zhen Qing's, and her smile was slightly cold, and she said: "Thank you for your concern, Brother Heng. My sister and I are doing well at home. The eldest and second sisters from Jiangnan sent us letters a few days ago. "
Mentioning Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue from Jiangnan, Jia Heng's face paused, and his mind was a little dazed.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue calculated based on time, it would have been five or six months now, and it was time to go see them.
After Jia Heng said hello to Zhen Lan, he turned to look at a little chubby girl and said, "Sister Qin, where has Nona been these past few days? Why haven't I seen her?"
Under Baoqin's beautiful eyebrows, which are like two green feathers, she has a pair of moist apricot eyes, and her plump snow-skinned face, with baby fat now slightly dimples due to her smile, said in a waxy voice: "Nonna, she is so I went to the Ordnance Supervision in two days, and by the way, Brother Heng, it was the Hongyi cannon that killed Huang Taiji this time, right?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I remember that during the last naval battle, you asked all kinds of questions about the Hongyi cannon."
After two days, do you want Bao Qin to see his red cannon?
Bao Qin chuckled and said, "When Brother Heng has some free time, Sister Yun and I still want to hear your stories."
Jia Heng nodded, looking at the girl with snow-skinned jade face and sparkling eyes, her heart moved slightly.
She hasn't spoken to Bao Qin in nearly half a year, and this sister-in-law may have lost her temper.
Just as you and I were talking to Jia Heng, a nun said: "Second Master and Second Master Bao are here."
Jia Heng stood up, looked at Jia Mu who was smiling, and said, "The old lady is eating here first, and I will go and greet the master."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Heng, let Baoyu come up too, let's have a good time together."
Jia Heng's face paused for a moment, but he didn't answer. Then he went down the stairs and walked through the brightly lit Chaoshou Veranda. When he came out of the Moon Gate, he saw Jia Zheng and Bao Yu coming to the courtyard and talking with Jia Cong and Jia Cong. Jia Huan, Jia Lan and other young men from the Jia family talked.
Today is not a family banquet, but a family banquet where the Ning and Rong families gather together to talk about their triumph.
Jia Zheng's elegant and fair face was filled with red light. He looked at the young man with excitement and excitement, and asked in surprise: "Zi Yu, I have been away for half a year, and you are finally back."
The young man in front of him has become a third-class Duke, and the ancestor of Ning Kingdom also holds this title. The momentum of the Ning and Rong mansions is really booming.
Baoyu looked at the young man with a calm demeanor, stepped forward, bowed politely, and said, "I've met Brother Heng."
Jia Heng nodded, without saying much, and invited: "Second Master, please take a seat first."
Baoyu was about to turn around and go up the stairs when he was suddenly stopped by Jia Zheng, who shouted: "Where else do you want to go?"
Baoyu shrank his neck in fright, quickly responded quietly, and sat down beside him.
He wanted to go up and take a look. There were more sisters up there, chatting and laughing, and it was lively.
Jia Heng, Jia Zheng and Bao Yu sat down together and unconsciously discussed the situation of the court in a few words.
Jia Zhengdao: "After Ziyu's battle, there will be no fighting in the north for one or two years. What will be the direction of the military in the future? Does Ziyu know?"
As an important minister in the Chen-Han Dynasty, he was the Privy Councilor who decided the direction of national policy.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "The Jurchen Sutra had a head-on attack earlier. Perhaps it was causing trouble in the northwest to contain our big Han. However, the king of Xining County passed away at the beginning of the year, and many of the Qinghai fanhus are in a state of instability."
Jia Zheng asked in surprise: "In general, there may be war in the northwest?"
Jia Heng said: "We can't say anything now. After we stay in the capital for a while, we can then go south and transfer part of the Jiangnan Navy to Tianjin Guards."
He needs to go to Jiangnan, not just to see Jinyang, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue.
Jia Zhengdao: "I was talking with my colleagues today. They all said that the battle strength of the Beijing camp has been completed. Regarding the matter of fighting against the prisoners, we can send our troops northward in three or two years to plow the courtyard and sweep the holes."
After they finished drinking with Jia Zheng, it was already midnight. Jia's mother gradually got tired after playing around for a day. With the support of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, she returned to Rongguo Mansion.
And all the warblers and swallows went to live in various residences in the Grand View Garden.
Jia Heng held Ke Qing's hand and returned to the back house.
You must stay at Keqing's place the first night after you come back, otherwise it would be a bit outrageous.
In the back room, in the wing room, the orange candlelight spread like water and dyed the entire wing, shining on the furnishings, sparkling and reflecting the figures.
Jia Heng held Qin Keqing's delicate hand, sat on the bed, and said softly: "You sleep in there, I will go to the study later, so as not to hurt the child in the belly."
Qin Keqing took Jia Heng's hand, turned her beautiful face, and said angrily: "My husband finally came back, and I can't even hug him?"
All this thought of sleeping in a separate room with her, why is she so disliked?
Jia Heng said softly: "Look, you think too much."
With that said, the two sat down.
Under Qin Keqing's willow-leaf slender eyebrows, her eyes were as bright as water, seeming to reflect her clear and chiseled face, and she asked, "When will your husband marry Sister Xianning and Sister Chanyue?"
Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "The wedding date is set for the middle of this month. The Ministry of Rites and the Queen and the Queen are currently making preparations."
Discussing marriage with another woman in front of his wife-in-law always feels like the atmosphere is a little weird.
Qin Keqing couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sourness in her heart. She suppressed it forcibly and said softly: "That's good. Where will the wedding be held? It should be lively."
The marriage of this kind of clan emperor's daughter must be grand and grand.
"Are you jealous?" Jia Heng looked at the dim-eyed beauty, put his arm around Qin Keqing's shoulders, and said warmly.
Qin Keqing snorted and said, "If I were jealous, I could take a bath in the jealous tank every day."
There were so many beauties in Tianxiang Tower just now, but I don’t know how many of them have an intimate relationship with their husbands.
At this time, Baozhu and Ruizhu brought two copper basins of hot water, with smiles on their faces, and whispered: "Uncle, grandma, wash your feet first."
Jia Heng waved his hand and signaled the two maids to retreat. Facing Qin Keqing's surprised look, he said, "I'll wash your feet."
With the shoes and socks removed, a pair of feet that look like newly sprouted bamboo shoots seem to be shattering layers of light and shadow in the water.
Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, okay, I can just wash it myself."
Jia Heng got up and sat on the bed beside Qin Keqing.
Qin Keqing rested her head on the young man's shoulder and said softly: "My husband has been spending more time with Sister Xue and Sister Lin these days. They may not have seen my husband for a long time."
Jia Heng said warmly: "Well, I saw it today, but it's hard to talk."
In this kind of crowded situation, everyone looks at me indifferently. If you are too intimate in private, the person involved can't stand the gaze.
Not only Chai Dai, he also briefly looked at Miaoyu before.
Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, when will the third sister's affairs be settled? It seems that it has been delayed for half a year, and you were telling me about it before."
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "After some time, you can make some arrangements. I have just returned to the capital and there are a lot of things in the yamen. I have to promote the meritorious generals. Many things are entangled together and are complicated. .”
Taking a concubine is actually a simple matter. A small green woolen sedan can be used to enter the concubine through the side door.
Baozhu held a towel and said, "Grandma, wipe it off."
Qin Keqing said "hmm" and said, "Husband, wipe your feet and go to bed."
Because I am pregnant, it is difficult to bend down.
Jia Heng responded, took Qin Keqing's hand, wiped it gently, then hugged Qin Keqing's bare hand and said softly: "Okay, let's rest."
But Qing was just pregnant, so it was actually a bit dangerous at the moment.
The couple were lying on the bed. Jia Heng held Qin Keqing's shoulders and reached out to caress Qin Keqing's slightly bulging belly. He felt that there was a hint of life in it, and he felt a sense of blood connection in his heart.
Qin Keqing raised her face and asked, "Husband, what do you want our child to be named?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "It depends on whether it's a boy or a girl. It won't be too late to pick it up then."
"It must be a boy." Qin Keqing's soft voice contained an undoubted firmness.
Jia Heng: "..."
Why are everyone so confident? Does this mean that you will have a boy? Zhen Qing is like this, but so is Qing.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "Let me think about it in the next two days."
According to the naming convention of the Jia people, the name should be named with the radical "草" as the prefix.
Qin Keqing said angrily: "Husband, please think carefully during this period. This is our first child."
Jia Heng chuckled and said, "How many more children do you want to have?"
"How many do you want, husband?" Qin Keqing asked with a chuckle.
"How about having seven or eight children?"
Qin Keqing: "..."
He said angrily: "Husband, do you think humans are pigs?"
The beauty said angrily, her face showing a calm and contented look, like a kitten shrinking into the man's hot chest, feeling a sense of peace in her heart.
Jia Heng didn't say much. He hugged the soft and plump body, closed his eyes, and felt that the fatigue of many days was gone, and a wave of tiredness gradually came over him.
There was a bright moon in the sky outside the window, and the silver moonlight fell on the carpet in the wing room. Only the red candle burned quietly, occasionally swaying slightly in the summer wind.
(End of chapter)
